VOL. XXI, NO.3 PASADENA, CALIFORNIA FEBRUARY 9, 1993

Monutnent to members' loyalty,Jackson Hall opens for classes

WASHINGTON

and generosity of Church mem­bers around the world," said Dr.Ward. "Their financial sacrificeand prayerful support helpedmake Jackson Hall a reality andserve as an inspiration to all of ushere at the college."

A plaque honoring contribu­tions reads: "This building wasmade possible through the gener­ous contributions of the membersand congregations of the World­wide Church of God."

and distortion of natural light.An entrance for the disabled is

operated by pushing a button thatautomatically opens the doors onthe southeast side of the building.

Other facilities are a conferenceroom, secretaries offices, studentwork rooms, two kitchens and astudent writers workshop.

"As Mr. Tkach said in his dedi­cation address, this building is notonly a memorial to Mr. Jackson, itis also a monument to the loyalty

CLASSES UNDER WAY-Evangelist Stan Bass lectures in the newHarold Jackson Hall of Humanities. [Photo by Elizabeth Miller]

"Our young people are an Through this medium, Mr.important part of the Church," Jacobs hopes to build a relation-said Pastor General Joseph W. ship with YOU members. ToTkach. "So we've created encourage them to respond, atele-something especially for them, phone number in the newslettera newsletter that addresses the invites them to call with ideas,unique concerns and needs of suggestions or comments for theYOU members and the YOU newsletter or about the YOU pro-

By Paul Monteith program. Its tight focus gram.It's a place for Church teens to ensures that the Church can

talk. A place all of their own effectively communicate to The value ofARROWSwhere they can share experiences. our young people about "The newsletter will also bene-See what friends have achieved. YOU." fit the ministry and YOU coordi-Discuss among themselves what it nators," said Miss Kuo.means to be a teen and a Chris- Talk to us ••• "Besides showing them issuestian. ARROWS will carry features that are of concern to young

It's a place where they can ask such as a people in the Church, the calen-ministers questions like, "Will C-----:----~~ der of events and activi-the world tomorrow __--=:==:;::;==~ .4 ty reviews will showbe fun?" Or, "Why is - SfJedaI message what YOU is doingbeing holy good?" for all around the country. YOUand receive answers. YOUmembers coordinators can adopt

This place is called fro those ideas that will ben-ARROWS in Flight. a mthe efit their local YOU chap-new monthly YOU PastOfGeneral ter."newsletter. oftbe Parents will profit too.

The name ARROWS WOrld\yide "In features, such as Who'sin Flight comes from ChUlth ofGod. Who in YOU, parents willPsalm 127. There, Da- see how youths are a reflec-vid makes the analogy tion of their home environ-that children are like ment and upbringing. Sucharrows in the hand of a articles should give parentswarrior. encouragement," said Miss

"Just as a warrior needs Kuo.arrows, so also the qua r t e r I y One of the principal goalsChurch needs its young personal from Mr. Tkach, a Jour- of the YOU program is buildingpeople. To be an arrow is to be nal from Mr. J (by Bill Jacobs), relationships. "ARROWS furthersimportant and needed," said Bill Honest Answers to Difficult that objective by helping youngJacobs, YOU national coordina- Questions, a YOU calender of people develop relationships withtor. regional and national events and each other and with the ministry

The word arrows also expresses topics applicable to young people. in the field and at headquarters,"direction, focus and movement, It's not just a forum for ministers said Mr. Jacobs.according to Christina Kuo, and YOU staff in Pasadena. how- "We want them to feel that theyARROWS managing editor. ever. It's especially for YOU are a valued part of the Church"Through the newsletter we will members. family. This newsletter was creat-give our young people direction, "We want YOU members to tell ed for them with that in mind and,help them focus on what is impor- us what's on their'mind. What's from the moment they pick it up,tant, and help them move for- going on in their local YOU chap- we want them to feel included inward." ter. What are their concern ?" said the family. We want to encourage

A newsletter's benefit is that Mr. Jacobs. and inspire them."it targets a select group of peo- ARROWS will also inform its At this time, ARROWS inpie with similar interests, unlike readers about YOU members who Flight is only being mailed to alla newspaper or magazine. In have won awards, conquered trials young people in the United Statesthis case the target is the mem- and met challenges, and feature between the ages of 12 and 18bers of Youth Opportunities editorials with contributions from beginning Feb. 11. Full-time U.S.United. YOU members. ministers will receive a copy too.

evangelist and Church administra­tor who died in December 1991.

Ground breaking took placeMay 15, 1992, with ChancellorJoseph W. Tkach presiding. Mr.Tkach dedicated Jackson HallDec. 27. A portrait of Mr. Jacksonwas installed in the main lobby,along with a plaque honoring hismemory.

Construction was managedjointly by Facilities Services inPasadena (which also designed thestructure) and Boone & BooneConstruction of Tyler.

The 10 classrooms in JacksonHall range in capacity from 28 to55. "The larger classrooms fill atremendous need," said MissRogers. "So far this year we havehad to use rooms in the field housedesignated for other purposes."

Each of the 10 classrooms hasan abundance of natural lightfrom the large window banks thatline the rooms. All classroomshave projection screens that canbe angled to reduce the glare

ARROWS targets needs of YOU"We want YOUmembers to tell uswhat's on theirminds."

According to Nina Rogers, reg­istrar: "Classe that are scheduledfor the ne\\ building are primarilythose of the departments movinginto the building."

During the three-week winterrecess, faculty and staff of theBusiness Administration, English,Foreign Languages and Literature,History and Speech departmentsmoved into the offices on the ec­ond floor.

The building is named in honorof Harold L. Jackson, a longtime

kings, bringing with him theinheritance of his faithful broth­ers and sisters (Colossians1:12)!

VVhatcomfort, courage, hopeand peace of mind we can have,knowing that our God and Sav­ior will rule all nations in truejustice and peace.

Despite everything we seearound us, from the horrors ofdisease and starvation to theheartless cruelty of crime andwar, what God has promisedwill not fail.

God has enabled us to viewthe future with comfort and hopeinstead of with fear-becausewe believe his faithful Word!Our Father has called us to

(see PERSONAL, page 3)

Barbara joins me in wishing you every successas you continue to set a fine·example for yourfriends and neighbors. .

Sincerely,

Word has reached me that you have establishedan outstanding record of co..unity service.I congratulate you on your aChievements.

SODe of the most important values on which ourNation was founded are duty, commitment, accep­tance of personal responsibility, and respect forevery individual -- a respect that is expressedthrough direct or consequential action. Effortssuch as yours show that these values are stillembedded in the American character. I commendyou for helping to sustain our national traditionof neighbor-helping-neighbor and for making apositive difference in the life of your community.

January 5, 1993

THE WHITE HOUSE

outreach Student Volunteer Service Progra.Ambassador CollegeBig Sandy, Texas 75755

PERSON,- FROM.. 'V'~

PRESIDENTIAL COMMENDATION-Ambassador College received aletter dated Jan. 5 from U.S. President George Bush commending thecollege for community service performed by Outreach, a studentvolunteer organization. Mr. Bush learned of Outreach through thePoints of light Foundation, an organization sponsored by the WhiteHouse during Mr. Bush's term in office to recognize volunteerism inthe United States.

Dear Brethren,I thank God daily for

your faithfulness and thatof all his people, for· yourwonderful example ofstanding together in Christeven during times of stress,hardship and personal painand tragedy.

As Christians, we live asstrangers and foreigners inthis idolatrous and selfishworld. God has called us outof it, yet we must still live init.

How thankful we can be forGod's sure and certain promisethat the glorified Jesus Christwill indeed return as King of

Dear Friends:

By Julee St~eyBIG SA DY-After the Ol h­

ing touches were applied and thelast data and communicationlines installed, classes began Jan.19 in the Harold L. Jack on Hallof Humanities at AmbassadorCollege.

"Jackson Hall is an outstandingaddition to the campus," said Don­ald L. Ward, president. "It willhelp fill one of the college's mo tpressing needs, that of office andclassroom space."

2 The WORLDWIDE NEWS Tuesday, February 9, 1993

Saints brighten a gloomy world ties to the full. Let your wordsalways be gracious, never insipid;learn how best to respond to eachperson you meet" (Colossians 4:5­6, Revised English Bible).

As Mr. Rees-Mogg says, theworld needs saints. As individu­als, we must be living examples ofChrist who lived his life by serv­ing others.

This is our challenge. Spreadingthe good news requires our ownresourcefulness coupled withGod' unfailing guidance.

King George VI, Queen Eliza­beth II's father, made a radiobrQadcast to the nation whenBritain had entered World War IIin 1939. He quoted a poem aboutthe faith needed to go forward:

"I said to the man who stood atthe gate of the year: Give me alight that I may tread safely intothe unknown. And he replied: 'Goout into the darkness and put yourhand into the hand of God. Thatshall be to you better than lightand safer than a known way.' "

As we do the Work--collective­ly and as individual lights-we toomust "go into the darkness and putour hands in the hand of GOd."

Black History Monthoffers music scholarships

KCET, the Los Angeles public broadcast television station, washost for the opening event of Black History Month at AmbassadorAuditorium Jan. 25. Bill Kobin, president of KCET, had kindremarks to make about Ambassador Foundation and theWorldwide Church of God's ongoing involvement in the project.

This year's presentation included an innovation-theawarding of cash scholarships to aspiring young African­American high school musicians. Chosen were threeteenagers from the Los Angeles Unified School District. Oneplayed flute, another the viola and the third was a vocalist.

sign-language interpreting

If you need sign-language interpreting at the Festival ofTabernacles, Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Services asks that you

attend one of the following sites:

U.S. sites with sign-language interpreting

Dayton, Ohio Redding, CaliforniaFort Worth, Texas St. Petersburg, FloridaNiagara Falls, New York Tucson, ArizonaNorfolk, Virginia Vail, ColoradoPasadena Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin

International sitesPaignton, England: Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Services is

planning a get-together with deaf members from churches inthe United Kingdom. Deaf brethren from the United States arealso welcome. David and Sally Barnett plan to attend inPaignton. Mr. Barnett is a deaf local elder and an employee ofDeaf & Hard-of-Hearing Services.

Bangalore, India: Three deaf brethren and one interpreter inIndia would enjoy international visitors who sign. The Indiandeaf brethren know both the British and American manualalphabets, and some American signs.

Napier, New Zealand: A deaf member and an interpreter inNew Zealand know American signs and would enjoyinternational visitors.

U.S. sites with oral interpreting. Deaf & Hard-of-HearingServices will try to provide oral interpreting at any site whereneeded. However, we ask that oral deaf members contact us beforethe Passover to let us know where they will attend. Write Deaf &Hard-of-Hearing Services, Worldwide Church of God, Pasadena,Califomia, 91129, or telephone 1-818-304-4004 voicelTDD.

"The most relevant figures arenot those who understand theworld, but those who can bring tothe world something from outsideitself, who can act as transmittersof grace." Mr. Rees-Mogg puts hisfinger on a solution to the problem.

The Church must live the valuesof God's kingdom in a world ofdeclining values. The Church has adivine commission to help recon­cile the world to God, to be agentsof real spiritual change.

We have the perspective ofGod's Word, which offers under­standing of the spiritual causes ofso many of the problems we seearound us, and the essential spiri­tual solutions needed to bringabout real change.

Our responsibility is both uni­versal and personal. We worktogether, yet we also have our ownpersonal work by being unselfishand being as concerned about oth­ers' lives as we are with our own.

"Be wise in your dealings withoutsiders, but use your opportuni-

Tanya GibbsPortland, Oregon

dition in which the majority ofhumankind is living today."

The Church is not a product ofthe world. Its origins are fromabove. Jesus Christ said, "I willbuild my church" (Matthew16:18). He came from God andwent back to God-sending theHoly Spirit into the Church notonly to make possible spiritualsalvation, but also to impart thepower to spread the good news.

We aren't hopeless in the faceof such a hopeless world. Wehave the power to shine as lightsin the darkness.

"If the world is to be saved, itwill be saved by the spirit," writesBritish columnist William Rees­Mogg. "Politicians, or bankers, orsoldiers, or businessmen, or evenauthors and artists are not theessential people. We need saints.

Please make her life easier by giving hersome status now.

Anonymous

* * *Keeping hold on faitb

I am writing to you in response toyour "Personal" in the Jan. 12 World­wide News. I am 20 years old and havebeen baptized almost a year. I wasraised in the Church my entire life.

It seems that we keep hearing of thosewho aren't satisfied with the changesthat have been happening as of late.

I know a great many people who are atrue light and help to those aroundthem-in or out of the Church! This istruly heartwanning.

I hope that all of the brethren willkeep a strong hold on their faith. andactively do the good work of Jesus, andour Father in heaven.

I cannot count how many times Godhas pulled me through tough situations,and many times it was through the directhelp of another in the Church.

We can help each other, and we reallydo need each other. So, I would hope weall can grow and follow where Jesus isleading us.

die recently, at total peace, at last, withherself and God. Since breaking her hipearlier this year, she had walked a down­ward path of increasing infinnity and illhealth. This caused her to be increasing­ly convinced that she was totally uselessand to question why God allowed her tocontinue living.

Nothing that any of her Christianfriends could say, would convince her tothe contrary; therefore her unhappinessand frustration deepened.

A few weeks ago she suffered threeminor strokes in swift succession and wastaken to hospital, where another strongerstroke occurred. Two days after this, ThePlain Truth came through the post anhour before I left to visit her in hospital.

I read Mr. Halford's article and knewthe final four paragraphs were what Godintended her to hear. Despite the strokes,she could still hear, see and, though withdifficulty, speak to some extent. (Thearrival of The Plain Truth was somethingto which she looked forward every month,reading and rereading your inspired maga­zine always from cover to cover).

On arrival at the hospital, I read to herthe fmal four paragraphs of the article,which were practically an illustration ofher own life and situation. As I conclud­ed, her face shone with a happiness I hadnot seen on it for years, if ever, and shesaid, "That was what'; needed to hear ...and to know ... now I am ready to go."She died, at peace with herself and herLord, 36 hours later. God bless you foryour wonderful work, which is his work.

Ross-on-Wye, England

European DiaryBy John Ross Schroeder

tell us things were so bad?"The European continent also

underwent dramatic change in1992. A Soviet cosmonaut re­turned to earth after 10 months tosee firsthand that the Union ofSoviet Socialist Republics nolonger existed as a political entity.Ethnic fragmentation dominatedEastern Europe also.

The apostle Paul called his first­century environment-"this pre­sent evil world" (Galatians 1:4,King James Version). Thingshaven't improved in 2,000 years.

Yet, what we must not do in thisenvironment is to adopt the cyni­cism and hopelessness so wide­spread in the minds of so many.

Israeli writer Amos Oz wrote:"If I had to describe the presentdanger in one word it would behopelessness. Despair is the con-

Your involvement in the Work pro­duces fruit In this column prospectivemembers, co-workers, subscribers tothe Work's publications and viewersof the World Tomorrow telecastexpress their views and opinions.

ness she may be branded negative. Ifshe expresses doubts she "needs todevelop more self-esteem."

Her physical appearance, dress, hair,weight, are watched by others with acloser eye for fau}t or neglect. What isforgivable in a married lady may not bein a ingle. The potential for criticism ofalmost any detail in her life is enhancedbecause it all goes back to "Well, shemight be married if she'd just ..."

The unmarried woman in the Churchneeds to be accepted as a whole person,as a Christian among Christians and afriend among friends. She should nothave to wait till she has gray hair to berespected as much as the marriedwoman.

She cannot always bring her experi­ences to church with her like the womanwith the wedding ring or string of littleones. Her trials may be at work, withher family, with the car repair shop orwith dealing with her social situation.

Ultimately her real status will have todo with her relationship with God.

Course opens doorYe terday I mailed to you my answer

heet for Test 3 of the Bible correspon­dence course. Today, I wish to put onpaper that which I feel in my heart.

I wi h to thank you for providing mewith the opportunity to participate inyour Bible study program. I began thecourse with a definitive goal in mind-Iwanted to achieve a better understandingand appreciation of the Word.

I was challenged. I was stimulated. Iwas rewarded. I reached my goal. I stillhave a long way to go, but your coursehas opened the door for me to continueto grow and to strive to be a moremature Christian.

I now have some tools that I did notposses before. Tools to help me in myque -t for more and more knowledge oflife itself as seen through the eyes of theLord. I do not want to become maudlin.so let me just reiterate that which I wroteabove. I am grateful for the experienceof participating in your Bible course.

Escondido, California

* * *Dying at peaceJohn Halford's article, "A Wing and a

Prayer," in the ovember-DecemberPlain Truth was the means used by Godwhich enabled my 88-year-old mother to

l"Into all the world..." I

Letters for this section shouldbe addressed to "Letters to theEditor." The editor reserves the rightto use letters so addressed in wholeor in part, and to include your nameand edit the letter for clarity or space.We welcome your comments.

BOREHAMWOOD, England­If most Britons weren't familiarwith the Latin tenn annus horri­bilis-Queen Elizabeth II'sdescription of the worst royal yearin living memory-the queen cer­tainly popularized the tenn duringher annual broadcast to the nation,Dec. 25.

Indeed, 1992 was a time ofshattered dreams for Britain. Thepublic reacted with despondencyto news ranging from the Britisheconomy's "Black Wednesday"(when interests rates soared andthe pound plummeted against theGennan mark) to royal marriageseparations.

When royal relationships arerocked, they remind the public ofthe sad state of their fragmentedfamilies. In Britain two out of fivemarriages will end in divorce. Aquarter of all families are headedby one parent.

Also, it was a year people lostconfidence in their political lead­ers. The gap between the governedand those governing widened intoa chasm. One member of Parlia­ment described his constituents asasking: "How did we get intothis position? ... why didn't you

Pressures on single womenNothing in my life prepared me for

the fact that I would one day be over 35,unmarried and never been married. Ihave found that not only was I not pre­pared to deal with the situation, neitherwere many fellow Church members.

Many members do not realize that anolder single woman is in a similar situa­tion as a widow. She being older wiIlnot usually fit in the singles activitiesthe way the average, young single does.

She is more likely to have healthproblems, job and family responsibili­ties (perhaps aging parents) or fmandalrestrictions that tie her down. Her lifemay not be nearly as free as her singlestatus appears to make her.

But logistical problems are really justthe smallest part of the unmarriedwoman's woes. The attitudes of others insociety as well as in the Church are real­ly what's hardest to bear. The Church isnot always a place where she findsrespect and the acceptance she needs.

She ranks behind the widow (who atleast is still a Mrs.), the divorcee (who atleast has "experience") and if she has nochildren she may rank behind even theunwed mother (who gets a lot of atten­tion while the babe is in arms and has anatural common bond with other par­ents).

Often, unconsciously, the singlewoman's spiritual life is judged. Shemay be treated in the same way as otherswho have some tragedy in life-anunhealed illness or a death of a lovedone.

Human nature avoids sorrow andtragedy and often seeks to find a way toexplain why others are the recipient. Asingle woman is often judged moreharshly fQr how she spends her time(why don't you get more involved?),how she views men (broaden your stan­dards, don't be so particular) and howshe views marriage in general.

A sober-minded woman knows shemust trust God not only to overcome thelogistical problems (time, money, loca­tion) in finding a husband, but she mustalso trust God to frod a man who is con­verted, ready for marriage and suitableto her personality and background.

A single woman especially must liveby faith, trusting that God is with her inher life. Comments from others, such as,"Well, I want to know something,honey, when are you going to find your­self a man?", are painful.

A single woman is under a lot ofpressure to always look happy, confi­dent and attractive. lf she expresses sad-

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Paul shows that key elements of our calling in Christ are hum.ility,gentleness and patience, which spring from love and enable us tobear with one another in our collective work of proclaiming the gospel.

We are to worship God, nurture andstrengthen one another and bring thegospel to others.

Tuesday, February 9, 1993

PERSONAL(Continued from page 1)

belie e in him through hiSon---<:alled u out of darkneinto hi marvelous light-notju t for our own alvation. butthat we might proclaim himighty acts (I Peter 2:9).

He has commissioned us toshare that same comfort andhope with others, to reflect toother the love he has given us!

God's house, the Church, imade of living tones, and it is agrowing house (Ephesians 2:21;I Peter 2:5). God is adding toneas he ee fit, and most stone areadded becau e the Holy Spiritworks in each of us to reflectGod' love. that others may alsocome to know the riches of hialvation (Ephe ian 1:18).

That i why we must continueith all our energy to follow

Je u . command: 'Therefore goand make di ciple of allnation , baptizing them in thename of the Father and of theSon and of the Holy Spirit, andteaching them to obey every­thing I have commanded you.And surely I am with youalway • to the very end of theage" (Manhew28:19-20).

I have emphasized manytimes that God has blessed uswith everal means of proclaim­ing hi message-but the realcap tone. that which attest tothe vital and living truth of thego pel me sage. is described byPaul as "Christ in you. the hopeof glory" (Colo sians 1:27).

One of the trongest witne seof the go pel of Je us Christ ithe reality of the new life thatresult when Jesu Christ live

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in hi called-out one • the livingtone of the Church of God!

The acti 'e work of the HolySpirit in us, reflecting theimmeasurable love of God thatwe have tasted, i one of the pri­mary ways in which God reach­e out to touch other with thetruth of the gospel.

Jesus called us the light of theworld (Matthew 5:14). He atd,"Let your light shine beforemen, that they may ee yourgood deeds and prai e yourFather in heaven" (ver e 16).The changed lives of tho e whoare truly led by God are like acity on a hill that "cannot be hid­den" (verse 14).

We have experienced tht loveof God. and now he has given usthe charge to reflect his love toothers.

If we have truly come to

know God. and Jesu Chri twhom he sent, Jesus ay \1\ ehave eternal life dwelling in u(John 17:3).

That is why we live confi­dently in the joyous hope ofreceiving our inheritance whenJesu returns, the time when \1\

will put on immortality, whenour mortal bodie will bchanged to immortal, our phy i­cal bodies to spiritual.

In the meantime while we waitfor that future climax of our call­ing, we have work: to do. We arebeing led by the Holy Spirit inservice of God. We are participat­ing from the heart in the thing 0God. We have been called intthe citizenship of the kingdomGod (Colossians 1:13), into mem­bership in the household of God(Ephesians 2: 19).

That means we have re pon i­bilitie before God. to gi e ourfull allegiance, loyalty. ervice,obedience and love to him. Hehas called us into hi work tserve him, to proclaim hi might)acts, to show others what he ha:­done that all humanity might bepurified and given true life.

Publications, teleca tare not enough

That is why. important andmeaningful as they are. The PlainTruth, The World TomorrowYouth 93, the corre pondencour e and the boO let are, b}

themselves. not enough to do thwhole work: of the g I.

They are vital and e entialtool God ha! given the Churchto proclaim the good ne ingreat power, but tho e God icalling need more than ju t tohear or read the me age. Theneed positive per onal cont ctwith the Church of God, thepeople of God. the Ii iog templeinto which God is calling th m.

They need the fellow hip andnurture of the Bod. of Chri t.the Church. in order to gro inJe u Christ. Paul wrote, Fromhim [Jesu ] the \l\hole body,joined and held together byeery upporting ligament,grow and builds it elf up inlove, as each part doe it work"(Ephe ians 4:16).

Each Chri tian individu l.each Chri tian family, eachCoo tian congregation and theentire Church as a hole ha"ork to dD---'to conta t. to et agodly example for, to treogthen

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and nurture. in short, to show thelove of God to tho'e God hascalled-a well a tho e Godmay be calling!

The commis ion Je u gavehis Church-to make di ciples.to baptize and to teach­involves warning people clearlyand plainly about the comingjudgment. But it doe not endwith warning. as some peoplehave thought.

It also involves teaching themthat their sin can be forgivenand that they can receive theHoly Spirit. and that they needto repent and be baptized in thename of Je us Chri t (Acts2:38). And it involves nurturingand serving people.

ow let' go a tep further.All thi , all we do in carrying outChrist's commi ion, must bedone in the context of reflecting

the love of God. The work of thecommission mu t not be done ina spirit of uperiority, condemna­tion or self-righteou ne s. God iscalling people. just as he calledeach one of u , to himself

In other words, our goal inerving God hould not be to

increase our size. to increase ourimpact, to increa e our populari­ty, etc. Our goal i to erve God,to bring glory to him and to befaithful to him. That can be doneonly in the context of reflectinghis 10 e.

The clo er we grow to God,the more we will reflect hi love.which will produce greater unityand peace with one another.

And that will re ult in greatereffectiveness in doing his work.Let's read Ephe ian 4: 16 again:"From whom [Chri t, the Head]the whole body [you and I],joined and knit together [in unityand peace] by every ligamentwith which it i equipped [all thegifts of the Holy Spirit], as eachpart is working properly, pro­motes the body's growth inbuilding itself up in love" (NewRevised Standard Version).

In other words, the body nur­tures and builds it elf, growsstronger and able to do greaterwork in God' ervice. as eachpart loves one another.

As each of u reflect the loveof God, the Body of Christgrow tronger. It gro inunity, and it works together har­moniou ly.

Each one of God' people hashis or her particular spiritualgifts. which God give u 0 thatwe can u e them in hi ervice(1 Corinthian 12:7-31).

God di tribute the gifts of theSpirit as he ees fit, and the giftsvary. For that very reason, themore we ork together in unity,the more effectively the wholeBody will use all the gifts Godhas given u .

We belong to God. We arethe people of God. God is ourSovereign. We are pirituallyunited to one another in Christ,not by mere phy ical relation­ships. but by the Holy Spirit. Ifwe are to grow in godly love forothers, we mu t grow clo er tothe Source of that love-God.

otice what Paul writes aboutworking together in unity andpeace in Ephe ians 4: 1-3: "Itherefore, the pri oner in theLord, beg you to lead a life wor-

thy of the calling to which youhave been called. with all humil­ity and gentlene • with patience,bearing with one another in love.making every effort to maintainthe unity of the Spirit in the bondof peace" (NRSV).

Paul show that key elementsof our calling in Christ arehumility. gentleness and pa­tience, which pring from loveand enable us to bear with oneanother in our collective work ofproclaiming the gospel. Weareto maintain the unity God givesus through the Spirit, and we areto maintain that unity in thebond of peace.

There can be no unity orpeace without humility, gentle­ness and patience. There can beno humility. gentleness andpatience without love. And therecan be no love without God,

who first loved u and gave him­self for us.

That i why our calling inChrist demands active participa­tion from us. We cannot standstill if we are in the army ofGod. God's army is an advanc­ing army.

We have to get involved fromthe heart in the love and worshipof God, so that we can reflecthis love to others. And thatrequire that we first know thathe loves u , and that his love forus is made plain in the acrificeofhi Son for u (John 3:16).

What's really important

Let' look at it another way.Which i more important toGod: faithfulne or numbers?Should growth in numbers ofmembers, co-workers, PlainTruth circulation and WorldTomorrow viewership be themain goal of God's people? Orshould faithfulness to God beour main goal?

The answer should be obvi­ous-faithfulness is moreimportant than numbers. Thatdoes not mean that growth in

number is not a goal. It defi­nitely i . But faithfulne s is pri­mary. It is first. It must standunder the growth in numbers, orthe growth in numbers will beworthIe .

God ha revealed his love tous. As we grow in understandingthe depth of hi love for us, wealso grow in love for him. andwe grow in reflecting his love toothers.

That is all part of active par­ticipation in his work, his workof reconciling the world to him­self, which is how Paul charac­terized the work of the go pel in2 Corinthian 5: 18-19.

Every element of our commis­sion hould i ue from the loveof God and work together for theincreasing and trengthening ofthe entire Body of Christ.

The real work of God i donein our "inner nature," as Paul putit in 2 Corinthian 4:16 (NRSV),and flo out from us in thefruit of the Spirit, as light in adark world.

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The work of the go pel is notdone only, a orne may havethought. through the publica­tion , the telecast and theordained mini try.

The work done throughChurch headquarter must beupported and confirmed by the

reality of "Christ in you, thehope of glory"! It is "Christ inyou, the hope of glory" thatgives authenticity and truemeaning to the outward work ofpreaching and teaching.

Those whom God call intofellowship with us should find abody where his love flowfreely, a refuge, a haven of spiri­tual peace and support in thitonny world.

The Church is not perfect. andno individual in it is perfect. ButChri t i perfect, And a hisbrothers and i ters, our mannerof life hould be clearly differentfrom that of the ociety aroundu.

Paul wrote, "All who are ledby the Spirit of God are childrenof God" (Romans 8:14, NRSV),In writing to Titus. Paul ex­plained that Christians houldconduct themselves appropriate­ly so that "in every way they willmake the teaching about God ourSavior attractive" (Titu 2:10).

Paul goes on to explain: "Thegrace of God that brings alva­tion has appeared to all men. Itteaches us to say' 0' to ungod­lines and worldly passions. andto live elf-controlled, uprightand godly lives in this presentage while we wait for theble ed hope-the gloriouappearing of our great God andSa ior, Je us Christ, who gavehim elf for u to redeem u fromall wickedne and to purify forhimself a people that are hisvery own, eager to do what igood" (verses 11-14).

The grace of God has ap­peared to us, God's own people.Paul tells us that God's graceteaches us to live godly live ,remembering that we are waitingfor the return of our Savior, theOne who died to purify us and tomake us his own. Again, as welive faithfully before God, weare participating in his work ofpreading the gospel to others.

Let' remember the upward.inward and outward a pect ofour commi sion. We are to wor­ship God, nurture and strengthenone another and bring the go pelto other.

All the e can be done only inthe love of God, the love wereceive from God and reflectoutwardly. Only by comingcloser to God can we come clos­er to one another. And only byworking together in unity canwe maximize the work God doesthrough us by the Holy Spirit.

Talk to God often. Praise andglorify him. Pray for the physi­cal and spiritual need of oneanother. Pray for tho e in thisworld who need the light of thego pel to hine to them. Ask forthe Holy Spirit to lead all of uin being faithful ambassadors ofJe us Chri t.

And pray that we will all con­tinue to grow together in hilove. Thank you for your contin­ual prayer and encouragementforme,

4 Tuesday, February 9, 1993

IRON SHARPENS IRON

Should we use the word cross?

Letter from Personal Correspondence Department

Dear Friend:

Thank you for your inquiry regarding the type of instrument onwhich Jesus Christ was crucified.

When the expression ·the cross" is used, it is used as aliterary metaphor, like the gallows or the guillotine might be inlater times. The cross symbolizes what Jesus accomplished.

In Paul's writings, the cross is presented in terms of themeaning for believers of Jesus' life, death and resurrection. Itbecame a centerpiece of Paul's gospel message. When writingto the Galatians, Paul used the expression "the cross" to conveythe glory of Jesus' saving work in the crucifixion: "May I neverboast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, throughwhich the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world"(Galatians 6:14).

We must also consider the Roman crucifixion procedure as itwas used for capital punishment. The term "crucifixion" is basedon the Latin word ·crux," which means cross. In Englishversions of the Bible, we read that Jesus was crucified on across (stauros in Greek).

Stauros refers to a pole with or without a crosspiece. Acts5:30 and 10:39 tell us that Jesus was put to death on a tree(xuIon in Greek). This word can mean a tree, club, stick or otherwooden article. Though information is limited, historical andarchaeological evidence shows that the Romans generally useda cross bar, not a vertical post alone. when crucifyingindividuals. This cross bar either sat on top of the vertical postor traversed it somewhere along its upper quadrant.

The beam that Jesus was made to carry (John 19:17), andthat Simon from Cyrene carried for him after Jesus collapsed inexhaustion (Luke 23:26). was most likely the crosspiece thatwas later affixed to the upright pole or tree. There is noindication in the Gospels that Jesus' crucifixion was in any waydifferent from the normal Roman crucifixion.

The Evangelical Dictionary of Theology states: "It seems thatthe Gospel accounts of the death of Jesus describe a standardRoman procedure for crucifixion" (page 287). We may concludethat the implement used in the standard Roman crucifixion didform some sort of cross-like shape.

The shape of the cross of Christ is not what is important.What occurred there. as the Son of God gave his life to pay forthe sins of all humanity, is of momentous consequence. For allwho will believe in Christ and accept him as Savior and Lord, hissacrifice reconciles us to God and saves us from the deathpenalty our sinful lives have incurred.

The fact that cross-like instruments ere present in other non­Christian religious practices does not eliminate its importance toChristians. The Worldwide Church of God doesn't use the crossas an icon, nor do we worship the cross as an instrument orimage in any way. The Church does not teach the practice of·crossing oneselF following prayer. Thank you for your question.It has been a pleasure serving you.

cifIxion device? What did the offi­cial Roman crucifixion vehicle inthe time of Jesus look like?

Again, I refer you to one of thebox articles in The Plain Truththat discusses the details.

To summarize. though informa­tion is limited, it appears theRomans generally did use a cross­bar along with a vertical postwhen crucifying individuals.

Because of this the article takethe position that the device onwhich Je u was crucified probablyformed some type of eros outline.

We've een, then, that the wordcross itself presents no problem.

It does describe the probablecrucifixion device in the case ofJe us. At least, there is no justifi­cation for saying it was simply anupright stake.

From paganism?

Let's now look at the theologi­cal implications surrounding the

See CROSS, page 5)

purposes, and idolatry was punishable by death(Deuteronomy 13:12-18).

The 2~ tribe certainly shouldn't have put upthis altar without perrni sion from Joshua or thehigh priest. But they were hocked at the accusa­tion, because they fully intended to remain faith­ful to the true God.

They intended the altar as a perpetual sign thatthey worshiped the same God as the tribes westof the Jordan. You can read their emotional replyto their brethren in Jo hua 22:21-27.

Do you assume the worst?

When someone does something you don'tunderstand, do you jump to the conclusion thatsini ter motives were involved?

If you see something you can't explain at themoment, do you assume

the worst? When theChurch establishesa new policy or

publishes somethingnew, do you judge it

without so much as anhonest reading?

Proverbs 18: 13says, "To answer a

question before) ouhave heard it out is

both stupid and insult­ing" ( ew English

Bible).The message? Don't

put down what you'renot up on. Get the facts.Be positive. Don't jump

- to conclu ions and windup at the bottom of a cliff.

Avoid tragic misjudgments

A few years ago, while at a hotel in a large city,I found I needed a certain item I didn't have withme. So I took a bus to a supermarket.

I made my purchase and tarted back acrossthe store's parking lot to the bus stop. I wasnearly there when a voice behind me screamed:"Hey, mister! Wait a minute!"

I turned to see a tall young man running full tilttoward me. My mind raced. What does he want?Money? Am I about to be robbed? Beaten up?What can I do? How can I get away? Somethingterrible's going to happen!

But by the time I had thought all this. the manwas next to me. And then--and then, he reachedout '" and handed me a dime I had been over­charged when I made my purchase in the super­market. He aid: "Thank you. Have a nice day!"

Here's a saying I like to remember--one I thinkwe would all do well to remember:" ever at­tribute to malice that which can be adequatelyexplained by stupidity-even your own:'

In short, the Greek word staurosdoes denote an upright pole of anykind, even a stake in a fence.

The word was a natural to referto the ancient method of executionby impalement, because a singleupright pole was u ed.

But word often have more thanjust ~ictionary meanings, and theyacqUlfe new applications.

Take the word red, which refersto a certain bright color. Red al 0

came to have an extended mean­ing. For example. it began to beapplied to Communi in general.

In the same way, taUTOS came tohave an extended meaning­beyond referring to an upright pole.

That's becau e later in historyexecution by impalement becamecrucifixion when a crossbar wasadded to the original uprightstake. But stauros continued to beused to describe this new form ofpunishment.

With that in mind, what aboutthe matter of the form of the cru-

Don't jump to conclusions

Norman L. Shoaf, who serves on the Manu­script Review Team, is editor of the Church'sbooklets, correspondence courses andministerial newsletters.

By orman L. ShoafOne time my daughter Lillian, 3, and I were

walking on a main street near our home. Storewere open, the treet full of traffic. Lillian ort ofmarched behind me, holding onto my pants. Thenshe tumbled and fell, and as she did she jerkedmy pants down around my ankles.

I hastily corrected the situation. After hurryinghome, a little red-faced. I made the mistake oftelling this story to my loving and supportivewife, Pamela, who spent the next 10 minutesrolling on the floor in laughter. Sheasked, "Did anyone ee you?"

"I didn't look to see what kind ofaudience I had," I replied.

"What color underweardid you have on?" he asked,bursting into laughter again.

Then she got on the phone tomy loving and supportivemother-in-law, who sugge ted."Maybe if he had stood therefor a while. someone wouldhave given him a dollar."And, "If he' going to do that,he might a well go down toChippendale [a male tripperclub in Lo Angele] and makeome real money."

The point i , if you had beendriving or walking by that day and hadeen a man with his pants down, what con­

clusion might you have jumped to?

How a civil war nearly started

Joshua 22 tells how some of the tribes ofIsrael jumped to a wrong conclusion thatnearly sparked a civil war.

Reuben, Gad and half the tribe of Manas ehhad cho en to live in the land of Gilead, ea t ofthe Jordan River. But first, they went with theirbrethren into Canaan to help conquer thePromised Land. Then they returned to their landea t of the Jordan.

On their way out of Canaan, they set up a large,conspicuous altar at the river. When the othertribes heard about it, they assumed that the e 2~

tribes had turned from the true God to idolatry."And when the I raelites heard ... the whole

as embly of Israel gathered at Shiloh to go to waragainst them" (10 hua 22:11-12).

Building thi altar wasn't the brightest idea.God had approved only one place for wor hip,and that place, at the time, was in Shiloh. Thealtar could easily have been used for idolatrous

which refers to a representation ofChrist on the cro s.

The word cross simply defInesthe instrument upon which Christwas crucified.

Such wrong u e of the crosswere major reason for our tradi­tional aversion to the word in thepast

Thu , we used take rather thancro s to refer to the device onwhich Jesu was crucified. We al 0

avoided the expre ion "the ero s"as a metaphor for Je us' death.

Meaning of staurosThe word translated ero s in the

New Testament is the Greek wordstauros.

A detailed explanation of thisword will appear in one of theboxes accompanying the PlainTruth article.

way to stand for the meaning ofJe u ' aving death.

Using the word cross

I it appropriate to use crosswhen referring to the instrumentof Je u ' death?

Should we u e the expre ion"the cross" to symbolize themearung of Jesus' saving work inthe crucifixion?

In the past our immediatean wer to both que tion mighthave been, no.

That' because our general, ifoften unspoken, view was thatChri tians had adopted the cro sfrom paganism. We also felt that theem had become an icon in a num­ber of Christian denominations.

So we avoided using the wordero 'S in our literature and speech.In fact, we usually tried to explainthat Jesus wasn't crucified on acro at all, but on aft upright pole.

There is, of course, no doubtsome churches have made thecros into a virtual icon. It hasbeen embellished in various waysand, for some, has become anobject of worship.

Some "crosses" even have afigure of a man meant to representJe u . They are more correctlydefined by the word crucifix,

Paul Kroll is a Plain Truthsenior editor.

By Paul KrollI have written an article titled,

"To Know Christ and Him Cruci­fied," which will appear in theApril 1993 Plain Truth.

When you read the article, youmay wonder about my use of theword cross. This column will giveyou some helpful backgroundinformation on this question.

The Plain Truth article explainsthe meaning of Jesus' saving workon the cross. The article ends byshowing why and how the readershould respond to God's greatmercy in sending his Son to becrucified.

The main article is accompa­nied by several sidebar articlesfurther explaining the meaning ofGod's saving act in history-thecrucifixion.

A couple of the sidebars aremore technical. One describeshow a crucifixion was carried outin Roman times. Another asks:"Was the Cross a Cross or Stake?"

In all the articles we regularlyuse the word cross to describe thecrucifixion. As well, the phrase"the cross" is used in a symbolic

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FAMILV FUND-RAISER-Amber, 5, and Emily, 2, Epperson, childrenof Pasadena members Raymond and Annette Epperson, help out at afund-raiser Jan. 23. About 750 brethren stuffed 110,000 cushions, onefor each seat in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, site of the NationalFootball League Super Bowl. [Photo by John Kennedy]

RIDING HIGH-Pasadena ministers and Imperial Schools faculty participate in a donkey basketball fund­raiser Jan. 16 in the Church gymnasium in Pasadena. Imperial Schools earned $2,400 to buy a softballbackstop. [Photo by Charles Feldbush]

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is no compelling reason not tou e the word cross, from time totime, in our writings to refer toJesus' crucifixion when its use isappropriate.

I hope that you will find thearticle and sidebar pieces in theApril issue of The Plain Truth onJesus' crucifixion spirituallyuplifting and inspiring.

The subject of the article-thedeath of Christ for the sins ofhumanity is the pivot point ofGod's purpose and the crux of allhistory. This momentou eventhappened there, on the cross.

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commonality with our readers orhearers. Of course, if weshouldn't use the word cross torefer to Jesus' death, neitherhould we u e crucifixion to

describe it.This word means "crossifix­

ion" because it comes from theLatin word for cross, crux.

rifice, not the instrument of hisdeath.

When we use the expression"the cross," we do it in a liter­ary sense-as a metaphor-as asymbol of what Jesu accom­plished.

The apostle Paul had no prob­lem in regularly using "the cross"as a metaphor for Je us' savingwork in the crucifixion.

In one place, he wrote: "May Inever boast except in the cross[stauros] of our Lord JesusChrist, through which the worldhad been crucified to me, and I tothe world" (Galatians 6: 14).

He even used it as a short sum­mary statement of the go pel."The message of the cross isfoolishness to those who are per­ishing, but to us who are beingsaved it is the power of God" (ICorinthians 1:18).

Summarizing our positionWhat are the conclu ions, then,

about using the word cross? First,we are not even sure why Chris­tians adopted the cross as a sym­bol of worship.

Second, it doe not matterwhy the cross became such acentral emblem of Christianity.We don't worship the cross oruse it as an icon in our worship.

When we say "the cross," ourworship is directed toward Jesusand his suffering and death onour behalf.

Third, the English word crossseems to adequately represent thedesign of the instrument uponwhich Jesus died.

Fourth, we find the apostlePaul referred to the cross a asymbol of Jesus' saving work.

In fact, Jesus also used thecross as a metaphor. "If anyonewould come after me," saidJesus, "he must deny himself andtake up his cross and follow me"(Matthew 16:24).

Fifth, the cross is universallyunderstood to refer to Jesus'death and saving work. To usethe word stake is to confuse ourhearers and listeners.

Some may think it's preciselybecause the cross is so familiarthat we shouldn't use the word. Itis true that in some ways thecross symbol has become a hack­neyed design because of itsalmost 2,000 years of constantuse by Christian churches.

Yet, that doesn't make itsimagery wrong, only perhapover-familiar (at lea t to some).On the other hand, the fact thatthe cross is familiar gives us a

Why Dot important to usBut is the origin of the tradi­

tional Christian cross evenimportant--or its use as an iconby some Christians?

Whether the cross has somepagan hi tory or wrong applica­tion is not crucial to our use ofthe word cross. We don't, forexample, cross ourselves as someChristians do.

That's because we don't viewthe cross in the way some Chris­tians do-as an icon. We do notworship the cross as an instru­ment or image in any way.

We have never done so as aChurch. We look to Christ's sac-

(Continued from page 4)word cross. Do they justify ourdislike for this word? Should weavoid it for religious reason ?

First, there is no que tion thatthe cross, in variou shape anddesigns, is found almost every­where in the ancient world, and inthe most remote pre-Chri tianages.

The Tau cross, for example,was so common in Egyptian ym­bolism that it' been called theEgyptian cross.

The Spanish conquistadorsapparently found the Inca andAztecs using the cross a a ym­bol.

However, why and how Chris­tians began to use the symbol ofthe cros in their worship is some­what ob cure.

But we cannot e tabli h con­clusively at this time whether ornot the Christian cro came outof pagani m. Po sibly, or evenprobably, it did not.

To ay dogmatically that earlyChristian picked up the crossfrom paganism because theywanted to call their pagan beliefsChristian is neither a fair claim,nor is it provable.

The charge is highly pecula­tive and reaching such a conclu­sion is irresponsible.

As Pa tor General Jo eph W.Tkach's "Personals" have pointedout, it is not necessary, nor i itright, to imply brand omethingas evil just becau e we do notagree with it.

We need to know why we dis­agree, and we need to be honestin our assessment.

There is, of cour e, a time tobrand ornething for what it is.But the key is to brand it forwhat it is, not what it is not, norfor what we think it to be with­out a careful investigation of thefacts.

Cross: pivot point of God's purpose

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GUDGER.

Gudger and iIson 01 Alexander.Nort Caro na. ce ebrated their 601ft~ arnwrsary Dec 22. They havetwo sons. DaYlCl and James, one daugh­ter Mary- Ann long one daughterLorraLne~ one son· n·law. Paul; vegrandchildren; and sx grea -grandedren

RUSSELL. MARY GAJR

Russell and Mary Gal< 01 Red DeerAlberta. celebrated the r 50th Weddinganrwersary Nov. 14 Red Deer brethrenpresented them an annoversary dockand corsages. The Galrs have twodaughters, Pat and JacIcie: one son, Rus·seI ; lllght grandchildren; and two great·granddllldren.

ANNIVERSARIESMADE OF GOLD

ROBERT. PA ELA WILLIAMSON

Robert and Pamela WlIIiamson of Hart­ford. MJchigan. cel8brated~ 25th wed­dIng anrnversary Jan. 27 They have twosons. Robert and MIChael.

LeRoy and Hzabeth -Betty" M ner 01Wakarusa Inciana. celebrated U- 40thwedding anrwersary Nov. 23. They haveone daughter, Debra rad; one son·on­law. James Mrad and one grandson, Jor­dan.

RANDY. CHERIE SAMUELS

Randy and Cherie Samuels 01 ColoradoSpongs, Colorado, celebrated their 25thwedding anniversary Dec. 26. They havethree sons. Steve. Seth and Sean; andone daughter, Sarah. Mr. Samuels is alocal church elder In the ColoradoSprings church.

AlFRED • LOIS WlLUAIISON

Allred and Lots WtIIiamson 01 carrollton.Georgla, ceIell<a ed the r 60th wedding~ Dec. 11. They have two sonsand two daughters.

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STANLEY. MARIAN WATSON

Stanley and lola an Watson of Casco,Mochlgan. celebrated 50th weddingann versary Sep 6. They have Ihreesons Stanley Jr T thy and DaVIdttvee daughters1O-iaw Karin. Nancy and:"thy (deceased, and four grandch •

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CHRIS. STACIE NEUHAUS

Stacie Lynn Woods, daughter of Chuckand linda Woods, and Chris AlanNeuhaus, son 01 Harold and HelenNeuhaus. were urn ed 10 marnage May24. The ceremony was performed byRichard P,neUi. Indianapolis and TerreHaute. Indiana. pastor. Debbie Rothweft.Becky Woods. Ronda Landgrebe andTracy Bearman were maids 01 honor. andMark McCammack. John Canthers.Steve Price and Larry Neuhaus weregroomsmen. The couple live on Indi'anapolis.

UAM • ROLANDA GREEN

Rolanda Janine Stephens. daughter 01Bm and Jean Stephens 01 Kalamazoo.Mochogan. and liam Danoel Green. son 01Jack and Joey Green 01 Barrie. Ontano.were . ed on mamage Sept. 6. The cer·emony was performed by Tim Snyder.Kalamazoo pastor. The couple live ,nBarrie

STEPHEN. ANNA-LEIGH NOVAK

Anna·Letgh Net1her. daughter of Ray­mond and Nota Neither 01 Chns1church.

ew Zealand and S ephen Thaddeusson 01 Steve and Svatava

01 Agoura. CaJifOOlla. were urnted on mar·nage Dec. 13. The ceremony was per·lormed by Lyal JohnS1on. Chnstchurchpastor. PaJIa Taylor and Rochelle Nei­ther. s siers 01 the bode. were bndes­maids. and Mark Neither and BoD Taylor.brothers 01 the bode. were groomsmen.The couple live on Agoura.

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ADAM. K BERLY MOYA

Kimberly Kay HlciCs and Adam JasonMoya, children of Kayteen Hicks 01 Den·ver. Colorado. and Larry and JamceMoya of Vista. California were united Inmarroage Dec. 20. The ceremony wasperlormed by the groom's uncie. JellWhelchel. a minister In the Escondido.CalifornIa. church. TlOa Abrams wasmatron of honor. and 4llake Whelchelwas best man. The couple live In SanMarcos, CalilorTlla

Jim and Gayle Wi 01 COOmbus. MIS'S1SS1JlP' ceIell<ated the r 39th weddinganniversary Nov. 30. They have 0daug lers. Renee Sweazy and Steph·anle Sweazy' two sons·on·law. GuySweazy and Sam Sweazy; and threegrandchildren • Rache and Zane.

TERRY. SUSIE COHRON

Terry and Susie Cohron 01 Buford Geor·g a celebrated their 35th wedd ngann versary Jan. 27. They ha e onedaughter Treva two sons racy and

and grandchildren. Mr Cohrona deacon the Buford church.

Melda l. Black of Barne. Ootano. andJames E. Sampson 01 Ottawa Ontanowere united on marriage Ocl. 4. The cere­mony was performed by Fran RoccIW. Bar·ne. Ontano. paS10r Marcy MacLachlan,SlS er 01 the brode. was matron 01 honor,and Paul Dumas was best man. The cou­ple live on Nepean. Ontano.

CLAUDE. BON IE ARMSTRONG

Richard and Anna Gates 01 Bradford.Vermont. are pleased to announce themarnage 01 the" daugh er Bonme Jeanto Claude E. Armstrong II. son of Claudeand Gail Armstrong of Rupert. Vermont.The ceremony was perfooned Dec 20 byDavid Gray. Montpelier, Vermont, pastor.BonnIe J Tabor was maid of honor, andTroy Messenger was best man. The cou­ple iva Rupert.

lindsay Hesse 01 Sto ers Sid ng Aus­tralia and Glendon Ca y son 01 Mrand Mrs. Kenneth Cauley of Moura. Aus

aJia were u ed., mamage ne 21The ceremony Was performed by RodKing. Gold Coas • Austraf a. paslorAngela l..iZZJo was chlel bndesmaid. andClifion Cauley was best man. The couplelive on Brisbane Australia.

The Worldwide ews prints anniversaryannouncements for th se married 25, 30, 35, 40 or45 years, and "Gold" announcements for 50 yearsor any year after that. Anniversary announcementsshould be no more than six months old whenprinted, so please send us your announcement nolater than four months after the anniversary hastaken place.

DON • STEPHANIE G BSON

Mr. and Mrs. Franklin D. GUice 01Pasadena are pleased 0 announce themarnage 01 t e r daugh er StephanieE-. to Don Pedro GJIlson. son 01 Mrs.Harold Jacl<son 01 Pasadena. The cere­mony was performed by the bride's1_. a mJOlster on the Pasadena WestP.M. church. Cora Guoce. mothe< 01 thebrde, was matron of honor. KelleeWilliams COUSIn 01 the bride. was maid 01honor, and Raun and Perez G bson.brothers of the groom. were best men.The couple e., Chtcago...""'s.

BRENT. SONJA EBERSOLE

Sonja ElaJne Metz. daughter 01 Mr. andMrs. Bruce A Metz of Midlothian. Mary­land, and Brent Dale Ebersole. son 01 Mr.and Mrs. Richard D. Ebersole 01 NewEnterpnse. Pennsylvania, were unded inmarnage Oct. 3. The ceremony was per.lormed by George Afteleft. Hun logdonand indiana. Pennsylvan a. pastor.Dorothy Gultry was matron of honor.Deanna Metz was maid of honor andR Gordon and Seven FeiIh werebest men. The couple e New Enter·pose.

SAMUEL. SUSIE BURCH

Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Ponder 01 Montgomery. Alabama. are pleased 10announce the mamage of their daughterSUSle Lynn to Samuel Bryan Burch. sonof Mr. and Mrs. Samuel G. Burch ofColumbia South Carolina. The ceremonywas perlormed Dec. 5 by StephenGlover. Montgomery pastor Fred sCargill was maid 01 honor. and Phol pBurch. brother of the groom. was bes1~ couple e lit Alexander Cit;y

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and matron 01 honor and Chrystal Ten<>­no was maJd of honor The couple iva onRochester. New YOIl<.

TODD. JULIE PERRINE

Juloe Lynn Holub, daughter 01 Lyle andJean Ann Holub 01 Mon1JceIIo. Iowa. andTocJd Matthew Pernne. son 01 MIke andBetty Pernne 01 JacksonvU!e. IIhnols,were un ed on marnage June 21. Theceremony was perfonned by DaY1d Havir.Bg Sandy A.M. pastor. Marsha Holub.sister 01 the bride. was maid 01 honor.and Bo GmneI was best man. The cou­ple live In Pasadena.

DENNIS. BRENDA PETERSON

Brenda Dees and Dennos Peterson wereuntied mamage July 26. The ceremonywas performed by Gi.ry EngeI>art. Tace>­ma and Bremerton, Washington. pastor.Tresa Dees. daughter 01 the bride. wasmaid 01 honor. and Al Davison was bestman. The couple on Arlie. Washtng·ton.

ALLEN. ROBERTA PRINCE

Roberta EDen Friddle. daughter of Robertand Amelia Friddle 01 Stokesdale NorthCaro na. and en Kim Pnnce. son 01Bobby and Vtrg nia Ponce 01 Wh eYiUe.North Carolina. were uni ad 'n mamageDec. 27. The ceremony was performedby James Haeftele. Greensboro. NorthCarolina. pastor. Wilma Turner wasmatron 01 honor, and Bobby Pnnce wasbest man. The couple live ,n StoIcesdaJe

JEFF. PAULA TODD

Paula Swank, daughter 01 Mr. and Mrs.Josaph Barclay 01 HU1ch nson. Kansasand .18ft TocJd. son of Mr. and Mrs. JackTocJd. were united on mamage Aug. 29.The ce<emony was performed by CharlesCalahan. Wtchota Kansas South pastorTeresa Harms, sister of the bnde, wasmatron of honor. and Dan el Harms.brolher·vl-law 01 the bode. was bes1 man.The couple live on Wtchrta.

DANIEL. TERESA HARMS

Teresa Lynn SWanIc, daughter 01 Josephand Carol Barclay of Hutchinson.Kansas. and Daniel William Harms. sonof Wayne and VIVian Harms 01 Newton.KIWlSas, W8f8 untied on marnage July 12.The ceremony was perfonned by StanleyMcNiel, Wichita. Kansas. North pastor,The couple ive on Newton.

JOHN • EVELYN MELENDEZ

Evelyn Cancel and John Melendez wereuntied on mamage Oct. 4. The ceremonywas pertormed by Cecil Green. Queens.N_ YOIl<. 1ISSOCiale pastor. Maria Dialwas mao:t 01 honor. Ivette SanlJago wasmatron of honor and Bt Sanbago wasbest man. The couple lYe on North ArWtg­ton, New Jersey.

GLENDON. NICOLE CAULEY

NICOle Hesse. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

CEMENTS

ROBERT. DARLENE KOVACS

Darlene Crank 01 Prtlsburg. Kansas. andRobert Kovacs 01 Hawlons. Texas. Wl!f8unol8d mamage Oct. 9. The ceremonywas performed by Karl Beyersdorfer.Jopl n. MISSOUri. pastor. Lara Cranle.daughter of the bride was mao:t 01 honor,and Anthooy Kovacs son of the groom.was best man. The couple live on Gilmer.Texas.

Jamie R~ Parriski, daug er of Bar­bara Burdette 01 L8Wlsburg. West VIr­glOia. and Charles lloyd Dunn. son 01lloyd and Jeanie Dunn 01 Georgetown.Kentucky, were united n marnage Aug.1. The ceremony was perlonned by RonDick. Lexington. Kentucl<y, pastor Thecouple live in Georgelown.

HERB. ELAINE SCOFIELD

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bailey Jr. 01 Elkhart.Ind ana are pleased 10 announce themamage 01 r o:laugI.- ElaIne Uane toHerb Scofield son 01 Ruth Transhaw 01laIce Station. Inciana. and the iale Her·bert D. ScoIieId. The ce<emony was per.Iormed Dec. 6 by Shannon lucas, a n·IS er n the Chicago I 100 s Southeastchurch. The couple e in M ddleburyInliana.

David Johnston 01 Augusta, Kansas. andStan Antas son 01 Susan CantreDa 01Montcla r, ew Jersey. were un ed ,nmarriage Aug. 22 The ceremony wasperlooned by .18 Broadnax. B'9 SandyA.M assoaa pastor. JenrUler Barclay,SISler 01 the bride was matron 01 honor,and Tom Dunn was best man. The cou­ple live n HawtOns Texas.

WlLUAM • DORIS FLACK

Dons Pace and Wi am Malen Flackwere urnted 10 marnage March 5 Theceremony was performed by SteveBuchanan. Tucson. Arizona. pastor. Thecouple live In Tucson.

ALAN. KATHARINE TEDDER

Kathanne Ruth R~ay and Alan RayTedder were united ., mamage Sept. 18.The ceremony was performed by RonnoePoole. a mlltlSter ., the GreerlYIUe. SouthCarolina. church. The couple live inMayo. South Carolina

CHRISTOPHER. LISA McCLAIN

lisa Delene Druien, daughter 01 Duaneand PhyIIls Druoen 01 Mason City, lnoos.and Christopher Earl McClam, son 01Richard and Barbara McClalO of Westuberty. Ohto. were united In marnageSept 26. The ceremony was perfonnedby Thomas Damour, Springfield andChampaogn, IlIinoos pasIor. Tona Hamsonwas maid of honor. and Ted McClain,brother 01 the groom, was best man. Thecouple e on Mason

CHARLIE. JUDI PISCITEllO

Judi Santoro and Chal1ie P1sciteIo Wl!f8IntBd lit marriage July 12. The ceremonywas perlormed by Oleh Kubik. BlOg­hampton and Elmira New YO<k, pas orMr and Mrs. Franie Race were bes1 man

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GEHRIS. Daniel and Renee (Pabon) 01Be Iehem. Pennsylv a, girl, JessICaHse. Dec. 29. 8:52 a.m., 10 pounds 4ounces. first child.

CLIFF, S ewart and Sandra (DeIorie) ofNOIImgnam. England. gwI. Jasmon Elisha.Sept. 1, 4 p.rn.. 5 pounds 5 ounces. firstc:lliId

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BEITZEL. Ernest Jr. and Susan (Shoe­mal<er) 01 Cumberland. Maryland, boy.James LewIs. Nov 12. 9 pounds 4ounces. now 3 boys. 1 g rl.

LASCHUK. Gordon and Marlene (Gril­fiths) 01 Winnopeg, Manttoba. boy. SeanMIChael. Sept. 12. 5:43 a.m.• 7 pounds 3ounces, now 3 boys.

EWERS. Duane and Joan (Drews) 01Wlsoonsin OBIs. WiSCO<lSlIl. boy, JamesMichael, Dec. 3. 4:31 p.m.• 8 pounds 9ounces. now 3 boys, 1 gtrl.

CARDONA. Matthe... and Pamela (C0n­don) 01 Montvale. New Jersey, boy. KeithFrancs. Nov. 7, 8:30 am., 6 pounds 10oooces. first child.

NIKODEM. Marty and Suzette (Russel)of Appleton. Wisconsin. boy. DeVinJames. Dec. 2. 4:46 am.. 8 pounds 2oonces. now 1 boy, 1

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PELKEY. Bob and Cheryl (West) 01Coventry. Vermont, ,Clara Mary-. Oec.23. 12:35 p.m1 7 pounds 10 ounces. now2 boys. 4 girts.

BLEDSOE Denby Jr. and Theresa(Hutchison) of Athens. Ohio. girl. AudraMichelle. Nov. 29. 10:10 am.• 7 pounds13'12 ounces. now 1 boy. 2 girts.

LONDON. Peter and Joy (CaIver) 01 1Ian­dudno. Wales. girl, Lydia AngharadPoppy, July 17,8:30 am., 9 pounds 5ounces. now 2 boys, 2 gorts.

CAMP. Robert and Josie (Sargent) 01Columbus. Ohio. girl. Kaitlyn Jade. Dec.9, 7 pounds 11 ounces, now 2 boys 1got

JONES, Bobby W. II and Yolande(Chango) 01 Pasadena. girl, TiffanyKnsta. Nov. 8. 6:30 a.m.• 8 pounds 1ounce, now 1 boy. 1 got

KIMES. Kat and DoIlte (Topler) 01 Bend.Oregon. twin girlS, Johanna Beth andJesse Sue, Dec. 26.6:18 and 6:19 p.m..5 pounds 14 ounces and 5 pounds 6ounces, no... 3 gorts

HUDSON. Jeflrey and Karen (HawtOns)of Findlay. OhiO. girl, Alexandra Marie.Aug. 23. 10:55 a.m.. 8 pounds 14ounces. first chllet

o DON ELL John and Wendy (Gubb) 01Bnsbane. Australia. boy, John Charles.Nov. 10. 425 p.m., 7 pounds 8 ounces.firsl chiIcf

BE ETT. e and BecI<y (Halden) 01Monrovia <:aJi1omia. g rl. Enca Chnstian·na. Dec. 30. 4:43 p.m.• 8 pounds 14ounces. now 2 gorts

PERRY. Mochael and Gina (Vaccaro) 01Columbus. OhiO, boy, Bnan Michael.Dec. 21. 727 p.m1 7 pounds 7 ounces.first child

BIRTHS

WEDDINGS

l.aune J. Estes 01 Lansing, lChogan. andCarlos F. Hernandez of Detroot. MlChogan.are pleased to announce th.... engage·ment. A March 27 wedd'"lllS planned

Mr. and Mrs. Edward DeDreux 01 lake­wood. New Jersey. are pleased 10announce the engagement 01 their

~~~:s~"re'~~'r~ty. North Carolina. An August wedding 'splanned.

PETERSON. Rick and l.o<s ,Weber) 018lg Sandy. boy, Jonalhan James Roder­ic, Dec. 15. 4:41 a.m.• 7 pounds 6ounces. first child.

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Cauley 01 Moura Aus·traha. are delighted to announce theengagement 01 their daughter Penelopeto W.1iam Peeters of Strarnproy. Nether·lands. A March 21 wedding in Brisbane isplanned.

YOUNG. Enc and Treba (Jackson) 01Mob e. Alabama. boy, Dylan JacI<son.Nov. 30, 8 pounds 5 ounces. first child.

WESTERHAUS. William and TerTi (Gos·sa e) 01 Cincinnati. Ohio, boy. DaVid

, Dec. 9. 1:30 am.• 8 pounds 15ounces. now 2 boys. 3 gtrls.

PLESS, Carl and Joyce (Reid) 01 Rock·wen. North Carolina. boy. Daniel Reid.Aug. 23. 9 pounds 2 ounces. first child.

SCHEFTER, James and The<esa (Newn­ham) 01 Peterborough, Ontano. girl. Alli­son Elayne. Sept. 21. 5:39 a.m.. 7pounds 10 oonces. now 1 boy, 1 gut.

SOTO. Anthony and Rebecca (ClarIc) 01Pasadena. Texas. boy. Tyler Christopher,Dec. 31, 8 pounds 8 ounces. now 1 boy.1 g.r1.

WOOD. DaYlCl and Deana (SlahI) 01 Ant.MIchigan, boy, Jacob Anen, Nov. 14.11:26 am1 6 pounds 3'12 ounces now 2boys.

ENGAGEMENTS

. and Mrs Wi Obenauer 01 Worms.Germany. are happy to announce theengagement 01 their daugh er Petra toGary Staszak. son of Sandra Staszak 01Bonduel. WISCOnSlO. A May 23 weddong., 8lg Sandy s planned.

STAN. SHELY ANTAS

SheIy Johnston. daughter 01 Mr. and Mrs.

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GLENN & HAZEL HARMON

Glenn and Hazel Harmon of Eugene,Oregon. celebrated their 60th Wedding3IVWersary Dec 23. They have two chil­dren, five grandchildren and fIVe great­grandchildren

CARL & VELVA McCLAIN

ca1 and Velva McClain of AI:luquerque,New Mexico. celebrated their 50th wed­ding anniversary Dec. 11. Albuquerquebrethren honored them with a goldenanniversary celebration Dec. 12. TheMcClalns have one daughter, JanieKoschI<e; one son, Cart II; five grandchil­dren, and two great-grandchildren.

Phil and Connie Plows of Newcastle,

Australia, celebrated thetr 50th weddinganniversary Oel. 8_ They have twodaughters, Manlyn Weln and Jenniferlawson; two soos-lO-IaW. Philip W8In andFred Lawson; and four grandchildren,Melissa and Amanda We", and MItchelland Kylie lawson.

001$ &SYBIL SHAW

Odis and Sybil Shaw of Webbers Falls.Oklahoma, celebrated the" 50th weddinganniversary Nov. 16. They have fourdaughters, one son and 15 grandchil­dren.

OBITUARIES

JOHN HARVEY

HARVEY, John Thomas, 19, of Ridgely,West Virginia, d·ed May 11. He is sur­vived by his wife. lorna: two sons· threedaughters; and six~en.

WITLA WHITCOMB

WHITCOMB, Witla. 15. of Wilbraham,Massachusetts, died Nov. 7 after a longbattle W1th cancer_ She is survived by herhusband 0151 years. Royce C.; one son.

Royce Jr.; and two daughters. ClaireBriggs and Gwendoine.

LEON LAY

LAY. Leon R., 78, of HattIesburg, Missis­SiPPi. d·ed Oct. 26 of a massive heartattack. He is survived by his wife, Sadie;one son. William; two sisters, CoraKeene and Etoyle Bryant; and two grand­childr8n.

KEN WILLIAMS

WILLIAMS, Ken, 84, of Kenton. Michi­gan, died Oct. 18 of a ruptured aneurismfollowmg surgery. He is SUrvIVed by Illswife. Connne; one daughter. DeniseFredenck; one son, Kenlan Austin; five

fe~~~~~~~~~Eagle River, WIscons;n. chun::h.

CHARLES CARNES

CARNES, Charles Thomson, 77. of SI.Petersburg. Ronda, died Nov. 12. He's

survived by hIS wife of 53 years, Elayne;one son, Charles III; and two grand­daughters, Amy and leslie.

EULA LERCH

LERCH, Euta Francis 75, died ApfiI 13after a long battle W1th cancer. She is sur­vived by fIVe ch·ldren, 13 grandchildrenand seven great-grandchildren.

ELSIE SALMON

SALMON, 8sie B.• 69. of Bristol. Vtrgirna,died Dec. 26 after a long battle W1th can­cer. She is survived by her husband.Harold "Hal"; two brothers, AuburnMcNutt and Robert McNutt; and severalmaces and nephews.

WILLARD NU NALLY

NUNNALLY, Willard, 70, of WalnutRidge. Arkansas. died Aug. 31 of heart

lailure. He IS survived by his wife, Alene.

CRUZMARIA REESE

REESE. Cruzmaria. 30, of Queens. NewYOI1<. died Nov. 29 of cancer. She is sur·VlVed by her husband of 12 years. Antho­ny; one son, Anthony Jr.; three daugh­ters, Angelica. Ahsla and Ariana; herfather and mother, Jesus and Ins Fernan­dez; three brothers, Jesus Jr.• Robert andRaymond; and one Sister, Emilia

NETTIE BRASHERS

BRASHERS. Neltte J.• of Paragould,Arkansas, died Dec. 28 01 a heart attack.She IS survived by her son, Huey; andtwo daughters, Verda Barber and NonaDeVnes_

ISAAC. Thelma Charlame, 83. 01Shawnee, Kansas, died Dec. 17 of com·plications after a stroke. She s survivedby two sons. two daughters and severalgrandchildren and great-grandchildren.Her husband, Glen, died in January1992.

HUNTER, Judith A.. 51. of Browns Mils,New Jersey. died Nov. 12 of cancer. SheIS survived by her husband of 30 years,John; three daughters. Karen Broadnax.Sharon and Donna; two sons. John Jr.and Joel; one son-m-IaW, Jeffrey Broad­nax: and two grandchildren. Jasmine andShaquiDe. Mrs. Hunter was a deaconessIn the Trenton, New Jersey. chun::h.

MARTI ,Geraldine, 96, 01 Eugene, Ore­gon. died Dec. 19. She is survived by twosons, Norman Ashton and Fredrick Ash­ton; two daughters, Violet Ashton Olsenand Vera Ashton Hartley; 14 grandchil­dren; and 30 great-grandchildren.

MATTltEW OAKLEAF

OAKLEAF, Matthew E.. 21. 01 Wichita,Kansas. died Dec. 9. He is surv ved byhis parents, Darold and Ru) ra· and twobrothers. Michael and Mark.

ERICH MENZE

MENZE, Erich, 81, of Ennepetal, Ger­many, died Feb. 8, 1992 after four weeksin a coma, lolowing a heart attack. He ISsurvived by hIS wife of almost 55 years,lise; two daughters. Ursula Wolf andDoris Dow; and one son-in-law, ThomasDow.

WHELCHEl. Elvin R., 70, of Tucson. An­zona, died Dec. 1901 a stroke. He is sur­vived by his wife, four sons. eight grancl­children and three greaJ-grandchildren.

DENNISON. Ledford H.• 84, of Har­nsville. West Virgll'lca. died Oct. 14_ He issurvived by his Wife, Ruth; one son,Arlen; one sisler, Ruby; and 1000r grand­children. One brother preceded him indeath.

GREENWALD, Emma. 80. of Trenton,New Jersey, died Dec. 4 from a heartcondition.

Ministerial Ordinations

Joseph Tkach Jr.Director

Church Administration

Id be sent to:

AMBASSADORCOLLEGE

IlcatiollS, • inatio a d In ulriesAcademic Affairs Office

Ambassador CollegeBig andy, Texas 75755

lleat! lIS I cl de tbe foil• A letter of application

• A current resume• The names of three references with phone numbers

H e Ec I E ,Iro tal Scle ces: A full-time faculty position at the assistant or associateprofessor level to teach undergraduate courses in foodsand nutrition. Doctorate in home economics or a relatedfield required. Registered Dietitian and Certified HomeEconomist preferred.

Ambassador College invites applications from suitablyqualified candidates for the follOWing vacancies.

Co ter Sclence/l fa io Systems: A full-time facultyposition at the associate or full professor level to teachundergraduate courses in computer information systems_Doctorate in computer science or computer infonnationsystems required.

Mathematics: A full-time position at the assistant orassociate professor level to teach undergraduate coursesin mathematics. Doctorate in mathematics required.

Each position requires an earned doctorate from aregionally accredited institution, an exemplary record ofteaching. evidence of scholarship and service, andeffective relations skills.

Business A i ls1rati n: A full-time faculty position at theassistant. associate or full professor level to teachundergraduate courses in business administration andmanagement. Doctorate in business administration ormanagement required.

Richard Crookes is a seniorat Ambassador College.

By Richard CrookesBIG SA DY-To the strains

of "I Am But a Small Voice."performed by junior RicciniBeloso, the 1992 InternationalEntertainment ight Dec. 19 cap­tured the flavor of the internation­al atmosphere of AmbassadorCollege.

With help from the Big Sandychurch, 120 international partici­pants set out to "honor the Ameri­can brethren" a the theme for theshow.

The event was organized byinternational students and interna­tional student adviser PeterNathan to express appreciation forthe host nation's generosity andhospitality, said internationalstudents representative RoySharma, a senior from Manch­ester, England.

The 24 acts included songs,dances, music, skits and a slideshow detailing the origin of eachact. Tony Polera, a junior fromToronto, Ontario, was master ofceremonies.

Paul DeBuono, a senior fromToronto, concluded the eveningwith a song he wrote, "We AreOne." He was accompanied by thecast of perfonners.

Evangelist Donald Ward, col­lege president, called the event"one of the most enjoyableevenings that I have spent withAmbassador College students."

Mr. Sharma aid, "Somebodysaid to me, 'The internationals arethe best kept secret in EastTexas!' "

International students make up23 percent of the tudent body.They represent 46 countries.

StudentshonorAlllericans

a deacon in the Suffolk, New York, church,was ordained a local church elder Sept. 28.

a deacon in the Berbice, Guyana, church,was ordained a local church elder Dec. 19.

a deacon in the Riverside, California, church,was ordained a local church elder Jan. 2.

a local elder in the Cape Town, South Africa,church, was ordained a preaching elderOCt. 14.

a deacon in the Cottondale, Florida, church,was ordained a local church elder Jan. 2.

a deacon in the 8t. Louis, Missouri, Northchurch, was ordained a local churchelder sept. 28.

a local elder in the Accra, Kumasi andHohoe, Ghana, churches, was ordained apreaching elder March 24.

a deacon in the Riverside, California, church,was ordained a local church elder Jan. 2.

pastor of the Napier, New Plymouth andPalmerston North, New Zealand, churches,was ordained a preaching elder OCt. 14.

a deacon in the Cottondale. Florida, church,was ordained a local church elder Jan. 2.

pastor of the Georgetown, Guyana, church,was ordained a preaching elder Dec. 19.

YES evaluators provide a truly important service to theChurch as they serve to instill the knowledge of God and

his ways in our children at their most teachable time in life. Weappreciate the time and effort given by these evaluators.

The YES lessons were written more than a decade ago,however, and they do not reflect the additional truth andunderstanding God has been giving his Church over the lastfew years.

I encourage parents and YES evaluators, therefore, todiligently read our latest booklets and Plain Truth articles andto incorporate this updated understanding when assistingchildren in the completion of their lessons and in theevaluation sessions. In time we hope to revise or replace ourcurrent YES lessons.

Parents and evaluatorsshould update YES children

Charles Capo

Carl Dailey

Richard Lipscomb

Dennis Richards

Peter Hawkins

Thomas McCrady

Wesley Webster

Emmanuel Okai

Leonard Raught

Desmond Curling

James Suggs

8 The WORLDWIDE NEWS Tuesday, February 9, 1993

~~;L~,F(J D AT'EPLACES & nEVENTS IN THE WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD

TOLEDO, Ohio-Toledo andFindlay, Ohio, singles invite otheringles to a formal dinner-dance

March 6 at the French QuarterHoliday Inn in Perrysburg, Ohio.

Advance dinner and danceadmission is 15.50. For furtherinformation please call Dan Goreat 1-419-242-6620.

Ohio singles weekend

In its Fourth Quarter 1992i ue, the trade journal, ReligiousConference Manager. told howbrethren attending the Feast ofTabernacles in Tuc on, Arizona,contributed more than $10,000and almost 7'/2 ton of food to theTuc on Community Food Bank.

The "annual meeting made abigger impact than usual on Tuc­on this year," the article said,

adding that Feastgoers brought $5million to the Tucson economy,

Tucson 'richer' throughFeast, says journal

EVACUEES-Armando and Ofelia Perez, and their two sons anddaughter, had to evacuate their home in Tijuana, Mexico. in mid­January because a landslide crushed it. Heavy rains caused propertylosses in the billions of dollars. About 5,000 people are in shelters,and 3.000 need financial help to rebuild.

Georgia, Jan. 19 were James Chap- but "left the city a richer place inman, Jack onville, Horida, pastor, more ways than one."Ro)' Demarest, Tampa. Florida, Steve Buchanan, Tucson Fes-pastor, Lambert Greer, Louisville, tival coordinator, was quoted:Kentucky, pastor; Randy Kober- "We thought it would be a goodnat, Kingsport, Tennessee. and or- idea to get the congregation toton, Virginia, pastor. participate and return the hospi-

Ken. laUson, Tallaha ee, tality we have been given for theFlorida, and Moultrie. Georgia, past ::20 years."pa tor; David Mills, Macon and According to Mark McCulley,Dublin, Georgia, pa tor; and Ray Fe tival Administration manager:Wooten, Birmingham, Bessemer "The magazine goes to aboutand Ja per, Alabama. pastor. 1,000 members and associate

In addition, Edwin Schedler, a members of the Religious Confer-local church elder in the Kelowna, ence Management A sociation,British Columbia, church, re- and to the magazine' advertisers.ceived his 25-year plaque in "Many of these people are theKelowna Jan. 10. heads of their particular religious

bodies or are the heads of market­ing of major convention bureaus­quite an influential group in all. Tohave the Church put in this type ofspotlight is an honor." .

Three employee and eight min­isters received plaques and watch­e in January for 25 years of ser­vice to the Church.

Honored at the Ministerial Re­freshing Program banquet Jan. 14in Pasadena were Jim Hughes, aShipping & Receiving employee;Lee Pettijohn, a Televi ion em­ployee; and Earl SOO, a Publishingemployee. Honored at the Southeastregional conference in Atlanta,

Employees andministers honored

Ghanaian youth camp

received a masters degree in busi­ne administration at age 50 fromPepperdine University in Malibu,California, in 1969.

In addition to serving on theAmbassador College faculty Dr.Mauck has held various positionsin the Church from 1954 to 1991.

He was Plain Truth circulationmanager, founded the data proces ­ing and computer center, was incharge of Educational Services forthe Blind, and worked in the Festi­val Department. He was ordained alocal church elder in 1989.

"I think Hugh Mauck is a goodexample of pursuing the apostlePeter's statement to grow in graceand knowledge." said evangelistJoseph Tkach Jr." one of u iever too old to continue to learn."

KUTUNSE, Ghana-Thirty­eight campers from Ghana andTogo attended SEP camp Dec. 20to Jan. 4 at the Church's farmcomplex here. 20 kilometer(about 12 miles) north of Accra.

The camp provided a variety of,. ti ities. su h a archery, b d­minton, basketball, soccer, swim­ming and volleyball, as well asclasses in Christian living, com­puters, communication, leatherworking and vocational training.

Selina Ansu-Gyeabour and SaiUty Barbley were given the mostpromising camper awards, whilethe most outstanding camperawards went to EmmanuelaModey and Herbert Ferguson.

Hugh Mauck, 73, received adoctor of philosophy degree inexegetical theology Jan. 10 fromChristian Bible College and emi­nary in Indc:penJenc..., Missouri.

"I've bet:n vigorou ly pursuingthi degree since retiring two yearsago from the Mail Proces ing Cen­ter, where I worked as an editor inthe Personal CorrespondenceDepartment," Dr. Mauck said.

His doctoral dissertation is

HUGH MAUCK

titled "Scripture Teaches Admin­istration: The Law and Functionof Management in the Pages ofScripture." He developed the sub­ject from his principles of man­agement classes at Ambassador.

CBCS is nondenominationaland its course are not designed topromote any denominationalviewpoint or convert anyone toany doctrine or set of doctrines.

"All students and graduates areencouraged to be faithful to theirown beliefs," he continued. 'Thereis no persuasion by CBCS to changeone's denomination or faith."

Dr. Mauck was baptized in 1953and attended Ambas ador Collegein Pasadena from 1954-58. He

Hugh Mauck finishesdegree at age 73

Telecast endingsinform viewers aboutChurch congregations

The closing segment of a WorldTomorro"l'. telecast that aired Jan.2 and 3 invited viewers to writePasadena for more informationabout the Church.

This ending, or clo e, was thefu't of a serie on U.S., Canadianand Caribbean telecasts.

The new closes reflect PastorGeneral Joseph W. Tkach's phi­losophy of making the path to thedoor of the Church clearer, saidevangelist Bernie Schnippert,Media Operations director.

"Many viewers are interested inwhat we have to say, but theydon't realize there is a churchbehind the telecast. or if they do,theJ don't knOv. th re I a congre­gation in their vicinity," Mr.Schnippert 'aid.

"For those God is calling andwith whom he has chosen towork, we need to make theChurch easier to find."

Initial results have beenencouraging, The Church hasalready received more than 500letters in response to the firstChurch clo e.

"One of the more interestingand encouraging results was thenumber of re pondents whocalled using the toll-free num­ber," Mr. Schnippert said, eventhough the teleca t has not adver­tised the toll-free number for sev­eral year .

"The fact that they had thephone number means they havebeen watching the program forsome time," he added.

ot all telecasts will have aChurch close, only on those pro­grams that lend themselve to dis­cussion of the Church.

BRETHREN WORLDWIDE

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highlights of SEP. As thecampers left the grand ballroom,ministers and staff hugged andshook hands with teary-eyedcampers as they boarded theirbus back to their dorms. Theyleft for home Jan. 8.

The next SEP in the Indiansubcontinent region is not expect­ed for another three years.

personal leadership classes,specifically aimed at the needs ofIndian and Sri Lankan campers,teens were encouraged about thebest way to lead a Christian lifeand stand up for what is rightwithout offending people.

They were also taught aboutbudgeting and career develop­ment. "I really felt what wetaught them was beneficial andtailored to their needs," saidin tm or Joe D'Co ta, pas£or ofthe Madras and southern Indiachurches.

Daniel Zachariah, pastor of theHyderabad and northern Indiachurches, also taught some classesatSEP.

He commented that many of theSri Lankans and Indians face trialsand pressures from family, friendsand school.

He said Indian teens face greaterpersecution at their schoolsbecau e schooling is required onthe Sabbath. In Sri Lanka there ino school on the weekends.

A final banquet honoredcampers in the grand ballroom of

uwara Eliya's elegant 102-year­old Grand Hotel. During the buf­fet-style meal, awards were givento campers who excelled in activi­ties, service and leadership.

Equipped to share learningMany campers commented how

much of an effect teachers' exam­ples had on them, and how betterequipped they felt to go backhome to their Church areas andshare what they had learned.

"This has been the best twoweeks of my life," said Dan Cheri­son from India.

The evening ended with adance and slide show of the

Leadership classes

During Christian living and

wife, Susan, and their two chil­dren, David and Shannon.

Mr. Regazzoli has helped orga­nize SEPs for 10 years. He men­tioned that the campers instinctive­ly exhibited a certain cheer andwarmth that tends to be lost in theWest.

One day campers and staff leftfor a trip to World's End, an im­pressive mountain range with1,500-foot cliff walls.

Just out of" uwara Eliya, andon the mountain roads, the busturned too sharply and hit part of abridge foundation, jumping aboutone foot in the air, almost over theside of the bridge.

"There was no logical reasonwhy we didn't go over the edge,"said one person on the bus. "Myheart still pounds when I thinkabout it. because I know it was amiracle we didn't."

The accident tore the left rearleaf springs from under the bus,causing the entire axle to twist afew degrees.

Shaken but unharmed, the groupspent the next three hours on theroadside playing cricket and groupgames, while the bus was repaired.

The trip was postponed until thenext day. On the way, the entirebusload of passengers cheered asthey safely made it over the bridge.

On arrival at World's End, thegroup was greeted by drizzle andfog, which lifted just as theyarrived at the cliff edges. "It's justamazing," said assistant coun­selor Siddharth agar, "that1,500 feet below us is a smallvillage, and over in the distanceis the sea."

and volleyball director fromMountain Home, Arkansas. "Mosthad never played volleyballbefore, but they were happy toplay together and share "omethingnew together."

Early in the camp the grouphiked to a waterfall and throughtea plantations.

Regular services uncommonDuring camp, rest came on the

Sabbath, and the group had ser­vices at the institute. For most ofthe Indian teens, this was the firsttime since the Feast that they hadChurch services twice in a row.

"I live in a remote part of thecountry, and only see people forHoly Days," aid camper SachinNirale from Yavatmal in northernIndia.

It is not uncommon for the Indi­an teens and their families to bethe only members for hundreds ofmiles. Loneliness is a commonstruggle.

After services the campers weretreated to ice cream from campinstructors, Ambassador studentsserving on the Ambassador Foun­dation project here.

"I was very impressed in theway the Ambassador College stu­dents represented the Church andcollege during camp," said campdirector Gary Regazzoli.

Mr. Regazzoli, YOU coordina­tor for Australia, Asia and thePacific, attended the camp with his

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Because of problems with SriLankan immigration, the campwas almost canceled. But thebrethren were asked to pray aboutthe situation, and the group wasallowed to leave India at the lastmoment.

The teens were housed in thegovernment's tourist board guesthouse by a lake. The group tookdaily bus trips to the institute,where most of the activities tookplace.

This year's camp activitiesincluded volleyball, softball, bad­minton, cricket, tennis, computers,Christian living and personal lead­ership classe , dance, aerobics andthree field trips.

"I was impressed by the teens'enthusiasm;' said Robbie Kendall,an Ambassador student volunteer

Aldo Antolli was a campcounselor at the Sri LankanSEP.

By AIdo AntolliNUWARA ELIYA, Sri Lanka­

Thirty teens from Sri Lanka andIndia attended the SEP camp hereDec. 24 to Jan. 8. For the majorityof the 20 Indian teens, this wastheir first time out of India.

"This has been thebest two weeks of mylife," said a camperfrom India.