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HOLDING f o r t h W O R D ' L I F E

-FRIENDSHIP

TRUE FRIENDSHIP always involves a sincere and consistent regard for the will and desires of another. The selfish individual never is a genuine friend, for his first and basic interest is in himself and he knows nothing of that element of sharing, that experience of mutual concern and consideration that charac­terizes the relationship of true friends.

Jesus Christ recognized and empha­sized this fact when He said, “Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I com­mand you” (John 15:14). This dec­laration takes us to the very heart of consecration. Too frequently consecra­tion is regarded as a matter of giving up or giving away our rights to our own will. But in the truest sense Chris­tian consecration is that attitude of

heart that lays the foundation for fel­lowship with Christ. Thus, when we say, “Thy will be done,” we are not giving up or forfeiting something of great value; we are investing in the

richest of experiences—friendship with Jesus.The Psalmist knew the blessedness of this truth when he said, “I will delight myself in thy commandments” (Psalms 119:47). The background for this dec­laration is found in other verses of that sixth division of the longest psalm: “I trust in thy word”; “I have hoped in thy judgments”; “I seek thy precepts”; “I will meditate in thy statutes.”Thank God, there is an experience of joyous conformity to the whole will of God. There is provision through the atoning blood of Jesus for the cleansing of the heart from all that questions or rebels against the will of God. The pure heart finds glorious freedom in doing the full will of God, for in that will are found the highest possibilities for any personality, both subjectively and ob­jectively.So the true and final test of Christian discipleship is found, not in our creed, or even our code of outward conduct, but rather in that deep and abiding spirit of glad obedience to Christ which establishes and maintains His “good, and acceptable, and perfect, will” as the supreme interest and end of our lives.Friendship with Jesus!

Fellowship divine!Oh, what blessed, sweet communion!

Jesus is a Friend of mine.

By W. T. PURKISER •• •• •

" The Will of the Lord Be Done"H ave you ever no ticed tha t we a lm ost always

speak of the will of G od in terms of res igna tion to h a rd sh ip , suffering, o r trial?

W h e n the A postle P a u l was on his last fateful t r ip to Jerusalem, at every stop the hearts of the disciples were filled w ith foreboding . Fears of d anger were expressed m any times. B u t Paul cou ld no t be s topped . A n in n e r com puls ion drove h im on. F inally the C hris t ians ceased the ir efforts to stop th e ir beloved leader a n d friend, a n d sim ply said, “T h e will of the L o rd be do ne .”

W h e n sickness strikes, o r acc ident comes, it is tpii te com m on to say, “ I t m us t be the will of G o d .” I t very well may be th a t such is the will of G od for tha t time. B u t w ha t we need to see is tha t the will of the L o rd inc ludes m ore th a n o u r f ru s tra ­tions a n d l im ita t ions , o u r hardsh ip s a n d testings. T h e will of G od is “good, a n d acceptable , a n d p e r ­fect.”

A n d even in the h a rd sh ip s an d trials, G od wills o u r good. “ N o chas ten ing for the p resen t seemeth to be joyous, b u t grievous: nevertheless a f te rw ard it y ie lde th the peaceable f ru i t of r ighteousness” (H ebrew s 12:11).

Still we shou ld learn to sec the will of G od in m ore th a n o u r griefs. T h e will of G od provides the blessing as well as the bane, the p leasure as well as the pa in . T h e will of the L ord is the source of o u r victories, o u r happiness , o u r m o m en ts of fu lf i l lm en t. T h e will of the L o rd brings us the m a x im u m values of w hich we are capable.

Y ield ing to the will of G od is no t be ing driven away f rom the good a n d w orthw hile . I t is being em braced by the best a n d the highest. H a d we all wisdom a n d all power, we could no t design for o u r ­selves an y th in g b e t te r th a n G od has p la n n e d for us. T o tu r n away f rom the will of G od is to re­n ounce o u r g reatest good.

So let us face the joys of life as well as its sor­rows w ith g lad hearts an d ready words: “T h e will of the L o rd be d o n e .” N o th in g can be be t te r than w hat G od has w illed for us.

Brothers, I call u p on you , by the mercies of God, to presen t y o u r bodies to H im , a liv ing, conse­crated sacrifice, well-pleasing to G od— for tha t is the only k in d o f worsh ip w h ich is tru ly spiritual. A n d do no t shape y o u r lives to m eet the f lee ting fashions o f this w orld; b u t be transform ed from it, by the renewal of yo u r m in d , u n ti l the very

essence of your being is altered, so that, in your ow n life, you may prove that the w ill of God is good and utell-plcasing and perfect.

— R o m an s 12:1-2 (Barclay)Treasurers in Heaven

A n a n n o u n c e m e n t recently came over the ed i­to r ’s desk. I t was public iz ing the C hris t ian Service T r a in in g class using Dr. M. L u n n ’s sp lend id stew­a rdsh ip text en t i t led Treasures in H eaven . B u t there was an in te rest ing typographical e r ro r in the p r in te d copy. T h e t itle of the tex tbook came out, “T reasu re rs in H eav en .”

T h e re will be treasurers in heaven, thousands of them. T h e y will deserve some sort of special crown. For theirs is a thankless task. A long w ith the pas­tor, a n d even m ore tha n the f inance com m ittee an d the m em bers of the chu rch board , they m us t figure an d scrape to m ake the l im ited dollars tha t come in cover the dem ands which scetn to have no end.

T h e religious press recently carr ied w ord of a C a n a d ia n chu rch which had fallen he ir to a large endow m en t , fa r m ore th a n enough to care for all its p resen t expenses. T h e pas to r was w orried— an d rightly so. H e was concerned th a t his people w ou ld forget how to give, an d thereby lose the blessing of God.

B u t this is no t the b u rd e n most of o u r churches carry. It will never be so long as the a t t i tu d e is so w idespread which is lam p o o n ed in a b it of doggerel I recently heard :

O nce there was a Christian,H e had a p ious look;

H is consecration was com p le te —

E xcep t his pocke tbook .H e ’d p u t a n icke l in the plate,

A n d then w i th m igh t and m ainH e ’d sing, " W h e n ive asunder part

I t gives us inw ard pa in .’’W hile the task of the t reasurer will never be

easy, the ch u rch has established some principles to m ake it safe. A com m ittee of no t fewer than two m em bers is p rov ided to co u n t a n d account for all m oney received by the local church . O n his part , the t reasurer keeps a correct a n d careful book record of all funds received a n d p a id out. Fie makes only those d isbursem ents w hich are a u th o r ­ized by the ch u rch board . H e presents a m on th ly accoun t ing to the chu rch board , an d an a n n u a l f inancia l report to the chu rch meeting. H e makes

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The Cover . . .T he “H erald’s” o w n “co ver g ir l” is six -year-o ld D ebra (D ebb ie) S n yd er o f R oeland P ark , K a n ­sas. She is the d a u gh ter of B ill R. an d M arion S n yd er. M r. S n yd e r is a lithograph pressm an w ith the N azarene P ublish in g H ouse, and M rs. S n yd er is em p lo yed in th e V isu al A r t D ep a rt­m en t. The fa m ily are m em bers of C en tra l Church, K an sas C ity , K an sas. D eb b ie’s ex p res­sive face on th is y e a r’s su bscrip tio n cam paign posters p ic tu res som e of the m a n y va lu es of the “H erald of H oliness” and serves to call a tte n ­tio n to the d is tr ic t d r ives announced on pages 10-B and 10-C of th is issue.

regu lar m o n th ly rem it tances of all d is tr ic t an d general funds to the p ro p e r officer. A n d he p ro ­vides com plete records for his successor in office.

T h e treasurer also insists th a t the chu rch bo ard a p p o in t a n a u d i t in g com m ittee to go over his books tho rough ly a t least once a year, as well as the f inancia l records of the d ep a r tm en ts of the local church : the N azarene Fore ign Missionary Society, the N azarene Y oung People 's Society, the Sunday school, a n d any o th e r f inanc ia l records. O nce in a while som eone who is no t a treasurer may ob jec t to this, as seem ing to show suspicion. B u t the t reasu re r m ust insist, for he, m ore than any o ther , is anxious to “p rovide things honest in the sight of all m e n .”

The Source o f PatienceA n old-tim e railway co n d uc to r said he had

no ticed tha t when the tra ins are late, a n d in c o n ­venience is caused to the travelers, it is the shallow, careless, an d idle people who lose the ir tem pers and m ake the occasion u n p leasan t for all concerned. T h e y have had the ir own way so long an d have d irected everything to the ir own convenience so much tha t they resent bit terly even the unavo idab le in te rrup t ion s of the ir p lans an d pleasures.

O n the o th e r han d , business a n d professional people, the ra i l road m an rem arked , to w hom any delay means the loss of m oney a n d o p p o r tu n i ty to do creative work, take the s itua t ion patiently . T h e y have m ade the ir way th rou g h d is a p p o in t ­ments and difficulties to the ir success, a n d have learned to expect inconveniences a n d to m ake the necessary ad jus tm en ts to them. “ Very few big jobs are held by m en who honk th e ir h o rn s in a traffic ja m .”

It was the Apostle P a u l long before who stateil that “ t r ib u la t io n w orketh p a t ie nce” (R om ans 5 :3 ) , o r as we w ould p u t it, " T r o u b le helps us learn pa t ience .” Someone said it is really a p r e t t y dangerous th ing to p ray for patience, for G o d ’s way of p ro d uc in g pat ience is to send trouble , a n d most of us th in k we have enough tro ub le w i th o u t pray ing for more.

Pa tience always carries w i th it the idea of en ­durance , o f b ea r in g u p w ith poise a n d equan im ity u n d e r pressure. I t is ac tually a fo rm of m ora l and sp ir i tua l power, the s tren g th to m ee t adversity and m isfo rtune w i th o u t losing self-control.

It is for this reason th a t t ro ub le m ay h e lp us cu lt iva te patience . T r o u b l e p rov ides the exercise ol sp ir i tua l muscles. T o m eet it h ead on, w ithou t flare-up o r flinch ing , is to deve lop in the Christ- like grace of patience.

Jam es pu ts the same t r u th in a l it t le d ifferent se tting w hen he speaks of t e m p ta t io n as the trying ol faith. “T h e try ing of y o u r fa i th w orke th pa- t ience” (Jam es 1 :3). R esis ting the attacks of the enem y of o u r souls, w h e th e r those attacks be s trong o r subtle , develops a pe rfec tion of ch arac ter which ca n n o t be given b u t m ust be earned .

Contents . . .General Articles

2-3 F.ditorialsa T h e Roads to Eternity , ./. Paul Don n ey(i Your P rayer for “ 'Flic Blessing.” P.. IF. J.uierence8 W in the Gi rod Ones Go W rong, M ilo /.. Arnold<1 1 lie M ounta in . / / . M. von Sleiti

11) Holiness . . . and Prayer, Charles M. Scott10-A A For th in the Desert, Delniar Stalter10-B Spring, '03. H erald Campaigns10-D Servicemen’s R e t rea t Pic tures

II T ho se “ Far Off . . . M ade N igh ,” Paul S kites 1 h a t Final Polishing, P. C. Cole

12 G uaran teed Forever! Wesley D. TracyPoetry

li 1 lie I nknown God, Pearl B urns ide M cK inney 13 t able of the Lord, Berniece Ayers Hall

DepartmentsI t L a t e N ew s

Kvange lism T h e N .Y . l ’.S.

I.) For C hris tian Action General Interests l he Local Churches

1 7 T h e Bible Lesson 18 News of the Relig ious W orld

T h e Answer Corner

Volume 51, Number 51 FEBRUARY 13, 1963 Whole Number 2651HERALD OF HOLINESS: W. T . Purkiser, Editor in Chief; Velma I . Knight, Office Editor; Dave Lawlor, Art Director. Contributing Editors: Hardy C. Pow­ers, G. B. Williamson, Samuel Young, D. I . Vanderpool, Hugh C. Benner, V. H. Lewis, General Superintendents, Church of the Nazarene. Unsolicited manuscripts will not be returned unless postage accompanies the material Published every Wednesday, by the NAZARENE PUBLISHING HOUSE, M. A. Limit, Manager, 2923 Trcost Ave., Kansas C'ty, Missouri, Subscription price, $2 .50 per year, in advance. Second-class postage paid at Kansas City, Missouri. Address all correspondence concerning subscriptions to: Nazarene Publishing House, P.O. Box 527, Kansas City 41, Mo. Printed in U .S.A.PHOTO CREDITS: Cover, Crandall V a il. Page 10-D, W. E . Eckenweber,Berchtesgaden, Germany.

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THE ROADS

ETERNITYB y J. PAUL DOWNEY

P a sto r , F ir s t C hu rch , Phoenix , A rizona

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise (Psalms 51:17).T H E R E A R E two rou tes th a t we can take in life: the ro u te f ro m Gilgal to G ilboa , o r the ro u te from the D am ascus ro a d to R om e.

Samuel said to the people : “Com e, a n d let us go to Gilgal, a n d renew the k in g d o m there. A n d all the peop le w en t to Gilgal; a n d the re they m ade Saul k ing before the L o rd in Gilgal; a n d there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the L o rd ; a n d the re Saul a n d all the m e n o f Israel rejo iced g rea t ly” (I Sam uel 11:14-15).

N o w G ilga l was the first c am p of the Israelites a f te r crossing the J o rd a n . H ere the twelve stones were set u p as a m em oria l , a n d here the first Pass- over was ce leb ra ted in the la n d of C anaan .

T h e years h a d ro l led by a n d Israel h a d d e te r io r ­a ted d u r in g the p e r io d o f the Judges. E li ’s sons h a d c o r ru p te d Israel, a n d S am uel’s sons h a d done the same by accep ting bribes a n d giv ing perverted ju d g m e n t . Israel looked a ro u n d a n d the people said, “W e w an t a k in g .” Sam uel protested , w a rn ­ing th e m of th e ir d anger , b u t they insisted an d Saul was selected.

Saul was ta ll a n d h andsom e, w ith gifts o f lead er­ship, a n d yet Saul was a t ragic failure. H e h a d his good m o m en ts a n d m astered a good m any s itu ­ations, b u t he never m astered himself. All the way th ro u g h his career f rom Gilgal to G ilboa various inc iden ts showed h im u p , b u t they were only sym ptom s of a m a la dy th a t lay deeper. H e was im ­p a t ie n t ; he cou ld n o t w a i t o n Samuel, b u t offered sacrifice himself. W h e n Samuel appeared , Saul t r ied to e x p la in ins tead of repen ting . H e displayed v io len t te m p e r to w a rd J o n a th a n a n d jealousy be­cause of D a v id ’s success.

G o d c o m m a n d e d th e u t t e r e x te rm in a t io n of b o th the peop le a n d the possessions of the Amalekites. Saul spared th e ir k ing , Agag, w ith the best of the

sheep a n d oxen. O nce aga in Sam uel a p p ea red at the critical m om en t. I t was a d ram atic meeting . Saul s ta rted o n a h ig h key: “Blessed be tho u of the Lord : I have pe rfo rm ed the c o m m an d m en t of the L o rd ” (I Samuel 15:13). Sam uel d em anded , “ W h a t m e an e th the n this b le a t in g of the sheep in m ine cars, a n d the low ing of the oxen w hich I hear?” (v. 14)

Som eth ing is always h a p p e n in g to betray the m a n who professes to be w ha t he is not. H e may m a in ta in th a t every th ing goes well, b u t one day the re will be the te llta le b lea t ing of the sheep. T h e worst th in g a b o u t o u r sins is n o t th a t they will be fo u n d ou t, b u t th a t they will f in d us o u t a n d show us u p a t some aw kw ard m om en t. Pious cha t te r will n o t h ide sin.

Sau l’s procession inc lu d ed things G od h a d told h im to destroy. T h e person who insists o n lug­g ing a long idols a n d wedges of gold, o r sheep a n d oxen G od has co m m an d ed h im to ex term ina te , will s tand confused by those very fo rb idd en things on the day of judgm en t.

Saul said, “1 have s inned ,” w hen he was d riven to ad m i t it; b u t still he b ro u gh t fo r th no fru its m eet for repen tance . Saul tr ied to exp la in tha t the sheep a n d oxen h a d been spared to sacrifice u n to G od a t Gilgal. B u t the e n d d id n o t justify the means. G od will no t accept an offering of the fruits of disobedience.

Sam uel 's im m orta l answer clears th a t u p for­ever: “ H a th the L o rd as g rea t de l igh t in b u rn t offerings a n d sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold , to obey is b e t te r th a n sacrifice, a n d to h ea rken th a n the fat of ram s” (v. 22).

B u t Samuel w en t yet deeper in his answer an d analyzed Saul’s t ro ub le w ith one sentence: “ For rebell ion is as the sin of w itchcraft, a n d s tu b b o rn ­ness is as in iqu ity a n d ido la try” (v. 23). W e do n o t classify s tu b b o rn self-will w ith in iqu ity and idolatry, b u t G od docs. H e says, “ I will instruct thee anti teach thee in the way w hich thou shalt go: I will gu ide thee w ith m in e eye. Be ye no t as the horse, o r as the m ule , which have no u n d e r ­s tand ing : whose m o u th m us t be h e ld in w i th b i t a n d brid le , lest they come n e a r u n to thee” (Psalms 32:8-9).

Saul p re ten d ed to be sorry, b u t only to keep the su p p o r t of Samuel. H e begged the p ro p h e t no t to leave h im , b u t the c h a p te r ends w ith the k in g re ­jec ted o f G o d a n d has te n in g o n to ru in . A few pages fu r th e r we read th a t Samuel was dead. Saul cou ld get n o answer f rom God. In despera t ion he tu rn e d to sp iri tualism . H ere we have the story of a k ing try ing to call back his lost o p po r tu n ity . His days e n d e d in the w eird se t t ing of a sp iri tualis t seance fo llowed by suicide on d a rk G ilboa.

W h e n N a th a n faced D av id w ith his sin he r e ­pen ted . In tha t im m orta l fifty-first psalm we read, “T h o u desirest no t sacrifice; else w ou ld I give it:

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thou delightest no t in b u r n t offering. T h e sacri­fices of G o d are a b roken spirit: a b roken a n d a con tr i te heart , O God, tho u wilt n o t despise” (vv. 16-17). W h e re Saul failed th ro u g h s tu b b o rn ­ness, D av id w on th rou g h submission.

G od uses b roken things. I t takes b roken soil to p roduce a crop, b roken c louds to give ra in , b roken g ra in to give bread , b roken b read to give s trength . T h e b roken a labaste r box shed perfum e. A w eep­ing, b roken P e te r becam e the rock.

Sin is hav ing on e ’s ow n way instead of accepting G o d ’s way. “W e have tu rn e d every one to his own way.” S tubbornness breaks m ore hearts a n d homes a n d churches th a n any o th e r fo rm of in iqu ity . T h e roo t o f m ost t ro ub le is an u n b ro k e n self.

I n the N ew T e s ta m e n t the re was an o th e r m an n a m e d Saul. H e was jus t as s tu b b o rn as the Saul of the O ld T es ta m en t , b u t one day on the Dam ascus R o a d he was b ro k en — a n d his n a m e becam e Paul. T h e O ld T e s ta m e n t Saul s ta r ted w ith a crown an d en d ed w ith a sword in his h e a r t as a result of no t m in d in g God. T h e N ew T e s ta m e n t Saul s ta r ted w ith a sword as he p u rsue d the C hris t ians to s trange cities, b u t e n d ed a t R o m e w ith a crown: " H e n c e ­fo r th there is la id u p for me a crown of r igh teous­ness” (II T im o th y 4 :8 ) . O ne took the p a th of s tubbornness— the o th e r took the pa th of subm is­sion. O ne becam e a suicide— the o th e r becam e a m artyr.

G od hates a p ro u d look, a lying tongue, hands tha t shed innocen t blood, a h e a r t th a t deviseth wicked im aginations, feet tha t be swift in r u n n in g to mischief, a false witness tha t speaketh lies, an d he tha t soweth discord am on g the b re th ren . B u t a b roken a n d con tr i te h ea r t H e will no t despise. T h e choice is ours— the Gilgal an d G ilboa road or the road to Damascus a n d R o m e— Saul o r Paul!

The Unknown God(Acts 17:23)

T h ere are today a host o f m en W h o w orsh ip gods o f wealth ,

O r gods o f pleasure, power, or fam e,O r even gods o f health.

T h e l iv ing Ciod, the u n k n o w n God.W o u ld call , " C om e u n to m e .”

Hut H e must have a voice to speak.A smile the lost can see.

T h ere rings a challenge through the years From fie lds by others sown;

T h e w h i ten ed harvest calls today," T h e l iv ing G od m a k e k n o w n !”

By PEARL BURNSIDE McKINNEY

B y E. W. LAWRENCE, London, England

YOUR

for"THE BLESSING"

O Lord our God, unto whom all hearts be opened, all desires known, and from whom no secret thoughts are hid, cleanse Thou the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of Thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love Thee, and worthily magnify Thy Holy Name. Amen.

W E M A K E N O P L E A for a r e tu r n to l itu rg ica l e lem ents in p u b l ic worship , b u t we c a n n o t b u t a d m i t th a t this prayer, taken f ro m the C o m m u n io n Service in the Book of C o m m o n Prayer ( the A n g li ­can c h u r c h ) , a n d itself d a t in g back to R e fo rm a ­tion times, is cer ta in ly a very b eau t ifu l pe t i t ion .

W e co m m en d i t to every earnes t seeker a f te r the blessing of en t ire sanctif ica tion . G o d has prom ised tha t every earnes t seeker shall find, a n d this is a p rayer th a t G od, the Searcher of hearts , will purify us inw ardly , enab l ing us the reby to love H im p e r ­fectly, a n d serve H im fa i th fu l ly a n d conscientious­ly all o u r days.

I t b rings also to the fore two sides of the P e n te ­costal experience: c leansing f ro m in d w e l l in g sin th ro u g h the Sav iour’s b lo o d (I J o h n 1:7-9), a n d the b ap tism a n d fullness of the H o ly S p ir i t tha t in it ia tes us in to the life of perfec t love. A n h o n ­ored college p r inc ip a l , J o h n A. B roadbe l t , called it “a l iv ing in the th i r te e n th of F irst C o r in th ia n s .”

1 J o h n 1:7 is a w o n de rfu l prom ise, “exceeding g rea t a n d p recious.” " I f we w alk in the l igh t, as he is in the light, we have fe llow ship on e w ith an o th e r , a n d the b lo o d of Jesus C hris t his Son cleanseth us f rom all s in .” M any of o u r gospel songs speak of a c leansing f rom the sta ins of sin, b u t I J o h n 1:7 im plies m u c h m ore th a n the for­giveness o f co m m itted sin. I t is a p u rg in g of the

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h e a r t ’s in n e r recesses tha t is im plied .Isaiah 1:18 speaks of a cleansing “as white as

snow,’’ b u t th a t is a m ere jud ic ia l cleansing away of the g u il t of c o m m it te d sin. David, in his im ­m orta l fifty-first psalm , w an ted the Spirit of G od to go to the very h e a r t of the m atte r , a n d to m ake his h e a r t w h i te r than the snow. “Pu rge m e with hyssop,” he prayed , “a n d I shall be clean: wash me, a n d I shall be w h ite r th a n snow ” (v. 7 ) .

In P a u l in e te rm ino logy the re is the promise th a t the body o f siti ran be d o ne away, while John e n ­lightens us to the fact tha t the re is such a blessing possible as cleansing fro m all unrighteousness.

Sin, you see, is no t merely a p rob lem of w rong­doing; it inc ludes w rong being. M an is a s inner at heart . H e is a fallen c rea tu re ; and , because of th a t he sins, in th o u g h t , w ord, a n d deed. H is g ra m m a r was most defective, b u t Saul K a n e ’s logic, in M ase­fie ld’s ep ic poem , “T h e Everlas ting Mercy,” was perfect. H e spoke of the sin I d id in be ing me.

T h a t G od will forgive— a b u n d a n t ly so— the tru ly p e n i te n t in d iv id u a l is a fact we p roc la im from o u r evangelistic p la tfo rm s con tinua lly . W e revel in the privilege of p ro c la im ing the fact. B u t such a b r o th ­er as Char les Inw ood , Br it ish M ethod is t of an earl ie r day, th o u g h he was an evangelist all his days, s ta ted his convic tion th a t he felt it was m ore im p o r ta n t in these days to get believers sanc­tified th a n it was to get the unsaved converted.

W h ile it is “ the b lood of Jesus,” o r H is life su r­ren d ered in a to n e m e n t , th a t cleanses from indw ell­ing sin, its power, its efficacy is a p p lied by the Spir i t of God. I t is q u i te sc r ip tu ra l therefore to speak of the c leansing grace o f the H o ly Spirit. O ne of the Wesley holiness hym ns prays th a t the Spirit of G o d will “b u r n u p the dross of base desire.” O u r ow n p ray e r asks th a t the L o rd Jesus will cleanse o u r hearts by the in sp ira t io n of H is H oly Spirit.

T h e r e is a n o th e r “ s ide” to the blessing of sanc­tification. W e speak of it as the positive aspect, whereas c leansing is the negative aspect.

P a u l p rayed th a t h is converts m ig h t be filled w ith all the fullness of God. T h e L o rd Jesus said, “Ye shall receive pow er, a f te r tha t the H oly G host is com e u p o n you .”

G o d ’s S p ir i t fills the h e a r t of the sanctif ied w ith H is ow n g lorious inbe ing , His love, radiance, power, a n d presence. In d w e l l in g the sanctified heart , the Sp ir i t of G o d also manifests H is own glorious f ru i t— love, joy, peace, a n d so fo r th — a n in e fo ld cluster. Dr. G. C a m p b e l l M organ used to say th a t the n in e fru i ts e n u m e ra te d o n the sacred page cou ld be su m m e d u p in the first— love!

O u r l it t le p ray e r is ded ic a te d to every born- aga in believer w ho seeks G o d ’s best, tha t “ some­th in g b e t te r” he has b een seeking.

G eorge M u l le r w o u ld never have been able to “do t all the / ’s” a n d “cross all the t 's" of ou r

We are turning out machines that act like men, and men that act like machines. —Eric Fromm.

“holiness theology” ; b u t he loved to speak ofsanctif ication as a dying, o r deeper dying, to self. H e even testified to a “second conversion” in his own experience. W h en one b ro th e r asked h im for the “secret” of his life a n d m inistry , he said there came a day w hen he u tte r ly d ied to George M uller, his preferences, tastes, an d desires.

Dr. F. B. Meyer spoke of sanctification as a su r ren d e r to C hris t ’s sovereign lordship.

Samuel C hadw ick was led in to a seeking of the experience of en t ire sanctification w hen he realized th a t his life a n d m in istry lacked the a u th e n t ic passion a n d pow er of Pentecost. H e loved to define the experience as “a personal Pentecost.”

T h e Spir i t o f G od dea lt w i th D w igh t L. Moody in a s im ilar way.

T h o m a s Cook, Brit ish M ethod ist evangelist, said he felt a sort of vacuum to exist w i th in his n a tu re tha t grace a p p a ren t ly never h a d filled.

As we tu rn the pages of “ the l i te ra tu re of sanc­tity ,” like testimonies come before us by the score a n d h u nd re d .

W e revel in G o d ’s forgiving grace, a n d p ro ­cla im the evangel of just i f ica tion a n d regenera tion . B u t the re is “ som eth ing b e t te r” tha t G od has p rov ided for the born-again, the blessing of sanc­tification: cleansing from inb red sin a n d the fu l l­ness of the H oly Ghost.

W e believe it is possible for the believer to be sanctif ied wholly, so th a t his body, soul, and sp iri t are preserved blameless to the com ing again of the L o rd Jesus Christ, a n d beyond tha t w onde r­ful event as well, th ro u g h the long ages of e te r­nity to come. W e m ost certain ly com m end this l it t le prayer to you:

Oh, fo r a heart to praise m y God,A heart f ro m sin set free,

A heart that always feels T h y b lood So freely shed for me!

A heart resigned, submissive, meek,M y great R e d e e m e d s throne,

W here on ly Christ is heard to speak, W here Jesus reigns alone.

Oh, for a lowly, contr ite heart,Believ ing , true, and clean,

W hich n e i th er life n o r death can part From H i m that dwells w i th in !

A heart in ev ’ry th o ’t renewed,A n d fu l l of love d iv ine; . . .

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HOME AND FAMILY LIFE FEATURE

W h y the Good O nes Go Wrong

B y MILO L. ARNOLD, F is to r, ftich land . W nM itg U m

IN T H I S m ixed-up w orld it is impossible ac­curately to p red ic t the conduc t of yo un g persons p r io r to the ir exposure to specific s ituations. Som e­times a p p a ren t ly weak yo un g peop le s tand solidly, while people we believe to be s trong fall w i th a crash. I t is t ru e th a t usua lly the p e rso n ’s fu tu re course can be foreseen by the consistent veering of his decisions in a cer ta in d irect ion ; however, the re come those shocking occasions w hen people w ho have always been good are guil ty of an u n ­expected a n d very gross d e p a r tu re f rom the T e n C om m andm en ts .

Paren ts a n d pastors in such times cry o u t for an e x p la n a t io n w hich is d if f icul t to come by. W h y shou ld a young person w ho has never caused them a worry suddenly b reak the ir hearts? T h o u g h a ready answer for all such ques tions is im ­possible, yet we do see a t times those c o n t r ib u t ­ing s ituat ions w hich m ay have m a d e the d ifference between fa ilure a n d success. Sometimes the very roots of fa ilure are p ro d u c e d u n d e r the d il igen t care of godly adults . A t o th e r times s ituat ions which m ig h t have needed correc tion have been overlooked u n t i l dam age has b een done.

A lovely young lady, devout, reverent, genteel, a n d m u c h loved by the church , sudden ly a n ­no un ce d h e r in te n t io n of m a rry in g a m a n who was en t ire ly d if fe ren t f rom her. H e was every­th in g she was n o t a n d n o th in g th a t she was. N obody cou ld dissuade h e r a n d she settled for far less in life th a n she m igh t have had . W h y d id she do it? I t is likely th a t even she herself is n o t ab le to give a sensible answ er to the q u es­tion. Yet consu lta t ion revealed some things which w i th o u t a d o u b t affected her.

She h a d been reared in a hom e o n the p ro ­verbial w rong side of the tracks. H e r fam ily an d h o m e s i tu a t io n were such as to h u m il ia te h e r a t every tu rn . T h e y were called “p o o r w hite tra sh” a n d m ost of the fam ily showed n o con­cern for a n y th in g better . H ow ever she v en tu re d out, got a job , f in ished h ig h school, a n d became a devou t C hris t ian .

She was socially t im id , backw ard , a n d retir ing . She associated m u c h w ith o ld e r peop le or w ith small ch ild ren . She was th o u g h t by h e r friends

to be a very solid person, bu t u n d e rn e a th she was u n a b le to overcome the old back g ro u nd . She m igh t cover u p before others, b u t n o t before her­self, the fact th a t she was a nobody. F o r a time she rose above the ashes a n d he ld a good position a t h e r jo b a n d in the church , b u t always with he r was the lack of fa i th in the person she was. W h e n it cam e to the t im e for choosing a mate she was too bash fu l, too t im id, too asham ed of herself to dare reach ing for f ru i t h ig h o n the tree. U n fo r tu n a te ly , the c h u rch h a d n o t been able to elevate h e r self-appraisal sufficiently to m ake h e r safe from h e r ow n fears a n d self­deprec ia t ion .

A yo un g w o m an rea red in a f ine Chris t ian hom e was p ro u d of h e r p a ren ts a n d of h e r church associations. She never caused h e r p a ren ts a bit of t roub le . She w en t th r o u g h school w i th good grades a n d was a r a d ia n t witness fo r Chris t w her­ever she went. She cared for y ounger b ro the rs and sisters a n d h e lpe d eagerly in the hom e. She seldom h a d dates, cared l i t t le for boys, a n d was never ou t late. H e r folks th o u g h t h e r an unusually m a tu re girl. H ow ever, one day she go t in with a d if fe ren t crowd a n d sudden ly p lu n g e d h e a d ­long in to th ings en tire ly foreign to her. W h a t caused this reversal?

A study of h e r case ind ica ted th a t h e r paren ts m istook h e r self-isolation for self-discipline. She was bashful, even before h e r paren ts , a n d did no t discuss freely those things of concern to her.

She was t im id because she felt igno ran t . She was a fra id of social exposures because she felt she knew too l it t le a b o u t herself a n d a b o u t social living. She w an ted desperate ly to lea rn of life, b u t was too shy to go to leg it im ate sources for it. In h e r u t t e r loneliness she chanced to m ee t some young peop le w ho p ierced h e r shell of tim idity a n d filled the ex isting v a c u u m very quickly . T h ey o p e n e d to h e r new doors of sophis tica tion, in ­fo rm ation , a n d ad v e n tu re a n d she was swept into the m by the fact th a t these peop le seem ed to u n d e rs ta n d h e r well e n o u g h to tell h e r w h a t she w an ted to know.

H o w m u c h b e t te r it w o u ld have b een if she h a d been ta u g h t m o re ad eq u a te ly a n d personally by h e r pa ren ts an d h e r church , so tha t the vacuum

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m i g h t not h a v e b e e n t r e a t e d ! I let' i g n o r a n c e w h i c h f o r a t i m e p r o t e c t e d h e r b e c a m e h e r r u i n .

A young m an was reared in the church , shielded in the hom e, a n d k e p t u t te r ly d ep e n d e n t u p on his m o ther . She took good care of h im , p ro tec ting h im from te m p ta t io n as long as she could. F in a l ­ly, however, the eager years th rus t h im in to a w orld of youn g peop le w ho were no t so careful of his morals. In alleys a n d on p laygrounds the vacu u m exis t ing in his curious m in d an d life began to be filled w ith all k inds ol perverted ideas. Me was like a wild hoy, suddenly d ru n k e n w ith new experiences, discoveries, a n d ad v en ­tures. H e hail l ived side by side w ith the world, bu t was u n a c q u a in te d with the verv s ituat ions he m ust even tua lly encoun ter .

H o w m u c h b e t te r it w ou ld have been if he had been given a n o rm a l life, g iven adequa te , f rank in s t ru c t io n an d sufficient in fo rm ation ! W h e n the h om e a n d the ch u rch create a v a cu u m in the life of a yo un g person, they may live to see tha t vacu u m filled sudden ly f rom o th e r sources. Some very good youn g peop le have vacuums.

It is t ru e th a t m any young people get into t ro ub le because they are let r u n wild an d are given too l i t t le p a re n ta l supervision, b u t there are sometimes very good youn g people who break a p a r t u n d e r te m p ta t io n as they a p p ro a c h m a tu r i ty because they have been so sh ie lded as to keep th e ir lives em p ty of some essential things.

T h e bashfu l, t im id y o un g person m ay cause p a ren ts no t ro u b le a n d sti ll be h a rb o r in g a secret h u r r ic a n e in his life. O n e m ay suffer in lone l i ­ness even in good, godly homes. In despera t ion he sometimes finds an ou ts ider who will p ierce the shell he has b u i l t a ro u n d his fears a n d fill it w ith th ings less th a n good.

Y oung peop le n eed in fo rm a t io n as well as con­victions. T h e y n eed in te l l igence a long w ith god ­liness. T h e y n e e d m in d s fu ll of good things, so tha t b a d th ings will have no place of acceptance. T h e y need to know w h a t the w orld is like, w hat sin is, a n d w ha t makes it to he sin. Ignorance, t im idity , a n d bashfulness are never safe fences for keep ing good youn g peop le in the r ig h t path .

T h e ch u rch a n d the hom e m ust give the good voung peop le every prov is ion for self-confidence, poise, a n d nobility . T h e y shou ld have every help in overcom ing the ir bashfulness, t im idity , a n d fears lest these becom e open ings for v io len t tem p ta t io n . If the c h u rch allows youn g peop le to b u i ld ab o u t themselves a shell, o r if the h o m e does n o t p re ­v en t the self-isolation of the person, there is p o ­ten t ia l t roub le . If the yo un g peop le have re trea ted in to a shell of any k in d we m us t h e lp the m open it, lest a v a cu u m fo rm in it a n d they become victims of p re d a to ry people. T h e y m us t be taugh t to s tand so tall th a t on ly tall people will appeal to them.

THE MOUNTAINBy H. M. von STEIN

H E F E A R of the m o u n ta in eak is no t the fear of height, t is the fear of discovery— of evelation. Any sensible person

com ing to D u tc h m a n Peak can sit securely in a cha ir inside the lookou t house a n d know he isn’t go ing to fall. I t is en tire ly d iffe ren t from being up in an a irp lane , w here o n e ’s posit ion depends u p o n m otion . L!p there h e igh t is a k in d of pass­ing i llusion; a sort of p ractical joke, in which everybody part ic ipates an d therefore nobody laughs.

B u t here on the peak the person is in physi­cal contact w ith the founda tions ol his world a n d realizes, w ith shocking suddenness, th a t they are n o t the same as he h a d always th o u g h t them to be. H ere , for the first t ime while s it t ing on the earth , the person looks dow n u p o n tha t which, of necessity, he has always looked u p to.

T h e p leasan t valley, w ith lawns a n d sidewalks, where he lived, is a crevice between m o u n ta in s a n d does no t comprise nearly so m uch of the ea r th as it h a d seemed. In fact he can hard ly f ind it dow n the re in the vast b lue haze of distance. T h e clouds, w hich conventionally move overhead, are below! T h e person feels in to le rab ly u n p ro te c t ­ed, a lm ost naked, u n d e r the overw helm ing heavens. Physical covering itself seems somehow a p itifu l, in fan ti le gesture in the face of the awful reality of infinity.

In ac tual sensation the a i r seems to move th rough flesh an d bone as though conventional obstacles belonged to some o th e r realm.

Each person, com ing to the top of the m o u n ­tain, responds differently , b u t all are fascinated in varying degrees. M any im m ediate ly “w an t do w n .” O f the h u n d re d s w ho visit here each year, a lmost no one rem ains m ore tha n twenty to th ir ty minutes.

A n d w ha t d o they eagerly look a t while they are here?

F rom D u tc h m a n Peak, on a clear day, visi­b il i ty reaches ab o u t one h u n d re d twenty miles in c i th e r d irection , n o r th o r south , f rom M o u n t Jefferson to the so u th e rn T r in i t ie s a n d M arb le m oun ta ins . Yet everyone gazes longest a n d with

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most interest a t the place f rom w hich he has justcome.

Each person feels keenly a touch of som eth ing va luable— perhaps vital, b u t a l toge the r in d e f in ­able, which he w ou ld like to have always, b u t can n o t afford, because, to possess it, he w ould have to rem ain w here it is. H e can take a l it t le of it w ith h im , b u t he knows by his experiences in the w orld tha t it will fade, like the w ild flowers he gathers on the heights, a n d which, w hen he undertakes to show them to his friends, have be­come insignificant. H e even feels, vaguely, tha t this va luab le th in g m igh t affect his very p e r ­spective of life if he cou ld only keep it.

T h is m o u n ta in is a t rue p ic tu re of the W ord of God. People come to it w i th curiosity, hav ing traveled all the ir lives in its shadow, u n d e r its p ro tec ting inf luence, ab le always to look u p at any t im e to its holy heights, yet u n w il l in g o r u n ab le to get u p the re to see for themselves, m ore th a n h a lf suspecting the th ings they have heard w o u ld no t be tha t way w hen they get the re th e m ­selves.

W h e n they do tu r n to the W o rd they w onder why they h a d n ’t done so long ago! Yet u p o n the heights they arc fr igh tened . T o look down

u p o n the reality of o n e ’s self— the fruitless agony of life, g a the r in g the qu ick ly rus ting trinkets T im e dang les before o u r eyes w ith a g l i t te r that shuts o u t the light, is shatter ing . I t is an awful th ing to look u p o n the fo u n d a t io n of o n e ’s ex­istence a n d realize it isn ’t there! T o o m a ny people qu ick ly decide it is b e t te r n o t to look. T hey w an t dow n r igh t away. T h e y say the W o rd of G od is an aw fu l mystery.

T h e r e are o thers, in increasing num bers , who s tu b b o rn ly insist o n b r ing in g th e ir t r inke ts to the m o u n ta in lo p w ith them , where they struggle to protect fruitless concepts in a d iv ine environ m ent. T h e y form the culls.

M any people, com ing to D u tc h m a n , ask me why I do n o t have a T V . T h e reception, they p o in t ou t, w ou ld be excellent.

R ecep tion of what?T h e r e is one fau l t w ith m y m e ta ph o r : D u tc h ­

m a n Peak has a l im it. You can go on ly so far. T h e W o rd of G od has n o lim it. Even J o h n said, “ It d o th n o t yet a p p e a r w ha t we shall be: but we know tha t, w hen he shall ap pear , we shall be like hint; for we shall see h im as he is” (I Joint 3 :2).

Praise God!

T W O of the m ost d o m in a n t themes of the Bible are holiness a n d prayer. I t is therefore no co­incidence tha t one of the grea t passages on holiness is also one of the g rea t prayers of the Scriptures. For the seven teen th ch a p te r of John is a g rea t p rayer by the Master, a n d the h e a r t of this p rayer is for the sanctif ication of the disciples.

“U ncle B u d ” R o b in so n used to say a b o u t the Scriptures: “First, f ind o u t who is do ing the ta lk ­ing; second, w hom he is ta lk ing to; th ird , w ha t he is ta lk ing abou t; fou rth , believe he m e a n t just w ha t he said, a n d the p ro b lem is solved.”

I t is very clear tha t Jesus is do in g the p ray ing in this passage. I t is also p la in th a t H e has in ­

cluded the disciples a n d all believers (see verses 6 a n d 20) in H is prayer.

A n d w h a t does H e say? Fo r w h a t does H e pray? H e prays th a t all C h r is t ian believers m igh t have H is joy (v. 13); th a t they m ig h t be kept from the devil a n d the encroach ing in f luence of the w orld (vv. 15-16). H e prays th a t they m igh t share in His glory, a n d th a t they m ig h t have a “oneness” o r “u n i ty ” tha t existed be tw een H im a n d the H eavenly Fa ther .

T h is “oneness” is the u n ity th a t comes to the sanctif ied heart . I t is a h e a r t t h a t is und iv ide d . I t is a h e a r t w here Jesus sits su p rem e o n the throne. I t is a h e a r t w here the “o ld m a n of s in ” has been “ p u t off” a n d “cast o u t .” I t is a h ea r t where Jesus reigns alone.

In the m ids t of a sinful, bew ildered, frus tra ted , confused, a n d to rm e n te d w orld it is w onde rfu l to feel in o u r hearts th a t Jesus abides th ro u g h the H oly Spiri t in com ple te con tro l . Jesus p rayed th a t this w o tdd be d one th ro u g h sanctif ica tion by the t ru th , l i e said th a t H e w ou ld sanctify h im ­self for o u r sakes. Jesus h a d n o sin, a n d here H e m e a n t th a t H e w o u ld s u r re n d e r to the F a th e r ’s will even tho u g h it led to the d ea th of the Cross.

T h e servant is n o t above his Lord . A n d so we too m us t su r ren d e r com plete ly to the F a th e r ’s will to receive h e a r t holiness a n d to re ta in it.

T h a n k G od a m i l l io n times for the un if ied , u n ­divided, Spirit-filled h e a r t of the sanct if ied b e ­liever! A n d rem em b er th a t Jesus p rayed tha t we m igh t have it here a n d now!

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. . . and PrayerBy CHARLES M. SCOTT

Pasto r, F ran c isco , In d ia n a l 'tl̂

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B y DELMAR STALTERPastor, Neiv Haven, Indiana

A P E N T E C O S T A L R E V I V A L lost its e v a ng e l i s t w h e n G o d c a l l e d P h i l i p , t h e i t i n e r a n t p r e a c h e r , to a l on e l y E t h i o p i a n e u n u c h a l o n g a d u s t y r o a d n e a r G a / a .

P h i l i p , r i d i n g t h e p o p u l a r i t y cres t o f successful e v a n g e l i s m , was d i r e c t e d t o l eave a p la c e o f bu s y a n d f r u i t f u l m i n i s t r y t o fu l f i l l a speci al cal l o f t he L o r d . D i d yo u e v e r w o n d e r w h y G o d h a s n e v e r c a l l e d o r m o v e d y o u as P h i l i p was m o v e d , t o s uc h u n i q u e p l a ce s of service? P e r h a p s t h e a n s w e r lies i n t h e s i m p l e fact t h a t y o u a r e n o t bu s y s e r v i ng G o d w h e r e y o u n o w are. G o d cal ls b us y p e o p l e to d o H i s w o r k .

I t is w o r t h n o t i n g t h a t , w h e n G o d s p o k e to P h i l i p , h e d i d n o t q u e s t i o n t h e salary, t h e c o n ­v e n i e n c e , n o r t h e size o f t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n . H e l o v e d his L o r d , h e k n e w H i s voice, a n d so he o b e y e d — h e “ a ro s e a n d w e n t . ’’ P h i l i p k n e w t h a t h e was s e n t to t hi s s t r a n g e p la c e t o w i n s o m e o n e t o t h e L o r d . H o w easi ly h e c o u l d h a v e q u e s t i o n e d t h e w i s d o m of G o d (as m a n y d o ) ! B u t t h e n h e w o t d d h a r e m i s s e d t hi s g o l d e n o p p o r t u n i t y .

G o d cal ls m e n w h o m H e e x p e c t s to o b e y H i m . P h i l i p r e s p o n d e d i n t h e t r u e sp i r i t of C h r i s t i a n e n t h u s i a s m — i m m e d i a t e l y ! I t is g o o d t h a t h e d i d n o t t a r r y t o say al l t h e fa r ewe l l s , o r t a k e a n e x t r a d a y t o b e s u r e h e was r e a d y , o r t o p h i l a n d e r aw ay v a l u a b l e l i m e a r g u i n g w i t h t h e L o r d ; f or h a d h e b e e n o n e d a y la te , t h e o p p o r t u n i t y w o u l d n o t h a v e b e e n t he re !

Do e s n ' t it t h r i l l y o u r h e a r t , t h e w a y h e r e s p o n d ­ed to t h e (till o f G o d ! See h i m t h e r e o n t h a t deser t h i g h w a y . A j o u n c i n g c h a r i o t carr i es a m a n f r o m E t h i o p i a . H i s c h a r i o t a n d c l o t h i n g i n d i c a t e he be a rs a u t h o r i t y . B u t h e is a “ c o l o r e d ’’ m a n ! It is g o o d t h a t P h i l i p d i d n o t t a k e as l o n g as it l a t e r t o o k P e t e r to l e a r n t he s a m e lesson. R a c i a l b a r ­r iers a n d J e w i s h p r e j u d i c e n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g , t he s c r i p t u r e a c c o u n t s ta tes t h a t t h e L o r d d i r e c t e d P h i l i p to “g o n e a r , a n d j oin thysel f . . .’’ (Acts 8:29) . N o t e closely t h a t w o r d “ j o i n . ’’ It m e a n s to b e c o m e u n i t e d o r as soci at ed . T h a t P h i l i p di d!

P h i l i p ' s d i s c e r n m e n t r e c o g n i z e d thi s m a n ’s s p i r i t ­ua l h u n g e r . P h i l i p ’s h e a r t m u s t h a v e q u i c k e n e d in b e a t as h e r e c o g n i z e d t h e h a n d of G o d d e a l i n g w i t h this m a n . H e r e was a m a n w h o r ea l ly w a n t e d to k n o w h o w t o be saved!

P h i l i p t h r u s t d i r e c t l y a t his h e a r t by aski ng, " U n d e r s t a n d e s t t h o u w h a t t h o u r e a d e s t ? ” T u m ­b l i n g f o r t h h u n g r i l y w e re w o r d s s e e k i n g u n d e r ­s t a n d i n g c o n c e r n i n g t h e Mes si ah . As P h i l i p o p e n e d t he s c r i p t u r e , t h i s h u n g e r a n d t h i r s t f or G o d was sat i s l ied. T h e S w o r d of t h e L o r d was m i g h t y , for s oo n t h e e u n u c h was tes t i fyi ng, “ I b e l i ev e t h a t Jesus C h r i s t is t h e Son of G o d . ”

F e l l o w s h i p sweet was thei rs , t h e L o r d was so close in H i s sweet me rc y. T h e i r h e a r t s w e re m e l t e d t o g e t h e r , t hi s n e w l y s a ve d m a n a n d t h e o b e d i e n t soul w i n n e r .

As t he y a p p r o a c h e d a n o t h e r s t r e a m in t h e deser t , t h e e u n u c h a s ke d if h e m i g h t notv be b a p t i z e d . P h i l i p s ai d h e m i g h t if h e b e l i e v e d w i t h “ al l t h i n e h e a r t . ” T o g e t h e r a J ewi sh e v a n ge l i s t a n d a c o l o r e d m a n e n t e r e d t h a t s t re a m . P h i l i p ’s a r m s e n c l os e d his c o l o r e d b r o t h e r i n love as t h e L o r d h a d a l r e a d y d o n e . W h a t joy! A soul was saved , a n e w n a m e was w r i t t e n in t h e L a m b ’s b o o k of life, a n d this n e w b e l i e v e r was t a k i n g ever y s t ep t o m a k e it k n o w n t h a t h e was f ul ly t r u s t i n g i n C h r is t .

T h i s is n o t a l l o f t h e s tory, for G o d h a d o t h e r w o r k f or t hi s a m b i t i o u s sou l w i n n e r . W h i l e this n e w m i s s i o n a r y to A f r ic a h a s t e n e d o n his wa y to tel l his p e o p l e , P h i l i p b e g a n to m i n i s t e r in ea c h ci ty h e pa ss ed t h r o u g h o n hi s wa y t o C a e s ar e a . Is n o t thi s e v a n g e l i s m ? Is t h i s n o t mi ss i ons? Is this n o t t r u e C h r i s t i a n b r o t h e r h o o d ?

It is to m e . D a r e we fail o u r L o r d in thi s n e e d y h o u r o f h i s t or y? M e n c a n b e w o n if we wil l w i n t h e m . W e c a n b e p e rs u a s i v e as P h i l i p was. F e r v e n t C h r i s t i a n s a r e t h e o n l y one s t h e L o r d wil l t rus t w i t h t hese r a r e o p p o r t u n i t i e s . T h e s e s a m e p e o p l e a r e t h e o n e s H e d a i l y t rus t s w i t h t h e d r u d g e r y , h e a r t a c h e s , a n d p r a y e r b u r d e n s . H e k n o w s t h a t t h e y wi l l n o t fai l t h e i r r es p on s i b i l i t y .

C o n s i d e r P h i l i p . T h e n c o n s i d e r y o u r life. Is t h e r e n o c h a l l e n g e f o r you? W h e r e v e r we look, m e n a re d is t ressed. L e t us be c h i l d r e n of G o d , a n d obey. H e wi l l h e l p us to b e a “ t o r c h ” in o u r d e s e r t place .

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JANUARY CAMPAIGNS1 . Rev. J . E . CHILDRESS

Indianapolis D istrict (January 27— March 1)

2. Rev. B IL L COULTER Canada West District (January 12— February 24)

3 . Dr. JOHN L. KNIGHT Florida District Superintendent

4. Rev. CARL L . WOOTEN Central Ohio District (January 6— February 17)

FEBRUARY CAMPAIGNS5. Rev. J . M. ANDERSON

Northern California District

6. Rev. DON COONRODWash;ngton Pacific D istrict

7. Rev. FRED FERRAEZ Mississippi D istrict

8. Rev. BUD GARBER San Antonio District

9. Rev. R. A. G ILSTER Rocky Mountain District (February 17— March 17)

10. Rev. JOHN HANCOCK West Virginia District

1 1 . Rev. JOHN L . HARRISON Houston District

12. Rev. RAYMOND HURN Abilene District Superintendent

13. Rev. EDWARD J . JOHNSON Minnesota District

14. Rev. GARLAND JOHNSONSouthwest Oklahoma District

15. Mr. B IL L JOHNSTON Canada Central District

16. Rev. W ILM ER A. LONG North Dakota District (February 24— March 24)

17. Rev. J . W. McCLUNG Louisiana District

18. Rev. H. J . MAISH Southwestern Ohio District

19. Rev. O RVILLE MAISH, JR. Northwestern Ohio District (February 1— March 17)

20. Rev. AUBREY PONCE South Carolina District

21. Rev. C. L . RODDA Northeastern Indiana District

22. Rev. RALPH SHAFER Kansas District

23. Rev. B IL L SMITH Northwestern Illinois District (February 1— April 1)

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North Carolina District46. Rev. ARDEN SICKEN BERGER

Alaska District

APRIL CAMPAIGNS47. Rev. HAROLD BLANKENSHIP

Northwest Oklahoma District48. Rev. DON FOWLER

South Arkansas District49. Rev. JOHN RANDOLPH

New Mexico District50. Rev. ALECK ULMET

Iowa District

MAY CAMPAIGNS51. Rev. FRANK SK ILLER N

North Arkansas District52. Rev. GWENDOLA WILSON

Nevada-Utah District

JUNE CAMPAIGN53. Rev. ROSS HAYSLIP

Southern California District

Missouri District35. Rev. BOB L E F F E L

Alabama District36. Rev. BOB MADISON

Kentucky District37. Rev. BU RD ETTE MASON

Albany District38. Rev. W . F . MOORE

Tennessee District39. Rev. RONALD MOSS

Eastern Michigan District40. Rev. MAURICE PALMQUIST

Colorado District41. Rev. K E ITH POWELL

Chicago Central District42. Rev. J . B . ROOT

Eastern Kentucky District (March 1 — April 15)

43. Rev. EA R L ROUSTIO Northwest Indiana District

44. Rev. R. E . TARTER East Tennessee District

Rev. L E E S T E E L ESoutheast Oklahoma District Rev. E . C. STEG ALL Northeast Oklahoma District Rev. EUGENE STOWE Central California D istrict Superintendent Rev. JAM ES TAYLOR Virginia District Rev. PAUL VARCE South Dakota District Rev. KENNETH VOGT Sacramento District Superintendent Rev. THOMAS W H ITE Dallas District

JHARCH CAMPAIGNSRev. C. L . ARNOLDNew York D istrict Rev. LEE B ATES Southwest Indiana District Mr. ARDEN DEGNER Wisconsin D istrict

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I T h e " u su a l" t e a - m a n q u a r t e t s ing s d u r in g gospel m u s ic h o u r each e v e n in g . C o n g re g a t io n a l m u s ic , specia l solos, a n d g ro u p s — in s t r u m e n ta l a n d vocal all b len d ed to S in g P ra i s e s u n t o O u r God.

Q E v e n th e d i n n e r tab le lo o k seco n d place to th e b o o k table. It b a d beenL a long t i m e s inc e t h e y b ad seen s u c h a c o m p le t e " m e n u " o f C h r is t ia n

l i te ra tu re . H ere s o m e ea g er b ro w se rs a n d b u y e r s s to c k tip w i th the v e r y best p r o v id e d b y th e N a z a r e n e P u b l i s h in g H ouse .

3 C h a p la in S h u r a l K n i p p e r s sh a re s a p lea sa n t m o m e n t w i th tw o m e m ­bers o f the retrea t . M e e t in g n e w f r i e n d s a n d in re la x e d , u n h u r r i e d c o n v e r s a t io n s m a k e s f e l lo w s h ip a va lu a b le asset o f th e w ee k .

4 T h e R e t r e a t S te e r in g C o m m i t t e e is p ic tu r e d here. T h e y a r e ( l e f t to r ig h t ) : C h a p la in C u r t B o w e rs , Rev. J e r r y J o h n s o n , P au l S k i l e s , Rev. B o b C erra to , C h a p la in C la u d e C h i l to n , a n d C h a p la in L y l e R o b in so n . O n e m e m b e r not p re s e n t f o r th e p h o to g r a p h teas C h a p la in S h u ra l K n ip p e r s . T h e p ro g r a m w as d e v e lo p e d u n d e r th e fa m i l i a r th e m e “C h r is t Is th e A n s w e r .”

5 P ic tu r e d h ere are m os t o f I I I s e r v ic e m e n a n d d e p e n d e n t s w h o a t ­t e n d e d the f i f th a n n u a l a l l -E u ro p e S e r v i c e m e n ' s R e trea t . T h e ev e n t w a s h e ld in the G en era l W a lk e r H ote l . B e r c h te s g a d e n , G e r m a n y , d u r in g th e w e e k o f N o v e m b e r 111, 11162, a n d teas s p o n s o r e d b y the N a z a re n e S e r v i c e m e n 's C o m m is s io n .10-D

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one. Singing . . . p raising. P reach ing . . . p raying, in v i t in g . . . obeying. Confessing . . . com m itting . Believing . . . receiving. O u r “evangelist,” Bob Cerra to , d id his p a r t well. T h e L o rd d id the rest. A ch u rch h a d its p rayers answered.

In some ways i t ’s a lo t like the c h u rc h every­where. W e took a n offering. J u s t one? Yes. B u t it was a good one, $107; a n d fo r a g ood cause— world evangelism— on T h an k sg iv in g Day.

So in m any ways i t ’s a lo t like m any things, b u t in some ways i t ’s like n o th in g else. F o r whoever heard of s trangers succeeding a t a fam ily reun ion? O r a d istric t assembly w ith two superin tenden ts? A revival in the B ava rian Alps? O r a one-offering church? N azarene Servicem en’s R e tre a t . . . in a class bv itself. D istinct. Vital. Blessed!

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IN S O M E W AYS i t ’s a lo t like a fam ily reun ion . H a p p y . . . excit ing . So g la d to be together, a n d lots to ta lk abou t. A Servicem en’s R e trea t , I m ean. L ike the one we h a d no t too long ago in Berchtes- gaden , G erm any , i t was the fifth for o u r church , a n d seem ed to be jus t a b o u t the best yet. 1 guess i t ’s n a tu r a l to feel th a t way, though .

O u r “ fam ily” is p re t ty well scattered now. T h e y h a d to come in f rom E n g lan d , France, H o llan d , Italy, a n d G erm any . B u t it was surely w orth it. I a m q u i te ce r ta in any one of the 143 w ho m ade it w o u ld say the same.

T h e w orld was real tense r ig h t a b o u t then , too. C u b a m ain ly . M ost m il i ta ry u n its were o n some k in d of a le r t status, so n o t everyone who was in ­terested was ab le to come. I f any th ing , all this only increased the im p ac t of the R e trea t , a n d we felt very g ra te fu l for a chance to be together.

O u r good times were g u id e d by good m en. C h a p ­la in Lyle R o b in so n was one of the m a in ones. H e “sat a t the h e a d of the tab le” so to speak. I h a d the feeling t h a t n o fa th e r ever expressed m o re in ­terest a n d u n d e r s ta n d in g to his sons. H e was a good leader. O f course he h a d a lo t of he lp . C hap- la id C la u d e C h i l to n (a ir force, E n g l a n d ) , C h a p ­la in S h u ra l K n ip p e rs (a ir force, H o l l a n d ) , a n d C h a p la in C u r t Bowers (arm y, G erm any) were r igh t in the re w i th h im all the way.

I t is h a rd to exp la in , b u t a family gets p re t ty close toge ther a t a t im e like this. W e surely did. W e sang. W e laughed . W e ta lked a b o u t o u r p ro b ­lems— a n d o u r progress. W e prayed . T o g e th e r .

I n some ways, i t ’s a lo t like a d is tr ic t assembly. Strange? L e t m e e x p la in w h a t I m ean . W e h a d two d is tr ic t s u p e r in te n d e n ts a n d a b o ok s tan d from the N azarene P u b l ish in g H ouse. W h a t m o re do you need? O n e d is tr ic t su p e r in te n d e n t was Rev. Jerry Johnson , W es t G erm any ; a n d the o th e r was R ev. B ob C erra to , o f Ita ly . L ike all D.S.’s, they were pract ica l ly ind ispensable .

In some ways i t ’s a lo t like a revival. A good

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A C C O R D I N G to an o ld song, we w ho are the L o rd ’s are “d iam onds in the ro u g h .” W e are His gems, b u t still s ta nd in g in n eed of m u c h po lish ­ing th a t we m ig h t even tua lly be fit for H is pres­ence.

U n d o u b te d ly the re is m u c h t ru th in the th o u g h t here expressed. A fter we are saved o u r m ost g la r­ing defects are the first to go: the w ild escapades, gam bling , smoking, p ro fan ity , d r ink ing , movies, a n d dancing . N o one can be a successful C hr is t ian while sanc t ion ing these things in his life.

W e soon find, however, th a t G o d ’s refin ing p roc­ess has n o t e n d ed here. Even after sanctification, we discover th a t H is po lish ing still continues, if we will pe rm it . G o d w o u ld perfect us fo r H is service, b u t we m u s t be willing, a n d submissive, a n d above all, obed ien t to the lead ing of the H o ly Spirit. If we w ould come fo r th as p u re go ld (Zechariah 13: 9 ) , th a t final dross m us t be consum ed, th a t final po lish ing m us t be endu red .

I t has b een well said th a t “heaven is a p re ­p a red p lace fo r p re p a re d peop le .” U n t i l we have su bm it ted to this final po lish ing of the Spirit, we can n o t perfectly reflect H is d iv ine image, n o r can we be a t o u r best for Jesus Christ.

T h o se w ho w o u ld fly find th a t p rop-driven a i r ­p lanes have w h a t is called a “service ceiling.” T h is m eans th a t a t a ce r ta in a l t i tu de the p ro p e lle r a n d ca rb u re to r efficiency drops off very definitely an d

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I Ik? wing loses its lil t bec ause of the decreased air density; consequently they can c l im b n o higher. Even so, we Chris t ians reach a sp ir i tua l “service ceil ing’’ beyond w hich we can n o t go except by the pow er purchased th rou g h a d d it io na l p rayer an d consecration.

M any forget tha t the C h ris t ian w alk is a h ig h ­way, a n d n o t a dead-end street. Always before us is a n o th e r step, i l lu m in a te d by the g u id in g l igh t of the Spirit. H e w ou ld lead us o nw ard a n d u p w a rd one step a t a time, a n d so long as we will follow, there is always (hat nex t step ah ead of us.

B ut it is n o t inev itab le tha t we keep m oving up. We have salvation, we will m ake heaven, we are serving, a n d some of these nex t steps become very inconven ien t to us. W e get in to a nice, respectable no tch somewhere u p the C hris t ian la d d e r a n d we park . W e still serve, b u t too o ften we d o n o t con­t in u e to grow. T h e nex t step ah ead may be costly. I t may en ta i l increased prayer, a deeper conse­cra tion, exercising m ore faith , o r go ing in to fu l l ­tim e service. Pe rhaps we are t i red of b e ing p o l ­ished, so we w on’t b o th e r to take this n ex t step, th a n k you! I t m ig h t cost us m ore th a n we are w ill ing to pay!

Possibly th a t nex t step may m e an only the e l im ina tio n of some small th in g in o u r daily liv­ing. H o w fa i th fu l a n d p a t ie n t the H o ly Spiri t is! T im e a n d again we feel slightly convicted to m ake some change in o u r living o r in one of o u r every­day habits . B u t we are so clever in ra t iona l iz ing o u r way a ro u n d the tiny convic ting voice of the Spirit! “Surely,’’ we say, “ this small th in g canno t be obs truc t ing my sp ir i tua l progress,” a n d so we b rush aside the qu ie t , persistent convic tion a n d spend years perhaps m i l l in g a ro u n d instead of tak ing th a t nex t s tep th a t w o u ld m e an sp ir i tua l gain. E ventual ly the small things becom e the large things because they im pede o u r progress spiritually .

W h a t ’s one m ore d r in k to an alcoholic, o r one m ore cigarette to a cha in smoker, o r one m ore curse to the profane? B u t to the one w ho has signed “ the p ledge,” or has m a de a covenan t with his God, a n d who professes holiness, just one d i ­gression can be sp ir i tua lly disastrous. T h e “h id d en m a n n a ” (R evela tion 2:17) a n d the “ t ru e riches” (Luke 16:11) of which the Bible speaks arc for those who are wholly obed ien t . T h ese things and tha t strong daily m anifes ta t ion of His Spiri t in o u r lives are con tingen t u p o n o u r w a lk ing “ in the l igh t” (I John 1:7); tha t is, be ing ob ed ien t to the lead ing of H is Spiri t a n d be ing w ill ing to en d u re th a t final po lish ing u n d e r His d iv ine hand .

U n ti l th a t po lish ing process was com pleted , o u r 200-inch telescope was jus t a huge ch u n k of c louded glass; b u t a f te r th a t final po lish ing was finished, it becam e an in s t ru m e n t fa r excell ing an y th in g of its k in d tha t ever has been bu il t . T h e r e p robab ly never will be an o th e r scope even rem otely a p p ro x i ­

m ating it in its pow er to p robe the universe.1 he story is told of a jeweler who kep t his best

gems locked in a vault . W h e n a buye r of real dis­c r im in a t io n cam e in to his store, he w o u ld post one of his clerks in an inconsp icuous spot w ith a shot­gun . W i th this m a n s ta n d in g g u a rd he w o u ld lock the doors of his shop, d raw the b linds , a n d un­locking the v a u l t w o u ld d isplay h is m ost precious jewels. B u t the cost o f these was terrific; enough to d iscourage all b u t the most affluent. These were the beauties, b u t the buye r fo u n d tha t the price was exceedingly h igh.

Even so, m any of G od 's peop le today find that the price for sp ir i tua l pow er also comes very high: tha t one m ust be tr i l l ing to e n d u re th a t final pol­ish ing of the M aster Jew e le r if he w o u ld ultimate­ly become a gem of flawless beau ty fit for H is royal d ia de m (M alach i 3 :17) .

T h is process then concerns th a t perfec tion for which we are e x h o r te d to strive. T h is represents self-negation. T h is is th a t crucifix ion of the self­life th a t every th o u g h t , w ord , a n d d eed m igh t be b ro u g h t u n d e r subject ion. T h is signifies dea th to personal a m b i t io n an d per ta ins to holiness. Th is is tha t final po lish ing which see m ust en d u re , for we are n o th in g w i th o u t it!

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B y WESLEY D. TRACYP asto r, E a s t G ary , Ind iana

“ G U A R A N T E E D — n o t for years, n o t fo r life, but g u a ran teed forever.” T h is s tr ik ing rad io com m er­cial is used to advertise a ce r ta in b r a n d of foun­tain pens. I t appea ls to m o d e rn m an , for pe rm a­nence is a novelty, a n d because we have a na tu ra l desire for security a n d certa in ty . T h e story of h u m a n existence can be su m m ed u p as a “ search for security .” T h e re fo re “g u a ra n te e d fo rever” is fr igh tfu lly m e an in g fu l to us.

I t rem inds us of w ha t the Scrip tures say of our L o rd : “ Jesus Chris t the same yesterday, a n d to day, a n d for ever” (H ebrew s 13:8). Yes, we have heard this claim a b o u t Christ ; b u t we have, by the m o d ­ern teachings, been l ibe ra ted from “ inh e r i ted doc-

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Table of the LordW h ere peo p le ineel a nd s till break bread

In Jesus’ precious nam e,W h ere fr ien d sh ip s w a rm the h ungry heart

l . ih r som e b lu r l i f ted f lam e,

Ui R E R N 1E C E A Y E R S H A I . I .

t r in e ,” “ t ra d i t io n a l beliefs,” a n d “hand-m e-dow n re l ig ion .” W e are the “wise” beneficiaries of the “scientific m e th o d .” E very th ing m us t be criticized, investiga ted , d o cu m en ted , a n d logically p roved or it c a n n o t be accepted . In these p rag m a tic times everyone m us t p ro jec t his ow n search for t ru th a n d certain ty .

A n d so you s ta rt y o u r search for security from scratch. You look a r o u n d an d f ind y o u r ideal am on g those w ho have tasted the tem p o ra l securi­ty of possessions. You are tem p ted a n d perhaps succum b to jo in in g the fran t ic race w ith those who, greedy for gain, arc g rasp ing for go ld a n d sacrificing every p r inc ip le in o rd e r to su r ro u n d themselves w i th “ th ings .”

Hut alas! You are left b eh ind , a n d y o u r hopes give way— u n ti l you no tice those w ho have scaled the he igh ts of posit ion . T h e y arc ex h ib i t in g a b ra n d of security th a t comes w ith pow er a n d in ­fluence. You, in y o u r fears, c lu tch for this new s traw of security. You reach, b u t if you possess you f in d only em ptiness. C e r ta in ty has aga in es­caped you.

B u t you try again . Surely security will come w ith the m u l t ip l ic i ty of friends. So you co m p ro ­mise a n d trad e away conscience a n d charac te r for popu lar ity . You m us t be accepted. You m us t have app rova l. You m u s t “ be long .” H ow ever you soon f ind th a t p o p u la r i ty is passing, a n d in its wake come the sam e o ld u n c e r ta in ty a n d fear.

A t this despera te m o m e n t pleasure whispers, of­fering secret deligh ts as a soo th ing op ia te for your su ffer ing heart . You tu r n to b u ry y o u r troub les in the pleasures of life. You try to ignore the " im ­m o r ta l long ings” of y o u r soul a n d live life o n a l igh t level. B u t experience tells you th a t this too is ho llow a n d f ra u d u le n t . You have been sh o r t­changed a t m a n ’s b a rg a in counter!

T h e r e is n o th in g to d o b u t re trace y o u r steps, slowly, fo r i t is a long way hom e. T h e ro ad is b ru is in g a n d rough , b u t gu id ed by the lan dm ark s of y o u r mistakes, you r e tu r n to the foot o f the Cross. T h e r e you kneel w i th fou led a n d tangled conscience. W i th invis ib le h ands y o u r soul reach­

W here differences are understood A n d enm ities all cease—

O h, here are peop le ga thered ’ro un d A table o f true peace!

W here peop le break a n d share a loaf I n love’s ow n m inis try ,

As H e broke bread for H is dear friends T h a t day in Galilee,

Be it a rich or h u m b le board—I t is the table of the Lord!

es up w ard , c l ing ing to the Cross, w hile f rom y o u r hea r t p o u r rivers of rem orse a n d repentance.

T h e n your eyes are open ed a n d you cry o u t w ith David, “L ord , w h a t w ait I for? m y h ope is in thee” (Psalms 39 :7 ) . T h e n your h e a r t leaps w i th in you as am idst the “m a d d e n in g maze of th ings” you discover reality. N ow, before the Cross all h y ­pocrisy is gone, w i th all self-reliance. T h e t r a p ­pings of tem pora l security notv d isappear before the t ran sp a ren t stare of s tark reality. You are shocked to the very qu ick of y o u r being, a n d y o u r soul qu ivers as it is ba red to E te rna l T r u th . You eagerly ab a n d o n the now dissolved false l ig h t ­houses of m an , for you have discovered som eth ing m ore p o te n t t h a n possessions, m ore pow erfu l tha n position, m ore p e rm a n e n t th a n popu la r i ty , a n d more p leasing th a n pleasure. I t is the Cross “ tow ering o ’er the tv recks of t im e,” f irm in its fo unda tion , secure in its s truc ture , a n d e te rna l in its existence.

A n d after this stormy, soul-shaking discovery— the calm. T h e t ran q u i l l i ty of certa in ty breaks u p o n you as a go lden daw n, h u sh ed a n d still, yet gently m e lt ing llie mists of doub ts a n d fears tha t envelop h u m a n existence a n d w hispering a soul- q u ie t in g m elody of assurance a n d surging, wave­like reassurance. You h e a r the m u r m u r of H is still, small voice, q u ie t , yet as d is t inc t as chimes on a clear m orn ing :

“ 1 am the way, the t ru th , a n d the life . . .” A n d again, “ H e th a t bclieveth in me, tho u g h he were dead, yet shall he live.”

Y our soul is q u ickened a n d overw helm ed w ith the daw n of salvation. You can s tand n o more. T h e n sudden ly it is over, a n d you rest in the r a p ­tu re of certain ty . Y our l ingering ends a n d you rise— rise to w alk in confidence a n d peace, fo r you realize again, o r at last, th a t the re is only O ne w ho is “g u a ran teed — n o t fo r years, n o t fo r life, b u t g u a ran teed forever.” Yes, it is “Jesus Chris t the same yesterday, an d to day, a n d for ever”— the ea r th a n d the heavens “shall perish, . . . b u t th o u a r t the same, a n d thy years shall have no e n d ” (Psalms 102:25-27).

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THE CHURCH AT WORK

Rev. J. L. Mayhall, re tired Nazarene elder of the Dallas District, d ied J a n ­uary 16. His hom e address was 1134 Bloomfield Drive, Dallas 17, Texas.

TH A N K S: My daugh te r , Mrs. J. B. Biggers, an d I wish to th an k all who stood by us with cards, letters, telegrams, and flowers d u r in g the last illness and home-going of Mrs. Littrell. Hers was an " a b u n d a n t en trance" in to tha t "b e t ­ter country." O u r loss is a g reat one, and we desire the prayers of the people as we rally to o u r task.—V. W. I.tTTRia.t., S uper in tenden t o f Virginia District.

Rev. an d Mrs. J. A. Russell will be celebrating their s ixtie th wedding a n n i ­versary on February 14. Hostessing the service and reception will be the ir chil­d re n —Mrs. Chester Pickens, Mrs. R. W. Haefs, Mrs. Cupal Stanfield, an d Rev. J. Reyndal Russell. W ri te them at 1934 Houston Street. Grand Prairie, Texas.

T h e new president of the Hoopeston Area Ministerial Association, following election on January 12. is Rev. P. P. Belew, pastor of Westside Church of the Nazarene, and the new secretary- treasurer is Rev. R obe rt Quanstrom , pastor of First Church of the Nazarene, Hoopeston, Illinois.

Rev. Clive Williams, pastor of the Church of the Nazarene in Oceanside. California , for the past six years, re ­signed on Jan ua ry 1. H e and Mrs. W il­liams have moved to Apache Junct ion , Arizona (Route 2, Box 231), hop ing the change of cl imate will be more favorable for Mrs. Wil liams. B ro ther Williams, now seventy, has served the Church of the Nazarene for forty-six years.

On December 30 the daugh te rs of Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Owen hosted an open house for th e i r p aren ts ’ fort ie th wedding anniversary. T h e y were united in marriage by Dr. E. P. Ellyson on December 28, 1922, a t H utch inson , K an ­sas. T he y have been active and devoted members of the Church of the Nazarene all these years. At p resent they arc members of the Pit tock Grove Church in Portland, Oregon. T h e y have four

married daughters , th ree of whom were present—Mrs. J o h n Gardner , Mrs. W il ­liam Gosselin. an d Mrs. James Gosselin. I'lic fourth daugh te r . Mrs. Floyd J. Perkins, is a Nazarene missionary in Africa. More than one h u n d re d guests were present at the reception, an d the couple received m am cards, telegrams, and gifts.

EVANGELISMI I >V\ Y l i l» i \ \ \ l ( >K S i i i e lm ,,

H ere is the special annou n cem en t we told you to watch for:CONTACT

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Evangelistic Honor RollT h e districts shown report th e follow­

ing churches as having received the Evangelistic H on o r Roll Certif icate. T h i s is presented on the basis of m e m ­bers ret cit ed by profession of fa ith d u r ­ing the assembly year. T h e groups and qualif ication s tandards are shown asfollows:G roup M E M B E R S H IP G U N R f . q u i r f d

I 1-24 4II 25-71 8

I I I 75-149 12I V 150-299 18V 300 and above 25

Membership at Last

Church PastorAUSTRALIA

Assembly Gain

Bundaberg G. Thompson 0 7Fitzroy P. Man?tas 0 12Newtown D. Moschides 0 18Wynnum S. Lavender 20 4Eidsvold E . Hill 24 8Cooparoo J . White 69 14Tarry . . . Go!

BRITISH ISLES SOUTHSt. Helens F . Grossmith 9 5Middletcn L . Porter 17 6

Westhoughton S . Shields 24 6Woodside W. Stranter 25 8Contact to Win!

INDIANAPOLISWillow Grove L . Hughes 17 6Indpls. Fountain Sq. G. Fleming 17 4Indpls. R itter Ave. E . Bryant 24 6Bethel Chapel J . Bailey 25 15Andersonville K. Greene 28 8Greensburg A. Arbuckle 23 9Lawrence J . Short 35 8Mooresville R. Hawn 41 8Warrington R. Roberts 43 9Indpls. Sumner. Ave.. C. Dishon 49 11Indpls. Broad Ripple I. W . Laird 55 8Clermont B . Lewis 58 8Mohawk D. McCaslin 61 9Indpls. North Side C. Chapman 100 15Shelbyville F irst C. Gadbow 166 20Martinsville F irst E . Marvel 166 44Tarry . . . Go!

SOUTH AFRICAPietermaritzburg R. Smith 12 4Lourenco Marques M. Dias 17 16Parys J . Jennings 18 4Ventersdorp R. Hurni 21 21Pretoria S . Theron 27 9Rustenburg G. Tredoux 27 13Klerksdorp P. Schoeman 27 16Potchefstroom L . Kriel 65 13Johannesburg J . Niaclachfan 80 12Contact to Win!

SOUTH ARKANSASSutton B. Stinson 6 8Ashdown J . Honey 22 6DeWitt W. Roberts 22 6West Helena H. Land 70 9N .L .R . Rose City M. Kirkpatrick 106 20N .L .R . Grace B. Jetton 107 13L .R . Broadmoor T . Tompkins 184 19L .R . F irst T . Hermon 515 26Tarry . . . Go!

THE N .Y .P .S .I* \ ! I S K I I . K S . S c a t t i n 11

Distric t N.Y.P.S. p residents on seventy- six s trong dis tricts . . . representa tives ol Nazarene youth! T hese m en anti selected members of th e district councils are g a th er in g on the seven educational zones for an n u a l regional conferences with regional officers of th e general N.Y.P.S. staff. T h e m e of th e confer­ences is p rep a r in g local N.Y.P.S. leader­ship.

T h e conference schedule is:Feb. 11-12 Pasadena Zone—Oak Creek,

ArizonaFeb. 14-15 Bethany Zone—Lake Texo-

ma, Oklahom a Mar. 14-15 N am p a Zone—N am p a, Idaho Mar. 18-19 Olivet Zone—W in o na Lake.

Ind ianaMar. 21-22 E.N.C. Z on e -A lb an y . New

YorkMar. 25-26 Trevccca Zone —A t l a n t a .

Georgia\ l re recognize these district X.Y.P.S.

presidents:Abilene—Rev. R. G. Womack Akron—Rev. R obert Ingland A labam a—Rev. J o h n Banks Alaska—Rev. Charles Powers A lbany—Rev. Jam es Fox Arizona—Rev. Wil Spaite Australia—Mr. Colin H ea rn

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Br. Isles N o r th —Rev. H . G orm an Br. Isles Sou th—Mr. J. R. Rigby C anada Atlan tic—

Rev. Owen Underwood C anada C en tra l—Rev. Ken Dodge C anada Pacific—Mr. Roy Hicks C anada W est—Rev. R on Borden Central C alifo rn ia—

Rev. H a ro ld Stickney Central O hio—Rev. Jay Reiser Chicago C en tra l—Rev. Jay Foster Colorado—Rev. Bill Sullivan Dallas—Rev. W a lte r L itt le Eastern Kentucky—Rev. W il l iam Harsin Eastern M ich igan—Rev. W il l iam Varian East Tennessee—Rev. Charles Patton F lorida—Rev. Eugene Williams Georgia—Rev. W ayn e Mills H aw a i i—Rev. Solomon Kekoa H ou s to n —Rev. Amos H a n n Idaho-O regon—Rev. O m a r B arnhousc Illinois—Rev. Gera ld Green In d ianapo lis—Rev. K enneth Jewell Iowa—Rev. A. D. Foster J o p l in —Rev. J. R . Smith Kansas—Rev. Dwight N euenschwandcr Kansas City—Rev. Ken M eredith Kentucky—Rev. Coolidge G ra n t Los Angeles—Rev. Bill Prince Louis iana—Rev. Don Peal M aine—Rev. George T eague M ichigan—Rev. C. F. Cham pion M innesota—Rev. R ay m o n d Buckley Mississippi—Rev. Charles L am bert Missouri—Rev. I.. Lloyd Brown Nebraska—Rev. Stanley Gerboth N evad a-U tah —Rev. W ilfred Stukas New E ng la nd —Rev. J o h n Cramer New Mexico—Rev. Bob Lindley New York—Rev. George W hets tone N or th Arkansas—Rev. F rank Skillern N or th e rn Califo rn ia—Rev. Bob Anderson N or th Carol ina—Rev. Larry Smith N or th D ako ta—Rev. Cla ire Kern N.E. In d ia n a —Rev. W a l t Graeflin N.E. O klah om a—Rev. R ob e r t Griffin N or thw est—Rev. Charles Wilkes NAY. Illinois—Rev. J im Haselwood N.W. In d ia n a —Rev. Darrell L u th e r N.W . O hio—Rev. Gene Anspach N.W. O k lah om a—Rev. Carl Powers Oregon Pacific—Rev. Roy Green P hi lade lp h ia—Rev. Pau l Basham P i t t sb u rgh —Rev. P au l Bowlby Rocky M o u n ta in —Rev. James Bartz Sacramento—Rev. Don Moore San A n ton io—Rev. B ud G arbe r South Arkansas—Rev. T o m H erm on Southern C al ifo rn ia—Mr. Bob Foster South Carol ina—Rev. Moody G un te r South D ak o ta—Rev. Jam es R a n u m Southwest In d ia n a —Mr. Edward Mason Southeast O k lahom a —

Rev. Clarence Parker Southwest O k lah o m a—

Rev. M arv in Powers Southwest O h io —Rev. I ra East Tennessee—Rev. H aro ld Graves V irgin ia—Rev. David Radcliffe W ash in g ton —Rev. J o h n G ard n e r W ash ing ton Pacific—Rev. Bob D en h am West V irgin ia—Rev. Jack A rche r Wisconsin—Rev. G ordon WetmoTe

FOR CHRISTIAN ACTIONThere’s a new tract just off the press entitled Y o u D on’t H ave to D rink . It was written by Glenn D. Everett, W ashington news corre­spondent. In this tract Mr. Everett says, “I am a nondrinking member of a profession in which social drink­ing is demanded. I am a W ashington newspaperman, covering a political and diplomatic beat.“When I first came to the capital at twenty-three, a decade ago, I was told I’d have to learn to drink, at least enough to be sociable. The cocktail party is W ashington’s greatest social institution, and newsmen have to at­tend hundreds of these parties in the process of cultivating news contacts and m aking acquaintances among public officials.“Back during the old saloon days and during prohibition, drinking had a social stigm a attached to it. Today the situation is reversed. The drink­ing of whiskey and gin cocktails is not only socially acceptable; it’s so­cially demanded. In some small towns the drinker may still be frowned on, but here in the capital city that is not true. Drinking is con­sidered smart.”In the concluding paragraph Mr. Everett says, “Don’t let anyone tell you that you have to drink to be sociable. You don’t. You gain the right kind of friends and prestige and professional advancement lots faster drinking that ginger ale plain, and looking your host right in the eye as you order it.”The entire tract is well written and most helpful. Those interested may order Y o u D on’t H ave to D rin k (No. T-602) direct from the Nazarene Pub­lishing House, Box 527, Kansas City 41, Missouri.EARL C. WOLF, S ecre ta ry

C o m m ittee on P ublic M orals

GENERAL INTERESTS

California Nazarenes Show the Way

California Nazarenes lead th e d e ­n om ina tion in the percentage of m e m ­bership increase in the last twenty years. And the popula t ion flow toward the Golden State is only part ly responsible.

W hile the denom ina tion as a whole recorded a m em bersh ip increase of 85 per cent d u r in g 1942-02, Cal ifornia Nazarenes increased by 158 per cent.

In the same double-decade California more than doubled in popula t ion, going from 8 mil lion to 17,400,000, or a gain of 118 per rent.

In o ther words, this rerent study by the Nazarene Info rm ation Service shows th a t the gain in California Naza­renes exceeded the gain in sta te p o p u ­la tion by 40 p er cent.

Fast Overtaking OhioI t requires no mathematica l wizard to

forecast that , if the Golden State con­tinues its phenom enal ra te of growth In church membership , in an o th er year

or two it will surpass Ohio, the long­t ime leading state in Nazarene church members.

O hio now has 34,140 members in 373 churches. I t has h ad a 76 p er cent gain in members in 20 years.

California has 33,483 members in 321 (hurd les . I t has been growing a t the ra te of 1,000 net gain in members a year.

O th er leading states in o rd er of Naza­rene members: Ind iana , 26,410—55 per cent gain in 20 years; Texas, 17,204—58 p er cent gain; Illinois, 16,086—73 per cent gain; and Oklahoma, 15,719—a gain of 34 p er cent.—N.I.S.

THE LOCAL CHURCHESEvangelist W. L. French reports:

"Since entering the evangelistic field last September, I have conducted re ­vivals in A labama City, Alabama, with Pastor Roy Fuller; a t Florissant Church, St. Louis, Missouri, with Rev. M. H. Stocks; South Side Church, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, with Rev. H. C. T ubbs; Cot­tage Hil l Church, B irmingham, with Pastor N orm an Rickey; at Shawmut, with Rev. H erm an King; a t Fairfax, Alabama, with Pastor Paul Holt; and then to Texas for meetings at Orange with Rev. Kenneth Sparks, an d at Bel­ton with Pastor Doyle Wilson. At each of these places pastor and people were encouraged, and God gave us souls. We greatly enjoyed the fellowship of our wonderful pastors and laymen. W ri te me, rou te 1, Emmet, Arkansas."

Sunday School Evangelists Lyle and Lois Potter report : “Almost n ine years ago we felt clearly tha t we should leave the pastorate and go in to Sunday school prom otion and evangelism. D ur ing this t ime we have traveled 300,000 miles, toured almost every district (some two and three times) , spoken for conven­tions, and held local church Sunday school crusades. God has been good in giving us traveling mercies and health . T h e o ppor tun i ty to work with o u r lay­men, pastors, church school board cha ir­men. and district super intendents has proved a real blessing. W e are indebted to the D ep ar tm en t of Church Schools for giving us a place of service on their staff, and to M anager M. A. L u n n of o u r Publish ing House for assisting us in so many ways. These have been some of the happiest and, we trust, most f rui tfu l years of o u r entire th ir ty years of ministry. Jus t recently we concluded touring the Colorado, Southwest In d i ­ana. and Jop lin districts, and holding Sutulav school crusades a t Kansas City Central Church, Kansas; A lb uq u erq u e Montgomery Heights Church in New Mexico: H enryet ta First and Edmond firs t . Oklahoma; Lincoln First. N e­braska; G rand Junct ion First, Colorado: and Corpus Christi First, Texas. Dur ing this spring we plan to go to the n o r th ­western states, Canada, and Alaska.”

M arienthal, Kansas—On December 9 the Sunnyside Church closed a revival with Evangelists Alva O. an d Gladys Estep as the special workers. God blessed the services, an d several people prayed th ro u gh to victory for p a rd o n anti heart

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purity . W e apprecia ted the preaching of B ro ther Estep, an d th e special s ing­ing of Sister Estep.—R usse l R. M cCol- i.om, Pastor.

Evangelist Mrs. E m m a Irick reports: “T h e year of 1962 was a good one in the work of holiness evangelism, as I was kept busy in twenty-one camps, r e ­vivals, and conventions on eight districts. Because of surgery on May 30, 1 had to cancel meetings for J u n e an d July , but started again on August 4, an d ton- duc ted ten meetings, closing a t Denison. Texas, on December 2. T hese meetings were frui tfu l in souls p raying th rough for pardon an d heart pur ity , anil a goodly n u m b er jo ined the church. We found o ur pastors, in both large and small churches, working h a rd to build the Kingdom, l’astor H om e r Gilbert has finished a lovely church a t Eredonia, a n d Bro ther Melvin D uncan is adding to the sanctuary and bui ld ing Sunday school rooms at Buffalo, while Pastor McCollorn is bui ld ing an educational u n i t a t West Side, Hutch inson , Kansas. In nearly all these meetings we held day services with splendid results, a n d many believers being sanctified. I appreciate o ur fine pastors and people who have trea ted m e graciously, and I was given many calls to re tu rn . I am grateful to God an d o u r church for the many open doors for the vcar of ’63.”

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Pastor Paul E. Hess reports: “Closing on December 2, the church in Corbin, Kentucky, had a very u nusua l week with our district superin tendent , Dr. 1). S. Somerville. H e led us in a Sunday school revival, following th e ‘M u ng er’ plan. I.ast year Corbin reported an average a t tendance of 97: for the first halt of the present church year, the average at tendance was 90; an d the Sunday before the revival began, only 60 were presen t—the lowest of the e n ­tire year. Dr. Somerville’s messages were inspirat ional an d instructional, and he led us in going ou t and f ind ing a t least 50 ’s tar’ families himself. On the clos­

ing Sunday, by actual registrat ion of those a t tending, there were 315 present for Sunday school: this hrokc a record of 254, set ab o u t ten years ago. T h e Corbin church, as well as the London church, which jo ined in th is week of revival, are g rateful to o u r distric t su ­per in ten den t for his enthusiast ic in te r ­est and leadership , and give God thanks for w ha t was accomplished in th is one week. Peeling it to be God's will, I have now resigned to accept a call to pastor o u r church in Glasgow. West Virginia .’’

R e\ . V. \V. Anglin writes: "Afterseveral years of re t irem ent on account of ill hea lth 1 am happy to repo r t for Redway church on the N or th ern Cal i­fornia District—a small church , and we have been going fifty-one miles one way each Sunday for two m o n ths to work with th is loyal g roup . W e joined the church in 1905, took o u r first p as to r­ate in 1916, with no more to start with th an in th is church, and in o u r thirty- two years of activity we never once tu rn ed down any th in g to which we felt God was calling. W e sought only one thing, to know His will, knowing th a t the responsibil i ty of o u r success an d the supplying of o u r need was His. In those pioneer days, w ha t blessing an d miracles of supply we were able to see! Now District Super in tend en t Zachary is trv- ing to find an old-time pastor who is willing to cotnc to a small place with big potentiali t ies. W c have enjoyed preaching and teaching God's W ord to these good folks."

Evangelists W. W. an d W ilm a Gecding write: “W e have an open date , J u n e 6 to 16, an d shall be glad to go as the Lord may direct . W ri te us a t Fletcher , Missouri."

Pastor Dale R. Bisscll writes: “After a wonderful min is try of th ree an d one- h a lf years with o u r church a t Monaca, Pennsylvania, we resigned to accept a call to the church here in Stockdale, on the P ittsburgh District. U p o n o u r arrival we found the parsonage com ­pletely redecorated, and p lans being made to renovate the sanctuary. We have a g roup of dedicated folks here.”

Rev. Albert Pentble writes: “Aftermore than ten years in the pastorate, I have resigned tny church in Sidney, M ontana, to en te r the field of ev an ­gelism. I can carry the full p rogram, i n ­cluding music, and will go anywhere the Lord may lead. I am now m aking u p my slate. W ri te me. R ou te 6. Me- tiomonie, Wisconsin.' '

Evangelist Joe Nor ton wtites: “ Due to the shif ting of a date , I have an open date . March 7 to 17. W ri te me, Box 113. H am lin . Texas."

Rev. J o h n W. H errald , Jr., icpoits: "After spending seven and one-hall

years in Virginia, u n d e r the wonderfu l leadership of Distr ict S uper in tenden t V. W . Litt rel l , an d the past th ree and one-half years with the fine people of th e T im berv il le church , X have accepted a call to pastor o u r church in Miami, West Virginia. God has wonderfully

blessed, the sanctuary has been made m ore at tract ive, h a rm ony prevails , and I h a d two an d one-half years to go on a four-year call, b u t felt it th e L ord ’s will to accept the call to Miami. Also I feel honored to be called to the church where some sixteen years ago I united with the Church of the N azarene and ta u g h t in the Sunday school. Having been gone ab o u t th ir teen years, I am h appy to re tu rn to p rom ote th e work of the Kingdom in th a t place.”

Evangelist |. T . l l rye writes: "1 have an open date . March 20 to 31. which I would like to slate in the South o r Mid­west. W ri te me. c /o o u r Publishing House, P.O. Box 527. Kansas City 41. Missouri."

"SHOWERS of BLESSING" Program Schedule

February 17—“Help for Your Home,” b y D allas B aggett

February 24—“Our R e f u g e and Strength,” b y D allas B aggett March 3—“Tim e Is Tapping Her Foot,” b y R. T. W illia m s, Jr.

Wenatchee. W ash ing ton—O u r recent revival, conducted u n d e r the minis try of Evangelist Tom W cathcrby , was out - s tanding. Several new people found God in saving grace, believers were sanc­tified, an d the church greatly edified. B ro ther W catherby is a rugged p reach ­er. vet courteous and kind, and preaches C o d ’s message with unction an d power. Surely he preached the gospel of sal­vation with the an o in ting of th e Holy Spiri t .—R a y m o n d F. G r i f f i t h , Pastor.

Rev. A r th u r P. Fisher of H am m o nd , Ind iana, wri tes th a t he has re tu rn ed to pastoral work with the church in T e m ­ple. Michigan. H e reports , “T h e Lord is blessing the work with increased a t ­tendance ill every d ep a r tm en t , an d the General Budget a lready overpaid. Also, paid in full are the dis tric t budget, the hom e missions budget, an d th e Sunday school ap p or t io n m en t . W e apprecia te the good work done by o u r predecessor, Rev. Charles Pugh."

Evangelists A. E. an d Pau line Mil ler report : " T h e past year was one of our best in th e evangelist ic field. T h e r e is a spir it of revival in o u r churches. D u r ­ing 1962 we held eighteen revivals in- i h id ing the cam p at H udson . Louisiana. We larvv the whole p rogram , including preaching, singing, music, chalk artistry, and children 's work. W e have two open dates. March 6 to 16 an d April 17 to 23. and will go anywhere the Lord leads. W ri te us. 307 S. Delaware Street. Mi. Gilead, O hio .”

W illiamston , M ich igan—O u r church enjoyed a good w in te r revival with Rev. an d Mrs. Wil lis W eaver as the evangelists. T h e i r m inis try in song and B ro th er W eav er’s wonderful expository messages were deeply appreciated by

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the church. God blessed an d gave sev­eral good a l ta r services with some new people born in to the k ingdom of G o d ­w in iam M. Mack, Reporter .

THE BIBLE LESSONi t y H A R V E Y J . S. HI,A M l Y

T opic fo r F eb ru a ry 17:Is Your R elig ion Real?

Sc r ip t u r e : Mark 7 : 1 - 8 : 2 6 (Printed: Mark 7 :1 -1 3 )Got in n T e x t : T h is people honour-

rth me with I heir lips, hu t the ir hem I is jar from inc. . . . in vain do they worship me. teaching for doctr ines the co m m an d m en ts of men (Mark 7 :6 -7 ) .

For ease of t r ea tm en t, let us divide today's lesson in to two topics: t rad itional religion and real re ligion. Contrary to what some people may th ink , these are not alwavs the same. A m an is not of neccssiiv right just because he claims to preach " the o ld-time re ligion." T h e Pharisees held to what they claimed was " th e o ld-time religion." yet Jesus condemned them fo r t h r ig h t l y / H e said that they were re jecting the c o m m an d ­ments of God in o rder to keep the tradit ions of their fathers. T rad i t io n a l religion as dem onstra ted bv the P h a r i ­sees was not acceptable to Jesus. "Ye have heard that il was said bv them of old time. . . . But 1 sa\ un io y ou ”!M a t t h e w 5 : 2 1 - 2 2 ) , wa s i h c w a v ' H e put it.

Now no people of Jesus' dav had more holy and glorious trad it ions than the Jews, and H e shared in those t r a ­ditions. tor He was a Jew bv n atu ra l birth, the outs tand in g jew of all time. And yet He condem ned the Pharisees, s a t ing they honored God only with their lips, teaching the co m m andm ents of men ra th er th an of God. W h a t h ad h a p ­pened to make th is accusation both possible and valid- And is it possible that we may fall in to the same categort in o u r zeal for the faith of o u r fathers?

First of all. it is possible to mis­in te rp re t the past. Memnrv sometimes plavs us s trange tricks—the p a r t is r e ­membered for the whole, moments of high significance tend ing to color the en ti re past. T h i s is good when it helps us forget the unlovely, h u t not so good when it causes us to make the excep­tional of the past the s tan d ard for the present.

Wc tend to idealize the [last, espe- rially in terms of people, and th is may- lead to mis information. Misconceptions grow u p a ro u n d great nam es and events, and recourse to the his tory books is a l ­wavs enlightening.

Perhaps the greatest difficulty lies in the app licat ion of ancien t practices to new and changing circumstances. JcMts spoke of it as using old and weak containers for the s toring of new wine. T h is is holding on to the past because it is familiar and beloved when it really does not meet th e p resen t need. T h e unconscious motive may be essentially selfish, seeking for security while p ro ­tecting oneself against the risks i n ­volved in f ind ing fresli t r u th s for new situat ions.

No religious traditions, however

sacred and however valuable , can lay claim to divine inspirat ion on a level with the Scriptures. And so the t r a ­dit ions of men are contrasted with the commandments of God. B ut this tloes not give us a complete contrast because tile first is founded upon the second.1 lie difference tomes in the m eaning of Ihc term “com m andm ents .” The Bible thinks of G od ’s com m andm ents as teachings to he taugh t and learned and applied, instructions for the godly life, principles of thought and life which must he wisely app lied u nd er ci rcum ­stances as varied as hot and cold, north and south, black and white, life and death. I his i- vvliv the Holy Spirit was given to guide us in to all t ru th and to make the things of C hrist real to Ilis followers.

Trad it iona l religion may lie real r e ­ligion. but only when it is m ade alive and relevant in the present by the power of God s Spirit working in the hearts and minds of God's people; Only as it helps us to see the real and the true ru n n ing th rough the past, th rough the present, and on in to the never-ending fu ture of the k ingdom of God.Lesson material is based on International Sunday School Lessons, the International Bible Lessons for Christian Teaching, copyrighted by the International Council of Religious Education, and is used by its permission.

DeathsMRS. EMMA W. OJE-ARMSTRONG, age eighty-

seven, died in a hospital in Los Angeles, California, on October 30, 1962. She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene for many years, and held a license to preach. She gave some twenty-five years to child evangelism in Iowa and California, leading hundreds of boys and girls to the altar of prayer, where they found God. She was blessed with radiant health most of her life and found many opportunities of service, as a minister's wife, writing tracts, and was a real prayer warrior. She triumphantly endured a physical affliction for the last ten years of her life . She is survived by her husband, Andrew; two sons: Colonel Clifford V. Oje, of Hawaii; and Master Sargeant Lyle F. Oje, of Covina, California; and one sister, Mrs. E lla Held. Mr. Armstrong, a retired minister, lives in the family home in Glendale, California. Funeral service was conducted in F irst Church, by the pastor, Rev. Neil C. Dirkse, with interment in the Inglewood Cemetery.

MRS. MILDA BAUER ( “ Mother Bauer"), a mem­ber of the Church of the Nazarene in Malden, Mas­sachusetts, for fifty years, died on October 30, 1962. She is survived by two daughters: Miss Louise Bauer, of Everett, Massachusetts; and Mrs. Henrietta M ills.

EARL E . WORDSWORTH of Seattle, Washington, died suddenly, at the age of thirty-eight, on Novem­ber 15, 1962. He was born October 9, 1924, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the fifth child in the pioneer holiness pastor's home of Rev. and Mrs.E . E . Wordsworth. He married Chryste11 Seals on March 27, 1945. For the past sixteen years Earl has been a sales executive for a national sales organization, and traveled all over the United States. He was one of the best-known and best-loved lay­man in the Church of the Nazarene. He was re­markably faithful in attendance to all church services, wholehearted in his support, liberal in his giving, unstinting in praise, exuberant in testimony, fervent in his praying, and consistent in his living. He had been a Nazarene all his life, a devout, lovable Christian, and his home was a Good Samaritan inn for preachers. He served on the Northwest Naza­rene College board of regents, a member of the advisory board of Northwest District, and Sunday school superintendent at Seattle Central Church. He is survived by his wife, Chrysteil; three children, two adopted children; his parents, Rev. and Mrs.F . E . Wordsworth; a brother, John; two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Davis and Mrs. Miriam Reed; and father- and mother-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. B . V. Seals. Funeral service was conducted in Seattle Central Church with Dr. Hardy C. Powers bringing the message and Pastor Mark F . Smith in charge. S ix former pastors served as honorary pallbearers. Interment was in Floral Hills Cemetery.

MRS. EDITH RICHARDS was born In Sauk Centre, Minnesota, November 13, 1879, and died in Everett,Washington, October 30, 1962. She had lived in

Everett for fifteen years, and was a faithful member of F irst Church of the Nazarene. She w ill be re­membered for her radiant sp irit, victorious te sti­monies, and fervent prayers. She served as Sunday school teacher, steward, and was active in theN .F .M .S . She is survived by five sons: Cyril, Ken­neth, W illiam , and Ford, of Everett; and Eugene, of S t. Paul, Minnesota; three daughters: Mrs. RuthMcIntyre, of Billings, Montana; Mrs. Mary Hodge, of Lockport, Illino is; and Adelaide Richards, of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota; and a sister, Mrs. Edna White, of Livingston, Montana. Funeral service was conducted by her pastor, Rev. Wm. E . Ander­son, assisted by Dr. B . V. Seals and Rev. E . L . Bohannon, with burial in Evergreen Cemetery.

MRS. ETH EL STURTEVANT, age sixty-one, diedDecember 13, 1962, in a hospital in Weiser, Idaho. She and her husband were engaged in a revival meeting when she became ill . They had resided at Connell, Washington, since June of 1962. She was horn November 10, 1901, in Marne, Iowa. She was converted in 1918 and sanctified in 1924. She taught school in Mitchell, South Dakota, and there was married to Leon R. Sturtevant on June 11, 1924. Mr. and Mrs. Sturtevant served as mis­sionaries in South Africa from 1928 to 1934; also served churches in Freeman and Mitchell, South Dakota; Ritzville, Washington; Buhl, Meridian, and Nampa, Idaho; Ontario and Montavilla, Oregon. Mrs. Sturtevant was a member of the Mountain ViewChurch of the Nazarene in Portland. She served as N .F .M .S . Council member of the Idaho-Oregon Dis­tr ic t . She was preceded in death by her father, mother, and a brother. She is survived by her hus­band; a son, Robert, of Weiser; a daughter, Mrs. Lucy Loeber, of Connell; three brothers, Ralph, Harold, and Allison W alker; and two sisters, Mrs. Lucy Constable and Mrs. Alice Scofield.

A n n o u n c e m e n t sWEDDING B E LLS

Jerrold R. Lake of Nazarene Theological Seminary and Esther Lois Quigley of Kansas City, Missouri, were united in marriage on December 22 at F irst Church of the Nazarene, Muskogee, Oklahoma, with Rev. George M. Lake, father of the groom, officiat­ing.

Jack Bamell and Mrs. Emmor (Holstein) Rogers were united in marriage on December 26 at Faith Church of the Nazarene, Urbana, Illinois, with Rev. James Holstein, brother of the bride, officiating.

BORN to Rev. and Mrs. Lee Hubbard of Temple, Texas,

a daughter, Kimberly Elaine, on January 11.

-- to Gale and Prebble (Whitley) Dudley of Pasa­dena, California, a son, Gary Eugene, on December 31.

— to Thomas and Dorothy (Tripp) Peters of Orlan­do, Florida, a sen, Randall James, on December 27.

— to Karlos and Mary Morgan of Kansas City, Missouri, a son, Gregg Arthur, on December 20.

to Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Hartzel! of Vacaville, California, a son, Rodney Scott, on December 13.

to Mr. and Mrs. Froble Ham of Vacaville, Cali­fornia, a son, Kenneth David, on November 29.

-to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Ackey of Vacaville, California, a daughter, Marietta Fae, on November

16 ADOPTED— by Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Somerville of

Gresham, Oregon, Faye Anne, infant daughter of Rev. M. A. and the late Mrs. Weigelt (formerly Patricia L . Somerville). Mr. Somerville is the brother of Mrs. Weigelt. who died June 4, 1962.

SPEC IA L PRAYER IS REQUESTED - by Nazarene friends in Colorado who, because

of an accident through no fault of theirs, are be­ing taken advantage of— they need God's help and guidance in a special way;

---by a Christian mother in Ohio for a backslidden son and his wife— the need is great, that God may undertake and the enemy be defeated in their lives;

— by a friend in Texas for a young mother of three little girls, very nervous and having serious difficulty which doctors do not seem able to help— danger of home being broken up— that God may undertake far her physical and spiritual condition.

DirectoriesBOARD OF GENERAL SUPERIN TENDENTS

Office, 6401 The Paseo Kansas City 31, Missouri

SAM UEL YOUNG— Chairman HUGH C. BENNER— Vice-chairman

V. H. LEW IS— Secretary HARDY C. POWERSG. B. W ILLIAMSON D. I . VANDERP00L

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Christian Lawyers OrganizeC h ic a g o , I I I . (EP) —Attorney Gerri t

P. Groen has announced here th e for­mation of the Chris tian Legal Society, a new lay religious g roup for Chris tian lawyers of the Protestant faith.

Mr. Groen. who is serving as first president of the group, said the purpose of this society is to provide an o p p o r ­tunity for fellowship am ong Chris tian lawyers an d to provide a fo rum for the discussion of p roblems in re la t ing Chris tianity to the law. T h e g roup will also he lp p rom ote h igh s tandards of legal ethics, he said, an d will encourage and aid deserving young s tudents p re ­par ing for the legal profession.

Named vice-president of the g roup was Paul Barnard , professor of law at Stetson University, St. Petersburg, F lor­ida.

Nam ed to the original board of d irec­tors, in add it ion to these officers, were Henrv L. Brinks, E lm er W. Johnson, and G lenn R. W inters of Chicago; W il ­liam Ellis, Seattle, W ashington; Henry Nuss, Dallas. Texas; Roycc Lewellen. Solvang, California; and Jacob Stani. Jr., Paterson, New Jersey.

Members of the Chris tian Legal So­ciety must be licensed to practice law in the Uni ted States or Canada, be members in good s tand ing of a P ro t­estant church, acknowledge the Bible as the inspired W o rd of God, and accept the basic fo rm ula t ion of Chris­tian doctr ine as represented in the Apostles' Creed and similar historic declarations.A.B.S. Names First Secretary for Africa

N e w Y o rk (E P ) —T h e American Bible Society has nam ed its first secretary for Africa: Paul A. Hopkins, of P h i la ­delph ia , executive secretary of the E van­gelical Foundation .

T h e ap p o in tm en t follows the Society’s recent decision to expand its work in Scrip ture d is t r ibu tion in to twenty-five add itional African countries, b ring ing to thirty-six the n u m b e r of nations served.

In 1961 the A.B.S. d is t r ibu ted more than 384,000 copies of Scriptures in Africa. At present a t least one book of die Bible has been translated in to 401 African tongues.

Mr. Hopkins has been in charge of the Evangelical Foundation 's p roduction of religious films, television programs, and C hris tian l i terature. H e is a former business manager of the Inter-Varsity Chris tian Fellowship. W o rk ing with the N or th African Mission in Brita in, he traveled th ro u gh ou t N or th Africa.

An elder a t P h i lade lp h ia ’s T e n th Presbyterian Church , Mr. H opkins is

O i lirm ver c o m e rC on ducted b y W. T. PUKKISER, E ditorWhat effect does abstinence from food have on prayer? Or what is ac­complished by fasting and prayer that is not accomplished by prayer alone?

I ’m not sure th a t I know exactly wha t the re la tionship is, b u t I do know there is one. N ei ther fast ing nor p rayer is a m a t te r of merit . T h a t is, we do not earn God's favor or deserve th e a n ­swers more by w ha t we do. B u t both are His app o in ted ways of releasing spir i tua l power in o u r lives.

Perhaps we could say th a t the fact th a t God has expressed His will for us in regard to fast ing an d p rayer is suf­

ficient reason for the practice of both. Jesus said in M a t t h e w 6:16, “ W h en ye fast ,” j us t as H e said in 6:6, "W hen thou prayest.” H e said of His disciples tha t , af te r H e h a d left them , " then shall they fast in those days” (Mark 2 :20) . Fasting an d p rayer was common in the Early C hurch , as is seen in Acts 13:?; 14:23; I C or in th ians 7:5; II Co­rin th ians 6:5 and 11:27.

In view of our church’s disapproval of m arriages between our young people and Catholics, is it consistent for a pastor to officiate at these marriages? When he does officiate, would this not give unm arried young people of his congregation the im pression that a m ixed union is not such a bad thing after all, particularly when the cerem ony is held in the Nazarene churchbuilding itself? Would not a pastor’s refusal to have a part in it help toawaken the Protestant young people to a realization of the fearful mistake that is being made?thoroughly scl. a pastor 's judgmentmight indicate tha t he could influence the unconverted pa r l y more by p e r f o r m ­ing the ceremony th an he could bywa sh i n g hi s h a n d s of the whole m at te r and in effect a l iena ting perm anen t ly his own young person as well as the other.

Such quest ions as th is are almost im ­possible to answer in the abstract, and whatever is said is b ou n d to seem to be wrong to some. O ne would have to know the young people personally and know their respective backgrounds and a t t i t ude s t h or o u g h ly in o rder to know what was th e j ud i c i ous and r igh t th ing to do in such a case.

First, let it be said th a t mixed m a r ­riages (Protestant-Catholic) are, fromthe s tandpo in t of both P rotestant and Catholic, risky and thoroughly i n ­advisable. Everyth ing should be done to discourage them. On the o ther hand , any young person of C a th ­olic background who would consent to be m arried by a P rotestant m in is ter in a Protestant church is certainly no t a very strong Catholic.

There is very good prospect th a t such a to t ing person could be won to a real experience of Christ. Unless this is done, the Protestant young personshould he urged not to go th rough with the marriage. But if they areWhen an elder or licensed preacher is present at the district assem bly and gives his report and it is received and his character passed, does this make him eligible to pastor or preach anywhere on this district w ithout the approval or disapproval of the district superintendent in charge? If not, why not?

I t does not. All pastoral a r ra ng e ­ments on any district are subject to the approval of th e district super in tenden t . An d no min is ter of the C hu r ch of the Nazarene may "regularly conduct in d e­pendent church activities which are not und er the d irection of the Church of the Nazarene. or be connected with the opera t ing staff of an in d ep en de n t church or o ther religious g ro u p ” “w itho u t the written approval of the district advisory board of the Assembly District in which be holds his ministeria l m em bersh ip or the written approval of the Board of General Super in tenden ts” (Manual, par.

273).T h e reason, of course, is th a t license

to preach or o rd ination to the minis try by any d enom ina tion is always subject to the guidance and rules of o rder of the church which grants the ministerial recognit ion. For the Church of the Na/arcne . these are set forth in the M anual of the church . If this question indicates a p roblem in which the de­cision of a dis tric t sup er in ten d en t is challenged, the m a t te r may alwavs be referred to the general super in tenden t hav ing jurisdic tion.

cha irm an of the Phi lade lphia Presbv- board m em b er of the G rea te r Phila- tery's public relations committee and delph ia Council of Churches.

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W e in lan d e rs do no t know m u ch a b o u t the sea. T h e sea has b u t l it t le a t t rac t io n for us. Beyond an occasional su m m er vacation at the beach, we p refer the hill country , w here we feel safe a n d secure.

O u r l im ited know ledge of the sea, however, does n o t keep us from u n d e rs ta n d in g the t ru th tha t the re a re ships th a t never arrive. Many a sh ip sets sail for some d is tan t p o r t never to arrive. Every deta i l of the jou rn ey was well p la nn ed ; every m a ­terial necessity was p rov ided ; b u t somewhere b e ­tween the p o r t of e m b a rk a t io n a n d the po r t of des t in a t io n so m e th in g ha p p e n e d , a n d the sh ip never arrived.

T h e r e was a case of this w hen Je h o sh a p h a t was k ing of Judah. T h e fo u r th k ing to succeed Solomon on the th rone , he came a t a t im e w hen the business of the n a t io n was in a recession a n d he w an ted to rega in some of the p rosperity th a t had existed d u r ­ing the reign of Solomon. T o accom plish this end , J eh o sh ap h a t t r ied to re-establish trad e w ith the eastern ports of the R e d Sea a t the h ead of the G u lf of A q ab ah . T r a d e w ith these ports h a d b ro u g h t g rea t p ro f i t a n d luxu ry to Solomon, an d J e h o sh a p h a t w a n te d to ta p the same resources. W e read a b o u t this in the last ch a p te r of I Kings. T h e k in g ’s efforts are su m m ed u p in these b rie f b u t c lear words: “ Jeh o sh ap h a t m ade ships of T h a rsh ish to go to O p h i r for gold: h u t they w ent not; for the ships were b ro k en a t Ezion-geber” (22:48).

T h e ships never a rrived . T h e r e isn’t m u ch m ore th a t cou ld be said. T h e ships were well bu il t , the p lans carefully laid, a n d the course tho ugh tfu l ly charted . B u t the re were factors they could n o t co n ­trol, a n d som ew here be tw een the po r t of e m b a rk a ­t ion an d the p o r t of d es t ina t ion the ships were wrecked a n d the carefu lly la id p lans of K ing J e ­h o sh a p h a t cam e to a n unsuccessful end. T h e ships of the k in g never arrived.

W h e n we were c h i ld ren grow ing u p a n d some­times w a n t in g th ings th a t the family b u dg e t w otdd n o t allow, my g ra n d m o th e r w o u ld say, “ Just wait u n t i l o u r sh ip comes in .” J used to im agine w hat

tha t sh ip was like, b ea r in g its cargo of goods tha t appea led to the h e a r t of a youngster. W e waited for tha t sh ip to arrive, carrying m erchandise tha t w ou ld de l igh t any boy; b u t it never came. Some­where between the d ream a n d the rea liza tion ou r sh ip was lost.

Perhaps you too have h a d ships th a t never arrived. In spite of the careful p lans you m ade, your ship was lost at sea an d w ith it the un fu lf i l led dreams of your life. D isappo in tm en ts come w hen ships are wrecked an d never arrive.

T h e r e is a sense in which each ind iv idua l life is like a ship.

First, consider the sh ip itself. O n ly the best of materials a n d the finest w orkm ansh ip shou ld go in to the cons truc t ion of a ship. Ships are no t m ade for fair w ea ther a n d sm ooth sailing alone; they m ust be b u il t to face the storms tha t come, and e n d u re the p o un d in g of the sea. Your body (the physical house in w hich you live) is the sh ip tha t m ust carry you on the voyage of life. I t is the only one tha t you will ever have to house y o u r soul; therefore you shou ld take the best care to see tha t it is kep t s trong a n d healthy, a n d thus able to face the storms tha t inevitably con fron t us as we cross the sea of life.

N ext, consider the chart by which you sail. N o t only m ust a sh ip have the best of materia ls a n d the finest construction; it m us t also have a ch a r t by which to sail, a n d a compass to keep it on the chart. N o m a t te r how strong the sh ip may be, if it has no char t to sail by, it will u lt im a te ly be lost. T h e sh ip may have a p o r t in m ind , b u t w i th o u t a chart an d a compass, the possibility of a rr iv ing there is very slight. T h e ch a r t p rov ided us for the sh ip of life is the Holy Bible. I n this sacred Book are found the rules by w hich one m us t live if he wants his life to co u n t for som eth ing w orthw hile . T h is Book conta ins all the know ledge necessary to b r ing your sh ip of life to the p o r t of destination .

B u t a ch a r t is of no value unless you have a p ilo t w ho can read a n d keep your sh ip on the r igh t course. It is o u r good fo r tu ne to have the L ord Jesus Chris t to serve as P i lo t o n o u r sh ip of life. H ere is O n e who is tho rough ly fam il ia r w ith the Bible, a n d H is very life in te rp re ts it for us. H e knows where the dangerous shoals are u p o n which ships are f requen tly wrecked; H e can keep us s tead­fast on o u r course th ro u g h any s torm th a t may confron t us.

O u r bodies are the ships in which we sail; the Bible is o u r C h a r t a n d Compass; Jesus Chris t is ou r Pilo t; the H oly Spirit, o u r Power; a n d these will safely b ring us th rough . “W hich hope we have as an an cho r of the soul, b o th sure an d stedfast, an d which en te re th in to tha t w ith in the veil” (Hebrews 6 : 1 9 ) . — J o h n n i e E l l i o t t , P a s t o r , McPherson C hurch, M ansfie ld , Ohio.

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