ulawK He L October 3, 1967 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE LAKE UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS Volume LIX Number 38 1.4E ae AUK HER iti4r4r Vol. LIX, No. 38 October 3, 1967 .111 GORDON 0. ENGEN, Editor JOCELYN FAY. Assistant Editor EDITORIAL COMMITTEE: J. D. Smith, Chairman; W. F. Miller, Vice-Chairman; Gordon Engen, Secretary. CORRESPONDENTS: Eston Allen, Illinois; M. D. Oswald, Indiana; Xavier Butler, Lake Region; Ernest Wendth, Michigan; H. J. Harris, Wisconsin; H. M, Wynne, Hinsdale Sanitarium and Hospital; Horace Show, Andrews Uni- versity. NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORS: All articles, pictures, obitu- aries, and classified ods must be channeled through your local conference correspondent. Copy mailed directly to the HERALD will be returned to the conference involved. MANUSCRIPTS for publication should reach the Lake Union Conference office by Thursday, 9 a.m., twelve days before the date of issue. The editorial staff reserves the right to withhold or condense copy depending upon space available. De- 220 Million Reasons ADDRESS CHANGES should be addressed Circulation portment, Lake Union Herald, Box C, Berrien Springs, Mich. 49103. Always give full name, old address, and by H. M. S. RICHARDS new address. If possible, send address label from an old issue. Director and Speaker of The Voice of Prophecy NEW SUBSCRIPTION requests should be addressed to the treasurer of the local conference where membership ,< held. Conference Directories LAKE UNION CONFERENCE Box C, Berrien Springs, Mich. 49103 (616) 473-4541 President J. D. Smith Secretary-treasurer W. F. Miller Auditor E. J. Gregg Associate Auditor Arthur Opp Educational Secretory G. E. Hutches Lay Activities Secretory A W. Bauer Sabbath School Secretory Public Affairs Secretary Public Relations, Radio-TV f Gordon Engen Religious Liberty, Ind. Rel. Publishing Secretory J. W. 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A few of the 220 million reasons why The Voice of Prophecy must stay on the air . and God knows each one by name and where to reach him through radio. 2 LAKE UNION HERALD p The "growingest" population in North America is the group 29 H. M. S. Richards and the King's Herald Quartet are interviewed years of age and younger. For the first time, this past summer, The on many of the stations which carry the Sunday or daily broadcasts, Voice of Prophecy aimed particularly at this younger age group, as they meet their appointments across the country. Here a Port- when the Wedgwood Trio accompanied the radio group on camp- land, Ore., disc jockey and his audience have a better opportunity meeting tours. to learn more about the work of The Voice of Prophecy. TF YOU had 220 million reasons for doing something, come from Canada. So these stations are evidently reach- I think of the overpowering weight upon your shoul- ing out thousands of miles—we do not know how far! ders! Yet this is exactly the situation of the workers here We believe that we should continue this "nite-owl" at your radiobroadcast, The Voice of Prophecy. We are work, in fact, we feel we should increase it. How won- referring, of course, to the 220 million people who now derful it would be if we could be on every night instead live in these two great countries. of just Sunday nights. This is something to pray about, Of this number, the United States alone has an esti- and to look forward to as a great advance for the future. mated 20 million who are 65 years of age or over, one Now we must speak of what is to be the "growingest" out of every ten. Another age group includes those from population in North America—the young people who 30 years of age through 64, which will total more than will soon be the major part of the population. Listen 76 million by the end of this year. The Voice of Prophecy to these astounding facts, and the Voice of Prophecy's is doing everything possible to reach the ears of these plan to reach both their interests and their hearts. millions, and to turn their hearts toward Christ, through Through the 1970's, we are told, almost three-fourths both the Sunday broadcast, which is heard on nearly of the growth in total population will occur in the youth seven hundred stations, and the daily broadcast, which is and young adult age group, from 15 through 19; the aired on fifty to sixty stations. lower age adults, ages 20 to 34, will increase in number Not until very recently have we realized that there is by more than 15 million during the 70's; by 1975 those a great nighttime audience with tremendous radio- in their 20's will increase by 11 million; and finally, by listening potential. Business firms, radiobroadcasters, and 1970, the U.S. population will be 205 million people- others are now awaking to the astonishing fact that over 53 per cent (109 million) of whom will be 29 years of 32 million people—or one in every seven citizens in the age or under. United States and Canada—are "night owls." Many are The Voice of Prophecy's plan is already under way. in industry, hundreds of thousands are on the highways We are working toward the creation of a unique youth in trucks and private cars, many are in hospitals. It is broadcast to be placed on stations already popular among believed that per capita, more of these people at night young people. This is planned to be a fast-moving radio are listening to radio than listen in the daytime. Millions program that will catch the ears and speak the language of them listen to keep awake or to while away the hours. of youth, with music and terminology that they will The realization of this fact brings us face to face with recognize as their own, yet with a mold that Christ a mighty ready-made listening audience for our broad- would put upon it. cast. This is why The Voice of Prophecy has purchased When we first started our broadcast, little did we time on seven well-placed 50,000-watt clear-channel sta- dream of the progress we would some day see in broad- tions which, with their combined power, can reach the casting the teachings of our Lord and Saviour by radio. entire listening audience of North America at night. We wanted you, our friends, to know about this, and (See page 14 for listing.) why we are requesting most earnestly a liberal offering Because the annual Voice of Prophecy offering in our in all our churches this October—much more liberal churches in October, 1966, fell short, it was necessary for than last year! It is so important that we keep the "nite- us to make a second call for "nite-owl" funds in Decem- owl" stations on the air and not go backward one step. ber. The response to this call was wonderful, and com- May God's grace be with us as we go forward in faith. pletely made up the lack in the regular offering, with We are grateful to Him for what He is accomplishing enough extra to start the broadcast on the "nite-owl" sta- through radio, in transforming hearts and lives through tions. We thank you for doing your part in that offering. the power of His Spirit. Without Him our work would Now we are on these stations, and very fine responses be nothing! Without the sacrificial help of our people we are coming in from all over the country. The Sacramento would soon be off the air! station is heard regularly on Pitcairn Island, coming in We are all workers for God in the Voice of Prophecy loud and clear.