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C'hurrhes Uedirrtrd lirt~hrr~r,~~. .I'.('. l hi. dedication scr,icc lor the new C&M.\ Church was held on 4prll 14. I'a~tic~patmp were 1)r. .luli;in !+and?. Vici-l're4dent ol thc C&M,\: Iler. i n Kichtc~. p:~st,,r in Fa!ettt.villc: Kc\. I mesmgc. Ihu ncw icility lhousus it sanctiwry seating 350 and ;I hurtem-rwm cduc;ttinn unit. A h;llc ;m;i will sc;tt an additmnxl 100 persons. I hc church cclchratcd its wcnty-f~lih annivcrr;try nn lunr 22. Ar/rn,ylon. Ci1. 1)cdicatlon cvcnts at Arlington Mcmori;!l Church April 2Xand Ma) 5 were char;ictcri,cd ;is a "testi\al ol .lo)." The new nave and naithcx mark the third major expansion in wwn years tor th~s church in the national capital area. Rub. .I;irnch A. I has heen pastor since 1968. Kc\. K. H I M;rnph;im. dihtricl iuperintcndcnt. pri.;~chcd the dniicator) sermon. A rpecial fcature oithc day was the offering. u,hich went in its entircty toward the con5tructlon of a new church in the Prcsidente del Frm scctim ot Santiago, Chile. Ihc church ldt that the hcst way la express 11s griltitode to Ciod for the new ftcilitlcs would hc to help an uvcrseas church huild. Seating in the octagon;tl sanctuary is arranged in a "modified iround" to cmphasi~c th~. niiturcot the church as the Body (11' ('hrist. Movable pcurs alkru, lor flexibility in uirr\hlp services. Costing $200.000. the proicct cimpletca four yt.iirs 01' planning and construction I hc s~nctu;~ry IS dcsigncd Srrr cnp;~nsion to douhlu the present sentmg citpacity 01' 260. 1ile lay leadership olthc church is now cng:iged in a program oi long-range planning and program analysis. looking toward duuhluig the membership again in the ncnt t'lve yeals. \nt? 1.own;o. (u/r/. (her two hundred onmcn ot the Saii Franc~sco Hay area g.tthervd to hcar Mrs. hchle Mitchell. rnirvniisr! to Viet \"tm.I hc thenicofthc rdly was "And Xow Abideth . . . Hope." :ind Mrh. M~tchcll snirke ;main 01' the L. - 9:1?. 10:IZI whcn the Viet Conp tr,ok her husb;+nd and two others uaptivz twcl\c )car\ ;igo Shc alm ruported an thc great numhcr.; ol penplc turning to the inrd In 1 oumrier. /+I. Ihr sprmg retreitt 01 the kistern 1)istrict wils held April I9 and 20 In Strashurp Inn and wa& the means ol cncour;tgcment and stimulation lo the approximately 500 women whoattcnded. Speakers were Miss Loi, Wood. worker among .lew~sh people in Ucw Yarh C~ty: Mis~ Carol Steckzl. Vict a n : Mcs. Hcrhcit Ilykc, India: and MISS tlaine Wattles. M;III. Ofliuer\ arc: Mrs. Ann I routman, presdcnt: Mrs. (ikrdy~ Kiein, vicepresident: MIS. Carolyn Her~itt, secretary: and Mrs. Mary l'raou. tre;lsurer. Yurrtnv. H.(: "Shill-c thc Feast" was the theme ol the h;~/er V;tlley rall) held May 30 and attcndcd hy 450 1;idics. Mrs. Archie Mctchcll. missi~mtry to Virt Ni~ni. and Miss .lulic tehr. ol Gahon ~. mrre - the speakers. Both ladvx prolitahly shared their cnperirnccs and the M'nrd. M.ull~~.~lt~j~, .Ma.s\. "1.~1 thc C;~rth Hr:ir His Voice" was the theme atthe New England Ihtrict Ccntml Zone rally held May 30. Mrh. Mar~lyn Cloyd. ,one presdcnt. and hcr cornnlmce planned an intcrrstingand informative pnrgram. Following a dinner attended hy Ilh. thq ladies divided into eight prayer groups to consider the many requests concerning the work in Vict N;!ni. Mrs. 11. F. Hart7ield. rn-issionary to Vict Nnm, was the speaker. Ordination Ihrn ~n Kore;~ and lor se\cn years an nlficer in the Korean Army. Mr. Choc was o~daincd Ma> 26 in the l.omh;~l-d (111.1 Ihhk ('hurch ol thc (&MA Hc took 111s undcrgradu;tte studies at Han Kuk and Young Nam oni\cl-s~tics in Kore:~ and his theological work $11 Wheaton Collcgc (ir;tduatc School 01' Ihcolog). HC IS;I lncmher otthc Alliance l;cllow\hip Church. hilt,. Ill. Mr. Choc. who has hcen in the United State, vnoc 1964. WIII min~rtcr to a new Koreitn ('hicxgo congrcption in suhurhan Financial Keport-May Ma? was :I month 01 man) hlcssings. Cauncil in all ant;^ enriched the harts oi nl:lny who ;tltcndcd. I he incnmc of over 5700.000 i s :L twncndous blessing ;~tlccttiip hundrcds :)I1 oucr the world. I he conunucd high k\el 01' incnmc is grcatl) needud. As m;ln) knuu all too well. increasing costs arc pwb;rlent in cber! . oar1 . 01 the cconomic scene. The Alli;,nce i, not cxernnt mention one prr,portionatcly hrge itcin ih much higher uorldwidr. So costs inr:rease hilt. pr;lisc (id. ow income h;~r inuru;ircd ;is wcll. and we are most thanklul. Iotal livc mr~nth~' Incomic is $3.381.- 001) or $31 ,000 or OUpurcent ahcad ofthc pryx,rl~nnxtc hildgct ltgurc at S3.350.- 000. (;~tta tor the month of May were covercd hv our receipt 210s. 107 12-13553 and Y.3Xh0-94172. II you lailcd to receive ;I rccelpt for )c,ur cnntrihution, ple;t\c comrnt~iiic;~tc with our auditors, I.amhlides & Samson. 20 ('rnssw;tys Park Nnrlli. Woodhury. N.Y. 11797. All uontnhutions should he designated and addrcrsed to thc rrca\urer. Thc C'hrzst,an and Missionary Alliance, 260 West 44111 St.. Neu York. NY. 10036.
'THE REAI, l'R001; Overm~l~us preachers and wrilcrs haw tended to convey the impression that thc infilling ot the Holy Spirit willequip us to preach like Petcr and pray like I'aul. And if we cannot or do not. we habc not really been filled with the Spirit. The argumcnt is fxniliar enough. Peter was filled with the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost. Look at the sermon he preached. I.ook at the three thousand converts. Don't you want that same anointing'! And multitudes of people. lacking Peter's ability to preach or restore lame men or invoke a Gentile Pentecost, have concluded that for some reason God has bypassed them in the giving of the Spirit's fullness. We would not encourage mediocrity in the Christian life. It is probably accurate tosay that many whoseek the fullness of the Holy Spirit are not filled. They will he well advised to continue their quest. At the same time there is benefit in putting the Acts account into perspectiveso that we are not reading more into it than we should. Jesus had twelve disciples. Their names are recorded by Matthew (10:2-4). Mark (3: 16-19) and Luke (6: 14-16; Acts 1: 13). They werc: Simon Peter James, son of Zehedee John. son of Lehedee Andrew, brother of Pcter Philip Bartholomew (Nathanael?) Matthcw Ihomas James, son of Alphaeus Thaddaeus Lebbaeus Judas, son of James Simon the Zealot .ludas lscariot All twclvc had at least two and a half years of close fellowship with .lesus Christ while He was on earth. They listened to His discourscs. They saw the miracles He performed. They hcard Him pray. They were with Him in the climactic week of His passion. Exccpt for .ludas, who by then had died asuicidc, they were present when He appeared after His resurrection. They saw Him ascend into heaven. Jmu 31. 1974 lhey were in thc upper room together. continuing with one accord in prayer and supplication, waiting for thc promisc of the Father. I hcy were togethrr in one place when the Holy Spirit descended on the day 01' Pentecost. Each of them wah Sillcd with the Holy Spirit. Each hegan to speak with anothc~ tongue as the Spirtt gave him utterance. Simon I'cter is well known. Hc tigures prom~ncntly in ihr. Acts of the Apostles. He is mentioned hy Paul in hts lcttcr to the Galatians. Hc is the human scrihe oftwo New1 estamcnt letters bearing his name. He probably supplied much of the detail in Mark's Gospel. .lames, son of Lehedec. was the first apostolic martyr. He died by Herod's sword (Acts 12:2) in A.D. 44. John, son of Zehedee, is well known. From him we have not only the fourth Gospel hut the three letters under his name and the Revelation. Tradition links him with the church at Ephesus and claims he died a natural death there at a very ripe age. Matthew, though not mentioned after the first chapter of Acts, appears again as thc writer of the first Gospel. We know nothing more of him. Of these four-and Judas lscariot--we have some knowledge. The other seven are alluded to only one more time in the Acts. In Acts 8:l we learn that "the apnstles" remained behind in Jerusalem when the rest of the church was scattered abroad following Stephen's martyrdom. There are. of course, traditions. Andrew allegedly was crucified in Achaia on an X-shaped cross; hence, "Saint Andrew's cross." lhere are confused and contradictory reports conerning Philip. Thomas may have gone to what is now Iran. Later tradition places him as far east as India. The silence of the Scriptures concerning the acts of these other seven apostles cannot be interpreted to mean that they did nothing. It is reasonable to assume that they had a supportive role in the Jerusalem church and probably in some of the Gentile churches as well. But neither can we assume that all of them became firebrands like Simon Peter or beloved elder statesmen like John. We can find in the Book of Acts Spirit-filled apostles who spokc with tongues, Spirit-filled apostles who preached great sermons, Spirit-filled apostles who were effective winners of the lost, Spirit-filled apostles who worked miracles, who wrote inspired letters, who founded churches and witnessed before rulers and faced a martyr's death. But there is no indication that all of them did all of these things and some of them may have done almost none of these things. The one scriptural proof of the Spirit-filled life is the fruit of the Spirit listed in Galatians 5:22-23: love. joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self- control. (Peter enumerates a similar list in chapter one of his second letter.) These qualities are the ultimate evidence of the Spirit- filled life.
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