Pacific Union Recorder for 1962
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Pad fr &ow Make your offering AUGUST 11 1:100401M.111311E a OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS liberal one ARIZONA • CALIFORNIA • HAWAII NEVADA • UTAH for the VOL. 62 ANGWIN, CALIFORNIA, AUGUST 6, 1962 NO. 4 needs of the women to be selective in TV viewing for themselves and their families. Funda- OAKWOOD COLLEGE The Book of Life mental to long-range improvement of TV is the need for a more discriminating audi- My wife and I were asked by the Gen- in life because he could not cross the ocean ence. eral Conference brethren to come to New and tell of Jesus' love. His wisdom would "Dr. S. Franklin Mack, executive direc- York to help out in our eastern Welfare provide a way. The writer of Hebrews puts tor of the Broadcasting and Film Commis- Depot. On our arrival one of the first it well, "cod having provided some better sion of the National Council of Churches things I did was to do a little browsing thing for us . ." In this case, that better of Christ, said he feels the viewing public than twelve 'intelligent, constructive' let- around. Down in one of the drawers of the thing might be your local welfare society. is 'guilty of irresponsibility' when it does ters a week from viewers. 'Send more. En- office desk I found a book—not an impres- Here you can go and give the same num- not demand better programming and does courage people to write. It would have sive looking book. It was not written in ber of hours you once longed to give in not applaud the good shows it has seen. a sweeping effect,' he declared." (Italics fancy poetry or eloquent prose. It was a mission lands. Here with willing hands He said the public must 'mobilize discrim- supplied. ) simple record of the hours of free, loving you can fold the love of Jesus into bundles inative support for, as well as against.' Are you as a Seventh-day Adventist and service rendered to the Master by many of of clean clothing, send it to our New York "During an afternoon question-and-an- a good citizen making your opinion count? His loyal and devoted saints here on earth. or Watsonville, California, depot and on swer session, Mr. Irving Gitlin, executive Have you said "thank you" to your nearest Men and women, who after putting in long to the lands you once wished to visit. And producer, creative projects, NBC - TV, radio station carrying the Voice of Proph- hard hours in the home, the office, the fac- here the people you once wished to speak urged members of the audience to write ecy and "thank you" to the TV outlet car- tory, or the shop, had found time, had to of Jesus' love can see it in visible, tan- their local station managers if they expect rying Faith for Today? taken time, to do valiant service for their gible form. Yes, this may be the better to see more cultural programming in small- If your station does not carry the tele- Lord. thing God has provided for us. market TV. 'You'll be surprised at the cast, write to the program director of your Many of these names appeared on al- "But," you say, "if welfare work is all response,' he said. favorite channel requesting it. Your letter most every page for years back. These I do my name will never appear among the "Underlining Mr. Gitlin's observation, might make the program possible in your people had given much of their lives in joy- great and mighty. It will never be across Frank J. Shakespeare, Jr., until recently area. ous service to their Lord. In this they had the front pages of our newspapers. No vice president and general manager of ERNEST N. WENDTH, Director, found their joy. I was especially impressed bronze statue will ever be erected on a WCBS-TV, New York, said that while he Station Relations, with one name, that of Sister Emilie Wolfe. mountain peak or city square to perpetuate was with the station he received no more Faith for Today. Her name appeared as much as two or my memory. These little deeds of love— three times on one page. I just thought, the cleaning, mending, boxing, and ship- wouldn't it be interesting to know how ping of clothes to the clothing depots—will many of God's suffering children around never be scrolled on tablets of enduring the world had been blessed as the result of stone." Pirigifffifigiifik / I the loving service of this sister? Only You are propably right. They may heaven knows how many in heathen lands never even appear in the union paper, saw for the first time the love of Jesus in much less in the Review or Go magazine, these neatly folded garments. but if they appear in God's Book of Life, what else matters? Yes, this book told a thrilling story of M. H. JENSEN. love, loyalty, and devotion. To me it was a little book of life here on earth. It thrilled my soul to know that in this great money- Have You Made seeking, pleasure-loving city, God has His Your Opinion Count? seven thousand who have not bowed the Criticism from the public is being wel- knee to Baal. He knows who they are, comed today by the management of radio every one by name. I believe that in His and television stations. This was recently Book of Life the same names, the same reported in Broadcasting, a leading trade number of hours appear as appeared in journal. that little book in the office desk. "The Seventh-day Adventists will be interested book of life contains the good deeds of in sections of this article entitled "Your the saints."—Early Writings, p. 52. Opinions Count" which was printed on When I get to heaven I trust that God page 80 of the March 5 issue. will grant me the privilege of browsing "If the American public is dissatisfied through His record book. I am sure I will with programming why doesn't it let broad- find this the most revealing and inspiring casters know? book ever penned. Here I would find the "Members of the National Council of names of many men and women who had Women of the United States, meeting at an never preached a sermon from the pulpit. all-day conference on broadcasting in New No, it was the Master's will that they live York, February 27, were urged by radio-TV their sermons on the farm, in the kitchen, spokesmen to write or call the nearest sta- at the office, in the factory, beside the bed tion with constructive suggestions for the of the sick and dying. Here would be the improving of programming standards. names of many others who had longed to "A speakers' panel agreed that the pub- NEW ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AT PACIFIC PRESS—At a ceremony held in Mountain View, step out from the crowd and witness in an lic must lend a hand if program quality is California, on July 13, ground was broken for the new Pacific Press administration building. In the picture, General Manager Robert P. Rowe points to drawing of the building. Others, from left to right, outstanding way for their Lord. They had to be uplifted. are Harold Boyd, the Seventh-day Adventist contractor in charge of construction; Morris Beddoe, press longed to cross the ocean and tell the story "In an address during the morning ses- maintenance chief; Mountain View City Manager John T. O'Halloran; Mountain View Mayor C. "Mort" of Jesus' love to the waiting millions in sion, Louis Hausman, director, Television Moore; Chamber of Commerce Manager Donald J. Rose; and Pacific Press Secretary-Treasurer Leonard heathen lands, but instead they were called Information Office, said: 'In your positions F. Bohner. The two-story, 20,000-square-foot building is scheduled for occupancy in February 1963. of leadership and influence, you can en- It will be of modern design, with aluminum and glass front. Since 1904, when the Pacific Press was upon to minister to the need at their door. moved to Mountain View from Oakland, the plant has been remodeled and expanded many times. However, our God of love would not courage and stimulate a steady and increas- The new building will provide needed space to relieve crowded conditions in treasury, editorial, and want one of His children to be disappointed ing demand for excellence.' He also urged art departments, and will provide space for future growth.—Richard H. Utt. Baled hay on the school farm at Prescott. This is Aiea Vacation Bible School the second cutting and produced one and one half tons per acre. The school farm manager, Mr. The Aiea Sabbath School conducted a R. L. Vipond, expects three cuttings this season that will produce approximately four tons per very successful Vacation Bible School un- acre for the season. The soil is fertile and the der the direction of Mrs. Joyce Villegas outlook is good. during the weeks of June 25 to 29 and July 1 to 6. Fifty-seven lively youngsters eagerly participated in the daily program Saguaro Nature Club planned for them. The children were captivated by the The Saguaro Nature Club and MV story which was told by Elder Mayberry Department of the Arizona Conference each day after the song service. The story invite one and all to a weekend of family Waimanalo Church kept them guessing to the very end.