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ministers and deacons. This is similar to a football team sitting in the bleachers and letting the coach try and play the game alone. This is impossible. About the first church we read that they went everywhere preaching the word. (Acts 8:4) When this is going to happen, we will see the Lord blessing with the increase. The past generation is gone; the next one is not yet here; the work must be done by this generation if it is to be done at all. Setting objectives may also be the answer to greater growth in the E. M. Conference. * * *

THE KINGDOM OF GOD

A planned program is a great asset to any work be it spiritual or secular. Thus the business man will plan his future projects, one, two or maybe five years ahead. And if he is at all aggressive he will probably try for a 10% increase over the previous year. In order to do this he may have to backtrack and check for leaks and bags with holes, other weak points that are draining off capital.

Forty Receive Diplomas

Could not we as churches or a Conference take a les son here? Is this not an area of which Jesus too would say that the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light? (Luke 16:8). We are talking of making disciples, not monetary gains. And as the business man bends every effort to achieve his goal the church would come out of it’s state of lethargy to a state of total involvement to win souls for Christ. A planned program of objectives would go a long way in bringing this to pass.

Annual events which mark the termination of the school year for the Bible Department have come and gone. The graduation banquet March 30, was attended by all students, staff, and board members. Don Jost, pastor of the Grant Memorial Baptist Church, spoke on the chosen motto,

In setting objectives, aims and goals we are on scrip tural ground. When Christ sent out the 70 we read that He sent them to “every city and place whither he Himself would come.” (Luke 10:1) His was a planned tour to visit so many places. This was His objective. We talk about, “God’s Plan of Salvation”. Again a plan. We shall watch with interest the ambitious and far reaching program of the Mennonite Brethren Church of the United States, a program born last year and to be launched this year. They have named it the Decade of Enlargement. The program is designed to encourage a spiritual thrust by local congregations to unchurched people. “. . . because Jesus Christ has commissioned us to ‘go make disciples beginning at Jerusalem’, and because our time cries out for speedy evangelization of the earth’s millions, therefore under God, we . . . resolve ... to unite our forces to meet the challenge of this momentous hour by a renewed dedication to God on the part of each of us and by earnest prayer for the enabling of the Holy Spirit to accomplish the task of reaching the multitudes beginning with our neighbors . . .” The goal? Double the church in the decade 1965-1975! To aim at doubling the membership of the EMC in the next ten years may sound far fetched until we see that natural increase alone would account for nearly half that number. (We have some 150 births per year). This leaves about another half to gain from elsewhere. These others would come from non-EMC or non-Mennonite background causing some necessary adjustments, which might not be the worst thing that could happen to us.

But no program will avail if it is not supported. The aim would necessarily be total involvement of the entire church. Too many leave the witnessing and outreach to 2

S. B, I. MISSIONARY CONFERENCE

The drama, “Thou That Judges!”, prepared by the Lit.er ary Committee, was presented at the Woodlawn School in Steinbach, on March 16, and in the Rosenort Collegiate on March 20.

“Walk worthy of God who hath called you”. Missionary (Conference, March 31 - April 2, brought speakers from 'various fields and mission societies. The seven sessions were packed with challenging reports and messages. 'The orphans in India, the unreached in Japan, the spiritual darkness in Mali and Mexico, as well as the need for vital witnessing in our own country, will not be easily for gotten. Slides showing the work among the Aucas in Ecuador and a film presenting a day in a missionary's life, were shown during special sessions at noon hours. Don Brucks, of Japan Evangelical Mission, served with messages emphasizing the spiritual hunger of the millions who have never yet received one morsel.

At the Commencement Exercises on Sunday, April 4, 26 Bible students and 14 Grade XII’s received diplomas. Guest speakers were J. A. Toews, M.B.B.C., at the after noon session, and I. W. Redekopp, pastor of Elmwood M.B. church, in the evening. Reporters this issue: Swift Current, Mrs. Lester Olfert. Kamsack, Mrs, Jacke Leis; Gouldtown, Don Warkentine; MacGregor, Elvira Hamm.

The Messenger Official argan, In the English language, of the EVANGELICAL MENNONITE CONFERENCE. Published bi-weekly 'inder the aus pices of the E.M.C. BOARD OP PUBLICATIONS AND EDUCATION. Editor, David K. Schellenberg, 502 Hftli Ave. N.W., Portage la I'rairie. Man. All new subscriptions and change of address should be sent to Mr. Abe Klassen, Box 1447, Steinbach, Man. Subscnjrtton price to non-members $1.00 per year. All E.M.C. members pay through the church. Authorized as second class mall. Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage in cash.

THE MESSENGER

Man’s Part in God’s Redemption The Author: Rev. Archie Pen ner is interim Professor of Greek and New Testament at Mennonite Biblic a 1 Seminary, Elkhart, Indiana.

Recalling the conclusion drawn at the end of our last article, we want to look at some important threefold dimensions of God’s redeeming ac tivity. It is essential that these be clearly grasped for our further fuller Biblical understanding of the great truth of salvation and man’s responsi bility with reference to it. It has already been suggested that salvation or redemption, as it in volves man, must be looked at from three standpoints. In fact, the three fold work of God in restoring God's image in man has been explicitly de scribed. To make this important truth still clearer, the Scriptures approach the work of salvation with another set of terms. We do best by beginning with an illustration A Salvation Army lassie, we are told was contacting people for Christ with great spiritual vrarmth on the streets of London, England. She would con front them with the blunt question: “Sir, are you saved?” One day, as she was zealously at it again, the story goes, she accosted a learned minister of the Gospel. She was not aware of who he was. She asked her customary question. “Sir,” she asked, “are you saved?” With friendly attitude the minister turned to her and asked a question in return, which shook her into discomposure. Asked he, “Tell me. Lassie, what do you mean? Do you mean to ask whether I have been saved, whether I am now being saved, or whether I shall yet be saved?” What became of the concerned young Christian, we are not told. But the conversation points to a truth of salvation which must be well under stood. There is a past tense to the sal vation of the child of God. Trusting in Christ, it knows that it is in Christ and its sins are forgiven. In this sense salvation is completed. (Eph. 2:5, 8 — April 16, 1965

VIII By Archie Penner

THREEFOLD DIMENSIONS s aF SALVATION a German: gerettet worden — Menge) And so the true Christian can joy ously exclaim: “by God’s grace I am saved.” But there is also a present tense to salvation. The Scriptures say that we are now in the process of being saved. (1 Cor. 1:18; 2 Cor. 2:15 — boih passages in the German have gerettet werden — Menge). It means that our salvation is not yet complete as far as our present experience is concerned. But God is working by His Spirit to perfect salvation in us. This is spoken of as sanctification. Also there is a future tense of salva tion. In this sense, we shall be saved in the future. (1 Cor. 3:15; Rom. 5:9 — wird or werden gerettet werden — Menge). Our salvation which began in our lives by justification and re generation and continues in sanctifi cation will be completed only in the future when we meet Christ in his glory. (I John 3:1-3). These state ments are in agreement with the Greek text. It must now be observed that the three tenses of the operation of God in saving man agree precisely with the three stages of man con forming to the image of Jesus Christ. Paul brings these three tenses of sal vation together in two brief verses. (Rom. 5:1, 2). He says that we have been justified (past tense), and we have access by faith into the grace wherein we stand (we have entered in the past but we are now in it — present tense in the sense of exper ience). and rejoice in the hope of the glory of God (future tense, this will yet be brought to fulfillment). This threefold truth will help the Chrisrian to understand both the operation of God and his responsibility in his salvation and Christian life. A second threefold truth must be briefly presented. This, too, is im portant for the child of God to help

it answer its question concerning what it must do and how God redeems man. This may seem contradictory. But it is not. If viewed correctly the dif ferent aspects of this threefold truth are supplementing each other to form one whole truth of our redemption in Christ. The truth is this. The believer is saved, yet he must be saved. And to gether with this there is a sense in which man must “save himself.” (Cf. Acts 2:40; Phil. 2:12) Let no one rush to rash conclusions at this point. We jShall leave these facts here and ex pand on these later in our studies. Then, again, God has conformed the child of God to the image of His Son, However, he must yet be conformed and further the Bible continually in structs the Christian to conform to the standard of righteousness which is taught in it. These instructions and exhortations mean that God’s demands for the Christian is that he will con form to the image and character of Jesus Christ, his Lord, In fact, every exhortation to a good life, to do God’s will, to obey, calls me the child of God to the high obligation of conformity to Christ. And, the Scriptures are full of these counsels. (Cf. 1 Peter 2:2125). This conformity to Christ in volves the Christian’s decision and actions. Again, the believer is a Christian, and yet he must become one. Does not the humble believer, after he has measured his life with that which the Bible demands and is fully exampli fied in Jesus Christ, cry out, “Lord, help rne to be a Christian?” But these are not empty words. Rather, the cry comes from the deeper understanding of who man is and where he stands before God. Because of this the “~\Cont’d."on page 11)

Is it Scriptural procedure to start with a tmission which is eventually to become a church or should one start a church right away?

CHURCH OR ‘MISSION’ WHICH? By J. J. Toews In the expansion program of the church, the procedure has often called, first, for the establishment of a mission station which eventually was to grow into a church. This transition from ‘mission’ to church has, as a rule, been a very difficult one. Many problems have been encountered herein, first, who determines when a mission is ready to become a church? Should it be the body that sponsors the found ing of the mission, or should it be those who become members of the group within the mission? Next, when should such a transition take place? How long, or up to what point, should the new work remain a mission, and what are some of the symptoms where by one can recognize its readiness to become a church. Furthermore, what type of a church should it become? Should the sponsoring agency deter mine this without consultation with the members of the group, or should the group rule on this question with out considering the sponsoring agency? In some instances the problem has been so involved, and the solution has become so difficult, that a mission has remained a mission much longer than was originally in tended. The above problems and others, encountered in the process of transition have led many to ask: Is it Scriptural procedure to start with a mission which is eventually to be come a church or should one start with a church right away? Many have thought of a mission as a probation period during which the 4

group of believers is prepared to be come a church. Such a period of ma turation is often thought of as a re. quirement of new converts before they can become baptized and received into the church. In thinking through this problem, we trust you will find the answers below of some value. 1) What does Scripture say with re gard to such a probation period? As one turns to God’s Word it is difficult to find any support for such a practice. There is no scripture which advocates or implies by practice that such a pro bation period was intended to be part of God’s program. In the case of in dividual converts we read: “Then they that gladly received His Word were baptized and the same day there were added unto them about 3,000 souls” (Acts 2:41). Philip the deacon met the Ethiopian eunuch for the first time and as soon as the eunuch had come to believe in Jesus Christ, “He com manded the chariot to stand still and they went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he bap tized him” (Acts 8:38). As soon as the house of Cornelius had come to believe, we read: “Can any man for bid water that these should not be baptized which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? And he com manded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord” (Acts 10:47-48). The Philippian jailor experienced a tremendous transformation the night he met with Paul and Silas. “And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes and was bap-

tized, he and all his straightway” (Acts 16:33). The same sequence of events can be recognized in the case of Ly dia, whose heart the Lord opened (Acts 16:40-50). Thus, we see that the probation period lor individual con verts may be difficult to justify from the Scriptural point of view. Scriptural support for the idea that a group ought to be a mission before becoming a church is equally difficult to find. Jesus just had one name for a group of believers. He calls it, “my church.” Neither does Paul speak of a mission anywhere. On his mission ary journies he established, in a few years, small groups of believers in several cities, and on his return trip he “ordained them elders in every church” (Acts 14:23). Later, “he went through Syria and Cilicia confirmingthe church” (Acts 15:41). He knew of churches which we have reasons to believe were small groups of believers. He greets rhe church in the house of Priscilla and Aquilla (Romans 16:3-5); in the house of Nympha (Col. 4:15); in the house of Philemon (Phil. 1-2). In his epistles, too. Paul thinks of lo cal churches each with an organiza tional structure and the need officers, but nowhere do we find a body of be lievers which is described as a mis sion, and which were under the di rection of ‘imported’ officers with del egated authority from a parent church in some faraway land. The N.T. knows nothing of such ‘missions’, as churches often do today and on which they tepend much time and effort, and

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which they find so hard to change from mission to church, 3) Where does this concept of mis sions come from? Here we must take the historical perspective. The modern missionary movement had its begin ning outside of the church. The es tablished churches had lost their mis sionary vision. Then the Lord moved upon individuals. William Carey, Hud son Taylor, C. T. Studd, and others moved out of England without church support. The Church Missionary So ciety encountered opposition in the church, particularly when they asked for the ordination of their missionary candidates. Private missionary socie ties came into being in Germany, Hol land, Switzerland and other countries, because the church was reluctant to share their vision of world-wide ex tension. In America God blessed the Haystack Prayer Meeting and called forth young men like Adoniram Jud son, while the church as a whole re mained aloof from the great burden of carrying the gospel to the utter most parts of the earth. The question of ordaining missionary candidates become acute when the church, whose duty it was to perform such functions, refused to do so. Mission societies were not only occupied with the sup port of missionaries but they began to perform a function which rightfully belonged to the church, i.e. selecting and ordaining candidates who were to be sent out. Many thought it very improper for a missionary society to ordain people for the ministry. This was the prerogative of the church, they held. So, mission societies had to find a new designation, and they called their ordained men missionar ies, ‘‘thus creating an ecclesiastical of fice and function hitherto unknown in the church.”! But the missionary had to orient himself with regard to his own position. He was not a servant of the church but of a society. In the Bible there was no provision for such a position. The next problem was: Were such men authorized to start new church es? How would they designate the fruits of their labors. What would they call the groups of believers that should come into being? So the term "mission” came into prominence as the designation for a Christian insti tution. The responsibility for such a designation may be found more in the lack of vision on the part of the home church than in the intentions of the

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missionaries themselves. Nevertheless, such a situation contributed to the establishmenr of ‘mission stations,’ ra ther than churches. 3) What is the implied connotation of the word ‘mission’ in the above sense? Because of this development, the church at home attached certain qualities of inferiority to a mission and such a connotation still accom panies this term. A mission is often thought of as being heavily indebted to the parent body for all its invest ments. This intensifies the feeling of inferiority on the part of the new group and strengthens the dominat ing position of the parental agency. Such thoughts brought with them feelings of dependence of the new group to the sending agency and made it difficult for the new national be lievers to reach the psychological at titude needed for indigenization. The parent group too often dwelt on the weakness of the new group. Human mistakes and limitations were often viewed as signs of immaturity and intensified the attitude of paternalism in the older group. It was not difficult, then, to anticipate reasoning that a new group of believers was not quali fied to become a church immediately. So often the parent body waits for this new group in the foreign land not only to become a church according to the Biblical pattern, but also in terms of its western culture. As the parent church continues to support the ‘mis sion’ in terms of money, as well as in administration, a body of believers which should long have become an autonomous, self-supporting and self propagating church in the biblical sense, is retarded in its process of in digenization. 4) When and how should new churches begin? On this point Mr. Stephen Neil simply says, ‘‘It is my profoundest conviction that the mo ment a group of Christians land on the shores of an island on which the gospel has never been preached their first business is to meet together and solemnly say, ‘We are the church of X,’ or if they prefer it, ‘We are the church of Jesus Christ in X.’ There may not be a single national in the group. That makes no difference. Those who have come have taken pos session of the whole land in the name of Jesus Christ. When any of the na tionals believe, they already find a living church in existence in their own land—a living part of the great world

wide church of Christ into which they can be admitted.”2 This sounds rather simple, but we are not convinced that it solves all the problems. A church so begun will no doubt be a church patterned ac cording to the cultural background which the missionaries have come. A national believer would possibly think more of joining the missionary’s church, than a church that he would call his own. No matter what method is employed, it will be difficult to di vorce the cultural background of the missionaries from the newly-created church entirely. However, maybe this could be kept at a minimum if the missionary would concentrate more specifically on teaching the new con verts the biblical principles with re gard to church life, and urge the na tional believers, as soon as there are any to take the initiative, to form a church themselves without following the organizational pattern of a mis sion. The missionary’s duty, according to the Great Commission is limited more to teaching in two areas: 1) a teaching ministry which is related to the salvation experience and leads to baptism, and 2) a teaching that leads to an observing of “all things what soever I have commanded you.” ’This matter also includes teaching nationals how to form a church. Under the stimulation of such a teaching minis try the nationals could then take the initiative and call into being a church that they will consider to be their own church, and this with a minimum of infiltration of foreign cultural ele ments. Such a church will carry the responsibility of its own administra tion, support, and propagation. The missionary stands by and watches jealously only one aspect: that the principles of Scripture are observed by the nationals. Although the above questions and answers do not solve the entire prob lem of distinguishing between mission and church, we trust that they will be helpful to bring us closer to the biblical pattern of church expansion. Any reaction of readers relative to the problems discussed above will be sincerely appreciated. 1) Stephen Neill, Creative Tension (London: Edinburgh House Press, 1959), p. 85. 2) Ibid., p. 91. “Church or ‘Mission’, Which?’’ is reprinted from “The Voice” and used by permission.

Six-Hundred and Twelve Register at S.E. Manitoba S.S. Convention

General Sessions Rev. Elmer Towns, president of Winnipeg Bible College, and Rev. Earl M. Swanson, Canadian representative of Scripture Press, developed the theme of the convention in the gen eral sessions following the workshops. “The Foundation” and “The Method” by Rev. Swanson, was alternated by “The Teacher” and “The Testing” by By Mary Barkinan Rev. Towns. The foundation was laid on the first The South-eastern Manitoba Sunday of Department Superintendent” by night of the convention when Rev. School Convention which was held Rev. Earl Swanson. “Mid-week Pro Swanson noted that Sunday School in the EMC church in Steinbach on graming” by Rev. Paul Lederach, was Scriptural because it made pos March 18 to 21, has left an impression "Activities for Beginners and Nurs sible the command of Christ of “teach on the minds of the Christian work ery” by Mrs. Jeanne Teply and “Train ing them to observe all things what ing the New Convert for Church ers who attended. First impressions soever I have commanded you” (Matt. were the unseasonably cold weather Membership” by Rev. David Berg. 28:20) He also mentioned that the conditions, but these were probably One workshop was so thought-provok first Sunday School teachers in Eng the only negative impressions. ing to those attending that 2in extra land had been paid for their services Forty-Six Workshops session was arranged for the follow by a busy rector, and traced briefly It was immediately apparent that ing day. This was entitled “The Pas a few changes in the Sunday School a great deal of effort had gone into tor and the Sunday School” and was movement. He concluded that the the planning of the convention. Bulle led by Rev. Lederach. pupil was more important than the tins listed 46 workshops with 18 work organization. The workshop sessions which were shop leaders, including local Christ The following evening. Rev. Towns ian leaders and several from other led by Rev. Elmer Towns and cen appropriately pointed the audience to tred on Young People and Counselling parts of Canada and the States. The the methods of the Master Teacher. were well attended throughout. Ap bulletins also noted that the theme Jesus saw people as potentials ra 1) proximately 150 persons listened m “Teaching for Lasting Results” was ther rhan products. As an example, on Sunday afternoon when the topic to be developed in the four general sessions and listed participants for was “Principles of Counselling”. This Peter was called a “rock” while he was opening Scripture readings and spe workshop will also remain memor ptill wavering in faith. 2) He stressed cial numbers from various churches able because of an unrehearsed pre the individual rather than the multi sentation by two people who were tude. Some of Christ’s greatest mes in South-Eastern Manitoba. With as many as seven workshops chosen at random from the audience. sages were preached to only one lis listed for the same time, it sometimes Rev. Arnold Fast played the part of tener, e.g. “I am the resurrection and became difficult to make a choice on the counsellor who was being con the life” to Martha, “God so loved the the one to attend. However, the work sulted by a young man working at a world” to Nicodemus. 3) Christ met shop outline with 58 pages of notes drive-in at nights to earn extra mon people’s needs where they were and told helped one to decide, and became .a ey to attend a Christian college. Ac them stories they understood. Things valuable aid in assessing the work cording to the principles studied, the he talked about were such everyday shop topics. These covered all the counsellor resisted the efforts of the things as sowing a field, sweeping a phases and departments of Sunday adviser, and sought to draw out the floor, looking for lost money, build School work, and had such diversified counsellee to place him in the role of ing a house, 4) Jesus gave His listen headings as “The Art of Story-telling” solution from the counsellee with the ers a basis for their belief. Emotional (Cont’d. on page 9) by Miss Ione Anderson, “The Work aid of God’s Word.

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Left to right: Paul Lederach, Scottdale, In a class on the “Pastor and the Sunday School.” Center picture shows Eddie Loewen, secretary of the planning committee, Ernie Toews, convention chairman and workshop leatler Rev. Elmer Towns of the Winnipeg Bible College. In the picture on the right we see Rev. Earl Swanson handing a piece of literature to a visitor to the Scripture Press display booth.

Young People can go to and receive spirtiual training. The ladies of our church were busy planning refresh IV. I I*" \ /L A ments and satisfying young appetites, but all the time a spirit of joy and fellowship was felt. We are also ea gerly looking forward to meeting the members of the Steinbach Bible In KAMSACK stitute Chorale on April 15, 1965. Fishing Contest Kamsack Fellowship Chapel Sunday Seeing so many children out on the School, March 7, was honored to have Victor Loewen, Steinbach, as a guest street on our way to and from Sun speaker, telling, along with slides, of day school, and hearing from several of our Sunday school pupils that their relief work in the Congo. In spite of the cold weather, 45 friend.s did not go to Sunday school, young people from Kamsack and Ver- challenged us to Sunday school out igen, turned out for a successful Camp reach program. Several plans were Rally, on March 20, first for toboggan made and already in effect is what ing, then lunch, and topped off with we call a “Fishing Contest”, whereby slides of Madge Lake Bible Camp. the pupils can reach their own friends Invitations were given to attend camp and bring them to Sunday school. Also this summer by Steve Maksemchuk, we are planning to go out in the Swan River, chairman of this camp streets on Sunday morning and in site. A challenging film “Charge It to vite those not in Sunday school to My Account” was also shown and come, and offer transportation to viewed with great interest as the film them. We know that there are many who should be in Sunday School where displayed the life of Philemon. Tuesday, March 23, Canora, Salva they are given the opportunity to hear tion Army and our young people ga of the love of God, and accept His thered here to view the film “Inhale free Salvation. Tract Club the Incense” the theme being “Little Another interesting program re Children keep yourselves from idols”, I John 5:21. Mortify therefore your cently put into effect is that of plac members which are upon the earth, ing a copy of “The New Curriculum fornication, uncleaness, inordinate af of United Church of Canada” in as fection, evil concupiscence, and co many homes as possible in the com vetousness, which is idolatry. The sto ing year. This is sponsored by our ry revealed that our Americans have Tract Group and we would covet your prayers on their behalf. At present more idolatry than the heathen. The Bernie Brandts have taken up the Tract Group, under the leadership Sunday School teaching in Verigen. of Mr. Isaac Funk, is sending out There is a better attendance now since about 100 envelopes of tracts per the meetings are in the morning. Shall month, The blessing of the Lord has we be faithful in bearing the Brandts been felt in this area of His work. Home from the hospital is Mrs. up in prayer before the throne of God, that their words there, might fall on D. Bueckert, of the city. Improving after a bad fall, in which she broke faithful ground. “Question 7” was shown in this her foot and suffered other bruises is area, in several churches under, the Gertrude Krahn. Shall we be much in auspices of the Kamsack ministerial prayer for her and others of our numoer who are ill. association. * * * • • • GOULDTOWN SWIFT CURRENT Pastor Leaves The Arden Thiessens who have been We have been privileged of late to have had a representation from two pastoring the Gouldtown E. M. C. different Bible Schools in our area. church since Nov. of 1963 have ac They are the Swift Current Bible In cepted the call to serve as pastor for stitute and the Miller Memorial Bible the Burns Lake congregation. They Jnstitute. The students presented full left for their place of ministry on programs which proved very informa March 17. The Gouldtown congrega tive, challenging and spiritually up tion was sorry to let them go but lifting. We are thankful that so close to sincerely wish them God’s blessing in home we have an institution that our their work in B.C. “SSSSSSSiSW^

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A farewell service for the Thiessens was held the night prior to their de parture. At present the Gouldtown church is carrying on without a full time minister in charge. The various church responsibilities have been distributed between those interested in the work. The ministers from Wymark have of fered to minister during the Sunday morning worship services. The church is praying and looking forward to the time when the Good Shepherd will send them a shepherd to take over the leadership in spread ing the Word of Life here at Gould town.

• • • MACGREGOR Some time ago the Young Peoples’ purchased a reconditioned Gestetner and dedicated it to the Lord for the use of the printing needs in the church. Some of the money for this purpose came from the rearing of feeding calves purchased by some of the young people. For some time Rev. Dyck has been having Instruction Classes. A large number of young people have been attending. Some of them are prepar ing for baptism. Rev. Curt Bork, presenting the Shantyman’s Christian Association, showed the Billy Graham film, The Heart is a Rebel, on March 17. Rev. Milton Fast, of Kleefeld served us in the morning service of March 21 with a stirring message on hypocrisy among Christians. On March 28, the Young Peoples’ rrogram featured a panel discussion on the Will of God led by Menno Hamm and discussed by six young people. There seems to be no lack in knowledge of God’s will, but in obe dience to it. A series of Low German services were held by Rev. J. J. Neufeld of the Gospel Light Hour from March 29 through April 1. He spoke on the Lift of Enoch, a Holy Life, and the Unpardonable Sin. One evening he showed slides of his recent trip to Mexico, telling of the spiritual needs of the Mexicans, and the Mennonites. At the morning service of April 4, Mr. and Mrs. Abe Esau, and their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Esau, gave their testimonies with the intention of joining this fellow ship.

THE CHRISTIAN HOME By Ben Hoeppner

TRAINING TECHNIQUES

The more a person concentrates upon this subject, the larger the scope becomes. In the previous issue em phasis was placed on the father’s duty to train his children. The mother was included as sharing this respon sibility. __ _ Now we will consider the technique in training children. Once again, the writer is not authoritative nor creative but merely giving suggestions. Adhering to techniques, we have— 1. The principle of the practical ex ample— Jesus Christ Himself utilized this application according to Acts 1:1 where we read: “The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach.” The life of Christ is summed up hy what He did and taught. First of all His own exemplary life spoke, fol lowed by teaching. Whatever He set out to teach had first been exampli fied in his own life. This is the prin ciple of a practical example. When this principle is applied to the training of children, it is self evident that the parents themselves must live a life of truth and good ethics. Next, the teaching will then be more emphatic. In a certain home the son became a Christian. The father, although hav ing a knowledge of God and the Bible, which he displayed freely, would at other occasions swear and scold, maki ing life miserable in the home. The son, knowing the father did not live the practical Christian life, was not interested in hearing him speak about Christianity either. The value and high importance of this principle: 1. The children are able to observe how to walk in the Christian life. Nothing exceeds this method of teach ing children by an object lesson of ob-

serving a life. The teaching of the soul places much emphasis upon it. 2. The parents may prove their hon esty and integrity. When parents live the Truth, the children can observe that the parents are not hypocritical in ethics. It is the privilege as well as the duty of the parents to live a true ex ample of a Christian life before their God entrusted family. 2. The Principle of Love— The apostle writes in I Peter 1:22; “. . . see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently.” Inspite of the fact that these words are not written specifically to parents but to the Church as a whole, they are nev ertheless applicable to parents in re gards to raising children. The parents ought to do all things in love. This principle, however, is not diffi cult to pursue when the children are sweetly obedient. (However), the ques tion arises, How best to cope with children who are disobedient, vexed, contrary, obstinate? Ought parents to use the rod periodically? Or should they give in to their children and let them have their own way? One good feasible answer is: The parents ought to use love even in trying times. The father in the parable of the Prodigal Son dealt in love. Despite the fact that the son was not worthy of it, the father loved him and showed true love. 3. The Principle of the Rod— What type of principle is this? It is the usage of the strict disciplining. Including the rod, applicable by par ents for training children. Someone is liable to say: “How does this co incide with the principle of love? It has just been stated that parents ought to deal in love in all circum stances?” The principle of love and that of the rod need not necessarily contradict each other. Is it not pos sible to use the rod in love? Why do

parents actually punish their child ren? Is it because anger prevails and gains the victory? Or is it because they are concerned about the welfare of the child? Anger leads to sin and demands an apology. When parents forbid a child not to do a certain thing, and the child disregards the command, even though it fully understands the law, the par ents carry the responsibility of using the rod. According to the law of Mos es, a child was not allowed to speak disrespectfully to his parents. And if he broke this commandment, the parents were demanded to haul him to court. God demanded punishment in such circumstances. Are we not aware of the fact how Eli, the priest, was punished by God, because he failed to punish his own sons? He had to give his life for it. The question then arises: What is actually the rod? Not only is corporal punishment included in the usage of the rod, but furthermore, any method used to establish obedience on the part of the child. In the usage of the rod, parents should strive to follow the example of the Lord In Hebrews 12:6 we read: “For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, i.e. he trains; and he scourgeth, i.e. he punishes. Punishing is an act of God’s love towards the better ment of His children. We read further in Heb. 12:7 and 8: “If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? . . . But if ye be without chastisement, . . then are ye bastards, and not sons.” God punishes His Own as a father, in order to improve them, for He loves. The parents ought to do like wise. When parents neglect to pun ish, they are held responsible before God. It is their responsibility to do and to teach in accordance to Christ ian love, for the welfare of the child. THE MESSENGER

feeling alone never was a basis for conviction. 5) Christ worked on pro per motivation. 6) He secured activity and got people involved. 'The representative of a Christian publishing house, Rev. Swanson start ed off his message on Saturday by declaring that he would like to start a campaign to put the Bible back imo Sunday School as the main text. “Don’t use the teacher’s manual in Sunday School.” he said, “only in the preparation of the lesson.” Next to knowing the Bible, the teacher must 'know the pupil and try to meet his need. A definite aim for the lesson was also stressed. “You can’t go all over preaching the gospel in a single lesson,” was Rev. Swanson’s way of saying it. He suggested that the teacher write out the lesson plan, which should not always be the lec ture method, and bring the whole lesson to a logical conclusion. His challenge was “study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly di viding the word of truth.” (2 Tim. 2:15) The final message of the conven tion was given by Rev. Towns on Sunday afternoon. As a teacher, he talked on “The Testing” and gave us criteria whereby we fail. We fail 1) by teaching quantity rather than qual ity 2) by teaching that salvation is a once and for all process rather than continual. 4) if we have evangelism without education, 5) if we forget that the home is the basic institution of sociey and have the church work ing against the home, 6) if we don’t train the talent in our local church 7) if we lack vision. This message contained a number of apt sayings. One of them was, “God has no un employment insurance. If you don’t work you receive no benefits,” An other very true saying was “There are three types of people in the church; those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who don’t know what is happening.” Rev. Towns closed his message by remarking on the sincerity and con scientiousness of the people he had met at the convention, and his plea sure at having taken part in the con vention. Evaluation The convention committee consist ing of Walter F. Reimer, Eddie Loe. wen, Jac, Siemens, Jake M. Enns, Bill Stoesz, Wilbert Loewen, Peter GoertApril 16, 1965

zen, and Ernie Toews held a meeting on the Thursday following the con vention to evaluate its efficiency. They report a total of 612 registra tions with 14 denominations repre sented. The E.M.C. had 183 persons registering. 'This included people from Prairie Rose, Kleefeld, Blumenort, Rigewood, and Steinbach. The com mittee decided to start planning for the next Sunday School Convention well ahead of time, and hope to have another one within a few years. * « *

WORLD NEWS Bulawaya, Rhodesia: Site of Second Inter-Mennonite Conference in Africa

Bulawyo, Rhodesia — Twenty-one church leaders coming from nine Af rican countries and America convened for the second inter-Mennonite and Brethren in Christ Africa conference from March 3 to 10 at Bulawayo, Rho. desia. The Brethren in Christ Church of Rhodesia served as host group.

The very fact that this group was able to come together, bridging inter national differences and tensions, was highly significant. The Ghana rep resentatives, for example, were un able to secure any visas for coming through the Congo on their way to Rhodesia. But all travel obstacles were overcome. Ghana and Nigeria, Congo and Tanganyika, Ethiopia and Somalia, Zambia and Rhodesia, the United States and Canada were all joined together in the conference cir cle, bound together in Christ. This unity in Christ was climaxed in the footwashing and communion service on the closing night of the conference, .Under the guidance of host group pas tors and missionaries. * * • 1964 World Population: 3.3 Billion

WASHINGTON, D.C. (MNS)—By 1980 the world’s population is ex pected to number 4.3 billion, according to a release by the Population Bureau here. The projection is based on the current population figure of 3.3 billion and the present rate of increase. Each year the world total is now increasing by some 65 million peo ple, enough to populate a new nation

larger than West Germany or the United Kingdom. Latin America is expected to have rhe largest proportional gain between 1964 and 1980. 58 per cent. The pop ulation of North America and Latin America were each about 200 million in 1960 As projected by the Bureau, by 1980 Latin America’s 374 million people will exceed North America’s total by over 100 million. No accurate information is avail able for the population mainland of China, the report indicated. The latest estimate is 690 million. There is no question that China is by far the most populous nation in the world. India, the world second largest na tion, with a population of 468.5 mil lion, gains an additional 10 million people each year. Ranking behind China and India among the world’s ten largest nations, are the U.S.S.R. (229 million), the United States (192 million), Indonesia (102 million), Pakistan (101 million), Japan (97 million), Brazil (80 million). West Germany (56 million), and the United Kingdom (54 million).

NEW ENGLISH BIBLE POPULAR Publishers of the “New English Bi ble — New Testament (NEB) report that since the new translation was first put on the market in 1961 — less than four years ago — nearly two million copies have been sold. Sales in 1964 were reported to be better than 1963 sales 1♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»

J COMING EVENTS ♦ ▲ T ♦ « ♦ April 14-25 Special services at* ♦ Steinbach. Rev. Ben Friesen J * ♦, J speaker. V ♦ April 28-May 2 Missionary Con-* ♦ ference at MacGregor with Ed-* ♦ win Wright of Endeavour asj * iijcxiii main apcdhcr. speaker. t ♦ I April 24 and 25 United Youth| J Rally in the Austin Community* ♦ Hall. Speaker: Rev. Elmer Towns* X Riblci TncfiTnt4» T < of of Winninpcr Winnipeg ’Bible Institute. J ♦ April 18 ■ May 2 Revival meet-J Jings at Pr. Rose. H. W. Kernel-* ♦ sen speaker. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ May 2 - 9 Evangelistic meetings^ O'l’ 1^0 tv-* o ri 1 ....v. 4 ♦ at the Kamsack Fellowship Cha-J 7-»ol T5£»n TTriACAn lo 4» 5 pel. Ben Friesen is the speaker.* J Please meetings to ■* *v«ac Note: The X lie iiieeiiiigo LO bet Ue^ ♦ held at Kola, April 18-25 have* ♦ been cancelled. « : ♦ 4 9

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RAGS for EASTER For breakfast on Easter morning there were crisp waffles with honey. But Uncle Alf, when he asked the blessing, had said something that made Bonnie squirm uncomfortably. And he had been saying those same five words in his prayer every day for the last week, and Bonnie wished he would not. 10

After breakfast she went into her room to get ready. She had not changed her dress yet, nor made her bed, but she just had to take time to try on her new green coat. As she slipped her arms into the sleeves, the cool silk lining made little chills go up and down her arms. She looked at herself in the mirror. Mmmm, she looked nice! She walked up and down, smiling and nodding to herself in the mirror. The rest of the family took the early bus, and Bonnie came later, alone. She stood at the bus corner, wondering what Mert’s new coat would be like. Mert was her best friend. Bonnie boarded the next bus, dropped her fare in the box, and looked for a seat. There was just one left, beside a very plump lady who took up much more than hall of the seat. Bonnie perched on the edge and glanced across the aisle. “Why, Mert!” she gasped. ‘,Where is your new coat?” The girl turned, and oh, oh it wasn’t Mert at all! “I’m Mert’s cousin,” said the girl, “and since I didn’t have a new coat to wear, she let me have her old one. That’s probably why you thought 1 was Mert.” She smiled, but Bonnie just said, “Oh,” and stared straight ahead. She was thinking, “I certainly wouldn’t wear my cousin’s old coat. Il I didn’t have a new coat, I’d stay home! I’d be so ashamed,” And in her heart she despised this girl who wore her cou sin’s old coat. Bonnie hurried around to the side door, so she would not have to come into Sunday school with that shabby girl. She sat on the front row between her two best friends, who admired her green coat and her hat with the yel low feather. They hardly heard what the superintendent was saying. But finally, Bonnie was startled into listen ing. “Some of you are wearing rags this morning,” said the superintendent, and Bonnie glanced at Mert’s cousin. Mr. Dudley went on, “Oh, you all look pretty splendid — I see lots of new bonnets, new dresses, new suits. But even though you look pretty good in the sight of God you may be wear ing rags—just rags!” Bonnie opened and closed her purse nervously. “If you are proud and scornful in your heart,” he continued, “you are

wearing nothing but dirty rags in the sight of God.” Bonnie was glad when he quit talking about rags. She did not want to think about such things. She wanted, instead, to think about pret ty dresses and Easter lilies and can dy. But all through Sunday school and all through church she heard a still small voice inside her heart saying over and over. “You are wear ing rags. You despised that girl be cause she wore an old coat. But you are wearing—rags!” At the dinner table. Uncle Alf asked the blessing. Bonnie felt as though she would scream if he said those five words that he had been saying every day now for a week. His deep, rumbly voice prayed, “And dear Father, keep us in Thy love, and—” Yes! there were those five awful words coming. Bonnie clenched her fists under the table. “Lord, clothe us with humility,” finished Uncle Alf. Uncle Alf, later on, was sitting on the side porch enjoying the sunshine when suddenly Bonnie came out the door. Her eyes were red. She drew up a low stool and leaned her head against Uncle Alf’s knee. He rubbed his big hand over her soft hair. “Uncle Alf,” she said, “what does ‘clothed with humility’ mean?” “It means,” said Uncle Alf, “to wear a humble, sweet spirit as you would wear a dress or a coat.” And then the whole story tumbled out. Tearfully, Bonnie told how she had let pride stay in her heart, how she had despised Mert’s cousin, and then how the superintendent had talked about rags. “And I’m afraid God sees only rags on me,” sobbed Bonnie. “We’ll pray,” said Uncle Alf, and he bowed his head. He prayed that sin might be taken out of Bonnie’s heart, through her accepting Jesus Christ as her Saviour, and that she might be “clothed with humility.” That night at the church service, Unle Alf saw Bonnie come in and sit down beside a girl in a shabby coat. And it looked to him as though Bon nie had worn her old coat, too, so the strange girl would not feel embarassed. Yes, Bonnie was wearing an old coat. But above the old coat, was a face with shining eyes. ■—Boys and Girls (& Young Pilot)

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QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS By Laura Siemens “Is it afterwards already? When will it be?” “Why doesn’t Daddy come home? We don’t need any coal. Mummy. Je sus could take us to heaven.” “Will it snow in heaven? I’ll take my boots along anyway. It might rain.” “Shouldn’t he give the truck to me? I had it first” “But didn’t the doctor give me to you?” “When was your mother when you were little? You didn’t wear diapers, did you?” (Laugh of disbelief.) “Why don’t you take me to the skating rink? I want to see a football game.” Aren’t you the grand’ma? I’m the mummy. This is my little boy, Darenin. (Look at that light in his eye! I’d call him Darin!) Talk nicely to your gran’ma, Dare-nin.” “Why do you use two brown eggs and one white one for this cake?” “Why is our horse losing its fea thers?” These are questions any four-yearold youngster may ask. This young ster’s mother will need much patience. A patience that far exceeds grim en durance. A patience with a generous dash of understanding added. This cross-fire of questions may wake her in the morning and continue all day. They rattle on despite the baby’s hungry cries. Mother thinks up an answer while yanking Smaller Bro ther away from the turning pulley on the washing machine. (It’s so nice and slidery for a little finger. Daddy had to rush away to work and could not put the guard back on.) While Smaller Brother happily munches Mo ther’s fern and slurps water from the floor (“But moo-moos eat greens and drink water from the ground”) the questions still burst forth This gives a mother many opportunities to prac tice and test her patience. April 16, 1965

The mother of a four-year-old wonder is a privileged person. All day jshe can impart knowledge. She has many opportunities to point out the greatness of God when she answers questions about his body, this earth, or animals. She is made keenly aware again (desipte daily dishes, diapers, drabness) of the wonder of life by her youngster’s curiosity. God help us mothers to teach our children when they ask for information. May we take our opportunities to show them the great Master who controls all of life. • • • APPETITES

(Mrs.) Rosaline Loewen “Hey, don’t take everything!’’ ex claimed our three-year-old when her older brother helped himself to some puffed wheat at the breakfast table. From the size of the bushel bag slung over his shoulder, it was quite evident mat there would not be a shortage ot this favorite food for many days to come. But she knew that her big bro ther had quite an appetite, and that at times her concern would have been justified.

We mothers like to see our children come to the table with hearty appe tites. This tells they are healthy and active as youngsters should be. The food will taste good to them and there will be no grumbling; we may even be favored with a compliment for a very ordinary dish we have prepared. We all know how important a well balanced diet is for their physical well-being.

On the other hand, it grieves us to see our children merely pick at their food and complain about it. All they may want is the dessert. If this hap pens for some time, we will be con cerned about their health and seek medical aid. How is our spiritual appetite? It is normal for the Christian to have a hunger for the Word of God. When this is so. His Word tastes good to us, as we read in Jer. 15:16 - “Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and re joicing of my heart.’’ Jesus said, “I am the living bread which came down from heaven: If any man eat of this bread, he shall live forever.’’ Daily we -find strength for our tasks by par taking of this Living Bread. There have been days in my life

when my spiritual appetite has been lagging, and devotions seem more like a chore than a pleasure; when the Sunday morning sermon was un appetizing and tasteless. Then it is easy to be critical. We may want a dessert when the menu is meat or vegetables. When this happens, it is time to consult the Great Physician and get a diagnosis. The prescription He will give us may be bitter, but it will restore our spiritual well-being. Threefold Dimensions . . . (Cont’d. from page 3) » * » Christian is so concious that he is in need of becoming like Jesus. And all this shows that he must do something to become like Jesus. 2 Pet. 1:3-7 cannot be interpreted in any other way. Thirdly, we are in the love of God and we must be kept in the love of God. But, the Scriptures also teach us that we must keep ourselves in this love. (Rom. 5:5; 35-39; John 15:9; Jude 21). Finally, the believer has died to sin; he is dead. Yet the Bible in the next breath demands that he must yef die to sin. Then after the Word has said this, it emphatically asks the be liever to do the job himself. In Paul’s statement it is worded thus: “Mortify therefore your members . . .’’ (Col. 3:5). (Rom. 6:2-4; Col. 3:2; Rom. 6:11, 12; Col. 3:5).

A concluding observation to these threefold parallels must be offered. Three facts of great importance should be noted in each parallel. First, in each case there is something which the child of God already positively is. This is what God has done. Second, that which the believer already is, he must yet become. And third, that which the believer already is and must yet be come, he must do himself. These ob servations bring us to the very cen ter of the question of these studies: How are God and man involved in man’s redemption? The truths here stated must be clearly kept in mind for our next study. » » * A report in the Gospel Message, news organ of the Gospel Missionary Union, reports of the first baptism and communion service at Kita-Sirakoro, where the Larry McNeills labor. It goes on to say that believers are very scattered in this district which makes it hard to visit them regularly.

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We live in a world of war. But deep in their hearts most men are hungry for peace. There is warfare among the spiritual powers of this age, but in the midst of this strife and confusion rhe power of God, as we experience it through Christ, is at work. The Peace Section of the Mennonite Central Committee, which is one of the organizations in our brotherhood specifically assigned to carry on a peace witness at home and abroad, labors hand in hand with our churches’ mission boards and other evangelistic efforts in areas of es trangement and hostility. It is an essential part of the church’s task. J. A. Toews, a member of the Peace Section executive committee and author of the booklet True Nonresistaiice Through Christ, wrote re cently that “The mission of the church is a mission of peace. The peace established at the cross must not only be proclaimed but practiced for an effective ministry of reconciliation. The church’s failure in world evangelism is more a failure of practice than proclamation.” The “peace” of the Kingdom of Christ, which stands in direct oppostion of the warfare of the world, strives for reconciliation and unity—the reconciliation of man to God, and man to man This is the type of work the Peace Section is attempting to do in several strategic places in the world. It has representatives in Japan, India, Paraguay, the Congo, Europe, and North Amer ica. Additional financial support will be needed, however, if the present Peace Section projects are to be continued and strengthened. Send your contribution through your local church treasury or directly to the address below.

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