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Olivet Nazarene UniversityDigital Commons @ OlivetPreacher's MagazineChurch of the Nazarene5-1-1956Preacher's Magazine Volume 31 Number 05Lauriston J. Du Bois (Editor)Olivet Nazarene UniversityFollow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.olivet.edu/cotn pmPart of the Biblical Studies Commons, Christian Denominations and Sects Commons,International and Intercultural Communication Commons, Liturgy and Worship Commons,Missions and World Christianity Commons, and the Practical Theology CommonsRecommended CitationDu Bois, Lauriston J. (Editor), "Preacher's Magazine Volume 31 Number 05" (1956). Preacher's Magazine. 306.https://digitalcommons.olivet.edu/cotn pm/306This Journal Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Church of the Nazarene at Digital Commons @ Olivet. It has been accepted forinclusion in Preacher's Magazine by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Olivet. For more information, please contactdigitalcommons@olivet.edu.

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Jh ep reach er AVolume 31 ilja c ja z in eMay, 1956Number 5C O N TE N TSCo v e r — B.F. H aynes (S ee page 4)A Call to P r a y e r.1Editorial, E aster-to-Pentecost E m phasis.2The Preaching o f B. F. Haynes, Jam es M cG ra w .4R eligion and P u blic Education, A . L e R o y Taylor and S. T. L u d w ig7Fam ily Ties A re Sacred, R o b ert E. R o s s .10T he Im portance of the Specialist ( V ) , C. B. S tran g.13Gleanings from the G reek N ew Testament, Ralph E a rle.15The Pastor’s R esponsibility ( I ), A lb e r t F. H a rp er.18P hysical Tragedy, J. Paul D o w n e y .21Spirituality Unlim ited, Mrs. J. W. M cC lu n g .26M y P rayer for Y ou , Mrs. R. T. Williams, S r.27Crusade fo r Souls, A lpin B o w e s .28The T opical Serm on, M iles S im m on s.30Serm on Subjects for M a y . 32Serm on W orksh op .33B ook B riefs .47LAURISTON J. DU BOIS, EditorContributing EditorsHardy C. PowersG. B. WilliamsonD. I. VanderpoolSamuel YoungH. C. BennerGeneral Superintendents, C hu rch o f the N azarenePublished monthly by the Nazarene Publishing House, 2923 Troost Avenue,v Box 5 27 , Kansas City 4 1, Missouri. Sub scription price 1.5 0 a year. Entered as second-class m atter at the post office at Kansas City, Mo. Address all communi cations to the P R EA C H ER 'S M A G A Z IN E, 6401 The Paseo, Kansas City 10, Missouri.Printed in U .S .A .

A Call to PrayerThe Fourteenth G eneral A ssem b ly of the Church of the Nazarene will con v en e, G od willing, on June 17, 1956, in the M unicipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. N azarenes from around the w orldwill b e a ssem b led there. Follow ing that A ssem bly, (in 1958) the churchwill b e celebrating the com pletion of fifty yea rs of history as a denom ination and the begin n ing of a secon d like period. This fact p la cesthe Fourteenth G eneral A ssem b ly at a very strategic p la ce in our history. A lthough it w a s the form ative period with all the attendantproblem s of such a period, yet glorious, spiritual victories characterizedthe first fifty yea rs of the denom ination's life. For this w e hum bly praiseG od.; !; j!! !jj !!;i;W hat will characterize the secon d fifty-year period? Not to recognize the necessity of divine blessin g and gu idan ce w ou ld be sinful,su icidal presumption. W e feel that m uch will d epen d upon the spiritualtone, direction, and m om entum of the next G eneral A ssem bly, and thatthat tone and direction will b e largely determ ined in answ er to theprevailing p rayer of G od 's p eople. "Hitherto hath the Lord h elped us,"a n d if w e are to continue as a vital, spiritual force, the divine Presencemust g o with us. For it is "not b y might, nor b y pow er, but b y m yspirit, saith the Lord of hosts." !!;;jj!1;j;! !!;H ence, the Board of G en eral Superintendents is calling the entirechurch to p rayer now , but clim axing with on e w eek of concentratedprayer em phasis begin n ing M a y 14 and closin g with Pentecost Sund a y. M a y 20. W e sincerely h ope that this call to prayer will b e takenseriously b y all our p eop le and that the period will b e characterizedb y season s of fasting and d eep heart searchings in the light of theSpirit-anointed W ord. W e exhort ministers and laym en alike that w eall hum ble our hearts in the presen ce of our G od and ask Him toexam ine m otives, attitudes, and actions "a n d see if there b e a n yw ick ed w a y " in us, b ein g assured, as w e are, that if w e regard iniguityin our hearts the Lord will not hear us. W ith the flood tides of Hisjo y o u s salvation running high and strong in the individual heart, then,and then only, are w e p repared to pray and work for the revival w hichsh ould launch the church on the greatest soul-winning crusade of ourhistory during the next quadrennium .! !;j; !!;j ! 1;jjs:;; !;A n d so as w e a pp roa ch the G eneral A ssem b ly, for the sake of !;our ow n immortal souls, for the sak e of unnum bered millions w h o are ;;n ow lost, for the sake of generations yet unborn, and for Jesus' sake, let ; us pray.\— Board of General SuperintendentsH ardy C. Powers, Chairm an!;

FR O MTH E EDITO REaster-to-Pentecost Emphasis' T ' here is an increasing m ovem entwithin the church to m ake theperiod betw een Easter and Pentecosta particularly significant one. It ce r tainly was filled with significance forthe band o f first Christians. It canbe to the church today as well. TheG eneral Stewardship Com m ittee ofour church has laid som e broad planswith respect to this emphasis. I cando no better than let ou r readers havea peek at the report adopted at thecom m ittee’s m eeting last fall:“ Inasm uch as there is increasing in terest in the Protestant w orld onP en tecost Sunday and the interveningperiod betw een Easter and Pentecost;and since the experience o f Pentecostas received b y the disciples in theU pper R oom has deep spiritual sig nificance for us as a holiness people,w e feel that w e ought to take advan tage of this date in the C hurch calen dar and highlight the spiritual truthsconnected therewith.“ It is ou r suggestion that the periodo f A p ril 1— M ay 20, 1956, be observedthroughout the church in a specialE a ster-P en tecost emphasis; w e sug gest three periods during this tim e asfollow s:“ I. The m onth of A pril (A p ril 1to A p ril 30) as a p eriod o f evangelism“ a. This w ou ld particularly cen ter in continuing and conserving anyevangelistic results w hich the preEaster season m ay have brou gh t toou r churches.2 (194)“ b. W e suggest that, w h ere re vival m eetings are not scheduled, thepastor w ill em phasize evangelism inboth m orning and evening services asthe L o rd m ay lead.“ c. That as a part o f this co n structive program person al visitationbe encouraged, particu larly in thevisitation o f hom es o f all n ew peoplethat m ay have been contacted b y thepre-Easter services.“ d. That w e em phasize the openaltar at all services during the m ontho f A pril, so that people m ay b e en couraged to seek the L o rd at any ofthe regular services, including thep rayer meeting.“ e. That, as a result o f evangelis tic and visitation efforts, w e lo o k fo r w ard o f an “ ingathering o f souls”(reception o f n ew m em bers) on P en tecost Sunday, M ay 20; that w h ereit seems practical, a class in prepara tion fo r m em bership b e held som etim eduring the E aster-to-Pentecost season.Such a class could be either a form alC.S.T. training course o r one o f tw operiods specifically selected b y thepastor fo r training o f n ew m em bers.W e w ou ld recom m en d that ch ildren ’sclasses b e h eld w h ere several areready fo r join in g the church.“ II. M ay 14-20— A w e e k o f in ter cession“ a. D u rin g this tim e the spirit ual needs o f the w orld w o u ld beplaced on o u r hearts.The P reach er’s M agazin e

“ b. It is suggested that w e hu m ble ourselves b efore the L ord as w ew ait upon H im fo r guidance, w isdom ,and courage to do ou r part as a peoplein helping to m eet the spiritual hun ger o f m ankind.grain and receive as m any m em bersinto the ch u rch as possible on thisSunday. Special emphasis should begiven to the receiving of m em bers byprofession of faith.”“ c. That w e especially urge ou rpeople to pray fo r the deliberations o fthe G eneral A ssem bly and that G odm ay visit us w ith His grace and bless ing.O t h e r S u g g e s t io n s“ d. W e suggest that w h ere it ispossible the pastors arrange fo r thedoors o f the church to be open dur ing this w eek o f intercession fo rp ra yer and m editation of ou r people.“ e. W e suggest encouragem ento f a night during this w eek w hencottage p ra yer m eetings w ill be heldin the hom es o f ou r people. It is notunreasonable to exp ect that w e cou ldhave 10,000 cottage p rayer meetingsduring this w eek.“ j. Since this w ill be the lastG eneral A ssem b ly b efore our fiftiethanniversary in m id-quadrennium , w esuggest that in o u r w eek o f interces sion w e do n ot forget to thank theL o rd fo r His blessings u pon us as apeople and express this gratitude bothp u b licly and privately.“ III. M ay 20— P entecost Sunday—ingathering of souls“ a. W e suggest that special em phasis on the doctrin e o f holiness orentire sanctification b e given onP en tecost Sunday. It w ou ld not beunreasonable to hope that ou r pastorsw ou ld bring messages on that dayw h ich are distinctly holiness m es sages, urging ou r people to seek andobtain the experien ce o f entire sanc tification.“ b. Since Pentecost S u n d a yw ou ld b e clim ax to all o f ou r em pha sis from Easter to Pentecost, thisw ou ld be a good tim e to harvest theM ay , 1956It is h oped that these suggestionsw ill be appealing to the pastors. Th eyare not meant to be a “ program ” ora “ m ust,” but m erely a pattern to fo l low.The call to p rayer is particularlysignificant at this time in our history.There is no reason w hy, if w e canbut find the fu ll w ill o f God, this shallnot be an assem bly w hich w ill set thetem po fo r the n ext half century ofthe church if Jesus tarries.A s pastors, let us take seriously them atter of special times and occasionso f p ra yer and request special prayerfo r the G eneral A ssem bly. In addi tion to the suggestions already made,let us encourage ou r people to:1. P ray in specific groups— men,w om en, Sunday-school classes, youngpeople, etc.2. P ray at special times— m orningp rayer m eeting, n oon prayer meeting,a night of prayer, etc.3. P ray as “ prayer fellow ship”groups, any num ber from tw o to fiveor six w h o w ou ld pledge each otherto all pray at the same time, and forthe same basic purposes.4. P ray in a “ chain” o f uninter rupted prayer, with individuals tak ing thirty minutes each around theclock fo r one tw en ty-fou r-h ou r p e riod.5. P ray m ore consistently and fer vently in fam ily groups and in pri vate devotions.6. A nd, o f course, pray as a partof the m idw eek p ra yer m eeting group.(195) 3

The Preaching of B. F. HaynesBy Jam es M c G ra w 1H P h e l i s t o f editors of the H erald ofH oliness since its first edition fo r ty-fou r years ago is not a long one,but it is an illustrious one. The listincludes James B. Chapman, D. Shel by Corlett, and Stephen S. W hite;and the list begins with the nam e ofthe man w ho was the first editor ofthe official organ of the Church of theNazarene, B. F. Haynes.D uring those critical and importantyears in the history of the H erald ofH oliness, Dr. H aynes made a signifi cant contribution tow ard the youngch u rch ’s early progress. Sound intheology, correct in his views, andintense in his convictions, B. F.Haynes staked everything in his at tempt to m ake holiness the issue. Dr.J. B. Chapman once said in evaluatinghis w ork as editor: “ H e n ever flinchedfrom w ounds received or show ed anypity fo r the bruises he him self in flicted u pon adherents o f error. H efrequently used the superlative de gree and his trum pet n ever soundedan uncertain note.”In B. F. H aynes the holiness m ove ment, and m ore specifically theChurch of the Nazarene, had a uniquepersonality with tw o extrem ely d e sirable traits of character: he was re m arkably clear in his convictions, andhe was unusually skilled in express ing them. T o have the first o f theseis, of course, fundam ental, but to havethem both is to be blessed with theabilities w hich a man in his positionw ould find extrem ely effective.B orn on a Tennessee plantation in1851, the lad kn ew nothing but the Professor, Nazarene Theological Seminary.4 (196)influences of god ly parents in his earlyyouth. In his biographical b ook , T em p est Tossed on M ethodist Seas, h e re called: “ The earliest recollection s ofm y childh ood are o f fam ily prayersin m y grandfather’s p arlor,” w heretw ice daily, m orning and evening, thegreat old fam ily B ible was read anda great volu m e of prayers ascended.It was under the m inistry of thesaintly E. M. B ounds, author ofP rea ch er and P ra y er, that B. F.H a y n e s was converted. B roth erBounds, the pastor o f the M ethodistchurch in Franklin, Tennessee, didhis ow n evangelistic preaching in therevival in w hich H aynes was con verted. Dr. H aynes later said of hispastor that “ his preaching and life didm ore to m ould and settle m y charac ter and experience than any pastorI ever had.”A n early call to the m inistry wasresisted, and you n g H aynes, with hisbrother Thom as, started a n ew new s paper called the W illiam son Journal.His father and brothers being jou rn a l ists, the you n ger H aynes learned thetrade and liked it. W riting o f thisventure into editing and publishinga paper, he later said, “ The devilhelped m e greatly!” The unusual suc cess in his business m ade it extrem elydifficu lt for him to break aw ay fromthis interest and devote him self tothe ministry.In an attempt to furth er dodge hisdivine call, he studied law. The longerhe fought against his call, h ow ever,the m ore unhappy he becam e; andin spite o f his financial prosperityduring those days, he finally yieldedThe P reach er's M agazin e

his life fo r the m inistry o f the gospel.H e w rote con cern ing his experience:“ M y prosperity was exceedin glyunsatisfactory . . . and the struggle. . . was fin ally settled anc? settledright in 1873. On Sunday morning,R ev. James R. Plum m er, then pastor. . . in his serm on dw elt at length onthe call to preach in w hich he stressedthe D ivine authority, the m om entousim portance and fearfu l responsibilityo f a call to preach and the fearfuldoom consequent u pon refusing toheed the call. It seem ed I could notsurvive until the close o f the m es sage.”The tw en ty-tw o-year-old jou rnal ist and buddin g law y er rushed acrossthe street from the church after thatservice and lock ed him self in hisroom , w h ere he pledged to G od thathe w ou ld ob ey His v oice and answerthe call. It was in Septem ber thatsame yea r that he m arried Lula P lu m mer, his pastor’s daughter, and theyw ere assigned to their first circuit.H e said o f that first year of preach ing, “ The salary received that yearwas one hundred and eighty dollars,w hich was less than ou r board, butI com forted m y m ind in the reflectionthat I received better pay than theyreceived p reachin g!”ing m ore exact and accurate, and thathis preaching m ade his w riting m orevivid and attractive. A contem poraryauthor w ho has distinguished him selfin the publication of scores o f booksand articles, Dr. Basil M iller, paidthis tribute to the journalistic skillo f Dr. H aynes: “ G od trained him inthe school of trouble as a writer, thatw hen he becam e the Nazarene editor,he w ould be able to w rite w ithout apeer, and that he did. F o r ten yearshe m olded church policies, shapedthe you th fu l denom ination’s futurethrough his editorials and the paperhe m ade.” M iller states further thatDr. H aynes’s “ style had the swing ofa general in it. His sw eeping sen tences could burn with h oly passion,or w eep with a ch ild’s tender pathos.H e kn ew w ords and used them .”B.F. H aynes k n ew the rules ofhom iletical developm ent in preaching,but he made b old to revise them oramend them w hen he thought it madehis preaching m ore forcefu l or m oreclear. In one of his sermons from John17:17 on the subject “ Blessings ofSanctification,” his outline is toolengthy and his introduction and con clusion are both too abrupt. In spiteo f these “ deviations” in style, the con tent is clear and logical, and the ef fect is m oving.B.F. H aynes preached holiness inThe introductions, though usuallythe M ethodist ch u rch fo r thirty-eightv ery brief, rem ind one o f the pungentyears, and it was not until he hadstatement b y Sangster in his bookreached the age o f sixty that he unitedTheC raft of S erm on C onstruction:w ith the C hurch o f the Nazarene in“Howsoever a man m ay start, let him1911. H e had served his ch u rch as amake sure that his opening sentencespastor, editor, and teacher, and hadhave grappling irons; som ething castbeen tw ice a college president— ofout and taking firm hold of the mindslittle M artin C ollege in Tennesseeofhis hearers: som ething w hich w illand later at A sb u ry C ollege in K e n makethem say to him in their heartstu ck y— w hen he join ed the facultywhenhepauses, ‘G o on! G o o n !’ ”at Texas H oliness U niversity at oldP en iel u n der Dr. A . M. Hills and b e cam e a Nazarene.There is little doubt that the w rit ing of B. F. H aynes m ade his preach M ay, 1956There is n o better w ay to describethe preaching of B. F. Haynes thanto say such was the condition w henhe began his sermons, and such was(197) 5

still the condition w hen he brou gh tthem to a conclusion.Phillips B rook s on ce stated that anillustration “ is p rop erly used inpreaching either to give clearness orto give splendor to the utterance o ftruth.” Dr. H aynes’s illustrations didboth. H e used B iblical anecdotes, his torical stories, and the hypotheticalcauses to m ake clear his points. Oneo f the best exam ples this w riter hasfoun d is in his serm on “ The F act ofthe A g es” from the text, “ Seeing w eare com passed about with so great acloud o f witnesses” (H eb. 1 2 :1 ). H edeclared:“ Sum m on the physicians in graveconsultation over the m alady o f theuniversal patient! C all them fromevery clim e and creed— the oldest,the m iddle aged, the younger. Seekthe m ost experienced, the m ost skill ful, the m ost versatile. A fter thou sands o f years o f careful diagnosing,behold the unanim ity of their verdict!W e behold the venerable form of Dr.Rom anism w ith face exceeding white,sm ooth shaven but w rinkled w ith age,as he hands in his w ritten diagnosis.D r. Calvinism is present, straight asan Indian o f dignified bearing andclassic mien; h e contributes his opin ion in due and nerfect form . Dr. A rminianism, small o f stature, with longhair reaching to his shoulders, schol arly, deeply spiritual, with eves offire and heart o f zeal, furnishes hisopinion.”H e goes on to sav that these “ d o c tors” agree p erfectly on the disease,that the “ patient” is dow n w ith adesperate m alady o f sin, and it w illb e fatal

Crusade for Souls, Alpin Bowes. 28 The Topical Sermon, Miles Simmons . that tone and direction will be largely determined in answer to the 1; prevailing prayer of God's people. "Hitherto hath the Lord helped us," j and if we are to continue as a vital, spiritual force, the divine Presence ;! must go with us. For it is "not by might, nor by power, but by my <! spirit, saith the Lord of .

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