January 20, 1999

Baptist Briefs
___ Missionary appointment set. Sixty new Southern Baptist missionaries are slated for appointment by the International Mission Board during a Jan. 26 service at First Baptist Church of Houston. During the 7:30 p.m. service, IMB President Jerry Rankin will give a charge to the missionaries, and Avery Willis, senior vice president of overseas operations, will present a missions update. The event also will include a colorful parade of flags and special music by the church choir. Because of its venue in Texas, the state which has provided the greatest number of IMB career missionaries for several years, the service also will highlight the work of Texas missionaries around the world.

___ Duke dies. Escal Franklin Duke, former professor of history and dean of graduate studies at Hardin-Simmons University, died Dec. 4 in San Angelo. After a 15-year tenure at Hardin-Simmons, Duke left in 1965 to join the history faculty of Angelo State University.

___ Cal Thomas to speak. Syndicated columnist Cal Thomas will be keynote speaker at the Prestonwood Pregnancy Center Rose Gala Feb. 11. The 7 p.m. event at the Hotel Inter-Continental in Dallas is a fund-raiser for the pregnancy center, a ministry of Prestonwood Baptist Church. The program also will feature Christian recording artist Babbie Mason. For information, call (972) 386-4015.
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