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Volume LVI SOUTH LANCASTER, MASSACHUSETTS, OCTOBER 28, 1957 Number 42

to read the same passage with him on the same day as a means of maintaining spiritual ties. The American Bible Society The program, now in its 14th year, was hailed by President Eisenhower in a special message to the Society as hold- ing "a mighty promise" for mankind. In ceremonies at the White House the distribution is lagging far behind "The custom of reading the Bible on October 15 the American Bible So- the world birthrate. The Society and together has brought strength to many ciety marked the successful distribu- its 23 affiliated societies around the families," he said. "United in a vital tion of a half-billion volumes of Scrip- world annually distribute a smaller faith, parents and children can accom- tures since its founding in 1816. number of volumes of the Scriptures plish great things for good. Rev. Dr. James Z. Nettinga, the So- than the increase in the world birthrate. "From Thanksgiving to Christmas, ciety's secretary for encouragement of Many of these volumes contain only during the period when millions of be- use of the Bible, presented to President one book or Gospel. In terms of the dis- lievers in lands around the world join Eisenhower the 500,000,001 volume, tribution of whole Bibles and Testa- in reading your suggested list of pas- symbolic of the start of the second half- ments, the total is barely one-fifth of sages from the Bible, a mighty promise billion. the world's annual increase in popula- is held before our eyes. As the Bible's The Society conducts its work in tion. message is made available in 1,100 more than 60 countries and distributes The Society was established in New tongues reaching into the most distant the Scriptures in nearly 200 languages. York City under the leadership of Elias corners of the earth, we are given the Frequently, a translation of the Bible, Boudinot, president of the Continental strength to continue our work toward or some part of it, is the first written Congress. He was the first president of that greatest objective of all: peace on form of a language. the Society. Other founders included earth, good will toward men." Of the first half-billion volumes dis- Rev. Lyman Beecher, the noted preach- tributed, approximately 51 per cent er, and James Fenimore Cooper, the were distributed in this country and the novelist. First Minuteman Church remaining 49 per cent abroad. The Society is dedicated to the trans- The first Minuteman church for 1958 More than forty million volumes of lation, publication, distribution, and en- is the Coxsackie church in the Greater Scriptures have been distributed with- couragement of the use of the Bible, New York Conference. They reached out charge to members of the armed "without note or comment." The pro- their goal October 10, and we want to forces by the Society since it began the scription against notes or comments has congratulate them on being the first practice in 1820. Over 600,000 of the avoided controversy and brought wide church in the union to reach the Min- volumes were in some form of raised support. Sales are never made at a uteman goal. lettering for the blind, or in "Talking profit, and are frequently made below Here is a church which has to work Book Records" in which the text of cost, or given free, to persons who can- hard and has very little territory. They the Bible is read. not afford to purchase the Scriptures. planned their Ingathering for the time The Society is also observing this President Eisenhower serves as hon- when the tourists would be up their year the successful translation of at orary chairman of the committee spon- way, and they kept at it until they least one book of the Bible into 1,100 soring the Society's Worldwide Bible reached their Minuteman goal. languages. The entire Bible has been Reading, a program directed toward Our very hearty congratulations go translated into 210 languages, and the having millions of persons all over the to the faithful workers in Coxsackie. I New Testament alone in 270 additional. world read identical pre-selected pas- wonder which church will be the next Although the distribution of Scrip- sages of the Bible on the days between to reach the Minuteman goal for 1958! tures by the Society has mounted Thanksgiving and Christmas. It began LEMUEL E. ESTER, Secretary steadily each year from 6,410 volumes during World War II when a lonely Home Missionary Department in its first year to 15,170,058 in 1956, marine on Guadalcanal asked his family Atlantic Union Conference 2 ATLANTIC UNION GLEANER

Send in T a ose Names! mission Secretary of the change, giving have information of a similar nature Recently we re ived the following the old and the new address in full. from the Department of Defense con- letter from the w of one of our men This work is the responsibilty of the cerning the other military organizations in uniform: church Servicemen's Secretary, but any of the nation. Our men should be re- I would like infor tion as to how we may church member should feel free to do minded that "fraudulent enlistment" get the Review and erald, the Youth's In- it if it is not done by anyone else. may be punished by court-martial. structor, and the Sa. bath School Quarterly. We want the home church to keep in Let us avoid difficulty by going into My husband has !be .n in the army for seven touch with our men in uniform. We are the service as 1-A-0 draftees! When months and we have not received them. We would also like to kn• who we are to contact anxious that the conferences know the two-year period of obligated active for the MV Kit. Ou church does not seem where these men are so that they can service has been completed, let us re- to know. help them. We are eager to supply member that we should not volunteer We would appreciate your answer as soon them with literature provided by the for a Reserve assignment, but allow the as possible. Because there ay be many other offerings of our people. But none of military authorities to place us in har- servicemen who e out of touch with these things can be done unless their mony with the law. the church or wh are not receiving the names and addresses are sent to the Con- Thus far our medical men and our literature furnish d free to them we ference War Service Commission Sec- ministers who wish to serve as chap- retary. hasten to make e following urgent He will forward them to us. lains are exceptions to the above. GEORGE W. CHAMBERS, Secretary suggestions: The above letter was the first word Gen. Conf. War Service Comm. 1. Before a you g man goes into uni- that we had that the young man was in form present hi with a Servicemen's uniform. Kit. This should be done at a social Whether the man who goes into uni- Listen Every Sunday gathering held in his honor, at an MV form—or is now in uniform—is a faith- meeting, or at a gular church service. ful member of the church or not, we Dedicate this ma to God, and let him want his name. Many times we can win The Voice of Prophecy know that the c urch believes in him drifting youth to Christ. BOX 55, LOS ANGELES, CALIF. and is counting n him to uphold the G. W. CHAMBERS, Secretary standards of the hurch while he is in Gen. Conf. War Service Comm. "Oh, Thank You!" uniform. 2. When he e ters the service send Enlistment or Re-enlistment From Martha Retzer, supervisor of his name, serial umber, and complete the Voice of Prophecy Bible School in military address the Conference War of Conscientious Objectors Hawaii comes this recent interesting ex- Service Commiss n Secretary. In response to a request for informa- perience: 3. When his military address is tion concerning the possibility of the During the One Million Contact project in changed inform he War Service Com- re-enlistment of servicemen who desire March, 1957, a former Voice of Prophecy stu- to make Army service a career or who dent and now Seventh-day Adventist of Hono- lack only a few years to reach their NOT AS S OTHING twenty-year retirement, the following reply, dated August 27, 1957, has been Atlantic Union Gleaner S SOFT MUSIC Official organ of the Atlantic Union Confer- received from Major General James P. ence of Seventh-day Adventists, South Lan- Cooney, of the office of the Surgeon caster, Mass.

General of the Army: Editor T. R. Gardner The Department of the Army has reiterated Editorial Secretary Laura M. Drown its policy that personnel who indicate con- Published weekly, except one week in Tuly scientious opposition to the bearing of arms and one week in December, by the College are ineligible for enlistment either in the Press, South Lancaster, Mass. Regular Army or in a Reserve Component. Subscription price, $1.00 a year. Make all In the implementation of this policy, per- checks and money orders payable to the sonnel enlisting in the Regular Army are Atlantic Union Gleaner. All copy for publication should reach the required to sign a statement indicating their GLEANER editorial office in South Lancaster, availability for such assignment and duties Mass., not later than Wednesday morning pre- as military necessity may dictate. In indicat- ceding date of issue. Copy to appear under local conference headings should be sent ut . . ing "conscientious objector," the Department through the respective conference offices. Copy of the Army assumes the individual con- should be typewritten and double spaced. Home udy Courses in sidered that such an action would prevent his Both old and new addresses should be given when a change is requested. Zone numbers Bible — nglish — History enlistment and consequently completion of should be included for all zoned cities. service for retirement. There is no pending Entered at South Loncaster, Mass., as second- and ther Fields action to alter the present policy. class matter, under the Act of August 24, 1912, I regret that I cannot give you a more favor- Section 34.12, P. L. and R., authorized Febru- Are Invigora ing able reply and there are no alternatives which ary 19, 1953. and Stimulating! can be offered at this time. Atlantic Union Conference Directory * * Signed--JAmrs P. COONEY South Lancaster, Mass. (Tel. Clinton 2133) Major General, MC L. E. Lenheim. President Acting The Surgeon General T. R. Gardner Secretary-Treasurer For Information, Write F. R. Aldridge Auditor This reply needs no comment except V. W. Becker Educ., M.V., Temperance, War Service Commission to remind our men who may be con- L. E. Esteb Home Miss., S.S., Industrial HOME STUDY INSTITUTE sidering enlistment or re-enlistment in and Press Relations, Rural Living L. E. Lenheim Religious Liberty, Radio Takoma Park, Washington 12, D. C. the Army that such action will deprive C. H. Smith Publishing Aar ...Mk. A.111. them of their noncombatant rights. We ATLANTIC UNION GLEANER 3 lulu by the name of Vidal Apostal, enrolled Elder Liu was born in Hawaii and a nurse in the World-Wide Senior Bible graduated from Walla Walla College Course. Greater New York E. L. BRANSON, President in 1948. Mrs. Liu is the former Bernice Afterwards, in relating how she came to F. MINNER, Secretary-Treasurer enroll, Mrs. Perkins said she had no intention Telephone, BOulevard 8-8110 Lee, whose father has been prominent of enrolling when she was approached. She 108-11 69th Road Forest Hills, N.Y. in our work in the Far East. believes the Lord put the words into her mouth for, instead of saying: "No, thank you; Make wills and legacies payable to the Greater New York Corporation of Seventh-day I already know a great deal about the Bible Adventists. Elder Wood is Visitor and won't need your Bible Course," she said, "Oh, thank you! I shall be glad to sign up Elder Kenneth H. Wood, Jr., assis- for that Bible Course. How much does it New Evangelist tant editor of the Review and Herald, cost?" Although she was assured that it was Elder W. R. Brown has accepted our was guest speaker at the Italian Ameri- free, she still doubted it. Later she sent the names of the different invitation to Greater New York for can church Sabbath morning, October members of a family of thirteen, all at one evangelistic work. He is working as 12. In the afternoon Elder Wood gave address, who were soon sending in their Bible associate evangelist in the Broadway an inspiring message to those attending lessons also. When Mrs. Perkins received her Bible Crusade in the New York Cen- the vesper service in the New York diploma, she was full of joy that she had come in contact with The Voice of Prophecy. ter. We welcome Elder and Mrs. Center. We appreciate the excellent edi- Soon after this, a capable layman visited Brown and their young daughter to torials by Elder Wood and trust that this large family and arranged to give per- all our members will be sure to sub- sonal Bible studies in their home. The inter- scribe for the Review. Any who sub- est continued to grow. In July they discon- tinued attending their own church, saying scribe now will receive the General that they had learned more about the Bible Conference Bulletins free, daily during within those few short months than they had the Session in Cleveland next year. in all their lives before. All thirteen members of this family came to church a number of times, and the majority of them are continuing to attend Sabbath services regularly in spite New York of the pleading of their own church members H. J. CAPMAN, President and pastor. Two friends of the family are R. G. BURCHFIELD, Sec.-Treas. Telephone GRanite 9-5549 also attending the Bible studies, and now all Box 1285 528 Oak St. Syracuse, N.Y. have completed from one to four courses. More than 5,500 test papers were cor- rected during, the third quarter of this Wayland District News year in the Honolulu Bible School; and, Penn Yan. For some years past the best of all, eighteen graduates were bap- Penn Yan believers have been meeting tized. D. V. POND from week to week in various places Elder and Mrs. W. R. Brown and for their services. It was, therefore, a daughter, Karen Ann happy occasion when on September 5, Faith for Today our field and wish them every success. 1957, Elders Capman and Burchfield THE GOSPEL TO ALL THE WORLD After becoming an Adventist in met with the Penn Yann church rep- VIA TELEVISION 1948, Brother Brown entered Southern resentatives, and the deal was complet- Box 8 New York 8, N.Y. Missionary College, where he received ed for the purchase of a school build- a Bachelor of Arts degree in theology. ing to be used for church services. New Station Added Mrs. Jacqueline Brown is an experi- During the next two weeks much enced teacher and secretary. The work was done by the church members Seventh-day Adventists in western Browns came to us from the Carolina so that the building was ready for the Connecticut will be happy to know Conference, where Elder Brown was first church service on Sabbath, Sep- that Faith for Today will be telecast in ordained this past summer. tember 21. On the following Sabbath, the New Haven area starting Sunday, September 28, Elder and Mrs. Capman October 27, at 1:30 p.m. over WNAC, worshipped with us. channel 8. Sunny Liu to Join Crusade Now that the building is ready, a All church members are urged to get Sunny Liu, associate pastor of the spearhead meeting will begin in the their friends to watch. Call them by Pendleton, Oregon, church, has joined church on October 20, continuing for phone, drop them a postal card, invite Elder Chalmers' evangelistic team for two weeks. In the meantime, a litera- them to your home to view the pro- three months. We ture distribution program has begun gram with you. Hand out logs and appreciate the will- in Penn Yan, and it is hoped that a Bible Course enrollment cards. Help ingness of the Upper full scale evangelistic series will be us open the homes of western Con- Columbia Confer- held there next year. necticut to Faith for Today. ence to allow Elder Hornell Company. On Sabbath aft- Remember the station—WNAC, Liu to come to us to ernoon, September 28, Elder Capman channel 8 lead out in the musi- spoke to a united meeting consisting Remember the day—Sunday, Oc- cal program. His of the Wayland, Letchworth, and Hor- tober 27 messages in song nell believers. The meeting was held Remember the time-1:30 p.m. thrill the audiences in the spacious and beautiful Univer- Watch Faith for Today! Sunny Liu who attend the meet- salist church, which is temporarily be- E. N. WENDTH ings of the current BrOadway Bible ing used by the Hornell believers for Public Relations Dir. Crusade. their Sabbath services. On the follow- 4 ATLANTIC UNION GLEANER

Here are potographs41 of five of the Vacation Bible Schools conducted in the New York Conference this past summer. Top—Left: Ro ester Browning Memorial; Right: Olean. Bottom—Left: Randolph; Middle: Rome; Right: Dexterville. ing Sabbath, 0 ober 5, another united Vacation Bible Schools in the • For the Binghamton district the book- meeting of the believers in the Way- New York Conference stand will be in the Binghamton church on land district wa held at the Universal- Pennsylvania Avenue on November 9. We are very happy to report that • November 16 is also the date for the ist church. We ere happy to have as nine Vacation Bible Schools were con- Sabbath School Association meeting to be our guests for ,this special colporteur ducted by our churches this past sum- held in the Syracuse church. For the benefit of those attending, the Book and Bible House rally day the cc porteurs from western mer. They were conducted at Dexter- New York; als Elder C. H. Smith, office and display room will be opened at ville, Randolph, Richburg, Rochester the close of the meeting. Holiday prices will Atlantic Union publishing secretary; Browning, Rome, Schenectady, South be in effect, and we hope this opportunity and Elder Clark Dilts and Brother Ray- Hamilton, Tioga County, and Olean. will make it possible for many to secure mond Richards n from the Conference. literature and other items for themselves Two hundred eighty-nine young peo- and their friends. We enjoyed eery much the colpor- ple were enrolled, of whom 128 were • Seventh-day Adventists Answer Questions teur experience that were related, also non-Adventists. on Doctrine is now in stock at your Book and a very fine lm that Elder Smith We are showing pictures from five Bible House. This new volume has been showed. Vesper s was conducted at the mentioned in a number of our church papers. of these Vacation Bible Schools, and Price $5.00 plus 15 cents postage. Ready for home of Siste Peasley, one of our it is our hope that next year we will immediate mailing. colporteurs fro Wayland, after which double the number of Vacation Bible "See You at the Bookstand." a social was he Id. Schools in the New York Conference. New York Book and Bible House Wayland. t a recent meeting of P. 0. Box 1285 CARL P. ANDERSON Syracuse 1, New York the Wayland nembers, it was voted Sabbath School Sec. that plans be rawn up and submitted to the conferer ce for the erection of a Northeastern suitable churc building on our lot Book and Bible House Notes 11. D. SINGLETON, President in Wayland. I the meantime, prelimi- F. L. JONES, Sec.-Treas. • On November 16 the bookstand will be Telephone, AUdabon 6-0233 nary work wil be done to prepare the in Glens Falls in the Intermediate School on 560 W. 150th St. New York 31, N.Y. grounds so tat the erection of the Dix Avenue (Hudson Falls). At this time church buildi g can begin early next we hope to see a large number of the mem- bers from the Glens Falls, Brant Lake, North Dorcas Federation spring. The embers were all very Creek, and Ballston Spa churches. New books enthusiastic in support of this project, are arriving nearly every week, and these On Sabbath, October 5, the annual and it is hoped that soon we will have are added to our stock as they reach our meeting of the Dorcas Federation was a nice represrltative church building office. Special holiday prices are in effect on held at Emmanuel Temple, under the all items. Bookstand opens about 6:30—mo- in Wayland. GEORGE E. CARTER tion pictures at 8:00—bookstand open after direction of Sister Mattie Johnson, Pastor pictures. president. Elder C. E. Bradford was ATLANTIC UNION CLEANER 5

speaker for the morning service, as- News Notes sisted by Elder L. E. Esteb, Atlantic ♦ Elder F. H. Fletcher, pastor of the Union home missionary secretary. Springfield-Hartford district, was in The afternoon program consisted of the conference office Wednesday, Oc- a symposium, with the following par- tober 16, making arrangements for ticipants from the various areas in the literature to be used in connection with conference: Sisters A. Martin, Elsie an evangelistic Bible school that is to Wingo, Bernice Moore, R. Bailey, and be conducted in the Springfield church. Mattie Johnson. An outstanding dis- The school will begin shortly and we cussion of the different phases of the are praying that the results will be good. It is also planned that as soon as the Hartford church building is com- pleted, a series of meetings will be conducted. ♦ Very shortly the fall Week of Prayer, Participants at youth rally in Staten November 16 to 23, will be here; and Island: Elder H. D. Singleton, Elder certainly, with world events pointing F. L. Peterson, Marvin Brown, Miss to the final acts in this world's history, Marguerite Wiley, Miss Edythe Sump- there should be an all-out seeking after ter, Elder L. H. Davis. God during this period of prayer, that the service, many of those present prac- hearts might be attuned with His will. ticed what he said by engaging in a door-to-door visitation. Forty persons enrolled and countless others accepted Northern New England R. W. MOORE, President the cards to enroll at a later date. P. L NOS WORTHY, Sec.-Treas. After a very delightful meal, served Telephone SPruce 4-3611 Elder L. E. Esteb, Miss Mattie John- by the members of Prophetic Mission, Box 1340 426 Forest Ave. Portland, Maine son, and Elder C. E. Bradford making a symposium, under the direction of final plans for the Dorcas Federation Please make wills and legacies payable to meeting in Buffalo. Miss Marguerite Wiley, was presented, the Northern New England Conference of Sev- concerning ways to make the young enth-day Adventists. Inc. Dorcas work was conducted by Brother people's meetings more worthwhile. S. 0. James, associate publishing sec- Following the evening vespers, a social Aroostook MV Meetings retary, on the subject of civil defense. was held in the Jewish Youth Center. Milltown 7:30 p.m. November 1 To climax this high day, a series of 0. A. TROY, JR., Press Sec. pictures on health and welfare work Lubec 9:30 a.m. November 2 throughout the country was shown. Milltown 2:00 p.m. November 2 H. M. SMITH, Press Relations Sec. Presque Isle—Saturday night, Teachers' Conference November 2 Twenty-five persons left Monday Elder Paul Whitlow plans to be at Coming Events morning, October 14, from the North- these special services. eastern Conference to attend the Quad- Sabbath, November 2 Home Visitation Day Regional Teachers' Convention in Chi- Tuesday, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 13 cago, October 16 to 20. The education- Southern New England Minister-Bible instructor workers' meeting al trip included stops at Niagara Falls, MERLE MILLS, President November 16-23 KENNETH TILGHMAN, Sec.-Treas. Telephone Clinton 3003 Week of Prayer South Lancaster Massachusetts Sunday, December 8 Northeastern Conference Office Open House Monday, December 9 New Church is Dedicated A Sacred Concert, featuring the New Be- lievers Choir of Ephesus S.D.A. church, at Bridgeport, Conn. for the benefit of Manhattan church school The Brooklawn avenue church in building. Bridgeport, Conn., was dedicated on Staten Island Youth Rally June 22. This occasion brought great rejoicing to the members of the con- Elder F. L. Peterson, associate secre- gregation, who have for the past six tary of the General Conference, was years been engrossed in a remodeling the featured speaker of the youth rally and debt-liquidating program in order conducted by the Prophetic S.D.A. that their new church home could ade- Mission in Staten Island. quately meet their needs and be free Teachers' Group A full church participated with of debt. Elder Peterson in a moment of silent Canada, and Gettysburg battleground. Elder J. Branson Chrispens, a former prayer for the city of Little Rock. Other supervisors were Elders J. E. pastor, spoke at the Friday evening Elder Peterson's message pointed to Roache, Lake Region Conference; A. service. Elder Merle Mills, conference the necessity of living a Christian life V. Pinkney, Allegheny Conference; J. president, spoke at the Sabbath morn- in this world; and after the close of H. Jones, Jr., Central States. ing service. The church dedication took 6 ATLANTIC UNION GLEANER place Sabbath of moon. Elder James Elder James Evans, and the present Chase, associate dio secretary of the pastor, Elder W. E. Baxter. General Confer ce, was the guest We commend the pastor and mem- speaker. Elder E. Baxter, pastor of bers of the congregation for the deter- the congregation, led out in the act of mined effort they have put forth in dedication, and e dedicatory prayer liquidating the mortgage that has been was offered by lder Merle L. Mills. held against this church property. Preceding the a t of dedication the church treasurer Mrs. Irene Sommers, Now the congregation is setting its the conference tr urer—K. W. Tilgh- sights for the day when they can erect man, local elder Rolfe Mitchell, and a beautiful chapel on the corner of this excellent location of Booklawn aven- pastor— W. E. axter, participated in Burning of the Bridgeport church the ceremony of urning the mortgage. mortgage. Those participating, left to ue, with the plan of using the present This brought g at encouragement to right: Mrs. Irene Sommers, treasurer; building for auxiliary services and a Mr. Rolfe Mitchell, Jr., elder; Elder church school. the members of e Bridgeport church, M. L. Mills, conference president; for this was a ysical demonstration Elder William Baxter, pastor. May the blessing of the Lord con- that all outstandi g financial obligations tinue to rest upon the Bridgeport con- against the Brid port church had been an eye to the future to erect a more gregation as they direct their attention liquidated. representative edifice. The remodeling, and efforts toward the objective of ex- The Bridgepo t church was organ- redecorating, and furnishing of this panding their present facilities by con- ized on May 2, 1 08. Through the years building, including the purchase cost, structing a new building that will more they met in v rious places until a approximated $67,000. Our Hungarian fitly represent the truth which we all church was er ed at 312 Wilmot church united with the English church love. Avenue and de 'cared in the summer in this project. Consequently a separate MERLE L. MILLS, President of 1913. chapel in the building has been reserved As the chur grew through the for the worship by our Hungarian be- years, this buil ing proved to be in- lievers. Another Bible Instructor adequate. Cons quently in 1946 the Pastors who have served the Bridge- Joins Conference building was va ted and the congrega- port congregation since the days when tion moved into rented quarters in the Mrs. Thelma A. Weatherall of Oak- it was organized are: Elder Jesse Ste- land, Calif., has joined the working Grace Methodi Church on Clinton vens, Elder Norton, Elder Dunham, Avenue, corner f Fairfield Avenue. force of the Southern New England Elder Uchtman, Elder Taylor, Elder Conference in the ca- In 1951, unde the pastorate of Elder George Furn iv al, Elder Robertson, pacity of a Bible in- h purchased an estate Elder Shipley, Elder Edwards, Elder Evans, the chur structor. S h e is in venue for $34,500. It Hartman, Elder Beckner, Elder Floyd on Brooklawn Springfield with the was purchased and remodeled as a Smith, Elder Saunders, Elder J. Bran- evangelistic cam- temporary chu h headquarters with son Chrispens, Elder George Freeman, paign that is being held there under the direction of Elder Mrs. Weatherall Walter Schubert. Mrs. Weatherall commenced h e r work as Bible instructor in 1936 in the Central California Conference. In 1949 she accepted a call to labor in India, working in such cities as Bombay and Calcutta. She was associated there in evangelistic work with Elder Dan Har- ris, who is now our conference evange- list. She is married to William Weather- all, who has been temporarily employ- ed by our conference to assist with the evangelistic campaign in Springfield. Brother Weatherall plans to return to Washington to complete his training at the Theological Seminary. We feel very happy to have secured the services of Mrs. Weatherall as an experienced Bible instructor, and we are sure that with her background and experience she will be able to make a valuable contribution to the evangelis- tic program of the conference. The recently dedicated Bridgeport Church MERLE L. MILLS, President ATLANTIC UNION GLEANER 7

Motel Receives Books The accompanying picture shows L ITERATURE ADVERTISEMENTS Brother Antone Vincent of the New All advertisements should be sent, together E VANGELISTS with payment, to your local conference office Bedford Portuguese-American church for approval by the president or secretary- (right) and Elder Paul F. Bork (left) C. H. SMITH treasurer. The rate is $1.00 for each insertion Publishing Department Secretary of forty words or less, and 2 cents for each delivering thirty copies of What Jesus Atlantic Union Conference additional word. Check or money order should be made payable to Atlantic Union Gleaner or Said to Mrs. Sidney French, manager Atlantic Union Conference. Advertisements ap- Report for Week Ended October 12, 1957 pearing in the GLEANER are printed without GREATER NEW YORK endorsement or recommendation of the Atlantic P. A. Bernet, Pub. Dept. Sec. Union Conference. J. S. Bernet, Asst. Potash, Mr. and Mrs. 45 195 00 105 75 Schulz, G. 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Moller, Sally 8 57 70 65 75 Eehub, J. 8 7 55 2 80 Schub, J. 2 28 00 1 50 MOBILE HOMES—Spartan-Airstream and 21 Reports 289 1651 00 1923 05 most popular makes available at special prices Books being delivered NEW YORK to merfibers of the church. You may trade in Clark Dilts, Pub. Dept. Sec. real estate, furniture, or your automobile as D. R. L. Astleford, Asst. of the James Stephen Motel in Hyan- Margerum, P. 39 152 75 148 00 part down payment. Financing arranged up nis, Mass. One copy of the book will Mills, M. 29 80 40 80 40 to seven years. Write for information on the Schlist, E. 27 136 50 48 75 mobile home of your choice giving full parti- be placed in each room, together with Ray, M. 23 139 75 Peasley, M. 17 15 25 11 75 culars so exact price can be mailed to you. a supply of Faith for Today correspond- Dow, C. 16 211 75 21 50 Write RIO GRANDE MOBILE HOME SALES, ence enrollment cards. Brother Vin- Addicks, A. J. 14 111 75 7 00 1614 Grimes Road, Harlingen, Texas. Addicks, A. J. 10 175 75 162 25 cent and his wife are very active lay- Peasley. D. 96 00 9 25 Part Time Workers 12 156 10 164 10 men. As soon as more funds are made WANTED—Adventist R. N. or L. P. N., available from church members, more 10 Reports 187 1276 00 653 00 New York State, to join staff at Westover books will be placed in other motels. NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND Hills Sanitarium. Good wages, convenient George Peterson, Pub. Dept. Sec. living quarters in beautiful surroundings. PAUL BORK Colburn, H. B. 42 102 75 352 75 Lombard, C. 37 229 50 171 00 Write for particulars to Westover Hills Sani- Barron, Nelson 32 44 75 483 70 tarium, Montour Falls, N. Y. Willard, Ralph 31 104 00 176 00 Willard, Ralph 25 261 45 85 95 Spot News McGraw, Ida 8 51 00 25 25 Stafford, Harvey 7 14 00 14 00 INSURANCE—On your home—furniture— • One hundred sixty-one baptisms Brown, Grace 6 11 50 automobile. Also General Liability, Bonds, have been reported to the end of the Lombard, Carl 5 58 50 Burglary, and Accident and Health. LeBrun, Valma 4 7 75 2 00 third quarter this year. Tyler, Frank, Jr. 3 19 00 2 50 Lloyd G. Barnes—Licensed Broker Holton, Roger 2 34 50 Main Street, South Lancaster, Mass. • Elder M. Reeder, Public Relations Macomber, Earle 2 11 50 Tel. 572-W secretary of the Ohio Conference, was Miscellaneous 2 35 50 35 60 a recent visitor in our office. 14 Reports 206 892 70 1441 65 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE • We have 633 children in our ele- SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND L. A. Pomeroy, Pub. Dept. Sec. South Lancaster and Vicinity mentary schools this year. This is 28 L. Bierlien, D. Koester, Assts. Tilson L. Vincent, Realtor Agnes Rubenwolf 40 107 65 84 15 more than last year. We have 19 schools Howard Thomas 39 128 75 128 75 South Lancaster, Mass. and 40 teachers. E. J. Henkel 39 213 25 213 25 Waldo Alger 36 352 50 352 50 • Elder M. L. Mills, conference presi- John Littlefield 36 165 06 184 98 F. B. Odell 34 92 15 92 15 dent, was the guest speaker at the Sally Weiss 33 103 35 103 35 Sunset Table Alumni Homecoming at Shenandoah Mae McGann 30 216 75 45 00 Eastern Standard Time Chester Walkowiak 58 78 85 107 85 Valley Academy, New Market, Va., on Marion Greene 28 18 20 18 20 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Mildred Fenley 28 127 00 119 85 October 19. Mildred Bickford 22 66 00 66 00 Bangor, Me. 4:24 4:15 • A meeting of the Conference Exe- Adelma Downing 20 65 40 1 65 Augusta, Me. 4:29 4:20 Isobel Martin 20 8 75 8 75 Portland, Me. 4:32 4:21 cutive Committee was held on October Merlin Mills 16 12 50 82 10 Herbert Goewey 28 110 40 110 40 Boston, Mass. 4:38 4:29 16. Edna Whitehead 10 7 10 7 10 S. Lancaster, Mass. 4:41 4:32 • John Woods of radio station Carolyn Weymouth 10 17 50 17 50 Hartford, Conn. 4:45 4:37 Amy Wheeler 10 23 75 23 75 W A A B, Worcester, is broadcasting Ruth Tompkins 13 42 00 18 25 New York, N.Y. 4:53 4:45 Uncle Arthur's Bible Story every morn- C. M. Tompkins 9 17 50 5 75 Utica, N.Y. 4:55 4:46 Ruth Melville 8 61 00 4:49 Marie Henry 4 4 75 Syracuse, N.Y. 4:58 ing shortly after 7:30. That is 1440 on Elsie Anderson 4 50 75 28 25 Rochester, N.Y. 5:04 4:55 your radio dial. You may wish to tune Paul Fitts 3 161 25 Buffalo, N.Y. 5:08 4:59 Add one minute for each thirteen miles in and listen to these stories. 25 Reports 578 2090 91 1980 78 west. Subtract one minute for each thir- Union Totals Hours Orders Del. teen miles east.

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room with glass on three sides and ideal county. The new engineering idea is conditions for work; neat storage areas attracting much interest and attention. for materials, tools, and other equip- Builders from neighboring areas have ment; the potters' wheel, the kilns, the been requesting advance notice as to workbenches; shelves for displays of the time for raising the floor slabs, said finished articles and unfinished proj- to be a dramatic and thrilling sight. ects; a lecture room with chairs for lis- President L. M. Stump says that John tening or viewing motion pictures or D. Latimer, the architect, has announc- educational exhibits; an advanced stu- ed that the floors will be elevated on dio with excellent lighting and environ- November 4. ment for creative work; and inviting of- fices for conferences and guidance in art or in life. Looking Ahead Miss Mabel Bartlett is head of this department within the Division of the November 2—"Secrets of Life" November 9—Alec Templeton November 16—Hour of Charm November 23—Fall Festival Nov. 27 to Dec. 1—Thanksgiving Re- Art Dep tment Holds cess Ope House December 7—Cornelia Stabler—Mono- Gentle greens, maculate white, and logues brilliant autumn! flowers and leaves December 13—Festival of Lights were the first session of the trans- December 14—Band Concert formed lower fl• r in the E. E. Miles Dec. 19 to Jan. 2—Vacation Hall, which has been taken over by the growing Art Department. Southern New England A select grou of friends were in- vited to an open house in the depart- (Continued from page 7) ment last Sunda . About seventy per- sons were entert ned with tours, dem- New Things Often people visit our office and ask what onstrations, exhi its, and refreshments. we have that is new. If they don't visit too Especially inv ed guests were Mr. Miss Mabel Bartlett frequently, we are almost always sure to have and Mrs. G. E. Iles and Mrs. Myron Fine Arts. Miss Bartlett is working something new, either in records or litera- ture. We believe you in the churches like to Cross, whose fa er was E. E. Miles, toward the completion of her doctoral know "what is new," and we try to get word donor of Miles Hall. Elder Miles, a dissertation in art education at Boston to you through columns of the GLEANER, since former teacher the college who es- University. She is assisted in the de- you do not have easy access to our office. tablished his ow business and provid- partment by Miss Agnes Eroh, who Now to tell you about some of the new ed work for hun reds of students earn- teaches ceramics. items. First, it won't be long before the 1958 Reading Course books will be in stock, since ing their way th ough college, donated At the Open House Mrs. Henry we have already had an announcement of the full 'price of e building at a crisis Howes, Miss Eroh, and Marilyn Mamay the titles. Watch the Review, Instructor, and in the history o the college when ac- assisted in the serving. Other students other papers, for advertising on titles and creditation was dependent on imme- helping were May Chan, Joan Griffin, prices. diate provision for adequate science Rhea Powers, and Mary Bolan. I believe we have already told you that any years of useful the Christian Home Calendar, the new de- facilities. After votional book This Is Life, and the Morning service as a sci ce hall the building Watch calendars, are already in stock. Order is being convert • into a fine arts and November 4 now before the rush comes. Prices as follows: applied arts unit as quickly as the new The basement and the three floors for Christian Home Calendar $ .50 *(mail 8c) .science unit is r dy. Only the Physics This is Life, cloth 1.75 " 15c the new men's residence hall are now This is Life, deluxe 2.50 " 15c Department still emains in Miles Hall. finished although the bright orange Morning Watch, plain .15 " 3c Visitors were rprised at the variety steel supports for the building stand Morning Watch, deluxe .25 " 3c of interests and seful arts being taught stark and bare against the bright foliage Jr. Morning Watch .15 " 3c *Postage charges above are for shipments of in the new Art Department. In addi- and blue autumn sky. single items. tion to decorativ and appealing framed A new cantilevered "raised-slab" Oh yes, we must not forget the new LP pictures in watt r colors, pastels, and plan of construction permits the floors record just received this morning: LP1526, oils, students h. • produced works of of especially constructed light-weight "Songs of Thanksgiving," by the King's Her- ceramics, sculpt re, carving, lettering concrete to be finished at ground level alds, Del Delker, and Brad Braley. While I am writing this article, I am listening to this and showcards, caving, textile design before being elevated into their places new record, and you can be sure that it would in figured dra • ries, tablecloths, and in a single operation. be a welcome addition to your library of other fabrics, me al dishes and novelties, A number of other proposed build- records, especially since Thanksgiving is just a and other objet s to delight the eye ings in this area have been planned to few weeks away. The price is $3.45, plus 25 cents mailing. Choose the good things in life— and give functi. al satisfaction to the take advantage of this advanced meth- they cost less. artist. od of construction but thus far only 0. A. BRAMAN, Manager There were cheerful studio-class- one other has already been built in the S.N.E. Book and Bible House