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Featuring Evangelistic Advertising The Message and the Media Traffic is heavy. An exhausted, and somewhat irritated provide for coordination and research of evangelistic driver endures the daily ritual. The radio resonates with advertising. McClure asked the Southern Union De- music, news, and the location of rush-hour accidents. partment of Communication to undertake the project. Suddenly, out of the melee of trivia, bad news, and How It Works disasters, comes an urgent voice— "Now, at last, you Demographic Studies. The evangelism coordinator of can unlock the mysteries of Daniel and Revelation. . . ." a conference releases a schedule for an evangelist, along The mailbox bulges with letters, advertisements, and with a budget for each meeting, sometimes after con- bills. Lying in the stack is a colorful brochure with an sulting with the Communication Department for its ap- invitation to some lectures on prophecy. praisal of media costs and size of the target population. The TV screen reviews the violence, political situation, The Communication Department then begins a dem- and economic news of the day. The scene fades and up ographic study of the upcoming meeting site in order to comes a smiling face— "You will find satisfying answers determine the population characteristics, economic to life's most perplexing questions at Revelation Lec- conditions, and media market. tures. . . ." The pastor is asked to convene a small committee to The newspaper falls open. There, among pictures of meet with a representative of the Southern Union home-run hitters and new cars, a bold headline reads: Communication Department, usually accompanied by "Making the Unknown Clear," with information about a the local conference communication director. prophecy seminar. A report of 20-30 pages is presented to the group and Lower Attendance and Cost Increases an advertising strategy is presented, with feedback re- Public evangelism has incurred diminishing attend- quested from the committee. Since funds are limited ance during the past five years, particularly among the and experience has shown that some people respond white population. "There was a time when I could mail more favorably to crusade-type evangelism than others, 100,000 handbills and expect an openin-night crowd of members are asked to indicate on city and county maps 1,000. Today, the same mailing will craw only about where the target population lives. 100," says Florida Conference Evangelist Robert Media Mix and Purchasing. Armed with the informa- DuBose. tion gleaned from the demographic study, plus the in- Compounding the problem is the ever-increasing cost sights of the select committee and an on-site survey of of advertising. For example, postal rates for third-class, the city and meeting facility, the Communication De- non-profit, pre-sorted mail, the classification used by partment divides the budget among the media. evangelists, has soared approximately 70 percent since Brochures will be mailed only to the zip codes or carrier the first of 1986. routes that reach the target population. Radio and TV Church Develops an "Ad Agency" spots, newspapers, posters, and billboards used will adhere to the same basic criteria. In an effort to increase the effectiveness of advertising Data Collection. Once the meeting begins, the methods and materials, W. Benny Moore, Southern evangelist invites those in attendance to complete an Union coordinator of the 1,000 Days of Reaping, ap- advertising survey indicating approximate age, sex, de- proached President A. C. McClure with a proposal to nomination, zip code, anc how they learned of the crusade. 49.9% Surveys from nonAdventists are forwarded to the Cost/Response Southern Union, where the data (but not the individual names) is entered into a computer for analysis. Factors Program Is Voluntary In most conferences pastors and evangelists are free to use the services of the Communication Department or handle their own advertising. Since October of 1984, 36.1`, 35.50, the Communication Department has assisted in 40 crusades in seven conferences, featuring 17 different 33.2°, evangelists or pastor-evangelists. What Has Been Learned 26.9% While exceptions always exist, patterns seem to be developing. 1) It is far easier to secure attendance in a 24.2 Cost public hall than a church. Data from the 25 crusades for which such information is available reveals that 1,873 nonAdventists returned attendance/advertising surveys Attendence at the 11 meetings in halls, at an advertising cost of $88,295, or $47 per response, while 847 did so at the 14 crusades in churches, held at an advertising cost of $113,381, or $157 per response. 2) Individuals in their 20s and 30s are more likely to 8.8' attend a crusade (see graph). The significance of these 7.4 6.4 statistics would be enhanced if compared to the age 5.1 profile of the general population in each area. It is be- 3.1% lieved that this age group is also more inclined to life 1.3% style changes, such as joining a new church. .:= 2.2 r:=2_ 3) Baptists attend our crusades in the largest numbers, Adventist Billboards/ Brochures Friend Newspaper Radio TV comprising 44 percent of the 1,143 who indicated reli- Media Posters gious preference. (Methodists were second, with 9 per- Center (Adventist Media Center invitations are not included in the attend- cent). Here, again, a comparison with the religious ance survey. "Friend.' invitations cost nothing and thus do not register on the expense column. The dotted line response column composition of the general populace in areas holding indicates paid advertising percentage. Totals may exceed 100% crusades would be instructive. due to multiple responses). 4) Although methods must be devised to reach the affluent, highly educated segment of society, it would

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3) While some factors as to why people attend have Age Factors In Attendance been identified, very little is known as to why so many others who are exposed to the same advertising do not (of the 79% who indicated age) attend. 24% 4) Aside from the obvious church versus hall data, 21% little is known of the comparative effect on attendance of identifying the church in the advertising or of the potential negative impact when an individual arrives at 13% 14% the "prophecy center," which turns out to be the SDA 11% church, or attends a hall crusade and learns half-way through that it is sponsored by Adventists. Future Directions Testing. Some of this has already been done in an 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ effort to determine the effectiveness of low-power and cable TV, various radio station formats, and coated versus uncoated paper for brochures. In some cases the be unrealistic to expect large numbers of them to attend results were incomplete or inconclusive. crusades. White attendance is predominantly from New Materials. It seemed unwise to launch into an blue-collar, clerical, and service-sector groups. expensive campaign to develop new broadcast and print 5) Life in the "fast lane" makes many reluctant to commit themselves to five weeks of nightly meetings. materials before evaluating existing materials. However, such production will begin on a larger scale than before Therefore, many evangelists are advertising only the first in 1987, especially in regard to electronic and newspaper week or weekend. If interest develops, the individual advertising for Daniel and Revelation seminars. Also, will continue attending later meetings. materials presently available have no common thematic 6) Evangelistic advertising, however sophisticated, link to reinforce impressions created by one another. does not reduce the need for member invitation or New Themes. Nearly all evangelists emphasize Bible "Operation Andrew" programs. Individuals are more prophecy. Sample materials will be field tested to de- likely to continue to attend if accompanied by a friend termine whether groups who do not respond to than if coming alone. Besides, such personal "advertis- prophecy might attend lectures on health, family, ar- ing" is free! cheology, or other themes. 7) Effective evangelistic advertising is not the result of Advertising Packages. a "quick fix." The effort to achieve consistent, predicta- Since sites vary demographi- cally (urban versus rural, affluent versus poor, etc.), ble results takes time to collect and analyze data, de- coordinated packages of radio and TV spots, brochures, velop new materials based on the evidence, and test- and newspaper ads will be developed to be used as local market such materials against others in as controlled a conditions indicate. situation as possible. More Evangelists Served. To date, the Communication What Is Not Known Department has not aggressively sought to bring The list seems endless, but here are a few: 1) Hall numerous pastors or evangelists into the program, due attendance far exceeds church-located crusades. How- to staff shortages and the time required to develop sys- ever, what percentage of each remain serious interests tems and materials. However, with new personnel arriv- and/or unite with the Church? ing in January and considerable data on hand, additional 2) Although many check "friend" as the reason for clients will be welcomed. The department's services are their attendance, it is not known whether this indicates a available to any evangelist or pastor-evangelist in the friend from the church or a nonAdventist friend who Southern Union or to visiting evangelists from outside heard about the meeting through advertising. the union.

The first results are in on the Adventist Awareness Adver- Approximately $45,000 total was spent in advertising for tising Campaign in the Triad area of North Carolina. The both the awareness campaign and for the meetings. results are encouraging. In addition to the baptisms that have already taken place, Evangelistic meetings were held in the Triad following the "In High Point, 30 who attended the series have more than Awareness Campaign at two churches, Greensboro and just a nominal interest," says Taylor. Brown adds, "There are High Point. The meetings started March 8 and finished April possibly 10 to 15 more in Greensboro who will take their 5. Five were baptized in Greensboro, according to Pastor stand." Victor Brown. Two were baptized from the High Point meet- What about follow-up? High Point began another Ken Cox ings. Pastor Ken Taylor indicates that another four have video presentation April 20. Seven lay teams visited the made decisions since. names in the interest file. Also, those who attended the first In Greensboro the average nightly attendance was 70, 20 video seminar were invited back. Taylor says, "Interest is of which were nonAdventists. not waning, but is actually spreading and growing." High Point reported an average attendance of 80 each Greensboro started a Revelation Seminar one week later. night with at least 20 Adventists. Brown says, "People are already making decisions. Almost The Adventist Awareness Advertising Campaign in the all from the evangelistic series are now in the Revelation Triad followed by simultaneous evangelistic meetings was a Seminar." pilot project. What lessons have been learned? (1) When planning Brown says, "I prefer this method. In this day and age we something of this magnitude, pastors need to remain in the don't do ourselves positive if we don't identify ourselves." district throughout the complete project. Two area Taylor found in High Point that, "People who came, came churches did not have follow-up crusades because their because they knew what they came for. They wanted to hear pastors were called to another field of labor; (2) Taylor what the Seventh-day Adventist Church had to say about indicated that, in using a video series, the pastor should call prophecy." for the decisions. (3) Opening night crowds are not as large In Greensboro, John Earnhardt, evangelist-pastor of the as for some evangelistic series. However, those that come Albemarle/Concord district, led out. In High Point, the Ken do so with their eyes open and are ready to listen. Cox videotape series was utilized. Taylor says, "It's one of the clearest presentations I've ever heard." by Herb Crawley

Volume 80 SOUTHERN TIDINGS CUSPS 507-000) Number 6 Published monthly by the Southern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Box 849, Decatur, GA 30031. Second-class postage paid at THREE Decatur, Ga., and additional offices of entry. Subscription rate—five dollars per year. POSTMASTER: send changes of address to SOUTHERN TIDINGS, Box 849, Decatur, GA 30031. Touching Lives In Georgia-Cumberland

by Arlene Dever, Thelma Tucker, Gerald Kovalski Photography by Jeff Kovalski, Lorna Dever Wilson

Members of first graduating class of Georgia-Cumberland Academy, first row, left to right: Ken and Sheryl Peck, former faculty; Jane Travis Tolhurst, mother; Arlene West Futcher, nursing instructor; Marilyn Maples Cobos, secretary; Jan Spivey Campbell. secretary; Ed Reifsnyder, first principal of GCA; back row, left to right: Phil Stover, M.D.; Fred Tolhurst, radiologist; Gary Rollins, cabinetmaker; Terence Futcher, treasurer at Bass Memorial Academy; Grant Tuttle, production manager at McKee's Bakery.

Adventist Christian education grown and improved over the academy. GCA currently offers has many goals, all of which years since GCA opened in more than 60 courses, including touch the lives of students and August, 1965, with 166 students. numerous electives. Two college their families. We long for the These alumni are now involved credit courses are offered. An Church's education program to in careers which significantly honors English program, with 15 be evangelistic, to hold the benefit the mission of the juniors participating, was youth for the Church, and to Seventh-day Adventist Church. conducted this past year. The provide an excellent education. The alumni Sabbath worship ACT test scores earned by GCA Georgia-Cumberland Conference speaker was Roger Bothwell, students reached above the K-12 schools are achieving these former chaplain. Sabbath national average. goals. evening vespers was presented The student employment MILESTONES by Ed Reifsynder, program at GCA has made it April and May were months Georgia-Cumberland Academy's possible for many students to for important milestones at first principal. The attendance at attend the academy. Currently Georgia-Cumberland Academy. this alumni weekend was the Little Lake Industries, an In early April, the alumni largest, to date, with outdoor furniture manufacturing weekend featured the first approximtely 300 alumni present. company, employs approximately graduating class. Mid-May saw Over the past 20 years 50 students. Grafe Stained Glass, the graduation of the 20th class Georgia-Cumberland Academy which began operation during and the 1,000th graduate of has matured as a significant the '85-'86 school year, produces GCA. Adventist boarding academy. handcrafted stained glass pieces Nine of the 20 students from The land where the school and window hangings for gift the first graduating class of 1966 stands was purchased in 1959 shops and employs 18 students. returned for the GCA alumni and, six years later, the doors reunion. Their reminiscing opened to the only CARING SCHOOL focused on how the school had Conference-operated boarding One Friday, a big-eyed first

FOUR Students from the Dunlap, Tennessee, church school frequently sing and present programs at the local nursing home.

Nicole Partin, Martha Pinckard, Joy Ring. Fairy Beth Young, and Laura Presnell of the Dunlap school visiting the home of Edna Wilson to bring some "sunshine."

grader looked into his teacher's David's choice to be baptized attending the Dunlap church face and said, "Mrs. Dever, is when he was in the seventh school are there as a result of tomorrow Sabbath?" Assured it grade. these caring activities and was, he added, "Oh, goody! The Dunlap school represents related church programs, such Sabbath's my favorite day of the well the concept of an Adventist as vacation Bible school. week." school as a center to train for Although the classrooms are When school started last year, witnessing. Each month the crowded, the school maintains a Larry Lee would have been school takes a special project, philosophy of making room for considered a child from a such as visiting elderly, singing these interested children. They nonAdventist home, because in community programs do not want to turn away the neither of his parents were sponsored by the local eighth grader, who is not a members. His older brother, ministerial association, helping member, but has been attending David, had attended the Dunlap, to beautify the local county the school since the fourth Tennessee, church school for hospital, helping the community grade, plans to go to GCA, and four years after being invited to services center, preparing food is coming to Sabbath school, a Home and School program by boxes for needy families, visiting church, and prayer the Lee's neighbors, the Danny the local nursing home, giving meeting—alone. Neither will Millers. David is now a student gifts to patients at the hospital, they turn away the seventh at Georgia-Cumberland raking leaves for the elderly, grader who is the only SDA Academy. Their mother was and picking up trash along the member in her family of Church baptized in December and the highways. of Christ background. She was entire family is happy for Several students now baptized just two years ago.

FIVE 1„111. ATLANTIC A Visit to the Mission Field

by S. E. Gooden

Seated is the prime minister of Uganda, Dr. Sam B. M. Kisekki. Standing are: C. M. Aliddeki, the executive director of the western Uganda field; J. M. Parham; Melvin Preston; Richard Long; Joseph Hinson; R. P. Stafford, our guide: Phillip Florence; R. B. Hairston; V. J. Mendinghall; Leonard Masuku, Eastern African Division publishing director: Earl Moore; J. L. Follette; Sam Gooden, behind the camera; and R. T. Smith. absent.

Ten South Atlantic Conference workers accompanied ticing Seventh-day Adventist. The mission superintend- President R. B. Hairston on a trip to Africa in April. They ent took the South Atlantic group to see him. Prior to this visited two divisions and three countries. The Pan Afri- government the word "church" could not be used at can Youth Congress in Nairobi, Kenya, was the first any gathering. The brethren had to plan to meet without point of disembarkation, excluding fuel stops at Dakar, a possible loss of lives. Kisekki, as a layman and a practic- Senegal; Monrovia, Liberia; and Lagos, Nigeria. Attend- ing physician, organized the young people under a ing the Youth Congress made them realize that the unity name that could not be suspected as a church group. He of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is not only words, did this before he had to go into exile. That organization but reality. The same Holy Spirit guides the work in is going strong today under local leadership. The church Africa as in the homeland. is no longer underground and the young people are on Thirty-seven countries were represented at this mas- fire for the Lord. sive conclave of more than 6,000 Seventh-day Adventist The publishing director of the Eastern Africa Division young people. General Conference Church Ministries was at the mission station one night while we were there Director D. W. Holbrook and his wife were present, in Kampala, along with Pastor Warren Hewes of the East along with associate Dick Barron and Breath of Life African Union. They explained the dilemma which they Speaker C. D. Brooks. face in providing the printed page for the large corps of literature evangelists in Uganda. His office is in Harare, In visiting three countries, the group was able to see Zimbabwe, where our own missionary, Randy Stafford, real mission field action. Those who accompanied the the division associate ministerial director and president were: V. J. Mendinghall, R. T. Smith, J. L. evangelist, is located. Follette, Richard Long, Earl W. Moore, Joseph Hinson, Imported books and other printed materials are too Melvin Preston, James Parham, Phillip Florence, and S. costly for Ugandans. They want to print books there in E. Gooden, previously a missionary in Nigeria. Kampala. A printing press has been donated from some- They visited Kenya, Uganda, and Nigeria. However, one in the USA and is still in large steel crates. Uganda attracted their attention most. Can you imagine They are waiting for the building to be finished, but one minister shepherding as many as 35 churches, with construction has halted because of the lack of funds. He not even a bicycle for transportation? That is Uganda. told the group that about six million shillings, (about That country had never been colonized, even though it $4,000) could finish the building. Hairston promised to had been under the protectorate of Great Britain. It has seek help here and send that amount of money, along undergone more traumatic changes in government in a with a tent which Stafford needs for his meeting in Kam- shorter time than most countries in modern times. Each pala later this year. change has taken its toll of human lives, which also If your heart is touched to help this project, send a creates a "brain drain" on the country. check to South Atlantic Conference (address on page 31) The present S.B.M. Kisekki, prime minister, is a prac- for the "Uganda Project." You will be recognized.

A portion of the South Atlantic group gathered at the base of Jorno Ken yatta's statue in Nairobi. Kenya. Kenyata led the Mau Mau guer- rillas to a stunning victory over the British and became the first African president in Kenya. He is called the Father of Kenya.

SIX KENTUCKY-TENNESSEE

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by Dwight L. Photography by Hilderbrandt, Jr. Lyle C. Anderson

Volunteers construct a new roof over the cafeteria at Indian Creek camp.

One of the most successful and ing Hands," the Woodbury, Ten- mately 100 workers gathered at In- helpful organizations in the nessee, church school has enjoyed dian Creek Camp at sunrise on Kentucky-Tennessee Conference is a nice new facility for the 1985-86 Easter Sunday. By sundown on known as "Helping Hands." It is school year. "This is one of the finer Monday, April 1, the willing work- composed of members of the Con- facilities for a one-teacher school," ers had accomplished the follow- ference with varying degrees of states Lyle Anderson, superinten- ing: covered 10,500 square feet of building skills. dent of education for the Confer- roof with new shingles, installed Pastor Jim McConnell, founder ence. almost a mile of 2 x 6s into the new of the "Helping Hands," states: The latest two projects of the roof on the cafeteria building, "The purpose of the organization is "Helping Hands" were the removal drove 600 pounds of nails, lifted a to provide a helping hand to a of interior walls for the new Advent- barn, picked up tons of old shingles school or church in a building proj- ist Book Center building in and scrap, sewn curtains, repaired ect." Nashville and the replacement of plumbing, washed windows—and This purpose is accomplished by roofs at Indian Creek Camp, near the list could go on! It is estimated a group of 50 to 100 people spend- Smithville, Tennessee. that approximately $20,000 in labor ing one day working on a project. On February 2, a small group of costs were saved by the work of the During that one day, the goal is to the "Helping Hands," plus the volunteers on this one project. frame the entire building, set the Conference office staff, completely The only requirement for mem- roof trusses, dry in the roof, put on gutted the Adventist Book Center bership in "Helping Hands" is a the insulation board for the walls, building in preparation for renova- willingness to work. Anyone wish- and, if time will permit, install the tion. In only seven hours, approxi- ing to receive information may do roof shingles. mately two weeks' work was ac- so by contacting the Treasury De- The "Helping Hands" have as- complished by the group. "With partment of the Kentucky- sisted in 18 projects over the last 10 everyone working together a great Tennessee Conference. years. This has resulted in a savings deal can be accomplished in a short of more than $500,000 to the various time," says McConnell. Dwight L. Hilderbrandt, Jr., is treas- churches assisted. The latest project was done on urer of the Kentucky-Tennessee Through the efforts of the "Help- March 31 and April 1. Approxi- Conference.

Conference office staff join Helping Hands in removing walls in the Students at the Woodbury, Tennessee, church school enjoy their first Adventist Book Center building in preparation for renovation. year in a building constructed by the volunteers of "Helping Hands."

SEVEN CAROLINA Toward a Deeper Knowledge of Christ by Herb Crawley

The newly developed Discipleship Trainers' Lab was recently held for the first time ever at Nosoca Pines Ranch in the Carolina Conference. Ben Maxson, D.Min. (church leadership from Andrews University), was the instructor for the 40-hour lab. The lab was held Sunday, April 27, beginning at noon, and continued through Thursday, May 1. Fourteen pastors in the Carolina Conference participated in the lab. Each had already completed the 23-hour Basic Disciple- ship Lab. This new Discipleship Trainers' Lab has ena- bled these 14 pastors to return to their districts certified to instruct the Basic Discipleship Lab. "Very good," "He's a fantastic instructor," "I can really utilize this," were some of the comments of the lab's participants. Ben Maxson is the consultant for discipling and church growth in the Carolina Conference. He began his duties in the Carolinas in August, 1985. The 265-page Discipleship Training Lab manual took four months of actual production and one-and-a-half years of total development. Maxson began teaching the Basic Disciple- Ben Maxson ship Lab in the latter part of 1983. "It was a result of a personal pilgrimage and a personal happening in my life," says Maxson. He wanted more from his study of God's word. After being led of God in developing the basic lab, he knew that he, alone, teaching others would take too long. Others needed to be trained to instruct too. Maxson taught 10 to 12 labs during the past 12 months, contacting between 400 and 600 people. Now, 14 pastors have been trained to teach the basic lab. If each were to teach only one lab during the next year, another 500 to 600 people would be trained. What is the Basic Discipleship Lab? The basic lab gives one new insight into God's character. It enables one to have real communication with Jesus Christ and to know Him better. The lab enables an individual to read the Bible for relationships, not just for doctrinal reasons. Christ is sensed as a person. Lab students learn how to spend thoughtful hours meditating on the life of Jesus Christ. Each participant in the Discipleship Lab is challenged to follow Christ more closely. They come to understand what surrender to Jesus Christ really means and how to make that surrender on a daily basis. As one experiences that surrender and that relationship with Him, they have something that they can't help but share with others as the Holy Spirit presents the opportunity. The real key to the Basic Discipleship Lab, Maxson says, "It makes the Bible come alive. You feel like you're really there, like it's you in the Bible." This was the first Discipleship Training Lab held in the Carolina Conference at Nosoca Pines Ranch with Carolina Conference pastors as participants. Others have now been trained as Maxson would want them to be. They, too, can now teach others to have a more living, brilliant understanding and relationship with Jesus Christ. It was the first of many Discipleship Train- ing Labs.

EIGHT Takoma Adventist Hospital in Greeneville, Tennessee, celebrated its 50th anniversary by moving into its present site in 1976. The new hospital opened with 71 beds but soon grew to 115. Changing Imes at Takoma Adventist Hospital

by Jan Haveman

ime changes things. And after they leave the Hospital. This doctors to perform tests previously Takoma Adventist Hospital in reduces the length of hospital stay, unavailable in the county. Greeneville, Tennessee, is a prime yet provides for medical care as As in many other places where example of this adage. long as needed after hospitaliza- Adventists have established hospi- When Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bowen, a tion. tals, Greeneville has a growing and husband and wife nurse team from The new outpatient surgery de- vital church community, with two Takoma Park, Maryland, opened a partment is another service to re- churches and a 10-grade academy. health restaurant and treatment duce hospital costs. A patient ar- Indeed, time has changed things far room in 1924, little did they realize rives at the Hospital early in the beyond the expectations of those the long-lasting results of their ef- morning, has surgery, stays for a who pioneered the Church's medi- forts. few hours, and then goes home. cal work in Greeneville in the 1920s. In the past 62 years, the medical While not feasible for all surgery ministry of the Adventist Church cases, outpatient surgery is cutting has grown in this east Tennessee costs for many patients. Jan Haveman is the administrative community to a modern, acute- Takoma is also responding to the secretary at Takoma Adventist Hos- care hospital with 115 beds. Like all desires of many women to deliver pital. health-care organizations today, their babies in a homelike atmos- Takoma Adventist Hospital faces phere within the hospital setting. the challenges of meeting the The new birthing room allows needs of its community. Seven new mothers to labor and deliver in the services have recently been im- same room rather than being plemented in response to those moved to another room just before needs. delivery. Many elderly or disabled persons The Hospital's newest program no longer need to live in nursing opens this month, a substance- homes, thanks to a service called abuse service called New Day Life Line. The person wears a re- Center, for alcoholics and drug ceiver unit and, with the push of a abusers. button, a telephone call is made to Over the years Takoma Adventist the hospital emergency room. Hospital has kept pace with the Every day the person calls the times by acquiring needed equip- emergency room. If no call is made, ment to better serve its community. hospital personnel check to see if Two of the latest acquisitions in- he or she is okay. clude an x-ray unit which allows Because of rising health-care physicians to study veins and ar- costs, the Hospital developed a teries in a safe and painless way, Home Health Agency, which pro- and a new CT scanner that exposes Carolyn Seaton, RN, looks after the needs of vides follow-up care for patients patients to less x-ray and enables an elderly patient.

NINE An Interview with Dr. Donald R. Sahly, new president of Southern College of Seventh-day Adventists.

You accepted this position before seeing the College transition from an overseas educational environment to and before meeting the faculty? Why? a North American college campus. We had made up our minds to accept that which was I was on a North American college campus before I went offered to us on our permanent return from mission overseas. I was in public relations, alumni, and recruit- service and were delighted that what was offered was ing work at Andrews University. Many of the problems Southern College. Having college-age children, we we face on our college campuses in the Far Eastern hoped that we would be located in some educational Division are identical to the problems we face here. Of work on or near one of our colleges, and the Lord has led course, some are very different kinds of problems and and blessed abundantly. the cultural environment in which you work is different wherever you go. In view of the fact that I have had How long were you in the Far East? opportunity to work in Thailand, in Singapore, and in I was in the Far East for seven years. I was the adminis- other countries of the Far Eastern Division, I have had a trator of an American curriculum English language high fair deal of experience in dealing with cultural adapta- school in Thailand where 90 or more percent of the tions. The fact that we are coming to a different part of student body is nonAdventist. We had 1,200 students the North American continent where life style and things and a staff of 65. From there we were asked to go to are somewhat different than they are in the North or the Singapore where I was president of Southeast Asia West or the Southwest where we have worked before Union College for nearly four years, during which time does not shake me a great deal. I feel that I have enough we upgraded a national to take over the presidency. I experience in dealing with different groups of people was the last overseas college president in the Far Eastern that we are going to fit in quite well here. Division. I stayed on as academic dean for about a year and a half. About 18 months ago I was transferred from Have you always been in education? the College to the Division office as associate director of I started teaching church school in 1964 after three years education. In the Philippines we have three senior col- of college. I have been in Adventist education for 22 leges, a graduate school, and a seminary. years now. Probably the most frequently voiced reservation I heard You have obtained one or more advanced degrees. was whether or not you would be able to make the I finished a master's degree in educational administration with a second area in counselling and guidance from Andrews University in 1973. In 1978 I received a doctor of education degree at the University of the Pacific in California, again in educational administration, with a second area in curriculum and instruction.

One of the challenges you will face is enrollment, which "The enrollment peaked in 1981 at something over 2,100. At present it has fallen below 1,500. Do you see this decline continuing, problem we stabilizing, or do you see the likelihood of recovering face . . . is not some of that? From what I see in the statistical data on the Southern just a college Union, we have a potential of building enrollment in the future. The business manager of the College is project- problem—it is a ing a slight decline again for next year, and I think that is reflection of a safe way to operate the finances of the institution. I'm hoping that in the coming year we can do some things commitment on the part of that are going to again start enrollment on an upward trend. I don't see that it is going to be any fast climb, but Adventists toward Christian there are some indications from around the country at some of our other colleges that things are beginning to education. " turn up for Adventist colleges. We are not alone in this decreasing enrollment problem. But the fact that we are

TEN only enrolling, at the present time, about 40 percent of Can middle income Adventists afford to attend Southern our academy graduates gives me hope that there is a College? base out there that we can work with and build on. Yes, they can. However, I think Adventists in general are Some academies, like the College„ are having enroll- running into some personal conflicts in terms of ment struggles. Why? priorities in their own lives. I think if we look at income I think the enrollment problem that we face in the versus cost of Christian education back 10 to 20 years we Southern Union, and in any union in the North Ameri- find that the percentage needed out of a family income can Division, is not just a college problem—it is a reflec- to pay for Christian education is not any higher now than tion of commitment on the part of Adventists toward 10 or 15 years ago when we had many more students on Christian education in general, and I think it is a problem the campus. We need to perhaps evaluate the Adventist life style in the 80s and reorder some of our priorities and put Christian education back where it was in that list of priorities 10 or 15 years ago. If most families would do that, we would see a significant change in Adventist enrollment at the academy level, at the church school level, and at the college level. I'm sure you are familiar with the endowment program that the College has launched, as well as our confer- "As endowment ences for their academies. How do you feel this will impact the enrollment and the financial situation of the funds build . . . college? we should I don't think we are going to see any significant changes in enrollment immediately due to these endowment hopefully see a programs, because the endowment programs are actually coming about 25 years late in our church organiza- leveling out in the cost of tion. But certainly as these endowment funds build and Adventist education. " the interest from these endowments is used, we should hopefully see a leveling out in the cost of Adventist ,A.R.RMIMMWIMMAIMISITIMM.,11 education. When that begins to happen Adventist education will be more affordable in the years to come. that we are all going to have to join hands in solving. I hope we can put more emphasis on Christian education Are grants and loans still available? and build a stronger commitment to Christian education The financial aid office at the College assures me that at the base church level, because that is the foundation there are funds available, although the Federal-backed and if we can again start growing from that point I think programs are not as plentiful or abundant as they were a we will see an upward trend in enrollment in the years to few years ago. As I talked with those people who run the come. industries on campus, I found that they are finding it There was a time when the College enrollment was as much as 40 percent from outside the Southern Union. All colleges seem to carry a certain percentage of enrollment that is from outside of their own union. Those percentages usually range around 12-15 percent. In the days when Southern College was running at 40 percent and above it was an unusual situation and perhaps was a "It is a very reflection of what was happening on some of the other campuses in unions that border the Southern Union. delicate balance Do you expect to see that phenomenon repeated? that we are I don't think that our Union will ever again experience that particular situation because the same situations do trying to not exist in our neighboring unions that caused students achieve . . . in to come this direction, but certainly we do want to be an attractive school and we want to work on this enrollment offering as that comes to us from outside the Union. broad a program as we can The current fiscal year has shown some overruns but they are trying to balance the budget for next year. Do and, at the same time, you think this is going to seriously hamper your ability to do what you want to on the campus? maintaining the financial I don't think so. I am used to running, these last seven balance." years in the mission field, on very limited budgets and it is amazing how much a person can accomplish with very 1111•1110.441WINIMMINIM little if he puts his mind into simply doing it. Certainly it takes some finances to accomplish anything worth- more and more difficult to find students to work in the while, but I have a great deal of confidence in the finan- industries. Students are just not interested in tying cial administrator that we have on campus. I have the themselves to a tight work schedule. We are putting too assurance that he has things in control financially and much priority, perhaps, on the amount of leisure time that we are looking into the new year with a balanced we think we deserve as students or even as faculty mem- budget. It is a tight budget, but it is balanced and I think bers. This is reflective in our life style and one of the there is adequate financing there to accomplish the things that is causing Adventist education to be more kinds of things we need to do in the coming year. expensive than it should be.

ELEVEN The present school year saw a drop of some 100 students studies and the curriculum being offered in each area is in the Division of Nursing alone. Have you been able to quality. It just doesn't have all the peripheral electives in evaluate that? that department that were available 10 years ago which They have actually put a ceiling on the number of nurses perhaps enhance and give a certain style to the program that they are going to enroll in the nursing program that was once offered. But the program that exists is still because the program itself has not been viable finan- quality and it is still solid Christian education. cially. The more students that have been in that program A few years ago the College went from a departmental the more it has cost to operate it. At the same time, the system to a division system. Now it has departments demand for nurses in the field is higher than it has ever within divisions. Is this something that you are comfort- been. Somehow we have got to reevaluate the nursing able with? program and streamline it so it can be a profitable pro- It is a new organizational structure to me and so I cannot gram, or at least break-even, so we can enroll more say that I'm comfortable or uncomfortable with it. I could perhaps better answer that question a year from now than I can today. What do you consider to be your management style? I'm sure that is a question that many of the faculty have in mind. Who are they getting? Who is this stranger from the other side of the world? What type of an adminis- 'The program trator is he? I am a team person. I believe in working that exists is a together with people. As an administrator, I consider myself an equal amongst equals. I believe in participa- quality, solid tory management. I like to listen to the faculty. I like to know what their ideas are because, certainly with the Christian quality of people that we have on the campus, there is a education." good source of ideas which are helpful and useful in the management and operation of the institution. My door is open as well as my ears. We are going to work together as a team. Do you see education, especially as it relates to a college people and supply the need in the field and, at the same campus, as a profession or as a ministry? time, improve the enrollment statistics of the College. Education as it relates to an Adventist college campus But this particular program is costing per student head definitely is a ministry. It is also a profession. We live in a rather than being a financial advantage to the school. I very technological age. We live in a time of profes- haven't had time to look into that but it is certainly a sionalization in every area of our church, so it must be a problem that I want to work with the hospital people on professional ministry, or perhaps I should say a ministry and with our board and financial people at the College. with professional dimensions. The pastor of the church The physical plant has shown dramatic growth over the definitely has the students in mind as he caters to the years. Is the building program over? ministry of that campus. Each department and division I would say the building program is over. We have more member that I have met is deeply concerned for the classrooms and more dormitory space than is actually welfare of the students. Most of them have stressed their needed for the present student enrollment. The Union concern for the spiritual growth of the students as they has over the years supported this College very well, as come on campus. evidenced by the fine physical plant. The quality that has What do you see as your priority and keynote of your gone into the buildings, the layout of the campus itself, administration? truly make it one of the most beautiful and well-built I'm going to have to take some weeks of time to learn, to educational facilities that the SDA Church owns any adjust to the new environment, to get to know the place in the world that I have visited. people, to get to understand them, to get to know the Are we going to have more staff reductions? campus, to get a feeling for the pulse and the heartbeat Hopefully we do not have to have more. We have an of life as it lives there in that institution. Once I feel adequate faculty for the programs we are carrying on at comfortable with that, and hopefully that won't take too this time. There is not adequate faculty in perhaps one or long, I can begin to direct my energies and efforts to- two divisions of the College, but the student enrollment ward those areas that need the attention of the adminis- in those areas does not demand more faculty at this trator. Obviously, there are two areas that stand out very time. This, of course, is one of the very touchy areas and significantly at this time, and those are recruiting and effects enrollment as well. If you can't offer courses endowments. Unless we do something significant with because of lack of personnel you are not going to attract the students and get them on campus and, at the same students. At the same time, if you don't have students time, build those endowment funds to where we can you can't pay faculty salaries. It is a very delicate balance begin to see a leveling off in terms of the escalating cost that we are trying to achieve at this particular time in of Adventist education, the future is going to be more offering as broad a program as we can without losing difficult than today. quality and, at the same time, maintaining the financial Will you take an active role in recruitment and fund balance that makes it all affordable. raising? Have staff and course reductions weakened the aca- I'm going to work with our public relations and recruit- demic program? ing people and get involved in their programs personal- I don't think students need to be afraid that it has been ly. I feel the president can do a great deal in terms of trimmed back to where it is not viable. It simply means recruiting students. The same is true in the area of fund that all of the options in the departments are not availa- raising. I will be involved with the people working with ble as they were five or 10 years ago, but the core of endowments and do what I can to support them.

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RETURNS HOME FOR CONVENTION

by the Editor

When confronted with the statement that as many as 7,000 academy- and college-age Adventist youth have problems with drugs, many object, "Don't say that. Don't talk about Adventists having drug problems," reports Paul Cannon, director of The Bridge, an outpost in Bowling Green, Kentucky, dedicated to the rehabili- tation of Adventist youth with drug dependencies.

Newly elected Southern ASI officers were presented to the convention just before the Sabbath worship service. The seven lay officers present are pictured standing a step in front of the church convention was Dan Matthews, employees affiliated with ASI. At right center is President-elect William Bower and Thyra D. Ellis executive director of Faith For Reins, general vice president. Today and host of Christian Lifestyle Magazine, a telecast )hen some 200 members of with an interview-type format. the Southern Union chapter of "Jesus preached. He got Adventist-Laymen's Services and together with people in formal Industries (ASI) converged on settings," said Matthews. "But, I Madison, Tennessee, April 10-12 think, most of all, He went out it was as much a homecoming where the people were, and He as a convention, since it was touched them at the level of here, in 1947, that ASI was their need. I think of no group born. Country Life Restaurant manager Andre Wilson in the Seventh-day Adventist ASI gatherings are renowned and Sarita Sims listen as Sarita's sister, Laritha Church that is better equipped, for their contagious enthusiasm. Fentress, tells of the help she has received at better qualified, or more Testimonies abound of members Country Life and the Bible studies she is presently receiving. inspired to lead the Adventist who have used their institutions, Church in this kind of ministry businesses, or professions in Christ), are presented and than the ASI fellowship." creative ways to reach people supported. with the gospel. Although the Southern Union Projects, such as ASI Mission chapter meets annually, Builders and mass distribution elections are held in alternate of Happiness Digest (Steps to years. This convention marked the end of Edwin Martin's four-year tenure as president, in line with the constitution's limit of two consecutive two-year terms. Elected to succeed him was William Bower, of Grand Island, Florida. Bower, a retired nursing home owner, has been active in Faith For Today Executive Director Dan Mat- W. C. (Conn) Arnold (left), National ASI executive thews (right) was the featured speaker. Visiting ASI for 10 years, helping to secretary-treasurer; Philip Winsted, of Ker- with him after his Friday night message are organize and serving as nersville, North Carolina, National ASI president; Charles Lawson (left) and Vince Christiansen, of president of the Columbia Union and W. M. Abbott, Jr., Southern Union ASI United Prison Ministries, and Chessie Harris, executive secretary-treasurer, count the ballots founder of Harris Home for Children, Huntsville, chapter. for the five lay and two church employee posi- Alabama. Principal speaker for the tions on the nominating committee.

THIRTEEN late news ifithe conferences CAROLINA

P Christakos pastor of the Blythewood, South Carolina, church, reports four people were baptized during the middle of May as a result of the REVELATION SEMINAR conducted during the months of March and April. Just prior to the beginning of the Seminar three others were baptized at the Blythewood church as a result of personal Bible studies conducted by the pastor and layman Lynn Kelly. Attendance at the Seminar averaged 38, of which 11 were nonAdventists. John Neff, pastor of the Hickory, North Carolina, church, was the subject of a half-page FEATURE in the Hickory Daily Record March 26. Neff had conducted a bread-making class. The bread-making class was part of a series presented at the church during March entitled, "Adventure in Vegetarian Cooking." The public response to the series was enthusiastic. A proposed SANCTUARY EXTENSION to the Mills River church, Fletcher, North Carolina, is in the planning stages, according to Pastor Rex Riches. A fund-raising project is to begin in the near future. The church plans to perform much of the construction details themselves. Throughout the Carolina Conference, the emphasis is upon RADIO EVANGELISM. Daisy Blackburn, a layman, is on radio station WLSC in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, with a 15-minute grogram every Sunday. Pastor Al Mazat, of the Gastonia, North Carolina, church, has a five-minute program airing twice daily on WAAK in Gastonia. Pastor Dale Pollett, of the Morganton, North Carolina, church, began his radio ministry the first of May, five minutes daily on station WMNC. diA FLOIctliA

Florida churches are gearing up for DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. W. Maurice Abbott, church ministries director for the Southern Union Conference, presented detailed instruction to community service officers and staff during the April-May Federation meetings throughout the Florida Conference. "Last year Florida was severely threatened by several large storms and considerable damage was done in some areas," states Richard O'Ffill, community services/health director for Florida. "We believe it is our responsibility to have a plan and to be prepared." In a news release to media through local church communication secretaries, O'Ffill added that "It is the whole church's responsibility to have an integrated approach to disaster, and the federation meetings will be the training session to get the local churches ready." Marti Camp, the child evangelism consultant for the Florida Adventist Book Center in Orlando, has been named to serve as a PERMANENT MEMBER of the General Conference Junior/Earliteen Curriculum Committee, serving the needs of the world field. During meetings at Andrews University in April, the nine-member committee explored current visual aids used in the Sabbath school, determined what needs existed for producing new materials and developed theme devices (visual aids) for the last two years of the current four-year cycle for the junior/earliteen division programs. Duane Barnett, associate superintendent of education for Florida Conference, has been named secretary of the FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF ACADEMIC NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS (FAANS) for a two-year term. Approximately one of every eight Florida kindergarten, elementary, and secondary school students is enrolled in non-public schools which offer an educational alternative to public schools. Meeting three times a year, FAANS monitors legislation affecting these private schools and provides members of the legislature with information and private school viewpoints on pending legislation which would impact the private sector. Forrest Kinzli, a Florida Conference chaplain assigned to Florida Hospital/Orlando, has been admitted as a FELLOW in the College of Chaplains. The College of Chaplains is the main professional association for chaplains and is a division of the American Protestant Health Association, based in Illinois. The 1,800-member organization represents 30 denominations in the Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish faiths. Kinzli was one of 86 new Fellows admitted in the organization's 40th annual convention in Denver, Colorado, in March. One hundred adult and youth Sabbath school teachers attended the TEACHER TRAINING SEMINAR April 11 and 12 at Camp Kulaqua. Ron Watts, Sabbath school director of the Oregon Conference, instructed leaders on group dynamics, student participation, and the value of small classes as nurture and support groups for members and visitors. His major emphasis was on the priesthood of all believers as described in Ephesians 4 and also how members can minister to each other, giving effective motivation for change in character and behavior. "Several churches have implemented the small classes in the caring church model," reports R. H. Shepard, Sabbath school director for Florida Conference. "After • attending our Sabbath school convention last November, Sarasota Sabbath school leaders implemented the concept very successfully. Starting with 30 in attendance, they have • rapidly grown to eight classes with 60 in attendance!" Thirty-seven young people from kindergarten age to high school at the Ft. Lauderdale S church are reaching out to Ft. Lauderdale youth and the community. KIDS PRAISE, their self-supporting musical ministry, has received invitations to the Children's Hospital and S other groups. Dottie and Nelson Rincon, Kids Praise's directors, have worked hard with the group this year, saying that "many prayers have been answered directly and that not only has it lifted their spiritual life but that of the youth also." The group in its musical production is choreographed by Pat Stevens and Helen Shankel, scripted by Colette Bewry, with Stewart Shankel as the sound engineer. • 11111 S GEORG1A-CUMBERLAND • Harry Sackett,, pastor of the Cleveland, Tennessee, church, reports 37 BAPTISMS following an evangelistic meeting which he and Roy Caughron, evangelism coordinator for the Conference, conducted April 5-26. L. 0. Coon BAPTIZED 14 young people at Laurelbrook Academy. There were three additional rebaptisms at the same time. sP- BAPTISMS for the second quarter, 1986, reached 147 by mid-quarter. This totals 287 accessions, as of that time, for the year. The Conference Executive Committee, on April 29, voted to ORGANIZE a Korean company in Athens, Georgia, and a company in Sevierville, Tennessee, near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Committee also approved the organization of the Ladd Springs, Tennessee, company into a church. Property has been made available to the SPANISH CHURCH in Collegedale, Tennessee, and construction of a church home will soon be underway. With needs in the mission fields of the world continuing, the Conference is pleased to report a GAIN in Sabbath school mission offerings at the end of March, after many months of losses. Much-needed evangelism offerings are also experiencing gains. Caring church members and help from the Thomasville, Georgia, community services center resulted in Patricia Parker becoming susceptible to a series of BIBLE STUDIES led by Pastor Karl Doerner. Parker was baptized on March 15. The Stone Mountain and Belvedere churches recently completed a joint EVANGELISTIC CRUSADE in the Stone Mountain/North Atlanta, Georgia, area. The meetings were held for two weeks at the Hambrick School (an elementary school of the DeKalb County School System), and for three weeks at the Stone Mountain church. Richard Halversen, evangelist for the Chesapeake Conference, joined Belvedere and Stone Mountain pastors David Dobias and Bob Hunter. An average of 200 people attended the services each night. There have been 42 baptisms so far. Eighteen people were baptized into the Stone Mountain church in a recently completed baptistry and 24 united with the Belvedere church. The RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK is well underway at Cohutta Springs Adventist Center in Crandall, Georgia. Scheduled to be in use this summer, the RV park has a new and modern bath house, picnic areas, tent camping area, and RV hook-ups with electricity, water, and several with sewer lines. The RV park is located in a newly developed area of the center near a creek and pond which required the construction of a new road and bridge. The Dou I s eor ia Clifford Vicker PROPHECY CRUSADE ended March 8. Baptized were Ron Music and his daughter, Lynn, from Willacoochee, Georgia; Alphermease Freeman and Helen Ann Davis, both from Douglas. Included in this baptism were four students from the Lakeland Adventist school: Melanie Nosworthy, Joann Cox, Donald and Douglas Randolph. The David Todd family, of the Atlanta, Georgia, Southside church, has combined its efforts to turn a hobby into an INVESTMENT PROJECT. David likes scuba diving and decided to dive for golf balls at a nearby golf course. The entire family then works together to clean the golf balls and sells them to the golf course for resale. The project netted the Todd family more than $500 for Investment last year. S 40 S Terri McFarland, a student of keyboard instructor Janice Mesrobial at Bass Memorial Academy, received a SUPERIOR RATING for her performance of "Passacaglia" from Suite VII in G Minor by George Frederick Handel at the Bach Piano Competition held at Milsaps S College in Jackson, Mississippi. The competition is not among the pianists themselves, but is scored upon a standard. This is the third time Terri has entered this event in which she has S scored superior ratings each time. Since these performances are always held on Sabbath, judged, and then followed by recitals for those who achieved superior ratings, Terri com- S petes by special arrangements on Friday but forfeits her position in the recital. William H. Taylor, of Southern College, was guest speaker at the formal organization of Greater Birmingham Junior Academy's "COMMITTEE OF 100" on Saturday night, April 5. This plan has worked effectively on the college and senior academy levels for many years

FIFTEEN and is now being introduced at the junior academy level to provide a financial base to help to preserve Adventist education as well as to develop a progressive growth program for the school. Officers elected on the historic evening are: president, Howard Butler; vice- president, Kirby Gray; treasurer, Richard Linton; secretary, Nicki Linton. A spiritual REVIVAL WEEKEND was held on March 7, 8 at the Gadsden, Alabama, church by Rick Blythe, pastor of Birmingham First church district. Twenty members pledged their support in assisting with the spring Revelation Seminars by inviting missing members, bringing friends and neighbors and graduates from 5-Day Plans to Stop Smoking as well as other seminar interests. Students at Greater Birmingham Junior Academy HONORED THEIR MOTHERS with a banquet at the school May 4, assisted by the Home and School Association.

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Several members of the youth class of the Hendersonville, Tennessee, church presented a short play entitled, "The Heart of the Matter," on March 15 at an area-wide YOUTH CONGRESS held during worship services at Madison Academy, Madison, Tennessee. The Youth Congress was coordinated with the observance of worldwide Adventist Youth Day. The Hendersonville young people who acted in the play were Joy Johnson, Carolyn Bethea, Ted Bethea, Mike Long, and Lydia Wood. Also participating were the youth leaders Phil and Nancy Johnson and Vonnie Williams. The play dealt with the issue of moral choices that Christian youth must make. The St. Matthews church in Louisville, Kentucky, sponsored a PIONEER DAY program for a recent Sabbath. Several ladies wore long dresses and bonnets and men wore black suits in keeping with the period of the day. Clinton Shankel, president of the Kentucky-Tennessee Conference, spoke for the morning service. Sketches of various pioneer people were given, along with songs of the early Advent message. The students of Highland Academy surprised Truman Parrish by dedicating the 1986 YEARBOOK to him. He has sponsored the yearbook for nine years and has a penchant for surprises. The co-editors, Patty Grady and Mary Purdy, sneaked a dedication page to the publishers before the first deadline. Not only did they succeed in keeping their secret, but also received the yearbooks and arranged an assembly to deliver them to the students and staff before he was aware they had arrived! Parrish teaches physical education, photography, and is head dean in the boys' dormitory. He is noted for his consistency and non-partiality among the students. The United States Achievement Academy has announced that Highland Academy student Polly Anne Tucker has been named a UNITED STATES NATIONAL AWARD WINNER in history and government. This award is a prestigious honor very few students can ever hope to attain. In fact, the Academy recognizes less than 10 percent of all American high school students. Tucker was nominated for this national award by Ronald Aguilera, who teaches history and government at Highland. She will appear in the United States Achievement Academy Official Yearbook, published nationally. Tucker is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Tucker, of Portland, Tennessee.

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Pastor Jesse Green and the members of the Ephesus church in Meridian, Mississippi, conducted a very successful REVELATION SEMINAR during March from which five souls were baptized. Green is a native of Louisville, Kentucky. Robert Shurney, of NASA Air and Space Programs in Huntsville, Alabama, was one of the speakers at the time of the UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND (UNCF) BANQUET during the homecoming programs. Shurney tests the space shuttles used in the Space Program. He spoke of the opportunities that are to be found in the program by the black youth in our colleges. He is a member of the Oakwood College church. Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Dudley were honored recently at a SURPRISE BANQUET in their honor that was given by the members and director of the New Dimensions TV program. This program is aired weekly from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in connection with the Breath of Life telecast. Pastor Jesse Wilson is the director/speaker for the program and has been able to secure a one-year contract for conducting a television ministry for the SDA churches in the area. The group honored the Dud leys for having been blessed by God to progressively lead the Conference in successful ventures for Him during almost a quarter of a century. The Conference presently has 118 congregations, most of which were organized under his leadership.

OLLEGE

Chinese Ambassador Liang Yu-Fan VISITED OAKWOOD COLLEGE in April while in Huntsville to attend a conference sponsored by the North Alabama International Trade Association. "It wasn't in his schedule," says Alma Foggo York, director of International and

Governmental Affairs. "I simply suggested that he come and see our school." The Ambas- sador was the keynote speaker at a dinner held at the Hilton on April 1, where he addressed four major issues: (1) The status of China's modernization program, (2) Getting into and expanding the Chinese market, (3) Overcoming the trade obstacles in China, and (4) High-technological trade opportunities in China. Other guests included Mike Gillespi, chairman of Madison County Commission, Huntsville Mayor Joe Davis, and a delegation from the United Nations. Oakwood's campus radio station, WOCG, received a new 10,000-watt FM TRANSMITTER in May. The new transmitter became necessary after the station's 5,000-watt transmitter was burned out by lightning. According to Don McPhaull, the station's general manager, the new transmitter will carry signals up to 75 miles out. "It is going to increase our listening area almost 100 percent," he says. "We will be reaching Athens and Decatur, two major cities in Alabama." But that is not all that is happening at WOCG. It is also being furnished with 88 square yards of carpet. Garden Cove Produce Center and the Ink Spot, two local companies, joined together to donate the carpet. "We feel that WOCG is providing a service in the community and we just wanted to help them continue to do that, says Don West, one of the owners of the Garden Cove Produce Center. McPhaull is grateful for the donation. "We needed new carpet," he comments. "The Lord has really blessed."

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SUPREME BROOM, a college industry producing up to 2,000 dozen brooms per week and employing about 50 students, moved into its new plant on April 20. The 33,000-square-foot facility is 50 percent larger than the previous plant. HALLEY'S COMET drew students and campus visitors to the parking lot of the Col- legedale church to view the spectacle by eye, through binoculars, and through a telescope. Henry Kuhlman, of the physics department, provided information to viewers. Some 500 people showed up for the vigils, many of them for their first visit to the College. ACCEPTANCES into Loma Linda University's Medical Science Training Program have been received by three SC graduates: Kevin Buchanan (biology, '85), David Gano (chemistry, '86), and Kevin Rice (chemistry, '86). This MD/Ph.D. program provides full tuition throughout medical school and graduate school, as well as a stipend during graduate school. A fourth student, Kristin Kuhlman (chemistry, '86), was accepted into the program provisionally. This spring David Gano also received a monetary award from the Chat- tanooga local section of the American Chemical Society. Ron Barrow, vice president for recruitment and public relations, has been named PRESIDENT/ELECT of the Association of Adventist Collegiate Admissions Officers and Registrars. At the same annual meeting in April, Mary Elam, registrar, was elected to a two-year term as secretary-treasurer of the association. VIDEO FOOTAGE OF DIE MEISTERSINGER, SC's male chorus, is a part of the giant multi-media exhibition, "Tennessee Celebrates," being seen this year in five Tennessee cities. Having been in Memphis and Nashville, "Tennessee Celebrates" is on view in Chattanooga from June 15 to July 20, then moves on to Knoxville and Jonesboro. The chorus is shown participating with the Chattanooga Boys Choir in its Singing Christmas Tree program. Three SC students—Rob Buckner, Barry Kral], and Jorey Parkhurst—have been accepted to the Loma Linda University SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY. This is particularly noteworthy, because generally, in the past, not more than one has been accepted per year. "Healthy As Can Be . . . Drug Free" is the theme for a major transcontinental BIKE RELAY from Seattle to Savannah. Dr. Bob Kamieneski, professor of health, physical education and recreation, and Merlin Wittenberg, associate director of recruitment, are conducting the 10-day and 3,600-mile bicycle trek. May graduates Brent and Doug Barrow are on the 10-member team. Their goal is to reach the Georgia coast by June 13. Of 43 nursing students taking state boards in February, 95 PERCENT PASSED on their first try. "We are very pleased with the results," says Cathy Knarr, division chairman, "and the projected performance profile of the May class (who will write their tests in July) looks even better."

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A NEW PHYSICIAN has opened his medical practice in Cross Plains, Tennessee. Dr. Don Schwisow started seeing patients in the Cross Plaini Medical Clinic May 1. Schwisow graduated from medical school at Loma Linda University in 1952. He subsequently worked as a family physician in Washington and Oregon. He has also spent several years at Adventist medical institutions in South America. He is on the staff at Highland Hospital, Portland, Tennessee, and lives with his wife, Marcie, in Cross Plains. They have three grown children.

SEVENTEEN A tradition among the youth of the Forest City, Florida, Spanish church is to celebrate a "Friendship Dinner" on Valentine's Day. This year, Puerto Rican guitarist Osvaldo Garcia (pictured with Elsa Fabian) "delighted everyone with his romantic songs." The program also emphasized comradeship, fraterni- ty, and real, genuine Christianity. Pastor Jose The St. Matthews church in Louisville, Kentucky, has just finished two years of family night Hernandez and his wife, Regina, hosted the services. These are held on Wednesday nights, along with a meal, followed by a devotional. program. They have pastored the Forest City Seminars included calligraphy classes, CPR, assertiveness classes, and many others. This time Spanish congregation since July, 1985. provides fellowship in a relaxed atmosphere that is needed for nuturing the church body. Pictured is Pastor Denver Cavins (left) during one of the sessions. Pictorial

Bristol, Tennessee, church members Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Draper recently celebrated their 60th Stories wedding anniversary. Lee and Helen were married February 6, 1926, after which 10 children, five boys and five girls, were born. In 1958 he accepted employment at Southern Missionary College as a representative of the College Broom Factory. His work for the College covered a span of almost 17 years until his retirement December 31, 1974. They have 20 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Rachel Corbett, a member of the Wilmington, North Carolina, Ephesus church since 1954, celebrated her 105th birthday April 8. D. M. Jones, pastor, presents her to the congregation May 12.

The Oakwood College Choir and newly organized band, under the direction of Eurydice Osterman, were presented in concert at the First church of Huntsville, Alabama, March 13 during the AYS hour. The College has recently organized this band of some 50 pieces.

EIGHTEEN . • Ground-breaking ceremonies were held the last of March for the first Adventist church to be built in Bryson City, N.C. Bryson City was organized as a church August 24, 1985. The plans Eleanore Cyers (left) had her blood pressure taken call for an attractive church building of 4200-square-feet with a sanctuary seating 120 people. at the community services van one day. Befriended A fellowship hall, mothers' room, pastor's study, restrooms, and classrooms are also in- by community service van volunteers Ken and Marie cluded. Some might wonder why a church with a membership of 25 is building a sanctuary to Jeffers of the West Palm Beach, Florida, First seat 120. Bryson City has set a goal to double their membership in 24 months. That goal was church, a friendship developed which culminated in set January 1986. They plan to double the membership byJanuary of 1988. Bryson City Mayor her baptism. At the conclusion of evangelistic meet- P. R. Bennett joins the contractor and building committee members at the Bryson City church ings in West Palm Beach by the Florida Conference for the ground-breaking services, Monday, March 24, 1986. On the extreme right is Benny evangelistic team of George and Judy Carpenter, Moore, Conference secretary, and next to him is Merle Rouse, pastor of the church. several candidates were baptized, including this very special "van contact."

Mr. and Mrs. Leon Carroll, members of the Ebenezer church, Dania, Florida, re- joiced to celebrate their 53rd wedding anniversary. They have been active in soul- winning campaigns, vacation Bible schools, etc.

The newly formed choir in the Montgomery, Alabama, church, under the direction of Willis Robertson, celebrated the Easter season by presenting a cantata, "Beyond the Tomb," by Derric Johnson. One member of the congregation, Miriam Wolfson, was especially thrilled that the church had a choir. She said she had been praying for a choir, and now she was going to pray for robes! Her inspiration began a campaign that resulted in the pur- chase of new robes which arrived just in time for the Easter program.

Laurelbrook Academy student Priyason Perus works in the greenhouse, one of the school's many work opportunities. Each of the 125 elementary and high school students is required to participate in the vocational training program at the Dayton, Tennessee, school, which includes the sanitarium, a dairy, a lumber mill, a machine shop, and domestic services. • Following their second annual retreat, many of the Cohutta Springs Development Associates joined in a work bee at the conference center to begin setting up 3,000 feet of split-rail fencing along the main entrance road. The development of the center is progressing well, with the lodge footings complete and steel erection va underway. Bo)

Cathy Becker, a junior student at Georgia-Cumberland Academy, volun- teered as a private tutor for a Chinese student at the Bellwood elementary school in Calhoun. Cathy was one of many students involved in the Teach-A-Kid outreach of GCA, which serves three area public schools. Because of the progress made, considering the language barrier, Cathy was asked to continue for several weeks as tutor for this child. NINETEEN and instrumental and vocal ensem- bles. The Highland Academy band East Pasco School and choir furnished music for the Notes Growth Sabbath morning worship services. Florida — At the annual East Science and Arts Pasco Adventist Educational Center constituency meeting, phenomenal Church Fairs Involve 343 growth of the school during its Georgia-Cumberland — Three four years of operation was noted. In 1982, 17 students enrolled in the hundred forty-three students from in grades K-9 in the Georgia-Cumber- two-teacher, two-room school. Today the school is comprised of a land Conference participated in four-teacher complex consisting of five regional science and arts fairs. Students entered projects for dem- classrooms, gymnasium, library, onstration and judging and were media center, kitchen-dining fa- A w cilities, offices, and storage space. awarded prizes donated by indi- Education is provided for grades viduals and organization within the K-9 with fall enrollment expected at Conference. The judging focused on three 65. In his report, Principal Craig Zeismer stated that the growth was Education due primarily to the new $17 million hospital built in Zephyrhills by the 10 Schools Attend Adventist Health System. It has given the Adventist name a new Kentucky-Tennessee significance and respect in the community. A real team effort be- Music Festival tween local Adventist churches, Kentucky-Tennessee — Church East Pasco Medical Center, and East school students from 10 schools in Pasco Adventist Educational Cen- the Kentucky-Tennessee Confer- ter, has further aided the school's ence converged on Highland growth. Academy the weekend of April 26 Danny Graham, a seventh grader in the Lake- George and Doris Howard re- for their annual music festival. land, Georgia, school, stands beside the sci- ceived special recognition on April ence project he entered in the South Georgia 13 for the substantial contribution Conducting the 170-member Science and Arts Fair sponsored by the Con- choir was Dr. Adrian Lauritzen, ference education office. they made in providing the inspira- dean of the school of music at the tion necessary to get the school es- categories—primary (grades 1-3), University of Minnesota, and former chairman of the fine arts middle (grades 4-6), and upper (grades 7-8). A special category was department at Southern College of Seventh-day Adventists. Myrna included for photography in some areas. Closser, of Madison Campus The science and arts fairs were elementary, accompanied the choir. held on Sundays during late Karlton K. Keller, band director of January and February under the the University School, Andrews sponsorship of the Conference Of- fice of Education. Dr. Henry Farr, University, directed the 70-piece associate superintendent for cur- band. Individual groups and soloists riculum and instruction, directed performed, including a bell choir these fairs.

Doris and George Howard unveil a plaque recognizing their support of Christian Edu- cation.

tablished in August of 1982. When asked for a reason why they would spend so much time, energy, effort, and personal funds supporting Christian education, he says,

Dr. Adrian Lauritzen conducts the 170-voice festival choir at the Kentucky-Tennessee elemen- "That's easy—this is education for tary music festival. eternity."

TWENTY nailed plywood, and put on shin- Forest Lake gles. Students Volunteer "You can go on vacations and spend money," says Bullock about In Puerto Rico the MFI projects, "but you don't feel the same as when you go on a Maranatha project and really help Florida — Eastern Puerto Rico someone else." Conference officials greeted 21 ex- cited Forest Lake Academy students, teacher Terry Dietrich, and Orchestra Holds Chaplain John Apel as they landed At the fifth annual dinner concert, Orlo Gil- Dinner Concert, bert, conductor of the Southern College in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to begin a symphony orchestra, expressed his joint building project with Embarks for Orient gratitude to the Symphony Guild and intro- Maranatha Flights International. duced the officers. Pauline Pierson (left), is Southern College — Nearly 300 the new Guild president. Margaret Knecht is Lodged high in the rain forest, they the outgoing president. came to build a caretaker's home guests got a taste of the Orient at known universities." and put up a camper's lodge at the fifth annual Southern College Scholarships announced at the Camp Yuquibo during spring Symphony Dinner Concert on April dinner were awarded to David break. 20 before the 78-member orchestra Creel (violin), Anna Kalmansson The Puerto Rico Project also in- left for a three-week tour (May 5 to (oboe), and Dana Knecht (violin), cluded 19 Maranatha members, 28) of the Far East. The dinner concert is sponsored SC students; Ellen Ashton (violin) mostly from Florida. However, Jack and Kim Robertson (violin), Col- Cain, a bricklayer, traveled from by the Symphony Guild, an organization formed five years ago to legedale Academy students; and Indiana, and Faye Marsh, from Robbie Rempher, Spalding Elemen- South Carolina, veteran of about 20 promote the orchestra in the Chat- tary student. The awards ranged Maranatha projects, joined the tanooga area and raise funds for from $100 to $300. "Christian Peace Corp" at the scholarships for promising young youth camp. Rainy weather and de- musicians in the orchestra. lays in getting supplies slowed One businessman was so im- progress but it was made, nonethe- pressed after listening to the fine Youth less. Actually, it was a miracle they music and enjoying his Oriental got off the ground, comments Pat dinner, he wrote a check for $5,000 Bullock, president of the Florida to help the orchestra on their tour. Pathfinders MEI Chapter. Their original airline Others also gave gifts, though they were not solicited. Many wrote let- went bankrupt and their alternate Search for ters like the following: "Our eve- airline was threatened by a strike. ning with you last night at Southern Endangered Panthers But the students did arrive and Florida — The Big Cat Hunt, an worked hard, laying most of the College was one we shall long re- member. The Symphony Orchestra extensive eight-month study of the block, made and set trusses, endangered Florida Panther framed walls, stained siding, was one that would be a credit to species, will culminate in trying to poured and moved concrete, almost any city and to our best- impact the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission in the state's capital, Tallahassee. The Big Cat Hunt, the name cho- sen for the 1985-86 Pathfinder Teen Invitational, determined to study the panther, his habitat, try to as- certain why there are only 30 of these animals left, and learn what can be done to "save this magnifi- cent creation of God." The study of the Florida Panther began in September. Pathfinders and staff visited a Seminole Indian reservation in October to learn what they could about the cat from the Indians and also to find out how the tribe felt about this giant cat. Then, for five adventuresome days in February, 31 Pathfinders and staff FLA students and staff help Maranatha members at Camp Yuquibo. Andrews University stu- from six clubs braved the wilds of dents built a church at the camp two years ago during Christmas vacation. When asked how the youth liked the spring break project, they returned the question, "It was terrific, where do we go the Florida Everglades. Participat- next year?" ing clubs included: Semi-Lusia,

TWENTY-ONE Plant City, Cocoa, Winter Springs, largest and the most attended of South Orlando, and Altamonte any of the Fair. It received a four- Springs. star rating by the Health Fair offi- In addition to two in-house Sun- cials. day meetings to study their find- The theme was "Something Bet- ings, the group traveled to Tal- ter," focusing on vegetarian foods lahassee to interview Tom Logan, and cooking. Eight different director of the Panther Recovery legumes and grains, such as black Division of the Florida Game and beans, lentils, millet, etc., were fea- Fresh Water Fish Commission. tured, along with homemade bread, some of it oilless spreads made from rice, and cashew mar- garine. A special feature was ice Georgia-Cumberland Academy has spear- cream made without milk, sugar, or headed a project to place Winner magazine in the hands of every sixth-grade public school eggs. The local Kroger store pro- student in Gordon County. Joyce Young, vided a large display of fresh fruits center, is involved with follow-up in these and vegetables. schools, using substance-abuse awareness programs including skits and puppet shows Forty-four people signed up for a presented by GCA students. cooking school, to be held May 12-15. tobacco. Puppets, skits, and other creative presentations are used by the group. Tom Logan of the Florida Game and Fresh GCA Students Water Fish Commission addresses Pathfinders involved in The Big Cat Hunt. Sponsor Winner in Cooking School Held "Why should the panther be Public Schools saved?" asked the group. As Entry Event Georgia-Cumberland — Every "The panther is the canary in the Florida — "The community re- sixth-grade student in the Gordon bird cage of the coal miner," he sponse was overwhelming," says County, Georgia, public school sys- answered. "If the environment Sarasota Pastor Thomas Baez. tem is receiving Winner magazine cannot sustain the life of the as a project of Georgia-Cumber- Stressing the importance of a veg- panther, it will not sustain the life of etarian and low cholesterol diet, land Academy, the Georgia- man." the church sponsored a two-week, Cumberland Conference, and a Calhoun church member. Winner four-session cooking school. "Eighty-four non-members and 38 is a drug awareness magazine pro- members attended," Baez con- duced by the Health/Temperance Health tinues, "with 23 or 24 members tak- Department of the General Con- ing part in the program." ference. "Our health message is the SDA Booth Is The 422 sixth graders receive Winner monthly. Their teachers re- greatest 'pathway' to bring people Best Attended at ceive a teacher's guide designed to to our church and in following the include study of Winner as a part of Health Fair the curriculum. Kentucky-Tennessee —The Mur- Joyce Young, wife of Georgia- freesboro, Tennessee, church par- Cumberland Academy's treasurer, ticipated in the annual Red Cross and some academy students, are Health Fair on Sabbath, April 12, at visiting each elementary school in the gymnasium of Middle Tennes- the county with awareness pro- see State University, reports grams, concentrating on the dan- Romayne Pratt, communication gers of using drugs, alcohol, and secretary. The booth was the Violet Jones leads more than 100 persons in a two-week cooking school at Sarasota, Florida.

caring church model, a vegetarian cooking school is a tremendous entry event!" Sarasota health and temperance director Violet Jones, RN, MPH, Loma Linda University, conducted the classes. On the last night Baez extended a personal invitation to each to attend the upcoming Joyce Gohde (left) and Marianne Clark man the booth at the Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Red evangelistic series. Several re- Cross Health Fair. sponded and were at the crusade.

TWENTY-TWO cials and administrators from not church growth history, field survey only the Florida Conference, but of the locale, measuring the volun- Progress from the East and Central Jamaica teer work force of the church, and conferences, Inter-American Divi- inventory of space use is collected sion, and the Southern Union were and tabulated. With the implemen- Ground Broken for present to participate in the Feb- tation of suggestions, Winter Gar- ruary 14-16 weekend of church den and any participating church New Housing Facility opening services. can expect and will achieve even In Huntsville When the now-300-member greater growth. congregation outgrew the rented "You are now positioned at a his- South Central — On Sunday, basement of a local Baptist church, torical and exciting moment," he April 27, Pastor D. B. Reid and the it moved services to the gymnasium told the congregation. "You are not members of the First church of at Greater Miami Academy. Next Huntsville, Alabama, gathered with they rented the prayer hall of a many friends and well-wishers of Lutheran church from which they the community and the Conference. later purchased the present three- to break ground for a new 64-unii and-one-half-acre site, including housing facility for elderly citizens. the church and adjacent building. John Bailey and the housing board Because of continued growth, of directors have been working for ground was broken February 1, some time to make this dream be- 1985, for the newly opened facility. come a reality. This Phase I includes the new It is a blessing when the sanctuary, offices, and an addition A map of west Orange County, Florida, Seventh-day Adventist Church can shows by pin heads the geographical loca- to the existing day-care facility. show the community in a tangible tion of members, both active and inactive, in Phase II will include a new fellow- relation to the church building. Bornstein is way its concern for the physical and ship hall, kitchen, and youth pictured at left with Winter Garden head temporal needs of mankind. The elder Charles Jones and Winter Garden/ rooms. William Kirlew is the pastor. South Central Conference pres- Clermont district pastor Eugene Torres. ently owns and operates five such far from the city of Orlando, one of facilities throughout the Confer- the fastest growing metropolitan ence. ho and Where areas of North America. The popu- On hand for the ground- lation is growing in your direction. breaking ceremonies were: Dr. C. Now is the time for you to lay your E. Dudley, Conference president; Winter Garden Hosts plans to reach all these newcomers J. W. McCoy, secretary; F. N. . . . and to grow into a large and Crowe, treasurer; along with the Diagnostic Clinic flourishing congregation." pastors and other congregations of Florida — "One of the secrets of the city of Huntsville. church growth is to keep the basis Griffin/Thomaston of activity and leadership broad Maranatha enough to involve all the people at Hold Church Opens Sanctuary different levels of church life," said Dr. William Bornstein, the new Leadership Retreat Florida — From a membership of evangelism coordinator and church Georgia-Cumberland — On the 51 organizing November 6, 1976, growth consultant for the Florida weekend of April 15-17, 30 lay lead- the primarily Jamaican Maranatha Conference. The Winter Garden ers from the Griffin/Thomaston, church in Miami has grown to par- congregation had invited Bornstein Georgia, district gathered at ent two additional churches of to conduct a diagnostic clinic and Cohutta Springs Camp for a 12- Lauderhill and Maranatha French, provide recommendations. hour Church Leadership Retreat. and moved into its own new Standardized church surveys in- Under the tutelage of Monte sanctuary built to hold more than volving the members, pastor, Sahlin, assistant to the president of 600. Many area governmental offi- the Ohio Conference, specific three-year goals were set by each church. After studying the growth history of the churches and analyzing the surrounding communities, the leaders wrote mission statements for each church. Sahlin presented principles of "The Caring Church," which became the model for setting specific goals. Goals set include: Miami Mayor Steve Clark turned the key to Maranatha's new sanctuary. Also on the weekend platform to greet and congratulate the congregation was Judge Wilkie Ferguson of the appel- 1. Reaching out to the commu- late court, Opa Locka Mayor John Riley, and Opa Locka Commissioner Helen Miller. nity through health programs,

TWENTY-THREE strategic advertising, and visi- that Adventists believe in the cross, land, JBB Founder David Mould ap- tation teams. second, they are people of the Bi- proached Jamaican prison au- 2. Establishing youth ministry ble, third, that they believe in Jesus. thorities with a bold, imaginative programs. To show these beliefs a clear, plan. 3. Organizing small growth three-dimensional, Plexiglas cross JBB will place in all six Jamaican groups. placed in the middle of the exhibit prison facilities a full-time prison 4. Improving the church facil- acted as a showcase displaying minister and will help improve the ities. numerous old and recent Bibles of facilities. In particular, a visitor's different translations and different reception area will be constructed. The leaders left with action plans languages. One old Bible was The proposal was warmly ap- that included leadership assign- opened to Exodus 20:8-11. proved. ments for each goal, budgets, and a Lay prison ministers are expected master calendar. These leaders ex- to be assigned as early as this sum- pressed confidence that God had Media Ministries mer. been present and hold high expectations for the next three years. Report Record Responses GC VP Speaks At Eastern Kentucky Knoxville Churches Adventist Media Center — Four Join Religion Fair Adventist media ministries re- Camp Meeting ported record phone responses to Kentucky-Tennessee — Kenneth Georgia-Cumberland — Five Ad- offers of literature recently. J. Mittleider, vice-president of the ventist churches in the Knoxville The Voice of Prophecy radio- General Conference, was the guest area (Knoxville First, College Hill, broadcast received 31,079 calls dur- speaker at the Eastern Kentucky Grace, Little Creek, and Maryville) ing its annual call-in month. 1981 Camp Meeting held at Pres- participated in a Tennessee was the previous high, with 22,185. tonsburg, Kentucky, March 7 and 8. Homecoming '86 Religion Fair, on Many persons indicated that they April 5 and 6. This community event have long been listeners but had was held in the US Pavilion building never written. Having a toll-free on the site of the '82 World's Fair. number to call made the differ- Forty different denominations and ence. religious service organizations dis- Christian Lifestyle Magazine, played information, pictures, and Faith For Today's new program, artifacts depicting their beliefs and also reported an all-time high re- beginnings. sponse March 22. CLM airs on The Adventist exhibit told of the Saturday nights on the Lifetime Church's past and present. In three Cable network. Surveys indicate Kenneth J. Mittleider addresses the congre- audio-visual presentations the ob- gation at the Eastern Kentucky Camp Meet- that 96 percent of those requesting ing in Prestonsburg. server could read and see that the materials are not Seventh-day Ad- Church originated in the climate of ventists. Mittleider brought messages of the Protestant Reformation and More than 45,000 persons re- hope in the soon return of Jesus Millerite movement, that it is a quested George Vandeman's book, and confidence in the Bible in his mission-oriented church, and that Rise and Fall of Anti-Christ, during messages on Friday night and Sab- it is well established in North the airing of an It Is Written bath morning. Members and America. Local church histories miniseries on the book of Revela- friends came from Ashland, were explained in pictures and tion. More than 4,000 requests Morehead, Manchester, Hazard, through a television video of some were from Southern Union terri- Harlan, Belcher, and Prestonsburg of the "old timers" sharing their tory. Respondents were asked if in Kentucky and from Williamson, remembrances. they would like to be informed if a West Virginia. Featured foremost, for all pas- Revelation Seminar was being held Howard George, Prestonsburg sersby at the fair, were three in their area. More than 80 percent pastor, made all the local arrange- theological impressions. First was said "Yes." ments and the members of the Breath of Life also reports good Prestonsburg and Belcher response, due, in part, to its being churches, under the direction of aired on two nationwide cable net- Peggy Ousley, prepared a fellow- works: PTL and Black Entertain- ship dinner. ment. Other guests included Douglas Bennett, religion professor, from Jamaica Opens to Southern College of Seventh-day Adventists, who taught the Sabbath Jesus Behind Bars school lesson; Clinton Shankel, The Tennessee Homecoming '86 Religion Southeastern — Jamaica has Kentucky-Tennessee Conference Fair booth, set up and manned by Knoxville- opened its doors to Orlando, president, who spoke in the after- area churches on April 5 and 6, reinforced the Christ-centered beliefs of the Seventh- Florida-based Jesus Behind Bars. noon; and David Pitt, who pre- day Adventist Church. During a recent visit to his home- sented a sacred concert.

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CAROLINA OUT-OF-UNION Discipleship Lab (Ben Maxson) - June 20, 21, 27, 28. Association of Adventist Healthcare Executives Meeting - Greensboro, N.C. June 25-29. Monterey Bay, Calif. For more information contact John Koobs, Huguley Memorial Hosp., (817) 293-8383. GEORGIA-CUMBERLAND Plainview Academy Alumni Reunion - July 4-6. Dakota Ad- Lay Witness Seminar -July 25-26. Cohutta Springs Adventist ventist Academy, Bismarck, N.D. Contact Merle Flyger, Rt. 1, Center. Box 45B, Hurley, SD 57036. Adventist Singles Ministries Review and Herald Writers' Week - July 28-31. Attend the July 12- Knoxville, Tenn., Banquet. For information, watch first-of-its-kind Writers' Week held at the Review and Herald ASM Bulletin. Publishing Association and get a close look at publishing July 18-20 - Annual Chilhowee Campout. For information, from the editor's office to the mailing of the finished prod- call 396-2594 or 265-4881. uct. Meet the editors of your favorite magazines-Adventist July 26- Worship 7:30 p.m. Followed by a fruit salad supper Review, Message, Guide, Insight, Celebration and Shabbat and social. Call 396-2594. Shalom - and learn exactly what they're looking for in August 9 - Potluck, 1 p.m. Ooltewah, Tenn. Talk by Heather stories and articles. Visit with the book editors and discover Kingman on "The Awesome Power of the Listening just what makes a best seller. Never before have so many Heart." Call 894-3147 or 396-2594. Adventist editors worked together to give personal attention and inspiration to their authors. For an unforgettable GULF STATES week-special guest lecturers, a tour through the Review Stress Management Seminar- June 19-July 17. Floral Crest and Herald and private consultations with the editors of your School, Bryant, Ala. choice-attend the Writers' Week July 28-31. Space is limited. For information write to: Penny Wheeler, Writers' Week Coordinator, 55 W. Oak Hill Dr., Hagerstown, MD 21740. KENTUCKY-TENNESSEE Madison College Homecoming - June 20-22. Madison, Ten- Native American Camp Meetings nessee. Stanley Harris will be the guest speaker. For more July 4-5 - Six Nations Reserve, Ontario, Canada. Contact information contact Mabel Towery, P.O. Box 6306, Madison, Kenneth Campbell, (416) 383-7383. Tennessee 37116 or phone (615) 865-1615. July 11-12- Monument Valley, Utah. Contact Greg Harper, Bordeaux Church Homecoming - July 4-5. Nashville, Tenn. (801) 727-3241. Robert R. Johnson will be the Friday night speaker and Bob Ammons will speak on Sabbath. For further information July 31-Aug. 2- LaVida Mission, Farmington, N.M. Contact contact Midge Meyer at (615) 876-0609. Don Eckenroth, (505) 326-4720. Sept. 18-21 - Hope, B.0 Canada. Contact Darlene Reimche (604) 869-2615. SOUTH CENTRAL Please call ahead of time to ensure accommodations. Lay Advisory Council- June 15. Oakwood College. World Drug Prevention Congress - Aug. 31-Sept. 4. Nice, Family Finance Workshop (At Camp Meeting) - June 16-20. France. Contact Ernest H. J. Steed, ICPA Executive Director, 6830 Laurel St., NW, Washington, DC 20012, (202) 722-6729. OAKWOOD COLLEGE Grand Junction Pre-1950's School Reunion - Aug. 8-10. Con- Special Summer Session - June 9-Aug. 1. tact: Avis Jaynes Carlson, 1155 Grand Ave., Grand Junction, CO 81501. (303) 243-7257. SOUTHERN COLLEGE Piedmont Park Church 100-Year Celebration - Sept. 13. Lin- coln, Neb. Telephone 402-489-1344 or write to Piedmont Second Summer Session Begins - June 3. Park SDA Church, 4801 A Street, Lincoln, NE 68510. Adventure In Europe Tour- June 12-July 11. Directed by Dr. William Wohlers, Division of Humanities. ANNOUNCEMENTS Biology Courses - June 17-Aug. 7. Rosario Beach Marine Revised Church Manual Is Ready! - Many church leaders, Biological Field Station, Washington State. pastors, and interested laypersons have been waiting for the Fourth Summer Session - July 28-Aug. 21. [Free tuition for revised Church Manual to come off the presses, and we're new students]. For information call 1-800-624-0350, or if in happy to announce that the manual is available in your local Tenn. 615-238-2111 collect. conference Adventist Book Centers now. The latest version has the new policies, and policy revisions, from the General Conference session of 1985. This edition has been re- SOUTHERN UNION formatted in a larger, easier-to-read style, and is available Bible Correspondence School Emphasis - June 7. with either a hardbound or paperback cover. Servicemen's Literature Offering - June 14. Vacationers to Smoky Mountain National Park, Gatlinburg, Marriage Encounter Weekend - July 11-13. Southern Col- and Pigeon Forge are invited to attend Sabbath school and lege. Write Marriage Encounter, Box 1626, Collegedale, TN worship services each Sabbath at 10 a.m. in the newly 37315, or phone (615) 396-2724 evenings or weekends. formed Sevierville, Tenn., church. The church building is located at 1350 Dolly Parton Parkway, three miles north on Vacation Witnessing - July 5. US Highway 411 from the intersection of Highways 67, 441 Christian Record Braille Foundation Offering - July 12. and 411.

TWENTY-SIX the leadership of laypastor A. C. Jenkins; and new outreach program is being conducted by Willie Moore of Alton in the in transition city of Jefferson City. Before going to the seminary, the Rug- lesses served in the Decatur, Triana, Florence, Ala., district. A new congregation was organized and a new building constructed under his leadership while he served there. Out of Union James C. Vetter, of Icier, Ala., will serve as an assistant in the evangelistic program, in Ghana, Africa, for three months. David C. Greilman, of Orlando, Fla., will serve at Masanga Leprosy Hospital, Sierra Leone. Pacific Press President Eugene Stiles has announced the On the Move appointment of Larry Johnson, as Pacific Press's new vice president of production. He replaces Dave Lawson who has Carolina returned to Canada as manager of Maracle Press, Oshawa, Ontario. Larry Johnson has been a Pacific Press employee Mario Manoz, from Honduras will shepherd the Columbia, since 1984. He has served Pacific Press as assistant vice pres- S.C., Spanish church. Ronald Schmidt, from Jackson Heights ident production and as director of specialty markets. church in the Greater New York Conference, is transferring to the Kernersville, N.C., church. Ronald Spurling, from Denver, Colo., will serve the Roanoke Rapids/Rocky Mount, N.C., district. Bert Elkins from the Texas Conference, will lead out in Weddings the work at Hilton Head and Beaufort, N.C., churches. John Delinger from Berrien Springs, Mich., will pastor Greenville/ BROWN — GODEK Kinston, N.C., churches. Donna Godek and Calvin McLane Brown were married Feb. 16 in Gulf States Avon Park, Fla., by Wayne Niemeyer. The bride is from Cheesquake, Stanley Knight has been appointed pastor for the Panama N.J., and the groom is from Miami, Fla. The groom's parents, William City district replacing Ernest Clarke who accepted a call to a and Martha Woodward, are members of the Starke, Fla., church and pastorate in the Virginia Conference. Stanley, Valerie and reside in Lake Butler, Fla. The bride's parents are Ralph and Bertha Ryan had formerly served the Tuscaloosa, Ala., district. Byron Godek, from Nochese, N. J. The newlyweds are members of the Walker Voorheis, former pastor of Tupelo, Miss., district has taken up Memorial church. new duties in the Tuscaloosa, Ala.,district. Byron and his wife Denise are both active in the newly formed Greater Birming- JOHNSON — MARSHALL ham Youth Fellowship. Jim Greek has rejoined the staff in the Gulf States Conference to serve as director of the ministerial Louann Lorinda Marshall and James Leland Johnson were united in and personal ministries departments, and as evangelism marriage March 16 in the Madison Campus church, Madison. Tenn. coordinator. Jim and his wife Ramona come from the Texico Dwight Hilderbrandt performed the ceremony. The bride is the daugh- Conference. 1. Al Long has accepted the invitation to join the ter of Dr. and Mrs. Willis H. Marshall, of Nashville, Tenn. The groom is Gulf States Conference as secretary to fill the vacancy created the son of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip G. Johnson, of Hendersonville, Tenn. when Lewis Stout was asked to join the staff at the Southern The couple is residing in Cookeville, Tenn. Union office as director of religious liberty. Al and his wife Myrna with their children, Valarie, 17 and Kevin, 15 come from McCRILLIS — BROWN the Oregon Conference where Al was in charge of the church growth department and coordinator in the ministerial depart- Sandy Brown and Malcolm McCrillis were united in marriage on ment. Dave Hartman and his wife, Judi, have moved to Colum- March 8, at the Kenyon Memorial church in Thomasville, Ga. The bride bus, Miss., to pastor the Tupelo district. Dave and Judi have is the daughter of Pastor and Mrs. Jim Edwards of Salinas, Calif., and just finished their work at the Seminary at Andrews University. the groom is the son of Pastor and Mrs. Gordon McCrillis of Thomas- Judd Lake has also joined the pastoral staff of Gulf States ville, Ga. The couple met at the Adventist Singles Organization held at Conference to assist Harry Rimer in the Pensacola, Fla., dis- the 1985 General Conference in New Orleans, La. The ceremony was trict. Judd and his wife Bonnie have a baby girl named Shelly. performed by the two fathers and the couple is making its home in Roger Morton has transferred to the Meridian, Miss., district to Mobile, Ala. replace Mike Lombardo who accepted a call to the Georgia- Cumberland Conference. Roger and his wife, Carol have three sons, Mark, Scott, and Bradley. Bill Conner, coming from Upper Columbia Conference, has taken up duties as assistant publishing director of the southern district. Bill and his wife sunset table Mary, have three sons, Billy, Scott, and Mark. June June June June July July Kentucky-Tennessee 6 13 20 27 4 11 2. Robert R. Johnson, formerly the personal ministries, Atlanta, Ga. 8:46 8:49 8:51 8:52 8:52 8:50 Charlotte, N.C. Sabbath school and community services director of the 8:35 8:39 8:41 8:42 8:41 8:40 Collegedale, Tenn. . 8:52 8:56 8:58 8:59 8:59 8:57 Potomac Conference, has taken up his duties as personal Huntsville, Ala. 7:57 8:00 8:03 8:04 8:04 8:02 ministries, Sabbath school, community services and ASI di- Jackson, Miss. 8:05 8:08 8:11 8:12 8:12 8:10 rector of the Kentucky-Tennessee Conference. Louisville, Ky. 9:04 9:07 9:10 9:11 9:10 9:08 Memphis, Tenn. 8:12 8:16 8:18 8:19 8:18 8:17 South Central Miami, Fla. 8:10 8:13 8:15 8:16 8:16 8:15 Montgomery, Ala. 7:50 7:53 7:55 7:56 7:56 7:55 Roy Rugless and his wife Elaine have returned to the con- Nashville, Tenn. 8:01 8:04 8:07 8:08 8:07 8:06 ference from the Seminary in Berrien Springs, Michigan. They Orlando, Fla. 8:19 8:22 8:24 8:25 8:25 8:24 are serving in the Bessemer, Alton, and McCalla, Alabama, Wilmington, N.C. 8:21 8:25 8:27 8:28 8:28 8:26 district. A new facility is being constructed at McCalla under

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(6.7) Sunbelt hosp. located in beautiful southwest Fla.. seeks a physical therapist interested in working in our expanding Wellness Center. Salary & benefits FOR SALE: Mtn. land 16 mi. from Murphy, N.C.. ch. & sch. Stephen competitive. Contact Human Resources Director. P.O. Box 1309, Punta C'hilson, 315 Joe Moody Rd.. Warne. NC 28909. (6) Gorda. Ft 33950. (813) 637-2552. FOR SALE: Move your business & family within 9 mi. of Southern RESPIRATORY THERAPIST: Medical Center Hosp.. a 208-bed acute(6) College before next sch. yr. 3500 sq. ft. shop with spray booth. 3500 sq. ft. care Sunbelt hosp. has immediate openings for exp. respiratory therapists house with 4 bdrins., 3!-'2 baths, 3 f/places. separate entrance to large interested in joining an expanding program with emphasis in adult critical efficiency apt. for parent or boarding student. Reduced from 5167.00(1 to care. Excellent salary & benefits, moving allowance. Call or write, Human $147.000 for quick sale. Make offer now. (615) 892-9402. (6) Resources Director, P.O. Box 1309. Punta Gorda, FL 33950. (813) (6.7)637 LEARN COURT REPORTING. Home study or resident. No Sabbath 2552. problems. Financial aid. Excellent demand. Placement assistance. Advent. LPN's: Highland Manor Nursing Home. operated by Adventist Health ist owner/reporter has worldwide reporting firm: Thyra D. Ellis & Assoc. System/Sunbelt & located in Adventist community near Highland Hosp. & International. Inc. Call toll free (800) 874-3845. Fla. (904) 246-7466. Highland Acad.. is in need of I PN's. Excellent benefits. Contact Richard Stenotype Institute. Dept. ST. Box 50009. Jacksonville Bch.. FL 32250. )E) Mountz, Administrator. Highland Manor. P.O. Box 510, Portland, TN (6) AUDIO-VISUAL FOR CHILDREN: 60 filmstrips with cassettes (20 mis- 37148. (615) 325-9263. sion, 20 nature. 20 Bible). For use in children's Sabbath sch., VBS. story CRITICAL CARE NURSES urgently needed to staff patient tower in hour, family worship. Write or call for brochure. Mission Spotlight. P.O. 1071-bed Fla. Hosp. with over 250 critical care beds. in Orlando. Phone Box 849, Decatur, GA 30031.(404) 296-6102. (6) Judy Bond. employment 800-327-1914 out of Fla.. or (305) 897-1998 collect (5,6) EARTH MANNA BAKERY Banana Nut Bread, positively eggless: for Fla. residents. natural ingredients. sweetened with honey. Price $3.50. Add $1.25 per loaf HOME HEALTH DIRECTOR NEEDED: Jellico Community Hosp. has for shipping. Earth Manna Bakery, Box 1031, McDonough, GA 30253. an opening for the director. Must have exp. RNs needed also. Excellent Phone (404) 957-4163. (6) benefits. Those interested in rural living should contact Keith Hausman, or Jack King. (615) 784-7252 or send resume to P.O. Box 118. Jellico, TN LEARN AT HOME, CHOICE OF 155 COURSES. Available now from 37762. (5,6) Home Study International. your Adventist sch. by mail. Certified SDA MEDICAL TECH ASCP: Opening in laboratory of 50-bed hosp., excel- teachers. College, high sch., jr. high, elementary, kindergarten. Low cost. lent benefits. Contact Jack King, Jellico Community Hosp., P.O. Box 118, fully accredited. Write now for free 1986 bulletin. HSI, Dept. 120, 6940 Jellico, TN 37762. Phone (615) 784-7252. (5,6) Carroll Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912. (6) ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/MEDICAL RECORDS: RRA, 5-10 yrs. WANTED: Stanley Harris Evangelistic slides &/or materials. Will pay supervision/management, data processing expertise, human relations reasonable amount. P.O. Box 303, Ringgold, GA 30736. Phone: (404) 935- skills. Dept. has 52 FTE. Excellent benefit program. Contact Rick Rios, 5455. (6) Florida Hosp., 601 E. Rollins, Orlando, FL 32803. (5,6) NEW ACADEMY, in a Black community opens. Grades 1-8 yearly. PHYSICAL THERAPIST: For 300-bed modern medical center offering a Grades 9-12 only by special arrangement. Families with children may live challenging career opportunity in our expanding rehab dept. Ch. sch. & on the campus & also find work in nearby cities. Located in the country at acad. on campus with beautiful lakes & camping nearby. Call collect at Vandiver, Ala. Write Dr. J. Price Pearson, 2233-A Arlington Ave., S., (615) 865-2373, or write Personnel Office. Tenn. Christian Medical Center, Birmingham, AL 35205. (E) 500 Hosp. Dr., Madison, TN 37115. (6,7)

TWENTY-EIGHT RNs NEEDED in beautiful southwestern Virginia Hosp. SDA church & Classified Ads (Continued) grade sch. on campus. Good salary & benefits. Call collect, (703) 228-3141 or write, Personnel, Wytheville Hosp., 2505 E. Main St., Wytheville, VA BAKER: For 300-bed medical center. Must have institutional & retail 24382. (6) exp. Located near ch. sch. & acad. Salary commensurate with exp. Contact LOOKING FOR GOOD READING for your graduating son or daughter? Personnel Office, Tenn. Christian Medical Center, 500 Hosp. Dr., Madi- Give a yrs. subscription to the Adventist Review. Send US$26.95 today to son, TN 37115, or call (615) 865-2373. (6,7) Subscriber Services, Box 1119, Hagerstown, MD 20741. (6) AART OR REGISTRY ELIGIBLE TECHNOLOGIST for Radiology BRAZIL FOR LESS! Save on your trip to Brazil! Call Wilson Avila at Dept. Full-time variable shift, with call-back rotation. Background in nu- (714) 359-8882. Address: 11498 Pierce, Suite B. Riverside, CA 92505. (6) clear, ultrasound, specials or CT preferred. F'lease contact Park Ridge Hosp., Personnel Dept., (704) 684-8501, Ext. 223. (6) MAKE NEW FRIENDS while traveling or vacationing. SDA homes across North America offer Christian fellowship & low-cost accommoda- DIETITIAN/ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FOOD SERVICE: Smyrna tions. Homes in Expo '86 area, too. Send $7.50 to: Adventist Bed & Hosp., an acute-care facility in the northern suburbs of Atlanta, is seeking a Breakfast Travel Service, P.O. Box 53, Mount Vernon, 01-1 43050. (6) highly motivated, enthusiastic assistant director for its Food Service Dept. This position requires an aggressive individual with strong financial skills & PIEDMONT PARK (formerly Lincoln City) SDA church is celebrating its a background in the management of food service operations, preferably in 100th anniv. Sept. 13, 1986. Former members & friends are invited to an institutional environment. Registered Dietitian required. This is an out- celebrate. For details call (402) 489-1344 or write 4801 "A" St., Lincoln, standing opportunity for the right person. We offer an excellent benefits NE 68510. (6) package & competitive salary. Call Peggy Seckler, Personnel Dept. at (404) BAND & ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENTS: Substantial discounts— 434-0710, ext. 2113. (6) many 1/2 price. Extended payment plans & rentals available. Call toll free AMBULATORY SERVICES DIRECTOR: Our 608-bed, multi-sight (800) 346-4448 or write: Hamel Music Co., Box 184, Berrien Springs, MI teaching facility is seeking a qualified individual with a minimum of I yr. 49103. (6) current exp. as a director or 3 yrs. exp. as assistant director. A bachelor's SALES MANAGEMENT POSITION AVAILABLE: Medium size mfg. degree is required, master's & RN preferred. Please call collect Sharon co. wants exp. person to manage a dealer direct sales program & salesforce. Mason, Kettering Medical Center, (513) 296-7843. (6) States covered: Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska. Skills required: sales KETTERING MEDICAL CENTER is currently seeking an associate management, sales. Send resume to: P.O. Box 746, Milton-Freewater, OR director of nutrition services. Qualified candidates must he a registered 97862. (6) dietitian, having graduated from an accredited college in institutional man- MAKE NEW FRIENDS: Become Adventist RV Association hosts. You agement, dietetics, administrative dietition exp. is required. Please call or supply parking site, Water, electricity to self-contained travelers. Suggested forward resume to Carol Palmer, Kettering Medical Center, Kettering, OH compensation $8 nightly. Directory listing $7.50. Join now for 1986. Box 45429. (513) 296-7843. (6) 3728, Langley Park, MD 20787. (6) DIRECTOR OF NURSES for new 105-bed skilled facility. Construction WANT TO SHARE GOD'S LOVE? Come teach English & Bible on the to be completed by Oct. 1986. Communication, management, & marketing Texas-Mexican border. Requirements: Age 18-25. native English speaker, skills a must. Excellent salary & benefits. Send resume to: Ron Green, & can volunteer for 6 months to I yr. Send a postcard to: BIES DA Lan- Administrator, Chateau Village Living Center, Adventist Living Centers, 2 guage Programs, 225 E. Ilth St., Brownsville, TX 78520, & we'll send more Salt Creek Lane. Hinsdale. IL 60521. (6) info. (6)

Obituaries EDMISTER, Edna Edith, born March 3,1888, and died March 26. Mrs. Edmiste and her Christian Medical Center in Madison, Tenn. He is survived by his wife, Juliette, and one husband, Roy, moved to Grundy County, Tenn., in 1934 where Mrs. Edmister provided son, Ronald, of Madison. The services were held at the Madison Funeral Home by Erling much-needed medical services out of which grew the establishment of the Cumberland Odell, Miriam Russell and Gary Rusted. Heights Hospital. Mrs. Edmister served as Administrator until her retirement at age 78 at MOODY, Mae Rodgers, 82, of Sequatchie, Tenn., died March 13. She was a member of which time she moved to Jasper, Tenn. She is survived by her sons, Wilfred, of Monteagle, the Jasper church. Mrs. Moody is survived by three daughters, Mrs. John A. Burnette, Mrs. Tenn., Arthur, of Jasper, Tenn., and Melvin, of Altamonte Springs, Fla. W. E. McClanahan, and Mrs. John B. Edmonds, all of Sequatchie; seven grandchildren; FRANK, Berge Sparkman, of Hendersonville, N.C., passed to her rest on March 20 at and 11 great-grandchildren. Park Ridge Hospital in Hendersonville. She was born on Dec. 24,1889, in Alvord, Tex. She MOORE, Stachia Elizabeth, born Sept. 4, 1913, in Racquet Lake, N.Y., died March 5 in was a member of the Arden church. Those who will miss her most are: her two daughters, Orlando, Fla. She was a member of the Apopka Highland church, in Fla. Moore is survived Esther L. Brown, of Hendersonville, and Mary F. Davidson, of Dallas, Tex.; four grandchil- by her husband, Erwin; two daughters, Patricia Faller, of Apopka, Nancy Lee Ballweber, of dren; and four great-grandchildren. Services were conducted under the direction of Don Union Springs, N.Y.; three brothers, Winfield, of Hagerstown, Md., Harold, of Sarasota, Gettys and Leonard Wartzok. Fla., and Harry Dan, of Washington, D.C.; one sister, Mable Lee Kidwell, of Avon Park, Fla.; JEWETT, Paula Nell, was born May 5, 1946, in Graysville, Tenn., and passed to her rest six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. on March 15 at Tennessee Christian Medical Center, Madison, Tenn. Left to mourn her MYERS, Ethel Olive, was born on April 26, 1899, in Montezuma, Ohio, and died Nov. 3, loss are her husband, Dr. David Jewett; one daughter, Deena; two sons, Timothy and 1985, in Hialeah, Fla. She met and married Floyd Myers, a young minister. They served in Jonathon, all of Hendersonville, Tenn.; her parents, Paul and Nellie Walker, of Col- New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Pastor Myers passed away in 1946. She is legedale, Tenn.; and one sister, Donna Haerich. The services were conducted by Gary survived by. two daughters, Miriam Clarke, of Maitland, Fla., and Dorothy Worrow, of Rusted and Mark Dalton. Hialeah, Fla.; six grandsons; 10 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Leo Cochran. JONES, Oscar D., born Sept. 5,1893, and died Sept. 16, 1985, at his home at Little Creek, NEFF, Lucile Jack, born Oct. 26, 1907, in Mt. Jackson, Va., died March 26 in Sanford, near Knoxville, Tenn. "Pap" Jones was the first farmer, gardner and dairyman for thethen Fla. She was a member of the Sanford church. Neff is survived by her spouse, S. G. Neff; beginning Little Creek Sanitarium and academy, He is survived by his wife, Fleets Green sons, Bill Jack, R. J.Jack, and Albert L. Jack, all of Sanford; one daughter, Polly Smith, of Jones, of Little Creek; sons, Leonard and Milton Jones, of Knoxville; Darrell Jones, of Sanford; brother, Lee A. Nieswander, of Atlanta, Ga.; sisters, Roulette Lambden, of Crossville, Tenn.; Ancil Jones, of Hickory, N.C.; sister, Manie Pollard, of Maryville, Tenn.; Salem, Va., Mary Cowling, of Bluefield, W. Va.; 13 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; 14 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Interment was in Highland Memorial and one great-great-granddaughter. Cemetery in Knoxville. NELSON, Rena A., born June 20, 1927, in Tampa, Fla. died March 21 in Ocala, Fla. She LEE, Ellen Ahlstrom, of Cumberland Heights, Coalmont, Tenn., died Jan. 6 at her home. was a member of the Ocala church. Nelson has the distinct heritage of being a descendent She was born April 24, 1896, in St. Paul, Minn. She married Harold Lee in April, 1917. She of the Swiss reformer, Ulrich Zwingli. She is survived by her son, Gregory Allen Nelson; is survived by her husband Harold; daughters, Elaine Erickson, of Cumberland Heights and three sisters, Mary Bohannon, Ann Ratliff, and Joan Bragg. and Dorothy Lee, of Orlando, Fla.; grandson, Richard Erickson, of Collegedale, Tenn.; SILER, Valentine, born Feb. 14, 1928, in Canal Point, Fla., died March 6 in Plantation, granddaughter Sherry Thomas, of Monroe, Ohio; and four great-grandchildren. Services Fla. She was a member of the Plantation church. Siler is survived by her husband, Wymer were conducted by George Stevens with burial in Cumberland Heights Memorial Gar- Siler, Jr., of Davie, Fla.; sons, Joe L., of Newberry, Fla., and Wendell, of Sunrise, Fla.; one dens. daughter, Gale Hopkinson, of Citra, Fla.; and two sisters, 011ie Kap, of Vero Beach, Fla., LEONHARDT, Henry K., born Sept. 23, 1953, in Great Lakes, Ill., died March 21 in New and Verdie Hart, of Belle Glade, Fla. Ellenton, S.C. Surviving are: his parents, Edward H. and Janie Leonhardt, of Columbia, SNODGRASS, John N., was born in Stubenville, Ohio, on May 30,1905, and died April 3 S.C.; his grandmother, Gladys Leonhardt, of Columbia; his brother, Herman C. in Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. He was a member of the Rossville, Ga., church. Survivors include Leonhardt, of Branchville, S.C.; and his half-brother, John R. McLeod, of Phoenix, Ariz. his wife, Erline; two stepchildren, Captain Jimmy Compton and Betty Paul, both of Lake He was a member of the Camden, S.C., church. City, Fla.; and four step-grandchildren, Services were conducted by Robert Fancher with LUTTRELL, Lillian, was born July 28,1907, in Knoxville, Tenn., and died Dec. 30,1984, interment in Stevenson Cemetery, Stevenson, Ala. in Knoxville. She was a lifelong member of the Knoxville First church. She is survived by SPIVEY, Cecil R., was born Nov. 11, 1925, in Dale County, Ala., and died Feb. 23,1985, in her husband, B. E. (Sam) Burchard; daughters, Linda Dockery and Betty Lou Berean; one theJellico Community Hospital, Jellico, Tenn. He was a member of theJellico church. He sister; one brother; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Interment was at is survived by his wife, Ruth G. Spivey, of Jellico; one son, Rick Spivey, of Morristown, Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville. Tenn.; three daughters, Jan Campbell, Lisa Spivey, and Robin Williams, all of Orlando, McCRADY, Dorothy Lee, was born Nov. 16, 1908, in Blytheville, Ark., and died March 12 Fla. in Memphis, Tenn. She married Joseph Edward McCrady, Sr., April 19, 1927. He preceded STOHLMANN, Jean M., born Jan, 6,1927, in Ft. Wayne, Ind., died March 18 in Altamonte her in death Jan. 24,1986. She is survived by a son, Joseph Edward, Jr.; a daughter, Nellie Springs, Fla. She was a member of the Apopka Highland church in Fla. Stohlmann is Bishop; one sister, Virginia Johns; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. survived by three sons, Michael R. and James E., of Apopka, and Richard G., of Orlando, Funeral services were conducted by Edwin Shafer. Fla.; one daughter, Donna Stohlmann, of Orlando; her parents, Eugene L. and Goldie MENEES, Betty Jane, born in Nashville, Tenn., on May 22,1934, and passed to her rest Miller, of Eufaula, Ala. one brother, L. L. Miller, of Ft. Wayne, Ind.; and three grandchil- on Jan. 6 in Madison, Tenn. Survivors include her husband, Doyle; two daughters, Cinthia dren. Keil, of Madison and Cathy Menees, of Madison; her mother, Ruth Creson; one grandson; SUFFRIDGE, Charles Jackson, was born Dec. 5, 1917, and died Jan. 2, 1985, in Knox- and three brothers. Services were held at the Hermitage Funeral Home by Erling Odell and ville, Tenn. He was along-time member of the Knoxville First church. Survivors include his Gary Rustad. wife, Cora Suffridge; daughter, Sharon Kelsey, of Knoxville; son, Charles Suff ridge, of MINNER, Wendell, born March 31, 1921, and passed to his rest on Jan. 30 at Tennessee Texarkana, Tex.; and three grandchildren.

TWENTY-NINE COMMUNICATION SEMINAR

AUDIO-VISUAL: Explore methods of producing slide/tape programs, including scripting, photography. special effects, and more. Taught by Fred Land, former assistant communication director of the Georgia-Cumberland Conference and public relations consultant for Gordon Hospital. Choose beginners or advanced class. LAYOUT AND DESIGN: Learn to prepare camera-ready artwork for the printer, including typesetting, design and visual composition principles. Jane Marie Allen, director of public relations, Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, directs this workshop. MARKETING: Learn how to identify your target audience, determine its needs, and devise a method of improving the image and effectiveness of your organization. Fred Lee, vice-president for public relations and marketing at Florida Hospi- tal, Orlando, Florida, is the instructor.

NEWSWRITING: The basic course for every July 27-30 communicator. Learn to write articles newspaper editors will want to print with workshop instructor Carlos Medley, news editor for the ADVENTIST REVIEW. OF SEVEN 1- 1-1-DAY ADVENTISTS OPINION SURVEYS AND STATISTICS: F. Donald Yost, director of the General Conference A union-wide seminar for local church communication sec- office of archives and statistics, gives practical retaries, pastors, teachers, business and professional persons, instruction in how to write statistically valid opinion surveys, and then interpret them and benefit public relations directors, and others. Delegate slots are lim- from the results. ited. Applications are due by June 30. PHOTOJOURNALISM: Participants in this workshop must bring a 35-millimeter camera. • Choose 3 of the 10 workshops Olson Perry, photography instructor at Southern • 6 hours of instruction in each workshop College of Seventh-day Adventists, teaches the • Advanced classes available in audio-visual, art of taking a newsworthy photograph and basic photojournalism, and video/TV darkroom technique. Choose beginners or ad- • 4 challenging general sessions vanced class. • 3 field trips Continuing education credit available • PUBLIC RELATIONS: Victor Cooper, associate • Official delegates get free lodging and other benefits director of communication of the General Con- ference, explains how to create awareness and CONTACT your local conference director of communication goodwill through effective community involve- ment. (see page 31 for names, addresses, and phone numbers). Employees of SDA colleges and hospitals should contact the PUBLIC SPEAKING: Walter Pearson, pastor of Southern Union Conference Department of Communication. the 1,700-member Berean church in Atlanta, Georgia, tells how to become a dynamic. interest- ing, and motivational public speaker.

RADIOBROADCASTING: Learn how to put your church on the radio with Kenneth Brantley, president and general manager, WQXZ, Taylorsville, North Carolina. Includes getting the most for your money, writing and producing radio spots, and more. VIDEO AND TELEVISION: Explore this exciting field with David Brillhart, assistant director of communication and studio manager of the Gen- Owen A. Troy F. Clifford Port A. C. McClure eral Conference. Operate video equipment and president, director coordinator of Southern of communication, human relations, learn about methods, equipment, costs, getting Union Conference North American Life Care Centers on the air and more. Choose beginners or ad- Division of America vanced class.

THIRTY Volume 80, No. 6 June, 1986 in FILLMDOD

/ President, Southern Union Conference OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SOUTHERN UNION /VC" - 1 CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS evangelistic crusades annually. Elder and Mrs. McKinney have four boys. New Department Takes Shape SOUTHERN UNION Following the plan voted by the world CONFERENCE DIRECTORY church at the General Conference Session in 1985, the Southern Union Conference 3978 Memorial Drive has now established a Church Ministries Mail Address: P.O. Box 849 Metcalf Concludes More Than Department. The organizational change Decatur, Georgia 30031 42 Years of Service Telephone (404) 299-1832 was adopted by delegates to the recent Elder Harold E. Metcalf, ministerial sec- Union constituency meeting. This move is President A. C. McCLURE retary of the Southern Union for the past 24 an effort at streamlining service to the local Secretary W. D. SUMPTER years and a veteran of 42 years and 9 church through one department rather Associate Secretary R. P. PEAY Treasurer R. P. CENTER months in the ministry, has requested re- than five. The five which are being replaced Undertreasurer LEE D. BEERS tirement from these responsibilities. are: Personal Ministries, Sabbath School, His contributions to the work of the Youth Ministry, Stewardship, and Home Departments Church are numerous and include: direc- and Family. Communication G. A. POWELL tor of the Southern Union School of Bible Elder W. Maurice Abbott, Jr., was elected Education D. K. GRIFFITH Prophecy, author of The Magic of Tele- director of the new department, with Elder Inner Cities W. D. SUMPTER Ministerial 0. J. McKINNEY phone Evangelism, producer of the Basic Murray E. Joiner, Elder 0. J. McKinney, and Church Ministries, ASI W. M. ABBOTT, JR. Bible with Bible study helps included; a yet-to-be-named third person as as- Publishing G. S. CULPEPPER editor of Unlock Your Potential, a quarterly sociates. Abbott has served the union for Religious Liberty L. A. STOUT journal for ministers; author of lessons on the past seven years as personal ministries Health, Temperance R. P. PEAY Daniel and Revelation, evangelist, and pas- director. Joiner has been giving direction to tor. He has been a tireless soul winner and personal ministries and Sabbath school in Special Services 0. L. HEINRICH has had the privilege of leading thousands the South Central Conference, and has just to Christ and the Church in baptism. joined our staff. McKinney will carry these Trust Services Although he is now technically retired, responsibilities in addition to those previ- he continues to serve the Church as as- ously mentioned. Director GLENN E. SMITH Contact your local conference Trust sociate pastor of the Stone Mountain The purpose of forming the Church Services representative. church in the Atlanta area, where he and his Ministries Department is to enable the production of materials and service, focus- PARTNERSHIP WITH GOD wife, Marjorie, reside. In behalf of the members throughout the ing upon the needs of the member rather Southern Union, we express appreciation than segmented activities. Obviously, local for the dedicated service of Harold and church activity through Sabbath school, Local Conference Directory Marjorie Metcalf. Pathfinders, etc., will continue, but will CAROLINA - R. S. Folkenberg, president; W. Benny McKinney Heads find their needs better served through Moore, Jr., secretary; A. L. Ingram, treasurer; 6000 coordination provided by the Church Conference Drive (P.O. Box 25848), Charlotte, Ministerial Department Ministries Department. North Carolina 28212. Telephone (704) 535-6720. Elder 0. J. McKinney has been elected The General Conference action calls for a Adventist Book Center - Telephone (704) 535- ministerial secretary of the Southern Union 6728. similar change to be made in local confer- Conference. Since 1980 he has been as- FLORIDA - M. D. Gordon, president; 0. 0. ences in the near future. Graham, secretary; R. L. Walden, treasurer; 616 E. sociate ministerial secretary, as well as Rollins Street (P.O. Box 1313), Orlando, Florida Stewardship Department director. He 32802. Telephone (305) 898-7521. Adventist Book began his ministry in the South Atlantic Center - 2420 Camden Road (P.O. Box 1313), Or- Conference and was pastor-evangelist in lando, Florida 32802. Telephone (305) 898-8974. GEORGIA-CUMBERLAND- W. A. Geary, president; numerous districts. He also served as de- Don L. Aalborg, secretary; Errol Eder, treasurer; partmental director in both the South At- 1-75 at Highway 156 (P.O. Box 12000), Calhoun, lantic and Southeastern conferences. Georgia 30701. Telephone (404) 629-7951. Adventist Our new ministerial secretary is an ar- 4Agi Book Center - 4003 Memorial Drive, Decatur, dent soul winner and conducts several Metcalf McKinney A: • • Joiner Georgia 30032. Telephone (404) 299-1191. GULF STATES - R. R. Hallock, president; secretary; Marvin Glantz, treasurer; 6450 Atlanta Highway (P.O. Box 17100), Montgomery, Alabama 36193. Telephone (205) 272-7493. Adventist Book Center. KENTUCKY-TENNESSEE - C. L. Shankel, president; J. W. Clarke, secretary; D. L. Hilderbrandt, Jr., Staff treasurer; 850 Conference Dr., Goodlettsville, Tennessee 37072 (P.O. Box 459, Madison, Tennes- Editor GEORGE A. POWELL see 37115). Telephone (615) 859-1391. Adventist Managing Editor GARY L. IVEY Book Center -- 600 Hospital Road (P.O. Box 1277), Madison, Tennessee 37115. Telephone (615) 865- Circulation JACQUELINE NASH 9109. Design and Production ALLEN J. OLSEN SOUTH ATLANTIC - R. B. Hairston, president; V. J. Layout Artist LINDA ANDERSON McDONALD Mendinghall, secretary; J. A. Simons, treasurer; 294 Hightower Road, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30318. Contributing Editors Telephone (404) 792-0535. Adventist Book Center Carolina - HERB CRAWLEY I. J. JOHNSON - South Central - Morris Brown Station, Box 92447, Atlanta, Geor- Florida - VOLKER HENNING ROY R. BROWN - Southeastern gia 30314. Telephone (404) 792-0535. Georgia-Cumberland - G. N. KOVALSKI JANE ALLEN - SOUTH CENTRAL - C. E. Dudley, president; J. W. Gulf States - ALICE VOORHEIS Adventist Health System / Sunbelt McCoy, secretary; F. N. Crowe, treasurer; 715 Kentucky-Tennessee - LYLE C. ANDERSON DONALD WOOD - Oakwood College Young's Lane (P.O. Box 24936), Nashville, Tennes- see 37202. Telephone (615) 226-6500. Adventist South Atlantic - S. E. GOODEN VINITA SAUDER - Southern College Book Center. Publisher SOUTHERN UNION CONFERENCE SOUTHEASTERN -1.A. Edgecombe, president; R. R. Brown, secretary; D. A. Walker, treasurer; 180 SOUTHERN TIDINGS is published monthly at The College Press, Collegedale, Tennessee 37315. Second-class postage North Westmonte Drive (P.O. Box 340), Altamonte paid at Collegedale, Tennessee 37315. Subscription rate-five dollars per year. Correspondence should be sent to Springs, Florida 32714. Telephone (305) 869-5264. SOUTHERN TIDINGS, Box 849, Decatur, GA 30031. New subscriptions and changes of address should be reported to the local church clerk. POSTMASTERS, send form 3579 to SOUTHERN TIDINGS, Box 849, Decatur, GA 30031.

THIRTY-ONE Retire to 'Tennessee and live just minutes from Southern College. Adventists are finding a lovely retirement community that keeps them in touch with other Adventist friends, programs, and Adventist events. It's located in Chattanooga and called Hickory Valley. It's a community for active seniors who are seeking more out of life. The location, only a few miles from Southern College, makes it an ideal place to call home. Points of interest about the Hickory Valley area: • Close to Southern College and its full calendar of programs. • Several SDA Churches nearby, including the beautiful Collegedale Church. • Complete Book & Bible House and vegetarian shopping at College Village Plaza, • Near the Smokey Mountains—the most visited National Park in the United States. • Enjoy the change of seasons—where it rarely snows! • Vegetarian diets accommodated at the Hickory Valley dining room. • Located at the crossroads of the South. Three miles from the junction of 1-75, 1-24, and 1-59. Living is a luxury at Hickory Valley. • No costly buy-ins. Residences are rented by the month and one monthly fee covers all services and 30 meals a month. 24-hour security. • Free scheduled transportation to shopping, banks, and other areas of resident interest. • Call collect (615) 855-0508 for information about becoming a part of this wonderful Tennessee retirement community,

NAY. RETIREMENT CENTER

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