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Volume 3, Issue 3 March , 1964

Mr. and Mrs . Roderick C. M eredith and Dr , C. Paul Meredith. This picture was takenlast yea r at th e Feast of Pentecost , when we lI'ere blessed in having two Evangelists fromheadquarters with us. Mr. Roderick C. M eredith is the general overseer of the ent ire UnitedStares, second Vi ce-president of A mba ssador Co llege and senior editor of the Plain Truth andGood N eil's. Dr . Paul Meredith , his uncle, is th e Editor of th e Bible Co rresponde nce Course,Board of Tru stees at A mbassador Co llege and contributing editor o f the Plain Truth andGood N ews ma gazines. Mrs. M eredith is th e fo rm er Miss Ma rgie McNair, whom we allkn oll' has the m ajorit y o f her fami ly in G od 's work: Broth ers Evangelist R aymond M cNair,Pastor M r. Burk M cN air, and Preaching Elder Mr . Carl M eNair, all of who m are ministersin the field and other broth ers who are at A m bassador College.

Mr. Roderick C. Meredith, EvangelistHere for Days of Unleavened Bread

by Wilbur Ball

It is with great joy and enthusiasm that we welcome Mr . Roderick Meredith andhis wife, Margie. This is the third time in three years that we are blessed by theirpresence in this area. Mr. Meredith is the third highest ranking minister in God'sChurch, and the Evangelist in charge of all ministers of the Church of God in theUnited States. He will be able to pre sent us with all the latest news from headquartersin Pasadena, and the work around the world.

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Richland Center,Bible Study

Surprises with 120 attendance!

by Ed Rudicel

The North Central area of the UnitedStates continues to gro w under the abledir ect ion of Evangelist De an C. Black­well! A new Bible Study began Sunday,March 15th, in Richland Center, Wis­con sin, abo ut 70 miles west and slightlynorth of Madison, Wiscon sin . Thi s Studywill be conducted by visiting ministersfrom the area churches to serve mostlyfl ew people who pre viou sly did not liveclose enough to attend regul ar meetings.

At the first study, conducted by Mr.

Georg e Meeker, Preaching Eld er ove r

the Milw au kee Church, there was an

attendance of 120! Mr. Martin Filipello,

Loeal Elder from the LaGrange Church,

was also on hand to help answer que s­

tions and otherwise serve the brethren

who drove from 50 to 100 mile s to

atte nd . Man y are listeners to the World

Tomorrow Broadc ast over station s

KXEL, Waterloo, and KAAY, Little

Rock. The people who attended came

from as far as Decorah, Iowa.

The meetings are held in the Ameri­

can Legion Club on Highway 14 on the

West side of town. The next meeting will

be held on the Sunday of April 12th . It

is hoped that the attendance will con­

tinue to grow in this area and certainly

there is joy among the many people who

were waiting for the opportunity to be

guided by God's servants.

Schedule of EventsPassover, Thursday night, March 26th, 7:30 P.M., at Keyrnen's Club ChicagoNight to be Much Remembered, Friday night, March 27th, 7:30 P.M. at Memorial

Auditorium, 7th and Broadway. Feast Meal, Armory, l l th and Madison , GaryAnnual Sabbath D ay, Saturday, March 28th, Services 10:00 A.M. and 2:30 P.M.,

Memorial AUditorium. Noon Me al: Moose Lodge, 7th and Adams, YMCA, 5thand Adams, and YWCA, 6th and Broadway

Soc ial, Saturday night, ArmorySunday, March 29th, Chorale Concert, 2:00 P.M ., Keymen's Club; 7:30 p.m. Preach­

ing Ser vice, Keyrnen's ClubMonday, March 30th, Bible Study, 1:00 P.M., Keymen's Club; Preaching Service,

7:30 P.M .Tuesda y, March 3 1st, Bible Study, 1:00 P.M. , Keyrnen's Club; Preaching Service,

7:30 P.M .Wednesday, April l st , Bible Study, 1:00 P.M ., Keymen's Club; Preaching Service,

7 :30 P.M .Thursday, April 2nd, Bible Study, 1:00 P.M. , Keymen's Club; Preaching Service,

7:30 P.M.Friday, April 3rd, Annual Sabbath Day, Services 10:00 A.M . and 2:30 P.M., Memorial

AuditoriumSaturday, Sabbath, April 4th, All Day Services, 10:00 A.M . and 2:30 P.M., Memorial

Auditorium

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Editor-in-Chief Dean BlackwellEditor Wilbur BallNews Editor Kenn eth Ell is

REP ORTERS

Dick Alexander Emma La soch aElisha Crim Gene ScarbroughElain e Tkach Lyle Ver show skeFred Mancewicz Victor JohnsonJohn F reel David ShellEdwa rd Rudi cel Esterlene HolmesRoland Van Sioo ten James Howell

Circulation Gene Madi sonHope Brassine

Business Man ager T ed Ef imovAr t John MooreFood Adv isor Kenne th MayPhotographer Robert Einersen

Wilbur Vand erm olenGener al Staff

Grace SienkiewiczWinifred Keou gh - Dwyer

(C! 1964 by Radio Churc h of GodAddress a ll corresponde nce to the Editor.Published mon thl y by Chicago, SouthBend, Minneap oli s. C incinna ti. G ra ndRapi ds. Indi an ap olis. Milwauk ee andBloomington Spokesma n Clubs. No tify.us immediate ly of any change of address.

Circu la tion ove r 1900

Letter to the EditorChora le Members:

Ju st a short note to tell all of you

how very much we appreciate the music

you have been providing for us. Like a

lot of others, I never realized all the prac­

tice you put into preparing (two or three

times a week ). Last time you sang, I

could really see how much you can add

to a service.

We 're all looking forward to the

Chora le Concert-it will be a real addi­

tional blessing to the Feast. Keep up the

good work, and th anks again .

Diane Kromer

Mr. Roderick C. Meredith

FEBRUARY DEACONLast month's Guess Who deacon was

Mr. John Kreidich , pictured at age 5.

AVAILABLE AT THE FEAST!The new "Memorize the Bible by

Chapters" sheets will be distributed, oneto a family, from the information boothat the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Besure to get your copy!

DANVILLE NEWS BRIEFSby Gene Scarbrough

The Danville Church of God met inthe YM CA building in Dan ville on Feb­ruary 15, 1964 . Even though a snowstorm was in progress 62 brethren gath­ered together. Several families started toChu rch and turned back because of thesnow.

Fair weather prevailed in East CentralIllinois the .next Sabbath of February 29,1964, and 100 brethren were in attend­ance at the Danville Chur ch .

Cont'd

Indianapolis SocialThe Indianapolis Church held it's first

semi- formal social in the Krannert Roomof the beautiful new Clowes HaJJ on theButler University Campus. About 175 en­thusiastic persons attended and greatlyenjoyed the occasion. We were fortunatein having the talented Hamptons to pro­vide the danc e music along with thespecia l numhers which they featured.

Some of th e sermons given by Mr. Meredith at Passover in 1962, still burn in our

memories. Some examples are: "Why We, God's People, Are Together," "Leadership

Development;" an d "We Are Here to Become Like God." We will all be hungering

for th is type of spiri tual food.

Mr. Meredith has ju st recentl y returned fro m a trip to the Near East (Jerusalem

and Egypt) and aro und the wo rld via Au stral ia. I am sure we will be able to look

forward to an acc ount of som e of the highlights of th is tr ip.

W ith an anticipa ted attendance of 2,500 to 3,000 thi s certainly will be the largest

and greatest Feast ever held in th is area ,

Th ere was a Talent Show which was veryenterta ining. On e of the highlights of theevening was the playing of th e Anni­versa ry Waltz as Mr. and Mrs. JohnDaily led the dance on thi s their 18th'wedding anniversa ry.

G ame s such as euchre, checkers , andmonopoly were enjoyed by man y. Theevening was reluc tantly brought to a closewith the last dance to the tune of Good­night Sweetheart.

The Church of GodWelcomes Thirty

New MembersTwo baptismal services were held in

Indianapolis in the basement of the homeof Mr. and Mrs. James Apostolou, Sun­day, February 23, 1964.

There were so many requests for bap­tism that Mr. Bald, Pastor of the Indi­anapolis Church, divided the people intotwo groups for counseling-one sessionin the morning, the other in the after­noon.

Marriage in Grand Rapids

I. to r, Yvonne Vier gever, maid of honor; Mr . John Kievet, best man; Mr. Roger Viergever,groom; Mrs. Mary Vi ergever (nee Lyon) bride; Mr. Frank McCrady, Minister; Mr. GlenKe eley, father "pro teln ."

gown with Venetian lace overjacket, awhite pillbox with white tulle veil, andcarri ed a bouquet of white stephanotes,hyacinths and carnations.

Following the joyous rite the happythrong of 180 guests and relatives con­verged on the Lithuanian Sons andDaughters Hall nearby for the reception .Turkey and trimmings, a huge cake, andmuch danc ing concluded the festivitie s.

THE OAYS Of UNLEAVENED BREAD1h.o/ represent putting sin out at our

lives, and -1::ha-t makes M. c0ne8 oneof the busiest men in the church.

Roger Viergever and the former MaryLyon were united in marriage by Godthrough Mr. Frank McCrady on Feb­ruary 22, 1964. The double ring cere­mony took place at Grand Rapids, Mich.,where they now make their home. Bothwere baptized in midsummer of 1963shortly after the form ation of the GrandRap ids church.

Th e br ide was atti red in a white satin

Those who were baptized from themorning counseling are: Mr . ArlieG uynn, Carl Franz, Mr. and Mrs. FrankDenman, Mr. Stanley Jones, Mr. Doug­las Casey, Mr. Benn ie Colyer, Mr. EarlLandes, Mr. Gary Nielander, Mrs.Myrtle Lucas , Mrs. Glenda Dick, Mrs.Billie Jean Kimbrell, Mrs. Dana Collins,Anita Jamison, Mrs . Mary Kyle , Mrs.Janice City, Mr . Ralph Cobb.

Those from the afternoon counseling:Mr. and Mrs . David Shew, Mr. JosephMont ana, Mr . James Skaggs, Mr. andMrs . James McC ain , Sandra Sparks, Mr.and Mrs . Orville Payton, Jr., Mrs. M. B.Montana, Mrs. Edith Owens , LindaWhitt, Stepheny Haley.

Welcome to the Philadelphia era ofGod's Church!

NEWS BRIEFSA son was born to Mr. and Mrs . Rob­

ert Payton of And erson , Indiana. MichaelDavid Payton began life Monday, March2, at 8:45 A.M . at the home of Mrs.Georgia McN eil of Indianapolis. Mother,child and father are doing fine. CON­G RAT ULAT ION S!

I HOIU GUY & CHAMBt~ Of (OMMHCE:

TWO EXITSTO G.ARY

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location of the Keymen's Club and routes between it and Gary.Not clearly indicated is the fact that the Calumet Expressway,Route 94, now leads directly into the Dan Ryan Expresswayrunning North. This should then be followed until the junctionwith the Eisenhower Expressway heading West for the quicktrip from Gary to the Keymen's Club. When leaving the Eisen­hower Expressway, use the Kostner turn-off and proceed Northagain to Madison St. A left turn (West) will take you the one-halfmile remaining to go to the 4721 W. Madison address.

The last map shows the Gary area overall and should helpyou to locate Route 53, Broadway. Don't forget to take thisissue with you!

16 GA~Y ARMORY ,:NA1 GUAR[

1$ JEFFERSON PARK 13. SOCIAL SECURITY BUILDING

16 GARY_HOBART WATER CORP 24.GATEWAY PARK

25. SOUTH SHORE SIA11QN

1.01 GARY nNTRAl LIBRARY n STATE [HEATER

13 (NIGHTS Of COlUMBUS CLUB_HOTEL 21 PALACE THEATER

11 MASONIC TEMPLE

12. GARY POST TlUBUNf BUIlDING

5 CIH c.... eeoe'r

3 GARY COURTHOUSE

~. MAIN ~OST OFFICE

6 MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM

7. CITY METHODIST CHURCH ISEAMAN HAll I

- KEY TO LOCA liONS

All Roads Lead to the Feast!by Kenneth Ellis

We hope that the maps reproduced on thispage will save you time and trouble. We wouldlike to show you clearly where the meetings areto be held and the best way to get there.

In the map printed in the upper left thereis shown a close-up of downtown Gary. Thebuildings you will need to find are numberedand circled heavily. Please note that the mainartery through town is Broadway (which is alsothe turn-off to take from the Tri-State Tollway).The meetings will be held at the MemorialAuditorium which is number 6 on the map.The other buildings circled heavily containcafeterias or restaurants which may be usedfor noon meals.

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The map in the upper right indicates the