Covenanter Witness Vol. 86 - Rparchives.org

BILLY GRAHAMTO ADDRESS N.A.E.29TH ANNUAL CONVENTIONWHEATON, ILL. (NAE) —Evangelist Billy Graham will be amongseven top speakers at the 29th annualconvention of the National Association ofEvangelicals in Los Angeles, California,April 20-22. An expected 1,500 evangelicalleaders representing 36,000 churches willhear messages on the convention theme,"Jesus Christ —Lord of All," and morethan 60 workshops and seminars willexplore vital evangelical concerns."The significance of this meeting,"NAE President Hudson T. Armerdingasserts, "that sets it apart from allprevious ones is that the crises andchallenges we face today are greater thanat any time in our 29-year history."We are going to have to focus ourattention on the things that really matter...to rise above our preoccupation withpersonal or provincial concerns."During the course of the workshops,seminars, messages, and businesssessions, the leaders of NAE's two andone-half million members will probeimplications of theological and socialaction developments, the changing face ofthe church, new Christian movements,church-state relations, legislative concernsthat affect the church and resourcesfor evangelization and Christianeducation.Other speakers besides Grahamscheduled for major addresses include Dr.Harold Lindsell, editor of ChristianityToday; Dr. Hudson T. Armerding,president of NAE and president ofWheaton College; Dr. B. Edgar Johnson,general secretary of the Church of theNazarene; Dr. Edward Hill, pastor ofMount Zion Baptist Church and director ofthe World Christian Training Center, LosAngeles, Calif.; Dr. Charles Blair, pastorof Calvary Temple, Denver, Colorado; andDr. J. Sidlow Baxter, Bible teacher andauthor, who will speak during the dailyBible study hour.College and seminary students willattend workshop sessions, taking part indiscussions about national issues. During atwo-part meeting on the last day, thestudents will hear the presidents of someof the most active Christian youthmovements: Dr. Bill Bright of CampusCrusade, Dr. Sam Wolgemuth of YouthFor Christ International, Dr. JohnAlexander of Inter-Varsity Fellowship;Bill Star, director of Young Life, andLome Sanny, president of The Navigators.Resolutions generated by conventiondiscussions are expected to establish NAEpolicy in several important issues of theday, ranging from pornography tomissions and evangelism.The Women's Fellowship of NAE willmeet concurrently with the convention andwill host a special luncheon. Mrs. VonetteBright, wife of Campus Crusade PresidentBill Bright, will speak on the subject,"Women Can Help Change the World."Several commissions will also hostluncheons, featuring such renownedpersonalities as Dave Wilkerson, author ofThe Cross and the Switchblade. NAE'sfour affiliates will meet during the convention; these include the National SundaySchool Association, the NationalAssociation of Christian Schools, theNational Religious Broadcasters, and theEvangelical Foreign Missions Association.The International Hotel at LosAngeles International Airport will be thesite of the convention.The National Association ofEvangelicals comprises a network of fournational affiliates, 11 commissions, fivefield offices and an Office of Public Affairsin Washington, D.C. The NAE nationalheadquarters is in Wheaton, Illinois. Dr.Clyde W. Taylor is general director of thetwo and one-half million memberorganization.WHENCE THE CLOUD?A professor at a large universitymade no secret of the fact that he was anagnostic. Moreover, he boasted of hisphilosophy whenever opportunity to do socame his way.He would tell his students, "If youdon't throw aside your faith in God, andact in your own knowledge and strength,you'll not get very far in this world."One day, during a class, the matter of"rain-making" entered the discussion, sothe professor inquired hypothetically:"What help was faith in God duringthe recent drought? A lot of farmers gotdown on their knees and asked God forrain. What did they get in answer to theirprayers? The Dust Bowl! Do you knowwhat they should have done? They shouldhave sought help from science. Send a manup in a plane, drop some chemicals on acloud and you get rain. No need of Godthere! Any questions?""Yes, I have a question," replied oneof the students, "Who furnishes the cloud,if not God?"—The PilgrimWORRIED ABOUTWHAT THEY SEE?THEN DO SOMETHING! Writeletters to sponsors. Write the networkpresidents. Or even write the FederalCommunications Commission.There is considerable evidence toshow that even when the public islukewarm toward a proposed measure, oractually opposed to it, they are inclined toaccept change after the fact.Television producers know this, andthey are not afraid to peddle their filth onthe picture tube.On the other hand, television shows ofhigh moral value and of intrinsic worth tosociety can be encouraged by publicopinion, the same way immorality on TVcan be discouraged. Television productionsrise and fall according to the NielsonRatings which measure audience exposure.So don't just sit there! Write letters,send telegrams, make phone calls. . .andregister your opinion for the sake ofnational morality. Below are listed thenames and addresses of people whocontrol the nation's communicationsnetworks.In addition, you can write for aspecial booklet which lists corporationsand names of their presidents who sponsorprograms. The booklet is edited andproduced by Ethel Daccardo, 3245Wisconsin Avenue, Berwyn, Illinois 60402;$1 per copy. Your influence counts. Use it.American Broadcasting Co.Leonard A. Goldenson, pres.1330 Ave. of the AmericasNew York, N.Y. 10019Columbia Broadcasting SystemFrank Stanton, pres.51 W. 52nd StreetNew York, N.Y. 10019National Broadcasting Co.Julian Goodman, pres.RCA Building30 Rockefeller PlazaNew York, N.Y. 10020National Association of BroadcastersVincent Wasilewski, pres.1812 K Street NWWashington, D.C. 20006NAE Profile16 COVENANTER WITNESS