TL At .0 GLEANER July 26, 1983 INTERVIEW WITH KENNETH COX, JUNE 20, 1983

LEON H. DAVIS Communication Director NOTE.' Elder Kenneth Cox and his crusade team made noteworthy ac- complishments in the Worcester, Mass- On Monday, June 20, Elder Kenneth Cox, the principal speaker of the Ken- achusetts, Dimensions of Prophecy neth Cox Dimensions of Prophecy Crusade, met with me in my office. By then, evangelistic campaign, Highlighted in three-fourths of the Worcester evangelistic crusade was history, and God's this six-page feature are the following.. blessings were abundantly evident. An exceptional number of decisions for An interview with Kenneth Cox by L. H. Christ and commitments for baptism had been made. The difficult, yet satisfy- Davis done six days before the cam- ing, work of actually preparing the candidates for baptism was yet to be done, paign ended; a picture story of the bap- but Ken took time out to share his vision, program, and philosophy of evangelism. What follows is an interesting interview with a man, whom God tism conducted Sabbath, June 25; highlights of the crusade as noted by is using, and fascinating insights into evangelism. Geraldine I. Grout, Ed. D, Assistant LHD: Tell me about your background. Where are you from? Were your Editor; and the organization and involve- parents Adventists? ment of the pastors and church KC: I was born in Chicago, Illinois, and lived there until I was nine years of members by Sharon Benson, a member age. My family then moved to Oklahoma. My parents were not Advent- of the Northboro church. Appreciation is ists. I believe they were Baptists; although we had what I would call a expressed to Victor W. Collins, Com- nominal Christian home. They went to church Christmas and Easter. munications Director of the Southern When I was a teenager, my mother and I took Bible studies and became New England Conference, for his Seventh-day Adventists. assistance. LHD: Would you give a brief background of your educational training. Leon H. Davis KC: When I was 17 a minister took several of us young people to Keene, Editor Texas, for a Student Day, and I decided to attend. I had no backing, so I just left home and went down to the school. If I remember correctly, I had 200 in my pocket. I enrolled, worked all summer, as well as worked my way through all of our schools. I never received financial help in any way from my parents. LHD: When did you decide to become a minister? KC: I decided to become a minister in my senior year at academy. I think there are other things I could have done, but I could not be happy or live with my conscience doing anything else. That is basically the reason I am in the ministry. LHD: At what stage of your ministry did you become engrossed in evangelism? KC: I have done evangelism all the time I have been in the ministry. It has always been something I wanted to do. I pastored for eight years, did departmental work for two years and administrative work for two years. It was while I was in administrative work that I became convicted that I should be in evangelism (exclusively).

July 26, 1983, Vol. LXXXII, No. 14. The Atlantic Union GLEANER (USPS 036-280) is published twice monthly by the Atlantic Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, 400 Main Street, South Lancaster, MA 01561. Printed by Atlantic Graphic Services, Inc., South Lancaster, MA 01561. Second-class postage paid at South Lancaster, MA. 01561. Annual subscription price, $6.00. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Atlantic Union GLEANER, P.O. Box 1189, South Lancaster, MA 01561. LHD: Let's go back to 1982 when you came to set up the Worcester crusade. Pictures left to right: Immediately follow- I understand you were told that New England was different. The people ing the Sabbath morning sermon by were very conservative and that you would not get the results you did in evangelist Kenneth Cox, the candidates other cities. What was your reaction to being told this? Were you in- for baptism boarded several vehicles, timidated by it? including two buses, and were driven to KC: Most of what we heard was that the people up here were reserved; they Indian Lake where the rites of baptism weren't going to make decisions; we shouldn't expect it. So we came to were administered. New England, not intimidated, but yet not really sure what we were go- Accurate records were kept throughout ing to find. the campaign. Here Ellen Klinke, right, LHD: Now that the crusade is almost over, what are the facts relative to the of the evangelistic team, assisted by foregoing question? Janice Grant give an identification tag to KC: The facts are simply this. Our experience has shown us that NEW each candidate. ENGLAND IS NO DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER PLACE IN THE WORLD. From the statistics we have been able to put together here in The thirteen pastors participating in the Worcester, it certainly does not prove true. (That there is a New England baptismal service: Luis Badillo, Tim reserve.) People in North America and in New England are just as Berry, Victor Collins, Aleksander responsive to the Gospel as they are anywhere in the world. If you take Davidovich, Vashni Davis, William 1,000 people from North America and 1,000 from Inter-America and put Dudgeon, William Fagal, Wayne Gosling, them in the same meeting, you will get just as good a response from Johnny Johnston, Joaquim Miranda, those in North America as Inter-America. The church members here in Paul Peterson, Arthur Schumacher, and Worcester did more and were more active in getting their friends out to Max Thames. the meetings than any place in which we have had meetings so far. Pastors about to baptize a group of con- That, to us, is one of the keys—(To a successful campaign)—the verts. church members go out and invite their friends to the meetings and then bring them. They did that here, and it has been tremendous. So far, Elder Kenneth Cox administered the 1,020 non-members have attended the meetings. Of that number 341 baptismal oath before several hundred have made decisions to accept Christ; 169 have requested baptism and visitors and friends. 171 have accepted the Sabbath! LHD: How do these statistics compare with previous campaigns? KC: We keep very close statistics on all of our meetings. The meetings here have been better. The average attendance here has been one of the highest that we have had. So, I would say that attendance is better here than in most places. LHD: Are there any other statistics you can share with our constituency? KC: Seventy percent of the people who are going to be baptized will be be- tween the ages of 19 and 39 years of age. That is true in every place we go. Those evidently are the people who are looking for something that gives meaning to life. They are looking for something to build their homes on and so forth, so they are the ones who are making decisions. LHD: I note that some evangelists are concerned about preaching to certain classes of people. To whom is your message geared or directed? KC: We don't try to preach to any one class of people. We try to make our message reach all people, and specifically the class of people who are attending the meetings. Basically, they are generally just a little above middle class—financially speaking. We also get some who are in up- per, as well as lower income levels. Lord. I am not talking about one conference, I am talk- ing about all of us working together as a group—as a team. Over the years we have drawn lines and said, "This is our district and we will work in here and don't you cross this line," rather than saying, "We are going to move this city for the Lord." LHD: The Lord has blessed your ministry here in Worcester. But the work can't be finished with just the Cox Evangelistic Crusade team making one visit a year. What can you say to the Atlantic Union Conference staff of workers and ministers? How can we be involved to finish the work? KC: Well, I am going to walk out on a limb. I personally believe that the situation that we are in today is the greatest blessing that has ever happened to us. Let me explain. I find that we are in transition, where the whole basis of what we have built on is changing. For years Maurita and Kenneth Cox people lived in the rural areas. We are moving from that to an urban society. Also, over the years people in the LHD: One thing that has pleased me is to see various racial, United States thought of events in the context of religion. religious and ethnic groups respond to you and your Our concept in thinking was God-centered. That, too, is lectures—Whites, Blacks, Catholics, Protestants, and rapidly changing, and we are moving into a secular con- Hispanics have shown deep interest. This is evidence to cept. That sounds bad. But at the same time we find that me that the Lord is involved in your ministry. those are exactly the same conditions that existed in the KC: We try to make our meetings open to everyone. We do days of Paul, when the message moved with such rapid- not make any difference between people at all. When ity. Therefore, I maintain that we are on the threshold of people come and make decisions to accept Christ and one of the greatest revivals that we have ever had. Fur- become members of the church, we do not in any way ther, the economic crunch has created some problems try to move them in certain directions. We leave them for young men who have trained for the ministry. But totally open to choose where they want to go. I think the that, too, is a blessing. Many of them have received no biggest problem we have in the denomination in work- calls, because there just haven't been the finances to do ing together as different ethnic groups is this. Often it. A minister's salary is there every month, whether he when evangelistic campaigns are planned, a confer- produces or not. There are those who don't accomplish ence may sit down and plan the whole program. When much as far as winning souls goes. I am finding now that they get it all planned, they go to one of our other ethnic some conferences are putting young men in areas groups within the denomination and say, "Would you where there is no church and saying, "OK, now if you like to participate?" We all feel involved; need to be in can raise up a church, then you are on." I think this is on the ground floor (in the planning). If they are, we find going to change the concept of the young men coming they will all participate and help. out of school. They are going to see they have to pro- LHD: In some large crusades they use young ministers from duce. That is what we have got to get across—that we Andrews or the local college, plus other ministers within are here to do something that God has called us to do, 25 miles to assist. How many ministers and other people and we need to be about the Father's business and quit have you used to make Bible contacts, give Bible doing everything else but the Father's business. studies, and visit here in Worcester? KC: We have used only the local ministers who are involved as pastors of the church. We used to do as you de- scribed. We used to go in and tell the conference we needed x number of ministers to come in to do visitation One hundred thirty-eight new believers and the and so forth. If we did that we probably would get a little churches they joined: higher percentage of baptisms, because pastors have Atlantic Union College church 3 been trained to get decisions. But on the other hand, Airport Drive Worcester church 46 when the crusade is over and that pastor leaves, you Brimfield church 1 create a vacuum. There is no tie between the person Framingham church 1 who has accepted this message and the local church. A Gardner church 8 few years back we decided to go another way and now Hudson church 5 our visitation is done by the church members. We run Leominster church 11 training classes and then they go out and do the visita- Leominster Spanish church 3 tion work. When the crusade is over, the people who South Lancaster Village church 3 have accepted the message have a tie with the church. Northboro church 12 LHD: I understand that in September, 1984, you will be in Buf- Worcester Mission 17 falo, New York. With a year to lay the groundwork and all Worcester Spanish church 23 the churches working together, it will be a real blessing. Quinebaug church 2 KC: We are looking forward to going to Buffalo. It is a large Sterling church 3 city and if we are going to move these cities for the Lord, Total 138 there are a couple of ways we must go. The churches are going to have to work together. Unless we do that, we are never going to move these large cities for the LHD: I am so glad the Atlantic Union executive committee and the conferences invited you to our territory. The Lord has certainly used you here. Your lectures are clear, vividly il- lustrated with beautiful slides, and you have a knowledge of Scripture and history, and a forceful delivery. Your unusual gift has been a blessing to us. Thank you for coming and sharing your thoughts with our constituency.

In retrospect, the Cox crusade was successful. Scores were baptized and the people who attended the meetings more than exceeded the financial budget anticipated. Elder Cox and his team worked with and through a volunteer corps of lay ministers and district pastors. This is an example we all can emulate. Every church—pastor and members—should be in- volved in evangelism. Harrington Auditorium, where the meetings were conducted, Jesus said, "I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance" (Mark 2:17.) Ellen White put it this way, "We are seminary would have to be proven soul winners before they not to hover over the ninety and nine, but to go forth to save would be hired by some Conferences in view of the financial the lost, hunting them up in the wildernesses of the large cities crunch. A veteran worker said, "This is what the older and towns" (Testimonies to Ministers, p. 232.) Read what ministers had to do to stay in the ministry." At the end of the Ellen White said about the "do-nothings" being weighed in year, they were examined on their total baptisms and whether the balance with the unsaved—lbid., pp. 230-238. or not they had raised the church's financial goals. There is no Elder Cox said that our young men coming out of the other way for the church and conference to grow.

Benny and Barbara Moore Phil and Joey Draper Charlie and Ellen Klinke ORGANIZATION FOR DIMENSIONS OF PROPHECY CRUSADE HELD IN WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS

BY SHARON BENSON, Executive Secretary

The Dimensions of Prophecy Crusade with Kenneth Cox meetings depends solely upon the work and dedication of the just completed a very successful five-week evangelistic church members. outreach in the Worcester area with a series of meetings held The Kenneth Cox Team functions as a highly organized at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Harrington Auditorium. association. Kenneth Cox's presentations are very well done, The dates of the crusade were May 22 through June 25, 1983. clear and thorough; every subject is backed by a multitude of The meetings are concluded at this location, but there are now slides for visual clarity. The music is performed with profes- being held follow-up meetings in the Worcester church, 2 Air- sionalism by Elder Benny Moore, Crusade Director, and Phil port Drive, each Friday evening at 7:15 conducted by Pastor and Joey Draper. Joey Draper also supervised the sales William Dudgeon. department. Maurita Cox helped immensely by joining the ac- The Kenneth Cox Dimensions of Prophecy Evangelistic tual visitation teams on their visits. The children's divisions, as Association is not an average run-of-the-mill evangelistic well as the materials department, ran smoothly under the series. They do not just come into the area, do all the work and supervision of Barbara Moore. Charles Klinke was most effec- leave. This team activates the members of the churches in the tive with the visitation training. His wife, Ellen, kept the com- area where they are going to speak. The members are ac- puter running practically day and night compiling statistics for tivated by involvement in the planning, budgeting, inviting the meetings and the visitation teams. Her guidance over the (through Operation Andrew), visitation, and follow-up—all records committee was greatly appreciated. Betty Marsh, who under the team's supervision. The real success or failure of the signed for the deaf for the meetings, taught a class in sign language before each evening meeting for anyone who June 25 approached with mixed emotions. It was sad to wanted to attend. know that this would be the last day that we would all be As for the church member's part, we began six months ago together working on the crusade, but it was very happy in that when Benny Moore and Pastor Joseph Hagan of the the many long hours of love were rewarded by 108 baptisms, Worcester district conducted a district pre-evangelism 11 Professions of Faith, 13 rebaptisms, and 6 set for a future meeting in the Worcester church. At this meeting were date for baptism. A total of 138 persons joined 14 area chur- representatives from the Northboro, Worcester, Worcester Mis- ches, the farthest being Quinebaug and Brimfield. There are sion, and Worcester Spanish churches. It was at this meeting many more interests that are being followed up. A delicious that we were first introduced to the Organizational Chart of the potluck dinner for the new believers, relatives, and friends was Executive Committee. At this meeting, and the next one held served to approximately 500 under the direction of Donna on December 5, 1982, the key persons for the chart were Hutchinson in the Worcester church following the beautiful chosen. baptism. It was a lovely time for getting acquainted and By the end of January, 1983, several of the committees were fellowshipping on the Sabbath. This was a memorable day in finished with chairpersons. It was then that Benny Moore came every respect. back to further explain the jobs of each of the committees. The closeness that we received from this evangelistic series Through February and the approaching months, the key not only made friendships among the church members, but area of Operation Andrew began in full intensity. Its job of in- those we visited made us feel that we were certainly doing the volving the church members of the area in inviting people to Lord's work in spreading the gospel mission to the world. The the meetings and praying for them began. Also through Holy Spirit helped us immensely throughout all that we did. We January and February, the entire Executive Committee began will continue to spread that love of God's Word that we have meeting every Thursday evening at 6:30 in the Worcester within us. Many thanks to all who helped us. church. The meetings first started small, but gradually grew as pastors from the area, as well as theology students from Atlan- EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE tic Union College with Dr. Tim Berry, retired pastors, and Per- President: Cardie Welch—Northboro Pastor Aleksandar Davidovich—Spanii sonal Ministries leaders from the area churches were invited to Vice-president Pastoral Involvement: Visitation: Pastor Vashni Davis—Worcester Mission attend. Also involved at this time were representatives from the Follow-up: Pastor Joseph Hagan—Worcester District until 4/83 Southern New England Conference (Elder Gaspar Colon), and Pastor William Dudgeon—Worcester District after 4/83 Atlantic Union Conference (Elders Lee Kretz and Aaron Records and Territorial Assignment: Pam Empie—Northboro Vice-president Member Involvement: Joe Savage—Worcester Brogden). Co-chairperson: Johnny Rivera—Spanish While Operation Andrew was in full intensity, from this point Operation Andrew: Donna Hutchinson—Worcester (area church coordinatc on, all the other areas of the organizational chart functioned to Attendance: Sue Gleason—Worcester complete preparations for the crusade. David Radcliffe Pro- Personnel: Dorothy Page—Worcester ductions in Florida, the Public Relations firm representing the Audience Service: Jim Paradis—AUC Theology Student Youth: John Rosetti—Worcester Dimensions of Prophecy, made arrangements through Pastor Materials: Edith Leach—Worcester Johnny Johnston with area radio, TV, and newspapers to run Vice-president—Public Relations: Pastor Johnny Johnston—Mission ads. Also brochures were mailed in mass mailing and handed Co-chairperson: Maria Salinas—Spanish Advertising: Patrick Chambers—Mission out. Public Relations: Judith Dow—Worcester The key people of the Organizational Chart, as well as the Greeters: Shirley Carneige—Mission committees under the areas, worked very hard during this time Registration: Gleigh Curtis—Worcester to make this series of meetings begin on a very positive note. Vice-president Finance: Mary Hamel—Worcester Rather than name all the people responsible now, a chart Fund Raising: Dee Mahoney—Worcester Sales: Beth Anderson—Worcester follows. Vice-president Arrangements: Warren Tubbs—Worcester As the time of the meetings approached, many events hap- Busing: Bill Hutchinson—Worcester pened that intensified the excitement of the beginning of them. Parking: Michael Thompson—Worcester On April 2, 1983, there was a district-wide rally held in Harr- Lights/Sound/House Systems: Walter Mularck & Lennart Johnson—WoreE Ronald McGowan—Athol ington Auditorium at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Kenneth Vice-president Child Evangelism: Carol Johnston—Worcester Mission Cox and Benny Moore were at this rally and lent further excite- Cradle Roll: Cynthia Wilson—Worcester Mission ment to the area church members for the meetings. The Nursery: Cynthia Wilson—Worcester Mission Klinkes then came to start a visitation seminar a weekend Kindergarten: Dawn Dipioto—Northboro Primary: Gepka Penny—Worcester before the meetings began. On Friday evening, May 20, a con- Barbara Hagopian—Worcester secration service was held in the Worcester church. Saturday Secretary: Sharon Benson—Northboro night the crusade van was unloaded, and Sunday morning Treasurer: Pastor Robert Grant—Northboro many volunteers assisted the team to set up for the night's Spanish Translation: Pastor Aleksandar Davidovich meeting. The anticipation and excitement at this point were very intense. Opening night of the meetings was a tremendous success with a packed auditorium. As the meetings progressed, visita- tion picked up with enthusiasm with meetings every Wednes- day and Friday nights and Sunday mornings. The anticipation of visiting with the people who attended the meetings grew. Each night as the people came into the auditorium and were greeted, the enthusiasm became contagious among the greeters, guests, and those watching for the people with whom they had visited. Equally, at this time, the excitement was also Some of the early arrivals at Harrington Auditorium, where the felt by the children attending in their divisions. meetings were conducted. COX CRUSADE OVERVIEW

Driving into the neat, well-kept entrance of Worcester Everyone had a role to fulfil to assure the crusade's success. Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts, and into the Charles and Ellen Klinke; Maurita, Elder Cox's wife; and Bar- campus a short distance to Harrington Auditorium, the impres- bara, Benny Moore's wife, all were vital links in the chain of sion is gained that the manicured appearance of the campus success. is not an accident. Everyone has a sense of responsibility and Each of the topics presented by Elder Cox are vital and in- pride—to want the campus to look beautiful and to endeavor trinsic to our faith. They were crystal clear and easy to under- to keep it that way. stand by either the person who had never before heard them But we must hurry, Phil Draper is already beautifully playing or the person who had listened many times before to such his organ and has been since seven o'clock. For a half hour topics. For that person it should have been confirmatory. It before Elder Kenneth Cox starts his lectures you may sit quietly surely was a privilege to attend the entire crusade with the ex- relaxed in the semi-darkened auditorium, listen to the organ ception of two meetings. The Spirit of God was felt in each music, and look at the gorgeous flowers on the screen. Each meeting and it moved on the hearts and minds of the listeners meeting a different flower is shown. Or you may fellowship with as evidenced when Elder Cox made a call for people to come the many others who have come to hear the evening's topic to the front who wanted to accept Jesus Christ as their per- discussed. Or you may browse around to become better ac- sonal Saviour. Many persons came forward. quainted with the crusade team, the layout of the auditorium May God continue to bless as men and women mull these and the intricate, expensive equipment necessary to bring the truths in their minds and as the reaping from these meetings four-dimensional pictorial lectures to us. continues. May they discern the gravity of the hour in which we If you had come at 6:30 p.m., Betty marsh would be are living and hear the plea, "Choose you this day whom ye teaching her sign class. In a very short time her class grew in will serve" and make the determination, "but as for me and my number and Betty's vivacious, willing smile made it so pleas- house, we will serve the Lord" (Joshua 24:15). ant and easy to learn how to sign. And, if you could sign a hun- dred words and write them on a sheet of paper so numbered, woomm, , p em . imA AI lI9On ' iitigLii,p,ta •a Tna SaTlr="i wl.a mm you received a Certificate of Dactylology, duly signed. Learn- aan mg orcnenft m aralmla a n =r ing signing was a pleasure with such a happy, helpful person M IIIMWOM _ li 1._7 :11lVWLI as Betty. Her personality is magnetic and her enthusiasm con- IMO Nap maImI mlMl • OM Ma 4A tagious. She has helped many persons understand the love of a MOD I MM 1114.1111111M6IVIIII SIM IIMIIIMINI God through this means. Betty's graceful hands painted sign • NM IMMIlailla • pictures for the deaf of all the sermons, songs, and other aspects of each meeting with words for the deaf. Her special "listeners" were very grateful and her uninhibited friendship valued. Betty's husband, also an accomplished signer, joined her the last week of the crusade. ■ Benny Moore, with cheerful voice and smiling face, greets us and introduces Elder Cox. Benny is organization plus. ■arfr, Things moved smoothly and on schedule because of his abilities to plan and to make that plan work. He and Joey lit i i I Draper often blended their voices on the hymns and songs. They really touched the heart and stirred the mind. Joey and The Kenneth Cox Crusade Team, left to right, Ellen and Charles Klinke, Barbara and Benny Moore, Maurita and Ken- her husband Phil also sang together beautifully. neth Cox, Joey and Phil Draper, and Betty Marsh.

(Left) One of the many Worcester Polytechnic Institute policemen who were helpful and accommodating to the Cox Crusade Team and the hundreds of guests who attended the meetings. (Right) Betty Walsh, shown lower right working with other com- mittees, is the person who did the signing for the deaf persons who attended the meetings. Ma Bell Touches AUC This fall when school starts, AUC dorm students will find a big improve- Atlantic Union College ment in their rooms—a phone. Ma Bell has reached out and touched them. For a small fee the students will be able to rent a phone. These phones will be hooked Learning after 60: up to outside lines so that students will AUC Hosts Elderhostel be able to make outside and long dis- What is Elderhostel? If you had been tance calls. "Over the past few years, the on the campus of AUC during the weeks of May 22-28 and June 5-11, you might have wondered why many of the students looked older. AUC is one of the 600 colleges and universities from around the world who are participating in the Elderhostel program. The pro- gram is designed for people over sixty, who are still adventurous and eager to learn. It consists of a one-week stay at a college, during which the participants Photo by David Keith live in the dorms, eat in the cafeteria, Elderhostel participants enjoy an in- and take 3 to 4 classes. Field trips to teresting class discussion during their local historical points and recreational week at AUC. and cultural activities rounded out the program. the Event to have reactions from those AUC got involved in Elderhostel two who experienced some of the horrors of years ago, after someone read about it the Destruction." Dr. Wilton Clarke, and told Dr. Sharlene Tessler, Director teacher of Astronomy and Recent Space Photo by David Keith of Continuing Education. She then Exploration, found his class very ap- AUC plans to install phones in each talked to Jay Lewis about it. He felt it preciative and eager to learn. This is his dorm room. Pictured above is A UC stu- would be a good way "to involve the second year teaching an Elderhostel dent, Valerie Ragsdale. college in more community activities." class and he found the participants "full He has found it to be a "strong com- of life, enthusiasm, and vigor." students have been asking for this to be munity outreach program and a way for The students, some from as far away done," said Dr. Larry Lewis, President non-Adventists to observe the Adventist as California, came for various reasons. of AUC, and Bell Telephone has now lifestyle." The response has been Mr. and Mrs. Leffel, from Long Island, made it more efficient for smaller positive, and now Mr. Lewis, who is New York, have gone elderhosteling schools to have phones. director of Elderhostel at AUC, would before, and they go for the intellectual like to eventually have similar programs stimulation. In rating AUC on course Deborah Hardin year round. content, Mr. Leffel gave it an A + . College Relations This spring AUC offered the follow- Another participant, Murray Siegel, ing courses: from Cranberry, New Jersey, came Freshmen Merit Scholarships May 22-28 because education has always been im- Course Teacher portant to him. He felt the quality of One of the following merit/leadership The war Against the Jews, 1933-1945 teaching was "absolutely superb." He scholarships is available to new high Dennis Radford Stress Management Workshop Jay Lewis enjoyed all the teachers and rated the ex- school or academy graduates entering Concord Writers David Knott perience as "very enhancing." As a Atlantic Union College in September if token of their appreciation for the they reside in the Atlantic Union or have June 5-11 teachers: Dave Knott, Jay Lewis, and graduated from a high school or Course Teacher Astronomy and Recent Space Exploration Dennis Radford, the Elderhostel par- academy within the Atlantic Union: Wilton Clarke ticipants donated money for a section on 1. $1,200 for those in the top 10% of Nutrition and Vegetarian Cooking Jewish literature in the college library. their graduating class. Leonor Fuentes AUC will be offering another session 2. $1,000 for those who served a full Contemporary Art, Ideas, and Methods Roger Preston this fall, the week of October 2-8. The year as student body president or classes being taught are Nutrition and senior class president. Teachers enjoy teaching these classes Vegetarian Cooking, Comparative 3. $800 for those who earned a because it gives them a chance to teach American Religions, and Prison Letters. cumulative G.P.A. of 3.5 or above. in their particular specialty. As Dennis If you would like more information on Radford, teacher of The War Against Applicants to Atlantic Union College Elderhostel contact Jay Lewis or Dr. the Jews, 1933-1945, said "I wanted an need only have their high school or Sharlene Tessler, Center for Continuing opportunity to teach a class on the academy principal send a letter verifying Education at AUC. Holocaust, an area in which I have both qualifications to Dr. Lynn Sauls, scholarly and personal interests." He Deborah Hardin Academic Dean, Atlantic Union Col- found it valuable as "a person outside College Relations lege, South Lancaster, MA 01561.

8 THE ATLANTIC UNION GLEANER The following students have already qualified and have been notified: Top 10% of Class Tamara Bedic, GNYA Daniel Beisiegel, PVA Greater New York James Boyd, USA Regina Brantley, NA Elaine Bryant, GNYA Mildred Vassell Directs was capped off by a swim at the Jeffery DeSilva, BI Handel's Messiah at Y. M . C. A . We at Middletown wish to thank all Lisa Fairchild, GBA Crossroads Church Kenneth Green, NA who joined us for the youth rally. It truly Laurencia Guevara, NA On April 23 Mildred Vassell directed was a blessing. A special thank you goes Trudy Hall, GNYA the 24-voice choir of the Crossroads to Devon Tugman, Middletown Youth Juli Hamm, PVA church in portions of George Frederick Leader, and his helpers for all the work Velma Hurst, NA Handel's The Messiah. Mrs. Vassell is that went into making the youth rally a Kenneth Learman, USA herself a highly trained soprano and has success. Carolyn Noel, NA sung both classical and sacred works Lorrie Dana Cecilia Nueno, GNYA throughout the United States. Communications Secretary Dorothy Pelletier, PTA Soloists for the program included Dennis Perez, GNYA soprano Monica Goodrich, bass Jose April Brings Showers Frank Ragsdale, USA Barreiro, alto Eleanor Barreiro, and Norma Reid, NA tenor Arturo Haywood. of Musical Blessings Ingrid Sbacchi, SLA The choir and soloists sang ten selec- The members of the Jackson Heights Ross Snider, GBA tions from parts two and three of the church will long remember the month of Barbara Stickle, Blue Mt. Academy oratorio, including the well-known April in 1983 as one filled with glorious Zane Stowe, BI "Hallelujah Chorus." music performed to the glory of God. Steve Tardiff, PTA The precision and drama evidenced by Mrs. Pat Ward, the church's music Thomas Verrill, Telstar Regional H.S. the choir and its skilled director helped and assistant choir director, designated Dale Walker, PVA make this an inspiring musical event for April as Music Month at Jackson Jacquelyn Eiselt-Wehtje, SLA members and guests of the Crossroads Heights. After getting full support from church. Jacqueline Williams, NA it the music committee, plans got under- way for making April a month of music. G.P.A. of 3.5 or above Youth Rally at During the worship service of April 2, Gordon Beardwood, PVA Middletown Church choirs from the Jackson Heights Church Sandra Bragdon, PTA and St. Paul's United Methodist Church Julie Coates, Emmanuel Christian Acad. A youth rally was held at the Mid- presented Theodore DuBois' "The Andrew Gordon, PVA dletown church on April 16. The church Seven Last Words of Christ." The after- Janna Hardin, GBA was almost bursting from so many noon featured the well-known and Cheryl Jensen, Blue Mt. Academy visitors from our sister churches. Lloyd beloved New England Youth Ensemble Kathleen Larkin, PVA Scharffenberg, Youth Ministries Direc- under the direction of Dr. Virginia-Gene John Malcolmson, SLA tor, led the Sabbath school discussion. Rittenhouse. Between services, all participated in a During the worship service of April Leadership rousing song service led by Dougal 16, worshippers praised God for the Kevin Davis, Highland View Academy Fraser. G. Merlin Kretschmar, Con- beautiful musical presentation by the Cathy Eaton, PVA ference President, spoke during the South Lancaster Academy Chorus, Bell Victor Gadway, USA eleven o'clock hour. Ringers and Woodwind-Brass Ensem- Sandra Greenidge, SLA Following the sermon, Fellowship ble. That afternoon Paul Cabri, a Denise Hartman, USA Hall was bubbling over with good food member of the Ridgewood church, gave Karl Hernandez, SLA and good conversation. The afternoon a concert of classical music for the Alvin James, NA program began with smiling Donna guitar. Arthur Miller, PVA Morse and her daughter, Kim, leading During the worship service of April Colin Mitchell, NA out in an enthusiastic song service. We 30, Pastor Ronald Schmidt dedicated his Edgardo Morales, GNYA were presented special music by the sermon to thoughts about congrega- Fredericka Smith, BI Hungarian Church Youth Orchestra, tional singing. He pointed out that Sandra Tremper, PTA Sterling and Margaret Granger, and hymns are but songs of the composer's MacKeith Wilson, BI many others. A Bible Bowl followed, experience. The experiences of hymn with Poughkeepsie winning the senior writers—Martin Luther, Fanny Crosby Code: BI—Bermuda Institute division trophy and Middletown the and Isaac Watts—were revealed, as were GBA—Greater Boston Academy junior trophy. the experiences of Miriam and David in GNYA—Greater New York Academy The film "Super Christian" was next the Scriptures. Pastor Schmidt aptly NA—Northeastern Academy shown. Music followed, with songs from concluded that congregational singing is PTA—Pine Tree Academy the Bronx Choir and a trio of electric one of the great gifts the church PVA—Pioneer Valley Academy guitars. possesses today. SLA—South Lancaster Academy After sundown, out came the shorts, On the last Sabbath of April, the USA—Union Springs Academy sneakers, and basketballs. The evening month of music ended with Choir Day, a

July 26, 1983, Vol. LXXXII, No. 14 9 Jackson Heights Choir and St. Paul's United Methodist Choir singing Dubois' "Seven Last Words of Christ" during Dr. Virginia-Gene Rittenhouse introducing the New England Jackson Heights worship service. Youth Ensemble to Jackson Heights congregation.

musical feast which may now be con- sidered as an annual event in the Greater family in a gentle and loving way, they guests in attendance responded to his New York Conference. Choirs from have become less critical of her and closing appeal and expressed a desire for nine churches were brought together by respect her because they have seen a real baptism. Okezie Ukegbu, Jackson Heights choir change in her whole life. After lunch, additional instruction member, to spend an afternoon singing Al has come from a Protestant back- was given and members went out two by favorite choral selections for each other ground and his family has been carefully two into the community to put into prac- and for others. The 200 choir members watching the change in his life. They are tice what they had been learning in the came from the following churches: awed as they remember what he was church sessions. In one hour, over 140 Jackson Heights, Hempstead, Jamaica, before God took over in his life. Al has homes were visited, 100 surveys con- Spanish Queens, Grand Concourse, St. only one goal in life and that is to be all ducted, and a record of 79 requests for Paul's United Methodist, Portuguese that God would have him to be. Bible studies had been received. Brazilian, Old Westbury, and Spring- It was a real joy for the writer to bap- Members returned to the church and field Gardens. tize these two lovely people into the gave a brief, joyful report on their ex- The Jackson Heights congregation Remnant Church. periences. says "Amen," to the verse found in Pastor Walter Isensee The weekend closed with a presenta- Exodus 15:21 which says, "And Miriam tion of certificates to all who had com- answered them, Sing ye to the Lord for pleted the personal ministries course and He hath triumphed gloriously; . . ." North Bronx Personal a film on witnessing. Special music was Dorothy Hasselbrack Ministries Course provided by The Gospel Belles, a North Communications Secretary Breaks Record in Bronx church singing group. Bible Study Enrollments Members are grateful for the revival experienced through the dedicated ef- A course in personal ministry at the forts of Elder Parchment, Pastor Mar- Baptism at the North Bronx church took church tin, Brother Monan, and the entire Five Towns Church members into the community and Personal Ministries team. As God's resulted in the highest number of Bible faithful soldiers, we are on the march! March 12, 1983, was a memorable day study enrollments recorded for such Del Peterkin for the Five Towns church of Lawrence, classes in the Atlantic Union. The course Communications Secretary Long Island. Two very special people was conducted by local Personal were united with their Lord and the Ministries Director G. Monan and con- Seventh-day Adventist Church through cluded with special services on the the rite of baptism. weekend of April 1. Elder Earl Parch- The writer studied weekly for a num- ment, Personal Ministries Director for ber of months with Al and Alisa Hinken the Atlantic Union, was the featured and found in this lovely couple a speaker and guest instructor. beautiful receptiveness for Bible truths. During the Friday evening meeting, Alisa comes from a Jewish back- members received materials helpful in ground and it was a real education for personal ministry, including a book con- her as she related to her family concern- taining personal mission-field experi- ing her new-found faith in Jesus Christ. ences of Elder Parchment and selections Her family at first was very critical and on evangelism and other church ac- very concerned that she was going to tivities. give up her Jewishness. She related to During the Sabbath morning service, this by telling them that she was striving Elder Parchment emphasized the impor- An inward experience of FAITH to be a better Jew through Jesus Christ. tance of personal prayer and Bible study expressed in ACTION resulting As a result of Alisa's relating to her in effective witnessing. A number of in the ADVANCE of the church.

10 THE ATLANTIC UNION GLEANER as they enjoyed the close spirit of "togetherness" that prevailed generally. As one husband remarked at the close, "In all the years I've been a member of New York the Seventh-day Adventist Church, I don't believe I've ever seen a spirit of fellowship as close and sweet as this." ELDER DICK DALE HOLDS healthful, as well as delicious, cookery. A follow-up meeting of the group was REVELATION SEMINAR IN The meetings were climaxed with a Sun- set for Sabbath, July 9. The purpose of SYRACUSE WEST GENESEE day afternoon "Bread Make." Twenty- the seminar is not only to enrich the lives CHURCH five participants each baked six pounds of couples personally, but to enrich the of bread, rolls, "teddy bears," et cetera. combined experience of the church fam- One non-Adventist lady in poor ily. health, who put into practice everything Pastor Dick Dale she had learned about a low-sugar and low-fat diet, was given a clean bill of Indian Camp Meeting Held health by her doctor. He said it was a miracle that there was such a dramatic Pastor Dick Dale participated in a change in so short a time. This happy weekend of meetings April 22 through lady has now shown an interest in some 24 on the Six Nations Indian Reserva- of our other beliefs. It is our hope and tion in Ontario, Canada. Attending were prayer that a desire for Jesus, the Bread some of his own members from the of Life, as well as a better quality of Onondaga Reservation Seventh-day physical life, was planted in the hearts of Adventist Church as well as members those attending. from the Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca, and Joyce Orsburn Mohawk Nations. Elder LeRoy Moore from the General Conference, Elder On Wednesday evenings at the Dale, Raymond Obomsawin, a native of Syracuse West Genesee church, Marriage Enrichment the Onondaga Nation, and several local Elder Dick Dale is holding a Revela- Seminar Held pastors participated in the inspirational tion Seminar. This was preceded by Ten couples from the Syracuse West weekend. Pastor Dick Dale a ten-week Daniel Seminar. There is Genesee church spent the weekend of an average attendance each week of April 8 to 10 shut away from all distrac- Onondaga Reservation Church approximately 20 people. Elder tions of the outside world. Elder and Dale is shown speaking to the Mrs. Dale Chaffee from South Lancas- LITERATURE EVANGELISTS group. ter, Massachusetts, served as facilitators These studies, written by Texas ATTEND TRAINING SCHOOL for the weekend and skillfully led the Conference personnel, deal with group, which included local pastor Dick denominational topics in the Book Dale and his wife, Nina, into a much of Revelation. more meaningful relationship with each other as spouse, as couples together in the church, and with God. Everyone at- Rochester Bay Knoll tending the seminar felt wonderfully Nutrition Seminar moved and drawn as the group shared, With so much interest in health and as couples prayed and dialogued good nutrition being shown today together, at the affirming sessions, and everywhere one turns, what better time to bring the Adventist way of life to the attention of the public! The Rochester Bay Knoll church took advantage of this interest and presented a four-week series Literature evangelists from the of nutrition seminars during February New York Conference recently at- and March. Each Tuesday night an aver- tended a training school in Hagers- age of 50 interested men and women town, Maryland. After two days of (more than half non-Adventists) at- intensive training, they toured the tended the lectures and demonstrations new Review and Herald Publishing of a meatless, low-sugar, low-salt, low- plant and the Gettysburg Battlefield fat diet. in Pennsylvania. Leading out was Mrs. Ginger Wilkin, Those attending were (L. to R.) whose husband, Rick, is a Seventh-day Pictured are the couples who par- Priscilla Haesche, Evelyn and Adventist pastor on study leave at Col- ticipated in the Marriage Enrichment Richard Charles, David Burry with gate Rochester Divinity Seminary. Mrs. Seminar held in the Parkview Junior his father James, Steve Reichert, Wilkin and her helpers brought to the Academy the first week of April with Ronald Bombard, Bill Boyd and listeners a wealth of information for Elder and Mrs. Dale Chaffee. Henry Taylor.

July 28, 1983, Vol. LXXXII, No. 14 11 Scott Retirement-Farewell Dinner Elder Francis R. Scott retired recently after almost 37 years in the ministry. He Northern New England was the pastor of the Albany and Troy churches in the New York Conference for the past three years. Previously he Individuals Make the Difference had served as pastor in Syracuse, New York, and Omaha, Nebraska. "Individual responsibility, individual effort, personal sacrifice, is the require- ment of the gospel" (The Ministry of Healing, p. 147). When it comes right down to it, then, what counts is the in- dividual, not the size of the church, its tithe receipts, or even its pastor. In- dividuals in the Saco, Maine, church are making all the difference. Because of a lack of church school facilities, four families conducted home schools during the 1982-83 school year. The walls go up. On Wednesday mornings the children met at Sylvia Gauthier's home. Sylvia, a recently baptized member and also an LPN, conducted physiology classes (af- fectionately termed "body class" by the Photo by Vernon Hill pupils). Each individual child presented Elder and Mrs. Francis R. Scott (right) a talk on God's Eight Doctors at prayer who are retiring after 37 years in the meeting recently. The children also ministry of the Seventh-day Adventist presented a program and visited patients Church and Elder and Mrs. Wilbert at Evergreen Manor where another Dale, the new pastor of the Albany recently baptized member, Irene Ryder, district. was employed, and who had graciously extended the invitation. Sue Evans (left rear) and Sylvia Gauthier Elder Scott is a native of Florida and a Individuals determined to have a working with the children on Wednes- graduate of Atlantic Union College. He church school for the coming year have day mornings. spent 25 years of his ministry in overseas designed a two-story addition to the ex- mission service in the countries of isting church facility in Saco. Construc- Burma, India, and Sri Lanka. tion has begun on the wing which will During his pastorate in the Albany house a large 28 ft. x 34 ft. classroom, district, Elder Scott baptized 21 in- two Sabbath school classrooms, a dividuals into the remnant church. fellowship hall, kitchen, pastor's study, He was particularly interested in and restrooms. Mrs. Tammy Kaiser, health evangelism, regularly conducting formerly of Buffalo, New York, has Five-Day Stop Smoking Plans, Wa-Rite been employed as the teacher for the programs, and Stress Control seminars. coming school year. Pastor Scott introduced the idea of Recently Jeanne Souza, Sabbath The children enjoy physiology class. completing the Ingathering program in one week, which had never been done in mmi.ollwro.mwommeamwort•mkompo.E.E.N.o.mou Albany previously. In each of the past three years the Ingathering goal was To the Northern New England Conference Family reached by the end of one week. Elder Scott and his wife, Catherine, What a thrill it was at our recent Camp Meeting to see the marvelous bless- were honored at a farewell dinner by ings of God manifested in so many ways. Particularly was this demonstrated in their many friends in the Albany area. the Evangelism Offering. Our total received in cash and pledges was $44,420. I Among the guests in attendance were do want to take this opportunity, my friends, to thank all of you for your love New York Conference President Clinton for Jesus and outstanding dedication to His Holy cause. It certainly was Shankel and Secretary-Treasurer Ross manifested in every tangible way at the time of the Evangelism Offering. Lauterbach. Thank you so much for your commitment to the Lord Jesus and His rem- After completing his service in nant church. Let us all unite in prayer and in consecrated Christian living so Albany, including a funeral three days that God's work shall move forward successfully in evangelism for the speedy before departure, Elder Scott and his culmination of His work in this beautiful part of God's vineyard. wife left for their retirement home in With deepest gratitude, Blairsville, GA. Aare lives John R. Loor, President Communications Secretary

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series this fall, seven Bible studies are be- ing conducted weekly under the direc- NORTHERN tion of the head elder, Ron Farris. NEW ENGLAND "Ministry to the sick and the poor, the CONFERENCE giving of the gospel to the lost, is not to be left to committees" (The Ministry of WILLS AND TRUSTS Healing, p. 147) or institutions, but will be accomplished by individuals in our Wills, trust agreements, and an- church. nuities should be made in favor of We encourage any family composed the legal association rather than of active individuals who is looking for a the conference. For more infor- small but busy church with a church mation, write to John DePalma, school, to consider moving to this lovely Director, 91 Allen Ave., P.O. Box seacoast town located 30 minutes south 1340, Portland, ME 04103. Tel. of Portland and two hours to Boston. (207) 797-3760. Ramona Sue Evans

Aimee Valliere witnessing to the "big s people." outhern New England school superintendent, decided to lure the members out on Sunday mornings to distribute the book Cosmic Conflict by "Love Loaves" and the fight against world hunger. The providing a pancake breakfast. That the Double Miracle churches will send 60 percent of the first Sunday 150 books were distributed money to Seventh-day Adventist World in the neighborhood surrounding the A quiet miracle has been unfolding at Services, (SAWS) a church-operated church. the Quinebaug, Connecticut, and Brim- agency coordinating the denomination's John Valliere, also recently baptized field, Massachusetts, Seventh-day humanitarian work in more than 190 and a gifted musician as well as Adventist churches during the past eight countries of the world. superintendent of the building project, weeks. "And now," says Pastor World Vision International, origina- has organized a children's singing group. William Knott, "the miracle begins for tor of the Love Loaf program, will Their most recent presentation offered literally dozens of hungry families in receive 40 percent of the funds collected the following inspiration: "You are Third World countries." for emergency relief work. World Vision promise with a capital P, you can be "Love Loaves"—small loaf-shaped is an interdenominational non-profit anything, anything God wants you to containers—filled with dimes, quarters, Christian humanitarian agency that be." and dollars were the means to the double combines social concern with evangelism Several individuals have initiated miracle. Families in the two churches in 78 countries. fund-raising activities for the new had placed the Love Loaf containers on Deborah Knott school. Joan Gray not only wields a their dinner tables as prayer reminders mean hammer at the construction site, of the project. Members of the family Knit One, Pearl Two, but supervises the sale of fresh Florida were encouraged to contribute coins Yarn Over, Chain Four citrus fruit, which netted over $1,000 last toward hunger relief at each meal. year. "Something tremendous has been Strange language? Not to the ladies of Chris Beal, who was baptized in Mon- happening within our own congrega- the Cape Cod church community ser- tana after attending an evangelistic series tions, too," added Pastor Knott. vices center, who are busily making lap and then moved to Maine, wanted to do "We've really experienced the joy that robes to be distributed to shut-ins. her part. She proposed publishing a sharing can bring. It has made all of us Under the enthusiastic leadership of cookbook to raise additional funds. more aware of our Christian respon- Barbara Latimer the group meets every Nine months later, the members were sibility to care for the world's hungry other Tuesday morning and "Bring a selling Reaping the Harvest, an attrac- millions. Hunger is a moral issue of huge sack lunch" usually means working into tive vegetarian cookbook which contains proportions for Christians in the the afternoon. all of the prize recipes of the church modern world, and I've been delighted Many projects have already been com- members with an additional bonus of to watch members growing in their pleted, including food baskets made up original pen and ink drawings by Jeanne understanding of the problem and their and given out and handmade ornaments Souza. The cookbook was dedicated to compassion for those in need." distributed during the holiday season. Florence Lombard who has faithfully During the Love Loaf program, the Along with the dedication of each lady served the Saco church as treasurer and churches conducted a hunger emphasis to finish her project, there is a warmth pianist-organist for over 35 years. series in the Sabbath services, exploring and friendliness that radiates throughout Gee Valliere and Kay Spear have the many facets of the issue. The pro- the group as they exchange conversa- organized a natural foods store which gram culminated in a "Dedication of the tion. When possible they visit the shut- will provide some practical work ex- Loaves" service, at which participants ins and bring flowers from their gardens. perience for the church school students presented their Love Loaf gifts. Through the witness of these ladies this coming year. More than $500 was collected in this many people in the community have In preparation for an evangelistic way to be used by two organizations in heard of the Cape Cod Seventh-day Ad-

July 26, 1983, Vol. LXXXII, No. 14 13 Pictured are some of the ladies in the the Alumnus of the Year Award during group, including our youngest member the Sabbath afternoon service. She has Kelly Case. And what does Kelly do? had a number of highlights for recent Why she smiles a lot and keeps everyone years and was wondering just what it happy. (L. to R.) are: Lizzetta Carlson, would be for this year and when she Susanne Shaunessy, Lori Case, Kelly received her award, she knew that she Case, Barbara Latimer, and Lillian had found her answer. We were all Blandford. privileged to have her with us. Another highlight, which perhaps we ventist Church who might not otherwise. will not have the privilege of seeing We recall the words of Jesus, "Let your again, was having both the composers of light so shine before men, that they may the words and the music to the Union see your good works, and glorify your Springs Academy school song with us Father which is in heaven" (Matthew together. Ruth C. Mohr-Dwyer and 5:16). Mayfred Rose-Lauer both of the class of Barbara Strassberger '33 were able to be on the platform and Communications Secretary lead us in the singing of our school song. I will have to say that I have seldom heard the school song sung with such meaning and fervor as it was that after- Motifs and Milestones noon.

Union Springs Academy years in the art department of the Twentieth Annual Southern Publishing Association, and Alumni Weekend he made everyone feel most welcome in his own inimitable way. The lovely weather of May 6 and 7 A highlight of the Sabbath school was was certainly a good omen for a most the mission miracles as recited by outstanding alumni weekend held at Marion Seitz-Simmons ('23) who has the Union Springs Academy with meetings distinction of graduating from Union in the USA chapel. The service Friday Springs Academy sixty years ago. She evening featured Lyle Litzenberger who told many interesting experiences as she is presently serving as the secretary has worked in the Far Eastern Division. The composer of the music for the treasurer of the Chesapeake Conference. In fact, she was on her way back to her school song, "Our U.S.A.," Mayfred Then on Sabbath morning we were wel- home in North Carolina and stopped by Rose-Lauer (left), and the author of the comed to Sabbath school by Shirley to be with us for our alumni weekend lyric, Ruth Mohr-Dwyer, both graduates Eldridge ('33) who was a member of the before even reaching her home. She was of the class of 1933. 50 year honor class. He has spent many also happily surprised at being awarded

All Photos by Shirley Eldridge Marion Seitz-Simmons, ('23) recipient of the Alumnus of the Year Award dur- ing the Sabbath afternoon activities.

To conclude a most inspirational day, the class of 1983 was presented and they received the various scholarships. Members of the 50-year honor class pictured are (Back Row, L. to R.) Ellen A business meeting and presentation Dougherty-Reinbolt, Ada Atherton-Cowan, Joe Baroudi, Victor Hilbert, Dr. Lucas of the new alumni officers followed. We Schmidt, Mayfred Rose-Lauer, Evelyn Place-White, Eleanor Nichols-Wright, and appreciate the wonderful work that the Esther Heiser-Slate. (Front Row, L. to R.) Lillian Pratt-Fox, Geneva Rittenhouse- past president, Richard Hartman, has Anderson, Ruth Dickinson-Tyler, Edna Baroudi-Schooler, Goldia Nickerson- done and he will be followed by John Bieber, Ruth Mohr-Dwyer, and Dr. Ruth Eldridge-Edwards. Kneeling in front, Foote as the president for next year. Shirley C. Eldridge. That meeting adjourned in time for

14 THE ATLANTIC UNION GLEANER everyone to go to the gymnasium where realize that there are also wonderful days First Editions of a most thrilling basketball game was ahead for Union Springs Academy. Life Series Ready played between the alumni and the Please remember this school in your daily students. devotions. When the General Conference asked After attending this alumni weekend, D. E. Wright the Review and Herald to produce new one must rejoice in the glorious past but Communications Director textbooks for our Seventh-day Adventist schools, it resulted in the largest printing project since the early 1950's when the 10-volume set of Uncle Arthur's Bible NORTH Story was produced. ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM NORTH The new readers, entitled Life Series, will be produced over a three-year period. The series for the middle grades was completed on schedule. Former Fuller Memorial L. J. Poirier Elected President The 72-component Life Series Hospital Trustee Honored of SDA Chaplains Association includes a teacher's edition, pupil's text- Carl P. Anderson, left, was honored book, teacher's edition of the Study- April 13, 1983, by Gerald E. Shampo, book, pupil's Studybook and Skilpak right, vice-president of Adventist Health (workbook), and a test booklet for each System/North and Fuller board chair- level. Why, you might ask, did those man, at the Fuller Memorial Hospital, developing the program begin with the South Attleboro, Massachusetts, annual middle grades, rather than starting with banquet in commemoration of more the earlier levels? According to Patricia than 30 years of service on the board of Habada, senior editor, "We directed trustees. our efforts toward the intermediate levels because many in the field of education felt that this was the area with the most critical needs. The new series will offer a developmental program for our seventh and eighth graders that is missing in the present program." Leo J. Poirier, chaplain at New To adequately prepare the local con- England Memorial Hospital, Stoneham, ference educational personnel for the Massachusetts, was recently elected Life Series, a second in-service program president of the Seventh-day Adventist was conducted in the multi-purpose Chaplains Association during the annual room of the College Church in South meeting in San Diego, California. Lancaster, Massachusetts, June 6 Other Adventist Health System/North through 8, 1983, for the superin- chaplains elected to serve as officers or tendents, associates, and selected committee chairmen include Erling classroom teachers for the Atlantic, O'Dell, Parkview Memorial Hospital, Canadian, and Columbia Unions. Carl P. Anderson (left), who for many Brunswick, Maine, as secretary/ Those participating from the Atlantic years served as a member of the Fuller treasurer; Walter Kloss, New England Union were: Bermuda Institute, Gerald- Board, receives an award from Gerald Memorial Hospital, as chairman, con- ine Wilson; Greater New York Confer- Shampo, chairman of the Fuller Board stitution committee; and Martin W. ence, David M. P. Rao, Superintendent and Vice-president of the AHS/North. Feldbush, Hinsdale Hospital, Hinsdale, of Education, and Helen Meade; New Illinois, as chairman, development com- York Conference, Don Wright, Superin- A graduate of Columbia Union Col- mittee. tendent of Education, and Andrea Herr- lege, Takoma Park, Maryland, Ander- ington; Northeastern Conference, son began his pastoral ministry in Erie, Sandra Herndon, Superintendent of Pennsylvania. He then served in the Education; Northern New England, Ron Mountain View, Southern New Eng- Goodall, Superintendent of Education, land, and New York Conferences of General News . . . and Dorothy Waters; Southern New Seventh-day Adventists in various ad- England, Gene Armour, Superintendent ministrative roles, and for 20 years as of Education, Eldora Kaiser, Jean Prest president of the Northern New England and Keith Waters. Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. REMEMBER Those who worked on this project Anderson also served as board chair- were often reminded of the importance man and raised funds to establish The August 13 of producing Seventh-day Adventist Parkview Memorial Hospital, Bruns- Annual Offering textbooks in an Adventist publishing wick, Maine, and Ledgeview Nursing house. Here copy editors carefully FOR OAKWOOD COLLEGE Home, West Paris, Maine. reviewed copy to make certain that it Now "retired" he is a pastor- NEW BOYS DORMITORY complied with our Adventist doctrine evangelist and has established a new and philosophy of life. Adventist il- Seventh-day Adventist Church in URGENTLY NEEDED lustrators incorporated this philosophy Snowville, New Hampshire. in beautiful illustrations so that each

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Pentecost In Our Homes BY ROBERT H. PIERSON

Did you ever think of it? Pentecost should be remembered for great grace as well as great power! Acts. 4:33. The experience on that day was characterized by "holy joy," "prayers," "praise," "favor," "fellowship," and "spiritual togetherness." Acts 2:42, 46, 47. There was a gentle falling of heavenly dew as well as the turbulent rushing of a mighty wind. There was the quiet evidence of redeeming "On Eagle's Wings" is one of the first grace as well as a demonstration of tempestuous power. levels completed in the new "Life For most of God's people, great grace at the moment of test or temp- Series." tation may be the greatest evidence of the Spirit's presence in our lives. Great grace can be God's answer to our prayers for an outpouring of the chapter becomes a wholesome character- Holy Spirit, just as certainly as great power. building lesson. Pentecost must find its way into Seventh-day Adventist homes. No The General Conference provided place on earth do we need to manifest the grace of Spirit-filled lives substantial funding for the preprinting more than in our own family circles. This grace enables us to overlook costs of this project in an effort to keep the faults and shortcomings of those we love. Grace enables us to the cost of the individual textbooks forgive when misunderstandings arise. Grace creates a sweet at- down—while providing a program that mosphere of peace, love, and kindness. would incorporate an entire reading When we pray for Pentecostal power to finish the work in the world, system—a first in Adventist education. let us never forget to pray for Pentecostal grace that it may be finished The Life Series for our middle grades is first in our own homes. available now at your Adventist Book Center. A Union-wide in-service for the class- A service by Home and Family Service, General Conference. room teachers of grades 4, 5, & 6 is planned for August 29 through Septem- tHIMIKhOM4P0M.0•110.1NWNINIMM.111 1 ber 1, 1983, in South Lancaster, Mas- sachusetts. actually hear the voices of Neal C. postage. Cost may be estimated by In spite of the massive building pro- Wilson, General Conference president, weight: adult and children's tapes, 7 gram going on at the Review and and other distinguished leaders of the ounces; adult tapes only, 3 ounces. Herald, the April 1 deadline for the church. Please check with your post office and completion of stage one of the project The children's messages are by send the difference between the cost for was met. The new readers were some of Dorothy Eaton Watts, a teacher at the surface small packet and air small the first material to be printed at the Riverside SDA elementary school in packet, using the above weights. Hagerstown, Maryland, site. Riverside, Washington. She and her We recommend that your order for Rose Otis pastor-evangelist husband worked in the 1983 WEEK OF PRAYER tapes be Public Relations Western Canada before accepting a call received two months before this annual to India, where they served for 16 years. event scheduled for October 22-29. Mrs. Watts has written stories for Rex D. Edwards Week of Prayer Tapes Primary Treasure, Guide, Insight, and the Adventist Review. She wrote the New Church Hymnal to be For several years the adult and 1983 devotional for youth, This Is the Ready in 1985! children's WEEK OF PRAYER Day, and in her narration on "God's messages have been available on cassette Family on Earth" Mrs. Watts uses some Ronald Graybill, undersecretary of tapes through the ASPIRE TAPE OF students from her classes. the Ellen G. White Estates, is conduct- THE MONTH CLUB sponsored by the The eight messages for adults on the ing research that will direct the New General Conference Ministerial and general theme "The Gift of Prophecy" Church Hymnal Committee in their Stewardship Association. This service is are available on two cassettes for $5.00. selection of Adventist hymns to be in- offered again this year. The six children's messages on "God's cluded in the Church's "new" Church The 1983 Week of Prayer will focus Special Love" are on a single cassette at Hymnal. In addition, a poll was taken of on the church—God's relationship to a cost of $2.50. Send payment with all the Seventh-day Adventist pastors in the church, the believer's relationship to order to: MINISTRY SERVICES North America to determine which God and the church, the church's rela- (ASPIRE), P.O. Box 217, Burtonsville, hymns in our present Church Hymnal tionship to the world, and the church in MD 20866. are being used. The results of this poll the final days of earth's history. You will Please add extra for overseas airmail left the committee with the task of

16 THE ATLANTIC UNION GLEANER replacing nearly half of the hymns to improve the singability of some songs made a special eight-hour round trip presently included. that may presently be keyed too high, et from Tahiti, with one bag of mail. The The New Church Hymnal Committee cetera." The New Church Hymnal, will parachute failed to open, but the bag consists of 18 members with Elder also contain 24 standards such as How and contents landed intact. Wayne Hooper serving as the executive Great Thou Art, and Amazing Grace, This was the first time an airdrop had secretary. The General Conference along with 12 black spirituals. been attempted, reported Tom Chris- Music Committee, along with the Bob Kinney, Review and Herald book tian, chief radio officer on Pitcairn. He Review and Herald Board, give guidance department manager, promises that the spoke by shortwave with Eddie Pullen, to the committee. present Church Hymnal will be available studio engineer for the Voice of Proph- through 1988. ecy radiobroadcast in Newbury Park, The Committee's next deadline is who contacts the island every week over September, 1983, when a list will be the VOP Amateur Radio Club station, established of the hymns to be included K6DTT. in the book. In October this list and Pitcairn receives mail and supplies other plans will be presented to the irregularly, as it is not on the major ship- General Conference Annual Council for ping routes. A few ship captains are will- Church approval. Beginning in October, ing to go out of their way to stop. 1983, and concluding in May, 1985, The last scheduled mail ship arrived copyright permissions will be obtained, June, 1982. Earlier this month (Febru- music will be typeset, and the books ary), a Belgian ship unexpectedly printed for distribution at the 1985 brought some mail, and this week's air- General Conference Session in New drop completed delivery of most letters Charles Brooks (Right), chairman, and Orleans. that were mailed during the past eight Ray Woolsey, committee member, ob- Rose Otis months. serve as Ronald Graybill, White Estates, Public Relations The exchange of Christmas presents feeds data into the computer. among the islanders was also delayed this year. On February 13, a Norwegian This committee has had two working tanker delivered the gifts that Pitcairners sessions each lasting several days, one in Airmail a First had ordered for each other last summer. April, 1982, and the other in January, for Pitcairn Island, Those packages had been shipped by 1983. They will meet again in Septem- Although Parachute Falls Pullen last August. ber. In the meantime four subcommit- The recent airdrop of mail was an ex- tees are active: (1) text, to examine the Pitcairn, the tiny South Pacific island periment by the British government, words of proposed hymns; (2) tune, to that is home to 50 descendants of the which is reportedly studying the make certain the best music is selected HMS Bounty mutineers, received its feasibility of using similar drops of for any given set of words; (3) worship first "Airmail" on Monday, February larger items—with a parachute that aids, to select responsive readings, offer- 21, when a British C-130 cargo plane opens. tr tories, calls to worship, et cetera; (4) organization, how the hymnal is to be put together. To date more than 3,000 hymns are THEME SONG CONTEST FOR under examination. A hymn search was PAN AMERICAN YOUTH CONGRESS conducted through the Adventist Review, Union papers, et cetera, in The Pan American Youth Congress Committee is seeking an original 1982, to encourage members to con- musical composition (words and music) for the theme song to be used at the tribute original hymn text. A prize was 1984 Youth Congress to be held in Mexico City, December 18-22, 1984. Those awarded Carol Mayes of California for desiring to submit such a theme song should send their entries to their division her lovely text written for use in a baby youth director. A $100 stipend will be awarded the composer of the theme dedication. song selected by the committee and $25.00 each for the next four runners-up. In addition to the 18-member commit- The following guidelines must be followed: tee, a group of 80 people, including 1. Theme song must be on the theme of the congress which is: "SOW musicians, pastors, and lay people, have LOVE...INTO ALL THE WORLD...NOW!" been named to serve as an advisory group. This group is contacted by 2. The theme song must not be more than 16 bars long. telephone and through correspondence, 3. The theme song must be submitted in four-part (SATB) harmony. but does not attend the work sessions in 4. Text for the theme song should be submitted in English or Spanish (or both Washington, D.C. if possible). According to Raymond Woolsey, Review and Herald associate book 5. Deadline for submission of the musical composition to the division youth editor and committee member, "The director is February 1, 1984. purpose of the new hymnal is to utilize John Hancock, Chairman good hymns that are not now included in Pan American Youth Congress Music Committee the Church Hymnal, and to make a bet- 6840 Eastern Avenue, NW ter representation of the songs sharing Washington, D.C. 20012 SDA doctrine, the ethnic cultures, and

July 28, 1983, Vol. LXXXII, No. 14 17 CALENDAR OF EVENTS GREATER NEW YORK SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND Youth Activities Youth Activities Youth Camps Canoe Allagash in Maine Aug 21-28 Camp Berkshire Family Camping at Hammonasset July 17-Aug. 14 Park, CT Sept. 16-18 For applications call Conference Fall Color Bicycle Trip ALLEN, Frances, born January 6, 1922, Youth Department Lexington, MA Oct. 9 died February 7, 1983, after a long struggle Winnekeag Spiritual with fragile health. Frances was very active in NEW YORK Retreat Nov. 4-6 the Bay Knoll church and held numerous of- fices in addition to being both teacher and Camp Cherokee Activities Alpine Ski day at principal at the Culver Adventist school at Saranac inn, NY Mt. Wachusett, MA Dec. 18 various times. Survivors: her husband, (ages 8-12) Camp Winnekeag Schedule Robert; and two sons, David and James. A Junior Camp H July 24-31 Friendship July 24-31 memorial service was conducted by the pastor Teen Camp July 31-Aug. 7 in the Bay Knoll church, Rochester, NY. Teen July 31-Aug. 7 Family Camp I Aug. 7-14 Youth Blind Aug. 7-14 Don Osburn Family Camp H Aug. 14-21 Family/Golden Age Aug. 17-21 Singles Camp Aug. 21-28 Spanish Camp Aug. 26-28 BOSWORTH, Ruth Valentine, born Oc- (20 years & older) Portuguese Camp Sept. 2-5 tober 21, 1906, in northern Pennsylvania, Annual Meeting Information for all above activities: died January 21, 1983, at the home of her daughter in Punta Gorda, FL. She was a William Miller Chapel Eld. Dick Tibbits, Youth Director charter member of the Cortland, NY, Low Hampton, NY Southern New England Conf. Seventh-day Adventist Church. She Aug. 20 34 Sawyer St. graduated from Union Springs Academy in Earl Amundson, Speaker So. Lancaster, MA 01561 1928. Unable to complete nurses training for health reasons, she was able to see her three Rochester Homecoming daughters complete the nursing program at Bay Knoll SDA Church 2639 E. Ridge Rd. Atlantic Union College and New England ATLANTIC UNION CONFERENCE Memorial Hospital. Rochester, NY 14622 Survivors: three daughters, Patricia Reiss, Aug. 13; begins with Union-wide Lay Evangelism Kettering, OH, Joan Schermerhorn, Punta Sabbath School at 9:30 a.m. Congress Gorda, FL, and Mary Ellen Roshak, Elmira, NY; and 13 grandchildren. A memorial ser- W. Genesee Church Dedication Camp Berkshire vice was conducted by Michael Cauley. 2511 W. Genesee Church Wingdale, NY Bud Schermerhorn, Chaplain Syracuse, NY 13219 Sept. 2-4 Medical Center Hospital Aug. 27; begins with NE San & Hosp. Nursing School Sabbath School at 9:30 a.m. Alumni Homecoming Weekend CABRAL, Marjorie Eleanor, born June NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND NEMH & Church 26, 1925, died April 27, 1983, succumbing to Sept. 23-25 the illness of nine years that she battled so Annual Meetings cheerfully. Her life was a testimony of sup- Contact Florence Wendell or Washington, NH Church Lucy Allen; (617) 665-1740 port and compassion, lacking complaints of Speaker: Earl Amundson her own suffering. Her optimism and humor brightened everyone's life. She spent her President early life in New York and New England, Atlantic Union Conference making her first visit to Bermuda in 1948 Aug. 6 ATLANTIC UNION COLLEGE when she met Emery Cabral whom she mar- Bordoville, VT ried in 1952. Annual Meetings Survivors: her husband, Emery; her Speaker: Ron Graybill children Jeffrey of Bermuda, and daughter Assoc. Sec., White Estate Washington, NH, Church Coral, son-in-law Roland Schuster, and Sept. 24 Aug. 20 grandson Andre all of Hawaii; her father Jef- Camp Lawroweid Schedule Cathedral of the Pines frey; and her stepmother of Takoma Park, MD. Interment was in the Seventh-day Teen Camp July 24-31 Rindge, NH Adventist cemetery in St. George, Bermuda, Family Camp July 31-Aug. 6 Sept. 17; 3:00 p.m. after a funeral service in the Warwick SDA Church by the writer. Pastor P. D. Bakker

KESTER, Florence, a long-time member Out-of-Union Announcements of the Rochester Bay Knoll church, NY, died March 25, 1983. She was very active as long as her health was good. Southern California Conference endeavoring to minister to Adventist students in MILLER, May B., who was the oldest Los Angeles area. Do you have friends or relatives living in Los Angeles not attend- member of the Syracuse West Genesee ing church? Send their names, addresses, and phone numbers to Ray Tetz, Adventist church, died April 15, 1983, at the age of 96. Mrs. Miller had resided for the past several Youth Dept., P.O. Box 969, Glendale, CA 91209; (213) 240-6250, Ext. 255. years at Van Duyn Home and Hospital in Syracuse, NY. She was the widow of John T. Attention Ph.D.s in Biological Science — Andrews University biology depart- Miller and is Survived by several nieces and ment desires information from persons who have completed or are pursuing a doctor nephews. Private funeral services were held in the Newell-Fay Funeral Home in Manlius, of philosophy degree in human anatomy or physiology, embryology or genetics. NY, with interment in the Evergreen Send information to Chairman, Biology Dept., AU, Berrien Springs, MI 49104, Cemetery, Cazenovia, NY. USA.

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July 28, 1983, Vol. LXXXII, No. 14 19 e UNDERSTANDING OTHERS

BY EARL W. AMUNDSON, President Atlantic Union Conference

What makes certain people stand out from the crowd? Why are some people more successful than others? Most often those who get ahead aren't better educated or luckier. And to look at them, they appear just as average as anyone else. Then what explains this success? Invariably they understand people. Moreover, it shows, and people like them for it. The under- standing person gets along better with people. Since understanding is such a valuable posses- sion, anyone who feels he lacks it will gain by learning about it and how it is acquired. Understanding covers a wide range of awareness and perception. It includes our attitude and our feeling toward people. It involves seeing them with an unbiased and unprejudiced mind, a difficult Understanding is realizing that people need af- realization because our situation and position in fection, recognition, and acceptance. Nobody ex- life may be quite different from theirs. ists only for himself, or are his acts only for his Understanding means knowing what it feels own satisfaction. Greeting him and talking with like to be in the other person's shoes, to undergo him about his personal life indicates you are in- the other person's experiences. It's being able to terested in him. Complimenting him for a job well look at life and its problems through the other per- done shows him that what he has done is appreci- son's eyes instead of only through your own. A ated. Explaining to him why his work is important healthy individual must be able to know the pain and why he is needed tells him that he is accepted. and misery of an ill person. A rich man must sense Understanding is respecting other people's the anxieties of a poor man. An experienced per- beliefs and viewpoints. Everyone is entitled to his son must be conscious of the ineptness of a begin- opinion and the right to express it. What's more, ner. nobody should worry that embarassment or Understanding means looking for the good ridicule will result from making one's feelings and fine points of people instead of searching out known. You may disagree or have a different their faults. Everyone has something good about opinion, but you cannot deny someone the right to him—the understanding person sees it and builds his own feelings. on it. He overlooks any bad that goes with the Persons who get along with just about good. A mechanic in a factory is hired for his dex- everybody have a high level of sympathy and em- terity and skill with tools; it is unimportant if he pathy. But most of their success in their work and has poor taste in clothes. The accountant's book- their play is due to a sincere and thoughtful keeping and records are flawless. It is of little con- understanding of people—plus their willingness to sequence if he is shy and a poor speaker. show it.