JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER 1963
The bracketed capital letters indicate the following featured departments, abbreviated as follows: (EC) – Editorial Comment; (RW) – Reader Writes; (RMN) – Religion and Morals in the News; (TC) – Teeners’ Corner; (UCS) – Under Church Spires; (VP) Viewpoint. These abbreviations are used for the sake of greater clarity and facility of reference.
SUBJECT INDEX
ACADEMIC FREEDOM
De Jong, Peter Y. – “Academic Freedom in Church-related Schools” (UCS), No. 4, Page 16
Monsma, N.J. – “Academic Honesty and Obligation”, No. 2, Page 5
BIBLE
Van Til, Nick R. – “The Christian Academic Mind”, No. 4, Page 6
De Jong, A.C. – “Keeping the Church a Church”, No. 1, Page 13
De Jong, Peter Y. – “No Greater Issue” (UCS), No. 4, Page 15
Kuiper, H.J. – “President Kennedy Emphasizes Bible Reading” (RMN), No. 1, Page 21
Leetsma, Rein – “Easter and Extra-Sensory Perception” (VP), No. 5, Page 7
Oostendorp, E.H. – “When the Bible Curses, Is It God’s Word?”, No. 4, Page 8
Young, Edwards J. – “Genesis One – Is It Historical?”, No. 8, Page 8
BIBLE LESSONS
Hendriksen, Wm. – “On the Book of Revelation” 4:1–7, No. 1, Page 16 4:8–11, No. 1, Page 17 5:1–7, No. 1, Page 18 5:8–13, No. 1, Page 20 6, No. 2, Page 14 7, No. 2, Page 16 8, No. 2, Page 17 9, No. 2, Page 18 10:1–7, No. 2, Page 16 10:8–11, No. 3, Page 17 11:1–14, No. 3, Page 18 11:15–19, No. 3, Page 19 12:1–12, No. 8, Page 17 12:13–17, No. 8, Page 19 13:1–10, No. 8, Page 19 13:11–18, No. 8, Page 20 14:1–5, No. 9, Page 18 14:6–13, No. 9, Page 19 14:14–20, No. 9, Page 20 15, No. 9, Page 21 16, No. 10, Page 22 17:1–6, No. 10, Page 23 17:7–18, No. 10, Page 25 18, No. 10, Page 26
BIBLE MEDITATIONS
Guillaume, Francois – “As Hovering Birds” (Isaiah 31:5), No. 6, Page 3 “I Will Carry You” (Isaiah 46:4), No. 5, Page 3 “Keep Yourselves in the Love of God” (Jude vs. 21b), No. 9, Page 3 “Light in a Dark Place” (II Peter 1:19), No. 10, Page “The Joy of the Lord” (Nehemiah 8:10b), No. 4, Page 3 “The Yearning of God’s Spirit Over Us” (James 4:5), No. 7, page 3
Knoppers, N.B. – “The Sum…is Truth” (Psalm 119:160a), No. 2, Page 3
Piersma, J.H. – “The Church and World” (John 17:15), No. 3, Page 3 “Only God Can Make a Blessing to Be Restored” (II Kings 2:19–22), No. 8, Page 3 “The Rainbow Round the Throne” (Revelation 4:36), No. 1, Page 4
CALVIN
Arens vs. Kuiper – “Calvin and the Sincere Offer of Salvation”, No. 9, Page 9
Leetsma, Rein – “Calvin Alumni Lectures”, No. 3, Page 13
CHRISTIAN LIFE
De Jong, Peter Y. – “Do We Know How to Worship?” (USC), No. 2, Page 19 “Every Day Should Be Reformation Day (UCS), No. 10, Page 20 “How Great Thou Art!” (VP), No. 9, Page 4 “No Room for Jesus Christ?” (VP), No. 10, Page 4 “Praying for the Preacher” (UCS), No. 2, Page 20
Geels, John – “Ashamed of Our Heritage?” (VP), No. 5, Page 6
Heerema, Edward – “The Negro’s Road to Social Acceptance” (VP), No. 9, Page 5
Mahaffy, Francis E. – “The Christian Home”, No. 7, Page 8
Piersma, J.H. – “Wrestling with the Problems” (VP), No. 10, Page 5
Vogelzang, N. – “Why Do We Do Less?” (VP), No. 4, Page 4
CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
Dahm vs. Huissen – “On the Origin of the Christian Reformed Church” (RW), No. 5, Page 27
De Jong, Peter – “Is the Christian Reformed Church Moving Toward Hierarchism?”, No. 2, Page 12 “Why is There a Shortage of Ministerial Candidates?”, No. 3, Page 20
Editorial Committee – “A Report on Synod 1963”, No. 6, Page 7
Greenway, L. – “Some Thoughts on the Lord’s Supper” (VP), No. 9, Page 5 “Who Should Teach the Catechism Classes?” (EC), No. 1, Page 7
Heerema, Edward – “A Note on the the Proposed Revised Church Order”, No. 3, Page 10 “The Synod of 1963 and the Orange City Overture”, No. 8, Page 9
Kuiper, R.B. – “Is the Glory Departing?”, No. 5, Page 8
Leetsma, Rein – “Calvin Alumni Lectures”, No. 3, Page 13
Monsma, N.J. – “Statistics May Be Misused” (EC), No. 1, Page 8
Mulder, L. – “I Am the Fourth Minister”, No. 10, Page 21
CHRISTMAS
Boonstra, Natalie – “Christmas in Argentina”, No. 10, Page 12
Browneye, Ann – “Christmas in Nigeria”, No. 10, Page 16
De Jong, Peter Y. – “No Room for Jesus Christ?” (VP), No. 10, Page 4
Essenburg, Barbara – “Christmas in Japan”, No. 10, page 16
Jen, Lily – “Christmas in Taiwan”, No. 10, Page 13
Nyenhuis, Arlene – “Christmas in Cuba”, No. 10, Page 14
Vander Ven, Thelma – “Christmas in Navajoland”, No. 10, Page 14
Van Groningen, Harriet – “Christmas in Australia”, No. 10, Page 15
Venema, Carrie – “Christmas in New Zealand”, No. 10, Page 15
CHURCH
De Jong, A.C. – “Keeping the Church a Church”, No. 1, Page 13
Hard, Theodore – “The Korean Church and the Reformed Faith Today”, No. 10, Page 7
Monsma, N.J. – “Are Separate Denomination Justifiable?”, No. 4, Page 11
Palmer, E.H. – “Separation of Church and State” (VP), No. 6, Page 6
Pereszlenyi, E.A. – “The Inward Destruction of the Christian Church in Hungary under Communist Despotism”, No. 4, Page 19 “Why the Church Capitulated I”, No. 5, Page 23 “Why the Church Capitulated II”, No. 7, Page 11 “Why the Church Capitulated III”, No. 10, Page 5
Piersma, J.H. – “Wrestling with the Problems” (VP), No. 10, Page 5
Zorn, R.O. – “Reformed Advance in New Zealand”, No. 9, Page 14
Van Til, Nick R. – “Pragmatic Christianity” (VP), No. 6, Page 4
CHURCH ORDER
Bonnema, Peter – “Suggestions for Calling Ministers” (VP), No. 4, Page 5
De Jong, Peter – “Is the Christian Reformed Church Moving Toward Hierarchism?”, No. 2, Page 12
De Ridder, R.R. – “Foreign Missions and the Proposed Revised Church Order”, No. 3, Page 14
Heerema, Edward – “A Note on the Proposed Revised Church Order”, No. 3, Page 10
Hofland vs. Heerema on the Church Order (RW), No. 5, Page 26
Leetsma, Rein – “Dishonesty” (VP), No. 5, Page 7
Praasma, Louis – “The Character of the Church’s Creeds I”, No. 8, Page 6 “The Character of the Church’s Creeds II”, No. 9, Page 12
Van Tongeren, H. – “By These Means”, No. 5, Page 18
COMMON GRACE
Kuiper, R.B. – “Is the Glory Departing?”, No. 5, Page 8
COMMUNISM
De Jong, Peter Y. – “Roman Catholicism under Communist Pressure” (UCS), No. 10, Page 19
Pereszlenyi, E.A. – “The Inward Destruction of the Christian Church in Hungary under Communist Despotism”, No. 4, Page 19 “Why the Church Capitulated I”, No. 5, Page 23 “Why the Church Capitulated II”, No. 7, Page 11 “Why the Church Capitulated III”, No. 10, Page 5
ECUMENISM
Bratt, John H. – “Evangelical Ecumenical Movements”, No. 2, Page 6
De Jong, Peter Y. – “No Greater Issue” (UCS), No. 4, Page 15
Heerema, Edward – “The New Face of the Roman Catholic Church”, No. 8, Page 4
Kuiper, R.B. – “A Satanic Assault on the Christian Religion”, No. 7, Page 6
Monsma, N.J. – “Are Separate Denominations Justifiable?”, No. 4, Page 11 “The Fifth Reformed Ecumenical Synod”, No. 6, Page 14 “The Reformed Ecumenical Synod – A Report”, No. 8, Page 12
EDUCATION
Blauwkamp vs. Palmer on Supporting the C.E.F. (RW), No. 7, Page 22
Huissen, C. – “An Open Door to Anarchy” (VP), No. 8, Page 5
Palmer, E.H. – “Citizens for Educational Freedom” (VP), No. 5, Page 3
Mahaffy vs. Moes on Government Aid for Christian Schools (RW), No. 9, Page 22
Monsma, N.J. – “Academic Honesty and Obligation”, No. 2, Page 5
ELECTION
Dykstra, Allan – “Are Election and Evangelism Compatible?”, No. 9, Page 6
EVOLUTION
Kuiper, H.J. – “Not All Scientists Believe in Evolution”, No. 1, Page 7
HEIDELBERG CATECHISM
De Jong, A.C. – “Preaching the Catechism”, No. 2, Page 10
Kuiper, R.B. – “The Preciousness of the Heidelberg Catechism”, No. 1, Page 10
Wolthuis, Enno – “It Happened Four Hundred Years Ago”, No. 6, Page 18 “The Heidelberg Catechism: Authors and Composition”, No. 7, Page 14 “The Early Editions of the Heidelberg Catechism”, No. 8, Page 22 “The Early Reception of Our Catechism”, No. 9, Page 16 “Later Struggles for Survival”, No. 10, Page 17
HOME
Mahaffy, Francis E. – “The Christian Home”, No. 7, Page 4
INDEX
“Torch and Trumpet” vol. XII, No. 10, Page 28
“Torch and Trumpet” vol. XIII, No. 10, Page 29
JOURNALISM
Leetsma, Rein – “Responsible Discussion” (VP), No. 4, Page 3
LABOR
Antonides, Harry – “The Basis of the Secular Trade Unions”, No. 7, Page 16
Heerema, Edward – “Who Are the Unemployed?” (VP), No. 6, Page 5
Leetsma, Rein – “Discrimination in Canada”, No. 3, Page 12 “Labor Union Power”, No. 3, Page 12
LIBERALISM
De Jong Peter Y. – “The Laborers are Few – Could There Be a Reason?” (USC), No. 10, Page 19
Kuiper, H.J. – “Criticism of Billy Graham” (RMN), No. 1, Page 22
Kuiper, R.B. – “A Satanic Assault on the Christian Religion”, No. 7, Page 6
Leistra vs. Van Til on Political Liberalism (RW), No. 2, Page 21
Monsma, N.J. – “Academic Honesty and Obligation”, No. 2, Page 5
Rushdoony, R.J. – “Individualism”, No. 7, Page 10
LIMITED ATONEMENT
Kuiper, R.B. – “Professor Dekker on God’s Universal Love”, No. 3, Page 4
LITURGY
De Jager, A. – “Advanced Liturgy”, No. 2, Page 4
LORD’S SUPPER
Greenway, L. – “Some Thoughts on the Lord’s Supper”, No. 9, Page 5
MEDICINE
Den Dulk, Gilbert – “Rehoboth Mission Hospital – Obsolete or Indispensable?”, No. 5, Page 16
MINISTRY
Bonnema, Peter – “Suggestions for Calling Ministers”, (VP), No. 4, Page 5
De Jong, Peter – “Why Is There a Shortage of Ministerial Candidates?”, No. 3, Page 20
De Jong, Peter Y. – “The Laborers Are Few – Could There Be a Reason?” (USC), No. 10, Page 19
Greenway, L. – “Who Should Teach the Catechism Classes?”
Huissen, C. – “Ministers, Counsellors and Quacks” (VP), No. 6, Page 4
Kuiper, H.J. – “Reject the Title ‘Reverend’” (RMN), No. 1, Page 22
Mulder, L. – “I Am the Fourth Minister”, No. 10, Page 21
MISSIONS (incl. Evangelism)
Den Dulk, Gilbert – “Rehoboth Mission Hospital – Obsolete or Indispensable?”, No. 5, Page 16
De Ridder, R.R. – “Foreign Missions and the Proposed Revised Church Order”, No. 3, Page 14
Dykstra, Allan – “Are Election and Evangelism Compatible?”, No. 9, Page 6
Greenway, Roger – “Catholic Action and Protestant Missions”, No. 4, Page 17 “Catholic Action – Its Organization and Outreach”, No. 5, Page 20 “Catholic Action – Its Methods and Menace”, No. 6, Page 21
Hard, Theodore – “The Korean Church and the Reformed Faith Today”, No. 10, Page 7
Kuiper, H.J. – “Criticism of Billy Graham” (RMN), No. 1, Page 22 “Evangelism in Depth” (RMN), No. 1, Page 22
Kuiper, R.B. – “Professor Dekker on God’s Universal Love”, No. 3, Page 4
Monsma, N.J. – “Statistics May Be Misused” (EC), No. 1, Page 8
Recker, Robert – “ Nigeria, a Challenge in Mission Strategy”, No. 9, Page 7 “The Changing of Our Nigerian Mission”, No. 10, Page 9
Vogelzang, N. – “Who Do We Do Less?” (VP), No. 4, Page 4
Zorn, R.O. – “Reformed Advance in New Zealand”, No. 9, Page 14
MORALITY
Greenway, L. – “A Mounting Problem” (EC), No. 1, Page 6
Huissen, C. – “Legalized Adultery” (VP), No. 8, Page 5 “The Pulpit and Public Morality”, No. 8, Page 5
Kuiper, H.J. – “Better Morals” (RMN), No. 1, Page 21
PERSONALIA
Editorial Committee – “Herman Kuiper”, No. 3, Page 15 “Our New Managing Editor”, No. 8, Page 2
Heerema, Edward – “The Rev. Henry J. Kuiper”, No. 1, Page 5
Huissen, C. – “H.J. Kuiper – A Personal Tribute”, No. 2, Page 8
Kuiper, H.J. – “Westminster Seminary Professor Dies”, No. 1, Page 9
POETRY
Brooks, Phillips – “Everywhere, everywhere”, No. 10, Page 14
Crashaw, Richard – “Welcome”, No. 10, Page 14
Gildon, R.W. – “What Babe Is This?”, No. 10, Page 16
Kuizema, Elsie – “Mary’s Perplexing Thoughts”, No. 10, Page 12 “The Christmas Symphony”, No. 10, Page 15
Longfellow, Henry W. – “I Hear the Bells”, No. 10, Page 13
Milton, John – “This Is the Month”, No. 10, Page 16
Noordewier, Helen K. – “Not Quite the Same Again”, No. 10, Page 17 “Prayer”, No. 4, Page 5
Rikard the Rimer – “Vacation”, No. 7, Page 21
PREACHING
De Jong, A.C. – “Preaching the Catechism”, No. 2, Page 10
De Jong, Peter Y. – “How Shall We Preach Today?” (USC), No. 2, Page 19 “Is the Christian Faith Really Relevant?” (UCS), No. 4, Page 15 “Praying for the Preacher” (UCS), No. 2, Page 20 “Which Way Should the Preacher Look?” (VP), No. 9, Page 5
RACE RELATIONS
Heerema, Edward – “The Negro’s Road to Social Acceptance” (VP), No. 9, Page 4
ROMAN CATHOLIC
De Jong, Peter Y. – “Roman Catholicism under Communist Pressure” (UCS), No. 10, Page 19
Greenway, Roger – “Catholic Action and Protestant Missions”, No. 4, Page 17 “Catholic Action – Its Organization and Outreach”, No. 5, Page 20 “Catholic Action – Its Methods and Menace”, No. 6, Page 21
Heerema, Edward – “The New Face of the Roman Catholic Church”, No. 8, Page 4
Leetsma, R. – “Preaching and the Vatican Council” (VP), No. 10, Page 4
STATE
Huissen, C. – “An Open Door to Anarchy” (VP), No. 8, Page 5
Kuiper, H.J. – “Queen Wilhelmina is Dead” (RMN), No. 1, Page 21
Leetsma, R. – “Discrimination in Canada”, No. 3, Page 12
Palmer, E.H. – “Separation of Church and State”, No. 6, Page 6
THEOLOGY
Holtrop, C. – “Professor Dekker and God’s Love” (VP), No. 5, Page 4 “Professor Stob and God’s Hate” (VP), No. 5, Page 5
Kuiper, H.J. – “Predestination” (RMN), No. 1, Page 22 “The Blasphemy of Nels Ferre” (RMN), No. 1, Page 21
Kuiper, R.B. – “A Satanic Assault on the Christian Religion”, No. 7, Page 6 “Is the Glory Departing?”, No. 5, Page 8 “Of Course”, No. 3, Page 21 “Professor Dekker on God’s Universal Love”, No. 3, Page 4
Leetsma, R. – “Dishonesty” (VP), No. 5, Page 7
Nicole, Roger – “Comments on R.B. Kuiper’s Article” (RW), No. 5, Page 26
Oostendorp, E.H. – “When the Bible ‘Curses’ Is It God’s Word?”, No. 4, Page 8
YOUTH
Greenway, L. – “Should She Finish Her Nursing Course Before Marrying?” (TC), No. 4, Page 7 “What Shall We Do?” (TC), No. 5, Page 17
Piersma, J.H. – “Wrestling with the Problems” (VP), No. 10, Page 4
BOOK REVIEW INDEX
Berkouwer, G.C. – “Man: the Image of God”, Herman Kuiper, No. 1, Page 23
Blaiklock, E.M. – “Out of the Earth”, William Hendriksen, No. 3, Page 24
Bruce, F.F. – “Out of the Earth”, Harry Mulder, No. 3, Page 23
Cobbin, Ingram (editor) – “Barnes’ Notes on the New Testament”, William Vander Hoven, No. 8, Page 24
Cole, R.A. – “The Gospel According to St. Mark, William Hendriksen, No. 5, Page 31
De Jong, Peter Y. – “The Church’s Witness to the World” (vol. 2), Christian Huissen, No. 5, Page 28
Douglas, J.D. – “The New Bible Dictionary”, N.J. Monsma, No. 5, Page 30
Ellis, E. Earle – “Paul and His Interpreters”, William Hendriksen, No. 5, Page 31
Fife, Eric, and Glaser, Arthur – “Missions in Crisis”, Edward Van Baak, No. 3, Page 23