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MARCH, 1991 • • „Double or Nothing Strategic Mans from the Conference epartments ___AtApor Pages I 400 tiP / hal A Pioneer In Pathfindering wit Stint het Love Bridges LangrnagelBarriers p,„„ Double or Nothing by R. R. Brown now 47 in 90 churches with a mem- bership of 15,897. The baptismal record for 1990 is the second high- est in the conference's brief but colorful history. It indicates a con- tinued plan to do that for which the church was organized. Seven schools with 636 students and 38 teachers grant Christian education to our boys and girls. The publish- ing department no longer shares a publishing director, but has its own and three associate publishing directors. Deliveries of $902,417 occurred during the triennium 1985- 1988. We now have five full-time and 35 part-time workers. Youth Activities—Youth feder- ations are held annually. The youth are afforded an opportunity to wor- first executive committee of Southeastern Conference. ship, fellowship, and learn how best to commit themselves. Two Path- finder federations and 49 Pathfinder en years! It seems like directors under R. T. Smith, Jr., clubs serve the conference. only yesterday. 1981 was who served both South Atlantic Message Magazine—This cam- here only a few moments and Southeastern conferences. paign is one of the highlights of T ago. How swiftly the Look at Southeastern Conference the yearly calendar of events. Since time has passed by. now. How we have grown in 10 years! 1981 Southeastern has led the na- Only yesterday we were the eighth Administration—J. M. Doggette, tion in per capita subscriptions and conference in the Southern Union president and religious liberty; R. owned the Silver Cup awarded for with 8,511 members in 47 churches R. Brown, secretary and communi- three consecutive years. It owns and five companies. James A. cation; Robert Patterson, treasurer the Gold Cup at the present time. Edgecombe, D. A. Walker, I. L. and ASI. Departmental Directors: Campground—The indebtedness Harrell, and K. A. Dennis coordi- I. L. Harrell, church ministries, inner to South Atlantic Conference was nated all departments. city, community services; S. J. liquidated and camp meeting is held That was 10 years ago. It was a Jackson, associate church minis- without added weights. The Span- real overload. Four secretaries bore tries, stewardship, ministerial, ish and French churches have the responsibilities with two sup- family life; W. L. Golson, publish- separate activities during camp port staff members in treasury. ing, ABC; 0. H. Paul, education; meeting, thus accommodating every Two suites leased at 801 West W. L. Taylor, associate church language group. A master plan for Highway 436, Altamonte Springs, ministries, youth, NSO, health/ the camp site is on hand. As funds Florida, was headquarters. Humble, temperance; D. A. Walker, trust become available, implementation rented, compact, cramped for services. Support Staff: Pat Allen, will follow. space, but it was home. God guided associate treasurer; G. Turner, At the close of 1981, with 56 the affairs, and growth was evi- associate treasurer; J. Okike, auditor; churches and a membership of denced in every department. publishing associates: Welton Jones, 9,112, the reports indicated tithe When the operations began, 24 Hugh Lee, and Lucious Hall; and receipts of $2,237,284. December pastors valiantly carried the armor office secretaries: Alfredia Brown, 31, 1990, 10 years later, the re- and did the work in the entire field. Priscilla Bright, Janet Cobb, Edythe port shows 15,897 members in They baptized 918 persons and Doggette, Melinda Sewer Muganzo, 90 churches and a tithe of led the Southern Union Conference Myra Richardson, Lawanna Williams, $5,812,560. A doubled tithe and with an average of 38 souls per and Marguerite Wells. almost doubled membership. pastor. We had five schools with The office staff found permanent I have captured only a fraction more than 600 students, 10 ac- headquarters in 1985 when an of the highlights indicating God's tive Pathfinder clubs, led the na- office building was purchased, 180 guiding and leading hand in the tion in per capita subscriptions to Westmonte Drive,Altamonte affairs of His people and work. Message magazine among regional Springs, Florida. Surely God has kept His word, "I conferences, and had a tithe of After four years, due to the accel- will be with you always." Laymen more than $2.2 million. Literature eration of activities and growth, the and workers have been cemented evangelists delivered $21,000 staff has outgrown its recently into a relationship. "It must be the worth of truth-filled books by 58 acquired office. The executive com- breaking of that day." Together we part-time and three full-time mittee has grown to 23 members. stand ready to hear "Well done" workers. John Wells and Luther Pastors, Teachers, Literature and "Enter." Until then, "Praise God Fowler were associate publishing Evangelists—The pastoral staff is from Whom all blessings flow." E 2 ■ Southern Tidings March, 1991 World Class Outreach by Doris Burdick he Southern College Sym- able youth orchestras in America." phony has been invited to The Southern College Symphony Spain in May, 1991, to work was chosen because of its high level with developing youth or- of professional quality performance, T and also because of its high stan- chestras. The symphony will give concerts dards of moral and social conduct, to the public in nine different areas according to MidAmerica Produc- of Spain. Members will be at tions representatives. The people Sagunto Adventist College for one of Greece were impressed with weekend. Their visit to this campus Southern College students when on the east coast of Spain near the symphony toured Greece in Valencia will include a concert. 1989. This resulted in a great deal The Spanish government has of positive publicity for the group. instituted a cultural exchange in Those willing to help the or- which two US youth orchestras each chestra with a tax-deductible con- year are invited to Spain. During tribution to this unique outreach the two-week session, the youth may send it to: SC Symphony, orchestra gives workshops and Southern College, P.O. Box 370, artistic support to that country's Collegedale, TN 37315-0370. E growing youth orchestra program. MidAmerica Productions of New Dinner Concert York handles the selection and Scheduled arrangements for US youth or- A "SPANISH FIESTA" dinner con- chestras. This year the Southern cert is planned for Sunday, April 21, College Symphony was selected to at Southern College. fill one of the two positions. The evening of musical entertain- ment and dining will set the stage for The Spanish government, through the Southern College Symphony regional and local arts councils, Orchestra's trip to Spain in May. provides the funds for land ex- Tickets will be on sale from April penses. The orchestra must pay 1 to 18 at the Village Market courtesy for its own transportation to and desk. The guild sponsors this annual event as a fund-raiser for the sym- from Spain, at a cost of approxi- phony. mately $1,300 per student. For table reservations or other in- "What better world class outreach formation, the numbers to call are than to have our own Seventh-day 615-238-2880 or 238-2838 (days) or Adventist youth be in direct contact 615-396-2746 (evenings and Sun- with the artistic youth of Spain?" days). asks Orlo Gilbert, director of the sym- Cover: Atlanta represents one of the many phony since 1967. "We can be proud cities targeted for the Global Mission - that we have such able and tal- Southern Vision thrust. ented Christian young people to be Orlo Gilbert chosen out of all the potential avail- Volume 85 SOUTHERN TIDINGS (USPS 507-000) Number 3 Published monthly by the Southern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, 3978 Memorial Drive, ■ March, 1991 Decatur, GA 30032. Second-class postage paid at Decatur, Ga., and at additional mailing offices. POST- Southern Tidings 3 MASTER: send changes of address to SOUTHERN TIDINGS, P.O. Box 849, Decatur, GA 30031. Clothing brought by the mission team was needed and appreciated by local Haitians. • ~ 10:,111 Doug Gillham, Jimmy Spilivoy, Gary Sundin, and Jolene Denton install some of the playground equipment provided for the pre-school. Lowell Jenks, project coordinator, cuts wood for a sliding board under the watchful eyes of Haitian children. Standing beside one of their completed projects is the Georgia-Cumberland Academy Christmas mission team to Haiti: Vance Schmidt, Lowell Jenks, Stan Dobias, Doug Gillham, Mary Faircloth, Jolene Denton, Gary Sudin, and Jimmy Spilivoy. 4 ■ Southern Tidings Making a Difference in Haiti by Lowell Jenks lobal Mission is nothing spent locating the material and new to the students and arranging to have it hauled the staff of Georgia-Cumber- From building seven miles up the mountain to Gland Academy. From the village location. building churches in Mexico and A lot of fun was had by all, New Guinea to orphanages, schools, churches in building with primitive tools, en- and medical clinics in Haiti, the tertaining the dozens of children spirit of mission is an integral part Mexico and New who always seemed to be present, of the program at Georgia-Cum- hand pumping all the water used berland Academy. Guinea to for washing and cooking, eating For the past seven years GCA fresh baked bread each day, and has had an ongoing outreach to orphanages, citrus fruit off the trees, visiting the country of Haiti. Haiti is lo- the famous La Citadel, and wor- cated approximately 500 miles schools, and shiping with brothers and sisters south and slightly east of Florida. in Ranquitte. Haiti is the poorest and most medical clinics On New Year's Day the students densely populated country in the and staff distributed a large quan- western hemisphere.