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You have to go back to the fact
that there had been angels on the
earth -
a ,super archangel
First man
creat~
me."
Only rew called now
IN OUR
NEXT ISSUE
As a follow-up to the
"Treasurer's Report" in the
Sept. 25 edition, The Good
News will present a con~
soli dated balance sheet for
the Worldwide Church of
God and Ambassador College in the next is-s ue,
scheduled for Nov. 6.
ENGLISH CAMPUS SOLD - Bricket Wood , a _campus of Ambassador College until its closure in 1974, has
been sold, Herbert W. " rmstrong and Stanley R. Rader announced in Tucson, Ariz., .Sept. 30, The two million
pounds received from the sale is more than the property is carried for on the books, according to Mr. Rader, the
Work's treasurer. Memorial Hall, inset, comprised the entirety of the campus when it was opened in 1960.
Special offerings
Total Income
30
850.00
0.00
$10,241 ,276.56
. $10,973,075.26
(A 7.1 percent
CIRCULATION: 54.500
The Good News is pub~shed biweekly, except during the Church's annual Fall Festi
val, by ' the Worldwide Ch urch of God ,
Copyright 1978 Worldlltide Church 01
God All rights reserved.
EdItor In chief: Herbert W. Armstrong
Ma.n.lng editor: Dexter H. Faulkner
Anlstant managing editor: Klaus Rothe:
.nod... editor: SheWa Graham; Layout
editor: Scott Ashley ; " Local Church
News" editor: VMan Rothe; composition:
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Oct_ 9, 1978
FOUN.DER'S FORUM - Herbert W. Armstrong, founder of Ambassador College, addresses the combined facu~y and student body of Ambassador in the colleges' Recital Hall
Sept. 19. In the forum Mr. Armstrong announced plans apd policies for building a four-year '
college-level program. [Photos by Scott Ashley]
spirit io man
God made man-with a spirit. He
made man out of matter. He made
Saudi Arabia
(Continued from page .2)
frustate and thwart these atlempts-:-
Uncertain loyalties
If it comes to a shooting war, the
Saudis cannot be confident of the
loyalties of their 45,000-strong regular army. Officer corps of Arab countries - in Libya,' in Egypt and in Iraq
--....:. are notoriously prone to revo lutionary: propaganda and subversion. Only last year the Saudis apparently thwarted o ne such military
putsch .
To 'counter this threat , the royal
family, the ai-Saud, lavi s hes
weaponry and tr.!l ining on its
35,OOO...strong national guard, of
whose loyalty it is more confident.
But if any mutiny should break out,
the .national guard's tactical superiority would still be narrow, even if it
were not paralyzed by a prelimi nary
assassination of the Saudi leaders.
while the Palestinians and the
Yemenis could a/ways tip the scales.
does
Letters-
Tq THt; ~D1Tq~<;
Cbanges tn 'GN'
* * *
1 wanted to write and thank you for the
articles on healing. They are wonderfulthe bestoneisthe fourth formt.lrealizedl
had lost faith over the Iast year .
1 b~ve had so many trials this year .
but these articles have really helped.
Thank you again and keep diem coming.
Mrs. Sherman Tindell
Poplar Grove, Ark . .
* * *
The Good N~ws continues to be manna
from headquarters .
chock full of
down-la-earth. inspirational and purposefulmaterial.
Through your determined leadership. il
becomeseasytoidentifywithGod'~Wo rk .
* ." *
We have just read your article in the
Aug. 28 issue o'f The Good News headed,
"W hat You May Not J<now."
We would like to let you know that far
from havin g God's truth watered down,
we are in fact receiv ing very inspiring and
uplifting sermons from the ministers, Mr.
Robin lones and Mr. David Silcox. We at
lend the MaidSlone , England. churc h and
sincet bese ministers have been witb us we
feel that we are going from strength tn
strength. We would like you to know thai
we are behind you and !he men who assist
you, 100 percent .
Don and linda Holdstock
Kent. England
* * *
Thanks for the continuing instruction
a!1d correction.
I can only say amen to the recent Good
News article on gossip. The Bible is very
plain on the subject lPld is also very clearon
who the "accuser of the brethren" is,
May God continue to strengthen and
guide you as you exhort. us back 10- tbe
" faith once delivered."
Stanley Daniels
Jersey City , N.J.
* * *
Could you please 'relate to Mr. Herbert
W. Armstrong how very much 1 appreciate the new fonnat ofTlle Good News
newspaper. 1 use it as my Bible study
material. What wisdom and understanding
God has given Mr. Helbert Armstrong!
Yes, he is God's anointed - there is no
doubt in my mind . lamdoingmy very best
in helping to hold up his hands and am
behind bim .I 00 percent.
Eaith E. Wilson
Hope Mills. N.C .
* ." *
Thank you forthe new look and contents
of The Good News. It is filling a gap that
has been present since the former Good
News and Tomorrow's World magazines .
were discontinued.
David Venhuizen
Anoka, Minn .
j .
L
(
,.
-FOR(lM
could
have
ol)ly
pr04uce the best magazine and by
cancel the trip that we had planned
our society as it _is .<;:onstituted and
interdepartmental reports or somebeen here because there was nothing
that he meant the best quality for the
summer
to
Israel . He. was more
this
of
hearing
a~ut
us
in
a
posiinstead
thing of that nature. That .would be a
else that they wanted (0 do anywhere
product and, for tl;le audience for
tive way from any of our own in~
than disappointed, he was a little bit
better place to do it. 1 would think in
in the world. We weren't paying
which it was aimed. That has been
house publications or activities , they
angry with me. But at the time it
people; we weren't paying them even
sennons - -in this building and elsedelivered. That is what we do have.
have heard about us in. a negative
would have been jus, the wrong place
where -that we shouldn' t have our
He said that financial considerawhat they were entitled to get. We
way. They have read bad publicity
to be at that particular momE::nt, and I
minds only on things that are more
were way below standard - way,
tions beyond the present fiscal year
felt that we could forego it.
. about us, which attacks us not for
lJlaterial. It would seem to me that we .
way below standard. And we would
m~y be involved fit making a deciBut we are planning now to visit
what ' we stand for, not for \.Yhat we
not pay them for three, four , five , six
oUght to have our minds a little bit
si~n to uItima.tely keep it or dispose
the Middle East in late . November
represent, not for what we promuland early December. The difference
gate, but for what some people have
is going to be Jhat instead of being
been doing.
" away 300 days a year as we were for
Consequently , we decided that we
quite a few years, we are going to be
wanted a public-relations vehicle away no more than seven to 10 days
a vehicle that would win us a certain
at a time . Apd I would say that our
amount of respect and reach people ~
trips woul(J be .spaced out. We're
with a c~rtajn ami5u~t of impact.
planning maybe three trips ~broad in
They would soon realize that if the
' ~(it.~'b~t h~' had ~..;'~y~ intended to - :weeks :- romeii"nies as many as 13
m~re' o~ that 'whiCh 'is spiritual.
weeks would pass before we would
same people produce a magazine
the next 12 months. One will be to
fulfill the cOl1)I1litments that we had
Has Mr, Golob been Rbislated
give them ' their paycheck. 1 don't
such as Quest, sponsor a concert
_the ~iddle East, one will be to the .
made which in essence would carry
to Mr." ArmstroDg's persoDal
know how they lived, but they manFar East and one will probably just be
series as we have here, they must be
us through -June of 1979, but since
,stair?
aged. We had people who would
to England and France. They won't
people who have really something to
our financial people now tell us that
The answer is no. Mr. Gotoh would
. work without any idea of .wonying
say that might be important for them
interfere with my duties. Th'ey won't
we will not need to put in any more
like to be reinstated, but Mr. Ann-'
about
a
4O-hour
week,
and
they
were
intenere with his regular-schedule of
to
listen
to
or
to
look
into.
money after Dec. '31,' 1978, into the
strong has made it plain for the mo
working six days. I couldn't imagine I think it was summed up very well
writing. But we're going on with all
ment that , there is no need for his
operation you see even those finananybody being here that didn't want
of our projects , and as he told the
by a publication that has never been '
services. Although when and if we
cial considerations are largely disapto be here.
.
minister-s , he intends to increase the
friendly to us. It is owned by Mr.
go to Japan I would think that t~re is
pearing:
And I'm not saying that isn't the
[Rupert] Murdo ch. Mr. Murdoch is a
number of projects as the need in
a very good chance that we will enThe ministry , as a whole, " I've
spirit
that
pervades
the
institution
particular places is made apparent to
very
wealthy
controversial
publisher
gage Mr. Gotoh's services for that
been told, is very enthusiastic about
now, 'but I have been told in the past
from Australia who hates the
him .
trip. He is very we~l _koown and very
Quest and E/verest House, notwith~
jobs
have
by
some
people
that
some
Right now, our biggest co mmitWorldwide
Church
of
God,
and
he
highly respected by all of the
standing what might have been the
been hard to fill; that we've had rehas blasted us in every fonn he owns
ment anywhere in the world conJapanese, everyone from the
scuttlebutt a few months ago. As a
quests out for employees in certain
tinues to be in Israel and the City of
in Australia; and in every fonn that
Emperor's household down to the
matter of fact a very important preareas and have not been able to get
he owns in England. But) 10 and beDavid is now bein g'uncovered - and
man in the street, and he has been
sentation is being prepared for the
that job filled so readily -that some
hold, New West magazine, which he
that is probably 40 percent of our
very instrumental in bringing us into
various Feast sites. ]t will be a very
people wo'uld rather not work for the
also owns, took a whole page last
budget [the AICF budget for overcontact with aU of Japanese society.
impressive video-audio presentation
Church or the college, would rather
seas projects].
September and dedicated it to us.
Mr. Armstrong still hopes to someand Mr. [C . Wayne] Cole, Mi.
.work
someplace
else.
Some
people
A...,!ld
it
said,
"Two
years
ago
no
one
Are Ambassador College stu
day do a bigger Walk in Japan.
Sherwin McMichael and Mr. Robert
have left the employment of the
dents going 10 be involved in the
ever heard of the Worldwide Church
Therefore Mr. Goloh will be inFahey , just returned from South Afif
we
can
Work
to
go
elsewhere.
But
of God. " And then they went on to
Jerusalem dig again?
volved on that basis , if and ";"hen we
rica, will be making the presentations
get that other spirit back I think it will '
say, "Now, not oniy does everybody
I'm happy somebody -asked that
at the various Feast sites.
'take a trip to Japan. But the specific
be very helpful.
quest ion . Let me tell you . They are
know about the: Worldwide Church
We think that any misunderstandanswer here is he's not been reinDo
you
know
whether
the
YOU
of
God
because
of
the
concert
series,
very
disappointed in Israel over the
stated to Mr. Armstrong's personal
ings about Quest and Everest House
fact that our students are no longer
but now everybody wonders what
activities will continue?
staff.
and the foundation in general will be
WeU
,
we
tiope
they're
going
to
be
they
believe."
You sometimes don ' t reall y
tbere.
Could you tell us wJult the cur
deared up and whatever unrest there
augmented. Mr . Annstrong asked me
Now that's what I predicted,would
understand the depth of appreciation
reot status OD tbe ' sale of BriCket
might have been in the Church beto gather a report on YOU so that he
happen when we thought about Quest
that a group might have , when an
Wood is?
cause of misunderstanding about
would know a little bit mo.!! about and we thought abDut the concert . effort is being made, until you have
Bricket Wood campus has in fact
Quest will be a thing of the past. Mr .
what YOU was. I don't think as yet
actually terminated it. Now we know
series and it.-happened. That is the
finally been sold, and if everything
Armstrong had aJways made it plain
he really knows what the acronym
that they loved what we were doing
way people think. That is the conworks out all right- the Charities
~that the magazine was not intended '
catenation, you might say, of the
YOU stands for . So J had my secre:
there. We know that. I mean , they
Commission will have already apfor the Church. It's not in lieu of The
tary
call
the
appropriate
Pasadena
ofthought
could
n' t be more complimentary .
proc~ss.
People
pick
up
the
proved the sale and the paperwork
Plain Truth . It is not soinething to be
fice of YOU and asked her for such a
They couldn't have been happier to
magazine, they see Mr. Armstrong's
will be accomplish~d and the money
studied, it's not something , to be
see us. They couldn't have aone
name, they see the foundation' s
rel,ort . And 10 and behold , within a
will be exchanging hands for the
anaJyzed, it' s a magazine that is deenough for us. But when we stopped
name, they trace it. back to the
week, I heard all the way from Texas
property 'involved by the end of Sepsigned to reach an important group of
and other areas that YOU is being
Church and then suddenly they begin
that program there hfisn't been one
tember.
.
people in the United States, which it
Mr.
cancelled
simply
because
to
think,
Maybe
there
is
s
omething
lime since that 1 have seen any imporis in fact doing.
What are tbe present plans for
Armstrong
had
asked
for
a
report
,
ought
to
about
that
Church
that
we
tant
official from Israel, and particuuQ~t)' magazine?
What are Mr. Herbert W.
which he hasn't even read as y,et.
know about.
larly those in the academic and arMr. Annstrong announced to the
Armstrong's projected plans for
chaeological field , of course, who
J think it's very plain; it' s a very
in
the
meantime
I
have
read
it.
But
the Work at this time?
.ministers here last Friday afternoon
have not asked me that very same
simple Ihing to follow. Unfortul had told Mr , Annsuong that YOU
Well, he's doing everything that
in an area coordinators' meeting that
question - "Why can't you send
was a very, very important program,
nately , as I said in Church a few
Quest's future is still in the balance,
he feels he has been commissioned to
(See FORUM, page 5)
that I checked with variol;ls people in
months ago now, I knew that we
He explained to the ministry that aldo; it's jU,st that he 's now doing it
though 'he had never been overagaif1. He's making television pro whelmingl.y enthused initially a~ul
grams, he 's thinking of starti ng to
make daily live radio programs, he is
starting Quest that it was made plain
writing extensive,y for'all of the pubto him at the time that there would be
nQnstate~controlled
lications and 1 just mentioned he is
certain advantages for s uch a
magazine, including an ability to gel
going to give particul'ar emphasis to
an audience that we had not been
The Plain Truth , which witi' be the
we
" Radio; you know, is limited around the world and so is te/evisiofl.; There.just isn't that much
or,state-owned
radi() and television and where they do have it, it isn't that efficient. "
FORUM
WITH STANLEY R. RADER
(Continued from page 4)
students back?"
I would suggest that if you feel that
there is an intereSt for students going
there, if you think it is important, that
you communicate that to Mr.
[Raymond] McNair. who is the deputy chancellor. and let that be
k.oown. because they would be happy'
to have a contingent of people from
Ambassador. They never had any
group of people that worked as well,
whO contributed as much as what the
Ambassador College people did, and
they have told that to everybody. If
we had a contingent of people next
summer ... it wouldn't have to -be
the 100 students we were sending.
over at our high-water mark . but 1
"3
. Mr. Rader ... I've heard seve~l times in the past few weeks
about the college maybe going
back to a four-year institution.
Also, will Mr. Armstrong conduct
campaigns in this country,
perhaps minicampaigns?
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MAtL TO:
AMBASSADOR CHORALE RECORD ,
300 W. GREEN ST.
PASADENA, CALIF., 91123
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A new start
-'
sur-
Pioneer students
You are the pioneer students.
And 'a whole lot of what goes on
from here depends on bow well
you students do this year. If you
still love the world, if you still
love Satan's way, if you still want
to go ~at way, you would probably get expelled hefore the year is
au!. And I mean business. On the
other ha~d, we' re not goingto rule
as
go
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, roast and strawberry shortcake await. ing me there .. Why are peo~le bunch' ing up in the aisle again, I asked
bec~ ~lear.:
"
Directly ahead a young man, who
can .ambulate- only' with the aid of
motor skills'.
Undeterred by aU this John gained
admission to Sioux Empire College at
Haywarde'n, Iowa, and spent what he
describes as "the hardest 2"h years of
my life." But the effort was worth it.
John. earned an associate-of-arts degree.
John first came' into contact with
God's Work back in 1963-64 and
leamed that we can't join but are
called. He acceptedJha t idea, "as
long as God doesn't pick on me!"
But God did. and. John was bapI
~-------Monday,
Oct, 9, 1978
Daughter is baptized
1973 follo~ing the death of her husband, Charlie. Mr. Mc Lean was
baptize~ in 1971. He died of a heart
attack in Brisbane , Queensland, on
the return journey from their first
Feast of Tabernacle s (1973) in
Blackheath. New -South Wales, some
2,000 miles from home . Mr. Me
Lean, remembered by many for his
determinatio n and faith, had an overpowering desire to attend God's Feast
of Tabernacles.
Aborigines were the first people to
inhabit Australia . Earlier, Mr. and
way
. their
pa~t the young man impedJ
"
.
.
,
jng tl}eir progress.
By Jackie Woodard
to knit ,siOck~ngs from the cotton
For:John Patrick Twedt such an '
Mrs . Coston was baptized in thi'
RICHLAND S, N.C. - Zada
e~Peiience is a daily way 'o f life
you .gte~. ~.:,
sum.mero!J953 byC. WayneCoJ..
Turner Coston of Rt. I, Richlands,
v.:heti'ler it ~ coming dQwn for break.:.
. "You cooked.ever y meal ov~r
on one a/the early baptizing toursL
was born in 1881 and is 96 years old.
open fire and' made your own quilts
fa~ at the hotel ' in downtown San
Mrs. Coston is still very active and it is
~hrough North Carolina. This ar'
and the cottortbats to pad them. You
- Diego'where he lives , walking down
ticle -(shortened for use' in The
a joy to talk and visit with her as he~
cured your OWl) meat ' in thi:
the street, entering a crowded bus or
Good News), is reprinted by permany friends agree. This energetic
manipulating ' his way through the
smokehouse and canned every_vegemission from the Richlands and
senior citizen lives with'her daughter
crowd before and after Sabbath sertable from your garden 10 prepare for
Beulaville. N.C., Advertiser
Susie Blizzard at Cather~es Lake .
vices :
the winter months ahead.
.
News.
DORA McLEAN WITH
Mrs. Coston's parents were
John's thOughts are always the ..
DAUGHTER TABITHA BARNEY
Alonzo and Edna Ba!lks Turner , and
~ot aU work
same: Hurry up, 'hurry up, John. there
older boys to do the heavy work.
the,Y lived in Lenoir County, close to
are people 'behind you ~anting to get
" It wasn't all work and no play, "
Mrs. Mc Lean belonged to one oft~
Linston, during the years she was
through.
,Mrs. Coston adds, "or at 'Ieast we
300 original aborigi.nal tribes. These
.
.Against father's wishes
growing up. ,
A member Qf the Worldwide
made our work fun by sharing it with
tribes had a cu lture that was semiAt the age of 21 Mrs. Coston left
Church of God since.1973, John has
our friends and neighbors when we
nomadic 'and a lot of their time was
Mrs. Coston recalls'that once durhome to marry James William Coston
been' afflicted since birth with a conhad quilting bees, or tobacco tyingsor
spent hunting and searching for food
ing her father's long illness with
against her father's wishes, and she
\ genital disease, cerebral palsy..
peanut
shellings."
using
weapons such as spears and
typhoid fever there was no food for
was neverpennitt ed to go hOrrle or see
Despite the severity ofhis affliction
Mrs'. Coston was left a widow in
boomerangs .
three weeks except cornbread and
the family again until her husband
John"TWedt has succeeded in accom.
1918
with
five children to support.
parched-mea l tea. For those readers
Mr. and Mrs . Mc Lean spe nt most
died 16 years later . Mrs . Coston and "
piil'hmg a number' of goals, that are
"We got along fine with the Lord's
who don't kno?, what p~ched-meal
of their early married life in
her husband, Jim, had six children.
relatively easy for the average unen~
help. Our needs were met and there . Hopevale Aboriginal Mission
tea is, Mrs. Coston explained that
..,.~ Mrs: Z3da Coston and her new'
near
cumbered Church member.
' was never a day we didn't have
cornmeal is ~rowned on the stoye and -.-~ husband moved to Rt. 2 Richlands,
Cooklown, in northern Queensland,
in
fully appreciate ~he scope of his
food, '.' Mrs. Coston states.
where
the_~, ~_'ti~~e!.:. __:_._......; _
in
the
year
1942
they
first
1~2 3ndcstarted farmi~g for ajIiviQ:g .;-, .
accomplishm ents one needs to review'
Mrs. Coston has been-a member of
heard Herbert W. Armstiong ton !ti1
,"Y ou have a very nutritious
Mrs . Coston states, " When you -:- the
the circumstance s in John's life ,
Worldwide Church of God of
broadcast
on
,brew ,'.' she a$serts.
shortwave
radio
direct
_
say you supported yourself on the .
1t is a commonage of life that most
Jacksonville for almost '25 years and
from the United States.
Another time wh~n her mother was
farm is those days, y!lu meant it.
_ ' children feel rejected by their parents
attended church regularly until three .
A short lime later during World
very ill , Mrs. Coston plowed the
"You made your own soap over an
at one time or'another,' but for John
years ago. She says her desire for
War
flCldswitham ule, mended fences and
II, they had to be evacuated to
open
fIre
and
you sewed your own
this was literally true - at birth. The
church
fellow
ship
has
he.lped
to
keep
"
Worabinda
~ro?pCd tobaccoas the family ha,d no
, near Rockhampl on,- .
clothes by hand. You also made the
first two years of his life were spent"
her active over the years and has left
Queensland. some 1.00 miles south.
with grandparents who then released
her with many precious memories . '- This is where Tabitha was born
some
tum into the custody o( an aunt by
Her deep abiding faith has sustained
28 years ago.
.
.
hCr thro.ugh the 96 years she has lived
Upon returning to northern
and Mrs. Rudolph
and when asked what she attributes
Queensland the Mc Leans took up
Twedt o f-Canton, S.D" became his
herlong life to, Mrs, Coston says,
residence at the Gorge Mission . just
legal parent$. and John had the un.' F~th in God, good hard work and
52 miles nonh of Cairns. and attend
usual ' experience of signing his pwn
being hapgy."
.
the Cairns church .
adoption papers.
In commenting on this phase of-his
IdEmtify person;U property
life Jonn maintains, "Icouldn'1 h~ve
had better parents than my foster parents."
, At age 7 a twning point occurred'in
his life when he became enrolled at the
ODESSA, Tex. - Pioperty idenShriners' Crip~ed Children's Hospisymbols are not uncommon even
tification techniques date back as
tal and School in Minneapoli s .
today in the interior of Mexico. even
far as 3,000 years. Ancient Chinese
Minn., where began the years' long
among the' educated classes.
rulers used their thumb print in wax .process of training therapy .and educaDistinctive symbols, which are
to form a seal of authority identifytion designed to enable John to beproperly' registered and recorded, are
, ing the item bearing the kingly seal as
come a self-sufficient individual.
used to identify livestock,. Somebelonging to and originating with the
Muchofthis work had to be done at
times these symbols are little more
~rson rhose print was embedded in
home and his foster parents-were adthan the way in which an ear is
the
w~x. The use of a fingerprint seal
vised, "OOn't help him . Let him do
notched . In more frequent in stances
it."
the u~ of metal tags and tattoos are
" But I could get to my Dad, " he
Sgt.. Sidney Lyle is director of .
employed. although branding with a
says, " and I wouldn't have to do it ("
crime prevention for the Odessa
hot iron . is widely used to identify
But somehow the process worked arid
(Tex-;-) Police Department. His arhorses and cattle. .
.
by age 10 John was able to walk. with
ticle is printed "ere' in the general
All valuable property should be
the aid of crutches for the first time in
.int~res~ of our readers.
sealed with an iSientifying mark that
his life. 'He still uses those selfsame
sets that propeity aside as belonging
crutches.
has bee~ used as recently as 1882
to one and only one person or family .
when Gilbert Thompson of the U.S.
The next major hwdle for John was
You have an identifying number
Geological Survey led an expediti~n
the completion of his high sc~} edulike no other and it should be placed
into what is now Ne~ Mexico. He "' on your valua~le property.
cation, which he accomplishe d by en]t 's your
used the thumbprint seal technique to
rolling in the American School Cordriver's 'lice nse number. If your
verify the authenticity of purchase
res!X'n<ience CQurse and passing. the
property is stolen 'a nd later recovered
equivalency test.
orders.
It seems that even among the
by a law-enforcem ent age,ncy they
ranks of his trusted followers there
1bere were major setbacks over the
can get your address . from driver's
were those whose integrity and honyears such as the time when he learned
license records and return the propesty were something less than desirhe did not have the skills to learn data
erty to you.
.
. AROUND THE WORLD - Grahame RoSe, a member of' the
'.
North
able,
processing and, was refused admjs, . Sydney, Australia, church, has complied a number
II 's best to deny the thief access to
of albums on various
Times have changed and so have
sian. He also tried for entrance to the
your property. However, if all else
aspects of the Work froni'all over the world. Mr, Rose says the albums
give - t.he methods used to identify personal
Hot Spri!1gs Rehabilitation Center at
fails, your best chance for. property
him an instant overview of what the Work is accomplishing in any
area,
property. In~ividual marks and symKansas State Teachers' College, but
recovery is to brand' your valuables
serving as an instant, informative and inspiring reminder , [Photo
by
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bols have long been used to represent
failed all the te.s ls that involved
with your seal, your driver's license
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bapti~ed -
By john Halford"
PASADENA Meet . Niah
Moolah, first member- of. the
Worldwide Church of God in Thailand.
Niah Moolah first wrote and asked
for baptism many years ago. He had
corresponde d frequently with the
Australian Offlce, but in spite ofseve ral attempts to rendezvous with
him, no baptizing lour had ever been
able to meet him.
Moolah lives in' nortflern Thailand. in the jungles of Chiangmai
province, not far from the ill-famed
op ium: producing area called I.he
Golden Triangle. it is truly off the
beaten track. and because of hi s
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QOE~llRN~
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analetentandasoccermatchwere"someof
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J. Morgan.
The MONTREAL (Que.) French
, church helc;' evangelistk: campaigns Sept.
10 and 11 at l'Ecole Polyvalente Georges
Vanier in MontreaL The campaigns, condueled by area 'coordinator Colin Wil~ins
wh.:;:tti::~~Uowed
~~~U~~.a~o: ~~e:n;;V~~~s:~~!!i~:~
VinceJli~
cWwski,
:'~t~~~on~~~!:~~~~tJ~~Ylaterin
MOONLIGHT CRUISE - Despne high w;nds, 203 Toronto, Onl., brethren enjoyed a moonlight cruise on Lake Ontario Aug. 24 aboard the
Trillium, above, a steam-paddle ferry. boat thai was-originally launched in
1910. The cruise ended wnh a fireworks cfisplay celebrating the 100th
anniversary of the Canadian ~ational Exhibition.
The melodious sounds of Good Times, . song~ anti a se~mon. A very tric~y treasure
hunt Sunday moming netted the winner
the ALLENTOWN, Pa., dlurch's musi$50. All depaned Monday moming.after a
cal group, entertained brethren at a
weekend of games, races, a hot-dog and
covered-dish social Sept. 2. Bud Crawmarshmallow roast, a ' sing-along and a
ford ; leader of the group olfelectric bass,
. Biblesnidy. Juanita Michiels~n.
Paulette ~rawford on electric piano al"!d
lean Guleke on the rhythm guitar sang
The fltSr annual picnic of the FORT
Capital Radio Fun Bu's, which provided a .
:r.
LAUDERDALE, Aa., church was Aug.
while Wayne Achey played the drums,
four-hour radio disco show and took re- _ 200 PTs were given away, and the most
will complete his educational goals at the
Steward Knerr the lead' guitar and Tina - 20 t~~ Dl!ln B. Win Park in Lighthouse
Point. In addition to the usual picnic inOrtega the Mexican gourds. YOU teens
l,U:~~:~~U::i~~~:t~:~~ ~n the Lon
tequcts.ted booklets 'were T~ Modern Ro
University of Arizona. He' and his wife
the-park activities, all enjoyed the music
sold desserts as a fund-raising. project.
T~enty.one charities ran -stalls at the
mtJ,,! .and ,Smoking. Duncan Mac Leod.
Gale havl:a daughter, Elizabeth, and two
of the Combo mini urns, with Bill Wiueon
The _~eek ending Aug. 26 was the ~, sons, Chri~ and Steve. Jake Hannold.
Margaret Fritts.
event, including the British Heart Faun- -' best ever for the Plain. Truth newsThe WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis.,
the accordion, Jeanne Wine on the drums
Families in the ATHENS,Ga. , church
~ dation, the Muscular-Dystrophy Assoc;:iastand . distribution program in the ..
church held its third annual harvest fair
andLeroyThrallon tbe saxophone. Totop
enjoyed their annual Labor Day picnic
off the day some headed for nearby DeerSept. IQ. funded by money the members
~~k!:i;a~::!:~!~~~r~t~~ . ~ YOUNGSfOWN, Ohio, &rea. "A total of
Aug. 20 in tbe Festival tabernaCle build
f~ld Beach for a refreshing dip in the
earned taking inventory for stores in
~~~~s~~ ~:rr~~:e:f r:~e at;a~i~t:~ ~~:it ~~eg;:ab!eeS;eb:~I:;:Sa:d j~~~~~
Society, the'Guide Dogs for the Blind and
85-degreesurf. Alan Kronenwelter .
January . Elizabeth Brewster, Denton
Ward and Mike Sorg won their divisions in
The KALAMAZOO, Mich ., brethren
=e~:i~ar!~~~~de8nc:~~~n.~~~~~~ !:!~ over the previous weekly record.
while adult and children's games were
the horseshoe-pitching corllpetition.
held their third annual canoe trip and
raised almost 1,600 pounds for their own
Darla Wilson.
camp-out at Mesick, Mich ., during the
"Gathering at a bridge that crosses tt1e
Labor Day weekend with 34 people rangfu~t~ in evidence was a colorful ~S~lay
grown to 86 outlets in seven counties of
musical performances to a science demBig Fork River in north-central .Min
ofbooldets andPlain Truths set up by the
eastern Ohio arnt western Pennsylvania.
onstration. A log-sawing competition
ing. in age from 8 mOn.ths to 70 participatnesota, brethren of the BRAINERD and
ing. They attended the Sabbath service in
Church members. ' More than 400
About 90 brethren of the congregation
ended the ~y's activities. John Torg~r:GRAND RAPIDS, Minn., churches pre- '
Gaylord, Mich., and on Sunday took al
magazines and 600 booklets weresnappe4
'~h~~~bi~t~~r:i=~~;rtJ;~ t~ea~:~:~d S';Ainisters and their wives on sabbatical
pared for a two-day canoe trip and camp20-mile canOf! trip down the Manistee
out Sept. 3 and4. About 50 brethren made
River.; A few members rose early Monday
'~rsi~tii~o}~~u':~~e;~n;Jc~:~n~~~~
his assistant, Oran Telford . Harold Weber
in PASADENA rep.resentingEurope, Afthe trip down the river' to the_mouth of
and drove 150 ~ile s to join 30,000 other
quarters area.
. ~~~~t~y:=t~~:n:~~ml~:t~y
~:i~u~~:e;J~:i:heA~~~::~'aS::t~s~en~ Caldwell Brook, where pastor Bob Roufs people on the annual five-mile Mackinac
had cleared a place to set up camp and
Bridge walk . Winnj~ Ols~f}.
de~~t~: ~~h:~~til: ~~ 7~:;;' Z~~~
hardware supplied from Pasadena and
Canada became bener acquainted the
spend the night. Phyllis Hogquist .
" Summer Fair '78" brought out the
weekend of Sept. 9 and to. On Saturday
soccer match. And more than 2,000
pafnting them . Clifford A. R~danz.
LAF
AYETI'E and BATON ROUGE.
With
games
and
activities
foreveryone,
pounds were raised for deserving local .
'!he AICF Hunl~n POlential Center,
evening Mr. and Mrs. Mark Cardona, on
La ., congregations in support of their
brethren of the BELLE VERNON, Pa .
charities, with the funds 'going this year to
'withcosponsorsofthe Mic'higanoffi~sof
sabbatical from Australia, opened up their
YOU progiam Aug. 27. Featured in the
church gathered for a picnic Aug. 13 in the
two ' homes for ~handicapped and
the National Council on Alcoholism and
home for an informal dessert and coffee
daylong activities were performance.s by
Appalachian Community Center. P~ggy l
the ichigan Department of Substance 1_ ..:~!~g:t~~i:~~~.u,t~~,.,~i:?iS~~~~ ,~
mentaDy.hal"!dicapped children, .an in H~nry :
'
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local ' prOfes'sional musicians, a' "(trama
stitution for 900 epi1e~ic ~nd incon"tinent
:et;;:=~r P~:~~~~r~~~!~;~~~na:~r:'7:;
, On the following evening ' thC Church
group, presenting sketches from " Feiffer's
The 39th anniversary of~the beginning
~=~~:d~:~~~io:;c=~n~h=e~~ public at the location of the DETROIT Administration Department played host to of World'War II Sept. 3 was a beautiful ' People," a puppet show, a disco lesson
taught by Debbie Houglum and a variety
English summer's day in Hertfordshire ,
show with Conway Magee as master of
and the pleasant afternoon was enjoyed by
.
ceremonies.
14 carloads ofBRICKET WOOD memthe world; the AUCKLAND. New ZeaCenter, appeared on ladio and television
Ambassador campus. Mr. and Mrs.
Paula Laird was the winner in the ans:
bers in a car rally . Armed with 30 clues
and-crafts competition, Olivia Sober won
~i:~~:~;::,e:se:~~~~bhu~:~';~
stations in the area prior to the seminar.
Wayne Cole were also able to attend. Bill
typed on paper in bOoklet form, the parthe
canned-goods contest. Grace Watson
ticipants drove through leafy lanes and
brochures advenising the event to homes
11le seminar included lectures by Mr.
Fruland.
.
took top honors for her pie, and Alvem
in the area .
Hampton , Dr. Russell Smith, medical diMembers .' of. the church in
quaint hamlets and over and under various
Davitt won the blue ribbon for her cake.
'The: auction inch~dea all sorts of.~mi.
rector of the Brighton (Mich.) Hospital,
SINGAPORE were. treated to dinner Oct.
types of bridges as they tried to follow the'
andMarianneBrickleyofthestate'sS~bI by members William Tan and Kwok
ture and household items and featured a
subtle directions prepared by the organiz- . The foods and some of the crafts were
aucttoned off by Lanois Singletary to
car, a catamaran, a dinghy and a portable
stance Abuse Services. A panel of memChee Seng as their thanksgiving token for
ers, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Beardsmore and
benefit the YOU fund . A country store and
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Halford.
three-in-one lelevision-radio-cassette
bers from Alcoholics Anonymous and
their first jobs after graduation. They are ,
. the raffle of a television video game
an engineer and an accountant, respecplayer. More than 2,000 people flocked
AI-Anon answereCl questions fromthe auFirst and second to arrive at the destina
tively, by profession. Clement Lim, who
dience. Steve Golden.
in addittonal dollars, reSUlting in
brought
tion, The Cross Keys, a rustic country inn
into the hall, participating in the auction
In orderto help promOleoontributions to
delivered the sermon at services on the
close to $800 for ' lhis year's youth aconly a stone's throw from George Bernard '
tivities.
Den.nis
and D~bbi~ Houglum .
Shaw's ancestral home, were Mr. and,
the
fund above and beyond what is
The LEEDS; ,England, church campMrs. John Terrett and Mr. and Mrs. A.
ing books, c)othes, _cakes, ' toys, potted
Too.~m.,alclhY':Cohn~he;bldU"'adpa' n'hec_'.eMIDsupLpeA,l'!oDI~
16years,becauseh'iswifeFayisexpecting
out commenced Friday evening, Aug. 18,
Bedford, who were awarded prizesofBris
plantsandoddsandends.Anassortmentof
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lowing Sabbath services Sept. 2. The proj~
Li:~ ItSt child during the Feast. Cknumt
at Skipsea, a caravan site north of Hull .
sideshows enabled people to try their band
tol CreaR) sherry and tins of biscuits. The
The following day the jovial Leeds' flock
at darts, pool" TV games' and the like.
eel, coordinated by Janie DeVilbiss, netbooby prize, a large bar of Cadbury's
assembled for services at the HULL
fruit-and-nut chocolate, was awarded to
Meanwhile, a merrygo-round, 8 model _ tedmorethat$300.Orangejuicewasmade
ENDOFSUMMER OUTINGS
church, where servi~es and a Bibfe study
the David Finlay family, who were the last
available by a hambuiger chain, and 50
railway, a lucky dip and candy floss kept '
were conducted by Rich~d Whiting.
to am,,! after their sunny Sunday road
thechildtenoccupied.Singersanddancers
pounds of beef sausage topped of the sueMembers of the new church in
ramble. David Finlay .
cessful afternoon. Sid!ley_Lyre.
from the Church presented. free entertainThe next day the Hull brethren teamed
ALBANY, Ore. , held a bazaar Aug. 27to
ment spots each hour on a stage at one
Mr. and Mrs J Ted Gaul of the
up with the Leeds members for a beach
raise funds for the activity fund. The 120
The CALGARY (Alta.) South church
PITTSBURGH, Pa., church celebrated
comer of the huge haU . Th~ Plain TrUlh
party north of Skipse!t. All manner of
members grossed about $475 despite
enjoyed acamp-out Aug. 4through '7 atthe
was' on display too, and several hundred
their 50th wedding "Anniversary with a
activity followed until the heavens
numerous garage sales and swap meets
North Ghost group campground \lnder
party at their hQme Aug . 19. Many breth
copies were Ricked up.
opened. Mr. Whiting. suggested that the
also goingon in the area. Calvin and LindLJ
smiling skies. The Sabbath service in the
ren attended the pat1y, along with friends
The proceeds of the day, more than
faithful few remaining converg.e at his .
Coh!o
woo.sIs featured three ~("monenes, five
home, skylark in a nearby park and settle
down to beefburgers. Thus the camp-out
ended with profitable, animatedconversa.
tton . G. Singh.
Togetherness was th<; theme for the
combined MILWAUKEE (Wi s.)
Nonh-South church picnic Aug. 20 at
Brown Deer Park . A cake-baking contest
provided everyone with dessert after the
judging. First place was given to Mrs.
Alex Roth, who entered a blitz torte, second to Melanie Kinsand third 10 Mrs. Felix
Heimburg. The South church won the picnic trophy for the highest score accumulated from games played durin g the day.
Pat Kuzynski.
NANUET, N. Y. members finall y sueceeded in having their annual picnic Aug.
27 after being previously rained out, meeting'on the lake in the Rockland Slate Park.
Lynn Sand/and.
A
hardy
group
from
the
NEWCASTLE, England, church sct off
in hired coach Sept. 4 fora beach party at
historic Bamburgh, Northumberland.
HAVING A BALL - Inflatables, left, were popular wnh the children 'a t the
four-hour radio disco show for the 4,000 people who attended the fete.
Some extra hardy members of the group
Gran.d Charny Fete (laId on the former Ambassador campus in Bricket
(See "Scattered Happen;ngs," Brickel Wood, this page.) [Photos by
took adipin thechilly North Sea. The party
the ' format of last
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Philip Stevensl
FRIENDSHIP QUILT -
Ed
Mauzey, pastor of the Santa
Rosa, Calif:, church, and his wife
Suzanne pose with the friendship
quilt and matching pillows presented to them by the congregation Aug. 19. Members' names
-and state flowers are embroidered on .the 10-inch squares.
[Photo by Emery Dann]
CHURG~:NEWS
(Continued from page 8)
warmed up after their exposure to the elements in the local' public house before
setting off for hOme. G. Hinds,
K~ng
an
He picked up
and FRESNO, Calif., churches gathered for Sabbath services Sept. 2 in the outdoor
amphitheater"in Kings Canyon National
Park. Bob Fahey, who is on sabbatical in
Pasadena from South Africa, gave the
sermoq, and Bill Conway, a member of the
Fresno church, gave the sermonette. Mr.
and Mrs. Phil Nelson, members of the
Visalia church, .were hosts for a dinnerdance that evening for about 300 brethren.
Dancing was to the musK: of the Southern
Knights, the church's band . ft'!;my of the
brethren arrived a few days early with their
lents and trailers and camped out in the
park. Sharyf Justice.
The . annual
picnic
of
the
WOODBRIDGE. N.J., brethren was
Aug. 20atSwartswoodState Park, nestled
in the mountainsof northwest New Jersey.
Admission was set by the park, $4 per
carload with free admittance to those vehicles with a senior citizen on board. The
only other expense was for those who
desired all they could ~t of waten;velon
.and hot buttered sweet com at SI.SO per
family. Fred and Maniane Legg supervised the children's activities, with prizes
and gifts brightening the day for all the
chi.ldre~. A.~. ugg.
CLUB
MEETINGS
Men
and'- women
of
the
NORTHAMPTON. England, church
have begun holding a monlhly Luncheon
Club after the Sabbath service' because
members live 100 far fro~ Northamplon 10
have effectiveand regular SJXlke'sman and
Ladies' clubs. The Luncheon Club is an
amalgamation of the t~o c1ub~. with the
(See CHURCH NEWS, page 10)
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CHUR,CH NEWS'
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Monday,
Oct. 9, 1978
CHURCH NJ;:WSi
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ENGAGEMENTS
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weddng Is planned lorthiswitJleror in the spring,
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ANNIVERSA,RIES
Mr. and Mrs. Giorge A, Dorn observed their'
68th wedcfill9 anniYarsary Sept. 11 . They were
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church,olftclatad.
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