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2 T h e GOOD N E W S
November, 1963
More
About Our Cover.
The third site for the Festival of Tabernacles in
1963
was Jekyll Island off thc coast of Georgia.
Having this new location relieved the overcrowding of facilities
at Big Sandy. It also enabled many brethren to attend from
the East
Coast
who would not otherwise have been able to
come. The large tent in the background comfortably seated
the 4500 present. A millionaires playground in a setting of
near-tropical splendor was one of Gods blessings for keeping
the Feast Ou r God is Good
What
our READERS
SAY
God Blesses Obed ience
W h en I sent my last tithes I had
been laid off from my job. Since then
I have received my last pay, amounting
to $210.00 and my vacation check
amounting to
$246.00,
and besides all
this I received another job with a slight
decrease in base pay but
a
far greater
chance for advancement than my last
job.
Man, New Jersey
P roo f t h a t T i t h i n g P ay s O f f
My husband is a carpenter working
for a small town contractor along with
six other carpenters. There are also sev-
eral independent carpenters in this
town. W e started t i th ing last Nove m-
ber; shortly after one other carpenter
working for the contractor also started
tithing. As you may know, we had an
extremely hard winter in Kansas with
weeks of sub-zero weather. So far as
we know, my husband and this other
carpenter were the only
two
carpenters
in town that had inside work and
therefore worked steadily
all
winter
long. It was only after the severe
weather ended that they finished this
particular job and lost very few days
afterwards because of bad weather. In-
cidentally, the other carpenter I men-
tioned was the only other one to re-
ceive a raise at the same time my hus-
band received his. W e know that tith-
ing pays
Couple, Kansas
W o m a n P r e a c h e r
My husband and I both got so
much good out of The P L A I N
TR UT H. W e bo th were o rda ined las t
June 10, then he passed away suddenly
with a heart attack.
I
have been left
alone to carry on. W e have used ma-
terial from T h e P L A I N T R U T H f o r
our sermons.
Woman , Ind iana
Have
y o u read o w rticle on Should
W o m e n Preach?
T i t h i n g
About one year ago I was giving
for
Gods
W o rk a n d I had money left
over after paying my usual bills. Then
I stopped, and my extra money stopped
too, This proves to me that God keeps
Hi s W o rd . So here is
a
tithe-more
will follow.
Man, Indiana
M i n i s t e r T i t h e s
I am tithing to you. I am a minister
and have come out of the Assemblies
of
God. I am preaching more Bible
truths since I have started taking your
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THE CHURCH
OF
GOD
N O . 11
OL. XI1
Published monthly at Pasadena, California.
963, by Radin Church of God
EDITOR
HERBERT
.
ARMSTRONG
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Garner Ted Armstrong
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TWENTY THOUSAND
KEEP THE FEAST
Here
is
a picture-and-fact report from the ten locations around
the w orld where the Feast of Tabernacles was kept . Ma y
it
inspire you and make you more prayer-conscious of Gods
EATHER scientists are baf-
fled and awed by hurri-
cane Flora. Nothing quite
like it ever happened before since the
Weather Bureau started keeping hurri-
cane records in 1870 . What baff les
them is Floras peculiar conduct during
a four-day period when it practically
S T O O D S T I L L and aimed blows un-
ceasingly upon Cuba after devastating
a large part of Haiti
.
. WE JUST
HAVIOR, Dr. Robert M . White , the
Chief of the U.
S.
Weather Bureau,
said today .
Flora
is the
first hrtrri-
cane iiz recorded
hiJtovy
that got
rtalled in a small Caribbean region for
mnrc t h a n 24 to 36 hours ( S t d ~ e w ,
October
9 ,
1963).
The reason scientists and the Chief
W
C A N T E X P L A I N F L OR A S
BE-
people and
W o r k
t l t d d - t d e
of the U.
S.
Weather Bureau were baf-
fled by hurricane Floras behavior is
that some
4,800
of G ods people were
keeping the Feast of Tabernacles in
Jekyll Island off the coast of Georgia
Although this was perhaps the most
unusual occurrence of G od s direct in-
tervention in the weather during the
Feast this year, it was by no means
unique-God intervene d in nearly ev-
ery location where the Feast of Taber-
nacles was being held.
Gods blessing in every way was
showered on the people keeping His
Feast th ia year. Every year we always
say it is the best-and every year that
statement is true. W e look forward to
next ycars
Fcstivnl
being
Letlrr-but
we will have
to
experience
it
to find
out bow God will make it better
With all of the reports in from
around the world i t
i q very apparent
that the same
Spirit
of the same God
was guiding the meetings in all ten
locations. The theme. summed
up
in
nearly the same words by everyone was:
the
REALITY of
Gods coming King-
dom; and our direct, specific, personal
respoizsibilities t o qZddl i fy for rulership
in it. From everywhere the same report
comes of the more powerful, piercing,
yet warm and inspiring sermons given
by Go ds ministers this year than ever
before.
Here are the reports from around
the world
J E K Y L L
ISLAND
Jekyll Island, Georgia, has been as-
sociated with the names of the great
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LEFT:
Mea l t ime dur ing Fes t iva l
of
Tabernacles
in Georgia. B OTTOM: Time to regis ter En-
t rance to bu i ld ing used fa r reg is t ra t ion and
other bus iness ut
J e k y l l
Island.
and the near-great ever since its dis-
covery
in 1566. Its sparkling white
beaches have marked the shuffled trail
of bare feet and echoed to the muffled
groans
of
the last shipload
of
slaves to
be brought to the United States from
Africa-resounded with the sound s of
the laughter and gaiety of the opposite
side of the picture during the days of
J . Pierpont Morgan, Rockefeller, Pulit-
zer, McCormick, Gnuld and the Astnrs.
This island, once considered r e s e r wd
f o r t h e elite
of the business world, was
the setting God chose for His people
to observe the Festival of Tabernacles
for the eastern part of the United
States.
The lush growth of palmettos and
stately wide-spreading oaks festooned
with Spanish moss were perfect exam-
ples of the beauty which will be shared
by all the world in the Millennium pic-
tured by the Feast.
For three weeks before our arrival,
heavy winds buffeted the island. These
winds would have greatly complicated
the erection of the huge 250 by Bo-foot
tent for the daily meetings. However,
t h e
iijght before the t e n t arrizwd, the
winds died to a refreshing and cooling
breeze. The next day, within a matter
of eight hours, the tent was up and in
shape for the meetings.
Th e workmen had no sooner finished
tying down the last of the ropes when
the prefahricated stage began
to
arrive.
As the stage was being laid out by the
carpenters, other trucks arrived to dis-
gorge their
burden
of chairs.
Then
came the piano and organ and the
sound equipnient-
all
flowing smoothly
W E1 C O M E
V C I O L I P
Y
496,
RADIO
CHURCH GOD FESTIVAL
and without any complication in prepa-
ration for the first day's services.
Texas Experience Pays Off
As streams of people began pouring
iiitu
tlie
ai ra, a piul>lt. i~i
rgaii LU
arise.
Hundreds who had fa i led to reques t
reservations for camp space began over-
flowing thc limitcd facilitics of Chcro-
kee Camp Ground. But the years of
experience in Big Sandy camping be-
gan to pay off. Mr. Judy, from the
Akron church, took his assigned posi-
tion in charge of the camping area and
began directing the people on how and
where to set up their tents. By the time
everyone had arrived and was settled,
nearly SIXTEEN HI J N D R E D nf Gnd's
people had settled themselves in an
area normally laid out for a third that
number
Several families settled in the Jekyll
Island Club House which once hosted
President William McKinley, while
dozens of other families filled the is-
land and began to spill over into the
adjoining areas of Brunswick and St.
Simon Island.
More T h a n Expected
As the time came for
Mr.
Herbert
W.
Armstrong to open services, the
Bu i ld ing used fo r reg is t ra t ion and d in ing ha l l
dur ing Festival at
Jekyll
i s land , Georg ia .
people were still puuriiig into the cam
vas tabernacle. The
3,800
chairs were
soon filled and people began spreading
blankets to sit on the ground just out
side the upturned canvas sides.
Out of those present nearly one-third
responded to
Mr.
Armstrong's query
concerning how many were present for
their very
f u J t
Festival of Tabernacles
On
hearing
o f
the nverflnw cmwd, the
motels of Jekyll Island made available
another
3 5 0
to
400
of their own chairs
to supplement those which had origi-
nally been ordered. Although over
4,000 chairs were finally made avail-
able, throughout every service there
were people who remained outside.
By the end of the Feast, nearly 4,800
had registered, far exceeding the top
figure of 4,000 we had anticipated for
this area. On Sunday after the Festival
began, Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong left
for Big Sandy, Texas, for the Taber-
nacle Grounds there. Mr. Roderick
C.
Meredith was at the same time flying
from Squaw Valley, California, to
Jekyll Island to take charge for the
remainder of the Feast.
'l'he highlight for the last day was
the ordination of Mr. Virgil Cos to the
rank of Local Elder. Th e evident answer
f rom
God
to the daily prayers of His
people keeping the Feast in Jekyll Is-
land was even physically evident in the
i i i i rdcduub way
i r i w h i c h
He brought
hurricane Flora to a complete halt and
maintained the calm, heautiful and
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balmy climate throughout the Festival
of Tabernacles in Jekyll Island.
SEVEN THOUSAND
AT
BIG
SANDY
From Mexico to Canada and from
the Mississippi
to
the Rockies, nearly
7,000
of God's people came
to
keep
the Festival of Tabernacles on His own
grounds in East
Texas
More than three thortsnizd seven
huudrxw' of these people
rcriiiped
r ight
1 2 nu r n i i ' i ?
p i .opwty
in tents, booths
and trailers. The Tent City was a very
inspiring sight. Many of the brethren
had purchased the specially offered
tents. The neat, orderly rows of tents
was a very mo vin g sight-a real pat-
tern and example of God's people
learning to live together in the coming
World Tomorrow
Opening the Festival,
Mr.
Garner
Ted Armstrong introduced all the
ministers there to serve the
7,000
in
attendance. Each minister in turn in-
troduced his congregations and told a
bit about each. Then, all of those who
did not have a local church raised their
hands. In past years, this has been
nearly one-half of the congregation.
But as the years have gone by and as
God has provided more ministers to
raise
up
churches, this number has
diminished. And yet there were still
many hzindveds
who are unable to at-
tend a local church.
Recreation for all ages was plentiful
to add to the enjoyment of the Feast.
Beautiful Lake Loma-constructed right
on our own grounds by our own crews
and volunteer labor of local church
members-providcd swimming f u r all
who wanted to take a nice cool dip and
be refreshed from the near 100-degree
temperature which prevailed through-
out most of the Feast. There was also
horseback riding, hiking, hunting, fish-
ing, skating and many inrlividiial ac-
tivities.
An added blessing for all of the
brethren who were
at Big Sandy was
ABOVE: God s people gathered outside tent used for meetings at Festivol in Jekyll Island.
BELOW: Brethren enjoy fellowship and a leisurely walk d urin g break between services.
t he perqpective they were able to get
of how the new college which is sched-
uled to begin next fall, will look. Al-
ready, five new homes fo r faculty m e m -
bers have been built around Lake
Loma. These beautiful homes have
been provided for God's ministers
and faculty members in a most miracu-
lous way. These
hoines
haiw
b e e n
biiilt
withorit 012e
.ringle
cent of
d o wn p a y -
mei7t o r
c a b
oivt lq Because of the
integrity of the Work of God already
established in that area, the builder
was perfectly willing to let the rent
payments alone take care
of
the
f i-
nancing for this much-needed housing
project.
O n e
of
the recreational highlights of
the Festival
w as
the Ambassador
Col-
lcgc Chorale
cuiiceit. 111
addition to the
members of God's Church who were
there, special guests from the surround-
ing cities with whom the W o r k of God
does business were invited. The more
than 100 of these guests expressed
their appreciation and enjoyment over
the very splendidly conducted concert.
The first portion of the concert con-
sisted of special, selected songs sung in
formal attire. The second half of the
concert was a humorous light operetta,
Brethren gather ed to hear God s Word at Festi-
val of Tabernacles i n Jekyll Island, Georgi a.
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The
Mikndo, by Gilbert and Sull ivan.
The Ambassador Chorale also
pro-
vided many inspiring hymns and an-
thems as special music during each of
the preaching services.
During the Festival , our architectural
firm sent two representat ives from Los
Angeles to Big Sandy to begin pre-
l iminary work and the planning of a
u u J / c r
plutr
Tur
tlir
cumi i ig cu l lege
E ngl and for a short stay there to take
care
of
the many responsibil i t ies and
plans concerned wi th the Work of God
in England. Al though
Mr.
Armst rong
will probably be back on campus here
in Pasadena by the time you read this
article, do remember that he and many
others in God's ministry are having to
travel enormous distances al l the t ime
iii tlir iiitrirata uT Hia W u l k . Dulr'i
Brethren d isperse fo r a f te rnoon b reak a f te r rece iv ing sp i r i tua l food dur ing serv i ces
ot
B i g S a n d y
Fest ival of Tabernac les .
campus at Big Sandy, Brethren, remem-
her to pray about this Many of the
faculty members of Ambassador Col-
lege scattered in three areas in the
United States met with over
300
prospective students-from our own
church families alone Unless we start
this college in Texas, we will not be
able to take nearly as many as we
would l ike as incoming freshmen for
the next college year.
At the close of the Festival, M r . and
Mrs. H er be r t W. Arii istrong left for
SQUAW VALLEY
CALIFORNIA
M r Roderick C Meredith, the Sec-
ond Vice-Pres ident of the Church and
college, had the 1012 of open ing and con-
duct ing the senices for the FestlLal of
Taberna cles in Squaw Valley, Califo rnia
T h e total registered at the Feast in
Squaw Valley was about 5,400 Agdin,
as in many of the other areas, it was
very apparent that God was interven-
ing in the weather-providing LIS with
warm sunny days that made the inoun-
tain air twice as invigorating and the
Festival a physical as well as a spiritual
success.
Th e sermons God inspi red came in
1 - 2 - 3 punch fashion, unavoidable , in-
~ ~ a p a l ~ l ~ ,iiviiig r v e ~ y u ~ i e
u
h i s hiires
to overcome carnali ty. There were many
occasions for rejoicing-even physically
-with the many facilities af forded hy
the Squaw Valley area.
W e were a l l rather concerned for the
first few days of the Feast because Mr.
Char les V. Dorothy and his fami ly,
wi th thei r newborn daughter , had been
Scene f rom the Mikado -an o p e r e t t a p e r -
fo rm ed by the Ambossodor Chora le a t the
Festival.
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A p a n o r a m i c v i e w o f t h e b r e t h r e n d u r i n g
meal t ime, a t B ig Sandy , Texas , dur ing Fes t i va l
of
Tabernac les .
unavoidably delayed in Mexico where
he was terminating his studies for a
Doctors Degree this summer. But on
Sunday, October
6 ,
he arrived safely
and delivered the sermonette in the
afternoon, and we were all happy to
hear not only of his safety but of the
fact that he had been successful in gain-
ing his Doctors Degree.
So
from now
on he will be referred to
as Dr.
Dorothy nd this degree will help
greatly in his new job as Dean of In-
struction at Ambassador College in Big
Sandy, Texas.
One of the most moving occurrences
of the entire Feast was the taking up
of the offering on the Last Great Day.
As far as can be determined from all
the records that have been kept
throughout the history of the Work-
it was the greatest single offering given
by Gods people in this time Nearly
f o r t y - f i v e thonrand
dollars
was given
by the fifty-four hundred pmple pres-
ent It was almos t
dozrble
the first days
offering-and we
all
hope it will prove
the proper incentive to the brethren
around the world to recognize the real
need of Gods Wor k, and to spur in-
dividual sacrifice to accomplish the ful-
fillment of that need.
Although God provided beautiful
weather all during the Festival of Tab-
ernacles, as soon as His people left the
valley it began to snow-the very day
after the Feast was over.
Twelve Local Elders Orda ined
One of the big highlights of the
Mr. Leon E t t i nger conduc ts the Ambassado r Ch ora le dur in g a spec ia l mus ic serv i ce a t Fes t i va l
of
Tabernacles in Big Sandy, Texas.
Festival this year was the ordination
of twelve Local Elders A s Mr. Herbert
W. Armstrong said during
the
ordiiia-
tion of nine at Big Sandy, One of the
biggest needs in Gods Church today,
is
the need
for
more
ministers.
That need is being supplied more
and more each year
.
Brethren a t B ig Sandy take t im e out to bask
i n s u n s h in e a n d e n j o y L a k e l a m a .
The ordination of these twelve men
now raises the number of ordained
Elders
in
Gods Church today to
NZAETY-SIX. Of course, these men
are spread in offices and churches
aroutzd the
T C O J ~ ~ nly ninety-six
min-
isters to take care of the entire world
is not very many. However, there are
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proLa1)ly /1/ore ~ i ~ i / / i . i / e r . i
ivw
se rv i~ ig
Gods people in His True Church than
at
a n y
time in the past several hundred
years.
Remember, Christ said, The harvest
truly
is
plenteous, but the laborers are
few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the
harvest , tha t he WILL
.rend
for th I d o r -
rr.r into his harvest (Matt.
9 : 3 7 - 3 8 ) .
As you continue to
pray
that God
will
supply this need, God icdl provide
more men qualified to serve.
All of the twelve men ordained this
Festival were ordained to the office of
the perfecting of the saints, for the
work
of the ministry, for the edifying
of the body of Christ: Till we all come
in the
unity
o f the faith, a i d of the
necessarily preach-that
is,
give ser-
mons-however, he must he fully quali-
fied to teach, iizrtrnct and
inrpiw
Gods
peuylt as Iir vis i ts with them. On the
N e a r l y f i v e t h o u s a n d f i v e h u n d r e d of Gods p e o p l e g a t h e r e d at S q u a w V a l l ey f o r t h e e i g h t d a y
Fest ival
of
Tabernac les .
knowledge of the Son of God , unto a
perfect man, unto the measure
of
the
stature of the fullness of Christ
(Eph .
4:12-13).
In Verse
11
he shows
that within the government of the
Church some are apostles; and some,
prophets; and some, evangelists; and
some, pastors and teachers. Each of
Th i s w a r m , b r o t h e r l y f r i e n d s h i p p r e v a i l s
ot
a l l
Gods
Fest ivals
these off ices
1s
able to
.refzJe
o// in a
different way.
Local Elder. In the N ew Testament Th e Local Elder is the man
who
serves
Church,
Jesus
Christ reveals diffe ren t you in a local church under the direc-
ranks of authority in His ministry. tion and supervision
of
a higher rank-
Paul explains that the ministry is for ing minister. A Local Elder might not
other hand, many Local Elders do bring
sermonettes, conduct Bible studies and
even preach full sermons. One of the
most important functions of any Elder
is the anointing of and praying for
the sick.
Many
of
the Local Elders hold down
full-time jobs in business, factory and
farm. They
f i , e d ~
iime of their time
to visit in the evenings, after Sabbath
services and on Sundays. They take off
their t ime to
.ierzse
Gods people.
M e e t t h e T w e lv e N e w
Elders
You need to know a li t t le about each
of these ordained men, and through
the
pages
of The
GOOD NEWS
you
can h z o w all of Gods ministers more
personally. When you see them at the
Festivals
a n d
i r i
yvur
lvcal
churclirs
yuu
will know those who labor among you
-I Thessalonians
5 :12.
At the Festival in Squaw Valley, two
were ordained. Mr. Richard Pinelli of
the Vancouver, British Columbia, Can-
ada church and
Mr.
Leonard Schreker
of the San Diego, California church.
M r. Pinelli is a graduate of Anibas-
sador College and is married to an ex-
Ambassador coed. They have a new
(Pledre
r o u t i m i e
011
p d g e
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I N S T A L L M E N T E I G H T
Can
You
MURDER
by STATE Commdnd?
Is
there any pow er or authori ty wh ich can overrule G od nd
change is co m m a n d m en t
to
read T ho u M U S T kill?
I s
there
any scr ip ture wh ich ev en impl ies that
God
would sanction kil l-
ing
i f it
w e re r eq uir ed b y a G O V E R N M E N T ? I f kill ing were
al l r ight , what about o ther cr imes-would ANY crime be
acceptable to God as long as the STATE was responsib le?
W e r e t h e G e rm a ns on t r ia l f o r war cr imes r ight a f ter a ll nd
IN N O C EN T b eca u s e t h e S T AT E w a s r e s p o n s i b l e?
by
Leroy
Neff
AS GOD
c o m m a n d e d
Christians
to FIGHT
f o r
h o m e
aizd
cormfry?
Has
He commanded
to k i l l ,
destroy
and maim?
Marly theologians believe He has,
because of their misunderstanding of
Romans 13.
The
reason
theologians have come
to this
iisrong
conclusion concerns the
command to be subject to the higher
p o u w s . Thcy
say
that
if the higher
governmental powers ieytrire
11s
t o
f i gh t ,
then
we
mi/.rt
f i g h t .
Such false
reasoning and in terpre td t io i r of scrip-
ture means that i f these powers require
us to
kill ,
to
extort,
rob,
or
niahn, then
we m u s t obey
If this i,easoxitzR is carried even fur-
ther it would mean that no matter what
violation of law or scripture is required
of the soldier by these
higher
poziws,
it must be done
We have already seen clearly that
this is obviously foolish and contrary
to all other scripture. I t i.r
not
zcihat
PA^
n~nn t
b) ,
this
chapter
False Ministers Twist Scriptures
Such ii,restiiz
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Paul shows that if
we
resist such
a
power, we res is t God and
will receirre the penalty for our wrong
action. Rulers are not a terror to good
icfoikr , but to
e i~ i l
works.
Evil
works
are simply violation of
Inzrf.
Rulers
within the state ate in o f f i c e to main-
ta in law and order, and to punish the
lawbreaker. In order
to
do this they
carry the "sword" (Verse 4 ) to pu t
down lawbreakers within
the .rtate.
W e should be obedient to these
rulers and l j w l i t pence with in the
society and the state as well as we are
able.
W e must show proper deference and
i w p e r t
to these rulers who have been
put over us . The requirement of the
Christ ian regarding gov ernment is apt ly
translated in the Revised Standard
Version in Verse 7.
"Pay all of them their dues, taxes to
whom taxes are due, revenue to whom
revenue is due,
se.rpert
t o zcmhoitz se-
.spert
i1
d ~ e , o n o r t o w h o m h o n o r
is due."
No
command is given here dele-
gat ing a Chris t ian to take the
sword
or
to
go into mil i tary service
Cmy -
i i i ~ he
.rrc,oi.i/
to maintain peace and
orde r in the com m uni ty i s CON-
FINED
t o
t l i ~ i ~ h e i -uwe i .
( V ~ I ~ ~ K
and izot to the Chi~i.rtiai/.'
Par11 continues his instructions and
makes it
ct.)'.rt'd c l e i r r
that our subjcc-
tion to the powers that be d0e.r not
iiicI//Ao
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Counting
the Cost?
H er e, f r o m
one of
Gods ministers just returned from a nation-
wide baptizing tour this summer, is a pointed lesson each
member of the Body of Christ needs
t o
learn.
S T H E RESUL T of your re-
pentance of your sins, and
your acceptance of Jesus
Christ as your personal Saviour from
your sins, I now baptize you into the
name of the Father, the Son, and the
Holy Spirit , in the name of, which
means by the mcthoi,iiy of, Jesus Christ ,
for the remission of your sins. Amen.
This summer hundreds of new breth-
ren heard these words shortly before
they were plunged into the symbolic
watery grave. Seconds later they were
raised from this grave and helped
to the shore of the river, lake, or stream
and they then received
Gods
Holy
Spirit by the laying on of hands. Tears
were streaming down the faces of many
as we welcomed them as brethren
into
the Church of God.
Does this sound famil iar , brethren?
It certainly should to every haptiwrl
member of God s Church . No doubt
you can easily recall the time and place
of your haptism, the
names
o f those
who performed your baptism, and can
still hear those words.
A
C o u n t i n g t h e C o s t
But you will also remember, breth-
ren, that the actual baptism is only the
find outcome of long hours of counsel-
ing.
All
of these new brethren were
first challenged to c o m f
the
cost They
were told in plain words that this
Christian life is
not
en.ry. They were
soberly warned
o f
the very real danger
of falling away and the unpardon-
able sin. Doctrines such as ti thing, the
Holy Days, Go ds way of divine heal-
ing, the plain truth about divorce and
remarriage and many others were thor-
oughly explained. On the average over
f i f t y p r r . l.t,ut found they were simply
by David A l b e r t
no t ready-or in man y cases
tzot wil l i~zg
-to be baptized. Finally, those wh o
were ready were taken to a suitable
place where the baptism was per-
formed. In the course of the counsel-
ing many learned for the first t ime
what it really means to count the cost.
They learned it th e same way you
learn ed it-the same way the followers
of Jesus Christ learned it nearly
2,000
years ago.
Luke Four t een
In the fourteenth chapter of the book
of Luke, Christ makes plain the cost
every person must pay if he wants to be
His disciple or follower. In Verses 1 5
through 24 H e shows how G od looks
at those who make excuse (Verse
18) . Notice that God calls them just
that-excuses, no t reasons
How many excuses we hear on
a
baptizing tour Most fall into one of
the three categories listed here-prop-
er ty (Verse 181, job (Verse
19),
or
family (Verse 2 0 ) . But once in a while
someone will come up with a real lame,
even humorous excuse, l ike the man
who didnt think he could qui t chew-
ing tobacco because if he did his tee th
u l odd all fall
out He gave th i s
.same
exczise last year
How does the Almighty God view
such carnal-minded reasoning? Notice
Verse 2 1 ,
So that servant came, and
shewed his lord these things. Then the
master of the house [God) being
A N G R Y . God is not persuaded
by these weak excuses, and neither are
His servants God is
aizi ;ry
when a man
puts aiijthjii,q-from fou l tobacco in
aizy
form, to his own wife-higher
than God and
His
priceless calling tn
eternal l ife Yet how many people d o
put cigarettes
or
chewing tobacco ahead
of God the Father and His Son Jesus
Christ An d how many husbands put
the opinion
of
their wives ahead of
baptism, the forgiveness
of
sins, and
Gods Spir i t
Human nature was no different in
Christs day. Tha t is why H e turned
to the crowds of people that followed
Him and said,
I f
atzy
mail
come
t o
m e , and hate
iiot-that is, love no t
less by comparison (see Matt . 10:37)
--his fdther, and mother, m id wi f e ,
aizd children, and brethren, and tiiferr,
yed, and his
ouoi
l ife nlso, he
ra n u o t
be my
disciple.
Have YOU as a memher of the
Church of the Living God
r m l l j
come
to unders tand that verse? Of course,
almost any professing Christian wnuld
claim
that he or she loved Christ more
than any living hum an being ut
would his wor.kr confirm th iq ( T i t
1 :16) ? How about when there is a
conflict between what someone else
says and what God says? Take
Gods
Sabbath commandment, for example.
Hundreds had to face this test this
summer. When your
boss or
employer,
the man who gives you your check
every Friday, says you must work until
five oclock
on
Friday but the Sabbath
begins in the winter at four forty-five
-who comes fir st?
W he n your teen-age son works
in
a gas station on the Sabbath, or your
daughter is cheer-leader and goes to
the basketball games Friday nights, but
G O D SAYS in Exodus 20:10 that your
son and your daughter must also keep
the Sahhath-then wh o
comes
f i r r t ?
O r when an unconverted mate insists
on your going to the show or doing
the shopping on the Sabbath-again,
who comes f i r s t ? God? Or m a n ?
Many-over hnlf of those counseled
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-were unable or unwilling to meet
these and similar challenges. But Gods
W ord is plain W e ought to obey
God rather than men (Acts 5: ;?9) .
And again, Cease ye from man,
whose breath is in his nostrils: for
wherein
is
he to be accounted of?
(Isa. 2 : 2 2 ) .
Can
any man give you
eternal l i fe? N o Then why put man
before God w h o alone caii give this
gift (Rom.
6 : 2 3 ) ?
This
also
breaks
the First Commandment by setting up
man as an idol bcfore the Truc God.
This is why Christ said we must love
men less than God.
Your
Own Life Also
But even when you have succeeded in
putting every other person on earth
below God, you are still not through
by any means Ha rdest of all for any
man is, his
ouvz
l i fe also. The
first
thought is that Christ meant we must
be ready to die for Him. And this is
true-but
bozo?
Are most Christians
at this time called upon to face a fi r ing
squad or some other life or death situ-
ation shortly after baptism? No, in fact
very few have resisted unto blood
for
their beliefs; none have been
stoned, shot, or tortured to death. Then
how do we love less our own lives?
W e
mnst
d o
so
itz
m a n y
L I V I N G
ways
Last year, for example, we met an
old, hog farmer who loved his own
wa y of
l i f e
as
a hog farmer more than
he loved Jesus Christ. H e was simply
unwilling to quit raising hogs, quit
working on God s Sabbath. It was very
disappointing to see that this year also
he
still
loved his
oz ltz w a y
of l i fe more
than Christ-and thoug h he k n e w the
Truth, he still could not be baptized.
Christianity,
as
Mr. Garner Ted
Armstrong has often explained
on
the
broadcast, is a zuay
o f l i f e ,
and it is
very different from the way of life
each
of
us has lived
in
the past. It is
far d i f ferent from the way of life-
the day-in, day-out manner of living-
of thc avcragc farmcr, businessman,
housewife, schoolteacher, truck driver,
doctor, lawyer, soldier, nurse, secretary.
Think of all the
ways
the Christian way
of life conflicts The re are smoking,
make-up, tithing (first, second, and
th ird ), divine healing, clean and un -
clean meats, the truth about divorce and
remarriage, the Sabbath and Holy Days,
and a host of other differences. The
average man or woman has to choose
which way of life he or she lives most
(Deut . 30: 1 9 ) .
But
its
hard
So God sets before us this choice
between Hi s way of life governed by
His divine laws and our own lawless
way of life, and commands us to
chome
is way-LIFE And what is the
reaction of so many people? Do they
greet this as
a
wonderful salvation and
deliverance from their own miserable
w a y s ?
Yes, some
Jew
do. But h o w
many did we hear this summer who
bemoaned their plight and cried, Oh,
its so
hard.
Or,
as many phrascd it,
That wont be easy
Gra nted, G ods way is not an easy
wa y Jesus Christ did not promise us
an easy, downhill battle all the way
Rather H e promised us persecutions,
trials, and tests. I I e said that there is
a broad, easy way that many would take
to destruction; but that the way to
eternal l i fe
is
strait and narrow-that
is, rough, rugged and difficult is the
road to eternal life. (Read Matt.
7 : 1 3 -
14 and Luke 13:24 )
And Christ made this same point
very clear here in the context of Luke
14 Notice Verse 27, And whosoever
doth not bear his cross [or stake), and
come after me, cannot be my disciple.
W e must bear our stake just
as
Christ
bore His His was not easy to bear
e i ther Yet He
z~~i l l ing ly
nd gladly
did so fo r us-and that, breth ren, is
one of the most vital keys.
Are
You
Willing?
One of the greatest lessons of all
gained
froin
our tour and observed in
the lives of literally hundreds of people
is summed up in one verse-John 7 : 1 7 .
IIcrc Christ statcd plainly, If
any man
will do his will, he shall know of the
doctrine, whether it be of Go d, or
whether
I
speak of myself. Or, as most
modern translations render this verse,
If any man is willing to do his will,
he will know the doctrine. (see
R.S.V., Williams, Lamsa).
One man we counseled, when con-
fronted with Gods Holy Days and the
second tithe, replied, Oh, those were
al l done away W hy ? Because he had
proved that point? No, never But
because he was not
uilliizg
t o
go
to
the Feasts or save the second tithe.
And this was the deciding factor in
so many counselings. It wasnt just
how much the person ktm-many
kizow
the Truth- but how much
were they willing to do? That was
the question.
Some peoplc wc mct had faithfully
put into practice all they had learned
as
they learned it. These were ready
for baptism in almost every case.
Others had long s ince known more
than they were willing to do. The
amount of knowledge was usually ?lot
the important thing. Faithful doer s of
the Word could be trusted to put new
Truth in tn practice
F a i t h l P r r
hearers
of the Word could not.
It was always a joy to counsel with
and baptize the active doers of the
Word. But it was painful to see people
compromising with G ods Tru th and
excusing themselves in their sins. Their
lives were always full of such curses-
and all of their own making. They
still had nt learned the m ost basic
lesson of the Bible-disobedience re-
sults in curses and death, but obedience
yields happy, joyful blessings and life
H o w
About
You?
Finally, in Luke
14:28-30
Christ
said, For which of you, intending to
build
a
tower, sitteth not down first,
a n d C O U N T E T H
THE
COST, whether
he have sufficient to finish
i t ?
Lest
haply, after he hath laid the foundation,
and
s
no t able t o fiizirh it all that be-
hold it begin to mock him, Saying,
This man began to build, and was not
able to finish.
The point is, brethren, you hdtse
laid the foundation which is repentance
from dcad works, faith toward God,
baptism, and the laying on of hands
(Heb . 6 : l - 2 ) . You have chosen-Gods
way
of life, and in baptism you have
already pronzised God you would faith-
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Can You Murder?
(Coiit iuiied from
pnge
10 )
every thortght
to
the obedietice o /
Christ
(Verses 4 and 5 ) . In the
Christian warfare, even every wrong
thought must be brought into captivity
and subjection. W e
mrist
control our
thoughts in obedience to Chris t . W e
must
ride
our thoughts, not let our
thoughts or our desires and carnal na-
ture rule us.
A Christian is a soldier of Jesus
Christ but he does not become en -
tangled with the affairs of this l i f e .
Thou therefore endure hardness , as
a good J-oldie, of Jesus Christ . No man
that warreth entangleth himself with
the a f f n i i , ~
of
this l i fe; that he may
please him who hath chosen him to
be
a
soldier
I1
Tim.
2 : 3 - 4 ) .
A
t rxe Chr.i.itiniz c n t m o t be a good
soldier of J e s w Cbrist
aiid
still be a
soldier. if the unss of this world
This .rj?iritunl wnr fare
is
explained
in detail by the Apostle Paul. In
Ephesians 6:11-18 he tells
us
to put
on the whole armor of God. That
armor is uot
physical,
consisting of the
military weapons of man, but consists
of .ipiritzinl weapons. Instead of guns,
bullets, bombs and machines, the Chris-
tians weapons are truth, righteousness,
peace, faith, salvation, the Spirit and
Word of God, and praying always.
The warfare
of a
Christian is not
against the people of this world (flesh
and blood, Verse 1 2 ) , hut it is against
the fallen wicked spirits who influence
nations and people in positions of
power.
Our war
is
also against the
ciirxnl
self , bringing it under subjection, in
obedience to God s ways. W e cannot
continue in lawlessness and disobedi-
ence to God (Rom.
6 : 2 3 ) .
Even the Apostle Paul was in this
fight to bring his body, that is his
carnal physical desires, under subjec-
tion to Christ . He did not want to
become a castaway, after having
preached righteousness to others (I Cor.
A Christian cannot participate in this
.rpir.iti/nl zinrfdre, as a citizen of a heav-
enly
kingdom
r i i z d
at
t hc same t ime
participate in a phjsicnl i i ~ n r ~ i th one
9::.6-27).
of the nations
of
this earth. He cannot
serve two masters, because he will love
one and hate the other (Mat t .
6 : 2 4 ) .
Taught to Hate
A Christian must have real .rpir i t ird
love. This
is
an exact opposite of what
is
needed for
a
good soldier of this
world. As a matter of fact, military
men know that hatred is necessary to
make a good soldier. How can a man
kill, cause violence, and fight under
such extreme conditions as in warfare,
unless he
hates
those he is f ight ing
agains t?
Especially during the time of war,
soldiers on both sides are taught to
hate each other. There is always a great
deal of propaganda given to the people,
and especially to the servicemen in each
country, which is calculated
t o
prodiice
hnte. Officials of the military services
edzicate their men toward this goal.
This is exactly contrary to the teaching
of Jesus Christ, Y/bon shnlt LOVE
thy neighbor
as
thyself (Mark
12
:
3
1
It is impossible to love your neighbor,
wlirtl irr a fellow citizen or citizen of
another country, and at the same time
H A T E a n d KILL him
The Apostle Peter stated; FiIially,
be ye al l of one mind, having COM-
PASSION one of another , love as
brethren, be pitifill, be courtcotis:
Not
reizderiizg
evil for
e d ,
or miling
f o T
v a i h g : but contrariwise blessing; know-
ing that ye are thereunto called that ye
should inherit a blessing ( I Pet. 3 :
8 - 9 ) .
A
person participating in warfare
is not following these commands that
God inspired through the Apostle Peter.
Christ said:
Y e
have heard that i t
hath been said, Thou shalt love thy
neighbor, and hate thine enemy, But
I say unto you,
LOVE YOUR
ENE-
MIES, bless them that curse you,
do
~ o o d
o them
that h n t e j , o u , and pray
for them which despitefully use you,
and persecute you (Matt.
5
: 4 3 - 4 4 ) ,
The spirit of nzilitnry seriGce is o m
o f mwder ntid ?lot love.
From such scriptures as this and
Matthew, Chapter 10, it is evident that
some true Christians will not escape
the violence and persecntiou of un-
righteous men. But we should take such
trials patiently and realize that a Chris-
tian may be subjected to violence, but
Jhotild fzot cause it.
A
Christian should look forward to
the
joy
that is set before him in Gods
soon-coming Kingdom. Violence or
severe trials will then seem insignifi-
cant by comparison (Rom. 8 : 1 8 ) .
Vengeance Belongs to God
The Bible states that sin is the trans-
gression of Go ds law ( I John 3 : 4 )
and a Christian should not sin. Onc
poin t of Go ds law states, Do
izot
kill (Jas. 2 : 8 - 1 1 ) . The correct mean-
ing of this word kill
is
nz//r.de,.
In other words, the Christian is to
do no murder . Thnt INCLUDES ? I Z N I -
der iiz w a ~ ust because killing
is
done
on a zuhole.inle basis in war instead
of on an individual basis d0e.i m t
make
it
right
Instead of harming others, it is better
for us to be defrauded or h a r m e d ( I
Cor. 6: l -7) .
Before learning that God condemned
committing violence, the Apostle Peter
resorted to physical violence in trying
to protect Jesus H e cut off the ear of
the High Priests servant. After this
terrible mistake Peter was told about
his mistake. Then said Jesus unto him,
Put up again thy sword into his place:
for
all they
t h n t
take the
sword
shnll
per i sh
with the
J I L ~ O I . ~ Matt . 26
:
5 2
1.
This vital spiritual principle is again
repeated in Revelation 1 3 :10. There
should be
no
doubt from these texts.
Unless you want to perish by the sword
d o no t tnke
z ip the sword
Christians are forbidden to takc
vengeance on others. God is our
Avetzger.
He will avenge His own elect
(Luke 18 :7 ) . That prohibits our par-
ticipation in the wngeiul wars of man.
Dearly beloved, d i w z g e not yourselves,
but rather give place unto wrath:
for
it
is
written, Vei igennce
i.r
mine; I will
repay, saith the Lord. Therefore if thine
enemy hunger, feed him
(DONT
K I L L H Z A l ) ; i f he thirst , give him
drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap
coals of fire on his head. Be not over-
come
of
evil, but overcome evil with
good (Rom. 12 :19 -21 ) . It is not for
us to take things in our own hands.
God will take care of
our
problems for
us. H e
will
f ight our battles for us. We
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should show kindness and good to
those who hate us.
W h y Did P e t er T a k e a S w o r d ?
Why did Christ instruct His disci-
ples to buy swords
if
He did not believe
in warfare? some ask.
W as H e going to use force to
pro-
tect Hiinself? Does this particular scrip-
ture contradict all of the other scriptures
that we have already seen, which show
that God forbids us to fight?
Christ answered the question for
such
questioners in Luke
2 2 :37 : For,
I tell you, that which was written must
be completed in me: Th at he was also
ranked among the o//tlciii.r; for indeed,
what has been written about me will
have fulfil lment
(
Fenton Trans lat ion) .
The ONLY reason Christ instructed
His disciples to take swords was that
this SCRIPTURE might be fulfil led
-that the Jews mig ht have the cxcz/.ie
to falsely call Jesus an outlaw. Christ
did not sanction the
use
of such weap-
ons to injure others. In fact, wheu
Peter
did x i c the
.szr,oid, Christ imniedi-
a ts ly ~rliuLed
i i i i i Cur it
x i i d
healed
the
man who had been injured (Verse
51) .
Christ did not want those swords to
t a k e life, For the Son
of
man is not
come to
d e . i t r o y
mens lives, hut to
. I C I W
them (Luke
9 : 5 6 ) .
Did
C h r i s t W h i p
t h e M o n e y c h a n g e r s ?
Some people may ask: Didnt Christ
w h i p
the moneychangers out of the
temple ?
,\oii,hese
iii
[he
S c i . j p r i / r . e
doe.i
it
. i q
/hiit Jc.i//.i i i ,h j / ipc~l
j
ne
People
read their own ideas into the scriptures
or
such a question woulcl not be asked.
When He drove the moneychangers
out of the temple He
did
not so much
as lay
hands
on
anyone,
or
do
any
physical violence in any manner what-
soever. The idea that some people have,
that
He
I;ishcd and whipped them is
i .oiii/i/iJ[i>ijnl.ie.
Read the account in your own Bihle
( M n t t . 2 : 1 2 -
? .
The Scripture states
that He c ( / . i t on/ a11 them that sold and
Iwught
in
the temple, and overthrew
the t;ihles of the ninncychxiigcrs Tt
does
not say He whipped or beat them
I t does not say h o w He put them out .
H e simply overturned their tables, not
laying a hand on them, and then c om -
mizded them to leave, and they left
because of the
azithoi.jty
f rom God
Almighty wi th which He spoke. In
the language of the Bible, that is
CASTING them out . He cas t t hem out
by an authoritative command of
His
voice.
This same event is also recorded i l l
Mark
11:15-17.
In this place the Fen-
ton Translation makes more clear
H O W H e cas t thcm out . I t s ays, Thcn
Jesus SE NT O U T of the temple
all the buyers and sellers. And in
Mark
11:15,
Jesus began to EX-
PEL the buyers and sellers.
W he n a child is expelled from school
we
do not assume he was beaten,
whipped, and physically driven out of
the building. Jesus explained that the
temple was
Gods
hoiise,
a
hoiise of
prayer, and not
of
merchandise. What
H e did was not contrary to the other
scriptures in putting out those who were
[ r r o f ~ t i r k ~
he temple.
I t Z L ~o dsiime the
.iheep
m d the
oxeiz out of the temple (not the peo-
ple) (John
2 : 1 5 )
that Jesus made a
scourge of small cords.
Can a Chr i s t i an Use Force?
This brings up a ques t ion that is
very often asked
of
those who will
not fight in war. That is , do you
believe in the
n.ie
of
f o rre ?
Just what is the Bible answer to this
question? For that matter, just what I S
meant by the ques t ion? I t
t i /ke.i force
t o d o
almo.it niz)thiiig.
It takes force
to arise from bed, to walk, to write a
letter, or even to eat.
The question usually is meant to
determine how far a person would
go
in the use of force to act against or
w. i / / z i i z another from doing harm.
In the previous scriptures
we
s aw
where Christ used force to drive the
animals out of the temple. Probably the
moneychangers
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November, 1963
Your Bible Questions Answered
Please address any questions YOU would like answered
in this column to the Editor.
Why is the tribe of
D a n
not
included in the one hundred and
forty-four
thousand described
in
Revelation 7 ?
Th e tribe of Da n settled primarily
in Southern Ireland (as proven in Mr.
Armstrongs booklet, Th e U nited
States and British Commonwealth in
Prophecy). The people who settled
in Southern Ireland were called the
Tuatha de Danaan or tribe
of
Dan. From their earliest history, and
even as they are today, the Danites
have a record of pagan worship and
idolatry quite separate and distinct
from the other tribes of Israel. This is
clearly illustrated in the 17th and 18th
chapters of the
book
of Judges, where
ancient Dan went into idolatry, even
stealing the idols they worshipped
(Judg. 18:24, 30) .
Today, the tribe
of
D a n
is
still given
to idolatry following the traditions of
their ancestors. They
are,
2.r 2 ~zatioiz,
an integral part of the false mystery
system God labels as MYSTERY,
B A B Y L O N T H E G R E A T in Revela-
tion 17:5. This
is
a great false church,
a worldly church, which has persecuted
Gndc true servants down through thr
ages (Verse 6 ) .
Notice in Revelation 2:20, this same
false church
is
likened to that wicked
woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a
prophetess, to teach and to seduce my
servants to commit fornication, and to
eat things sacrificed unto idols. God
says He will smite her children with
death because they have known the
depths of Satan (Verses 23-2 4).
Jezebels children, then, are those
who have been taught at an early age
her abominable idolatries and filthi-
nesses (Rev.
2 :20 )
and are deep in her
doctrine (Verse 24). This woman Jeze-
be1 symbolizes the Roman Catholic
Church. Most Danites (Irish) are mem-
bers of this false church from birth,
attending her schools, festivals and
idolatrous religious worship services.
This is the same false church God
commands His people to come out of
b o they
wil l
not receive of the plagues
He is going to bring on those who
worship her (Rev.
18 : 4 ) .
Sincc thc nation of Ireland, the mod-
ern Danites, are in the depths of Sa-
tan and do not know Gods true way,
probably nothing less than the com-
plete destruction of this false Roman
church, combined with the presence and
power
of
Christs rule
on
this earth,
will finally bring them to repentance.
Da n says to Go d: I have
waited
for thy salvation, 0 Lord (Gen .
4 9 : l S ) .
What is the origin of April
Fools
D a y ?
Ap ril Fools Day-or All-F ools Day ,
as it is kn ow n als-is of very anc ient
origin, although its exact origin is ob-
scure. The custom of playing practical
jokes on friends on a particular day,
or sending them on fools errands, was
practiced from earliest times.
According to the 11th Edition of the
Eucjelopedja B r i t a m i c a j volume 2 ,
page 231, What seems certain is that
it [April
Fools
Day)
is
in some way
or other a relic of those
otzce m i t ~ e r s u l
festizlities held at the vernal equinox,
which, beginning on old New Yearss
Day, the 25th of March, ended on the
1st of Apri l . The Brituiznica goes on
to state, This view gains support from
the fact that the exact c o m t e t p r t of
April-fooling
is
found to have been
an
I ~ Z l M E M O R I A L
C U S T O M I N
INDIA.
The festival of the spring
equinox
is
there termed the
feast
of
H d i , the last of which is the 31st of
March, upon which the chief amuse-
ment
is
the b e f o o t it 2 ~ o f
people
by
sending them on fruitless errands.
From this authoritative
source we
see
clearly that the practice of April-fooling
long antedates Christianity. Its roots
are buried in dimmest antiquity
Ob-
viously, April Fools Day is of
pagan
o ~ i ~ y i ~ i
t has been observed down to
modern days from time immemorial in
INDIA. In the Wes tern World , a l so ,
i t has been observed for centuries, al-
(Please coiitiiizre o n page
2 3 )
Are
You
STILL
Counting the
Cost?
(Coi i t tn i ied f rom page I
2 )
fully perform all the things mentioned
in this fourteenth chapter of Luke.
But how about i t?
A r e Tor/??
Do you still offer up
e x c m e s
in
place of obedienre? Do you ever
allow
any other human being to come before
G od and Hi s laws-even as close as
husband, wife, or chi ldren? Are you
really laying down your O Z L V ~ ife daily
so that you can say with the Apostle
Paul ,
I
am crucified with Christ:
nevertheless I live; yet 120t
I,
but
Christ
l i z d
iiz me:
and the l i fe which I
now live in the flesh I live by the faith
of the Son of God, who loved me, and
gave himself for me (Gal . 2 : 20) ?
Or does your old way of life still
conflict with G ods ? Know ye not ,
that
so
many of us as were baptized
into Jesus Christ were baptized into
his dea th? Therefore we are buried
with him by baptism into death [the
death of the
old
man): that like as
Christ was raised up from the dead by
the glory of the F ather, even so we also
should walk in
1iez~12e.rs
f life.
Knowing this , that our old man
[with his old way of life)
is
crucified
with him, that the body of sin might
be destroyed, that henceforth
w e
.rhoirld
iiot
. rewe .riii.
(Rom. 6 :3 -4 , 6 . )
D o you sometimes think Gods way
is too hard?
Or
do you rather have
the
z~~i l l i t z ,~ i~es .r
o do His will Christ
spoke of in John 7:1 7?
Finally, brethren, are you
stilt
an
act ive, fai thful DOER of the W or d?
Or just a passive, indifferent, faithless
hearer? W hy dont you check up and
e x a m h e
jor/r.relf (I1 Cor. 13 5 ) by
reread in g yo ur C ON T R A C T W IT H
GOD in Luke 1 4 ? You need to know
whether or not you are still
cormtiizg
the
cost.
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Q u i l l e n , M a l c o m M o r t i n . Local E l d er s o r d a i n e d a t B i g S a n d y .
THE FESTIVAL
( c o , l ~ ~ l l l ~ t d1 . 0 1 1 1
p < y '
8 )
little boy only a few months old. Mr.
Pinell i has been serving in the office
in Vancouver ministering to God's peo-
ple all
over Canada.
He has been
visit-
ing for some t ime in the local area as
well as delivering sermonettes, counsel-
ing
for bapt i sm, and giving
personal
Bible studies in the homes of members
and interes ted Co-Work ers througho ut
C a n
a
A a
W i t h
Mr.
Pinell i 's ordination, there
are now two fully ordained men serv-
ing God's people
in
Canada.
T w o
v i e 1 2
in a country of 1s mil l ion people
Mess r s . S chr e i be r and
Cox
M r . Schreiher of the S;ui Diego
church
is
a long-t ime meinber of God's
Church in that area. His zeal , enthusi-
asm and leadership have directed God's
ministers by his fruits to see that God
has called Mr. Schreiher to this im-
por tant of f ice in His Church. Al though
Mr.
Schreiber works full- t im e, he st i l l
f inds many hours to inspire, encourage
and help the brethren in the San Diego
area. There was many an eye fi l led with
warm and happy tears of joy, among
the San D e g o brethren In part icular,
at M r . Schreiber 's ordination.
In Jekyll Island, Georgia,
Mr.
Virgil
Cox-an Ambassador Col lege graduate
-was ordained as a Local Elde r.
Mr.
Cox, wi th hi s br ide who was a l so an
Amhassador student, is scrving
all of
God's people in Alabama and Georgia
unde r
Mr.
Arthur Craig. Mr. Cox came
Lef t to r ig ht : Messrs . Rufus Turner, Robert F lores, Clarenc e Bass, Edwin
M a r r s . A l l o rda ined Loc a l E lde rs du r i ng th i s Feas t .
to Ambassador three years ago
after
having completed some college work
in East Texas.
H e is a nati \ ,e
of
T.miiqiana and
East Texas, and so his background will
help him in unders tanding and serving
God's people in this southern area of
the United States, particularly at this
time of conflict.
Again, brethren, remember to pray
for all of God's ministers, but especial-
ly
remember those in the South in view
of the tremendous racial problems that
are now happening-and are prop he-
sied to increase in violence until the
end .
There was part icular concern
for
joy
at the Festival in Big Sandy where
NINE Local Elders were ordained.
F i r s t L a t i n E l de r
Another fir..rt took place in God's
M r . R i c h a r d P i n e l l i , g r a d u a t e
of
A m b a s s a d o r
C o l l e g e . N e w l y o r d a i n e d L o c al E l d e r .
Church
in
thi s cndt ime
era a s
MI-.
Robert Flores of the San Antonio,
Texas congregation was ordained as a
Local Elder . This is the f i r s t
time
G o d
has provided a Latin Elder in this era
of His Church. For many years, Mr.
Flores has shown warmth
a n d
rincerity
in serving and helping in every way.
Serving as a Deacon, his fruits have
shown that God has intended him to
be an Elder with the increased respon-
sibil i t ies and opportunit ies to serve.
Mr. F lores is one of the charter mem-
bers of the church in San Antonio hav-
ing attended ever since its establish-
ment in
1956.
T h r e e N e g r o E ld e rs
A few years ago
Mr.
Harold Jackson
was ordained
our
f i r s t Negro Elder . He
is now pastoring the al l-N egro church
in Chicago, and has been raised to the
rank of
full
Prrtiching L Y d t I r However ,
in his growing ministry seri ing al l of
the Negro brethren, there has been a
great need for more Local Elders. At
this Feast in Big Sandy, THREE more
Negro Elders were ordained. This was
a part icularly moving ordination
especially for the hundreds of colored
brethren present .
God
has called these
men to help serve thei r own people and
to be leaders in the coming World
Tomorrow, serving the colored peoples
From the deep South, also under the
direction of Mr. Arthur Craig, Mr. Ed-
win Marrs was ordained. H e wil l be
serving a l l the Negro people in Missis-
sippi , Alabama and Georgia. Certainly,
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almost impossible for any
of
our whi te
ministers to visit in the Harlem area
and other sect ions of New York, i t has
been necessary
to
havc
Mr. Turncr
work ing ful l - t ime in the minis try and
vis i t ing a l l of th e Negr o brethren in
the Grea te r New York a rea . Hc a l so
will need our very special prayers for
wisdom and protection as he carries out
his responsibilities in serving Gods
people.
Five
More
Local
Elders
Novem ber , 1963
P
Mr. Leon Schre iber , member
o f
t he S on D iego
c ong r ega t i on- ow an ordained Local E lder .
he will need your most urgent prayers
as he serves in the still-segregated re-
gions of the South.
Mr. Marrs original ly moved to the
South from Chicago where he had been
x r v i r i g very fa i th fu l ly fo r a num ber
of years. Because of his dedication and
willingness to serve, he moved at his
own
exipense
uid w i t l i liis
u w l l
occupa-
t ion into the southern United S tates .
However, after due time, it was neces-
s a r y to
havc
Mr.
Marrs g o in to
the
ful l - time w ork
of
vis i t ing and counsel-
ing . Now,
his
ord ina t ion adds to h i s
nbility
to
serve.
In the growing church a t Chicago
under the direct ion of M r. Dean Black-
well
a nd
M r . Jackson, the need for
another Negro Elder was supplied by
M r .
Clarence Bass. M r . Bass has been
a
me mh e r
of
Gods Church fo r m any
years. He has attended college an d has
only a l i tt le inore work to d o on re-
c e i v i n g
:I
M;i\ters Degree in educat ion.
His education, his zeal to learn and to
serve has qiul i f ied him for this new
responsiihility
AS
Local
Elde r
f o r
the
Negro brethren in Chicago.
I n
New York Ci ty where
God
has
also called ;I
Inrge
numher
o f
Negroes
and where there are many racia l prob-
lems, God has provided Mr. Rufus
Turne r .
M r .
T u r n e r was baptized
i n
New York by a baptiz ing tour long
hefore there
was a
locnl congregation
there . After the church
was
established
he
hecame a \'cry valuable aid in
serv-
ing the Negro brethren. Because i t is
Another Ambassador College gradu-
ate to be ord ained to th e office of Local
Elder was
Mr.
Bob Steep, who
is
n o w
serv ing under Mr . Ha l Ba i rd in the
Saint
Louis,
Missouri church and the
Harr i sburg , Illinois church.
Mr.
Steep
was married to Miss Estel le Thurman,
who has been l ibrarian a t Ambassador
College
in
Brickct Wood, Cnglsncl.
They were married the day before the
Feas t of Tabernacles ended and Mr.
Steep
was
orda ined the
very following
d a y . T w o of the most thri l l ing experi-
ences in any ma ns life took place in
just
two
days
for
A h Steep.
Mr. Arthur Roesler of the Saint
Louis, Missouri church, also serving
under the
ministry of Mr.
Hal
B a d ,
was o rda ined a long wi th Mr . S teep .
Mr. Roesler has a lso been a member
for many years.
His
f ine example
of
growth throughout these years has been
inspir ing and enc ouragin g to a l l of th e
bre th ren who have known h im . He now
has a daughter in Ambassador College
and ano the r daughte r who
is
anticipat-
ing coming to Ambassador in another
year or two.
Next , was Mr . Malco lm Mar t in o f
the Houston, Texas area .
Mr.
Mart in
wil l be serving under Mr. Richard
Prince, who is the local pastor. Mr.
Martin has been serving in one capac-
i ty or another in the Houston church
ever since its establishment in
1956.
H e was o rda ined to the o f f i ce o f D ea-
con ove r five years ag-and his wife
has a lso fulf i l led the office of Dea-
cnnesq
for
nearly
as long.
His fr iendly
smile and his helpful mannerisms have
acquainted him with many hundreds of
brethren who attend the Festival
in Rig
Sandy every year as
well
as those in the
local Houston church.
M r . V i r g i l Cox , g r adua t e o f A m bas s ado r Col-
lege.
Newly orda incd Loco1 E lder .
F rom Oklahom a Ci ty , Oklahom a ,
Mr. Edward Smith was ordained to the
office of Local Elder. Mr. Smith was
among the few who at tended the very
first Passover service held at the home
of M r .
and Mrs . Roy Hammer in
Gla dew ater , Texas, back in
1 9 5 2 .
H i s
was one of the pioneering famil ies who
helped establish the Festival in Big
Sandy after G od showed H e was plac-
ing His name there . Mr. Smith has
served fa i thful ly in Oklahoma for many
years a l though for qui te a period of
t ime he was withou t a local church. He
has been a Deacon and can now serve
as ful l Local Elder helping to anoint and
pray for, as well as inspire and counsel
tliox
in
the
Oklahoma area .
T h i s
is
the seventh Feas t
of
Taber -
nacles for Mr. Bill Quil len nd i t
pruved
to be the most frui t ful Feas t
of his life, as he was also ordained a
Local Elder. Mr. Quillen has been serv-
ing
in
the PueL)lo arid Den ver churches
as a Deacon for several years.
His
wife,
Lois,
is
a Deaconess . The help and serv-
ice
hc has rendered
in
the past
in
the
way of sernionettes and visiting, as well
as the physical duties as a Deacon, will
now be broadened to thc capacity of
Local Elder in the Denver and Pueblo
churches. H e will also he serving the
brethren
al l over
Colorado , Wyom ing
and Nebraska a long wi th Mr . Burk
M c N a i r , w h o
is
the local minister of
the area.
These ordinat ions are certa inly an-
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with IIis Chuicl i , u d eading His min-
isters in the decisions that are made.
The number of Local Elders to be
or-
daincd at the Feast was chose11
b y
God
--twelz>e
men were ordained-making
the total number of ordained Elders in
the Church of God 96 hich is 8x12
HAYLING ISLAND,
ENGLAND
Here in England nearly o)te thon.iatzd
people from ovcr
FORTY-FIVE
coun-
tries met on beautiful Hayling Island
at the Sunshine Hol iday Camp. In the
South
of
England, the weather is gen-
erally cool and rainy at this time of
year, but for just about every free day
the weather was sunny and warm.
Because of an unexpected
for.ty p e r
cen t
j tzcreuse
over last year, about
150
people had to l ive at the elegant Sinah
Warren Camp. This newer camp area
is about a ten-minute drive from the
Holiday area.
The main assembly hall at the camp
has a seating capacity of just over 700.
D u e to the overflow, addit ional scat-
ing for the meetings had to be found.
That ingenious electronic marvel-tele-
vision-was employed Th e closed-
circuit television system ran to .ri.u .ret.r
in three different rooms. The largest
room had four sets and a seating for
about 200 people.
Due to the facilities of this remote
control camera, over
-30
German-speak
ing people were able to view the speak-
er over the T V screen while Mr.
Schnee o r Mr. Walter Rupp
t r m s l n f e d
the
E?z,yli. h
~ C I ~ ~ I O I Zi l l to German
siniiiltarieoiirly.
Most of these people
were elated at being ah l e to at tend
Gods Festival, and especially to listen
to the messages.
A glimpse toward 1964 shows that
the anticipated increase will bring the
total at tendance for the Feast in Eng-
land to about 1,350 people. Already
plans are being made to f ind a new
lo-
cation for the Festival of Tabernacles.
Holiday Camp has definitely been out-
grown. Whether Wales, the Is le of
W i g h t ,
or
somewhere else will be
chosen remains to be decided. The pres-
ent site has certainly served its purpose,
and this last Feast stands out above all
the others as we know the next Feast
will be outstanding even above this
AUSTRALIA
From every state in Australia except
Tasmania and the Northern Terr i tory
-from Ne w Zealand and the Phi l ip-
pines members of God s Church came
to Blackheath, New South Wales, to
observe the Feast of Tabernacles From
the P hil ippines came the Acting D irector
of the Manila office, Mr. Guy Ames.
For
the third year, God revealed that
we should observe the Festival in the
beautiful and inspiring resort area of
Blackheath in the Blue Mountains. As
in past years, we had a fine percentage
of increase in attend anc e with
575
pre sen t this year-this was a
sezie izty
f o w
per
cent increase over the 330
attending a year ago.
Early in the Feast it looked as if we
were going to have foggy and wet
weather, but
G o d h t e w e n e d
enabling
us to have enjoyable, dry weather
throughout the Festival . Several of the
local townspeople who had remem-
bered the fine weather during our pre-
vious Feast, remarked that they hated
to see our meetings end because they
knew the weather would then turn
bad
I
know, speaking personally
{Mr.
C.
Wayne Cole, the Evangelist in charge
is writ ing this report .) and
I
am sure
I can also speak for Mr. Winner and
those giving sermonettes, that God
gave very special inspiration and power
to each message. Many members, new
and old alike, expressed their sincere
appreciation for what they termed the
most inspiring and helpful Feast ever.
Many who were at tending a meet ing
of God s people for the first t ime said
this Feast was a r e d e p o p e i z e r . Some
who obviously came just a little curious
and apprehensive about what they
would see and hear, expressed their
ahsolnte thrill at hear ing the Word of
God, expounding the divine Plan of
God, SO forcslully preached.
The theme throughout the Feast here
was-put Go d first and learn to do it
God s way Emphasis was placed on
everything being done both individually
and unitedly according to the
. r p f e m
dtzd order. of Gad s gorci.tztneIi/ arid
not with mans bungling confusion.
A
most inspiring and profi table part
of this Festival was a baptizing
service
where
foi, ty-eight
persons were
bz/i?ed
with Christ in baptism and begotten by
Hi< Holy Spirit to become members of
the Body of Christ-instruments in this
vital ly important W ork of God in this
endtime. Also, considering the number
of people present i t was very inspiring
and warming when, during the baby
blessing ceremony, f i f t y - s e i w z hahim
were blessed-with the same
hle.r.riiz~y
that Jesus Christ gave to the l i t t le chil-
dren
of
His day.
As added features, providing a well-
rounded balance to this Holy Day sea-
son picturing the abundant l ife of the
W O R L D T O M O R R O W , g a m e s w e r e
planned for children and adults, walks
German brethren watch sermon on closed-circuit television. Mr. Frank Schnee (extreme right)
translates simultaneously into the German language1
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B r e th r e n a t H a y l i n g I s l a n d , G r e a t B r i t a i n . B o t h s p i r i t u a l l y a n d p h y s i c a l ly , i t w a s a b r i m f u l a n d o v e r f l o w i n g F es t i va l f o r o u r E n g li s h a n d E u r o p e a n b r e t h r e n .
through the sur rounding heaut i ful b/i.ih-
/i)?d
were conducted, f i lms and sl ides
o f
areas around the world were shown
in a fun show at which al l could enjoy
:I hc:irty
lnugh.
As the Festival drew to a close, all
at tending were aware of the persoizal
responsibilities to strive more diligently,
to be a more profi tahle servant for Al-
mighty God in preparation for the
tasks ahead in the Kingdom of God.
THE PHILIPPINES
hf r .
Pedro Ortiguero gives the fol-
lowing report :
Our
Feast of Taber-
nacles this year is the greatest ever
in
the Philippines. Eleven provinces were
represented. Because of the great dis-
tances to tr,ivel,
a n d
the low income
of many of the brethren in this area
of
the world i t
was
necessary to hold
the Festival of Tabernacles in two
places-San Nico las an d Kiara ,
in
Luzon and Mindanao Islands respec-
tively. I was in Kiara for the first part
o f the Feast and in San Nicolas for
the last part
of
the Feas t . The numher
attending Kiara was very interest ing
-777.
Compared to this large number in
Kiara , the number a t tending San
Nicolas was very small-only
58 .
T hi s
makes a total
of 835
brethren at tend-
ing the Festival of Tabernacles in the
Phil ippines this year
Th e brethren were very fai thful with
thei r second t i the . In Mindanao they
sent their second tithes in ahead of
t ime so that the leaders could purchase
cows, goats, chickens, rice, Yegetables
and other
stuffs.
Thrcc big cows, n
number of goats, many chickens and
a large amount of clean rice were
bough t . T he cows, goats and chickens
were butchered one at a t ime and the
supplies were distr ibuted to the breth-
ren daily as they n r d d them, and
they cooked their own food
in
their
booths. Three t imes during the Feast
we
all ate together and each family
brought its own food prepared, and
w e
all
ate on the lawn outside the
tabernacle. This same practice was also
followed in San Nicolas.
Another thing that made the Feast
very inspiring was
/he ~c,rti /hcr. .
efore
the Feast in Kiara, i t seemed the weath-
er would be very net , raining very
hard in every place
in
hf indnnao . W e
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praycd even before the
D a y
u l
Atuiie-
ment concerning the weather , and
from the first evening service to the
last
that
I was in
Ki ara , Cod
gavc
fair
weather a nd beaut i fu l sunshine. There
was no sickness in Kiara, hut in San
Nicolas several of the brethren were
sick when
I
arrived-however, as soon
as they were prayed for and anointed
they all got well immediately.
MR.
WATERHOUSE REPORTS
FROM
SOTJTH
AFRICA
Jesus Christ , the
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the French Work. repor t s the keeping
of the Feast of Tabernacles by the in-
dividuals with whom he is in contact
in Martinique. Mr. Louis Jubert is in
charge of this group and receiving con-
tinual instruction directly from
Mr.
Apartian.
Al though there was a hurr icane
which caused havoc in Martinique-
sugar cane being destroyed 100 per cent ,
banana trees and other fruit t rees
wrecked in large numbers, many houses
leveled to the ground-God protected
all
of His
people who were on that
i s land and none of them suffered
damage.
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Bible
Questions
(Coiitiniierl
f ro in
page 1 6 )
though the Western tradition is more
difficult to trace in history. However,
according to the Concise Dirtioizary of
H o l i d a p , The tradition of setting
aside some special day for making a
fool out of other people has its roots
in A N T I Q U I T Y . .
(p.