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OF THE WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL. VI, NO. 3 PASADE NA, CALIF. JAN. 30, 19 78
Norfolk andSeattle namedsites. .
for "1978 Feast .of Tabernacles
STANLEY RADER
States and Japan , the Japanese gov e rnment last No ve mbe r bestowedupon him the Fo urth Class Order ofthe Sacred Treasure .
S ince M r. Armst ron g' s illnes s .Mr. Rade r has trave led to Jap an onthe pastor general's behalf , filling infor h im at meeti ng s wit h Pr imeMiniste r Takeo Fuku da and othergove rn ment official s .
Mr . and Mrs . Rader . the forme rNlki Gart enber g , have been ma rried27 yearsand have three grownchildre n.
Members, who nonna lly meet forSabbathservices in the administrationbu ild ing nextto the co nvention bui ldmg. haven't met for the last threeSabbaths, said Ozzie Engelban ,Mount Pocono pastor.
The storywas much the same overavast expanse of the United States asreve aled by an info nn al survey takenby The Worldwide News. Sco re s ofchurches from as far south as BigSandy. Tex.• were canceling services. some for the third Sabbath in arow.
Rochester and Syracuse, N.Y.,pastor Dave Pack couldn' t remembera time when " we' ve hada snowstormfrom all four d irections of the cc mpass. Tradit ionally they come fromthe West." As he was comme nting,as the latest blizzard was moving inJan . 26. his e lectri c ity shut off.
" T here has been snow o n thegro und every Sa bbath since Nov .12 . " Mr. Pack sai d .
Fo r the last th ree Sab bath s inJanu ary . servic es have been canc eledin Rocheste r . Outside Mr . Pack ' sRoch ester home was four fee t o f snowon the gro und . with dri fts to eight fee tin places and mo re snow on its way .
Nort heastern Area coordinator Elbert Atla s reported 15 out o f 2 1churches in his are a cancel ed serv icesfor the Sabbath of Feb . 2 1.
In the South
Co nditions were no better fartherso uth .' Nash ville pastor and Ten nessee Valley Are a coordinator JohnD . " T on y " H am mer to ld of30- m ile-a n-ho ur wind s. highw aysthat were solid sheets o f ice and fourstorms one rig ht after the othe r .
Mr. Ham mer said his child ren
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been of " inest ima ble value over theyears ." and his efforts have met wi th"unparalle led success in all field s ofthe C hurch' s ende avors. ,.
Mr . Rader. 48 , bec ame a vicepresiden t in Mar ch. 1975 , but he hasbeen the co ns tant travel ing companion and person a l aide to Mr. Annstrong since 1968 . so me years spending as man y as 300 days abroad withhim . .
Mr . Arm stron g first made co ntactwith him and offered him a post withGod 's Work in 1956 , at which timeMr. Rader was a ce rtified public acco untant work ing out of an off ice inLos Angeles .
He was ftrst hired as a tax adviser.Th en. in 1959 , he enro lled in theUnivers ity of Southern Ca lifo rnia ' slaw schoo l and graduated three yearslater .
He serv ed on USC's fac ulty fro m1963 to 1965 while also teaching acco unting at Ambass ador.
Ar ra nges meetings
He has been instrumenta l in arrang ing many of M r. Armstrong'«meet ings with gove rnment . businessand ci vic leaders in so uthern Africa .Japan , the Middle East and e lsewhere. Forhi' efforts10 imprnvcculrural excha nges bet ween the Un ited
By Klaus Rolhe .PASA DENA - Blizzard s that
wreaked havoc over a large part ofthe United States last week and muchof Janu ary are takin g the ir toll onChurch members and C hurc h propejty, mos t notab ly the Mount PoconosFeast site in Penn sylvania , where theroo f ove r the Churc h-o wned con ven tion buil ding coll apsed after stormsdumped unpre ced ented amount s ofsnow and ice on the build ing.
••I thou ght it was an ex plosio n. ,.said Jack Patter son , Moun t Poconosite man ager . who lives next to thebuild ing, when about a third of theroofcame do wn with a bang Jan . 28 at7:52 a. m . Unusually large amo unts ofsnow and rain and high winds in thewake of one storm af ter anothe r arethought to have bee n respo ns ible .
Thre e large ce iling beamsare dow non top of 14 .000 c.. .... irs . with anotherbeam in a precarious pos ition . acco rding to Mr . Patter son . •' We cou ld loseeve n more." the site manager speculated .
No one was injured in the collapse.Th e building ho use s cha irs , tram s,so und equ ipment. sweepers and othe rclean ing equipmen t when not in usefor the annu al Feast of Ta bernaclesco nvention in the fall .
FOrthe pre sen t the m ain co ns idera tion is to sec ure the build ing and makeit safe as a win try Febru ary and tradi tionall y wi ndy Marc h appro ach , saidMr . Patte rson . At pre ss ti me no officia l est ima te on the amount of dam ages had -been made .
Things to come
Ear lier in the mo nth Mr. Patte rsonrecei ved a harbinge r of worse thingswhen heavy sno ws fo llowe d by warmweat her flooded his basem ent withfo ur fee t of wate r .
Brethren snowed in;Pocono roof caves
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PASADENA - Stanley Rader .vice presid ent for financial affa irs,has tend ered his resignation effe ct iveFeb . I , annou ncing he will no lon ge rserve as a d irecto r,and officer of theC hurch and Amb assador Co llege .Mr. Rade r leaves his respon sib ilit iesto ass ume a new pos t as senio r consultant to the Wo rldwide C hurch ofGod .
The announ ce me nt of Mr. Rade r' stransfer of du ties was mad e jointly byHerbert W . Arm stro ng, Gamer TedArmstrong and M r. Rader Jan . 26afte r the senior Mr. Annstro ng ac- :cepted the resign ation at his home inT ucso n, Ariz.
Se nio r consultant
Mr . Armstro ng, pastor ge nera land president o f the C hurch andchance llor of Ambas sado r Co llege ,sa id Mr. Rader will co ntinue as anindependent senior con sultant , similar to the POSI he held before 1975 .
Mr. Rader said he had "cons ide re d th is re si gnat io n fo r so metime ." since in rece nt years he hashad " m inimal involve ment with theday-to-d ay ad minis t ratio n of theChurch and co llege " because of hisfull-t ime dut ies as adv ise r 10 Mr.Annstm ns ,
Mr. Arm stron g said Mr . Rad er has
western panof the ir country . He expects 1.500 to atte nd fro m Can ada .
The Feast is now scheduled fo r 12loca tions in the Un ited States: BigS andy , Tex.: Ke na i , ' Al ask a ;La ha ina . Haw ai i; Lak e o f theOzarks , Mo .; Mount Pocono , Pa. ;No rfolk . Va.; St . Petersburg, Fla .;Sa vannah , Ga . ; Seatt le , Wa sh . ;Sq uaw Va ll e y , Calif. ; T uc so n .Ariz .; and Wisconsin De lls. W is.
Th is is the same numbe r o f s ites aslast year. but th ree . Norfo lk. Savannah and Seatt le , have bee n addeda nd thr ee . Je kyll Isl and , Ga .•Pasadena and Hampton , ca ncele d .
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T raffic sho uld"lmpro"'e
" Easie r aece'ss to hou se , beachand rec reational areas has promptedthe Festiva l Office to ' reloc ate the1978 Festival co nvention site fromHam pton to Norfolk. " said Festiva ld irecto r Sherwin McMi ch ae l.
No rfo lk is only 19 mile s so utheas tof Hamp ton. on the C hes apea ke Bay.
Th e relocation. Mr . McMich aelsaid . " will give mem bers eas ier access to the abunda nt mote I and po pular rec reatio na l fac ilit ies of nearbyVirgi nia Beach ." .
Last year Feast tr avele rs to Virginia experienced a " traffic prob lem " bet ween Hampt o n and Virginia Beac h hote ls , he sa id . " T heonly acce ss be tween Hampton andthe Norfo lk- Virginia Beac h area wasthrough the narro w Hamp ton RoadsBrid ge T unnel. We believe this prob lem to be relieved by the relocationacross the bay to Norfolk . "
T he office ex pec ts 6. 500 people tomeet in the dow nto wn Scope Co nvention Ce nter , wh ich dom inates al7 -ac re plaza wi thin walk ing dis tance of man y hot els and restaurant s .
World's Fai r site
Festival employ ee Budde Marin oexpe c ts 6.500 to attend in Seanle at ,the Seattle Ce nte r , the site of the1962 World ' s Fair.
Serv ice s will be in th e Sea tt leCe nte r Au d ito riu m . pa rt o f. the72-acre World ' s Fai r gro unds . whichare a "c ity within a c ity ," M r.Mari no sa id . Th e ex hib its devel opedfor the fair are sti ll maintained andwill be ava ilab le for Festivalgoers.Th ey incl ude a five -build ing sciencee xh ib i t and ma ny a m use me ntfac ilities and rest aur ants .
A mono rail serv ice built for thefair sti ll se rves as a d irect , nonsto pmean s of go ing fro m the downtownhotel area to the fairgro unds .
Mr. Mari no said Seatt le will be asite because "Squaw Valley was justovercro wded " last yea r . and the loca tio n " m akes . it co nven ient fo rCanadi an brethren " who live in the
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By Randall Br elsfordPASADENA - M. ScO Il Carpen
ter. a pioneer in America' s space andoce anog rap hy programs , expresse dhis amazeme nt at the ada ptab ili tyof the hu man org an ism to new environments and his fa ith in the " ultimate va lueoftechno logy " ina lecturein the Ambassado r Auditorium Jan .26 . The talk was the fourth in a se riesof seve n spo nso red by Ambass ado rCo llege .
Mr. Carpenter , the seco nd Ameri can to orb it the ea rth in the Mercuryspace program . said his experiencesin space gave him a , .great respect fo r[he Crea to r and the hum a n or ganism .· · He said his experiencesgave him " an abiding fai th in curiosity and the ultima te va lue o f tec hno logy to us ."
Selected as on e o f the or ig inalse ven U.S . astronau ts. Mr. Carpe nterbelie ve s the s pace pro gr am keptAmerica OUI of war wit h the Sov ietUnion . " Huma ns like 10 compete: 'he said . and through the ..pace program " we co mpeted wit h the Rus..ians in a co ns truct ive wav. "
Man y doc tors thou ght man co uldnot surviv e in a weightless envir onment beca use he wo uld have no
{See ASTRONAUT, page 161
Astronaut
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Pasadena
BIG SANDY', Tex . - The Festiva l Of fice has anno unced two mo resites for the ' Ft~t of T abern acles,1978 : Norfolk , Va . , and Sea tt le .Wash . Norfolk repl aces last year'sFeast in Ham pton , Va. , and Sea ttle ,tho ugh not d irec tly rep laci ng a U.S .site .. will ea se overc ro wding at theSq uaw Valley . Calif. , locat ion and isexpected to draw many Ca nadia nFeastgoe rs w ho la st ye a r we nt
2 Th e WORLDWIDE NEWS Monday, Jan . 3D, 1978
Carter's budget 'conservative'?
\Alorld vva t c h
A Personal Letter
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Dear bre thre n in Chris t:GREETINGS! It has bee n a busy two weeks since the last issue ! I
have visited my father several times, includi ng spe nding seve ralhours with him on the Sabbath of Jan . 21 and the followi ngSund ay morn ing at his home in Tucson . He continues to amazeeveryone with his steady , if s low , progress . .
He always comes q uickly to his fee t upon my arr ival, is able towalk from room to roo m and alwa ys insists on walkin g me to thedoor whe n it is time to leave .
As I have continued to ask in the past, I do so lic it your prayersthat God will co ntinually intervene in his life , espe cia lly to givehim the physical strength that he need s so that he can becomeeve n more active .
My father and I were able to have many wide-ra ng ing di scu ssions on matter s critica l to the Church and all as pects o f the Workaround the world and in d isc ussing some vital poi nts dec ided tohave a private father -and -son prayer meeti ng. turnin g ma ny ofthe mo re c ritica l pro blems co nce rn ing the Work over to theEterna l God in prayer.
Th is prove d to be a very mo ving and rewarding occasion forbot h of us, go ing to our knees togeth er in his study , rehearsin g
The Worldwide News is embarking on a cr us ade agains trye cr isp and matzos. He lp usin our campaign to Im prove .your 1978 Days of UnleavenedBread by sharing you- 'avo riterecipes for bread, oookies or
- cekes - m inu s the us ua lyeast, bak ing po wder or b icar bon ete of soda - wit h 33 ,000WN SUbs c ribe rs ar ound thewor1cl_We 'llpublish as many aswe have room for In an Issuejustllefore the spring Holy Dayseason.
Please type or plainly printyo ur contribut ion , a nd sendo nly one. Be s ure to inc ludeyo ur name an d a dd re s s soreaders w illknow who to praise- o r blame.
Mail yo ur card or letter assoon as possble to : Recipe s,The Worldwide News, Box111, Pasadena. Ca lif., 91123,U.S.A. •
WANNA MAKESOME BREAD?
TheWorldwide News is the officLaJ newspaper of the WorldwideChurch of God , needquartered in Pas ade na. Calif.nIs publishedbtweekty,eXcep1duringthe ChlJch·s annualFall Festival, by the WOf1dwde Chuteh 01God_CoPfriltl t © 1978 WQl1dwide ChL.-ch01God. Allrights reserved .Editor In chief : Herbert W. ArmstrongEditor: Gamer Ted ArmstrongManaging editor: John RobinsonAulmnt managi ng editor : Klaus Rothe:s e nio r e d ito r: Dixon Ca rtwright Jr .:associate editor : Sheila Graham; features: .'RandallBrelsford, KimberlyKessler; "LocalChurch News Wrep-Up" editor: VivianRolhe: composition: Peggy NelsonClre ul. tlo n: David Blue; photogra phy:RolanclRoesNOTICE: The Worldwide News cannot ......responsible forthe retum of unsoliciledartides and pho1ographs.SUBSCRIPTIONS: To subscribe in theUnited States ,se nclsubscriptionconatceof$5 and PlainTruth label to: The WorldwideNews, Box 111, Pasadena. Calif., 91123.SUbscriptions 01more ttranc ne year are notavailable.Additionalmai~ngoffioes : Box44.Station A, Vancouver, B.C.. V6C 2M2.Canada ; Box 111, 51. Albans, Harts, England: Box 202, Burleigh Heads , Queens land , 4220,Auslralia;Box2603,ManMa.2801.Phikppines; Box 2709. Auckland. 1, NewZealand.ADDRESS CHANGES: U.S. changes 01address are handled automatica lly withPlain Trurh changes 01 address . secoooclass postage paid at Pa sade na. Calif.Postmaster : Piease send Form 3579 to ;TheWorldwid8News, Box 111, Pasade na.Calil., 91123.
Ind sh e newsWell , tomorrow is 1978, and I wish to
thank all the staffo( WN for making 1977such a beautiful year through its timelyreports and incisive. in-depth news, notonly of the Church activities but also thatof world conditions.
I wish all the staff of the WN a .. . yearfull of "bealth, educatio n and welfare ."
Tan Eng CheePenan g. Malaysia
m:be ~orlbbJibc .ficlngCI'lCULA1lOH: :13,000
Jane RobinsonKaukauna. Wis.
people happily married! It is also good.. . edition after editio n to see [that] thenew brides [do ] not mind being calledsimply " Mrs. ' John Doe.' "
Very often I am quite frankly annoyedthai women, once they marry, seem as (if)they have no name of tbeir own at all . Thisis especi ally true under pictures. Evenwives of our top officials become " andhis wife" or "the ir wives" or " Mrs.. .." Seldo m if ever is the wife' s namementioned in captions. An example is thepicture of lhe Hoehs and Merediths onpage I , Vol. VI, No . I . Jan. 2, 1978.Maybe for the sake of brevity. " Isabell"(Hoeh) and " Shyrel" (Meredith) wereleft out . but 1like it when the women arestill left with a name of their own.
Would it be possible, if only in theweddings column, to list the couple as" Ed and Sheila Graham, " or " Linda andFrank Pearcy ," if she happens to be onthe left-band side of tbe picture? In many
. names it takes less space than " Mr. andMrs. John Doe."
I feel somewhat relieved , being able toexpress my feelings about women havinga name.
Eileen BoothMedford, Wis.
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Se~dor pen pa l!!;Most of the pen pais in the " Personals"
are from the v~ry young. After reading thelast issue of WN I was think ing how verynice it would be if there was a separatecolumn tilled " Mature Pen Pals" wherepeople (brethren) 55 years old and olderco uld find so lace in co mmunicat ingthrough the mail with one another. Thereare so many lonely o lder brethren. andthey are shy about adverti sing for penpals. A column that would be specifically" theirs" would help, I'm sure.
Irene V. EricksonWyoming. Minn.
There is notblng like. n. meMy fint anicles Itoreadl are (he wed
dings and anniversaries . It·s fun to set:
Thin p 10 doI recently read about Madalyn Murray
O'Hair ' s latest "crusade" to ban all religious broadcasting from radio and TV_
I don' t know where she gets herpoweror backing, but there are two things wecan do .
We can pray God does not allow herideas to prevail. And we can write leitersto o ur co ngress man and the FederalCommunications Commis sion, statingour views. Normally l don ' t write thesekinds of letters. But I understand it ishelpful.
LettersTO THE EDITOR
The Lynn BickelsBrighton, Colo .
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Yea for YESWe have four.cbiklre~ , IO co 3 years o f
age . All participate in YES (Youth Educational Services, Bible classes for youngpeople on the Sabbath ). The J- year-o ld isvery cheerful and talkative. She reallysurprised us when, out or-the " blue, " ormost likely because she' s he ard it before ,she paused quickly, closed her eyes andsaid very quickly. " Dear God, bless aUthe children in YES."
Hope: every church area is using thismarvelous too l to unify God's people. Wehave so many religious subjects to discuss. and it has givenml a boost andex tramotivation for my personal Bible study.After being in the Church 12 years, Ireally feel renewed in study and in suchprofitable contact with the children.
Mrs . Bob WengerBig Sandy, Tex.
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We do consider nonfictio n fo r the"S toryfor Young Readu s" and ran onesuch storv Dec . 8 , 1975 . H OWI!I ·U , mostTUmjiclia"n we have received falls "wrenatura llv into the news or feature-articlecategory .
Perso na l let te rThank you, Mr. Ted Armstrong , for
your letter in me W1Iof putting us in yourco nfidence and trust . We fee l as if wewere in your o ffice and you IeUing uswhat' s on your mind about the Work. Itmakes us feel closer to you and being ateam, all working together .
We are really looking forward to getting yo ur book and to know tt\(:real Jesusof Nazareth.
WNler esting tnrerviewI really enjoyed the " WNlerview"
with Ric hard Sedliacik (Jan . 2J. lhe manag ing edit or of the Co rrespondenceCourse and tbe new ministerial publication, PaSlor' j Report, and would like 10
suggest that you publish. more such articles featuring other key personnel in theWork. I' m sure (hal eachone would reallyhelp all of us 10 keep God's command to" know them which labor among you" (IThessalonians 5: 12) .
Mike BrandenburgPleasant Plain, Ohio
True sto riesDo youever consider nonfiction for !he
chttdren's -story section of the WN?I enjoy contributing 10 the paper. I was
amazed artbe response I received personally 10 my article on family wed. thatappeared in the WN not long ago.
Donie HokeNewhurg, Pa.
\ BY GENE H. HOGBERG
Eco no m ist Irv ing Kri stol , writingin The Wall Street Journa l. clari fiedA meric a's eco no mic cri sis in simpleterm s:
"Inflat ion is caused by go ve rnme nt printin g too much mo ney to fi nance its extra vagant expenditures .S luggis h growt h a nd hig h unemplo ymen t are c ause d by burde nso metaxat ion and regulation . Stop spe nding so muc h money , lig ht en th e bur de n o f taxat ion and re g ulatio n , andyo ur ec onomic c o nd it io n wi llsm art ly improve . "
But . th e n , who in Washingt onpays any attentio n to such o ld -fa shioned , homely wisdo m? It makes o nerefl ect once again about another pieceof wisdom co ncerni ng what gov ern ments are wont to do, that give n in ISamueI8:IO-t8.
Th e Ital ian lesson
For a g l im pse into Americ a ' seconom ic futur e , o ne need look nofu rthe r tha n the Ita ly o f tod ay . T he reare d ifference s between the UnitedStates and Ita ly , most no tably a powe rful Communist Part y wa iting in thewings to grab pow er. Bu t the re aredistressing parallels too .
Briefl y the situat ion at the pre sen tis thi s: Care ta ke r Premier G iu lio Andre otti is tryi ng to piec e tog ether the36th po st-Wor ld War II Italian gov ernment. Pre m ier Andreotti' s pre vi o us go vern me nt fe ll two weeks agounder th e hammer bl o w s of apletho ra o f eco nom ic , po lit ica l andsoc ial crises , among the m raging infl at io n , hi gh unemployment a ndgrowing soc ia l di sru pt ion . by terro rists and po lit ical militants o n bot hthe left and the rig ht.
As a res ult . the powerful Communist Pmy reneged on the privatelSee CARTER'S BUDGET, page 91
surp ris ing tha t confidence ha s d rif tedlo we r. and wi th it the incentive tolake mo re risks in ex pande d inve stment s which cre ate jo bs ."
But o f co urse so me in gov e rnm entcla im to have the answe r to the jobpro blem too . Just pass theH umph re y -H aw k in s .. fu ll -em ployrnenr bill ." Tax the public mo reand create federally fu nde d make work project s!
before our Creator many of the con cerns and proble ms which face usunited ly and reco nfirming and resrating o urdeepesrlcve and co nfidence ineac h other. We arose from the prayersess ion witha feeling of great inspira tion and relief that our Fa the r inheaven is truly looking after everyaspect o f this grea t Work on earth atth is lime .
I wa s able to go abo ut my duties inPasadena with a new sense of co nfide nce and ent hus iasm fo llowingthese moving and in spi ra tio nal mee t-ings wi th my father. -
Study or major que st ions
Within the next few weeks I inte ndto takoa n a series o f reports resultingfro m my months-long studie s intomajor q ue st io ns co nce rn ing acc red itatio n. the Vista de l Arroyo property ,the maint en ance of co lleges and thelike .
I hope I can take alo ng wi th me- from time to t ime o ther c hie f exec ut ive s at Pasadena , and of co urse Ihave e nco urage d man y of those whohave known and lo ved my fath er fo rso man y yea rs to v isit him at hi sho me in Tucson as th ey can. thou g hbe ing c areful no t to stay too lo ng sothat he is not undul y tired .
I und e rst an d Mr . Ron a ld Dart ,vice pre side nt fo r pas to ral admi nis
(See PERSONAL. p age 71
the bigge st two -ye ar defic it in hislo ry . Add the red ink in the budgetj ust announce d , fo r the year end ingSe pt. 30 , 1979 , to the 1978 defi c itand yo u get $ 122.4 bill io n . "
The total fed er al debt is so ari ngra pidly; so me time in the next fewmonths it will top three quarters o f atrill ion do llars and sho uld reach the$ 1 trill io n m iles to ne in the earl y1980s . Interest a lone to fin anc e thi s
ma ssiv e defi c it no w TUns close to $49bill ion annua lly .
Aside fro m infla tio n , the si ng lemost signi fican t fac to r in increase dfederal spend ing is the al arm ingjump in o ut lays in rece nt years forsocial se rvices . Up from virt ua llyno where less than two decade s ago,federa l e xpen d itu res o n he a lth. ed ucation, we lfare and o ther soc ia l pro g ra ms now sig n if ic an t ly o u tpa cespe nd ing for nati on al defen se , whosebudget has long been the target oflibe ral criti cs .
On to p o f thi s , Social Se cu ritypay ments will rise in the ne xt budgetto more than $106 billi on a year , on lyS l llfz bill ion le ss than defense . Tosave the prog ram from bankruptcy ,Social Sec u rity ta xes are earm ark edfor steep pro gre ssive incre ase s o verthe next few years .
But ho ld o nto yo ur hats . Th e dar lin g soc ial scheme ofthe welfarists isyet to co me : a co m prehen sive na tio nal hea lth- insur ance pro g ram.
Co ns idering the fo regoi ng . it's nowo nde r co nfide nce is so lo w amo ngbusinessm en. investors a nd tax ha mme red mid dle -inco me Americans. the very ones whose sav ingsand spend ing arc counted upon tokee p the bloated ba lloo n in the air .
T he respo nsibi lity for the me ss islaid squ arel y at the foot o f go ve rnme nt and its e xt rav ag an t ta x ing spe ndi ng program s. Walte r E . Hoadley , ex ec ut ive vice presid en t of theBank of America , told a Town Hallo f Ca li forn ia a ud ie nc e in Lo sA nge les recently wh y thi s dangero uslac k of co nfide nce has se t in :
" U nfo rtun a te ly m o s t o f th eadminis tratio n 's proposals - co nscio us ly or uncon sci ou sly - see m tosee k furthe r redl str ibunon o f inco meand wealth . As a resu lt . it is hard ly
In wri ting abo ut Preside ntCarter :s proposed new budget,AIr. Hogberg men tion s the $500billi on , or half-trillio n-dollar ,figu re proposed by thePresident 's admin istration , Thisfigure , of course. f ollows theAmerican svstem of numeration :that is , a billion is 1,000 millionand a trillion is 1,000 billion , Inthe British numerat ion svstem, aU.S. billion is a British ~liJliard,and a U.S. trillion becomes aBritish billion . Theref ore Prestden! Car ter:s 1500 billion budgetbecomes $500 milliard , or ahalf-billion dolla rs , to the Britishreader .
PA SADE NA - Re me m be r theAmeri c an publ ic gasp ing whe n. d uring the pre sid e ncy of Jo hn Ke nned y.the a nnua l U . S. fed er a l b udge treac hed SIOO billion? O nly a fewyears be fore th at. in Harry Truman ' stime , it ho vered aro und the S50 bil lion mark.
Bot h of these e xamples shrin k be fo re the 1979 fisca l bu dget propo sedby Pre sident Carte r: a st ratosphe ric$500 b illion. a cool half tri llion !
Inflation . of course . rep re sen ts agood share o f the enormous le ap infede ra l-gov e rnment o utlays . M uc hthe same can be said o f the gro ssnat ion al product, now lopping o ut atthe $2 trill ion rate for th e f irst time .Af ter ta king mos t of two cent uries toreach the first $ 1 tri llio n GN P , thesecond trillion was added in on ly alittle over seven years . About twothirds o f the second trill ion is attributed to higher price s ra the r than increased o utp ut.
Conservative budget?
The iro ny o f the new ha lf-trilliondo lla r budget is tha t it is co ns ideredto be a "conse rvative" o ne me asuredagainst the gallcc .ng inc re ases o f re ce nt years . It is on ly 8 perc e nt higherthan last year's amount ; whe n adj us ted fo r inflat ion. it is about 2 per ce nt more .
But here the good new s , as it we re.e nds . The government is e xpected totake in o nly abo ut $4040 bill ion inincome . leaving a projec ted $6 1.8b ill ion defici t to cover by increasedborrowing . T h is defi c it co mes o n topo f a $60.6 bill ion sho rtfal l for fi sca l1978 . Re port s U.S. News & Worl dReporr: " The Pre sident is pi ling up
News chiefkeeps watch
WNterview
"People sometimes want to readpolitical pola rity or favor itism orwhatever into what I write . but if theydon 't interpret what I say they'll findvery little of that.
" Because I say. for examp le. thatthe United State s is, out of fear,fooli shly giving up a God- givenbirthright blessing in the PanamaCanal, I am said to ~ right wing oranti-Panamanian, or I don 't under stand the so--calJ~d legu imate aspirations of the third world.
- " In many of the anicl es thaI Iwrite I'm DOl trying to take a conservative point of view or a reactionarypoint of view as opposed to whatsome people would say is a liberalpoint of view. I'm just trying to say.hey. this is the way things are. and iftheres going to be a cert ain change inpolicy . such as in regard to th ePanama Canal or in U.S .·Asian ties,here are the likely co nsequences toresult from suC'h a change of course .
" In essence I do oot view myselfas a political scientist . and I do notput myself in any particular part ofthe spectrum . I am interested in international relations. the interplay ofpolitical forces, shall we say. amongthe nations, and what are the likelyconsequences of certain actions.
" As far as the perspective on newsanalysis in The Plain Truth . the basicframework that we operate from isthe fra mework that ~r. HerbertArmstrong and his son, Gamer TedArmstrong. have laid down. that themessage of the Church is to proclaimor announce the coming of the Kingdom Of r -<)c' Christ said-thatyou candiscen .ne signs of the heavens andknow when the storms are coming .Well , there are a lot of political andsocial storms in the world that indicate that the Kingdom of God is soonto appear ."
Anot her pers pective
Mr. Hogberg makes mention ofanother " important perspective" thebureau operate s from .
" As Mr. Herbert Armstron g explained long ago inThe United Statesa nd Brltisb Commonw~allh inProphecy bookl et , our Englis hspeaking nations have been the recipients of Abraham ' s birthright blessings in this age .
" But what God gives He can alsotak e awa y . as the cha pters ofLeviticus 26 and Deuteronomy 28make abundantly clear. and as TheWorld Tomorrow program and thepages of The Plain Truth have alsomade abundantl y clear for over 40years. God has no favorites in thatsense. In fact. because He has chosento deal with the nations of Israel in aunique way, much more is expectedof them.
" When I look at the mountainou s(See NEWS CHIE F, pave 91
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~~j!l~~·j-~-I-'·~lIi~~~r..:.-_-__WATCHER - News Bureau chief Gene Hogberg sits in lronto f one of sixwcrtd maps and globes in his office. [Photo by Dixon Cartwright Jr.]
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The same pair toured five Europeannations in 1975, and last summerNews Bureau staff member KeithStump accompa nied Mr. Hogberg ona visit to Asia .
One reason for wanting to see different places and their peoples is toperceive the news from other pointsof view. " The basic slant of the newsin the United States is left of cen ter.liberal left of center," he observes." But almost all of this news, whetherright. left or center , is still from anAmerican point of view, And onsome of the-e controversial issues,such as the projected U.S .-trooppullout from South Korea. you haveto get out and talk to !he people in theothe r countries and see how they'reaffected by it."
~understood approach
Readers of Mr. Hogberg' s articleshave written letters from time to timeimplying he has a " right-wing" approach to flews, but that analysis is aresu lt of "misunderstanding," hesays.
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column in The Worldwide News." We presently subscribe to ap
proximately 175 different sources ofinformation, " the bureau chief says." Of course we have the three wireservice machines: Associated Press,United Press International and Reuters. But the 175 sources include everyth ing from daily newspapers toweekly magazines to quarterl y jour nals such as Foreign Affairs and banknewsletters .
Mr. Hogberg doesn' t recommend
Sup plementa l journeys
The departments 175 source s aresupplemented W) :.:i. Hogberg 's andother staf fers ' travels .
" Within reason and cost effectiveness. we do travel to try to get asmuch firsthand informatio n as possible. For years News Bureau personnel have attended various meetings inthis country , such as the AmericanAssociation for the Advancement ofScience meetings . genera lly he ldback on the East Coast . and othersc ientific and political meetings.
" Tberes nothing like getting outfrom behind the desk . You can doonly so ·..uch here-we've got some'of the best printed informa tio n avail able to us - but still you have to getout to do some firsthand research onoccasion
His joumeyings have included ...trip to the Soviet Union in 1974 withPlain Truth writer (and now assistantmanaging editor) Dexter Faulkner.
any one particular publication thatcou ld serve as the ultimate newssource for the reader interested inkeeping abreast. " Each newspaperor magazine has its own bias, " hesays. "and must be read with thatfact in mind."
help Mr. Ted Armstrong tap additional sources of information fromne wspape rs. maga zines . jo urna lsand so forth for his benefit for theradio program . But. as long as wewere do ing that type of work . it waslogical that the News Bureau shouldalso be called upon to provide information services for The Plain Truthmagazine as well .
His first published article appearedin the May, 1961, Plain Truth , ananalysis of an African political situa-
t io n called .. Behind the CongoCrisis ."
Son or immigrants
Gene Henry Hogberg was born in1937 in Chicago, the son of Swedishimmigrants. His mother was a housewife and his father a p-unter for thePullman Co . , which opera ted thesleeping-car service for the nation'spassenger trains. He attended WilsonJunior College in his hometown for ayear before deciding to go to Ambassador.
After graduating from Ambassador and working in the NewsBureau for four years . Mr , Hogbergmarried his secretary . an Ambassador student , Barbara Sipe . Thenew M~. Hogberg had graduatedfrom Sam Houston State Universityin Huntsville, Tex., before coming toCaliforn ia. " We firs t met in '64 andwere married Jan . 23. 1966: ' Mr.Hogberg says .
TIle News Bureau. which recentlymoved to the Chu rch's OfficeFacilities Building, at 64 Valley St .,one block east and across a freewayfrom the Ambassador campus . contin ues its job of backing up thebroadcasts. now on television as wellas radio. Six people are 00 the staff.including Mr. Hogberg and anotherlongtimer and Ambassador graduate ,Don Schroeder.
The others on the staff are newsanalysts Keith Stump, Jeff Calkinsand Werner Jebe0i,. and secretaryJanet Abbott . Besides supply ingmaterial for the broadcasts, the staffcompil es informatio n used to back uparticles in The Plain Truth for Mr.Armstrong and other writers , besidesMr . Hogberg's own frequent articlesin the PT and his "Worldwatch"
Monday, Jan. 3D, 1978
NEWS GATHERERS - Above : Gene Hogberg, left, and staffer DonSchroede r are two of the News Bureau 's staff of s ix. Right: Mr. Hogbergand his wife, Barbara, are at home in So uth Pasadena with sons Neal, 11 ,kneeling, ano Derek, 9. iPhotos byDixon Cal1WrightJr.1
By Dixon Cartwright Jr .PASADENA - Don 't just take
Walter Cronkite ' s word for it. advises News Bureau chief Gene Hogberg. who think s too many people.includ ing Chur ch members. rely ontelevision news programs as theiro nly mean s of keeping in touch withwhat in the world is going on.
Mr. Hogberg , who is also newseditor of The Plain Truth and writes acolumn for The WorlJwitk News.recommends that a member of God'sChurch. or anyone with an intere st inthe shape of current event s, subscribeto a good week ly news magazine . ifhe can afford it, along with the bestavailable newspape r in his area,preferably one that has a broad national and international outlook .
.. Even the top television anchormen such as Dav id Brinkley willadmit that, if you're just dependingon litem to give you the importan tnews of the day and not backing that 'up wi th a goo d news pape r ormagazine . that' s not enough." saysthe 40-year-o ld graduate of ArnbassadorCollege, who has been with thebureau since 1958 .
Starting that year , while a jun ior incollege. Mr. Hogberg began volunteering his time to gather newspaperand magazine clipp ings to back upthe radio broadcas ts 'being producedby Gamer Ted Armstrong .
Several people had been invited tohelp supply the material to Mr. Annstrong. whose father at the time wasshifting more and more of the broad casting responsibilities to him. butsome "just' didn't come through with;,." Gene Hogberg, then 21. did .
Mr . Hogberg went on the payrollpan time as a student , but after hisgraduation his career, with what was1hen called Ihe News Galhering Department, was interrupted by his assignment as a ' .second man" to aHeld minister .
1be minister was Burk McNair.who , Mr. Hogberg says. " had thegrueling Denver-Pueblo , Cc lo. .Garden City . Kan ., circu it, whichranged up into Wyoming and Nebrash . I worked there for aboutfive months. then I came back. Thefield ministry was not my calling . butI've always considered it profitableto have experie nced what the oftenhectic life of a minister is like."
Mr. Armstrong had specificallyreq uested he return to Pasadena,where he resumed working for thedepartme nt and eventually , in 1961,became its head.
The- bureau was established "to
Historic Savannah Feast site in ~, '
cradle ofsouthern hospitality
ANTEBE LLUM CHARM - Savannah was buill around several townparks, such as Johnson Square, at left. Other points of interest includestately mansions, such as the one above, and the rfverfrcnt-restoratonproject, which is transforming former warehouses into shops and restaurants overlooking the Savannah River. [Photos courtesy SavannahArea convemoo & visttors Bureau)
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By Terry D. WarrenSA VANNAH. Ga . - The fog had
.early erased the eerie silhouette ofJohn Wesley ' s statue in SavannahsReynold ' s Square . Somehow I felt Iwas in old London Town rather th anSavannah . Ga . We wen: enjoying anevening meal in the Green Room o fthe charming. historic Olde PinkHouse Restaurant , built in 1771 andtoday touted as one of Georgia's o ldest buildings .
Here in an elegant co lonial settingwas the perfect place to reflect on thelast two day s. spent in one ofAmerica 's most charming and authentically historic town s .
Eight blocks east was the Pirates'Hou se Restaurant . where bloodthirsty buccanee rs would gather for afrothy mug of ale during the late 18thce ntury . Amid gaiety and laughte rthey would plot the shanghai of unsuspecting and often drunke n menthrough a dark basement esc ape tunnel mat led to the waterfront a fewblocks to the north . The Pirate s'House was mentioned by RobertLouis Stevenson in Treasure Islandand, according to legend. is whereCapt. Flint , who gave Billy Bonesthe treasure rrtap, died .
The establishment was cited byRedbo ok magazine as one of the 34best restaurant s in the United States.
From the cozy Captai n's Room .the best known dining room at Pirates' House. you can see the mastsof the giant oceangoing vessels thatenter ~avannah ' s port . The tiny .frail, wooden frigates with the ir canvas sails have been replaced by mod em ships from 60 nations. makingSavannah a significant center of national and international trade.
On the waterfront
I wouldn't have wanted to walkalong the waterfront in either of thelast two centurie s. Not unless I waslooking for an inexpensive one-waytrip to China or some other distantport .
But today the waterfront area is
The Festival Office announcedDec. ZZ that Sa vannah, Ga., w;1Ibe a new site for IhR Feast ofTaberna cles in 1978, replacin gJekyll Island , Ga. Terry Warren,a Festi val empl oyee and managing editor oj the annual Festivalbrochur e fo r each of the majorU.S . sites . wrote this article onwhat the traveler to Savannah canexpect in the way of places to seeand things to do. The offi ce ex peCIS tbat 7,000 ~opk from theMid -A/!JJntic states and transfe rsfrom other parts of the countrywill travel to Georgiajor the fir stFeast in Savannah.
undergoing an extensive renovationthat is turning it into one of the city 'smain attractions . And, according tonatives, it's a reasonably safe placeto walk in the early evening.
Three ea ting establishments ofnote on the waterfront arc The Boar 'sHead, Commodote Crowley's andSpanky' s.
1,100 historic build ings
A 21h· square-m ile sec t ion ofdowntown Savannah is considered .the nation ' s largest registered historic landmark , with 1. 100 historically significant dwellings . Some850 are restored , in the restorationprocess or waiting 10 be.
Guided tours are available , or thevisitor may see Savannah on foot ,lak ing one of fou r walki ng (oursalong tree-l ined streets . The bestplace to start a lour is at the visitors'center on West Broad Street.
Stops along the routes include theOwen-Thomas House, an authenticEnglish regency house and registerednational historic landmark designedjn 1816 by English architect WilliamJay.
There ' s also the Telfa ir Academyof Arts and Sciences on Telfa irSquare , which opened in 1886 as afree art museum and is the oldestmuseum in the Southeast.
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Not an accident
Savannah, a cradle of southernhospitality, is considered America ' sfirst planned city. After establi shingthe colony of Georgia and naming itfor King George II , Gen . JamesOglethorpe founded Savannah in1733 only 10 miles from the seaalong the Savannah River.
By July. 1733, sett lers were assigned town, garden and farm lots.Two ranks of five side-by-side lots(60 by 90 feet) made up a tithing. andtwo pain of tithings faced each otheracross each 270·by·315-foo t square.Forty town lots made up each ward.Patterns for Savannah's inner citywere set by the original four wardslaid OUI by Gen . Oglethorpe .
Today the pattern is still extant:giving each neighborhood the feelingof a small town with its own landscaped park in the center . City plan ners from around the nation visit thecity to glean ideas from the past onplanning and redevelopment .
The SIO million Savannah CivicCente r, where Feast services willtake place, is within walking distanceof the town' s historic section , Theccmjlex. one of the coastal region' slar ge st , consist s o f an arena,audiroriurn-theater, ballroom , meeting rooms and exhibition space . Thespacious, ultramodern arena seats upto 8,096 people with augmented folding and telescopic seating .
Only minutes from downtown aretwo well-preserved Civil War forts.fl . Jackson, bui lt beginning in 1809,saw service in the War of 1812 andthe War Between the Stales . Fr.Pulaski, now operated by the National ParkService . was built beginning in 1829 with Robert E. Lee asone of its chief engineers .
Historically, in the writer 's opinion Savan nah surpasses Wi lliams burg. Va., in authentic ity. though .I'm sure many will disagree . 1bereare points of interest too numerous tor- -ntion , with restaurants to pleaseany palate. and southern hospitalityabounds.
OLD AND NEW - The Old Harbor Ligh t. above, wes buill toguide ships coming into the Port ofSavannah. Seventeenth-eenturypatrons of the Pirates' House Re..taurant, top righL were sometimesshanghaied 10 foreign ports.Pastiva lgoers will attend services inthe new Savannah Civic center,right [Photos courtesy SavannahArea Convention & Vis itorsBureau)
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live fate.Jerusalem: This Jerusalem is a part
of our national identity . It certainl y isnot the " Jerusalem of gold" that weare all waiting for. We members ofthe Church living here are not kidding ours elves about that , but thenneither is anybody else who liveshere. Everyone knows it is a carnalold city in a carnal old world .
Still we love her. Jerusalem, ourwife ofmany years . We think of herabit as Adam tho ught of Eve when heexclaime d (Genesis 2:23 New English Bible): " Now this, at last bone of my bones, fles h of myflesh ,"
If you are ever in our hometown,please look us up . Contact RabenGordon, Box 19 111, Jerusalem, ortelephone 424.6 16.
By Edward SmithRADLETI. England l- Church
members -in the South of Englandmade a point of watchi ng the commerc ia! telev ision channels in lateDecember and early January. Theywanted 10 catch the first televisionadvertis ing of Questf78 magazine ,the bimonth ly publication of theAmbassador International CulturalFoundation. .
Quest{78 ads were televised aso ne- and tw o -minute spot anno uncem ents on successi ve da ysfrom Dec. 2.S to Jan . 6 . 'They werealso seen in Ulster and the Republicof Ireland at peak viewing times .
Follow -up ads also appeared. in thenational pres s, including Sundaynew spape r supp lements and newsmagazines.
Quest is sold by outlet s of W.H .Smith and John Men zies news agent s , IWD national chains . Ton yVinter, c irc ula tio n d ire ct or forQuest's internat ional edition , report sSUbscri ptio n coupons are arri vingdaily in large numbers at the Radlettoffice .
Tbe magazi ne' s first printing wassa produ ct of the Work ' s press here,though the mag azine co pie s werebound elsewhere. The pioneer inter national is sue ' s first run , th eJanuary-February issu e , tot aled184 ,000 copies. 150,000 for theBritish marke t plus 16,000 forEurope and 18,000 for South Africa .Th e Ma rch-Aprt! edit ion isscheduled 10 beoff the press Feb. 23.
Irish Feast-
The third loca tion is in the Republic of Ireland . Irish members and vis·itor s will probabl y return for thefourth year to the popu lar fishing resort town of Kenmare , in CountyKerry, in the Southwest. However ,said the Festival Office spokesman ,an alternate Irish site is also beingcon sidered , at Gal way ,
In either case , the Dublin travelfum Joe Walsh Tours will coordinatea package for all visitors that willinclude accommodations , food andother travel co sts . Details , on cefinal, will be announced.
Attendance at the Irish site , whichwill be overseen by Festival elderSidney Hegvold , Dublin pastor , isexpec ted to be 500 people .
'Quest/78'advertisesin U.K.
. By Robe rt GordnoJERUSALEM -It is almost SWl·
rise . Over a loudspeaker somewherein the distance a mussin is callingfaithful Moslems to praye r , The firstlight of dawn is begin ning 10 changethe black and grays of night to vividColors, cars honk, occasio nal donkeys' feet click on paved streets , observant Jews gather at the westernWai ling Wall 10 say their morni ngprayers .
Flo we r sellers, candy se lle rs ,everythi ng-under- the-s un sellers arebeginn ing to take up their usual positions on sidewalks, in stalls or shopsfor the day's work . Supermodernbuildings rise around an ancien t cityof vaulting and stone domes . .;
This is Jerusa lem, and home for amicrocongregation of the WorldwideChurch of God . Altho ugh there arconly eight of us living in Israel at themoment , we have already been infonned that we will soon be expanding to a gigant ic 10 or 12. There isone fact about our tiny congregationtha t makes it a bit unusual: It is ove rwhe lmingly Jewi sh.
This article is about feelings . Whatdoes it feet like 10 be a pan of aJew ish congregatio n o f God'sChurch ' 'ving in Jerusalem?
My Old friend Vernon Hargrove.who ' s now pastor of the Indiaru ...olis , Ind ., church , once , saidthat when I spoke it sounded like anIsrael bond drive . And he was right;tha t is what this article wants to convey : fee lings and not just my feelings .but our feelings, tbe feelings of Jewishmemberswho live here. For us it is anextraordinary emotional experiencethat makes the heart beat faster whenwalking through the old wal led city .My son was born here just a fewblocks from the Temple Moun t.Somehow that makes me feel great .
Tbere are the traditional joyoussongs sung on Sabbath evening toglorify God on lhe seventh day andthe psalms that have been set tomelodies generatio ns old and someeve n more ancient.
" Ne xt year in Jerusalem." Wh~nwe think of those words , spoken sowistfully, prayed so fervently by millions of Jews, our fathe rs and grand fathers . over the centuri es at eachPasso ver . then the impact of ourbeing here hits us .
A yeaming of our peop le partia llyfulfill ed , a yearning never satisfieduntil eve ry past age that lived in exileo pens its eyes in its own land . Then ,of co urse , it will be a perfected Israeland Jeru salem . Famil y history isBible study. We were raised fromear ly childhood to know that the people we read of in Scrip ture were a panof the family, a part of our triba lnation . Raised to be conscious of a
co llective identifIcat ion and acollec-
Living in Jerusalem isan extraordinary thing
2,000 . T he th e at e r comple xspecia lizes in conferences and hasimproved its fac ilities, includin g auditorium lightin g, since 1976 .
Attached to the theater arc ..estaurants. bars, dance floors and otherfaciliti es . Members expe cting to at(end at Scarbo rough will need to arra nge ac co mmodat io ns in localro teIs, gues t houses, flatlet s (ef fi cien cy apartments) or holiday units .Broch ures and prices are avai lablefrom the Radlett office.
Bruce Kent, pasto r of the Bristolchurch, will be Festival elder atBrean Sands , and David Stirk , pastorat Leed s and Sheffield, will serve inthe samecapacity at Scarborough.
The Festival Office hopes that between 1,500 and 2,000 peop le willattend each of the sites . .
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Three British sites announced
Truck hitspedestrians
How to transfer
U.S . members wishing to transfershou ld make application through theAmerica n Festiva l Office. Box I l l ,Big Sandy. Tex .• 75755 . Big Sandypersonnel will forward the transferreque sts to the Radlett office .
Members in Canada, Australi a.South Africa and Europe who wish totransfer to Britain should also applyfirst through the ir regional offices .Full detai ls on the sites . however ,may be obtai ned by writing direc tlyto the Festival Office , Box Il l , St.Alban s. Herts , England.
The two English-mainland sites,Brean Sands and Scarborough , werelast used in 1976. After the '76 Festi val man y British Church membersexpressed the hope that the Ch urchco uld rerum to those sites , <:0 for thi.)year plans are being made accordingly , Mr. Smith said .
Brean Sands is a seaside resort village in Somerset , in the West of England . Feastgoers will stay in selfcatering cha lets of the Pontin' s Hol iday Village , near Burnham-on-Sea .Cha lets are fully furnished, with bedspaces for up to eig ht people each .
Each unit has a kitchenette andtelevision, wall heater s, cutlery,bedding and cleaning utensils . Foodcan be pu rchased at the cam p 'ssupennarket, and a ca fete ria is available .
A traveler to Brean Sands shouldbring only clothes, towel, soap andtoothb rush .
Services will take place in the Pontin ba' Iroom, and a full program ofentertai nment, recreation, tours andsporting activities is planned for all1ge-groups .
Scarborough is a large popular resort on the Yorkshire coast, in northeastern England. Meetings will takeplace in the seafront Futurist Theatre,whic h has a sea ting ca paci ty of
RADLETT , E ng land - TheBritish Festival Office co nfirmedJan . -I I that the 1978 Feast of Taber"lades will be observed at only three'Briti sh locati on s , two in England andone in lreland . Church member s lastyear kept the Feast at four Britishsites .
The 4 ,000 Feastgoe rs expec ted inL97 8 will have no problems beingacco mmodated at three sites insteadof four , Feast administ rators believe.even though travelers from oversea sare welcome at each site , accordingto Edward Smith . an emp loyee of theoffice .
TORONTO. Onto- Nadia Barbaro , a member of the Toro nto Westchurch, was waiting at a bus stopwith her young da ughter , Paul a,when a truck veered;jumped the curband heade d for the pair .
Mrs . Barbaro grabbed Paula andtried to run , but the next thing sheknew she was lying under the truckwith the front wheel s stopped j ust aninch or so from her head .
Paula was farthe r back under thetruck and had also escaped seriousinjury .
Firemen took half an hour to e xtricate them .
Mrs . Barb aro ' s two other chi ldren , Anna and Matth ew , had beenplaying some distance away and escaped the mishap enti rely.
" The thankful husband , ClaudioBarbaro , a Toronto West member,rea lizes how close he was to losinghis who le family ," said Bill Moore,pastor at Toront o West. "The truckdriver is facin g a police charge o fcareless drivin g.I.
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Monday, Jan. 30, 1978
Minister reflects on his years in Church
Hospital baffled; Jason healed
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MENTONE. Calif. - Robert C .Smith , pastor o f the Banning andFon tana . Ca lif . . c hu rc hes and aC hurch mem be r since 1960. wrote .in the form of an ope n lette r. an ani c1eexp ressing the way a minis ter andlongtime member of God ' s Ch urchreflects on his years in the Churchand his associat ion with its pastorgenera l. Herbert W . Arms trong . Theletter in its en tirel y follo ws .
Dear Mr . Arm strong :As my fami ly and I join many
thousands o f brethren in praying foryour co ntinued impro...eme nt - andrejo icin g with those same tho usandsat the encouraging report s issued byGamer Ted Arm strong - we neces sari ly found ourselves reviewing ourlives since that time . a number ofyears ago. when we first came inco ntact with yo u and thi s Work .
The first sounds of Th~ Wor ld Tomorrow emanated from my car rad ioin late 1959 , but for me first seve rallimes I heard only An Gilm ore ' sclosing com me nts. I was not interested in any world tomorrow, forthe wo rld today was my main co ncern , and fighting for surv ival for myfamily of seven had me too mesmerized to worry about invol vementin the seeming fant asies of a nebuIOU5. ethereal world tomorrow.
We had only been in SouthernCalifornia for a few month s , havin gleft the East for a new stan in life . Atage 30 my acco mplishme nts couldhave been easil y insc ribed on thehead of a pin, and me prospect s for amore product ive , sa t is fy ing ,family-edifying furore didn 't seemmuch more available here .
Apoplectic drain
On one particul ar morning, havingbegun my morning trek a few min Utes earlier, I did hear T~ WorldTomo"ow. or at least enough of it tobristle the hairs on me nape of myneck and cause such a blood drainfrom my temple s as to be almo st apoplect ic.
" Yo u are fill ed with jealo usy,vanity , lus t and greed !" stated thepos itive , authoritat ive voice of thespea ker . But thi s time I had thepleasure of meeting, at least via theairwaves , Mr. Herbert W . Armstrong, and I had extreme ly mixedemot ions abo ut that meet ing.
" 00 you th ink God" - a nonentily in our lives at th is poin t - " hasgone way off somewhere , Iike an absentminded professor emeritus , andforgotten about His creation?" con tinued the words of the speaker .
My pulse began to quicken . Myears wanted to rebel again st - notthe wo rds - but the authority bywhich the y were presented.
In my world , the world of 1959,positive authority had become virtuall y passe . And you , Mr. Arm strong,were not pleading, implorin g, beseech ing , whin ing, cajo ling! Youwere not aski ng me to give my heanto the Lord , but , rather, were tellingme something real.
" Why don 't you qu it listening tothe paid profes sionals and stan proving a few things to yourself? Wh ydon 't yo u blow the dust off yourBible , and fmd out why you wereborn , where you are going ..." Andthe voice became lost in a swirl ofalm ost flesh -tin gl ing excitement ,and I didn 't quite know ~hy .
Religion unimportant
Rel igion had not played even aminor role in our lives . After squirming th rou gh a co upl e yea rs o fcute little Bible stories at Sundayschoo l - and co mparing the "Christian te achin gs " wi th the pl ain .hard. co ld hyp ocrisy o f everyday life - it was not difficult todisre gard the hollow mouthin gs oftho se " paid profes~ionals" and to t
low the dictates of our own minds
and desire s .We borrowed a Bible . and mar
veled at the plai n. simple word s . andsat incredulouslv ur the reali zationthat those "mainstays" of orga nizedreligios ity were not eve n in the Bookwh ich they profe ssed to fo llow .
We stud ied . and as that right wayof life flood ed into ou r minds webec ame aware of the inco nsistenciesof ou r soc ie ty - rel igi ou sl y ,economicall y, socially and morally .The word s of the apo stle Paul became o ur guide . " Prove all thin gs;hold fast that which is good . . .
Read , study , prove! Put to the test ,by appl ying new teach ing into ourlives . See the result s!
Our reque sts for free literaturewere met with immediate response aso ur mailbox literally bulged withmag azines; booklet s and Correspon
. dence Course lesson s. And it wastrul y free .
Soo n we were app roach ing the oldShake speare Club [in Pasaden a ] toattend our first Sabbath serv ice.After being greeted by smili ng ,happy , radiant people, and s ingingsev eral ope n ing hymn s, we weretreated to the reality of meetin g yo u.Mr. Arm strong.
Wha t had been o nly a vo iceemanating from the airwav es was nowbooming out from the cheerfulcountenance of a dynamic "young"man in a light -gra y suit. "Well ,greetings . . : ' filled the roo m, andour Iives have not been the samesince that time ."
Void began to IiII
We suddenly felt the sati sfactionof belonging, and the gnaw ing voido f emptiness began to fill. Biblestudy co ntinued, and involv ementworking with, help ing , sharing , giv ing - replaced holl ow, meaninglesspursuits of a recent ye steryear . Wenowhad someth ing so lid to teach ourchildren as we began to prepare themfor leadership in a soc iety designed toproduce happiness, jo y, productiv -
• ity, pe ace of mind , and governed bythe desire to give, as oppose d to oursoc iety 's adamant striv ing ( 0 gel.
Urgency and purpose
Ambassador College wa s e xtremel y small and obscure , yet evenin the spring o f 1960 there was anobvious se nse o f urgenc y and pur pose . Proverbs 29 :18 sta tes thatwhere there is no vision the peopleperish . It was ob vious, even then ,that chis people would not perish .
I began workin g for the college in1964, and had the opportunity towork with you, Mr. Armstrong . Hadthe opportunity to see yo u in ac tion,to anal yze your " modus ope rand i"- and marvel at the progre ss , thegrowth , the fruit s o f that labor .
The beautiful campus expanded asneces sary structures were added to anultimate " master ca mpus ," and thepulsat ing entity which is the Churchof God co ntinued to shout o ut thatsame me ssage with wh ich Je su sChrist began His mini stry .
That message : the GOOD NEWS ofthe WORlD TOMORROW!
With Garner Ted Armstrongpounding out the hopeful message ondail y rad io and televi sion, indic tingour erran t world for the squalid messwe have created - and at the sametime proclaiming the soon-co minggovernment of the living God - youwere suddenly aware of new doorsopening up to me perpetuation of thatmessage to hithert o unavailable areasaround the world .
Qui ckl y, miracu lou sly , yo u fou ndyo urse lf in the presence of kings ,prime ministers , leaders of state no t to stand in awe of those men but ,rather. to stand befor e them and " cryaloud , spare not, lift up thy voice likea trumpet , and show my peopl e theirtransg ressio ns;" just as Isaiah wasinspi red to write . The Gos pel wa!!'-
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and is - being preached in a ll thewor ld as a wi tne ss unto all natio ns .~ The Wor k grew In proportions ofco nsiderable renow n. Th e medi aboth exto lled and critic ized us. Religious "snipers " rook aim at whatwe are doing , and the names HerbertW . Arrr st ro ng and G arn e r Te dArmstrong were bantered abo utenigmatically by those masses whocould recog nize the goo d fruit s beinghom e but were not able to under standwhy.
Some ca me into the Work , labo redfor a while , shared in the good life ,flirted with success and departed foron e reason o r anomer . Others gra tefully recogni zed the " big pictu re"- the o verv iew - o f wh at wastranspiring and eagerl y accepted theo ppo rtunities mad e available by Godthrough you .
Productive families
The teachin g - and the living -
By BUI StoughST . CLAIR, Mo . - Jason Cook is
a normal , healthy S-year-old today .But a little over a year ago, durin g the1976 Feast of Tabernacle s at Lake ofme O zark s, Mo. , Jason came do wnwi th pneumon ia . Hi s subseque nthealin g - which his parents andfriend s belie ve was miracul ou s and related events left his doctor.other hospital personnel and friend sbaffled .
It was a sad day for Jason' s parents , Jim and De lore s Coo k, whe nthey had to go home during the Feas t.Jason had become seriously ill , theircabin had no heat, and what hadsta rte d out as a co ld wa s nowpneumonia . His cough ing was worsening, a fluid was forming in hi slungs , and he needed attention 24ho urs a day .
Medicaltesls
Once back home here , the Coo ksimmediately took Jason to a doctor ,who took X rays that clearly sho wedfluid in his left lun g. Another surprise : Jason had app are ntly recentlybrok en his left collarbone .
J im and Delore s speculated thatth e bre ak , whi ch had go ne un noticed . may have also occ urred atthe Feast when Jason fell out of bedone night. But he hadn ' t show n anys ign of com pla ining abo ut h issho ulder .
of thut way of life revealed in tbeBible beg an to refle ct in the live s ofour gro wing children. Instead of theweary . hca rtaching, dis co urag inglybleak future fac ing the youth of thisworld. our children were becomingconce rned . alive. vibrant. product iveentities. Family life - wo rking to gethe r, sharing together , rejoic ingtogether - helpe d us to see morevividly the promised panorama of autopian soc ie ty ju st o ver the horizon .
The growth of AICF, the incredible acce pta nce o f Ques t!77. thela ud ato ry com ments fr o m the" giants" of the publis hi ng ind ustry.recogn ition by nation al medi a. allsho uted out the pos itive moti vationof this Work , but the greates t accomplishment continues to be the ce omentin g together of famili es in preparat ion to teach the entire wor id thatGod -the Creator- is a Family andde sires that each of us beco me anintegr al part o f it.
Jason ' s doctor, Clint on Hayes o fUnion, Mo ., seven miles from here,prescribed treatment that could beadministered at home for the timebeing.
How ever , the pneumon ia go tworse.
Dr. Hayes check ed Jason everyfew days. About two weeks after hecame home from the Feast , X raysshowed the pneum oni a in both lungs.Th e broken co lla rbo ne st ill a lsosho wed cle ar ly .
The doctor no w recommendedJason immediately enter a hospital ,because home treatm ent s would notbe enough . Delore s , howe ver , wasconcerned that Jason could choke todeath in the loc al hospital. Therewo uld prob ably be times when hewould be left alon e .
To go to 3, hospital with a largerstaff in St. Loui s, o n the other hand ,would mean either Jim or Deloreswould not be able to be with their sonregularly because of the di stance .
Del ores , hold ing the cou ghin gchild in her arms. continued si lentlyto ask God fo r he lp . Then an unu sualthin g happened .
Areas fade
As she and the doctor stood look ing at the X rays , the cloudy areas inthe pictures of the lungs began to fadeaway . WhenmO~1 of the cloudyareaswe re gone, abo ut 60 seconds later ,
M onday , Jan. 30. 1978
And thro ugh all these years you.Mr. Armstrong , have estab lished theexample of loyalty , faithfulne ss . dedication and persev erance by whichwe mi ght follow yo u as you co ntinue10 fo llow Chri st.
We agree with yo u, M r. Armstrong, that Go d has done it all , thatby yourse lf this great Work could nothave been accomplished , but we alsorecognize your awesome part in making it possible . We apprec iate you rstick-to-itiveness. again st seeminglyoverwhelming odds on man y. man)doze ns and sco res of occa sions. Weshare with you the hurt o f rcadin g , orhearin g abo ut, the acc usatio ns , c ritictsms. derogatory as persions whichare from time 10 time aired bv themedia, and especially whe n the"), arecas t by some to whom yo u have 10
tally given of yo urselfover the year s.
You taught us to ". , . blow thedu st off yo ur own Bible and prove. .. " so me things for ourse lves and we did . You sugges ted we " .q uit lis tening to the paid profe ssion.als;" and we did . You taught us to
(See MINISTER. page 91
HEALTHY AGAIN - JasonCook, left, is in the swing of thingsbefore pneumonia and a brokencollarbone threatened hi s life .Above: The Cooks with the" sonJason, now 3 , and Kevin, 9.
Jason sto ppe d co ug hing and fe llasleep in her arms.
Delores remembers that the doc to rco uld n' t believe his eyes . " Just aminu te , no w. Th ere ' s so meth ingwron g with th is X ray: ' Delore squotes the doc tor as saying.
He sent Jason back for ano ther setof picture s .
The new X ray s sho wed no sign ofpneumonia. Further . there was nolonger a break in .his co llarbone .
Delore s reme mbe rs the doct or saying somet hing to the effect: " Well ,that can't be . If that break is real lyhealed, there shou ld be a lump ofcalcium where the break was:'
He checked Jason ' s shoulder andfelt the ca lcium ; " But how can thaibe?The calciu~shou ld take mo nths toform." .
The Cook s say the doc tor neve radmitted the occ urrence of a miracle ,but Jim and Delores have no doubt s.Even the ir friend s , Bud and HelenFrick , Roman Catholics who at thetime live d next doo r in the sametrai le r court and helped take care ofJason before his recovery . belie ve amiracle happene d .
For a few days after the incident.curio us neighbors ca me to see Jaso nand feel his heal ed co llarbone , Theyrea lized Jim and Delores prayed [ 0 areal Go d . and pe rha ps there wassomething 10 ihar religion of their>after all .
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Pastorfinch himselfin Uganda
ANSWERS APPEAR ON PAGE. •
WHAT +WHO + WHERE - TOTAL
WHAT, WHO AND WHERE? ,BY FEUX ORTIZ
Three items ar&"m issing :What are the word s immediately followingthe quotation given? Who said it? And where in the Bible can youfind the scripture? Give yo urself 3 points if you know the wordsimmediately following the quotation given, 2 points if you know whosaid it and 5 points if you know where in the Bible to find it. If you getall 10 quotations correct ly completed, name the person who said rtand can tell where to find it, you will earn 100 points. Now , withoutpeeking or asking someone else to help you, what is your score?
1. " Fear yo u not, stand sti ll, and see the sa lvat ion of theLor d ..."
2. " The Lord is my ' shepherd . . ."
3. " Ma n shall not live by bread alon e ' . .."
4. " T he woman whom you qave to be with me
5. " T here is a way that seems right unto a man . . ."
6. " But if you will enter into life . . ."
7. "It is easier for a camel to go through the eve of aneedle .. ."
8. "Repent, and be baptized everyone of you in the name ofJesus Chri st for the remission of sins . . ."
9. ' W hat ? shall we rece ive good at the hand of God .. ."
10. "For the wages of sin is death .. ."
CHECK THE ANSWERS AND GRADE YOURSELF:
bers were " with us, all under thewatchful eye of Ugandan securi tyguards , some of whom were in plainclothes and scattered among the passengers .
The hours went by and the tensionand mystery became greater .
At one point one of the passe ngersattracted the attention of the person Ihad been seated with . In hushedwhispers he explained be was an Israeli cit izen. With sweat runni ngdown his brow and with trembl inghands , he gave us his name and identification details , beggin g us to mak eimme diate contact with the nearestIsraeli representation sho uld he bedetained by the Ugandan authori ties.
Eventually , afte r al mos t fou rhours , we were told we were beingreleased and that we cou ld boardtheaircraft after a passport check . TheIsraeli winced .
Now came the grea test moment oftension for us as the Israeli carnenearer and nearer 10 the checkpo int(manned by five Ugandans and hawk ishly watched over by two Arabs).Hewas getting closer . II began to lookas if he might be look ing for anopportunity 10 rush the chec kpoint.
That seemed not only impossi blebut suicidal , co nside ring tbe amo untof weaponry around .
He gOIcloser and closer and - inan instant of time , as the eyes of thecheckers were drawn to a particularpassport .....:. went ' right throu gh themiddle of them in the shadow of thewoman in front. We could not believe our eyes .
With a great deal of relief and afternot a few prayers, we settled backinto our seats as the engines roaredinto life and we left Entebbe and itstwinkling lights behind .
No radio contact
But the story wasn 't quite over . InNairob i, our destination, there hadbeen tension too . 1be estimated timeof our arrival had come and gonewith nothing baving been heardfromthe plane. All efforts 10contact thejethad failed . LdsaJr:a had confumedthai il had left on time and with onlyenough fuel 10 make Nairobi. Theyadded thal the last they had heardwasthai the planewas having diffiCUlties:and radio contact had been lost .
. The airport authorities were busycbecking with all the airports on theroute for possible news .
You can imagine how my wifefell, especially after a member of thediplomatic corps hadcome around COtake down names of relatives of passengers on the flight . In his zeal hehad virtuall y made the funeral arrangements for the unfortunate victims of the supposed disaster .
So for us it was with a great deal ofrelief , a little more appreciation ofdeliverance and a supply of sermonmaterial that Kenya Airwa ys flight132 came to its end.
were like those leaves he was raki ngup and placing in a basket and takingthem on ove r to a pile 10 be burned .He shou ld just think. of raking up allof his own personal problems like somany leaves, placin g them in a bas ket and hold ing them up to God andsaying they are "not my problemsany more, Father , b ur. Yours !"
Lei' S all do that unitedl y in God 'sChurch, and I believe we will seenew de velopment and inspirin g andenco urag ing gro wth everyw here!
And remember that there are manyof our number who are in desperateneed of yo ur prayers becau se ofgrave illnesse s, such as leukemi a,cancer and man y others! If we are aprayin g Church, we will be prayingfor those people as well !
With love , in Jesu s ' name ,Garner Ted Armstron g
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. The writer, Owen Willis , ispastor of the churches in Kenya,Malawi and ZAmbia . He wrotethis article Jan. 9 while auendingthe international ministerial con·jerence in Pasadena.
Captain disappears
The captai n had bee n escortedfrom the plane first and was nowhereto be seen. The rest of the crew mem-
forced to land in Entebbe ? Were wegoing to be held hostage ?
No one knew. Relat ions betweenthe two previou sly friendl y Eas t African co untries have soured. after theexces ses of -Uganda' s unpredi ctabl ePresident Idi Amin .
C hrist that they sho uld " resist thedev il and he will flee from you " andreal ize that Satan is like " a roari nglion walking abo ut seeking whom hemay devour ."
My father and I were very grea tlyenco uraged and inspired by our deepperso na l prayer meeting togethe r andby turn ing over the problems co ncerning God' s Work direct ly into thehands of the great Creato r God inheaven. I urge aU of you breth renwith your own person al family problems, your financ ial problem s, yourspiri tual problems, problems of per sonal health and problem s of attitud eand mind to do the same thin g!
I remember years and years agoco unseling a student who was verydisturbed over many aspects o f hislife. Upon disco vering thal he wasworkin g as a ground s keeper, I drewthe analogy thai all of his problems
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even over in Rome !" I firmly believeSatan will attempt to get right at theleade rship in God 's Work and attempt to divide and conq uer and destroy the Work in eve ry way he possibly ca n!
That holds true for allof you breth ren in your own pri vate lives as well !Satan is the accuser of the brethrenand is conti nually attempting to influence people to lose their first love ,to allow a roo t of'bitte rness to grow intheir heart s, to ad mit sus picion ,greed, resentment and hatred intotheir hearts and thus poison the presence o f God ' s Holy Spirit, driv ing.the very mind of Jesus Christ out o ftheir human minds until they becomeonce again craven, carnal, cowardl y ,biner and filled with the avarice andhatred of the devil himself!
Co ntinually the New Testamentapostle s had to warn the little ones in
By Owen WillisPASADENA - "Ladies and
gentlemen, we have been requestedto land in Entebbe. " The captain 'sterse words came over the intercomof the Kenya Airways 720 jet , enroute from Lusaka . in Zambia , toNairobi, Kenya.
Minute s later, fearing the consequences ofignorin g the radioed o rderfrom the co ntrol tower at Entebbe,the pilot had the plane on the ground .the first lime a Kenya Airways aircraft had landed in Uganda. Onehundr ed twenty-seven passengers,toge ther with crew , scrambled out ofthe jet and were herded in the dark ness to the te rmin al build ing .
Man y tho ugh ts raced thro ug hman y minds. Wh y had we been
Enonnous amountto accomplish
Man y ye ars ago I gave mylife completely to the Eternal to useas He willed . I finnly believe that Hewill preserve and protect that life foras long as He wishe s to use it . But, ofco urse , when He is through using mylife it is of no further value to mewhatsoever anyhow ! I do not knowhow much more He wants us to acco mplish during this age , but myown feeling is there is an enormousamount o f Work yet to be accomplished before we can feel that thegreat commission is even remotelyco mplete ! That holds true for myfather and his activities as well as myown responsibilities in radio , telev ision and the printed media !
So we will certainly appreciateyour prayers on the behalfofall of usat headquarters , my father over inTuc son . for all the ministers and foreach other! We must be a prayingChurch, drawing close to God daily.
Th is is the most impo rt antba ttlefront before the WorldwideChurch of God today ! Satan has criedto strike at us from without and fromwithin and CO influence those of uswithin the Work to bec ome an tagonistic toward each other! As Iwas d iscuss ing with my father inTucson recentl y, " I do not believeSatan is findin g himself terribly busyin some remote village in Turk ey, inso me town in Central o r So uthAmeric a, some place in Africa o r
ings , come into real livin g co lor as insome segments of The Real Jesusbook, and be absorbing, info rmativeand inspiring without be ing a historicdoc umentat ion , exegesis or heavy
,doc trinal exposition.
First Jetter bomb
Incidentall y, I was co ntacted byour Sec urity Department a few weeksago which informed me tha t Mr.Richard Rice or membe rs of his depart ment had inte rcepte d asuspicious- looking en velope whichappeared to contain a possible "letterbomb ." Of course the men in thatdepartment had been thoroughly indoctrinated through films and lecture s on such matters , so the enve lo pe , with its r idge down thecenter, unusual thickne ss and rigid ity, was quickly spotted.
The Pasadena police departmentsent its bomb experts , and the letterwas taken to a vacant parking lot nearthe Rose Bowl where it was deto nated by explo sives used by thepolice bomb squad .
It was discovered that the letter didindeed contain some of the ingre dients nece ssary for a letter bomb ,but it was believed the only explosionwas from the explosive device usedby the police department and that theletter itself did not explode. If wasco mplete ly disintegrated and so verydifficult to determ ine what all of theexact ingredients may have been .
When I co mbined this event, how ever , with a number of other threa tsthat we have received recen tly, includin g threats on my life from thosewho have called or written threaten ing leners to my home and weird,strange- loo king people showing upat my door all hours of the day andnight and frightening my wife, then Irealize more than ever the need forcautio n and espec ially God ' s protection .
I was told durin g the Feast ofTabernacles at Lake of the Ozar ks,for example, that there was a manlooki ng for me with a loaded gun inthe front sea t o f his car . He had actually shown the gun to someon e elseand boasted that he was going to tryto take my life !
With Ihis in mind , of cou rse , I amalways very care fu l regardin g security aro und airpo rts and other areaswhe re I may be tra velin g , but Ithought I would mention this fro m apersonal point of view and solicityour prayers for God ' s continued intervention.
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tration. together with Me. Steve Martin. area coordi nator for the westernUnited States. are visiti ng him at hishome today (the Sab bath. Jan. 28) .
I will seek my father ' s final appro val o n man y addi tio na l vitalpoints of concern to the Work andwould much ap preciat e your praye rs.not only for his physical health , butthat God will co ntinue to lead andguide in every deci sion which mustbe made in His Work .
Here is some exciting news, if youhave not heard it fro m your loc al pas'tors alread y, for we included this information in the recent Pastor 's R~
pon:Our new med ia agency. Ed Libov
Assoc iates . Joe .• has lined up the No .l television station in a new market ,Tulsa , Okla . The program will airover KTUL. an ABC affiliat e, Sun day s from II :30 a .m . to noon starting Feb . 5 . The agreement included12 promotional spots a' week and afree ad in TV Guide ,
And in Charlotte , N.C . , we ' areadd ing WSOC-TV . an NB C af fil iate , and our present contract. withWRET-TV, will eventually be canceled. WRET is a UHF (ultrahighfrequency) station, and the programis- presen tly on Sunda y at 10 a. m.WSOC , which is VHF (very highfrequen cy), will air the te lecas t Sunday at 12:30 p.m. immediately afterMeet the Press and befo re the Sundaymo vie . Thi s contract will include afree TV Guide ad and five free promotional announcements wee kly.
Network hoped for
And this is only the beginning! AsI stated in the rece nt co -wo rker letterwhich all of you will receive, DickJanik , a senio r exec utive of Ed LibovAssoc ia tes and the pe rson withwhom l will work directly , is alreadyhard at work. on putting together ourown network of rad io statio ns !
The sky is the limit so far as we areco nce rned, o ur o n ly con s trai nt sbeing the difficu lty in o btai n ingtimes and , of co urse , the com mitment s to media budget.
However , we ca n dream , can' twe? Our dreams are that eve ntuallywe will be able to put toge ther ondire ct telephone-line hook ups or tapedela y within a few hours o r the sameday radio stations ran ging from Seat lie , Portland, Salem , Eugene , Medford, San Franci sco, Sacrament o,Fresno , San Jo se , Bak ersfield ,Santa Barbara, San Be rna rd ino .
.Los Angele s and San Diego and othercities up and down the West Coast! Ifwe can begin on only two or threesm aller statio ns, gradually addingmore as we are able to clear the timesand/or afford the radio time , this new"Pacific Coa st Gamer Ted Armstrong Network ." or whatev er elsewe call it , can gradually expand,growing, we hope, into the mountainstales (cities like Boise, Ogden andSalt Lake , Denver. Albuquerque ,Phoenix and Tucson) and eventuallyon into the Midwest and even theEast Coast!
I ha ve alre ad y been mak.ingJO-minule half-hour radio program sahead, but I'm very much lookmgforward 10 Ihc opportunity to be onthe air live once again!
Incidentally,I am beginn ing a newseries on the four Gospels co ncurrenlly with beginning work on a bookwhich is due at the publishe r byApril on the same subjec t!
I hope to put in narrat ive fonn ,much like the f inal two chapters inThe Real Jesus. a new book (title notyet se lect edjtaken from a harmonyof the Gos pels. The boo k will be innarrative and biographical fonn andwill strive to make many of the personal experiences of Jesus and Hisdisciple s , His parable s and teach -
'PT' newsstands catching on
Alaska Outreach gives
a helping hand to all
F RAN C ENE GO ME R
Monday, Jan . 30, 1978
elder Roge r Abels totaled his car Jan .140n the way to services whe n hehit aguardrail in an effort to avoid an oncom ing car in his lane. He and his wifehil the windshield of their car . Unhurt, the y managed to hitch a ride toservices .
Cross-country skis
In Elkhart , Ind. , past or Rand Mil lich hoped to be lucky enou gh to beable to visit a lad y in a hosp ital butheld OUt littl e hope for Sabbath service s. With his house surrounded bysnow as high as six feet in places . thepastor left hi s c a r at hom e an dstra pped on 8 pair of cro ss-country .ski s to get grocedes.
Mr. Millich said hi s wife anddaughter had a family da y as 50mile-a n-hour wind s howled outs ide.
Lexington, Ky . , pastor RowlenTucker sa id his area rece ived 12 to 14inches o f snow followed by highwind s of 50 to 60 mile s per hour ,cau sin g s ix-foo t drifts in some-areas .
" That blows your mind in thisarea , " Mr . Tucker -said. " I mean ,thisis nOI the Dakotas ."
He canceled serv ices Jan . 21 and28in Le xington .
In Michigan City, Ind ., Joe andMary Ain sw orth , both members ,found them selves separated by twocity blocks for one night. M rs. Ain sworth had to spend the night at workwhen a blizzard hit Indiana Jan . 25 .
. Her husband rescued her the nex tmorning .
In wtlkes-Barre , Pa. , Jo se phTeresavage. his wife and three chil dren were stra nded on an interstatehighway on their way to services ear lier thi s month . The family walkedthrough sno w-covered wood s to get toa phone rather than freeze in their ca r.Seven hours later a cou sin o f the familywas able to tow the carback home .
The lis t of church ca nce llation sse ems e nd less . and t hose congregations that braved the elementshad a dram atic drop in attendance .Most of those interviewed agree thatth is yea r ' s co mb inatio n of highwinds, ice and sno w is worse than lastyear', biller cold.
inducted int o the Natio nal HonorSociety.
Francene attended the inte rnational YOU conference inBig Sandy. Tex., in Dec ember andwill serve as YOU pre sident o f herchapter .
She has p layed pian o solo s forchurch services and at a YOU talent
-com est. She is active in sc hoo lc ho ru s and c horus musicalproductions.
Francene ha s maintained ast ra ig h t- A academic re cord inschoo l for two years, as well asholding a part -lime job as a cashier .
-She 'plan s to attend Ambassado rCollege , wh er e her sist e r Vickynow attends .
Francene is also pre sident o f alocal voluntee r group , wo rking a t ahospital and nur sing homes.
LO RALYN HO LUM
Big mess
" We ' re sitting ina big mess, " sa idEdward Smi th , coordinator of theGreat Lakes Area . A full-scale blizza rd with wind s reachi ng 45 miles anhour had whipped through Cincinnati , Ohio , only hours before Mr .Smi th wa s co nta c te d b y Th eWorldw ide News .
No servi ces took place in Cincinnati after the " bliuard of the century, " and Mr . Smith state d " nobod yhad se rvices yes terday (Jan . 28 ] inOhi o , Michigan and Indian a ."
Mr. Smith likened Ci ncinnati to theNonh Pole as he reeled off statisticsthat included a 27 .90--inch barometricreading, a 3&-degree drop in temperalure s ' i n a few hours and a55-below-zero temperature , allow ingfor the wind-chill factor.
" It"s rough OUt here and we 'relooking for spring and the Days ofUnleave ned Bread, " he said .
In Chic ago , Ill ., some me mbersnearly didn ' t make it home from Biblestudy whe n a blizzard stopped trafficcold Jan . 26 . By the Sabbath, however, members went to serv ices asusua l, if so mewhat decimated inrank s , according to C hicago Southeast and West pastor Carl Gu sta fson .
"Chicagoans are used to gettingthrough the snow: ' he said . " Th esno w plows are fan tasti c . .. The yare ready for the snow here . "
At least one m inister was involv edin a traf fic acci de nt that was direc tlyrelated to the weather, Chicago' area
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two weeks : and there hadn ' t bee nserv ices the last two Sabbaths, withhopes slim of many members show ing up should services be held in theaftennathofthe latest blizzard , whichblew in Jan . 26 .
" We' re making the best o f a badsituation," he said . "The kids aredown to jigsaw puzzles ."
Still farther south , in Fort Worth ,Te x., services were cance led Feb . 14as that area got an unu suall y largedrop of snow. The Tyler and Lufk in ,Te x. , churche s failed to meet al together.
BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wi s .- Francene Gomer, who attendsthe Eau Claire , Wi s ., churc h, andher p aren ts . Tom and DarleneGomer , attended a formal ce re mo nyNov . 8 d uring which Francene was
MODESTO . Calif. - Lo ralynHo lum , daughter of Mr . and Mrs .Richard Holum, for the seco nd yearhas been awarded the Modesto Sym phony G uild Lesson Grant fo r1977-78 for her study of the vio lin .
Loralyn, 15, also won the YOUju nior ta lent competition at SquawValley. Calif. , during the Feast o fTabernacles. She is active in theModesto chapter of YOU, where sheserve s as secretary-treasurer, and sheis a cheerleader .
Lora lyn attends Downey HighSchool in Modesto as a sophomore .
Brethren fight storm s
Youths recognized
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It takes quite a few magazines tosupply the 125 or so outlets . Lessthan a year ago Den ver 's allo tmen twas 500 Plain Truths . The Janu ary ,1978 , issue tota led 5 .(0), and " thepotenti al market in Denver is man ytime s that , " Mr . Sc hnarrenbergerbelieves .
In at least one instance, thereweren 't enou gh copies to go around ." Whe n we .app ro ached one largechain about plac ing stands in a few ofthe ir sto res, they shoc ked us by saying that we co uld place stand s in allof them. The ir offe r wasn 't acceptedbecause it wou ld have taken 35 ,000magazines a month just to supplythem ."
The Plain Truth program here hasgone bilingual in an effort to reachthe " ap proximately 200,000 peopleof Mexican-American descent in thegre ate r -Den ve r a rea . " the coord inator said . He and his co-workersare try ing for 300 to 500 copies of LaPura Verdadto be given ou t amonth ." T his doesn 't sound like muc h , but itwill do a great deal to reach theSpanish-speaking peoples o f thearea ."
State confere nce
After participat ing in the annualFall Volunteer Workshop sponso redby the Ala ska Office of VolunteerService s , O utreac h members recei ved a letter fron Connie Jon es,associate director of voluntee r services of the office of the governo r ofAlaska . stating :
" It is always important to have thevolunteer viewpoint represented instatewide conferences. and Ala skaOutreach members were especiallyartic ulate and well-informed participants in this year 's conference .Their program is an example of areturn to the real meaning of volun tee ring in thi s cou ntry - peoplehe lping peop le in a very personalway ."
Noel Woodard , director o f theMable T . Cav erl y Senior Cen ter o fAnchorage , co mments that " many'Of the elderl y have the need for morethan one serv ice at anyone time . Th evohmteers of Alaska Outreach wereaware of this phenomenon, and ca rried out their task s in an ex tremelyemphatbetic mann er ... We co mmend the Alaska Outreach vo lunteers for the ir serv ice to the senio rcitizens of thi :-. communny."
beside s the o ppo n unity to att endstate- spon sored workshops for lead ers in vohmteerism .
Community leaders in all aspe ctsof service are heard at month ly mee t
. ings .C hurc h member s and other con
ce rned citizens work hand in hand toaccomplish these goals .
Outreach vol unteers believe inwhat they 're doing . Outreach " givesme a chance to use my personal talents to help people who aren 't able tvparticipate in co mmunity activities. "says Bruc e Clyde .
Pat Rock el enjoys " he lping etherpeople feel wanted and cheeringthem up ."
Vane ssa Summers says , " It' s agreat opportunity to share rather thanserve my self, " and " it ' s worthwhile10 feel worthwhile . "
John Vaught appreci ates an outle tin which he " can use the posit iveaspects of my I . rsc nality in affecti ngothers ."
sure " fro m cus tomers who felt themagazine too contro vers ial .
.. But that st ill leaves the Denve rarea with well over 100 outlets."
Almos t all the outlets are free , saidMr . Schnarrenberger . " We arc paying a small rental fee for a downtownnew sstand-bookstore . With that oneexc eption, the store s and sho ps havedon ated space for the maga zine .
No stands in most out lets
" We also save money becausemost of the stores do not even usedisplay stands . For example , in mostdoctors' offices the magazines areplaced in the existing rack s o r on thewaitin g-room tabl e . Barber sho ps ,beaut y sho ps and coin laundries havetables for publications , and manysmall motels let us place them on thechec k-in counter. The ba sic rule is toput them where they make an auraetive di sp lay and can be seen easily ...
Some of the best locations. distriburors have found. tare supermarkets , but Plain Truth copies are evengiven away in the air. Front ier Air lines allows magazines to be place don their propeller-driven craft for infligh t reading.
By La urie RJleyand Jerry Sha dwick
ANCHORAGE. Alaska - Whengovernme nt-sponso red , lo w -co sthousi ng openfd here in Dece . ber,some mem bers of the C hurch helpedthe tenan ts move in . T he membersare part of Alaska Outreach, a serviceorganization inspi red by Ambassador Outreach, a stude nt gro up atthe co llege in Pasadena. and helpi ngpeople in need is what Out reach is allabo ut.
Ala ska Outreach striv es to makelife mo re excit ing and less d ifficultfor others. says Leon ard Deal , anAncho rage deacon and di recto r ofOutreac h. who drew up the purpo sesand goa ls of the Alaskan gro up afterco rresponding with members of theone at Ambassador.
Mr. Deal . 34 , is marri ed and thefather of three ~ltls . He and his wife,Kath y , have been in Alaska since1964 . He is employed by RCA Alas'Com .
" The re is little outgoing concernaround us toda y, " Me. Deal comment s . " Outreach demonstrates byact ive invol vement , in a wide spectrum o f services , indiv idually andco llec tively, those basic principles ofgiv ing and sharing . The Outreac hvoluntee r is determined to set an ex am ple and a standa rd by ""hich otherswill des ire to live ."
Really working
Today the program is' a work ingrealit y. Ie began last April with 12dedicated people atte nding the firstmeet ing, and now there are more
. than 30 vo luntee rs .A varie ty of programs has been put
int o actio n. Working w ith othercommu nity-serv ice o rganizatio ns ,Outreach has established a programof vis uing senior citizens , co upledwith other spec ial proje cts for the elderly .
Speci a l dinners , free co nce rts ,sk its and sing-a longs are organizedby the ente rtai nme nt department forgro ups and indivi duals , as ' we ll asou tdoor act ivi ties for foste r childre nand disadv antaged you ths .
The .ed ucational arm of Out reac hoffers to its vo lunteers first aid. instruct ion in card iopulmo nary res uscitation and d isaster -rel ief trai ning,
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Denver no ex ception
Start small
" We were asked to start small doe sn 't that so und familiar? - andtry to reach a cross section o f thepeople in ou r areas : ' Mr . Schnarrenbe rger said . " Potential outlets tobe approac hed were suggest ed , suchas grocery stores . hotels, doc tors ' offices . boo ks tores , sho pping ma llsand other places where ow ners orman age rs would be like ly to acce pt afree magazine .
. 'We were a lso ca ution ed not toforce Th; Plain Truth on peop le. butto mak e it ava ilable . "
The men were given basic kits thatconta ined picture s of types of sta ndsand rack s that could be made use of .Typical sa les presentations we regone over . Que stion s were asked andanswered ; goa ls and purposes we redi scussed .
In February , 1977 , Denver pastorand Rock y Mountain Area coord inator Gu y Eng elbert, along withMr . Sc bnarrenberge r, met with Den ver members to bring them up todate . Then the work began .
M r. Sch narren ber ger said whenthey co ntacted area businesse s theymet with " unbelie vable results. "
" God gave success afte r suc cess : ' he said . · ~~id ·December .
1977 . less than one yea r after thebeginning , Denve r had more than135 outle ts ."
He defined an o utle t a.s a store orother busine ss that allow s a PlainTruth stand to be set up o r copies ofthe magazine to be othe rwise di splayed .
" One medi cal -den tal building tha tlets us place magazines in five diff er ent wa iting areas is co unted as oneoutlet. ..
Most merchants we nt along withthe PT distri b uto rs. Mr . Schn arren berge r said . But the re were a fewexce ptions .
" Sure. we receiv ed some turn downs . Like the gay motel mana gerwho said no afte r noticing an an k leagainst hom o se xualit y in th e
- mag azine . Or the few who said theydidn ' t wan t anything to do with areligiou s mag az ine or church .
" But they just got us stirred up totry a little harder .. '
Three or four , he said , asked tohave stand s remov ed after the y werein use, after comi ng under " pres-
ANSWE RS TO PUZZLE ON PAGE 7II} ~WhlCh He w'" show 10 you today .' Moses.Exod u s 14 13 : (21 "I shall not w 8"1: ' OaVld .Ps a lms 23 :1 : (3 1 ··Du t Dy every _ ord t ha Iproceed s out 01 Ihe moul h 01 God,' · Je s us .Matthew 44; 141··sl'1eQa'" me of the tree . and 'did eat." Adam. Genes.s 312: (51 'but the endther eof are t he ....v s 0 1 death. - So lOmo n .Prove 11;l$14 ;12 or Pro..-..tJa; 16 :25; 161"kee p thecomrnandmenl, : ' JoIIUI . "' . lth_ 19:17 : 171
tl'Ian b r a rICh man 10 enler .,:0 the Kingdom 0 1God ," Jes us . Ma~ 19 .24 . (81 - aocI you sha Ure<:f!'lve the g !ft 01 lhe Holy Sp'flt - Pete r. Ac ts2:38 . (91 - and sha ll we not receoe e....I?", JoD.Job 2:10 . (101 but the gift ct God. s elemal . 'ethro ugh Jesus Ch"st our Lord." Pau l. Rom ans6'23
DE='J VER. Co lo. - Newsstanddistri butio n of The Plain Truth seem sto be catch ing on in many areas of theUnited States , and De nver is no exceptio n . Th e coord ina tor for PTd istr ibuti on in the mile-high ci ty .Gerald Sch narrenbcrge r . reports 100out lets have becom e acti ve in Den versince the program beg an a year ago .
. ' It all started about a year ago atthe fir st o f th e Plain Tru thdi stributio n me et in gs held inPasadena ." Mr. Schnarre nbe rger, adeacon and Church mem ber since1964. sa id.. .At mat lime . in lateJanuary . representative s were chosenfor the new ly es tabl ished d istributionsystem and were given guideline s toset up programs in their areas, "
Gordon Muir and Mark Armstrong . two men who work with dis tribution of The Plain Truth andQue st magazines . held the meeti ngsfo r C hurc h membe rs who wouldcoordinate distribution back in theirhome area s .
MR . AND MRS. R. SHOEMAKER
Roy Jr . of Ukiah, Calif., Artis Lee ofGlenwood , Ark .• Ralph of Kalama,Wa sh .• Earl ene Moyer o f Litt leRock . Ark . , and Carol S irrau ofMal vern . Ark . The y also have 15grandchildren.
EVANS C ITY. Pa . - Mr. andMrs . Guy Byers were surprised with
In Christ's service .Robert C. Smith
MR . AND MRS . GUY BYERS
a party in honor of their 50th weddinganniversary Nov. 20 .
The Byers es attend the PittsburghWest church in v anport. Pa.
They were married Nov , 23 .1927.in Washington , Pa. They have twodaughters, Lois and Jean , and seve ngrandchildren.
About 120 peo ple atte nded theparty. a co vered -dish dinner.
ROSEBUD . Mo . - Mr. and Mrs .W .C. Marsch observed their go ldenwedd ing anniversary Nov. 24.
They have three chi ldren and fi vegrandc hildren and are members ofthe Rolla, Mo., ch urch .
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prove the three baSICS: ( I) that Godexis ts - rea lly, absolutely , irrevcca"bly, posit ively, beyond a shadow of adoubt; (2) that the Bible is His writtenWord , containin g knowledge available only by God ' s revelation . for ourgood, not only now, but for eternity;(3) that somewhe re would be an organization , a Work. a Ch urch, doingexactly what Jesus Christ was doing.saying exac tly what Jesus Christ wassaying. teaching exactly what JesusChri st was teachin g. about a sooncorning Kingdom to be establishedupon this earth .Weproved~beyond a shadow of a
doubt - and the" we believed!I am now a minister in the World
wide Church of God, blessed with theopportunity to serve hundred sofothers .who were also rocked back on theirheels by the authority ofthe words ofJesus Christ as they came through thepersons of Herbert W. and Gamcr TedArmstrong.
No lon ger do we live in a .. nosolution" wor ld. burrather are eagerlyWOrkingtoward the exciting WORLDTOMORRO W!
Mr . Herbert W . Armstrong , wethank you!
MR. AND MRS. C. TODHUNTER
SARNIA. Onto - Mr. and MI' .Wesley Dennis, ages 88 and 83. observed their 60th weddin g anniversary 0<;1. 31.
The Denn ises, married Oct. 3 1.
ELKHART , Ind . - Russell andFern Shoemaker, deacon and deacon ess in the Elkhart church. were surprised last month with a party toce le brate their 50th wedding annive rsary given by 90 membe rs o f thecongrega tion.
Me. Russe ll and his wife. theformer Fern May , make their homein Niles. Mich .. where they madetheir weddin g vows Dec. 31 ,1927.
The Russell s, membe rs of God' sChurch since 1962, have four chil dren , three of whom live in Niles: ason, Robert . and twin daughters .Barbara Ann York and Mary AnnLow e. Another Son . Russell Jr . •lives in Altadena. Calif. The y alsohave II grandc hildre n. .
Me. and Mrs . Shoemaker attri butetheir success ful marriage to plan ning, working and doin g thing s together and the fact that they don 't buythings they can' t afford .
MR . AND MRS. WESLEY DENNIS
1917, have lived in the same houseall 60 years .
They have two da ughters. JanetPray and Marion McPhed ran , bothChurch mem bers. Th ey have twosons , Stan and John . and anot he rson, deceased . Tbe y also have 10gra ndc h ild re n and sev e n g re atgrandchildren .
Mr . and Mrs. Denni s were baptized in 1973. first atte ndi ng atCha tham , then London and now Sarniac O nt.
Mr. and Mrs . Fran Ricchi , themini ster and wife , presented the coupie a crys tal bow l on behalf of themembers of the congregation .
Weddings recalledPUEBLO . Co lo. - Mr . and MI' .
Carl A. Todhunt er were honored atan open house Dec . 4 to celebratetheir 50th wedding anniversary .
T he Todhunters were cmarrie dDec. 7. 1927 , in Pueblo and havelived here since.
Th ey have thr ee ch ild ren , 16gra ndc h ild re n and nine greatgrandchildren. The Todhunters aremember s o f the Walsenburg. Coto.,church.
BISMARCK . Ark. - Me. andMrs . Roy Gra ves Sr. ce lebrated their50th wedd ing.anni...ersary Dec . 25 attheir hom e here .
The Graveses have five children.
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hill all the way. The country haspiled up incredible deficits, perenn ialdoubl e -digit inflat ion and nagginglyhigh unem ploy me nt. The lab orunion s have come under the domination of the Communist Party .
What ails Italy most is its swo llen ,inefficie nt publ ic secto r. which controlls well ove r half of all indu stryand about 90 percen t of its bank ingsystem .
Italian society is wracked by ter rorism left and right. As Robert M.Bleiber g writes in the Jan . 16issue ofBarron ' s:
" Perhaps most ominous, law andorder have broken down ; in someparts of the country . viOlence ragesunchecked, while acts o f terrori smaga ins t juries and judges ha vebrought the legal system to its knees .Thanks in part to misguided American liberal s, Italy, which owes thefree world many billion s ofdollarsand serve s as a base for the U.S .Navy in the Mediterranean and linchpin o f "t he North Atlantic Tre at yOrganization, today is dangerouslyshaky. The barbarians aren't at thegates; they're inside: '
With communists actuall y in positions o f power in Italy, should thathappen . the whole nature o f NATO .perhaps even the Common Market , ischanged .
Watch the Ital ian scene closel y .
SeattleAICF tiesold, young
By Joel Ge'ntmannSEATILE. Wash . - The prob
lem: how to go about setting up a newfounda tion in a city with 99 c tber "foundations , many of which had badreputat ions with local citizen s, whenyo ur foundation is virtually unknown.
Tbe solutio n: very carefully . stepby step.
Th is is the challenge facing theSeattle chapter of the AmbassadorInternational Cultural Foundat ion.
One of the first problem s was establis hing a track record in the co mmunity as a whole by co nfrontingcity leaders with the concept that youwant to do something in the way ofgiving and helpin g, a snoc king concept city leaders can' t be expected tograsp ove rnight .
In getting the AICF chap ter off thegro und, it see ms the rig ht peopl ewith the right ideas have been in theright place at the right time . The Seattle chapt er , through praye r and ableleadership. has form ed a programca lled Expe rience in Action , whosegoal is to stimulate elderly citize ns toinvol ve themselves in giv ing of theirknowledge and e xperience to theyoung in the area .
TIle idea is simple and d irect . Firstthe foundation puts on a program insenior c itizens' homes , encoura gingthem to give of their latent talents .
Next , through chan ties and theschoo l board, schoo lch ild ren arechanneled to the o ldsters who canhelp them with thei r specific needs .
Third , a newsletter is begun , to becontributed to by the:elde rly. drawing on their ex perie nces . The pcbl ication is to be a bridge of the generation gap .
Also. a Spokesman Club for thee lderly is developed to reinforcethese concepts.
Will the idea work ? It":o. at leastwell worth a try, orga nizers belie ve ,and co uld become a v ital tool todemonst ra te the since ri ty of theWo rk in ~ i" i ng In communities .
Ho w did Italy get into suc h a mess,with the Communist Party on thebrink' of pick ing up the marbles?
The pro b lem goes back to the early19605. Before then Italy had generated its own economic miracle inWes tern Europe . Then a De mocrat icadmi nistratio n in the United Statespre ssured Italian con serv ati ves toembrace the socialists and their inflat ionary programs . Thus Italy embarked upon its notorious apertura asinist ra (opening to the left ).
Since then Italy has been living farbeyond its means, and its been down-
course most other democracies Ame rica is technically a republjc c-.
empl oy Briti sh-style parliamentarysystems. BUIwherearc the success fuldemocracies found ? Largely withinwhat we call the Israelitish cultures.Only the stubborn. rebellious, "ind tvidualistic cultures of Israel havebeen able to make it work to any realdegree . ' ,
What about Japan and West Germany?
" T he democracies impl an ted. upon Japan and Gennany have yet to
receiv e their test under fire . India hasbeen a notable exception to the rule .but look at Africa today. Democracythere has succ umbed to trad itional ,top- down fonns of rule . a few benevolent , some very bad.
" This diffe 'rent approach to government , democracy vs. tribal centrali zed authori ty , is the fundamen talrea son tha i a universal -fran ch ise ,one-m an-o ne-vote sys tem would endup in a calamity for South Africa. forexample. The cultural chasm is toogreat to bridge in this world ...
- Like ot'fk:e, like home
Fa scination wi th internat ion alpol itical and cultural sys tems co lorsMr . Hogberg ' s life on the job andoff. A visitor to his South Pasadenahome may be met at the door by hiswife. Barbara. dressed in an Indiansari, served g/oegg (a Scandinavianbeverage made of hot , spiced, o rmulled , wine ) and then escortedthrou gh a house that has become amonta ge of internati onality thanks tosund ry so uve ni rs from fara wayplaces.
Th e man of th e house rea dsmagazines and books on the geography, culture and languages.of otherco untries in his spare time and is astudent of " railroad lore," he says.
" I've ridden on some of the finesttrains in Europe. in Japan - thefamo us Bullet trains - and elsewhere . While we were in South Africa around the Feast time in 1976. Iwas able to fulfill another dream by'rid in g the famo us Blu e Tr ainbet wee n Joh ann e sbu rg and CapeTown , which is billed as a five-starhote l on whee ls. and it certainly is."
He has a hope of someday board ing the fabeled Trans-Siberia" Express across Russia for at least part ofits six-day run . And he regrets neverhav ing ridden the no w- aban donedOriem Express through Euro pe .
MI'..Hogber g. who holds a degreein home economi cs from Sam Houston State , is a housewife an dsubstitute-teac hes in high schoo ls inSouth Pasad ena and nei ghboringAlham bra four days a week. In herspare time she make s dre sses with aknit ting mach ine . fash ion ing garments one would have to " pay up to$400 for in a be tter de pa rt me ntstore ," her husband says.
She is also learning to make porcelain figurines, the lacy Dresdenstyle found in fine jewelry stores .
Th e Hogbergs li ve in SouthPasadena with their sons. Neal. II .and Derek . 9 .
News chiefuxuches
Con tinued from pave 2 1understanding it reac hed wi thAndreon i's Christian Democrats lastJuly to absta in in parl iament on keyissues , letting Christian Democratlegislation pass, having first beencleared in huddles with the Red leaders hip .
In effect. the com munists have already acted as a silen t partn er in government. Now they feel the time isright for full recognition and a-uOOTity , TIley want inclusio n in a newcoa litio n governme nt. with two Of
three cab inet positions.
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heap of crime, corruption and soci alills in o ur society , the stench ofhom o se xual pe rve rsio n re ach ingGod's nostr il s . and then as k ifAm eri c a de serve s to keep th ePanama Canal, for example, ' noway, ' I have to say.
.. Frankly, in our egal itarian agesome do not want to believe that Godhas ever singled certain people out to
GENE HOGBERG
receive benefit s'and blessings at anypart icular time in history. and ofcourse there is a great deal of animosity and jealousy to ward the UnitedStates - seco ndari ly toward the Brit ish people s, but espec ially toward theUnited State s - among the third world nations.
" When we come o ut and say, yes.this wealth and prosperi ty have beenthe result of a special blessing fromGo d as a re sult of o ne person ' sobed ience , man y people are verytaken aback at that. But we' ve ne...erbeen deserv ing of our blessings, andbecause we are sinfu l peoples we arelosing them right and left. "
Best human form
Mr . Hogberg has defin ite feelingsabout form s of govern ment, includ-ing de-mocracy . •
" As Mr. Gamer Ted Armstronghas sa id , de mocracy is probably thebest human fonn of government devised yet. But de mocracy, by its verynature . contains the seeds o f its owndest ructio n beca use it rests, especia lty in the American version , uponthe ideals of the people themselves.And people change .
.. America ns today , both the public at large and their leaders , who ofco urse stem from them , are a muchdiffere nt lot from th e fo undi ngfathers o f 200 years ago . In fact, theAmerica of today is radically dif ferenr from the America of 20 yearsago. in term s of mor al v alues .
" Today there is litt le thai unitesthe cou ntry . As Someone said notlong ago . America is a co llection of220 million ego s each going its ownway : '
Ca n de moc racies tuncnon succes sfully e lsew here?
"With modifi cations. sure. Of
Monday, Jan . 30 , 1978
Carter's budget 'conservative'?
10 Th e WORLDWIDE NEWS M onday , Jan . 30 , 1978
Ex-POWbuilding new bridges
Rhodesia: hard to staybut even harder to leave
More reunions
Th is yea r Lance is trying to organ ize a reunion for other membe rsof the Burm a Railway work gangs torevi sit the territ ory , if permission canbe granted from the Thai and Burmese authoriti es. The Kwai bridge isa tourist attrac tion today, but much ofthe rest of the road has now revertedto track less' ju ngle .
Also planned for next August isanother reunion ofJapanese and Australian prisone rs of war . " We hope tobeable to meet in Japan and visit thesites of th e ato mic bombings o fHiroshima and Nagasa ki.
" I hope it can be organized . But itis to be a stric tly bridge -building .friendl y e ffort. We have no use forthose who want ro use our organization for polit ical purposes ;'
rest as the ex-POWs smiled andwalked towards the grou p with theirhands o utstretched .
" Imme d iately o ur J apa ne sefriends relaxed , and we spent a won de rful 2\; days toget ber,'
DANIE ERASMUS
The onetime hater of wheelchai rshas even des igned a cha ir for dis abled athlete s he calls the Jave linSports Wheelchair .
He transports himself in a hand controlled wheelchair and drives acar that is custom made for his requirements.
A qualified aircraft mechanic, Mr .Erasmus is also capable of performing major overhauls on automobil esand has success fully co mpeted in thebuilding-construction business.
In 1975 he became a member oftheChurch of God, first co ming intocontact with the Work through ThePlain Truth , J
He is treasu rer of the Johannesburg Spokesman Cl ub.
For a recent " uniq ue-experie nce "speec h ass ignment in the club , hedecided to ride a ho rse . whic h he didafterconsrrucnng it spectal devi ce 10
acco mplish the feat.
The payoff
Th ree year s from the lime he co ntracted the disease, his plan paid off.He exce lled at field sports and wasselec ted to represent Sout h Africa atthe 1964 Paraplegic Olympics . Hehad learned to bowl, play baske tballand throw the javelin and shot put.
He also repre sented the country atthe 1966. 1968 and 1972 ParaplegicOlympics . and he has competed inJapan ..Euro pe and the Middle East.
He has accum ulated 22 Oly mpicgold medals, as well as 14 silver andthree bron ze . He ho lds three worldc ups for various sports and ha sbroken severa l world' s record s. Hestill holds the world ' s reco rd for shotput for paraplegics .
are nece ssary to accompl ish goa ls.• Plan and think through how
goals can be acco mplished .• Accep t thai achieving the goa ls
will take longer than wou ld havebeen the case under prev ious circ umstanc es .
manage the Australian end of the operation.
He put out a press release and received many re plie s f rom ex prisoners who were intrig ued by theidea .
Eight ex- PO Ws fro m Austral ia,together with their wives , decided tomake the trip to Thailand to meet theirex-guards. The reunion was to be inBangkok , with a side trip to visit thesite of the famou s "bridge over theRiver Kwai. "
All together 53 Austral ian andAmeri can e",-POW s and wives attended. On the Japanese side , 41ex -guard s and wives showed up.
Lance remembers the moment o freunion viv idly:
"We met firs t at a war cemetery inBangk ok . The Japan ese coach [bus}had arrived first . When our part y arrived it was obvi ous tbe Jap anesewere very apprehensive . Wha t sort ofreception would they expect? Afterall , these were the people who theyhad so badly mistreated 25 years ago .
"But fears were quickly laid to
Finally identified
Eventually coll apsing co mplete ly ,he was transferre d to an intens ivecare unit in ano ther hospital . Here hiscond ition was at last correctly identified .
Living on 128 pills a day , theonce-s trap ping 165-pound yo ungman had become an often -deli rious,weak 80 pounds , surv iving on regular doses of morph ine .
For nine weeks his parents slept atthe hospital until at last some improvement was noted in his condi lion . But by thi s time the bilharzi ahad ravaged his sys tem and he waspermanently paralyzed from the hip sdown .
Doctors told him he would neverwalk again , a revelation that threwhim into shock. followed by deepdepre ssion, shattered emotions and anervous breakdown.
" All I wanted was my legs back, "Mr . Erasmu s remembers from thosebitter days when he had lost all interest in living.
The bilharzia victim greeted theoospitaJ psych iatri st with hostili ty,rudeness . total rejection of any sug gestion that he begin thinking aboutusing ~ wheelchair.
Psychiatric cbaDe....
But the psychiatrist persisted andone day issued the patient a stingingchallenge.
He toki him that without a wheel cha ir he had few alternatives . Hecould deteriorate from bedsore s,possibly ending up a suicide; or hecould be a man and make the best ofwhat had befallen him.
The challe nge fired Mr. Eras muswith a zealous determinat ion to overco me his disability . He resolved todo anything in a wheelcha ir he cou ldpreviou sly do with his legs and ca meup with a three-poi nt reo rientationprogram that became the basis of hisrecovery:
• Employ whate ver new methods
can s fall vict im to thi s mal ad y,though relativel y few are as ad versely affected as was Mr. Erasmu s.
Doctors at first inco rrectly diagnosed his exce ssive fatigue , sporadicbut severe head aches, high temper atures and chills as tick-bite fever , andlater malaria. The ir correspo nding lyinco rrect treatment was ineffective .
He was hospita lized and packed inice 10 co mba t th e h igh feve r.Amoebi c dyse ntery was the nex td iagnosis , penic illin the treatment.
Mr . Erasmus' allergy to penicill inresulted in a de sper ate three-day bartie for survi val durin g which familyand doctor s feared for his life befor ehis body threw off the effects o f thedru g .
" So man y of my comrades cameback from captiv ity nursing noth ingbut hatred and bitterness towards o urJapan ese captors . But I realized thatthis was no good , Even before I cameinto the Church 1realized that hatredwas going to get me nowhere . Afterall , hating the land lord doesn't getthe rent lowered ."
A couple of years ago Mr . Lowesaw an unusual advert isement in aSydney newspaper. A Japane se exprison-eamp guard had sugges ted areunion of prisoners and guard s inThailand. Although he suspected thead was a hoax, Mr. Lowe wrote tofind our.--
~nuine offer
-The offer turned out to be genui ne.One of the Japane se capto rs hadrealized there was no future in harboring past resentment s. After the iniCial co ntact , Mr . Lowe offered to
Paraplegic plays in OlympicsBy Sid BeD
JOHANNESBURG , South Africa- Dante Erasmus , a jc-year -oldmember of God 's Church , has beenconfined to a wheelch air for 16years . Yet durin g this time he haswon numerous South African and internatio nal spo rting awards , reeducated himself to drive and maintainan automobi le and s uccessfullynegoti ated learni ng to ride a horse.no ea sy task for a disabled person.
Mr. Erasmus' achievements andmaneuv erabilit y have resulted froma dramanc , det ermined se lf -re onentauc n program .
In December, 1961, en route to aholiday in the Transvaal bush veld ,Mr. Erasmus, then 23 , and a frienddecided to cool off in the murky Olifants River - with disastrous results .Unkn owingly , Mr. Erasmus con trac te d a widespread Afric anscourge, bilharzia , also called schistosomiasis, while swi mming .
Found in many Sou th African rivers and da ms, bilharzia is carried bysnails and enters the skin via tinyflukes . Every yea r man )' South Afri -
applied to en ter anothe r co untry ,only 10 find great obs tac les in theirpaths. No one wants them. Unlesspotent ial immigrants are docror s orother highly skilled profe ssional s ,Canada, New Zealand , Australia andAmerica tum down their applic ations .
Suppo se members of a family areaccepted for immi gra tion or haveright of return because of nationality .They must then find the thousand s ofdolJars to pay their fare s and remo val expenses. When it leaves ,each family is allowed only 1,tXX>Rhode sian dollars to start a new life .That is very h~ for a family man,especially if he has spent the bestyears of his life gouging out a farmfrom bush , finally beginn ing to enjoythe fruits of his labor and sacrifices.
Also, he needs to think about thepeople other than his family who depend on him for a living . Each laborer working on a fann has his wifeand children living with him on theland , and they are fed and housed bythe farmer. So the fanner is provid ing accommodat ion and food forscores or even hundreds of people . Ifhe abandon s his fann (there are fewo r no buyers these days), he willleave many destitute .
Leav ing this beautifu l co untry is alot eas ier said than done . And whoknows when a man' s new home willbe just as dangerous as his old one?Most are prepared to stick it out untiladvised to go by the Church , or untillife becomes intolerable for Christians.
The writer is pastor of fourchurches in Salisbury andBulawa yo, RJr.oMsia.
Obstacles 10 lea vlng
MO\1 ofthewhiteshave toyed withthe idea of going , and some have
Another member has had to movefrom his rural hometo Salisbury aftergovernment and antigovernmentforces began taking turns occupyinghis village, causing untold hardsh ip.
Why don't Church members leaveand live in some other country'?
The ones who suff er most inRhode sia are the black s. And there isnowhe re they can go. The best theycan do is move to the main centers forsec urity, but there is Iin le wor k ,thanks to sanctions and the fact thatthousands of others have the sameidea.
face political coerci on . One memberliving in Kambazuma, a black donni tory suburb ofSalisbury . is threatenedwith eviction by his blac k landlordunless he joins and supports one ofthe main national ist part ies. Thi swould involve attending meetingsthat begin by praying to an Africandeity , as well as giving fmanci al support .
recuperation , he went back. to Australia .
" I was lucky to be alive," he said ... So man y of my co mrades died incaptivity . I think God looked afte rme . When I look back I reali ze 1tooksome ridiculous risks. BUl in captivity I was determined to keep my selfrespect and human dignit y ."
Rebuilt bls life
After the war Mr. Lowe was employed as a mechan ic and starred toreb uild his life . Toda y he work s as a
. success ful jo urnalist in Sydney, besides runn ing his own business.
Mr . Lowe ' s experien ce s wer esimilar to tho se of many thousands ofothers who suffered the depra vation sof prison camps. Bur with Lancelowe there is one big d ifference :
Two close encounters
The pol ice regular ly co rdon offmain streets in Sa lisbury and searc hevery person and vehicle within theco rdon. Th"isis done to deter repe titions ofthe attack s on ci vilian targetssuch as supe rmarkets. There havebeen two bomb attack s close to ouroffice premre s.
We have mem bers who have 10
By John A. HalfordBURLEI GH HEADS . Aust ra lia
- " Lo ve your enem ies: do good tothose who despitefull y use you ."
The word s arc easy to say. hard toput into practice . They 're especiall ydiff icult to remember when yo urenem y has beaten you, starved you,bayoneted yo ur co mrade s andworked you half to death .
But West Sydne y Church membe rLance Lowe is tryin g literall y to putthis principle into action. As an exprisoner of war, Mr. Lowe is an active member of an organ ization thattries to promote friend ship betweenAustralian and American ex-POWsand their Japanese captors.
During the Second World WarLance was a signalman in the Australian Eighth Division . He was sentto Singapore in 1940 and captured bythe Japane se in 1942when the islandsurrendered. ForJ 'h yearsofcaptivityhe alternated between the notoriousChangijaiJ and various work projectson the infamous Burma Railwa y.
Because he had taught himselfJapan ese and Malay, his captors puthim to work as an interpreter. " Because of this, ,. he says. " I think 1hada better time of it than most .
By Ron StoddartSALISBURY. Rhodesia - Liv
ing in Rhode sia has been full of excitement and challenge for those ofus who have served in the min istrysince the office was opened in Sal isbury , the nation's capital . Howe ver,the exc itement doe s seem to have increased in the two years since mywife and 1 moved here .
Mili tary convoys now operate inrhc most sens itive areas, and it isdangerous to travel outs ide of themain areas after dusk . My wife and Itravel on roads between churches andBible studie s with the knowledge inthe back. o f our minds that peoplehave been killed by antigovernmentforces on the same roads or close by .We try to stay off gravel roads because land mines are usuall y planredon these rather than the main . pavedroads .
Saw IiTstband
" But it was bad enough. Each da ywe had to work from 6 a .m . [0 9:30p.m. Food was inadequate, tre atmentbrutal and medical facil ities mini mal. I saw man y of the atroci tiesfirsthand ."
Durin g his ca pt iv ity Mr . Lowesuffered 27 bouts of malaria . At onepoint he nearl y lost his eyes ight.
" I was put into a rud imentary hospital ward containing 200 dysenterypatient s. Since I was not as physically badly off as the others ,l was putin charge of the ward .
" I remember this challenge well .So many of these men had lost allbope of recovery and had given upthe desire to live . So we went to workto rebuild their dete rmination to Slit
vive . We had some success; the deathrate dropped from 13 a night to aboutone a day. '
His captors released Mr . Lowe in1945 when Singapore again fell into former Japanese captors. {PhotoAllied hands . After a short period Of"':'YJohn Haltord]
Monday, Jan . 30, 1978 The WORLDWIDE NEWS 11
Local church neuis wrap-up
FUN IN FORT WORTH - More than 300 people attended a talent andcountry-and-westernshow tohear,among other stars,Sherrie Lowe,leh,perlorm a vocal solo and Chris Sparks, center, impersonate . Right
Houchin was the drum mer and Mr.Felt s played rhyt hm euitar and was;the main vocal ist:
A guest perfo rma nce was undertaken by Sherma n pas to r GeraldWitte, who sa ng a number with theband and atte mpted , unsucce ssfull y,to get Fo rt Worth pas tor and longtimefrie nd Felix Hei mberg to sing onstage , too .
Refreshments baked by YO Umembers and the wome n were sold atthe show to bo lster the Fort Worthco ngregatio n's c heerleade r-uniformfund . 5coll Moss.
Church meets in hay shd
GYMP IE , Aus tr ali a - Pete rMcClean. past or of the Caboo lturechurch. co nducted Sabba th se rvicesfor the recently formed Gy mp iechurch in the hay shed of a farmi ngmember on Dec . 10. The usual meeting hall was being used for a pollingbooth for nation al elections.
After the service , the 46 men , ladiesand childre n enjo yed steak s . hamburgers and drink s arou nd a barbecue inthe pleasant rural surrou ndings . BruceSmarr.
57th an'!'it"usary
HARR ISON, Ark . - The Ameri can Legion hall was the locat ion forthe Tack y Part y he ld here Dec . 24 .
The part y was for both teens andadult s. Man y of the YOU parent s appeared in thei r most tac ky o utfits andparti cipated in the night"s festivities.Fir-st and seco nd prize s were awardedto four YOU membe rs . In the girls 'division , Terri Harden received second place and her siste r, Rhon da.topped out with firs t place.
Among the boys, second place wen tto Rodne y Wilburn and first to ChrisWestc ott. The se Were cash prizesawarded for the most tacky outfits.
Among the ac tivit ies that nigh twere square dancing and man y hilarious games .
The groop took lime out to give Mr.and Mrs . E .E . Passmore a set of wineglasses and decanter from the brethren for the ir 57th weddin g anniversary . They were overwhelmed andspeec hless .
After acti vities slowed to a halt . aUenjoyed refreshments, fellow ship andlistening to music . Man i Green ,
lliland YOU
HONO LULU, Haw aii - Yes , Virgini a , there is a YO U chapter inHaw aii. And to prove it, Greg Wongand Naomi Kahumoku rep rese ntedthe Hawaii chapte r at the YO U conference in Big Sand~ember.
Accord ing to YO U coordina to rJohn Brown . the Haw ai i ch apt erbeg a- in Ar 1977, anlllboas ts abou tI' regul ar me mbe rs . Mr. Br ownqui~kly add s that due to the largenumbe r of preteens here , membershipcould more than do uble over the nex ttwo years .
Although small in numbers, th eIS. WRAP-UP, P-vt 12)
•pho to : Ken Swanson. left. Russ See . center, and Oerre ll Felts pro videmusic at the show. (See " Nine-Act Talent Show." this page.) {Photos byScott Moss ]
8« drive
EXETER, Eng land - Bret hrenhere spe nt the afte rnoo n on Dec . 17visiting a local museum and seeingso me of man' s ingenuity . mostly fromthe distant past , such as glass bott lesmade BC, glassware of the 17th cen tury . old flintloc k guns with intricateinla id pattern s, handmade cloc ks andwatche s still in workable co ndition ,cos tumes from all over the world andlace work hundred s of years old yetstill beautiful. The museum also hadalmost every type of animal and bird ,stuffed. for all to see.
In the evening was the firs t soc ial ofthe winte r. A talent sho w featu red theBatten family, including three cbildren under 5. singing; a skit by L.Buckley and D. Evans ; Pe te r ar-dMar y Ca nn o n saxo pho nes : Mrs ,Buckley and three boys. all below 9 ,singing; and the Row les family, withmum singing and Le s and Seth onguitars .
Following was a bee drive , Beetle sare st ill in short supply, seemingly.The bee drive was won by Mrs . Buck ley and Mark . Sandwiches , beer andDe von shire Scrump y (cide r) werese rved by the ever -busy women. TheRowle s family supplied music for enjoyment and dancing.
The last of a curre nt series of filmshows run by pastor Joh n Jew ell ,aided by D. Widdec ombc , was Dec .2 1. The se ri es had drawn goodnumber s of new faces with eac h showing at Exete r and Torquay. Franc isConn.
Nine-ad talenl show
FORT WORTH , Tex . -More than300 people attended a free combinedtalent and co untry -and-weste rn showhe re Dec . I I. After wat ching thenine -act show of singing, poe try read ing, tap danc ing and short comedyskits put on by Fort Worth membersan d emceed by 1977 Bia Sandygraduate Chuck Fredriksen. the audience heard Derrett Felts and his bandperform for two hour s .
Mr. Felts has his own weekly halfhour televi sion show aired in sixstates and has recently put an album ."Favorites from the Verrell Felt sTele vision Show " on the MSA label .Mr. Felts and the mu sic ian s who per formed at the talent show all altendthe Shennan church and among them se lves have performed with suc hco untry-and-western arti sts as Hankand BlUy Thompson , Sonny Jame s,Hank Locklin , Bill And ers on andLeo n Payne.
At the keyboards was Sharon See ,wife of Russ See, who played bassguitar . Colleen Swanson also playedbass guitar and her husband, Ken ,manned Ihe lead guitar and violin . Pat
wo men ' s club her e , Wom en o fTo mor row's World , enjoyed a slidepresentation of Israe l given b ymember Christa Brook s on Dec . 21.Christa visited Israel last April withseveral ot her local Church membe rs .Her occupation as a tra ve l age nt gaveher so me insights into this countrythat were educational and enlighte ning . 0 the 30 who att ended . Sce nesincluded C hrist's birt hplace, locationof His temptatio n by Sa tan . the Gar den of Gethsemene. Cbris r' s buri alplace and the Valley of Megiddo .
Karen Goff was hoste ss . She explained and described the kibbutzim.co llec tive-farmi ng se ttlements in Israel. She also se rved Israeli de ssert sand be verages to give the women atas te of Israeli life . Seve ral peoplebrought Israeli memorabili a fro mthe ir trip to disp lay at the mee ting,including curre ncy , artw ork , jewelry,pottery , maps, yarm ulkes. newspa pers , periodical s and boo ks . LisaMu tdith·Coku.
Wall art
DES MOINES, Iowa - The YOUchapte r here assisted in painting amural on the wall of the Franklin Library in downt own Des Moine s . Themural has an area of 500 square feetand took 21 hours to pain t. From Nov.27 th rough Dec. I I. the tee ns spentthei r Sundays paint ing .
The mural is a collage of children' ssto ries , such as A/jet in Worukrland,Hansel and Gretal and Snow Whitt andtI,t Seve n Dwarfs . Th e mural wasdrawn by two artist s and painted bythe YOU members .
Ment ion ohheir work was made ona local radio sta tion. The library heldan open hou se in adm iration for thework of act . Rhonda Reyer.
Snow froUe
EV ANSBURG, Alta , - Thepeaceful setting of a quiet lake surrounded by candy-like frosted tree swas sben e red Dec . 18 by the voice sarid laughter of some '0 people of aUages who gathered -for the church' ssnow party .
The party featured ska ting,· sk iingand toboggan and snowmobile ride s.A broombaU game prov ided instantwarmth for any who became chilled ,One toboggan rece ived a broken backand one rider was found desperatelylooking for enough stray pieces to assemble a pair of glasses.
The day climaxed at a nearby hallwith chili and a heav y st rain on thecoffeepot .
Followi ng the meal was the fifthmeeting of the Spokesman Club, nowin its third season here . Final com ments were by pastor Dennis Law rence . R. Hanson.
Lyndall Moore for the faste st tie r.At the co nclusio n of the even ing. a
supper of the men's and boys ' bake dgoods and ice c ream was served. Tokens of the eve ning were given to thechildre n. L.\'n Ryan .
KJds'Day
CALGA RY, Alta. - Kids ages 6 to12 fro m the Calgary an d Didsburychur che s had a Kids' Day Dec . 28 .
Activ ities began at 10:30 a. m. andended at' 6:30 p.m . First the groupwent bowling for two or three games .Then the kids went with their leader tohis car and ate packed lunche s. Nextstop was the movie Pttt 's Dragon .Best of all was a stop at Shake y'sPizza Parlor , which gave the kids abargain - aU the y co uld eat for $2 aperson.
The chur ches here usually have aKid s' Day twice a year, in August andDecember. Thi s was the fourth one .Eric and Tonya Wilding.
hpier-macbe luau pig
CHATTANOOGA , Tenn . - Thebrethren here held aluau dinner danceDec . 3. Out side the tree s were bareand the weather was nipp y. but insidewas warmth and laughter amid dec orations of artific ial palm trees andtropical costu mes.
T he tables were deco rated withfre sh pineapples and fruit punchbe -" .. Among the items on the festivenM;nu were sweet-and-sour beef antichicken , fre sh pineapple and mixedfruit salads .
Roa st pig. symbol of the luau , wasabse nt from the menu , but , as a reminde r of the obnoxious beast 's normal presence , a large papier-machepig, in sleeping position , was strategicall y located under a palm tree on theedge of the dance Ooor. He was thetopic of numerous con venations during the evening. No one seemed dis pleased by the fact that he did not holda spot on the ce nter of the table withan apple in his mouth .
A profe ssional band was secured toprovide music for the dance . playing avariety of music sufficie nt 10 satisfyalmost every taste . Charles Dicuy.
Woltrnan ScblUlna
CINCINNATI_ Ohio - The Cia cinnati West church here sponsored a" We Will Rock You " YOU danceDec. 2' . The evening was topped offwith man y dance contest s, and doorprize s worth a total of $300 wereawarded to man y of the luck y winners .
The music was provided by a YOUcoordinator who called hi mselfWolfman Schilling. Judy Piccola .
IsrMU mrmorabUla
C U PE RT INO_ Calif. - The
Wnd~lMorry tarts
ANCH ORA G E , Ala ska - Tenhapp y preschoo lers from the chu rchhere attended a lunche on party Dec .27 . Fan c y sa ndwic hes mad e bymember Donn a Ken d rick we re servedon tabl ec loth s placed o n the carpet fora pic nic effect . Black oliv es and slicedca rro ts o n too thpick s, pun ch . pot at ochips and Ala skan wild -berry tart swere also served. Singing , game s andprize s followed.
Because of the increase in churchattendance of the preteen children ,the ir partie s will be divided into twogroups - one for first through thirdgr aders and another for fourththrough sixth graders . Thi s will decrea se the problems caused by different age s. Al ia Wltgh . .
Nunrry.rbyme quOl
ATLANTA, Ga. -lhe late st occa sion for fun and fc:Uowship here wasa covered-dish luncheon and miscellaneous baby sho wer in ho nor of Mrs .Bob (Sylvia) Welsh on Dec . 11at theSturbridge Square Ap artments 'clubhouse. About 30 ladies . includingthe mother and three daughters of theguest of honor, were pr-esent.
One of the handmade gifts , a whitemacrame plant hanger with co lorfulbeads and a teddy bear in a swing,se rved as the main decoration . Theplanter con tained mints . Ano ther giftwas a nursery-rh yme quilt . wit;' eac hsquare embroidered by a duferentperson and quilted together with redand white gingham . AUgifts were veryuseful , but apparently everyone wasthinking blue . Bmy Lynch , RosemarieKtl ly and Donna Tucur .
EdIble-DK.k.Iace COIlt.est
BRISBANE, Australia - The 19TIBrisbane Family Night Dec . 17 wasorganized by the Wome n's Club here .A potluck meal followed the servicefor adults , while the children enjoyeda picnic on the lawn s outside the hall .After thei r meal, they were entertained with game s and goodies bythe: clown of the evening, lan McQueen.
At 7 p.m ., fun and g:anies for thewhole family began, with past or MarkCardo na as emcee. Token prize s wereaward ed to tbe winners of each of thegames . . ,
Following was the judging of thebaking contest fo r the me n , thebiscuit-baking coatest for boys under12, the edible-necklace co ntest forgirls and the tie-lying contest forwomen. The re sponse was o ver whelming , with4gentriesinthemen' sbaking contest . .
Winne rs were Barn y Boland, pastry; John Lyon s, scones; Mark Cardona , cakes: and Robert Wood . biscuits . Honorable mention went toRussell Moore for his biscuits , EricCohen for his chocolate cake and Arthur Powell for his fru it cake .
Winner of the bo ys' biscu it-bakingcontest was Steven Moore , with honorable menti on to Andrew Clare . Theedi ble-neckl ace co ntest was won bySusa n Hughe s, with honorable mentio n to Karen Crabtree .
The women who entered the tie tyin g co ntest had to tie the ties onthemse lves and the resu lts had to beseen to be believed. Glenda Gee wonthe prize for the neat est tie and Mrs .
Oid-fulliooed sodaI
BE LLEVILLE.III .-Anoid-fuh·loned family soc ial was held here Dec.2Sat the .Emerald Mound Grange HaUnear Lebanon. The two-level buildingafforded opportunities for a widerange of activities . Arriving at noo n,people participated informall y incards, game s and good conversation.
Afte r a potluck dinner, most peoplejoined in a sing-along . Pastor FrankMcCrady led with his guitar , acc ompanied by several local Chur ch musicians on guitar, bass guitar, piano anddrums . The si ng-a lo ns wa sthoroughly enjoyed by singers and lisreners .
Movies were sbown following thesing-along. Mary Nr tW' Burns,
British ee....s
RADLETr, E ngland - Two menrecently ordained as local elde rs herewere David Silcox and Franc is Bergin. Mr. Silcox, a 1m graduate fromAmbassador College in Bric ke tWood , bas been a high-school teache rfor Imperial School and served unde rHarold Jackson in the Black AfricanWork . Hi s main duries will be inministering to members in the Orpington and Maidstone churches, assi sting .pastor Robin Jone s .
Mr. Beqin greduated from BrickelWood in 1968. He taught economicsand busine ss-adm inistration clas sesat the British campus, also serving asassistant busine ss manager of the college, and later as busine ss mana,gerand company secre tary in the BritishWort. He also bandie s legal and personnel matten at ' the Radle tt complex . He wiU continue to assist atBricket Wood and in preaching insome of the nearb y churches.
Four Bricker Wood membe rs ,Richard and Linda Wood, John Stet taford and Edward Smith , sang withmore than 5.000 othe r choral siilgenfrom aUover Britain in a large-scale" Pom -Sc ra tch ' performance o fHandel's Messiah at London 's RoyalAlbert Hall on Dec. 8:·
About 100 teen s from the Britishch urches spent fo ur day s o n th erormer coDeae campus here Dec. 26 to29. Their Winter Teen Program wasorpniz.ed underthe au spices of YO U.
Other recent soc tal activi ties at thecampu s forthe local church included ajazz concert Dec . 19, given by the EdHarvey Band ; an under-aae-12 ToySwop Shop. where young Bric ke tWood ehildrea were able to donatetheir used toys to a childreD's home atHarpenden ; and a Whist Drive crpnized by deacon Howard Silcox onJan . 7.
A Grand BaD has been orp.nizedfo r Ian . 28 in the nmnasium formembers here and visitors from othe rcburchee , Since this may be the lastsocial activity to be held an the <ampus, in view of its impending sale, theball will offer a full eve ning of daneina, music, entertainment, re fres hments end fUD. Childree will betrea ted to an ex cit inl pany wit hgame s. rood , drinks and professionalentertainers , Edward Smit h.
Sa_clabo
RAPID CITY , S.D. - After theFeast this year , pastor Bill Swansondecided to t ry someth ing ditferemwith the Spokesman and Women' sclubs in this area. Since members liveas far as 180miles from Rapid City andthere is no way to have clubs duringthe week, Mr. Swan son dec ided tohave Sabbath clubs . After afternoonservice s, the brethren eat a carry-inmeal. followed immediately by theclub s .
The Spoke sman Club centersaround Bible topics and discussion swith speec hes be ing given on sermonett e topics. The Wome n' s Clubwill co ver women of the Bible thro ughspeec hes and have table topics on cur rent events.
Duri ng this time the children are divided into age-groups and given Biblelessons according to their level of understanding. Also , the YOU grouphas its monthl y Bible study at thistime.
So far, tbis format seems to beworking weU and is allow ing more
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newspaper confetti .A special prese ntation was made to
pas tor Don Lawson and his wife. Mr .Lawso n was presented with an awardfor mo s t valuable pl ay er of lhe ·Pitt sburgh churches in honor of hisdedicated efforts duri ng his first yearas pastor here . The award was a largesheet cake , and , after receiving it . theLawso ns invited everyo ne to have apiece of it.
Dancing beg an at 7 p .m . Mr .Adamese played guitar and sang, acco mpa nied by backup ins tru me ntalists . Elaine Besselman , Don Sur loffand Donna Coenaen also sang duringthe evening .
About 450 peop le atte nded , includ ing about SO from the neighboringBelle Vernon church . Frank uwan·dowski .
Monday, Jan, 3D, 1978
SURPRISE - Mr. and Mrs. AT- .thur Greenwood cut the ir50th-wedding·anniversary cakeat a Palmerston North, New Zealand, church social. (See '"50thAnniversary,'" this page.)
their 50th wedding anniversary . Thecouple was presented a cake, orchidsand a bottle of whiskey . D~,.d Att wood .
SpuJ:sb outdoor brukfut
PASADENA - The Spanisbchurch of Pasadena had an outdoorbreakfast Dec . 1.5at a local park. Although the weather was cool and raincloud s filled the sky , about 100 enthu siastic people attended.
Aromas of hot coffee, s izzl ingI leaks, eggs and tortilla s waftedthrough the air . The brethren sat atpicnic tables in a green plush setting,eating and drinking in a family a1m().
sphere and enjoying one another' sconversation.
Among the many ac tivities wereFrisbee throwing, volleyball . tennis ,football and soccer, plus table gamessuch as cards and Monopoly . Thechildren pxtk advantqe of the playground facilities andjoined in on someof the adult garDes.
The breakfast outing turned out tobe an ell-day fun-filled event foreveryone. F~rruuuJo Bmriga.
hstor aamed MVP .
PfITSBURGH, Pa . - An all-da y- soc ial for both cburcbes here took
place Dec. 23 at the White Oal; Recreation Hall DC8C McK.ecaport, Pa . Thetheme of the YOU -Iponsored sOcialwas " Something for You. "
The activi ties bepn with a men'sbasketball game between Pittsburghand Bene Vernon , Pa. Pin sburah wonthe match 46-31. Then the Pittsburahteens defeated the Belle Vernon teen s44-31. Next, the Pittsburah volleyballteam took BeUe Vernon in two cut ofthree games .
A less strenuous sport was available in the form of bingo . Prize s werevario us amounts of canned aoods.Eacb family had been requested tobring Iwo cans of food to the sociel.
Two lines then formed for a chilidinner. Each family brought cheeseand snackfooda. Beerwas servedfreeto adults and soda pop w id for 25cents a can . Hot dop were also so ld,and the Boy Scout s offered colorfuldrinking glasse s at 60 cent s each .
The cheerle aders performed .a,ro ut ine . Unfortunately , the ligh t sshorted out in the middle of their per formance. They continued their act ,finishing in the dark . After the lightingwas restored, they had a second opportunity to present their routin e.
Their number was followed by aGong Show, enceed by Ron Adame se .Panel members were NorbertSlowinski, Dr. Donald Waugamannand Dick John ston . The ac ts includedAngie Hick s and her exe rcise class ,Ke n Be sse sm an singing " Rubbe rDucky, " Nico le Slowi nski and Bonnie Belotti perfonning a pantomime .Geo rgia Derrick and Jeann ie Cameron singing " (I' m Being Swallowed bya) Boa Co nstrictor," Esther Murra yreci ting a poem and Angie Hicks perfanning a violin sok>. Throughout thesbow, RickCaldweUperiodically ranacro ss the stage and sho wered thehost and contestants with sbredded
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MANKATO, Minn. - The Biblestudy group her e had its firs t sermon ette by Ben Karles in 1977 onDec . ) I. It will be a year before thebre thren have another on e by Mr.Kart e s in 1978. John Cos ,
Spedal .-pieMIAMI, Fla . - The Men 's Club
here spo nso red a " Special PeopleGe t-To ge ther" Dec . 18. "Specialpeople " are defined as those betwe en4S and t05 years of age. About SO ofthem were in att e nda nce at theStephe n P. Clar k Communi ty Centerhere .
The aftern oo n activi ties began witheveryone becom ing involved in cardgames , checkers , Monopo ly, Scrabble and similar game s.
Representetlves oftbe Ladie s' Clubhelped arrange and set up a tasty buffet.
A sing-a lon g was conducted byCaro l McCurdy and accompanied byCarol Volke rs on the piano . Copie s ofabout 12 old favorit es had beenprinted for the occa sion, so everyonewas able to sing out with gusto .
To make the afternoon complete.gifts were prov ided fOI" all by BillPearson , deacon here . Howard W.wuu.
forman ces for the amusement of all.Most notable of these came fromPaula Boggs of Elizabet htown , Ky.Du Dee Morgan .
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PAL ME RSTO N NO RT H, NewZeabnd - The church here held asocial Dec . 10 featuring a surp rise ingredient.The ulllrisewu tbehonor·ing and toa sting of Mr. and Mrs . Arthur Greenwood, who ce lebra te d
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NANUET . N.Y. -c-Just as percbedground drink s in a long-awaited gentlerain, membe rs here welcomed the irfirst soc ial on Dec . 10with open arms.It wa s not a big production,jusl a pot lu ck dinner at the We st N ya ckElementary School.
After dinne r, Gerald Backhus, localelder, became mother hen and tookth e children off to another room for
, movies . Thi s gave moms and dads achance to have a good chat with oldfriends , meet some new faces or playgames . The cbeerieeders gave a shortperformance oftheirtaJents, getting inshape for the YOU competition thisspring .
Nanuet, even though a relativelysmall church ; currently averagina210, hassomcadvantages because it isan area -headquarten church. PastorElbert Atlas is area coordinator forthe Northeast region .
Many pest spea.k~rsJ!!.ve ~~here to visit with Mr. Atlas . On a visitDec . 24, Reginald Platt delivered asermon on prayer. Two South African
. pastors , Adriaan Botha and AndreVan BeLkum, stopped. by Dec . 31 enroute to the ministerial conference inPasadena. Others who have passedthis way include Ed Faulk, Jack Martin , Leslie Schmedes and Richard
. Frank el. Uo yd Brigie is associatepa~tor here . Lynn StJndland.
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NORFOLK, Va . - The cburchhere hekl a family night on Dec. 17.The speci al night included two fuIIlength Walt Disney movies, beef hotdogsand popcorn. Members providedcold. drink s an d salads .
The meeting was held at the Peninsula Gard en Club in Newport News ,Va., with 120 present . Good fellowship and the mag ic of Disney co mbined to make an evening enjoyed byall. Cynthia Pryu .
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NOTTINGHAM, EnglandMembe rs of the chur ch here went tothe Albert Hall in Nottingham on Dec.10 to Hste n to Handel' s M~ssjah .
pres en ted by the Harmonic Cbo ir andOrche st ra under conductor Noel Cox .The perform ance was highly rated b ythe membe rs , most of who m belong tothe Nott ingham church choi r . Theevening was arra nged by cho irmas terBob Salte r. Ron McLarrn .
East seco nd.As the purpo se of YOU , good at
titudes and conduct were emphasizedin the tournament. The teams werevoted on by the refer ees , coaches anddistric t YOU coordinator Jim Redus .T he o uts t and ing spo rts manshiptrophy was awarded to East , withNo rth placing a close second. lindaDr B,rry.
nrst Bible study
KINGSTON . West Ind ies - Acco rding to a circular sent to scatteredbrethren in the Windward Island of s i.Vincent from Stan Bass , director ofthe Ca rib bean Work . with localhea dquart e rs in San Juan , PuertoRico , a Bible study was scheduled forthe brethren here Dec. 1.5.
The circular, dated Dec. 12, statedtha t the st ud y wa s to be held byChar les Fleming, who is workingalong with Mr. Bass in the San Juanoffice .
TIle Bible study, the first scheduledin the Assoc iated State of St . Vincentand the Grenadines , was to havebegun at 4:30 p.m. at the res idence ofone of the local brethren , ElizabethLambkin, who lives near the one andonly airport on the volcani c island .Kineston, the capi tal , is about twomiles from the Amo s Vale Airport .
St . Vince nt. abou t 18 miles lona and11 ,miles wide , has a populat ion ofabou t 100.000 , mos t of whom areblacks . Futhrid Forbes,
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LAKELAND, Aa . - The roaringfire in the flreptece and the sound ofrain on the roof made the afternooncomplete for the Over 40s Bible stud yheld Dec . 25 at Bill Hark ins' home .
Weldon Wallick , local elde r , andMr . Harkin s conducted the study with27 people in attendance . The Itud yemphasized Ihat eld erly citi ze nsshould be respec ted and honored bythe younger people and should continue 10 develop thei r talent s, se rveand gro w in God's-Church.
Everyo ne enjoy ed the Bible stud yand the co vered-dish meal and fellowship. KtJlhy Lasseter and J~an HtJrkiru .
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The co ngregation here gathered to honor itssenior citizen s et.a social especiall yfor them Dec . 18. About 140attendedthe event. .
The hou rs before lunch were spentplaying ches s, checkers , bingo andvisiting , while the tantalizing aromasdrifting from the kitchen whettedeveryone 's appet ite for the meal thatfollowed . Italian spaghe tti and Frenchgarlic breed accompanied by plenty oftossed green salad and c ho ice ofwines , plus a bevy of luscious dessert s,confronted the diners . At the dessert
-teble . pasto r Tom Hamson fou nd theMississippi-mud cake part icularly tohis liking. He was observ ed scoo pingout the last smidgen from the pan .
After eat ing, the group viewed several Charl ie Chapl in and W.C. Fieldsmo vies . A variety sho w followed,produ ced , directed and performed bylocal Church talent. Music andskitsabounded as some very youna peoplecontributed thei r sho w.s topping per-
•HAWAIIAN REPS - Hawaiian YOU conference delegates Greg Wongand Naomi Kahumoku flank local YOU coordinator John Brown. (See"tsland YOU,'· page 11.) [Photb by Steven E. Brightbill ]
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KANSAS CITY , Mo. - The Kansas City East church was ho st [0 afour-te am in vitat ion al ba sk etb alltourna ment Dec . 25 in Kansas City.Kan.
The games began ear ly and werefast-paced until the end. The KansasCity East Bombers were the first winners of the day against Kansas CityNorth. Next , the Kansas City Sou thteam played hard but was no matchfor the Columb ia (Mo .) Tiger s. It wasanyone' s guess as to who the finalchamp would be in the final game between East and Colu mbia. Colu mbiapulled it o ut, defeat ing East 60-52 .
The top two sco rers in two gameswere Roy Brown of Columbia wit h 52points and Sieve Howard of No rthwith 46 . The top re bounder of tbe daywas East's Dan Cur ry with 46. In afree-throw conte st , Darrell Wilson ofSouth placed flfst and Gary Gre" of
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JONESBORO, Ark. - Month s ofwork paid off for the Ladies' Clubbereas the wome n t-med handcrafteditems into dollars at the annual bazaa rheld the latter part of No vember andearly Decem ber .
Under the kind and pat ient tut elageof Paul a Vangilder , the ladies spentthe first three meetings produc ing awide variety of macrame items anddomed plaques co ntaining wild lifesce nes and d ried-flo wer arran gements .
For the ir next feat, the ladies willatte mpt to tum the S300 profit into apiano for the church. Kathy Holmes.
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Hawaii YOU members are large Inenth usiasm . In eddltlon to reg ularmonthly activities and meeting s. theYOU chapter has sponsore d and as-
, sisted in several Church- related activ ities and were hosts for sev era lYOU activiti es during the t9n Feas tof Tabernacl es in Lahai na . Mau i.Steven E. Brighrbill .
Fanq-drns ro mpr ttdo n
H UL L. Engtan d - A GrandChu rch Social and Fa ncy-Dr essCompetition was held after Sabbathservices Dec . 17. The evening beganwith a potluck meal, fo l lowed by atalent competi tion th at incl udedsongs, poem s and storytelling . Thewinner was Len Marsden . who . infancy dress as a vending machine , recited a humorous poem about the same.
All the child ren received prizes fortheir entries in the fancy-dres s com petit ion . The cos tumes showed skilland imagination and included a robo t,a cossack and a pirate.
The winner of the adult section wasJane t Van Ham , who dre ssed as anAir France air hostess .- Other activi ties were a beetle drive ,cha rades and a childre n's co lori ngcompetitio n, won by David Massingham , S.
The emcee was John Johnson, whoalso organ ized the activities. MargarrtWalUr iJnd JiJMr Van HlUrI.
UP HIS ALLEY - Washington pastor Larry Salyer bowls his way to a 210score in the Washington, D.C., invitational bowling tournament. (See"Keglers' Tourney: ' this page.)
Monday, Jan. 30, 1978
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members to atte nd clubs tha n ot her wise could. Linda Holladay.
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RESE DA. Calif. - "Y'all co me"was the way the invitations began thatinvited 12 of the churches in the are ato a Dec . 25costume socia l sponsoredby the Reseda brethren . About 300members enjoyed the activitiesplanned by pastor Bob Cloninge r' s" farmhands,"
The mood for the country theme of" Down on the Farm " was set by theusc of decorations loaned by CherylStankiewicz. including a saddle . bridles . w:k orall kiDds. pitchforks . balehooks and shovels.
A wbeelbarre l and baSeof hay withpumpkins and bundled dried comstalks formed the base of a scarecrow.Frank. .Cbere st and Kathy Lamperthelped create the scarecrow.
Evel yn Davi son , Lo n e Sch iller ,Barbara Kennedy, Jane Hickoc, Millie McFarlane and Marsha Harrishelped mak e cloth remnants intoplace mat s. '
The meal was prepared by Pat andDora Vee Teague and Russ and Sblr ley Moore . Eighty-five pounds of bedwere seasoned and roasted under Mr .Teague's watchful eye . while Mr.Moore 's own chili-and-bean recipesim mered . The me al wa s servedfami l y-style byeome of the YO Uteens under the direction of forem anJim Hickoc.
While dinner was cook ing. somewatched a Mr. Magoo cartoon and TheMan fro m La Man cha .
Entertainment wa s presented bythe YOU membe rs . Included weredance rou tines by Mary Slack . KarenChristo pher . and Karey Sc hiller, apantomime by Jan Smith and PearlStaudinger and an original melodyco mpo sed and played on his guitar byJohn Burt . Larry Ford emceed theshow. The progra m concluded withmusic by the.Ja ck B1,1Jhar:o~ski)·am
ily Sextet . with Jack and his wife ,Bobbie , and children Tom , Paul .Bobbie Anne and Beth performi ng.
Meanwhile t he dining are a wa srearranged for the bam dan ce . withrhythms and songs by Larry Ford . JimFoster Jr .• Geary Whiting. Art andYvonne Bradik and Elaine Ford.
Buffet table s were set and coveredwith yummy bo rne-baked dessert s.Promenade music was played and
. everyo ne who was costumed wasasked to circle the Door . Two winne rswere picked : Russ Moore won theadult division with his version of aclucky chicken . and Bob Cloninger'se lde st daughter. Lisa. won in thechildre n' s division dre ssed as Raggedy Ann.
Numerous peopl e helpe d behindthe scenes: Alan and Lynn Barne s.Rick and Carl a Willer. Ca rl Kenned y,Karl La mpert , Jim and Shila Wilson.Paula Foste r. Richard Harry. CornelSmit h . Marie Chris top he r. Lind aSco bee. Jim an d ESlhe r Fo ste r .Malissa Te ague . Sa llee To ms andman y more . Sallu Toms .
Canoe ·lrip
ST . PETE RS BURG , Aa. - BobJones . pastor here . and his youngerson. Mike. took to the woods duri ngthe Decem ber schoo l vacatio n. Theylaunched the ir canoe at Fo rt Meade .Fla .• on the unspoiled Peace River incentra l Aorida for a fi'o'e -day canoetrip of abo ut 50 miles .
The days were cool. ex.cellent forcanoeing. Night s were chilly, but thi ske pt the wa te r moccasin s . rattle sna kes . alligators and mo squit oe sholed up . Euitement was prov idedby near capsizings. armad iUo huntsand Mr. Jones' cooki ng. Bob Jon('s .
Solvang spedacula r
SAN TA BARBARA . Calif . ---thepictu resque town of Solva ng, Calif.,self-s tyled " Dan ish Capital ofAmerica ," provided the selling forthe Dec . 24 co mbined services of theSanta Barb ara and San Luis Obispoc hur ches . T he lalle r gr o up wasforme d out of the former and theseoccasions provide o pportunity (or (el-
lowship, fun and reminiscing .This event was especial ly pleasan t
due to the appearance of the forme rpastor here. AI Kersha, who present ed a split sermo n with pres entpastor Les McColm. Special musicwas provi ded by Bea Gusner , vio·Iinist. with BiU Lear as acco mpan iston the acco rd ion .
Fo llowing a picnic supper. enter tainment was presented und er thepro fe ss ion al d irec ti on of TomFaunce . Act s included comedyroutin es by Ken Schwab and CraigBailey and vocal numbers by Bever lyBogart and her sister. Candy , GwenWhipkey , Dan Rojas and Carl andGertrude Stewart .
In addition. Virginia Faunce andBill Le ar pro vided a lit tle GayNinetie s' music . with Mr . McColmdisplay ina: his harmon ica talent s. Ahilariou s operating-room skit entitled" Patience , Palients: ' written by BiDMasterson , local YOU director, wasstaged by the newl y formed YOUgroUp.
The evening was brought to a rousing climax with " The re 's Gonna Be aGreat Da y. " led off by VirginiaFaunce, then with the casl and audience joining in the final chorus. BillLear ,
FuU·bIown camlval
SEAITLE. Wash . - " Everybodywins and nobody lose s !" -The realwinners were all that took part in thew inter Carnival, a production of thechurches here Dec. 25 at the Scotti shRite . a floor beneath the Sabbathserv ice meeting place .
The hlgh-pitcbed shrill of calliopemusic split tbe air with ils melodic andenchan ting siren call , beckoning oneand all to don a fest ive mood andplunge headlong into merriment .
A children' s Excitement and Acuvity Center capriveted the wee ones .while free movie s offered rest and relaxation to those wearying of the Irenet ic pace .
A series of Polynesian dance s, interpreted by Jeanna and Stacy Potvi n,ent hral led the midway crowd. whileWard HartzeU's Chamber of Odditie sprovided the sideshow deviation intothe unusual .
Helium-filled balloon s danced overthe head s of children. Clown s roamedfreely through the milling throng and aClown Makeup Booth permitted any':one 50 desirous to emulate in partthei r funn y features . Celebrities werenorwanting eithe r - Big Bird trailed aco terie of small adm ire rs, and . forthem . was the star attraction . Alsovery much in evidence was spider·man . mak ing hi s wa y Iurttvel ythrough the cro wd.
Mann y LiUengrc:enas MarshaU Dillongreen II kept a watchful eye out forsuspected miscreants with which topopulate the jail. (Incar ceration wasbrief and tenuous , the leaky portalsaffording a somewhat loose and leakyegress as well as Ingress.) .
A cake-deco rating conte st for children merited prizes for the entrants aswell as providing prizes for the luck ywinne rs of the cakewalk. An arts and-crafts show provided an outlet forthe talents of many and also providedtreas ures for a si lent auction of manyof the entries.
The whole affa ir wa s a resound ingsuccess. Nearly everyone was per ·sonaDy involved and had at leasl athumbprint in the produ ction , withmost pUlling a great deal of time andeffort in the planning. const ructionand executi on of the variou s enl er·prises. Jerry GrossJ;rueg(' r .
Clean ice
SMIT HS FALLS. On t. - The cabins were hea ted and the ice was cleanwhen more tban 30 YOU membersfrom Smiths FaDs. Kingston, and Ot·tawa atte nded a winte r ca mp-out Dec .24. That evening everyone ventureddow n to the lake for a skating part yand bon fire . late r retu rnin g 10 thehouse for a laic !luppcr of chili . rollsand hot chocolate .
Sunday morning. many tired eyesshowed up for breakfast. Then alldressed warmly and biked bac k intothe valley for a game of capture· the·flag. which ended up as a snow baDfight. 1ll.a t afternoo n was a game ofclue . won by the Smith s Falls group .
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A dance that evening co ntinued untilmidnight. and by the time the lightswere ou t most of the leade rs weredone in.
Monda y mo rning the guys had ahockey game. which Kingston won byI point . In the afternoon. everyoneplayed games or clea ned up. then saidgood-bye to new friends. Cam p wasover at 4 p.m.
The teen s were respon sible for preparing the meals , cle aning up and organizing the ac tivities , which madethe camp -out one of the best ever.Jeanni e MacMillan .
Vlrxtola reel
SPOKANE. Wa sb. - The combined c o ngregat io ns of Coeurd' Alene. Idaho, and Spokane at tended an act ive evening Dec . 17.which featured a smoked· lurkey dinncr . salads. bot bun s, drinks andpumpkin pie with whipped cream.
The YOU teen s served the man ybrethren and the ir familie s. Fund sraised were to help the yOU aclivities. Mrs . Roger Foster organized.the lasty dinner.
Then members helped clear tberoom for a square-dance sess ion witha professional caller. A demonstrationof the Virginia reel was performed bythe teens. Games were also featuredfor the nondancers . Vern~ Enos ,
Computer readout
TAMPA. Fla . - The film of GamerTed Arm strong' s Portland campaignwas viewed by 31.5 members and Mguest s here Dec . 31. The guest s werePT subscribers in tbe Tampa area whodo not normall y attend Sabbath ser-vices : \
USlDga computer readout of localsubscribers. Church members used aletter and phone campaign to invitethem to lhe film presentation. Invitetiona were also extended Ihroughnewspaper advertising. All expensesfor the campaign were paid for byfunds from a recent locel church yard'ale . -
FoUowing lhe film. members fellowehlppe d wilh the guests. Manyquestions were a nsw ered by themembers.
A display of Church publicationsresulted in 80 reque sts for literat ure .PT renewals and several cash donations. The most reque sted bookletswere "What Do You Mean , Kingdomof God?" and " The Four Horsemenof the ApocaIy pse :·
The campaign was also benefic ial inupdating the area PT subscription list .Some expressed intere st in the localchurch and Sabbath service s. .
An add itional benefit of the program was the placingof the name of thelocal pastor. Ron Loh r , in 1.6.50homes in this area. The resu lts weremost gratifyina for Church members.All agreed the program and effortwere succe ssful and worthwhile . Jim81oun' .
Mango banest
TOWN SVILL E, Australia - Frui tpicking tro pical-style is the yearlyfund-rais ing activity of the brethrenhere in no rthe rn Australia. Proceedsgo toward t he cos t of the pu blic lect ure series conducted at the end ofthe wet seaso n.
The bret hre n pick mangoes , whichgrow on huge tree s the size of matureoaks . Eac b tree produ ces hundreds ofoval-shaped mang oes. Fruit picker shave to be nimble climbers , sincemuch of the fruit can be 30 to 40 feetabove the group .
Pick ing is no job for the fainthearted . Many of the trees arc inhabited by large green sugar ants whodislike intruders and can de liver anasty nip . Another drawback is theacidic sap of the tree . which . 1f notpromptly washed off, can cau se redwelts like second-degree bum s on exposed skin.
But, without a doubt, the biggestproblem faced by aU the mango harvesters is to say " no" to ealinganother mango . Once one acquiresthe habit. it's for life. Bob Coword.
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TRURO, England - De spite acold . stormy day, close to 30 members, strengthened by a few visitorsfrom the Plymou th church , met at thehome of Mr. and Mrs . Alan Tilmouthat Penryn and went for a winter hikealong the cliffs of the south Cornishcoast Dec. 26.
Despite the pouring rain and thehowling wind . everyone enjoyed thehike. eSpCciaDy BiDDeakin s, who lOtwet through. But he is an expertfisherman and is used 10 this kind ofthing .
When darkness fell, everyone returned to the Tilmoutb bome fora bit toeat and drink , followed by partygames. First was a brain-stretchinggame called bluff. Then Barbara Foster came up with a first -rete wordteam game . During the ,games, a glassofwioc was inadve rtently spilled on achair, and Mr . Deakins, who hadn'tnoticed it, sat down in it. Though itseemed not 10 be his day , he recovered and took on pastor John Jewell atdarts. winni ng 2 games to nil. JoeOgtkn Jr. . .
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ended the year right and sent Mr. andMn. John Ogwyn on their way 10 theministerial conference with a friendl yand fun-filled potluekdinncr Dec . 31.
A seemingly endless table piledhigh with goodies of every descriptionwarmed everycoe up and preparedthe group for some crazy, exciti,ngand mostly laughable games later indulged in by those who dared . A decorated cake depicting a harvest scene .with barn , silo. haystacks, cornstalksand pumpk ins, graced the center of
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the table and became the main ertraclion at desse rt time . Relaxing dinnermusic and the Ambassador Collegereco rd " Family Night " were playedduring and after the meal.
After dinner. tab les and chairs weremoved aside to accommodate suc bgames as musical chairs . dress-up ,bean relay and cut -the-flour . A gentleroar from friendly games of dominoe swas heard in the background .
Fatigue and yawns won out eventually, and all paned at to p.m. withwarm, happ y memo ries . Lydia Darnell.
' PT' campolI'"
VISALIA. Calif . - Art camp aignmeeting and potluck dinner were heldattbc home of Mr. and Mrs . Greg GuyDec .18.
John Hu ston, local coordinator .opened the meeting with a report ontbc growth of the PT di stribu tion campaign s ince beginninl about sixmonths 810. About 120 busine ss cutlets are now rece iving the PT or havePT stands . lbis not only includes Visalia.but three smallercities- Exeter ,Tulare and Woodlake. aU with in a2()..mi)e radium of here .
Mr. Huston gave some point s onbow to be a: better coordinator andmonitor. He brought out thet eachmember is a representative of the PTand the Chwch of God . Monitors gaveindividual reports on the experiencesencountered in delivering PTs.
Those present were Louie Barre iro.who volunteered to make extra siansfor PT stands, Mr. and Mrs . Huston .Mr. and Mn. Guy. Mr. and Mrs . Israel Golindo , Mr. and Mn. Bill Justice. Mr. and Mrs . Earl Van Wert andMr. and Mn. Jerry Long . Sharyl Jusrice.
JCoaIen'_WASHINGTON - " St rike !
Spare I Wow !. Turkey!" wer e the'shouts of SPectatoR of the flf"St invi tetionaJ bowlina tournament sponsoredby the Wallhington. D.C .• churchDec. II at the Sprilllfieid (Va .) Fair-
, lane s . Bowlers from the Baltimoreand Hagerstown, Md.: Norfolk . Va. ;Philadelphia, Pa . ; and Washinlfl onchurc hes participated.
Hiah scorers were John Tincber ofNorfolk. 213: Harold Richard ofWashington. 211; Larry Salyer of
.Washington. 210: Richard Fix of Nor·folk. 203; George Hoffman of Norfolt . 201 ; Ruth Farrington o fWashington, 179; Jo Ana Tho mpsonofHqerstown.I60;and SondraEUiotof Hqerstown, fji.5. Each team. badits own official sco rekeepe r. allowingthe teams to concentrate on their
. bowlino ·The Washiqton teams took fint
place in both tbe men 'lSand women' sdivision s . with individual biah-gametrophies going to Mr. Tincher andRuth Farrington.
Those who helped make this tournament possible were Larry ManhaU.league president ; Harold Sike s. tour nament director; Frieda Sikes, assls tant tournament director : M.r .Richard , director of sports ; Mr .Salyer, pastor here : and DanPeacock. roving photographer. UndtJF. Cor l.
Raor._edrlcfoes
WELUNGTON , New Zealand Four members of a bac kp ac kingfnltemit y - th~ Kiwis and one Aus-
. sie - completed an east-we st cross-ina of the Tararua Mountain Rangeduring the summer break, from Dec .27 to 30.
The men start ed from Otak i Forks.climbing up to Field Hut at bush levelon the first day . Next day the panybegan a slow climb from Field Hut toMe. Hect or, the highest mount ain intMs national park . Clear skies provided magnificent views in these no r·mall y c lo ud· cov e red mountains .From MI. He ctor . th e gro up descende d to Alpha Hut and beddeddown for the niih l.
Next morn ing the pan y made thefinal descen t into the Ta uhere nikauRive r Valley. and . aft e r campiniovernight. walked out 10 Kaitoke roadend.
As a large part of the trip was doneon razor·backed ridges, the trip had to
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ANNIVERSARIES
From Mls" SSlppl w. s.nd w!sh.s lor a happythird anni....ersary to JaCk and LOIs Btmman 0'Lil li e Rock . Ark ., on Jan . 25 We IOlie youChilies and Miriam MartIn -
Sev.ral memb.rs of lha Churetl met In the homeof Randy and Jose phine Hambli n all.r Sabba th.ervlCe. Dec . 24 to honor Ihe Ed Rub,ns on Ihe ll40Ih wedding anni\l6rsary Mr Rubin. a deacon .and ho. wd• • fola ty Ann. member . lor the pasl 15
~:~u:.~:, ~'~I:'~~ ~=~~v;:.~'p~~.~~:~IWOdaughter'S: Jar'l.1 .nd LoUlM of C.lllom ..and one IOn. Bruoa 01M1,., ..pois. MInn. Th. yallo h ..... ltV.. granOchildten
Mr . Bonme McK. lv i. Of P.rth. Wes ler nAustralta. wosh•• to announc. lhem arriag. of h. r
~f~~r~~iM~~~~~r~~; ~.ns~E:~u~:::i~~'C~i~~:Mr. Lloyd Longle y officlaled Lence OUlOt wasD.II ma n. and Joh nean Had lowe wa sbrod••m.id . The h appy young co t/pie WIllconlinue hing ,n P.l1h
On Nov. 13.1971. M. y E.M arsh ci Tl1om. sv,11eGa,. • nd Lawrence R Smothof Tampa. Fla.. w.'eunited In m.rriag8 and are now restding If'lThom. svdle . SI .v. Smllh . mom" er o f Ih .Mo~r.. . Ga . chureh . olk.. led
It. L.a Mclnl OSh. OwO'IO. M.ch .. and MiryLou .. Alderson . HIghland . MICh . ..-ere ,Uml. d Inm."'age In HIghland Gr••ns Dec . 24 Theeeremony was per10rmed by Mr Nelson HUSpaslOt01 lhe Fknt church . Mr. and Mrs Mc lnloshw.1make thell home ne.r Owosso They m. y bewll nenal C14.
MR . AND MRS. leROY MILLER
MR . AND MRS. LAWRENCE SM ITH
Dear M,k. : Jan . 13. 1918. marked ou r IIflh...oong 'fV\i\lers..-y . The pa S! r.... years hallebean Ihe mos l happy . nd Iulfllled of my hIe
~~:;~= :~r~,;~m:n:,h;:'~~"'=~God gran l me many more years . ,th you . a ....~ryspec.. 1man , All our 10..... Your wole . VIV18n. • ndIttlle J. ss. Ma.
Mr ,.nd Mrs. LeRoy M,lter _ re glJltSlS01honor In
thell l'loma in Elkh8t1.lnd.• Dec . 23 . Theocc,,1Onw.. lhei r 251h wedding .nn.....,.ary eeletlt.bOn
!iby Irw ...da ughlar Debt •. The MIlletS •••
lima mambarS oflfle Church . Mrs. MIller 18the ",,,,, Berty Hoslellar.LaRoy.nd Bettywl$h10 • • I.nd lh .ir h••rt fall Ihank. for all the
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~.~~'B'=y~-.rr~~'y~t;::o~n::'~• A.lic.. leonard. Dar-tel. LJnd. , Robert and Amber
Bailey. Benny. Sl'IIIIy and Vanessa WItt . W. auloY'8you
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
..u st name F ather ' s f Irst name IMo th er ,s 'lrst n ame
M othe r 's malden n am e - Church are. o r cI t y of r esid en ce / st a t e/ co u n t r y
B ab y ' s sex B.1bY's first an d m id dl. n am es
DBoy OGlrl
M onth o f tl irth D ay of m o n t h Ti me Of da y Iwei9htD A .M .D p .M.
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;:=m~:':':~~rm::a~s·'J.~~r:.~~r:cer.mony was per10rrnad by focal elder W_lamSl ar llng . Th. h.ppy cou pl. re.td• • in St .Pet. rsburg. A . -
Mr . and M... . Elmer Royce 01 Belool. WtI .. ere
~ae;~~Ma;.~:1t,:~oe~ri~~~l ~:;:;~He II the son 01Mr, .nd Mrs. RlCh. rd W81Jrl. r ofROCkl on . til TobIn is • 1911 graduale 01Amt>asNdor. P.....na . and ,s gener al man.ge<'01 Ihe ca mpu s rad IO .lallOn . K BAC Hei. pUllu'"g a m. st.r ·s d.gree Inl el.communlC al,ons. MISS Ro yc. atland.d
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WEDDINGS
Hi. I.m a female , 19. !would~ka lowrole guysof
gals (any eg.) who are flonSl. o rwo~ fo. them . Iam go,ng 11'110 Ih,s career and would hk.lo knowhow you deal with Saturday weddings . etc. Soilyou 10..... flow.ra and planlS. please write Chtl sBerk., Wiscon sm. C 140.
~~n:.~~~.b3~.~~~~U~.~k·fU~~rs~y~~~t~:~h~h~n~.~;;lI~nh~~~~;:nulrlllon. W. nts to h.ar fro m m. l. Churchmembers 38 10 SO who are tanacrous . POIlIo\le .SenSIlI\16and consodar all abo\16~ s led trails 10beassets C 139
Cynlhla L G.y. r and Mich_ 1 A, Sny(ler areha ppy to an nounc. Ih .ir . ngag. men t and
~1t7:,,:~~~~~~aa:y~r:'~ ." to lak . place In
Female , 24. lookIng br pen pals 20 10 3S fromanywh. ra . I .m while, Inl er . llad In
:::~~~,.,:~.:,oh~gr.~~~t·l~.W l lng .
Hi! Iwould _k. !o wnte 10 boys and gIrts 1510 17, Ihke I'Ior... .an . some sports. I'd hk. IOwr lle many
~:~~~~'I\I~:Ja .I~,~~sw.r al l. Bonn l. Ho .....erd .
Anyon. lllling In northern U,S, or Canada. wherethe can....asback duck nes ts . pleese ecntec t mePhilipJ , Sirickiand, C 134
ENGAGEMENTS
Church mambar . whola . des"• • corra.pondencew llh male p.n f".nds. praf. rably from th esolllhern Sl.t•••ages 6Oto68 .l nlar. " • •boat Ing.IistHng. gardenng. good musIC. cooItin g J.W B.•C138
::~;;:::;.~~~~~~::~::i~I~~~an ~der.tand,"g and k'ind pen pat to write toC136 .
I am 10. Would hke girls and boys 9to 1, 10 wrileHoblli• • : baseball . fool bell , draWIng. sewIngR.beC ca Reed . Virgin ia. C137
Hi. I'm a gill. 13 . • nd woUld ~k. to wille guy.ltI8I
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Single tady. Caucasian, 39, wi.hes to wmegentlemen 40 10 46 Interesl S: God's Church .h,kmg. dancIng , homem akmg. MIssouri. C 128
lnt$r.sl.d in wril lng other bre thren who manage~~:~~~~t~l~ruce and Joyc. R. n. han ,
Single lemale . 22 ., whol. ......ould "k~ 10 wnteanyone any . g. mleresled '" plycholo gy .SOCIOlogy. hlsl ory . poelry . sel\lll1g , canng aboutpeople. mus iC.child ren .anyttJlng you wanl to 'alIIabo ltl. C131
Mr. • ncIM,.. Al lan t.tereerof the St.Joh n'• • NfId.•churctl are plaued to 8l'W\OUl"IC81f1eang~nt
:n~'i:'r:a~:;h:;~r~; ~~'~IO~. ~~r:church , Sheron.nd Larry will wed in October
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• 5300 Bonn , We" Germany
~r.=.:-:o~r:,,~:~-:~~ :::ao~~;:' ·pleaM) . ~n..rell' : . tamp• • musIC, art. re.ding
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~~.~:'~o~r: =:.nc'17~e who wott<s 10.
=~~b~~ I~~· :~:I~:. 0~0'~r9 ~a~rn: wJ:~yR.lhkepf . Ct25
Where are you, "Farr~h Fawcetl " ? We . aw you.1the Faasfand ..-oUld ~ka lo hear lro m you. Pleasewrite Mik. and Norman. C 122 .
Keep my mill lbo. hlled Whole3O·year ·old INlIeCh urch membe r wants cc reespceo eece WIths;ogle wh,la femaleS 21 to 32 , I ."ey h h.ng .
~~:a~n;:~~.:~~'1ro~u ~and C.nad8 welcome . JornBritts . C 115
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~='~Om~c:i= ::~C~':.::':J~~Wou ld • • pec t811y Ilk. to wrll. jarm~ ,. Drrancher • .or IhoM In.r.stld in country 1"'"9 andg:':~~i.n~l:~~ h ...... l een age (o r yo ungar)
&aardad wholemale graduel. SIu<Jent would Itke10WIll. to young SIngle femal.s neeehISown age24. Inl. rests many . Incl ude almosl . \I6ry1hlrtg• • cePlcOUntry-and· w.SI.rn mUSIcand hlltoryolcmoese polotlcal Iystems . Malcolm McClur. ,C116
HI . I'm. yOWlg lady 20 pM' old end wouId.ketl ll 01pen palslrpm an 0¥8f IfIe world . lnl er••"
~:~~~ui1:!~~=Z:~'~:~bowling . b~. tidi ng . poetry .l'8ading jok. s. funny.tone • . lols mor.!! E,peclal ly reeding and wnllngIol$ollettall. Suz.nne OllO n. W,sconsin . C 121.
~~:~=~r:~~~::~rol~3~£,~r~~Eco lla ga st ud.nl major ing in. Engli.h andsociolo gy . MalOr mlar.sts: cr. ell ..... end artIClewrit Ing. readlt\Q wld.ly . volunt.er and . oc ls i
:~~a~~~ror.~rf.~·;r~~\~:~~c~r~~~. I~J~Bti.fWOOd St.. Ancl'loralJ8. Afaska, 9950 2.
~:'iv" =~~:~tt~r:rro~so~': :0': ::~~~"::t.":ltn;:~~:n~a:~~ ~n5m.· · Church
Usa Frya. Slave mal you at !he Fe..1 1n TucsonDu n gel yO\.ll'.ddr.... Plea.. send ol
Robert Taylor . who won the recent YOU n&llOnal....m con.SI: Wish to conlltd you, P1Itaaa wnIeC l 43
=~~~. Ir.kaa ',~ :;~o~e,J~a~~~. urrou ndi ng• • I liva .in the co unl ry . Ol her",ternta: the l l'l.llh. pla'fl"lj gullar and harmonICa.
~~~:~g~=o.:~%~~~~~.:~~. ~~:;:;Louwran5, Sout h AfriCa. C128.
Single wholemal. Church member. 33. woul d kk.to wrrle fama l. s 111 the Church , Interall.: God's
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" ng18and D.wn. I matyo u . 1thecon f. r.nce bul
:;;·~:.I~Us:~~:I•.:5~~r .....ri te Damel.
My nama is Susan Farv. r . l am 8h . 1woUld.k a .pen pal abolJl my .g• . I . ka to ice·skala. playsocotr. read end wrole lahars Cll!)
Hi . o.trool-area mamtla r. 29. wh ile . divorced .father ol l'wo boys. would ~k. 10h.ar from Ol,terIOIo p_ nls and • .,gleladi.s18t035.lwolJd. ppreclal. any easy·lo·ftlt nutr rtiolJSmeal r.clpesthat appeal to youngst.rs Irom anyone . WoUldIik. lIpS on starting a . ingIeS· club , I w. lcomefetters lro m anvc ne. Inl. r. sts: music. art , mod.1sCUlpluring , mold m. k lng. cere-nee . dancingroU.r skating WIll try 10 reply 10 all. Fr.d Randall ,C ' 64
Pat K.rlae : " ve los1your address " Plealie sendme your addr.ss!! Jo . C165.
HI t My n. me IS Sh.n Lindsley f em 13 a,nclwoUldkk. 10 wrole 10 boys and gil ls n. ar my agelnte<.sts spons . ro Cl<mus.oc. SInging . Cl 13
Couple Irom CoMtC1J(:U1 wilt vI'11 Rapl(l Cily OI.Itcouponbatry 1hIs O$&ue IS Heather Lynn. daugnter 01 M.S O on Ma~ and "-OUfd~k. lowmebrethr.n ln lhe . nd M,. Elllol l-kJIW'tt Pllltor ol fhe Pro iClence.R.L chuch ODtional~a:S:'~ 1'1n:wer III DICk end Carol (BlohmJ h ....,.". , V tI\I' .,. ••"" ....,..,
Friends an(] AC graduat.s .W. have escaped IheoppralSN. Clly of Houslon and are now .njoy;ngOl,ll'10·acra " estate" In lhe counf ry. P1easewrlleus your I' _S , Michae l and Elizabelh Lu FOSler" M. adow Oaks ," Rt 1, Bo~ 19C. Aubrey . Te~76227
!'il' I.m I I My name 's J.mes l .....oUld hke penpals ho m all o v.r t il . world I 10k. fish ongbaskelball . Sk. IJng. • le I woUld ~ lIe boys from 1010 12 10""m. 10me Ten. C112
~U~C~::~=7'=~~~t~bn~Sh~:''JVlunO' w. r. damaged m a fire . Need 10 h••r ' romArIzona breltlren. partICUlarlytho... whose heallhhas been restored by 1tI. c~me le . Norman LTaylor. C ll !.
Flec.nl ·"-mbas.saoor IluoeI'llwould .....ry muchI,k.lo rila e..·AC studenlS In Europa . AuslraMa.South AfrICa. Asie and South Arnenca . Would. 150IIl1e 10 wnt. any member. behind Ih. li oncUII.,n or In lhe Ortenl lnl.rasts: dram,lie• .d.nclnQ. ps)'(:hology . reading . people . OetltlteHouglum, US A., Cll0
Edw. d and Naomi BIado;w... . CoUnbia. S.C..ch urch : Leel yo.... tlddre... Writ. Dan Jeffrie• .CI ,.
Sorrewhere out ther..... Il rong . healthy• • ingleo utdoor.men ,30 10 40 . 1'\0 have a goo dedue.lon. wilh II1tera.w 111 ar1-maytleyou pall'llIn oils or wal. rcolo,.? - and musIC - do you
~.!t~~~~~~~:~.~~~~-'::gr.g arIOUS. Ilk. ph Y' ica ' work , such asr. modell ng an old V,ctorian farmhouse. and
~~~r'~~~~~~~S~~~h: cg~ _h::a:.~dw~~~f~~~~:widow .nd mother ol tw-o terrific I• • nag. sonsw,lh ~k. paSSIOns and Inl. re.ls C109
~~il~rlO~~,:~u1~rMr:.t~:rt~~:.a~agr.~~r::~ ~~.~r:: :=~~:~~lrri:.ming ,
"'110the,.. J.4yname ia MiChelle Hitch . I .m 14ancI~ in~re.tedlnhor1ieult1Jl• .Wouldlk.y~tOwrl. rrw Wyou~aboutthis , A.I8o. llove lOdance . I tall. tap d8inclng and modem dantlngCl01.
ROSENBE RRY• .NlCkey ancl Carol (Paga). ofCarson City . Nev .. gIrt. Jannife r NiCOle, Dec. 31.4 :15 p.m., 1 pounds 5"., ounce • . fi,. t ch~d
ROYCE. Mark and Barbara (Hoo\l6 r). of Eugene,
~~d~f4 ~:ce~~cfih=~h~~ ' 19. 4 :30 a.m.• 7
SUMMERS. Win sto n an d Kim (Cottr.n). ofHamilton, N.w Zealand . girl. Ch. ryl L~n . Jan13, 7 p.m.. 9 pounds, now 2 boys. 1 gu1
THORSON . Ronal d and Delle n. (Meyer) . ofRapid City . S.D.• boy, Ryan Lee. Oec:. 25. 1:05"m.• 7 pounds 14 ounce • • now 1 boy , 1 girl .
TUCKER. Rollo and E\alrw (Thompso n). 01 St .Palersburg. Fla .• gll1, Amber-Dawn. Nov. 3. 4p.m,. S poUl'lds 13 ounce., r'IO'* 1 boy . 2 git1s
;".A~:I~~: ~~:.~~~,.~·4~n~C=~ . ~~ ~tpounds 7 ounce s. flOW 1 boy , 2 gll1l .
PYLE. Ray and Br. nda .of Oklar-oma CIty. Okla ..boy. B.rt1ey Ray. Dec 28. 4 a m.• 6 pouncls 14OUl'lceS. now 2 boys
WOuld _k.to hear jrom anyone'" IheChurcf1wllhthe name Ho.k. Plea.. write DaviCl L. He....Cl02
RENEHAN. Bruce and Jo yce (KIng). 01FresnoC'llf . gll1. Meks.sa R.nee, July 21. 12:30 a.m.. 8po~ 12 eeeces . fil'$1 ch_d
I'm a whit e ' . male , 14. I have dark· Drown .
;:~t~~~rr.= ~;~f~~~;og:~:l~: Ib~.:~f~fa;~:Pl8r'1O , and I ~ ke rod; mu. IC (••pec l8lty Eagle.and Chic ago ). I 10..... motorcyc l.. and• kateboards . I also roll. r-skat. and , wim . TinyScott. C103 .
NATHAN. Pat.r .nd Kar .n ( SII.... ~'Ir n ail) . ojJohanne. burg . South Afnca. girl . Kerllna Anna.Dec, 18, 5 :25p .m . n -.pounds , now 1 boy . 1 gIrl
PAL M, Gan a and Ka th l. en (WI••man). of
~.~~X·~~~t;I·;~~~.~~~;u:~~~,·11~;~.:30
P"RTlN. Mar. ha and Chris . of Duluth . Mlnn ..boy , Kavln Carl . Ocl . 12.3.25 a.m.. 7 pounds 1OutlceS. now 2 boys .
Wol.fd _~8 10wmean~ Ivll1g in New YorIt Citywho Is Inter. sted In line ,WI andlor Ina 8t1 01p/'o togrephy. Hol ly Ahnet . C101
p ,m,. 8 poUl'lds. now2 boy • . 2 gil1a
PEN PALS
WARR EN. Reg Inald and Sandre (Whi l.). 01
i~~'p"~~I~~~:lo~~.;:r~to~~~·g~~:
WOODBURY , Kevin and Marcell a jBrodowy). 0'88 a\l6r , Okla.• ·boy, L. Oru K. vln Jr.. Dec . 26.10 :45 p.m., 9pounds 8 0unce•. now 1 boy. 2gms
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(Continued f ro m p ege 131Fe ma le In 1lI1'" 205 . a me mbe r with three childre n
be plan ned according to weather con- fiylng'" Ca nada. wolJd ~h to meetbrethren in
dition s. as there are few. if any, cs- :~':.'~~::,~~=n::~~,~~:::cape routes (rom these peaks . The aw.c'a'ecl. .... Ak:e Btohm, Cl04
bac kpackers we re Brian Cumb~ HI! rm 24. l ingle . male. • •~lly l"ltelllsle<l inNeil and Errol CoUier and Ron Wal- ~~.t:r::O:::;::~~.~~~rv~tet . Ron Walter . c1e.m.. ,~ e.".,. yo\Ml .nclw~.k. lownte
tho,. who understand thll proble m, AlSOin...ted in ga«:ten[ng . natural eookftg. music .Oarry l J . John8~, et05.
~~~C~il~t~na~~:I~. (~~h;~~ ·~"~2ajla:"~~·7pounds 3-ounces , now I boy, 3 gIrls .
MARGA IE. Malo:l1m.nd Fr.cla ( H~l). 01e.n.rat.
~~i~·~i~~· 2. 1 2 :38P.m ..
MOREFIELD. Wiley and Fralll;e S(Richmond) . ofBrnning/'Mlm. Ala .. gil l. Syho,a Ely..n. J.n ,9. 5 :20
DANIELS . Kenr'leth .nd Sharon. of Clevel . nd.OtIlO. gill . Karmon Celeste . Ocl. 8. 10:28 p.m .• 7p.>und:5 7 ovnoe• • now one boy. one girl
~,~~~~":~.~: ~:~9~R6~:r;~O'I ~1~~~90~0ll'. now 2 bo)'$. 2 gtns
KANGAS . P. ul .nd J.nni lar (Kunk al ). ofMilwauk... W,• .. bQy. R. ymond Al.u andar. Nov.29. 8 :29 8In.• 9 poUl'lds 3"., ounce• • now 1 boy . 1gIll .
KR IVA CH . Will iam and Ca ro l (Gata.) . ofJo twl.lOWn. Pa.• girl , Sony. Helena. Dec . 21,11;30 p.m., 8 pcllM'lOS 2 Ol.ftot., now 3 girts.
I<:YLMAN. Donald .nd Janel. oj W• • lII.nd. MIen.•girl . Kirnbefty Jo y. Nov,25. 3:5-4•. m~ 8 pounds 2~ces. now3 bo)'$. 1 girl
HURw m . Mr, and Mrs, El_ot. of P!'ovidance .R.I.. girl . .... ltIer Lynn. adopted
Babies
DECKER . J.mes and Lmd . (Fr.kes). o fCincinnall , OhIO. girl, Kimberly Shawn. Dec. 21.9:56 p m,. 7 pounds 11 oun ce• . now 2 glrla
~~~.~: 8:~~~ay~1,:::3r;~:~7.~~~ ' 1 ~~22 5 " m., 8 pounds 5 ounces . fir.t child
DOCKEN. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur . of Blair. Neb.,bo y. William B. nj. min BI.ir , adopl&d inDecember. 7 months old . now 1 boy . • girtS.
GAMJ.4EL, MlctI_ 1a~ Hollece (Brisco) . 01 B'9Sandy . T••.• girl . Hollie La"... Dec . 2, 7 poUl'lds12'4 OfllotS. firsl etllld
GROSS MAN. J.Ck .nd Luc~ 1e (Wilmo t) . of
::C::O'~:~~=h4~~~l;s~~~.OcI. 8 .
~:nN~~~~i?c~:;,~~i~a~y~~, ~~~~~li::Ja,m.• 7 poUnds 8 ounces. now2 bo)'$. 1 girl
HOLLADAY. Leonan::l and Sandy (Mads. n). 01Com:on::l.N.H.. boy, Nolan R. ill):, Jan. 7. 3:50p.m.• 9 pounds 8 ounce s. firsl ch Ild
JACKSON . Clyda and Mar l h. (Taylor) . 01Fayetle villa . A.I1l••",rI . Tlfla ny Lan. Nov , 30. 9 :42p ,m.• 6 pounds 1 ounces. first chid
JONES. Robel1 and Betba , of Hew Orleans . La ..boy . Q1nton Jubal . Dec 20 . IO:5Op,m.• 8poUl'lds1401.not1. now 2 boys. 2 Qlns
. Olddq his ton••
YOUN GSTOWN. Ohio - The ta obles were filled and the plates wereheap ing as more than 1SO people en·jo yed a bounti ful potluck dinne r Dec .18. Possi bly the combination offoodscaused the phen omeno n that occ urredafter the meal - nearl y everyone de·veloped restless feet and began aimlessly pacin, the Ooor.
A il'oup named Rosewood decidedthey had a cure for this malady, whichthey called melody . Chuc k Lombardoset the tempo with his drum s, WesHomner played country tunes on hisguitar and Roger Andrusk y and TomMarino joined in on stee l and bassguitar s. A talented vocalist , DonnieClark . rounded out the group, whichquickly put some purpose beh ind allthat motion .
The musicians needed a rest beforethe dance~ . So Pa Grenter greasedhis elbow and tuned his fKklle and ,along with Ma Grenter and Jim Guyplaying guitars , turned out some lightand lively square·dance tunes and aVirginia reel. The caller was pastorGene Noel. who expended as muchefto l1 and energy clicking his tongueas the dancer..did clacking their heels .CtJth)' C um mings
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COSTON , Marty and T8JTy41 (Neweill . of uveroe .Tex..•gir'!. Den a AlIChel le,J an . 7,SI.m ., 5poUl'l$12 o~s. now one boy . one gll'l
OAHU N, Ool'lald and Vem a. 01 San lu.. Obo$pO.ea.!.. gn1. Salty Ann . Dec . 22 . 10 :24 p.m.. 7pounds 1 o~. firsl child
BUS CHMANN. Charles and "kern;, 01Pas adenaC.~ I . , boy. Charles Joshua, Jan 10, 11:06 p.m..ftrs lC l'lIld
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We ha~e a S·year·Cld child w.lh the >nINeSlability and need 10 play a musica l Instrumenl IS
~Ue;laina~~~~;::~~~~ ~s~~I~:gn:og;~~e~~~Il? MrS " .M FIIOJlhaber. C l61
ST . PETERS BU RG , Aa. - W ilmaMarsha ll . 1 1. died o f cancer Dec . 28 in ahospital.
Mrs . M M'ihall was baptized in 1911
and anended the51. Pelt:~bur~ church.
I am a c611ege Slude /'ll s eeking sum ma 'employmen l on a dairy larm, I would be a ble 10beg ltl worlll/'lg sho rtly after Memonal Day lindcon tinue unt~ shortly belore labor Day. I wouldprefer work in the Mldweslbut wOng to lake IIfObanywhare ,n COnll/'le/'lt. l U.S, o r sOulhe r/'lCa.nada . Joseph GllchnSI. Minnesota. C159
Co/'lgralulations and be st wishes to the m. nypeople I knaw a' Big Sandy whose weddongs I
~=/'ll~aaa~~:..lflR~~~.":.e:=C':'r9a:~M,ke and K.ren lana . To m and Sa 'a hKirkpatrICk . Chuck 8I'IdRuth Hoove , and Garyand Sandra Nld lOls Jos ep " GilChrist
Ge off and Derdr e (McCarthy) Syke sCongratulallons on blllng wed Hope you w~1
~f:near~~~~ ~~~'(~~~e~n~e~:~o;:."e . trom
Congratula lions go to Byron and Cindy Grillinlorlhar /'lew baby. Debbie and J eHPullman lor lhalrbaby boy and Mr. and Mrs , HenryBerger lor theirnew daughte r. ln·law. S ue Miller. l ove, oere.sand Deb bie Houglum
Many01you hllve wronen '" 10the WN, aSll M'1~ torprayars , SoIl'llt!ewhava se/'ltlfl ' ''loIlow,up: bUlthe reSI wa n.... no idea whelher you haV'8beenhealed. or wh. t yourc ~""Idit l(" "l ", now PIe. se . all01you who have sa nt ,1'1your nama lor prayer:inow lend '" a ·'lollow·up,·· V R. Cossel
MILWAUKEE, W is . - Mrs . Loui s(Ev el yn ) Bene ndorf. a me m be r of God ' sC hu rch si nce 1 9~2. died Aug . 19 . Shehad been ill wi lh d iabetes . nece ss ila l ingthc ampula tio n of her righ l leg sev eralyears ago .
M rs . Benendorf had ane ndN the Mi lwaukee c hurc h si nce ils be g inn in g in19 56 .
. She is surv ived by her da ughter andso n-i n-law . Mr . and Mrs . Ben Gitt e r o fWe st Bend . W is . ; a so n . Harold . o fLamar. Co lo . ; and two gra ndc hild re n .
Does anyone haw good tape s ol lhe 1971 JekyllIsland FestlVst ChOlr repertOire thaI you would(1Icopy and send to a Feslival-ehOlrmember or (2)
~~~~e~~s:ry.~:eo~~:kem;:~u~~~: ::: :make arrangemants wrth you. Mrs Margare t KJcees. Tennessee . C1S8
DULUTH . Minn . - Ge orge l.a wrc nceAbrahamson, 50, d ied of pneu mo nia in aMinneapolis . Mi nn .• hospital Nov . 15after an unsucces sfu l stru ggle wilh a braintumor.
Mr . Abraham son , baplized in 1969 . iss urv ived by hi s wife . Pa t , a member , twodau ghters . his mother a nd thre e s isters .
G RE E NV ILLE , S .C . - Herben W.T Ucker , 69. died Nov . 22 afte r s uffe ringse veral years from crippli ng anhritis.
Mr . T uc ker , a residenl o f a Greenvillenurs ing home . had been 3 member o fGod's C hurc h for 13 }ears .
He had no surviving close relati\·es .
HAXT UN . CokJ :~""ma May Ro gers. 48 , a me mberof Go d's C hurch for 20years . d iel' ex pec tedly a l her ho rne here
Ik~ . 25.Mrs . Ro ge rs is survived by her hu s
band . Lawrence G .; two daughters . Mr s .Henry (Colleen) Doerr Jr. o f Pa sadenaand M rs . Gl en (Connie) Weber o f Tr ail .B .C. ; two son s, Mark aud Rick , bot h o fHax lu n; and tw o gr an dc hild ren: all mcm bers of lhe C hurc h .
Mr s . Rog e rs a tte nded the Greel ey .Colo .• c hurc h .
PLANT C IT Y, Aa. - Elme r Youn g, amember of God ' s C hurch s inl:e 19 76 .died Dec . 20 a l his home afte r a Iwo -yea rfight wilh cancer. He wa s 65 .
Mr . Youn g is survi ved by his wife ,Helen ; lhr u so ns , Bob o f Mi ami . A a. •St eVe o f Plant Ci ty . and Dave o f Bano w .A a. ; two da ug hters . Virginia Beery andKatherine W ill ia mson of Plan t Cit y; andnine gra ndc h ildre n .
Mr . Youn g was a membe r o f th e
Tampa . A a .• congregation
~~~~~:~~:r~:~~~;~;~~~~;~t!~~[~!~Brown and Randy Stlt1ham) chose Plng,PO/'lQbasketb.lt.a ga/'l"ltl t hey we'eh '9 h1y sk~ leaa l butaa dy de te" ad They ware ooomed !rom thesta rt' At the linal tally. the score slOOCl wome/'l110. boys 32 The beltar hall Sllli re'9ns
~~ :r::,d~~~a ~~~:I~'~u~~rah~~onr:a~~wonde rful ya.rs toget ha r Love . trom RIChardand FIOna(Mcl ean) Peacock
elude fo ur brot he rs . Georgc and Jo hn
Pu tnam , bach of De xte r . Gl en Put na m o fBernie . Mo . , and Do na ld Put nam of Fer g uson. M o . ; an d IWO s is le rs. Ro x ieSle ven son of Poplar Blu ff , Mo . , andBeu lah Putnam o f De xte r .
Mrs . Adkins W a.\ 3 member o f the Poplar Bluff church .
ELA INE POPE
DE XTER. M o . - Elsie Lo uise Adki ns . 69 . d ied De c . 31 in a hospital inS ikeston. Mo .
M rs . Adkin s . 3 mem~r of God ' sC hurch s ince 19 61. m arri e d R . E ." Wh itey " Adk ins at Piggo tt , Ark . , Jul }5, 19 21 .
S urv ivors, be sid es her hu sband . in-
I am pI. ntllng a tnp to the Varmont-M' IfIa a reaWould Mke to wnte so meone M'1 tha area whowould be able 10 gIVeme soma l/'lterm,"on on
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bor, Mi ch .• the daughler of Ma x.and JeanSty c zynsky . She married Dr. Roger A .Pope in 191L
Mrs . Pope graduated f rom Lyon sTo wns hip Junior ColJeg e in LaGrange .111 .
S urvi vo rs includc her hu sb and ; a so n,R andall , a t home ; he r parenl s; and her
ma te rna l grandmother, Pauline Hu gh el ofCa lifo rn ia .
SAFE {South " Incan lemala Europeanl . 26 .
~=~~~e~~t;;::n2It:sf~~doJk:~~~~~~:on ale Scolland . England . U.S .A, (L. ke 01 lheOzarks or Grea t Lakes). Cl53. Johllnnasburg
~~I ~~~:~ t~~~eIs:a~:s~6'~r~~~r~:i~~yla~~~~~people would be willing 10 help me out with
~~~~~~~d~1~0~e~0:s ~n~.i~~s~~n~70~ ,I~.~~~would be very much eccr ecretec . Wendy Sle llingC154
BELVIDERE. UL - Elaine J . Pope .32. a re sident o f Bel vKlere. d ied in a ho s pita l in C hul a Visla, Calif.
Mr s . Pope . wh o w as a member ofGod 's C hurl:h. wa s bo rn in Bent on Hac-
ALTOONA . Pa . - Wi llard E . C laar.73. d ied Dec . 29 afte r a lo ng illness .
He had been a membe r o f G od ' sC hurc h for 12 years .
Mr . C laar is surv ived b y h is wife . E ls ie0 ., a lso a member; fo ur so ns . John o fPanna , Ohio . and Melvin, Richard andIrvin of Altoona ; and t wo d aughters .Doris Thomas o f Morri s Pla in s . N .J .• andRo sell a Se ltzer o f Dover . Pa . • also amember .
M rs . C laar's add ress : 21 18 E ighthAve . • All oo na , Pa .• 16602 .
Aootsmama . How IS" gomg? Ihave bean oolr'lgIIfor 28 ye ars and now am be911lnlng to getsome where (bac k 10 the 12th cenlury on someroo ts )! Info on types 01layouts lor senitlg out yourlamily tree . 68 basIC Britis h re terance sourcesa ~a llable and pOSSible s urnam a cras ts Nocharg e ,bUl please se nd IIllernalion al rep lycoupon(s). inlo on surnames takes me longer toresearch bullS quicker II you can quole townand/orco~ly , No charge (due 10 Ialtahon 01freeen lerprise In Brilain). bUl intarna tlonal replycoupon(s) With aft Inquiries . please. Send 10Dallid W , Stebbins . 19 Russe ll Grove. WestburyPark. Bflstol. BS6 7UD. Avon. England
Members planmng 10 molle to Idaho Dor\"l knoweltac~y whara yet . We wouldSltlCerely.pprecl8leany Intormatlon that you could possibly sand onyour araa : population . lObs (c1,sslfied 80s or lusl, and n_spaper). desc ripllOn 01 surToundlll9.
;::~a~~B~~t~~~~~n::~:~~~Cr'~Will
NawJersey SkIMS.possibly two 10 live of us age
~~:?h~:~~~r~:'=~~~~~~~'r:I$~=Rec iprocal arrangements can be made Wnte 10Paul McVeigh. C1S7.
ADELAIDE . Au s tralia - John" Jac k" We stennan, 61. d ied unexpecttdly Jan . 5.
Mr. Westerman, a bachdor , wa s alongtime member o f God" s Church .
He is survived by a twin s is te r li vin g inC an ad a. ..
MISCE LLANEOUS
Breth ren In Switzerland: I'm 17 anetmay anend
:~~~oi~ldl:,:lt~ ~a~I~~~'r;llr~~r~~~~eg:~anends eeeeve churcn. Inlormation on the way01 tife , employment opportunllies . etc ..appreciated Wltl answer all. Ae lha Benedict .New YOrll . C tSS.
Obituaries
~:~:~dnt=~~~~~~~~~rol~~d6~01Dr. Hoah'l Compendium. Vols . 2 and 6 of The
~':;. =r8~i~~~~~~~.fr:1:4~IMam
I wOOd Mke tlj)e$ orMr. Herber1 W. Aonslrongtaken trom tha Fa ••ts or tro m lhe rad iobrodcas ls , " IrJyOtl8 would ~ke 10 giva themaway. Jeff Mon tague . Cl 50.
Would apprec iate receivin9 a complele or partialselof The Bible Story, We willpay poSlaga andretur n any dupll cal es . Mr. and Mrs. VonDerington. C162
Two w!dows , SOish. hope to travel to Squa ...Vallay lor Fe liS!01Tabertlades this year. Would~ ke to haar trom bra thran Inlhe area who can tellus 01 the climata . raere.tlon ancl how close wecan ve t to the location, We intend to 11y(p1ana , 01course !). Mrs . M. ry J . Fox. OhiO. C1S2
LITERATURE
I hava ""'0 young Ion S. age, 2 ancl3 ,Wo~ Mke
~~:!~r=;:~I~;~;~~b~r~:j~I have Plain Trwh magaz rna, lrom 1968 to 1977to give away. plus . law Torncxrow ', World andGOIX"New' magaz ines . I also w'l gille awayIeS90F"IS1 through 37 Ollhe old Cor:respondaneaCourse . Daan Jo nes . 417 S. Missouri Ave ..Weltston.Ohio• • S692.
LOST & FOUND
TRAVEL
Brethren who an"F'd8a 10 '" Faest at WlSCOnSI/'lDells . pleasa chec:il your BIble to be s ure youhave your own. Mine was lost on Wedne sda y.Se pt. 28. tl was . 911t trom my lale siste r. SOISvalued as a keeps aka . My name and address arain the Bible . Ihave waited in the hope IIwould bereturned. I will re,mbursa you !or all expensasPrayer. Irom tha bre thr.n Will help . MyrtiaR!lolldes . C1S1.
Wantad : book s lor Norlo lk church library .especially The Bible Srory , a harmony 01 IheGosrels and Dr. Hoeh ', Compendium (bothvolumes ). Will pay poslage . Rose Demirglan.Ct47 .
THANK-YOUS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
~h~:::~~I~~~~eo~ ~e~a,r~=~~~;a:~s::~::~~r~::~~R:,"~~~~:~9t~;ca.y. 00 lhal day he scared USby C\ir1ing up hISMmbs and tumM'lg blue , Allwe knew was thai our
~~~~~~~z;~~~~;~l;E:'~:;Mr . Ron Aeecy, came and anointed Kevin. eventhough he himselfw.s not wall. Mr. Reedy askedtbe members olt he Ev.nsville church 10 pray lorKevin A dea r Iriend. Sa ndrll Bard. seet word 10he r lrier'ldsin the Indi.n llPJhs ~Iurch that praye rswara needed . And someone. who IS kind .
~~~:~~i :~~:~~l~~:~;tn~~~~r~f:a,~~pe~ecllY heatlhy. normal baby" ThISis a dtreCIquote from the many doClors who halle run tes tson Kellin and never lound whal caused hiS
~~:~~~f~~b:~~h:e;~~~:5ne~~ ~~?c~~r~t1:~~Henrielta , l isa . April, Christop her . Gma andKev,n
::;:~lOwa~s~~"':~'::k !t':rtD~~s ::e~~Minnea polis-Sf. PaUl! Keep your Memorial Cayweekend oJ?8n. Stay tuned lor rurther de tailsaboUl the ACTION Bash !
=~~~n;3t:'?~~:~~:~sare£:J~ancl Barb Daml.no . Your hospitelity was thehigh"ght 01ourlrlp . Pam. Ed, Ca rOlynnan(!Don.
To Bill (Kenosh.) : FIow... s fade and wilherJ TrUllJriends stay through all waaUl8r.ljS:lnds~ are
=n:~:;~T=.-;!u~:;~l~mor.. s that
Thank you , bre th ran . In lhe U.S .• Ca n.da .EnglatICI. Auslralla , New Zealand. South AlriCa.ttIa PlIaadena studa nt body. Indiaand els_here
~~~:-~::'~~~=~":"n:=:I~t=1~::~~~bay~';==~iIclM:~,:a::rtl\ankng you is to beCome a be tter SOtl 10 ourFather . and tharalo,. • be tlar brolher to youllh , I1oV'8 you! Nara.h Kumar
M" . Gaorga Abra hamson 01 Dutulh. M,nn.•wlsha, to conv.y ha r dee pest thli/'lkS andapP'"8C18tlon lor all the praye n . cards . ndexprtllSlOns of 10... and concem M'1 rega rds toh arhusbatld 'S faili/'lg ha.lth because 01 • braIntumor. They w_ a beautiful aource01st rengthancla tlCO Ul"agemant George C)ed Nov. 15
OlIr brother in Christ. George Abrahamson . diedNov. 1501 an ,noperable braM'1 tumor. Thank youtor ycx.w concem .tlClpr. yers. Dorothy Yunker.
Our mos l haartlell lh.nk s to the brethren and thestUdenls Iof thalt"pr. yers .cards atlCl letlers lorSteverl Zimmarm. /'l of Chi58go City. Mmn. Hewas halped ,mmedlataly l) r hIShyper8ctlvrty. butno ' lor hISCOOrcJr/'l.lion. He sti lneeos prayers lor,"".
A very good fnend 01 mine. In nis 80s . is i/'l a
~u:~n~e':rt~~o~~~ .q~~ew~u~r.n:r:;'~: '~a~~~'/'ld"letters tochee r himup. Wharever intha worldyou .re. pleasa send them to Mr Cornelius Rice .Mel1lle -Knlpprath Nursmg Homa. Clilton, lit..60927, USA
POLICY ON PERSONALS
PIa.se pray Il'lat God wi ll inlerv8/'le Ir'I 0I.Il" lrvasand help slraignten oUlan unhappy marrl.ge 01almoSI 17 yaars . Iam a mempa r; my husband IS00 1.
Brethren woltdMde. please pray larvently thetGod would inlel'll8ne immedie!1tIy in ~baar.ble
offi<:. siI .... lions thllt both my sISter and I haV'8 .Also pray ttlal God woukl continue to help mybrother , who has a longbma alcohol problem.
P1eeSoa pray ttlat God would grant me the help 10blend m more among the brathren .nd ttlal Iwould be abta 10 tellowship more
The personal column exists k) serve o ur readers . be- , s-ee-oct be responsible lor theaccuracy 01each ad rnerecre. .....hen you a "SWL ..:-<:rsonal. ,I 'syour respon sibility10 Check the source 0 1 the ad , Gel all the facts be fore yo u act !
WE WILL RUN: (1) Onl y those ads accompanied by a recent WOrldwide Newsma iling label with yOlX address on if ; (2) pen-pal req ue sts : (3) engagement. weddi ngand anniversary notices : (4) ads concerning temporary e mployment for teenagerswan ting JObsfor the summer: (5) Ios t·and-loLnd ads ; (6) ads Irom persons seekingpersonal infor ma tion (lo r ellample, about octennat bcrresees o r ~vlng conditions)a bout o ttler geographica l a reas : (7) omer ads tha t are judged limely and appro priat e .
WE WlLL NOT RUN: (1) Ads Irom nonsubsc ribers : (2) job req uests from an yon eseeking full-time employment o r job o ffe rs tor full-tIme employees: (3) fo r-sale o rwant-to -buy ads [e.q.. used ca rs) ;(4) personals used a s direct adven iSlngo rscucuatonlor a business o r income-producing hobby; (5) mat rimo ny ads ; (6) othe r ads ttla t areJUdged un timely or inappropriate.
NOTE: All personals are s Ubt9ct 10 editIn g and co ndensation .
WHERE TO WR ITE: Send your ads to : "P ersonais." The Worldw ide New S. Boll 111.Pasadena, C alif.. 9 1123: U.S .A
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~=:?:rn:~r:r~~:::o(lfa~.~l~listaned to tha baby 's ha.rt ovar a epacl elInst rume nt. All is. goin~ wall . Our s lll-ya.rm8ITlaga llproducinglruil
Our familyneeds your prayers lor God's help toove rcoma growing trochon be "", ...n our ""'0olclltst boys. ages 12 and 10. al'ld thelF parentsTha problems threalen to Iftar our familyapa rt
Once more I need your prayers , Our brother InChrist. Donald Willey . has a chance 01 beingparoled In s t. monlhs . Please pray to our grealGod lor his Iree dom. T.C.
FOLLOW-UP
S; ':"!ray lor my great-uncle . Ervin Tichoell.•• ,00 is a war valer8l1. He has c.ncer and otherproblems . and he IS bedridden And vMy. ~ "ry
~=~:o.~arsto~:·stFo~=~ ~~~;::~ t~h..... you a llpray klrhim. and he says ha belieV'8SGod will help him. Their addr8S$8s: Mr. ErvinTiehna>ll. clo Enid Moora . At. 6. Rosemar ReI-.Parllarsburg. W.Va.. 26101. and Mr. FOff1lstRoberts . At . 2. Eizabeth. W.Va.• 261.3.
~~:~~~~~~~~:.:~~_ no in poor health and has to remain confined
mosl 01 tha lima. Cards. lanars graaltyappreciated. Cl.S .
TO PLACE A PERSONAL
Simply address your letter 10 : Personals. The World wid e News. Box 111,Pa sad e na. Calil .. 91123 . U.S .A. In the lowe r left-hand co mer 01 the envelope printplainly the WN-a ss lQned mailing code that appeared in the ad you wish k) answer.
Be slXe to indude a WN mai~ng labe l with your re s pons e . be ca use we are onlyofferin g thIS ServICe to WN sul::1Saibers . Ifyou are a subSCli ber blJl have run olA of WN
labels . please tnclUde the st.Oscri phon number from your Plain Truth label.To help defray the costs 01 re ma ii ng . the WN asks that lho se who can afford it
enclOse a U.S . postage stamp. Non-U .S . readers need no t include stampsWhen answering a personal uSll"lgthe mailing-eode system, do not include on the
out s ide oltha envelope the name oltha person you are writing. YOlX lette r must beaddressed direc tly to the WN . and the mal bng code must be n the lower Iell-hand",m..
TO ANSWER A PERSONAL
Type or plainly print your personal. Iollowing ttle gUido~nes given in the "Policy onPersonals" box that frequently appears in the WN. Be sure to inclUde a current WNmailing label with your letter.
Unless you s pecifica lly request tha t your add ress appear in the paper. Ihe WNCirculatio n Department will automatically del et e yo UI'address and assign you an
alphanumeric ma iling code so YOl' address will not appear in prin t. (This is to helpe~minate the unwanted, unsoli cited ma terial in the for m 0' hatemail.re~gioU8 tracts.chain letters . business o tte rs and advertisements so me readers had received a fterttleir addl9ss es appea red in ttle WH. )
For tho se People us ing this sy s te m. the WN to rw ill"ds aU responses 10 thei r ads .o ther than co mmercial . prOSe¥ing. po mographic o r obscenematena lo rchain letters.or o thers tile WN fee ls woud be offensive 10 its reade rs and no t in keeping with theoriginal spirit and intent 01their personals, and the same will be a s posed of . After theinitia contact, of COl'se. you a re able 10 write lirectly to you r correspondents.
By req ue s ting the publica tion of your pe rsonal. you th e reby consent to thisma . -open rng...and-dis posi lion policy .
(Th is syste m is not used lor personals in the "S pecia l Requests" and "Follow-Up"sections. beca use 01 the urgent nat ure of many 01those personals a nd the dela y tha tres ults from the remai~ ng service, unle ss the place rs 01the se two type s 01per so na lss pecifically ask that the system be used.)
Mail your ad to : Per sonals . The Worl dw ide New s. Box 11 1. Pa sade na . Ca lil.•91123, U.S,A .
I woUld ~ ke 10 IIsk your e llrnest prayers 10 our
t:tnFG~~ra~~~.aJ~:li;rn ~~~e~~~~~heali ng miracla becausa 01 a bad case otdia beles . This c)SlIIlH has clItstroyed the sight ofhis !elt eye . and h,s right one is gettlf1~ muchworse . Hoi also suntrs 110mnumbnass rn bothlags and feoet; they Swlttl. and ha cal'WlOt aven feelhIStee l walll..He's a wonclartul man. and I know
~~~~~~~'ca::" ~~:~':~;:. t~ ~s=r~~~~5k:X;.lTr:~a~:;Dow.., .
Pr. y..... cards , lena" requested tor nomnemberwith canc:er and.not giwn any hope to I ... bydoctors . She balIa_ God can hea l h8/'. She IS104" . S UlICro... 1810 Hazard . Houston. Talt..n01 9.
Please pray tor my f'IOnmember husband thatGod wil! heal him . He IS suftl! ring bad pain . MrsA. Denison . Sydney St .• Aughnacloy, CountyTyr0l'l8 . Northam I' aland.
Pr.yer,. carck , IlJItars reques1ed klr mambaf"'suncl e . nonmember. who Is in ax tremalywea kened concI bon reeulling from hea rt attacks
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(Con t in ued from pave 141gtlloIttngs. c..-ds and g"ls they rKelved
SPECIAL REQUESTS
~~u:~~~~~sS~rn:Pi~~~~,~IS~::~h~:=~attacks . intern al tumor w,th hemorrhaging. Nofinancial income or he lp l rom soc ia l eerveessince 197 2 . Foul1een yaar •• Chu rch memberHow grea l II IS J .W.H C .
Prayers are requeSled fo ~ maKing it poss ible 10become very s ucCilssful In life and 10 fulfil! mydreams and enter Into marriage with a lIefYbeauliful lady who s tili lilies In lhe PhilippineIslands!!! Rich..
:'~~~::::~.~r~~~ rh':,nC~:~~~~~~~would help them to lebuild tha ir mar ri age . Theyboth IeeI as helplesa 8. Hum pty Dumpty! Un leSSGodwould lovingly Inte rwna .l he loneli ness theyboth suffe r may be too great to t lhe m both 10bear.PluM pra y that God wo Uld JOIIl the m again wIthloVing hes.
Ekathrari, Jneecl yowP'"ay....~more. plellH.lor a sis ler. Her marriage i.~aking up since herbaptism. He has threatened 10 leave . She needsGoers st~. (She h.Sltv'e . ChikSrerl.) T.C.
P\easa .pray lor mywlle .nd me. I wa. injured onmyjobM'1 December , 1978 . • ndwu disabled loralmost a yaar wl1tlouteom~nsatlon . As a resutlof Iong~rm unl"nploymenl. we may lose our
~::titr~~~==~:-I;C:':lt:~~am unable to find .norMr lOb.nyw heAl.
:;:t';;~811.~~ ~~~..l~~yo~~':.eda~:~hmy late t1us~. a.-wlla. She has created 80many problem, lor us . ince he died . She won'tlet~':~.'ll~ I co uld ask lor your prayers
What I:a a raa lI.ther n e? wt!f,lls masc ulinity? Ineed to know .nd undersland . Pray for ma o
=UOUu::.~~=:..":.~I v~~IlTIportant. ancl l tlaeclyo Ul" help
I Personals I
~ ~:r':r pro? ~~o"r:r :ot:erC~rcf~~g:: _·Continuously caring klr In)' grandmOlher. who .,senile , is dr ainIng my mo ther physically anclemobOnatty . A D.
Minister,family membersfear KKK, move
Minister serves as obstetrician
Monday, Jan, 30 , 1978
Astronau tICont in uMf f rom pagll 11
"Gcc lue' (it. sense of up and down ).Mr . Carpenter said : "There is up
and down only when things fall . Aslong as there is no Gcsignal you canassign your own up."
Forces of rapid acceleration during
sj!:a~~~~~dan~e~so~;;.ee~e~~aga in, Mr. Carpenter said, the humanorgan ism proved ama zingly adaptable . ' 'The mostama'z.ingthing to me istha t the human organism ha s noevo lutionary experience with acce leration. How could you expect it tohave defense mechanisms? But itdoes. The doctors couldn't tell uswhat to do to adapt ourse lves to highacce leration; it came naturally . Andthat's amazing to me."
In 1965 Mr . Carpenter took a leaveof absence f rom the NationalAeronautics and Space Administration to participate in the Navy's Sealab Il program off the coast of LaJolla, Calif. Later, because he couldno longer fly due to a broken ann andbecause he "felt the Sealab III program was important, " he left thespace program to cont inue his oceanresearch .
Defending tec hnolog ica l advances , he said that he deplored ' ' thelack of vigor with which we exploreour successes" and described suchactions as cance llatio n of the American supersonic transport as "acrime. "
" Where technology is concernedwe will alway s have a great man ynaysayers ," he said. He later sa id thatwe sho uld not abandon scientific pursuits j ust because the y produ ce a prob lem . " Let us. press on for answers tothese problems," he countered.
Mr. Carpenter , who retired fromthe Navy in 1969 . co ncl uded by stating, " I firml y be lieve from my experienc e that ~ive n eno ugh time ma ncan accomplish anything he canimagine .
house and ask their children if theywere "going to have any more [racialepithet] ove r ."
Feare d being burned out
" W hat' real ly bot hered us were allof the tales we began to hear aboutthe KKK," Mr . Beyersdorfer sa id." A number of the members enCOUT·aged us to move . They told us that theusual weapon of the KKK is fire .People to ld us that the Klan will setfire to houses with the people inside ."
He said his wife was particu lar lyunnerved by the whole affai r andtheir three sons and a daug hter , ages2 to 9 , were bothered.
" I de libe rated a month before wedecided to sell , " Mr. Beyersdorfersaid . ,. Since we reached our decisionmany of the brethren have expresse drelief. "
The property sold for slightly morethan the $37, 000 the Bey er sdorfer spaid for it . hr.t Mr. Be yer sdorfer saidhe had put about $2,O<XJ and " hundreds of hours" o f labor into improvement s .
The family has moved to a rentedhome near Pon Allen, La .. which is aFren ch area.
The doc tor later chec ks the babyand co mmends the father for do ing agood job (to say not h ing of themother). The now-pale Mr. Dean isof fered a job as an obstetrician. Here spon d s by ask ing for th eobste tric ian's fee to be refunded.
At 4 a .m. the story ends where itbegan : everyon e is back in bed .
At the next Bible study Mr . Deangives a lurid account of his masterfuldel ivery , then continues with a studyof Isaiah , po inting out the sudden ness of Christs return and the suffer- .ings of the nations , whiet .saiahlike ns to the suffering and "...eldenness of a woman in travail.
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NOTABLE PUBLI.;ATlON - Quest is one of America's "most notab.opublica tions. ' So says the cover line of Eastern Airlines in-flightmagazine, Review , A feature article, "In the Presence of Wha~s, "
from the Jul y-August, 1977 , edition of Ques t is reprinted in theJanuary ecmon at Hev/ew, wnicn was read by the thousands who flewEastem Airlines in January. Another notable publication, Reader's Digest, has just asked for permission to reprint an article from theNovember-December edrtion titled "The Final Medal," and PopularPhotography features Quest graphics In ns January issue, according toRoger Uppross, production director of Quest.
whe n yet another man drove up . Thegroup huddled arou nd him , apparent ly plan n ing so me so r t ofstrategy ."
Dead snakes and a sign
Mr. Beyersdorfer said events occurred so rap idly that the group haddrive n off almost before he realizedwhat was happening. But the remnant s of the group's vis it was adead snake on the fro nt porch, one inthe automobile of one of the blackmembers and the printed sign . .. Itwas a beautifully do ne sign ," Mr.Beye rsdorfer reca lled .
But the story doe sn 't end there ." Several of our guests were ha
rassed by other vehicles as they droveoff our property," Mr . Beyersdorfersaid. " Members were passed by acarload of men who would slowdown and stop in front of them. I gotseve ral telephone ca lls la ter fromthose who were haras sed . It reall yterrified so me of the brethren . TheC assels and their youn g dau ghterwere moon ed by one carlo ad ."
Almost every d ay for the next two10 three wee ks neighborhood children would co me onto the Beyersdorfers' property . wal k around the
No time to panic
At thi s po int Mr. Dean, whodoes n' t have time to panic , knowsnot what to do. Barry is not yet cov ered up and turns slightly blue. Theumbilical cord remain s uncut untilthe ambulance arrives .
II' s 3 o'clock and the am oulancearrives .
PASADENA - Two represe ntatives of the Olympic:Concessions Co .presented Ambassador Co llege students with a check for $8,772.98 dur ing a student assem bly Jan. 24 for theeffort s of 134 students who work ed atthe com pany's stands d uri ng theRqse Bow l footba ll game Jan. 2 .
Ma rs hall and Ray Wilki D2S.own ers of the Pasade na firm, said ACstudents helpe d se ll, among othe rthings , 55 ,804 Peps i-Colas, 2 1,406bags of peanu ts and 33,000 glasses ofbeer ., Tom Linton , student coo rd inator
of AC's part of the Ro se Bowl andRose Parade activ ities, accepted thecheck on beha lf of the stude nts.
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lege choral dire ctor Ra y Howardhas com piled a boo k of 240 cho ralworks suitable for the Sabb ath that theMus ic Department is o ffering free tochurch-cho ir direc tors worldwide ,
Theco llectionofworks , in a black 'sp iral binder , is available by writi ngMr . Howard in care of AmbassadorCollege , 300 W . G ree n St. ,Pasade na, Cal if., 9 1123.
The works are in Eng lish ,
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Ameri ca .The RealJesus is in itssecond print
ing .
req uests whi le still try ing to wake up .On the other end of the line. the
nurse at the ho spital hears Jenn ifercryi ng . " What' s that kid do ing up solate?" she inqu ires .
Rod is about to exp lain the situation when the nurse hears a seco nd,
. more highl y pitc hed cryi ng . Thereonthe living-room floo r lies Barry C raigDean , a healthy 8 pounds 3 ou nces .
"Ohhh, baby ," 2'h-year -old Jennifer observes . She finds the eventhighly amusing and runs to find herdo lls and blanket. The time is 2:35a.m.
KARlBEYERSDORFERare a in the Un ited State s .
Mr . Beyer sdorfer said the entireco ngreg ation was invited (0 his homeand seve ral black membe rs attend ed." Two hour s into the party and in (heprocess of dinn er . two carloads ofstrange rs un loaded on the road infron t of our house. " Mr. Beversuortcr ex pluincd . "Our hou se W; \S ZOto 30 yard s off the road . A group ofabo ut 10 men started up our driveway
will be sent out beginning Feb . 6.. ' O ur firs torder from the publishe r
was 30 ,000," said Charley E1liott t
mail ing coordinator fo r PUblishingServ ices . " They were used up, andthen we orde red another 15 ,000 ."
The copies are going free to Ch urchmem bers who req uest them by meansof a spec ial arrangement with SheedAndrew s & McM eel; Inc., of KansasC ity, the publi sher. The Work buyseac h me mber -requested co py at adisco unt and has the publ isher send it freeof charge to the req uester. The book isavailable in stores for $8 .95 a copy .
Mr ~ Ell iott said that , becauseorigi nal supplies at Sheed Andrews &Mc:Mee l had been exha usted, 5, 000req uests fro m Ameri can mem be rsand 7,000 from othe r co untries stillhave n't bee n filled but will be in ear lyFebruary ,
Orders have come in from mem bersin Australia , Britain , Canada, theNethe rlands, New Zea land , Sou thAfrica and West Germany, a~ we ll as
hos pita l in the mo rning .At I :30 a .m. Vicki dec ides 10
clea n up the house in preparation forthe rnomi ngstrip.
At 2:30 co mes d hys ter ical inter .. ruption of the ho usework. Vicki is in
a transi tiona l stage . " We better go!"she yells.
Rod gets up to shower. Vicki decides to phone tb-e ho spita l to askwhet her she shou ld co me in .
There suddenly fo llow s a serie s ofrapidly fired , mutua lly co ntradictoryorders:
" Rod , Rod! It' s no good: don'thave a sho wer. It's on the way !"
" Rod, get Jenn ifer ready for thecar. "
" Ring the Altars Ito look afterJenni fer]."
" Get the car:'" No, it's too late . Ring the hospi
taL "" Ring the Altars too ."Mr . Dean attempt s to follow these
~GRAPEVINE
By Leon J, LyenMELBOURNE , Austra lia
W ithin ho urs of each other Nov . .16 ,two pot ent ially powerf ul prin ceswere born : one to Princess Anne ofBritain , the othe r in the humblest ofcircumstances to Vicki Dean , wife ofMelbourne South pastor Rod Dean .
To add to the igno miny, the pote ntial princ e wa s born on a living-roomfloo r and midwifed by Mr. Deanhimsel f.
The Dean s, though ca ught co mpletely unawares . had nonet hele ssbeen given fair warning. Thei r firstchild. Jennifer . had been three week searly after a mild lO-minute labor.
Plan to wait
The sto ry beg ins with the Deansso und ly asl eep. Mr . Dean isawa kened by the co ld feet of hi swife. She thinks labor has begu n, shesays. They decide ir is probably falselabo r and plan to wait and go to the
PASADENA - What began as asurp rise goi ng-awa y party shortly before (he 1977 Feast o f Tabernaclesfor tw o members o f the BatonRou ge, La. . church e nded up with adead snake on the mini ster ' s frontporch and a profe ssionally le tte redand print ed sign o n the hon or edguest' s car window that read , "TheKKK is watching you ."
But the last chapter of the storywasn 't written unt il thi s mon th , whenthe minister finall y so ld his home andmo ved his family for fear of thei rlives.
Karl Beyersdorfer . pastor of theBat on Rou ge church s ince Jul y ,1975, and his wife. Gaylon . decidedto hold a surprise party for Ju lius andJane Casse ls, who were movin g toCo rpus Christi, Tex. AI that time theBe ye rsd o rfe rs live d in ruralLo ui siana . a bou t 25 miles fro mBaton Rou ae . Mr. Bcvcrsdorfcr sa idhe has sinc~ learned h~ was living inthe heart of Ku Klu x Klan country. a group in the past known forirs white -sheer uniforms and flam ing crosses on the propert y of black:'l)' m pathil.cr~ , He said the parish hewas living in reputed ly has mor eKKK me mbers than any co mpa rable
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-QuesrI78 , the bimonthl y magazineof the Ambassador Interna tiona l Cultural Founda tion . was launched inSou th Africa the week of Jan . 16.reports Andre van 8el kum of theWork ' s of f ice here . •
Reports on the magazine appearedin newspapers throughout the cou ntry. Me. van Belk um said. and rad ioannou ncements were aired . LiamNolan, Quest's international editor,was interv iewed on a popular televi sion program. Galaxy ,
A large bookstore chain . CentralNews Agency. is the officia l distributor .
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