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Canadian Union MESSENGER Volume XXXVII, No. 23 Oshawa, Ontario October 30, 1968 What Is Your Church Appearance? By HERB LARSEN, Lay Activities, Sabbath School, PR Secretary, Alberta Conference On September 25 the Vermilion and well-kept church reflects the kind like some of our churches do. The Church members met together to im- of church members who belong to it. church is God's house here on earth prove the appearance of their new A run-down unpainted church with and it should look that way. church building. They put stone facing grass growing a foot high says to the Take a look at your church. Does it on the church and spread top soil in world that its members couldn't care need painting? Are there broken win- preparation for landscaping. less. dows here and there? Is the lawn kept The church of God should look neat Most of the time we would never trim and nice looking? What is your on the outside and inside. A painted allow our homes and lawns to look church appearance? Vermilion Church Before. Vermilion Church After. Do You Just Belong? Are you an active member, Do you take an active part There's quite a program scheduled The kind that would be missed? To help the church along That means success if done, Or are you just contented Or are you satisfied to be And it can be accomplished That your name is on the list? The kind that just belong? With the help of everyone. Do you attend the meetings Do you ever go to visit So attend the meetings regularly, And mingle with the crowd? A member that is sick, And help with hand and heart— Or do you stay at home Or leave the work for just a few Don't be just a member, And crab both long and loud? And talk about the clique? But take an active part. Think this over, member: Are we right or are we wrong? Are you an active member? Or do you just belong? Voice of Prophecy Radio Log Sundays unless otherwise noted. Subject to change. Consult your local paper. Issued October 7, 1968. — CANADA — Alberta Calgary CKXL 1140 10:00 AM Camrose CFCW 790 3:00 PM Drumheller CAW 910 8:00 PM Lethbridge CJOC 1220 8:30 AM Peace River CKYL 610 8:00 AM Red Deer CKRD 850 7:00 PM British Columbia Abbotsford CFVR 1240 10:00 AM Campbell River CFWB 1490 9:30 AM Chi I liwack CHWK 1270 10:00 AM Courtenay CFCP 1440 9:30 AM Ft. St. John CKNL 970 9:30 AM Do you have a question or observation regarding Christian Education? All letters Kitimat CKTK 1230 9:00 AM Penticton CKOK 800 7:30 PM giving both name and address will be answered either by mail or in this column as Prince George CKPG 550 8:30 AM Quesnel CKCQ 570 9:30 AM space permits, although names will not be published. This is not a "sound-off" column Sm ithers CFBV 1230 9:00 AM but one where earnest questions will be given serious answers. Address all correspon- Terrace CFTK 590 8:00 AM Trail CJAT 610 10:30 AM dence to: Educator, 1148 King St. E., Oshawa, Ontario Vancouver KARI 550 9:30 AM Vernon CJIB 940 10:30 AM Williams Lake CKCQ-1 1240 9:30 AM Dear Educator: The above gives the denomination Manitoba Dauphin CKDM 730 10:00 AM Can you tell me why church schools standards. If the provincial require- Winnipeg CKY 580 10:30 AM sometimes have longer school days ments call for longer school days or a New Brunswick than public schools? Sometimes the longer school year, the church schools Moncton CKCW 1220 9:00 AM St. John CHSJ 1150 6:30 PM church schools close in the spring be- in that province should follow these Woodstock CJCJ 920 4:30 PM fore the public schools. At other times requirements. But in no case should Newfoundland the opposite is true. Why? the standards be less than that which Corner Brook CFCB 570 9:00 AM Grand Falls CKCM 620 9:30 PM Wondering is set forth by the denomination. In St. Johns, Sunday thru most cases denominational standards Friday VOAR 1230 9:00 PM Dear Wondering: Stephenville CFSX 910 9:00 AM are more stringent than are those of Nova Scotia First let me quote from "The School provincial departments of education. Halifax CJCH 920 10:30 AM Manual" which outlines the policies Sydnpy CJCB 1270 9:00 AM Educator CJCB-FM 94.9 9:00 AM for church schools as published by the CJCX-SW 6010 9:00 AM Department of Education of the Gen- Ontario eral Conference of Seventh-day Ad- Fort William (See Port Arthur) Kingston CKLC 1380 9:30 AM ventists: CKLC-FM 99.5 9:30 AM Leamington CHYR 710 12:30 PM "The school year shall consist of 40 "God's servants who witness faith- Oshawa CKLB 1350 8:15 AM fully for Him become centers of inter- Ottawa CKOY 1310 10:30 AM weeks (200 days), distributed as fol- Pembroke CHOV 1350 4:00 PM est for inhabitants of this little world Peterboro CKPT 1420 10:00 AM lows: 180 school days and 20 days to Port Arthur CKPR 580 9:30 AM and of heaven. This whole world CKPR-FM 94.3 9:30 AM be used as vacation periods and as time Toronto CHIN 1540 8:30 AM spent before the opening of school or of ours is a stage on which the conflict CHIN-FM 100.7 8:30 AM at its close as designated by the union between sin and righteousness, truth Prince Edward Island and error, is being carried on before Charlottetown CFCY 630 1:30 PM conference educational board. The school day shall be from 31/2 to 51/2 an intensely interested audience com- Quebec Montreal CKVL 850 9:00 AM hours, depending upon the grades in- posed of the inhabitants of the uni- Quebec CFOM 1340 8:00 AM volved. verse. It is the duty of every be- Saskatchewan The general time requirements fol- liever to let the light of truth be seen Regina CKCK 620 7:30 PM Saskatoon lowed for a minimum-length school by all with whom he comes in contact. Sun.-Sat. CFQC 600 7:00 PM day, exclusive of the lunch period, are: If Christians realized that the eyes of Grades 1 and 2, 31/2 hours the universe are focused upon them, Ten thousand thousand precious gifts Grades 3 and 4, 41/2 hours there would be a revival of the faithful My daily thanks employ; Grades 5 to 8, 51/2 hours witnessing that characterized the lives Nor is the least a cheerful heart, Some schools offer a longer school of the apostles."—S.D.A. Bible Com- That tastes those gifts with joy. day than these minimum requirements. mentary, on 1 Cor. 4:9. 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 Klam. Canadian Union Departmental Secretaries: Publishing, 0. A. Botimer; Sabbath School and Lay Activities, W. E. Kuester; Missionary Volunteer, Educational and Temperance, M. E. Erickson; Public Affairs, D. L. M:chael; Medical, E. A. Crawford, M.D. Issued biweekly. Subscription price $2.00 a year. Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage in cash. Printed by Maracle MESSENGER Press Limited, Oshawa, Ont. 426 CANADIAN UNION MESSENGER Attention — Re World Youth Congress M. E. ERICKSON, Canadian Youth Leader The tremendous interest in the World Youth Congress to cepted after April 1, 1969. Those whose applications are be held in Zurich, Switzerland, July 22-26, 1969 has made accepted after the 175 quota has been filled will join the it necessary to limit the number who can attend from differ- tour with the understanding that: ent countries. The seating capacity is approximately 12,000. 1. They will not receive tickets to attend the Congress. The North American Division will be given 4,000 seats. 2. Interesting tours will be arranged in and around Canada's share is 175 seats at the Congress. Seating, eating Zurich for the days the tour is in Zurich. and dormitory space at the Congress will be by ticket only. 3. Applicants will most likely have to stay in hotels Because of lack of space no one but those with official iden- rather than dormitories while in Zurich, at an extra tification will be able to attend the Congress. cost of $28.00. In order to be as fair as possible, the Canadian Union 4. Meals will not be served at the Congress Cafeteria, Conference Executive Committee has passed the following but these individuals will have their meals provided resolution: "Up to January 1, 1969 the Canadian quota of at the hotel or elsewhere, as arranged by the travel 175 will be reserved for applications from youth ages 16-30, agency." or who are at least in Grade 9. From January 2 to February This all means that 175 young people will be given 1, 1969 any remaining vacancies will be open on a first- identification tickets to attend the Congress. Others will be come basis to MV officers of the MV societies regardless of allowed to go on the tour on a first-come basis, but will not age, AND to the parents of youth who have been accepted be able to attend the Congress.