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fage 4 Redding (Calif) Record-Searchlight Saturday June 27 1170 not one soul in this gigantic assemblage proposed funds be appropriated to buy back the ten thousand copies of the forbidden book nor was there any demand for a ceremonial public burning of the existing inventory On the other hand this book-banning may create something an international ecclesiastical incident For Dr Davies Principal of Oxford Regents Park College has just been made President of the largest Baptist organization in Great Britain note: The Rev Mr Kinsolving is an Episcopal minister as well as a journalist (Copyright Chronicle Publiihing Co 1970) in four days He attempts further diversion of the gentlemen of the Fourth Estate by staffing the press room with gorgeous Baptist ladies For Fields' job as public relations officer for this gathering is no sinecure The convention includes a vocal minority of theological hard shells who occasionally stampede the delegates into the benighted past These ecclesiastical Visigoths almost annually demand an official heresy hunt Because of the rules however such holy inquisitions are fruitless for the Southern Baptists fervently abhor any creeds Furthermore rules of the denomination note that By LESTER KINSOLVLNG DENVER The 116 million-member Southern Baptist Convention is both the title of America's largest Protestant denomination as well as the annual and inimitable meeting or affray The Convention has more Protestants in attendance (13522 delegates or more Protestant money (total assets over 64 billion) and the best church public relations officer (the Rev Fields) in the business whose sense of humor does credit to his unrelated namesake inundates the 150 or 60 reporters who 'cover the convention with approximately 500 press releases (2) no mission money supports such publications and (3) Broadman Press was strongly criticized by liberals for -publishing a book by former Southern Baptist Convention President Wallie Amos Criswell of Dallas I Preach That the Bible is Literally True" rumored by one attending wit to have been selected as Book-of-the-Millenium by The Flat Earth Society) Twenty thousand copies of the allegedly heretical Genesis commentary are already in print with ten thousand sold However more liberal Baptists may have derived some small measure of satisfaction from the fact that of faith are occasionally adopted by Baptist groups but they are not binding upon members" Also: group of Baptists large or small shall have the inherent right to draw up for themselves and publish to the world a confession of Despite this doctrinal anarchy the Neanderthal bloc does have considerable influence This June for example it achieved a significant book-banning The convention voted by a 5-2 margin to force its own denominational 1 i i ng house Broadman Press to withdraw from circulation and rewrite the first volume of a newly published Bible com mentary (But this proscription does not specify exactly how it must be rewritten) Cause of this righteous ablution is the volume's commentary on the Book of Genesis A highly respected and conservative Oxford scholar Henton Davies wrote according to convention delegate James Madison of Burgaw North Caroline subtle attack on the Accuracy and Authority of the Bible (in which) the garden of Eden with its divinely planted trees is nothing more than a An delegate Gwin Turner of Los Angeles charged Dr Davies with the sinful speculation that Abraham may have only imagined that God Isaac (Also pointed out to the convention was the Old Testament's blessed assurance wanted him to kill his own son that God ordered numerous instances of mass human slaughter J) Still another Californian Glennon Culwell of Santa Cruz in a tone of voice suggesting an obscenity prosecution of Complaint" charged the Oxford scholar with use of such words as fantasy and in the Genesis commentary James Sullivan head of the publishing agency assured the convention that (1) no book published by Broadman Press Is considered the official position Radio Praise-a-thon 9 Money gifts help People called in pledging at least a dollar Then they gave back again to two open Many gave testimony at least three called and said they had been moved to become Christians Others had praise for the radio station: radio station has been a great blessing to me and my praising God for giving us a radio station like friends you surely have something for which you would personally like to thank the Fundamentalist preachers urged listeners to pledge and testify The Rev Earl Johnson helped So did the Rev Royal Blue the Rev Oran Smith and the Rev Jack Jones token of gratitude to the French said Praise-a-thons are now planned for each Thanksgiving and Easter When asked if the station was finan NONPROFIT Manager Jack KVIP EXISTS WITH TIIE HELP OF FRIENDS French (standing) and technician Wesley Hopkins Black enrollment in seminaries increases Greatest for the KYIP cially OK French said made it ever since been on the French estimates the listening audience of KVIP at about 30000 Three donations of 6L000 were made by Central Valley and Redding residents during the Praise-a-thon Calls came from as far away as Sacramento and Modesto realize there were so many evangelical Christians in our French said The 610000 from the Praise-a-thon will go toward paying the former owner of the radio station 625000 owed to him The Thanksgiving Praise-a-thon will have as its goal paying off a 640000 loan due Dec 3 The Praise-a-thon is something French said he learned when working as manager of a Christian radio station in Los Angeles Local fundamentalists seem to respond to the for approach to fund raising and from their comments during the event also like the tone of radio station KVIP you love the marked the past history of American theological he said In a major action the association voted to recommend to its member schools that the bachelor of divinity be discontinued and that the first theological degree required for ordination be entitled master of divinity This would eliminate the need of some seminaries for a student who obtained a degree at another college to work for another bachelor's degree in seminary The committee that presented the resolution also sought to encourage schools to go a step further and substitute the doctor of ministry (D Min) for the degree However the resolution as approved merely recognized right of member schools to move toward the establishment of programs for a professional doctorate" Jewish schools will be invited to join the AATS as a result of a resolution passed by a close margin Some opponents said they felt the association was an arm of the Christian church and would be diluted in its thrust by the action The AATS originally a Protestant body admitted Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox schools to its ranks only in recent years Dr Allix James president of Virginia Union University school of religion was elected to a two-year term as AATS president succeeding Dr Arthur A McKay head of the University of Chicago divinity school ATTEND BETHEL CHURCH i ASSEMBLY OF COD Morning Message "CONVERSATIONS AT THE LAST SUPPER" Pastor Worthington Worship Servica 1 1 AM AND 6th Located 2150 Bechelli La Pastors Rev Earl Johnson Rev Worthington Assoc By JON GODDARD R-S Religion Writer Fundamentalist Christians were given a chance to praise the Lord and pledge a dollar or more recently and many did As a result radio station KVIP raised 610000 June 3-6 Unlike other nonprofit media the Christian station seems to be having no trouble raising money to operate When it started January 4 KVIP could depend on the interest from 6275000 in trust funds The station manager Jack French has a daily fiveminute program called the During this time he pleads with listeners to donate toward paying the monthly operating costs of the station Each month the listeners come through he said The effort that raised the 610000 was called a just a French said If that was all it was we would have called it that he said Faith healer died of acute alcoholism SAN FRANCISCO (AP) An autopsy shows acute alcoholism caused the death of Asa A Alien an evangelist and faith healer who was found dead in his hotel room here June 11 reports Coroner Dr Henry Turkel Initially blamed on a possible heart attack death came as the result of alcoholism and fatty infiltration of the Turkel reported Wednesday after pathological tests The 59-year-old blood alcohol content was 36 per cent enough to insure a deep coma Turkel said Allen was buried June 15th at his 2400-acre headquarters in Miracle Valley Ariz where he planned many of his television and radio shows and directed his 62 million a year Miracle Revival Fellowship Schwarzcnbcrg rc-clcctcd MOUNT SHASTA The Rev Carl Schwarzenberg was re-elected as pastor of the United Methodist Church here at an annua appointments meeting of ministers by Bishop Charles Golden of San Francisco The meeting was held this week in Sacramento The Rev Phillip Hall of Dunsmuir was transferred to the Chico area Gospel army sets park gatherings Beginning Sunday at 6 pm the Salvation Army will hold a series of evening Sunday meetings at Lake Redding Park The Salvation Army band will be on hand Chairs will be set up the public is invited Giurcli of prophecy convention slated A total of 32 people from the Church of God of Prophecy in Redding was expected to attend a denomination state convention1 July 2-5 in Fresno Members of 55 churches will! attend REDDING CHURCH OF CHRIST 1620 Continental St CHestnut 3-2434 Bible Study 10 am Morning Service 1 1 am Evening Servica 7:30 pm Wednesday Evening 7:30 pm 243-2434 Public Cordially Invited 11:00 7:30 By JOHN DART Tlmcs-Fost Service CLAREMONT Black students are enrolling in Protestant seminaries in increasing numbers and the trend is interpreted as reflecting growing interest in the church even among black militants college students have discovered that the church is still the and perhaps the power source in the black community" said Dr Charles Rooks executive director of the Fund for Theological Education Princeton NJ Dr Rooks reported to the 27th biennial meeting of the American Association of Theological Schools in his capacity of chairman of a committee on black religious experience The association which has 178 Protestant Catholic and Orthodox member institutions closed its four-day meeting here last week Enrollment in 83 affiliated schools studied totaled 665 black students The increase of black students working for bachelor of divinity degrees was 25 per cent over the number two years ago Dr Rooks said The number of Mack seminarians in graduate work jumped 50 per cent in the last year Dr Rooks had some advice to schools wanting to recruit more students into seminaries recruitment program (shouldl) be managed and conducted by blacks themselves" he said adding that prospective seminarians will be most attracted by schools that already have a fair number of black students and have ongoing black studies programs schools must never again be guilty of the gross neglect of and the indifference toward the life and work of black churches which has least students meet at 5 pm High school students meet at 7 pm Berean Bible The Rev Claude Porter at 11 am Prophet Judge and Maker of and at 7 pm Judgment and SI James Lutheran The Rev John Albright at 9 am "Flowers Never Bend in the First Presbyterian Services at 8 and 10 am Breakfast at 9 am First Christian Church (Disciples) Service held with the First Presbyterian Church All Episcopal Communion celebrated at 8 am Service at 10 am Folk Mass at 7:30 pm Breakfast at 9 am Sunday school for those through the primary grades at 10 am Christian and Missionary Alliance The Rev Pedersen will speak at 11 am and 7:30 pm Apostolic Pentecostal The Rev Frank Royce will speak at 10:30 am The Rev II Carmack of Burney will speak at 7 pm United Methodist The Rev John Albright Sr at 10 am Never Bend in the Sunday school for those through the sixth grade at 10 am Youths meet at 6:30 pm Mount Calvary Lutheran Service and picnic held at 10 am in Lassen Park The congregation will meet near the center Bible Baptist The Rev Gordon Luff will speak at 11 am and 7:30 pm Christian Science lesson-sermon at 11 am WEAVEKVILLE St Episcopal Communion celebrated at 10:45 am Sunday school at 10 am Baby-sitting provided Service held in the Seventh-day Adventist Church WEED Holy Family Catholic The Rev Edward Mello will celebrate Mass at 8 9:30 and 11 am Grace United Presbyterian The Rev Ronald Smith at 11 am Sunday school at 9:30 am Mt Shasta Baptist The Rev Henry Gaines will speak at 11 am Sunday school at 9:30 am Berean Fundamental The Rev Carl Golz will speak at 11 am Service at 7 pm Glad Tidings Assembly of God The Rev Arden Ragsdale will speak at 11 am and 7:30 pm First Baptist The Rev Keith Ward will speak at 11 am and 7:30 pm Training union at 6:30 pm St Episcopal The Rev James McDonald will celebrate communion at 10:30 am Faith Lutheran Pastor Albert Young at 11 am Abounding in the Work of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Elder Edward Butterworth of Sacramento at 11 am that Ye Love One CENTRAL VALLEY Church of Christ Jack Osborn will speak at 11 am Marshall Collver at 7:30 pm St Michael Catholic Mass celebrated at 9 am LAKEHEAD Canyon Community The Rev John Walker will speak at 11 am and 8 pm MONTGOMERY CREEK Community Rena Ouding will speak at 11 am Sunday school at 10 am OLINDA Happy Valley Baptist The Rev Calfrey Collins will speak at 11 am and 7 pm Training union at 6 pm ONO Ono-Igo Community The Rev Herb Cambra will speak at 11 am and 7:30 pm PALO CEDRO Community Baptist The Rev Jack Jones at 11 am in the Bible" and at 7:30 pm Sunday school at 9:30 am Training hour at 6:30 pm REDDING North Valley Baptist The Rev Jim Tucker Conservative Baptist Home Mission Society will speak at 11 am The Rev Royal Blue at 7:30 pm St Joseph Catholic Mass celebrated at 8 9:30 and 11 am and 7:30 pm Religious Science Fellowship Church The Rev Mrs Marian Brannon at 7 pm Be Service held in the Civic Auditorium at the ground level First Baptist The Rev Robert BaLsloy at 11 am to Meet and at 7 pm the Cross Seems Salvation Army Service at 11 am Service at 6 pm in Lake Redding Park Pilgrim United Church of Christ (Congregational) The Rev George Lindsay at 10 am Sunday school at 10 am College A minister who has developed a family system for the mentally retarded will speak at 8:30 and 11 am services at the Trinity Lutheran Church The Rev Harold Johnson of Terra Bells will talk about Greatest for the The Rev Mr Johnson is the director of a home for the mentally retarded which has 14 family units where people of all ages and both sexes live The system is nationally recognized as the first of its kind a church announcement said Other ministers in Shasta Siskiyou and Trinity counties have announced services for Sunday Unless otherwise noted Sunday schools start at 9:45 am ANDERSON First Assembly of God The South California College Trio will perform at 11 am The Rev Jim Logan at 7:30 pm Comes the Bridegroom" Anderson gets Spanish Mass Father Joe Manso a native of Pamplona Spain will conduct a Mass in the Spanish language at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Anderson every Saturday evening at 8 He will begin this schedule on Saturday July 4 Father William Broderick has announced that beginning on July 4 the 4:30 pm Mass will be switched to 8:00 pm until further notice Although the Spanish Mass is primarily for Spanish speaking people everybody is welcome to attend Father Manso who recently came from Spain to work with the Mexican American Program of the Sacramento Diocese will be residing in Chico He plans to be at Sacred Heart Parish house in Andeorsn every Friday to take calls from Spanish speaking people and to make home visitations Father Manso received his seminary training at Pamplona in the Province of Navarre Spain After graduation and ordination he spent five years at Salamanca University in the study of the Clascal languages For the past five years he has been a professor at the seminary in Pamplona Father Manso will arrive in Anderson to begin his program on Friday July 3 i i EASTSIDE CHURCH OF CHRIST Study 10:00 am Wonhip 11:00 am HenlHi of Truth Program KHSL 9:00 AM A FOWLER Minister 243-5059 Asst in Sierra Orphan's Homo Work 3490 Cockerilf Dr off Hartnell of Woman'i Bible Eva NEW am-'The Sound of Charisma1' by the Southern California College Trio PM Pastor Logan's Topic: "Here Comes The Bride Groom" REDDING ASSEMBLY OF GOD Temporary Location REDDING GRANGE KENYON DR CEDAR ROAD REDDING SUNDAY AM 9:45 SUNDAY PM 7:00 Mount Lessen Camp Meeting June 26th July A Trotter Speaker CHURCH CHRIST Improvement Club Tehama fr Wait Sti SUNDAY: Clan 10:00 am Worship Servica 11:00 am Worihip 6:00 pm TESTAMENT DOCTRINE TAUGHT fr PRACTICED PHONE 243-7263 Miniitar Lewii Dugger FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD Anderson Calif South at Redding St Ample Parking Air-Conditioned Nursery Care Provided You are welcome to worship with us in this temporary location during the construction of our new Church Rev Glen Parks Pastor.