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Volume LXI SOUTH LANCASTER, MASSACHUSETTS, NOVEMBER 12, 1962 Number 45

Christian Stewardship are made aware of the need of our studying deeper into this theme. We can see that the very start of stewardship is the basic understanding that God, the Supreme Owner God has permitted us to make use of those things He alone owns. But let By CARL P. ANDERSON, President us be quick to remind ourselves that God still owns them, even though we Northern New England Conference use them. He is still the possessor. At the very beginning we want to no dependence on others. God owns We refer again to the statement in establish a very important basic prin- all in this world, and all that we have Thoughts from the Mount of Blessings, ciple of God's workmanship, and in because He made it. He was the Crea- 'page 66, "Everything we possess comes establishing this principle, there are a tor of all. We read in Colossians 1:16, to us stamped with the cross." In other number of Bible texts we wish to quote: 17: words, Christ joined God in the creation of the world and of man. Since All things were made by Him ... (John For by him were all things created, that 1:3). are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible man sinned, someone had to redeem In the beginning God created the heavens and invisible, whether they be thrones, or him. Thus Christ took upon Himself and the earth (Gen. 1:1). dominions, or principalities, or powers: all this purchasing power and died on the The earth is the Lord's, and everything in things were created by him, and for him: and cross for us. Thus the cross became a he is before all things, and by him all things it (I Cor. 10:26, R.S.V.). symbol of not only the first creation These are basic consist. but our re-creation, and we owe every- texts setting forth the In referring to this text, Mrs. White thing to Christ for this sacrifice. Every- principle that God commented in Thoughts from the thing we own is thus stamped with the made this world and Mount of Blessings, page 66: cross. thus He is its Owner. All things come of God. We have nothing We, as Christians, na- that we have not received. . . . Everything Yes, God is our bountiful Benefac- turally admit this we possess comes to us stamped with the tor, and in closing this first article we cross. . . . Hence there is nothing that we want to share a few sentences with you principle, yet many of have a right to pledge, as if it were our own, us do not acknowl- for the fulfillment of our word. from the pen of inspiration. edge it by our actions. Thus we can readily understand The power of God is manifested in the During the next that all we have or expect to have beating of the heart, in the action of the Carl Anderson lungs, and in the living currents that circu- four articles to ap- comes from God. Basically we have late through the thousand different channels pear in the GLEANER, we shall en- life. This is the most important prin- of the body. We are indebted to Him for deavor to set forth the true principles ciple. Without God we are not. God every moment of existence, and for all the of Christian stewardship and what it gives us the air we breathe; in fact, it comforts of life. . . . means to our individual spirituality. is because of Him we exist. He loads us with His 'benefits. We are indebted to Him for the food we eat, the water Many times we think that stewardship Another important text is Psalms we drink, the clothes we wear, the air we pertains to money and money alone. 50:10-12: breathe . . . the sun . . . the blue sky . . . This is not true! Stewardship is more the green earth . . . all speak to man of His For every beast of the forest is mine, and Creator's love. . . . He watches over us with comprehensive, and we hope to devel- the cattle upon a thousand hills . . . for the more tenderness than does a mother over an op this theme as we go along. world is mine and the fulness thereof. afflicted child. — Counsels on Stewardship, If we first acknowledge that God, He gives us the health, intelligence, p. 17. the One who made all, owns all and and strength to make our livelihood, to All the abilities which men possess belong that all we have has just been loaned to care for our families, to supply housing to God.—Testimonies, V, 277. us, then we will begin to understand for our families, to help care for the We should appreciate God so much the true principle of stewardship. house of God, to spread the good news that we will put Him first in our lives. We understand that God is absolute of the gospel. Our proper attitude toward Christian because He has the power to create The more we contemplate this first stewardship will strengthen our spir- with no limitation, and He owns with principle of stewardship, the more we itual relationship to God. Stewardship 2 ATLANTIC UNIOil GLEANER will become a partnership in God's tures and statements against drinking us to make an impact felt agains church. It will beanie a love relations and smoking, as well as viewing thirty great tide of intemperance in ship, testing our emotion to Christ wh color slides on tempera'I. e which were corner of our country. Every gave ,all for us, are finally it is a life of definite interest to al Over 75,000 every family, every church, and filling relationship placing us in pieces of temperance 1 erature were conference ought to be doing its u position to share sod's blessings. !, handed out. Our efforts- were well re- against these great evils. Next week we cover the theme 4 paid. The interest that we noticed Your Temperance Department "Materialism and Covetousness." among the people who passed the booth to take this opportunity to thank was tremendous. Beside* the literature member that had a part in the T that was passed out to the fair-goers, once Day Offering, on Octo GrEater New York 192 people requested more material. We need your interest, your O. ERIC JEKES, President Fifty schools opened their doors to the your membership in the CLYDE BROOKS Secretary-Treasurer Telephone. illOulevard 8-8110 showing of our film and a visit from Temperance Society, your talen 108-11 69* Road Forest Hills, N. . our department. Thirteen P. T.A. your temperance enthusiasm in er groups and others requested our help to carry forward this departmepa in Make wills and egacies payable to tie Greater NeW York Corporation of Seventh-dely and program. Ten churches of other these closing days as God would bave Adventists. denominations invited us to present our us carry it forward. We ask an intemperance program in their churches. terest in your prayers that these Temperance at Long Island Fair Eight business clubs and other clubs put forth by your Temperance It is a real thri4 for the Temperan 'e asked us to present our material at their ment will be crowned by su and Department of dm. Greater New Yo meetings. There were twenty-one peo- we will see many souls in the k' Conference to bri4g to the membership ple who filled out our request sheet of God as a result. May God Bch and readers of th` GLEANER a report f asking for a personal visit from a repre- of you as we work together this of this great temperance missiona y sentative from our department. As you great end. project. Our plat in this great battle can see, a great interest was created R. E. Annus against intemper4ice should be in the by this temperance missionary effort at Temperance Seer forefront. In Gosprl Workers, page 384, the Long Island Fair, but this was only Greater New York Confe we read: "Of all ktho claim to be num- the beginning. As we begin now to bered among the 'fiends of temperance, follow up these interests many more Seventh-day Adv vitists should stand in doors will open up for us. Each day the the front ranks." Italics supplied.) We telephone rings a number of times re- Investment Fires B believe this with ;all our hearts and it questing our film, literature, and a per- The Livingston church, 1. in is our desire wita the help of God ito sonal visit from people: who passed by the Adventist Home, is on fire put temperance n the front ranks ias the booth but did not leave the interest one of the greA missionary efforts "iof sheet with us. this conference. `,'his is the time w n Every member of the church should Atlantic Union Glea r we as a people alight to see a great e- Official organ of the Atlantic II f be well informed along temperance ence of Seventh-day Adventists, South vival in the temperance work, and. I lines through a reading of Alert, Smoke ter. Mass. ask you the quesaion personally: "What Signals, and Listen, regarding the affect Editorial Seoretary are we really doling as individuals a:_'-id of intemperance on the human body. Published weekly, except one week as churches to oppose, in a decioed This is the time when we ought to and one week in December. by the tic way, the liquor, tobacco, and narcdtic stand up and be counted on the side of Union Conference, and printed by th Mire Press, South Lancaster, Mass. traffic?" This tsnffic is openly ruin#fg true temperance. When we realize that Subscription price, ;1.03 a year. all checks and money orders payable t At- the souls of met and carrying milli a pack of cigarettes shortens life ex- lantic Union Gleaner. upon millions crown the road to pler- pectancy by five hours; that 40,000 All copy for publication should the GLEANER editorial office in South ster. dition. With th great light that Clod Americans will die this year of lung Mass., not later than Tuesday pee- ceding date of issue. Copy to appear la has entrusted tc us there is no reason cancer, most of them as a result of conference headings should be sent the why we should hot be in the forefront smoking; that in our larger cities one respective conference offices. Copt d be typewritten and double spaced. in this great relorm. out of every fifteen adults is an alco- Both old and new addresses should tyre when a change is requested. Zone hers The writer, tether with Eugene F. holic; that upwards to 550,000 new al- should be included for all zoned cit Entered at South Lancaster, 34 PO MC- Armour, had the privilege of working coholics are being produced every year; cud-class matter, under the Act of Aj 24, in the organiziaig and planning or a that this year some 350,000 will die 1912, Section 34.12, P. L. and R., teed temperance boc h at the Long Island of this self-inflicted disease; when we February 19 1953. Fair. Elder Armour had done a v.fon- realize that the city. of New York Atlantic 'Union Conference South Lancaster, Massachn derful job on Pie early plans for !the houses 47 per cent of all known drug (Tel. Clinton EMpire 5-6828Y booth and ever thing worked out ' er- addicts in the United States; I ask W. J. Hackett C. H. Kelly Secretary fectly. The fai/opened on Friday, c you the question: "What are we as F. R. Aldridge Seventh-day Adventists, who ought to L. E. Smart Educ tober 12, and ran through Sunday War Service C night, October 21. Well over 40 1000 be in the front ranks, doing to stem the D. E. Callow Home Missionary School, CI people visited ok,e fair during these! ten tide of intemperance?" As these prob- J. W. McFarland, M.D. days, with unsold thousands pasSing lems continue to increase, so are the Tempera E. J. Folkenberg by our booth, 4ewing our film, se ing opportunities increasing and the doors A. E. Millner Public opening before our temperance work Radio-TV, Religi "Charlie," our ,mechanical man, ho W. C. Whitten turned the pasi of a book with pic- as never before. Now is the time for ATLANTIC UNION GLEANER 3

vestment. It just has to be on fire be- or dimes, picking apples, cutting hair, cause our enthusiastic Investment sec- saving food labels, turning in the value retary, Miss Mary F. Marsh, R.N., a of gifts received, doing shirts and turn- resident at the Home, will not let it be ing in what the cleaners would have otherwise. charged, and many others. Many had One of the plans Miss Marsh has fol- good gardens during the summer and lowed this year is to have a lively pro- gave many dollars from these. As a motional meeting once a month in the result of such activities the Investment Home chapel. The meeting of Oc- offering at Livingston should be double tober 25 was typical of the enthusiasm what it was last year. Miss Marsh has for the Investment pro- One of the interesting stories of the gram, and the enthusiasm she can en- evening was about an envelope con- gender in the lives of other church taining twenty-six cents marked "In- m embers. vestment" which was found in the This meeting opened with the usual room of a resident who recently passed gospel hymn and prayer. Then things away. The Investment committee, com- Standing: Wilbur Claus, secretary; began to move rapidly and smoothly posed of Mrs. Ellis, Mrs. Spano, and Pastor Everts, advisor; Charles How- through a program that kept the con- Miss Hartman, decided to invest this. ard, vice-president. Seated: Burnis Tay- gregation keenly interested. Two mis- Mrs. Spano bought apples and took lor, president. sion stories, giving interesting experi- them to New York City where they ences of progress in the mission fields, brought her $1.00. Mrs. Ellis took this Detailed plans for the future oper- were dramatized by the Roberts family. dollar and bought ingredients for dilly ation of the group were laid and offi- Mr. and Mrs. Spano, and their son, buns. These were sold to non-Adventist cers elected. Burnis Taylor was elected John, gave a dialogue in which Mrs. carpenters working on a new apart- president, Charles Howard, vice-presi- Spano decided to forego a new item ment, and $4.50 was realized. The men dent, and Pastor Everts, advisor. of clothing and help in the work of liked the buns so much that now Mrs. The ladies of the Dorcas society sending missionaries to a needy field. Stano is making bread for them and served a tasty supper for the event. Stephen and David Roberts enacted a giving to Investment. She has sold With this auspicious start and the mission appeal in pantomime, with $6.00 worth at this writing. And the Lord's blessing certainly great things Mrs. Roberts as narrator, in which an end of the little twenty-six-cent story is can be expected from these dedicated interested chieftan tried to kidnap the not in sight! laymen. preacher and take him to his own vil- This fine program, and all the inter- H. J. HARRIS, Secretary lage. People sat on the edge of their esting projects of our members, has Home Missionary Department seats as David, colored and dressed as fanned the Investment fires a little a native chief, sat with bow and arrow, brighter at Livingston. It is thrilling to Union Springs Academy watching the preacher intently, then work for the Lord and then see His make a rush to kidnap him. Mr. Mun- blessings come in such a marked man- Expansion Plans son rescued the preacher and it all ner. At Livingston we are anxious to For the past two years committees ended happily when the old chief was see the work of God finished and Jesus have been intensively planning for the promised a preacher. Another inter- come. future expansion of the Union Springs esting part was Donna Roberts acting HOWARD A. MUNSON, Supt. Academy. This school plant, which the part of an elderly lady, who was too Adventist Home, Inc. housed its facilities in a former Quaker ill to get out and do anything, cleaning seminary building on the campus, up a rusty old bear trap and selling it moved its many activities to two build- for $15.00 for Investment. New York ings, the girls' dormitory, which also Between each part in the program R. W. MOORE, President contains the cafeteria and the boys' dor- R. C. MILLS. See.-Treas. Mr. Fleischmann walked to the front Telephone OR 9-5549 mitory which has classrooms, library, to meet Mr. Dryer and ask him per- Box 1285 528 Oak St. Syracuse. N.Y. and administration offices. tinent questions about the Investment For some time the chapel remained plan. He wanted to know why it is Missionary Men Organize in in the old building but this was re- needed, who should take part, and all moved from the campus over a year about how it works. Mr. Dryer gave Glens Falls ago and since that time worship and all him good answers and then appealed For several years the men of the social activities have been conducted in for one hundred per cent participation Glens Falls, New York, church have the two worship rooms and in the in the Investment program at our been carrying on an extensive home cafeteria. It is unnecessary to say that church. missions program. Recently, under the these conditions left much to be de- Miss Edythe Hartman, our Sabbath leadership of James Everts, the pastor, sired in relation to the ideal. school superintendent, told of some of they decided that this program could The considerable debt remaining on the projects of our church members. be implemented and strengthened if the boys' dormitory, the urgent need These included paying fifty cents for there was better organization and cor- for more faculty housing, improved for each flower that came on a begonia relation between the working groups. roads, and campus sidewalks, made it plant that had not previously blos- With this thought as their aim, a So- impossible, from a financial standpoint, somed, shining shoes, selling cards, ciety of Missionary Men was organized to begin construction of the needed selling old iron, saving pennies, nickles on the evening of October 8. buildings until the present time. 4 ATLANTIC UNION GLEANER

to furnish the best possible fa for 250 students. Classrooms planning will adequately take ca f an additional 50 students. Careful study of the progrank has revealed that if the giving of tlinann- stituency of the conference can bel: g- mented by 50 per cent, this school can be completed and paid for i lust five years! We trust that our **le will dedicate themselves to this;most important phase of our worIciticide program—the education of our Onth as workers for God. Surely this for tant work cannot be left in a partially completed condition. Let us raise: ;our sights in the realization that as vwc step out in faith, doing all in our pc)** to further God's work, He will ftfeCish the increase and bless our efforts out of all proportion to our present *ion. Taking God as our partner, *tt us go forward in faith knowing th' His Archit t's drawing of the three-phase expansion program at promises are sure and our rewa are Union Springs Academy great. The administ ion of the conferenre for church services, worship periods, M. E Rims is very happy to ay that the financial social programs, and a place for whole- Church Development Service debt on the boy dormitory has been some recreation during the long win- lifted, the new culty homes are nqw ter months when the weather makes being occupied, d the roads and catn- outdoor activities impossible. Great News from Brant L*ke , pus have been proved. Besides these The remaining phases will be: The work in Brant Lake, Neva York, advances the of building has been re- 2. Classrooms and administration facilities had its beginning in the desire 44 two 3. A chapel seating 350 students moved, another sightly building used faithful women for a Christian acon for maintenanc has been discarded, There was a short delay in starting in this little vacation paradise. Through and it might said that the campus phase one due to a last-minute change their dedication and sacrifice 44 :store is now "cleared or action." in the plans to increase its size to one building was purchased and as engager mer final plans were Early this su more suitable to the expansion program funds were available, renovatiolfs were construction of san approved for t but now the bids have been let and carried on to make it a more tuitable tional unit as the 0rst auditorium-recr actual construction has commenced on place for worship. The work pr.:tressed phase in a th e-phase program for this unit. Completion is scheduled for very slowly. Operation Co letion. This building the spring of 1963. All plans for the will serve a th -fold and temporary expansion are in compliance with the About two years ago reinforcements purpose. It will urnish adequate robin state school code and are being planned arrived which have changed tint Whole climate of this little company. Mt. and

ew look" at the B nt Lake church Mrs. Bolton and Mrs. Higgins with their in New York Btate story-hour children ATLANTIC UNION GLEANER 5

Mrs. Erling Odell, Jr., moved to Brant a number of years and baptized over the year. Because of the tremendous Lake to take positions as teachers in twenty-five persons. From that starting distances involved in his district, he the local school district. Through their point the New Rochelle church has finds it imperative to enlist the services unselfish efforts and leadership a expanded continually in membership of his laymen. He hopes to have a progressive program is being conducted until today the church is filled to capac- branch Sabbath school started soon. by the church. ity on the Sabbath. His district has also been placing Besides the regular Sabbath services Elder Carter also held a tent effort in ads in the newspapers in that area for a regular Friday evening service, with Albany the summer following his very the Faith for Today Bible Course. Soon special emphasis for the youth of the successful campaign in New Rochelle. he would like to have Raymond Rich- community, is being held. With an Approximately twenty-five persons ardson's district join his on a share- average attendance of approximately were baptized there. This baptism the-cost basis and get the Faith for seventy, many of whom are non-Ad- helped to really establish our Capital Today Bible Course ad placed in the ventists, this program is meeting with City church which had recently pur- Bangor papers. favorable response. chased a new building. David I. Shaw — Elder Shaw has The church has been completely re- The Carters were then called to held a series of evangelistic meetings modeled both inside and out and is Rochester. As the Carters arrived the in the. Oxford, Maine, church and plans now a very attractive place of worship. church was in the process of purchas- to continue that series for a while ing a new building. This purchase In their stepped-up program for com- longer. The attendance has averaged was completed under Elder Carter's munity witnessing a children's story between thirty to sixty. There is a good administration, and during this time hour is conducted every Sabbath after- interest at these meetings. he held a large city-wide tent effort. By noon at the home of Mrs. Higgins. Mrs. Seven people in his district are giv- the end of the year approximately one Higgins and Mrs. Bolton who conduct ing Bible studies. At the present time hundred persons were baptized. this hour have made it so interesting between sixteen and twenty are study- that it is becoming very popular. Elder and Mrs. Carter are highly ing for baptism. thought of and are very fine church We rejoice with these faithful people Raymond Richardson — leaders. Things are and know that God will bless their going along well in the district. He Mrs. Carter, the former Rose Marie efforts and make their small beacon a expects to have a baptism in Camden Vaughn, a native of Chicago, Illinois, great lighthouse in this area. very shortly. Two people were bap- is a graduate of the Oakwood College. H. J. HARRIS tized in Bangor two weeks ago. He has She is an excellent musician, as well Sabbath School Department a number of interests in the Ells- as an able teacher and has given years worth area. These interests have de- of service as a secretary. veloped through the Bible correspond- Elder Carter is a graduate of the Oak- Northeastern ence courses. His next project is to visit wood College also. He is a graduate R. T. HUDSON, President these interests in Ellsworth. F. L. JONES. Sec.-Treas. also of the Seventh-day Adventist Telephone AUdubon 6-0233 Good interest has been shown at his 560 W. 150th St. New York 31, N.Y. Theological Seminary, where he re- evangelistic meetings in Bangor. There ceived his master's degree in religion. are four definite interests shaping up New Pastor of Ephesus Church, We are very pleased that the Carters from these meetings. One man drives New York City have answered the call from the con- thirty-three miles each way and has not ference committee to accept the heavy We are happy to introduce R. H. missed a meeting. responsibility as pastor of the largest Both financially and otherwise, Carter, the new pastor of the Ephesus church in the conference and the largest church. Elder Carter has already as- things are very encouraging in the Ban- regional church in North America. gor district. sumed the responsi- We feel that under God this family bilities of the church will do much to lead the massive Ephe- Robert R. Johnson — He has been leadership. sus church to greater heights. We wish here only three weeks. There are two As many of our them Godspeed in this new responsi- series of meetings going on in his dis- constituents will re- bility. trict—one in Bath, Maine, being con- member, Elder Car- F. L. JONES, Secretary ducted by the pastor, and the other at ter first came to us as Public Relations Department Cundy's Harbor, Maine, being con- an intern over ten ducted by a group of laymen. The years ago, at which Bath meetings began last week with a time he was sent to Northern New England full church. The meetings will con- the Ephesus church C. P. ANDERSON. President tinue for four week ends. R. H. Carter HAROLD AIADDOX, Secretary-Treasurer as assistant pastor. Telephone SPruce 4-3611 A group of laymen from Brunswick Box 1340 498 Forest Ave. Portland. Maine While there he inaugurated the Ephesus have opened a series of meetings at youth church which has been in oper- Cundy's Harbor. Elder Johnson feels ation since his ministry there. Reports from District Leaders sure that God will bless in this under- Upon finishing his internship at the Clarence Johnson — Since Pastor taking. There is a very good interest Ephesus church, Elder Carter was Johnson has only been here a short in that part of the area. called to the leadership of the New time, he has not engaged in public As far as the future is concerned, the Rochelle district where he did a highly evangelism, but rather has been doing potential is great in the Brunswick dis- acceptable work. During his ministry home visitation, and as a result expects trict. He is looking forward to the there he held the first tent effort for to have a few baptisms by the end of (Continued on page 8) It Time

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• Ingathering presents to eve', "holding the ropes to missioI SP1RI UAL OBJECTIVES • During the last decade, 2,55, Searchieg for interested souls • Newly recruited mitraionariet 1. gospel during the past eight 2. Total Overage of territory • Our overseas work*a now ti 3. 100% membership participation • Ingathering makes you a par, 4. Larger Ingathering returns the ropes to our minionarie We are confident that our ix 5. More thorough follow-up of interests their part in the fi4sbing o OFFER FREE BIBLE COURSE T to Ingather

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h member the opportunity of CONFERENCE INGATHERING GOALS maries have been sent out. Bermuda Mission $ 10,000.00 Ting 293 went out to herald the Greater New York 96,000.00 mths. New York 100,000.00 ;90. Northeastern 76,000.00 oul winning, for you are holding Northern New England 47,000.00 y herald the everlasting gospel. Southern New England 111,000.00 in the Atlantic Union will do vork. Atlantic Union Goal $440,000.00 EVERY INGATHERING CONTACT 8 ATLANTIC UNION GLEANER Northern ew England the Morrisville church has been so en- more will be baptized a little later on. (Continued rom page 5) thused over these meetings and the re- It will probably take at least six or ht chance to hold m tings in each of the sults, that they have over three-fourths months more before the results lte churches in his d rict. of their Ingathering. meetings are realized. He will have a bapti in in Burling- Clayton Child — Pastor Chid is Donald S. Ro ins — A series of thrilled over the interests front: the evangelistic meeti s were held in Bel, ton soon, and this, too,' is a result of the "It Is Written" program. evangelistic meetings being he in lows Falls recentl by Beaman T. Sett- Portsmouth. As he enters the hot* to ecal, Jr., and s' Elder Robbins There is a tremendous interest in the Vergennes area because of the "It Is give studies, it has been a wonderful now in this distri he plans to folk)* experience to him to give this m up the interests om these meeting;. Written" program, and be hopes to be g able to interest these people in the mes- to those who are longing and long The members his district plan t4 for truth. follow a Bible su ey plan by using tle sage. Ronald Seeley—Pastor Seeley slatted iety slips as an ea- American Bible W. W. Menshausen — His evangel- his evangelistic meetings on September then having the pen- tering wedge an istic meetings in Portland have been 9. At first the members were'ertetain ple enroll in the ible correspondence very successful. The attendance has that no interest would develop at a re- course. been very good—between 125 and 150 sult of the meetings, but after the first The Keene c rch is conducting a each meeting, with 20 to 25 non-Ad- two or three meetings they c ed Bible story hou each Sabbath after- ventists. Recently the Portland church their minds because there were nty noon. This brin out a good group nf had Visitors' Day and he invited all non-Adventists in attendance. Thi are children and is c tied on by the young those attending the meetings to visit the three ready for baptism already, add: ten people. Portland church on that day. He was more good interests to perhaps *bap- The Bellows ails church is carry- happy to see several in attendance on tized within the next few montbi. As ing on a litera e distribution pro- that Sabbath morning. Two families he has visited them in their motes, gram. who had not attended the evangelistic he finds them quite interested. 1. W. Burgess A branch Sabbath meetings were visiting our church for Stig Anderson — He feels thO Lord school has bee held in Carthaie, the first time, and since then they have has a great work for him to do in his Maine, for ove wenty years. Elder not missed our evangelistic meetings. district. He solicits the prayers 4Yil the Burgess felt t something spe4ial They are very good interests. Elder workers as he begins his worVin the should be done or that group, so this Menshausen plans to have a baptism in West Lebanon district. fall evangelistic eetings were planned two weeks. He has ten or twelve inter- H. P. Gram — Elder Gram s a re held in the Grange ests to follow up as a result of the meet- for them and interest in the Northern New eland , Maine. Elder Payne ings. Hall at Cartha Conference because through tlt years assisted Elder urgess in these meet- One of the greatest needs in the Port- he has labored in ten out of th&ovelve ings. The atten nce has been excellent. land church is space. The church is districts. There are two good interests On one Satur y night, 107 pedple filled to capacity each Sabbath. He in the St. Johnsbury church. One is a ing and the offering were at the m hopes in the spring to begin plans for Faith for Today Bible Course merest as $51.00. When Elder for that night an evangelistic center. and the other one is now Oaf* the call to go all the nray Payne made th George Rice — He has been holding organ as the regular organist hat Moved ten people took their with the Lord meetings in Portsmouth, New Hamp- away from St. Johnsbury. stand for this ssage. There is a Neon- shire. There is no church there but In Barre, Vermont, there is a family derful interest this town, and a hap- about twenty Adventist members live tism will be anned in two weeks. of eight coming regularly. They belong in that area. There has been an average to the Church of God and btdieve in Elder Burgess plans to continue ; the attendance at these meetings of ap- meetings on S day nights. the Sabbath, but have not accepted the proximately eighty. He and his mem- Spirit of Prophecy. As of the fir of the year, the Hinck- bers have been praying since the early The work is going forward in the ley church w I move to Waterville, part of June for fifty baptisms as a district; the Lord is blessing. I ig feels church organized. He Maine, and a result of these meetings, and thus far that house-to-house work anct;the fol- plans to hold n evangelistic melting have seen no reason for not reaching low up is what brings the peerple over ill be the first time in there, and it that goal. They have thirty good solid the line. over twenty-t years. interests there now. They are meeting On Sabbath afternoons he his been Louis DeL — Elder DeLillci has in the homes of these people and giving visiting a little group in Newprort, Ver- been holding vangelistic meetings in Bible studies. The members in his dis- mont. Approximately 25 peo$i come the Morrisvill church with a good in- trict have been praying for the latter out every Sabbath. terest being s n. The attendance has rain, and have seen the work of God's been around venty-five with at least Spirit in a marvelous way. thirty-five no Adventists. At least two On Sabbath, November 3, a worship will be bapti d as a result of =these service was held in the brand new Red Cross First-Aid Chi* at meetings. Lutheran church in Portsmouth. There Manchester Conferees Two famil s have been coming to are at present eighteen members in that Recently D. E. Caslow of the At- these meetin as a result of the Is area who will be attending the services lantic Union Conference Reese Mis- Written" pro am, and he hopes !'to be there and before the end of the year, sionary Department and Marcus E. able to bapti these families soc in. nine more will be baptized, which will Payne co-operated in bringing to the His distric is of good courage, and give twenty-seven in that area, and interested members of the Mttrichester, ATLANTIC UNION GLEANER 9

Five ladies demonstrating bandaging skills at the Elder Caslow and Elder Payne with the entire class Manchester, New Hampshire, church demonstrating bandaging and traction splints

New Hampshire, church, a Red Cross the lady had put on the wound. Now first-aid training program. Both the the parents of the boy refer to her as weekly attendance has averaged sixty- standard and advanced courses in Red their second doctor. seven a week. Some weeks there has Cross first-aid were taught. It was a Truly we should be ready to render been as high as one hundred in attend- very busy program with a crowded able assistance in time of need. Perhaps ance. The parlor and dining room are schedule of over thirty hours class more churches will see this necessity used for the worship service and the work, instruction, demonstration, and and institute Red Cross first-aid classes adult Sabbath school. Youth and chil- class participation. The two pictures within their group. dren's Sabbath school classes meet in that accompany this article show vari- MARCUS E. PAYNE the kitchen, bedrooms, and the garage. ous members of the class with bandages At present Smith F. Webb and A. demonstrating the skills that were L. Sherman, the conference builder, taught in the advanced course. Southern New England are serving as leaders of this group. MERLE L. MILLS. President Surely in these days of peril in which ARTHUR E. HARMS. Secretary-Treasurer Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur are the Sabbath Telephone Clinton EMpire 5-4551 school superintendents. we live at least one member of every Massachusetts South Lancaster This new group is fulfilling the com- Seventh-day Adventist family should Make wills and legacies payable to the have some instruction in Red Cross Southern New England Conference Association mission to establish branch Sabbath first-aid training. of Seventh-day Adventists. schools and also providing an oppor- One of the members of this class tunity for some of our college students to take an active part in public had an opportunity to use her first-aid Sterling Group training during the week following the meetings. course. A neighbor boy stepped on a For almost a year now a group of be- S. A. YAKUSH broken bottle, and she was able to lievers have been meeting in Sterling, Public Relations Director bandage his foot with a compress and Massachusetts. This town is just a short cravat bandage to stop the flow of distance from South Lancaster and most Church School Raises Funds blood. She then took him to a doctor. of those in attendance come from either for PVA the Village or College churches. The doctor complimented her on the The Lowell church school pupils un- fine way in which she bandaged the It was in November of 1961 that the der the leadership of their teachers, wound. He told the parents that much group started to meet in the home of Mrs. Shirley Gaspie and Mrs. Venessa loss of blood was saved by this bandage Mr. and Mrs. Russell Wilbur and the

Pictured is a part of the group that attend Sabbath worship services in Sterling. On this particular Sabbath their worship services were held in the bird sanctuary in Princeton. 10 LANT.IC UNI014 GLEANER [J=.0,1==.0<=>0.==.0c).0.=st Boo Sales Open House New England anitarium and in Bailey Hall Ho ital Sunday, November 18 Wednesday, Nov. , 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 11) Wednesday, Nov. 8, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ••• 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 Wednesday, Dec. , 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Holiday Prices on Everyt The.Only B k Sales in the Lots of Specials Areas This Greater Bo 0 Health Food Super Special Holid Season /0.• All Are C dially Invited S.N.E. Book and Bible Hou 1..o.c=z>o.,=z>o<=:›o•c=zac Davis, have raise.. $4.00 per pupil in Douglas Henderson,' pupil at the the last two wee',s for Pioneer Vali 'y Lowell church schoolAres funds for Pioneer Valley Acade y to Donald our children and our youth i our Academy. This was accomplished wh n Lake, educational ntendent. the teachers an their pupils unit d schools, there will not be wo to in fostering a baled goods sale and t e finish the work that God has selling of flowerens. Another prof t stand clear in the judgmes, we must make our charge. they are carrying-on is that of bring* more liberal efforts for the training of our We would like to express our young people, that they rnhy be better fitted ciation and thanks to these ers in their pennies,aiickels, and dimes to for the various branches if the great work tdk put into their Pioneer Valley Acaderhy committed to our hands. and pupils of Lowell church seh for a job well done, and to every er, bank. This is to-many of them a rtial It is the duty of every pastor, teacher, sacrifice. This mount has not begin parent, and member to help train our boy, and girl in our elementary Is turned in as yet but the teachers d children to be light beorers for Christ. who are doing excellent work rais- their pupils are planning to do so e- Pioneer Valley Academy is a project ing funds for Pioneer Valley A thing special in .•his way to help b ld that should have the interest of every The church should never be Pioneer Valley Academy. one of us in the Southern New England in the matter of building nal In the book, Counsels to Parents, Conference. Our children and youth are institutions for the purpose of Teachets and Silkuknts, page 43, is the depending upon it, arid the work of ing and preparing our childr and following quotasion: God throughout the World field expect youth for a place in God's vin d As a church, a4 individuals, if we would it. Without the Christian training of L. J.grout E

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onferenan builder, A. L. Shtrman, and Ava Flagg spent most of their time working on completion of eteria buildling. Hens they are shown yilastering one of the antranite-way ceilings. Right: With the arrival and of the steel framework, the masons hale been making good prog s in erecting the masonry on the boys' dormi A few week* of golf Weather will aid in enclosing this building before cold weather. ATLANTIC UNION GLEANER 11

Atlantic Union College News sons, Bradley and Michael, her parents, six sisters, and two brothers. New England Sanitarium (Continued from page 12) Her life was a living testimony of her and Hospital ✓ Gerald E. Miles has returned to the faith in God, even in the hour of her own be- K. W. TILGHMAN, Administrator staff of Atlantic Union College as di- reavement earlier this year. Words of comfort Telephone NOrmandy 5-1740 were spoken at the Hawthorne Funeral Home Stoneham 80 Massachusetts rector of guidance and his services will in Dixfield by the writer and D. I. Shaw. She be available to assist students in the was laid to rest beside her son, Robert, in Graduation at New England planning of their careers. Riverside Cemetery, where they both await the call to eternal life on the resurrection Sanitarium and Hospital Por Mrs. Leonor Fuentes has joined the morning. The New England Sanitarium and staff of Atlantic Union College as part- J. W. BURGESS, Pastor Hospital School of Nursing announces time instructor in the Home Economics its graduate week-end program to be Department for the current school year. TURPEL—Mrs. Mildred Turpel, widow of held in the Sanitarium chapel. fr° R. L. Reynolds, president, has been Stephen Turpel, was born to Henry Bassett and his wife Lavinia on January 23, 1886, in Nov. 16—Consecration 7:30 p.m. elected to serve as a member of the Clinton, Massachusetts, and died at the age of R. R. Adams, Speaker Board of Regents for a term ending at seventy-six on October 26, 1962, in Hudson, the 1965 Autumn Council of the Gen- Massachusetts. Nov. 17—Baccalaureate 11:00 a.m. eral Conference. From a child she accepted the Christian E. J. Folkenberg, Speaker faith. She was a life-long member of the Sev- 2,0" Students from Atlantic Union Col- Nov. 17—Commencement 8:00 p.m. enth-day Adventist Church and served it faith- W. A. Fagal, Speaker lege presented a music program, un- fully and well. Her faith in the Lord was der the direction of Norman J. Roy, at strong. She was prepared to fall asleep in the the Greater New York Youth Rally in blessed hope of the first resurrection. South Lancaster Academy New York City on Sabbath, November She leaves one son, Charles Seymore of Lloyd S. Davis, Principal Arlington, California; three grandchildren; 10, 1962. four great-grandchildren; and a brother, Po' The chapel period on Friday, Octo- Frederick Temple of Cardiff, California. The SLA News services were held at the Merrill Funeral Home ber 12, was set aside for organization in Hudson, Massachusetts. Interment was at * The freshman and sophomore of all classes. The following officers the Edgell Grove Cemetery, Framingham, classes of SLA organized on Monday, and sponsors were chosen: Massachusetts. October 29. The freshman officers are: Senior Class. John Wagner, presi- J. S. DAMAZO H. F. Lease, sponsor; Mark Codington, dent; John Johansen, vice-president; president; Donna Siver, vice-president; Nadine Wiggins, secretary; Manfred Diane Falldorf, secretary; Lynn Craig, Simcock, treasurer; Richard Coffen, ADVERTISEMENTS treasurer; Lyle Kelstrom, pastor; and pastor; Karl McCalla, parliamentarian; All advertisements should be sent, together Lawrence Young, sergeant-at-arms. with payment, to your local conference office W. R. A. ,Madgwick, sponsor. for approval by the president or secretary- The following were elected as sopho- Junior Class. Craig Gray, president; treasurer. The rate is $3.00 for each insertion of forty words or less, and S cents for each more officers: H. D. Kinsey, sponsor; Pauline Richter, vice-president; Eolia additional word. No ad can run more than Steven Chizmas, president; Genevieve once a month. Check or money order should be Perez, secretary; Reid Coolen, treas- made payable to Atlantic Union Gleaner or Brannon, vice-president; Sheila Clem- urer; Lee Manning, pastor; Nat Rose, Atlantic Union Conference. Advertisements ap- pearing in the GLEANER are printed without ons, secretary; Nancy Daniels, treas- parliamentarian; V. H. Siver, sponsor. endorsement or recommendation of the Atlantic urer; Leonard Harms, pastor; and Wil- Sophomore Class. Ronald Hartman, Union Conference. liam Rice, sergeant-at-arms. president; Joy Weisher, vice-president; * On Thursday evening, November 1, Barbara Jenkins, secretary; Robert REGISTERED NURSE WANTED — Also the students of South Lancaster Acad- nurse aides. Good working conditions, live Brand, treasurer; Allan Gates, pastor; in if desired. Cumberland Sanitarium, Route emy officially closed the Pioneer sub- Gerald Grimaud, parliamentarian; D. 3, Cumberland, Rhode Island. Phone Paw- scription campaign. The boys won the G. Prior, sponsor. tucket 2-6569. campaign with a total of 1,335 sub- Freshman Class. Donald Vollmer, scriptions, giving them a per capita president; Christine Clausen, vice-presi- total of $11.43. The girls had a total of NURSE—Immediate opening for R.N. or dent; Betsy Dallmeyer, secretary; John L.P.N. with experience for work in a doctor's 1,721 subscriptions and a per capita Mark Cox, treasurer; William Tyme- office. Apply Dr. Robert Rittenhouse, 540 total of $10.14. son, pastor; John Peters, parliamen- Bolton Street, Marlboro, Massachusetts. Principal Davis announced the win- tarian; Paul B. Riley, J. M. Clemons, ners of the campaign and awarded the sponsors. prizes. The first prizes, $100.00 suits, WANTED: FOR COMPANIONSHIP—Eld- erly or middle-aged S.D.A. woman to live in were awarded to Grace Johnson, with my home in Connecticut. In pleasant neigh- 125 subscriptions, and Perley Kinney, OBITUARIES borhood, your own room, rent free, and with 102 subscriptions. Charlotte Bol- church privileges provided. A good opportun- den and Lionel Kilby, having 70 and ROBBINS—Lillian Libby Robbins was born ity. For more details, write: Box 709, South 88 subscriptions respectively, each re- in Weld, Maine, on May 9, 1921, and passed Lancaster, Massachusetts. away at Rumford, Maine, September 12, 1962, ceived a $79.95 watch. Linnea Johnson following a long illness. She was the daugh- and Alan Perez, each with 43 subscrip- ter of Isaac B. and Idella Libby of Dixfield. FOR SALE—Lay away now for Christmas. tions, won the third prizes, pairs of On October 31, 1942, she was married to Just received 4-piece beehive measuring cups Chicago roller skates. Vernon Robbins and to this union was born in pink, blue, and yellow $1.00; ladies' car- three sons. She united with the Dixfield digan sweaters, regular $8.95, special $5.98; A grand total of 3,056 subscriptions church, along with her son, Robert, in 1961. storyland character dolls, hundreds to choose was reached, going well over the 3,000 Robert preceded her in death in June of this from at 60 cents, $1.00, and $1.25. Academy goal. year. She leaves to mourn her husband, two Shop, South Lancaster, Massachusetts.

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Atlantic Union Colle e Kappa Nu Epsilon R. L. R4T/SOLDR, President Telephon itnton EMpire 5-4561 of South. Lancaster Massach setts ATLANTIC UNION COLLEGE The Department of Biology is proud to present for their Annual Hour of Charm The wonder of nature and the study of life have lo..g held a fascination for "rail= Paris" man. This fgocination began in. the (I Love Paris) Garden of Ellen and will continue through the t'uneasured ages of eter- Saturday, 8:15 p.m., November 17, 1962 nity. Man dis ems in nature the mir- Machlan Auditorium acles of the Ex processes of the plant Adults $1.00 Children $.75 and animal kingdom. From the min- (Tickets will be available at Preston Hall afternoons and even utest ameba to the largest sperm whale, unlimited ants are waiting 6 be COMING EVENTS studied. November 24 Vacation Recently a "sixteen thousand dollar December 1 Lyceum: Faith for Today Quartet grant was giv to the Biology Delpart- in Secular Concert ment Hof Atlarric Union College bir the December 8 College Concert Band National Scitice Foundation. I The December 15 Christmas Program grant, which ,expires at the ern of December 22 Vacation August, 1963, is for a research prject on the taxonc--ny of North Amekican weevils. Co-operating in the project are awry accommodates thirty-five but will and science teachers of the =Atlantic all the major ituseums of this country. soon be renovated and enlarged to ac- Union, November 18-21, are aeinllows: Already between fifteen and tWenty commodate about seventy students. Edward Specht, chairman the De- thousand specimens have been gathered. In recent years the college has spent partment of Mathematics at dkndrews The importance of this project is in twenty thousand dollars on needed new University. Dr. Specht rece inau- the fact that many North Amtarican equipment. This included twenty-one gurated a graduate program mathe- weevils are lestructive. A Mekican new microscopes. Other new equip- matics at Andrews Univers' e has weevil has caused more damage to the ment includes a mkroscope set-up to also done considerable work 'devising bean crop of tlexico than the Mekican take photographs of living organisms. the undergraduate program mathe- bean beetle. It is equipped with a phase contrast matics at Emmanuel Missions College objective lens. Through it can be seen and the academies in the La Union. the activities of living cells. Also pur- He is an outstanding speaker. o will chased were six counting systems for 'provide much help for our lecel teach- detecting radioactivity, and a spectro- ers. photometer for measuring the absorp- Edward Degering of Natii Massa- tion of light by liquid. This is used chusetts, presently in charge the Re- in chemical analysis. search Division at Army Qu aster A special project the Biology Depart- Research Laboratory in Nat taught ment is planning is the training of stu- for a number of years at Pu e Uni- dents in the use of radioactive isotopes versity. He is author of Outl of Or- as applied to the life sciences. ganic Chemistry. D. G. Kissinger and V. J. Adamson ( Continued on page 11,18 say that the goals of the department Nat Rose, ack Ferneyhougl and Julian Tsai ect one of the animals are similar to those of the rest of the in zoology la tory. college; but in addition it is interested Sunset Table in preparing people to enter the med- Eastern Standard Thrt0 D. G. Ki inger, associate profes- ical and paramedical professions or sec- Nov. 16 v. 23 sor of the B logy Department, !is in ondary teaching. Also it is preparing Bangor, Me. 4:06 1:;,: 4:00 charge of the roject. Assisting hiln are students to do gradate work and re- Augusta, Me. 4:11 4:05 Peter Bishop, enior biology majoi, and Portland, Me. 4:14 4:10 main in the field of biology to do re- Boston, Mass. 4:21 4:16 Mary Eleano alker, secretary. search work and/or college teaching. South Lancaster, Mass. 4:24 14 . 4:19 Nine majo in biology will graduate There is a shortage of adequately Pittsfield, Mass. 4:31 1.i1 4:27 next June. y are: Edwin Akosta, trained secondary and college personnel Hartford, Conn. 4:29 4:24 Peter Bishop Kelvin Gadsby, !Vance to teach in the field of biology. New York, N.Y. 4:38 4:33 Utica, N.Y. 4:37 ,r '4:33 LaGrone, Ka McCalla, Edward!, Roy, Syracuse, N.Y. 4:40 4:36 Julian Tsai, hn Wagner, and t dgar Rochester, N.Y. 4:46 4:41 Wilson. The department, located in Atlantic Union College News Buffalo, N.Y. 4:50 4:50 Guest speakers for the workshop to Add one minute for each thirthtiiee Longacre H 1, includes two biology i' west. Subtract one minute for t laboratories. e laboratory has facil- be held at Atlantic. Union College for teen miles east. ities for twen people. The other abor- academy and intermediate mathematics