Baptist Press Archive

Monday, April 27, 1998

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  • Debate among Southern Baptists and Mormons continues, sparked by video
    by Lynne Jones, posted Monday, April 27, 1998 (26 years ago)

    ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)--Sparked by "The Mormon Puzzle," a video produced by the North American Mission Board (NAMB), the discussion about Mormonism's claims to be Christian has been raised to the highest levels. Letters to the editor columns in Utah newspapers have been filled for months with the discussion, and in April it was a recurring theme at the semi-annual LDS General Conference in Salt Lake City.

    "There are some of other faiths who do not regard us as Christians," said Gordon B. Hinckl... Read More

  • African-American outreach part of BreakOut '98 success
    by James Dotson, posted Monday, April 27, 1998 (26 years ago)

    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (BP)--A multiracial group of 120 Baptist college students took to the beaches of Daytona April 17-19, sharing their faith among the thousands attending the Black College Reunion (BCR) spring break weekend.

    Although a large-scale block party that was the focus of the event had a lower-than expected turnout, 33 individuals were led to faith in Christ during the weekend and student volunteers left eager to make such witnessing encounters a regular part of their lives.

    "If ... Read More

  • Sunday School Board contributes for Nashville tornado relief
    by (BP), posted Monday, April 27, 1998 (26 years ago)

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--To assist in relief to Nashvillians rebuilding their lives and homes after April 16 tornadoes which struck the city, the Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention is contributing $10,000 to the disaster relief ministry of the Tennessee Baptist Convention.

    "We are grateful to God that our downtown Nashville facilities were largely spared, and we wanted to do something to help our neighbors who have sustained damage," SSB President James T. Draper Jr. said. "... Read More

  • CORRECTION
    by (BP), posted Monday, April 27, 1998 (26 years ago)

    CORRECTION: In (BP) story titled "Midwestern revises purpose statement to maintain Southern Baptist distinctives," dated 4/23/98, please delete the third to the last paragraph, which begins "In other matters, trustees heard," and substitute in the following paragraph:

    In other matters, trustees heard a report of a balanced budget for the current year and approved a new budget of $4,257,718 with no significant changes other than a 2 percent increase in faculty salaries. A simplified fee struc... Read More