VOL. XIX, NO.4 PASADENA, CALIFORNIA FEB. 25,1991

Feast coordinators hearabout'most organized convention'

Caribbean ordination, transfers /

Ministers preach by example

LIMA, Peru-An outbreak ofcholera in Peru has reached epi­demic proportions, according tominister Wilfredo Saenz. Theepidemic is concentrated aroundthe coastal town of Chimbote,Peru's largest fishing port, 260miles (420 kilometers) north ofLima.

o members or prospectivemembers live there, but Mr. Saenzhas urged members throughout thecountry to take all necessary pre­cautions.

Reg Killingley of the SpanishDepartment in Big Sandy spokewith Mr. Saenz, who indicatedpeople in Lima were even moreconcerned about the resurgence interrorist bombings (one reportindicated that 12 banks weredynamited in one night).

A car bomb went off in themain parking lot of Lima's princi­pal airport terminal Jan. 24.Manuel Quijano, an assistant toMr. Saenz, was in the airport atthe time, waiting to catch a flightto visit members in the south ofthe country.

Mr. Quijano was a little shaken,but unhurt and continued histrip.

Mr. Saenz said he appreciatesthe concern and prayers of thebrethren.

Chole~a, Vterronsmhit Peru

served in Jamaica for the past 12years. Mr. Fleming and his wife,Carmen, have three children.

Lateef Edalere will move toJamaica to pastor the churchesthere. Mr. Edalere, a ministersince 1978, attends AmbassadorCollege.

The conference was the firstchance for many of the ministersto meet Wesley Webster and hiswife, Shaaron. Mr. and Mrs. Web­ster will transfer to Guyana inMarch to serve as church pastorand assist with the AmbassadorFoundation farm project. Mr.Webster is assistant pastor of theWashington, D.C., churches.

A new and different way

So what does it mean to becalled out of this world?

Certainly, we are not called lit­erally out of the world. It meansthat, as Christians, God has givenus a new perspective, new goals, anew orientation, new values andnew priorities. We have a newway of thinking. We are no longerto allow ourselves to be ruled byour own lusts and uncontrolled

(see PERSONAL, page 3)

But when God called us, heled us to face our sinfulness andunderstand our need for forgive­ness. Through repentance andfaith in the redeeming sacrificeof Jesus Christ, God has forgiv­en our sins.

In baptism, our former self isburied, and we are raised to a newlife that we might live as a newbeing in obedience to God.Through the gift of the Holy Spir­it, we are to grow in spiritual ori­entation and understanding as wewalk in faith with God.

an update on the Caribbean and aregional historical overview byevangelist Colin Adair, Caribbeanregional director.

In addition to ministerialinstruction by Mr. Adair, mem­bers of the Caribbean Office staffspoke on various topics includingstrategic planning, circulation andmedia, mail processing and Festi­val organization.

Ordination and transfers

During the conference PatrickFearon was ordained a local elder.Mr. Fearon, who has served inJamaica as a ministerial traineesince May 1989, is a graduate ofAmbassador College and is marriedto Sharon Goddard of St. Lucia.

It was announced that CharlesFleming and his family will trans­fer to the regional office in June,where Mr. Fleming will assist Mr.Adair with administration duties,including visiting the brethren,personal correspondence andmedia.

Mr. Fleming, pastor of the threeJamaica churches, is a graduate ofthe University of the West Indiesand Ambassador College. He

COORDINATORS CONFERENCE-Feast coordinators and businessmanagers attending a Feb. 11 to 13 conference in Pasadena teamedto better schedule site activities, answer media inquiries, usecomputers and deal with ethics issues. [Photo by Hal Finch}

must serve God, our new master,and not our own selfish desiresthat result in death.

Knowing that God has donesuch an amazing thing for us,how are we to respond? Can wecontinue in our former ways oflife as though nothing is differ­ent? Can we continue to set ourpriorities as the secular worldaround us dictates? What does itmean to be called out of thisworld?

As Romans 1: 18-22 makesclear. God has given man a cer­tain natural understanding of the

.difference between right andwrong. Despite that understand­ing, all have sinned, doing thatwhich, even according to theirown consciences, they know iswrong.

By Vicki TaylorFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.­

Representing 14 Caribbean coun­tries, ministers and their wivesassembled here for a ministerialconference Jan. 28 to 31.

Many ministers and regionaloffice staff had not seen eachother since the last conference inJuly 1989.

Because the regional officemoved from Puerto Rico last July,the annual conference was post­poned until the office and staffcould get settled.

Headquarters update

Evangeiist Larry Salyer, direc­tor of Church AdministrationInternational. opened the confer­ence with an update from head­quarters. Mr. Salyer was accom­panied by his wife, Judy.

Mr. Salyer emphasized that theChurch and ministry have a re­sponsibility to preach the gospelby personal example. The nextday Mr. Salyer gave furtherinstruction to the ministry as wellas conducting a question-and­answer session.

The conference continued with

expense and Festival budgets, aswell as security for Holy Dayofferings.

Housing and ethics

Mr. McCulley said needy breth­ren and low-income familiescould begin making their Feasthousing reservations in March.All others can start May 5.

He urged coordinators to attachcomputers to phone lines at U.S.sites to send messages quickly orreceive urgent announcements.

Mr. McCulley also illustrated(see FEAST, page 4)

PERSONAL FROM~'V~

Dear Brethren,We are now only a few

weeks from the Passover.In these troubling times, it is

comforting and reassuring toknow that our lives are securein God's faithful and capablehands.

What great love God has forus that he has granted us suchmarvelous salvation.

We are bought with a price­the precious blood of Jesus Christ.Therefore, we are no longer ourown. God has redeemed us frombeing slaves to sin and has madeus slaves to righteousness.

This means that we can nolonger live as we once did. We arefree from bondage to our ownlusts and 'Wrong attitudes. ow we

to members and families here.It is only during this conference

that all of the full-time ministers,trainees and their wives can betogether in one place to fellowshipand to learn from each other aswell as to sharpen their abilities toserve God's people.

single service will be conductedon the mid-Feast Sabbath, insteadof the usual double service.

Activities build social links

Singles and Youth Opportuni­ties United (YOU) activities willtake place early in the Feast wher­ever possible, to help Feastgoersmeet one another and fellowship.

Questions arise every yearabout dances, especially for sin­gles and YOU members. "TheChurch doesn't sponsor thesedances for several reasons,"explained evangelist Larry Salyer,director of Church AdministrationInternational.

"Dances are not as productivesocially as other types of activi­ties," he said. "Many people areintimidated by the prospect ofhaving to dance, and so they don'tmingle as much as we wouldlike."

Most sites will offer family·activities such as dances, singlesactivities for older and youngergroups, hayrides, sing-alongs,beach parties, hikes or barbecues.

All sites will offer a reunion forAmbassador College students,alumni and, possibly, formerChurch or College employees.

Steven D. Andrews, director ofFinance & Planning, told the coor­dinators how Internal RevenueService (IRS) regulations affectgifts and donations.

He also discussed ministerial

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INSIDELife as workingclass ..... 2

By Eleazar V. FloresT AGAYTAY, Philippines­

Full-time ministers, trainees andwives gathered here for a ministe­rial conference Feb. 4 to 7, about56 kilometers (35 miles) south­west of Manila.

Paul Kieffer, Philippine region-'al director, stressed the continuousneed for unity, harmony and coop­eration in God's ministry.

The conference, a yearly activi­ty since 1988, was· conducted inthe training complex of the Devel­opment Academy of the Philip­pines (DAP). The academy isoperated by the Philippine govern­ment.

Bill Sidney, director of Ministe­rial Services in the PhilippineOffice, who arrived Jan. 28 fromAustralia with his wife, Daphne,assists Mr. Kieffer by providinginformation to help the ministryaccomplish the job of ministering

Ministers sh9rpen skillsatPhilippine'conference

By Jeff E. ZhornePASADE A-"Reports from

the convention bureaus all agreewe are the most organized con­vention they have all year," saidMark McCulley. Festival adminis­tration manager, at the 1991 Festi­val coordinators conference hereFeb. 11 to 13.

"Being perceived as fully quali­fied and capable opens doors foryou ~ coordinators at the varioussites," he told the U.S. and inter­national coordinators, businessmanagers and spouses.

This year representatives fromBelgium and France attended theconference. Attendance is optionalfor those in international areas.Staff from New Zealand, forinstance, usually do not attend.Coordinators from Germany andAustralia did not attend, becausethey did last year.

The group also heard fromJoseph W. Tkach Jr., director ofU.S. Church Administration, whoexplained how to deal with situa­tions that might occur regardinghospitality rooms, baby-sitting,special music, parents rooms andFestival choirs.

Two types of parents roomswill be available at every U.S.Feast site. There will be a quietroom for mothers who nurse orput children to leep, and a roomfor fathers or mothers to quiet acrying child or to change diapers.

Mr. Tkach Jr. announced that a

2 The WORLDWIDE NEWS ~onday,Feb.25,1991

Gulf War accents conflicting interests

sums, will say they belong to theworkin,g4ss-.:p~:ey..,rnade. -!heirway from the mines to the desk.Their personal financial strugglehas long since disappeared, butthey will never cross over to "theother side" as they see it.

They were born and bred work­ing class and are uncomfortablein any other social confIguration.Of course, a few cross over to themiddle class ranks, but they arethe exception rather than the rule.

Social status. Financial distinc­·tions. But that's not the wholestory of what being a member ofthe working class is all about.The class system in Britainremains a way of life. A way ofthinking. A way of doing things.

This can be diffIcult for an out­sider to comprehend. And for anAmerican to either disturb or con­demn British class conceptswould be presumptuous indeed.

onetheless, Church member­ship definitely does affect ourattitudes toward the class system,spiritually speaking.

After all, the apostle Paulwrote: "There is neither Jew norGreek, there is neither slave norfree, there is neither male norfemale; for you are all one inChrist Jesus" (Galatians 3:28,New King James throughout).

When we sit down at thePassover service, we are equalbefore God. All sinners seeking torenew our covenant of forgivenesswith God. All marking the anniver­sary of the death of our Savior,who took our sins on himself.

No one there should be con­cerned about the importance of hisor her background, income, socialstatus or any other so-called classdistinctions. Be thankful for a call­ing that cuts across all barriers.

"Let not the wise man glory inhis wisdom, let not the mightyman glory in his might, nor let therich man glory in his riches; butlet him who glories glory in this,that he understands and knowsMe, that I am the Lord, exercising10vingkindness, judgment, andrighteousness in the earth"(Jeremiah 9:23-24).

"heroic army, its steadfast people,its glorious women and its bravechildren."

Even though the speech wasaimed primarily at Jordan's largePalestinian community, who arewildly supportive of Saddam Hus­sein, it disturbed Washington offi­cials. who threaten to cut off aid tothe fmancially troubled kingdom.

The biggest question mark,however, is Israel. Tel Aviv hasgritted its teeth while enduringSaddam Hussein's unprovokedScud missile attacks. It has doneso in pursuit of its own self-inter­est, not simply because the UnitedStates asked for such forbearance.

It was considered the better part ofwisdom to exercise restraint ratherthan risk breakup of the forces pittedagainst its arch-foe in Baghdad.

But Israel now is gravely con­cerned that Saddam Hussein maybe allowed to retreat with theremainder of his military intact­ready to fight on another day to.as he has said, "liberate our dearPalestine.,.

What will Israel do in this case?Remember: ational self-interestcomes first.

European Diary/ By John Ross Schroeder

BOREHAMWOOD, England­Americans who mov to Britainmust, sooner or later, come to termswith the fact that the Europeanexperience of life is markedly dif­ferent from the American experi­ence-even for those whose ances­tors stemmed from Europe.

From the moment our Ameri­can forefathers reached the east-.ern shores of North America, theybegan to slowly divest themselvesof certain European modes of liv­ing and thinking.

But those of us who move backto our European roots generationslater must bridge the gap, at leastin our understanding.

Options for are available forAmericans who move to Britain.They can send their children toAmerican schools; join an Ameri­can club; buy an American news­paper; associate with expatriates.

Some choose to do none ofthose things, however, and plungeinto the British way of life, deter­mined to follow the principle of"when in Rome, do as theRomans do."

That is what my wife, Jan, andI chose to do. For the first 10years we lived in a middle classneighborhood. For the last fiveyears our home has been in amore working class area.

But what does it mean to beworking class?

The distinctions and defInitionschange all the time. Many work­ing class people earn comfortableincomes and enjoy the technologyof modern life. And the distinc­tions between middle and work­ing class incomes are fast fading.

In fact, some in the working classearn more than their middle classcounterparts. Perhaps the old differ­ences were mainly in job kind.

The Welsh working class, forexample, in the coal-mining valleys,are a case study. Not many in Walesimagine themselves to be upperclass. And relatively few considerthemselves to be middle class. Theoverwhelming majority proudlyclaim their working class mantle.

Chairmen of Welsh localauthority councils, controlling vast

What does it meanto be working class?

pean powers. "We are saucearound the roast," charged deGaulle, typically employing aFrench culinary comparison.

On France's political far right,the criticism is far more virulent.Alain de Benoist, leader of the

ew Right movement, describessupporters of the war as "collabo­rators of the American order."

Looking at the Middle East, thefuture moves of Iran remain a con­cern to the American- and British­led coalition. The rulers in Tehranhave no love for Saddam Hussein,but the possibility of having mili­tary forces of "The Great Satan"parked on their doorstep after thewar is anathema to them.

Jordan's King Hussein remainsas puzzling as ever as to whichdirection he will ultimately takehis nation, trapped in the middlebetween Iraq and Israel. The kingdelivered a pro-Iraq speech Feb. 6in which he denounced the con­flict as "a war on all Arabs andMuslims," while praising Iraq's

God removed the ultimatepenalty of sin for David-eternaldeath. "The wages of sin is death,but the gift of God is eternal life"(Romans 6:23). David would liveforever in God's kingdom.

Don't justify, confessOn the day of Pentecost, A.D.

31, the apostle Peter told the peo­ple at Jerusalem they had causedthe death of Jesus (Acts 2:36).

The people did not try to justifythemselves, but were cut to theheart at the enormity of their sins,asking, "What shall we do?"(verse 37). After this confessionPeter told them to repent, be bap­tized and they would be forgiventheir sins (verse 38).

The apostle John showed moreexplicitly the connection betweenconfession and forgiveness.

He warned against self-justifi­cation: "If we say that we have nosin, we deceive ourselves, and thetruth is not in us" (I John 1:8).

Then he gave the good news:"If we confess our sins, He isfaithful and just to forgive us oursins and to cleanse us from allunrighteousness" (verse 9).

The message is clear: Let's notjustify ourselves. Let's confess oursins to God. We all sin and areoften guilty of selfIsh motives. Yetadmitting them is so difficult.Ananias and Sapphira refused toadmit their selfish motives anddied as a result (Acts 5:1-10).

Alcoholic rehabilitation centerssay the first step an alcoholic mustmake if he or she is to recover isto admit being an alcoholic. Forus, the crucial fIrst step to havingour sins forgiven is to admit them.

God has placed within us adesire to be righteous, but this isachieved not by self-justification,but by confession and forgivenessof sins through the blood of Christ.

Brethren, remember, let's notmake excuses, or attempt to justi­fy our sins; let's confess ourfaults before God and he will for­give us our sins.

Britain's Sunday Times rippedinto the alleged shortcomings ofother major European powers withregard to the war effort. France'sgulf record, it charged, "is typical­ly inadequate," while Belgium"has behaved ... disgracefully,refusing to supply the BritishArmy with ammunition, whiledoing deals with Arab terrorists."

But the respected journal savedits biggest guns for Germany,which it accused of being "thewallflower of the war," compound­ed by the assertion that it was "Ger­man technicians who helped modi­fy the Scud missiles to bring Israelwithin their range and Germanknow-how that supplied Iraq (as itdid Libya) with the technology tobuild a chemical arsenal."

(Stung by this and similar criti­cism, Bonn quickly increased fInan­cial assistance and announced stepsto clamp down on alleged illegalexports to Iraq that have circum­vented international sanctions.)

In France, frets and fears ofAmerican imperialism in the Mid­dle East, once an area of consider­able French influence, are increas­ing. Milder critics, such asAdmiral Philippe de Gaulle, sonof the late French president, objectmainly to the secondary roleplayed by Franc;e and other Euro-

W"RLDWATCHBy Gene H. Hogberg

uel that he had obeyed God, andblamed the people for any wrongcommitted (verses 13-20).

Self-justification didn't benefitSaul either. God rejected himfrom being king (verse 23).

A different attitudeHow different was the attitude

of David, Israel's second king.When the prophet Nathan con­

fronted David concerning hisadultery with Bathsheba and mur­der of Uriah, David didn't try tojustify his actions.

'Then David said to athan, 'Ihave sinned against the Lord.' And

athan said to David, 'The Lordalso has put away your sin; youshall not die' "(IJ Samuel 12:13).

David's confession to God inPsalm 51 is well known: "I ac­knowledge my transgressions,and my sin is ever before me"(verse 3).

In many other Psalms Davidproclaimed his sins. "For my iniq­uities have gone over my head;like a heavy burden they are tooheavy for me" (Rsalm 38:~.

In Psalm 39:8, he pleads: "De­liver me from all my transgres­sions." And in Psalm 40:1.2. hegroans: "My iniquities have over­taken me, so that I am not able tolook up; they are more than thehairs of my head."

In Psalm 1lA, David cries out:"Lo~rciful to me; healmy soul, for I have sinned againstYou."

Because David confessed hissin and repented, he was forgiven.

is a participating (but noncombat­ant) member of the coalition.

The proposal put forward to Iraqb) Soviet President Mikhail Gor­bachev was quickly dismissed byPresident George Bush because,though it called for Baghdad'swithdrawal from Kuwait, it indi­cated that the Soviets would like tospare Saddam Hussein any punish­ment. The scheme also linked, inWashington's view, the Gulf Warto the Israeli-Palestinian issue.

The Soviet Union has no desireto see Iraq, one of its Mideastclients during the Cold War,crushed and humiliated. Anddespite its many problems, Moscowstill demands to be treated byWashington with the superpowerrespect to which it is accustomed.

Soviet officials, moreover, areleery of the New World Order thatMr. Bush speaks of. To them, thissmacks of a Pax Americana-aglobal realignment presided overby Washington. Regarding theMiddle East, Moscow is in nomood of being shut out of whatev­er postwar structure emerges.

Elsewhere, too, national self­interests are corning into conflict.The Gulf War created new ten­sions within the European Com­munity and the ATO alliance.

In a blunt editorial Jan. 27,

Jwt~~~By Dexter H. Faulkner V

We all want to be right, to begood, but not necessarily to doright or to do good. Instead ofdoing the right thing, we all toooften do the wrong thing and thentry to justify our actions.

Self-justification is far fromnew-it began in the Garden ofEden. Adam tried to justify him­self regarding the fruit of the treeof the knowledge of good and evil.He said: 'The woman whom Yougave to be with me, she gave me ofthe tree, and I ate" (Genesis 3:12,New King James throughout).

Adam blamed Eve and, byimplication, God, who created thewoman. Eve tried to justify herselfby blaming the serpent (verse 13).

It didn't work. Both Adam andEve reaped the results of theiractions, and were thrown out ofparadise (verses 16-24).

Saul. king of Israel, alsorefused to take responsibility forhis actions and refused toacknowledge his sins.

Instead of waiting for Samuelas he had been told to do, Saultook upon himself the role ofpriest and offered a burnt sacri­fice (1 Samuel 13:8-9). Whenconfronted with his sin bySamuel, Saul excused himself. Heclaimed that, under the circum­stances, he was forced to offer thesacrifice and he even blamedSamuel for being late.

Saul spared Agag, king of theAmalekites, and the best of theirflocks, in flagrant disobedience toGod's command (I Samuel 15: 1­9). Yet he twice insisted to Sam-

Self-justification hurts

PASADE A-The last-minutediplomatic flurry to avert an all­out ground war in the Persian Gulfhighlighted the No.1 rule in inter­national relations-that each

. nation acts in its own self-interest.In times of international stress,

nations can temporarily subordi­nate their divergent viewpoints inthe interest of a larger, overridingcause, such as winning a war. Thisis how alliances are usuallyformed, such as the 28-nationcoalition battling Iraq.

But even strong alliances areessentially unstable, tension-rid­den and in danger of comingunraveled because the base ofcommon action is so narrow.

Looking at the gulf conflict. thecharge to overturn Iraq's Aug. 2aggression against Kuwait is led bythe United States and Great Britain,acting in remarkable tandem.

The war has, in fact, revived thespecial relationship between theAnglo-Saxon powers that wasbeginning to sag.

Wasrungton and London see theconflict in simple, black-and-whiteterms derived from bitter lessonslearned in fighting power-drivenaggressors in WorId War n.

For example, columnist Pere­grine Worsthorne heaps scorn onthose who, in his words, "call for agenerous peace which would leaveSaddam Hussein still in charge inIraq." That would be, he added,"like signing a peace treaty withGermany that left Hitler in charge."

Yet, such a plan, of sorts, wasfloated by the Soviet Union, Feb.8, indicating that Moscow's viewson the Gulf War do not necessari­ly coincide with those of Wash­ington and London, even though it

~onday,Feb.25,1991 The WORLDWIDE NEWS 3

Pastor general visits Albuquerque, N.M.

TRIP OVERVIEW

PHOTOS BY WAYNE ABRAHAM & LINDA HYDE

Pastor General Joseph W. Tkach spoke to 535brethren Feb. 2 from Albuquerque, Farmington andSanta Fe, N.M.

Host ministers and wives were Felix and ConnieHeimberg, Albuquerque, Farmington and Santa Fe;Larry and Karen Walker, EI Paso, Tex., and LasCruces, N.M.; and Sam and Denise Butler,Albuquerque, Farmington and Santa Fe.

Holy Day EnvelopesPASADENA-Holy Day offering envelopes for the Spring

Festival season have been mailed to U.S. members. If you havenot received your supply by March 19, please call the toll-freenumber 1-800-423-4444 no later than March 22. This is the lastdate that the Mail Processing Center can receive requests forpersonalized offering envelopes and have them reach membersby the first Holy Day, March 30.

These envelopes are intended only for Holy Day offerings tospeed the processing of those donations. Please send literaturerequests and changes of address through other cOlTespondence.

Ambassador CollegeFun Run

BIG SANDY-Ambassador College will sponsor a Fun RunApril 7. The Fun Run consists of a 5K (five kilometer) and 10K(10 kilometer) course, and participants can choose whichdistance they want to run. Prizes will be awarded to the topfinishers in each age group.

The Fun Run is open to anyone who wishes to participate. Ifyou would like to enter the Fun Run or would like more infor­mation contact Michael Carter at Ambassador College, PhysicalEducation Department, Big Sandy, Tex., 75755 or call 1-903­636-2000 (Extension 3336).

mand to "love one another:'Je us promi ed that he will

never leave u nor forsake us.Let's have faith in his promise,knowing that even when we sin,our Redeemer is at the right handof God as our High Priest, tomake interces ion for us.

As long as we never give upthe good fight of faith, God willalways be with us.

So, let's never concede de­feat. Let's never stop fighting.Let's never drop out of the race.As we continue to love God andrespond in faith to his immea­surable love for u , we will growin the grace and knowledge ofJe u Christ, and our eternalinheritance await us at the lastday.

P.S. The yearly income is cur­rently at 5 percent under lastyear. Expen e , however, arebeing kept in line with theincome. Brethren, please pray forthe upcoming Holy Day offer­ings, and for all the needs of theWork.

sins, and as our living High Priestin heaven.

It is God who gave hi Sonthat we might be saved. It i Godwho gives us hi Spirit, that wecan be a new creation, "created inChrist Jesus for good work .,(Ephesians 2:10).

It is God who is constantlywith us in our Christian walk,leading us, teaching u , convict­ing us when we sin, moving us torepentance and forgiving us.How should we re pond to such aGod, who has given u "allthings that pertain to life andgodline s"?

The only way we can fail asChristians is to simply tum ourbacks on the God who has givenu such great grace, eitherthrough unappreciative neglect orthrough deliberate rejection. Paulwrote, "How can we escape, ifwe neglect so great salvation?"

As Passover approaches, let'sdeepen our commitment to obeyand worship the God of our sal­vation. Let's obey Je us' com-

God gives understanding

It i God \\ ho gives us theunderstanding that our sins sepa­rate us from him and that our sinsneed to be forgiven if we are tobe reconciled.

It is God who moves us torepentance and to faith in JesusChrist a the sacrifice for our

In hort. ne\\ ne of life inJe us Chri ·t i indeed newne ofIife-a way of life directedtoward God and neighbor insteadof to ard personal gratificationand indulgence.

Before conversion, we are nor­mally so steeped in our ownways that we do not even realizethe need for God in our lives. Wehave no real concept that weneed forgivenes .

Mo t people would readilyadmit that they are not perfect,that they have faults and short­coming . Some may even admitto sin . But a real en e of beingcut off from God, or that we needto be reconciled with God, is justnot there until God begin to callus.

PERSONAL(Continued trom page 1)

emotions. 'ow we are led by theSpirit of God.

What does this mean in practi­cal terms?

It means that if we had a prob­lem with honesty, we begin beinghonest. If we were greedy. webegin being generous. If we wererude and inconsiderate, we beginbeing polite and thoughtful.

If we had been fornicator oradulterers, we now flee sexualsins. If we had been alcoholics,we now stop drinking.

If we had been go,s ips, we topgossiping. If we had blown upin rage when life was frustrating,we begin to control ourselve . Ifwe had been conceited and fullof pride, we now "associate withthe humble" (Romans 12:16, ewKing Jame throughout).

If we had been careless andirresponsible, we begin to changetho e habits. If we had beenobstinate and disrespectful ofauthority, we are now coopera­tive and respectful.

PrinUng coordinator: Jenrnfe' McGraw

Regional COlTesponden1s: Debbie Minke, Van­couver, B.C,; Eleazar Rores Manila, Phllippmes;Aub Warren, Australia arid Asia; Frankie Wem­berger, Bonn. Germany; Rex Morgan, AUckland.New Zealand; Richard Stemfort. Nieuwegein.Nethertarids; DaVId Walker, Spanish Department:Vicki Taylor, Caribbean; Lucy Bloise, ItalianDepartment; Marsha Sabm. French Department;Bryan Mathie and Peter Hawkins. SouthernAfnca; Irene Wilson, United Kingdom..

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Photography: G.A Belluche Jr.; Charles Feld­bush, Hal Finch' Barry Stahl; Lu Anne Warren:photo librarian: Susan Bramar.

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4 The WORLDWIDE NEWS ~onday,Feb.25,1991

Evangelist eUs oflife on road:It happened on the way to ••.

MILES TO GO BEFORE HE SLEEPS-Evangelist Gerald Water­house marked his 25th anniversary of visiting church congregationsJan. 13. [Photo by Hal Finch]

How to Use Wills and Truststo Give to the Church

Many members and co-workers have requested informationon how best to make a gift to the Worldwide Church of God,either during their lifetime or upon death, through wills, trusts orother means.

If you desire to receive information regarding such gifts, theLegal Department of the Church is available to aid you in thisregard without cost or obligation. Please write to Ralph K.Helge, Worldwide Church of God. Box 111, Pasadena, Calif.,91129.

The Legal Department regrets that, because of the variance inlaws of other countries, such legal information is only applicableto residents of the United States and Canada. However, inregard to other countries it will furnish whatever limitedinformation it may have available.

By Kerri DowdPASADENA-He's been around

the world 15 times. He opened theChurch's Australian, Philippineand South African regionaloffices. He has logged at least 1.5million miles by car and airplane.

Jan. 13 marked the 25th anniver­sary of the beginning of evangelistGerald Waterhouse's fIrst churchtour. He will complete tour o.II, which began in South Africain 1988, before the Feast.

The number of miles he hastraveled is just a guess. "I gave upon trying to fIgure that out about15 years ago," Mr. Waterhousesaid. "I trust an angel is keepingthe tally for me," he joked.

Mr. Waterhouse's travels havetaken him to nearly everywherethere are Church members.Because of a shortage of transla­tion equipment, he hasn't traveledto most of Central and SouthAmerica. Some of his messageshave, however, been translatedinto Spanish and delivered tobrethren in those areas, accordingto evangeli t Leon Walker, Span­i h regional director.

'either has Mr. Waterhousebeen behind the Iron Curtain."The last time I was in Europewas before the wall came down,"he aid.

Getting around

Mr. Waterhouse, a native ofWest Texa , graduated fromAmba ador College in 1956 andwas ordained a preaching elderthat year. Hi travels began in1957 when he traveled to Englandto expand the Church's officethere and to pastor the Londonchurch. the Church's fIrst interna­tional congregation. He was raisedto pastor in 1959 and evangelist in1963.

In 1965 Mr. Waterhousereturned to Pasadena. On his wayback and in Pa adena he spoke at

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how ethic is now a big concern ingovernment and industry, includingconventions. "It's a hot topic atmeetings and conferences."

From time to time, a hotel,re taurant or convention bureau at aFeast site may offer gifts to Festivalpersonnel as a way of influencing adeci ion in their favor. This mustbe handled carefully to avoidoffense and maintain a professionalapproach, he said.

"The be t way to turn downque tionable gifts from hotel man­agers i to a k them to givebrethren larger discounts or moreamenitie . After all, we are workingfor the brethren here," Mr. McCul­ley aid.

Media training

In 1990 Feast coordinators han­dled most media inquiries them-elves, rather than having initial

inquiries referred to the PublicAffairs Office in Pasadena. Evan­gelist David Hulme, director ofCommunications & Public Affairs,reviewed the 1990 program for thecoordinators, which he said wasvery successful.

"Most of the coordinators nowhave a few years of experience inhandling media, and we providedorne guideline last year on achiev­

ing an appropriate relationshipwith reporters," Mr. Hulme said."We were very pleased in how theydealt with the media which ulti­mately help the general public tobetter understand the WorldwideChurch of God and its beliefs."

Reporters who received copies of

Bible studies and conductedSpokesman Clubs. His presenta­tions received such positiveresponse that Mr. Waterhouse wasasked to go and speak to thechurche . He set out on his fIrsttourJan. 13. 1966.

The evangelist reached 144churches on the fIrst tour and 649on the 10th. Tours o. 1 and 2included lides, and 'os. 3through 10 were speaking tours.By Jan. 4 he had given his pre entslide show 400 times to 621churches, and he expect to reachabout 700 of the Church's 828congregation by the tour's end.

The la t time Mr. Waterhousepent the Feast of Tabernacles at

one site was 1970. In 1988 hespoke at ix sites in four countries;in 1980 he spoke at eight sites."That's too much. It doesn't leaveyou much time for anythingexcept packing, unpacking. eatinga little and speaking-and somesleep when you can fIt it in."

When in the United States andCanada Mr. Waterhou e driveshimself from one speakingengagement to the next. and hespeaks five or six times eachweek.

His overseas trips often lastfrom six to eight month . Weightrestriction and equipment that hemu t bring with him dictate thatMr. Waterhouse take only essen­tials on these trips.

He de cribed these essentials asa couple of polyester suits andhirt , and nylon underclothing

(becau e in humid climate cottonwill not dry out overnight).

Mr. Waterhou e choo 'e poly­e ter suits because "a lot of timesyou have to hove things into littlepace on some of the e small

planes, and there's no way to hangyour suits up, so they have to be thesynthetic type that will hang out."

Finding these suits is difficult."Every time I find a suit that is

the Church's press kit were eotfollow-up urveys to determine theeffectivene s of the Feast publicaffairs program. "In general mostreporter often regard religion­particularly a religious conventionlike the Feast--to be a non-issue,"Mr. Hulme said.

"The feedback we receivedshows that there is a considerableamount of media interest in theWorldwide Church of God, and thatthe vast majority of editors considerthe Feast of Tabernacles to be anewsworthy item for local areas."

Mr. Hulme said the survey pro­duced a number of improvementsfor better and more focu ed mediacoverage. "In some citie we havemedia coming to services to writeummarie of sermon content," he

said. "More and more we are see­ing the direct meaning of the Feastbeing picked up by local media."

"In this regard," he continued."the member them elves arebecoming even more of a vital assetin helping the general public under-tand the Church. Members erve

as living testimony to the Church'sbeliefs. If Fe tival media coverageheightens interest in the Church, itmeans that the general public willfocus on members and literally askthem, as Peter wrote. for •a reasonof the hope that is within you. ' "

Last year marked the fIrst timeCommunications & Public Affairsmade pre s information directlyavailable in languages other thanEnglish. "We have translations ofour pre kit in German, Spanishand French, but we've never usedthem until this year for the Feast ofTabernacles," he said.

The French Department translat­ed the press release for media use,

just ideal for traveling the compa­ny quits selling it," he said.

As is true of anyone who travelsfrequently, Mr. Waterhouse hasexperienced his share of flightdelays and cancellations, but "Ihave never run into any reallyrough weather and there has beenvery little turbulence."

Hi mo t frightening incidenton an airplane "was coming out ofMadras, India. We were halfwaydown the runway, and the pilothad to abort the flight. That wasreally unsettling." He rememberedhearing about a plane that wentoff the runway in Dallas, Tex.,not long before the incident. "Thatplane caught on fIre and about 18people died," he said.

In his case mechanics workedon both engines of the plane forabout an hour while Mr. Water­hou e prayed, and the plane tookoff without incident.

Another time an engine wentout on a two-engine plane whenMr. Waterhouse wa on a flightfrom Sydney. .S.W" to Canber­ra, A.C.T. That flight returned toSydney and uffered no damage.On a flight out of Durban, SouthAfrica. one engine burned out,and the flight returned to Durban.

~a,'ed b~' a 6' 7" bellhop

Mr. Waterhou e's car has beenbroken into twice, and once some­one tried to break into his hotelroom in Brisbane. Qld.

Mr. Waterhou e said he was ina deep sleep. but wa. awakenedby what he thought was someonetrying to break into the room nextdoor. He then realized that some­one was trying to break into hisroom and called the hotel desk. "Igot up against the door becauseevery time whoever it was outsidehit the door, you could hear splin­tering, and you wondered if thenext time he hit the door maybehe'll come through."

and Cindy Gehman, who works inthe Public Affairs area, used her flu­ency in French to expedite fromPasadena distribution of the infor­mation in French-speaking Quebec.

Mr. Hulme remarked that one ofthe more surprising media clipswas one where John Bald, Festivalcoordinator for Corpus Christi,Tex., conducted a television inter­view in Spanish.

International transfers

Brethren should be aware that airtravel to international sites will notbe without some minor delays.

"I traveled through Kuwait dur­ing the Iran-Iraq war, and securitywas tight but not as tight as it isnow. I've never experienced suchheightened security, so I have nofear, per onally," aid Paul Suck­ling, director of Mini terial Ser­vice in the British Office.

Mr. Suckling said he welcomeall international tran fers.

James Turner, Anchorage. Alaska,coordinator, foresees an increase intransfers to Anchorage, which relieon transfers for half its attendance.

"Come summertime and peoplestart making travel plans, somewho want to travel internationallymight have econd thoughts andcome up to Alaska.

"If we see a ra h of terroristactivitie , that will have an effect.Security has been very tight, not cri­sis stage, just an advanced stage."

The London Independent report­ed Jan. 29: "Planes are associatedwith terrorism. Yet such are thesecurity precautions taken nowa­days that air travel must be amongthe least terrorist-prone forms oftransport."

According to the Jan. 31 Euro-

Soon he heard voices outsidethe door and looked out to see thatthe desk had ent up a 6' 7" bell­hop to rectify the situation.

Although Mr. Waterhou e sayshe has "been blessed with theweather:' it ha interrupted hisschedule on orne occasions suchas when he mi ed three churchareas in West Virginia because ofnow and ice. One time he got

iced in at Biloxi, Mis ., and had tocancel parts of his tour. "Therewas well over a quarter-inch of iceon the car." he aid. "It took fourdays to clear the road ."

When he mis e church area .he tries to re chedule them later inhis tour.

For the planning and schedulingaspects of his tour, Mr. Water­house relies heavily on hisPasadena-ba ed secretary, EtherApperson, who communicateswith the minister in area he willvi it to arrange meeting halls andworks out other details.

"I ued to try to handle all ofthat my elf, but I could not do itnow." the evangelist said. "ThereMe so many churches and 0

many factor now." He does con­tact the pastor in each area direct­1y two to fIve days before his vi it.

Mr. Waterhouse usually stays ina motel or hotel as he travels. In

pean edition of the Wall StreetJournal, eventually, "individuals\\leigh the risks for themselves,realize in mo t case that the mediareports were overblown and every­one returns more or Ie to normalhabits. Thi will no doubt happenwith tourists."

Computer training valuable

The conference ended Feb. 13,after computer training at Comput­er Information Systems (CIS) here.

"The U.S. coordinators were thefIrst to get computers because theyhave more documents to coordinatethan anyone else," said CharlesMelear. Fe tival housing coordina­tor. "As the documents and paper­work need updating, so do people'scomputer skills:'

Gary Moore, Halifax. .S., coor­dinator, commented: "The comput­er training will be a tremendous

the early years he stayed with areamini ters "before they had littlechildren going to choo!."

He feels that his schedule andthe schedule of mo t families donot agree. A typical day will fmdMr. Waterhouse going to bedbetween 12:30 and 2 a.m. and get­ting up at about 8 a.m. He doesn'tlike to eat before noon.

"I alway reque t a down-and­out room:' Mr. Waterhoue aid."That's not a bad room. but aroom that i down tair' and outtoward the car." What thl meansis that he likes a motel where hecan park his car right in front ofhis room. "If the alarm goe off, Iwant it where I can hear it."

Pastimes and preferences

Mr. Waterhouse takes fewbreak while he is tounng, and\vhen he can work them in theyare usually ju't for a day or two.Occasionally he will take a fewday to visit hi family in Texas.He pend a bit more time withthem between tours.

Although hi family i in Texas,Mr. Waterhouse' permanentaddre i the Church' addre inPasadena. He has no house orapartment of hi own ince hespends so little time in one place.

(see EVANGELIST, page 11)

asset to all of us, to better serveGod's people and do the Feastbrochure and the daily announce­ment bulletin.

"A number of us have not hadany signifIcant computer training.For everal it was their very fIr tcomputer introduction. U.S. coordi­nators have had computers, butmost of the Canadian ministry arejust now getting them:'

Mr. Moore is cheduled toreceive his equipment and oft 'arein April. Yet he plans to practice hisnewfound computer competence onhis personal computer at home.

"WordPerfect has a lot of fea­ture to learn." noted tr. Turner.

"The textbooks that come withthe program are written more forthe advanced user. The people atCIS have broken it down into lay­man's language. We appreciate theway Deborah Barr did that..,

IRON SHARPENS IRON~onday,Feb.25,1991 The WORLDWIDE NEWS 5

What shoyJd the Lamb ofGodmean to you at Passover?

At the Passover, take the symbols of theLamb of God-the bread and wine-withdeep understanding and appreciation forwhat they picture.

By George M. Kackos"Behold the Lamb of God!"

proclaimed John the Baptist as helooked at Je u . But why? Whycall our savior the Lamb of God?Why liken him to a lamb?

George Kackos is the pastorof the Grand Rapids andMuskegon, Mich., churches.

The Passover answers thesequestions. It reveals why theLamb of God is an importantdescription of Jesus Christ.. Itshows how we are to respond tothe Lamb.

At the first Passover, theIsraelites sacrificed many lambs

and put their blood on their doorjambs and headers. This protectedthem from the plague that killedthe Egyptian firstborn. But itdidn't remove the penalty for theirsins, which is eternal death(Hebrews 10:4).

These lambs did foreshadow acoming Lamb who would takeaway the penalty for sin. Whenprophesying about our Savior, Isa­iah said: "He was oppressed andHe was afflicted. yet He openednot His mouth; He was led as alamb to the slaughter, and as asheep before its shearers is silent,so He opened not His mouth"(Isaiah 53:7, ew King Jamesthroughout).

Philip used that passage topreach Christ to the Ethiopianeunuch (Acts 8:27-35).

When John the Baptist sawJesus, he said, "Behold! TheLamb of God who takes away thesin of the world!" (John 1:29).

On his final Passover, Jesus wasled to death like a lamb. He didn'tresist; he willingly gave up his lifefor our sins (John 10:17-18; ICorinthians 15:3). He became ourPassover Lamb: "For indeedChrist, our Passover, was sacri­ficed for us" (I Corinthians 5:7).

With this understanding, let'scompare the Old Testament lambsand the Lamb of God. Let's con­sider how Jesus was a fulfIllment

of the Passover lambs.Preselected. The lambs were

selected on the 10th day of thefust month (Exodus 12:3). Jesuswas selected before the creation:"the Lamb slain from the founda­tion of the world" (Revelation13:8).

Without blemish. The lambshad to be without blemish, healthyand flawless in appearance. Jesuswas without the blemish of sin; helived a perfect, sinless life (I Peter1:19, Hebrews 4:15).

Died without a struggle. Thelambs didn't struggle against theirexecutioners. They went to deathin silence (Isaiah 53:7). Jesus diedwithout a struggle. He did notdefend himself (Matthew 26:51­63).

think about the tremendous sacri­fice Jesus made as the Lamb ofGod. Imagine living with thethought of dying from the foun­dation of the world. Consider thezeal required to live a sinless lifein the face of trial and tempta­tion.

Ponder the love that was need­ed to willingly die an agonizingdeath for the sins of mankind:"For scarcely for a righteous manwill one die; yet perhaps for agood man someone would evendare to die. But God demon­strates His own love toward us.in that while we were still sin­ners, Christ died for us" (Romans5:7-8).

Realize that Christ's magnifi­cent act of love is an essential

BE READY TO GIVE AN ANSWEREternal Judgment

Deliverance by blood. Thelambs blood was placed on thedoor jambs and headers. Thissaved the Israelite fustborn fromthe death plague (Exodus 12:7,13). It prepared the way for Israelto journey to the promised land(Exodus 12:31-33).

When Jesus' blood is applied toour sins we are no longer underthe death penalt) (Ephe ians 1:7).This reconcile us to God and pre­pares us for salvation through thelife of Jesus (Romans 5:9-10).

Flesh provides sustenance.The flesh of the lambs was roastedin fue. Once eaten, it became asource of strength to start Israel'sjourney to the promised land(Exodus 12:8-11,41-42).

The flesh of Jesus was beatenand broken before his death(Matthew 20:17-19). Along withthe shedding of his blood, hisbody is part of his supreme sacri­fice for sin (Hebrews 10:10, 12).It is a source of strength necessaryfor eternal life: "Whoever eats Myflesh and drinks My blood haseternal life, and I will raise him atthe last day (John 6:54).

As we draw near the Passover,

ingredient needed for our resur­rection into the glorious kingdomof God (Titus 3:7).

Evaluate your life in the lightof the Lamb's life and sacrifice (IJohn 2:6). Are you letting Christlive his life over in you? Do youwork hard to keep sin out of yourlife? When you sin, do you admitit? Do you a k God for forgive­ness?

Go beyond evaluating yourself.Make whatever changes, if need­ed, to show that you are commit­ted to God and his way of life (ICorinthians 11 :27-32). Jesussaid, "He who eats My flesh anddrinks My blood abides in Me,and I in him" (John 6:56). Thisshows that we are to let Christlive in us. Seek God's help indoing this.

At the Passover, take the sym­bols of the Lamb of God-thebread and wine-with deep under­standing and appreciation for whatthey picture. Let them be a vividreminder of the incredible lovethat God the Father and JesusChrist have for us. Let them repre­sent your total unconditional sur­render to God.

any 24-hour day when all humanity will standbefore the throne of God. They symbolize themillennial reign of Christ and the period knownas the Great White Throne Judgment, whenthe truth of God will be available to all (Isa.11 :9) and when everyone will be judged..No one is exempt from judgment. "We mustall appear before the judgment seat of Christ"(II Cor. 5:10).eGod has given judgment to Christ (John5:22), who will "judge the living and the dead atHis appearing and His kingdom" (II Tim. 4:1).ePaul said, "It is appointed for men to dieonce, but after this the judgment" (Heb. 9:27).Each Christian is judged during his lifetime,and will appear before God in the future too..Paul said, "Do you not know that the saintswill judge the world? And if the world will bejudged by you, are you unworthy to judge thesmallest matters?" (I Cor. 6:2-3). As membersof the family of God, we will rule with himduring the Millennium and Great White ThroneJudgment, when the vast majority of humanitywill be judged.

.God's judgment shouldn't be something wefear, but something we appreciate.eGod doesn't judge according to appearance butaccording to righteousness (Ps. 96:13). Christtold his disciples to do likewise (John 7:24)..God will "bring every work into judgment,including every secret thing," good or evil(Eccl. 12:14, New King James throughout).There is nothing hidden that "shall not berevealed" (Mark 4:22)..There is a specific time of judgment. But thatspecific time is different for different groups ofpeople. Peter wrote that "the time has come forjudgment to begin at the house of God" (I Peter4:17). God and Christ judge Christians now. Therest of humanity is not being judged now..Paul explains that God "has appointed a dayon which he will judge the world inrighteousness' (Acts 17:31). Daniel pictured atime in the future when millions-the vastmajority of humanity-would stand before thethrone of God to be judged (Dan. 7:9-10). Johnalso recorded a vision of judgment (Rev.20:11-15). But these visions do not point to

The Christian belongs to Christ,follows Christ, has the Spirit ofChrist (Romans 8:9) and lives byevery word of God, as far as it ishumanly possible.

This means total commitmentto God's way and a sincereattempt to abide by the spiritualprinciples and values of Christ.Even though we cannot live a sin­less life, we can be inspired, byChrist's commitment (Hebrews12:3), to put God's will first inour lives.

The Christian present hisimperfections to God in dailyprayer, knowing that Jesus Christhas shared in our infirmities and isconversant with our joys and sor­rows.. As our High Priest who hasdirect access to God's throne, hewillingly pleads our case andenables us to approach that throneboldly fOf mercy, understandingand help in times of need(Hebrews 4:15-16).

Trying .to earn salvation byattempting to be sinless as Christwas sinless is make-believe, andthe Christian who attempts such acourse has a false hope-a hopethat is nowhere echoed in theteachings of the ew Testament.

ort

Did Christ come so that wecan imitate his sinless life andthereby make it into God'skingdom?

o. Christ was God clothed inhuman flesh; we are not. Christcame to destroy the works ofSatan; we cannot do that. Christwas sinless; we are not. Even if itwere possible for man to fullycopy Christ's sinless life, past sinswould still declare man to be inneed of a Savior.

Christ came to show that he isthe way, the truth and the life(John 14:6)-the light of theworld.

One analogy that Jesus Christused to describe our relationshipto him is that of the vine and thebranches.

He is the vine, and we are thebranches. The branches thrive notbecau e they copy the vine, butbecause they remain attached toit.

So the Christian has hope onlyas long as he is attached to JesusChrist. Deliberate departure fromGod's way of life, according tothe analogy, severs a branch fromthe vine and results in witheringand death.

Satan to test Christ failed to shakeJe us even in the slightest way.

The general misunderstandingof the word tempt i made clear bythe context of Christ's experience.The Greek term peira:o does notsuggest that Jesus consideredSatan's propositions appealing.The verb has the sense of testingand proving.

In the appropriate context, itcan be used with negative impli­cations-but the context ofChrist's life, the words of theprophets and his sacrifice beforethe foundation of the worldexclude such an interpretation.

Some Church publications mayneed editing in this matter so as toreflect the full teaching of theChurch. Where changes will helpthe literature, they will be made asthe booklets are discussed for pos­sible renewal.

Was it possible for JesusChrist to sin wbile he was on theearth?

The question suggests that, ifChrist had sinned, he would havefailed to be our Savior. This isundoubtedly true because a sinnercannot be the perfect acrifice forthe sins of mankind. The Old Tes­tament typology makes it clearthat the Lamb of God had to bewithout blemish.

From God's standpoint, therewas no possibility that Christmight sin, even while he was onthe earth.

The Scriptures afford two indi­cations that this is so: First, theLamb of God was sacrificed fromthe foundation of the world (Rev­elation 13:8, I Peter 1:20), whichmeans that, from God's stand­point, the success of Christ's mis­sion was a foregone conclusion.

Second, the prophets were spe­cific as to Chri t's birthplace, life,suffering, death and resurrection.If all this depended on chance,these prophecies would not havebeen uttered with such certainty.

The argument against the aboveposition is put forward because ofa statement in Hebrews 4: 15,which says that Je us was temptedin every respect like ourselves, yetwithout sin. Some people take thispassage as an indication that Jesusexperienced every temptationimaginable, including the urge tomolest children, to rape, rob,abuse drugs and commit suicide.

Reading the Scriptures in a vac­uum or lifting passages out ofcontext will yield any number oferroneous conclusions.

The only correct way to readHebrews 4: 15 is in the context ofthe actual life Jesus lived, asrevealed in the ew Testament.

The Gospels cite the devil'stemptations that Christ had toface. The context shows that Jesusrejected Satan's suggestionsimmediately.

There is no suggestion thatChrist entertained even thethought that Satan's ideas mightbe attractive. This attempt of

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erman Office~onday,Feb.25,1991

Bonn, Germany

lJJ ification, Gulf War boosti---:-.erest in Church~ message

Unification exacts cost

POLAND

she submitted a written request toher children's schools for them tobe allowed to stay horne on Satur­days. She wrote that she was con­vinced of the Bible's teachingconcerning the Sabbath, but madeno mention of the Church.

Her six children were at firstallowed to stay horne as requestedand there were no problems­until one of the schools found outthat Mrs. Eisermann wasn't a Sev­enth-day Adventist. The schoolthen insisted that the children goto school on Saturdays. If theydido't corne voluntarily, the policewould take them there by force.The school failed to carry out thisthreat, but the missed Saturdayswere recorded as unexcusedabsences.

In 1968 Mrs. Eisermann beganattending services and was bap­tized. Frank Schnee, then regionaldirector for the Gennan-speakingareas, told her the Church wouldhelp her and her family.

A lawyer was appointed and thecase went to court, where Mrs.Eisermann won in the firstinstance. The school appealedagainst the decision, claiming thatthe Eisermann children reallywanted to go to school on Satur­days, but were prevented fromdoing so by their parents. Thissecond round of the battle waswon by the school.

Triumph was finally reached inBerlin in 1973, when the case waswon at the second highest court inGermany. The verdict ruled that itwould be unlawful to grantexemption from Saturday classesto some religions and deny it toothers.

An important precedent was setby the case being won at such ahigh level. The court's decisionhas been cited frequently as abasis for similar rulings in severalstates.

Mrs. Eisermann recalled theevents almost 30 years after theironset. "My husband wasn't amember, although he believed andsupported the Church. So I had todo the talking in court. I was ner­vous at fIrst, but then cheered upwhen I noticed how God washelping me and how easy it was toanswer. He gave me the rightwords." She added that her lawyer

(see CHALLENGES, page 7)

izing the hospitals will cost aboutthree billion DM each year if tliegovernment wants to stop EastGermans from descending onwestern hospitals.

Government subsidies are evenrequired to make pharmaceuticalproducts affordable in the easternpart of the nation. Because wageswill remain low during the adjust­ment period, educated and skilledpersonnel are migrating westward,seeking better pay and better liv­ing conditions.

It's no wonder fmancial expertsin Bonn predict the "total collapseof the former East Germany" inthe fIrst half of 1991. The incalcu­lable costs of an estimated 3.5million unemployed may beunavoidable.

During the unification processgovernment officials refused toincrease taxes to fmance expendi­tures. Now the government is hav­ing to rethink its budget planning.Financial experts warn againstdeficit spending since it threatensthe stability of the German currency.

The proposed solution is indi­rect taxation on things such astelephone charges and unemploy­ment insurance. According to anEmnid poll in October, 79 percentof West Germans anticipatedadditional taxation, despite politi­cal promises. Although most Ger­mans had suspected the outcome,they are still disappointed over thedeceptive political methods.

Fortunately for the government.the Persian Gulf crisis has divertedpublic attention from its heavilycriticized programs. The war

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exemption from Saturday classesto members' children. Members inthese states can generally avoidclashes by giving the schools pho­tocopies of these rulings. Even instates that have so far not issuedprotective regulations, the authori­ties sometimes follow the practiceof states that have.

The first member in Germanyto face difficulties with a schoolbecause of the Sabbath was LucieEisermann, who began reading theGerman Plain Truth in 1962.

By 1965 Mrs. Eisermann wasconvinced that she and her chil­dren should keep the Sabbath, so

quences of its policies for the sakeof the newly forged union.

But in 1990 Germany fmancedreunification to the tune of 100billion deutsche marks ($72.5 bil­lion) in credit. This year the bud­get is expected to reach a deficitof 150 billion DM. Some specu­late that the deficit could climb to200 billion DM.

Citing the American deficit, Mr.Poehl warned against governmentborrowing: "Such a debt wouldhave enormous, long-term nega­tive results, greatly increasing theinterest payments for the nationalbudget."

As the euphoria fades, the sacri­fices in this unequal union arebecoming increasingly worrisome.The extent of air and water pollu­tion in the five eastern Germanstates has shocked the nation.

Nearly two thirds drink waterbelow minimum western standards.Air pollution of the eastern in­dustrialized regions poses a catas­trophic health hazard. Irresponsibledisposal of industrial wastes andhousehold garbage threatens thewater supply and wildlife.

Huge sums will be required toclean it up. Berlin's Institute forEnvironmental Economic Re­search estimated "at least 460 bil­lionDM."

As for the infrastructure, addi­tional billions need to be investedir poorly equipped industry, roadsand railways, public utilitjes,housing developments and sewagesystems.

Health care and unemploymentbenefits for eastern Germany poseanother financial hurdle. Modern-

By Frankie WeinbergerBO N, Germany-Saturday

classes are mandatory in manyschools in Germany, Austria andSwitzerland.

The constitutions in all three ofthese countries guarantee freedomof religion. There are even lawsexplicitly protecting the religiousrights of Jews and Seventh-dayAdventists. However, this doesn'tmean that such rights are grantedautomatically to members ofGod's Church and their children.

In several German states, theMinistries of Education and Cul­ture have issued rulings granting

Court case set precedent

SclworehilJren and the Sabbath

with our reduced list, and we hopethis will have a positive effect onfuture Church growth as well asdonor and co-worker expansion.

Future challenges

One of our major challengeswill be enough ministers to helpout with the potentially bountifulharvest.

We also need more co-workersand donors to help support themessage we have to give. In addi­tion, we are hoping for doors toopen in television so we can reacha wider audience.

Those of us who are privilegedto serve in the German-languageregion of God's Work are excitedabout what God is doing here. Wealso greatly appreciate the prayersand encouragement from ourbrethren around the world.

Der Spiegel revealed that 61 per­cent of West Germans replied "no"when asked, "Are you personallywilling to make financial sacrificesfor German unification?"

When the border between Eastand West Germany opened, fman­cial circles forecast anotherWirtschaftswunder (economicmiracle). The Dec. 31 Der Spiegelnamed 1990 "Germany's year,politically, but even more so eco­nomically. It was the best, thegreatest and the most wonderfulyear since the founding of the[West German] republic."

Stimulated by an added 16 mil­lion consumers of the former EastGermany, We.st German industryexpanded and 910dernized asnever before in its 41-year history.

In 1990 Germany fmished witha near 5 percent growth rate andthe second highest GNP in theworld. Germany became the"locomotive for the world econo­my," according to Karl OttoPoehl, president of the Bundes­bank (German Bank).

Until the combined nationalelection Dec. 2, the governmentwas intent on temporarily post­poning the budgetary conse-

from East Germany, and 55 per­cent of newsstand response alsocame from East Germany. TheGerman Plain Truth list soaredfrom zero to more than 9,000 inEast Germany in one year.

Before reunification, the Churchwa granted recognition in EastGermany, which gave us permis­sion to conduct services. Shortlybefore reunification the Zwickauchurch was established. Fifteenattend the biweekly services, andthe potential for growth is good.

High interest is being shown inPoland and other Eastern Euro­pean countries, which shows thatwe can expect growth there.

Ploin Truth expansionone of us imagined the changes

that would take place in Europewhen we began our Klar & Wahr(German Plain Truth) expansionprogram three years ago.

Our member-supported news­stand program increased. Weplaced ads in the German andSwiss editions of Reader's Digest.

We sent a direct mail offer to100,000 households in Switzer­land and Austria. We placed aflier in a Swiss newspaper andoverall, through advertising, weadded 24,516 subscribers in 1990.

By the end of the year, oursub 'cription list reached 108,538,34 percent higher than the previ­ous year and 66 percent higherthan three years ago when theexpansion program began. Thevoice-over World Tomorrow pro­gram brought in 23,321 responses.

When The Plain Truth and GoodNews merged, giving the magazinemore religious emphasis, circula­tion dropped to 70,000. We feelthat we have a good solid base

Gary Hopkins is circulationmanager in the German Office.

Chancellor Helmut Kohl calledGerman unification "a gift ofGod." In his New Year's messageto the nation he said that "1990will remain in our memories asone of the happiest years in Ger­man history."

But during all the planning,debating, signing and celebrating,the question most West Germanswanted answered seemed to be aquestion of price.

"Who pays and how much?"dominated many newspaper andmagazine articles. Chancellor Kohltried to assure the citizens of theformer West Germany that no sac­rifice would be required of them.

Shortly after reunification, anEmnid Institute poll in the Oct. 29

By Gary HopkinsBONN, Germany-Few, if any,

Germans could have predicted thebreathtaking pace of reunification.One year did not pass from thefall of the Berlin Wall Nov. 9,1989, to monetary union July 1,1990, to the unification celebra­tions three months later.

INTERNATIONALDESKFROM OCJR GERMAN OFFICE

JOHN ANO KRISTINA KARLSON

changed the mood as well as prior­ities of the nation. Europeans, andGermans in particular, have notbeen receptive to religious influ­ence in the past, preferring to fmdtheir own solutions to problems.

Because of the complicationsinvolved with German reunifica­tion as well as the war in the gulf,many have a more open mind toour message of hope and peace.

Interest in the EastInterest in our publications is

high in the former East Germany.It seems the people there arereceptive to religious teachings,after the suppression and isolationthey experienced for 40 years.

Forty-four percent of responseto advertisements we placed mtheGerman Reader's Digest came

By John Karlsonegional director

BONN, Germany-The eventsof the past year were unrivaled inall the years since the inception ofthe Work in the German-speakingregion in the early 19608.

German reunification and im­pending war in the Persian Gulf

~onday,Feb.25, 1991 The WORLDWIDE NEWS 7

exemption by wntmg to theschool board pre ident.

Henry Sturcke, pastor of theStuttgart. Germany. and Ba el andZurich, Switzerland. churche ,aid, "Acceptance is not granted

automatically. It i often grantedgrudgingly."

Mr. Sturcke added that "mem­ber do a good job of getting theirchildren off Saturday . Coopera­tion has paid off over the years."

One particularly tough case isstill being contested. A youngboy, who is the fir t in his can­ton (state) to request getting offon Saturdays, i meeting tiffre i tance from school authori­ties.

Even when permi sion to stayhome on Saturdays is granted.the familie still face challenges.Making up homework andmissed lessons is entirely thechildren' responsibility. Somecia ses, such as those involvingchemi try lab work, may be dif­ficult to recreate in a home envi­ronment.

Teachers usually don't grademore leniently in \ ie\\ of theexcused ab ences. but calculategrade. a if nothing had beenmi ed. If the grade turn outpoor. they are sometime blamedon the ab ences.

Although things are \vorkingout well in general, \\e cannottake thi' situation for granted andwe need God's continued help andintervention on behalf of thebrethren.

also assisted the ski instructorswith their classes one afternoon.

Area profes ionals taughtcourses for advanced skiers indeep-powder skiing and rac­ing.

Camp finished with the pre­sentation of awards and enter­tainment presented by eachcamper dorm. followed by adance.

"The younger campers inte­grated very well with the oldercampers and everyone was veryenthusiastic," said Mr. Fritz.

the camp director, WinfriedFritz, and his wife, Carola.

Mr. Fritz said it was a lot offun for him and his wife to get toknow each camper on a personalbasis.

Ski courses were taught at fourdifferent level -from begirmer toadvanced.

A fifth ski group of older,more experienced skiers learnedadvanced techniques, teachingprinciples, outdoor survival andweather analysis.

The more experienced skiers

days from the fifth grade up. Per­mission for exemption has to beobtained from the chool princi­pal.

"It i generally not difficult toreceive thi permi sion. But itcan create turmoil for the familyand children." aid RobertBerendt, pa tor of the Salzburgand Vienna, Au tria. and Munichand Nuremberg, Germany, con­gregations. "The Church is notrecognized in Austria. and Sab­bath-keepers are labeled as Jew­ish."

Tolerance varie . with the teach­ers, and small towns are moreproblematic because the childrentand out more.

While mo t teachers are cooper­ative, those with trong religiouconvictions of their own can cau edifficulties. Some have even beenknown to ridicule children' sbeliefs in front of the whole class,and that can be hard on the chil­dren.

fember Manfred Meier i theprincipal of an elemental) choolin Austria. Mo t chools don' thave Saturday cia e in his partof the country.

Mr. Meier commented that"individual Holy Day. can ea ilybe taken off. but it's more difficultto take off for the Feast of Taber­nacles after th~ nine-wee' summerbreak. I have to take unpaid vaca­tion."

The majority of schools inSwitzerland have cla e on Satur­day . Member have to apply for

•lee

Sabbath

tor, said he was impressed byhow well the beginner did in theski races this year.

Dinner with directorEvery camper was invited

once during camp to dine with

(Continued from page 6)later remarked that thi case hadgiven him more ati faction thanany other. from both profe iona!and human points of view.

As a schoolteacher, memberGerhard Nuhn aid reaction to ateacher's request to have Satur­days off is "largely dependentupon the school faculty andadministration."

If they are willing to chedulea teacher from Monday throughFriday only. problems are avoid­ed. "There is no legal problem,as long as the chool administra­tors have a po itive attitude. Myprincipal sometimes tands in forme on Holy Days him elf," headded.

Mr. Nuhn, a father of five, said"we have experienced nothing butcooperation from the schools ofour children."

In northern Germany two fami­lies face different challenge withschools. They both run fosterhomes. The law dictates the realparents determme the religiousin truction foster children are toreceive.

The foster children are allowedto attend services of the Church aslong as their natural parents don'tobject. but even then they are notexempted from Saturday chool­ing.

Schools in we -tern Au triaoften have instruction on Satur-

Active campCamp activitie included

downhill and cross-country ski­ing, ice-skating. swimming,dance Ie sons. snowboarding,writing for the Winter Timesnewspaper, ice hockey, slalomracing and daily Bible classes.

In an ice hockey tournament,the Angels played against theSaints, and ski races took placenear the end of camp.

Toni Hirber, ski school direc-

technical equipment and presbooths when staff and campersarrived.

The caretaker refused to allowthe press into the lower floorsbecause "my good friends fromthe Ambassador College Founda­tion with their teenagers arecoming. They've been cominghere for eight years and theyhave priority. You can't set up athing in this hall until they'regone!"

Indianapolis Social to HonorBlack Culture

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.-The Indianapolis congregations will behosts to a Midwest regional social July 7 to honor black culturein God's Church. All are welcome to attend. Evangelist HaroldJackson from Pasadena will be the guest speaker.

The social-dance will be Sunday, July 7. A catered meal willbe served at 12:30 p.m. Dancing will begin at 2 p.m. and lastuntil 6 p.m. Dance music will be provided by the CosmopolitanBand, formerly known as the Chicago Southside Band. Attire willbe formal to semiformal.

The location will be the Indiana Roof Ballroom, 140 W.Washington St., in downtown Indianapolis.

Attendance is by ticket and limited to those 14 years old andolder. The cost for each ticket is $22. Please send all ticketrequests to July Social, Box 434, Greenwood, Ind., 46142. Allchecks must be made payable to the Indy Activity Fund­Indianapolis South.

Togetherness melts theat European winter camp

BO , Germany-German-speaking youths from Austria,Switzerland and Germany trav­eled to Saalbach-Hinterglemm inthe Austrian Alps for the WinterEducational Program (WEP)Dec. 23 to Jan 1.

The WEP camp was staffed by25 members and ministers fromthe German-speaking area, witha vi it from John Adams, manag­er of the Church's Italian subof­fice in Bergamo, and hi wife,Ann.

The \\orld championship indownhill skiing were al 0 con­ducted in Saalbach-Hinterglemmthi year. Hotels, halls and facili­ties were booked far in advancefor the athlete and press whocame early.

The school auditorium whereSabbath ervices. Bible studies,dance • orientation and otheractivitie took place was al 0

booked full.The upper floor was filled with

I

Cost(ContinUed form page 6)

requires Germany to demonstratemoral and, above all, financial sup­port for the allied forces. Washing­ton' request for Germany to boostit contribution provided a back­door for tax increases, in particular,gasoline taxes.

The government has attemptedto blame higher taxes on the GulfWar, with the intent of using anysurplus for its overextended 1991budget. However, Chancellor Kohlhas also conceded the need for taxincreases to fmance unification.

The mood in Germany was cap­tured by the Feb. 2 FrankfurterRundschall: "Immense additionalburden are coming up for thepopulation, both political andfmancial. ... The German govern­ment miscalculated and had toconfe s their own false economicpolitic ... they have become thevictims of their own propaganda.('No one wiU have to make sacri­fices for German unification.') ....In any case, the deceived elec­torate is bu y with more importantque tions, like those of the fman­cial consequences .... The mostdeci ive question remains 'Whohas to sacrifice how much?' "

Homes and homelessWestem Germany already needs

1.5 to 2.5 million dwellings. Hun­dreds of thousands are homeless.

The eastern half of Germany isno better, lacking one milliondomiciles. while another millionare ripe for demolition.

Gerhard Jahn, president of theTenants' Federation. said, "TheGermans need to be prepared for a

decade of housing shortage'."In the eastern part of Germany

rents are no longer sub idized, andmany face intolerable rent increas­es. Despite lower wages, formerEast Germans now pay rentsapproaching the expensive westernlevels. Also, an estimated one mil­lion Germans are reclaiming pos­ses ions, including property andhousing, confiscated after the EastGerman Communists took over.

Unless this uncertainty of "whoowns what property" is quicklycleared up, authorities claim thesocial order will be endanger~d.

And many home owners who had ..built or bought on credit in the for­mer East Germany experience thehard reality of losing their homeswhen struck by unemployment.Since unification, the number ofproperty seizures is staggering.

Germans face a difficult year.We t Germans know they will berequired to foot the bill for reunifi­cation. Social tension may escalatebetween the two German peoples.

Among former East Germans,envy and bitterness may growbecause of disappointingly slow-to­negligible improvements and de­grading second-clas treatment.

Resentment may be growingamong former West Germans,who see their normal living styleeroded by inflated prices, owingto welling masses from the east.

On top of this, oil price mayclimb becau e of the Gulf War, orthe political uncertainty in theSoviet Union could start a newwave of immigrants toward thewest. That would be enough toruin the best German budget.

In both parts of the new Ger­many the social climate will heatup before cooling down.

f you completed at least 24 seme ter hours of collegecredit at Amba sador College, you are eligible formembership in the Ambassador College AlumniAssociation. By now you should have received theinaugural issue of Ambassadors, the official alumninewsletter. The newsletter will be published fourtimes a year - but to continue receiving it you must

be a member of the alumni association. Annual dues are U15; if both you and your spou e are alumni, you may apply for

joint membership for S 25. In addition to receivlllg thenewsletter, when you pay your annual alumni association dueyou will be entitled to di counts at reunions, Feast ofTabernacles alumni activities, and other alumni a ociationevents as well.

Dues must be accompanied by an Am­ba sador College Alumni Associationmembership application. An applicationwas enclosed in the first issue ofAmbassadors; if it is missing, or if youdid not receive the newsletter, pleasewrite or call:

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The WORLDWIDE NEWS

Compiled by Shirley Rhoades & Maryann Pirog

Pecan Pie BarsCrust: 3 c. whole-wheat flour, 1/2

c. sugar, 1 c. margarine, 1/2 t.salt. Filling: 4 eggs, slightlybeaten, 11/2 c. light or dark comsyrup, 1 1/2 c. sugar, 3 T.margarine, melted, 11/2 t. vanilla,2 1/2 c. chopped pecans. Greasebottom and sides of 15 in. x 10 in.x 1 in. baking pan. Prepare crust:In a large bowl with mixer atmedium speed beat flour; sugar,margarine and salt until mixtureresembles coarse crumbs. Pressfirmly and evenly into pan. Bake in350 F. oven for 20 minutes. Whilecrust is baking, prepare filling. In alarge bowl stir eggs, syrup, sugar,margarine and vanilla untilblended. Spread evenly over hotcrust. Bake in 350 F. oven for 25minutes or until set. Coolon wirerack. Makes 48 bars. Donna Myers,Trotwood, Ohio.

and sugar; add eggs one at a time,then cocoa, vanilla and flour. Mixwell, then add nuts. Bake ingre~sed 9 in. x 13 in. pan for 35minutes at 325 F. Test withtoothpick to see if done. Frostwhile hot. Frosting: Bring to boil:1/2 c. butter, 4 T. cocoa, 6 T.buttermilk; remove from heat andadd 1 t. vanilla. Beat in 1 lb.powdered sugar and 1 c. walnutsuntil smooth. Shirley Everman,Lee's Summit, Mo.

ChocolatePeanut Buddy Bars

1 c. peanut butter, 1 t. vanilla, 6T. butter, softened, 1 c. all­purpose flour, }I/4 c. sugar, 1/4 t.salt, 3 eggs, 11 oz. pkg. of choco­late morsels. Preheat oven to 350F. In large mixing bowl, beatpeanut butter and butter untilsmooth, about 1 minute. Addsugar, eggs and vanilla; beat untilcreamy. Blend in flour and salt. Stirin 1 cup chocolate morsels. Spreadinto ungreased 13 in. x 9 in. bakingpan. Bake 20-30 minutes, or untiledges begin to brown. Immediatelysprinkle remaining chocolatemorsels over cookie layer. Letstand 5 minutes or until morselsbecome shiny and soft. Spreadmorsels evenly over top. Coolcompletely. Cut into 1 1/2 in. bars.Makes 48 bars. Mary Holley,Wastville, Fla.

~onday,Feb.25, 1991

Old-Fashioned Oat Bars3/4 c. butter, 11/2 c. raw oats, 2eggs, 1 c. dark seedless raisins,1/2 c. sifted all-purpose flour, 1/2

c. wheat germ, 1 t. cinnamon, 1'2

c. honey, 1 t. vanilla, 1/4 t. cloves.Heat oven to 375 F. Beat butter;add honey, beating until light andfluffy. Blend in eggs and vanilla.Sift together flour, cinnamon andcloves. Gradually add to creamedmixture. Add oats, raisins andwheat germ; mix well. Spread tocover bottom of an oiled andfloured 13 x 9 in. baking pan. Bake35-40 minutes. Cool before cutting.Makes 24. Esther Halvorson,Bellingham, Wash.

Tropical Fruit Bars2 T. butter, 2 eggs, 1/4 c. honey,1 T. orange juice concentrate, 1 t.vanilla, 11/4 c. whole wheat flour,1 c. shredded coconut, 3/4 c.roasted cashews or Englishwalnuts, 1 t. vanilla, 15 oz. cancrushed pineapple in juice. Usingan electric mixer, beat first fiveingredients well. Add whole wheatflour gradually until combined.Using wooden spoon, add coconut,

The 'Best' Brownies1 c. butter, 2 c. white sugar, 4eggs, 1 c. cocoa, 2 t. vanilla, 1 c.flour, 1 c walnuts. Cream butter

Chocolate ToffeeSquares

1 c. butter, softened, 1 c. lightbrown sugar, firmly packed, 1egg, 1 t. vanilla, 1/4 t. salt, 2 c.flour, 1 pkg. (6 oz) chocolate bits.Cream butter, sugar and salt untillight and fluffy. Add egg andvanilla. Stir until well blended. Addflour and stir just to blend. Putbatter into greased 13 in. x 9 in.pan and bake at 350 F. for 20minutes or until golden brown.Remove from oven and sprinklewith chocolate bits. When soft,spread evenly over top. Sprinklewith nuts. Cut into squares whilewarm. Let cool in pan. Yield: 32squares. Esther Luedemann, Mesa,Ariz.

Nutmeg Cookie Logs3 c. flour, 1 t. nutmeg, 1 egg, 1 t.rum flavoring, 1/2 t. vanilla, 1 c.butter, 3/4 c. sugar. Cream butterand sugar together. Add egg,vanilla and rum flavoring and beat.Sift flour and nutmeg together andblend in. Shape in rolls 1/2" indiameter and 3" long. Bake onungreased sheet at 350 F. for 12 to15 minutes. Cool. Frosting: mixtogether 3 T. butter, 2 1/2 c.powdered sugar, 1/2 t. vanilla, 2 or3 T. cream, 1 t. rum flavoring.Sprinkle with additional nutmeg.Kenneth Besselman Jr., Pittsburgh,Pa.

Pumpkin Pie Squares1/2 c. butter, 3/4 c. plus 2 T. flour,1/2 c. oats, 1/2 c. brown sugar, 116-oz. can pumpkin (2 c.), 1131/2-0Z. can evaporated milk, 2eggs, 3/4 c. sugar, 1/2 t. salt, P/4

t. pumpkin pie spice, 1/2 c.chopped walnuts, 1/2 c. lightbrown sugar, 2 T. butter. Mixtogether first 4 ingredients; pressinto bottom of 9 in. x 13 in. pan.Bake at 350 F. for 15 minutes.Combine pumpkin, evaporatedmilk, eggs, 3/4 c. sugar, salt andpumpkin pie spice well and pourover baked crust. Bake at 350 F.for 20 minutes. Combine walnuts,brown sugar and butter. Sprinkleover partially baked filling. Bake at350 F. for 20 minutes. Cool in panon rack. Cut in 2-inch squares.Refrigerate. Ginny Martin, FortWayne,lnd.

Cheese Cake BarsCrumb mixture and topping: 3/4 c.butter, 3/4 c. brown sugar, 1 c.flour, 1/2 c. walnuts. Filling: 1/4 c.sugar, 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, 1beaten egg, 2 T. milk, 1 T. lemonjuice, 1/2 t. vanilla. Cream butterand brown sugar. Mix in flour andwalnuts until coarse. Set aside halfof mixture for topping. Place otherhalf in 9 in. square pan. Bake at350 F. 10 to 12 minutes. Whilemixture is baking, blend sugar andcream cheese. Mix in egg well. Addmilk, lemon juice and vanilla. Mixwell. Pour filling into pan overbaked mixture and sprinkleremaining crumb mixture on top.Bake 30 minutes at 350 F. Cool.Cut into bars. Makes 16 bars.Jeremiah Sarver, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Topping: 2 eggs, 1 lemon rind, 1c. sugar, 1/2 c. chopped raisins, 1c. walnuts, 1/4 t. salt, 2 T.. lemonjuice, 1 c. coconut. Combineingredients. Pour over bottomlayer. Bake for 25 minutes OlgaWilflingsider, Edmonton, Alta.

t. onion powder, 3 T. meltedbutter, 1 c. grated cheddar cheese(4 oz.), 3-6 t. cold water. Spraybaking sheet with non-stickcoating. Mix flour, walnuts, paprikaand onion powder. Cut in butteruntil mixture resembles coursecrumbs. Stir in cheese. Sprinkle 1t. water over mixture. Gently tosswith fork. Repeat until all ismoistened. Form dough into ball.Roll 1/8 in. thick, cut with 2 in.cookie cutter. Place on bakingsheet. Bake at 350 F. about 12minutes. Coolon wire rack. LouiseNevelle, Porterville, Calif.

Savory Cheese Dollars1 c. flour, pinch of cayennepepper, 1/8 t. salt, pinch of blackpepper, 1 c. grated sharp cheddarcheese, 8 T. unsalted butter ormargarine. Soften butter andcheddar cheese. In a small bowl,mix flour, salt and peppers. Setaside. In another mixing bowl,cream cheese with butter until wellmixed. On low speed, add flourmixture and beat until blended.Wrap dough in plastic andrefrigerate for 1 hour or until firm.Form dough into three 1 in.diameter rolls. Preheat oven to 425F. Use lowest rack. Slice doughinto 1/4 in. slices. Place slices J/2

in. apart on cookie sheets. Bake for8-10 minutes until very lightlybrowned. Serve right from oven orat room temp. Note: Once dough isformed into rolls, it can berefrigerated for up to 3 days orfrozen up to 3 months. Just wrapeach individual roll with plastic,then foil. When ready to use, set atroom temperature until easy toslice, then bake. Sheri La Macchia,Brooklyn, N.Y.

Yum Yum Bars1 c. vegetable oil, 2 c. brownsugar, 3 eggs, 3 t. vanilla, 3 c.flour, 1 1/2 t. salt, 1 or 2 pkg.butterscotch chips (6 oz.), 1 c.chopped walnuts. Mix oil, sugar,eggs and vanilla until creamy. Addflour and salt mixture gradually,stirring after each addition. Addhalf the butterscotch chips and halfthe walnuts. Mix well. Pour batterinto two 9 in. x 13 in. pans. Addremaining chips and nuts to top ofbatter. Bake at 350 F. for about 25minutes. Cut while warm. WilmaEdelbach, Big Sandy, Tex.

BARCOOKIES

Apple Blondies1/2 c. butter or margarine,softened, 1 c. firmly packed brownsugar.-2 eggs, 1 t. vanilla, 3/4 ·c.flour, 1/4 t. cinnamon, 1/4 t.nutmeg, 1/4 t. ginger, 1 large, firmapple, cored and finely chopped,1/4 c. coarsely chopped nuts(walnuts or pecans), 1/2 c. semi­sweet chocolate chips. Beat butterand sugar together. Beat in eggsand vanilla. Sift together flour andspices. Add to creamed mixture.Fold in apple, nuts and chocolatechips. Pour into greased 9 in. x 9in. pan. Bake in preheated 350 F.oven for 30 minutes or untiltoothpick inserted into centercomes out clean. Cool in pan. Cutinto squares. Cheryl Miller,Garland, Tex.

Coconut Lemon Bars1/2 c. margarine or butter, 1/2 c.brown sugar, 1 c. flour. Combineabove ingredients and press into 9in. x 9 in. pan. Bake 10 minutes.

Blueberry LoafToss together and shake offexcess: 1 c. blueberries, 1/4 c.flour. Beat over warm water untilsugar is dissolved: 4 eggs, 4 eggyolks, 1 c. sugar. Beat at highspeed for 10 minutes or until triplein volume. Sift: J1/4 c. sifted flour,2 T. cornstarch, 1/8 t. mace. Foldinto the eggs. Combine: 1 c.butter, melted and cooled, 1 t.vanilla, 1 t. lemon rind. Add toeggs and fold in blueberries. Butter2 loaf pans ( 8 1/2 in. x 4 in.). Pourin batter. Bake at 350 F. for 40 ­50 minutes or until firm. Let stand10 minutes and invert to removefrom pans. Dust with powderedsugar. Jeanne Mamigonian,Tehachapi, Calif.

Sesame Crackers(Low-fat, Low-sodium)

2 c. unbleached flour, 2 c. wholewheat flour, 2 T. honey, 1 c. milk,1/2 c. margarine, 1/2 c. sesameseeds. * Mix together flours, cut inbutter. Add milk, honey andsesame seeds to make stiff dough.Roll thin and cut with biscuit cutter.Brush tops with milk and prick withfork. Bake at 400 F. for about 10minutes or until desired brownness.*Cracked wheat may be sub­stituted for the sesame seeds ifdesired. Cheryl Miller, Garland,Tex.

CRACKERS'

T. freshly grated parmesancheese, 1/4 t. dried rosemary, 1/2

t. garlic powder, 1/4 t. salt, 1/2 t.onion powder, 1/4 t. dried basil,1/2 c. butter cut into small pats, 1c. grated sharp cheddar cheese, 3T. cold water. Preheat oven to 425F. In large bowl, mix first eightingredients. Using pastry blender,cut butter into flour mixture until itresembles coarse meal. Addcheddar cheese and blend well.Add water 1 tablespoon at a time,mixing well after each addition.Roll portions of dough into strips1/2 in. wide and 5-6 in. long. Placecheese sticks 1/2 in. apart onungreased baking sheet. Bake 12­15 minutes. Cori Rockey, Bristol,Conn.

Caraway Corn Crackers2 c. white corn meal, 2 T. carawayseeds, 1/2 c. whole wheat flour, 1t. salt, 1 T. sesame seeds, 1/2 c.raw peanut butter, 1/3 c. oil, 1/2 c.wheat germ, 2/3 c. boiling water,or enough to bind batter. Preheatoven to 325 F. Combine dryingredients, stir in oil gradually.Add boiling water slowly and mixthoroughly. Place by teaspoon onungreased baking sheet. Withspatula or fingers, shape into flatcircles about 11/2 in. in diameter.Bake 20 minutes. Makes about 5doz. Kathy Kochis, Mathison, Colo.

Low Sodium Cracker(adapted from 1853 soda crackerrecipe) 11/3 c. flour (whole wheator rye),* 1 egg (optional), 1 oz.melted butter or olive oil, 1/3 c.water or apple juice, *more flourmay be needed to make doughstiff. Combine ingredients. Roll thin(1/8 in.) and place on cookie sheet.Prick holes with fork and cut intosquares or other shapes withcookie cutter. Ed Heine, Hamp­shire, Ill.

Crispy Cheddar Crackers3/4 c. unbleached flour, 1/4 c.ground walnuts, 1/2 t. paprika, 1/4

Unleavened Almond Bread4 eggs, 1 c. sugar, 3/4 c. oil orbutter, 1 bag slivered almonds (4to 6 oz.), 3 c. flour, 1 t. almondextract, 1 t. vanilla. Grease 2 loafpans. Mix sugar, eggs and 1 cup offlour. Add oil (or butter) and stir.Mix in remaining ingredients andpour into prepared pans. Bake at350 F. for 30 minutes. Cool for 5minutes before removing frompans. Yields: 2 loaves. MelodieIlIgen, Green Bay, Wis.

Italian Cheese Sticks1 c. flour, 1/4 t. dried oregano, 2

Cream Cheese Crescents8 oz. butter, 6 oz. cream cheese,11 oz. flour, 1/4 t. salt. Filling: 3oz. sugar, 2 oz. chopped raisins, 1oz. finely chopped nuts, 2 t.cinnamon. Beat butter and creamcheese. Add flour and salt. Chilldough 2 hours. Divide dough into 9pieces. Roll each piece into a circle(about 9 in diameter). Sprinklecircle with filling. Cut circle into 8wedges. Starting at wide (outside)edge, roll each wedge-shapedpiece into a crescent. Place onungreased baking sheets. Bake at375 F. for 15 minutes until lightlygolden. Austin Butt, Foster, Que.

Cheese Loaf1/2 lb. Longhorn cheese, 1/2 lb.Jack cheese, 3 eggs, 1/2 c. milk, 1c. flour, 1/2 c. butter, melted, 1 t.salt. Grate cheeses. Mix in flour,salt and slightly beaten eggs. Addmilk and butter. Mix and pour intoloaf pan. Bake 45 minutes in 350F. oven. Flo Morganti, Reno, Nev.

Apple Oatmeal Muffins1 c. shredded raw apples (packed),1 1/2 c. rolled oats, 1/4 c. oil,pinch of salt, 1/2 c. choppeddates or raisins, 1/4 c. nuts.Combine ingredients. Let stand fora few minutes to absorb moisture.Mix together well with a fork.Spoon into muffin pan roundingnicely. Bake at 375 F. for 25minutes. Jacqueline Sue Nolte,Oxford, Miss. (Also submitted byPat Reedy)

Potato Scones(Low-sodium, low-fat)

8 oz. cooked mashed potatoes, 4oz. fine oatmeal (or 2 oz. flour) 1/2

oz. butter or margarine. Preparegriddle or thick frypan. Mashpotatoes smoothly with butter. Addsalt IF USED. Gradually work inoatmeal or flour. Tum onto boardand knead. Roll out very thinly,shape and prick. Bake on fairly hotgriddle until golden brown on eachside. Cool in a towel. Serve warm.Peter £, Lora Denman, Surrey,England.

BREADS

Quick MayonnaiseBiscuits

2 c. flour, 1/3 c. sharp cheddarcheese, grated, 1/3 c. mayonnaise,2 T. minced onion, 3/4 c. milk. Stirflour, mayonnaise and milk untilwell blended. Add cheese andonion. Drop by tablespoon ontogreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350F. 10 minutes. Jamie Fox, Drums,Pa.

~onday,Feb.25, 1991

nuts and pineapple. Spread intooiled 13 in. x 9 in. x 2 in. pan. Bakeat 350 F. for 45 minutes or untilnicely browned. Cool before cutting.Naomi R. Boyer, N. Webster, Ind.

COOKIESSnowball Cookies

1/2 c. butter, 1 T. sugar, 1 t.vanilla extract, 1 c. flour, t c.chopped nuts, confectioner'ssugar. Cream butter, add sugar,flour, vanilla and nuts. Chill 1/2

hour or overnight. Shape into I-in.balls. Bake at 300 F. for 30minutes. While still warm, roll inconfectioner's sugar twice. Coolcompletely before serving. ViolaGaffney, Berthoud, Colo.

Almond ThumbprintCookies

t c. sifted all-purpose flour, 1/8 t.salt, 1/2 c. butter at roomtemperature, 1/3 c. sugar, t eggyolk, 3/4 t. vanilla, 3/4 c. toastedalmonds, coarsely ground. Preheatoven 350 F. Combine flour and saltin small bowl. Using electric mixercream butter in large bowl till fluffy.Add sugar and beat until fluffy. Mixin yolk and vanilla. Mix in dryingredients and nuts. Form doughinto I-in. balls. Arrange onungreased baking sheet spacing11/2 inches apart. Make depressionin center of each using fingertip.Bake 10 minutes. Remove fromoven. Fill center with preserves ofyour choice. Continue baking untilcookies begin to color, about 10minutes. Cool. Store in an airtightcontainer. Deborah Havens,Memphis. Tenn.

Peanut Butter Biscuits4 oz. butter, 8 oz. unsalted peanutbutter, 8 oz. honey, 1 t. vanillaessence, 1 egg, t lb. plain flour,pinch of salt. Cream butter andpeanut butter together until smooth.Add honey and vanilla. Separateegg white from yolk and beat in theyolk. Sift flour and salt and fold thisin. Stiffly beat the egg white and addto mixture. Roll out thin. Cut intodesired shapes and place on oiledbaking sheet. Bake in preheatedoven at 190 C. (375 F.) for 15minutes. Cool thoroughly on wirerack before serving. BereniceCharter, Cambridgeshire. England

Hawaiian Dreams1/2 c. butter, 1/2 c. brown sugar,1/2 t. vanilla, t 1/2 c. minus 3 T.flour, 1 c. crushed pineapple.Topping: 1/4 c. melted butter, 3/4

c. sugar, 1 egg, 1 t. vanilla, t c.shredded coconut. Cream butter,sugar and vanilla. Mix in flour.Press into 9 in. square pan. Bake at375 F. for 15 minutes. Let cool 5minutes. Spread with one cup well­drained crushed pineapple. Beattopping ingredients together.Spread over pineapple. Bake 30minutes more. Store in refrigerator.Melanie Lehman, Phoenix, Ariz.

Oatmeal Turtle Cookies(no baking required)

1/2 c. butter, 2 c. sugar, 1/2 c.evaporated milk, 5 T. unsweet­ened cocoa, 1/2 c. peanut butter,1 t. vanilla, 3 c. rolled oats. Bringbutter. sugar, evaporated milk andcocoa to a boil in a small. heavysaucepan. Boil 1 minute, stirringand being careful not to allowmixture to burn. Remove fromheat. Stir in peanut butter, vanillaand oats. Work qUickly and dropby teaspoonfuls on waxed paper.Let cool. Makes about 3 doz.

Minerva Conde, Miami, Fla.

Applesauce Cookiest c. brown sugar, 3/4 c. oil, 1 c.applesauce, 1/2 c. chopped nuts,1/2 t. salt, 1 t. vanilla, 4 c. rolledoats, 1/2 c. chopped dates.Preheat oven to 375 F. Beat thebrown sugar and oil together untilwell blended. Add remainingingredients and mix well. Dropfrom a teaspoon onto an oiledbaking sheet. Bake 25 minutes oruntil well browned and done. Coolon the sheet. Makes about 5 doz.cookies Ozella Hare, HoffmanEstates, III.

Praline ThumbprintCookies

1 c. margarine, softened, 1 c.sifted powdered sugar, 2 c. flour,t c. finely chopped pecans, t T.vanilla. Cream butter, graduallyadding powdered sugar. Beat wellat medium speed. Add flour,mixing well. Stir in pecans andvanilla. Shape into 1 in. balls. Place2 in. apart on ungreased cookiesheet. Press thumb in center ofeach cookie to make indention.Bake at 375 F. for 15 to 17minutes. Do not brown. Spoonabout 1/2 t. praline filling into eachcookie indention. Praline filling: 1/2

c. margarine, 1 c. firmly packedbrown sugar, dash of salt, 1/2 c.evaporated milk, 1/2 c. powderedsugar, 1/2 t. vanilla. Melt butter,add brown sugar and salt. Removefrom heat, stir in milk. Return tostove and bring to soft ball. Cool tolukewarm, add vanilla andpowdered sugar, beating withwooden spoon. Ann Yelverton,Laurel, Miss.

Mandarin Chocolate Bits1 c. butter, 1/2 c. sugar, 1/2 c.orange honey, 3 oz. pkg. creamcheese, softened, 2 eggs, slightlybeaten, 2 T. grated orange peel, 2t. vanilla, 2 c. flour, 1 t. salt, t c.semisweet chocolate chips. Creambutter, sugar, honey and creamcheese. Add eggs, orange peel andvanilla. Beat well. Sift together flourand salt. Add to butter mixture. Stirin chocolate chips. Drop byteaspoonful on lightly greasedsheet. Bake at 350 F. for 10 to 12minutes. Patti Josifek, Escondido,Calif.

Oatmeal BananaCookies

2 c. oats, 2 c. whole-wheat orbarley flour, 3/4 c. oil, 3/4 c.chopped nuts, 3/4 c. raisins, 2bananas, mashed, 1 c. apple juice.Mix oats and flour together. Stir oilinto oat mixture. Add nuts, raisins,bananas and apple juice. Droponto oiled cookie sheet. Bake at350 F. for 30 minutes. (Watchcarefully as the time may need tobe reduced.) Yield about 4 doz.Esther Halvorson, Bellingham,Wash.

OrangePeanut Butter Drops

(no baking required)3/4 c. sugar, 1/4 c. thawed frozenorange juice concentrate, 1/4 c.butter or margarine, 1/4 c. chunkypeanut butter, 1 1/2 c. quickcooking oats, I /2 c. raisins. Bringto a boil, over medium heat.stirring constantly, sugar, orangejuice and butter. Remove fromheat. Stir in peanut butter untilblended. Add oats and raisins.Drop by .teaspoonfuls on waxed­paper-lined trays. Chill until firm.Pat Ranko, New Orleans, La.

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Orange CreamChocolate Chip Cookies

2 1/4 c. sifted flour, 1/2 t. salt, t c.vegetable shortening, 1 c. sugar, 13 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened,2 eggs, 2 t. orange juice, 1 t.grated orange rind, one 6 oz. pkg.semisweet chocolate pieces.Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightlygrease cookie sheets. Sift flour andsalt together in a bowl or on waxedpaper. Beat shortening, sugar andcream cheese in bowl until mixed.Beat in eggs one at a time. Addjuice and rind. Blend in flourmixture, then stir in chocolatepieces. Drop dough by roundedteaspoons 2 in. apart on preparedsheets. Bake in preheated oven for12 minutes or. until lightly brownedaround edges. Coolon racks, andspread with orange icing. Orangeicing: 2 c. sifted powdered sugar, 13 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened,2 t. orange juice, 1 t. grated orangerind. Gradually beat the powderedsugar into cream cheese until wellblended. Stir in the orange juice andgrated orange rind. Lucille Kimmey,Fort Wayne, Ind.

PIES/TARTSSugarless Apple Pie

One 6 oz. can frozen unsweetenedapple juice concentrate orunsweetened canned apple juice, 2T. flour, 1 t. cinnamon, 6 slicedand peeled apples, 1 unbaked pieshell. Put apple juice, flour andcinnamon into jar with tight fittinglid and shake until well blended.Pour into 3 qt. saucepan and cookover medium-high heat. stirringconstantly until mixture boils andthickens. Remove from heat. Addapples to hot mixture. Stir until wellcoated. Spoon into pie shell. Bakein 450 F. oven for 15 minutes.Reduce heat to 350 F. and bake 35minutes or until apples are tender.If pie browns too quickly, coverwith foil during last 15 minutes ofbaking. Coolon rack. CarolynUnnewehr, Harrisonville, Mo.

Peanut Butter PieCrust: 11/4 c. shortbread crumbs,1/3 c. chopped peanuts, 1/4 c.sugar, 1/2 c. melted butter. Filling:8 oz. cream cheese, softened, 3/4

c. sugar, 2 eggs, separated, 1 c.smooth peanut butter, 1 t. vanilla,1 c. whipping cream, whipped. Mixcrust together and press into 9~ pieplate. Bake 10 minutes at 350 F.Cool. In bowl, beat cream cheesewith 1/4 c. sugar. Add egg yolks,peanut butter and vanilla, blenduntil smooth. In another bowl, beategg whites until frothy. Graduallyadd remaining sugar and beat untilstiff peaks. Gently blend intopeanut butter mixture. Blend inwhipped cream. Pour into crust,cover and freeze until firm (3 hoursor overnight). Let stand at roomtemperature for 30-40 mlnutesbefore serving. Garnish with sweet­ened whipping cream, choppedpeanuts or chocolate curls. SherryArnfield, Edmonton, Alta.

Chocolate Frappe PieChocolate Coconut crust: 1/2 pkg.sweet chocolate, 2 T. butter, 2 T.water, 1 1/3 c. flake coconut.Chocolate frappe filling: 1/4 c. comsyrup, 1 T. water, 6 oz. pkg.semisweet chocolate morsels, 1 t.vanilla extract, 1 1/2 c. heavycream, 2/3 c. sweetened condensedmilk, 1 T. walnuts, chopped. Crust:Combine chocolate, butter andwater in saucepan. Place over lowheat and stir until chocolate is

melted, 3-5 minutes. Remove fromheat. blend in coconut. Spread onbottom of greased 9 in. pie pan.Chill until firm. Filling: Combinecom syrup and water in saucepan.Bring just to a boil over moderateheat, stirring constantly. Removefrom heat. Add chocolate morselsand vanilla. Stir till blended andsmooth. Cool. Combine cream.chocolate mixture and condensedmilk. Chill. Beat until thick. Pourinto prepared shell. Sprinkle walnutsover top. Freeze until firm. PattiJosifek, Escondido,Calif.

Pecan Tarts3/4 c. firmly packed light brownsugar, t T. margarine, 1 egg, 1/2

t. vanilla extract, pinch of salt, 1c. pecans, chopped, cream cheesepatty shells (recipe follows).Combine first 6 ingredients in smallsauce pan. Cook over low heat,stirring frequently, until mixture ismelted and well blended. Fill eachpatty shell half full with filling. Bakeat 350 F. for 30 to 35 minutes.Yield: 15 tarts. Cream cheesepatty Shells: one 3 oz. pkg. creamcheese, softened, 1/2 c. mar­garine, softened, 1 c. all-purposeflour. Combine cream cheese andmargarine; cream until smooth.Add flour, mixing well. Refrigeratedough at least 2 hours. Shapedough into 15 balls. Place each ballinto greased 1 3/4 in. muffin tin andshape into a shell. WandaChambers, Asher, Okla.

MAINDISHES

Cornish Pasties(Low calorie)

2 c. flour, 2 1/2 t. salt (divided), 4potatoes, washed and sliced, 3/4

c. plus 2 T. margarine, softened 1large carrot, grated, 4 T. coldwater, 2 medium onions, chopped.Optional: peas, chopped garlic,any other vegetables desired. Sifttogether flour and 1 t. salt. Cut 3/4

c. margarine into flour until mixturebecomes crumbly. Sprinkle wateronto mixture one tablespoon at atime, mixing in with fork. Dividedough into four balls. Roll each outinto a circle. Mix together potatoes,carrot, onions and remainingmargarine and salt. Place onequarter of mixture on each circle ofdough. Fold half of crust overingredients. Pinch dough firmlyaround edges to seal. Pierce eachpasty with fork to let steam escape.Bake in 425 F. oven on cookiesheet for 45 minutes or untilpotatoes are tender. Patricia Klem,Windsor, Ont.

Stuffed Pasta Shells1 egg, 1 lb. Ricotta cheese, 1/4 c.Parmesan cheese, 2 or 3 T. finelychopped parsley, 1/8 t. nutmeg,salt and pepper to taste, 20cooked jumbo pasta shells, 1/2 c.spaghetti sauce. Combine first sixingredients in bowl and mix well.Stuff shells and place on oiled pan(preferably olive oil). Dot withspaghetti sauce. Cover with foil andheat at 325 F. for about 10 minutesor until hot. This mixture can alsobe used to stuff canelloni shells.Susan Kalendar, Burbank, Calif.

Elena's Kofte(meatballs)

(Also a good way to use upleftover mashed potatoes)4 medium potatoes, cooked andmashed, 1/2 small onion finely

chopped (optional), 1/2 c. parsley,fmely chopped, 4 good size garliccloves, mashed or chopped fine,1/2 c. Parmesan or Romanocheese, 1/2 lb. ground beef orground. turkey, 2 eggs, 1/8 t.nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste.Mix ingredients in a bowl thoroughly(can be done in a blender). Forminto patties or kofte shaped balls.Fry in olive oil. Note: If potatoes arevery dry, add a little milk. SusanKalendar, Burbank, Calif.

Polenta Pizza(Veg-Cheese Pie)

Crust: Preheat oven to 375 F.Butter a 9 in. pie pan. Heat 1 Co

water to boiling in mediumsaucepan. In small bowl mix 11/2 c.yellow cornmeal with 1 c. coldwater. then stir into boiling waterand cook over low heat for 5minutes until thick. Remove fromheat. Stir in 1/3 c. grated Parmesancheese. Form cornmeal mixtureinto crust in pie pan. Bakeuncovered for 30 minutes. Removefrom oven. Reduce heat to 350 F.Filling: Saute 1 large clove mincedgarlic. 1/2 Co finely chopped onion,1/2 c. sliced bell pepper and 1/2 c.sliced fresh mushrooms in 1 T.olive oil for 5 minutes until tender.Remove from heat and add 1/2 t.oregano. 1/2 t. basil. salt. red andblack pepper to taste. Spread oncrust. Arrange 1/3 lb. slicedmozzarella cheese and I mediumsliced tomato on top. Sprinkle withgrated Parmesan cheese. Bake for20 minutes. Yield: 6 servings.Barbara Bogard, Long Bottom.Ohio.

NOTE: The abbreviationsused in the recipes are t. (tea­spoon), T. (tablespoon). c.(cup), pt. (pint). qt. (quart), lb.(pound), oz. (ounce), doz.(dozen), pkg. (package) in(inch), ml. (milliliter). I. (liter).g. (gram), kg. (kilogram), F.(degrees Fahrenheit).

To convert Fahrenheit toCelsius, subtract 32 from thenumber of degrees Fahrenheitand multiply by 5/9. In otherwords, C = (F-32)5/9. Forexample: 300F = 149C.; 350F= 177C.; 400F. = 204C.

Some U.S. to metric cookingmeasures: 1 t. = 5 ml.; 1 T.(3t.) = 15 ml., 1 fluid oz. (2 T.)= 30 ml.; 1 fluid c. (8 oz.) = 236ml.; 1 dry oz. (2 T.) = 28 g.; 1dry c. (8 oz.) = 226 g.; 1 lb. (16oz.) = .45 kg.

Some common food itemsand weight in grams per cup:

Sugar: brown. packed - 212;gran.ulated (white) - 152;powdered (icing). sifted - 95;powdered, unsifted - 123;honey - 332; molasses - 309.

Flour: all purpose orunbleached, sifted - 115; all­purpose or unbleached. unsiftedor spooned - 125; whole­wheat, stirred - 132.

Oils and butter: butter ormargarine - 224; oils - 210.

Dairy products: cheddarcheese. grated - 113; cottagecheese - 236; heavy cream ­236; sour cream - 241; milk ­242.

am DupUIS 01

MR. & MRS. DAVID GATLEY

Kimberly Sue Kover, daughter of Mr. andMrs, Thomas Kuverof San AntonIO. Tex.,and DaVid Alan Gatley, son 01 Mr. andMrs. Robert Galley 01 Richlands, Va.,were unrted In mamage Sept 30. Theceremony was per10rmed by tfle father ofthe bnde a m n,s er In the San AntOOIOEast church S ephanill Mays was matronof honor. and Gene Awana was bestman. The couple five In San AntOnIO

MR. & MRS. JOHN WALSHE

Mr and Mrs. Thomas McChesney of SanAnton 0, Tex are p eased to announcethe marriage of the" daughter, TaniaRenee, to John Joseph Wa she of B,,­mongnam, England, The ceremony wasperformed Sept. 22 by evangelisl Burl<McN8Jr, San Anton 0 West pastor. Bever­ly McChesney was matron of honor, andPeler Hodgetts was best man. The cou­ple love ,n B"mlngham.

~onday,Feb.25, 1991

• MR. & MRS. JERRY REHOR

Mr, and Mrs. Wi am Winner of Whee Ing.W.Va., are pleased to announce the mar­riage of he" daughter Tamara Kay toJerry Andrew Rehor, son of Mr, and MrsJoseph Rehor of Mon Icello. 10wa.Theceremony was perlormad May 27 by thebnde's father, Wheeling pastor, Marie

(See WEDDINGS, page 11)

MR. & MRS. DUANE PHELPS

Lisa A. McClain, daugh er 01 Mr. and Mrs.Jo n McCla,n, and Duane F. Phelps. sonof Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. FJoyd Phelps,were unl ed in marriage Aug. 5 'n Ciocm­na ,OhiO. The ceremony was perlormedby AI DenOls, Cincinnati North pastor.Ronda Creech, sister of the groom, wasmatron of honor. and Glenn Creech,brother-In-law of the groom. was bestman, The couple live in Cincinnati,

MR. & MRS. JEROME FELTRACCO

Or. and Mrs. MIchael P Germano of B'gSandy are happy to announce lhe mar­"age 01 the" daughter, Lara Lee. toJerome Feltracco, son of Mr. and Mrs.Paul Feltracco of Bordeaux, FrarlC9, Theceremony was performed Dec. 30 by thebnde's father. dean 01 academe affairslor Ambassador College, and evange6stCam Catflerwood. regional dllector of theItahan-speaking areas, Mlquelyn Ger­mano. sister of the bnde, was m8Jd 01honor. and Gael Fe1tracco brother of tflegroom. was best man. The couple live 1!1GladeWater. Tex

MR. & MRS. C. CRAIG WELLS

Patricia Lynn Blankens p daug ter ofArley and ESSie Blankensh p of CoalMountalll, W.Va. and C. Cr8JQ WeDs, sonof Charles and Elna Wells of 0I0h. Mlss_.were mamed March 3 In GUlfport, MISS.The ceremony was perlormed by JamesO'Brien. Mobile, Ala., and Biloxi. MISS.,pastor. Matron of honor was CaroleMcGhee, and best man was JonathMGnmes. The couple live 111 Hattiesburg,Mss_

MR. & MRS, JAMES THOMAS WINE

Tammera Kay G"smore and JamesTomas Wine are happy to announcethe r marnage, A do b e wedd ng cere­mony was performed on Elkhart ind, byRobert Dtck, Seallle Wash pastor. May27. Also marned In the ceremony were';chael Bratcher and Wa de Kay

G erden The Wi nes live n Cromwell Ind

MR. & MRS. STEVEN GILL

Ehzabeth Mayfield, daughter of Jim andSandy Mayfield of Charleston, W.Va.,and Steven Gill. son of Dale and CarolGO of Toledo, OhIO, were united n mar­nage May 27 In West Virgnia. The cere­mony was performed by Raymond Tay·lor. Charleston pastor Emma LeeMayfield. SIster of the bode, was maKl 0honor, and Aaron W, ey was best man.The couple live in Toledo.

MR. & MRS. TODD KUIPERS

Susanna Kate Fraser, daugh er 01 Mrand Mrs. Bruce Fraser 01 Calgary Ma.•and Todd Michael Ku·pers. son of Mr.and Mrs. Fred Ku pers, also 01 Calgary,were united on marnage Aug. 19. The cer­emony was performed by the bride sfather. a mlOister In the Calgary church.The couple Iiye in Calgary.

MR. & MRS. CRAIG HILBURN

PatrICIa McLa n and Craig HI burn wereunrled In marriage Aug. 26. The ceremo·ny was performed by Steve Nutzman,MulneapoflS. Minn.. South pastor Maid ofhonor was Brenda Hutchison. matron ofhonor was Gen Chapman and best manwas Russell H Iburn The couple live IIIMaple PI8Jn, M nn,

MR. & MRS. GEORGE E. PRYOR

Mr. and rs. Wi lam H. Miller 01 C,nctn­natl. OhIO are pleased to announce themarriage 01 thelf daughter Treva Rene 10George E. Pryor of Clllclllnati The cere­mony was perlormed by Lesl,e Schme­des. CinCinnati Centrat pastor Vonda J.Miller was rna d of honor. and ReubenDaVIS was best man,The couple love inS erton. OhiO.

MR. & MRS. DAVID HAUGHNEY

Mr. and Mrs Robert Cobbler are de Ight­ed 10 announce the maritage of theirdaughter Apnl Dawn to DaVid JohnHaughney. son ot Mr. and Mrs. JamesHaughney. The ceremony was perlormedSept. 30 by Robert Clonmger, W nston­Salem, N,C., pastor. James Haughney.father of the groom. was bas man, andLinda Jacobs was matron 01 honor TheCOUple live n North Augusta S.C.

MR, & MRS, DAREN NELSON

Knsta Leigh Pettit. daughter of Mr, andMrs. Gary Pett of Russel Ie, Ark.. andDaren Nelson were united n marriageDec. 23. The ceremony was performedby Robert Bragg, Concord. N H., pastor.Becky Doherty was m8Jd of honor. andTim Heffron was besl man. The coup e

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MR. & MRS. DAVID BLACK

Mr and Mrs. Jerry Cook ot wolcon Ind.are.pleased 0 announce tfle mamage 01the" daughter Laura Jane to DaVid E.Blacl<, son of Mr and Mrs. Wilham Blackof Cedartown Ga, The ceremony wasperlormed Nov. 24 by Gary Antion,Ambassador Co lege dean of students.Annerle Cook, sIster 01 the br de wasmaJd 01 honor. and Gary Black, brother ofthe groom, was best man_ The couplefrve III Rockford 1ft.

MR. & MRS. GEOFF ROBERTSON

Roxanne Fawcett. daugh er 01 Mr andMrs. Elton Fawcett and Geoff Robertson.son ot Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Robertson,were united In marriage Sept. 23. Theceremony was performed by Ross Bea ,Bnsbane Old.• pastor. Joanne NIChollssister of the bnde. was matron of nonor,and Mark Robertson, brother 01 thegroom, was best man. The couple lIVe ,nBnsbane,

MR. & MRS. JUAN W1WAMS

Mr. and Mrs. Rennck oams of Dallas,Tex., are pleased to announce the mar­riage 01 the r daughter Pa riCla to JuanWilliams 01 Boston, Mass. son 01Stephen W, hams and Merly De S,lva,The ceremony was performed Sept. 30by Allen Bullock. Dallas East pastor. ElsieArena. the sISter 01 tfle bode, was matron01 honor, and Stepheno WiUiams, brotherof the groom, was best man, The couplelive In Dorchester. Mass,

R. & MRS. ANTO 10 SANTILLAN

ar es H Tlpon daugh er ot Mr andMrs. Lorenzo T,pon 01 San FernandoPampanga P pplnes and Anton 0 B.Santillan, son 0 Mr. and Mrs Felipe San­t Ian of Bacoor. Ph ppllles, were u ed10 marriage Dec 16. n San Ferna...ooPampanga The ceremony was per­formed by Paul Kieffer P pjl<ne regoon·al d rector Grace Babo was matron ofhonor and BenJam n Babol was bestman. The couple frye n Pasay Ph p.pines. The bnde works n the P PO oeOffJCll

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AInca, are pleased to announce tfle mar­nage of tfle r daughter Jenny 10 GordonWagner of Cape Town South Afnca.Sept. 30. The ceremony was performedby John White, Durban pastor. Lisa BerylHughes, youngest sISter of the bode wasmatron 01 honor, and Jerome Borendswas best man. The couple fIVe In CapeTown.

MR. & MRS. RAYMOND NKADO

Irene Ogoegbunam O"madu and Ray­mond Nnaemeka Nkado, both of Agulu.Nigeria, are delighted to announce tfle~

marnage, The ceremony was perlormedDec, 2 by Robin Jones, ReadingGodalm ng and Southampton, Eng and.pastor. Pl'Iscllla Sommer-gruber wasmaid of honor, and John Hendy was bestman. The couple live In Read ng.

MR. & MRS. DAVID BENSINGER

Mr and Mrs. Earl Roemer are happy toannounce the mamage of elf daughterDeborah Ruth to David Bensinger, son 01Robert BenSinger and Rosahne Peck.The ceremony was performed by thebrlde's lather, pastor of the Tu sa. Okla.,A.M. and P.M. churches Sept. 30 inTulsa. Chris Roemer. Sister of the bnde,was maid of honor, and John BenSinger,brother 01 the groom. was best man Thecouple e on GladeWater. Tex,

MR. & MRS. ROBERT DIEHL

Mr. and Mrs. John Cathers and Mr andMrs, James Dtehl are happy 0 announcet e marr age of the" ch dren. SusanCathryn and Robert Ntcholas, The cere­mony took p ace Nov, 24 10 Columbus,OhiO, and was pertormed by evenge 1StDavid Albert a World Tomorrow presen·ter, and James D,ehl a mlOlster 10 theSan Bernardino. Cald.. church. ArmandeHopIuns was matron 01 honor, and SteveSymonds was best man. The couple,both Ambassador College graduates. liveIn Fullerton, Calif.

MR. & MRS. ALAN BROWN

Mr. and Mrs. Robert zamora of Houston,Tex, are pleased to announce the mar­riage 01 their daughter Chrtstie Lee Wilksto Alan Forster Brown, son of Mr. andMrs. Leonard J Brown of Windsor, Om.The Sept. 30 ceremony was performed IIIWindsor by the groom's father, a rrnnislerIn the Windsor church. Deede Wilks, SIS­ter 01 tfle bode, was maJd of honor, andBnan Brown. brother 01 the groom, wasbest man. The couple live In Windsor.

MR. & MRS. FRANK LADO

Kns na D1ahane Brady of Pasadena andFrank Lado 01 MonteVideo. Uruguay,were unrled In mamage Nov. 4. The cere­mony was performed by Gary Antlon,dean 01 students at Ambassador College.Emilia Lado was maid of honor. andOscar Velez was best man. The couplelive on longv ew, Tex_

CEMENTS

Mr and Mrs. Robin Jones of Fleet, En­gland are happy to announce theengagement of their daughter TheresaDa",eNe Louise to Steven Kem Fe,th, sonof Lorraine Feith of Azusa, Calif. ASeptember wedding in Pasadena isplanned

ENGAGEMENTSMr and Mrs. Roscoe Taylor 01 Phelps,Ky , are pleased to announce theengagement of their daughter PlISCl la toBII Linge son of Mr and Mrs_ Jack Linge01 Edmonds Wash. An AprIl 7 wedding splanned.

Mr. and . Ian Ben Sr. 01 Toronto, Ont.,are pleased to announce the engage­ment of their daughter Leanna Mae toDavid KozlowskJ, son of Peter Kozlowskiand Pau ette McGiadne A May 12 wad­ding IS planned

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Werner 01 Eugene.Ore., are pleased to announce theengagement 01 the" daughter Tracy 10Jeff Strnad. son 01 Mr. and Mrs. ShlrteyStimad of ScandI8. Ken. A May 28 wed­dIng IS planned

MR. & MRS. CHARLES J. VOSS II

Mr and Mrs, Albert Spring meyer ofReno, Nev are pleased to announce themarnage of tfle~ daughte< Martha Laura10 Charles James Voss II. son of Mr. andMrs Charles Voss of Picayune. M ss.The ceremony was perlormed Sept 30 bythe groom s tather. a mlOister in thePICayune Church Sue e son. s,ster ofthe bride was matron of honor. and Dar·ren Beeksma was best man. The couolelive in Carson C !y, Nev. '

WEDDINGS

MR. &MRS. GORDON WAGNER

Mr. and Mrs. Hughes 01 Durban. South

TREADWELL, Chad and Patty (Raughl)01 ClovIS N M, g"l, Chelsea Ehzabe h,Sept. 19 6.25 p.m" 6 pounds 4 ounces.first chIld

ZIMMEtlMAN Chuck and Joy(Br nk an) 01 Fort Smith Ar girl,Che sea Claire Jan. 3 6,07 p.m , 9pounds 10 ounces now 1 bo 2 g<15.

nDWEL Dwayne and Ann (Massey) ofAorence Ala.• boy, Noble Aaron. Nov.30. 312 p.m_, 7 pounds 6 ounces. firstcl1l1d,

REISDORFF. Daniel and E Y(Raynes!of San DIIlgO. Calif , g Hanna MlChene,Nov. 28 852 a.m. 6 pounds 14 ounces,first child

now 2 boys 2 Qlr1s

NORROD Byron and Cathy (McNiel) ofPasadena. boy, Byron Alexander II. Oct.6, 7:10 am 9 pounds 10 ounces, firstcl1l1d.

THOMAS, Malcolm and Shirley (light­sey) of Tallahassee, Fla., boy, BryanAndrew, Jan. 17. 3;18 p.m.. 9 pounds 9ounces. now 1 boy, 1 g rL

PANARELU. Ron and Anna (Seaver) ofWorcester Mass.• g"l, Alyssa Marie,Dec. 5. 4:27 a.m., 8 pounds, now 2 glrls_

PARKER Scott and L nda (Cox) 01Green Ie S.C.• g,,1 Amber Grace, Nov.23 2.49 pm, 8 pounds 9 ounces now 2grts

SCHININA. George and Anne (Young) ofToronto Ont .• boy, Jordon JosephJames Oct. 2. 1027 p.m.• 7 pounds 12'f,ounces, first cl1l1d.

SIKES Char1es and She, a (Jones) of BigSandy. girl Rachel Ann, Jan. 16, 4;30p.m., 8 pounds 10 ounces. now 1 boy. 1girl.

SCHAFERS, Darren and Valene (Knuth)of St. Albert. Alta., boy, Justin Joseph.Dec, 19, 6.24 a,m., 8 pounds 7 ounces,first child

TREIBER Jerry and Sherry (Kieran) ofKenosha Wis gtrl Tiffany Rose, Dec.23 7.04 am.. 7 pounds 13 ounces now1 boy 2 Qlr1s.

OBERDIER Michael and Pamela(Spencer 01 Marion, OhIO. g rt, ChelseaC ara. Dec 13 1004 p.m.. 9 pounds 7ounces first c Id

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CANNING Robert and adara (Lincoln)of North Platte. Neb. boy, Sean Da onJan 20 11.21 am. 7 pounds 6 ounces,now 3 boys 3 gil1s

GLADDEN MIchael and Jean Mar eMapes) 01 G en Rock. Pa. girt Eml y

Joyce, Jan, 10,215 p.m., 9 pounds 1ounce now 3 g rls.

GILLESS Vance and Claire (Goodman\01 Pasadena boy Aaron Lamence Jan16 142 am, 8 pounds 14 ounces now2 boys

MITCHELL, Nathan and V rg nla IMore­iIlld) 01 Brmngham Ala. boy, Ca~on

Chase, Jan. 4, 8;59 a.m , 7 pounds 2ounces, rst child.

FORREST ER, Deoc and Lon Cooper)of Lafayette La g r , Madeltne Pa geDec 21 2 07 a.m.. 7 pounds 'I ouoces,no" 1 boy 1 grl.

CORSON Walter and liZZIe Murillo) 01Duarte, Cal I.. boy, Alan James, Jan. 6,7:11 a.m., 7 pounds 12 OUrlC9S, now 2boys. 1 girl.

FERGEN Kenny and Caroline (DaVies)01 Pasco, Wash., g rL K mberly ChenseJan 16, 12:20 a.m 7 pounds 6 ounces,now 1 boy, 1 grL

HEILBRUN, Kurt and Roxy (Rutter) ofTWin Falls. Idaho, boy, Ian AlexanderRoss. Sept. 23, 8:23 a.m.. 7 pounds 15ounces now 1 boy, 1 girl.

NEU, Klaus and Hanna (Strate) 01Kal1etal. Germany. boy, Marc. Nov. 30. 2p.m.. 4,5 kilograms, now 1 boy. 1 g,rt.

NICHOL. Dwayne and Irene (Thompson)of Edmonton. AlIa. boy. Kyle Alexander,Oct. 18, 2:24 p.m.. 8 pounds 8 OUrlC9S...

DIDIER, Duane and Nora (LangmaKl) ofLongmont, Colo., boy, Bnan Jason, Oct8, 6:50 p.m., 7 pounds 3 ounces, now 2boys, 1 grl,

BEEKSMA, Paul and Chnstine (Reyer' ofWashburn, W s., boy. Alexander Thomas,Dec, 2, 513 a.m 10 pounds 15 1/,ounces, now 3 boys,

MAJOR, Terry and Dawn IW"ght) ofCape G"ardeau, Mo.. g rt, JessICa Lynn,Nov. 20, 4'55 p.m, 7 pounds 3 ounces,first child

HILL, Michael and Jane (Ramberg) ofManteno, III" boy, James Michael, Nov.15, 4;45 p.m.. 6 pounds 14 ounces, now1 boy, 1 g"l.

HOFER, Ben and Julie (Pansky) 01 Cal­gary. Alta boy, Brandon TImothy Ben.Dec. 18, 1;55 p,m.. 7 pounds 15 ounces,now 3 boys.

MAIMONIS, DenOis and Katherine(Kramer) 01 Ch cago, III.. boy, StevenAlexander Jan, 13, 5:20 a,m.. 7 pounds4 ounces. now 2 boys, 3 grls.

HEDRICK, James and Ju ,e (DZIak) 01Cleveland, OhiO, boy, Justin Robert, Dec.1. 2:03 p.m.• 7 pounds 12 ounces, now 2boys,

ANNEAR, D8VId and Deborah (Thoen) ofRaone, WlS. boy, TImothy Earl, Jan, 16,124 p,m 10 pounds 8 ounces. now 2boys,

BROWN Gordon and Farth (PiM nglon)of london England, g rt, Katie, Jan 15, 8pounds 9 ounces, frs! chlId

EWERS, Duane and Joan (Drews) ofWisconsin Dells, WIS., g"I, Jill Ashley,Jan. II, 6:52 a.m.. 6 pounds now 2boys 1 g rl

HOLLADAY. Phillip and Usa (Hyde) 01Bessemer Ala.. boy, Graham P 'p, Oct.24, 1:10 p.m.. 8 pounds 10 ounces. now1 boy,l grl,

BRATINCEVIC. Jack and Janet (Wop )of Orlando Parl< III, g" Susan Beth.Nov 21 10:11 a.m., 8 pounds 12ounces. now 1 boy, 1 g rl.

HUDSON, James and Caren (Cheek) 01Charlotte, N,C., g rt, Sarah Anne, Sept.,17, 7 11 p.m., 6 pounds 9 ounces, "stcl1lld,

FEIOCK, Brent and Kns (Coleman) 01Be hesda Ohio. g"I, Lacle Lacole, Nov.5, 9:04 a.m 7 pounds 8 ounces. firstchild

LYSENCZUK, Taras and Les,a (Baryn) ofBradford, England, boy, Maxym Taras,Jan. 11, 11 :42 p.m.. 8 pounds 11 ounces,now 2 boys, 2 grls

KillEBREW, Alen and Kathy (Braden)of Pasadena. g rt, Katie lorraine, Jan 17.8:48 a.m. 9 pounds 12 ounces, now 2boys 2 girts.

KUCZVRA, MIChael and Barbara (Mar­cano) 01 Westches er N,Y., g"I, CareyAnne, Dec_ 18, 9;36 p.m,. 10 pounds 7ounces. first ch Id.

LOMBOY Ruperto and AnlCeta (Arce) ofValleJO, Calif., boy. Raphael Matthew,Dec. 23. 9 pounds 5 ounces, now 1 boy,1 gl/1.

ABIRTHS

BOOTH Don and Arlene (Morgan) otM,ddl910wn NY.. g rl, Rebe ah Rose.Jan 7 57 pm, 5 pounds 11 ouncesnow 2 boys 2 girls

CLARK, Ricky and Condy (Eason) 01Dublin, Ga. girl, Kayla VlClona, Sept. 5.4:22 p.m., 6 pounds 1 ounce, now 3 girls.

COOK. Ron and Ann (Daugherty) 01 Port­land, Ore. g rl Brenna Raegan, Dec. 25,1108 p.m, 8 pounds 13 ounces, lirstchild.

LUDY, Tim and Peggy (Aynnl of Shrews­bury, Mass girt, Stephanie Mane, Sept.4,5:50 p.m., 6 pounds 10 ounces, now 1

.i>oy, 2 girls.

~onday,Feb.25, 1991 The WORLDWIDE NEWS 11

(Continued from page 10)Moore was maid of honor. and EricFrantz was best man. The couple, bothAmbassador College graduates. live inPasadena

MR. & MRS. CHARLES MAYS

Stephanie Hope Dlaz, daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Thomas Diaz of LoulO. MISS..and Charles Ramond Mays. son ot BillMays of GrapevlOe. Tex., and PatriciaPierce of Arlington, Tex.. were uMed inmarriage Aug. 19. Laura Cole. sister ofthe bride, was matron of honor, andWilliam Mays. brother of the groom, wasbest man. The ceremony was performedby Ron Wallen. Jackson. Miss., pastor,The couple rIVe In Grand PralOe Tex.

MR. & MRS. VINCENT NOVO

Vincent G. Novo and Susan J. Hendrickwere United in marriage Sept. 16. Thematron of honor was Deirdre Rogers. andthe best man was Anthony Novo. Theceremony was performed at Dan& POlOtHarbor by evangelist Denn,s Luker,Santa Ana and Garden Grove, Calif .•pastor. The couple live in Santa Ana.

MR. & MRS. STANLEY GERBER

Together With their parents, Denise D.Warren 01 Regina, Sask., and Stanley J.Gerber of Meade, Kan.• are pleased toannounce the" marriage Sept. 16 in

Pasadena. The ceremony was performedby Robin Webber, Pasadena East P.M.pastor. Bndal attendants were DebbiePlumlee. Manya Gustafson and SusieBraman. Groomsmen were Dan Taylor,Wayne Ellsworth and Daniel Baroody.The couple live in Pasadena

MR. & MRS. RICHARD RANSOM

Mr. and Mrs. Doyle McAlister ofPflugerville. Tex., are pleased toannounce the Dec. 30 mamage of theirdaughter Kara to Richard Ransom. sonof Carol Ransom of San Angelo, Tex.,and King Ransom of Anzona. The couplelive in Round Rock, Tex.

ANNIVERSARIES

MR. & MRS. DENNIS UNDERWOOD

Dennis and Suzanne Underwood ofHelena, Mont., celebrated their 25th wed­ding anniversary with family membersand friends Nov. 24 at a dinner party inthe r honor. They have two chddren andone grandch \d,

The family of Bob and EDen Strelow arepleased to announce their parents' 35thweddlOg annIVersary, Dec. 17, A surprisepotluck meal was given by fam,ly andfriends. The couple attend the Portland.Ore.• East church and have two daugh­ters, Pamela Barber and Usa Carr. andtwo granddaughters, Michelle and Krista.

The children of Gerardo and MercedesQuintanilla of Yuba City, Calif .• arepleased to announce their parents' 25thweddlng ann versary. Mr. and Mrs, Quin­tanilla, who attend the ChiCO. Calif.,church. were mamed Dec. 17, 1965. inManagua. NICaragua. They have fourdaughters, Mercedes, Soledad, Elisa andAmarely; one son, Gerry; two sons·in­law, RIChard King and Matthew King; andtwo grandsons. Richard and Garrick.

MR. & MRS. GREG CZECH

Greg and Nancy Czech celebrated the r25th wedding anniversary Jan. 22. Mr.and Mrs. Czech attend the Spokane.Wash.• church. They have three children,Berenice Emehlser, Aaron and Becky.

Lowell A. Sr. and Jean Know1en of RaptdCity. S.D.. were honored at a surprise39th wedding anniversary party Jan. 11by friends and ch \dren.

MR. & MRS. CLARENCE DOWUNG

The ch Idren of Clarence and Mary JoDowfing would uke to announce the ce e­bratlon ot the,r parents 40th weddlOganniversary. The Dowlings were roamedNov. 11. 1950. The couple, who live inColumbus. OhiO. have three daughters,Debbie. Taml and Beckl; one son.Clarence Jr.; and 12 grandchildren.

MR. & MRS. ALlEN GUBB

Allan and Belty Gubb of Ade aide, SA,celebrated their 40th wedding anniver­sary Feb. 3. The Gubbs have four chil­dren. Mr. Gubb is a local church elder inthe Adelaide church.

MR. & MRS. OLIVER C. JERROLDS

Oliver and Pat Jerrolds 01 Birmingham,Ala.• celebrated their 40th weddinganniversary Jan. 26. The Jerrolds havefour children, Bobby, Billy, Jerry andMadeline; two daughters·in-Iaw. Barbaraand Debboe; one son-m-Iaw, Jimmy Ever-

rill. one grandson. Jason; and one grand­daughter. Shannon.

MR. & MRS. DAN LAZOR

The children of Dan and Monca Lazorare pleased to announce the,r parents'25th wedd ng anniversary. Mr. and Mrs.Lazor, who attend the Youngstown, Ohio.church, were mamed Sept. 4, 1965. Thecouple have three daughters and oneson·in·law. Michelle and Jim Jarvis.Danelle and Jennifer.

ANNIVERSARIESMADE OF GOLD

MR. & MRS. GORDON. W. KUHL

Gordon and LOUise Kuhl of Eau Claire.Wis .. celebrated their 54th weddinganniversary Nov. 28, The coupte haveone daughter. linda, one son-in-law.Jerry, and two grandchildren. Lance andUsa.

OBITUARIESBATEMAN, Luann, 40, of Prince George,B.C.• died Jan. 16 after an IndUstrial acci­dent. Mrs Bateman is survived by herhusband, Barry, and two daughters,Leslie and Terry.

HOAGE. Hazel A.. 88, of FaJrlield. Iowa.died Jan. 3. Mrs. Hoage, preceded indeath by her husband, Henry, s survivedby four sons, Eugene, Lindberg, Jerardand Terrell; two daughters, Hrwana Emryand Rayheld RItz; 17 grandchildren; 35great-grandchildren; 10 great-great­grandchildren; one sister, Aletha Wi son;and two brothers, Kenneth and EdwinWilliams.

COMPTON, Lorene, 74. of Manne, til..died Jan. 4 of bver and kidney failure.Mrs. Compton is survived by one daugh­ter, Lana Hale, three grandchildren andone great-grandchild.

MILLER. Evan Edward, 74. of B,loxi.MISS., ded Jan. 4. Mr. M,ller IS survivedby his wife of 44 years. Gladys, two chil­dren. five grandchildren and three great­grandchildren.

DUBOSE, Harold, 82, of Biloxi. MISS.•died Jan. 1. Mr. Dubose IS sumved byhiS Wife. Myrtle. eight children and 29grandchildren.

MIKLUSH, Benjamin. 4, of Pasadenad ed Jan. 16 from respiratory arrest Ben·jamln s survived by his parents. Henryand Usa; hiS maternal grandmother Ros­a Ie Ransdell; hiS paternal grandfather,Frank M klush; and several aunls, unclesand cousins.

PAUL NIGEL SEALY

SEALY. Paul Nigel. 14. of St. Michael.Barbados, drowned Dec. 31 Paul wasthe son of Judy Sealy.

GLENDENNING, Gwendolyn T., 79. ofRee sville. Ind., died Dec. 3. She IS sur­vived by one daughter. one son, 11grandchl dren and 21 great-grandchll·dren.

EVA MARIE SEBELL

SEBELL, Eva Marie, 91, of Leesburg,Fla.• died Oct. 13. She is SUrvIVed by onenephew. one niece. three grandnephews,one grandniece and great-grand·nephews,

ASCHENBRENNER, Donald F., 69. ofMequon, WIs., died Jan. 5 01 lung cancer.Mr. Aschenbrenner 's survived by hisWife. Marge, eight Children and sevengrandchildren.

VANDEGRIEND. Marlin, 51. of Sher­wood Park, Alta.. died Jan. 11. Mr. Van­dergriend IS survived by hiS wife, Corry;four sons. Basil. Brian, Michael andRichard; a brolher Cor Vandegrlend: abrother and slster-IO-Iaw, Jan and RieVandegnend' and one Sister, PloOle. andher husband Ane Van Nes.

COUNCILL. OIls 64 01 Baltimore Md.,died of a heart attack Dec. 8..

PHILLIPS. Glen C.. 7t. of CapeGirardeau, Mo., died Jan. 7 after alengthy illness. Mr, PhlU ps IS survived byhiS Wife, Garland, eight daughters, twosons. 20 grandchildren, six great-grand-

children. one brother one SIster and hisfather.

ERIC BENJAMIN SMITH

SMITH. Enc Benjamin, 19. of Portland,Ore.• died Sept. 15 after a 2'!z-year battlewith leukemia. He is survived by hIS par­ents, Greg and Sande Smith; three SIS­ters, Tammy Kelly. Diana White andAmanda: and one brother, Snan

KAY BLOOM

BLOOM. Kay. 57, of Chimcothe, OhiO,died Jan. 2 of cancer. She IS SUrvived byher husband, Ray; one son. Randy; onedaughter. Laura HunUey; and five grand­ch Idren.

RAMONA I. RICHARDS

RICHARDS, Ramona I.. 59. 01 Miami,Fla.• ded Jan. 12'ot heart failure atter aengthy Illness and a d abe C COndit on.She 15 survived by one cousin. OlafTeder, and other reiatives.

SCHELLENGER, Ray P., 101, of WIchita.Kan., died Jan. 16. Mr. Sche enger issurVived by one daughter, Delia DeanArnold. 12 grandchildren, 22 great-grand­children and one great-great-grandch.ld.

Evangelist(Continued from page 4)

.In the 1970s Mr. Waterhousetook a break from his touringschedule during which he spentsome time in Texas and served aspastor of the Miami, Aa, church.When he resumed touring, hisbrother, Don Waterhouse, FortWorth. Tex., East pastor, came andhelped him sell most of his belong­ings.

Mr. Waterhouse retained hisoffice supplies and some otheritems, which he keeps in storage inPasadena and in Texas. The major­ity of his belongings consist ofclothing for different climates,appliances wired for the electricalcurrents of various countries andincome tax mes.

When traveling in the UnitedStates and Canada Mr. Water­house takes a portable rebounderfor exercise. Over eas he takesexercise cables. For entertainmenthe might watch television or take awalk. He also likes to work in agame of golf when he can.

In spite of his travels, Mr.Waterhouse is not fond of travel­ing. He said that when he began histravels he enjoyed sight-seeing, buthe now views travel as simply"part of the job and a means oflinking places. When I have a littlefree time the last thing I want to dois travel."

It is being in the church areasand speaking to and fellowshippingwith the brethren that he enjoys.

On his current tour, setting upand taking down the equipment forthe slide show has limited theamount of time he can spend fel­lowshipping with the brethren. Heusually only has time to have din­ner with the area ministry, and on

week nights brethren need to gohome immediately after his presen­tation because they have to workthe next day.

"1 think: they and I certainly missthe same opportunity for fellow­ship that was available when it wasjust a speaking tour."

Does this traveling evangelistfind his life.-style a lonely onethen? "No," he says. "When youhave a free day, you appreciate thelack of strain on the voice and thepeace, and you have little time forother things. I don't really havetime to be lonely. It's just the rightbalance. It's a fulfilling thing, butthere's a time when you have tohave little breaks, so the breaks donot produce loneliness. They justgive me a chance to get that need­ed relaxation."

There was a time when Mr.Waterhouse did some of his owncooking, but now he eats most ofhis meals in restaurants. Sometimeshe eats snacks and sandwiches andother items that don't require cook­ing in his motel room.

Of the many cuisines he hassampled around the world, Mr.Waterhouse said he most appreci­ates good Australian and SouthAfrican lamb and the fresh fish andfruit of the Philippines. What hemi ses most when he is overseasare salad bars and baked potatoes.

If you should spot Mr.Waterhouse in a restaurant, walkover and say hello. Even if you'vemet and talked with him before,you should make the first move.

Mr.Waterhouse explained thathe has made it a rule to let othersaddress him first since an incidentin 1968 when he and several otherChurch members were waiting inthe mezzanine of a hotel for aSpokesman Club ladies night tobegin.

"I started talking to this fellow,and he listened very patiently andappeared to be interested, andwhen it was time to go up, I said,'Well, it's time to go up to themeeting,' and he said, 'I'm notwith your group.' I made up mymind then that unless I was abso­lutely sure, I would let the personidentify me."

Mr. Waterhouse said he oftenencounters Church members inrestaurants and in various otherlocations.

Once in Asheville, .C., a mem­ber knocked on the door of hishotel room. He had seen theCalifornia license plates on Mr.Waterhouse's car and just guessedit might be the evangelist's.

Sometimes he has encounteredChurch members at precisely theright moment. Once when lost onhis way to speak in London, Ky.,he pulled up to a stoplight andlooked over at the car next to him."As soon as it pulled out, I saw thisgreen Feast sticker, and I said,'Well, they must know where theyare going,' so I followed themright to the school" where he wasto speak. He saw this car just as hewas about to tum the wrong way.

Another time when Mr. Water­house was lost in Washington,D.C., a van with a green Feaststicker passed him, and again, hewas directed to the meeting hall.

Mr.Waterhouse described hisresponsibilities: "It has been avery fulfilling 25 years of accom­plishment. I think it's been some­thing I have served in more appro­priately and in a more fulfillingmanner than any assignment I'vehad from the time I was fIrst in theministry.

"I surely wouldn't want to tradethe 25 years for any other thingthat I could have been doing."

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GOVERNOR'S LETTER-This letter on the consolidation ofAmbassador College was received in August from William P.Clements Jr., then Texas governor: "It gives me great pleasure to rec­ognize and congratulate the efforts of Ambassador College in BigSandy.... The youth of our state are our greatest resource and theireducation and training in such institutions as Ambassador College is ofthe utmost importance as we move into the high technology of thefuture.... Your college is making many contributions to Texas." [Photoby Mike Bedford]

12 The WORLDWIDE NEWS ~onday,Feb.25,1991

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the San Jose church, was nomi­nated Employee of the Year forthe 1990 school year by the LornaPrieta Joint Union School Dis­trict.

Carole Carpenter, principal ofthe Lorna Prieta School District,said Mrs. Ferranti i the "mostmulti-hatted person on staff."

Said a fellow employee: "Shehas a wide range of assigned jobsand does all of them with energy,with enthusiasm, with speed. Herfirst response is to get the job doneand not 'what's in it for me?' "

Mrs. Ferranti and her husband,Mike, lost their home in the Oct17,1989 earthquake.

While attending the Feast ofTabernacles in Redding, Calif.,they heard the news that theirhome had burned to the groundbecause of the earthquake.

Upon returning home, Mike'sboss gave him a raise. Fellowworkers also donated many need­ed items. And since their loss wasdue directly to a fire and not theq 1.~, h ir . r l' i Yhelped cover their los .

bath services. More campaigns areplanned for this year.

The World Tomorrow programon Super Channel generated 5,466requests for Plam Truth subscrip­tions and booklets, an average of1 5 each telecast.

About t-alf of the letters camefrom VIewers in the etherlands,Germany and Switzerland, withth remaining half from 22 othercountries in Europe.

The Dec. 9 airing of Jeru­salem----City of Conflict, presentedby Richard Ames, produced thehighest single response, with 307replies. from 12 countries.

Reservations can be canceled upto 45 days before the date of thefirst night's lodging.

* * *PASADENA-Four examiners

certified by the Federal Communi­cations Commission will giveexams to amateur radio operatorsat the Feast in Vail, Colo.

According to Garland Snufl'er,coordinator of the Alpha CharlieNet, exams will be given for allfive license levels: novice, techni­cian, general, advanced and extraclasse .

The date of the exams is not yetdetermined. Anyone who wouldlike to take the exams shouldwrite to Mr. Snuffer at theAmbassador Amateur RadioAssociation, Box Ill, Pasadena,Calif., 91129. Also, please note onyour Festival transfer applicationthat you are interested in takingthe exam.

"It is exciting to see that 249people had personal contact withthe Church for the first time, andsome of them are already attend­ing services regularly," Mr.Matthews said.

Fourteen attended a Ie ture inGrafton; 16 in Launceston; 33,Wodonga; five, Bairnsdal ; 16,Devonport; 13, Morwell; 16,Hobart; 20, Lismore; 12, Norman­hurst; 11, Coffs Harbour; 21,Allambie Heights; 25, Lalor Park;31, North Ryde; 10, GreenWich;and six, Ipswich.

British report for 1990Last year the mail proces ing

staff in the British Office handledabout one million data transac­tions, including donations, newsubscriptions, literature requestsand changes of address.

An extensive advertising cam­paign in the first half of the yearadded 132,678 people from theUnited Kingdom and Ireland tothe Plain Truth subscription list,an increase of 75 percent over1989.

Eastern Europe's increasinginterest in The Plain Truth boost­ed the mail count 16.8 percent andaccounted for almost half of allmail from Europe.

More than 12,000 people whohave subscribed to The PlainTruth for two years or more wereinvited to lecture-telecast presen­tations in Manchester, Sheffield,Luton, Southampton and Watford,England.

"The response was encouragingwith about one in 10 people ac­cepting the invitation and attend­ing at least one of the two meet­ings conducted by the localminister," reported evangelist LesMcCullough, British regionaldirector.

By Jan. 14, the office hadreceived 40 visit requests andinvited 11 people to attend Sab-

* * *S JO E, C rt.-Iwnoi.e

Ferr ti, a member who attends

BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION-From left: evangelist DavidHulme, director of Communications & Public Affairs; William Kobin,president of KCET; the Cookie Monster from Sesame Street; andAJaina Reed; at a Black History Celebration in the Auditorium, Feb. 12.

number of baptized members inAustralia passed the 4,000 mark."

New magazine subscribers weregenerated through Reader'sDigest and direct mail advertise­ments, newspaper inserts, sub­scription cards, newsstands andthe library waiting-room program.

Thirty booklets and brochureswere offered to subscribers, withabout 4.3 percent of the subscrip­tion list requesting more than150,000 copies.

The highest response (6.9 per­cent) came in September, whenthree brochures were offered:Groping in the Light-ScienceConfronts Religion at the Fron­tiers of Knowledge, PlanetEarth-Beyond Repair? andBabylon-Past, Present andFuture.

Income for 1990 increased by6.5 percent. "Though Australia isnow officially in a recession, weare very grateful for the support ofmembers, co-workers and donorsduring very difficult economictimes," said Mr. Matthews..

One hundred seventy-one pe0­ple in Australia and six in Asiawere baptized. Forty full-timeministers and 32 local churchelders serve 4,035 members inAustralia and 489 members inAsia.

Fifteen Plain Truth lectureswere conducted in Australia in1990.

For more information contactJohn Bosse at 1-313-669-6809 orMike Salisbury at 1-313-669-

2155. * * *BURLEIGH HEADS, Qld.­

The Australian Office announcedthat Honiara, Solomon Islands,will be a Festival site this year.Honiara expects an attendance ofabout 50, therefore transfers willbe limited.

The Solomon Islands compriseprimarily two chains of islandsabout 2,700 kilometers (1,700miles) northeast of Sydney,N.S.W. Honiara, the capital, is onthe main island of Guadalcanal, apalm-fringed island best known asthe scene of vicious fighting dur­ing World War n.

Information on combined air­fare-accommodation packages toHoniara can be obtained throughtravel agents.

The Mendana Hotel, a shortride from the meeting hall, is rec­ommended for overseas visitor .Those wishing to transfer toHoniara need to submit an inter­national Festival application totheir pastor.

* * *PASADENA-Howard John­

sons Resort Hotel in Orlando,Fla., offers a special room rate formembers who visit Disney Worldor the other Disney theme parks inthe area before or after the Feast.

The hotel is an official Disneyhotel in Walt Disney World Vil­lage. The rate is $75 a night for upto four people, excluding tax. Thisincludes transportation from thehotel to Disney attractions.

Super passes, which includethree, four, five or six days admis­sion to Disney World, can be pur­chased at the hotel gift shop.

Those interested should call 1­800-223-9930, mention that" theyare with the Worldwide Church ofG tee their re ervation with a major credit card.

Australia year-end wrap-up"God's Work in Australia and

Asia ended the year of 1990 aftera very busy and productive 12months," reported Rod Matthews,Australia and Asia regional direc­tor.

"We celebrated the 30th anni­versary of the Church and theregional office, the Plain Truthli t in Australia reached the high­est circulation in the history of theWork in this country-more than134,500 subscribers-and the

P AS ADENA-Twenty-twomembers, 35 co-workers, 47donors and 536 subscribers to ThePlain Truth, Youth 91 and Biblecorrespondence course live in theMiddle East, reported Media Plan­ning & Promotion.

Here are member counts for thefollowing countries: Egypt, five;Israel, nine; Oman, two; SaudiArabia, four; Turkey, one; andUnited Arab Emirates, one.

No members live in Bahrain,Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Jordan,Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Syria orYemen.

The Dec. 17 Worldwide Newsreported that the only member liv­ing in Turkey moved to Germanylast November.

One member, however, whowas baptized in August 1987,lives in Izmir, Turkey. His wife isTurkish.

. eration of air time for TheWorld Tomorrow in South Africa,according to evangelist DavidHulme, director of Communica­tions & Public Affairs.

Dr. Buitendag and his wifeattended Sabbath services Feb. 2and made positive commentsabout the content of evangelistRon Kelly's sermon.

Dr. Buitendag said he felt thatthe Worldwide Church of Godhad an honest and open commit­ment to preaching the gospel, andhe said he preferred our means ofopenly discussing the Church'smessage, as opposed to other reli­gious entities that spend much oftheir air time in fund raising inorder to pay for programming

costs. * * *DETROIT, Mich.-The Detroit

West and Ann Arbor churchesinvite singles to a weekend ofspiritual and physical food, funand fellowship April 5 to 7.

The weekend's activitiesinclude se . e on the ~ast HolyDay of Unleavened Bread, April5; Sabbath brunch and Biblestudy, April 6. Evangelist GregAlbrecht, editor of the Church'sbooklets, will be the guest peak-er. .

Dining and dancing in a river­front ballroom overlooking theDetroit River is planned for theevening.

Sunday, April 7, singles canvisit historic Greenfield Village toexperience American culture as itonce was.

PI respond yreserve a place. Space is limited.

PASADENA-About 200 edu­cators and administrators joinedcivic officials Feb. 12 for KCET'sBlack History Month Celebrationin the Ambassador Auditorium.

KCET is the Los Angeles Pub­lic Broadcasting System station.Hosts were Alaina Reed, who hasappeared on the award winningSesame Street public televisionprogram, and the Cookie Monster,one of the characters on SesameStreet

KCET staffers worked withAuditorium personnel to create aversion of the Sesame Street setthat included the means to projectvideo clips of public televisionprograms that promote racial har­mony.

''The content of the presentationwas de igned to help educatorscombat racial prejudice in youngchildren, including infants in day­care centers," said evangelistDavid Hulme, director of Com­munications & Public Affairs."Several educators outlined meth­ods to reduce racial bias and pro­mote understanding."

Mr. Hulme welcomed the groupon behalf of Pastor GeneralJoseph W. Tkach and outlinedthe Church's commitment to pro­moting racial harmony throughsupport of various projects aroundthe world.

William Kobin, president andchief executive officer of KCET,acknowledged the Church's rolein making the event possible. Onall of the KCET invitations andprograms, the role of the World­wi OlUrch of God in 1he event

as clearly defined.A reception in the Hall of

Administration followed the for­mal presentation, and many guestsreviewed various Church exhibits,including the Visitors Center.

"This provoked a number ofquestions and positive commentsabout the Church and its activi­ties," Mr. Hulme said. "It isevents like this that help demon­strate our active concern in pro­moting understanding and harmo­nious relationships."

* * *PASADENA-Herb Vierra, •

manager of Television Production,and Bob Orosz, Television bud­get manager, traveled to EuropeJan. 24 to Feb. 3 to determine howthe Church might better produce aprogram to effectively reach aEuropean audience.

Mr. Vierra and Mr. Oroszattended a satellite television mar­keting conference in London thatshowed how to market televisionprograms for a pan-Europeanaudience.

While in the London area, theymet with evangelist Les McCul­lough, British regional director,and David Gunn, circulationmanager.

In Brussels, Belgium, theytoured two production facilities,and met with John Karlson, Ger­man regional director.

Mr. Vierra gave the sermon atSabbath services Jan. 26 inZurich, Switzerland, and Mr.Orosz gave the sermonette.

* * *PASADENA-Johan Bui-

tendag, senior deputy for reli­gious programming for SouthAfrican Broadcasting Co.(SABC), and his wife, visitedChurch headquarters here Feb. 1to 6.

A few years ago the Churchwas host to Jozua Potgieter,director of religious programmingfor SABC, which resulted in some

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