Bringing Christ to the Nations ckJ TIIE INTERNATIONAL LUTHERAN HOUR “Orer Statii>n KBOIS Every Sunday morn 11:30P.M. —Publicity Department — 33">8 South Jefferson Ave. Saint Louis, Missouri h Dr. Walter A. Maier Detroit. Michigan. October 27 (Special) Pleading for a twentieth-century Reformation in the spirit of Martin Luth er's cleansing of the churches. Dr. Walter A. Maier, profes sor at Concordia Seminary, Saint Louis, Missuri, listed the post-war perils which he saw confronting the Christian churches of America. * A gra ping, commercialized spirit,” he maintained, “is spreading in religious circles, according to which the work of the churches is often financed not by gifts of loving self sacrifice, hut by money raising schemes.” He cited with approval a letter by Horace Greeley. A woman had written him. a-king counsel in her efforts to fill the empty treasury of her church. Stating that she ami her friends had tried fairs, strawberry festivals, oyster suppers, chicken dinners, turkey banquet*, parties, socials, Gri-ntal weddings, mock marriages, grab hag*, necktie sales and other fund-raising schemes, she a- kd Dr. Greeley kindly to suggest new pro gram* to help keep the struggling church together. To this the great editor replied, briefly, but forcefully, “Try relig * V*4! ion; Other churches which, Dr. Maier insisted, need reform ation. are the political groups which, mixing church and state, tr\ to foist their doctrines on the public;; the ultra f.e-bionable church, which has no room for the poor; the ••la-- i n -clou* church, which forgets Christ's universal ap peal to men of all races and conditions; the indolent church es. that arc not earnestly engaged ins preading the Gospel at home and Abroad. Particularly did the radio speaker arraign the growing number of churches in our country in which the Bible is questioned or rejected, the promise of Christ's blood-bought, salvation systematically set aside. He asked that, as Jesus twice drove tiie money-changers from the Temple, so believ ers in Ilis Spirit would today expel the forces of unbelief from God's house. I Hr. Maier also announced that the Lutheran Hour has: now e? reeded the MOO mark in stations, and, as the world's largest broadcast, is preparing additions to its facilities in thirty-two countries, which will make its outlets exceed a thousand. As riu-ent additions to “Bringing Christ to the Nations” lie cited Radio Monoco, first European station, a new outlet in Shanghai, China, and another at Angola, Portu guese West Africa. Religious News ST. JOHNS AME CHURCH 22nd and Willis Ave. Rev. E. B. Childress, pastor Mason Devcreau Jr., rep. "And he said unto her, daughter be of good comfort, thy faith has made thee whole, go in peace"— from St. Luke R 4.8. This beautiful text was taken by our minister on Sunday. October 20 at 11 o’clock for his inspiring and heart-warm ing Christian message. ••Tfce Re touch'. Thoughts from his sermon were as follows: No man can rise to the peak of his capacity until hg has been retouched by the power of God; the thought that is needed today is the retouching of our lives with God’s and the rededication of our hearts and our lives to God and finally, we should let Jesus Christ retouch our lives to enable us to live differently; our minds and eyes will see different ly; and our ears will hear differ ently, then we will know that we have been retouched. Visitors: Mr. Virgil J. Lee of Lawrence, Kan ; Mrs. Marv Hana sister of Mrs. Pearl Young from • St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs. Mabel Lee of Los Angeles. Calif.; and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McDonald of Zion Bapt. church. Sunday evening. Oct 27 at 8 pm. our choir under the direction of Mrs. Pearl Gibson cordially ex tends an invitation to members and friends of St. Johns to attend the first All-Request program of j this conference year. Your pre sence is looked forward to with ! the greatest pleasure on this even i ing. Come out and join in this mu sical and Christian fellowship ser vice. The Youth Guild will meet with their sponsor, Mrs. G. Ervin at the regular hour Sunday after noon. Oct. 27th. All members are requested to be present. The Watchmen are planning a special service honoring our ser vicemen who went from our church during World War II for their country. Watch this column for date, time and place. Thursday of last week the fol lowing officers were elected to serve this conference year of the Eveready club: President. Mrs. Ft. C. I^ricc: vice-president. Mrs Clo ina Scott; secretary, Mrs. Edna Jackson: treas., Mrs, G. Ervin; assist, secretary. Mrs. Nettie Pres ton and chaplain, Mrs. Martha Ma jor. Wo must pause here and give prai e to our officers and mem bers for the fine contribution they are making to our church spirit ually and financially, along with the other fine auxiliaries and clubs of our church who have dedicated their lives and service to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ's church. St. Johns of Omaha. For these ladies and all other chureh auxiliaries and clubs we say, to you many thank* and we are look lng forward to another active and banner year at St. Jubas. The Stewards of our chureh and the Trustees urge all members and parents to help them expedr ate time by having our correct change for our envelopes. Place our class dues, which must be used to take care of our organi zation to our minister by the Steward Board properly marked in our envelopes. Don.t forget the general fund that the Trust ees must have to carry on the general expenses of our church. These officers urge each and everyone of us to do his and her part and they won’t have to con stantly come before us appealing for these funds. Wouldn't you do that for your church? They know you will for you have never yet failed. So let’s not fail now. A true Christian needs no prodding when it comes to his Christian duty or paying promptly and cheer fully all of his or her church ob ligations and assessments. The officers of the Cheerful | Builders for the 1946-47 confer- ! ence year are as follows: Mrs. Viner Walker, pres.; Mrs. Hazel ! Walton, vice pres.: Mrs. B. A. Howell, treas.; Mrs. Margaret Worcuff, secretary and Mrs. Ha* tie Moore, asst, sec’y. Officers of the Parsonage Aid: president, Patricia Simms; vice prerident, Barbara Edwards; secy Gwendolyn Tetler and Lorraine Anderson, treasurer. Mrs. E. B. Childress, wife of our pastor, will leave for 10 days to two weeks on vacation in Chicago Friday, October 25th. Mothers send your children to Sunday school every Sunday at 9:30 am. Attend our morning ser vice at 11 am. and our evening service at 7:30 pm. Visitors and friends are always welcome at 8t Johns the friendly church and work with us, wont you? HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH 30th and Corby Streets H. H. Schauland, Pastqr The fourteenth seasom of Lu theran Hour broadcasting has be gun. This mighty Mission of the air no wgoea out over more than 900 stations. There is nothing lilts it in commercial or religious broad casting. In Omaha the Lutheran Hour may be heard over two sta tions: KBON at 11:30 am. and KFNF. Shanendoah at 2 pm. This broadcast is entirely a venture of faith and is supported by the vol untary cogtributions of the listai ing audience. Although groat rtrides have been made, the speafc er, Or. W. A. Maier, feels that this program is still only in its infant stages. Under God’s bles» ings much greater things can be done. Services at Hope Lutheran, the Church of the Lutheran Hour, be gin at 11 am. Sunday School ami Bible Class at 10 am. Come wor ship with us. A doctor was discussing religion with a minister. “I cannot under stand that a man like you still believes such fables”, he said. The I minister replied: “Supposing you I had learned of a remedy that con i sistently cures a certain sickness; j supposing this remedy had not i only cured hundreds of your pa , tients, but you as well. Would you not have confidence in this reme' dy?1* The docor said, “Certainly!" The minister continued: “It is Just so with my faith in Jesuf: it rests upon experience. Others may talk of fables, but I KNOW what faith has doa© for me and thousands of others. Should I not trust such a sure remedy?”. St. Paul says: "I know whom I have believed and am per suaded that He is able to keep that which I have com mitted unto Him aganst that Day’ 1st SPIRITUAL ARMY CHURCH Rev. Alfred J. Thomas, pastor j - Rev. Alfred J. Thomas, pastor of the 1st Spiritual Army Church of Christ, 1201 No. 24th St., is in a great soul-saving revival. He has returned to Omaha to contin ue the great work that he started eight years ago. Services will be each night. The revival will close Sunday Oct. 27th. This is the church of love and faith. We see no race, creed or color. Our own bishop, the Rt. Rev. J. W. Ste venson was with us Sunday Oct. 13. Fourteen new members have ioinod the church since our pas tor's return two weeks ago. Mrs. Hazel Woodson, rep. Morning Star Bapt. Church j Rev. Z. W. Williams, Pastor All things can be done through prayer. Prayer prevaileth much. The members and friends of Morn ing Star were very happy to see our pastor able to be out Sunday morning. He preached an out standing sermon from Romans 15 charter, 3 vs. We that are strong ought to bear the ir.firmaty of the weak and not please ourselves. Another fine message was brought to us at evening worship by Rev. H. W. Fitch. Handwriting On The Wall. The Brotherhood furnished music for the day. Rev. Z. W. Williams will preach all this week at Zjon. Let us attend this revi val and help gain souls for Christ. Let us visit the' sick and pray for them. Mrs. W. R. Richardson is up and about again. Bro. J. W. King reported doing nicelv. Bro. Edward Hall is reported ill. Rev. and Mrs. Williams wish to thank the members and friends of other churches for their kindness dur ing his illness, especially Rev. F. C. Williams of Zion. Mrs. J. Jones was guest Sunday; The mother of Mrs. Alberta Ward and also the sister of Bro. E. F. Jones. Don’t forget our weekly acti vities attend them. Come to Mold ing Star; you are welcome. THREE NEGRO BOYS ENTER CATHOLIC SEMINARY Detroit—"From Sacred Heart Parish to Sacred Heart Seminary’ that’s the story of three Negro youths enrolled to study for the priesthood here. The students, members of Sa cred Heart parish, are: Seidel Har j den; James Hopewell, and Charles Thomas. All are in the high school, j These colored students are not j setting a precedent. Msgr. Henry E. Donnelly, rector, recalls that | some 20 years a Negro boarding student was in the high school de- ; p3rtment. “Ih recent years we have had j no Negro students for the sole rea son that none have applied for ad mttance”, the rector said. “The seminary has always admitted any qualified, sincere aspirant to the priesthood, regardless of color.” | Harden, whose hobby is piano and organ, is a son of Protestant parents. His two brothers and II sister are attending the Metho- 1 dist church. Seidel became a Cath ! olic six years ago and was bap tized by Fr. Henry Thiefels, CSSp. at Sacred Heart church. The fact that he became a Cath olic was ’-'ot well received by his folks, Seidel says. “I know they disapprove of my j entering Sacred Heart Seminary but I want to do the proper thing he a^ded with a smile”. The two others were graduated f*-nm Sacred TTnqrt pcVir.^’ Q70 Eliot. Charles Thomas, 14, lives 31 251 Eliot with his mother. Mrs. Lena Thomas. H eattended a Cath olic school eight years. James Hopeweil. 14, whose De troit home for the last three years has been with his aunt, Mrs. P. Washington. 178C8 Binder, comes from Pittsburgh. He became a Catholic in March, 1942. His mo ther. Mrs. Ada Mav. and step sister still live in Pittsburgh. Differing Is Not Disunity By Ruth Taylor Strangers to our shores are of ten contused by the apparent lack of unity, by the vociferous expres sion of differences of opinion, by the headed arguments over every thing and nothing, and by what they think must be undemocratic tendencies in our social life. "Bow can such things happen ta a democracy”? the ysay. ‘‘If a democracy makes all men equal then why does everyone criticize everyone else?” What they fail to realize is that (He tight to have and express a tgTen would go farther and fare better (ban he had, both econo mically and socially. Our great est unifying force is the ideal of religious, social, political find ec onomic opportunity which is the I ► r'v Vvw Improved II SUNDAY International | SCHOOL LESSON-=■ B” HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D. Df The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. Released by Western Newspaper Union. Lesson for October 27 Lesson subiects and Scripture texts se eded and copyrighted by Internation >» Council of Religious Education: used by •ermission. PAUL’S WIDENING FIELD OF SERVICE LESFON TEXT—Acts 13:1-5. 13. 14. (4-46. 43. 49: 14:26. 27. MEMORY SELECTION—But when It ilecsed God ... to reveal his Son in ne. that 1 might preach him among the leathen.—Galatiars 1:15. 16. God uses men to accomplish his i:gh and holy purpose of preaching 'he gospel in all the world. They must, however, be men who have oeen called by the Holy Spirit, pre pared and sent out by him. They must be willing to labor and to sac rifice without limit for his glory. Paul was surh a man, ar.d as we study the.w dening sphere of his service ar.d inducr ce, we catch a vision of what missions should mean in the church. I. A Missionary Call (Acts 13:1-4). Much discussed among earnest | Christians is the cuestion of what constitutes a missionary call. The nred must he brought home •o ti e individual brl'ever’s heart by he Eoly Spirit, ar.d he must give i conviction that one is to go out -o meet that need. Note that the call came through t live, active and well-equipped hurch in Antioch, a city of Syria t was a cosmopolitan church—read ;he names of those who served :here. They were of many nationali ties and cf various occupations and . ocial positions. In the midst of that rroup were two exceptionally ablo preachers, Barnabas and Paul, '.hey all loved the Lord and serve.) i.'m. To such a church the Holy Spirit rin speak, be heard and obeyed. Notice that they gave of their best, the direction of the Spirit, not withholding it for themselves (cf. II Lam. 24:24). God wants our best. Sent forth by the Holy Spirit these men went promptly and willingly. .?hy should the Lord have to plead, and prod, and wait for his people to obey him? II. A Missionary Conr-uest (Acts -3:4, 5, 13, H 44-43, 48, 49. To trace this first missionary journey it is well to look at the map illustrating the Acts and epistles at the back of most Bibles. It will appear at once that it was ;0t an easy itinerary these men undo i:-k. It involved travel by sea, hreugh difficult country, and oftet .imor.g hostile and hateful peoples God docs not call his servan.s tc an air-conditioned arm-chair evan gelism. His Word must go ou where it has never been heard, an that means pioneering among th> most backward of peoples, the need iest of this earth. It means work mg in rescue missions, in thank less and difficult pastorates; yes. anywhere the Divine Executive, the Holy Spirit, may direct. Paul met both popularity and per secution, and that not far apart After the experience of acceptance and rejection on the island of Cy prus (Acts 13:7, 8), Barnabas anc Paul went to Antioch m Pisidia (a different city than Antioch in Syria; see map). Here they were invited to preach in the synagogue anc Paul was blessed in the presenta tion of a powerful gospel mes sage. Read it in Acts 13:16-41. It met with such a response that the people “besought that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath” (v. 42). So great was the popularity of Paul’S message that the whole city came the next Sab bath “to hear the Word of God.” What a wonderful sight that must have been. But wait—there is something else here beside popularity, and its name is jealousy (v. 45). It caused the Jews to blaspheme as they con tradicted Paul's preaching. Jealousy always makes a fool out of the one who yields to it Yet this green-eyed monster is per mitted to go right on hindering the work of God. The result in this case was that Paul turned from the Jews to the Gentiles with the gospel, to their great joy and dehght. This is a great turning point in the history of the church. Now the preachers turn home ward to Antioch in Syria, and there they had ill. A Missionary Conference (Act? 14:25, 27). Nothing stimulates missionary giving, and praying, and going in a local church like a live missionary conference, where those who have been on the field come back and tell what the Lord has done as they went out to serve him. It is good to know that what the Lord led men out to do has been fulfilled. That completes the circle of divine guidance and blessing, and strongly encourages us to go again —and others to go lor the first time—to do missionary work lor God. The church which does not have such an annual missionary confer ence misses a blessing and an op portunity for enlarged vision and service. No pastor or church can afiord to miss such an open door for the working of the Holy Spirit of C.-H last analysis motivates the major ity of our citizens. Because we have this inheritance of freedom, we can be intelligently a united nation.. not slavish obe dience to orders, but because in tames of emergency we choose to i act as one peode without ever ! abdicating our rights to differ or to express that difference. We are one because we are free to know* the truth and to speak it. We do not have to be kept in ignorance, to be protected from the truth. In every time of crisis we have pro ven that we can stand together. We will not fail in days of peace. I i I Announcement! The Detroit Divinity Institute is Interested in Securing tl\e Services of a Field Represent ative. Clergyman, B. A. (born again) Degree, age-- no limit, I excellent opportunity to earn a oood income in home commun ity. Write: Rev. John Calvin Newman 290 Westminister Ave., Detroit 2, Michigan. PARADISE BAPT. CHURCH 1811 No. 23rd St. Rev. C. C. Adams, pastor Four additions were added to our church. Sermon for Sunday: I The Way to Heaven. St. John 14.6 LKW Mission will have its month ly meeting: Sunday 3 pm at the church. Mrs. M. E. Hill. pres. Willin'’ Workers club will serve dinner Oct. 29th at Ray bon’s Cafe 1810 N. 24. Public invited. THE COMMON DEFENSE —By Rev. William C. Kernan LIBERALISM Senator Joseph H. Ball of Minn esota has recently said some im portant things about being a li beral wlrch deserve a lot more at tention than they have received. This is especially true now when there seems to be plenty of evi dence that some very reactionary people In the country are trving to stamoede us into reaction by branding every liberal reform as being, communistic. “It is my conviction,” Senator Ball declared, "that to be a poli tical liberal, one must be devoted to liberty. I mean liberty, not for aov particular group In society, whether it be workers, farmers, business or professional men, but liberty for all individuals as indi viduals.. A liberal judges issues as they arise primarily on wheth er their net effort will be to ex pand or contract the sum total of opportunities and freedoms enjoy ed, not bv anv particular group in society but by all the people as individuals. .The authoritarian in politics is the one who believes that a particular group, whether it be in government, in labor, or in business, has a special mission to plan the whole pattern of so ciety and to reouire all individuals whether they^like it or not, to fit into the pattern..You will notice that under my definition of liber ali=m and its political opposite, authoritarianism, both fascists and communists fall into the later ca tegory”. These are words of the greatest possible significance. Taken to heart thev will enable the Ameri can people to avoid both commun ism and fascism by showing them how. in accordance with sound and traditional American principles, to effect the reforms in our society which will make our practice of democracy .'correspond with the principles we profess. For example, remembering Sen ator Ball's definition of liberalism will fortify us against the charge that a fair employment practices law is communistic, as the very reactionary people have charged. For a fair employment practices law, supported by leading Catho lics, Protestants, and Jews who canot by and stretch of imagin ation be called ‘communists’, is a proposal to recognize the right of every individual American to the opportunity of gainful employ ment irrespective of his race, co lor, creed, or national origin. That is not communism. This is Amer icanism. 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