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FUTUREVENTS
gia Adventist
Book Awards Announced
By MERLIN L. NEFF
GENERAL
Feb. 7, Christian Home and
Family Altar Day
The manuscript of Mrs. Ethel May
Watson of Decatur, Georgia, was accepted in the Pacific Press Authors'
Awards program, according to Elder
I. I: Woodman, manager of the Pacific
Press Publishing Association. Mrs.
Watson's manuscript is on home problems and the principles for guiding
Christian youth.
Three $1,000 awards, one for the
outstanding manuscript in each of three
classifications, were presented to the
following: Elder J. A. Buckwalter,
General Conference religious liberty
secretary, for a manuscript on spirit
manifestations, delusions, and deceptions; Harold Shryock, M.D., head of
the anatomy department, College of
Medical Evangelists, Loma Linda, who
wrote a manuscript on the effects of
cigarette smoking and how to stop
the habit; and Leslie and Madge Morrill, of Mountain View, who presented
a thrilling biography of David Livingstone.
Other writers whose manuscripts will
be published include: Elder Wesley
Amundsen, Mrs. Gladys Piatt Ansley,
Dr. Arthur L. Bietz, Mrs. John F.
Dr. Neff is book editor at Pacific Press
PL-blishing Association.
Bohner, Jr., Mrs. Dorothy Whitney
Conklin, Jan S. Doward, Mrs. Alcyon
Ruth Fleck, Elder Daniel R. Guild,
Elder William J. Harris, Mrs. E. E.
Jensen, Elder Darrell L. Kenney, Elder
Robert D. Moon, Dr. Maud O'Neil,
Dr. D. E. Rebok, Mrs. Gladys Sims
Stump, Elder Ronald W. Taylor, Mrs.
Dorothy Blake Walter, Mrs. Theodora
Wangerin, Mrs. Barbara 0. Westphal,
and Mrs. Ruth Wheeler.
The Authors' Awards program was
initiated over a year ago to stimulate
the talent of writing doctrinal and
other character-building literature for
the denomination. Almost 50 per cent
of the manuscripts accepted by the
Pacific Press in this program are by
new writers.
These manuscripts will be published
as new books for adults, youth, and
children during the coming months.
They cover many subjects, including
Bible doctrines, inspirational topics,
mission adventure, biographies, home
guidance, Sabbath school methods,
health and temperance, and Bible and
nature stories.
The Book and Bible House will announce these volumes as they appear,
and thousands of church members will
want to add them to their library of
Christian literature,
Adventist World News Briefs
QUEMOY ISLAND, FREE CHINA—Seventh-day Adventist official Wilbur
K. Nelson of the Adventists' South China Union Mission has just personally
accompanied 2,000 pounds of relief clothing and boxes of Testaments,
Gospels, etc., to this shell-riddled island. Nelson, first Adventist minister to
visit the tiny island in 10 years, says another shipment of 8,000 pounds of
"heavy" clothing- is on the way to ward off the chill of Quemoy's winter.
Flight arrangements for +he supplies are made by Free China Relief Association.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Two world divisions of the Adventist Church have
simultaneously announced that they have crossed the 100,000-member mark.
The two divisions are the Southern European Division with headquarters a+
Berne, Switzerland; and the Far Eastern Division with headquarters at Singapore. Worldwide Adventist membership was 1,119,044 on June 30, 1958.
ROCK DOOR CANYON, MONUMENT VALLEY, UTAH—A just completed
Seventh-day Adventist church now raises its spire among the towering red
buttes of picturesque Monument Valley here. The new structure, which
seats more than 100 persons, is on grounds of the Adventists' Monument
Valley Mission which has maintained welare, educational, and medical
facilities for the Navajos since 1950.
PROSA SECTION, NEW GUINEA—Seventh-day Adventist missionaries, entering newly opened "controlled" sections of interior New Guinea, report that
natives who until just a few months ago practiced cannibalism "even of their
nearest and dearest relatives, regardless of the disease +hat caused their
death," are accepting Christianity in unprecedented numbers. The missionaries report little need for autos in the area; for the natives, so happy to
see them, sweep them off their feet and onto backs carrying them for miles
over slippery mountain trails and through rushing streams.
Feb. 7-14, Christian Home Week
Feb. 14, Faith for Today Offering
FLORIDA
Feb. 7, Religious Liberty Rally,
Sanitarium Church
J. A. Buckwalter, speaker
Feb. 8, Religious Liberty Rally,
Jacksonville
Feb. 22, Dedication of Hialeah
Hospital Wing
Review Belongs in Home
Cornell University is one of America's leading institutions of learning.
It has a strong department of nutrition
where notable experimental work has
been done through the years. Some
time ago, Dr. Give M. McCay, professor of nutrition at the university, came
across a book by Mrs. E. G. White on
the subject of health and diet. He became deeply interested in what she said,
and how she had anticipated much that
is now accepted in the realm of nutrition. He secured more of her writings
on the subject. One day last year he
gave a talk to the men's club of his
local church on the subject: An Unusual Nineteenth Century Woman,
Mrs. E. G. White.
We secured a copy of the talk. Visiting Dr. McCay later we invited him
to write something for the Review
along the lines of the talk he had
given. He has written three articles.
The first will appear in the Review and
Herald of February 12. We believe
that this is one of the most remarkable
series of articles it has been our privilege to publish. In a calm, scientific
manner Dr. McCay compares various
of Mrs. White's statements on healthful living with the currently known
facts of science. Don't miss this series
of articles. Reading the Review keeps
you in touch with every significant
phase of denominational interest and
activity. That is why the Review belongs in every Adventist home.
F. D. NICHOL
VOL. 53. NO. 5
FEBRUARY 4, 1959
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EDITORIAL OPINION
Bass Memorial Academy Notes
On the cover and elsewhere in this number of SOUTHERN TIDINGS
are depicted in picture and drawing several new aspects of the program to
build a boarding academy in the Alabama-Mississippi Conference. The
need for such an academy has long existed. Much time and consideration
were devoted to the study of all known possibilities. It was during this
time that Mr. I. H. Bass of Lumberton, Mississippi, made known his
interest in schools established upon Christian ideals, particularly those involving industry and work. His magnanimous offer of over 300 acres
of lovely pine timber and pecan orchards, located along US Highway
11 near Lumberton, came as a providential answer to the very real need for
an academy. Actuated by honor and respect for Mr. Bass and his family,
and in deference to the multitude of friends within the community and
throughout the state, the Alabama-Mississippi Executive Committee voted
to designate the school as Bass Memorial Academy. This is as it, should be.
Many churches in the Alabama-Mississippi Conference have been
carrying on heavy construction programs within their own cities and towns.
New church schools, church buildings, youth centers have been built recently. But the members are anxious to have a definite part in the building program at Bass Memorial Academy. One church is reported to have
accepted the costs for construction of the chapel, another the cafeteria,
others the classrooms, the library, the science buildings, the music hall,
portions of the dormitories, etc. Such dedicated faith will, for a certainty,
insure the completion of Bass Memorial Academy and its opening in 1961.
God will honor this endeavor.
Literature Evangelist Trophies
Nearly 30 literature evangelists in the Southern Union were recipients recently of trophies awarded for 1958 labors. These trophy awards
were made on the basis of dollar delivery. Most of the winners sold and
delivered more than $10,000 worth of Adventist literature in 1958.
The top winner, Bill Miller of Louisville, Kentucky, reached the impressive
total of $23,190.70.
137 E. Hillcrest Ave., Orlando, Fla.
GEORGIA-CUMBERLAND — N. C. Wilson,
President: A. C. McKee, Secretary-treasurer:
(P. O. Box 4929) 547 Cherokee Ave. SE,
Atlanta 2, Ga.
KENTUCKY-TENNESSEE — E. L. Marley, President; R. W. Dunn, Secretary-treasurer: (P.
0. Box 987) 3208 West End Ave., Nashville,
Tenn.
SOUTH ATLANTIC — J. H. Wagner, President; N. G. Simons. Secretary-treasurer;
(Station B, Box 9198) 235 Chickamauga
Ave. SW, Atlanta 14, Ga.
SOUTH CENTRAL — W. W. Fordham, President; L. E. Ford, Secretary-treasurer; (P.
0. Box 936) 1914 Charlotte Ave., Nashville 4, Tenn.
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Wills, trust agreements, and annuities
should be made in favor of the legal asscciation rather than the conference. Write your
conference secretary-treasurer for the exact
name.
The Georgia-Cumberland Conference delivered the most literature
for the year, a total in sales of $222,515.58. The same conference received the first trophy offered in this connection in 1956 and lost it in
1957 to the Kentucky-Tennessee Conference.
Of more significance than the tremendous dollar sales—which totaled
considerably more than $1,000,000 for the Southern Union—were the
soul-contacts represented by the sales. Each year hundreds of new believers
are baptized into the church who had their first contact with Seventh-day
Adventists through the literature evangelist. SOUTHERN TIDINGS salutes
these faithful bearers of the gospel message.
EVE-
Bass
Memorial
Academy
Alabama-Mississippi Conference
The workers of the Alabama-Mississippi Conference together with their wives and several of the leading laymen
and their wives were entertained at a banquet on the evening
of January 7 in Meridian for the presentation of plans to launch
a MILLION PENNY DRIVE among boys and girls and youth of
the conference. The million pennies will be used to construct
the main office building at the academy which will include the
principal's office, business office, registrar's office, and a staff
room. The campaign was presented to +he youth on or around
January 10 and will continue through March 10. A constituency
gathering is planned for April 5 at Bass Memorial Academy
when all the pastors and their young people will present their
pennies to make up tie Million Penny quota and deposit them in
one pile. A special ceremony is planned for the day, at which
time the cornerstone of the office building will be laid, with construction to continue during the spring months. The One Millionth
Penny will be set in a plaque to commemorate the work of the
boys and girls and youth.
This office building will be the first of a series of the main
buildings to be erected. Others will follow as churches reach
the needed quota for their projects.
Boys, girls, young people, and adults alike of the Pell City,
Alabama, church shared in the enthusiasm of helping to raise their
share of the million pennies. The plan was presented, and everyone
wanted to have a part. "We'll get ours, and more too," said one
little fellow.
Heinrich,
Jerry
Meridian, built scale
model of office
building according
to plans and specifications of architect.
Careful planning and
drafting of details for the
office building have been
completed by ResidentEngineer Ora Smith. Drawing of the front view of
the building is shown. To
the right-hand side will be
the library, and to the left,
the classrooms.
Little Miss Sandy Leiske was one
jump ahead when the campaign was
started in the Meridian church. She
brought her thousand pennies with her
to start her church off in the right way.
The Daytona Beach meeting of Southern Union Literature evangelists.
Literature Evangelists Meet
By W. L. CROFTON
The year 1958 is now history! This
is perhaps a worn-out phrase already.
Last year also registered a new highwater mark in the onward progress of
God's work in the Southern Union.
But in a special sense it marked a new
high in literature deliveries for the
literature evangelists in our great field,
with deliveries amounting to approximately $1,064,000. This, of course,
represents a large number of messagefilled books left in the homes of the
people.
More than 350 literature evangelists
and their families met together recently
at the beautiful Daytona Plaza Hotel
in Daytona Beach, Florida, in one of
the greatest literature evangelist conventions ever held in the Southern
Union.
There are a number of highlights
which could be mentioned here, but I
shall mention only four. The Thursday night "Trophy Hour" was aweinspiring as 27 literature evangelists
received special recognition for their
achievements—these achievements being deliveries of over $10,000 for the
year for men, over $7,000 for women,
and single-copy magazine sales of over
$5,000.
A special trophy was awarded to Bill
Miller who delivered over $23,000
worth of books—the highest amount
delivered by one person.
Crofton Transfers
Elder W. L. Crofton, associate publishing secretary of the Southern Union since
early 1956, has accepted a call to become
publishing secretary of the Northern Union
Conference with headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This latest promotion
follows a successful career in +he publishing work which began in 1942. In that
year Elder Crofton became a literature
evangelist in Detroit, Michigan. He was
later called to become an assistant publishing secretary in the Michigan Conference—to be in charge of the Detroit area.
Following three years at Detroit, he was
then called to the Kentucky-Tennessee
Conference as publishing secretary. Holding this position for a little more than
five years, he then joined the GeorgiaCumberland staff as conference publishing
secretary. He was connected with the work
there for more than five years until he
joined the Southern Union Conference
Publishing Department. The Croftons have
three children: Jeanine, Jimmy, and Billy.
It might be well to note here that
in 1953 no literature evangelist qualified, in 1956 three qualified, in 1957
nine qualified, and in 1958 27 qualified.
Another highlight of our meeting
was the presidents' panel, at which
time the presidents of the Southern
Union discussed the importance of
circulating our message-filled books.
One of the highlights was the discussion, on three different occasions, of
the new payment-by-mail plan which
is now being used in the Southern
Union.
Lastly, the devotional messages given
by our conference presidents, sparked
by a message from our Southern Union
president, Elder Rees, on Sabbath morning, helped to impress upon each of
us that this is God's work and that
it will be done "Not by might, nor
by power, but by my spirit, saith the
Lord of hosts." Zechariah 4:6.
The literature evangelists left this
convention having dedicated their lives
and their talents to a greater year in
1959 in service for God.
TOP MAN
Bill Miller, who lives in Louisville,
Kentucky, reached the fabulous amount
of $23,190.70 in sales. He has been in
the literature ministry for two years.
Winners whose pictures were not available at press time:
Murray Turner
$13,046.34
Georgia-Cumberland
Name
M. H. Johnson
Joe Ring
Conference
Ala.-Miss.
Ala.-Miss.
1958 Deliveries
18,832.33
17,934.45
Name
Jim Brummeff
Newton Meeks
Name
Buren M. Bragg
R. A. Snell
Conference
Ky.-Tenn.
Ala.-Miss.
1958 Deliveries
13,647.95
12,843.95
Name
Confere
Charles Snyder
Ky.-Ter
Mrs. Ann M. Corban Ala.-M
Name
Norman Collum
Robert Smith
Conference
Ala.-Miss.
S. Central
1958 Deliveries
10,116.05
10,015.59
Name
Mrs. Mary Graves
Mrs. Esther Black & Viveca
Confere
Ky.-Ten
Ala.-M'
R. H. Kelley
$10,502.74
Georgia-Cumberland
Mrs. Virginia Hirst
Florida
$7,291.24
Georgia-Cumberland Leads
The Georgia-Cumberland Conference in 1956 the recipient of the first
trophy offered for the conference delivering the most
literature for a given year—lost in
1957 to the Kentucky - Tennessee
Conference — regained the trophy
this year. They will
keep the trophy
permanently f o r
their achievements
E. A. Brodeur
in 1956 and 1958,
since they have received the trophy for
two years. Their total conference deliveries for 1958 ammounted to $222,515.58.
"I ask you, dear Christian workers,
to do what you can to circulate the
books that the Lord has said should be
sown broadcast throughout the world.
. . . The Holy Spirit will attend you.
Angels of heaven will accompany you,
preparing the way."—The Colporteur
Evangelist, p. 40.
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v. teve.
1958 Deliveries
16,355.30
16,117.28
Name
Harry Swinson
H. W. Easfep
Conference
Ga.-Cumb.
Ky.-Tenn.
1958 Deliveries
15,364.55
15,175.15
Name
0. L. Carroll
W. G. Zima
Conference
Ala.-Miss.
Ala. Miss.
1958 Deliveries
14,986.43
13,814.76
1958 Deliveries
12,427.39
10,886.85
Name
Riley Chesnut
A. C. McClurg
Conference
Ky.-Tenn.
Florida
1958 Deliveries
10,832.15
10,323.60
Name
J. E. Washington
James Bacon
Conference
S. Central
Ga.-Cumb.
1958 Deliveries
10,128.04
10,122.39
1958 Del.
8,171.62
7,590.20
Name
Mrs. C. E. Stewart
Mrs. Pauline Goddard
Conference 1958 Del.
Ala.-Miss... 7,053.31
Florida
6,052.36
Conference
Name
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Miller .. Ga.-Cumb. .
Miss Betty Cring
Florida
1958 Del.
5,898.52
5,581.94
How to Avoid Heart Disease
By PHILIP S. CHEN, Ph.D.
disease is the number one
HEART
killer in the United States today.
Each year approximately 900,000
Americans ere of heart disease—about
54 per cent of all the deaths in the
nation.
The major cause of heart disease is
atherosclerosis, a form of arteriosclerosis brought about by the depositing of
a fatlike substance called cholesterol
in the blood vessels. The resulting narrowing of the coronary artery may
eventually lead to the formation of a
blood clot, the immediate cause of
heart attack.
Even though the body makes a limited amount of cholesterol for its essential use, the amount may be increased by the eating of foods containing it. It has been found that only
animal foods contain free cholesterol,
the richest sources being eggs, butter,
cheese, meat, poultry, and milk, given
in the order of decreasing abundance.
Cholesterol is found in the fat portion
of these animal foods.
Another type of food, not of animal
origin, which causes an increase in the
cholesterol cow_ent of the blood is the
solid shortenin:; that is prepared from
vegetable oils by hydrogenation. Unhydrogenated vegetable oils on the
other hand tend to cause a decrease in
the cholesterol level. Animal fats
(aside from their cholesterol content)
and hydrogenated vegetable shortenings differ from unhydrogenated vegetable oils in that the former are composed mostly of saturated fatty acids
while the latter are composed mostly
of unsaturated fatty acids.
Two Other Substances. Besides unsaturated fatty acids that lower the
cholesterol content of the blood there
are two other substances with the same
property. One of these is a phosphoruscontaining, fatlike subscance known as
lecithin. Its chief source is soybeans
and soybean oil. It tends to prevent
the depcs:, ng of cholesterol in the
blood versels by combining with it to
make it more soluble. Lecithin is
among the most effective cholesterollowering substances known.
* Reprinted from Review and Herald.
Dr. Chen is professor of chemistry at
Atlantic Union College.
Another cholesterol-lowering substance is a plant sterol called sitosterol.
It is found in both corn and soybean
oils. Unlike cholesterol, it is not absorbed through the intestine and is
said to combine with the cholesterol
in the intestine to form an insoluble,
non-absorbable compound. Thus we
see that the vegetable oils commonly
used in cooking contain one, two, or
all three of the cholesterol-lowering
substances.
While the chief cause of atherosclerosis is nutritional, involving both
cholesterol and saturated fats, other
contributory factors may also be involved. The following seem to be the
most important:
Stress. Emotional stress—such as
anger, fear, frustration, or anxiety—
is one of the factors that hasten atherosclerosis. In his experiment with Air
Force personnel Col. Marshall E.
Groover found that his patients developed the highest levels of cholesterol
during periods of great stress, even
under strict dietary regimen low in
cholesterol. Among Groover's case histories was the story of Colonel M. B.,
who worked for an unreasonable, hostile boss. His cholesterol level was
high; (Let and exercise failed to help.
When the boss was taken to the hospital with cerebral arteriosclerosis, the
colonel's cholesterol level showed a
remarkable drop.
In another case Brigadier General
F. R.'s cholesterol level was normal
when he was assigned to Washington,
but it shot up when he took over a
demanding job in which he constantly
had to meet deadlines. Later a change
of duty to a pleasant job brought his
cholesterol level down to normal.
Dr. Hans Selye's research on stress
was recently reported in Newsweek
(March 31, 1958) as follows:
"By giving the rat injections of certain chemicals (hormones and salts)
then exposing it to sudden stress (extreme cold, in this case), Selye had
developed large, clearly visible patches
of yellow on the vital heart muscle.
All the rats thus treated always died.
But what Selye has discovered is that
other rats, treated exactly the same way,
but given injections of magnesium and
potassium, always live—apparently
protected against stress.
. . .If Selye's magnesium-potassium
treatments of rats worked successfully
in humans, he had in his hands the
means by which man in the future
might be spared heart accidents
brought on by stress."
In this connection it might be of
interest to point out that both potassium and magnesium are alkaline
minerals and that foods rich in these
elements are vegetables. Vegetarians
might therefore be expected to be less
effected by stress than flesh users.
Insufficient Physical Activity. Physical exercise stretches the walls of the
blood vessels, making them more elastic. This elasticity inhibits the laying
down of the cholesterol deposit. That
is one of the reasons why lawyers,
doctors, or bankers, whose physical
work is light, have a much higher incidence of coronary heart disease than
do farmers, lumberjacks, trappers,
woodsmen, carpenters, and plumbers,
whose work is heavy. One often-cited
example is the contrast in mortality
statistics between the bus drivers and
bus conductors of the double-decker
buses in England. The conductors,
who have to run up and down stairs,
live longer than the drivers who
simply sit.
Overweight and Obesity. According to Green and Beckman there are
three reasons why overweight, or obesity, is bad for the heart: (1) Cardiac
work may be hampered by the accumulation of fat in and around the heart;
(2) increased intra-abdominal fat may
add to the heart's difficulty in functioning normally for the reason that a large
amount of fat can push up the diaphragm and increase pressure around
the heart; (3) circulating blood must
often overcome increased peripheral
resistance and must travel greater distances passing through excessive fatty
tissue.
For these reasons the mortality rate
among heart disease patients who are
overweight is exceptionally high, according to Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company records. Therefore, if you
would prevent heart disease, eat the
right food, maintain optimum body
weight, get sufficient physical exercise,
and avoid emotional or other forms of
stress.
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Praised by everyone for tenderness and marvelous flavor. Particularly rich
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Frankly — BATTLE CREEK VEGETABLE STEAKS are known as one of the
finest meat substitutes ever developed.
In addition to the BATTLE CREEK VEGETABLE
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VEGETABLE SKALLOPS — NUTTOSE — PROTOSE (the
first vegetable meat substitute ever produced) — VEGETABLE BURGER and SAVITA, the intriguing vegetable
flavoring which adds zest to bouillon, soups and gravies.
Battle Creek Foods are available at your regular Health
Food Dealer.
Many years ago Sister Miller united with
the Seventh-day Adventist Church. She died
in the blessed hope of the resurrection.
Surviving are one daughter, one son, grandchildren, other relatives, and a host of
friends.
VASIL: Pete S. Vasil was born in Greece
66 years ago and died in Birmingham,
Alabama, on November 26, 1958, after an
eight-month illness. Brother Vasil accepted
the message in Atlanta, Georgia, a number
of years ago and united with the Old First
church there. The last six or seven years
of his life were spent in Birmingham,
where he was first a member of the Central
church (now the Roebuck church) and later
of the First church. He was always a faithful and loyal member of the church.
He leaves his faithful companion, Anna,
who preceded him into the Adventist church
by a number of years; a stepdaughter, a
stepson, two brothers in this country and
three sisters in Greece.
BROWN: Ethel R. Brown died in Columbus, Georgia, on July 27, 1958, at the age
of 58 years. She had been a member of
the remnant church for many years, most of
these years as a member of the Birmingham
First church. She was well known in
medical circles in Birmingham, having practiced nursing there for many years.
Survivors are her mother, Mrs. Zula
Lindsey Roper; four sons: Harry C., M/Sgt.
William C., Cecil M., and Francis R. Brown;
one daughter, Mrs. C. R. Essex; and eleven
grandchildren, as well as a host of friends.
WALDEN: Lucie Pope Carter Walden was
born in Decatur County, Georgia, December 30, 1874, and died in Orlando, Florida,
November 18, 1958. She was united in
marriage to Oscar P. Walden and both embraced the Adventist faith. Her husband
preceded her in death 13 years ago.
Surviving are her three daughters: Mrs.
H. H. Evans of Orlando, Florida; Mrs. Zahn
Traylor of Hendersonville, North Carolina,
and Miss Lucille Walden of Melrose, Massachusetts; three sisters, and two brothers.
Though modern medicine and modern surgical technique have greatly aided the fight
against heart disease, the surest success still lies within the scope of preventive measures. The Adventist approach to health offers logical answers to many of today's ills,
such as heart disease.
OBITUARIES
Foss: Frances R. Foss was born in 1909
in Savannah, Georgia, and died December 5,
1958, in an automobile collision. She
united with the Seventh-day Adventist
church in December, 1932, and was a faithful member of the Savannah church at the
time of her death.
What Do You Want?
What would you like to see
more of in SOUTHERN TIDINGS ?
Send your suggestions to The
Editors, SOUTHERN TIDINGS,
P. 0. Box 849, Decatur, Georgia.
Surviving are three sons: F. Richard Foss,
Robert C. Foss, and Denson B. Foss, all of
Savannah; three daughters: Miss Carolyn
Foss and Mrs. 0. E. Reddick of Savannah,
and Mrs. Robert McIntyre of Salisbury,
North Carolina; seven grandchildren, other
relatives, and many friends.
MARCHANT-HALPERT: Minnie MarchantHalpert, age 76, fell asleep in the blessed
hope of Christ's soon coming on January 1,
1959. Her love for the church and her
Saviour can best be shown by her 35 years
of faithfulness to Him. She is survived
by one son, Harry of Moultrie, Georgia;
and three brothers, one of which is John
Marchant of the Albany church.
MILLER: Phoebe Miller was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and died in Savannah, Georgia, December 1, 1958, at the age of 71.
KIMBROUGH: Mrs. Effie Kimbrough, born
at Englewood in 1885, passed away the
evening of January 15, 1959, in a Chattanooga hospital. She was a resident of Chattanooga for 48 years. Mrs. Kimbrough
has been a faithful member of the Seventhday Adventist Church in Chattanooga since
1939. She is survived by her daughter,
Mrs. Gladys Burkett; three sons: Richard
L., Floyd A., and Forrest D. Kimbrough;
and a sister, Mrs. Lucy Adkins, all of
Chattanooga.
PLEMONS: Mrs. Maggie Plemons was
born in Georgia, November 2, 1873, and
passed away on December 17, 1958, at
her home in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She
was for many years a faithful member of
the First Seventh-day Adventist Church in
Chattanooga. She first joined the church
when it was in East Ridge over fifty years
ago. Mrs. Plemons is survived by two daughters: Miss Clara Plemons and Mrs. Maggie
Vandergriff, both of Chattanooga.
CRITTENDEN: Mrs. Madeline Crittenden
passed away at the Pine Hill Sanitarium
near Birmingham on May 28, 1958, at the
age of 59. She had been a faithful member
of the Adventist Church for many years.
She was well known for her years of service
with the Humane Society of Birmingham.
She leaves no known survivors.
BAXLEY: Mrs. Susie Baxley died at the
Cook Springs Nursing Home at Cook
Springs, Alabama, on May 9, 1958, at the
age of 88. She was a member of the
Alabama-Mississippi Conference Church at
the time of her death, but had been a member of the First church in Birmingham
for many years.
She leaves one son, 0. C. Baxley, of
Birmingham; three grandsons, one granddaughter, and two sisters.
SUTHERLAND: John A. Sutherland was
born in Nova Scotia, Canada, December 23,
1886, and passed to his rest December 21,
1958, near Altamont, Tennessee. Brother
Sutherland taught in Canada for a number
of years before coming to the United States.
He was married to Maude Jenkins in 1952
and moved to Cumberland Heights a year
later. He was a faithful member of the
Cumberland Heights church and was serving
as elder at the same time of his death. Left
to mourn his passing is his wife.
MCMULLEN: James Smith McMullen was
born November 18, 1883, in Hutchins,
Dallas County, Texas, and died December
30, 1958, at Greeneville, Tennessee.
In his youth Brother McMullen gave his
heart to the Lord, accepting the truths as
taught by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
In 1910 he was married to Miss Martha
Isabel Field.
Mr. McMullen was secretary-treasurer for
many years in various conferences. His fields
of labor included West Texas Conference,
Texico Conference, Idaho Conference, South
Texas Conference, Arkansas-Louisiana Conference, Southwestern Junior College, Texas
Conference Book and Bible House. He retired from active service in 1943.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Martha
Isabel McMullen; three sons: James Russell
McMullen of Greeneville, Tennessee; Dr.
Raymon W. McMullen of the Belgian Congo, Africa; and Wilbert Leroy McMullen of
Kearns, Utah; three sisters, nine grandchildren, and a host of friends.
ARNOLD: Jeanette Rosalee Arnold, born
in Pensacola, Florida, December 3, 1914,
passed away at Indian River City, Florida,
January 5, 1959. Survivors include her husband, Capt. Edson Arnold; her daughter,
Barbara; her mother, Mrs. Arch Whidden;
two sisters: Mrs. Lorena Nichols and Mrs.
Wilma Sisson; two brothers: George and
Woodrow Whidden.
CONSTITUENCY MEETING
A meeting of the constituency of Southern
Missionary College is called to meet Sunday,
February 15, 1959, at 1 P.M., in the Lynn
Wood Hall Chapel on the campus of Southern Missionary College. The purpose of the
meeting is to consider amendments and revision of the Charter and By-Laws and such
other business as may properly be presented.
The constituency of the corporation as
provided by the charter, consists of the
members of the executive committee of the
Southern Union Conference of S.D.A., the
educational secretary and secretary-treasurer
of each local conference within the Southern
Union, the principal of each conference
academy within the Southern Union, the
faculty of Southern Missionary College, and
such members of the General Conference
Executive Committee as may be present.
C. N. REES, Secretary
SMC Board of Trustees
PUCKETT: Mrs. Ann Puckett, Tampa,
Florida, passed away on December 13, 1958.
She was born in Coffee Springs, Alabama,
on January 26, 1916, and was married to
James H. Puckett, Jr., of Tampa, August 1,
1936. She was baptized into the Tampa
First church, in May of 1949, and was a
faithful and untiring member. At the time
of her death she had been appointed MV
leader for 1959.
She is survived by her husband, two
daughters: Mrs. Shirley Ann Peel and Miss
Judy Harriett Puckett; one son, James H.
Puckett, III, all of Tampa; her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. D. H. Warren of DeLeon Springs,
('our sisters and five brothers.
ANDERSON: Mrs. Cora Alice Anderson
was born March 2, 1880, near Portsmouth,
Ohio, and died December 15, 1958, in Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida. Many years ago she
became a member of the Marion, Ohio,
Seventh-day Adventist church. Her faith
meant much to her and while in health
she took an active part in many phases of
church work. Her special interest was in
the Dorcas Society. She is survived by two
sons and a daughter: Robert Ferris of Ft.
Lauderdale; Oscar Ferris, Marion, Ohio,
and Mrs. Flora Sharruch of Ft. Lauderdale,
as well as nine grandchildren.
SUNSET TABLE
Atlanta, Georgia
Birmingham, Alabama
Charlotte, N. Carolina
Collegedale, Tennessee
Huntsville, Alabama
Louisville, Kentucky
Memphis, Tennessee
Meridian, Mississippi ____
Nashville, Tennessee
Orlando, Florida
Wilmington, N. Carolina
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February 8-I Believe in Prayer
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CLASSIFIED ADS
HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR ADVERTISEMENT: (1) Have a local church leader write
"Approved" and his signature on the sheet of paper containing the advertisement,
(2) write your name and address on the same sheet, (3) specify how many times
the ad is to run, (4) send the approved ad to your conference office and (5) don't
forget to enclose payment in full.
RATES. $3.00. for each insertion of 50 words or less and 5 cents for each additional
word, including the address. Make checks and money orders payable to SOUTHERN
TIDINGS.
SOUTHERN TIDINGS makes every reasonable effort to screen all advertising, but
in no case can the periodical assume responsibility for advertisements appearing in
its columns.
THE HELPING HAND, officered by and
for SDA's, offers low-cost burial assistance.
Liberal benefits. 110 claims settled. Beneficiaries received $25,00'5. Internationally
backed by 2300 members, plus $35,000.
Join before age 65. Write for complete information. Address Box 7171, Orlando,
Florida.
(5)
USE
nuts for proteins.
5 lbs. each
shelled; Brazil nuts, black walnut pieces,
cashew pieces, express prepaid $13.35.
Free price list dried fruit, nuts, olives,
(5)
Califruit, Calimesa, California.
WANTED: Registered nurse, night super-
visor, experienced in obstetrics and emergency room. New hospital, 5-day week.
Excellent salary, SDA retirement. Phone
or write: Administrator, Putman Memorial
Hospital, Palatka, Florida.
(5)
WANTED: SDA man to operate and
manage broom factory located in Pine
Mountain Valley, Georgia. Within walking distance of church and eight-grade
church school. H. M. Wernmer, P. 0.
Box 35, Pine Mountain Valley, Georgia. (5)
BOORS want,:d. Church history, nature,
PEP, youthful buoyancy, calm nerves,
healthy blood, constipation relief, many
claim from high potency organic food
supplement. Time tested, nationally advertised. 240 tablets, 29 vitamins, minerals,
$12.50 value $4.95. Limited quantity. Life
Lab., Inc., 18 Newbury Street, North
Quincy, Mass.
(5-7)
WANTED: Any kind of work. Single,
have been on dairy farm four years for
Nelson C. Clayton. Would like to have
church privileges. Roland Baker, R.D. 1,
Tunkharmock, Pennsylvania.
(5)
MUST sell at great sacrifice two homes.
Easy walking distance of Collegedale.
Mountain-top home, superb view, 9 rooms
(7 finished) and basement. Cottage, 4
large rooms. Both with electric hot water
heaters. Information call Collegedale
EXport 6-3031, or EXport 6-2442. Write A.
W. Spalding, Jr., Candler, N. C.
(2-5)
science, arts, crafts, Bible helps, good
children's books, informative books of
general interest, especially SDA and E. G.
White books. Fair prices paid for salable
books. Write for further information. Helen's Choice Books, Box 218, Forest Grove,
(5)
Oregon.
TOUR the continent of South America.
Seventh-day Adventist group now forming
for intriguing, picturesque, and wonderfully different travel experience next June.
See mission life first hand, the Great Andes
Mts., the Amazon River, etc. To be conducted by SDA minister who led Europe
and Middle East tour last summer. Write
for free descriptive brochure to John Hayward, 870 Prospect Ave., Hartford 6,
(4-7)
Connecticut.
VISIT Europe with Seventh-day Adventist teachers, students, and their friends
on a 24-day tour of Europe which starts
on June 20. Special extension to Scandinavian countries available. For information
and folders write to: Miss Millie Urbish,
P. 0. Box 364, South Lancaster, Mass. (5)
EVANGELISM
Comments by Don R. Rees
President, Southern Union Conference
SOUTHERN UNION CONFERENCE STATISTICS:
Churches, 436; Members, 40,000—Plus
Baptisms in 1958, 3354
Literature Evangelists' Work
Operation Dixie Progress
Busily engaged in the work of God during 1958
were more than 250 literature evangelists under the
general direction of the publishing department in
the Southern Union. The work
of these dedicated men and
women proved to be a valuable
adjunct to the work of the pastor
and the pulpit evangelist. Preliminary reports already received indicate that more than 100 souls
were baptized in 1958 who first
learned of the third angel's message
from a literature evangelist.
Don R. Rees
Hundreds of others were influenced in a strong way
by reading the books and magazines placed in their
homes by our faithful door-to-door ministers.
Several of the objectives for Operation Dixie
have already been realized to a sizable degree. Numerous ministers and laymen have reported that the
spirituality of their churches has been strengthened
far beyond anything experienced heretofore. On every
hand, young and old have fervently entered into
the proclamation of the gospel message. Numerous
tools and avenues of approach are being used. Success
in reaching men and women and in arousing their
interest in God's message of the hour has become a
blessed reality in scores of places. The Holy Spirit
has miraculously opened doors, as well as hearts and
minds, thought to be sealed most solidly against the
testing truths of the gospel. The promise is for a
rich harvest of souls.
Literature sales in the Southern Union for 1958
totaled $1,065,597.25. This is big business in anybody's language. Elder Eric Ristau and his associates
in the publishing department are to be commended
for promoting and co-ordinating the publishing work
to such great advantage. But more important, they
are to be commended for the soul-winning measures
urged for each literature evangelist. In today's hectic
schedule for most people, the literature evangelist has
often found his best time for home contacts to be in
the afternoon and evening hours. He has not, however, let this deter him from arranging for Bible
stories with interested families. He has dedicated
Friday nights to this task—and frequently with excellent results.
The work of God is blessed by the evangelistic
endeavor of these specialized ministers.
Now is the time for our laymen to join hands
with the ministry in this united endeavor. God calls
for greater and greater efforts. He expects the very
best from each of us. If we give of our best during
this sowing and watering time, we shall see tremendous harvests in the revival services a few weeks
hence. Let us continue to work and pray, and God will
give the increase.