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Canadian Union MESSENGER Volume XXXIX, No. 9 Oshawa, Ontario April 20, 1970 Oak Park Church Helped by All Sister Churches In The Maritimes J. W. WILSON, President, Maritime Conference Recently all of the churches here in the Maritimes pledged their Sabbath church offerings to the Oak Park Church. The church members down there have begun a well-defined plan to build a youth centre to meet the needs of expanded youth activities. On the occasion of the 34th Biennial Session of the Maritime Conference, the Oak Park delegates along with their pastor D. L. Johnson, were the recipients of the money which came in from all our churches to our conference treasurer. Inasmuch as the membership is small in Oak Park this will be of real tangible assistance to their programme. You will also notice the letter of thanks which comes from their local elder. Left to right — Brother Lawrence Wagner, J. W. Wilson, Mrs. L. Wagner, Pastor D. Johnson, Sister R. Atwood, Brother Ralph Atwood and Brother "a/ David Gay. Brother Wagner is holding the cheque which was given to him on behalf of all the churches in the Maritime Conference in response to the first local church extension offering for Maritime projects. Letter of Thanks from Oak Park . Dear Fellow Believers, Pastors and Workers in the Maritimes: We can see some fruit already as a result of our planned We would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere programme. appreciation for the wonderful help you have given us in the Let us work together, praying for and encouraging one Oak Park Church. another, that the work shall soon be finished and that the Lord We are very thankful for the material things you have helped may come soon. to provide. We are also very much encouraged by your prayers Very sincerely, and your words of help and comfort. We feel as Nehemiah of Ralph E. Atwood old "We are doing a great work" and this must not cease. Local Elder Beloved Elder and Mrs. H. M. S. Richards Celebrate Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary Elder H. M. S. Richards, whose radio the Richards on April 19 at • Voice of For those wishing to honour this 50th ministry through over 40 years has led Prophecy headquarters, 1500 E. Chevy anniversary with a gift, we feel sure Elder so many to Christ, will celebrate with his Chase Drive, Glendale, California, 91209. and Mrs. Richards would appreciate most wife Mabel on April 14, 1970, their 50th Friends are invited to send greetings to deeply a contribution to The Voice of wedding anniversary. The Voice of Prophecy for presentation Prophecy radio broadcast, for which they An open house reception will honour on April 19. have both worked so tirelessly. Early Returns Indicate Success G. C. Session Newfoundland — of Valentine Offering Slide Information for Faith for Today Whether you plan to attend the Gen- Botwood Dedication By DONALD W. MCKAY eral Conference session or not, you will First reports on Faith for Today's Val- want a set of colour slides of the main entine Offering are encouraging. About events. A set of 80 slides will be available 95 per cent of the schools are well ahead just a few days after the close of the of last year's accomplishments at this session. You may guarantee having your set by ordering now. time. The campaign to raise a goal of These slides will bring back memories $40,000 for the purchase of Bell and of the colourful mission pageants, unique Howell continuous contact film printer national costumes, outstanding musical began February 14 and will end on May groups and your church's leaders. The 30. By obtaining this valuable piece of set will be sent postpaid, in U.S. and Canada, for just $20.00. Eighty slides in equipment it will mean the end of produc- all with descriptions of each slide — all tion delays and give Faith for Today in- taken by a professional. Do not be dis- dependence from their filming company appointed. Only authorized photographers (eliminate the middleman). It will curb will be allowed to take pictures in the the rising cost of producing TV pro- auditorium. grammes. Send your name and address with Pastor F. W. Hudgins who is in charge $20.00 to: Robert L. Sheldon, G. C. of station relations and who directs the Slides, Box 6021, Lincoln, Nebraska Two baby girls were dedicated to the project, said, "We are immeasurably 68506. grateful to school children and teachers Lord at Botwood, February 7. Deborah for their co-operation in the annual Val- Lynne Manuel, born January 10, and entine offering in the past. We know that Janice Lorraine Ganson born January 4 once again they will rally to the colours are seen with their parents Brother and and do everything they possibly can to General Conference Session Sister Paul Manuel and Brother and Sister Leo Ganson. Pastor John Rusk officiated. raise funds for the telecast." Broadcasts A broadcast telephone line will link member stations of the Adventist Radio Network for the release of General Con- ference Session reports, June 12 through Ordination of Elder June 20. Each report will be one hour in length and will originate from Atlantic City at 9 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Stations in the network are, WGTS, Washington, WSMC, Collegedale, KUCV, Lincoln, WAUR, Berrien Springs, KGTS, Walla Walla, KANG, Angwin, KLLU, La Sierra, KEMR, Loma Linda and VOAR, St. John's. Arrangements are available whereby local conferences or churches may have another station link into the telephone net for the release of the broadcasts either on paid time or public service. Conference radio-television secretaries have details of this service. Director of the releases is Doctor Don Elder Ray Matthews congratulates Dick, head of the Communications De- Brother Ford Gill who was ordained as partment at Southern Missionary College. church elder at Botwood, February 21. Gerald Peel (age 10, grade 4) of Captain Gilmer Co-ordination of the programme is un- School, Fletcher, North Carolina, pointing to Valentine offering tree. Each heart on tree rep- der the supervision of the General Con- * * resents a dollar raised for Faith for Today. Gerald raised 5155 of the $287 total by third ference Radio-Television Department. If I can put some touches of a rosy sun- and fourth grade students. WALTER R. L. SCRAGG set into the life of any man or woman, * General Conference Radio-Television then 1 feel that I have walked with God. Department G. MacDonald Official Organ of the CANADIAN UNION CONFERENCE of Seventh-day Adventists, Carl Klam, Editor; Pearl I. Browning, Associate Editor. President, J. W. Bothe; Secretary-treasurer, Carl Klarn. Canadian Union Departmental Secretaries: Publishing, 0. A. Botimer; Public Relations, Lay Activities, Sabbath School. Radio-TV, W. E. Kuester; Missionary Volunteer and Temperance, R. J. E. Hillock; Edu- cational and Deferred Giving, P. W. Manuel; Public Affairs, D. L. Michael; Medical, E. A. Craw- ford, M.D. Issued biweekly. Subscription price $2.00 a year. Second class mail registration number MESSENGER 0912. Printed by Maracle Press Limited, Oshawa, Ont. 158 CANADIAN UNION__ MESSENGER LITERATURE EVANGELISM kis is the Very Work the Lord Would Have His People Do at This Time." 6T. 313 Zieetatute cieutfelideExftetieaced The other evening, as I came in, the she wants to quit smoking. When I phone rang. A Mrs. was calling. I showed her the cross sections of the had sold her one book ot.t of the set of smoker and non-smoker lungs, this made Bible Stories a year ago. She was unable her all the more anxious. She was happy to buy the rest of them at that time but to enrol in the Bible Course too. said she would let me know when she G. HEENEY would be able to do so. She informed me that she could now sign a contract as her I had met this mother the night before other business was completed. The next at her neighbour's house and she con- night I called and had a nice visit with vinced her neighbour to buy as she her- her and left the rest of the Bible Stories, self already had the Bedtime Stories and Foot Prints, Life and Health and Listen. Children's Hour for twenty years. Now She was especially interested in Listen as Literature Evangelist George Heeney and his I was demonstrating to her neighbour's wife. husband for the Bible Story and not too successfully I may add. When I had tried to close the sale, he would stall at the Publishing Department of the Ontario-Quebec price so I silently prayed and let him think it over once more. As I raised my Conference Reported the Largest eyes to meet his, he simply said, "I sup- pose we will take the large ones." My Biennial Gain on Record pad was finished so I had to dash out to the car to bring in the books and a new REPORT $737,727.50 GAIN $184,236.90 pad. As I entered the house, he asked how much the payments would be if he included My Bible Friends. Who closed the sale? I related the experience next door to a Pentecostal lady and she bought the six Old Testament volumes of the Bible Story. So the Lord blessed me with three sales totalling $415., all referrals, because some faithful colporteur sold a penniless Catholic mother our books 20 years ago and because God still answers prayer. E. MACVARISH I received a letter from Brother Jur- iansz informing me that the staff at the H.H.E.S.