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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

(Please

co iz t ime oiz page

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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

M A N A G I N G E DIT OR

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S E N I O R E D I T O R S

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Berg

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Charles V. Dorothy

Jack

R.

Elliott

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Ernest L. Martin

Leslie

L.

McCullough

Raymond F. McNair

C .

Paul Meredith

L. Leroy Neff

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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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November, 1963

The GOOD

NEWS

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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The

GOOD NEWS

November,

1963

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

1 7 )


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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


10/24

10

The GOOD NEWS

Novem ber . 1963

I n Verse

2

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

killiii


11/24

Are You

STILL

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


12/24

12

T h e GOOD N E W S

November, 1 9 6 3

-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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13/24

November,

1963

The GOOD

NEWS

13

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


14/24

14

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November. 1963

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

/hou


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T h e

GOOD NEWS

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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l e f t t o r i gh t : Mes s rs . Robe r t S teep , A r thu r Roes ler , Edward Sm i th , B i l l

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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November , 1963 The

GOOD

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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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2 2 The GOOD NEWS November ,

1963

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.

-

The Fest ival of Tabernacles-Saint Lucia, Bri t ish We rt

Indie


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1963

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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.

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