official organ of the Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Pacific Union Revolving Fund Can Use Additional Money As we approach the end of another year and a new year begins, we find we can use additional funds for the Pacific Union Revolving Fund. This fund, as you know, is composed of money that we have received from our church members and friends which is reloaned to various churches, schools, hospitals, etc., as in- terim financing for building programs un- til pledges have been paid. PACIFIC UNION ARIZONA • CALIFORNIA • HAWAII • NEVADA • UTAH We invite our people and friends to send additional funds on the basis of a promissory note at the rate of four and VOL. 67 ANGWIN, CALIFORNIA, DECEMBER 18, 1967 NO. 23 one-half percent interest, paid semi-an- nually. These funds are reloaned to our churches, schools, and institutions at in- terest as low as five percent. You can see The Spirit of Christmas Is Here — Remember Your Thirteenth Sabbath Gift to Jesus that this is a tremendous help to our build- ing program. The spirit of Christmas is here. Per- being large and liberal givers to the needs everyone will feel good about—and God With the large number of requests for haps the spirit of heaven is most exempli- of the church around the world. Now bless you, the giver, on December 23, funds facing our local committees, we it's time for Christmas which means more Christmas Thirteenth Sabbath. fied by the Christmas spirit—the spirit would appreciate receiving your funds for CLARENCE C. KOTT, Secy., of making people around you happy and liberal giving. this purpose, with the understanding that Sabbath School Department, comfortable, and of giving the best you we would pay interest from January 1, WHY? Because we need the blessing. Pacific Union Conference. can. 1968, on any funds received up to Jan- In our Christian society Seventh-day WHY? The needs have been revealed uary 10. Adventists maintain a unique position of to us from week to week. It will be a pleasure to hear from you WHY? There will never be a more and to receive your checks. Christmas Program "Bells of opportune time. ALVIN G. MUNSON, Treasurer, Bethlehem" in Pacific Union Pacific Union Conference. Many thousands of persons throughout "Whenever God's people, in any period of the Pacific Union Conference will be the world, have cheerfully and willingly hearing a Seventh-day Adventist-prepared carried out His plan in systematic benevo- Christmas program, "Bells of Bethlehem," lence and in gifts and offerings, they have Thirteenth Sabbath on a large number of radio stations between realized the standing promise that pros- coming now and Christmas. perity should attend all their labors just in December 23, 1967 The program, produced by the General proportion as they obeyed His require- Conference's new Audio-Visual Service ments. When they acknowledged the under the direction of :Elder J. Orville claims of God, and complied with His re- New Assistant Auditor Begins quirements, honoring Him with their sub- Iversen, former radio-television secretary of Work in the Pacific Union the Pacific Union Conference, will feature stance, their barns were filled with plenty. A new assistant auditor has recently a tour through the city of Bethlehem at But when they robbed God in tithes and joined the ranks of the busy auditors of the Christmas season. in offerings, they were made to realize that the Pacific Union Con- A list of the 66 stations which have re- they were not only robbing Him but them- ference. He is Leon F. ceived "Bells of Bethlehem" is provided selves; for He limited His blessings to Sanders, formerly for your convenience. Please check local them, just in proportion as they limited treasurer and Book and newspaper radio logs for date and time their offerings to Him."—Testimonies, vol. This view of the Marienhoehe campus at Darmstadt, Bible House manager "Bells of Bethlehem" may be aired in your 3, page 395. Germany, shows the entrance to the main build- of the Wyoming Con- area: Who is the center of your affection here ing of the Seminary. In the background is the ference of Seventh-day in life? Why not give a gift to Jesus equal high school building, and in the foreground the ARIZONA Adventists. KPIN, Casa Grande KA70, Safford to the gift you give to the one on earth well-known fountain. The students and faculty at KAAA, Kingman KVOA, Tucson who is dearest to you? this school, one of three institutions in the Central A native of Terre KNOT, Prescott KINO, Winslow European Division to benefit from the Christmas Haute, Indiana, Broth- It's Christmas—make your Thirteenth Thirteenth Sabbath Offering overflow, are antici- HAWAII Sabbath Christmas gift to Jesus one that pating a much-needed domestic building. er Sanders graduated KIKI, Honolulu KTRG, Honolulu from Union College, Leon F. Sanders CALIFORNIA Lincoln, Nebraska, in KCNO, Alturas KKAR, Pomona Church State Council Awards Dinner Held in San Francisco 1959 with a Bachelor of Science degree KAVR, Apple Valley KWOW, Pomona Some 500 persons gathered in the Hil- The event, which drew leaders of gov- in business administration. KQMS, Redding K ROP, Brawley From June 1959 until July 1960, he KBBQ, Burbank KRDG, Redding ton Hotel in San Francisco recently for ernment, business, and religion, was the KICO, Calexico KVCV, Redding the second annual Awards Dinner of the second annual occasion on which the Sev- served as assistant Book and Bible House KCAL.-FM, Redlands KPAY, Chico Church State Council, religious liberty enth-day Adventist Church has honored manager of the Arkansas-Louisiana Con- KGRB-AM, City of KRCK, Ridgecrest action arm of the Seventh-day Adventist persons who have made a significant con- ference. In July 1960 he joined the staff Industry KACE, Riverside tribution to the cause of religious liberty. KBOB-FM, City of KBBL-FM, Riverside Church. of the White Memorial Hospital in Los Industry KJMUFM, Sacramento At the Awards Dinner it was revealed Angeles as cashier and served in this KOLI, Coalinga KRSA, Salinas that the Church State Council's "Thomas capacity until December 1963, when he KPLY, Crescent City KVCR FM, Jefferson Award" had been conferred began his work in the Wyoming Confer- KRDW, Dinuba San Bernardino shortly before the San Francisco gathering KXO, El Centro KDEO San Diego ence. KRED, Eureka KGB, San Diego on Illinois Senator Everett M. Dirksen, for Married to the former Doris Helen KDAC, Fort Bragg KBRG-FM, the contribution he has made to the tradi- Browning, Brother Sanders is the father of KEAP, Fresno San Francisco tional American concepts of religious lib- KIRV, Fresno KFAX, San Francisco three childen—Ronald, nine; Cheryl, eight; erty. and Teresa, one. KNGS, Hanford KEEN, San Jose KTYM, Inglewood KCSM-FM, San Mateo Although unable to attend the Awards Brother Sanders brings to his new posi- KBVM, Lancaster KYMS-FM, Santa Ana Dinner in person, Senator Dirksen spoke KSDA--FM, La Sierra KDB AM-FM, tion both excellent qualifications for the to the audience by tape recording, chal- KCVR, Lodi Santa Barbara work he is now doing and a dedication to lenging them to uphold the religious lib- KEMR-FM, Loma Linda KTMS AM-FM, the finishing of God's work in the Pacific KLGS-FM, Los Gatos Santa Barbara erty principles which have made America Union. Surely RECORDER readers will KBEE, Modesto KSPA, Santa Paula great. KTRB, Modesto KVML, Sonora want to join in asking God's rich blessings A second award was made by the KSFE, Needles KCEY, Turlock on the work of Brother Sanders and the Church State Council at the Awards KAOR, Oroville KDHI, Dinner. This presentation, the Council's other dedicated auditors of this union who KPMJ-FM, Oxnard Twentynine Palms spend hundreds of hours each week in KUTY, Palmdale "Roger Williams Award," was made to KCIN, Victorville KOAG, Pismo Beach KOMY, Watsonville Elder Alger H. Johns, who has served the keeping the financial records of the church KSYC, Yreka Seventh-day Adventist Church for many in an acceptable manner. HERBERT FORD, Secretary, Dr. Max Rafferty, superintendent of public in- years as a champion of religious liberty. HERBERT FORD, Secretary, struction, State of California, who was the keynote Radio-TV Department, speaker at the 1967 second annual Awards Dinner Elder Johns' last religious liberty position Public Relations, Pacific Union Conference. of the Church State Council. (Continued on Page 8) Pacific Union Conference. Pathfinder Leaders' Convention Camp Cedar Falls January 12 to 14 PACIFIC UNION ALL CLUBS BE PRESENT POSTMASTER: AB notices should be sent to PACIFIC UNION RECORDER, Sox 36, Angwin, California 94508. 1 EDITOR Herbert Ford MANAGING EDITOR Margaret Follett ASSISTANT EDITORS R R. Bietz, A. G. Munson, W. D. Walton EDITORIAL ASSISTANT ..... ....Ruth Wright PACIFIC UNION RECORDER, official organ of the Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (Box 146), 1545 North Verdugo Road, Christmas Music by the Brad Glendale, California, is published weekly, fifty Braleys at Eagle Rock Church issues a year, at Angwin, California. Second- Eagle Rock Church will present Mr. ' class postage is paid at Angwin, California. and Mrs. Brad Braley for the special Fri- SUBSCRIPTION RATE: Two dollars per year. day evening Christmas program, Decem- POMONA PATHFINDERS.—November 11 was Pathfinder Day at the Pomona Church. The Pathfinders ber 22, at 7:30. presented to the church the ribbons and trophies won during the Pathfinder Fair at Lynwood. The silver cup is for being an honor club in 1967, and the trophy shown on the right is for being the top club ADDRESS CHANGES: Notify your church There will be readings by Mrs.