The Baptist Record Jan. 10. 1991

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by  Mississippi Baptist Convention

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Thursday, January 10, 19% Published Since 1877

—Drawing by Michelle Weaver
Pastor’ S Chtiatmac wish comes true
By Anne W. McWilliams
‘AllIwant forChristmas ...isa the project. Various individuals and ed. During his teens , though, he had Jesus loves me!” Dr. Ward does not prosthesis. Asthepastorsatencircl-
yh—aanndadf
.”’ If that was churches have helped to pay the becomerebelliousandstoppedgoing ordseiepantienatsirnhiisoffliceyex- ed by friends who had shown their
Manuel Ponce’s Christmas wish for hospital costs of $5,000 or $6,000. tochurch. He marrieda girl named cept on Wednesdays, and this was a love and concern, tears suddenly
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1990, as itwellmayhavebeen, then Otherswhowishtohave apartinpay- Cruz. “ThenIhadtwowomenfussing Friday. Yet he had a to see sp tohiseyesanda broadsmile

it came true. Thanks to some ing the remaining $2,100 may send atme!”herecalls—“mymotherand Manuel.Thatmorning Honduran s hisface. Hereachedforthe
Mississippians, plus a few others. contributions te Hollandale Baptist mywife.” Soheranawayfromthem hadobtained aprosthesis; at the of- doétor and gave him a warm Latin
Manuel,the—ofFirstBaptist Church, Hollandale, MS for the toGuatemala, andfoundajobasan fice of Dr. Ballard. He could walk American hug.
Church,5Tegucigalpa, Honduras, lost Manuel Ponce Fund. electrician. His thirddayonthe new .around in the lobby withonly a very God’spromise,inManuel’sfavorite
hisleftha hisrightfoot12a At the time of Manuel’s accident, job,hegottheshockthatsent him to slightlimp.WhenofferedaCocaCola, verse,Joshua 1:9,hadnotfailedhim:
agoastheresultofanelectricshock only the frontsectionofhis footwas thehospital, peers unconscious. hereachedforitwithhisnew“hand.” “.. Bestrongandofagoodcourage;
anaccidentonhisjobaselectrician. ee leaving a portion of the Buthehearda sayheprobably Later, in the office, Dr. Ward ex- be not afraid, neither be thou
OnDec. 14, 1990, hewas fittedwith Constantwalking on that curv- would die; he prayed, “Lord, if you amined Manuel's leg and gave him dismayed: for the Lord thy God is
an artificial foot, soon after he'd editoutofshape. Thoughsomedoc- willletme‘live, T'lllivemylifeentirely instructions on proper use of the with theewhithersoever thou goest.”
receiveda “hand,”ahooktohelphim torshadgiven opinionthattherest for you.”
hoaldierhandle objects... ofthefootneededtobeamputatedat Minusahandandafoot, hereturn-
zier Ward, orthopedic surgeon anklelevel,Dr. WardtoldManuel,on edhome,andsurrenderedtopreach.
who is a member of Broadmoor first evaluation, that he could While he studied at the Baptist
Church, Jackson, gave his services. reconstruct the heel. This he did in SeminaryinTegucigalpa, heplahted
PaulBallardofJackson, formermis- Sept. 10 surgery at University three churches, often walking two
sionary to Colombia, whosespecial- Hospital,Jackson.TheDecembertrip miles to church, on his stump of a
ty is fitting protheses, also gave his toMississippiwasManuel'sfourthin heel. His pastorate at First Baptist,
services. David Lema, Cuban-born 1990. Tegucigalpa, is his second at that
pastoroftheEmmanuelSpanishBap- Actually,theaceidentadozenyears church.
tist Mission of Williams Boulevard ago was a pivotal point in Manuel’s On Dec. 14, a week before
Church,Kenner,La.,actedashostand ‘life. Hehad beenbornintoa Baptist Christmas, he sat in the lobby ofthe
translator,as,well astransportation homein igalpaandasaboyhad PavilionatUniversityHospital,hum-
provide—rtoairport,doctors’offices, becomea istianandbeenbaptiz- ming, “The wonder of it all — that
and hospital.
Last spring Bill Dollahite of Isola
led a medical/dental mission trip to
Calaire, Honduras. At that time, the
team of dentists, doctors, andphar-
macists, most from Mississippi, in-
itiated the pastor’s treatment in the
United States. Dollahitecoordinated°

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ManuelPoncemodelshisnewrightfoot. Seatedwithhimare,lefttorigtit, David
LemaofKenner,La.,hishostandtranslator;R.J. Reynolds,Newtondentist; Murray
Estess,pharmacist,sonofDottieEstessofHollandale,whoisseatedbesidehim.
Mrs.Estessandherhusband,John, adoctor,wereonthemissionteamthatwent
ManuelPonceholds aCocaColawith toHonduraslastspring. SowasReynolds.TheywereamongthosewhohelpedPonce AtearysmilelightsthefaceofManuelPonceashereachesouttogiveorthopedic
hisnew “hand.” cometoMissifsorsmeidicpalpaiid. surgeon,FrazierWard, abearhug,afterreceiving anewright “foot.”
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A Prayer for
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fortheslowerlistener. “OnlytheKing shouldbeurgedupon poorchurches.” languages. It has been translated e pray forSacdam Hussein and George Bush.
James Version of the Bibleis really Manypreacherscontinuedtousethe moreoftenand intomore languages % iWi
inspired.” Later in a Bible school Latin, Greek, orsomeother transla- than any other book. More will be es Enlightentheirminds and fill theirNearts
advertisement I noticed, “Only the tionlongafter 1611. Theindependent forthcoming. NoversionWilleverbe Betke withthepower ofyourcreative love.
-KJV used in classes.” churchescutthemselvesoff fromthe considered as the final translation.
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from the KJV and I prefer using it Bible. = question.Somewillcontinuetoprefer © - are protected from the sufferings ofwar.
whenpreaching. However, instudying Thecommonpeopleglatlyreceiv- theKJV. TheNew InternationalVer- -
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education |Colonial Heights sets |
The crisis in Baptist
_“Qperation Prayer Shield”.

By Ronald E. Bishop
Aspecialdayofprayer,designatedas“OperationPrayerShield,”for
Severalyearsago,afriendofmine, who had spent three years pursuing crediting associations. Let’s set our divine guidance in ving the Middle East Gulfcrisis will be held at
a pastor in another denomination, amaster’sdegreeinNew Orleans.His own rules.” .. Colonial Heights Church, Jackson, on Friday, Jan. 11, four days prior
remarkedto me, “YouBaptistshave evaluation of his time spent and the My friend may have been right. to the Jan. 15 deadline for Iraqi withdrawalfrom Kuwait.
it made. Wehave tofinish college in education he received convincedme Maybewearelargelylazyandpoorly- Thejointeffort isbeinghosted membersofColonialHeights,located
order to be ordained. You don’t have of the soundness of our graduate motivated. Maybewe want the easy onOldCantonRoad,withthesupportofpastorsandleadersfromfour
togo to school at all.” programs. wayout.Itseemsthattherearemany otherchurchesinthearea.Pastorsfromeachofthefourchurcheswill
He claimed to know e in his There were times when I became of us who want to set all the rules. leadone-hourspecialprayeremphasisperiods,beginningat10a.m.on
denominationwhohad becomeBap- frustratedinmystudies. Onewasthe That way we will always win. Or, as the 1ith.
tists in order to “get by easily.” time when:a friend announced that one of the pamphlets I receive fre- Thepastorsandthehourstheywillleadare: 10a.m. —BobbyWilliam-
patientsico onl—izationst she had earned her M.A. in another quentlyfrom mail-orderBibleschools son, Park Place Church, Brandon; 11 a.m. — Jerry Young, New Hope
ists as lazy poorly-motiva field in only one year. Another was Says, “You can not receive a failing Church,Jackson; 12noon—JohnCase,ChristUnitedMethodistChurch,
annoyedme.YetIrealizedthathisat- when I read that one of my college gradeat our school.” Jackson; and 1 p.m. — James Baird, First Presbyterian Church,
titudewascom amongthosewho classmateswas now “Doctor Soand Qualityeducationtakestime,andit Jackson.
are requiredS to demonstrate So,” having chosen a quicker and takesmoney.Ifthereisnotthechance The public is invited toattend anyorall of thespecial hour-prayer
academic discipline. easier route. offailinga course, what is thevalue sessionstheydesire,accordingtoBillDavidson,associatPeeayof Col-
My next confrontation concerning But I knew all the time that of apcow ¥ onialHeights. Hesai churchwillopenitsdoorsfor wishing
ChristianeducationoccurredwhenI everyone would know the difference To think that a doctor of theol \tocomebyforprayer duri
theentireday,beginningat6a.m.tobenefit
William CareyCollege SensingGod's between his orher education and degreecanbeboughtwith$400anda —goingtowork,anduntil8p.m. forthosewishingtocomebyafter ©
’s ay,gam Ifinished. Mostimportant- year spent with the mailbox is work.
direction int-o caeo vocation, I ly,Iwouldknowthedifference. After ludicrous. To think that one can do
didnotchoosetogetbyeasily.Rather, spending nine years at a fully- serious study for service to God “in
oInslaywgtehneernaeledsftourdipersofbicuitenicnyteinnsniovet saecmcirneadriyt,edI knoSwoutthheerdni’ffereBnacpe.tist pryioourritsipeasr.etime”reveal;squestionable | Cooperative Program gifts up in‘{990
studyinthefieldofreligionandBible. Recent developments in Baptist ~Perhapsweall *afor =
Iwas accoonsedtayebydamanin education have continued to dismay poor conception on. In- Mississippi —churches gave
thedepartmentstorewhereIworked many whoareconcernedwithquali- dividualsaretoblamewhen lust $20,085,836 through the Cooperative

part-time. He was a Baptist, but of ty education. One ofour seminaries afteraccomplishment,notwan to ram in 1990 for worldwide
anothersort. Hethoughtthateduca- hascomedangerouslyclosetolosing pay the price. Churches share the inistries,announcedBillCausey,ex-

tionwastheworkofthedevil. Ishall accreditation due to the academic responsibility inbeingunsympathetic ecutive director-treasurer, MBCB.
never forget his words, “If God has disregard of the trustees and ad- coelinient MaielotesFaceit,itismore Thisis2.5percentoverthe anticipated
called you to preach, then quit ministration. Many Baptistscholars convenient topermit staffmembers budgetandmeets thechallengesec-
wastingyourtimegoingtoschool.Get have left our institutions. The pro- toorderadiplomathantoallow-them tion of the budget. ' ~ ~
out there and preach!” , spect of replacing them with people tobeabsentwhileattendingclasses. “Ttalsoisa$1,179,498or6.2percent ‘ ai )m|
I thought it was sad that someone committed to open inquiry looks Perhaps we all need to share the increaseoverthepreviousyear,”said - f.' |cd
living inthe20th Centurycouldhave bleak. responsibility of knowing the dif- Causey. “The annual budget of VAAL | DW 77 Bee
such an opinion. ‘ Some among us are even 4dd- ferencebetweenanA.Div.,anM:Div., $19,581,130wassurpassedby$504,706.
Even before graduating from col- vocating “self-accreditation.” Their and M.R.E., a D.Min., and Ed.D., a Thischallengesectionof$500,000will
e,Ihaddetertomseiektnheebedst is, “Let’signoretheimpor- Ph.D.,andaTh.D. Orarewetoolazy be divided, 50 percent to Christian

ationpossible. IchoseaSouthern tance of our reputation within the and poorly-motivated to care? education, 25 percent to SBC causes
Baptistseminaryforseveralreasons. largeracademiccircle. Forgetbeing RonaldE.BishopispastorofSalem and25percenttoMississippiBaptist
One was the teStimonyofmy pastor, accredited by independent ac- Church, Collins: Convention Board causes.’

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e Baptist Rerord
recommendations for
key SBC appointments
JOURNAL OF THE MISSISSIPP! BAPTIST CONVENTION NASHVILLE (BP) — Southern — The full name of the nominee;
BaptistConventionPresidentMorris completemailingaddress; homeand
Thursday, January 10, 1991 Published Since 1877 Chapman issued an open letter, business telephone numbers, in-
releasedDec. 12,seekingrecommen- cluding area code;
dations of people to be appointed to — The committee to which the
Disaster unit ministers key SBC committees. nomineeisbeingrecommended; any
“T am initiating the processwhich previousserviceonanySBCcommit-
will lead to choosing individuals to tee and/or board;
serveourconventionas members of Whether the nominee is
the 1991 Committee on Committees, employed by a church ‘r any
after storm inVaiden Resolutions Committee, Credentials denominationalentityorisa layper-
“Committee, andTellersCommittee,” son, including thecorrect titleoroc-
wrote Chapman, pastor of First cupationandcompletebusinessmail-
Church in Wichita Falls, Texas. ing address;
Theconvention president appoints —Thenominee'schurchaffiliation,
' the four key committees that will includingthechurchmailingaddress
By Tim Nicholas serve June 4-6, 1991, at the annual and telephone number; total church
meeting in Atlanta. membership and the amount and
The courthouse clock in Vaiden,
The Committee on Committees, percentage given through the
Miss.,stoppedat5:04p.m.onFriday,
composedoftwomembersfromeach CooperativeProgramunifiedbudget
Dec. 21, when a tornado destroyed
qualified state, nominates the Com- during 198990;
largesectionsofthecommunity. But
mittee on Nominations and other —Thenymberofbaptisms during
whentheclockstopped, Baptistswent
committees not otherwise provided 1989-90 in the nominee’s church, and
to work ministering to victims. —
fer. whetherthenomineeplans toattend
Vaiden Baptist Church Pastor R.
The Resolutions Committee, made the 1991 annual meeting.
LeonHollyhuddledwithhisfamilyin
upof10members,consistingofthree Chapman identified again other
the pastorium by the church as the
members of the Executive Commit- personalqualifications. Thenominees
tornado blew through the north
tee, handlesallresolutions presented appointed must:
_Mississippi town.
during the-annual meeting. 1. Be a cooperating Southern
Just after the tornado ripped
TheCredentialsCommittee, which Baptist;
through the town, a church member
included 28 members last year, 2. Have a commitment to
phonedHollytosayafellowmember TheMississippiBaptistDisasterReliefUnitwascalled intoactionfrom itshome
oversees registration. perpetuating an allegiance to God’s
had lost his home. “We went across base in nearby KosciuskotoVaidentoserve prisonerswho wereaiding in cleanup The Tellers Committee, consisting perfectWordthroughtheinstitutional
town and found them (the family) efforts following a tornado tliere.
of 15memberslastyear, tabulatesall life of Southern Baptists; and
wandering in the rain,” said Holly,
votes taken at the annual meeting. 3. Be in agreement with thePeace
who took the family’s children and - Chapmannotedqualitiesheislook- Committee’sstatementon Scripture.
began checkingotherareas of town.
ing for in making his appointments: “While I will stay within these
Thoughtherainwasstillcomingin
& “I hope to appoint persons whose cooperative and_ theological
torrents, “Ibegantowalk,” saidHol- spirit reflects a deep love for and a guidelinesinmyappointments, Iwill,
ly, who scrambled down the litter- fresh walk with our dear Lord Jesus asIpledged,reachbeyondperceived
choked roads, checking up onother Christ. political parameters,’ Chapman
church families in the path of the “Personsservingonthesecommit- stated.
twister. teesshouldhaveagenuineburdenfor Recommendationformsmaybeob-
He went to the mobile home of lostsouls. IknowthateverySouthern tainedbywritingMarthaGaddis,The
churchSundaySchooldirectorLarry
Baptistrecognizes theimportanceof ExecutiveCommittee,901Commerce
Ingram,whosehomehadblownabout recommending persons who have Street, Nashville, TN, 37203.
100feetfromitsfoundationandwrap- qualitiesandabilitieswhichareuni- Chapman asked people wishing to
ped itselfaround a pine tree. Fellow
quely suited for serving on an SBC make recommendations to send the
memberMarkHavenshadarriveda . committee. completed recommendation form to
short while ahead of Holly. “We had
Chapman explained, “Only the him personally at First Baptist
walked around the scene for several namesandinformationsubmittedon Church, 1200 Ninth Street, Wichita
minutes beforewehearda‘tittle girl
a completed recommendation form -Falls,TX,76301.Theenvelopeshould
cry,” said Havens. will be fully considered.” bemarked “SBCCommitteeRecom-
Ingram had taken his 4-year-old The information should include: mendations.”
daughter Rachel to the bathroom,
coveredherwithhisbodyandheldon- Christian pastor
to the toilet. MarshallJeffriesofFirstChurch,Brandon,adisasterreliefvolunteer,servesPar-
Theybothsurvived. Havenspulled chman inmateswhowere assisting in theVaidencleanup. These inmatesarefirst-
proces f ry ng »tag _timeoffenders, servingshort terms, in para-militarytrainingwith the ideathat Par- executed amid new
compani to ital. chman “is not a place to come back to,” said a supervisor.
wasrecovering,asisoywmwhose
. Another church family, the Paces, Dec.23andcontinuedthrough‘Thurs-
backhadbeenpunctbuyarsteedel
suffered the death of a daughter, day, Dec. 27. That effort provided
door frame,theskinonhisback repression in Iran
12-year-oldKristie, asa resultofthe about 1,600-1,800 hot meals. The
flayed away by the wind.
tornado. Their other two daughters, disaster relief unitarrivedJan. 2 to
a injured, were recovering. feedParchmanprisonersbroughtin
- Holly andhiswifeGenevastayedat to handle cleanup and was to stay
theLexingtonHospitalwiththePace throughthemiddleofthisweek.The LONDON (BP) — A Christian regationthere. AchurchSoodmand
familytoaboutfourthenextmorning. ee pastorhasbeenexecutedinIranamid led in Mashadwasclosedbythe
Meanwhile,JimDidlakeoftheCon- a new wave of repression against government in 1988.
ventionBoard'sBrotherhoodstaffhad Meanwhile, the Vaiden church Christian believers and churches in The pastor had been conducting
been monitoring the weather’s ac- organized itself for res . Five the country. privatemeetingssincetheclosingof
tivities. Didlake, on-site coordinator familieshadeverything so Sources inside Iran reported that theMashadchurch, butsourcessaid
for re Baptist Disaster Hollycalledtogetherfive unaffected Hossein Soodmand, 55, an ordained thegovernmentknewofthemeetings.
Relief,leftat -thirtythatmorning couplestoserveasadisastercommit- Assemblies of God minister, was WhenSoodmandarrivedinGorgan
forVaidenwithEdBailey,adisaster tee.Theirimmediateworkwastopur- hanged Dec. 3 after being tortured hewasarrested bylocal authorities,
crew ra aeane ame chase Christmas gifts for the five duringtwomonthsofimprisonment. blindfolded,andtakenawayforinter-
Togetherwii i ice, families, particularly the children. Soodmand’sbodywasnotreleased rogation, sources said. He then was
made a windshield survey of the PaulHarrell,stateBrotherhooddirec- forburial. Fellowpastorswhovisited orderedtoleaveGorganandreturnto
damage. tor, told Holly the immediately a prison in Mashad, a city in nor- Mashad.
ThenDidlakepickedupHolly, who available $1,000 of disaster -relief ¢heasternIran,weretoldofthehang- Upon arrival back in Mashad, he
hadhadabout two hours’ sleep, and moneycould,indeed,bespentonsuch ingandwereshownacoroner’sreport was arrested again and imprisoned.

they met with the county clerk, the gifts. stating Soodmand was dead. Duringthefollowingfourweeks,Sood-
boardofsupervisors, and RedCross However,bythenextevening,chur- Authorities escorted them to an mand reportedly was subjected to
staff. Asaresultofthatmeeting, the chesand individuals had beguncon- isolated grave and told them it con- public mockery for his faith and
Baptists were asked to handle food tactingtheVaiden church, sending tainedSoodmand’sbody. Thepastors orderedtoprayaloudrepeatedly. He
servicesduringthedisasterresponse. money for relief. And the disaster saidthegravewas not inacemetery alsowastortured,sourcessaid,butno
The Salvation Army would handle committee’s responsibilities in- but ina location they deemed “not a detailswereavailableontheextentof
_
clothing distribution. creased. respectable place” for burials. the torture. :
The kitchen at the church was too As of last week, more than $28,000 Soodmand was one ofa handful of Hewas releasedonbail foratime,
R. Leon Holly, pastor of VaideRen Bap- small, but since school was out, wasinhandatthechurch,sothecom- Iranian pastors who have left Islam then rearrested and imprisoned for
tistChurch, hasahotmealtotakesome VaidenHigh’skitchenwaspressedin- mittee now has the job of “making andaccepted the Christian faith. He another month. His hanging was
ofthechilloutofthedaysfollowing New toservicewithpermissionoftheprin- judgment on how to disburse the hadbeenasked by church leaders to reported to havetaken place Dec. 3,
Year'swhen hisworkwasstill seeing no cipalands tendentofeducation. money,”saidHolly,whonotedthatthe movefrom MashadtoGorgan, a city
slowing down. Feeding began Sunday morning, (See VAIDEN on page 4) northeast of Tehran, to lead a con- (See IRAN on page 5)
PAGE 4 BAPTIST RECORD Thursday, January 10, 1991

Church starting may also
include church restarting
Part 5 of 6
By Mark Wingfield
ATLANTA (BP) —Is it easier to BaptistchurchinFlorida, averaging
start a new church or revive an old about 1,700 in attendance.
one? After a plateau and subsequent
Fewpastorsormissionarieswould decline, therewere260peopleseated
disagree: starting a new church is in the sanctuary to hear Jim Sum- A pro-life group formsa life chain in front of an abortion clinic.
easier than reviving an old one. But mers’ first sermon in 1979.
what’seasiestmaynotalwaysbebest, However, Summers.perceived his Christian groups will gather
some argue. rolemoreasachurchplanterthanas
While Southern Baptists have em- a pastor. “Iama churchplanter,” he
phasized church starting in recent* said. “I just happen to be planting a
years,manyplateauedanddeclining churchinthesamebuildingwherewe Jan. 20 to form “Life Chain’
churchesfearedtheirplightwouldbe usedtohaveanotherchurch20years
forgotten. Yetgettingthemajorityof ago.”
SouthernBaptistchurchesgrowingis The church planter-pastor began
‘a priority of Bold Mission Thrust withadecisiontoallowthechurchto
alongside the goal ofstarting new reflect the make-up of the surroun- By Paul:Jones
churches. ; ding community. “Thisis a tremen-
“Qurconventionseemstobesoex- . dous decision, one which I believe Mississippi Baptists have long af- for Mississippi andwill be anoppor- idealopportunityforindividualswho
citedaboutthenewbabiesthatwe’re every churchinourmajorcitieswill firmedthesanctity ofhumanlife. In tunityforallwhocaretoparticipate wish to participate tocome together _
lettingsome of the old babieslay on have to make within the next 10 a day when abortion has become a toexpresstheirrejectionofabortion. as the family ofGod to stand upand
thetableanddie,”saidJimSummers, years,” Summers said. common means of birth control, Thepublicstatementhastwoeffects: speak out in this very effective and
pastorofNorthwestChurchinMiami. “Idecided,Godhelpme,thatIwas many Christians and other concern- Itbooststhemoraleofthecommitted visible manner.
“Some of them could be revived.” going to let the church take on the edcitizensareseekingameanstoex- individual who participates, and it “LifeChain”wasorganizedinYuba
complexionofthecommunityandlet press theircommitmenttothesanc- makes a concise declaration to‘the City, Calif., in 1987. It was begun by
Unless the flow-of plateaued and nature take its course. And I knew tity of life and toaffirm their desire world that abortion, contrary to Please Let Me Live, a non-profit
decliningchurchesischased,thenext there was going to be some blood- in less confrontive ways to bring an- popular thinking, does not solve any organization, andtheeventwas first
ftrhoentgirearvfeoyracrhdurofchSostuatrhteirnngwBialpltibsetsi’n letting in the process. end to abortion. : problems. Itaffirms what the Chris- held in Yuba and Sutter counties in
“J decidedwecould not succeed if On Jan. 20, a group of concerried tiancommunityhaslongheld—that Californiawhereover2,500Christians
past victories, Summers said. the church becamealittle island of Christians across the country ‘will theonlythingabortiondoesistakethe participated by holding signs along
Southern Baptist Home Mission exclusivism and segrégation in the gather to form a “Life Chain.” “Life lives of innocent children. the major traffic corridor. The “Life
BoardPresidentLarryLewisagreed: mix of a microcosm of cultures. I Chain” offers everyone who is in- Thestatementcanbemadebystan- Chain” experience can help unite
“Tfachurchdeclinesordies,thenwe decided to let the blood flow.” terested an alternative means ofex- dingsilently inline, orfor thosewho churches, thelocalpress, lawenforce-
havetogoinandplantotherchurches After 11 years, “all those who felt pressing his opposition to abortion. needtosit,sittinginalawnchairfor ment, publicofficials,andChristians
to take up the slack. So we would like it was their church and didn’t Thebasic premiseof “LifeChain” is an hour without breaking any laws of a community against abortion.
much rather see our existing chur- want outsiders coming in have simple but effective. All that is re- andclearlystatingone’soppositionto Individualswishingtoreceivemore
ches become vital and viable rather basically moved on up to Georgia,” quired is a small but determined, abortion. At a time of year when we informationabout “Life Chain” may
than have to expend resources and Summers says only half in jest. groupwhowillstandsomesixtoeight tendtoreflectonmanyofGod’sbless- contact Paul Jones, executive
time to start another work.” Northwest is now a multi-racial feet apart along a predetermined ingsthathavebeenbestoweduponus director-treasureroftheChristianAc-
Lewis and other missions leaders churchaveragingnearly 1,200inSun- routeforanhourtoanhour-and-a-half as individuals and as a nation, tion Commission, 968-3800, or Odie
‘are particularly troubled by the dayattendance.Butcontinuedgrowth on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 20. Each perhapsitistimethatweexpressour Mosher, statewide coordinator for
number of plateaued and declining is a constant battle, he says. “We’ve participantwillbeaskedtoholdasign concern toall of mankind regarding “Life Chain,” at 693-6592.
churchesinAmerica’sinnercitiesand probablylostathousandpeopleinthe bearingthesolitarymessage, “Abor- the sanctity of humian life. - Jones is executive director-
transitional communities. The pro- last 11 years, mostly due to white tionKillsChildren,” forthepassersby Jan. 20, 1991 is Sanctity of Human treasurer of Christian Action Com-
blemisthattheweakestchurchesare flight. We have to take in 150 people to see. Life Sunday on the calendar of the mission, Mississippi ~ Baptist
closest to the largest concentrations a year just to hold our own.” Such an activity is being planned SouthernBaptistConvention. Itisan Convention.
of unchurched people. Summersandhischurchhaveem-
Insuburbanaréas,whereSouthern braced not only new people but new
VAIDEN hear about is the bad” in people. saidshehadn’theardabouttheBap-
Baptist churches grow more easily, methodsofreachingthosepeople. For
people inside the churchareusually example, traditional door-to-door However, “Ifoundsomuchmoregood tist disaster work before, adding,
From page 3 here—peoplecaringaboutGodand “There’s still a lotofgood going on.”
similartopeopleoutsidethechurch. evangelism does not work, he says.
“We've had people mugged and disbursementwouldbebasedonneed . coming through — the different Nicholas isdirector, officeofCom-
However,intransitionalcommunities,
growth is stymied because the few robbedonvisitation.Thechurchdown goingbeyondchurchmembershipinto denominationsworkingtogether.” She munication, MBCB.
aag remaining inside the church: thestreetlostfivecarsfromthepark- the community. :
ve little in common with the sur- ing lot one Sunday evening.” “LocalBaptist response has been
ing population.~.- Northwest has not grown by tremendous,” said Holly. Grenada
Miami illustrates on a large scale transfersfromotherSouthernBaptist County Baptists sent two pickup
theproblemsincreasinglyfacedinur- churches either. “We’ve had approx- truckloadsoffood,withapromiseof
bancentersacrossthenation. THeci- imately20 SéythernBaptistsjeynmy more to come, said associational
ty which was once predominantly churchduring years.Thisisnot BrotherhooddirectorJames E. Ray. These steps led

populatedbywhiteSouthernersisnow a Southern Baptist city.” The Vaidenchurch had distributed to a Methodist ._
ameltingpotofracialtensionwhere To grow a church in Miami, Sum- morethan500 offoodtovictims. churchnearVaiden, jesus
there isno majority ethnic group. merschallengeshispeopletotakethe HollyandDidlakesaidfindingfood blown away by the
As Latin American Catholics have Great Commission literally. ‘I linehelp duringtheholidayswaseasy Dec. 21 tornado.
migratedinfrom.theSouthandJews challengepeopletobevisitingevery withvolunteersalwaysavailable.Hol-
have releeated from the Northern day, in the workplace, in the eid wore andtheirfamilies
US., white Southern Baptists have marketplace...I_ that soul- icipated. Frank Bishop of North
fledtheinnercitiesandthechurches winning is something you do every Winona Church and his wife worked
the line Christmas day; Johnny
theyonceestablished there. The few
olderchurch members remaining in Making these changes is usually WalkerofFirst,Winona,andhisfami-
the changing neighborhoods resist easier after a community has ex- ly, Christmas Eve night.
drawing the newcomers into their periencedtransitionthanduringtran- The Vaiden church has met with
fellowship. sition, say$John Vaughan, a church representativesofVaidenMissionary
In this cycle, the church becomes growth atSouthwestBaptist Baptist Church, which was totally
thelastrefugefromchange,explain- University in Bolivar, Mo. destroyed,organizingajointresponse
ed Doyle Wetherington, director of “When a community is changing committee to work out ways to help.
Two people were
missions for Miami Baptist Associa- and people areleaving, you’regoing Vaiden did not stand alone in
tion. “Thechurchis theonefamiliar tohavenotonlyplateau, regoing disasterovertheholidays. Thesecond pulledalivefromthis
pointofstabilityinalifethatiswreck- to have decline,” he said. “Once the tornado death came in Belzoni. Col- twisted bit of metal
ed by change and instability.” community has transitioned, you’ve umbushadflooding; Tupelosuffered thatwasonceamo-
This creates an insider-outsider gotanewmissionfield. Itmayliteral- from a gas outage. First Church, bile home: Vaiden
mentality that a growth, ly be a mission field rather than a Saltillo, opened the building for BaptistChurchSun-
Wetherington said. For this reason, church field as we have known it.” shelterandfoodserviceonChristmas day School director
MiamiBaptistAssociationhaslost27 ThelessonsofMiamiareimportant ve, butonly 10peoplearrivedthere Larry Ingram, and
churches in the past 26 years. toallSouthernBaptistsbecauseevery andinaTupeloshelter.Peopleinstead his,4-year-olddaugh-
“Ithas todowith their inability to communityis insomekindoftransi- movedinwithfriendsandneighbors. ter, Rachel.
. ministertothenewpopulationaround tion, Vaughan explained. “There Linda Hambrick, a clerk at a
them, their inability to comprehend needs to be a generation within our Vaidengas station and a member of
theculturalexpressionsofacommon conventionwithafreshvisionforthe VaidenBaptistChurch, lostherhome
faith in Christ.” changing community, who can go in in the tornado but remained
InthedaysoftheoldMiami,North- and reclaim territory.” optimistic.
westChurchwasthelargestSouthern Wingfield writes for HMB. She said that ordinarily “all you
(Letters to the editor Thursday, January 10, 1991 B APTIST RECORD PAGE 5
CAC elects officers

Pastor needed in Bangkok was designed to seat about 80 wor- Alaska team sought
"
shipers. Theirattendanceisnear100
Dear Editor: oe each service. The membership is Editor: Sd
Calvary International Baptist nearing 200, and gives every indica- . Lhave beenasked by Bill Duncan,
Church in Bangkok, Thailand is tionthatthiswouldquicklydoubleif executivedirectoroftheAlaskaState
prayerfullyseekinganewpastor. He adequate space were available. The Convention, toorganize a team of80
is needed in June 1991 (or as soon large majority of the eeemoip preachersand80musicdirectorstogo
thereafter as possible) and will be consists of single mother blac toAlaskaandpreachWitness-Giving-
asked to make a commitment to a families,anddozensofteen-agersand LifeRevivalsApril7-14, 1991. Iwould
four-yearministry. Ifhemeetsthere- children. The potential, in this area, like to invite preachers and music
quirements of the Foreign Mission’ is so great t it is almost like directors to prayerfully consider go-
Board, he and his wife will be ap- presentingthegospelinathirdworld ing on this mission project. Thereis
pointed associate foreign. country. Many people, with very a great need for the gospel to be
missionaries. limited income, prevail in this shared in Alaska and you can hel
CalvaryisanEnglish-speakingcon- ministry area.
meet that need. I would like to as
gregationlocatedintheheartofone: Thechurchis nowinabuildingpro- churchestohelppaythewayfortheir
of the largest and fastest growing gramandtheyaredevotingasmu@h pastor and/or music director.
cities intheworld. Ourprimary em- oftheirincomeaspossibletoit.They, Each participant will have to pay
phasis is to witness and minister to underwrittenbytheassociation,have his own way to Alaska and the chur- TheChristianActionCommitteetrusteesoftheMississippiBaptistConventionmet
the English»speaking business, borrowedasmuchastheycould, but ches will provide food and lodging on Dec. 11.Charles Bagawell, pastor of Carriage Hills Church in Southaven, was
diplomatic, andmilitarycommunity itwill only be enough to enclose the afterwegetthere. Thecostofround elected to a second term as chairman; William P. Smith Ill, director of missions of
in Bangkok. We are praying for a buildingthatisinwork.Theassocia- tripticketsattheatimeranges LeeAssociation,waselectedtoasecondtermasvice-chairman;andJerryMassey,
pastor whe has strong pulpit skills, tion has set aside a substantialsum from$725to$825 dependingonwhere pastor of First Church of Oxford, was elected as secretary. Paul Jones, executive
andwhohashadexperiencein“grow- to be applied, and a few individuals you are assigned. ‘ director-treasurer, broughtarecommendationthatSheilaMarlerbeemployedasad-
ing” a church. areaiden tothisfund. Eventhough If you are interested in going you ministrativesecretarytotheCommissioneffectiveJan. 1, 1991. Pictured, lefttoright,
Ifyouareinterested,orknowsome- this much effort has been made, it can call me at 628-6262 (office) or are Jones, Smith, Bagwell, and Massey.
one you would like to recommend, seemsthatabout$50,000.willbeneed- 628-5729 (home), or write me at SS ES em a AOE EOIN,
pleasewriteMr. LloydAtkinson,Per- edtocompletethisbuilding,thatwill Drawer S, Calhoun City, MS 38916. I had increasingly impeded thesocie-
sonnei Selection Dept., Foreign Mis- provide badly needed space. need to have the team signed up by ty’swork. Thegroupwasnotallowed
sion Board — P. O. Box 6767, Rich- I am serving as the associational mid-January. Ticketswillneedtobe tosenditsannual reporttochurches
mond, Va. 23230. coordinatorforthisbuildingproject, purchased by mid-February. From page 3
in the country or import Persian-
Jim Thrash, chairman and Ihave faith thatour peoplewill Wayne Gullett languageBiblesorScriptureportions.
Pastor Search Committee respondtothisgreatneedif are director of missions but the news did not reach sources WhentheBiblesocietysoughtper-
Pearl River involved madeawareofit.Godworksmiracles Calhoun City outside Iran until mid-December. missiontoprinta gospelportion, the
in missions tIhbreoluiegvhetihtechaenarhtaspopfehnisinpetohpilses,itaunad- Pastor needed in Italy ofSspoyoidnmg,anadchraeprogretferdileynwdsasdiascmciussseedd JOeffsiucsecooufldRenloitgbioeursefMeirnroerdittoieass“sSaoind
tion. It doesn’t matter if it comes Editor: ’ aspreposterous. “Hewasharmless, a of God” or “Lord,” but onlyas “pro-
Editor: . - throughoneindividualwith$50;000to TheCalvaryBaptistChurch,acon- meek man whowill be remembered phet.” 2
Wearecurrently involvedinmulti- give,orthrough50,000withonedollar gregationof100peoplelocatedinLago for his quiet spirit,’ said one man. The designation of “prophet” is
plemissionsand churchesalloverour to give. Patria, Italy, whichisnearNaples, is Afterbecominga Christianbeliever, given toJesus in theKoran, theholy
state, many ofthem for other races. Ifanyonefeels ledtohelp, through inneedofapastor. Thecongregation Soodmand began a ministry that book of Islam. The society did not
The Pearl River Association is also prayer, funds, orlabwoerwi,ll thank is mainly people connected with the spanned 24 years. agree to such changes, since that
rayinvolved. foreachofthem.Themailingad- Americanmilitary. Ourchurchisaf- HefirstworkedwiththeIranianBi- would have altered the Bible’s text.
current major effort in Pearl dressisPearlRiverBaptistAssocia- filiated with the European Baptist ble Society as a colporteur, selling Amid the increasing repression,
River County is through the New tion,P. O.Box259,CarriereMS, 39426. Convention (Englishlanguage)andis Bibles across the country. He later IranianChristianleadersoutsideIran
Galilee Church. The church was Phone numbers are 798-5115 (mine) founded on the principles and doc- worked as evangelist in a Christian saidtheyfindpublishedcommentsby
startedasamissionaboutfouryears and 798-2372. trinesoftheSouthernBaptistConven- hospital in Isfahan and also worked a key Iranian government leader
ago, under the leadership of the Donald R. Windham tion. IfGodisleadingyoutopastorin with a mission for the blind. especiallyironic.TheDec. 12issueof
pastor, Leslie Blakely, and the chairman, trustees and a missions setting, please contact: Itwasinthelatterministrythathe KayhanHavai,anIraniannewspaper, |
associationalmissionsdirector,Ken- missions Gary Elliott, AIRSOUTH Box 143, met his wife, Mahtab, who is blind. quoted Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi,
neth Rhodes. The church is meeting development committee FPO NY 09524. Shewasallowedtovisitherhusband headoftheIranianjudiciary, assay-
inoneoftheoldportablechapelsthat Carriere Gary Elliott, only twice during his imprisonment ing: “Noone is in jail in Iran forhis
chairman, and was denieda final meeting with beliefs.” The front-page article
Pastor Search Committee him before the execution, sources defendedIran’suseofthedeathpenal-
aE said. Since his death, she reportedly tyandrejectedas biaseda reporton
has suffered a breakdown and is be- human rights in Iran prepared by a
Next time you see ing cared for by church friends. The United Nations envoy. ,
The Great Commission couplehasfourchildren,ages10to15.~ Christianity is one of the four
a beer or wine Iranian-bornChristiansintheWest religionsofficiallyrecognizedby the
who monitor church ministry inside © IslamicgovernmentofIran, butIra-
By Linda Reeves commercial... Iran said the execution is part of a nianChristianobserverssaidthatin
What does the Great Commission — reaching Mississippi and the world
new, harsh round of systematic =therecognitionincludeson-
for Jesus — mean to you? remember these repression against Christians — y ethnic Armenians and Assyrians,
AnexperienceinChicagobrought themeaning ofthe Great Commission especially those who are former not believers from a Muslim
hometome.TheconferencewasoverandasSundaySchool sobering facts: Muslims. background. ’
teachersbegantoleave,a womancametometosharewhat “Nowthey arewilling tokill,” said The Christian population in Iran
MississippiBaptistshadmeant inherlife. Shehadgrown Bythe ageof18,achildwillhave oneIranianChristianleadernowliv- totals less than 1 percent of the na-
_aCatholichome,buthadnotbeenstronginherbeliefs. seen 100,000 beer commercials. ing outside Iran. tion’s nearly 66 million people.
r husband had grown up in an oi nage without Twooutof fivechildrenwillhave Several believershavedisappeared Thenewrepressionprobably isan
religious influence. They were marri and moved to a tried wine coolers before age 13. during the past year and are feared effort by the Iranian government to
Mississippitown.Theirpreschoolsonwasmentallyretard- dead, sources said. Mehdi Dibaj, head off increasing response to the
Alcohol is the leading cause of
ed and needed daycare while the parents worked. deathofthosebetweentheagesof anotherchurchleaderandex-Muslim, ospelacrossIran, theysaid. Efforts
ASouthernBaptistchurchopeneditsdoorstothisfami- hasbeenheldinprisonformorethan by Christians inside Iran and Chris-
16 and 24.
ly by providing child care for their son. It was through Theeconomiccoststosocietyof fiveyears.Christianworkersnoware tian radio programs broadcast into
reachingoutfirstinloveandmeetingtheirneedsandthen alcoholismandalcohol abuseare more concerned than ever about his thecountryfromoutsideareincreas-
Reeves reachingout toshare the gospel that this family became estimated at nearly $117 billion a fate. ingly effective in presenting the
Christiansandactivechurchmembers. Whentheymoved Along with the closing of some gospel.
year, including $18 billion from
to Chicago, she wondered if they would find a Southern Baptist church. premature deaths, $66 billion in churches and Christian bookstores, Based on frequent reports from
Oneof Chicago’s Southern Baptist churches was found and now they are reducedworkeffortand$13billion Christian conferences in Iran have Christianswhohaveleft thecountry,
Sunday School teachers and have taken an active role in-the church. She for treatment. been banned. Government approval one observer said, “I feel there are
wanted tosay thank you to Mississippi Baptists for caring and sharing the Alcoholkills 100,000eachyear, 25 no; w is required for Christian :wed- thousands in Iranwhoare interested
gospel. ShealsowantedtothankMississippiBaptistsforcaringforchurches : valli : dings or even church outings. in Christianity. Possibly this has
in Chicago through the Mississippi/Illinois partnership. cae asallWega!drugs Authorities have warned Iranian alarmed the government.’’
InMatt. 28:19-20, theGreatCommissioncan beseenas having fourbasic Alcoho] use increases the Christians not to contact the West. Disillusionment with Islam has
goals: (1) GOINGintheauthorityandpowerofChrist; (2)MAKINGdisciples; chances of getting cancer in the Last July authorities closed down helpedproducea “significantminori-
(3) TEACHING them to observe; and (4) REJOICING in the fellowship of digestive tract, liver, and colon. the Iranian Bible Society after tygroup”ofMuslimconverts, hesaid.
the ever-present Lord. Drinking by expectant mothers repeatedly calling in the society’s Pressuresbroughtby thegovernment
Howdoyou respond to the Great Commission? Do you: (1) REFUSE TO can cause birth defects and is a general secretary for questioning. have produced more unity among
GETINVOLVED? NotJesus. Wereadofhiscountlessinteractionswithpeo- majorcauseofmentalretardation After the leaderleft the country, the Christians and strengthened their
ple. Matthew was a tax collector and became one ofhis closest associates. in children. government Office of Religious witness, he added.
(2) TELL OTHERS WHATTO DO? Howeasy it is to tell people what to do Minorities confiscated the society’s SomeotherIraniansalsoreported-
withoutgettinginvolved. (3) GETINVOLVED?Jesusevenspoketoadespised Thesearefactsyou’renotaptto filesandlockedstaffmembersoutof ly are uncomfortable with govern-
and hated Samaritan.woman. He offered her a cup of everlasting water so find in the carefree, exciting, their building. The government an- ment repressive measures against
that she would never go thirsty again. romantic world of commercials. nouncedthesoeietyhad beendissolv- Christians. Sourcessaidwhenprison
TherearepeopleinMississippiwhoneedthegospel, Reachoutandshare Chemical People Newsletter, ed and that permission would not be officials were relaying newsofSood-
the gospel, bringing Mississippi and the world to Jesus. _ Nov./Dec. 1990 4 given for it to operate again. mand’sexecution, oneemployeewept
Reeves is consultant, Sunday School Department, MBCB. ee§=— Beforetheclosing, thegovernment
openly.
EDGAR WHISENANT, WHERE ARE YOU NOW?
RELIGION IN. REVIEW: 1990
By Doug Trouten
(EP) "aa~late1980s,Arkansas believeinkeepingupwiththetimes. SupportforU.S. military interven- name's sake.” tian counselor James Dobson were
p Edgar Whisenant ex- .Some sacred Mormonrituals were tionwasalmostunanimousafterthe 1990wasayearofreligious pulledfromapublicschoollibraryin
eed Christians with his widely.- changed in an effort to make the invasion ofKuwait, but has weaken- tionforChristiansaroundtheworld. Mankato, Minn., by school officials
eilebooklet “88ReasonsWhy church more acceptable to women edsincethen.InNovember,tothesur- The Canadian director ofthe U.S- who cited their.“scriptural founda-
theAapture Will be in 1988.” Even. and other faiths. The 7.3 million- prise of absolutely nobody, the Na- basedASSISTministrywasarrested tiaosandis”qualifying factor.Florida
more surprising was his follow-up membercultdroppedatemple— tional Council o‘fChurches issued a and held without charge in Cuba for high school students were told they
booklet published the next year, ex- tice in which womenpledgedobe- strongcondemnationofUS.policyin four days when he traveled to the are not allowed to give copies of
thatduetoanunfortunateer- dience to their husbands, and did thePersianGulf. Speakingonbehalf countrytomeetwithCubanreligious religiousliteraturetotheirfriendson
rorin ’scalculations, theLord away with the portrayal of non- ofthedwindlingnumberofchurches leaders. schoolproperty. APennsylvaniafifth
would actually be returning for his MormonclergyasservantsofSatan. itrepresents,theNationalCouncilof InChina, the pastorofthenation’s graderwashumiliatedinfrontofher
churchin 1989. On the subject of deception, the Churches called for the immediate largest house church, Samuel Lam, peersforchoosing“thepowerofGod”
Hewaswrong, ofcourse. Both1988 year ended with disturbing reports withdrawal ofmost U.S. forces from wasarrestedandthreatenedwithex- as her theme for an assignment of
and 1989 came and went, while the thatNoraLam’sambitiousmoviepro- theMiddleEast.Thenation’sCatholic ecution,butlaterreleasedandtoldnot “power.”
church stayed right here. We're cer- ject “China Cry” could ps be bishopsdidn’tgoquiteasfar, butdid to preach any more. Atthisrate, thelate 90smayseea
tainly two years closer to the =s moreaccuratelynamed“ChinaLie.” call on President Bush to exercise AnAssemblies ofGodpasitnIorarn flood of U.S. Christians fleeing to
reterss but it hasn’t happened ThoughLam’ssup porterssaycritics “restraint.” Was tortured and executed bythe Albania and Nepal in search of
Buttheworldisanincreasi y= are motivated by “jealousy and Husseinhasplayedtoworldopinion governmentinanewwaveofrepres- religious liberty.
citing place to live, and Christians vendettas,” troublesome differences masterfully. He’sbidedhistimewhile sionsweeping the land. Particularly “Andthenshallmanybeoffended.”
who have been following current betweenLam’sversionofherlifeand Westernresolve falters. He’s worked vulnerableinthenewcrackdownare While the U.S. may not allow
‘ eventswitha newspaperinonehand therecollections ofothers have call- tolinkhis occupationofKuwaitwith Iranian Christians who have con- government’ funds to be used to
andaBibleiirtheotherhaveprobably ed into zee her once-respected the Palestinian question in the West verted from the Moslem faith. The displayreligioussymbols,itwillallow
beeneeee aesimilari- BankandGazaStrip. Andhe’smade IranianBibleSocietywasshutdown. taxdollarstobeusedtodesecrateob-
ty between fact, the 24th small concessions in an effort toget ThreeEgyptianChristianswhocon- jects of faith. The discovery that
chapter of Matthew sounds surpris- theUnitedNationstoforgetabouthis vertedfromIslamwerearrestedand public money had been used to fund
ingly like a-review of 1990. littlespat with Kuwait and get back imprisoned by the Egyptian govern- works of art such as a photo of a
Edgar Whisenant, where are you tothereal business — hating Israel. ment, leading to protests from the crucifix in urine led to an outcry
now? Despitetheglobalcrisis edby organizationChristiansConcernedfor againsttheNationalEndowmentfor
“And as he sat upon the mount of Iraq’sinvasionofKuwait, theUnited Justice in the Middle East, which the Arts that fell on deaf ears in
Olives, the disciples came unto him Nations assembly was able to find cited“clearevidenceofanorganized Washington.
privately, saying, Tellus, whenshall timetocondemn Israelfora violent planonthepartofEgyptianofficials CriticsoftheNationalEndowment
thesethingsbe? andwhat (shallbe) clash between a small number of to imprison a group of Egyptian fortheArts didn’taddress questions
thesignofthycoming,andoftheend Israeli police and a mob of-fock- Christians for no other reason than ofwhatartshouldbepermitted, but
of the world?” throwing Islamic fundamentalists. that they are converts from Islam.” rather totheissueofwhoshould
The world hasn’t ended yet, but TheUNresolutiondidnotaddressthe In Africa, rebels attackeda World foot the bill for offensive artwork.
don’t tell that to followers of cult wisdom of rocks at armed VisioncampinMali,causing$600,000 Still,themediaframedthedebateas
leaderElizabethClareProphet,who policeofficers, and Israelis continue in damage and temporarily halting acensorshipquestion, and
spentmuchof1990 talk- to die unnoticed at the hands of theministry’sreliefworkinthatcoun- ——_— -passing legislationthatin-
ing aboutdecliningplanetarykarma Palestinians. try.GovernmentforcesinLiberiain- unding forthe NationalEn-
inventory ofdried foods. Thoughthevisibleconflictnowpits vadedaLutheranchurchcompound, downatiek for Arts without any
Thecultleaderand about2,000ofher Iraq against most of the rest of the killinghundredsofrefugees,including meaningful restriction on its use.

followers built bomb shelters near ye sha wars and world,anemergingconflictistheone women and sleeping children. Most “Buthe thatshall endure untothe
YellowstoneNationalParktoprepare rumors of wars: see that ye be not between Islam and Christianity. Christian missionaries have fled end,thesameshallbesaved.Andthis
a foranuclearwarshebelievedwould troubled: for all (thesethings) must Islamic organizations in the U.S. in- gospelofthekingdomshallbepreach-
begin March 15. It didn’t. cometopass,butthe end is not yet. tensified their.missionary efforts in .edinalltheworldfora witness unto
Buttherewereplentyofothersur- For nation shall rise against nation, 1990. The American Council of Mos- all nations.”
prises in1990, atieopaenedion and kingdom against kingdom.” . quesis ing thewayforanation- EvangelistBillyGraham,whodoes
see as signs of the ——— Thebig newsof 1990wasthePer- wide“ tioncrusade,”andthe more to spread the gospel in a year
apocalypse. Lutheran theologian sian Gulf. Saddam Hussein did his U.S.-based Zwemer Institute of than most people do ina lifetime,
Richard John Neuhaus announced eeorArabunity inAugustbyuni-: MuslimStudiessaidthefast-growing bounced back from rib surgery
that the Reformation was over, and Kuwait with Iraq, an action Islamicfaithwashavinaggreaterim- earlierintheyeartoholdhisbiggest
joined the Catholic church. The anal sentsalesofHal rb pact in the world’s cities than crusade ever, a Hong Kong-based
Southern Baptist Foreign Mission GreatPlanetEarththrough Christianity. outreach that brought the gospel
Board elected a woman vice- AmongforeignerstrappedinRuait “There shall be famines, and message toan estimated 100 million
president.Anevangelicalwaschosen curing theinvasion where Christian pestilences, and earthquakes, in ' people.Thecrusadewasbroadcastin
toleadtheAnglicanchurch.Andafter missionaries. Some women and diversplaces.Allthesearethebegin- 48languagesto30countries,andenor-
two years of study an Episcopal childrenwerereleasedbyHussein; a ning of sorrows.” mous crowds responded to the
diocesan task forcecame tothesur- ‘Southern Baptistcoupleescaped Thegiant thatwassup- message.
prisingconclusion that the “Bibleis Kuwaitbydriving 45milesof torocktheMidwesternpeor The72-year-oldGrahamisschedul-
theword of God.” desertina bullet-riddled“car,andall tatesnevermaterialized,but ed to conduct a similar crusadein
were eventually released when Hus- elsewhere felttheearth moveun Argentinain 1991, but may find that
sein set his hostages free in a “good their feet — including those inthe his work’s already been done by Pat
will”gesturethatstilllefthimoutof Philippines,whereaquakeregistered Robertson. Robertson sponsored a
the running for this year’s Nobel 7.7 on the Richter scale struck near mediablitzinArgentina,Nicaragua,
Peace Prize. Manila. One casualty of that quake and Central America that he says
In response to Iraq’s invasionof was the Christian College of the resulted in 6.5 million decisions for
Kuwait, the U.S. sent a negotiating Philippines, a six- story structure Christ — four times the number of
teamof400,000militarypersonnelto which collapsed, killing or injuring conversions from the previous 30
the region. Most are stationed in more than 150. years of ministry.
SaudiArabia, thecountry ofIslam’s Children continued to go to bed Luis Palauwasactive in 1990, tell-
holycityMecca,andtraditionallyone hungryin 1990, despitetheheroicef- ing Hindusin India “youwerenever
of the most religiously regressive fortsofinternationalrelief i The government of acow,” telling crowdsinRomaniathat
Islamic regimes. tions. Bread for the World called on reversed a decision to ban a par- “atheism is dead,”andleadingsouls
U.S. troops have been ordered to the nations of the world to free up ticular version of the Bible. Nepal’s to Christ in Okinawa and Osaka.
avoidgivingof! totheirMoslem money for hunger reliefby reducing government promised a new era of Palau has also the more
“hosts,” and have gone as far as to militaryspendingby60percentbythe religiousfreedom.Cambodiaopened thanklesstaskofsprea thegospel
reclassify chaplains as “morale of- year2000,buttheactionsofacertain itsborderstoChristianmissionaries. intheU.S.,anareahehad previously
fices” a ‘forbid the of power-mad dictator with a million- Religious leaders of. Nicaragua avoided because of the tremendous
religious symbols. The Saudis have manarmy haveputthatproposalon reportedthattheyareabletospread job done by Graham in his prime.
respondedtooursensitivitybydeny- the back for now, Conclusion
ing anentryvisato actressBrooke TheUnitedChurchofChristinMin- Arethesetheendtimes—.
Shields,whohadplannedtoentertain nesotaacceptedanopenly homosex- on in the public. of in Matthew 24? Yourguessis
—waspartofBobHope’sUSO ual congregation into full member- Is of Portugal, a staunchly eeeo one oomgeheWhatcan
ship,thefirsttimeamajorChristian Roman Catholic nation. said with certainty is that 1990
SaudiArabiahas beenoneofthe denominationintheU.S.hadextend- Even Albania, for years the most eenussone year closer to the
ed membership to a homosexual oppressive, atheistic government in
church. AndwhiletheUCCwas-in- theworld,hasbeguntolightenup.As Itisalsocertain tha the yearheld
greatest influx ‘ever of Bibles and viting homosexuals in, the Roman May of a reform package passed in unparalleled opportunities for
Christiansintheregion. WhileSaudi Catholic church in Minneapolis was willthe.sonada’ parliament. evangelism, and 1991promisesmore
officialshaveapparentlyantercepted ree them out. The church ”was ofthesame. WhileGeorge Bushand
some Bibles sent byag mail, was $23,500bythecity’shuman =on t ofcrimes against the Saddam Hussein are practicing for
Bibles sent throughthemilitary rights department for evicting a state. Christians re Armageddon,therestofuscanwork
postal system are rtedly being homosexual Catholic group from a religiousservicesin numb-oenprresa “this gospel of the
delivered. Religious uence cuts church-owned facility. tocelebratetheirnew. freedom, kingdom...inalltheworld for a
bothways; someU.S. troopshavecon- “Then shall they deliver you up to muchrepression remains. . witness unto all nations.”
vertedtoIslamafter exposedto beafflicted,andshallkillyou: andye The U.S. saw itsshareof jous Trouten is director of Evangelical
MoonistheMessiah, butitdoes
that ancient faith in Saudi Arabia. shallbehatedofallnationsformy intoleraasnweclle. Booksby - Press.News Service.
Faces and places
Thursday, January 10, 1991 BAPTIST RECORD PAGE 7

Mississippi women make
by Anne Washburn McWilliams
WMU connections in Peru
Beside theflowing Pearl
Part 3 of4
Notuntilafewweeksagodid1know years as music andeducationdirec- By Vicki Heath
thatJ. P. i thesameman. tor, and also part of the time as
who started Parkway Church in pastor's secretary. Before that, she _ The following article is condensed
Jackson,alsoinstitutedanoldmen’s d beenon thestaffof 15th Avenue from journal excerpts written by
homein theareaofByramthatlater Church, Meridian.Also she had Vicki Heath of Jackson while on
was movedand became the Willard taught school. volunteer mission trip to Peru with
Bond Home at Madison. Gordyletmereadthefollowinglet- Ashley McCaleb, Jackson; Bobbie
Gordy Hughes, who is retired and - ter written to a friend by her sister, Foster, Prentiss; and Janet Murray,
livesat857N.JeffersonSt.;Jackson, RuthMillirenof ing,Oklahoma. Jackson.
remembered that fact, because her It was penn=ed coe of the
parentsworkedattheoldmen’shome Pearl River at “the old: swinging
September 22, Saturday
when-it was at Byram. After her bridge”nearByram.Init,Ruthrecalls
Anotherearlydeparture,butMary
father, J. L. Hughes, a Baptist —_ sheandherparentsspentatthe
Johadsome coffeeandwarm Peru-
minister, retired, Harrington asked old men’s home. Gordy told me,
vianbreadforus. WesatintheLan-
him to look after the home. Hughes “Ruth’s surname is German. She
drover with Karl at the wheel and
became themanager and his wife, marrieda manwhomade theArmy
startedthe “memorable” ridetoCa-
Lottie, supervised the cooking of his career. The two traveled about
jamarca.Wemadeasteadyclimbon
meals for the old men. quiteabit; thenbothwenttocollege.
, the worst road imaginable. In the
Gordy was on the staff of First RuthmajoredinEnglish,andtaught
valleyfloormanytropicalplantswere
Church, Quitman, for a good many school. She likes towrite.”
growing: sugarcane, rice, coconuts,
Dear Gracie: mangoes, bananas. Then the steep
Iam outinthewoodssittingonasand barbesidetheflowingPearlRiver. mountains, dry and dusty. As we
Iwishyoucouldhearthesoundofthewaterasit’sflowingdownstream. This climbed,webegantoseemoremoun- The “Peru connectors” were, leftto right, Bobbie Foster, Ashley McCaleb, Vicki
was my choice to comeout here instead ofto the mall or tain people herding goats, cows, Heath, and Janet Murray.
other places where so many people are — a serene, casSeurros. The women are
peaceful, quietspotwhereallI hearisthe birds chirping sietsUnitingTiswinoen many of the women were mountain alsosellsstoves.Theyliveinanupper-
andthesoundoftheflowingriver. Icametothisparticular anes Thewomen women who had walked for ma middle class home. It had cement
place because I havefond memories ofit. seieniad in tenerairie ofwool miles.Tolookoutandseethech walls and floor, furniture,
When I was 14 and 15, we lived near here. Myparents skirts. They wear brightly colored packedwasathrillsiignhtg. pornosIand.sietePendit
and.I had moved here (Byram) to manage an old men’s shawls or blankets oF carry The aun women were a win-
home. Inthesummerwecametothisplaceontheirdays pence Aege on their backs: babies, dowtthhaat looked out on the chicken
offandwebroughtalunchandwouldstayallday.Mydad les of all kinds, large loads of don'twearearrings)andmywedding yard.
fished. Gordy, who always came home in the summers wood. They wear unique large- Yneztoldushowgrattehefywuerle
when her school was out, and I would swim in the river. brimmed strawhats.OnlyoneortwaoagainpacesoSuorrgureeaahe cae that we had come, how they had
RuthMilliren Mama wouldjust sit on the bank all day. hatsarepurchasineadlifetimeand tions.Ihad 14inmyconferenscoem,e forusforover18monthSsh.e ~
Whatreallymakesituniquehereisahangingbridgeover ee eee presiidents of their GA groups (Ac- beensoafraidwewouldnotcome.
the river. The bridge is solely supported by two large cables — nopilings Alongtheway,wepa: alarge et meeecnaaa hae Shesaideverydaysheexpected alet-
underneath. Itisn’tinuseanymore. Concretepostsareblockingoffeachend icdam,butithasnotyet and responsive, carefull ter saying we were afraid to come
ofthebridge.Apersoncanwalkacrossit. Stillsturdylooking, ithaswooden been turned on. The drive was notes.Ihadsomewomewn becofaterurorsisme.IgaveCarlos
planksacrossit, aboutthreeinchesthickandnineincheswide. Someofthem beautiful,interesting,bumpyanddir- speak Spanish, so spoke eagiish, oneofour “Carolsby t”
have sap that has oozed out ofthem. ty,allsixhouorfist. en" eerena to programs. Hereadevweordrofyit
Beingoutherebringsbacksomesweetmemories. Ilovethiscountrydown WhenwegottoCajamarwhcaat,a panish,Yneztra ean andcarefully lookedat facein
here. I remember roamingaroundin thesewoods. Idon’tknow why, butall sight! Amountaintown, mostlydirt, Indian dialect. thechoir.Hewasso when I
my life Ihave loved to beout like this. Maybe beingout.alonein the woods deeply rutted streets, pigs, goats, Whenwerettuotrhesnancetuadry toldhimhecouldkeepit.
causedmetobesointrospective. IhadthisaffinityforGod’smarvelouscrea- sheep, donkeys, dogs everywhere, forourrecapandtestimonytime,we WerettotuheBrowinesweheredwe
tionin nature. Maybethisisasubstitutefor mytriptoMaine. It’swayaway HUGE potholes. There are thermal were withgeneratorelectrici- watchedthe VelvRaebbtitewitehtnhe
from things. springshere andpublichotbaths.We ty followed by the real about girls.Oneofthelinesjuststruckme,
OnthesideoftheriverwhereIamsittingisa rathersteep, slantingsandy firstwenttothehomeofKenandLin- 8:00. Wedismissedfoar went _Whenyouarereal,itdoesn’tmatter
bank. Acrossthe riverissolid, sandycolored rock whichstandsstraightup daBowie.Weweremetbytheirtwins, outside,tables setup inthesanc- if ’re shabby.” How true! These
for about 12feet above the river level. Some stillpools in the river arefur- Melisa and Maria, holding their pet tuary, and wasserved. Iwas ladiesarsoreeal,itdoesn’tmatterif
ther down. And in the water’s stillness I can see the reflections ofthe rock rabbits.Wewere quicklyjoinedbylit- served abowlofricewithachicken’s theyarenotascleanasothersorif
river bank. Farther on down the river is a bend. tle sister Lori. then went to the tailontop! theyaredresseddifferently.
In these surroundings I can truly see the Lord and I can hear him in all homeofMargaretandLarryTucker ceivedaffirmatioae eee We then drove to see Luke and
thesesounds. IbroughtmyBiblewith me. IreadagaintheSongofSolomon. forlunchandmetsonsJonathanand — irmation ; Deana Smith. Luke has started the
I am determined to master that book. No more beautiful, passionate work David. They have only been on the thistrip. ‘Baptistgym.Theyhavelotsofexer-
ofliteraturehaseverbeen written. “Thekinghastaken meintohis banquet field about a year. haters Tlefthomeandsevera tions ciseequipment,allof=o.
hall; hisbannerovermeislove.”Thatis whatisgoingtohappenatthe mar- We split up and stayed in two on the trip I wondered if tea byLuke fromscrapiron.Itisthefirst
riage supper ofJesus and his bride, the church. separate homes. Janet, Karl, and WMU presidents was ofanyrea entry point the missionaries have
I reallycansensethe Lord’spresence here. The trees areso beautiful, so Peggystayedwith theBowles; Bob- valueinthisculture.Duringtheser- sangrepemetedye er
large, andgrowingsoclosetogether. Icanthinkofthe Psalms—alltheim- bieandIstayedwithKim ight, vingofthe food,therewas suddenly cipants are charged’$1 a
ageryinthemabouthills, trees, rivers, mountains, hills,pastures. Ofcourse, fromNewMexico. Ki a lull in activities; the seem- ea one are required to attend
there’salotofwarimagery, too—fortresses, refuges, bows,swords, arrows. isinCa toteachtheMKs.We edlikesheepwithouta Karl weekly Bible study. That Sunday,
But David's life was spent bothfighting wars and living out in the open. alargeemptyhouse.E remartkoemed, “They’velosttheir therewere 100 at Biblestudy. Many
Youshouldjustbehere. Somelarge, white, puffycloudsare movingup in leader.”Ynez,theWMUdirectohra,d cometoBible studyjusttogettosee
thesky. CourseIdon’tknowifyouareanaturefreaklikeIam, butyoucould andwewere alongwafromthe front jpoons, and theinsideofthe .Itisthenewest
suredosomepaintingfromwhereIamsitting.A littlewaydown,anolddead Gee inttoeeer teens,tie toe “in”place in
tree hasfallenover intothe river. You could walkfurtherdownon the river gai a Wethenwenttoseethe firstwater-
bank andpainttheswingbriidngge.Andthetreareessomanydifferentshades
ofgreen. Leavesofsometrees arealready beginningtoturntoyellowsand on tttheeentextnight, Iwasglad I
browns. Thetreesareofsomanydifferentvarieties, elms,oaks,pines, some fourlockeddoors. Idon’t Suember 23,Sunday
smallcedars. It’shottoday, butoutherea breeze is blowing, and it’s lovely. howKimstays in such alarge After breakfast at‘theBowies,we
I am very comfortable. place alone. wetocnhurtch. the ae ae
“TheheavensdeclarethegloryofGod, andtheearthshowethhishandiwork. at4:00. As rain tofallonthetinroof.Ithas
Dayuntodayutverethspeech . . . andthereisnospeechnorlanguagewhere always,therewasnoelectricity,soit beena timesince Ihadthatex- graaevn.gsipaceaniian ach
their voice is not heard.” perience.Afterchurch,wewenthome val e,
Much love, with Carlos Palacio, pastor, and his muascshehep.
Ruth wifeYnez.Carlosisbi-vocationahle; (Tobecontinued)
Meals on funeral days become Corin th church ministry
ByAnneW. McWilliams ofthatchurch.If a,membofethre Whereas people everywhere in Theywillserve lunch orsupper, ata would like that better, prepare box
Tenpeoplediedwithin11weeks,in Mississ: usutakaefolodltotyhe homeoratthechurch,accordintgo suppersfromthedeftfoorvfeamrilsy
the community around Corinth homeofthepewrhohsasdoied,nat thefamily’swishes. metmotakbehoemewirthtshem.
Church,Sim) County. “That'sthe dies and the funeral is to be Corinththeyvarythiscustomabit. Iftheyserve lunchatthechurch,
most Icanremember that som inthearea—eitheart Theywillservelunchatthechurch whichismostoftenthecase,theyin-
close -”saidMrs.BillyGuest, Corinthor anearbychurch,orat a for memanbdfrieendrsofsthe vitethefamilymemberstoreturnand
wifeof pastorofCorinthChurch. nearby (usuallyin ) funeral Orifthefamilyrequestsit,theywil eat supper therae .so that the
Foodpreparation atthetiomfea home,womenof springinto alwaysplentifulleft
deathhasbecome aspecialministry action. servethemealatadesignahtomeed. wasted.Ortheywill, iiff,the family
PAGE 8 BAPTIST RECORD Thursday, January 10, 1991
Federal judge restricts

investigation of churches
WASHINGTON (BP) —Afederal “Thiscaseisofcriticalimportance
districtjudge has ruled that govern- to all churches regardless of their
mentinvestigatorsdonothave“unfet- views on the sanctuary movement,”
tereddiscretion” to infiltratechurch saidOliverThomas, generalcounsel
services. of the Baptist Joint Committee, a
The ruling by U.S. District Judge Washington-based religious liberty
RogerStrandinalawsuitfiledbyfour agencyrepresenting 10nationalBap-
LutheranandPresbyteriancongrega- tist groups. :
tionsandtheirparentdenominations “ChurcheshaveFirst Amendment
imposed new restrictions on the rightsthatmustbetakenintoaccount
government’s ability to infiltrate — even by theJustice Department,”
religious services. Thomas said.
The churches filed suit in 1986 The Baptist Joint Committee, in a
challengingthecovertinvestigationof statementapprovedin1986,condemn-
churchessuspectedofinvolvementin ed“theuseHipaidinformants,under-
the sanctuary movement by under- coveragents,andsurreptitioustactics
coverinformantshiredbythefederal by any government agency in-
Immigration.andNaturalizationSer- vestigatingreligiousorganizationsas
vice. Court records showthatunder- improper and illegal when less in-
cover informants attended church trusivemeansofinvestigationorfact

servicesandonatleastoneoccasion, gathering are available.
ee secretly tape-recorded a worship
Picturedaresomeofthe2,500youngpeopleattendingtheYouthEvangel =a
ism Conferenceinthecoliseum atMississippiCollege. services. : r
Youth Evangelism Conférence held at MC The undercover investigation was The rumor still
madepublicduringthetrialofseveral
sanctuary movement members who
had been charged with conspiracy is not true
“Delight thyself also in the Lord,” Hissecondmessagewas, “WhenYou “People Need the Lord.” Frank andsmuggling CentralAmericansin-
was the theme for the Youth DoWrong,ButYouWanttoDo Right.” Pollard, pastor of First Church, to the United States.
Evangelism‘ConferenceatMississip- Chris and Dianne Machen led the Jackson, toldtheyouthstogiveyour WhileJudgeStrand’srulingdidnot The following editorial by Don
piCollege,Dec.27-28.The“Delights,” singing and provided action songs. life to the person who made it. prohibit investigation of church ac- McGregor was printed in the BAP-
youthdramateamandchoirofFirst Lisa Leavell sang, “Surely, the Lord Humor and serious comedy was tivities,itheldthatthegovernment’s TISTRECORDJan.2, 1986.Theissue
Church, Jackson;ledthe2,500young IsinThisPlace,”andgaveapersonal provided by Phil and Russ. Rich investigation must be conducted in has come up again, and the rumor
people in worship. testimony on God’s power todeliver. Malone was program chairman. good faith. still is.not true.
JerryPipes,youthevangelist,spoke Sheldon Gooch, one-time prisoner There were 132 decisions made with “Thegovernmentisconstitutional- Comes now the season again for
onwitnessing. “Youthneedtohearthe and now a prisoner of Christ, sang, ‘ 25 being professions of faith. ly precluded from unbridled and in- embarrassment over RM 2493, the
gospelfromotheryouth,”hedeclared. appropriatecovertactivitywhichhas petitionthatcropsupagainand again
asitspurposeorobjectivetheabridg- withtheallegationthatMadelynMur-
Southern Three conferences for senior ment of the First Amendment rayO’Hairistryingtogetallreligious
freedoms ofthose involved,” the rul- broadcasting thrown off the air.
grants degrees
adults will take place ing stated. Madelyn Murray O’Hair, as all
know, is an atheist. She would be
Additionally, the ruling said in-
delighted, no doubt, if all religious
LOUISVILLE,Ky. —Approximate- vestigators “mustadherescrupulous-
lytothescopeandextentoftheinvita- broadcastingwereputofftheair. But
ly 190 graduates received degrees Threeconferencesforsenioradults book will be taught.
she did not initiate this petition.
fromSouthernSeminaryduringcom- will take place at Gulfshore Baptist The May 27-31 conference will tiontoparticipatethatmayhavebeen
mencement exercises Dec. 14. Assembly, Pass Christian, in May. featureEdDeuschleaspreacher. He extended or offered to them.” In1974twoCaliforniamenfiledRM
Seminary Chancellor Duke K. « Two will be is pastor of First Church, Pontotoc. PeterBaird,anattorney represen- 2493 with the Federal Communica-
McCall, president of Southern _three-day meet- HoraceKerr , contractco nsultantfor ting the plaintiffs, said the ruling ttihoencsoCmommimsissisoinownowuiltdhltihceenhsoepneotahda-t
Seminary, 1951-82, was commence- ' ngs, May 20-23 family ministry for the Mississippi means that when the invitation ex-
ment speaker. @andMay23-25.The Baptist Convention Board, will lead tended is for worship, anything out- d1i9t7i5otnhaleFrCelCigdieonusierdatdhieo stpaettiitoionns,.anIdn
Three from Mississippi received third will be for the leaders. The theme book will be side that invitation, such as tape-
degrees. They were Tony Dale i May “BindUsTogether,”byPatGulledge. recording the service, is not the matter was dropped.
.- Pounders, Brooneville, master of 27-31. The first two conferences cost permissible. Twothingsneedtoberemembered,
divinity; Terry Harold Garvin, | General theme $65.25. The third is $120. To make A broad coalition of religious MadelynMurrayO’Hairhadnothi
groups, including the Baptist Joint todowithRM2943.,AndRM2498di
Booneville, master of divinity; and 'of the three pro- reservations write Gulfshore after
in 1975. vel
Susan Renee Nash, Southaven, grams will be March1,enclosing$30-personfor Committee,joinedthecaseinsupport
master of social-work. ‘SeniorsReaching a deposit, to Frank Simmons, of the churches out of concern for Petitionscontinuetocrop up from
Seniors.” manager, Gulfshore Baptist First Amendment and other rights. time to time, however, asking that
Ladnier ticipants will be Christians would protest to the FCC
SWBTS graduates Assembly, Henderson Point, Pass Staff about RM 2493. And do,by the
giventhemebooksforgroupstudyas Christian, MS 39571.
hundredsofthousands. mail load
part of their registration fees.
six from state at the FCC has beenstaggeringjust-
TheMay20-22sessionswillfeature
changes to cope with the letters concerning
Oliver Ladnier as preacher. He is
RM 2493.
Southwestern Seminary in -Fort pastorofFirstChurch, Magee. Dean
Thebestwaytodealwiththemat-
worth,Texas,awarded284degreesin HarlanofClearwater,Fla.,willteach
its commencement ceremonies con- sessions forleadersofsenioradults. ter is to ignore it.
ducted Dec. 14. Theme bookwillbe “TheDiaryof a

Mississippians receiving masters’ CountryDoctor,’ byWW. Walley.And CallforFree BAPTISZRIES
degrees were Jerffrey n Floyd, Petal HarveySeniorAdultChoirwill Johnson Creek Church, Greene HEATERS. PUMPS
County,hascalledKeithThompsonas
Greenwood, master of divinity with sing. FACTORY DIRECT
Hbiabrlliocwa,lAblearndgeueang,esm;astReergionfaartAsninn TheMay23-25programwillfeature Ppaesttaolr,,heeffreecctievieveNdovh.is4.edAucnaattiiovne aotf TOLLFREE 1-800-251-0679
marriage and family counseling; pLaasrtroyroKfeFninrsetdCyhuarschp,rLeaaucrheelr..HaHrelains dWaiilnleidamoCnaJraeny.C1o3l.lege. Hewill:beor- 3511THFNIIXBCSEOARNLPGLI LKCAEOS«LSCLBEH ACAPTTTI6TS1T5A -RN8YO7TC5NO-O3G076A471,95
Byron Lee Malone, Jackson, master will lead the leaders and Walley’s Deuschle Kennedy
ofartsinreligiouseducation; andJef- Edward Pendergrast has recently
feryLynnMoffitt,Southaven, master Church business administrators to meet retired from Glendale Church, CLASSIFIED
of divinity. Leland, and moved to Derma where
Receiving associate degrees were he plans tospend his retirement do-
A conference for church business Folcomb,astafferwiththeBaptist
John Wayne Darty, Aberdeen, administrators will take place, Jan. SundaySchoolBoard,willdiscussthe ingsupply, interim, and revivals. He
associate of divinity; and Marshall 24, in Jackson. newbook “AMaintenanceManualfor canbecontactedatP. O. Box55,Der-
Franklin Pettigrew, Pearl, associate Theconference, whichwillmeetat Southern Baptist Churches.” ma, MS 38839 or call 628-8578.
in religious education. WoodlandHillsChurch, Jackson, will Theconferencebeginsat8:30a.m. Beacon Church,. Hattiesburg, has
include Doug Day, Bill Sellers, and andconcludesat4 p.m. Participants called Keith Man-
Wells graduates Tim Holcomb as speakers. will be on their own for lunch. uel as pastor, ef- FORSALE: Nineteen 15'9"pad-
Day, vicepresidentinchargeofAn- fective Dec. 2. A ded PEWS — $2,000. Call (601)
from SERTS nuity Board Property and Casualty There is no charge for this con- native of Ocean 534-2108; [phone].
ference, but pre-registration is re-
insurance,willintroducethenewpro- ; Springs, he is a
Diplomag were presented to 61 perty and casualty insurance pro- quested. WriteChurchAdministration ™ graduate of Wil- FORSALE: CHURCHMINI-BUS,
graduating seniors during the fall gram available to ministers and Department, Box 530, Jackson, MS _#@ liamCareyCollege 1980 Dodge Sportsman, seats 21
commencementceremonies, Dec. 15, churches. 39205. and New Orleans adults, luggage compartment in
at Southeastern Seminary, Wake Sellers, Annuityrepresentativefor For further information contact ' Seminary. He rear,dualA/C,dualreartires,lots
Forest, N.C. theMBCB,willdiscussmedical, life, JuliusThom attheMBCB,phone . servedasminister of miles, lots ofmiles left, $4,500.
A Mississippian, Robert Dewey and disability insurance, as well as 968-3800, or James Webster, director ofyouthatCalvary Fulton BridgeChurch, Hamilton,
Wells Jr. of McCool, received the theannuityprogramandchurchstaff ofchurchservicesforHinds-Madison Church, Pasca- Alabama (205). 921-3669 or (205)
master of divinity degree. salaries. Association, phone [phone]. Manuel goula. 921-9019.
Zz
Names in the news Thursday, January 10, 1991 BAPTIST RECORD PAGE 9
Gulfport leads enrollment
gains at Carey College
NewHarmonyChurch(Neshoba)recentlyordainedScotty
Goldmanintothegospelministry. Heispresentlyserving as
directorofcampusministryatLivingston University, Livington,
Ala., and director of missions in Bibbee Association. Son of Studentenrollmentgains,ledbythe winter terms.
Mr. and Mrs. RodneyGoldman of Philadelphia, he is a 1990 Gulfport campus, are continuing at “Oneofthemostpositivefactorsin
gDroabdbusa,tePoifctSuoruetdhwpersetseernntiSnegmitnhaeryc.erHtiisfiwciafteeiosfthoerfdionramteironRitias aWinldliwaimnCtearreyteCrolmlegteo,tablasserdeloenasfaeldl opurropeortnionrofogfurlollw-tthlimheamsvebreeseunsninpattrhte-
Charles McCollum, pastor. recentlybytheinstitution’spresident, time students,” stated Edwards. “In
Jim Edwards. Fall undergraduate thefallof1988, only49percentofour
studentheadcounttotalsincreased50 studentswereenrolledona full-time
percent, 10percent, and 9percentin basis. Thatnumberwasupto62per-
Gulfport, Hattiesburg, and New cent by the fall of 1990, which
Gum Grove Church, Brookhaven, Orleans, respectively. translatestogreaterfinancialstabili-
honoredHomerCaseatadedication Despitesharpcutbacksofsomeoff- ty,andforouracademic mson
service for serving 46 years as
campusundergraduateandgraduate our three major campuses. Addi-
ministerofmusic.
programs, thecollegealsohadastu- tionally,forthe firsttime,allavailable
Case was pre- dent credit hour gain of 2 percent apartmentunits are occupiedonthe
sented a ica- overallandanaverageundergraduate Coast campus, which obviously
tion plaque and enrollment growth of nearly 16 per- strengthensourcashflowpositionon
scleuvdeirnagl agsifatnsolidn-- cent on the three main campuses. thatdebtservice.Theprogressonthe
Undergraduate credit hours for the —miprimarilyduetSoeo leader-
fashioned radio.
Case sang gospel fallandwinterincreased43percent, shipand aggressivemarketingunder
15percentand4percentforGulfport, thedirectionofBillPayne,deoafonur
music with— New Orleans, and Hattiesburg, Coast campus. These enrollment
quartets on radio
respectively. gainsclearlyhelpedthecollegeinthe
for many years. Winter term 1990 undergraduate fullaccreditationactiontakenrecent-
Case Roy Dixon is now enrollments in Gulfport were at the lybytheSouthernAssociationofCol-
and Sammy MmicnDiosntaerldofimsustihce ehingrhoelsltmelenvtelhiansadienccardeeasaenddgorvaedrua1t2e5 cloengcelsudeadn.d Schools,’ Edwards
percentin Gulfport for both falland
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From page 7
Parks’ mother
or to give money to buya dish is in-
vited to do so. Anyone who does not
Clarke College St udent Wives Organization, is composed largely of wives of dies at 93 dwoansto.to, of course, is not required to
tcmoian*misspttuuedsreinalitlfes,litifuen,dcelanuntdsdi.nfgIatasmsimsleiymstmbaaennrcase,gteopminecetnwutrc.eodm,Merarsr.ecoaFucaptyileveesRiutnodadClinacurkmkebiseinrspbooefncfsoaocmrei-tansdgvoifosrCoileran.rtkeed moBtRhYerANo,f SToeuxtahse(rBnP)Ba—ptAilsltieFoPraerikgsn, © rtehgeVuoclllauernaltnye-evuropslucsnhetorerveeres.ttoThdeeonmtoehraisl12sbewaconamudseden,o
MississippialumniofNewOrleans Mission Board President R. Keith asonesaid,they“enjoythefellowship
Seminary recently elected Bobby Parks, died ofpneumonia Dec. 28at and the feeling that they are doing
Williamson,ofBrandon,aspresident; St. Joseph Hospital in Bryan, Texas. somethingtohelpata timeofgrief.”
RickSpencer, ofAmory,aspresident- Mrs. Parks,age93, wasinstrumen- The church does have a Hostess
elect; and Ken Anderson, of Saltillo, tal in Parks’ decision to. become a Committee with eight members, but
as secretary of the state’s N.O.BIT'S. missionary. Shehadoncehopedtobe this committee is in charge of other
Alumni Association. a missionary herselfand prayed for partiessuch asChristmas partiesor
DuringtheDec. 14commencement yearsthatGodwouldleadoneofher weddingoranniversaryparties, and
atSouthern Seminary, the seminary four children into missions. notinchargeofthemealsattimesof
presented the E. Y. Mullins Parks and his wife, Helen Jean, funerals.
Denominational Service Award to were appointed missionaries to In- About the meal-serving ministry,
EmmanuelL. McCall,directorofthe donesiain1954,wheretheyservedfor Mrs. Guest said of those who
TheHoneycuttfamilyofPleasantHill Southern Baptist Home Mission 14yearsuntilhejoinedtheboardstaff volunteer, “Itisablessingforustobe
Church,Cofumbus,hasnotmissedSun- Board’s blackchurchextensiondivi- in1969toheadworkinSoutheastAsia. together. It isa joy towork together,
daySchoolin 18years.Thechildrenhave J. B.CostilowwashonoredatClarke sion,andtheGeorgeW. NortonAward He became president in 1980 of the because. we are doing it to help
nevermissedaSundaysincebirth.Barry, College to celebrate his retirement as to Joseph Stopher, a Louisville, Ky. missionsagencywhichnowhasmore others.”
Kathy, and David have a perfect atten- BSUdirectorafter34yearsofservice. A than3,800personnelin 121countries.
~_~_ pdearnfcecetfoartt1e8nydeaanrcs.eDaanndielBehtahsanay16h-ayseaar ‘“iTnghihsoimseycoourmiLinfge”acptriovigtriaesmownasDehce.ld1.dMurr.- Jatteorwneye. ll Kyzar ChHuirscmhotihnerBrwyaasn.amSehmebjeorinoefdFitrhset DViisdibIlteRPirgohotf—ThaxtcYiomuoc
_ perfectattefonraldlseavennyecarseof andMrs. Costilowarepictured receiving churchin1987aftermovingfromDan-
sheerrvilicfee.sTohfe y are also in volved in other Jaatac“Cklbsaaorgnk,eoffCoorrlmeleterigrece.omeancthgainfdts”defarnomofAmrelins dies at age 87 dvialuIlgne,hAtrAekrrak,n.J,saestao,nslGhilveaezwewanisetrah.mheermboeldresotf WliigehtdiengmbayntnhIenidnusdturisetslr,eyIand'ce.sr
First Church in Danville. She was a CPaOl.lB80o0x-565737-,96M64utosllcfreae(Alto$w2ia7c6na1l-el0 63,7197-263-6642collect
Ralph Hester JewellH. Kyzar,87,retiredBaptist SundaySchoolteacher,Woman'sMis-
minister,diedofheartfailureDec.29 sionaryUnionleader,n worker,
former VP, at Memorial Hospital in Meadville. and strong missions su; r, said
Bobby Walker, pastorofthe church.
Services were held Dec. 31 at
MBCB, dies Brookhaven. A native ofBriggsville, Ark., Mrs.
Kyzar, a long-time trustee of Blue Parks,theformerAllieCowger,issur- TOLL FREE [phone]
MountainCollege,hadheldpastorates vivedbyfourchildren,JeanGlazener Pverholtzer
RalphH. Hester,81, ofJackson, an in Lincoln and Franklin counties, at ofBryan; KeithParksofRichmond,
insuranceexecutive,diedofcancerat LexingtonandDrew,andinLaurens, Va.; Nell Mason of San Antonio,
tFihreHsatLrCovhcuaerlycChEh,lulCirslc,inhmtoiannn,idslteCeaorldlsoefagess,et”muiddnuearnrit,nsg“aiatn LCMihaSsuksereircwsvhosi,iocpedpsJiMawecBekmarpsoetorinhis,eatlldMwPeDiadetrcihk.c.a2bl1uraCiteanFltierrsi.tn SsDt.opuCert.nhitHenigcsahttafhiroFntsiaeerlrsyi1te8nagCrysheo,uafrrKtcsyhhzea,asNropGrlaretsedhteotnGrhwreowewoeeadrny.-e gTTreeSexxeaaartssv-;;igcraea1ns3nddwcgehrJriaielndmdsrccehPhniea.ldrdukrlseendo;fforaTnDeedmcp.lse3i,1x NAEUWTHYOORRSKWPAUNBTLEIDSHBEYR
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AmericanLifeInsuranceCo. Hewas vention Board; and as a trustee of JeffreyStoneBoyettewasamong52 Baptistries
board of directors chairman of Mississippi College. = individualsreceivingdegreesduring
Church Finance, Inc. Hewasgraduated from Mississip- mid-session commencement exer-
Hester was a member of First pi re in 1928, and the college cises on Dec. 18 at Golden Gate Frtheoworlmd's
Church. Heservedas supplyofficer awarded him an honorary doctorate Seminary, Mill Valley, Calif. largestmanutacturerof Callor writefor
fberyasschurchproducts Setealag
fortheNavalAircraftFactoryduring in 1949. He was alsograduated from Boyette, son of Byron and Elaine

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Georgia. He a vicepresidentofMississippi Baptist SurvivorsincludeGeorgia,hiswife
his wife, Shelley, Convention. 2 of 59 years, and two sisters, Pearl Inawathyema,infaultof allbooks
Swinney hAarvmeiosnteeasdo,n,agJeoh2n. 10Sgurravnidvcohrisldirnecnl.udewife, Mary; and GBirovoeknhsavaennd. Lola Smith, both of Visauvtehnatargtuheesy are too long. —
PAGE 10 BAPTIST RECORD Thursday, January 10, 1991 Surplus Bible study materials
_ Just for the Kec ord
headed for Persian Gulf area
NASHVILLE (BP) — More than He said the special ministries
35,000copiesofsurplusSouthernBap- department personnel considered
tist literature are headed to Saudi shipping literature to military com-
Arabia -for use by U.S. service mands involvedin Operation Desert
members involved in Operation Shield, but decided tosend material
Desert Shield. directly toSouthernBaptistchaplains
TheSunday SchoolBoiasserndidng when their names wereee by
copies of five Bible study and devo- the Home Mission Boa
tionalperiodicalsto15SouthernBap- Surplus material was setasidefor
tist chaplains servi in Operation thisprojectinearlyDecemberwhen
Desert Shield, according to Marvin the material normally would have
Nail, coordinator of the board’s on- beendestroyed. Formorethanthree
going project. years, the Sunday School Board has
The chaplains will receive 6,300 providedoutdatedchurchliteratureto
copies of “Open Windows,” a daily military, prison,hospital,andinstitu-
. e sia S7%f®S,i ee 4 devotional guide; 12,000. copies of tion chaplains,.based on their
Acteens, Sono row,lefttoright, areAngie Peppers, Sha “Sunday School Adults” and 4,500 ‘requests.
TheGirlsinAction, left, andActeens, right,werehonored Boatner, Mandy McKay, and DeeDee Fortenberry, queens. copies of “Sunday School Young For the mailing earlier in
at a recognition service held at First Church, Collinsville, Middlerow, MarieHinson, leader,JessicaWhite, Queenwith Adults,’ both Convention Uniform December,520chaplainsontheorder
recently. Pictured are back row, left to right, Teresa Jeager, Scepter,WendeJoyner,Queen,andDianeWhite, leader.Top Series Bible study materials; 12,000 listreceived60,000piecesofmaterial.
Christina McDonald, and Tiffany Todd. Bottom row, Hope row, leftto right, B. J. Branum and Stacy Duncan, queens.. copies of “Bible Book Study for

Mabry,leader, KylieEthridge,ShannonSmith,andHollyJones. David Sellers is pastor. Adults;” and 500copiesof “E] Inter- |Churches adopt
prete,” ConventionUniformSeriesBi-
S Carterville Church in Petal woo gape materials in Spanish, Nail expanded annuity
celebratedthe dedication of its new
said.
sanctuary on Sunday, Jan. 6.
Also the chief of-chaplains for the
The following churches have
County Line will FifthArmyheadquartersatFortSam
adopted the Expanded Annuity
' Houston, Texas, will forward addi-
Plan since those reported in the
dedicate sanctuary tional surplus Bible study materials
December 13 issue of the Baptist
to any Fifth Army units assigned to
Record: Jackson: Wade; Simp-
Operation Desert Shield. Nail said
TheremodeledsanctuaryofCoun- materials. will be provided for that son: Siloam; and Union County:
tyLineChurchwillbededicatedJan. purpose. Temple.
20at2p.m. PastorDel-Gannand the

congregation have announced that DIRECTOR OF PRESCHOOL MINISTRIES
they will welcome visitors.
The church is located on County FBC, Auburn, Alabama
Line Road, off Highway 13 between
MendenhallandPuckett.Thededica- THE POSITION: Personwill be responsibleforplanning, promoting,
tion message will be given by T. W. and directing church’s preschool program with enrollment of 100
Henderson, a former pastor of the children and aChild DevelopmentCenterwith enrollmentof70children
First Church, Aberdeen, recently held aGirls in Action recognition service for church. A reception will follow the
anda full-time staff of 10 employees.
16 girls who received Mission Adventures badges. The theme was “Empowered.” service.
Picturedfront, lefttorightareCarrieBeddingfield, MaryLeighTisdale,RachelWright, REQUIREMENTS: Havea degreeinelementaryeducation(orrelated
Nikki Peugh; second row, Taylor Stone, Jana Bowen, Kelly Peugh, Kylie Patterson, field) from anaccredited school and/or have experience.
Christian Herald’s
Deana Clardy; third row, DeAnna Roberts, Janna Scott, Shane Hawkins, Lindsay SALARY: $23,000 plus medical, retirement and other benefits.
Jessup, DebbieJean Harrington, Kristi Andrews; back row, Barbara Russell, direc- TO APPLY: Send resumeto Dr. CharlotteSutton, FBC, P.O. Box 1191,
“James 1:22 Award”
tor; Shannon Roebuck; Jan Bowen, leader; and Nancy Hawkins, leader. Shane Auburn, AL 36831-1191.
HawkinsandShannonRoebuckwereawardedGAcharmsforcompletingallsixMis-
goes to Wildmon -APPLICATION DEADLINE IS FEB. 15, 1991.
sion Adventures. Alan Kilgore is pastor.

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