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Adventist Review SOUTHWESTERN UNION ReCO Christ-Centered Messages from the Hour of Prophecy THE HOUR OF PROPHECy. • November Is Thanksgiving Letter Month at the Hour of Prophecy RECORD REVIEW, November 1, 1979 — 12A Focus on the Cover November Is Letter Month at the Hour of Prophecy November is Thanksgiving month in the United States. It's we stop doing that we might as well sell our building and drop also letter month at the Hour of Prophecy each year. This our name. article is our letter to you, reporting God's blessings on our Production costs are about the same whether we produce a radio ministry during the past 12 months and thanking you for program for one station or 100. Once a program has been your loyal support. During the next few weeks we invite you to recorded the only extra cost for additional stations is more write and tell us of God's blessings in your life during the past tapes and the postage to mail them. Also, our overhead costs year. (utilities, secretarial, custodial, etc.) are the same regardless of Some of the most dramatic advances in the history of the the number of stations carrying our program. Hour of Prophecy took place since we last reported to you One of the easiest places to cut back is on the number of through the pages of the Southwestern Union Record. stations over which we air our daily and weekly sermons. A Most important, our building program is now complete. We Unfortunately, this means cutting back on the spread of the have 3,200 square feet of space in the front part of our building which is used for offices and a large display room. The back wing, with the same dimensions, has two floors. This gives us a top floor with 3,200 feet of work space and a basement with 3,200 feet for storage. Because of your generosity we dedicated this building com- pletely free of debt in April of this year. Elder Willis Hackett, a vice-president of the General Conference, flew to Texas as our guest speaker for the dedication ceremonies. Jerry Freeman of Joshua, Texas, produced the first radio program for the Hour of Prophecy back in 1967. For several years he donated his time and equipment so that these mes- sages could stay on the air. In February of this year we invited Jerry to affiliate with the Hour of Prophecy as a full-time (Left) Mrs. Wilma Thrower, secretary; and Elder Bob Thrower, director; worker. We are thankful, and very fortunate, that he said yes. (Center) Jerry Freeman, engineer; (Right) Debbie Monroe, secretary. His experience in program production has proved invaluable in our recording and engineering rooms. gospel. We ought to be adding, not cutting back! Unless In spite of the heavy construction costs to complete our otherwise indicated, all funds received between now and the headquarters building, we have been able to maintain our full end of 1979 will be used to meet our full budget objective for level of radio evangelism. This year's budget of $180,000 (none 1979. of which went for construction) is one of the highest we've ever Some may wish to contribute to two small projects: a flagpole had at the Hour of Prophecy. in our front yard and a retaining wall along the driveway on the We do face a major financial problem, however. As of this east side of our building. Neither of these projects will cost writing we are about $13,000 short of meeting our budget for more than a few hundred dollars. 1979. Failure to meet this budget between now and the end of Thank you for your generous support in the past. Pray for 1979 will mean cutting back in 1980. Unfortunately, the options the ministry of the Hour of Prophecy. And drop us a line during for cutting back are few. November. Bob Thrower, Director, Our major business is the production of radio messages. If Hour of Prophecy. Spotlight on Soul Winning 90% Increase in Altus Church Membership A Elder H. B. Petry, speaker for the PEACE FOR LIFE CRU- SADE, held a successful series of meetings in the Altus church during the month of September. Elder Christy Taylor, district pastor, said that 2,000 brochures requesting Daniel and Revela- tion were handed out by the church members a month before the crusade. Elders Petry and Taylor spent two weeks of pre- crusade visiting to cultivate many of the interests. The Lord blessed in a wonderful way as 23 new members joined the 25-member church. Neville Harcombe, Communications Director, Oklahoma Conference. Part of the new members that joined the Altus church. 12B — REVIEW, November 1, 1979 RECORD General News Special Notice Adventist Schools Regarding Are God's Workshops Religious Liberty Proposed revisions in guidelines DR. BOYD E. OLSON, Director, Office of Education, Southwestern Union Conference. for employers for accommodating religious observance and practice Is Cleanliness Next "In the performance of these duties have just been published in the Fed- careless, neglectful, disorderly habits eral Register by the Equal Employ- to Godliness? should be overcome; for unless cor- ment Opportunity Commission. rected, these habits will be carried into Ninety days has been allotted for One often hears the old cliche that every phase of life, and the life will be public comment after which the "cleanliness is next to Godliness." How spoiled for usefulness, spoiled for true commission will issue the guidelines often we have recited this to our children missionary work. Unless corrected with in final form with any changes result- when baths to them seemed unneces- ing from the comments. perseverance and resolution they will Letters to EEOC, especially from sary and scrubbing behind the ears was a overcome the student for time and eter- those who are having or who have total waste of time. This cliche has proba- nity. The young should be encouraged to had serious Sabbath problems, bly never helped to clean up a child. form correct habits in dress, that their would be most helpful to the EEOC. The Bible does not list cleanliness as a appearance may be neat and attractive; A brief mention of your problem, and trait below Godliness. God rather places they should be taught to keep their gar- encouragement for enacting the it with or as a part of Godliness. Consider ments clean and neatly mended. guidelines, will help offset some of the children of Israel as they prepared for "Notice for yourself if all things in your the expected unfavorable comments their encounter with God while in the room are spotless and in order, that from some employers. Your letters wilderness. The Lord had told his should be addressed to: Marie D. nothing there may be an offense to God, Wilson, Executive Secretariat, Equal prophet Moses, "Lo, I come unto thee in but that when holy angels shall pass Employment Opportunity Commis- a thick cloud." Moses then instructed the through your room, they may be led to sion, 2401 E Street, NW, Washing. people, "The Lord will come down in the linger because attracted by the prevailing ton, DC 20506. sight of all the people upon Mt. Sinai." As order and cleanliness." J. N. Morgan, Director, Religious a part of this meeting with God, there An interesting study is to use a com- Liberty and Public Affairs, was to not only be a preparation by sanc- plete Bible concordance and look up Southwestern Union. tifying the heart, but there was also to be statements where the Bible uses the a physical cleansing. "And the Lord said word clean or cleanse. There are many. unto Moses, Go unto the people and One will find such gems as, "Be ye clean sanctify them today and tomorrow and that bear the vessels of the Lord." Isaiah Huguley let them wash their clothes." Thus we 52:11. "The fear of the Lord is clean, Memorial know that an important ingredient of enduring forever." Psalms 19:9. "Create sanctification is keeping clean. in me a clean heart, 0 God." Psalms Hospital Part of the work of education it to 51:10. teach the students to be clean — clean No, cleanliness is not next to Godli- inwardly and outwardly. The two go ness, it is part of Godliness and a very SHEREE PARRIS NUDD, Correspondent together. A state fire inspector, while vis- important part. Civic Advisory Council iting a Seventh-day Adventist boarding I. academy, asked to see all of the students' Bill Conner, chairman of Hearing rooms. As the tour was being made, he Health Group Inc., was recently elected told the principal that a part of his work as Civic Advisory Council chairman of was to see that the dormitory rooms Attention Secretaries Huguley Memorial Hospital at the coun- were kept clean and in order. "This," he The Certified Professional Secretary test cil's initial meeting. said, "is not only to prevent fires, but if will be given Thursday and Friday, May 1, 2, the room is dirty, disorganized and 1980, at Andrews University, Oakwood Conner is the former chairman of the College, and Walla Walla College for all board of Texas Christian University and unkept, the mind will also have a ten- Sabbatarians. is now chairman of the board, emeritus, dency to be dirty and unkept." at TCU. The counsel of the Lord also supports You may make application by writing to: The Advisory Council will provide a this philosophy. Note the inspired state- The Institute for Certifying link with the community through its ment from the book Counsels on Educa- Secretaries members, it will help Huguley identify its tion, pp.