VOL. V, NO. 12 JUNE 6, 1977 Mr. Armstrong in England, preaches to 1,000 brethren BIG SANDY -Herbert W. Ann· gland May 27 and left,for Paris May the Japanese gardens in full bloom ... strong spoke to J ,000 bre thren in the 29. ·'Mr. Armstrong was in excellent Mr. Armstrong spoke to an over gymnasium of the former Ambas· spirits during his visit here," Mr. now crowd for almost two hours. sador Co ll ege campus at Brickel Brown said. • 'The Sabbath was a giving the same sennon he had give n Wood, England, May 28. according beautiful day and the campu s this on the Feast of Pentecost in to Frank Brown, direclorofthe Work time of year is really gorgeous, with Pasadena. " We didn't have a ser in Britain. monette, " Mr. Brown said. " So fo l Mr. Brown. commenting during a lowing a few local announcements transatlantic telephone call June 3, Mr. Armstrong was introduced for said Mr. Annslrong arrived in En- the remainder of the service. He preached like a 39-year-old man. He was very powerful. The sermon was very inspiring, uplifting and very en AICF, YOU couraging ... Mr. Armstrong also expres<:ed ap preciation for the membership's re sponse to the special offerin~,)f April help raise 30. " He was very pleased wi th the offerin g." Mr. Brown said. The e vening o f May 28 Mr. Ann $54,000 strong. his wife and her son. Richard. had dinner with the PIKEVILLE, Ky. - The Ambas· Browns. the Robin Joneses. Paul sador International Cultural Founda Suc kJin g and Francis Bergin. Mr. PACKING UP - The worldly posseSSions of some 250 Big Sand)' tion and Youth Opportunities United Jones and Mr. Suckling are minis students are being boxed up to be shipped to the Pasadena campus of teamed up May 28 and 29 with the ters, and Mr. Bergin is business Ambassador College to prepare for the merger of the two student bodies Red Cross and Marlow Tackeu. a FRANK BROWN manager for the Work in Britain. on the Califomia campus this fall. [Photo by Sco" Moss] local businessman. to sponsor a "radioathon" and concert of country-and-western and rock music to benefit victims of the floods that ravaged eastern Kentucky. Virginia WOrk announces 60 ordinations and West Virginia April 4 and 5 . ·Members of the Pikeville YOU PA I)ADENA - In announce names of one new preaching elder Steve Moody. Bowling Green. Ky.; rence Walton. Palo Alto. Calii. ; chapt* ... a1ong with members of the ments here and at the Work's office and three local elders. Robert OOOrlander. Pasadena; David Herschel Walts. St. Louis. Mo . Pikeville congregation , manned in Burleigh Heads. Australia, 60 men The Olen and their church areas are Pack. Nanuet. N.Y .; George Pan Australian director Wilson also telephones as listeners called in to have been named who were recenrly as fo llows: teleeff, Fayeueville. Ark.; Britt reported that one of the new Austra pledge donations that eventually or will soon be ordained or raised in Preaching elders: Roger Abels , Taylor. Hagerstown. Md.; Earl Wil lian locaJ elders is being transferred amounted [0 $54,
tOO students having to live off cam Just wanted to let you know how much pus in apartments, which they can I enjoy my favorite newspaper - Th~ share, we are right on target on our Worldwide N,ws. The inspiring articles A Personal Letter schedule of dorm preparation. ,t,etUM- written by men of understanding of world events is greatly appreciated. A special Probably by the time you read this TO THE EDITOR' thanks for the beautifully put leiter ··Mr. we wi ll have received the final deci 9). It t. Mr. and Mrs, Armstrong Armstrong's Wedding'" (May truly from /J sicn of the full Western Association was the next-best thing to being there . I have nevu enjoyed a Worldwide Mrs. Mae Steckel of Schools and Colleges committee N,ws edition as much as the April 25. Columbia. S.C. on accreditation. 1977, copy I received telling about a iJ~~ am to appear, along with I Dr. wony taken away from, I suppose, many ." ." ." of us. Now that Mr. Herbert W. Arm· Mike Germano and Dr. Robert Fontana conspiracy Kuhn, in San Francisco for a meeting strong has the support of a wife, which is I would like to thank you and your staff the way the Designer of man created it, I Dear brethren in Christ: college in Pasadena, including the with top members of the board on for the fine Worldwide News. The paper is have to speculate that: Is it not possible he June 12 to receive their final deci informative and covers all the news that Greetings! I suppose " thank you" rapid completion of additional dorm can accomplish mort" sion, the brethren are interested in . is almost trite in this case, because itol)' spaces to house the hundreds I enjoyed this edition even more than of incoming freshmen this autumn, However, it seems there is a conspiracy the words don't really convey the Summer activities under way my f~t introduction to the WN more than way I feel about the fantastic out as well as the several hundred trans four years ago. After reading it I now against the Fontana [Calif.) church. pouring of re SJX>nse from you breth- ' fer students from Big Sandy, Meanwhile, all the activities of believe he (Mr. Armsb"ong) is 39 going on When you ran the: " manpower list" last ren during our recent cash-flow To those who have visited summer are well under way, with the and on to, among other things, 38. year, our pastor. Mr, Bob Smith. was not listed; when the wiele on "local elder crunch. Pasadena, you will perhaps re opening of our first Summer Educa Ron M. Daniels tional Program session right around Elliot Lake, Ont. seminar" was printed, our "Iocal elder in Not only did you come through member the "faculty-row" homes attendance," Mr. Jim Russell, was not with a fine offering on our special along South Orange Grove and Del the comer. Plans are also under way mentioned; we have sent in articles on Sabbath, but you followed it up with Mar. for as much use as possible for our church fairs, church dances and church a record-breaking offering on Pente facilities on campus in Big Sandy. I enjoyed the copy ofWor/dwidL News variety shows and to date there has been cost! Homes converted Unfortunately, because of an al you sent me [April25J covering Me. Her no mention in "Church Wrap-Up" of We sai led through our cash-flow These have all been vacated now most wholesale transfer of student bert W. Armstrong'smamage to Ramona .Fontana. problem as a result of your im and are rapidly being converted into labor from the Big Sandy to the Manin. May God grant them a long and Thanks again for the articles. Every happy life together. mediate response, and our business student use by bringing them up to Pasadena campus (brought about by section is thoroughly enjoyed and each M. Madie Czykowsld manager, Mr. Ray Wright, has been standards so they meet certain codes the need for a number of job openings word read . Reno, Nev. Billy Pierce to be filled in Pasadena during the able to take to the bank a completely (for instance, fire laws might require Riverside, Calif. balanced budget for the next fiscal an exterior staircase or other consid summer), we were vel)' shorthanded year. We also hope we will be able to erations). Homes which were for on the Big Sandy campus, so Mr. Congratul ations to you on your Wh,n an artie/e writt,n for' 'Wrap place some funds back into our merly single-family dwellings can be Guy Cames, who will assume direc [Herbert W. Armstrong's) maniage. It Up" doesn'f make if infO prim, if'S prob dwindled reserves over the course of adapted by taking out the kitchen torship of the programs at Big Sandy was a big surprise to me , but I am really ably because if didn' f arriv, at tire WN the fiscal year. facilities and putting in bunks, free on Aug. I , had to infoml a number of happy for you . , . Tell your loving wife office within one month of the evem being Meantime. J was able to avoid lak· standing wardrobes, study desks and pas[Qrs of local churches that hello for me, and I pray for you two to be reported. As to the /ist and olhu artie/e Mr. Piuce mentioned, we try to accu ing a single ~nny o ut of our media up to 20 or more chairs in each home. scheduled YOU recreational field very happy, rately reprint the information we receive budget and am able to go right ahead Though we will be a little shon, trips on the Big Sandy campus had to Minie Weaver with the planned development of the with ~rhaps in the neighborhood of (See PERSONAL, pag.9) Citronelle, Ala. (See LETTERS, _. 9)
talks with Vietnam, the handing over former U.S . ambassador to the of the Panama Canal to an outright Soviet Union, says in the May, 1977, America the immoral preacher illegal dictator (Washington hasn' t issue of Military Review: complained about the lack of human " Poor o ld West: succumbing fee By Gene H. Hogberg of America's 20 million Iwmosexuals the Los Angeles area, his home, as rights in Panama!) and an absolutely bly, day by day, to its own deca News editor, 'The Plain Truth' to challenge laws that discriminate the center of the U.S. pornography catastrophic, self-deceived policy dence, sliding into debility on the PASADENA - Along the way against their " human rights," It also industry, toward southern Africa. slime of its own self~indulgent per toward the "end of this age" are cer teUs of the courageous battle being "This county [Los Angeles} is America is floundering; it has lost missiveness: its drugs, its crime, its tain prophetic milestones. America's waged against this encroaching perverting Ihis nalion with the vilest its way within and without. I'm re pornography, its pampering of the bicentennial, in 1976, could prove to moral rot by an outstanding woman, material that's ever been seen by minded of a passage in the classic youth, its addiction to its bodily com be one of them. entertainer Anita Bl)'ant (the Florida man," he said. " This county leads textbook on international relations fons. its rampant materialism and Many in God's Church, of course, Orange Juice Sunshine Girl). Armed the nation in distribution of pornog· Politics Among Nalions, by Hans J. consumerism - and then trembling had looked for big things to happen in with k.nowled~e of the Bible and raphy, bestiality, sadism, Morgenthau: before the menace of the wicked 1972, or perhaps 1975. But God, it prayer, she is challenging laws that masochism, bondage and discipline Russians, all pictured as supermen, 8 "Diplomacy, one might say, is the seems, intended for America to fully would grant gays more legal rights in and child pornography. feet tall , their internal problems all brains of national power, as national experience 200 years of freedom and Dade County (the Miami area), Aa. " Sodom and Gomorrah did essentially solved, and with nothing morale is its soul. If its vision is national blessings before events not have close·angle lenses, col else now to think about except how to I can't help but believe Miss blurred, its judgment defective, and would tum decidedly for the worst. Bryant is right when, as bring [aboutJ damage and destruction Newsweek :re~h.ot0r.aphY and motion pic- its determination feeble, all the ad~ Perhaps what I read about quite ... This persistent extemalization reported, she speculates that the vantages of geographical location, of some time ago is true after all, that I might add that such depravity is of the sense of danger - this persis drought in California just might be self-sufficiency in food, raw ma not limited to the United States. tbe life cycle of a democracy is "God's punishment on the Golden terials, and industrial production, of tent exaggeration of the threat from roughly 200 years. That's the ap Many nations in Western Europe without and bl indness to the threat State for passing liberal antidiscrimi military preparedness. of size and proximate time it takes for a people have also turned their libenies into from within: this is the symptom of ·nation laws." quality of population will in the long licentiousness. The current edition of living under such a system to pass OUf unprecedented dry spell, I run avail a nation little ... It is likely some deep failure to come to tenns from the birth of the nation through West Germany's Der Spiegel fea with reality - and with one's self. to might add, might also have some to squander the natural assets by ac tures an article on kiddie porn, but periods of adolescence, dynamic thing to do with the fact that, of San tivating them incompletely, halt growth and peak national power and exploits the vel)' issue itself by dis Francisco's 700,000 residents, ingly, and wastefully for the nation's ~t .orlbwibt JltIllS pride, then over the hill, first into playing a nude subteen age girl right IOO,{)(X) are reported to be homosex international objectives, " ClRCULATlON: 32,500 gradual then rapid decline, finally to on the cover. uals, and that the San Francisco Through nearly three decades of end up on the scrap heap of histol)'. On and on the sickening picture The Worldwide News Is the official newspa school board two weeks ago voted to self.indulgent living, America has per altha Worldwide Church of God, head Certainly no thinking person today unfolds, Other moral issues: the eas~ include information on homosexu· squandered almost all of its God quartered in Pasadena, Calif. It Is published can deny that America is in the midst ing of ~nalties for marijuana and als' life-styles in its family-life given national blessin gs, It has ex biweekly, except duringtheChurch'sannual of an accelerating mora] nose dive. courses_ other drugs. the abortion epidemic, Fall Festival, by Ambassador CoIIeQe, ~ Internally the nation is sick, suffering the soaring number of teenage preg hausted its physical capital through Sandy, Tex. Copyright © 19n Wor1dwide Also the fact that , as reported in a from a multitude of ills, anyone of nancies, the rapid increase in the billions of dol1ars of foreign aid, and Church of God. All rights reserved. which is terminal. revolting series of articles in the Los "living-together" life-style. now it is on the verge of moral bank Editor In Chief: Herbert W. Armstrong Yel externally the new admi nistra AngelesTimes last week, Hollywood Yet this is the nation that wants to ruptcy as well. Editor: Garner Ted Armstrong tion in power is pursuing policies - has become one of the vilest pornog preach morality to the world. N61ink between morality at home Managing Editor: John Robinson under the vague umbrella, embar raphy and homosexual centers in the What a laugh! Say what one may and a strong position in the world at A•• lstant Managing editor: Klaus Rothe; Senior Editor: Dixon Cartwright Jr. : F•• • rassingly enough, of a new moralism nation. Because of all the crime these about South Africa and Rhodesia, I large? Ridiculous. The two factors vices engender, Hollywood has be tures: Scon Moss, Sherry L. Marsh, Roger - that can o nly lead to absolute never saw one piece of pornography, are practically one and the same, Fakhoury ; Contributing Editor: Les come a highly dangerous section of disaster and complete estrangement openly displayed at least, in any God I'm sure, would now have StQd(ar; Composltkm: ShaHa Dennis from allies and friends. Los Angeles whose crime rate has bookstore J went into. Jan Smuts something to .say to our " moral" Clrculatkm: Dean Koeneke, David Blue, A recent editon of U ,S. News & leaped past every other part of the Airport in Johannesburg is free of leaders. Ava Norton : Photography: Tom Hanson. city, including south-central L.A. John Wright World Report had as its feature arti smut (no pun intended). First to the politicians: " Hear ye Also that Southern California has NOncE: The Worldwide News cannot be cle: .. America - Moral Policeman And I never noticed any pornog· the word of the Lord, ye rulers of responsible lor the return of unsolicited arti of the World." become the center of America's sick raphy anywhere in the Soviet Union Sodom ... " (Isaiah 1:10). cles and photographs. Of course, "morality" in the est new perversion wave, "kiddie when I was there in 197.4 , either. Then to the religious leaders: SUBSCRIPTIONS: To subscribe In the foreign-policy context is basically porn," According to a United Press "The prophets ... strengthen also United States, send subscription donation A moral foreign poliey limited to the issues of human rights, International dispatch received in our the hands of the evildoers, . They and Plain Truth label to: The Worldwide News Bureau here: News, Box 111 , Big Sandy, Tex" 75755. All freedom of political expression (dis How right Ronald Reagan was are all of them unto me as Sodom, U.S. subscllptfons expire an YOU RIDERS - Sir Bruce Small, mayor 01 Gold Coast, Australia, center, stands with YOU cyclists in front 01 a refrigerated van that accompanied them on their 700-mile trip. Forty-eight Queensland members of YOU took part in the II-day tour through southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales to call at tention to the problem 01 drug abuse. [Photo by Peter Skinner) YOU cyclists take to the road to fight drug-abuse problem By Wendy Tuck The cyclists endured everything BURLEIGH HEADS, Australia from mountains to valleys and from '- Forty-eight members of Youth sunshine to rain . Opportunities United groups in " We struck strong headwinds Queensland, Australia. recently coming into Toowoomba which completed an unusual bicycle slowed us down and rode through a marathon to highlight tbe problem of day's rain near Warwick." Mr. Car increasing drug abuse. dona said. "Otherwise the weather The weary cyclists returned to the was great for cycling." Gold Coast May II after cycling II Camped in tents days and covering 1,100 kilometers (700 miles) through southeast They camped in tents in roadside Queensland and northern New South paddocks and cow pasrures and on Wales . school grounds. The cyclists rode The ride attracted wide attention in from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. most days and the local press. averaged about 80 miles per day for Gold Coast mayor and state par nine full days of riding to fmish the liamentarian Sir Bruce Small, 81, ride on time. This worked out at an rode the final leg of the marathon average of 12 miles an hour for the with the YOU cyclists. The mayor, whole trip. SPOKESMEN - Mark Cardona, left, above, organizerofthe ride, stand3 who also led the cavalcade out of the The preride training had ensured with Sir Bruce Small, center, mayor 01 Ihe Gold Coast, and David Noller, Gold Coast May I, welcomed back the success of the trip. To qualify, Australian YOU director, belore the marathon began May I. Left photo· the cyclists at a short civic reception each participant had to successfully Debbie Sanders leads a girls' cycling pack. [Photos by Peter Skinner) at a shopping center. - ride 100 miles in one day. This was to ensure everyone could handle the could never have given the cyclists 30,000 miles. 'Struck a blow' pace and the distance. However, hav the necessary meals to keep their 'Nothing else 10 do' Sir Bruce congratulated the young ing to cycle 80 mi les day after day is energy up. " cyclists (whose ages ranged from 13 another matter. Other vehicles carrying camping Rosemary Sawyer, 14, secretary upwards) on a tremendous effort and According to Mr. Cardona, some and kitchen equipment also went of the Brisbane YOU club, said she stated that they had ,. struck a blow riders had difftculty •• settl ing down" along to provide backup and sup went on the ride because she "had for the future of youth in Australia. " the ftrst three days. "1bose were the port. The crew of 10 "did a great job nothing else to do in the holidays. " The event, the ftrst major project hardest days, but from there on the entire trip," said Alex Scott, "The ride was real good," said organized by YOU in this country, everyone got in the swingofit and we deacon in the Brisbane church and Andre"Kuit, 15 , of Gympie. "It was was planned to give YOU members a made good time. " crew leader. a challenge to make it to the end." challenge and something to do during The cavalcade of cyclists and sup~ He enjoyed the scenery and making the May school holidays and also to JX>rt vehicles created a great deal of "scnred them to Sir Bruce on their Spe STORY FOR YOUNG READERS l.iffoJOI\'S By Shirley King Jo.hnson Jim Wilson held a dish towel in his "Is Wales in Scotland?" asked hand as he and his dog, Major, an Scott. swered a knock at the back door. It was "No, Wales is beside England. Scot his friend, Scott RoDins. land, England and Wales are in what is "Hi, Scott, come on in." invited called the British Isles." Jim. Maior's tail wagged a greeting as "Do you know the difference be he recogniZed the fiiiniliar Scent. tween a Scotsman and a canoe?" asked "Hi, Jim. Ibrought my hatchet over. Scott. You said we'd finish working on dig "Tbose kinds ofjokes can be cruel," ging up the srump in your backyard cautioned Mrs. Wilson. after supper. " I. A canoe tips." "I forgot we're having our family "J'm sure there are many Scotsmen night tonight." more generous than we, •• broke in Mr. "What's family night?" Scott asked. Wilson. "Let's let Mother finish her "It's something new. On Wednes genealogy. " day nights we do family things to "I'm going 10 leave the globe turned getber. I'm helping with the dishes so right where it is," went on Mrs. Wil I we can get started sooner. Tonight I son, • 'because the rest of my ancestors we're going to play roots." of whom I have a record came from "What's roots?" England. " "It's talking about relatives, and I Irish blood I don 't want to miss it.'" When sbe had gone back as far as the &oU'D stay old family Bible would give informa ,I Jim's mother-came to "the door, wip tioli, it was Mr. Wilson's turn with his ! ing her hands on a towel. "Scott, blue pen. As he began to fili in the lines I you're very welcome to stay and join in on his side of the tree be referred often our activity if you'd like." to a sheet of paper with notes he had "Thanks, Mrs. Wilson. I'D stay." made Sunday wben be had talked long When the kitchen was in order, Jim, distance to Grandma Wilson. Scott and Mrs, Wilson went into the When he came to his great dining room, wbere Mr. Wilson and grandparents he turned from tbe poster Susie were arranging books and a large with a smile. "I think I have a surprise sheet of white poster paper on the table. for you. See this name? My "Scott's joining us this evening," great-grandfather's name was Bryan. announced Mrs. Wilson. One generation before that the narne "Good for you," greeted Mr. Wil was O'Brien. " son. "Let's all sit down. 91 "Does that mean you ha ve Irish As they seated themselves around the : blood?" asked Mrs. Wilson. table, 'Major came to the doorway, set "Yes, a tiny bit," said Mr. Wilson. tied on his rummy and yawned. "I guess that's why I like it when you Mr. Wilson held up the wide poster. buy a green dress." I I Earlier he liad drawn an outline of a "I like gree~ too," Susie piped up. large tree with a trunk and many Mrs. Wilson gave Susie a hug. ·f branches. There were straight lines on "Sbe's our little colleen." I the branches that were connected with "Jim," said Mr. Wilson, "will you the lines above and below. show Susie where Ireland is on the "We're going to trsce our family an glohe?" He helped Jim find it. cestry. I'll let Mother have a red pen to "Dad, are tbe people in Ireland Qne write in names of her side of the family, of the lost trihes?" Jim asked. and I'll use blue: To begin with, Susie, "!think we'll find they are," replied you and Jim write your names with this Mr. Wilson. He cleared his throat and plained Mr. Wilson. "Everyone who is early," Mrs. Wilson offered. green pen at tbe bottom of the trunk on smiled at Scott. "We'll talk more about born is recorded in His Book of Life. the very center line." that some other time. Scott is getting So, if we don't know our ancestors Grotesque twist "I'm older. I should write first," bored with our family talk." now, we will in the World Tomorrow. Jim heard a scratching at the back protested Jim. "Ob, no, sir, I'm not,'" replied It'll all be straightened out then." door and a small bark that let ilim know Smiling, Mr. Wilson shook his head. Scott. "I wish my mom and dad would He rurned to Scott. "Is it time for you Major was ready to come back into tt.o "Whatever happened to gond manners? do this." to he going home?" house. Hurryingtothe door, he opened Don't gentlemen let ladies go rust any "I think they would if you'd ask Scott rose from his chair. "Yes. it wide and Major bounded in. He more?" them." Thanks for everything." gripped something in his mouth that "Yes, sir," Jim said, sitting down. Mrs. Wilson went to get lemonade Jim went to the back door with Scott was . black and grotesquely twisted. Wales tale from the kitchen and . passed glasses to say good-bye. He let Major out into Major raced into the dining room and around with a bowl·of nuts. the fenced-in backyard and returned to SIIsie began to scream. . That was the beginning of a lively "What about Major's family?" the dining room. "Oh! A snake, Daddy! Snake!" hour of discussion and questions. Mrs. asked Susie when they had finisbed "I hope," his father was saying, Startled, Jim watched as his father Wilson opened a very old family Bible their lemonade. "from now on you won't get so bored took charge. "Stay back, Susie, and be and referred1b it as she copied names in when we read some of the genealogies cai1ll. Jim, tell yol" dog to sit and drop red. "I'm going to write down birth- Beagle beginnings in the Bible. Our heavenly Father is what he has. " . places too," she announced. "I want Jim shook his head. "He didn't come very interested in all His family mem- "Major, sit!" Jim called, and Major you to notice something about my with any papers. He's not pedigreed." bers, just as we are." stopped running in a circle. He sat on Grandfather Evans. " She pointed_ "He "Jim means that be ' ~ not regIstered They' t>eg~~ to put away tbeir books his haunches . .:arne to America across the ocean. He with the American Kennel Club," ex- and the globe. Mr. Wilson mounted the "Drop it, Major!" was born in Wales." plained Mr. Wilson. "His litter wasn't . poster in the recreation room in the Lowering his head, Major opened his "Where's Whales?" Susie asked. registered, but he's from good beagle basement as a pennanent addition 'to mouth and the black thing fell to tbe "Wales," corrected Jim. "I'll get stock just the same." tbeir art collection. floor. my globe." Susie went to the doorway, knelt and When they had regathered in tbe din- Mr. Wilson stepped closer. He threw "That's a good idea," Mr. Wilson ked M" I b P ing room Susie said, "Next time I want back his head and laugbed. "It's not a said. stro aJor s g ossy ack." oor to go to the greenbouse and look at tbe snake. It's a tree root from our back-· J'Im Ie f t t II e room a nd reappeared Major.d' He H doesn't d 'h know who hi." pretty flowers." yar.d "He lif ted t h e app Ie-tree root r-or with a large globe, a Feast gift one year. gran pa IS. e oesn t ave any roots. "That's a fime I'de' a," agreed !'ather, all to see. "It looks like Major found his "The kids lit school say we all come "He doesn't want 10 know who his roots. That's a very bad pun , Major." from monkeys, but I can tell tbem my grandpa is," said Jim. "Dogs don't "but it's Jim's turn to choose. Do you Mrs. Wilson shook her bead. "It'sso grandfather came from whales," he care." He rurnedto his father. "What if have anything in mind. Jim?" corny, but be's made his point." , said with a grin. we didn't know who our gran WMAK radio here. The affair was chaperoned by a number of adults. including Sue Rutledge. who was in Local church news wrap-up strumental in securing the services of the disc jockeys. ""'pony Members were asked to present fourth straight Carolina championship Empty serving dishes were quickly The Church of God mi)(ed bowling AMARILLO. Tex. - The something they had created, either at Hunter Huss High School in Gas replaced by full steaming ones from league here held an awards banquet Women's Club here was host for a from a hobby or their vocation. tonia, N.C., April 17 by edging Char· the kitchen of the meeting hall. where May 15 at Heritage House Smorgas meeting concerning cardiac PlllmO~ On display were oil paintings, lotte. N.C., 57·56. Lisa and Carey Ellington prepared the bord in Hermitage, Tenn., following a nary resuscitation (CPR) April 18. It ceramics, needle crafts, homemade Greensboro got a first·round bye sauce and YOU President Graydon 42-game schedule. Games had been was the final meeting of the season. baked goods and creations of metal and outlasted Asheville , N.C., 56-50 Drown helped cook the noodles. All played on Sunday and Tuesday nights The film Preic;iplion for Lije was and wood. in semifinal action. In other play·off the rest of the group worked together at Hendersonville Bowl in Hender. shown, followed by a question-and The show was preceded by a dinner action, Columbia, S.C., fell to both preparing and serving saJad, French sonville, Tenn. answer session. Gary Hcdgecoke, of pizza and salad, thanks to the culi· Greenville, S.C., 81·62, and Ashe bread, orange juice, coffee and ice Trophies were presented to Larry CPR instructor for the American nary talents of some of the congrega· ville, 44-43. Charlotte won over cream. David Shaules. Hunt, men's high, 184 average, and Heart Association, conducted the tion headed by Peter Meldrum. Jim Lenoir. N.C., and outscored Green· Patsy Covington. women's high. 137 Pushup contest meetinc· Davis. Ville, 68-60. Columbia won the conso average. Team awards went to Sec The club began the year with a "pot lation title by rolling over Lenoir, KINGSTON. Onto - Brethren of ond Time Around (Harold and Suzi WIBler oodal ho AprU party" on the care of houseplants. 67-44. the Kingston and Smiths Falls Langley and Henry and Patsy Coving Other meeti.n&s were about powder ERIE, Pa. - Due to a severe Lenoir's talented ladies defeated churches eqjoyed a night of diverse ton). first place; Alley Katz (Larry puff mechanics. crime and rape pre winter, brethren here held their winter Columbia 33·29 to win their first and challenging activity May 7. The Hunt, Sue Rutledge and Luke and Sue vention. plaster crafts and a theater formal social April 23. Dan and Peggy Carolina championship. Columbia ladies prepared a supper, then all Bozarth), second: and Double Trou night followed by a champagne party. Good planned the event. made the finals by turning back viewed slides of Switzerland and ble (Charles and Cathy Sutherland KaiNe Fillgerold. A buy·your-own-drink bar was set Greenville, 25-9. Henry Stroy. Arizona, as weD as the three Ambas and Jim and Annie Way), third. Other up with Tony Martinelli and Jim sadO£ College campuses. Afterwards, individual achievement awards were Next best thing Marco polo Schoonover as bartenders. Dancing members, friends and children par presented. Everett Corbin. ATHENS. Ga. - The YOU chap was to tapes of music by Glenn Miller. GREENVILLE. S.C. - The ticipated in a myriad of games that R..R' disco reIe.. ter here held its fint swimming party Harry James. the Dorsey Brothers Greenville and Asheville, N.C. , ranged from Scrabble to Steeple· of the season April 23 at Gainesville and others, manned by Sabastian Spokesman clubs held their final chase. NEW ORLEANS. La. - As the (Ga.) Junior eoHege. About 30 teens Lupoda. meeting of the year at the Cabin in the A highpoint was the one-minute sun went down April 30. New Orleans and 10 adults took in the night's ac The scenery, made by the Goods, Pines Restaurant in Brevard. N.C., pushup contest between Mark McAl became the site of a special disco tivities. The teens gatbered at Bob included a rock garden surrounded by April 23. pine ofK.ingston and Jim Pattemore of dance for the church's teens and Howington's home for a cook-out of taU pines and a small creek with fish in Speakers were Ronnie Pool, Wade Smiths Falls, with the winner receiv young adults. bot dogs and hamburgers before going it running under a w~-over bridge. Nanney, Larry Fisher and Loren ing a blue and silver tropby. The breth The sound system,lights and music swimming. Potted tulips were later sold to the Dikeman. The Greenville president ren pledged cents per pushup, with were provided by Dave Ripp of the The college sports an Olympic dancers. was Frank Hindman and Asheville's the proceeds helping purchase uni Dayton, Ohio, church. Mr. Ripp, who sized heated pool. Although many The women danced a Jewish folk was Marshall Dillard. fonns for the newly fonned baseball designed and built the sound equip swimmers eqjoyed showing their pro dance. The broom and snowball John Jacques. in graduating from team. Jim was the winner, doing 67 ment, played the top 40 hits and a rare ficiency at high diving and speed dances got everyone onto the dance the club, called Spokesman Club the pushups to Mark's 57. disco release not available to the pub- swimming, others enjoyed tbe simple Ooor. A cake waltz with three cakes next best thing to attending Ambas Another contest under way for.sev. lic. pleasures of .. chicken fighting" and baked and donated by Tbelma Jones sador College. AI/en Mcintosh. eraJ weeks was choosing a name for A rugh point of the evening was a .. M.. .rco polo," a zany version of was won by Gill and Diana Pier, first, the baseball team. The winning name, dance contest with a $10 cash prize water polo created by Mark Carroll. Dan and Peggy Good. second, and Businessmen's luncheon chosen from the entries, was the going to the winners. The threejudges The most-memorable moment was Don Wiess and Betty Miller, third. HAMILTON, Bermuda - Cecil Rideau Kingsmiths, a combination of selected 10 couples as semifinalists the annual dunking of "ye olde coor During intermi5sion the chorale, di Pulley, a recent Ambassador College Kingston and Smiths Falls. The reci before choosing the winning team. dinator," Doug McCoy, with the rected by Ed Owens, presented a con graduate, and Roland Sampson, pas· pient of the $5 prize was Shirley Cindy Flowers McUtfdon. cert. MacMillan of Smiths Falls. "dunkee" taking several "dunkers" tor here, represented Ambassador Fasbion favorites down with him. After three hours of Great Lakes Area coordinator Ed College Agency at the monthly meet· The evening ended on a musical water fun. the teens returned home. Smith also attended and was pre ing of the American Businessmen's note with some Western renditions on NORFOLK, Va. - The Women's Darla Wilson. sented a gift from the brethren. Mary Luncheon Group at the Princess guitar by Gerald Clancy and his son, Club here held its annual men's night Graves. Hotel May 16. Eldon, who also sang. April 24 at Ft. Monroe Officers' Club Volunteer security Olen Terry Johnson, minister for both in Hampton, Va. The women held a Rules bent The luncheon was organized by the BRICKET WOOD. England - A U.S. consul general of Bermuda, churches, suggested that since the regular meeting, starting off with the social evening was provided for the EXETER, England - England's Richard Rand, following a tradition next day was Mother's Day, it would welcoming of guests. More than 70 volunteer security men and their Southwest brethren held their first begun by his predecessors. be nice for the mothers to be served adults attended. wives ordates at the former campus of picnic here May 7 at the King George Time magazine's White House cor breakfast in bed. Joyce SherwQod. A final report was given on old PT V playing fields. respondent, Stanley Cloud, was the and GN magazines that the club had Ambassador College here May 1. The Hot dogs sacrificed volunteer crew has manned a security With blankets spread, balls rolling keynote speaker. He has been with senr to Georgetown, Guyana, South rota system on Friday nights and and kites flying, everyone from 2 to 50 Time since 1968. Me. Cloud spoke on KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - With America. The club was able to collect Saturdays to protect the campus and settled down to the task of devouring President Jimmy Carter's first 100 temperatures approaching 90 degrees and mail more than 700 magazines. nearby press building since the col the wholesome Devonshire food. days in office and the recent NATO in the flatlands . 14 members of the The meeting was recessed for a lege closed in June, 1974. The rota Then swings, roundabouts and clil}lb- summit. church here fled to the coolness of smorgasbord dinner. Then a fashion involves two-man crews doing four ing frames were put to use while Me. Sampson and Mr. Pulley met Cades Cove in the Great Smoky show was put on by 12 members, who and five-bour shifts in order to allow others played French cricket. several of the guests, including Peter Mountain National Park for a hike and modeled outfits they had made. the regular security staff to rest on the The youngsters, aided by one adUlt. Lloyd, acting governor of Bermuda; picnic May 15 . The women also prepared an arts Sabbath. challenged the older children, includ· Premier Jack Sharpe; and John Swan, The group hiked five miles to and and crafts table to display handmade projects. The social began at 4 p.m. in the ing the women of the 30-to-50 age minister of immigration and labor. from Abram's Falls, one of the beauty international lounge with the film group, to a game of football , with the RolmuJ D. Sampson. spots in the Smokies. Prizes were awarded to Maude ThaI's EnrenainmLnt. Then the party rules sometimes being bent a little. At the Cades Cove picnic area, as Shaw and Vema Alston, who were moved to the dining ball for a fried The elders won 5·2. Undaunted. the Calisthenic trail the adults set up the potluck meal, chosen as the favorites from the fash· ion show, and Sandra Belanga and chicken dinner prepared by Chris youngsters again challenged the other HARRISBURG, Pa. - Twenty· some ofthe "children" (one in rus 30s) Sue Mercer, favorites from the arts Hunting, with a few helpers. team to a game of cricket and lost five" 50-Plusecs" held their first waded in a nearby stream and caught and crafts display. Barbara D. Pollak. Frank Brown, director of the again, having 17 cuns all out and the meeting of this year April 24 at Morri· salamanders, tiny fish and other water elders having 20 runs, declared after creatures. Britisb Work, expressed his apprecia son Towers, with Charles At •.. .:.trong Coffee and biscuits tion to the men and their wives. Paul onJy one out. Trurd time lucky, the conducting the meeting. Hot dogs were cooked over an open NORTHAMPTON. Engtand - Suckling, pastor of the church here, youngsters once again challenged Three films, Cry o/the Marsh, Africa fire, though some of them appeared to Joyce Suckling welcomed ladies to also voiced his gratitude before intro their opponents to tip and run and won (East and West) and Colonial Williams· have been sacrificed. Andy Thomas. her home with glasses of sherry for the ducing the entertainment. 12-8. Francis Cann. burg. were shown by Shirley Togans, inaugural meeting of the Ladies' Club Kevin Ford played a piano solo. followed by bingo.' The winners in Carolina championships Newsstand spin-off here April 27. Robin and Diane Stowe perfonned a cluded Betty Wharton, Clifford Har The format and purpose of the club ballad, Sueann Henderson sang sev GREENSBORO. N.C. - The ten and Dan Charles. LEXlNGTON. Ky. - The pilot was discussed and Mrs. Sucklinggave eral popular numbers and Neil Jack men's basketball team here won its Valle Rich provided the meeting program for Plain Truth newsstand dis a get-to-know-you talk. Margaret son did a comedy skit. Bill Allan. place and Mrs. Tom Selzer, Lynda tribution was set up here last August. Mitchell conducted table topics. Main Shaffer and Donna Klucker served reo The spin-off has opened doors in freshments. many areas. Meetings with leading speaker was Arthur Suckling, who Co~ume social spoke on the role of women in God's The group is planning a chartered men at the University of Kentucky Church. CAPE GlRARDEA U. Mo. - The bus trip to Washington, D.C. here and Morehead(Ky.) State Univer· Tbe evening concluded with coffee YOU here sponsored a costume social The ladies of the church held a craft sity led to requests for the booklets on and biscuits. Margaret Harradine . for the congregation April 23. and bake sale at a shopping center in venereal disease, drugs and alcohol President David McConnick was nearby Lancaster May 6. Although and requests to bring AICF activities Steamboat roast emcee, with YOU members perform the women were completely drenched to the area. PASADENA - The Ambassadors, ing skits. Anita Backfish. Mary by a sudden rainstorm that ended the AICF seminars on marital maturity a bowling league of the Pasadena and Broach and Patty Hoffman showed sale abruptly two hours early, they by Art Mokarow and parent·child re Glendale churches. concluded how not to shop for groceries; Caro· made $295 to donate to God's Work. lations by Chris French were held Iyn and Ruth Broach gave a demon here May I. Carol Wiggington, head winter-league activities with a ban Thirty preteens met at Lancaster quet and awarding of trophies May 5 stration about commerciaJs; David and Community Park May 15 for a day of of Social Services in Lexington, ar Brad McCormick performed Abbott ranged for e)(tensive media coverage at the Ambassador College student fun and hiking. Of the three trails, the center. and Costello's "Who's on First?"; Calisthenic Trail was the one the prior to the seminars. Nancy "Raggedy Ann" Miles sang a yo ungsters enjoyed the most. An article in an edition of' 'Success Chef Eugenio Api was a central fig. solo: and the Verble family presented After a picnic lunch the children en ful Living." an AICFpublication. was ure as he carved hi s specialty. a several renditions. joyed whiffle ball, volleybaU and a written by Professor Ma)(ie Maultsby "steamboat'" roast. Bob Groves as Abraham Lincoln tug-of-war. which the girls won three of the University of Kentucky who The first-place team was Jesse received first prize for most-original out offour. Mrs. Vernon E. Hurley. Mar came in contact with the organization Amaral Sr., Marie Allworth, Bob An through the Plai" TrUlh distribution. costume. The John Cafourek family jorie Mishler and Joel and liz Durtero. derson, Lynn Haupt and Jesse Amaml won the prize for best·costumed fam· Gerry Russell. Jr. Placing second was the team of i.Iy. Barbara Harrison. Spaghetti feast Larry Young, Jon Hicks, Marie Disc jockeys Young, Ray Young and AI Scheck. ou paintings KENAI, Alaska - The brethren here received a special treat afler NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The an The high-game trophies were DETROIT, Mich. - A treasury of HONEST ABE - Cape Girar Sabbath services May 14 . The newly nual spring dance for the teens here awarded to AI Scheck and Marie All· talent was uncovered here in the De deau member Bob Groves dis· chartered YOU group paid for. was May 14 in nearby Gallatin. The worth. Oth~r award~ w~r~ given for troit East church April 30, with the plays his winning costume. (See coo~ed and served a candlelight dance consisted of modern music high series and most improved for advent of an arts and crafts show. "Costume Social." this page.) spaghetti feast for the congregation. provided by two disc jockeys from (See LOCAL CHURCH. page 12) aHn3t UIIle, out uavl0uaolCUUC Wii3 nCJ l..:i:t:IC Wl:Q I~U,",UUIII~. ..,0.1 ...... u ...... J • .., ...... - ---- 6 The WORLDWIDE NEWS Monday, June 6, 1977 REMOTE MALAYS member M IANS - Minister Joh H resPonden!ry~~~eabo~e, review the Amba:sa:~~ and Malaysian COOrdinator of the Ch as nh!s translated into Chinese AOlihe geMB.ble Cor Burmes 10 urc s Southeast As' . .g t. r. Halford "Hose] e cal elder Saw Lay Bey after hiS'~~Ar~a, congratulates ne"; . .na 'on. [Photos by Brian Remote brethren eager to play part By John A. BaHord her a long·awaited and happy occa· cupied our space. A third truck came spective members and college stu· parents and can only communicate in Area Coordinator, Southeast Asia sion. up behind us, making it impossible to dents before returning to KualaLum basic tenns. To explain philisophicaJ BURLEIGH HEADS, Australia drop back. We had no option but to pur (or K.L.). While Tn ·K.L. we or religious concepts is out of the - I have just returned from a six· No supennarket rush accelerate and try to squeeze in front celebrated a small but encouraging question. week baptizing and visiting tour of Later that day Brian and I went to of the logging truck before the on~ first for the Work in Southeast Asia. At fIrst glance, the Chinese written Southeast Asia. [ think many breth· visit Mr. and Mrs. New Eng Tong, cOI~ling truck reached us. As we did In recent months we have had several language only complicates things ren worldwide will be interested in who run a small ston! in a village this, the car behind the truck decided requests for literature from people further. Imagine an alphabetof3.000 developments in this remote part of about 10 miles from K.B. They wei· to overtake on the other side, meet· who speak and read Chinese. characters that must be memorized the world. In a tour lasting six weeks, corned us warmly, and we spent a ing us in front. Some of these include relatives of before a person is considered fully covering nearly 15,000 miles and in· pleasant few hours watching the 51.. .1ehow everyone made it with· members who want to understand literate. But there is a hidden advan~ volving counseling dozens of people, casual coming and going of Malay out mishap, and nobody except us more of our beliefs. Unfortunately, it tage in the Chinese language. Each there is so much of interest to tell. In village life. There is none of the poor westerners seemed unduly is not simply a case of telling them. word, or picturegram, means the this report I can only hit the high· supermarket rush in Mrs. New's upset. Fortunately Brian Hose used The Chinese language is actually a same thing no matter what language lights. store. People drift in and spend half to be a rally driver. I left the driving collection of several major and liter· is spoken. An analogy of this is OUf I left Australia with Sydney an hour haggling over the prjce of a to him. ally hundreds of minor dialects. Western numerals. Whether you deacon Brian Hose on the last day of piece of cloth or the week's provi· Many young Chinese today have pronounce the character 9 as "nine" 3,000 characters the Australian ministerial confer· sions. But, in spite ofthe seemingly only had English educations and are Of "neur' or "sembilan," it means encc. We flew directly to Kuala Lum· casual pace, Mr. and Mrs. New are We spent a few days visiting the unable to speak adequately in any the same thing. Chinese characters pur, capital of Malaysia, where after kept busy with the store and a poUltry members who live in the northern Chinese dialect. In a few sad cases, operate the same way. So, no matter a few hours' sleep we caught a local business they have started. Mr. New half of Malaysia. We were also able children end up speaking a com what dialect a Chinese speaks, he can flight to Kota Barn, on the Malay is also a schoolteacher. to visit and counsel with many pro· pletely different language from their always understand in his own Jan· Thai border. We had promised to be The big iron gate of their store is guage what any other Chinese has in K.B., as it is called (Malaysians rarely closed. But they told me that written down. Sort of like writing in always refer to their main towns by no matter how busy they are on Fri· tongues. So an effective way of ex· the initials), in time to conduct the day at sunset the gate is shut. In fact, plaining our beliefs and doctrines to long-scheduled wedding of Teo Poh just to make matters quite clear, the Chinese who do not speak English is Oon and Choo Swee Choo. After a News have painted in big, indelible through their written language. quick change and shower at our letters on the gate "Hari Sabtu·di hotel, we arrived just in time at the tutup." In Malay that means "On Chinese literature Teo home, where the wedding was to Saturdays We're Closed." Some months ago we received take place. Incidentally, Mr. New asked if I pennission from Les McCullough, The Teo family is nearly all would request brethren to pray for the director of the International Divi· Church members, but most of the health of his little son, Louie. Louie sion, to begin an unofficial transla· guests were not. They viewed our is critically ill with a serious blood tion of the AC Correspondence Course ceremony with frank curiosity. In a and·liverdiseasc. Docrorscandonoth· and basic literature into Chinese. The traditional Chinese wedding there is ing for him; the condition is incur· few members of the Church who are 00 ceremony involving the public able. The boy suffers much discom proficient in written Chinese are exchanging of vows. Rather, there fort. An operation would help tern· working on the project. While in is a long series of complex and care· porarily, but he would die in two K.L. I was able to look over a first fully orchestrated rituals to be carried years. The News are trusting God. draft of lesson I . It is quite a difficult out. Our brief wedding service must From K.B. we flew across job to convey exactly the right shade have seemed rather strange and in Malaysia to Penang. After visiting of meaning into Chinese. and the fonnal to many of the older guests. members and prospective members Chinese Bible is not a particularly Another custom that takes a bit of on this beautiful island state, we rent accurate translation. But it can be getting used to is that the bride must ed a car for the drive south. Driving done, and the members have made a maintain a doleful expression and in Asia is an experience quite unlike start. downcast eyes all through the cele· anything (except possibly stock-car After a few days in Kuala Lumpur brations. To somebody used to the racing). To someone used to the driv· we flew the 300 miles down to the radiantly happy Western brides, this ing conditions of the West, Asian island city-state of Singapore, where is a bit unnerving. The frrsl lime I drivers seem bent on suicide. we have about 17 members. It is a encountered it I felt that the poor girl One particular experience I will young church; in fact, at the moment had had second thoughts and nearly never forget. We were following a there is not a married couple among (XlslpOned the ceremony for a further logging truck. Brian pulled out to the members, although several have counseling session. We live and ovenake but noticed another logging CLOSED SATURDAYS - Mr. and Mrs. New Eng Tong and their chil unconverted mates. In spite of this, learn. truck approaching in the oncoming dren stand in fronl 01 the gate 10 Iheir store 10 miles from Kuala Lumpur. they are an enthusiastic, close and Swee Choo managed to remain lane. He tried to pull back, but the car The writing on the gate says, in ·Malaysian, "On Saturdays We're dedicated group of people. We held suitably suppressed on what was for following us had accelerated and oc- Closed." [Photo by Brian Hose] IS. MINISTER. p ... 71 Monday, June 6, 1977 The WORLDWIDE NEWS 7 It holD counsels residents Minister John tore baptizing them. Halford~ Ie. Pt NEW MEMBERS - tin Bahau, Malaysla,.IUS bembers alter the bal'" of an Indian settleme~nds wtth the new IndIan me A'OOve: Mr. Ha~ord[;hOIDS bY Brian Hose] tismal ceremonY· strangely beautiful country and has a staggering potential if the economy can be gotten into shape. Minister travels 15,000 ~Ies Unobtainable basks Our members in Bwma are ex· (Continuod from _ 81 'not quite ready. We had corre· She had been a neighbor of the A sharp knife or spike was driven tremely poor. By our standards they the Passover at Clement Lim's home. sponded several times in the interven _ Isaacs when her husband was sen through his upper leg, and be still have literally nothing except their Members from the southern ing months, and David had assured tenced to a long jail tenn. This suffers the effects to this day. bornes and the clothes they stand up Malaysian city of 10hore Bharu (yes, me that he did indeed now want to be tragedy left her destitute, and she Fortunately such extreme cases are in. Those who live in the remoter that's right, I.B.) came over for the baptized. would have been put in the JX)sition rare. Most people in Malaysia's mul areas often go short of clothing and occasion, ana 29 people took the It took us a little while to fmd his of having literally to give away her tiracial, multireligious society try to food, and they suffer much sickness. Passover. The Night to Be Much home, as most people in rural young children for them to survive. be tolemot. But the 5 \; -day week is Many of the basics that you and I take Remembered was al>o celebrated at Malaysia do not speak English. I David and his family came to the mandatory for many jobs and profes~ for granted are simply unobtainable, Mr. Lim's home, and the Holy Day know enough Malay to ask direc rescue and took her in, in spite of the sions. Younger members living at even if they could be afforded. was kept at a nearby hotel. tions, but unfortunately not enough overcrowded conditions of his tiny home experience problems with diet, But, in spite of grinding poverty, I since traditional Chinese cuisine re After a few days with our members to wulerstand the answers. David has home. The young lady had studied have never heard one word of com lies heavily on pork and seafood. in Singapore, we (reluctantly) hired a small three·room cottage in the In with the family and had come to be plaint from our Burmese membc:rs. another car, this time to drive up the dian section of Babala. He lives in lieve as they did, and she was bap A high spot of the last day in K.L. 00 tbe contrary, they radiate joy and this little house with his wife, chil· southern pan of Malaysia and back to tized with them. David's income is was the ordination of Yong Chin Gee gratitude at being called to be a part eIren, mother, sisters and brothers Kuala Lumpur. On this leg of the trip limited, and he could ill afford four as a deacon. Mr. Yong has been a of God's Churt:h. They constantly and their children. In all, about 23 we met several unforgettable people. more mouths to feed , but he was member for nearly 14 years; C. express their loyalty and dedication people share the tiny dwelling. Grace Latimer is an elderly and dig managing somehow. I told him that Wayne Cole baptized him back in to Mr. Herbert Armstrong and Mr. As we talked to David and his nified Indian lady. In spite of being from now on the Church would help 1963. He has the distinction of being GTA and are anxious to do their part. friend, Pallany, the other members of support this lady and her children widowed since 1959, she has man the ftrst member to be baptized in On the second day of our visit, aged to provide all of her nine chil the family began to ftlter into the with third tithe. Malaysia. Saw Lay Beh, the leader of our group dren with top-grade education. She room. They sat on the floor and Please remember this family from His fine wife, Yuet Sian, was the began to pay close attention. Since I there, was ordained as a local elder. has faced many traumas and diffICul time to time. They are eager to learn frrst Chinese girl to be baptized. All knew for a fact that David and Pal· Saw Lay Deh is a retired school ties in her long life. Many of her and to grow. Because of their back· the members of the Church were lany were the only ones who under teacher and has proven to be an out relatives were tortured and kiUeddur ground and limited oPJXlrtunities, overjoyed at the ordinat!on, as this stood English, I wondered why the standing leader to our people in ing the Japanese occupation. some of them are illiterate. Other was a first for Malaysia. others were interested. Bunna. He is deeply loyal to the Although brought up with a knowl Tamil-speaking Malaysian brethren After a few days with the David was ready for baptism. Work. his country and God. Since edge of the Bible, only during the are helping to shoulder the burden of Malaysian brethren. we returned to last few years Mrs. Latimer had After we hadfinished-ourdiscussion, teaching and helping these new foreigners are only permitted to visit Singapore. The next morning we Burma as tourists, the burden of the come to understand the true meaning I said, casually, "Let's hope that in members. caught the once· a-week flight to Work in has fallen on Saw of repentance and baptism. It had the future other members of your We spent a few more days visiting Burma family will also want to be bap Rangoon, capital of the SociaHst Re Lay Deh' s shoulders. been her dearest wish to be baptized, the members in southern Malaysia public of the Union of Bunna. but because she bad misunderstood a tized. " He has only a ·small house and a and arrived back in Kuala Lumpur Burma is one· of the more remote minor point of our doctrine she felt "But, Mr. Halford," he replied, couple of acres of land, plus his gov April 7. On that evening my wife countries of the world. Wen off the she could never qualify and so had .. they want to be baptized today." ernment 'pension amounting to $7 a joined us, having flown from Aus tourist's beaten track, few foreigners never asked. This explained the great interest in IOOnth. Most of the tithes and offer tralia. We held the last day of Un have visited there since Burma be During our talk she plucked up the our talk. It was back to the drawing leavened Bread in the Federal Hotel ings of the Burmese members must came independent in 1948. It is a courage to discuss the subject. lmag· hoard. in K.L. and were pleased and sur· be earmarked to assist the widows land of pagodas. huge rivers, vast ine ber relief and joy when we told Since the other family members prised wben people came. The and those who are absolutely desti· 93 teak forests, untapped mineral her that there was no reason on earth spoke only Tamil, David had to in K. L. members are an exceptionally tute, so Saw Lay Beh tries to operate wealth, poverty, backwardness - why she should not be baptized and terpret. Conversation was laoorious, wann and friendly group. largely at his own expense. In spite of become a member of the Chwch. but it began to emerge that this family and 45 members of the Worldwide these severe limitations. he has Keeping the Sabbatb Church of God. Ever since indepen· We baptized her later the same was indeed sincere in wanting to be traveled many thousands of miles in dence, Burma has pursued a strongly evening at the local beach. Person baptized. They had abandoned their Our members do face quite severe the last couple of years, helping visit ally, I would have rather found previous religious beliefs and were trials from time .to time. Most jobs independent for.eign and economic and encourage the members in the policy. This has been successful in somewhere more private, but the trying to follow the Commandments. insist on a 5Y.l-day week, and newer far-flung areas of the Union of members assured me that in the more They were observing the Days of Un members often spend several months that the country is free of some of the Burma. He has also translated the secluded spots the crocodiles were a leavened Bread. and, more lmpor out of work. until they can find suit worst aspects of Western- and Correspondence Course into the bit dangerous. tant, they knew why they were ob· able employment. Since most South~ Eastern-bloc culrure. local language for the benefit of the serving them. east ASian countries do not have un However. it has become one of the members who cannot understand Bad< to dnwlng board Most of all, they wanted thelr sins employment relief, this can be a real world's poorest nations, although po English. Anotberday we will not forget in a forgiven so they could receive the test of faith. One young man told me tentially it is one of the richest. There On the same day Saw Lay Deh was hurry was the afternoon spent at Holy Spirit. In all, we counseled that in a previous job his boss was is almost a total lack of consumer ordained, one of the members, Por David Isaac's bome, in the little town seven more members of the family going to give him special favor and goods, and. all equipment seems ter Loa Koo, became ill with malaria. of 8abau. I had met David once be· and fmmd Ihallhey were 01", ready allow him Saturday mominss off. ribly dilapidated and old-fashioned. Saw Lay Beh came and asked me for fore, during the Feast ofTabemacles to be baptized. All were relatives of This so incensed some of his work· In many ways Bunna is about SO an anointed cloth. "No," I said. last year. We had discussed baptism David. except for one young woman. mates that they waylaid him on the years behind the other Asian coun .. Now you are an elder; you can at·that time, but David had felt be was Her case was heartrending. way home and literally tortUred him. tries. But it is a fascinating and lSoo MINISTER, _ 141 8 The WORLDWIDE NEWS Monday, June 6, 1977 jects. Those who received certificates WHATS NEW FOR 3 7 ministers receive awards are as follows: FAMILY NIGHT? Kelly H. Barfield. Allan Barr. churches. said: infonnation ... (Continued from.,... " Roman Borek, Durrell Brown. Tre· pastoral administration. He said the "The program was a success, and Mitchell Kimbrough, who isn't a How was your latest fam vor Cherry. James Dalziel. William awarding of the certifIcates was I'm glad I was involved at the first. I minister but is a recent AC graduate. ily night? 37 Dixon. Charles Aeming. Anthony evidence of the Church's commit thought a sabbatical was supposed to talked aoout another side of the learn· Did you try something .Garside. ment to professional development of be a type of rest, a time for broaden· ing experience. He said the program creative, unusual or just Bruce Gore. Alastair Gunn. Nel· plain fun? me ministry. ing experiences and a time for the is "necessary for the Church in gen- I eral and good for me personally. We son Haas. Maceo Hampton. Raphael How about letting the WN Gamer Ted Annstrongtook part in family. "It wasn't. examined beliefs we have held for a Jansen. Roland Jurisch. Mitchell know how you're putting presenting the certificates and made "The Certificate of the Ministry long time at a level deeper than in Kimbrough. Randall Kobernat. into effect the concept of concluding remarks. Program required a lot of work, but it undergraduate school . Doing so Dennis Luker. weekly family get-to The invocation was by Leslie was certainly a change of pace. New helped me finn up my own under· Herbert Magoo~. Stanley Martin. gathers? Your ideas may McCullough, director of the Interna hori10ns have been opened to me in standing and beliefs. My understand· Pieter Michielsen. Rand Millich. . tum up in alOOg wrth prin~ tional Division. biblical understanding and counsel· ing as a Christian was deepened." Owen Murphy. Royston Page. Alex the recommendations and Ministers in Pasadena on sabbati ing skills. I now feel better equipped The men studied biblical lan ander Peck, Rodney Reinchuck, suggestions of other read cal and recent graduates of Ambas and more capable of helping those guages and the Hebrew prophets, at· Stepben Richards IT. ers. sador were among the men complet with severe personal problems. I also tended semin.m in Old and New Tes· Camilo Reyes, Clifford Riley, Write us at: Family Night, ing this first year of ~e program. feel much bener equipped in the lament studies and took classes in Willard Roelofs, Earl Roemer, Wil· The Worldwide News, Box Tom Turk, who gntduated from areas of human development. I have marriage and family counseling, liam Sidney, Michael Swagerty. 111, Big Sandy, Tex., Ambassador in 1969 and spent seven more avenues opened through read crisis-intervention counseling, Thomas Turk, Braden Veller, Dar· 75755, U.S.A. years as a minister in Arizona . ing mat~ria1s and o.!,her sources of human development and other sub- ryU Watson, James Well . AICF, YOU Iwlp raise $54,000 (COntin.... from ..... 1) special network. was You, a band beaded by YOU member Haz Hall and other musicians from Pikeville. The show started at midnight on May 28, a Saturday night, kicked off by a local recording artist, Gary Stewart, who came home from Nasbville, Tenn., for the event. ,. As the sbow started the doors were closed," said Gerry Russell, director of newsstand distribution of The Plain Truth for the U.S. South east and one of the radioathon or ganizers, "with over 1,200 people jamming the hall, the largest crowd Marlow's Country Palace has ever had." Hundreds more were. outside, waiting to get in. Few cents to $1,000 "Pledges and donations ranging from a few cents to one of $l,()()() FLOOD OF CALLS - Pikeville, Ky., YOU members, above, man telephones during a YOU- and AICF were all gratefully received," Mr. sponsored marathon radio broadcast that raised $54,000 for victims of April's floods in the U.S. Southeast Russell said. "In all, a total of ap Right: Haz Hall sings for the radioathon's cause, backed up by You, his band. (Photos by Hoyt Mullins] proximately $11 ,000 was collected in pledges and donations by the end lar Band and Jeani, a disc jockey and tonsburg, WDOt, Prestonsburg, 21>-hour break early Sunday morn of the show. But this total rose to singer from station WOYB in Fort WSIP, PaintsvWe (and " many other ing. $54,000 when donations from the Wayne, Ind. Pikeville Church stations," said Mr. Russell), YOU local coal companies had been re member Hoyt Mullins, busy taking members Kathy Mullins. Clarissa Interviews too ceived." pictures, laid- his camera down for a Cowan, Debbie Hall, Randy Wright 1be script included an interview Besides Hax Hall and You, other while to accompany some of the and Teresa WelJs manned phones for 45 minutes with Mr. Russell, singers and musicians played and music groups on his washboard . . under the direction of Red Cross offi "explaining the goals and purposes sang into the early Sunday-morning As radi:> listeners beard the music cials and YOU coordinators. of AICF, YOU and the Church. " No gears, bows and beyond. There were Mar and the encouragement to help flood The marathon broadcast lasted Band members Haz Hall, Harley low Tackett and his Southern COlD; victims over WLSI, Pikeville, from midnight Saturday night until 9 Cannon and Chuck Eades also had fon Band, along with the Silver Dol· WECL, Elkhorn City, WPRT, Pres· o'clock Sunday night, with only a short interviews. ••A number of other slars" took' he recalls part in the show, Mr. Russell said By Geoff Robertson later. " These included Nashville re BRISBANE, Australia cording stars Ronnie Sessions, Little Twenty-eight years ago, three ex David Wilkins and the Jirrirny Dee hausted teenagers sluggishly pushed RAMBlIN' RON AND PEl> show. Golden-record holder and their heavy fixed-wheeled bicycles OLIN' PETE - Melbourne, 1968 comedian of the year Elmer into Brisbane after a tiresome lO·day Australia, members Ron • Fudpucker also perfonned." cycling trip from Mackay . "Ramblin' Ron" McGregor, All donated their time, and busi One of these adventurers, Hugh left, and Peter " Peddlin' Pete" nesses donated items auctioned to lis· Robertson, 45, is the present local Thomas meet the mayor of teners over the air. Youth Opportunities United coor· dinator for the Brisbane area. Gympie, Australia, May 3 on .. As the show rolled on, the No gears. no brakes, no refriger their nine-month trip around phones kept ringing with our YOU the country via bicycle. Since ated vans, no police escorts were members answering the phones and there to make things easier during the starting Feb. 21 they have sur making a tremendous impression on 650·mile marathon. vived thousands of hills, rock aU who came in contact with them. ,. falls and the elements as they Each of the youths carried a haver The Pikeville YOU chapter, be sack containing only one change of carry 40 pounds of equipment sides its time, donated $200 cash for on their 9,OOO-mile journey. clothing, a blanket and a ground the cause. sheet, the latter to make sleeping out The cyclists have met hun· "The concert and radioathon was dreds of well-wishing Church a little more comfortable, although a tremendous success," concluded searching for railway sidings or members along the route. At Mr. Russell, . 'especially in regards the time of this photograph, the empty carriages in which to spend the to enhancing the standing of AICF night was preferable. peddlers were heading north to and the church in the area, thanks to Townsville, from where they The Bruce Highway. then mostly a the outstanding example set by the din road dwindling on occasions to plamed to strike out across the You band and the local YOU mem· arid outback of Australia to two sandy car tracks, was marred by ber.; who helped man the phones, and many tidal creeks and rocky gUllies Broome. From Broome they all the Church members who panici will peddle to Perth, on the that played havoc with the tires. pated in the weekend's activities." Now, almost three decades later, west coast, and nearby Albany As a result of the marathon effort, for the t977 Feast ofTabema Mr. Robertson still looks back with Pike County Judge Way ne T . satisfaction on his experience and cles. Rutherford was moved to declare that similarly trusts that all those involved Haz Hall and his band. all the mem· in the recent 650·mile ride around bers o f the YOU chapter and the so ulheasl Qu<: totally shut, which is probably a re Worldwide News, can imagine, there is still quite a bit of and I'm supposed to muddle through all of A Personal Letter sult of rubbing it too much during Points of interest for me: work to be done and it may be thai it wi ll this! some time out of doors in the smog 1. Panama Canal [Gene Hogberg·s not begin to have an impact on them for a It really is sequentially )XlOr and too the other day. Visibility was re column]. good number of years to come. Perhaps it complicated. Reader interest is more like this: duced, it seemed, to only a quarter or 2. References to healings. v'ilI become one of our projects in the ;:;'IJ~ 3. Craft information. Millennium. 1. Area. Spokane - I know some half mile or so, the view of the moun 4. List of people in need of prayer 1 wish there were some way that I could people there . (Continued from p.IIg8 2' tains was totally obliterated, of 2. Who had the baby7 ··John and Mary be cance led. This waS because we and/or letters. tell all of the brethren to keep these people course, and we had several days of Merrill Sammis in their prayers. I trust that the AlCF will Smith .. · "Wonderful! I heard they were did not have the personnel to conduct s uch smog alerts. So I can imagine Stratford, Conn. continue to fund this project so that at expecting. " such programs as swimming. horse just about anywhere in the country least some of these people will come to 3. What sex? "So they finally got a -I< -I< -I< back riding. sports and games. would have been a little more pleas~ realize their worth and their ultimate goal little girl." Nevertheless, the three scheduled ant place to be. Definitely garbage in life. 4. When was it born? '·March 18.It·sa basketball camps will be under way, My father is currently on another I wrote to the Chicago Church brethren Robert L. Forest month old - I must send congratula Waverly, N.Y. tions .. , as we have related previously. and extended overseas trip, which you (via the WN) in order to have a place to stay while I could attend a service seminar 5. Whaldid it weigh? How long was il? there will be a good deal of activity will be receiving details on soon; I -I< -I< -I< on the Big Sandy campus, most in that area. Unfortunately I still haven't " Ten pounds, 20 inches long - a big understand he is to visit some capitals baby ... especially in the Festival area, as we any replies, but instead I received some of Gas check behind the iron curtain in Eastern On our way home from Bible study 6. Let's see, how many do they have near the fall season. that unwanted ' 'junk" in the form of Europe. booklets and articles I neither asked for Friday night my wife and I were talking now? "This makes five -fourbo:ys. one girl." ClarifICation on AICF With love, in Jesus' name, nor was interested in. The so-called" Bib about the speci'!l offering to be taken up Gamer Ted Armstrong lical Researcb" they espouse was defi the next day [April 30). We were con 7. What did they name it? "Cynthia Let me clear up a little confusion Ditely Satan's garbage!! cerned about where we were going to get Ann - how sweet." over the local chapters of the AICF, Gene and Esther Hedgepeth the extra money. You see, besides our If no one else has ever pointed this out if I may. Drums, Pa. daughter graduating in May and a wed by now, I'm really surprised. It has been a ding in June, we are in our third-tithe real nuisance to me to have to read these In our many budgetary reductions, -I< -I< -I< I had earlier given instructions that ,l,~ year. So with a very tight budget there announcemenlS the way they are, and I've wanted to comment many times. local-chapter activities funded by TO THE EDITOR Poppies not profitable was no extra money. There was no ques I would like to sincerely thank you. tion of not giving an offering; we just Please consider more professional writ headquarters were to be canceled. (Continl*i from page 2) THANK YOU! But these two words didn't know what obligation we were ing of this column. from olher departlMnls of the Work, but In a lengthy discussion of all such alone can not really convey the heartfelt going to eliminate for the money. (Mrs.) Gerrie Brown sometim~s we, or they, do slip up. We activities with Mr. Art Mokarow. I appreciation for having sent me the WN The next morning as I was drinking my Denver, Colo. certainly are not out to get FonicJna, so was infonned that in some instances ... during my recent trip to Thailand. coffee and studying, 1 filled out my spe don't give up. local-chapter activities are paying for There are no Church members there at all. cial offering envelope - all but tbe The arrival of your lel;er al the WN themselves. However, as a pre But I did have some Bible studies there amount - and left it open on the table. office inspired the birth of a nt'W format cautionary measure, even in the with a Buddhist monk whom I met there After I finished my prayer and Bible study for the "Babies" column. A coup~ of Extra study WN staffers put their heads together and event such activities do pay for them on my last Dip to Thailand in 1969. He is J went to pick up the mail and received the Would .. like to thank you for The conceived a new way of listing the infor selves, I wanted it made clear to all quite a special friend. I managed to leave letter from Me, GTA along with my other Worldwitk News, and special thanks to him an Amplified Bible (he has a hard mail. I came home and my wife and I read mation lhat inclutks SOIM of the fruits of involved that I felt that, IF they felt the [Jack] BaUeys for the Bible crossword time understanding his King James Ver the lener and talked about the immediate your labor, but also a few ideas of our such activities were ooth time-con puzzles [April II and 25J. I have enjoyed sion)and acopy of the January , '77, Plain need, then my wife said, "Whydon't you own (we trust we haven't doctored up suming and were draining away them, as well as getting in extra Bible ,Truth. open your gas-check envelope?" (a small your brainchild too much). It would have study. been a litlle premature to include t~ new energy and financial resources While in Tbailand, I managed to meet monthly royalty check usually ranging Mrs. Luther McGee creation in this isslU, sinc~ lhe colu.mn (meaning that such programs were with the director of the King's Project from $10 to $15). When I opened it I Ashland, Kan. hod already been set 10 type lhe old way, "self-supporting" only because they (partially funded by AlCF). Our meeting found this note inside: "The enclosed were underwritten basically by a ma -I< -I< -I< look place in the northern part of Thailand royalty check includes 2'h. years' back but we're expecting a new birth anrwuncement coupon (on page /0 ofthis jority from witfun the Church) this is at a popular resort city known as Chiang pay in royalty adjustments." We couldn't GTA, Me. Hogberg, news, Views isslU) to help us get the infant program on Mai. The King's Project involves re believe our eyes, this was so totally unex not necessarily being cost-effective. I've long felt the heed to write to say ilsfeet by the next iSSlU. When you.r next habilitating the Hill Tribe people of which pected. We just looked at each other in By no means did I mean to imply a thank you fortheWN -it has grown to be WN is delivered. watch for the there are approximately 500,000. The amazement, then lremendous joy, as we summary dismissal of every activity a most important link. spanking-new format. majority of these people grow poppies for realized our prayers had been answered connected with the AICF wbere local I fmd deligbt and interest in reading: a meager and poor living. It is from these - we had our special offering! -I< -I< -I< chapters are concerned. GTA's personal letter, about the breth poppies that I1lW opi.um is made and When we told [daughterJ Joy what had ren in faraway places, about the growth of On the other hand, I must very shipped to refining laboratories arouod happened she was so excited and said, The talk of tbe show cburches, about the happenings amongst carefully appraise infonnation com the world. Of course, these activities are "You ought to tell somebody about this." We have a portable radio we listen to as us around the world. ing from all quarters, both pro and illegal. So the best way to share our blessing with we work on WSMB, New Orleans.1bere The attention to detail to telling the all of you is a letter to the WN. is a talk show on from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. con. Some pastors feel activities are 1be goal of the King's Project, and it is little things, for example: GTA about his The Chesley Tiptons Subjects of local, state, national and overdone in some areas (and I recall a ... still just a research project, is to develop - emo60ns and ttterahces as he perfonned Big Sandy, Tex. world interest come into discussion. ways and means for the Hill Tribes to very defmite reaction on the pan of a the marriage ceremony for his father, and Recently [singer] Anita Bryant's fight profitably raise cash crops, such as tea, large number of readers through The the response from those present! It's -I< -I< -I< against homosexuality has been under coffee and vegetables. and to develop Worldwide News along this line re womjerful to be part of it all. discussion. She is to appear on the Sum~ markets fortbese items. Contrary to popu Dift'eftllte to bim garding church socials, Spokesman The new columnby Gene Hogberg is of mer Pop Concert in June. lbere is a move iaroplDion, these Hill Tribe people do not The new policy of not printing address clubs, fund-raising drives, AICF tremendous interest. I read it avidly. That to try and stop her from appearing by the es in the "Personals" is a good one, but bit about the King of the South - in bis make much money in raising poppies. It is .. gay" group_ chapters and the like). But we still far more to their benefit to raise cash how about at least printing the state the article titled "Middle East in Prophecy," At the same time the Boy Scout leaders want to evaluate the more positive person lives in, since that makes a differ written in 1957, Mr. Armstrong named crops. But introducing the methods by are on trial for child molesting. infonnation from those who are re which this can be done requires overcom ence to me if I am trying to ·decide to Ethiopia. More news and views on that, Feelings are very strong. ally turned on to the program. ing a host of superstitions and religious answer a "Pen Pals" ad. please? Someone sent the emcee a copy of The taboos. These people are extremely ig Harold L. Willis I merely do not want our brethren Rosalie Lamprecht Motkm Romans [published by the Woric]. norant in the ways of the modem world. Platteville, Wis. to so diffuse their efforts that we ap Irene, South Africa He mentioned the downfall of Rome was pear to be running off in about 14 1bere are currently 10 to 12 tribes that parallel to what we art: experiencing. -I< -I< -I< We hesitate to add any informaJion to directions at the same time and sad are being helped by the King's Project. Calls started coming in asking where that supplied by the wriler of a personal, die ourselves with dozens of different I was very pleased with the 4-25-77 This involves 500 to 800 people. As you they could get copies of the book:. Soon a because for various r~asons he may pre gentleman called in iUld gave the address activities and resp:msibilities so that fer not 10 have his stare ofresidence men and at the same time mentioned your we are unable to do justice to those tioned. However, writers of pen-pal re (Gamer Ted Armstrong'sJ dad's name. few which should perhaps retain ".--- ...... -- quests and other persons using the new He advised that the literature was free to priority. ... , remaiJing system are welcome to include anyone that requested it. ----,... the 1UlmeS of their state, city or country , \ I \ Keith Rush, the emcee, was threatened Weight 011" shoulders when wriling their ads. I How do \ I I that his advertisers would be picketed if It was like a great weight being , you do it? I , It's easy! I -I< -I< -I< he did not stop supporting Anita Bryant's lifted off my shoulders to fmany send \ I , , stand against homosexuals. off the last several chapters of my An idea is born (again) In a matter of minutes his sponsors ... , ...... ~., I just have to say something about the book to the publisher! started calling, affirming their support of ,_ _-,", I -- "Babies" column. You really need to his stand. One of them had heard the re Though I do not have any defmite revise the formal of the individual an infonnation on when the book will - , marks about "the Work, "and read one of , , nouncements. your "Gamer Ted Armstrong Speaks become available in bookstores, I as This is not meant to be harshly critical, Out" columns. sume it will be sometime after the but, frankly. whoever devised this Another caller called in recommending Feast, probably around October or method of wording had no experience in another of our booklets, Is Sex Sin? November. preparing material for reader interest and We have been earnestly praying over We have had one of the most terri reader comprehension - it is not easy the crisis in the Church's finances and felt ble smog alerts in Southern Califor reading, but requires" wading" through. we, the Church, had at least three hours' nia of recent times. All playground And of all types of news, this should not free air time on this show. We were so activities were halted, and many in be so. delighted we felt we had to share il with dustries are being required to shut The area namea tirst is fine - we you. know somebody in Spokane so we read il : Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Ashworth down a certain percentage of their But from then on it is a muddle. The Harahan, La. emissions. This has been brought child 's given name is utterly meaningless about by a decrease in the burning of by itself - you should place the family natural gas for industry and an in The Feast of Tabernacles will be here again in four months, so it's name with it right there. If the child were WHERE TO crease in the burning of liquid fuel not too early to begin thinking about making the trip to Squaw Vaney, grown and had made its name in the oils, which pours additional tons of Calif., Kenmare, Ireland, Big Sandy or wherever. Many of us could world, "John David" or "Cynthia Ann" WRITE sulfur dioxide and hydrocarbons into make better use of our Festival funds in enjoying the Feast if we would would be meaningless. After we spot the Letters to the ed~or, the air. keep in mind a few money-saving travel tips already known about and area, what are we next interested in? We want 10 know who had the baby. That is with the writer's name These, when trapped by a tempera practiced by some of our fellow Church members. and address, should be ture inversion in the Los Angeles So they, and you, are invited to send us suggestions on saving the ne"t point of reader interest. We have had to pass over the given name of the sent to: The Worldwide Basin (by the overflowing of cool money at the Feast - and on the way there anQ back. Tips, for child (meaningless at this point), wade News, Box 111, Big ocean air during the evening and then instance, on economical meals while traveling, the right kind of motels past the sequential position this new baby Sandy. Tex., 75755, the g radual ·'cooking" of these to patronize, money-saving recreational ideas, you name it. has in the family (what family -who?)to U.S.A. Names will be compounds in the air the following Send them in now and we'll try to get them in the WN in time to find out who had the baby . wijhheld on request, but . day), can {onn new and more dan· benefit you and other Feastgoers before you begin the annual jour Then the ridiculous rigamarole: . 'third unsigned letters are not gerous compounds and bring about ney. Mai.lhem to: Tips, The Worldwide News, Box 111, Big Sandy, son, seventh child" I am not retarded. considered for publica serious consequences. Tex., 75755, U.S.A. but it is far too much trouble to stop and tion. Currently I am sitting here writing figure it out - at all, much less here. As to you with my left eye fallen a lmost yet I don· t even know who had a baby. 10 The WORLDWIDE NEWS Monday, June 6, 1977 MANHATTAN. N.Y. - Elizabeth. second Andrews. Apfi125. 8 a.m .. 11 polSlds 9 ounces. deughter. third child of Angel and Flavia ~:":s~z. April 2S. 6:50 a.m., 8 pound!! 1 III WHEATLAND. Wyo. - Amber Jade. first daughter, first ch~d of Jake and Karen (Weber) TO PLACE A PERSONAL BABIES Sinner. April 24. 5:24 a.m ., 8 pounds. MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Valerie Joanne, firsl Type or plainly rxintyourpersonal, following theguideNnes given in the "Policy on ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, III. - Dawn Luana, first daughter, first child of Joanne and Kerry Yalk. WHEATLA.ND, Wyo. Brent Martin, first son. daughter, second child of Duane and Phyllis March 30. 8:41 p.m., 7 pounds 10 ounces. Personals" box that frequently appears jn the WN. Be sure to include a current WN ~~~~ ,c~ :t~d5 o~.~~~ ~~nr:.na (Annis) Weber. ~~~:~' March 17, 10:38 p.m .. 8 pounds 15 mai~ng label with your letter. MONTGOMERY. Ala. - Leigh-Anna. lirst daughter. first child of Rick and Angela Beam. Unless you specifically request that your address appear in the paper. the WN BIG SANDY, Ta)(, - Ryan Nicholas, first son, May 10. 12:17 p.m., 8 pounds 6 ounces. :~~?e~.S~~sIOC~~~Sor ~~ge-;- a~ac;~ri;OWal~~~~ Circulation Department will automatically delete your address and assign you an first child 01 Gary and linda Wise, May 25. 12:44 May 22, 9:17 a.m., 4'h pounds. a.m.,8 pounds 2 ounces MONTREAL. Que. - Chrislopher Edward, first alphanumeric mailing code so your address will not appear in print. (This is to help son. first child 01 Edward and Ferrona (Kuzyk) YORKTON, Sask. - Dara Srmone. firsl eliminate the unwanted, unsolicited malerial in the form 01 hate mail. religious tracts, BRAINERD. Minn. Aron and Matthew Allen Calka. May 22, 5:18 a.m .. 7 pounds 9 ounces. daughler , second child of Paul and Jan Unchan, (twins). second and third sons, second and third May 1. 1:30p.m .. 7 pounds 6 ounces chain letters, business offers and advertisements some readers had received after childrenol Clint and Autumn (Vasey) Linn, March MONTRE~L. Que.- Tania·Marie,lirstdaughter their addresses appeared in the WN.) 29,2:03 and 2:05 a.m .. 6 poundS 1 ounce and 7 s&<::ond chrld 01 Armand and Martts Gelrnas. Apol pounds 10Y2 ounces. 5. 3 II pm., 8 pounds 9 ounces For those people using this system, the WN forwards all responses to their ads, other than commercial, proselyting, pornographic or obscene material or chain letters, CARDIFF . Wales - CaroUne Jane, Ilrst NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Jonathan Carl. third son, I PERSONALS I or others the WN feels woufd be offensive 10 its readers and not in keeping with the daUQhler, second child 01 Aobert and Margaret third child ot Bil! and Anita (Smith) Burgess, April Hamson, April 20, 3:28 p.m .. 6 POlXlds 60lXlOElS . 12, 1 a.m .. 8'h pounds. Send your personal, along with original spirit and intent of their personals, and the same will be disJX)sed of. t..fterthe initial contact, 01 course, you are able to write directly to your corresponder Is. CARMAATHEN, Wales - Amber lee, second PHOENIX. Ariz. Sancler Ace, first son, third a child 01 Larry and Juije Baldwin. May 2, 6:40 a.m., WN mailing label with your ad By requesting the publication 01 your personal, you thereby consent to this g~~t'~~rM:; GENEVA. Switzerland - Gwenael Josias PROVIDENCE, R.1. - Jason Robert, first son, include your mailing label. Will9m, lirSI son, first child 01 Yvonna and second chMd of Gilbert J. and Nancy E. Bourget, Johannes van Gullk, May 18. 2:55 p.m., 3 April 30, 9:5O p.m., 7 pounds. TO ANSWER A PERSONAL kilograms 410 grams. PEN PALS SALEM, Ore. - Christina Laneah, lourth Simply address your letter to: Persona\S, The Worldwide News. Box 111. Big GOLD COAST . Austra~a - Barbara Jean, lirst ~~:t~P:~u~7~ ~~i:lg, O!.~~~~a~~nndds ~~~ ~~~'~rfs ~i~'t~I~~:I~a:e~~'b~~~~ ~~~9~re Sandy, Tex., 75755, U.S.A. In the lower left-hand oomerof the envelope plint plainly ~~i~r:,r'l ~~~ C::~.,oi ~~~~~~~~ce~.ll9r. to write anyone attending there. Interests: the WN-assigned mailing code that appeared in the ad you wish to answer. horseback ridin9. musiC (the Bee Gees, Paul Be sure to include a WN mailing label with your response, because we are only GREELEY, Colo. - Tracl Elizabeth, lirst SALEM, Ore. - Laura Ann, first daughter, first McCartney. Wmgs, etc.), travel. baseball, daughter, first child 01 Ted and Donna (Graves) chUd of Darrel! and Katherine (Stores) Foster, hockey. fishing. Susan Faw, MIDI. offering this service to WN subscribers. If you are a subscriber but have run out of WN ~~g:!~n, April 20. 4:31 a.m., 6 pounds 14 March 30. 8:08 a.m., 7 pounds 4'12 ounces. labels, please Jnclude the subscription number from your Plain Truth label. Scottish male co-worker. 30, seeks to write To help defray the costs of remailing, the asks that those who can afford it SAN DIEGO. Ca~l. - Jared Sterling. first son. female co-workers or members. Interests: WN HARTFORD. Conn. Thomas Robert. sed:lnd tlurth child 01 Jerry and Rulh Hammons, April 26. enclose a U.S. postage stamp. Non-U.S. readers need not include stamps. son,thlrd chid of Paul and Paula Finch, May 7. ~~g~nTh~~~ Ji~:~9fr~.p~~o~~adlng, sport, 7:46 a.m.• 9 pounds 6 ounces. When answering a personal using the mailing-code system, donol indudeon the KELOWNA, B.C. - Jonathan Brent, lirst son, SMITH'S FALLS, Onto - Wendy Anita. first Widow would tik~ to hear from Christian men In outside of the envelope the name of the person you are writing. Your letter must be tlurth chNd 01 Lynwood snd Evelyn Murphy. April daughter, third child of Mr. and Mrs. Theo 60s, from Bel~ngham, Wash .. area. if there are 23,5 p.m., 8 pounds Y2 ounce. Hetmus, May 4, 4:40 p.m .• 6 pounds 8 ounces. any. It"s very hard to meet a Sabbath keeper. addressed directly to the WN, and the mai~ng code must be in the lower left-hand Rulh Gregory, M103. comer. LAFAYETIE, Ind. - Jason Eric, second son, SYDNEY, Ausb"aIia -Linden Jennifer Mary, first second chNd 01 Richard and Sherry Evans, April 8,11:18 a.m., 6 pounds 13 ounces. !~~~~~j !~sets,c~5~~:~:g .'~.~;~0=~hJ ~~~~~!~ ~~:.W:H~fK~~: ~~Oi.ln San Married member. 20. wishes to !"tear from anyone mine came over In 1850 from Hetrsbronn. LAS VEGAS, Nev. - AprU Ann, IIrst daughter, Attention tall glrta In Pacific Northwesl and British 15to60.1 Uke to grow house plants, have tropical Germany. I would appreciate any help in finding a first ch~d of Bred and Carol (Shamus) Achtman, TOOWOOMBA, Australia - Daniel Gllies, tlrst fish, would Mke anyone to help me learn to quiH. 7:23 p.m. (no date given), 10 polA'lds 7 ounces. son, second child of Rod and Shayne King. April ~~~~:\~~::f=~~1:b~C:~~:'~;o~ Does someone have an easy pattern to start ~~~:eI::~~~t~;~i!~o~~~~~fX 3, 10 p.m .• 8 po~ds 13\\ o~oes. with? like love stories, animals, children. etc. you have any Information helpful 10 me, pWase LONGVIEW, Tex. Laura Lea, IIrst dauahter, Please write: I'tllry to answer all. Vickie Turner, send It to Wesley Behmlander. M127. S9COfld chMd of David and UIKe (Neff) Weeks, TULSA, Okla. - MaHhew Steve Andrews, :'~rke;~'rn~~ 5~=0~,c;:,~:~:nPe~ '-4123. April 30, ~:~ p.m .. 7 pounds 1 Y2 ounces. ~ son. third child of Stephen and MIriam pals. People intereated In education, coin Single man, 40, wishealady pen pals, especially collecting, SWimming, active sports, BIble study. I wot.fd tiketo find out If I have any relatives orold those going 10 Jekyll. Billy Alvey, Ml2B. Prefer age 35 or more. Ralph Maler, Ml06. friends In the Worfdwlde Church of God. My parents are Oscar and Lovern a Fischer of BricketWood dass of 1975, where are you? What Single male co-worl Single member would like to hear from singles. widows or widowers. In Ihe 50-and-over ag&-group. Do 'arm work and take interest in BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT everything but sports. Miss Marjorie Stevens, Mll1 . We'd like to let the readers of The Worldwide News know about your new baby as soon as rt arrives! Just fill out this coupon and send it to the address given as soon as possible after the baby is born. ~i~ I ~~~Id, ~~el~~e~::~:~~~,irl:c~~.~eaa~l~g~ basketball, baseball. other things. Will try to answer all. Tammy Boone, M113. LUNCHEON - Ambassador College food-service director Eugenio Api I'm going to SquawValley and would love to hear lrom other singles going there 100. I'm while, 24, talks with nutrition advocate Gloria Swanson_ love mU9ic, country. Christina. MIlS. Ism In God's Church and would Wke to hear from :;;eM~c~k1~8,ln ~~~~~~ . ~:~en~s~~~~:~ Lunch with Gloria Swanson me about your c~urch area, Interests, lamlly ~fe. Will try to answer all. Miss Meena Govender. MIlS. supports college's program By Ingrid Helge exhibits and demonstrations_ .our coupon baby this issue is Davida Gall. daughler 01 Mr. and Mr$. David Damron 01 . Russellville, Ark. If you would ~ke 10 submit a photograph of your child for the coupon. jU9t PASADENA-The dining hall in The luncheon was successful in sond a photo (black al1d white preferred) 10: The Worldwide News. Bo_ tIl. Big Sandy, Tex .. the student <;enter at Ambassador several ways, organizers say. The al 75755, U.S.A. Please include the name 01 Child. parents' names and address. Sorry, we cannot J:'~~':~~~ ~~:to~:,~t~ie~~u~~nn~;~Sehs~ guarantee U9ing or returning your photo. Submission limited 10 members of the Worldwide College took on an elegant atmo liance raised needed funds for the hopes to hear soon from all you single men who Church ot God who are subscribers. Please enclose your WN label. sphere May 19 for a "Luncheon have mutual Interesls and who are young at college's continuing-education pro heart, physically not over 65. She will camp and :: :: :a; an::: ;a;c : :: With Gloria Swanson," sponsored gram, the college received favorable ~,k8~ut Ihis year at Ihe Ozaril:s. Nancy Moore. by the Ambassador Cultural Al BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT publicity, and many saw and experi 'THE WORLDWIDE NEWS' liance, women's group that sup enced the surroundings of the cam Single while member. 32. would like to write to a ladles. Some Interests: gardening, skating, BOX 111 iXlrts the Ambassador International pus for the flI"St time. reading, fixing things. Vincent C. Schneider, BIG SANDY, TEX .. 75755, u.s.A. Cultural Foundation in this area. The Ambassador Cultural Al M119. Last name Father's tlrst name IMother's first name Three hundred eighty-eight people liance was formed two years ago by Hi. I would K~e male pen pals 18 to 19. r am a female, _16 . I ~ke music, sports. horseback rklng, saw and heard Miss Swanson, an ac Ann Elliott, wife of Jack Elliott, tress and commissioner of youth and fonner superintendent of buildings ~g~;~~~t:Xe~le°~~~inr!::~~~ni~~';:~~ Mother's malden name· Church area or city ot residence/state/country physical fitness for New York City. and grounds for the campus here. and her husband, author William When the Elliotts moved to Texas Baby's sex Baby's first and middle names Sugar Blues)_ Dufty (writer of several months ago, Bob Haworth, Oeoy OGlrl The guests partook of a gourmet who works with public relations for Anyone out there who wants a pen pal of 50 Month of birth Day of month Time of day .l'we'9ht meal whose menu had been rec the college, began coordinating the years. a lamily man with hobbies such as OA.M, ommended by Miss Swanson and alliance_ Members meet monthly to ~~fr~'1 ht~~g~~:~~g !t~~:s. ~~= Dp.M. Mr, Dufty, tIt~o ~eard le~IU~' 00 hear ~peakel1i on subjcx;ls ~lalCd 10 En~,h or Dutch. Mr, Willem HtykOOp, M122, No. of sons you now tUlive No. of dauWhters you now have health and nutrition from the couple. culture and humanitarianism and to Female German nonmember, 26, married, Then came a question-and-answer come up with ways to support the desires correspondence with WN readers, any' age, sex, color. ethnic origins. VariOus hobbles ·Optlonal session and the viewln.g of nutrition AlCF. and inlerests. Elke Proetzel, M138. a c IHI = = Monday, June 6, 1977 The WORLDWIDE NEWS 11 C, Davis Jr. of Louisville, Miss" were united in Please pray tor my alcoholic husband and that marriage Nov. 9 in LOuisville. Tha ceremony was :Je~rs~~u;'~~~~~tf~~e~:':n~~e:~;: God will help me 10 have more compassion, e;:rformed by Mr. Ron Wal.len, pastor 01 the enouflh weight and be strong. rn repeat: She's ..... isdom and patience to do alt I can 10 help him, 34. divorced. ~ving at home with me , She lasted PERSONALS coeu:e~!'OC:e~:~~~'4~~SS" churches. llIe Prayer urgenlly requested brlhe healing ot Ell .. ~!!:t~~~~l1:sS\~:~e20M!~r~~ i~' Je"!! Aeaves and her son Chris. They have suflerad lalayatte, La:. was Ihe setting April 29 01 a Hampshire, but due to Circumstances he ..... asn'l with muscular dystrophy lor several vears and there Now she's three or four hours a..... ay from are homebound. Aecently her son had 10 move ~::::~~ ~~~l e:i~~~T~~m..... ~~~~~":,~i::;,:~ me and very ill again. I'm desperate. Noone close out 01 the house. and she teets 80 Ionetv . Please by Mr. Kan Beyersdorler, pastor at Balon Aouge, to turn to, bul keePIng in close louch with God. wrile her and upli" her splrils, She lives al 125 La. EaSlcotKI Lane. GilWngham. Kent, ME7, England. I have been a widow lor 18 years. Woukllov. to ~~~~ 'n""~~~tt~r~ r~:ie y~~a~~a~I~~a~~ _ita ladies or gentlemen lrom Ihe Church. I am ~~ybt~:r .ollJ'~i:,ale~~~n:::.. y~~~~~~ ~~~ r:~~~en~~~~:~ .m6u~~g~I~~ini!-:n E;eerl~~ 62. Would surely love to hear from someone 13662. U.S.A. :f~ my age, or any age. Liman GullHams. ~~~y~~t~;.s O~t~'::~!a~~::mn::r ~~~t~ t~ra: Please pray lor my heatth. My back Is badly her lrouble Is or what to do for har. Our Falher damaged. causing a 101 01 pain al night. T.C. knows what IS wrong and can heal her. Mrs. Oon Young man in early 40s would ~ke to write 8 ..McCoy. young woman In her early "0.. I like good books, movies, walks in ltIe woods in Ihe summertime. I Brethren. please pray lor a sisler. Her husband. a LITERATURE lve in .astern Pennsylvania near the Poconos. member, has left the Church. No ..... her problems FOLLOW-UP Fred P. Bones, Box 43. Shepplon, P • . , 18248. are juslloo much. ~I~;'~il~~~~:o~~:'~~i~-:l:~~'gr~~~ I am a member, 37, divorced, a mother.. Are there Urgenl prayers needed for Kevl Kissel, old Correspondence Course? Please contact me 5·monlh-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Alchard Kissel, ~=~ ~~n~;:'Cyhs':yt~e f:~6~~~~ ~~,!r:i ~. ~~~~~ ~r!t~~J':n~~ ::I~~~~~ home. Please continue to pray as I have had ~~,~:'~~~~ . ~ir':~~'e~~p~~~t:r gladly MI33. ~~~I :,~':~'J,I!~~: g;:;Ir!9 !~~~ ~~~ and help and strenglhen his parents at this :~ :!c~~tt~~:s~~~;a~~~5:m Would like a t976 Feast bfochIKf'ol Jekyll tsland difftcuh lima. Texarkana, Tex .• 75501. and also of Hampton. Wilt reimburse lor poslage. :n~~~; ~~: !~r;,rt/~:l1 ~o~:~ I~:t Gene Koselke. 1.4149. stamps. play eh_sa. David Marae, M134. Please pray lor me, a diabetic wilh spine trouble affactlng my walking. =S~40r~/~:~:d ~~I~I~~:~ '~~= been walkIng better and since Unleavaned Bread TRAVEL Single disabled veteran, 43, would Mke to wrtte I have been walking wilhaut tha help of my stick ~~:o~:~:'~m~~.~~~~~~~~~ : for shari dislances. I thank you all lor your Single male. 25, will go to Pasadena. probably in White single tamale, 17, Wk •• all kinds of sports ~r~i~~J~ae=~~~~~~:~~a~~ ~~l':;w~~::'~~~:!~t~~~r;n~~&~t~:~ and loves to dance. WoUld Wk. to heartrom young or two weeks. Harlan Simantel, MISt . melt 181020. Loretta Pruett, M136. Very sincere Ihanks 10 all the wonderlul people, Is anyone 1- Alabama going 10 the ~rst session 01 especially Ihe dear children. who wrole and HI. Anyone looking for a pen pal? I am a boyaf 14 . SEP who could give 16-y.ar-old lemale a ride? Intelllsts: keen stamp collector, fishing, squash, ~~r:~r °1~~e~~:~~~~~~~adoa( ~eam~e~: r::~ ~~~y:rr=,~:rU~k~A~~~~m~~ :'~trrl'Jmn=r:!s:a,;~~nses - If so. please f~~~f~3 ~;~~I: ~t~~~ ~w~ere In MR. AND MRS. GARY ABEL countries. Usa is greatty improved; she walks operation has been put off, I am a member ollhe Tamp'a, Fla .. churCh who Gary Robert Abel and Mrs. Judith Toensjog were M~~~y~~:~~~ united In marriage March 4 in Denver, Colo. ~?c[~~tErX~~i:7!~~~~l~ ~r::dl~;::I:Je KhS:as:~ '1r!rmm~::'r:~~~hs~i ENGAGEMENTS Matron 01 hOl'lOr was Mra. Barbara Her8(;hleb, araa, Inlormlng me about such things as JObs , best man was Orville Abel, andtheceremonv was MOlher, ill, does not gel oul much. Prayers ~ ~~~h~tri~ri~~a:t:;:t"M~::,I~~~ ':!re~~ Martha Ryan and John Walsh would like to ~~:tt1is:-~':I:r~~~~~. w~I~~ ,ch~: ~~66g prison al Jad!:son, Mich. I spent one day and ~7!it:n~~~, ~~~~~:~Ire!;:'~~;I~~~~ ~:nd"r:~~I~fr~r:;~::C11~~~= Belton. Tex .• 76513 . • n~ht. I have been relumed 10 my homelown 01 that would be of help 10 a newcomer in the area :e~':~lot:s!p~':~~~k~~:=-Co~~:: Judy Ts the daughter 01 Bob and Auth Barber of Will try to answer all, Cathy Koontz. MI53. Aecital Hall, Pasadena, Calil. West Bend. Wis. Gary and Judy are making their :~~~:t'-tme~~a~h;~~Sthha~~:il ~t~ home al M139. attention 01 the man who committed the crimes I Mr. and Mrs. Asa Em~on 01 Springfield, Mass., ~re:~~·rott~se.&~.y~~~~c::~:~=~ ':~l. She does not know yel how serious. She is in her ~~.cg~:~~s:,:a~~':n;,!~hN~~ :~I~ lell the ~e~~~I~e J~~~I ~~""'s;~~ ,a~lIt~el~w~il~aC~~ :a~;~t:~:::~~a~': ~~ ~~~~:~~~~~ tilth month 01 pregnancy. Peggy McCollum. expenses, Gloria SUlter. M1S4. Mrs. leonard Beltz 01 West Virginia. A Mrs. Violet Raney would Mke to Ihank everyone September wedding is planned. Please pray lor a delormity Ihat presents a ~a':~:;'~?o ~ ~~~,e:~~ ~V:a8 , f~~~ handicap and emotional problems and thai it is ~~~~; ~:e~b~~ea~~:~I:ftS~~-rs c=~ Mrs. lyndon Hari 01 Monlpelier, Ohio, would like Goers will thai we are abkl to sell lOme property '!'Ie idaa 01 "lOving \0 one of lhese areas. Would better but still needs your continued prayers. She • like Inlo on jo~s. homes, elc. Would much 10 announce the engagement of her daughler : hes been unaole to personally reply to your appradate hearrng from brethren In these areas. Susan to Ezra l . SlmmetJr.. son olMr. and Mrs. ~~~s: ~,fine~I~~,,::~~~sA~~'awes~~ letters. nonmember, Is handicapped and In need of Richard, MISS, ~!~~e~be~I:.='ngS[s PI!n~:9.lnaw, Mich. A employmenl. Mrs. M.J.A. Iwould like 10 find 8 ride to the ~rst sessionol SEP ~~~~t~~nll.~~~~.e~~~:~~~ lor my son. 14. I would be able to drive him to Uoyd Longley for performing the ceremOny. Iocalion. In South CaroMna. North Caro~na or ~.~~e ~::~nn~~~!nte~~=t~; We are now living al MI44 In Perth, Wastem Virginia , and I wilt share expenses. I would also ,:raxu:. r. The Au,tralIa. - . like to lind a relum ride back to North Carolina or ~~~h~~~ ~~~ cbse by. Will also share lhe experw;es lor return Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Macdonald are pleased to ~15 Waldon .and Carol Graves - whose jobs were created by Gil Goethals to involve more kids in sports. Local church news wrap-up Cheerleader Theresa Goethals gave a bird's-eye view of the last three years and her satisfaction with the preciation gift for providing leader VIsta. The Spokesman Club members After lunch the next day the group Tacoma squad. ship and organization for the sale , who attended felt that the women did cycled to the home of the O.K. Skor Pastor Dick Aitkins concluded the which netted $800 in two days. an excellent job and that their ice seths, members. who were their hosts evening. Nancy GOf!thals . lAuralu Reinhart. breakers excel those given by the men. for the evening. - Suzanne Miner presided-as hostess Mary's planning paid off as every Cornish npe LOUISVILLE', Ky. - Colleen Mrs. Samuel Metz. Adams, IS , a sophomore at South She is a member of the National Youths receive recognition western High School in Hanover, Honor Society, president of a girls' Ind. , was made a member of the Har sports club, a member of Future ACME, Pa. - Barry J. Stahl, 13 , Harmon of the Birmingham (A.M.), academics, athletics, extracurricular vey Wiley Chapter of the National Homemakers of America and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Stahl of AJa ., church, received an award for activities or communiry service. The Honor Society May 17 . student council. and a student rep the Uniontown, Pa. , church, won "scholastic excellence" from the honor is considered one of the high To become a member of the soci resentative to the Principal's Advis second prize in the fifth national University of Alabama Alumni As est a high-school student can receive. ety. a student must maintain at least a ory Committee. sculpturing contest sponsored by sociation May 12 for ranking Cath y was also installed as a 3.5 grade-point averag~ and exhibit Susan is an active member of ~tanley Tools of ~e:v Britain. !=onn. scholastically in the top 5 percent of member of the National Honor Soci superior leadership, character, schol Youth Opportunities United (the Barry. an eig,hth·grade student at all Jefferson County, Ala., high- ery Feb. 22. She will study American arship and service. Church's youth program) and plans to attend Ambassador College. 'How Was Yor Born?' .. and more PASADENA - Richard Rice, director of mail process ing. reports his department has . accumulated some unusual re quests from listeners to the ' Work's television and radio broadcasts and readers of its lit BARRY STAHL VICKIE HARMON CATHY WALLACE ' COLLEEN AOAMS erature. A man requested the article Hurst Junior High, won the prize in school juniors. government in swnmer school and CoUeen, her parents, Mr. and "How You Can Be a Bride With the second division. for grades seven Vicki was also selected as the graduate in July. Mrs. Clifford Adams, and her the Power of God ... through nine. He received a certifi brother. Conan, attend church here. favorite by her cJassmates at Oak Cathy plans to attend Ambassador A letter arrived here ad· cate and $75 for his wood sculpture, Grove High School and was Girls' College. dressed to The Plain Troop . (It tided Hippo. She is the daughter of Mrs. Velma RAPID CITY, S.D. - David State representative from Oak Grove was from a representative of the Starting with a piece of scrap High. Holley and attends the Dallas A.M. Fergeri, 17. a senior at Stevens High Salvation Army.) pinewood, Barry cut a rough outline She is a member of the scbool's church with her mother. School here, won the regional . A package containing what on a bandsaw. He rounded the edges yearl>ook. staff and a member of the DECCA competition at Aberdeen, had once been frozcn food ar off with a me, then put on the fmish National Honor Society. BIG SANDY - Lisa Roe, 14, S.D., March 27 through 29. rived "after being in the pOstal ing touches with other tools his father daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hamid Roe DECCA (Distributive Educational system for about a week," Mr. had taught to use. of the church here, was named Miss Clubs of America) is a course per him . DAlLAS, Tex. - Cathy WaI: Rice says. Last year Barry was third-place Fashion '77 April 18 in a Future taining to all aspects of retailing. lace, 17, a junior at Skyline High A Plain Trulh subscriber rl! winner in a national photography School here, has been recommended Homemakers of America style show Dave participated in tbe petroleum quested that a gift subscription to contest sponsored by YOU. to at the high school here. receive recognition by having her the magazine be sent to" Heinrik Lisa modeled a three-piece orange Barry has two younger brothers biography published in Who's Who Chickenkisser" at the State De ensemble she had made (gauchos, and a younger sister. His I!randpar Among American High School Stu panment in Washington, D.C. vest and coordinated plaid blouse) to eots, Leon and Jean Shreves, also dents for 1976-77. Another subscriber asked the attend church at Uniontown. 8 win the highest award of the show. Recognition in Who' Who is re Mail Processing Department to served for junior. and senior high The title of Miss Fasbion is given change his subscription number school students who have demon each year to a homemaking student ADGER, Ala. - Vicki Harmon, so it would contain no 68. for the best-constructed and best daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David H. strated leadership or ac~evemen~ in. One writer's unusual request modeled garment. Fifty-three stu was as follows: "Willyouplease dents entered this year. kindly answer me in the Lisa has been sewing since age II magazine or by mail soon if this and makes most of her clothes. She is qootation is in the Bible, 'Every vice president of the FHA. is active dog has his day'? I seem to have in YOU and was a member of the read it many times during the national-champion Big Sandy YOU I 950s and have seemed to have cheerleading squad. discussed it with some people Lisa's award marked only the third and have shown it. Now I can't time a high-school freshman had won find it at all and have read the the award 27 years. in Bible completely through again and have not found it. Perhaps I OAVtO FERGEN read over it or just imagined I division. which deals with sales of read it in the Bible, assome years petroleum-related products. He had I did not study or read very much , gained actual experience two years on the subject. I would most ap earlier at age 15 while working in a preciate this clarification." gas station (The Worldwide News. A letter arrived with the ad Sept. I, 1975). dress: "Garner Ted Armstrong. Dave also was a member of the 800-423-4444, Pasadena, CaU Rapid City Stars YOU basketball fornia." team that played in finals competi Another listener addressed his tion in Big Sandy this spring. envelope: "Mr. Armstrong of Pasadena, California. The one BARTON, Md. - Susan Metz, who broadcasts the word of God ~~~~~~Y~O~U~- The Washington, D.C., YOU choit presenls a who attends church at Uniontown, on tIlL Radio. I can'l remember medley of songs at the Hebrew Home fo r the Aged in Rockville, Md. (See Pa., and Hagerstown, Md. , was his first two names . " Seven Events," page 12.) named salutatorian of her 1977 A listener requested "Oh, graduating class at Valley High Hell Lazarus's Soul and the rest tions of women. It was given by Be School, Lonaconing, Md. ot the pamphlets." quita Morse and Peggy Berman, in Susan is the daughter of Mr. and Some other titles requested: structors in adult education. • 7 Laws 10 Raid in Hell . Wrap-up The chapter is also helping to un • 7 LawsofRadiumSickness . .oerwrite the Fairfax County Choral • The Rear o/Children . . (ContinuMi fTom P-ve 12) . Society'S perfonnance of Bach' s Mass • How Was Yor Born ? in B Minor. Daniel Peacock. church's YUU chOir in a medley of • Baran Again. songs at the Hebrew Home for the Tree-planting day • Where Are Ednu and Aged in Rockville. Md. In April Isaac Cummings orpnized WISCONSIN 'DELLS, Wis. - Eli~? and directed an AICF variety sbow Thirty-four members here planted • Who Will Rule tIlL Spouse? for the Leewood Nursina Home in 4,500 trees under the supervision of • Your Marriage Can Be Springfield, Va. The show included a the Wisconsin Department of Natural Hairy . barbersbop quartet, vocal solo. in Resources (DNR) May I. And, finally, here is what Mr. strumental solos. dancing and a sing The trees were planted on privately Rice calls the "leiter of the along. owned property. The landowner had week": On April ' t1. a worldwide day of contracted with the DNR to supply "Will you please sett1e an ar remembrance for the Jews lost in and plant the trees. The DNR worked gument. I am for sex and others World War II. Richard Frankel. witb Peter Baldwin, member bere. to are against it. So please send me fonner manager of the Jerusalem of coordinate the project. the booklet Sex Is Sin and Sex I s fice, presented a color slide program The main purpose of the effort was Pure. I don't like to hear anyone of mQIIcm ICnIWcm 01 lhe H.br<:w to eam money for the church's activ Home ror the Aged. ity account, but it also helped the say sex is diny . ( think it is The chapter sponsored a locally Low·quality land become more pro beautiful. produced seminar, "Crossroads for Iductive. This is the second year that "I'm 65 and J enjoy sex very Women," a day-long workshop di the DeUs church bas planted trees for much." rected toward the needs and aspira- Ithe DNR. 10hn Torgerson. LISA ROE SUSANMETZ 14 The WORLDWIDE NEWS Monday, June 6, 1977 Picturesq ue Feast site Transfers welcome In• Denmark OSLO. Norway - As many as decor. and members will have the hotel ha s fully equipped apanmt!nt!'l 100 transfers from other countries are choice of eating alilheir meals in the which can hold up to six. or in !'lome welcome to come to Denmark for the hotel restaurant or preparing some in cases eight. persons. Since we PU) Feast of Tabernacles this fall. said their own very comfortable apart the hOle I a fixed price for n\.·h apurt· SlUan M. Powe ll. regional direclOr ments." men!. a family or group or fricnd:-. for' the Scandinavian Work, al hb Feast services this year will be en sharing can appreciably reduce the office here May 18. tirely in English. the director said. cost. The Feast in Denmark will take with simultaneous translation into "This will work OUI at something place at Boennerup Strand. near Norwegian and Danish. between 125 und no Danish kroner Glesborg, Denmark. at the Hotel "We aTC expecting between 140 [$20 to $118) per person for the eight Kattegat. and 180 to attend." Mr. Powell days. depending on how many a The hotel is "almost new," Mr. commented, "although there is room member may wish to share with. or if Powell said, and is "located at for more if the full number of trans they would prefer the whole apart Boennerup Strand, which means fers is reached. ment to themse lves." beach, near Graenaa and Aarhus. in "So again we are expecting to First for Denmark Jutland, Denmark . It is a very easy enjoy the very close. wann. family. place to travel to and is set in a pic· group atmosphere which visiting For the past three years the Scan turesque area of Danish woods and members have commented on so en dinavian Feast has been observed in farmland. Right alongside the hotel thusiastically in previous years." Norway; this year will be the first for is a beautiful beach and small fishing The hotel itself boasts two swim Denmark. "We look forward to wel harbor. ming pools, a sauna, a solarium, an coming with traditional Scandina " The hotel offers apartments exercise room and children's play vian hospitality all the members of rather than rooms. They are fully grounds. God's Church in Finland. Sweden, furnished in lypicaJ modem· Danish Denmark and Norway, as well as our Easy 10 reach visitors from overseas," Mr. Powell " Boennerup Strand is easy to said .. 'Velkommen til Danmark!,' reach from Copenhagen," Mr. Pow Those wishing to transfer from DANISH FEAST - ell said, "since the airport for Aarhus America should fill out and send the This year's Danish is not far away. Visitors from Britain application blanks they have already Feast is to be held at can also travel by boat from Harwich received to the Festival Office. Box Boennerup Strand, or Newcastle to the Port of Esbjerg III , Big Sandy, Tex., 75755. The Denmark. The area and then drive across Jutland to reach Big Sandy office will process the ap ooasts many attrac Boennerup Strand, which is just to plication and forward the informa tions, left. the north and east of Aarhus." tion to Mr. Powell. The cost of observing the Feast in Non-U.S. members should con Scandinavia this year will be "less tact the Work's office serving the re than any prevIous year," the director gion in which they live for informa commented. "This is because the tion .on transferring to_Denmark. Borneo. There are not many mem between Sarawak and Sabah, but we bers of the Church in these states at had no definite appointments there . Minister visits remote brethren the moment, although there is con And, since I was still suffering some siderable interest in the PT. side effects from the food poisoning, (Continued from pa!ge 7) Mr. Thomas and Mr. Zam Heyi. We Burma before nying back to Ran Sarawak and Sabah are places of we decided to return a couple of days anoint him. " And I showed him what did meet them , but only barely. They goon. contrast. The towns are modem and early. We flew back to Singapore and to do. had waited in vain at the airport and progressive, but the interior is still returned to Australia two days later. The next morning the members had finally left an hour or so before Reluctant good-byes mainly in penetrable jungle. Most of All together, we were able to bap came to the hotel all smiles. "It was we arrived. They had been told that Next day we reluctantly said our members in Sabah and Sarawak . tize 25 new members throughout the indeed a miracle," said Saw Lay the flight had been canceled. good-bye to our Bunnese friends and are Chinese. However, there are a few region and to counsel many more Beh .• , As soon as I anointed Por 1..00 The next morning we waited for new to Bangkok, Thailand. While in Oayaks, the native tribe of Borneo. prospective members. Koo he began to get better, yet only a them at the hotel. After a while I Mandalay, my wife and I had con Alan Daniel, a young school The Southeast Asian Work is still few minutes before he was deliri decided I had better go to the airport tracted food jX>isoning and were feel teacher, was baptized a couple of small, but it is growing steadily. We ous." to confmn our return flight to Ran ing far from well, so we appreciated a years ago. We were pleased to find found the members of the Church to " Well, what did you expect?" we goon. couple of days ' rest. We were that his charming wife, Rose, was be strong and growing. Even the told him. "After all, you are a Just as I was leaving the airport, I scheduled to meet a couple of in also wanting to be baptized this time. most scattered and remote members minister." ran into Herbert. He and Thomas had terested prospective members in Alan and Rose Daniel teach school in showed real inte~st in the Work and gone to the airport early. They were Thailand, but they did not come. As a native longhouse village deep in the were eager to play their part. Life Naturally musical waiting for us to arrive on the flight far as I know, there are still no bap interior jungles. To reach home they isn't always easy for them and they The Burmese members presented that we were scheduled to leave on, tized members of the Church in Thai have to travel for several hours by must face trials and difficulties dif me with a cassette tape of a concert later that day. It was a close thing, land. bus and then walk for about three ferent from the ones we face in the they had held while observing the but we were able to spend several The last two weeks of our trip took hours through the jungle. Alan and so-called developed world. Feast last year. The tape had been hours together, catching up on the us to the East Malaysian states of Rose are the fIrst Dayak couple to . But one thing is obvious. Wher made under great difficulties, since news from our members in northern Sarawak and Sabah, on the island of become members of God's Church. ever you visit Church members, their viUage has no electricity and It's not so long ago that the Dayaks whether in the depths of a teeming batteries are very expensive. They were headhunters! Asian cily or on the edge of a had no musical instruments but were After a week or so in Sarawak and primeval jungle, the spirit, attitude, able to borrow three homemade Sabah, we returned to Singapore. We. goals and interests are the same. The guitars. Saw Lay Beh aJX>logized had intended to stop over for a day or 'members in Southeast Asia re profusely for the poor quality of the two in Brunei, a small independent member you. They ask you to re tape , since their one tape recorder is oil-producing country sandwiched member them. getting old. But they had done their best. A few days later we were able to play the tape in a member's home in He makes good catch Kuala Lumpur. To put it mildly, it was absolutely beautiful, by any PARSIPPANY, N.J. - Church gram in Israel. standard. The Burmese seem to be a member and shortwave-radio listener He also asked if station personnel naturall y musical people; their voices Ronald Robinson last Jan. 6 made were familiar with the work Herbert blended and harmonized like a what is called, in shortwave lingo, a W. Annstrong has done in Israel. trained choir. Many of the numbers good catch. The station was well aware of Mr. consisted of hymns from our hymn Mr. Robinson. who listens to a Annstrong and the Work. It selected book translated into the Karen lan 30-year-old Hallicrafter's Model and read Mr. Robinson'sentire letter guage, the native tongue of the mem 5-40 receiver, picked up Radio Israel and answered all his questions on the bers in southern Burma. at 2230 Greenwich mean time on a air Jan. 20. It was a moving experience to hear frequency of 9815 kHz. It is not un The announcer stated: "We are our well-known hymns being sung in usual to receive this slation, since its well acquainted with the work and a- stra'nge tongue and realize that the radio transmitters broadcast with projects sponsored worldwide by recording was made in a bamboo hut 300,CX>O watts of JX>wer. Ambassador College and [he cultural in one of the most remote and inac Mr. Robinson mailed Radio Israel foundation you mention. Your presi cessible parts of the eanh. the usual report, listing time, fre dent, Mr. Armstrong, is very in Although we only had five days to quency, program information and volved wilh the continuing work of spend in Bunna, we decided to travel how well the station was received. archaeological excavation around the the 450 miles north to Mandalay, Once this is done, a listener wails western and southern walls of the Burma's second city. There we for the station to verify his r~port. Temple, in the Old City of hoped to meet Herbert Zam Heyi and When Mr. Robinson sent in his Jerusalem. Thomas Hoe, two of the leaders of report he also enclosed a letter stating "Groups of students from Ambas the Church in northern Burma. Our that he is a memberofthe Worldwide sador College come to Jerusalem flight was delayed several hours in Church of God and asked if the sta every year to take part in the dig, take Rangoon , and we lost a complete day BURMESE LEADERS - Members Herbert Zam Heyi, left, and Thomas tion were familiar with Ambassador courses at the Hebrew University and getting 10 Mandalay . We were afraid Hoe are leaders of the Church in northern Burma visited by a minisler and College and the Ambassador Interna get to know the country in the coun.e that we would miss out on meeting deacon on a 15,OOO-miletourof SoutheastAsia. [Photo by John Halford] tional Cultural Foundation's pro- of their summer semester spent here." Monday, June 6, 1977 The WORLDWIDE NEWS Attending since 1926 Longtime member recalls how it was in the beginning By Roger Fakhoury that someday we will have so many PASADENA "Later that afternoon a neighbor - To say .ha. Chloe people at the Feast sites that you will Schippert brought over a dozen eggs for our has attended Sabbath ser have problems talking to your vice family. Just before he left he asked us s for a long time is a terrific un friends. That man had great vision." derstatement. if we had a need for a IOO-pound sack of flour. 'just knew that God "With the exception of Mr. Her Finest example was going to provide u with bert Armstrong, I have s our needs. beenjn God's "J just wish that everyone could And He did. Church longer than anyone else have the opportunity 10 work as today, .. says Mrs. Schippert. 77. closely with Mr. Armstrong as I Middle of no place In January, 1936, the late Arch have. He was more like a fatherto us .. Another time I ran out of Schippert and his wife, Chloe, be· than a minister. He was the finest potatoes. Nowadays it doesn't sound came part of the hardy crowd of 12 example we could have. I recall a SO bad, but at that time potatoes were that included Mr. and Mrs. Herbert time when he called a Friday-night our staple product. Later that after W. Annstrong as the only members Bible study during a blizzard. My noon we went for a drive into town. of the .hen Radio Church of God. husband and I went to find only one On the way 1 spotted a large sack "There were only 12 people at our other person there. He preached that resting on top of the hill. After stop frrst Passover service" in Oregon, night with the same intensity and fer ping the car we saw that it she says. ·'Mr. and Mrs. Annslrong was a vor as he had always done. tOO-pound sack of potatoes. Just had ooen observing them alone pre ., As I was leaving 1told Mr. Ann think 'of it. In the middle of viously. no place strong how sorry we were that we had with no one around. "By our standards today. many of come. If we hadn't, I thought, he "It's all been so interesting," the early Church members were not . would not have held the study. concludes Mrs. Schippert. '" just conv ened yet. Several refused to "But he said not to be sorry. 'If feel so blessed to be a part of this drink wine and were allowed to drink there had been only one person here, Chur,ch for so long." grape juice for the Passover. I think we would have held a study, ' he told "1 feel that believing in God's ex mo st people today would be sur me. 'Who knows?' he continued. istence is the key to receiving His prised to see how lenient he was in 'One day these Bible studies might blessings. Many people say they be the beginning . As his understanding lead into a college.' I never forgot lieve in God but don't aCI I ike it. I increased , however, he began to that statement, and I don't think I have found that if you believe and change. ' , ever will." trust in Him He will come through for In 1939 the Church witnessed a That isn't the only thing Chloe you every time. You can bet on it." dnunatic rise in attendance. Schippert intends to remember. She " That year Mr. Annstrong invited maintains a backlog of incidents that, the public by radio to our to her, without a doubt indicate Feast of FOR A LONG TIME - Chloe Tabernacles services. God's presence in her life. We had a huge Schippert lalks aboul crowd, her firsl or so we thought at the time. J "I can remember a time when we Passover, in 1936 figured wnh only 12 that we had almost 80 people ran out of flour. We had no money people attending. attending. then, but I wasn't worried. I just "I recall Mr. Armstrong telling us prnyed. he decides to pursue it." Holladay is a math-education major and expects to finish college in Athlete lifts championship title 1l1e Senior Nationals are consid~ 1978. ered the top amateur meet, with the He looks fo-rward to next year's By- Kenneth Weeden pionship competition last year. winner usually at the Carolina AAU Powerlifting Associa going on to win the competition, which will be his last as RALEIGH, N.C. - For .wo years University of Ohio, his 640 world pounds tion, is a former collegiate lifter and Championship, according to a college student, but he's uncertain in a row John HoUaday, 22-year-old in the squat and his total score Harris. of works with N.C. State's AAU team. about competition beyond his college son of a member here, has won flrst 1,690 pounds for all three events Harris said Holladay is "probably In addition to Holladay's days. place trophies in the Amateur Ath became records that weight remain the ftnest lifter ever to come out lifting letic Union'sCoUegiate Powerlifting unbroken. of prowess, Harris thinks the lift He attends church here with his North Carolina. I think he has the er is "probably Championship. Don Harris, the finest person parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Holla chainnan of the North ability to win the Senior Nationals, if A junior at North Carolina State you'd ever want to meet anywhere." day. Mrs. Holladay' is a member. University, John is a member of N.C. State's weight-lifting team and won his latest trophy at the AAU's collegiate nationals, held March 25 a.nd 26 at Oklahoma Slate Univer sity. In addition to winning first in the 220-pound class, HoUaday was'named the outstanding iifter in the heavy division , which covers five weight classes. This award goes to one lifter out of these classes who has the high est total score in relation to his body weight and to previous records for his weight class. He was among 60 competitors in the heavy division at Oklahoma State. The power-lifting competition consists of three events: the squat. bench press and dead lift. In the squat John withstood 630 pounds, while pressing 450 in the bench press and hoisting 605 in the dead lift. (The laner consists of lifting a set of weights up to waist level.) Fortunately friendly AI 5 feet 10 inches, Holladay is a bulging 220 pounds. Fortunately, however, he is friendly. 0;1 really enjoy lifting weights," said Holladay, who started lifting " seriously" when he was in the eighth grade. " It's a way of relaxing, you know. II relieves my tensions and helps me stay in shape ." After competing in meets for 3'h years. he has won numerous trophies in Slute , regional and n31ional com· THE RESULTS petition and holds two OF HIS EFFORTS - John Holladay, an AAU collegiate AAU col weighl-lifting legiate records. champion, displays several of his trophies, left. Above : The lifter sits in fronl of 450 At the AAU's collegiate cham- pounds of Olympic weights. I Photos by James Stewart Jr.] 16 The WORLDWIDE NEWS Monday, June 6, 1977 ~GRAPEVINE JOHANNESBURG, South Africa area coordinator for Southeast Asia. - Bob Fahey, director of the Work The ads will also appear in Asian in Africa, will hold a press confer editions of Time and Newsweek. ence here June 9 to publicize Mr. Wilson and Mr. Halford plan Herbert w. Armstrong's involve to travel to Hong Kong in August to ment with the Black Tennis foun conduct a "trial open Bible study" dation. The decision to hold the con for Plain Truth subscribers. The ference came after Mr. Fahey mel studies are to gauge the interest in with international tennis promoter God's Work in the British colony and Owen WilJiams, cochairman with could be the beginning of regular Arthur Ashe of the South African studies there. based foundation. -« -« -« -« -« -« BIG SANDY - AmbassadorCol JOHANNESBURG, South Africa lege, Big Sandy, has been awarded - A co-worker of lhe Church has the " all-sports" trophy by the Na been named temporary director for tional Little College Athletic Associ· television production of the alion (NLCAA), announced athletic HEADING OUT - Ronald Dart, vice president for pastoral ad~inistration, and Mrs. Dart stand beside the Rhodesian Broadcasting Corp. after director Kermit Nelson. Cessna 162 they used for a five-state tour to vis~ church pastors. [Photo by John Robinson] a reshuffling in the corporation's To win the annual trophy, Big management led to the resignation of Sandy athletes earned more points in the board of directors. nalional competition than any of the The former board of directors had other 75 colleges in the association, been responsible for canceling the placing first in cross·country, second Mr. Dart visits field pastors airing of The World Tomo"ow on in track and ranking "highly" in rad to and the Garner Ted Armstrong golf. These scores were tabulated (Continued from pep 1) Whitfield. back seat. but when I can see them program on television. afler being entered by mail in the need for one·on~one discussion. Mr. Dart said he was reviewing hitting the windshield it bothers me a The new director is Val LunD, a Ohio·based association's competi. ., I also try wherever I go to update current needs of the U.S. field minis· little bit. " co-worker for six years and well ae tion . the ministry of Me. Herbert try in light of the merger of the two Never enjoyed a visit more qUl'Iinted with the Work in southern Big Sandy also competed in bas· Armstrong's worldwide activities Ambassador campuses. The Darts spent almost three hours Africa. ketball, b;lseball and soccer. and stress the importance of his He announced that Mr. Whitfield, in Baton Rouge with pastor Karl commission. Recently I have been now pastor of the Longview and Luf~ -« -« -« 1> 1> Beyersdorfer and his wife. Mr. -« panicularly stressing the need to pray kin, Tex., churches. who had been Beyersdorfer said he appreciated the BRJCKET WOOD, England - for Mr. Armstrong's safety and suc~ slated to begin working for the Texas BIG SANDY - The Ambassador visit. There is nothing new to report on the cess as he takes the Gospel to the Ambassador campus, will take a magazine, a quarterly publication "I've never enjoyed a visit with potential sale of the fanner Ambas· world. year's leave of absence to pursue produced by Ambassador journalism the man in charge of the ministry sador College campus here. accord ~ further education and gain counsel~ students here, was awarded the rating •• Also, I try to reiterate Mr. more than Mr. Dan's visit here," ing to Frank Brown, director of the ing ellperience at the Community of All-American by the Associated Armstrong's admonition to the men Mr. Beyersdorfer said. "He was Work in Britain. Counseling Center in Rawlins, Wyo. Collegiate Press (Aep) for Th e that we need to have a praying minis~ friendly. open, congenial. He really The campus, which closed in Mr. Whitfield said he will work at Ambassador's fall and winter edi~ try." showed a grasp of the problems of the 1974, has been for sale for21h years. the center while pursuing studies tions of 1976. The magazine was Mr. Dart first arrived here May 27 men in the field." "We have people coming out all cited for excellence in editing, leading to a Utah state license for with Garner Ted Armstrong from Later the same day the Dans flew the time to look at the property," he photography and layout, giving "a family, marriage and child counsel Pasadena aboard the Wark' s Cessna to New Orleans, where they met with said. " We have a couple of things very professional look" to the ing. He will assist as a • 'noncareer Citation jet. Mr. Annstrong spoke James Chapman, pastor at New Or· working, but we just haven't had the magazine, according to the criticism minister" for the next year and, ac· here the Sabbath of May 28 before cording to Mr. Dan, return to the leans East, and Hugh Wilson, pastor right buyer come along yet. " of the ACP. The AlI~American status returning to Pasadena the next day. full·time ministry in 1978. of the New Orleans West church, and -« -« -« is the highest rating awarded by the Mr. Dan spoke to the Fort Worth, their wives. association. Tex., congregation the same day 0.. the road "Jim Servidio also got together PASADENA - AmbassadorCol The Portfolio, the weekly student and, according to plan, did not return Mr. and his wife, Allie, left with us ," Mr. Dart said . "He was in lege has been recognized by the newspaper of AC , Big "Sandy , was Dart to California with Mr. Armstrong:. here May 31 for Baton Rouge, La., the area looking for housing prior to American Red Cross for donating the awarded a first·class rating. the sec the first stop in the series of visits moving there. " most blood per student among 68 col ond.highest rating given by the as Big Sandy meetings with church pastors. The next morning, June I, Mr. leges and universities in two CaJifor· sociation. The ACP commended the Mr. Dart used to use the then.Big Dan had breakfast with Mr. Chap~ nia counties. editors for putting together "a well~ Mr. Dart spent May 29 and 30 here Sandy~based Citation for such trips, man and Mr. Servid~ . 1be award, a plaque, noted Am· organized package" that is "100 in meetings with Big Sandy~based but the jet has been transferred to From New Orleans the Dans flew bassador as having the " highest· percent readable." personne l, including Sherwin McMichael , coordinator of the Pasadena to replace the Falcon jet, to Tupelo, Miss., where they met percentage participation" among 68 The ACP, based in Minneapolis, with Roger West, pastor of the local schools participating in the blood Church's Southwest Area, Ronald which is to be sold (The Worldwide Minn. , evaluates and rates more than church, and Lelon Jackson, a local program in Los Angeles and Orange Kelly, vice president for Ambas News, May 23). On this trip he used a 2.000 college publications, indud· elder, and their wives. counties. sador College, Big Sandy. Dr. Cessna 182, a single~engine, four· in g yearbooks, magazines and news· Next stop was Memphis. Tenn., About 43 percent of Ambassador's Donald Ward, dean of faculty, and place plane owned by the Work. papers. each year. and dinner with pastor Ron McNeil students donated 290 pints of blood ministers Dale Schurter and Ben Mr. Dart, w~ has had a private and his wife . in two drives during the last school pilot's license since 1973 and who year. recently completed his instrument Memphis meeting rating. flew the plane himself. -« -« -« He feels hi s flight training is tum· The next morning Mr. Dan had breakfast with Mr. McNeil and Mr. BURLEIGH HEADS, Australia ing out to be an effective tool in his job. and Mrs. Ted Phillips. The Phillipses - A group of people living in the had driven from Jackson, Tenn., British Solomon Islands called the "On this trip , for example, it was cheaper to take the 182 than it would where he serves as pastor. Remnant Church of God has been From Memphis the couple flew to "seeking contact" with the have been to fly commercial," he said. noting that it would have been Mr. Dart's hometown, Harrison. Worldwide Church of God "for Ark., where he and his wife spent the some time," said Rod Matthews, impossible to "cover the same area in the same amount of time using evening with pastor Tom Blackwell director of campaigns for Australia. and Mrs. Blackwell. The next morn June 2. commercial flights." Mrs. Dart said she doesn't mind ing, June 3, the Darts continued to The director of the Australian flying with her husband. but she does Fort Smith, where they remained for Work, Dean Wilson, is planning to get nervous when "he banks the the Sabbath. visit the islands, east of New Guinea. plane to the right. I feel like I'm "1 spent some time that afternoon to make contact with the church, going to fall out. I don't get that feel making calls back to Pasadena and whose members· 'acknowledge that ing when I' m in a low.wing plane, taking care of other business as well we are the true Church and want to be but with the high wing 1 can see the as preparing a sermon for the Sab baptized and taught how to organize ground too well." bath," Mr. Dart said. "That evening services there.·' Mr. Matthews said. we had dinner with the Ivan Sells and She pays close attention when Aradia station in the islands began the George Panteleeffs." Mr. Sell is they're near busy airp:ms. " I help broadcasting The World Tomorrow the pastor at Fort Smith, and Mr. look for planes. I call that being alert. Panteleeff is a local elder there. in May. not being nervous .• , Mr. Dart gave the sennon on the -« -« -« Does she have confidence in her Sabbath, and the next day, June 5. husband's flying? BURLEIGH HEADS, Australia afcer more talks with Mr. Sell. re - The Plain Truth and other of the " Yes, I do. Since he completed turned to Big Sandy with his wife. his instrument rating I have even Work's publications will be adver~ After what he called "tying up tised throughout Asia via fuji-page more. (t has really helped him. loose ends in Big Sandy," Mr. and ads in Asia magazine, announced ALL SET - Mr. Dart and his wife prepare to depart from the Big Sandy " But I still don't like it when we Mrs. Dart planned to reCurn (0 Dean Wilson, director of the Aus airstrip. Mr. Dart has been a licensed pilot since 1973. IPhoto by John go into the clouds. I don't mind going Pasadena June 6 or 7 on a commer tralian Work, and John Halford, Robinson] into clouds when I'm siuing in the cial flight.