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April 15, 1974 / Volume 73, Number 40 / Angwin, California / Official Organ of the Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Honolulu Maranatha Project Next equipment to match their new six masons who laid more than building. Principal Earl Spaul- 10,000 cement blocks was ding says they still need about climbing the scaffolding with $5,000. his wooden leg. Brick-and-mortar, it seems, And now Maranatha prepares "Free Labor" of Love for Indian Mission were more quickly assembled again to assist the Pacific Un- than torches and tables, wires ion. Their June 10 and July 8 They laid down the tools of lumbia and Colorado they came But then the 149 students at and ovens. flights and three-week service their trade—those three physi- to join with Californians and AIMS waited—for furnishings stints will build a sanctuary cians, that mortgage-loan offi- to outfit the model kitchens in Workmen who gave of their Arizonans in the Maranatha for the Honolulu Central con- cer, the three pastors, this time ranged in age from 84- Project for Adventist Indian the home ec lab and sewing ma- gregation—in the Hawaiian mountaineering instructor, year-old Oscar Olson, a retired Mission School, Holbrook, Ari- chines that the girls might learn Mission where land alone costs those dozen homemakers, the carpenter of Berrien Springs, zona. a more-modern method of gar- in excess of a half-a-million x-ray technician, dentist, chem- Michigan; 74-year-old Joe Turk In three weeks, a 70 x 140 ment making. dollars. ist, rancher, commercial fisher- foot cement-block building for Old welding equipment and of Paradise, California, a re- men and those beekeepers. vocational arts instruction was hoists to elevate engines were tired carpenter; 73-year-old Maranatha Flights was in- From New Hampshire and erected, painted and almost reinstalled into the new auto Avard Gates, of West New- corporated three years ago, pri- Massachusetts, Tennessee and ready for occupancy. Only elec- mechanics quarters. Electrical, bury, Massachusetts, a retired marily to fly student mission- Alabama, New York and Michi- trical fixtures late in arriving drafting and homemaking arts metalspinner and woodworker; aries to their summer posts of gan, Illinois, Texas, British Co- were missing. classes continue to wait for to 18-year-old Jim Lindsay of duty. Then these business and Memphis, Tennessee, who took craftsmen pilots saw there was time out from pre-med studies more they could do. at Southern Missionary College, At Holbrook, for example, and six students from Thunder- their donated labor was valued bird Adventist Academy Flight at $90,000. In Hawaii, it could Club. well match the land cost. Most of the older workers crossed the country by bus. One Your prayers are solicited for Baptist lost $400 in income Maranatha workers, and your during his "free labor" of love gifts for both projects will be for the Indians. No one recog- welcomed too. nized the handicaps; one of the See more pictures on page 8. Dezer Benavides Will Coordinate Spanish Work in the Pacific Union Returning home to give a a great way. In fact, during new, strong leadership in co- the five years in Colombia- •ordinating the fast-growing Venezuela he was able to bap- Spanish work in tize more than 2,000 converts. the Pacific Un- In 1973 alone, he was the in- ion Conference strument of God for 750 souls. is Eliezer Bena- Another first to Elder Bena- vides. vides' credit is the first Spanish Before finish- Field School of Evangelism for ing his work at Andrews University held in La Sierra, El- Michigan, following his mas- der Benavides ter's degree in church leader- Eliezer Benavides entered the ship. Now in that conference work of the there are two Spanish groups. Southeastern California Confer- As the first full-time Span- ence in the Imperial Valley— ish coordinator in the Pacific impatient to get into the minis- Union (retired Elder Samuel try after two years in France Weiss was also an evangelist), and Germany during World Elder Benavides will oversee War II. In fact, from Septem- the work of all Spanish-speak- ber, 1951, to June of '67 he ing people and give emphasis served as pastor and/or evan- to the education of Spanish stu- gelist in every portion of the dents, especially to the minis- conference where there were try. Spanish-speaking individuals. Mrs. Benavides is the former (1) Bill Parker came from Huntsville, Ala- He was ordained at Riverside Esperanza Ayala and was born bama, to lay bricks, while (2) Larry Good- in 1956. in Phoenix, a few years after hew and his daughter, LaVonda, came from In the summer of 1967, Elder her husband's birth in San Diego. They have four children: Klamath Falls, Oregon, to lend their hands Benavides took his family to Colombia, South America. For Irene, graduating from Andrews of assistance. three years he was associated this summer; Armando; Samuel, (3) Dr. Olaf Hove of San Diego traded with the Asociacion del Alto Glendale Academy; and David, tools for a few days to work with Robert Magdalena in Bucaramanga, Glendale Elementary. Conibear of Sedona, Arizona. (4) Retired and the last three years he Pedro and Julia Benavides, Jonathan McFeters of Mountain View was served as the first ministerial the minister's parents, are re- not the oldest donating his time, (5) nor secretary for the Colombia- tired at Carlsbad, California. was AIMS electrical student Walter Hub- Venezuela Union in Medellin. His mother served as a Bible bard the youngest. Elder Benavides has through worker in Central and South- the years been used of God in eastern for 35 years. UTIHICASTERINI Charles Schultz Returns to Nepal News Notes Elder Charles Shultz, who 1.40 Elder R. L. Watts, pres- po The master plan for San has been the pastor of the Fall- vo Elder Carlos R. Malan has ently pastor at Indio, has been Pasqual Academy has been brook Church, has been asked been asked to serve as the pas- asked to serve as the new pas- completed and is waiting ap- by the General Conference of tor of the Calexico Church. The tor of the Fallbrook Church proval by San Diego County Seventh-day Adventists to re- old church has been razed and since Elder and Mrs. L. Charles and the City of San Diego. The construction will start on the turn to the Kingdom of Nepal. Shultz will be leaving shortly industrial building is already new church-auditorium as soon During the three years that for Nepal. completed. The next two proj- Elder Shultz previously had as plans clear the city building ects are the disposal plant and commission. been located in Nepal, he V Pastor Jerry Kunkel, as- the cafeteria. worked as •a 'health educator sociate pastor at the La Sierra and health evangelist. His work Church, has been assigned to Pastor and Mrs. Charles Schultz the pastorate of the Indio carried him along remote will once again be giving health mountain foot paths to isolated Church by the Executive Com- education to the people of Ne- Constituency Report of the Department of l . villages and to 'the capitol city mittee. of Kathmandu where he trained pal. Po Elder Mel Tompkins, pas- government 'health educators health and while they regret to tor of Bakersfield, has been and family planning workers in leave Fallbrook they can not called to be one of the associate the use of hand puppets as a help but be drawn by Nepal and pastors of the La Sierra Laymen's Activitiesi teaching media. its need for improved physical Church. He has accepted the in- Kenneth H. Livesay, Director Since no one has been found and spiritual health. vitation and will move shortly. to carry on the work that Elder The objective of the department of laymen's activities is service to Shultz began in Nepal in this the laymen of our churches in cooperation with the pastoral staff. The director serves the conference administration to promote the annual area of health education, he has Corona Plans Homecoming and Founder's Day programs in the Signs, Ingathering, and avenues of all lay ministries been asked to return to con- which include Community Services. tinue the work that he started The Corona Church cordially tion of 10 acres where the new there. invites all former members and facilities will be constructed. PERSONAL EVANGELISM: God has given the Adventist Church "The religious beliefs of these friends of the church to a The program will commence some directives that affect the work and the influence of total evan- gelism. In the book Ministry of Healing, page 149, we have a most Hindu and Buddhist people are Home-coming and a Founder's at 9:30 a.m. and will continue Day, April 27, 1974. challenging directive: "Every church should be a training school for particularly fascinating," says through a Fellowship Dinner Christian workers. Its members should be taught how to give Bible Elder Shultz, "and it is inter- The history of the church and following the church service. readings I studies], how to conduct and teach Sabbath School classes, esting that they consider Satur- the official unveiling of the pro- Officials of the city will be in how to best help the poor and to care for the sick, how to work for day to be the Sabbath day or posed church facilities which attendance. All guests are in- the unconverted." their day of rest, even as Sev- are planned will be held. Plans vited to attend the Fellowship To fulfill this mandate, this department has been invited to con- enth-day Adventists believe." are being laid for the dedica- Dinner. duct training classes in 54 of the churches of Southeastern to have Elder and Mrs. Shultz both an "in-training" program to give weekly instruction and actual field experience. The churches who have followed the training of their lay- have master's degrees in public Community Service Centennial Meetings men are having great results in personal evangelism. We suggest well-trained layman who experiences the working of the Holy Spirit 1, Story of Salvation The Centennial Celebration of Community Service meetings in his life will see the fulfillment of the gospel commission in his min- will begin in April for Southeastern California Conference. istry. We believe that God has given a variety of gifts of the Spirit to all Christian believers. Therefore, the principles of one-to-one evan- Through Nature Wins At the four Federation meetings, plans will be laid for Phase II gelism can be developed by a continual training program in local A slide essay portraying the of this 100th anniversary. The department urges our churches to churches. story of salvation as seen be present at the following meetings: SIGNS: We will celebrate the centennial of the Signs at the end through nature won top awards Sunday, April 28, 9:30 a.m. Orange County Federation of this year of 1974. The story of the beginnings of the Signs is a at the recently held San Ber- Santa Ana Spanish church miracle. The present story of the Signs is a modern miracle that nardino Film Festival, Cinema- 117 W. McFadden Street touches thousands of families outside the Adventist family. Examine graphic I. Santa Ana, California 92707 again the beauty of the articles and the aesthetic layout of the Signs. This program was produced It is an exciting evangelistic journal. In a few weeks we will be sharing by Gene Sasse, Hamilton Avila, Monday, April 29, 9:30 a.m. San Diego County Federation with the conference a new dimension of evangelism through the Signs. Ron Meyers, and Keith Drie- San Diego Spanish church 4222 Eta Street COMMUNITY SERVICES: In 1974, we will be celebrating another berg, four Christian young centennial. That of our Community Services. Somehow, we would like San Diego, CA 92113 people who are witnessing for to call this work a ministry of mercy. The department has hod two Christ through multi-media. Tuesday, April 30, 9:30 a.m. San Bernardino County Federation workshops in January, 1974, for Community Services. Eight county fed- It has been shown in numer- San Bernardino church erations will be held during 1974 to train and instruct our workers. We ous Southern California 918 N. Mountain View Avenue have men and women joining in the ministry to the needs of our com- munities in all of our churches. We are enthusiastic as we see more churches and if you would like San Bernardino, California 92410 and more young people, young married people, middle-aged and this program to be shown at Wednesday, May 1, 9:30 a.m. Riverside County Federation those who hove had years of experience joining in in a very special your church, please contact: Calimesa church way. Keith Drieberg, 11629 Valverde 391 Myrtlewood Drive WE WANT YOU TO KNOW: Ave., Riverside, CA 92505, Calimesa, California 92320 Go Tell Enrollments 1971 4186 phone (714) 689-9750. 1972 5700 1973 6609 Second Southeastern Ingathering 1971 $216,930.60 Ito 1972 230407.45 Constituency Meeting Pacific Union ileac Set for May 12, 1974 1973 247,115.33 The following items are those that have been turned in by the mis- RDER Notice is hereby given that the sionary secretaries of the churches. It must be noted that these items second meeting of the twenty-eighth are those reported, and we know that many, many missionary contacts, Constituency Session of the South- The Pacific Union Recorder is the official newspaper of the Pacific Union Confer- etc., ore not reported. The totals include 1971, 1972 and 1973. ence of Seventh-day Adventists and is published weekly, 50 times a year, at Angwin, eastern California Conference of Sev- California 94508. Editorial office is at 1545 North Verdugo Rood (Box 146), Glendale, enth-day Adventists is called to con- Missionary Contacts 275,140 California 91209. Second-class postage is paid at Angwin, California. Radio Logs & Applications for Studies 144,625 All stories, advertisements, obituaries, inquiries, etc., go to local conference "Re- vene at the La Sierra church, River- corder coordinator." All other questions should be sent to Box 146, Glendale, Califor- side, California, at 9:30 a.m., Sunday, Bible Studies 50,746 nia 91209. May 12, 1974. Persons Helped 178,499 Supbscription Rate: No charge to Adventist members of Pacific Union Conference The purpose of this meeting is to Articles of Clothing Given 733,059 churches. Three dollars per year to others. receive reports of conference activities Cash & Value of Food $221,127.07 EDITOR Shirley Burton since the last conference session; to Hours of Welfare Work 540,442 ARIZONA MANAGING EDITOR Myron Widmer elect officers, departmental secretar- Souls Laymen Helped To Win 546 ASSISTANT EDITORS R L. Cone, ies, and the Executive Committee for Cree Sandefur, W. D. Walton, CALIFORNIA ASI (The Association of Privately Owned Adventist Services and Major C. White the ensuing term; and to transact any Industries): The ASI is an organization of Seventh-day Adventist Chris- 111 CONFERENCE COORDINATORS other business that may properly come tian men and women who meet annually for fellowship and new Jeffrey K. Wilson Arizona HAWAII before the delegates in session. Lorna Hallsted Central California direction in their business and professions. This organization now has C. <;1 Each church is entitled to one dele- Louise Brooks Hawaii grown to 20 members in Southeastern California. The ASI has voted NEVADA ° 00 gate for the organization without re- Gwen Schlotter Nevada-Utah to have a Pacific Union Chapter which has had one meeting and will Eugenia Greenlaw ..Northern California gard to number, and one additional soon be having another meeting in April at Yosemite National Park S. A. Yakush ....Southeastern California UTAH delegate for each one hundred (100) Franklin Hudgins ....Southern California in Camp Wawona. members or major fraction thereof. COLLEGE CORRESPONDENTS POSTMASTER: All returns should be sent Ron Bowes La Sierra Campus, LLU to Pacific Union Recorder, Box 36, An- Melvin L. Lukens, President Jim Aldred Pacific Union College gwin, California 94508. Warren C. Heintz, Secretary
2 Pacific Union Recorder / April 15, 1974 IMEVADA=UTAIHI ARIIZ NA Highland Square Dedicates Church The Highland Square Sev- vice that the present church Small-literature Program Grows enth-day Adventist church building was purchased from One hundred Arizona church In fact, it is electrifying to ing giant coming to life. building was officially dedicated another congregation. This was members are now participating read and hear the experiences. One doctor said he let's noth- for the service of God, Sabbath, indeed an act of providence as March 2. in the door-to-door selling of One of our top literature evan- ing stop him from going out well as an act of faith on the Great Controversy and Desire gelists went out and said it is each week; in fact, he said this Elder C. D. Henri, vice-presi- part of the members. of Ages, and this small-litera- one of the greatest things he has is the greatest thing that has dent of the General Conference, When Elder McLeod accepted ture program is growing. seen and believes it is a sleep- ever happened to him. One sis- was present to represent the a call to the Central California ter is working an average of General Conference. Elder Ma- Conference in the summer of three hours per week and sell- jor White, associate secretary of 1973, Elder Hermon Vanderberg Ministers Open"Signs"Crusade ing an average of 20 books a the Pacific Union Conference, was called to assume the lead- Ministers of the Arizona Con- responded. Now the pastors and week. Thus she is raising her and Elder G. N. Banks, regional ership of this rapidly growing goal of 20 books per week and secretary of the Pacific Union, church family. ference gathered in the Phoe- churches in the greater Phoenix nix Central church for the for- area are busy following through asks for prayers. Many mem- were present to represent the Under the blessing of the bers are showing other mem- Pacific Union Conference. The Lord and the pastorage of these mal opening of the 1974 Signs on these interests with the Gift crusade on March 18. Bible program. bers how the small-literature officers of the Nevada-Utah three men, a membership of program works and believe Conference and many others, 100 has been established, within Signs of the Times, playing a Publishing Secretary Jack Henderson gave a brief report this is the beginning of the out- including all former pastors of a little more than seven years. prominent part in the overall pouring of the Holy Spirit and the Highland Square church, A new church building, seating evangelism of our conference, on the success that the small- literature program is having. the latter rain. were on hand for the entire 250 people, fully appointed with should receive strong support The publishing department weekend of services. all appropriate divisions, the by ministers and laymen alike. Over 1,500 Great Controversy and Desire of Ages paperbacks praises God for the spirit he is The weekend services began sanctuary fully carpeted, over- Elder Ray Hixson, assistant placing upon the church mem- with the Friday night sermon stuffed furniture and an organ manager of the periodical de- have already been placed in homes this year by laymen sell- bers for wanting to reach the by Elder A. G. Streifling, presi- has been provided and is com- partment of the Pacific Press, souls in Arizona. dent of the Nevada-Utah Con- pletely free of debt. told numerous success stories ing one or two hours a week. ference. The Sabbath school This is another indication of of Signs and encouraged the The program is two-fold: the program brought into its scope ministers to go all out for sub- books go into the hands of the the growth of the work in the Prayer is heaven's or- some of the early activities of Las Vegas area. We are confi- scriptions in this, the 100th year people to read them; and Ad- the Highland Square Church. dent that this congregation will of the printing of this mission- ventists are finding a real thrill dained means of success in in being a part of this mission- Elder C. D. Henri delivered continue to grow under the en- ary journal. conflict with sin. AA 564 the sermon at the 11 o'clock thusiastic leadership of Elder It was suggested by Lay Ac- ary endeavor. worship hour to a packed house, and Mrs. Vanderberg and that tivities Secretary Leon Corn- John V. Stevens, President. which included the local con- the Highland Square Seventh- forth that all send as many gregation and many visitors. day Adventist Church will be- Signs this year as last year to Elder G. N. Banks delivered the come a real bulwark of strength friends, neighbors and relatives. Verde Valley Series Wins Five dedicatory sermon in the after- in the Nevada-Utah Conference. In addition, a special thrust noon. should be made to cover the The Verde Valley "Reach Out An active group of church Milton Howard, First Elder, town of Casa Grande where for Life" evangelistic series cul- members, young and old, who Elder and Mrs. Vanderberg Highland Square Church. and the entire church family the conference is hopeful of minated with the baptism of take witnessing and making had worked diligently in plan- raising a new church this year. five new Christians on Sabbath, friends for Christ seriously, are ning and preparing for this Frank Edgerly Next year, the conference may March 30. Several others are to be credited for those who dedication day. go to a different, previously un- preparing for their baptism committed their hearts to Accepts Nebraska Call entered area. during the meetings conducted Christ. As recent as 1965, there was Elder Roy Naden gave a re- by Elder Jeff Wilson, Arizona A vigorous youth group is on no work among the black popu- Frank Edgerly, a faithful lit- erature evangelist, has re- port on the Faith for Today Conference youth director. the offensive using Wayout lit- lation of Las Vegas. In Novem- A beautiful outdoor baptism erature coupled with personal ber, 1965, Elder and Mrs. Isa- sponded to a call to be assistant spot ministry which was con- publishing secretary in the Ne- ducted in Phoenix the last few in Pecks Lake with Elder Clar- witnessing to attack the drug dore D. Evans arrived in Las months. This was the first time ence Wolff, district minister, of- scene and Satan worship prev- Vegas to begin the work. The braska Conference. After com- pleting his work in Nevada- FFT placed a spot announce- ficiating, was a fitting capstone alent in the area. Lord blessed his endeavors in ment series on TV anywhere, to the meetings. Jeffry K. Wilson, Comm. Dir. a signal way and a small con- Utah, they left this area on gregation of 18 members was March 31. and the result—more than 650 formed October 15, 1966. Mr. Edgerly rendered top ser- When Elder Evans responded vice in the conference and was California and Nevada-Utah to a call to Tacoma, Washing- blessed with great success in conferences. ton, the newly organized group the literature ministry and also Mr. and Mrs. Edgerly will be was without a pastor for a in the finding of interested peo- missed in this Conference, but short time. However, in July, ple who wanted Bible studies. we know the Lord will bless 1967, Elder and Sister S. Mc- Frank Edgerly was a man their endeavors in the field to Leod accepted the call to Ne- who had his eyes wide open for which they have been called. vada-Utah to assume the lead- prospective souls for the king- Our hope and wish is that soon ership in West Las Vegas. dom and had the joy of seeing someone will take the place of a number of folks baptized Mr. Edgerly and will continue Elder and Sister McLeod, just whom he had first contacted in with the good contacts which as Elder Evans had done, his literature ministry. He has were such a blessing to so Elder Clarence Wolff, right, pastor of the Verde Valley Church, is worked untiringly and the con- been in literature work for many. shown with the baptismal candidates and those who helped bring gregation continued to grow. It eight years, both in Northern Wes Baker, Publishing Secy. them into the church. was during Elder McLeod's ser- Senate Soundly Defeats Sunday Bill A Senate bill in Arizona re- bill. And it was due to so much quiring businesses to close on opposition from religious Sundays and weekday evenings groups, Jews and Seventh-day was soundly defeated Thursday Adventists, that the bill died in the committee. in committee. Several committee members The bill would have required said they couldn't support the closing on Sundays and after 8 bill in spite of the amendment p.m. on other days, and limited that had been drafted eliminat- retail stores to opening 56 hours ing the reference to Sunday in any calendar week. Penalties closing. for violations could have The Lord is leading in pro- ranged from a $100 fine to 30 viding men in our church lead- days in jail. ership with the vision and cour- When this bill was first in- age to approach government troduced, Elder John Stevens leaders and present Bible prin- The Highland Square. Seventh-day Adventist church in Las Vegas was filled to capacity during recent personally visited each of the ciples in maintaining human church dedication ceremonies. three men who sponsored the rights.