ICR:Southern Baptists Feature Creation

   The Southern Baptist Convention planning a Spring Doctrinal Study on
Creation, held a National Conference on the Doctrine of Creation in
Little Rock, Arkansas, on February 14-21. David Unfred, who attended
the conference, reported that one of the key speakers, Dr. Jimmy
Draper, former president of the 14-million-member Convention, stressed
the importance of strict Biblical creationism, including a six-
literal-day creation period and worldwide Flood. The "official text"
for the denomination-wide study written by an Atlanta pastor, Dr.
Daniei Vestal, unfortunately favors old earth "progressive
creationism," but a great many churches will be emphasizing the true
doctrine of creation based on acceptance of the literal Genesis record.

   A number of regional creation conferences have been scheduled
throughout the Convention for March and April. Dr. Henry Morris, ICR
President, was the featured speaker at one held in Rogers, Arkansas, on
March 14-18, and will be the featured speaker at one to be held in
Knoxville, Tennessee, April 1-4.

   This convention-wide study course, scheduled in all Southern Baptist
churches for April 16-20, should be made an object of prayer by
creationist Christians everywhere.

