NORTH PAC//71" UN/ON NOVEMBER 13, 1964 01Mal °yen °frit, North Pail& Unica avncreace of -fiventh-day Adoentar VOL. 59, NO. 44 COLLEGE PLACE, WASHINGTON NEW UNION CONFERENCE PRESIDENT The North Pacific Union Conference Eastern Division and at the time of the Committee met in Portland, Oregon, Cleveland General Conference Session on Tuesday, November 3, to elect a he was elected president of the Atlan- successor to Elder C. A. Striven who tic Union Conference. In both fields faithfully served the union as president all phases of church work prospered for seventeen years prior to his death under his leadership. on October 28. After prayerful con- Married in June of 1937 to Margaret sideration, the brethren invited Elder Estelle Rollins of Indianola, Nebraska, W. J. Hackett, president of the Atlantic the Hacketts have two stalwart sons Union Conference, to assume this im- who are active in denominational serv- portant responsibility. We are happy ice. Devoted and happy Christians, to inform our members that Elder Elder and Sister Hackett impart con- Hackett has accepted the invitation fidence and courage to those whom and will be taking up his new duties they serve. We know that our North in the very near future. Pacific members will learn to love and While born and trained in the mid- appreciate this dedicated family. west—Nebraska and Union College— Elder Hackett is busy closing his Elder Hackett's denominational serv- work in the East and will be moving ice has taken him to various sections shortly into the "City of Roses." Any of the United States and the overseas correspondence relating to the president mission fields. His experience as a of the North Pacific Union Conference pastor, evangelist, educational and should be directed to W. J. Hackett, Missionary Volunteer departmental 1544 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd., Portland, secretary and Division Ministerial Oregon, 97214. Secretary prepared him for the exact- ing demands of denominational admin- Hackett was elected president of the THEODORE CARCICH istrative leadership. In 1956 Elder North Philippine Union in the Far Vice President, North America LOST, $362,220.29! to God's cause, and there is no estimate WILLIAM J. HARRIS, Associate Secretary of the tragic loss to thousands of absentees. General Conference Sabbath School Department Our 296,290 attending Sabbath School A few years ago the news media even that is not the greatest loss, for members gave $1,793,814.71 during the were reporting the story of a man who think of the spiritual loss such missing second quarter of 1964. But if the po- had found, in the members suffer, and the danger of loss tential membership of the Sabbath gutter of the of eternal life to some, and perhaps School had been present there would street near his many, of these missing members. have been 368,522 members to swell home, a money One of the first steps toward apostasy the offering. Allowing about ten per bag containing is absenting oneself from meeting in cent for unavoidable absenteeism, more than $240,- God's house with God's people on the there should have been some 331,670 000. All agreed it Sabbath. The Spirit of Prophecy points Sabbath School members attending in- was quite a find. out that by forsaking the assembling stead of 296,290. Thus these additional But here is a of ourselves together we soon lose in- 36,852 missing members would have in- story about losing terest in meetings and our love for the creased the offering some $362,220.29 —not find i ng— truth, and unless there is a change such if they had given at the same rate as three hundred will come under the black banner of that given by those who did attend. thousand dollars. Satan. See Testimonies, Vol. 1, p. 548. Yes, you have Think, too, of the many mission re- Let us seek to widen the flow of guessed it, for that is part of the money quests that must be refused because Sabbath School blessings and increase that is lost to God's cause and to mis- funds that absentees from Sabbath the flow of funds to needy mission sion advance because of the large num- School might have given have never fields through a more faithful attend- ber of Sabbath School members who • been received. Think of blessings lost ance at Sabbath School. And may are absent week by week from Sab- through failure of our people to be- every effort be made to reclaim these bath School. Yes, it amounts to more come liberal givers all because of missing members both for their own than three hundred thousand dollars absences from Sabbath School. Indeed, soul's sake and for the additional every quarter! Amazing, isn't it? But much more than $300,000 has been lost blessing it would bring to God's cause. NORTH PACIFIC UNION GLEANER CORRECTION In the listing of service pastors on Editor: Mrs. Ione Morgan page 12 of the November 6 GLEANER Phone: JAckson 5-6030, Walla Walla is one incorrect address. Under Nor- Managing Editor: L. W. Crooker folk, Virginia, the pastor's address Phone: BElmont 5-4121, Portland should read: Elder Jerome Lastine, 5513 Stewart Drive, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23456. Second class postage paid at College Place, Washington. Published weekly, 50 issues each year. Subscription price $1.00 a year. IDAHO NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORS: All articles. pictures, and classified ads must be channeled through your local conference secretary- Evangelism Continues treasurer. Copy mailed directly to the Gleaner will be sent to the conference involved. (Man- The Spirit of Evangelism is spread- uscripts originating outside the North Pacific Union Territory must be sent to the Union ing to all parts of the conference. In Conference office in Portland, Ore.) Material addition to the meetings announced in for publication must reach the Gleaner office the October 9 GLEANER, on Monday preceding the date of issue. Elder Gary Patterson is holding meetings in Long Creek and Brethren R. E. Parks and CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Send your new address with ZIP CODE NUM- Harold Hall are preaching the message BER, to North Pacific Union Gleaner, in Baker. Box 248, College Place, Wash. 99324. Attend the evangelistic meetings Three generations of Christian edu- Include old address as it appeared with your friends. Invite your neigh- on previous issues (if possible send cation at Auburn Academy are repre- bors and pray earnestly that God's address label). sented in the above picture. Left to Spirit will bless every effort for good. right are Melinda Fiedler, academy POSTMASTERS: Send Form 3579 GEORGE W. LISCOMBE to North Pacific Union Gleaner, Box freshman; Mr. Jay McCombs, Melinda's 248, College Place, Wash. 99324. grandfather, and academy student in 1919-'22; and Mrs. Patricia McCombs NORTH PACIFIC WASH I N GTO N Fiedler, Melinda's mother, an academy UNION CONFERENCE DIRECTORY student in 1944-'45. 1544 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd., Portland, Ore. 97214 Auburn Academy Attended Phone: BElmont 5-4121 grandfather, Jay McCombs, helped to By Three Generations build the original academy and was a President W J Hackett Since its founding as Western Wash- student from 1919-22. Secretary-Treasurer L. W. Crooker ington Missionary Academy in 1919, Mr. McCombs has interesting recol- Auditor E S Humann Auburn Academy has played an im- lections of the academy's early years. Educational J. T. Porter portant part in the educational plans The first administration building also Educational Assistant . T. W. Walters served as dormitory for both boys and MV, National Servicemen's Organization of three generations of students. Mel- and Temperance Ed Webb inda Fiedler, academy freshman, can girls. The classrooms and administra- Publishing Department . C. P. Lampson trace her family history to the first tive offices separated the dormitories. Home Missionary, Radio-TV, Self-supporting Year of academy operation. Her moth- The ill-fated first building burned to Institutions and Medical D. E. Caslow er, Patricia McCombs Fiedler, attended the ground May 6, 1921, and that sum- Sabbath School and Public Relations B M. Preston Auburn Academy in 1944-'45. Melinda's mer Mr. McCombs helped to build the Religious Liberty and present administration building on the Industrial Relations L. E. Biggs old site. Coming Soon In the early days comforts were few. The academy water supply was hauled LOCAL CONFERENCE DIRECTORY JOSEPHINE C. EDWARDS to the campus. At times two or three Writer would wash in the same wash pan to ALASKA—J. C. Hanson, President; A. C. Reed, Associate Treasurer; 718 Barrow Street, An- Missionary save water. Electricity was produced chorage, Alaska 99501. Telephone, BRoadway Teacher by a gasoline engine connected by belt 6-2232. Lecturer to a dynamo. When the belt slipped, IDAHO—G. W. Liscombe, President; J. W. the lights flickered. Mr. McCombs Griffin, Secretary-Treasurer; P. 0. Box 2238. An inspirational account of experi- Boise, Idaho 83701. Telephone, 342-2651. ences, dedication and faith. You recalls that three boys slept in the will want to be there. third-floor hall because of crowded MONTANA—A. J. Gordon, President; J. 0. conditions. Emmerson, Secretary-Treasurer; P. 0. Box Saturday night, 7:30, November 21 743, Bozeman, Mont. 59715. Telephone, 587-3101 Many of the first academy students and 587-3102. Make wills and bequests payable were quite old because their educa- to the Montana Conference Association of SEATTLE JUNIOR ACADEMY Seventh-day Adventists. 2610 Nob Hill tional plans had been interrupted by Seattle, Wash. military service in World War I. Edu- OREGON—Henry L. Rudy, President; Vernon J. Jester, Secretary-Treasurer• 605 S.E. 39th Everyone Welcome ation was taken quite seriously, and Ave., Portland, Ore.