41,4 / 37141I BE with YOU/ Laymen in the Closing Work

16A _41,4UTIOOK Nevada, Iowa January 5, 196b "The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me: because He bath annointed Me to preach Volume 31 Number 35 good tidings . . ." Isaiah 61:1.

Laymen in the Closing Work

BY ELLEN G. WHITE, Pacific Union Recorder, March 24, 1904

"Let everyone study the fifty- Thus you will help those who are His work. Your life is sustained by eighth chapter of Isaiah. bearing heavy responsibilities. Use the Giver of life. Your every capabil- "What is the great work before your talents, be they ever so few. ity, therefore, is to be put to use in us?—The proclamation of the Gos- God has certainly given you a work His service. By using your talents pel, with its life-saving principles, to to do for Him. In all that you do, wisely and faithfully, you are gain- every nation, kindred, tongue, and keep the Lord Jesus before you. Do ing power to do better work, to bear people. Let no one remain in idle- all to the glory of His name. You heavier responsibilities. ness because he can not do the same belong to God, and you are to do "Whatever you accomplish, be it class of work that the most experi- enced servants of God are doing. Because you can not be in the high- est place, will you do nothing? Be- cause you can not trade upon pounds, will you refuse to trade upon one pound? Because you have not five talents, will you put your / 37141i one talent in a napkin, and hide it in the earth? Because you can not work for the multitude, will you re- BE fuse to work for individuals? Do the smaller duties waiting for you. WITH YOU/

"I shall be with you!" That promise never ends, It is the sacred bondship of man's great Friend of friends; It is the boundless message which will never fail nor fade, It is the greatest gesture that ever has been made. "1 shall be with you!" Keep close and trust in Me, I shall be with you, whoever you may be; I shall be with you all through each strange, hard day; I shall be with you when all others go their way. "I shall be with you!" through all your pain and tears I shall be with you when you are torn with fears; I shall be with you if life your heart should break; I shall be with your soul and all its burdens take.

"I shall be with you!" when toil and suffering end, I shall be with you as you go round life's bend; I shall be with you when gladness is reborn; For I shall be with you until the last great dawn. —Selected

Ellen G. White 2 NORTHERN UNION OUTLOOK

FAITH FOR TODAY LITERATURE EVANGELISM RALLY Objective of Bible School enroll- JANUARY 6-7, DES MOINES AREA CHURCHES ments for every church member in North America per year is six. Come and see the forward look in literature evangelism. Join every Have you gotten yours yet? Iowa literature evangelist in examining a new selling tool, the pictorial prospectus. See new methods of advertising using newspaper ads and color TV for The Bible Story and Gift Bible Evangelism. Hear soul- winning stories from around the world. little or much, leave it with God, Sabbath morning speakers: remembering that it is not for man Des Moines — W. R. Wollard, Manager, Book Department, Pacific to measure the worth or the reward Press of his own efforts or the efforts of Nevada J. L. Dittberner, President, Northern Union his fellow men. The Lord Jesus will Conference give you the wages that are your Knoxville A. R. Mazat of the Pacific Press due. Your reward will be proportion- Ames Clyde Kinder, Manager, Omaha Branch, Pacific Press ed to the spirit in which your work Albia — C. M. Barnes, Publishing Secretary, Northern Union was done. Purity of motive, an earn- Conference est desire to glorify God, will bring Winterset — Robert Belmont, Manager, HHES, Northern Union to the earnest worker the same reward that is given to the one who Sabbath Afternoon Symposium. Featuring J. L. Dittberner, W. R. accomplishes more. The principles Wollard, and the Iowa colporteurs. The meeting will start at 3 p.m. by which the worker is governed de- It will be held at the new Des Moines Youth Center, 2317 Watrous, termine the reward. Des Moines. "It is not alone by men in high Saturday night at the Des Moines Youth Center W. A. Higgins, Associ- places of responsibility in the minis- ate Publishing Secretary of the General Conference, will show colored try, not alone by men holding posi- slides and tell stories of colporteur exploits around the world. Don't tions on boards or committees, not miss this review of modern miracles! alone by the managers of our sani- Sunday, January 7. Instruction and Demonstration. Here is where tariums and publishing houses, that you will learn the "how" of being a successful literature evangelist. the work is to be done which will Everybody is welcome. cause the earth to be filled with the FLOYD RAMSEY, Publishing Secretary knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. This work can be accomplished only by the whole church acting their part under guidance and Investment Trains in the power of God." IOWA The primary divisions in both Conference of Seventh-day Adventists P. 0. Box 1475 (540 42nd Street) Davenport and Des Moines have Des Moines, Iowa 50306 K. D. Johnson, President used trains for Investment devices Old "H. T. S." Reunion J. 0. McLeod, Secretary in 1967. In Davenport the train Make wills and legacies to A reunion of faculty, students, Iowa Seventh-day Adventist Association and friends of the old Hutchinson Theological Seminary will be held at "The Commons" on the campus Go Higher! NORTHERN UNION OUTLOOK Editorial Office of La Sierra College on Sunday, Feb- In a letter from Mrs. Kepford of 400 North Lilac Drive Minneapolis, Minnesota 55422 ruary 4, from 3 to 6 p.m. Dinner the Ute church she says, "It has L. H. Netteburg Editor will be served in the cafeteria at always been my hope that we go Lorna McConchie Assistant Editor 4:30 p.m. Come and meet old higher every year and I think we Volume 31 January 5, 1968 Number 35 friends! J. 0. HANSON, have done it again." Chairman Plans Committee Published weekly by the Northern Mrs. Kepford and Mrs. Shultz vis- Union Conference of Seventh-day Ad- ited 23 towns, spent over 76 hours, ventists, 400 North Lilac Drive, Minne- apolis, Minnesota 55422, and printed at and gave out over 1,000 pieces of the Oak Park Press, Nevada, Iowa 50201, le...... ,...... 0.....0...... 0 ,—...... ; 50 issues a year. literature. This included November Entered as second class matter June Union College Alumni Association: Signs and books as well as Ingather- 2, 1937, at the post office at Nevada, Iowa, 50201, under the act of March 3, ing papers. 1879. Make all checks and money orders will present the film payable to the Northern Union Outlook. i At present Mrs. Kepford reports Subscription price—$1.00 per year. I i $484.15 and Mrs. Shultz reports Northern Union Conference Directory Office-400 North Lilac Drive I BORN FREE I $514.15. There will be more. They Minneapolis, Minnesota 55422 i are going back to one town for a Telephone-612-545-0471 1 President J. L. Dittberner 8 P.M i promised $25 offering. Sec.-Treas., Auditor L. H. Netteburg !JANUARY 6 ' Ed., MV , Temp. Sec. C. M. Willison Think what could be done in H.M., Radio P. F. Pedersen UNION COLLEGE AUDITORIUM: Iowa if two women in every church Pub. Dept. Sec. Charles Barnes Transp. Agt. L. H. Netteburg

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FAITH FOR TODAY and my prayer that many will be in the kingdom as a result of faith- Since Faith for Today began its ful Iowa Ingathering. ministry 18 years ago, 13,000 have Thank you again. It's a joy to been baptized through its evange- serve with you. listic impact. K. D. JOHNSON, President

the Gift Bible plan. Thank you again MINNESOTA for your good work. Conference of Seventh-day Adventists 1100 Ford Road at Highway 12 I'm sure that everyone who did Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343 not find it possible to go out and Arthur Kiesz, President Investment trains H. W. Pritchard, Secretary solicit will give something for In- Make wills and legacies to gathering. The recommended indi- Minnesota Conference Association cars are of cardboard and the track of Seventh-day Adventists vidual goal is $25. Some have so- goes almost around the Sabbath licited or given over $1,000. If you School room. Each car represents $1.00. haven't participated as you know you Baptism should have, there is still time to Nine people were accepted into The accompanying picture was do so. Just put your gift in an church membership through the taken in the Des Moines Primary offering envelope and mark it In- sacred rite of baptism on December Division. The cars are made from gathering. I'm not concerned at this 16 at the Hibbing church. Seven of styrofoam and cardboard with spools time about the amount for I'm sure these united with the Virginia for wheels. Each car represents that dollar-wise the crusade has been church, one united with the Black- $5.00. They are fabricated by the the best in the history of Iowa. I'm berry church and one united with Robert Greenes. In the photo the concerned about all-out support. I'd the International Falls church. caboose is not attached (it never has be so pleased to publish the fact that For several months Bible studies been), indicating that there is more everybody did something, for victory and discussions were conducted with to come. is sweet for those who have partic- these candidates by both laymen and Watch the column "Of Interest in ipated, and it is rather hollow and the district pastor. Iowa" for the final 1967 Investment meaningless for the spectator. So Fred Koch, of International Falls, record of each group. Neither di- have a happy heart. Be a part of learned about Seventh-day Advent- vision has finished working. the victory. ists through reading Armstrong lit- Before I bring this article to a erature. He decided to look for the church and attend services to learn Ingathering Victory close I want to say something about call-backs. Satan will tell you that more about Adventists. He has been December 26, 1967. Elder Kinsey this isn't the time to make a call attending regularly ever since. The told me a few minutes ago that back. I urge you to cry out, "Get Koivunens and Sainios, of Mountain Iowa has now raised over seventy- thee behind me, Satan." If some- Iron, for several years sought the four thousand dollars for Ingathering one promised to give later, please will of God under the Jehovah Wit- in the present crusade. Of course, be business-like and call back. If ness persuasion, but now they rejoice he had a great big smile when he you have failed to find a regular to have a place and a part in the gave the report. Praise the Lord! donor in, please keep calling until great Second Advent Movement. Thank you, brethren and sisters, you do find him in. If, through David Larson, an old-time resident for making the crusade a great suc- Ingathering, you found an interested of Blackberry, and a Lutheran by cess. You solicited thousands of person, please call back and please early teaching, responded to seeds business men. You solicited tens of follow up. This is the king's busi- of truth sown in his heart many thousands of people at their homes. ness and it's the most important years ago, and now is happy in full You gave tens of thousands of people business in the world. It is my hope (Continued on page 5) an opportunity to enroll in the Bible Correspondence Course. You gave tens of thousands of people an opportunity to learn the truth through YOUR FAMILY WORSHIP CORNER Commit the Family to God Morning and Evening "In a sense the father is the priest of the household, laying upon SUNSET CALENDAR the family altar the morning and evening sacrifice. But the wife and January 5 Des Moines, Iowa 4:57 children should unite in prayer and join in the song of praise. In the St. Paul, Minnesota 4:45 morning before he leaves home for his daily labor, let the father gather Bismarck, North Dakota 5:08 Huron, South Dakota 5:10 his children about him and, bowing before God, commit them to the Rapid City, South Dakota 4:27 care of the Father in heaven. When the cares of the day are past, let January 12 the family unite in offering grateful prayer and raising the song of Des Moines, Iowa 5:04 St. Paul, Minnesota 4:53 praise, in acknowledgment of divine care during the day." Bismarck, North Dakota 5:17 p. 392 Huron, South Dakota 5:17 Ministry of Healing, Rapid City, South Dakota 4:35 AU time given is Central Standard Time

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INGATHERING REPORT TO JANUARY 2, 1967

District Comparisons

1968 IOWA INGATHERING 1968 SOUTH DAKOTA INGATHERING

Per Cent of Goal Raised Per Cent of Goal Raised Worker Goal 0 20 40 60 80 100 Worker Goal 0 20 40 60 80 100 Hurst, J. L. $2,820 Parmele, J. C. $1,760 Churchill, B. 1,400 Alger, W. R. 580 Sharpe, D. 3,560 Samograd, Peter 2,442 Miller, G. N. 3,360 Erhart, Milton 1,607 Schultz, I. E. 2,440 Calkins, E. L. 1,123 Barnett, Bruce 1,560 Kemper, P. W. 2,359 Heifner, L. M. 2,740 Wagner, Eugene 220 May, Luther 2,740 Patzer, R. R. 3,564 Johnson, R. L. 3,200 Perry, D. C. 175 Gerst, A. H. 7,700 Mansker, W. K. 6,488 ' Shobe, C. P. 8,120 Reimche, R. R. 1,855 District No. 12 2,600 Rhodes, G. W. 2,120 Neslund, T. R. 2,860 O 20 40 60 80 100 Sales, D. J. 2,780 Conference Goal $23,500.00 Rexin, G. D. 4,120 Goransson, R. 4,800 Total Received to Date $25,777.00 Boggess, R. W. 2,960 Fillman„G. M. 3,620 Loewen, W. G. 3,860 Rasmussen, N. 3,100 0 20 40 60 80 100 1968 MINNESOTA INGATHERING Conference Goal _$68,000.00 Per Cent of Goal Raised Total Received to Date $78,496.63 Worker Goal O 20 40 60 80 100 Emmerson, V. $3,307 Burgeson, V. K. 3,980 Price, A. J. 1,787 Young, P. S. 2,296 1968 NORTH DAKOTA INGATHERING Williams. H. M. 4,319 Williams, H. N. 1,822 Per Cent of Goal liaised Wiedemann, R. 2,006 Worker Goal 0 20 40 60 80 100 Warner, R. L. 4,030 Hensel, Don $2,446 Brown, E. W. 2,321 Gienger, E. R. 3,315 Darby, H. E. 1,797 Scheresky, Ed 2,379 JoAnson, D. M. 3,093 Singhurst, Max 2,409 James, H. I. 1.918 Haffner, Clifford 2,653 O'Brien, G. D. 7,720 Grossboll, John 2,821 Slater, F. B. 1,448 • 1,689 Kanna, E. J. Albertsen, D. G. 5,670 Neptune, W. J. 1,752 Upchurch, J. E. 5,775 Rima, Nelson 3,447 Calkins, E. D. 4,912 Janssen, R. E. 1,633 Northwest Dist. 3,362 Howe, D. E. 4,264 Priebe, E. R. 6,260 Roeske, S. 1,914 Sackett, H. B. 2,250 Stephan, D. D. 3,767 Haas, G. A. 3,332 Kahler, E. Jr. 1,201 Ostrander, N. D. 2,160 Voegele, Myron 2,434 Klam, D. E. 1,974 Fanning, Brad 3,254 Graham, N. L. 1,666 0 20 40 60 80 100 O 20 40 60 80 100 Conference Goal $41,395.00 Conference Goal $75,000.00 Total Received to Date $40,115.97 Total Received to Date $80,167.95 NORTHERN UNION OUTLOOK 5

and the conditions in which they exist through the brother-in-law of their pastor, Elder Warner. Mrs. Warner's brother, Sgt. Wallace Wil- mot, is a career serviceman who is currently stationed in what he terms the "Little Pentagon", operational headquarters in Saigon. His description, relayed through the Warners, of the little children living from day to day with next to no clothing, little food and nothing approaching toys, was enough to set the locals in motion. The 34 boxes, containing some 160 Left to right: E. W.. Brown, Fred Koch, Kathy Koivunen, Mrs. Ensio Sainio, Mrs. Hilda Koivunen (mother of Mrs. Sainio and grandmother of Kathy, Susan and Garry), individually-wrapped gifts including Susan Koivunen, Craig Shaver, Ronald Pulver, David Larson. articles of clothing, color books, cray- ons, tooth brushes, soap and so on, plus 15 pounds of Christmas candy, have been air mailed directly to the surrender to God. Craig Winjum is Santa Finds Helpers a foster son of the Ken Shaver fam- sergeant and he has promised to ily, members of the Virginia church, Santa got a large helping hand deliver them to the orphans in per- and has brought new joy to his foster this past week when members of son. family by his acceptance of Jesus the Hutchinson church and students Of the 28 servicemen's Yule pack- as his personal Saviour. Ronald at Maplewood Academy joined forces ages, some are on their way to boys Pulver, of Aurora, raised in an to assemble, pack and mail some 62 who have been students at the acad- S.D.A. home where the father was Christmas goodie-and-good-will-filled emy, some are for friends of students not a member, made his decision packages. and some are for Hutchinson boys to follow his Lord all the way, and A total of 34 five-pound airlift of other faiths. Each contain candy was pleased and honoured to have boxes, destined for Vietnamese or- and nuts plus cookies and bars both his parents in attendance at phans in Saigon and another 28 packed and decorated by Maplewood the baptismal service. gift boxes, bound for servicemen home economics students as class- May the Spirit of God, who both overseas and stateside have room projects. In addition to other brought these new members to the been mailed. packed goodies and candy supplied by willing church members, the watery grave and raised them to Spearheading both projects has Morning Watch devotional book and walk a new life, ever keep them in been Mrs. Roy Chaffee, servicemen's the new biography of Desmond T. the light of truth and the path of secretary of the Hutchinson church. Doss, hero, were included. Each salvation. The Hutchinson church became devotional book contains a note and E. WESLEY BROWN aware of the Vietnamese orphans each Christmas card which accompa-

Five members of Hutchinson church nack part of the home- Loading Christmas packages bound for Vietnamese orphans made goodies into packages for orphans and servicemen. are from left, Fay Anderson, Don Lund, Lois Burghart, and Front left, Mrs. R. L. Warner, Mrs. Glen Nelson, Mrs. Roy Ken Dahl. Chaffee, Mrs. Dallas Hanson, and Miss Helen Slayton. 6 NORTHERN UNION OUTLOOK

Farewell SOUTH DAKOTA In June, 1966, we welcomed Pas- Conference of Seventh-day Adventists 217 North Grand tor and Mrs. D. C. Perry and their Pierre, South Dakota 57501 three children to the Red Shirt Mis- F. W. Bieber, President M. L. Hale, Secretary sion in South Dakota. For a year Make wills and legacies to and a half Brother Perry has been South Dakota Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists carrying on pastoral work for the Sioux Indians on the Pine Ridge Reservation, and his wife has been Faithful Ingatherer for teaching the Red Shirt Mission Twenty-five Years School. An active Pathfinder Club Behind every successful endeavor was carried on for the youth in the there is someone working to make Red Shirt area. Many of you saw them at the Youth Congress in Min- Sincerely believing that Jesus it successful. This is illustrated by neapolis last spring. should have first place in their the faithful Ingathering work of This fall the mission has been Christmas gifts, the members of 0. R. Johnson of the Mitchell church. moved from Red Shirt to the new the Fergus Falls Sabbath School For twenty-five or more years property near Pine Ridge. With the placed their Thirteenth Sabbath Brother Johnson has faithfully gone mop'? many new interests have de- offerings on the beautiful ever- with his pastors to numerous places veloped and the church attend- green tree. Twenty-three members of business in Mitchell. During the ance has been growing tremen- last two years these contacts have brought gifts totaling $96 with a dously. Last week sixty families amounted to over $300 each year. prayer that God's blessing would were helped by the Dorcas Society. In former days Brother Johnson win many souls for His kingdom. However, this is the Advent move- Mrs. H. E. Swenson states that "it was not unusual to ment and workers come and go. gather in $600 for the Lord's work Superintendent Brother and Sister Perry have ac- in three days." cepted a call to pastoral work in What could be accomplished if Minnesota. The mission school has many more laymen worked as faith- been closed until September of 1968. fully in Ingathering as this brother? We are surely sorry to have these vies the package contains a personal Possibly by now the Lord's work workers leave the Indian Mission might have been finished. note from Mrs. Chaffee. field of Pine Ridge. We know that A debt of gratitude is owed to Santa will receive another assist God will continue to bless their min- faithful laymen like Brother John- from the church and students later istry as they take up their new son who have unstintingly given of when they assemble and send on duties in Minnesota. themselves in this very vital phase its way a truckload of clothing and MARVIN WALTER toys for youngsters in an American of God's work. It is a pleasure to Indian mission in New Mexico. be associated with such willing MRS. RAY HOFFMAN workers. Bison Investment Report Press Secretary M. E. ERHART The Bison Church, with 17 mem- Pastor Hutchinson Church bers, raised $274.85 for Investment. This was almost three times the goal of $102.00. Mildred Palmer, Invest- ment leader, was of great assistance Wedding in encouraging the various projects. Donna Coffin, daughter of Mr. Some of the adult projects were: and Mrs. Carlos Coffin, Centralia, profit from certain acres of wheat, Missouri, became the bride of Harold sale of home-made wheat bread to M. Burgeson, son of Mrs. Pauline neighbors, sewing, and pledges of Burgeson, Lincoln, Nebraska (for- certain sums of money. merly of Minnesota) on Sunday The Junior Class gave proceeds afternoon, August 6. from Investment lambs and health The ceremony was performed by food labels. One little Kindergarten the groom's cousin, Don Burgeson, girl asked her mother if she could at the Piedmont Park Seventh-day have any returns from surplus gar- Adventist Church in Lincoln, Ne- den vegetables the neighbors might braska. Mr. and Mrs. Burgeson have ask for. Her faith was rewarded by been attending Union College and neighbors buying vegetables which are making their home in Lincoln amounted to the sum of $35.00. where they will continue their ed- With a goal of $6.00 per cap- ucation. ita, the final Investment returns May God bless this couple as they amounted to $16.17 per capita. journey life's pathway together. Faithful Ingatherer, 0. R. Johnson o MRS. IVY C. FINN Mitchell, responsible for thousands of D. C. BURGESON dollars solicited for the Lord's work. Press Secretary NORTHERN UNION OUTLOOK 7

OFFICERS' MEETINGS NORTH DAKOTA CONFERENCE JANUARY, 1968

The following schedule has been set up for our Officers' Meetings in 1968. Signs are indicating that we are very near the end of time and, yet, there is a great deal of work to be done. We are anxious to meet all of our Church officers this year and want to encourage every church officer as listed below to attend the meeting nearest your area. Please take it upon yourself to be present. These meetings will be some of the most important of the year. We will look forward to seeing you. BEN TROUT, President *Bismarck, January 9 — 7:30 P.M. *Williston, January 21 — 7:30 P.M. Linton Napoleon Keene Ray *Minot, January 10 — 7: 30 P.M. *McClusky, January 22 — 7:30 P.M. Max Kenmare Goodrich Turtle Lake Butte Bottineau *Harvey, January 23 — 7:30 P.M. Jamestown, SABBATH, January 13 Academy Hurdsfield Jamestown Memorial Hall Manfred Carrington Cackle New Home *Bowdon Country, January 24 — 7:30 P.M. Cleveland Kuhn Robinson Bowdon City Deisem Lehr Streeter *Grand Forks, SABBATH, January 27 Devils Lake Lisbon Valley City Devils Lake Ellendale Medina *Fargo, January 28 — 7:30 P.M. *Dickinson, SABBATH, January 20 Valley City Hebron Killdeer Bowman Beulah Grassy Butte *Wahpeton, January 30 — 7:30 P.M. Burt Beach Lisbon These Officers' Meetings will specifically include the following: Elders LA Leaders Dorcas Leaders Deacons LA Secretaries MV Leaders & Secretaries Treasurers SS Supt. & Ass't. Temperance Leaders Clerks SS Secretaries Pathfinder Leaders & Associates *The meetings will be held in the church with the exception of Dickinson, which will be in the Crown Room of the First National Bank in Dickin son, and Jamestown, which will be in the James- town Memorial Hall.