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OF THE WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD

VOL. XII, NO. 9 PASADENA, CALIFORNIA APRIL 24, 1984

Two men ordained evangelists on first day of Unleavened Bread

ORDINATIONS - Shown with evangelist Joseph Tkach Sr., director of Ministerial Services (left), after being ordained by Pastor General Herbert w. Armstrong April 17 are (from left) evangelist Richard Rice and his wife, Virginia; Robin Webber, who was raised to pastor rank. and his wife, Susan; and evangelist Richard Ames and his wife, Kathryn . [Photo by Hal Finch}

The Plain Truth reunites

family members, friends By Herman L. Hoeb

PASADENA - In the March and April English-Ianguageeditions of The Plain Trut h we published two autobiographical subjects under the titles: "I Was a Victim of C hild Neglect" and '" Wason lheOrphan Train."

Evangelist Herman L. Hoeh is theeditoro/ The Plain Truth.

We could have written the typical art icles on these subjects. But we thought it was instructive to have the victim of ch ild neglect speak to readers and to have an orphan tell her story.

Neither autobiographical sketch is about a member of the C hurch of God. That made it easier for us to speak to nonmember-readers.

After the articles appeared in print, the unexpected happened. We received a telephone call. A woman wha is not a subscriber read the articleabout Ernie Knapp. the victim of child neglect wha lives in Santa Rosa. Calif. - his city of residence was not revealed in the article.

The caller said a friend of hers. while in the hospital, picked up the March issue and read the article. Her friend was Paul Knapp and she said - he was sure the story was about his brother whom he had last heard from 17 years ago and presumed to bedead!

We telephoned Ernie Knapp and found this was indeed his missing brother whom he had mentioned in the Plain Truth art icle.

We became acq uain ted with Mr. Knapp's life story because his wife is a photographer,and it was her photo stud y of natural childbirth t hat appea red in the August, 198 1, Engli sh-language ed ition of The Plain Tru th. with the art icle "How S hould C hildren Be Born?"

cheen engagement with one of the editors. During the casual conversation that followed, Mr. Soule mentioned hearing a vi gorous lecture on the problems an orphan faces. Why not , he suggested , publish the orphan's story in The Plain Truth.

We assigned Sandra Dexter, a Pasadena Church mem ber who has done vo lunteer work in certain capacities, to interview Mrs. Wiens, who lives in Rosemead, Calif.

We have received many letters in response to her slory, including a request by a writer to have the article appear in a book about orphans. Also among the letters was one whose author enquired whether Henrietta Wiens was the Henrietta Wiens who visited her family 50 years ago in New York. lndeed shewas!

By Michael Snyder and Kerri Miles

PASADENA - In what was described as an "emotional ceremony," two pastors were raised to evangel ist rank and a preaching elder to pastor rank by Pastor General Herbert W. Armstrong in the Ambassador Auditorium here April 17.

Jerold Aust, associate pastor of the San Diego. Cali f., churc h, was ordai ned a pastor by e\;angelist Norman Smith. pastor af the San Diego and Yuma, Ariz., churches, in San Diego thesameday.

Conducting the ceremony before his afternoon sermon on the first day of Unleavened Bread, Mr. Armst rong, assisted by evangelist Ellis La Ravia, director of facilities management, and evangelist Joseph Tkach Sr., director of Ministerial Services, ordained Richard Ames, director of ad missions far Pasademy\mbassador College, and Richard Rice, director of the Church's Mail ProcessingCenter (MPC), to evangel ist rank .

Mr. Ames assisted in the ordination of Mr. Rice. Mr. Armstrong called Robin Webber, an assistant pastor of the Auditorium P.M. congregation to the Auditorium stage and the four evangelists and Mr. Armstrong ordai ned Mr. Webber to pastor rank. _Brethren in the college gym, the Imperial gym and the Spanish congregation witnessed the ordinations through a television cable link.

Sobering responsibility

" I feel very sobered, but inspired by the responsibility," said Mr. Ames. Mr. Rice concurred , adding: " I was shaken when I was told that I would be raised in rank. but very deeply honored. It i~ a '1.e.ry weighty responsibility ." ~ .

Mr. Tkach said: "Coupled with the excellent offering we had on the first Holy Day, theordinationsgol the new year - as measured by God's sacred calendar - offtaagreatstart ."

Referring to Matthew 7: 16, Mr. Tkach said that Mr. Ames and Mr. Rice "were bearing the fruit of an

How we became acquai nted with Henrietta Wiens. now 87 , is quite another story. Robert Soule. a reader of the magazine. asked for a lun-

SEASON OF GOLD - The Ambassador Foundation mailed this brochure, which lists concert series for the 1984·85 season, to about 4,000 season s ubscribe rs April 11. (Photo byG.A. Belluche Jr.]

evangelist's work long before their ord inat ions.

"God says that ' promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west,' but from God himself," Mr. Tkach continued, quoting Psalms 75:6. "The rank of evangelist is not one to take lightly, and we are certain that God has called these men to that rank by those spiritual fruits that they have produced."

Biographical sketches

Mr. Ames,47,a 1965 graduate of Pasadena Ambassador College, served churches in longview, Big Sandy and Texarkana, Tex.; Lakeland and Fort Myers, Fla. ; Bakersfield, Cal if.; Cincinnati and Akron, Ohio;and Lexington, Ky. He taught speech and theology classes at the coll ege campus in Big Sandy from 1966 to 1977, returning there for the 1982-83 academic year.

In addition to teaching speech and theology in Pasadena, M r. A mes has served as admissions director here since 1980.

Mr. Ames received a bachelor's of civil engineering (B.C.E.) degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst ituteofTroy, N.Y. , in 1959, acerti ficate of traffic and transportat ion engineering from Yale University, Bureau of Highway Traffic in 1961, and a master of arts degree in communicat ions from Stephen F. Austin S tate University in Nacogdoches, Tex. , in 1977.

Mr. Ames was ordai ned a preaching elder in 1965 and raised to pastor rankin 1969.

Mr. Ames is married to the former Kathryn Meredith, sister af evangelist Roderick Meredith . Mr.

Ames was born in New london, Conn.

Mr. Rice, 48, a 1960 g raduate of Pasadena Ambassador College. has pastored churches in Birmingham, Huntsville and Montgomery, Ala., and was an assistant pastor in Big Sandy and Shreveport and Minden, La. He also taught at Imperial Schools in Big Sandy.

Mr. Rice was ordained a local elder in 1962, a preaching elder in 1964 and a pastor in 1969" He has served as MPCdirectorsince 197 1.

A native of Midwest City, Okla., Mr. Rice is married to the former Virginia McA llister. T he Rices have three sons: Phillip. 26, an assistant pastor in the Tulsa, Okla. , church: Anthony, 24; and Michael , 21 , a Pasadena Ambassador College junior.

Mr. Webber, 32, assisted in the Pasadena area churches s ince his graduation from Pasadena Ambassador College in 1973. He was ordained a local elder in 1975 and raised to preaching elder in 1980.

Mr. Webber and his wife, Susan, also a 1973 Pasadena Ambassador College graduate, have threedaughters: Laura, 7; J ul ie, 4; and Amy, I .

Mr. Aust, 44, has pastored the Detroit West and Ann Arbor, Mich.; Wichita, Kan.; Longview and Lufkin , Tex.; and Hattiesburg and Meridian, Miss.; churches. He has also served in the Reno, Nev.; Oakland and San Francisco, CaJif.; and Portland and Salem, Ore.; churches. He received a bachelor of arts degree from Pasadena in 1968.

Mr. AUSI and his wife, Mary Ann. have two Children, Philip, 17, and C rystal, 13.

Foundation lists concerts PASADENA - The Ambassa

dor Foundation announced more than 100 concerts April I to take place in the Ambassador Auditorium during the 1984-85 concert season. Twenty subscription series are included in the season.

"Weare ... looking forward this year to individual performances like the Philadephia [Pa. ] Orchestra and the Berliner Kammermusik," said evangelist Ellis La Ravia, a foundation vice president.

The Philadelphia Orchestra wi ll make its West Coast debut under the direction of Riccardo MUli . Twenty-three first-desk members (pr incipal players af various sec· tions) of the Berliner Kammermusik are from the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

The nonsubscriptian season will officially open Sept. 12 with the appearance of Gyorgy Cziffra, a Hungarian pianist whois "favorably compared with [Vladimir] Horowitz," said Wayne Shilkret, perfor ming arts director.

Ella Fit zge rald will o ffic iall y open the subscript ion series Sept. 18. with a first-t ime Auditorium performance that will begin the first of two Most ly Big Bands series , Mr. Shilkret added .

In a subscript ion seri es. tickets are sold for a group of concerts.

The Los Angeles, Cali f., Chamber Orchestra , directed by Ge rard Schwarz, wi ll perform Sept. 22 and mark the start of the Los Angeles

Cham ber Music series. The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra is the Auditorium's resident orchestra.

Other concerts will be Mstislav Rostropovich , conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra, returning to the stage as a cello soloist, the London Phi lharmonic Orchestra in its West Coast debutunderconductor Klaus Tennstedt; the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London under Yehudi Menuhin; the first concerlhall recital in Los Angeles by Yugoslav pianist I vo Pogoreiich; and appearances by sopranos Margaret Price and Pilar Lorengar.

Add to these the return of JeanPierre Rampal , And res Segovia, Nathan Milstein, Leontyne Price, Montserrat Caballe, Janet Baker. Jessye Norman, Aldo C iccolin i, Andre Watts, Annie Fischer , Alexis Weissenberg, Horacio Gutierrez, the Beaux Arts and Suk trios. Guarneri and Amadeus quartets, the Canadian Brass, the Vienna Choir Boys, G heorghe Zamfi r, Peter Nero, George S hearing, Cou nt Basie and others.

The 20 subscription series are Great Performer, Stars of Opera, Great Orchestras of the World, Piano, S tring Virtuosi, Festival of Early Music, Gui tar, Chamber Music, Internat ional C hamber Orchestras, th ree Los Angeles C hamber Orchestra series, two Mostly Big Bands series, two Footlight series, lhree Ambassador Pops series and Keyboard Pops.

2 The WORLDWIDE NEWS Tuesday. April 24. 1984

The United States: a paralyzed superpower given the tension between the administration and the Congress as to who is really the commander in chief.

PASADENA - The United States once again has displayed to the world that confusion. fear and paralysis dominate its foreign poli· cy. What is left in the pride of its power (Leviticus 26:19) was dealt another setback.

In an unusually hasty 84·12 vote April 10 the U.S. Senate passed a nonbinding VOle condemning the policy, by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), of mining harbors along the coast of Nicaragua. The House of Representatives followed wit h similar condemnations.

The mining operation was designed to disrupt the massive inflow of East bloc weapons through Nicaragua to the guerrillas fighting in EI Salvador. The issue became a matter of controversy after seven ships were damaged, and some of the senators claimed they were not properly briefed in secret on the matter beforehand.

The weapons involved are socalled acoustic mines, which are set off by the sounds of passing vessels. The mines do not destroy a ship, but can impair a vessel's operating mechanisms.

There is no doubt that the mining operation was severely impacting Nicaragua's economy and beginning to hamper its war-support operations. Therefore. the Sandinista

government appealed to other nations for help in clearing the mines. The French government replied. cautiously, that it might offer assistance. France and the rest of Western Europe generallydo not support the United States in its disputewith Nicaragua.

As the controversy mounted , Nicaragua's Foreign Minister Miguel D'Escoto, in a shrewd move, traveled to Washington , D.C., where - in order to get maximum U.S. press attention - he announced that Nicaragua would bring the case to the attention of the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands. The television news people stumbled all over themselves to get him on their interview segments.

Mr. D'Escoto charged that the United States was guilty of "statesupported terrorism" - employing a phrase that the United States has often used in condemning Communist-backed terrorist tactics around the world. Mr. D'Escoto was backed by House Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill, who called the U.S. action "terrorism at its worst."

The U.S. State Department replied that it would not submit to a World Court decision. While Washington possesses this freedom of action, its refusal nevertheless made

By Dexter H. Faulkner

Five keys to compassion Not long ago I was standing in the

Amsterdam, Netherlands, airport, waiting to check in and get my seat assignment for a flight back to Los Angeles. Calif.

Near the ticket counter was a young woman in a wheelchair, who was talking to a flight attendant. The attendant reassured her that she would be cared for throughout the flight. Then, the young woman made aremark that shocked me, "How kind of you to care for me without my havingtopayexlra."

I thought , isn't it strange that anyone would think about paying extra to receive needed care and attention. Have we reached a place in our society where we expect that people only care when they are paid to? Have compassion and a caring attitude become obsolete?

Caring is something that must be given freely, with no strings attached. My heart went out to that young woman as I remembered Christ's example in Mark 1:41: •• And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him. I will; bethouclean."

Do we have compassion for thesufferingsof others? Howmuchcompassion we have affects the fervency, the zeal with which we yearn for Jesus Christ's return, which will end this world's suffering.

One way to learn compassion is to begin expressing it. I suspect that almost daily someone comes to us who needs help in facing a small hurt or a large crisis.

How can we honestly express compassion, empathy and pity? We need five important skills: (I) We need to Iisten:(2) we need toshowwehumbly understand: (3) we need to show love and patience; (4) we need to express openness, honesty and trust; and most of all (5) we need togive hope.

Listening

The key to good listening is first, stop talking. One reason we talk rath-

er than listen is that we really do not want to hear about others' problems. We have enough of our own, we think. But if we intend to besympathetic and compassionate, we must lislen.

The Bible is bursting with the words of men and women who poured out their hearts before God. God is not embarrassed or put off by what His people say.

Showing understanding Besides listening, we need to show

that we have heard. Reverse the roles and see what we

look for when weseek help from someone else.

It is the nature of pain, whether emotional or physical, to be ultimately private. No one can fully understand the pain another person experiences, so the person who hurts feels alone. When we respond to a hurting person, we are communicating: "I want to understand your particular experience. I want to try to help you carry the burden."

The person who cares is sincerely humble, not pretentious. willing to learn, reluctant to impinge on the other's privacy, and in no way inclined to look down on others from a holierthan-thou perspective.

I tis noaccident that Jesus, the most compassionate man who walked on this earth, wasalsothe humblest.

Romans 12 is filled with practical instructions for caring, compassionate Christians. Take time to reread it today.

Love and patience

Compassionate. sensitive, giving love is of prime importance if effective compassion is to be generated. Such love is patient and kind. It originates with God and is one of the f ruitsof His Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23).

Patience implies endurance, persistence. sticking with a person or situation even when no change seems to be taking place.

The compassionate person is a

it look guilty in the world'seyes.

Managua grateful After theSenatevote Nicaragua's

junta coordinator. Daniel Ortega, praised the "energetic way in which the American legislators have come out against the mining of Nicaraguan ports:'

considered likely that the entire allotment of funds to support the "covert" (it has been far from secret for a long time) action against Nicaragua might be cut off.

By cutting off covert aid, worried observers believe, the American people may soon be faced with two grim choices in Central America:

Despite denials by the Defense Department, The New York Times reported that contingency plans for the usc of American troops are being drawn up "ifthecurrent strategy for defeating leftist forces" in EI Salvador and elsewhere fails.

Political blow

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The growing crisis in Central Americajust might be the one issue that could hurl President Reagan's reelection chance, in November. Certainly his opponents have been quick tocondemn his policies.

Listening to Mr. Reagan's challengers, observed Morton M. Kondracke in the March I Wall Streel Journal , there is hardly a situation anywhere in the world in which the United States should use force anymore.

By Gene H. Hogberg

Asked what his first reaction was to the Senate resolution, President Ronald Reagan replied, "You wouldn't want to hear it."

Nicaragua was clearly let off the hook. It once again reverts to thestatus of a privileged sanctuary, much as Cambodia was during the Vietnam War. The ships from the East bloc countries now have the green light to resume shipments of weapons, most of which come from the massive cache of arms the retreating Americans left in Vietnam.

The congressional action might be only the first shoe to drop. It is

patient person who stays with the one in need, givihg him or her time to grow, patiently meeting needs and expecting that healing will come in due time. Like love, real patience comes from God.

Openness, honesty and trust In our society, we are trained to

hide our feelings. We learn to stifle our emotions, and sometimes we can't express our feelings or describe them in words even w herrwe-want to. -

Compassionate people should seek to develop a genuine concern about others, and should learn to honestly and openly show it.

All of us need friends who are authentic (not phony), genuine, honest about their own struggle and needs, willing to speak the truth in love, and people who, by their example, encourage others to be honest and open in return.

Think for a minute of people who have really helped you. It is likely that such persons accepted you, believed in you and had confidence in your ability to grow and to mature even when you had no confidence in yourself.

Do you remember when you learned to ride a bicycle? I do. My father jogged up and down the sidewalk behind me holding on to the seat with one hand. Before long, and without my knowing it, he let go, but stayed close behind ready to grab the bicycle in case I started to fall

Then one day, to my great surprise, I found he had stopped jogging and was watching. probably with a mixture of pride and nervousness, as I pedaled down the street alone.

Hope

Can you i~agine how difficult it would be to have compassion for someone if you couldn't offer any hope? Hope involves a desire for something we want but do not yet have. When we hope, we yearn for something we cannot obtain by our own strength or resources, something tnat possibly willor will not come.

Hope brings comfort and mobilizes our energy and enables us to keep on going even in the midst of difficulties.

The compassionate person must exude hope.

More than any other person who has ever lived, Christ showed compassion (Luke 7:13; Matthew 4:23·24). Hesets the example for us.

We need to hearken to Paul's words, "Finally, be yeall of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful , be courteous" (I Peter 3:8).

( I) A bandon the region to the steady nation-by-nation victorious march by forces aligned with Moscow and Cuba, or (2) intervene directly with American troops.

Realizing that such action could cause tumult in the streets and on the university campuses of the United States, the Reagan administration is trying to achieve its ends indirectly.

It is obvious, however, that supporting a covert war is impossible

"All around the world," he said. " the Democrats have spent this campaign season furnishing America's adversaries with lists of the places the U.S. would not intervene in or would withdraw from forthwith if one of them is elected .

"~In a Washington speech Nov. IS [Walter Mondale] said the U.s. should use force only when its inter

(See PARALYZED. PO .. 81

European Diary By John Ross Schroeder

Belgium's age-old divide BOREHAMWOOD. England

- The most consistently noticeable phenomenon about Brussels. Belgium, is that almost every sign is in two languages - French and flemish. (Flemish is closely related to Dutch.)

The linguistic border or frontier is near Brussels. The northerners speak Flemish, and the southerners, called the Walloons, speak French.

Letters TO THE EDITOR

Insurance clarification As an insurance professional and a

long-term member of God's Church. I was generally pleased with your series of articles in the March 26.1984. issue of The Worldwide News.

However, having been on the inside of an insurance company for almost 13 years as .an underwriter. senior underwriter and underwriting supervisor, I would like to caution the brethren on a point or twO.

The key to having a successful relationship with an insurance company is find a good insurance company and a service-minded agent and stay with them both!

One other point: you mention that an independent agent offers more variety (three or four companies). This is true. but the brethren should not allow the agent to keep moving the policy every year to another company. [If this is done] he remains your agent. but you do not build up longevity with one particu· lar company.

The independent agent likes todothis at each renewal. because he then can receive "new business" commissions from the new company, which are more than the "renewal" commissions from the original company.

I appreciate the reference to the CLU [certified life underwriter) and CPCU [certified property and casualty underwriter) in the box headed "How toSclect an Agent," and the fact that they are professional designations.

Mr. [Vladimir) Chernik is quoted as saying that these initials "should not be mistaken for a seal of competency or honesty." This is true. but the brethren should be advised that both the CPCU

(See LETTERS. poge 51

Certainly there is a geographical spot on the map named Belgium. but as a political entity the country suffers from having unnatural borders. Even as a modern political state Belgium has existed for a little more than 150 years.

Not unlike other European nations, Belgium is suffering from the rigors of competition from developing countries in the Third World, lingering spin-offs from the energy crisis and the ever-present technological revolution.

But the roots of this country's major problems inevitably lie in an enormously awkward political structure. Too often there are twoof everything. Much of the mechanics of living has to be conducted in two languages - an expensive exercise

(See BELGIUM. page 51

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Tuesday, April 24, 1984 The WORLDWIDE NEWS

MPC outlines money-saving tips By Richard J. Rice

PASADENA - The work strives to economize by stretching every dollar as far as possible in pro~ claiming the Gospel. The following procedures show what can be done by members to help the Mail Pro~ cessing Center (MPC) more efficiently serve the work.

Richard J. Rice, evangelist. is director a/the work's Mail Processing Center.

• Please notify the Mail Processing Center of address changes. Keeping MPC up to date with your current address will help you to receive all literature and correspondence. If you plan to move, please give as much advance notice as possible. Be sure to give the date your address change will be effective.

Most of the work's publications are sent by third-class mail and are discarded by the post office when they cannot be delivered.

• Use care when preparing tithes and offerings. Please note that the Worldwide Church of God made a

decision that all check and money order contributions should once again be made payable to the "Worldwide Church of God." The mailing address is:

Worldwide Church of God Pasadena, Calif., 91123

Make your contributions by check or money order. as coins or currency sent through the mail can· not be replaced if lost or stolen. Using a check also makes it easier to balance your records with the item· ized receipts MPC regularly scnds.

Please make sure checks are properly filled out by including the current date, giving the same written dollar amount as the numerical amount and properly signing them.

A number of checks arrive incor· rectly filled out. These must be returned at an additional expense to the work and to the member.

• Indicate to which fund you are contributing, such as first tithe and offerings, assistance (third tithe) and building fund. Unclear or inaccurate breakdowns cause delays and other problems_

Checks may be held for up to six

weeks before processing, while MPC contacts the member and wails for a response. With clear br~kdowns, all offerings can be put to use in God's work more quickly.

Be specific about the amount for each fund. Use dollar amounts, for example. $10 first tithe. $10 third tithe. It is not enough just to say: "This is my first and third tithe" or ''I'm in my third tithe year."

• Use indexed envelopes for all donations. This enables MPC to process them more efficiently and ensures more accurate record keep-ing for receipts.

Also. keep in mind that donations are credited to the person whose envelope is used, not the person who signs the check or money order.

We appreciate those of you who want to save the work money by supplying your own envelopes. However, it is actually less expensive to process the prelabeled ones.

College selects students

for travel, service projects

• Be sure your account has sufficient funds to cover donation checks. When we receive a check that bounces, no money can be cred· ited to the work's accounts. In addi· tion the sender has to be notified, which requires additional time an~ expense.

When unsure of exactly how much money is in your bank balance. it is better to give a donation your account will cover than to write a bad check. Holy Day checks at the Feast of Tabernacles are deposited at the Fcast site, so they should be valid on the day they are written.

PASADENA - Students who will participate in Ambassador Foundation, Ambassador College and Youth Opportunities United (YOU) projects around the world this summer and next year were announced in a student forum March 15.

The purpose of the programs is to give students an opportunity to serve, to experience new people, places and activities and to have fun, according to Raymond McNair, deputy chancellor of Pasadena Ambassador College.

"We've already named upwards of 125 out of a student body of 650 that will be serving in one capacity or another," said Mr. McNair, "and that doesn't include student leadership positions that will be announced later."

Following is a list of students selected to participate in certain of the programs.

Mexico City, Mexico

Students going to Mexico City for three weeks late in the summer to study Spanish and travel in and around Mexico City are Joseph McNair, Michael Medina. Elisabeth Prevo and Ronda Woodbridge.

German program

Students who will work in the Bonn, West Germany. office for nine weeks this summer and partici· pate in church activities are Janice Battison, Tim Crabb and Frankie Gomer.

Students who will stay with Church families in German·spcak· ing areas for seven weeks are: Cheryl Andrusko, Julie Mayficld. Melinda Mez, Glenn Mitchell. Armando Olvera and Stephen Schemm.

French program

Students who will participate in the French summer program, including the French Summer Educational Program (SEP). are Chris· tina Brandon. Nabil EI Hage. Millie Gonzalez. John Mabry. Lee Page, Garry Steadman and Jill Woelfle.

Jordan

Those going to Jordan to work with mentally handicapped children at the Bunyat Center or physically handicapped children at theAI Hus· sein Center are Kenneth Bellamy, Abby Docken, Drew Efimov, Sherri Means, Armando Olvera, Cliff

Parks, Edith Weaner. Deborah Wright and Florence Lane, a Mail Processing Center employee.

Thailand

Students selected to teach English at several schools and colleges in the Bangkok area next year are Donald Duchene, Jonathan McNair and Michael Wells. Alternates are Paul Bennett and Robert . Burbach.

China

Students selected to participate in a Chinese-language study program this summer in the People's Republic of China are William and Kerry Flaman. Michael Huff, Linda Lee, Becki Suboski and Edwin Stepp.

SEP

Students who will serve on the staffs of the SEPs at Loch Lomond, Scotland; Orr, Minn.; and Big Sandy; and at a youth camp on Tanglewood Island in Washington state were also announced.

• Bring receipt problems to MPC's attention immediately. The itemized donation receipts you receive should 1Je carefully checked and compared with your bank state· ments as soon as possible. Problems are much more easily resolved if MPC is notified within two months of donation date. Otherwise, several lengthy (an<\l'Ostly) letterso'oph9ne calls may be required to clear up the difficulty.

If you notice that a check has not cleared your account within a reasonable amount of time or if you find any other discrepancy, please contact MPC's Donation File Control immediately. either by letter or by calling the Wide Area Telephone Service (WATS) line number -800-423A444. In Alaska or Hawaii call collect - 818-104-6111.

These tips, if followed, will make a noticeable difference in savings to God's work.

I f you have questions, write to the Mail Processing Center.

STUDENT LEADERS - Richard Ames, director of admissions for Pasadena Ambassador College, announced the top three student body positions in a forum April 10. They are (from left): Daniel Reyer, student body vice president; Joel Meeker, student body president; and Raynard Eddings, senior class president. Other student leadership positions were announced in an assembly AprilS by evangelist Raymond McNair, deputy chancellor of Pasadena Ambassador College. [Photo by Craig Clark]

FOCUS ON YOUTH DISTRICTS CONDUCT BASKETBALL TOURNEYS

DALLAS, Tex. - Seven Texas churches were repre~

sented in a district weekend here March 3 and 4.

The events began Sabbath morning. March 3, with a YOU Bible bowl and preteen Bible baseball. In the YOU division. the Dallas West team consisting of Debbie Parrish, Jerry Hansen. Michele Petranek and Heather Carmen was first. Dallas East took second. In the preteen division. first place went to Dallas West , and second to Fort Worth.

At combined Sabbath ser· vices, guest speaker Larry Salyer, dean of students at Big Sandy Ambassador College, stressed that youths and members should use activities like family weekends to learn how to have a good time God's way and to know that God is the source of everything good.

Games began Saturday night with 14 YOU teams and nine preteen teams on the basketball courts. During Sunday's games, Dallas YOU members operated a concession stand.

At the conclusion of the tournament, Ken Swisher, pastor of the Dallas East church, presented awards - boys' preteen: first place. Fort Worth. and second, Denison; girls' preteen: first. Fort Worth, and second, Dallas East; YOU girls: first, Denison, and second, Fort Worth; YOU boys: first, Dallas East, and second, Waco.

The all· tournament girls' team included Diane Stair and Susan Stewart from Denison, Grfce Waldrop and Diane Rodriguez from Fort Worth, Lori Cooper from Austin and Melissa Seachord from Dallas East.

The all-tournament boys' team consisted of Jonathan Petranek from Dallas West, Shannon McMillan from Austin. Mark and Steve Cox from Waco and Chris Powers and Eddie Self from Dallas East.

Each all-tourney player received a trophy. The Waco church won the best sportsmanship trophy. Tom and Jean Grunheid.

AUBURN, Wash. - The church here sponsored a family weekend Feb. 18 and 19 at Auburn High School.

A YOU dance with the theme "Winter Memories" took place Saturday evening, Feb. 18.

Sunday morning, Feb. 19, a single elimination basketball tournament took place. Tacoma. Wash., won the Division A championship and Olympia, Wash .• won the Division B championship.

Cheerieading squads also per· formed cheer and dance rou· tines.

The YOU sponsored a snow· line party for thc Church Feb. 5 at Paradise in Mt. Rainier National Park .. Hot cocoa was provided by the YOU and served by Edward Miller.

After the snowline party other brethren joined the group for a pizza party. Ranee Miller.

EUGENE, Ore. - A YOU district basketball tournament and family weekend took pl<l:ce here March 3 and 4. Thirteen YOU teams and six pre· YOU teams participated.

In Division A. first place went to Salem, Ore. Albany. Ore., placed second and Vancouver. Wash., was third.

Portland, Ore., East took first place in Division B. Portland, Ore., South was second and the Roseburg-Coos Bay, Ore., team placed third.

Pre-YOU teams played onc game each. Winning teams were Portland South, Portland West and Medford, Ore.

A men's team dcfeated a team ofministcrs 67-59.

Fred Davis, pastor of the Medford and Klamath Falls, Ore., churches and YOU district coordinator, said the sportsman· ship demonstrated by the leams was exemplary. Tim and Lin Rhay.

YOU ENTERS RAFTS IN COMMUNITY EVENT

WODONGA, Australia -The YOU here took part in the Mad Hatter's Regatta. a 15· kilometer (9.3 mile) raft race down the Murray River Feb. 19. The event was sponsored by the community to raise money for charity.

The YOU entered two rafts in the private rafts category. Rules were that at least half the crew had to be more than 18 years of age. Entrants were encouraged to decorate the rafts and wear fancy dress.

Bert and Tony Klein-Boonskate and Wayne Moroney made the rafts from drums and planks with the help of some YOU members. The YOU rafts finished the course in about three hours. Jan Wyatt.

YOU MEMBERS YIEW TRACK VIDEOTAPE

MAGOG, Que. - YOU SlT!embers gather~ at the home l of Harold Sager-March 4 for a videotape of the 1983 Cana· dian national track meet.

Pastor Cecil Maranville talked about the coming regional and national meets. A videotape of the national YOU talent contest was also shown, before the meeting ended with a meal and a come· dy movie, Scavenger Hunt. NormaSager.

TEENS AND FAMILIES ATTEND SNOWLINE PARTY

RENO, Nev. - About 200 YOU members and families got together for a day of fun in the snow Sunday, March 4, at Granlibakken resort near North Lake Tahoe.

The group from Carlin and Reno, Nev., and Chico and Sac· ramen to, Calif., participated in activities including downhill and cross-country skiing, sledding, games and playing in the snow.

A chicken and ribs barbecue was served at lunch. and the day's activities lasted until late after· noon. Barbara Chapman.

YOU OFFICE RECEIVES RECORD ESSAY RESPONSE

PASADENA - More than 1,000 essays were received by the YOU Office this year for the national YOU essay contest.

As in the past, the YOU staff will turn the top 30 percent of the essays over to Editorial Services Department staff members, who will make the final decisions.

In the senior division, the top entry will receive $ I 00, second place will receive $50 and third place $25. In the junior division, first prize will be $50; second, $25; and third, $10.

The topic for the contest is "What I Think I Will Be Doing in the Millennium." Jeb Egbert.

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ACCENT ON THE LOCAL CHURCH Brethren take part in variety of activities

After Sabbath services March 10 directed and produced by Mr. Crow. DAUPHIN, Man., brethren had a TERRE HAUTE, Ind., brethren PJtluck and sampled a cake made and attended a gymnasium night March decorated by Julie Sass in honor of 10, after sharing a potluck. During a Neil and Jean Durnin's marriage. A family olympics, 4-year-olds to set of six crystal stemware was pre- grandmothers took part in organized seoted to the couple. Evening ac- relay races. YES, YOU and adults tivities included square dancing. teams pitted their skills in relays such lawn bowling and hola. as passing candy on toothpicks. eat-

Four hundred fifty BIG SANDY ing crackers and whistling, blowing brethren attended a Family Fun Night balloons until they burst and keeping March 17. with the old Imperial a balloon aloft while going to the Schools gymnasium filled with booth other end of the court. games, table tennis, board games and The winning team consisted of other activities set up on the floor. Jerry and Betty Rayce, Chiecko

Dice, card games and a puppet Sprague, James Puntney and Sue show were popular with children of Dean. After volleyball and basket-aU ages_ The event, which offered ball games, some played cards and freeconcessions, was coordinated by took part in a cJothing ex.change. Richard Hegna, a local chun;h elder, NO R TH AMPTON, England, and others. brethren continued their series of

SAN JOSE, Calif.. brethren were winter socials with a games evening, treated to a variety show March 17, organized by the United Singles, with a theme.of television. Warren after Sabbath services Feb. 18 in the Wilson introduced each performance Thorplands Lower School in North-as a tel~vision announcer. ampton. The evening began with

The format included a morning team and group games, after which aerobics show, an evening game the group had a meal. show "To Take a Chance," a free- Roger Clark continued his series speech message by Robert Pinto and of Bible quizzes, this one on the first Bucky Beaver and a humorous ver- six. chapters of Luk,e. A follow-up sion of the news, "The WACO Eve- quiz was a compilation of 16 British ning News. " BroadcastingCorp. (BBC) television

Between each perfonnance were and radio signature tunes, past and comical news briefs, commercials present, recorded by Robert Gilkes. and walk-on spots. The idea was A series of sideshows provided en-formulated by Fred Crow. Viewers tenainment throughout the evening, were given a program, created by including ninepins, shuffleboard and Neil Boyington, that was designed ringboard, a coconut shy using tins like a IT Guide. and an electric buzzer to test steady

One segment, coordinated by Joy hands, which was made by Arthur Funsten, was titled "It's Charlie Johnson. Prizes were awarded to Brown" and featured 26 of San adults and children. Jose's young people ranging in age Sue Jones organized a supply of from 2 to 16. The oldest perfonner, teas and coffees. Dorothy Gardner Alice Anderson, 91, gave a humor- correctly guessed the weight of a ous talk titled" Almost Beyond En- cake made by Miss Jones. Stuart BeI-durance." t ' lini guessed the right number of

The show ended with David Ball Smarties in a jar, while guessing a "' singing "On a Clear Day You Can length of string was won by Anthony See Forever" and "On the Street Carrea. age 3. The evening closed at Where You Live." The show was 9 p.m. with the national anthem.

Singles perform musical Seventy singles from the

CALGARY, Alta., NORTH and SOUTH churches performed Something to Sing About, a musical review of Canada's history, in Calgary's Pumphouse Theatre March 18.

The musical, the second for the troupe, was five months in preparation by the Outreach Players, the singles' drama group, and theirdirectors, Murray Polushin and Jim French_ Music was adapted from films and stage plays, while the script was an original collaboration of cast members.

Outstanding efforts came from Ross Larkin and Dave Clark in a variety of roles, including English statesman Lord Durham and Canadian orator Darcy McGee. Marjorie Keny, Carolyn Clark, Linda Christianson and Nancy Laycraft carried memorable vocal spots, including "Canadian Railroad Trilogy," "Alberta, Alberta" and "Saskatch-ewan."

Comedy poured forth from Martin Kwasnica and Jack Gibbons as Laurel and Hardy visiting Canada, the Ferrara brothers as intrepid English explorers, Dave Lewis as Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau, and Len Furlotte and Dennis Hunt imitating two personalities from a television comedy series. Diane Unfug and Joelle Richoux were stalwarts in dance routines.

Marcia Kwasnica portrayed Madeline de Vercheres, a 14-year-old heroine who held a French fon against an Iroquois Indian attack for eight days in 1692. Kim Brown recited "The Place Names of Canada," and Czech-born Olga Butler spoke from the heart as

one of Canada's postwar immigrants.

Joyce and Donna Watson worked overtime to produce an array of lavish costumes - everything from Mounted Police scarlets to colonial square hats.

Dan Fensky coordinated the backstage crew, and Kerry Steinemann handled the lights and taping. Clarence Wiebe provided audio. Joanne Clark and Willard Roelofs narrated the hour and 20 minute production. Neil Earle.

DRAMA - Diane Raessler performs during a musical review staged by Calgary, Alta., singles March 18. [Photo by Eric Meadows]

TRENTON and VINELAND, N.J., brethren watched 34 acts performed by brethren March 25. The evening began with a fOmIally attired Steve Gerrard, a local church elder, as master of ceremonies, introducing selections of classical, country and western and pop music.

Comedy and cheerleading routines and a Middle Eastern dance by more than 15 women complemented musical acts. A barbershop quartet composed of Mr. Gerrard, King and John Finlay and Robert Spencer was followed by a half-hour intermission featuring an array of finger 'foods and soft drinks.

The second half of the program consisted of a gymnastic routine perfonned by Darlene Chomomaz and a medley sung by Vincent Panella, pastor of both churches, and his wife, Ann. A group called Polyester and the Synthetics iang the early t 960s hit "Poison Ivy. " The fmale was a rendition of a tune sung by the Young Ambassadors "It Won't Be Long Now."

Ninety-one SYDNEY, Australia, SOUTH campers enjoyed an evening "where the- mountains meet the sea" at Easts Beach Kiama, on the coast of New South Wales March 9 to II. Services and a YOU Bible study were conducted on the Sabbath, March 10, at Albion Park Rail.

A sing-along7' accompanied by guitars, took place Saturday night on the beach after a s~usage sizzle. Sunday, under sunny skies and amid scenic surroundings, campers fished, swam, played softball and ate a barbecue.

QUEWN CITY, MARIKINA and BOCAUE, Philippines, brethren had a sJX)ns day Feb. 19. Pastor Reynaldo Taniajura opened the '!I0ming by emphasizing the two purPoses of-the"event:'to Provide a balanced way of life and to exercise friendly competition.

Married men played single men in a basketball game, and a combined: YOU boys and girls' team played a volleyball game against the combined singles.

In the afternoon the wedding of Daniel Encina and Rose Argallon of Quezon City was conducted by Mr. Taniajura. f'!-I _

In the evening an informal Spokesman Club ladies' night took place, with Mr. Tanijura directing. The night's theme was "Living Through the Economic Crisis." AIheno de Guia was awarded the Most Effecti.ve Speech and Most Improved Speaker cups for giving a talk titled "Saving on Food Budget." Crispin

ENGLISH CENTENARIAN - Congratulations from Queen Elizabeth II of England, are presented March 22 to Thomas Gordon Willans, 100, by Charles WOllage (second from left), acting head postmaster of Darlington, England. Bernard Dowson, a local church elder, stands far left, and David W. Magowan, pastor 01 the Bradford, Hull, Middlesbrough, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Sheffield, England, churches, is far right. Mr. Willans, baptized at age 90, regularly attends the Middlesbrough church and walks 6 miles a day. [Photo courtesy of Westminsler Press Ltd.]

Mercado gave the Most Helpful Evaluation.

TULSA, Okla., brethren were paid a visit by about 50 Big Sandy Amb.assador College Chorale members and guests .?eb. 25 and 26. Area housing was coordinated by Phillip Rice, a minister in the Tulsa church.

Early Sabbath morning, Feb. 25, two more buses arrived, with Church members from Fort Smith and Fayetteville, Ark. Visitors also anived from Oklahoma City, Okla., Wichita, Kan., and Joplin and Springfield, Mo.

A group of 728 attended Sabbath services, after which a concert was

.presented ~y tll~ t- t\mbassador Chorale, under the direction of Roger Bryant. Stephen Foster favorites were performed, in addition to selections from Fiddler on the Roof and spiritual and patriotic songs.

Sunday morning, Feb. 26, some of the group joined the chorale and visitors at the Williams Center for iceskating until noon. Meanwhile, members of the Tulsa choir were given a vocal clinic by Roger Bryant.

After Sabbath services in KENOSHA, Wis., March 24, brethren played single elimination Bible baseball and had a potluck. Bible baseball teams represented YOU, the choir, Spokesman Club, the HalfCentury Club, men and women's spons and singles.

Each team had three minutes or three outs per inning, whichever

came first. Questions were categorized as single, double, triple OT home run. Each team member was asked a "single" question the first time up to bat. If answered correctly, the batter was given a double the nex.t time, a triple the third and a home run the fourth.

The women's spons team pullw out a 9-7 victory over the HalfCentury Club to win the tournament. Each winning team member received a copy of the New International Bible.

The winning team consisted of coach Larry Kreuscher, Patti Gramza, Donna Baker, Ann Sorrentino, Cindy Zook, Linda Domnick, Cindy Galbo and Conni McClure.

OKLAHOMA CITY and ENID, Okla., brethren were hosts to a district family weekend March 17 and 18. The weekend began with Sabbath services in Putnam City, Okla., West High School.

After services, Bible studies were conducted for YOU members, singles and Silver Ambassadors, while the remaining brethren moved to the cafeteria for a potluck.

Pastor Arnold Clauson then launched the novelty olympics, with eight teams formed under coordinator Charles Holladay. Team leaders assigned entrants to dribble tag, table-tennis toss and an obstacle course. Games were designed for all age groups and for family participa-tion.

{See VARIETY. page 5;

Spokesman Clubs put on ladies' nights Despite political tensions between

Nonhem Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, the second annual combined meeting of the Belfast, Nonhern ireland, and Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Spokesman Clubs took place in DUNDALK, Republic of Ireland, March 18 in an atmosphere of cooperation, unity and mutual understanding.

The luncheon meeting, conducted in the Ballymascanlon House Horel, was directed by pastor John Jewell and included wives and guests. Richard Wood, Dublin club president, introduced Shaun Prunty, sergeant at arms for the Dublin club, who welcomed the guests, many of whom had traveled from England and Ireland.

The 79 in attendance dined on a three-course meal before Tom McClatchey of the Belfast club gave tabletopics, including such subjects as cooperation between Nonh and South, the media, private enterprise vs. state-run industries and environmental issues.

Mr. Wood then introduced Geny Ramsey, Belfast club president, as

toastmaster. Speeches were given by Sam Greenfield and Stephen Watson from Belfast and Richard Dempsey and Ray Jordan from Dublin. Evaluators were Gordon Hall and Mr. Prunty from Dublin and Robin Adair and Dennis Cochrane from Belfast.

In his overall evaluation Mr. Jewell expressed the hope that the combined annual meeting will continue to improve year by year. He said God's people are united, no matter what political system they live under.

Awards were presented by Mr. Wood to Mr. Cochrane, for .his Most Helpful Evaluation; Mr. Watson, Most Improved Speaker; and Mr. Dempsey, Most Effective Speech.

The second ladies' nightofthe ST. ALBANS and BOREHAMWOOD, England, Spokesman Club was celebrated in the old Imperial Schools building in Bricket Wood, England, Mart:h 19.

More than 60 people attended, including regional director Frank Brown and his wife, Sharon. "Norway" was the evening's theme, and

the room was decorated with various Norwegian items. During the break Norwegian food , including goat's cheese, was served with wine.

Tabletopics for the evening were presented by George Henderson. John Robenson was president.

Roy Kent gave a geographical and environmental sketch of Norway, pointing out that 50 percent of Norway's farm produce is imported:, because only 3 percent of Norway is farmland.

Conal McGarvey discussed Norway's history, going back 2,000 years, covering its independence from Denmark in 1905. Winston Bothwell explained how expeditions by Thor Heyerdahl disproved traditional theories of migration.

Will McLouglin gave a review of how Norway can trace its ancestry to the tribes of Israel, and Keith Jones discussed the activities of God's work in that part of Scandinavia.

Roy Ostensen, regional editor of the Norwegian Plain Truth, was special guest.

Jeremy Rapson and David M. Jardine.

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Churches commemorate anniversaries The BRISTOL, England, area

churches commemorated the 50th anniver.;ary oftbe Philadelphia era of God's Church March 10, with guest speaker Paul Suckling, a pastor-rank minister from Borehamwood, England, giving the sennon. Mr. Suckling exhorted brethren to be fully commined to God and His work.

In the evening 120 members and guests representing England, Wales, Scotland, the Shetland Islands, Northem Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and the Netherlands attended a dinner dance.

An international meal served by church women featured Indian appetizers, Greek moussaka. Italian lasagna, American and other salads, English turkey , German gateau, Swiss mousse, Australian and New Zealand pavlova, German wine, Brazilian coffee and flowers from the Netherlands.

drop for the evening's activities. Colored balloons and streamers, along wiIh replicas of covers of lhe magazine's seven-language editions , were displayed.

Members, assisted by YOU members, attended colorfully decorated tables filled with cheeses, breads and pastries from countries served by The Plain Truth.

Children watched movies and games before the entertainment portion, which consisted offour musical numbers and three skits complementing the evening's theme.

After the prizes were awarded for the best ethnic costumes. dancing and fellowship took place.

the 1930s, featuring recorded background music made by Carrol Gibbons in 1934 and 1935 for broadcasl on Radio Luxembourg advertisements.

Ane:r;hibilion of 50-year-old items reflected the life- style of that period. Memorabilia included family photographs, newspapers . coins, cameras, schoolbooks. a radio and a windup gramophone on which original 78 r.p.m. records were played.

Summer Educational Program (SEP) funds benefited from guessing games, sideshows and refreshment sales operdted by the children. Bremren sampled a cake decorated like the front cover ofthe golden anniversary issue of The Plain Truth and drank: a toast to. the future of God's work.

David Cox. Carl Burns and Alan Tattersall.

50TH-YEAR CAKE - At golden jubilee celebrations in liverpool, England, March 10, brethren sampled a cake decorated like the anniversary issue of The Plain Truth.

Presiding over the evening was David Bedford, paslorofthe Bristol, Plymouth and Tiverton, England, and Cardiff and Carmarthen, Wales, churches. Guests included ministers Melvin Rhodes, AJan Bates. Vivian Came, John Shotliff and theirwives.

The golden jubilee of the Philadelphia era of God's Church was celebrated by LIVERPOOL, England, brethren March 10, beginning with a social evening after Sabbath services in a hall in West Kirby, England.

In his sermon pastor Robert Harrison outlined God's work on earth today, making reference to YES lessons. In the sennonette members were encouraged to read The Autobiography of Herbert W. Armstrong to understand the roots of this era and to explain it to their children.

Aoridians raise $ 7,800 at football games

A display of wall posters by David Finlay traced aspects of the work during the past 50 years, with a 50th anniversiry sign designed by David Cox.. After the meal the group danced to the music of Derek Millman and his Amplifiers, while children watched a film, organized by Gerald Peters. .

An annual social for REGINA, Sask. , brethren March 10 in Lumsden, Sask., Centennial Hall featured the 50th anniversary of Th~ Pklin TrUlh as the evening's theme.

Hall decorations provided a back-

Canadians present Parisian night

Feb. 4 the KITCHENER, Ont., brethren staged an "Evening in Paris" that featured a talent show.

Brethren entered a ballroom through the Arc de Triomphe into a Parisian setting with streetlights, potted plants, a IO-foot Eiffel Tower and French background music.

YOU members in red vests and black bow ties ushered guests down L.es Champs Elysees and La Rue de 1a Paix to candlelit tables. Church women, under the direction of Cora Stryker, prepared French cuisine of coq au vin, perdreaux rotis. pate ch inois and other French delicacies.

Tony Stryker was master of ceremonies for the evening's talent show. which began with the choir performing a calypso and the junior choir presenting a medley of children's favorites.

Other displays of talent included violin, piano and French hom solos; vocal solos, duelS and trios ; a Filipino folk dance by Gay Santas; and ballroom dancing by Mr. and Mrs. Hank Tuuk.

Pastor Terry Johnson and his wife. Elizabeth, provided the final touch with a piano duet. Mamie Hills.

Church serves annual dinner to seniors

An annual dinner for TORONTO, Ont. . senior citizens took place March II , beginning with hors d'oeuvres and wines in the decorated and softly lit foyer of the Thornhill Community Center.

A four-course dinner was served by deacons in barroom costumes. Then Ken Parker was master of ceremonies for a dance in 1920s Chicago, Ill., sty le. 8iJ1 Moore.

1be social accented the decade of

When JACKSONVILLE, Fla., became the homeofthe Bulls, a Unile<! States Football League (USFL) team, Jack.sonville pastor Allen Bullock arranged for brethren to sell hot dogs, cola and beer to raise funds.

Women stage fashion show Women of the SACRAMENTO,

Calif., church presented their ftrst fashion show at the EI Rancho Motel in West Sacramento March IS . Thirty-twa members and children modeled 37 home-sewn garments, ranging from casual to fonnal wear.

With publicity beginning last fall, preparations were made for a dressing area, clothes rack, a ramp and other necessary equipmenc. A dress rehearsal, scheduled two weeks before the event, allowed each model to become familiar with stage setup, timing and garment presentation.

The first segment, casual clothing. was narrated by Marian Hall.

Marci Walton narrated the second segment, ck\\\rch wear. The final segment. formall(~ear, narrated by Frances London, featured a wedding gown with a train, veil and gloves, all hand-sewn . Even the bride's silk-flower bouquet was made at home.

One garment, a man's three-piece suit with II pockets, was described as no more difficuh to make than any other garment, ex.cept it takes more time. A display table exhibited garments?;nd jewelry made by brethren. A pot-(Oast lunch Wai lCrved to 110 in attendance. The show was under the direction ofDelfmo R. Sandoval, a local elder, and his wife, Frances. Marian Hall.

Brethren learn about Burma After Sabbath services Feb. 25,

TROIS-RIVIERES, Que., brethren contributed to their international awareness with a slide show on me Church's work in Burma. After pastor Robert Scott translated into French one of Pastor General Herbert W. Annstrong's sennan tapes, a Mextcan meal was served to the tune of music from south of the honler.

Ministerial trainee CyriUe Richard gave a slide presentation on the Burmese brethren, based on his experiences there. In 1980 he visited a re-

Belgium (Continued from page 2)

in bu reaucracy. Two different peoples - the

Flemish and the Walloons - have added a strong regional dimension to political life in Belgium. Strong central con trol is Jacking. Some would even go so far as to say that Belgium is slowly deteriorating into a confederation.

American historical buffs might remember the weak and ineffective Articles of Confederation - a document creating a loose binding of the original 13 colonies before the creation of the American form of government based on the Constitution.

There are bad relations between state and race in Belgium. The Flemish and the Walloons quarrel about almost everything. There is no more harmon y now than there was in 1830 - the year political Belgium was created.

Various efforts have been made to cope with Belgian ethnic realiti es. In

mote section of Burma, where minister Saw Lay Beb and members live.

Mr. Richard explained how members can pray .for Mr. Saw and how the Burmese members express humility and thankfulness each time Mr. Saw visits them. After the show, Mr. Richard donned a native outfit given him by Burmese brethren.

Trois-Rivieres brethreli .,len posed for a group photo to be taken to the church in Burma, along with a card inscribed with I Corinthians 12: 12. Robert Scott.

1963 legislation was passed dividing the country into linguistic regions encompassing Flemish-speaking Flanders. French-speaking Wallonia. bilingual Brussels and the small German-speaking region.

Did this help alleviate the conflict between regions? Not necessarily. Dividing lines between the regions must now be drawn thicker than ever.

Nonetheless. it is useful and instructive to keep the age-old Belgian divide in perspective. Compared to the hostilities in Northern Ireland, the internal problems of Belgium are of little consequence. Belgium, unlike Ireland, has orten taken the lead in industrial development. Even Karl Marx called Belgium ·'a small capitalist paradise," though he did not foresee the real paradise to come for all nations and peoples - the restoration of the government of God to this earth at the coming of Ghrist. Then the Flemish and the Walloons will learn to live together in perfect peace along with the rest of. for now, a divided mankind.

The church was guaranteed 10 percent of the profits from concession sales and 14 percent of the profits from those selIing among the spectators.

More than 80 brethren ages I S and up participated. At the Bulls' fU"St game, Feb. 26, the church sold to a crowd of just under 50,000 and made $2,219. The following week, Mmh 4, a USFL attendence record was set

with 73,227 present, and the church made $3,309.

March 19 proceeds brought to $7, SOO the total received for the three games. After sending a tithe to Pasadena, the Jacksonville church planned to use the remainder of the money for a formal dance during the Days of Unleavened Bread and for a senior citizen's outing. Sharon Shiver.

Variety of activities (Continued from page 4)

After the olympics some bremren played baSketball and attended a children's carnival. Daffy Duck paid the children a visit.

Breakfast was served Sunday morning, March 18, then church teams played basketball until 4:30 p.m .-. with many brethren pausing for a lunch of barbecued beef sandwiches, baked potatoes and a salad bar.

LYON, France, brethren took part in an entertainment evening Feb. II , with YOU members performing under the supervision of James Muir, pastor of the Lyon and Marseille, France. churches.

A potluck prepared by brethren was served in the hall , decorated with paper roses at the tables and garlands on the ceiling. For dessert apple pies were bought by YOU members with money raised from the sale of handicraft items.

After dinner YOU and YES members participated in instrumental numbers, shadow dancing, comedy acts and folk dances.

NORTH BATTLEFORD, LLOYDMINSTER and BONNYVILLE. Sask., brethren met for

Letters TO THE EDITOR

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and CLU societies have a code of ethics by which their members are required to operate ... When an agent violates the code. the right to use the professional designation can be (and is) withdrawn.

Donald M. Amundson Austin, Tex.

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This past year The Worldwide Newof has kept us up-to-date on Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong's im)X)rtant travels as well as the many other areas of the Church·s work. We thank you so much for keeping us informed. It would be great if we cou ld possibly get Mr. (Gene] Hogberg's ··Worldwatch" for 1983 in one booklet - also Mr. Deltter Faulkner's '·Just One More Thing" - as well as Mr. John Schroeder's "European Diary" in 1983.

Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Mollin Grand Island, Neb.

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combined Sabbath services March 17 in the Alex Dillabough Centre in Battleford for a sennan by pastor Owen Mwp/ty, "Choose Life," directed to YOU and YES member.;.

After services the group shared a potluck and evening activities that featured a YES talent show and a family dance. Some Saskatoon, Sask., brethren were guests.

Sunday morning. March 18, a pancake breakfast for YOU, parents and guests was served. Mr. Murphy and Kim Wenzel, a minister in the Bonnyville and L10ydminster churches, conducted a YOU Bible study. Then track coach Bruce Rogers spoke to the YOU and parents on training for a track meet.

The afternoon ' s events consisted of bowling and videos of the national talent contest in Vancouver, B.C., and the national track meet in Calgary, Alta. A sandwich buffet was a relaxing close to the day.

Olive Weaver. Jeff Erickson, Sue Crow. Sarah Osborn. Peter Williams. Lester H. Miller. Graham and Kathy Shepherd, Larry Rimando. Sandy Hinman. Conn; McClure. Michael D. Crist. Gerald Roseau and Adeline Sanoy.

the columns in booklet form. We suggest making your own scrapbook of the columns }'ou want to save.

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Having read volume II of The Bible Story .. 1 really have received a fantastic, simple source of clarification to bibli cal understanding that eliminates many disagreements among my friends outside the Church. They are amazed with the explanation or )X)int of view given by Mr. [Basil] Wolverton.

Donald Olson D<lvidson Santa Clara. Calif.

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Thank you and thank you Vivian Pettijohn for all the effort you PUt into writing the "Children's Corner:' Our two children sure do look forward \0 hearing them. Chris and Debbie are like real friends to them because they don't get to play with other children very much.

It's stories like those she writes that are really worthwhile. I believe if we are going to educate our children. we may as well teach them right the first time, so they won't have to learn everything over again like wcaUdid .

Marie Duncan Moab. Utah

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ANDREWS. Sleven and liz (KIo.'.r), 01 W18hinglon, D.C" boy, Sean P'Irk;k, Ma.ch 29. 3:18 8.m., 8 poundsSouncea, now 2 boys.

ASHLEV. Tim and Nancy (B.ker). 01 Melbourne. Fl • . boy. Timothy P.trick, March I. lOpound. 10 0uncee. 5rttchild.

BRATNIC!<. Nicholas .nd Sylvi. (John.on). 01 St. Pelel.burg, Fl. ,. girl. Je • • ie. Raine, M.rch 10.3:62 •. m .. 8pounds 8ounee.,now I boy. 2 girl • .

BUCHANAN. Steve.nd Tem (SIoIley). 01 R.pidClty. 5.0 .. girl. UndseyLeigh. March 27, 3 • . m .. 8pound. 7 ounce •• now 2 boyl. 1 girl.

BUCHSTA9€R. Branl Ind Leona (Sch.chl), 01 Elgin. IR .• girt, Roxane Elitlbeth. March I 1,8:32 I .m" 8 poundS 8 _a •. now 2 boyl. I girt.

CASEV. Edwlld B . • nd Clella (BrIIJ(ton), 01 ~Inl" City. 1.10 .. boy, MIU1r. o..niel. ~n. 13. 12:U' a .m .• 7 poundl 2 ouneea, now 3 boyl. I girl .

CUARV. Timolhy and Bettie (Bone). oIPldueah. Ky .. bo" Chtittop/'lef NellOIl. Dec. 28, 5:52 p.m .. g poundI50uneel, lrttchild.

DAVIDSON. Edward.nd Elm. (P .... !). of Alicl, Te" .. girl. April Ann. March 28. 8 POl,lfldl 8 ouncls. now 1 boy.3girl • .

DEPTULA. WI"'" end Cerole (M.,h_I). 01 Lu",in, Tel., boy. JonllhanAndr_,J.n. 31, 7:28.,m .. 8 poundll!5ounC8l.now2boyl.

OIE~MErER, Glenn .nd E"I (prller), 01 W.uk ....... , Wis .• boy, A.eronAfthlil', Feb. 22, 9: 17 • . m., 8poul'ldl louncl.ftr.,ctliid.

ELLARD, J ... ome Ind Debor.h (0. vii), of Corpus Chriali. Tu., girI, E .... E~ubelh. M.rch 25, 8:47 p.m., 9poundI13ourw;:el.ltltchlid.

ESTES. Jamtl .nd C.rol (Ward), 0' PopLar 8tu', 1040" g'rI.Je •• ic.I Nickole,Nov. 11.8:!59p.m., 8poundt; 13 ouncea.firsld'l'ld.

FINNEMORE. Riek end P.uline (O'Br'en). 01 Toronto, Onl .• bo" Plul M'chlel. Mtrch I" , 11 :11 p.m .. 7 poul'lds 15~ounce!,It.lchild.

GRACE, Bob and Je.~ie (~oeI!et), 01 AII.nll, G . .. gitl. Robyn ~llhl_, .... rCh 18, 11 :33 •. m .. 6 pounda 15ouncel, lr.lchild.

GUNN. DeM'l.nd .... ry (Ektlke). 01 Beto.l, WI • . , boy, ~rte Chri.lopher, Dec. 14,3:38 •. m" 8 pounda 12 ouncea, now I boy, I girl.

HALL. Wlm .... nd Vonan (Alcocll.), 0' Tucton, Ariz., boy, Ilrael Seth, M.rch 23. 12:0-4 t.m .. 8 pound. 4 DllnCe •• lral child.

HUDSON. Mich.el Ind Ellen (HelzmentKI.r), of Am.riNo, T."., girl, Jennifer Letnn., Feb. 21, 5:07 p.m .. 6pounda 13 OIKlC •• , now I boy, I girl.

JEFFERIES. WUtilm and Hettie (Ivy). 01 SI. Loui., MD .. girl. Vicloria Eliubeth, .... rch 9, 8:36 p.m .. 7 poundI8~ounce.,_4girfl.

JONES, John Ind Oltlenl (Gtbll): of Hawtlinl, T."., girf,JacquelynR ...... J.n.14,9:18p.m,, 8pounct.·7 ouncel •• "ehild.

KACHAU, Juliut end Khurnbo (Moyo), 01 Rumph!, Mllawl. girt. Line'll. Fib. 5, 10:30 I .m .. 6 poundt 8 ounc.l, now 1 boy, 2 girll.

LEHMAN, Roberl .nd Mellnie (Hen<lerslM)l). 01 Melbourne, Fl . .. boy.P.uI AMk_, M.rch 14, 7:56 p.m., 7 poundl .• 1t ctlild

LEGGE, Etlwin .nd B.v.rly (Pritchlfd) , 01 Gloucealer. Engilnd. girl. ~lmberley Miehell. , Jan 27,12: I!5p.m., !5poundI8DU11cea,lrl lcMd.

LEONARO. Bill and lindl (Bllley). 01 Grind R.pid •. Mieh" girl, Aliton Michell •. Jln 27, 1:01 pm .. 8 pound.2ouncel, now3girll .

LOGRONO, Johnny and Eve lyn (Baguio), 01 ImuI, Philippinea.girl.EvelynJoyc., March 2", !5:20 " m .. 8 poundl !5 ounce., now 2 Qirll .

LOVELL . Peler .nd Annl (T.br.hlm), 01 Nonhempton. England, girl. Suz.nne Mieh.II., Merch 8. 10:30 I.m" 7 pounda, now 3 girl •.

MACFARLANE. RUlie11 .nd Pe.rI (Cullinger) , 01 Portland.Ore .. gifl,RebeccIJoAnn,Mlrch2".10:17 a ,m,,6poundI5ovnces.nowlbo,.lgN1.

MATTHEWS, Monni. I nd Jody (Olmmlnn). 01 Saltlle, Wilh., girl. Gabrielle EIi'lbelh, Mlrch t7 , 1:29'.m .. 7 pound.4i4ounces, firltchlid .

Mc~ELV1E, AI and Jean (SChw.rlz), o. Prine. George, 8 .C" goitI, Kryll.' Dlwn.Feb, 25. 1:28 • . 01 .. 7 pound.,5oune ..... l lchlld.

MEH.., JecklndVi~je{Htn .... ),oILlwilfi"I.TI"., boy. Jaton Ryln . .... rch 0, 8: 10 • . m., 8 poundl 15 ounc.s, now 2 boy •• 2 gifll.

NIEBliNG, Robert Ind Mlrilyn (Mor.n). 0' Eurekl , Mo., boy. Mich •• 1 AITOfI, M.rch 1$, 4:15 p.m., 8 pound. 8 DUIIC .. , Ital child.

O'BRIEN, Jlmel Ind Donna. 01 Amarillo. rex" girl. Aanley Denio". , Feto. 11.2: 13 p.m., 8 poundl 13 ounc.s, now 2 boya, I Olff.

PARRIS. Arthur .nd Jennjler (8r1qu.) , 01 S~dney. Auslr"i •• bo,. Nalhan David, Mlrch \, 6:30 p.m., 7 pound. 5ounc.l, ~,,'chlld .

OUIC~, Grew and Sail, (Killebrew), 01 TampI, FI, ,, girl. S"lh~;rllen, Feb. 22.1 :28 p.m .. 9 pound. 9 ouncea,l'IOw2gir1l.

ROBERTS. Keilh and C.role (Gibson), 01 Toronto. anI. , girl, Tanya Chrilline. Feb. 25, 5:22 • . m , 5 pound.130unce ••• rllchiid.

RUSTON, Edwin and Brendl (McHarg). o. Suklloon, Saak ., girl, He,'her Jan., M.rch 18, 1:11 • . m., 8 pounda3'1oouncel,now I boy, 1 girl.

SAMS. Jim .nd C.rDl (Piekl •• imer). 01 Hood Ri" .... Ore,bo~,JnonRo .. , J.n. 1.7:4Slm .. l0poundI3 ouneea.now3bo~a

seen. Roben and ElOIsl (Abbolt). ot Ouebec C,ty. Oue .. boy. PlulEmile, Nov 19. II;29p.m . !5poundl 12 ounc ••. now I bo,. I girl

SHORT, James .nd Sultn (Dooo"an). of Fort Worth , Te • . g'rI. Amand. Lynn. Ma,ch 14, 9;05 1m , 7 pounda 10ounc.a, now 1 bo" 1 'Oliff.

STEC~EV. Donald and Julie (Towksn). 01 Union, N.J , g,rI,Jellic.Lynn.F.b. 27.10"6'.m .. !5pound,13 ouncU,lIrslchlld,

THOMPSON, Wlyne Ind R.mee (Enlow). 01 Bllon Rouge,la .. boy,JohnGreQDrY,Merch3,9:58.m,9 pounds Sli ouncee.now 2 bOYI.

WALKER. Sen and Br anda (Fulm.r). 01 M.mphll. Tenn .. bOY,BrandonJuon,Mlrch 2",7 pounds 8 ouncn,firSlchild.

WARREN, Daniel and Kend.11 (Thom •• ). 0' Concord, N,H .. boy. Thomas Lowell, March 10,5:45 p.m .• 8

pound,12ouncel,I •• Icnild.

WELCOME , W,lIer and SUlan (Carmen), 01 Springfield. Ma ... , bo~, Gr.nt S.nbofn, March 13, j '06 a. m" 8 pounds 8 ounc8a, firetehild.

WHITE, HOfman and Joe"", (Pilkington), 01 Ketlering. AU8tr,'il, boy. Tnm.nHo ..... rd. Jan. 19. 12:52 •. m .• 9 pound. " ounce •• now 1 boy, 2 girl • .

ENGAGEMENTS

R. BECHTHOLD AND P. GREENWOOD MI . • nd Mrl . Owlin Bechthold of San Diego, CIUI .. ar. n..ppy 10 InflOUftCe the eng.gemenl 01 their dlugohlet R_I to PnHlp Gr_oocI. I0Il 01 Mr. II'Id Mr. , L_i. Gr.enwood 01 p".den • . Both ar. P.s.den. AmbtludorCoiIege gr.duat ••• nd won.. lor Ihe Church In P ... de .... The.eddillg it planned 'orJutyl ,

LOMA SMITH AND LONNIE PIERCE

"'r . • nd Mra. P.ul B. S!nith 01 Big S.ndy Irl pIe.sed to Innounu In. et\Olgement ollheir dtught ... Lom. AnnlO Lonnie~ , Pierc., sonofMl' . • nd "'rl. W. LIVon Piefce 01 Mlrion. N.b. A Seplember wedding i. pI.llned.

A. STACY AND T. HARRISON

Mr . • nd Mrl . OulIICy SI.cy 01 Cedar 81uR, Va .. . rl happ,to.nnouncelheeng.gemenlollh-eirdaughl ... Ange ll Sand,. 10 T.rry Hlrtison, Ion 01 Ann. HlrTilon of' Lenoir. N.C. The .edding willl.ke placi MIY12HlBlueleld, W. V • .

ANNIE PRICE AND DERRICK WILSON

Mr .nd Mr. J.m .. T Price ollhe London. ~y" church.r. happy to announce the engage ment 01 Ihelf d.ughler ...... nie Clllherine to D ... rlck Todd Wilson •• on 01 L.cy Bennett 01 the Mounl Slerhng. Ky ., church. A July wedding I.pl.nned in L •• inglon. Ky .. where the coupl. will r8lide.

Mr . • nd Mr • . William Cocomiae .re pleued 10 Innounc.lh.engagem.nlo'thelfdaughterClaudia Marie 10 Roberl S. Kuhne, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. Kuhne. 80th ' ''end Ihe Chicego, III.. Norlhwell church. AJuly22 wedding lapl.nned.

Mr. Ind Mrl . Matthew C. MlcLurnab.rry 01

JOYCE HARRAR AND MICHAEL IIAMS Mr. and Mr • . Rlehlrd E, Harr.r 01 Slillman Valley.III .• lIa ple"ed to .nnounee In. 8I'IOfIgemenl of their daughl ... Joyc.toMiehaelU.ml.$OIlofMr. andMra. ~en""h II.ml 01 Aveili. PI. A lall wedding In PnaMnlllpllnned.

MONTE LINDQUIST AND ROBIN HAYS

Mlrlof'l Hays of P •• ldenl i. h.ppy 10 announe. Ih. eng.gemenl 0' he1' d.ughter Robin Le. 10 Moole Le. Llndquilt, Ion o. Mr, Ind Mra, o.nnia Undquial of Denver, Colo. Monle .nd Robin wi" Ofaduetelrom P ••• denl Amb .... dor Cotlegoe In M.y. A Sepl. 2 wadding is pltnned in PI .. Mnl.

WEDDft-tGS- " -' ,

MR. AND MRS. DANA BURKINSHAW

Jlrtice Ann Prit •• nd 0 .... Neil BurlUntlllw were united in mlrriag.Nov. 13in Minnelpoti •. Minn. The ceramony .11 perlormed by Vietor Kubik. pa.tor 01 Ih. MinneepcMi. Soulh .nd L.k. CrI.,.,. Minn., churcn. • . The meid oIl'IotIor WIS Julie Prior,.nd In. be., min w •• Bob Cumminl. The C0\J911 r.alde In Mound, Minn.

MR. AND MRS. MARK MEYER Ann Dominey .nd Mark M.ver were united in marr ilge F.b. 25 al Ihe Malonic T.mpl. in Fru no. C.III, Glen Whlle, ptalor olille Freano .nd VillI,., Cali! " church.l. perlormed the c.remony , A receplion 'ollowed wilh mUlic provided tJ a b.nd Irom Puadena. The couple ."end Ihe Fresnocongr81lltion.

Mlrle Filzgereld Ind Wltlie Bliley were uniled In m.rri.ge March II. K.nnelh Giese , pastor 01 Ihe Richmc nd, Va .. Church, c~" 'ucled Ih. ceremony In Perers l urg, Va .. whe .. Ihe couple pl.n 10 relide. Shl,ley.5h.w,.rved'llh.maldolhonor. Tllecouple witl.".ndlheRlchmondchurch.

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Lori R.yeranclOennitSa"tonwerlunitedinm.rriage Aug. 28, 1083, In P ... d_. RtIondI Ray ... wal Ih. m.id of honor, .nd Leon Saxlon w.IIIle bell m.n. Ronlld Howe. Pillor of Ihe P ... dent Auditorium A.M. church,pertormedlhlc..-emony, Thecoupie r.lid.In PI .. denl .

MR. AND MRS. DARREL FARAH Deborlh A. Sou ... dlught..- of Mr . • nd Mrl, Joe Sou ... Ind D.rr.' A. F.r.h. lOll 0' Mr . • nd Mrl. Elro, Flflh, Wet. m.med Feb. I I The bride .nd groom Ife Irom Portllnd. Ore .. Ind r"ide in Soldotna. AI.aka. The cer.mony wu conducted by Nalson Hna.pillorollhePortl.ndW",church.

MR. AND MRS. MARK WELLS C.thy ~idd. dlvohler ot Mr and Mr • . Wilke, Kidd, . nd MlrI< Weill, .on 01 Mr. Ind 104'1, Rich.rd Wella. wer. unll.d In mlrrllge Feb. 1 I . Th. ceremony was perlormed by W.rren Hellon III, putor 01 the P,kevllle. PainllvilieandHflZard,Ky .. church8l, The m.tron 01 honor W. I Ch.illlne Grilllth, Ilater 01 the brid. , .ndlh.bell mlnwil AnthonyWells,brolhe, oltheg.room, ThICOupl."lldelnVlnL •• r.~y .. and IlIendthePa,nllviliechufch.

M.ry ~.,hIettn Resch 01 the S.n ()M;go, Ctlil .. church. daughler of Mr . • nd Mrl. George W. RIICh 0' Carlsb.d. Calif .• • nd Kyle MorlJln Smith o. the San Jot., Cali' .. cnurdlwerl ""iltKI iI'I m.am.geM.rch " . The lJroom'l 1.lhat, .... ngell .. HorrRIn Smith, pallor 0 ' III. Yuma. Ariz .. . nd S.n DiIOo churcll •• , okitled. The groom's broln... ~"'In I""ad" the be., m.n, Ind In. meidolhonor Wit tU.ran Shoquill. The couplew,1t re-'de in S.n-'.

MR. AND MRS. DENNIS RYAN Dilne Villano. dlvohter of' Mr. Ind ....... 00mWc Villano 0' Hamden, Conn., .nd DInnII Richerd Ryln, $OIl 01 ...... Ind Mrt. Roehlrd Ry.n, 01 AUllin, Tu .. were united Inmarrial/ilMlfch II.Evlngellll Norman Smith, p •• ,or 01 the 5." Diego. ClliI ., Ind VUITII. An! .. chIIrcn.I, olk,.IId, Greg ShInn.n W •• lha beal min, Ind tn. bride 'l .rll ... Clef,. w.llhe maid ofllonor. The couplewiU relidl In St.nOiego.

MR. AND MRS. RON FOSTER RonFOlterandGaIlMollollha Nlpl ... ,NewZelllnd, church were united in m.rrilge Marcn 11 In a gerden lelling IIllhe home 01 Mr, and Mr.. SIan 8ull, de.con anddeBconelS. The ce'emony WII Iha ftr.1 Church wedding 10 leke place in Ih. Napi.r Ire., andwflfl perlormed bv Lyall Johnllon, pUlorollh.Nlpler, Nelaon, Palmeralon Norlh .nd Wallinglon. N.w Zeallnd,churchea

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Tuesday, April 24, 1984

ANNOUNCEMENTS

MR. AND MRS. TRISTAN ANDERSON Karen Lynn Gle.elman, d.ughleroIMr .• nd Mr •. Atkl Gie.elman. and Thome. TrI.lan Anderaon. aon of Thom18 Ander_.nd Mra. Tom Knoll •• were united In merrla~ Fab. 1 I in Blue Springe, Mo. The ceremony WI. per10nned by Ru .. eU Duke, Pillor of lhe Kan ... Clty. Mo .• Ea,l church. The couplerellde In Btue Spring • .

MR. AND MRS. RANDY WAYNE Anna Maria Freese and Rendy MarlhlH Wayne were uniled in m.rriage Sept. -4, 1983. The ceremony WI. conducled by Karl B.yeredorf~r, paalor 01 Iha Cinclnneti. Ohio, Weal churcn. Themaid ofhonor waa

Both Ann William., end the btl' min Wit RII".II L. Wloyne. The cooplef •• lde In Clnclnnall.

Obituaries YORKTOWN. Tex. - Oswald E.

Wagenschein. 96, orthe Victoria, Tex .. church, died Feb. 21 in a Cuero, Tex., nursing home. He was baptized in 1971.

Mr . Wagenschein is survived by four daughters. three sons, 19 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

JACKSON, Miss. - Emma Ward. 85, died Jan. 28. She was confined to a hospital ' nursing care unit for the last several months of her life.

The funeral arrangements were taken care of by her surviving daughters and other relatives.

HUNTSVILLE. Ala. - Zullie B. Sledge, 74, a member since 1964. died March 2 after an extended illness.

A native or Huntsville, Mrs. Sledge was born March II, 1909. She is survived by four sons; three daughters, including Ethel Readus, a member attending in Huntsville; one brother; 39 grandchildren; 53 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Lawson J. Tuck. pastor of the Huntsville and Florence. Ala .. churches.

HAWLEY. Minn. ~ Robert Hougtum, 69, a member of God's Church since 1959. died in his sleep Feb. 10.

He is survived by his wife, Marjorie. also a member; son Dennis and daughter-in-Iaw Debbie, deacon and deaconess in the Baton Rouge. La .• church; and daughter Becky. who attends the Fargo. N.D .. church.

Funeral services were conducted Feb. 14 by Hugh Wilson, pastor of the Fargo and Grand Forks. N.D .• churches.

JOSHUA TREE. Calif. - Dessie E. Sanders, 61. died March 5 after at

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lengthy illness. Born in Perrisburg. Mo., March 21, 1922, she has been a member of the Church since 1962.

Mrs. Sanders is survived by her husband. Ted C ... Iso. member in the Ban· ning, Calif., church: three sons; one daughter; 11 grandchildren; and six great -grandchildren.

A graveside service was conducted in Portland. Ore .• by evangelist Dcan Wil · son. pastor or the Portland South church.

HUNTSVILLE. Ala. - John Michael "Mickey" Patrick. J I, died Feb. 14 of injuries rrom an automobile accident.

Mickey was a Youth Educational Services participant and has attended Church since berore he was I year old.

He is survived by his father. John; his mother, Judy. a member; and brother Chris, a Youth Opportunities United

JOHN PATRICK

Services were conducted Feb. 16 at the Spry Funeral Home in Huntsville by

;:;~~~r!~~~1i!d:~~~:~~:. ~n~~~:~I~~ was in Blanche, Tenn.

DES MOINES, Iowa - Leona O. Scotl. 75. of Bloomfield. Iowa. died March 7 in her home. Her husband died in 1977.

She was baptized in 1969, and

attended services in Des Moines and Ottumwa, Iowa.

Funeral services were conducted by Robert Cloninger. pastor of the Des Moines and Ottumwa churches.

PICKERING,Ont. - Murray Francis Stephens, 42. died March II of a heart attack.

Mr. Stephens was baptized May 6, 1972, and attended services in the Toronto. Onl.. East church.

He is survived by his wife. Ann. also a member. son Darren and daughter Heather-A nn .

Services were conducted at the McEachnie Funeral Home in Pickering by Richard Pinelli. pastor oflhe Toronto Ea<;t and West churches. I nterment was in Erskine Cemetery.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo. -Gerald Fittje. 39. died March 17 of cancer.

He has been a member of the Church since February, 1972.

Mr. Fittje is survived by his wife, Karen, a member; hisson, Gerald:daughters Roberta and Tonya; and his mother and father.

TORONTO,Ont. - ConniePhillips, 52, died March 18 after a brief illness. She suffered three strokes.

Mrs. Phillips was baptized in Winnipeg. Man., and lived in Toronto for the past 12 years. She attended the Toronto East church.

She is survived by her husband. a son and two daughters. The funeral was conducted March 2t by Percival Burrows. a minister in the Toronto West church. Interment was at Mount Pleasant cemetery in Toronto.

CHAPPELL. Neb. - Mae F. Swanson, 82, died March 8 after a threemonth illness.

Mrs. Swanson was born May 28. 1901. in Edgar. Neb., and baptized in 1966 in Portland. Ore .• where she attended services for several years. She returned to Nebraska and attended the North Platle. Neb., church.

Mrs. Swanson is survived by her sons, Lee. Don, Dale and Charles: daughter

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Dorothy; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Don isa member of the Grand Island. Neb., church, and Dale "Pete" is a member ofthc Portland East church. Four grandchildren and their families are also members.

Donald Hooser, pastor of the North Platle and Grand Island churches. COn

ducted the funeral services March 13 in Chappell.

PADUCA H. Ky. - Dolph Rushing, 94.of07..ark. Ill.. died Feb. 29.

He has been a member of God's Church since 1962.

Funeral services were conducted in Carrier Mills. 111.. by John CafQurek, pastor of thc Cape Girardeau, Mo .. and Paducah churches.

ZWICKAU, East Germany-Georg Peschke. 83,the oldest member of God's Church in East Germany, died Feb. 16 in Zwickau following a lengthy illness.

Mr. Peschke has been a member of God's Church for 12 years.

He was buried in his family's hometown, Stralsund. East Germany, and is survived by two children, both of whom live in East Germany.

CATBALOGAN, Philippines -PacitaT. Mancebo. 77. died March 12.

Mrs. Mancebo was a retired elementary schoolteacher. She has been a member ofGod's Church since April. 1972.

Mrs. Mancebo is survived by her husband, Pedro; daughters Ruth Arellon, a member. and Dorinda Alojipan; sons Samuel, Ezekiel and Lemuel; and 18 grandchildren.

Pedro· R. Melendez. a minister in the Manila. Philippines, church. conducted graveside funeral services i n Cat balogan.

EDEN. N.Y. - Leo Bragg. 72, died March 28 after a lengthy illness. Mr. Bragg was baptized in August, 1960, and attended the Buffalo. N.Y.,Southchurch.

He is survived by his wife, Virginia; daughters Jane and Betty; stepdaughters Debbie Horvath and Hannah Knaack; and grandson Matthew Knaack.

Graveside services were conducted by David Pack. pastor of the Buffalo North and South churches.

The Tattletale By Vi,ian Pettijohn

"Go away, Laddie," Kathy whis· pered loudly, "or you'll tell the boys where I'm hiding!"

Laddie, the )·month·old collie who came to live with the Winfield family a few days earlier, wagged his tail and continued barking.

"There she is - over there behind that bush!" Jeff yelled to Rocky. "Thanks, Laddie!"

"That awful puppy!" Kathy said impatiently as she gave up hiding duro ing a Sunday game of hide and seek. "He's an old tattletale! You wouldn't have found me if he hadn't helped!"

"Come in for lunch, please," Mrs. _ ~ Winfield called from the back door.

During lunch Kathy was still disap· pointed. Frowning, she turned to Mr. Winfield. "I almost wish we didn't have that puppy, Daddy. He tattled on me when 1 was hiding!"

"Oh, honey," Dad said, smiling, "he couldn't help barking. He was just happy to find you. So don't be hard on him."

"Dad?" Rocky said after swallow· ing a bite of his egg·salad sandwich, "didn't you say that another word for talebearer is tattletale? Then the proVo erb we read this morning means that a tattletale reveals secrets. That's what Laddie did, isn't it? He revealed Kathy's secret - her hiding place."

"Laddie did sort of tattle," Dad agreed. "Jeff, can you say the whole verse in Proverbs 11: 13?"

"I can say the first part," Jeff answered, "but Rocky's going to teach us the last part this afternoon. The first

part says, 'A talebearer revealeth secrets.' ..

"Good, Jeff. Now, Rocky," Dild' continued, "can you say the last part?"

"I think so," Rocky answered, "be· cause I practiced saying it to myself by spelling it out in Morse code dits and dabs at the same time. The last part says 'but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter,' ..

"Right!" Dad replied. "Now can any of you explain what that verse means?"

"Maybe 1 can help," Mother offered, "by using an example. Do you children remember when we lived in Tennessee, and we learned that a little boy in a Church family stole some· thing from a grocery store? His par· ents made him return the item and

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apologize to the store owner. Did we tell that secret to others? No, because then we would have been talebearers - or tattletales. Instead, we were faithful friends to the family and con· cealed the matter."

"But, if Laddie had been there," Kathy said, "he would have tried to tell the secret!"

Everyone laughed, and Dad pushed back his empty soup bowl and sand· wich plate.

"That reminds me," he said. "Since we are discussing that the pup tattled, let's learn about some alphabet letters that sound like pup tallle when you say them together like a word. But each letter stands for a different word - either Passover or one of God's Holy Days. Would you like to learn about P·U·P· T·A· T·L?"

"Sure!" each child answered, smiling.

"OK, you can start learning it right now," Dad continued. "And through· out the year we'll review it until you , know it. Of course, it will be harder for you, Jeff and Kathy, since you can't spell words yet. But eventually you'll know it. Remember the letters P-UP-T-A-T and L. The first P stands for Passover. The U stands for Unleav· ened Bread. The second P stands for Pentecost. The first T stands for Trumpets. The A stands for Atone· ment. The second T stands for Taber· nacles. And the L stands for Last Great Day."

"I see," Rocky said. "When we think of the first three letters, P-U-P, we remember Passover and the Spring Holy Days. And when we think of the last four letters, T-A-T-L, we remem· ber the Fall Holy Days ." Rocky smiled. "Thanks, Dad. That will make it lots easier to remember the order of Passover and God's Holy Days each year."

Laddie waddled into the dining room. He sat down by Kathy, looked up at her and thumped his tail against the Hoor.

"Laddie," Kathy said, laughing, "look what you started. We've learned what PUPTATL means - because you are the pup who tattled."

Turning to Dad, she asked, "May 1 be excused?"

After Dad helped her down from her booster chair, Kathy leaned down and hugged the furry, brown·and· white tattletale.

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the front page of Dagen, a Scandinavian newspaper, April 7.

Mr. Ostensen told Dagen that it is 100 early to say how many reply coupons will be received. The Borehamwood Office said it is confident the Norw(.gian file will grow steadily throughout the coming weeks.

EVENTS IN THE WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD

PASADENA - The Koggala, Sri Lanka, Festival site is open for transfers, according to Rod Matthews of Ministerial Services. Koggala ison the Indian Ocean shore, 80 miles south of Colombo.

Mr. Matthews said members will be housed in a400-room hotel with a swimming pool. tennis courts and indoor games.

Costs are SI5 aday for adults, and $10 for children 3 to 12 years old. Children under 3 are free. "This price includes room and all three meals each day," said Mr. Matthews. "All facilities at the hotel are free for guests,"

Round-trip adult airfare is about $900 from Los Angeles, Calif., with a reduced fare for children. Reservations and airline tickets can be arranged by writing to the pastor of the Colombo and Anuradhapura churches, Mohan Jayasekera, 210 Park Rd., Colombo 5, Sri Lanka.

* * «. PASADENA - The 1984 Feast

of Tabernacles site in Brno,Czechoslovakia, is filled to capacity, according to Rod Matthews of Ministerial Services.

According to Mr. Matthews, filling the site to capacity is important because it allows the Church to maintain a site that members from behind the Iron Curtain can attend.

"Any who were unsuccessful in being accepted this year will be placed on a priority list for" 1985," he said.

PASADENA - The 1984 Fmival Planner for the Feast of Taber-

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ests are 'clearly defined' and the action is 'congressionally sanctioned, militarily feasible, internationally defensible [meaning approved by world opinion}, open to independent scrutiny and alert to regional history.'"

No action could ever pass all these criteria.

Another Wall Street Journal article, this time the lead editorial in the March 14 issue, commented directly on America's seemingly self-imposed paralysis. It revolves around the question of Who's in charge here?

"The U.s. may be facing a worldwide Soviet challenge to its political interests and influence," said the Journal, "bul Congress insists on assuming the constitutional duties of the commander in chier .

.. Isolationist politics haveaseduclive appeal. Americans. being sane and reasonable people, do not like war. It is tempting to believe politicians who say that all we have todoto

nacles in the United States and Canada is scheduled to be distributed to Church members in those countries at Sabbath services April 28, according to Mark McCulley, Festival planning coordinator.

The Festival planner contains a list of approved housing for all U.S. and Canadian sites. Mr. McCulley said there are nonew sites except for achange in the French-speaking site in Canada. He also said that some U.S. churches are assigned to the Niagara Falls, N.Y., site.

"Brethren will be able to sign up for transfers at Sabbath services beginning May 5," said Mr. McCulley. "Information and forms will be available from their local pastor or Festival adviser."

BOREHAMWOOD, England - Advertisements in Scandinavia offering The Plain Truth in Norwegian and English brought a mixed response.

The first week after the campaign started in Norway, about 3,000 reply coupons were received, said Roy Ostemen, regional editor of Den Enkle Sannhet (Norwegian Plain Trulh) who was featured on

Three percent of United King· dom newsstand resJXlnses in Febru· ary and March were requests for Den EnkleSannhel .

* * * RADLETT, England - Colin Passmore, managing director of Ambassador Press Ltd., was host to a celebration March 21 in honor of the 50th anniversary of The Plain Trulh.

Evangelist Frank Brown, regional director of the Borehamwood, England. Office; Francis Bergin, business manager; and publishing staff members were invited to the celebration.

Mr. Passmore presented two plaques to Mr. Brown, one showing the 50th anniversary cover and the other the cover of the first issue of The Plain Truth.

Michael Passmore, chairman of the Passmore Print Group, congratulated the Church on the 50th anniversary.

Gold lapel badges representing the 50th anniversary Plain Truth were presented to both Passmores, as well as a plaque engraved with a message of thanks from the staff of Editorial Services in Pasadena and the Publishing Department in the United Kingdom.

INTERNATIONAL DESK ~ BY ROD ~ MATTHEWS

PASADENA ..c: fhe hrst " new visits in Pakistan were made in February by Mohan Jayasekera, pastor of the churches in Sri Lanka and southern India.

Mr. Jayasekera left Colombo, Sri Lanka. Feb. 5, and spent three weeks touring cities in southern India. He contacted 14 people and baptized seven of them - one each in Bangalore, Trichy and Cochin, and two each in Hyderabad and Madras.

That brings the membership total to 48 in southern India and 100 throughout the country. Mr. Jayasekera also conducted Bible studies with members and prospective members in each of the places he visited.

Fifteen visits were scheduled in

avoid war is to simply avoid it . "Congress wants to have it both

ways - to posture as being on the side of 'peace' and to avoid any resJXlnsibility for the outcome of its policies in the real world. The War Powers Act itself is carefully designed for this purpose - allowing the Execut ive Branch just enough authority so Congress can't be blamed, but notenough to achieve any objective."

Consensus broken down

Journalist William Pfaff, writing from Paris in the April 6 Internacion.al Herald Tribun.e, observes that the consensus that once more or less prevailed in foreign policy in the United States has broken down. (For example, there was little difference in foreign policy between Democrat President Harry Truman and Republican President Dwight Eisenhower.) More than anything, Mr. Pfaff notes, the Vietnam fiasco is responsible for this breakdown.

Secretary of State George Shultz, notes Mr. Pfaff: "Says that 'the U niled States deserves to be thought of as a country with reasonable predictability in what it would do. and reliability.' He thinks that Congress

ttarachiatm-Cafffife,- Fakictdn, the next week. Seven longtime readers of The Plain Truth, of Moslem background, met Mr. Jayasekera in Karachi. They related to Mr. Jayasekera an end-time prophecy in the Koran of an elderly man traveling all over the world telling people of the coming Messiah.

In Lahore. four people with Christian backgrounds were contacted for the fiTS1time.They were keeping the Church'i doctrines as best they knew. About ·15 percenlof the population of Pakistan is Christian. Sabbath keeping is not a prob-· lem, because the custom is to work a half day on Friday, take · Saturday off and then work a full day on Sunday"

Plain Trulh circulation in Paki-

and political interest groups interfere in .. the natio!'al interest, producing what he has called ' lightswitch diplomacy' - - turned on and off according to the swings of inftuencein Washington

"There simply is no looger a main line of American foreign policy to which the two major parties adhere. This is the new rc.ality. Bipartisan policy, where debate stopped at the water's edge, was a phenomenon of World War II and its aftermath. It became victim of the Vietnam War and its aftermath.

"That bipartisanship could revive is imaginable, bu t t :tere is no presen 1

reason to think it will happen. It could happen only with a restoration of a popular consensus of belief on where America slands in the world and what are it" aims. That may come. But when it comes, it seems likely to come on terms much closer to the old isolationism than many of America's allies may today appreciate."

Little wonder then that West Europeans hoi (I their collective breath every four years to see who finally emerges from the exhausting trail of primaries, conventions and elections.

Tuesday. April 24. 1984

PLANNING MEETING - Representatives of His Majesty King Bhumibol of Thailand and the government of Thailand meet with Plain Truth staff in the Editorial Services conference room in Pasadena April 9. The Thai Officials visited Pasadena to advise the work's Media Services Department about a documentary made in cooperation with Ambassador Foun· dation that will be used by Thai embassies worldwide. [Photo by G.A. BeUuche Jr.]

stan is 450, and those visited said that in their experience about five people read each copy. A pastor of a pentecostal churCh of 40 teaches his congregation from the Church's booklets, covering such topics as the mortality of the soul and the identity of Israe!'

Bangladesh was next on the sch~ule.-buLmajoI riot~ng in the capital. DacCa. resulted in· a 24-hour curfew. Mr. Jayasekera was unable to make any visits. The curfew was lifted for a while, and Mr. Jayasekera left the country. The four scheduled visits will be attempted again later in the year.

Throughout this area, The World Tomorrow is heard clearly on shortwave from the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp. (formerly RadioCeylon). Responses have come from as far away as West Germany and South Africa.

Norwegian 'Plain Trutb'

The Norwegian edition of The Plain Truth is in full production after a successful launch in March, according to the British Office in Borehamwood, England. Roy Ostensen is the regional editor there. Responses are beginning to come in from earlier advertising, and the targeted combined circulation of the Norwegian and English editions in Scandinavia is set at 25,000 by the end of the year.

Zaire

Bernard Andrist, pastor of the Geneva and Neuchatel, Switzerland, churches, visited members in the French-speaking African nation of Zaire (formerly the Belgian Congo)"

He conducted two public Bible studies in Kinshasa, attended by 41 Correspondence Course students (20 percent of those invited). He baptized Four members - two in Boma and two in Kinshasa - and spent much time counseling with the members there.

Mr. Andrist noted the difficulties in getting around in Kinshasa by taxi - old, decrepit vehicles that creak, groan and smoke, windows that don't work, and seats and shock absorbers that have long since lost their spring. Most taxis have four people in the back and several more riding beside the driver.

The members are in good spirits. and are especially appreciative of

the occasional visits by Mr. Andrist.

Italian update

Subscribers in 74 countries receive the Italian Plain Trulh (Ll Pura Verita), according to the Italian Department here. The circulation reached nearly 49,()(X) by the end of March. Teje Monte-C..arlo airs Mr. Armstrong's television prognun wllh Hal· ian subtitles. The average response to a program is t t 3, mostly from Milan, RomeandTurin,ltaly.

The second ad placed in the February Italian edition of Reader's Digest brought in more than 10,000 responses. The main booklets requested by Ital ians are Never Before Understood - Why Humanity Cannot Solve Its Evils, Does God Exist? and The Seven Laws of Success.

Fourteen members live in Italy, as well as 11 co-workers and 122 donors, but as La Pura Verita becomes established and the readers better acquainted with the message, these numbers should improve.

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