Pacific Church News A NEWS JOURNAL FOR ON THE WEST COAST

Volume VI Spring 1987 Number 1

"The Way to Heaven" is the theme of the 47th Annual Yosemite Family Encampment to be held July 26-31 at Yosemite National Park. Four college presidents are among the twenty-three speakers at the annual event. Twelve adult classes are scheduled, as well as a class especially for singles and a special 8 a.m. class for church leaders. Classes are available for ages three and up, including a special "youth encampment" for teenagers. Campfire programs for adults and teenagers close each day. For information about housing, call Florence Johnston at (916) 967-3608 or write to Yosemite Family Encampment, P.O. Box 2005, Orangevale, CA 95662. Pacific Church News

The Pepperdine Lectureship; An Enduring Tradition by Bill Henegar Many attendees from the early days Arena in an ambulance. It is estimated Pepperdine is in its 50th year—not remember the familiar figure of Mr. that the crowd that night numbered a long time as far as universities are George Pepperdine, who, after more than 7,000. From the ambulance concerned, but long enough to stationing himself near a door, did his gurney, Mr. Pepperdine expressed his establish a number of venerable best to shake the hand of every person love to all present and commended traditions, among which is the Annual leaving the meeting. "Thank you so everyone to the care and keeping of the Bible Lectureship. much for coming," was his usual, Lord whom he had served. The lectureship began in 1943, six gracious greeting. In recent years the Bible Lectureship years after the founding of George has gained new momentum, growing Pepperdine College in south central in daily attendance from a few hundred Los Angeles. With the help and in the late 1960s to nearly 3,000 in 1986. support of others, W.B. West, Jr., Opening night ceremonies are now chairman of the religion department filling Firestone Fieldhouse to capacity at the time, organized the first series with more than 4,000. of lectures. In the early years, the 1985 was a remarkable lectureship in participants were mostly preachers, that President David Davenport elders, and teachers. But in time the delivered the keynote lecture on his annual event drew others as well. first day in office. There was a special The attendance for the lectureship "spiritual inauguration" ceremony with has ebbed and flowed through the participation by President Emeritus years, influenced by religious and Howard White, Chancellor Charles social trends. Sometimes the numbers Runnels, and Chairman of the Board were very small. But in the early 1960s, of Regents Thomas Bost. It was a with many California churches moving and singularly significant experiencing phenomenal growth, the event. gatherings outgrew the campus Mr. Pepperdine attended lectureships The Pepperdine Bible Lectureship auditorium. until his health failed. Wife Helen enjoys a rich heritage, and this year, The main lectures were moved first continues the tradition. for the University's golden anniversary, to the Shrine Auditorium and then, the tradition continues. The-44th when even that large structure could Mr. Pepperdine's last time at the annual lectureship, with its theme of no longer contain the crowds, to the lectureship was in 1962. Gravely ill, he "Triumph of the Good News," may Los Angeles Sports Arena. had to be transported to the Sports prove to be the greatest ever.

Busy Spring at PACIFIC CHURCH NEWS Columbia Christian College COEDITORS by Kelly Deatherage Days, which were held April 11-12 on Bill Henegar Carol Morehead Many exciting things have been the campus. Guest speakers included happening this spring at Columbia Fred Spain of Redwood City, WRITERS Christian College. "Stretching California; Dave Bravo of Greeley, Joyce Baxter Colorado; Tony Hawk of Coquitlam, Steve Gobbell Friendship Further, Fuller, Forever" Don Williams was the theme of a retreat for college- British Columbia, Canada; and Rick age young people held January 23-25 White of Stockton, California. CONTRIBUTING REPORTERS by the Columbia Christian College "Bring the Text to the People" is the Marshall Brookey Porterville, CA Associated Student Body. The retreat theme for Columbia's Seventh Annual Dick Cupp Mountainview, CA was held at Camp Yamhill in Oregon. Ministers Enrichment Seminar, Kelly Deatherage Portland, OR scheduled for May 18-21. Speakers this Clifton Ditmore Stockton, CA Mike Armour, former president of Milo Hadwin Bellevue, WA Columbia Christian, was the keynote year include Tony Ash, James Dick Henegar San Diego, CA speaker. Thompson, Gary Elliot, David Fleer, Billie Silvey Los Angeles, CA Well known preacher and teacher and Dan Rhodes. Seminar fees are $155 Don White Antioch, CA Reuel Lemmons of Austin, Texas, was per couple or $100 per individual, Edwin White Phoenix, AZ the featured speaker at a special which includes tuition, housing, and Ken Wilson Spokane, WA areawide meeting held at Columbia on meals. Tuition alone is $35 per Bud Worsham Long Beach, CA April 8. The study involved church individual. For more information or PACIFIC CHURCH NEWS is published four leaders and ministers and looked at registration materials, write or call Dan times each year by the Department of Church crucial issues facing leadership in the Rhodes, Bible and Religion Division, Services at . Send all Church. Columbia Christian College, 9101 E. correspondence to Pepperdine University, "Have Yourself Committed" was the Burnside, Portland, OR 97216-1515, Malibu, CA 90265. theme of Columbia's High School (505) 257-1253. Pacific Church News

44th Annual Pepperdine Lectureship Set for April 21-24 The opening theme lecture of the 44th Annual Pepperdine Bible Lecture- ship will be presented in Firestone Fieldhouse on Tuesday evening, April 21, with Jerry Rushford of Agoura Hills, California, proclaiming "The Triumph Song of Life" from Acts 28:30-31. It will begin four days of lectures and classes i on the theme 'Triumph of the Good ferry Rushford News: The Book of Acts for the Twenty-first Century" for over 4,000 attendees on the Malibu campus. The lectureship has grown every year under the direction of Rushford. When he was assigned by Pepperdine to be the guest professor for the university's 1986-87 year in London program, the lectureship committee insisted that he Jim Woodroof Rubel Shelly Lynn Anderson M. Norvel Young return in time to direct the activities and speak on opening night. The daily expository classes featuring Paul Faulkner's late-night series has Tuesday's activities will begin at 4:15 the book of Acts will be taught by had one of the largest attendances in p.m. when David Davenport, presi- Jeanene Reese of San Antonio, Texas, lectureship history, and he will return dent of Pepperdine University, speaks and Rick Oster of Memphis, Tennessee. from Abilene to present evening les- at the annual Associated Women for Distinguished honoraries will receive sons on 'The Neglected Curriculum." Pepperdine Dinner and James Cail tributes during the series, including At the same hour, James Hinkle of from Oklahoma Christian College R.N. Hogan of Los Angeles on opening York, Nebraska, and Tim Woodroof of addresses the Opening Night Men's night and Homer Hailey of Tucson, Lincoln, Nebraska, will present their banquet. Arizona, at the Men's Fellowship popular series on "Living in Harmony." The theme speakers for Wednesday Dinner. On Friday evening guests will The nightly musical performances in through Friday will be Bill Love of join in honoring M. Norvel Young at Stauffer Chapel add greatly to the Houston, Texas; Mike Cope of Searcy, an appreciation dinner. closing hour of the evening. Featured Arkansas; Phil Ware of Austin, Texas; The annual fellowship dinners will groups will be from Los Angeles, Long Jim Woodroof of Burlington, Massachu- have as speakers Thomas Olbricht of Beach, Santa Ana, West Covina, setts; and Lynn Anderson of Abilene, Malibu and D'Esta Love of Agoura Bakersfield, Redlands, and Whittier. Texas. Landon Saunders, who was Hills. The Friends of Pepperdine The Good Life Puppet Company of scheduled to speak on Friday morning, Dinner will feature University Regent La Habra will return for their third has recently suffered a heart attack. Al- Gail Hopkins of Lodi, California. consecutive year to teach and entertain though he is recuperating nicely, he will The new Fouch Amphitheatre lunch- the children each evening in Elkins be unable to travel to California for the eons will be highlighted by three Auditorium. lectureship. Rubel Shelly of Nashville Malibu speakers: Dan Anders on Wed- For more information about the has been chosen to replace Saunders as nesday, Michael Adams on Thursday, lectureship, contact Church Services at the theme speaker on Friday morning. and William Adrian on Friday. (213) 456-4270.

New WBS Indian Effort The second most populated nation World Bible School has presented names and mail the materials. in the world is just a postage stamp Bible lessons to millions in the English In December, Indian preachers were away from hearing the gospel. language due to the efforts of thousands preaching in twenty-four languages As a result of a recent trip to India, of Christians who correspond using throughout India, and in January ten J.P. "Jake" Coppinger, director of World World Bible School materials and their American preachers began gospel Bible School, has launched a program own postage. A number of whole con- campaigns in the country. to evangelize the country via World gregations have taken it as a mission The total cost of materials and Bible School correspondence courses. and work together, paying for supplies postage per name is $1.17 if it is not "We have on hand 15,000 names and and postage from the church treasury. sent by air mail. The students' costs addresses of people requesting Bible Because of a lack of funding to will be even less because they will correspondence courses in the Tamil handle the project in India, Coppinger return the lessons to an Indian address. language, 3,000 in Malayam, 7,000 in is bringing enrollments to the United For more World Bible School infor- Telegu," Coppinger said. "We could States where they will be printed in the mation, contact J.P. "Jake" Coppinger easily have requests in every tongue native languages of India in hopes that at 217 W. Feemster, Visalia, CA 93277 in India." American Christians will take the or telephone at (209) 739-7349. Pacific Church News

New Program Helps Ethiopian Children The Compton Avenue Church of surrounding villages. Christ in Los Angeles recently agreed There is a great deal of turmoil and to develop and administer the "Adopt persecution in Ethiopia today, and the a Child Program" for the . ADOPT A CHILD PROGRAM Compton Avenue church feels that the Elders Grady Bryant, Sr., and Frank "Adopt a Child Program" is one way Peters took over responsibility for the people in America can share some of program from the elders of the Uptown the heavy burden. A contribution of congregation in San Francisco. $12 allows a student to attend the The new work is aimed at helping Christian school for one month, those Ethiopian children who have providing much-needed water, meals, been expelled from schools because books, and teachers. their families have become members When an Ethiopian child is of the Church of Christ. Contributed "adopted," the donor receives a photo funds are used to provide at least and detailed profile of the student with one decent meal a day for the stu- periodic progress reports, along with dents, as well as books and teachers' a certificate and newsletter. salaries. In addition, a well will be For more information contact the drilled and equipped to provide Adopt a Child Program, P.O. Box 88362, water for the Christian school and Los Angeles, CA 90009.

SCSE Hosts Multi-lingual Lectureship Southern California School of Evangelism hosted its llth annual lectureship this past winter, centered on the theme "That We May All Be One: Urban Evangelism in the '80s." Under the oversight of the eldership of the Buena Park Church of Christ, speakers Paul Chung of Santa Ana, John Banks of San Diego, Carroll Pitts of Los Angeles, and Alonzo Rios of Tijuana, Mexico, sought to bring together Christians of diverse cultural backgrounds in a study of the book of Ephesians. Fred Dominguez, the school's director, said the purpose of the lectures was to create an understanding of the unique factors involved in evangelizing Blacks, Hispanics, and Koreans. In keeping with the theme, Southern California School of Evangelism Director Fred Dominguez with lectureship nightly classes were taught in English, speakers (1. to r.) Paul Chung, John Banks, Carroll Pitts, and Alonzo Rios Spanish, and Korean. Dr. Evertt Huffard, professor of California," Dominguez said, "this is missions at Pepperdine University, the next step in meeting the challenge Editor's Note: kicked off the program with a of evangelizing the West Coast." Dr. Morris Womack, professor of presentation on "The Church in Charles E. Stancill, the school's communication at Seaver College, is Transition." Dr. Huffard has studied academic dean, has announced the currently writing a biography of changing ethnic balances in Los dates for next year's lectureship, Nov. J. P. Sanders, professor of religion at Angeles County in order to provide 8-11, 1987, though the theme has not Seaver College. Womack is interested guidance for the growth of the church yet been selected. in receiving photos, newspaper clip- in Southern California. Information about the school's pings, letters, personal stories, and As a result of the lectureship, plans program of study may be obtained by anecdotes about Sanders. All corre- are already underway to recruit Korean calling (714) 523-8362 or writing Fred spondence should be addressed to: and Hispanic students to the school, Dominguez, Director, Southern Dr. Morris Womack, Communication which is already training a number of California School of Evangelism, Division, Pepperdine University, blacks. "With a growing Asian and 7201 Walnut Ave., Buena Park, CA Malibu, CA 90265. Hispanic population in Southern 90620-1798. Pacific Church News

Pepperdine People teaching a class at the Atlantic church at the Campus Ministry Seminar in in February on the same subject. D'Esta Fresno in January and was a theme on the Move was the featured speaker at a women's speaker at the 15th Southwest Campus by Carol Piland Morehead seminar held in Lancaster and will Ministry Seminar in Austin, Texas, in Michael F. Adams, vice president for speak at the Women's Fellowship February. He lectured at a youth university affairs, preached for the banquet at the Pepperdine lectureship. meeting held March 22 at the El Cajon Cone jo Valley congregation in Associate Professor of psychology congregation in San Diego as well as December and for Torrance in January. and therapist at the Psychological speaking at the Westside church in He also preached at the congregation Services Center Dennis Lowe preached Bakersfield on the subject of campus in Jerusalem, Israel, on March 29. in Woodland Hills in December and in ministry. Dan Anders, minister of the Malibu Redlands in January. He was also the Jerry Rushford, director of church Church of Christ, preached for the speaker at the Sweetheart Banquet in services and associate professor of Southwest Central church in Houston, Lancaster on February 14 along with religion, preached in Oxford, England Texas, on December 28. Dan has also his wife Emily Scott-Lowe, director of on January 25 and for the Hope Chapel spoken at congregations in Stockton, the Psychological Services Center. congregation on February 8. He spoke Sacramento, Fresno, and San Diego to Carl Mitchell, dean of students, for the church in Corby, England on help promote Pepperdine's Bible chaired the Annual Board Meeting and February 15 and taught at the British Lectureship. He will be one of the Seminar of the African Christian Bible School on February 16. Jerry will keynote speakers at the Hospital Foundation held in Dallas, be returning from his teaching Lectureship in April. Texas, in January. He also was a assignment in London in order to Professor of Law Harold Bigham featured speaker at the Annual Sunset speak at Opening Night for the spoke on "Church Discipline and the Elders Workshop at the Sunset School Pepperdine Lectureship. Law" at the Area Elders Conference of Preaching in Lubbock, Texas. 'The Professor of Religion J. P. Sanders held at Magnolia Bible College in Quality of Our Faith" was the topic of spoke for congregations in Ridgecrest, . He also spoke at the his sermon preached for the Foxworthy Inglewood, and Palm Springs for Kosciusko congregation in Mississippi congregation in San Jose for its 20th Christian Education Sundays. He was in March. Anniversary. After speaking at a also a speaker at a fund raising dinner Rich Dawson, associate dean of breakfast for Christian Counselors at for the Orange County Christian students, participated in the West the Pepperdine Lectureship, Carl and School on March 21. Coast Campus Ministry Seminar held his wife Frankie will be moving to Assistant Professor of Biology in Fresno in January. Florence, Italy, where he will direct Dwayne Simmons preached for the Professor of Biology Doug Dean gave Pepperdine's newest Year-in-Europe Woodland Hills and the Vermont three lectures on Science and Religion program. Avenue congregations in January. He at the Bay Area School of Religion in Tom Olbricht, chair of the religion also taught a special high school class Richmond, California. division, has spoken at numerous at the Normandie congregation in Los Randy Gill, director of the Showcase congregations in California to help Angeles. Singers, was the featured speaker at promote Pepperdine's Lectureship. Dwayne VanRheenen, professor of youth rallies in Nebraska and Oregon Tom taught a three-part class at the speech communication, presented a in February, and he spoke at the Youth Abilene Christian University paper at the national meeting of the Leaders' Conference in Nashville, Lectureship in February. He presented Religious Speech Communication Tennessee, on March 13-15. a paper at the Society of Biblical Association and chaired a meeting of Professor of Missions Evertt Huf fard Literature Western Regional meeting in the Restoration Communication delivered the keynote address at a Long Beach in April. In May he will Scholars Network in Chicago. He was seminar entitled Educating For Ethnic preach for the Mission Emphasis the featured speaker at the March Evangelism held in Los Angeles. Evertt Sunday at the La Mesa congregation Preachers' Luncheon at Pepperdine also taught at the Missions Workshop in San Diego. and lectured at Calvin College in in Dallas, presenting a bibliography of Vice President for Business Affairs Grand Rapids in April. VanRheenen theses and dissertations on missions Mike O'Neal preached for Christian has also been part of the planning which have been done by members of Education Sundays in January at the committee for the Bicentennial the Church of Christ. He has spoken Central church in Bakersfield and the Celebration of Alexander Campbell, throughout the L.A. area this spring church at Barstow. He conducted a which will take place in Los Angeles and he will be teaching a class at the seminar in Christian Estate Planning in 1988. He will be teaching a class at Pepperdine Lectureship. for the San Diego Christian Foundation the Pepperdine Lectureship. Stuart Love, associate professor of in February. Mike will also speak at a Dean of Seaver College John F. religion, preached for the Atlantic breakfast on estate planning at the Wilson presented a slide presentation congregation in Long Beach in March. Pepperdine lectureship. on Archeology and the New Testament Stuart and his wife D'Esta Love, Gene Priest, professor of religion, is for the Woodland Hills church. He director of the Career Development preaching regularly for the Church of preached for congregations in Center, were the featured speakers at Christ in Pasadena until April. Woodland Hills, Malibu, and a Marriage Seminar in Medford, Rick Rowland, instructor in the Thousand Oaks in January and Oregon, on March 1-4, as well as communication division, taught a class February. Pacific Church News MEN TO MATCH OUR MOUNTAINS: PART I California's Pioneer Church Builders

by Jerry Rushford be included in the migration to the the schoolhouse on his ranch for // ^^ old in California!" These three gold mines. church meetings for several years magic words inaugurated a Today, tourists in Sacramento read before the church built a meetinghouse Gnew period in America's a legend carved on one of the state in Vacaville. history by peopling its western shores buildings in Capitol Square: "Give Hawkins was one of the five with wildly romantic adventurers from me men to match my mountains!" In wealthiest citizens in Vacaville and almost every nation on earth. With the the first decade after the gold rush, a generous benefactor to the church exception of the Civil War, no other this plea was answered for the and the community. He served as event in nineteenth-century America Churches of Christ scattered across one of the elected Directors of the caused as great an upheaval as James the new state. Vaca Valley Railroad Company and Marshall's discovery of gold at Butter's California's pioneer church builders donated a sizable portion of his Mill, fifty miles east of Sacramento, on suffered hardships and loneliness, but ranch to begin the Vacaville-Elmira January 28, 1848. they endured as seeing Him who is cemetery. Hawkins hosted a large The news accounts of the gold invisible, and they laid deep and strong family encampment on his ranch for discoveries were generally greeted with the foundation of the Kingdom of God members of the church in the fall skepticism until the stories were in the Golden State. Not many of these of 1856. confirmed by President James Polk. In trailblazers amassed great fortunes in This ten-day spiritual feast became his State of the Union address to gold or silver, but they measured their an annual event for the Churches of Christ in California, and it was Congress on December 5, 1858, the wealth in proportion to the good they hosted by a different congregation President declared, 'The accounts of did for their fellow men and the glory each fall. the abundance of gold in that territory they gave to God. are of such an extraordinary character William W. Smith and Joseph H. Smith were twin brothers from as would scarcely command belief, Lynn, Massachusetts. They were were they not corroborated by the California's pioneer church carpenters by trade and preachers in authentic reports of officers in the builders... laid deep and a restoration movement that had been public service." started in New England by Elias Smith The assurance that gold in great strong the foundation of and Abner Jones. The Smith brothers quantities existed in California the Kingdom of God.... set sail from Boston harbor aboard the produced electrifying results. Almost Forest on January 11, 1849, with their overnight, some 100,000 restless people families. After sailing around Cape began making plans to go to the new Statistics confirm that by 1860, the Horn, the ship entered the Golden El Dorado. Restoration Movement in California Gate on July 6, 1849. The Smith In the following two years, about had established at least thirty-eight 40,000 people came to California by congregations with a combined sea, and an even larger number membership of 1,500 baptized came overland. California's non- believers. Who were the leaders of Indian population swelled from these churches? Where did they come about 5,000 in 1845 to over 100,000 from, and when did they arrive in by 1850. San Francisco, a village of California? only 812 people in 1848, grew to a The church in Stockton was orga- boom town of more than 25,000 by nized on August 21, 1851, with 21 1850. California became a state in charter members. Two of the leaders 1850, and its population continued to of this congregation, Thomas Maxwell grow. By 1852 there were over 224,000 and Silas Hitchcock, had been living residents in the state. in California for several years prior to Although people came from all over the gold rush. As members of the San the world to mine for gold in Jose Rangers they fought in the California, in the first decade the Mexican War under Captain Charles majority came from the states of Ohio, M. Weber, the man who founded the Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, city of Stockton. Missouri, and Iowa. Coincidentally, A. C. Hawkins was born in Virginia these were the same states that formed in 1808, and lived for a time in Kentucky the heartland of the movement to and Missouri before coming to restore New Testament Christianity. It California at the head of a \vagon train was inevitable therefore, that some of in 1847. By 1852 he had settled his Thousands flooded into the Golden State the members of this movement would family in the Vaca Valley and offered to seek their fortune. Pacific Church News

politician, first as a state assembly- Howard County, Missouri, established man, later as a state senator. He was a church in their home. the strength of the church in Franklin The Massey Thomas family from for many years until his death in Lewis County, Missouri, arrived in 1905. Gilroy on October 16, 1853. The entire Fifty-two-year-old Thomas Thompson, family was devoted to the work of the from Paris, Missouri, was already a church. Massey served as an elder of veteran preacher by the time he settled this church until his death in 1900, and in California in September, 1849, but his son, Thomas Reynolds Thomas, he gave 23 more years to the building served both the church and the up of the cause of Christ in his new community. He was not only a deacon home state. From his farm in the in the church, but he was elected to beautiful Santa Clara Valley, Thompson represent his district in the state traveled widely, rallying together the legislature as well. Christians who were scattered all over Northern California. He helped establish congregations in Stockton, After reading Acts 11:26, Santa Clara, Yountville, Gilroy, Woodland, Santa Rosa, Sacramento, it was decided to name and San Jose. the town Antioch.. The venerable Nathan Porter of Napa County had been a close friend of the Campbells, Stone, and Scott during his Massey Thomas brought a herd years in Ohio. When he came to of 300 cattle to Gilroy. He settled California in 1850, he preached his first on a squatter's claim of 475 acres, sermon in the old Liberty schoolhouse which he subsequently purchased The historic Gilroy meetinghouse was near Petaluma. He preached for the along with 900 additional acres. He erected in 1857. churches in Napa and Browns Valley became a prize-winning cattle breeder, until his death in 1879. a noted orchardist, and a prominent families, along with several others, Daniel McSwain was one of the citizen. Today, Thomas Road runs began building a new community at earliest settlers in the remote area through acreage which was once the the mouth of the San Joaquin River. around Hopeton and Snelling on the large "Old Homestead" of the Thomas The church met in W. W. Smith's Merced River in Merced County. This family. home. pioneer preacher from Missouri called Another illustrious name in the On July 4, 1851, a basket picnic was together a congregation at Hopeton in annals of California church history is held at the home of W. W. Smith. The the early 1850s, and this church that of James K. Rule from St. Louis, all-absorbing topic of the day was continued to report encouraging Missouri. Rule was the captain of a "What shall we name our town?" After growth in the 1860s. wagon train that came overland in 1855. much discussion, W. W. Smith Dr. James Madison Case and his He settled his family on a farm that proposed that, inasmuch as the first family came to California from bordered Llagas Creek in the Gilroy settlers at this spot were members of Tennessee, and settled in Sonoma area, and he preached continuously for a back-to-the-Bible movement that County near Santa Rosa in 1850. They the Gilroy church until his death in wanted to be "Christians only," the became charter members of the church 1882. town should be given a Bible name. in Santa Rosa and were instrumental The first church building erected by After reading Acts 11:26, it was decided in helping the church erect a $3,000 a congregation of the Church of Christ to name the town Antioch, a name that meetinghouse at the corner of Fourth in California was probably the one that has lasted to this day. and B streets in 1857. In later years, they the Gilroy church built at a cost of William Johnston of Wilkinsburg, lived in San Francisco and San Jose and $2,500. It was designed to accom- Pennsylvania, was just 19 years of strengthened the church in those cities. modate 200 people. This historic age when he joined a party of 300 Dr. Case served as an elder in San Jose. meetinghouse was located on Church fortune seekers bound for the gold Their three daughters and one son Street near Third. Still standing today, mines. He arrived in California on were all faithful members of the it is the oldest building in Gilroy. In August 26, 1849. His stately Victorian church. May 1981 it was added to the National residence, which became known as When Milton and James Holsclaw Register of Historic Places. Rosebud Mansion, still stands on the moved to Gilroy on August 2, 1851, banks of the Sacramento River near they were the first Protestants to locate This article was originally published by Hood. Johnston became a prominent in the town. These two brothers from IMAGE magazine. Used by permission. Pacific Church News 8

STUDY RELIGION THIS SUMMER AT PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY, MALIBU The Religion Division of Pepperdine University announces four courses especially designed for those studying for ministry or who are currently involved in ministry. Each of the following courses will meet Monday through Friday six hours a day for two weeks and is for four credit hours:

May 4-15 Church Leadership and Management Ken Chaffin and Dan Anders June 1-12 Introduction to Old and New Testament Exegisis Randy Chesnutt and Rick Marrs July 6-17 Strategies for Maturing Churches Charles Siburt July 27 - August 7 New Testament Theology Thomas H. Olbricht Graduate Programs in Religion Pepperdine's Religion Division offers the Master of The first two courses may be taken for Arts in Religion degree with areas of emphasis in Old undergraduate or graduate credit. The second two may Testament, New Testament, Church History, and be taken only for graduate credit. Christian Thought. A new Master of Science degree Courses may be taken by any person as a special is being developed in Ministry. Classes are taught by outstanding faculty with experience in both the church student. Those seeking degrees at Pepperdine must qualify according to the standard procedures. and the university. The Los Angeles area is an excellent Scholarships are available for all who take these courses. setting for multi-ethnic church experience. Courses are taught on the beautiful Malibu Campus For additional information call or write: of Pepperdine University overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The University offers on-campus housing at reasonable Thomas H. Olbricht, Chairman rates in dormitories and apartments on a space-available Religion Division basis. Persons taking courses may want to bring their Pepperdine University families and take their vacation before or after the Malibu, California 90265 sessions. (213) 456-4352

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