Lincoln, Nebraska, December 13, 1966
Volume XXXV
Number 49
for Missions
December 24, the day before Christmas, is Thirteenth
Sabbath. Most always, the offering received at Christmas
time totals considerably above any other Thirteenth Sabbath offering given during the calendar year. Perhaps this
should be the pattern. Christmas is that time of the year
when our hearts and minds think of giving in a very special way.
Have you ever been prompted to think during Christmas that many gifts we give to friends and relatives are
in reality unwanted or wasted gifts? There are times when
we find it very difficult to make a proper gift selection for
those we want to remember here on earth. This is never a
problem when it comes to giving a special gift to God's
program of world missions! Such a loving gift will be put
to the best use, aiding in the supplying of material and
spiritual help so desperately needed in our oversea's missions. In mission lands your gift is never unwanted or wasted.
The past 12 Sabbaths of this fourth quarter we have
been reminded that the Thirteenth Sabbath offering overflow will go to the Brazilian Union Mission in South America. Many urgent appeals have been given, stressing the
need of modernizing and enlarging our two hospitals in
that field. We have been impressed with the real needs
that our workers long to see supplied. In one of these two
hospitals we have been told of the specialized help being
given to pitiful victims of savage fire. Would you consider
gifts given to help these needy ones as wasted? Never!
These people need all the help you or I can give, and
more.
When Mrs. Hagen and I were in Honduras, we saw
the needs of our school at Pena Blanca. We can well imagine that the primitive working conditions there are not
far different from those our workers face in Brazil. We
saw and know something of the needs of missions. Won't
you make this Thirteenth Sabbath offering your very best.
"The offering from the heart that loves, God delights to
honor, giving it highest efficiency in service for Him. If
we have given our hearts to Jesus, we also shall bring our
gifts to Him. Our gold and silver, our most precious earthly possessions, our highest mental and spiritual endowments, will be freely devoted to Him who loved us, and
gave Himself for us."—Desire of Ages, p. 65. Give most liberally December 24.
E. E. HAGEN, Sabbath School Secretary,
Central Union Conference
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Our Thirteenth Sabbath Offering, December 24, goes to
establish schools and hospital facilities in the South American
field. The Brazil Union is in need of a large overflow. Mission
fields, at times, are forced to contend with primitive and
meager facilities. Such facilities are depicted in our cover
photo, showing the washing arrangement for the boys at our
Adventist Educational Center at Pena Blanca, Honduras.
These four faucets hung outdoors must serve 50 to 60 boys
as they "wash up" for meals or take care of their personal
laundry.
Won't you give liberally on Thirteenth Sabbath? Your gift
will be blessed of God to accomplish great things.
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The annual Literature Evangelist Institute will be conducted in the
Clarke Hotel in Hastings, Nebraska, January 2-7.
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All concerned are CAREFULLY PLANNING and
EARNESTLY WORKING to make the 1967 Annual Literature Evangelist Institute one of the BEST ever conducted in the Central Union. From the VERY START to the
VERY CLOSE most valuable INFORMATION will be
given, timely and heart-warming INSPIRATION will be
imparted, and during the course of time healthy PERSPIRATION will be experienced. No effort is being spared in
securing the ablest and most dedicated help. For example:
Elder E. E. Cleveland, of the Ministerial Association, Washington, D.C., will spend Friday and Sabbath with us,
bringing one of his heart-warming messages Friday night
and again Sabbath morning. Incidentally, he has just returned from Trinidad where, during one of his efforts,
nv're than one thousand accepted the truth. Yes, it truly
will be an experience long remembered.
The date is January 2-7: the place—Clarke Hotel, (picture of hotel above) Hastines, Nebraska.
All licensed and credentialed literature evangelists
will be given free transportation and entertainment during
this week. But we sincerely hope and pray that besides
these there will be a GOODLY NUMBER of REGULAR
half-time workers and perhaps a few REGULAR part-time
workers who will be present through special cooperation
of each local conference, and the individuals themselves.
Contact your publishing secretary immediately for
details concerning this OUTSTANDING occasion. This is
your golden opportunity.
J. F. KENT, Publishing Secretary, Central Union Conf.
Choose One-Stop Christmas Shopping
with Chapel Records
Few gifts are held in higher esteem at Christmas than
a gift of recorded music. For record albums can be played again and again throughout the new year and for years
to come.
Chapel Records has a selection of about 125 albums
for you to choose from for one-stop Christmas shopping.
These include the Golden Voice and Blue Seal series, children's records, and albums in Spanish, Russian, and Ukranian languages.
CENTRAL UNION REAPER, DECEMBER 13, 1966
One of the most popular albums of the Golden Voice
series is In His Hands sung by the Faith for Today Quartet. On this album, as always, the quartet members invite you into the world of religious music with zest and sincerity. Included are many selections you have heard them
perform in person—"He's Got the Whole World in His
Hands," "A Child of the King," "Lord I Want to Be a Christian," and "Take Thou My Hand." Everybody who enjoys
good music performed with skill, imagination, and feeling
will be happy to find In His Hands under their Christmas
tree.
Another favorite among the Golden Voice albums is
Beloved Hymns of Ellen White. Hymnsinging played an
important part in Mrs. White's life. She loved religious
music, and found time each day to join her family in singing. Nine of the hymns which her grandchildren remember
her enjoying most have been selected for this album. They
are performed by some of today's most popular Seventhday Adventist singers and musicians. The center spread of
this double-cover album is written by Ella White Robinson,
granddaughter of Mrs. White. She brings bygone days to
life again as she relates special memories of her grandmother's regard for music.
For economical giving choose from among the 12 records of the Blue Seal series. These albums, all of which are
recorded with the same high-quality material and techniques as the Golden Voice series, have standard outside
covers. Thus they cost less to produce and can be sold at
lower prices.
One of the most recent Blue Seal releases is A Song of
Jesus featuring the Southern Missionary College Chorale
directed by Dorothy Evans Ackerman. Selections include
stirring arrangements of "0 Clap your Hands," "The Lord's
Prayer," "I Need Thee, Precious Jesus," and "0 God, Our
Help in Ages Past." The student choir members and Mrs.
Ackerman, an accomplished musician of wide experience,
combine to create music of rare beauty.
You will find a complete Chapel Records selection at
your Book and Bible House. Mail your check to the nearest
Book and Bible house. Golden Voice albums sell for just
$5.00, stereo; or $4.00, monaural. Blue Seal albums are
$3.95, stereo; and $2.95, monaural.
BARBARA HAND, Editorial Assistant
Pacific Press Publishing Association
Now—"Desire of Ages" in a Holiday Gift Pack
You can give your friends no finer gift this holiday
season than Ellen G. White's classic volume, the Desire of
Ages. Here is a gift in the true spirit of Christmas—a book
that begins with the Christmas story and ends with Christ's
supreme gift to man.
Desire of Ages expresses the truth about the living
Christ in a winsome, appealing, irresistable way. There is
a magnetism in the story of God's gift to man through Jesus
Christ that melts prejudice and transforms indifference
into commitment. This story will warm the heart of every
Christian, while it leads the nonbeliever gently but unhesitatingly to a personal encounter with Jesus Christ.
What gift, then, could be more appropriate for your
friends? Your neighbors will appreciate it. Your associates
at work will receive it gratefully. Your business friends will
thank you for your thoughtfulness.
The Central Union Reaper is published weekly (50 issues a year) by
the Central Union Conference at P. 0. Box 6127, Lincoln, Nebraska
68506. Second-class postage paid at Lincoln, Nebraska. Vol. 35, No. 49.
CENTRAL UNION
REAPER, DECEMBER 13, 1966
At this time of year when all the world turns momentary attention to the manger in Bethlehem, you have the
opportunity to share your love for Christ with this book
written about Christ's Lye for man.
Your Book and Bible House offers Desire in a colorful gift pack with presentation card. Two or more $1.25—
Single copies $1.35 each.
Send
DESIRE GIFT PACK With greeting card
Without greeting card
TO: Name
Address
Zip
State
City
Order from your church missionary secretary or
your Book and Bible House
Total for books
Sales tax where necessary
Postage: 200 for first two
Tax
books, plus 50 for each adPostage
ditional book to same address. Amount enclosed
An Emergency Call
Just last evening there came to my desk an emergency
call f r o m an overseas division for hundreds of Message
Magazine subscriptions if they can possibly be provided.
Let me quote from two paragraphs of the letter:
"Our departmental men from the Union Missions said
that they are faced with quite a problem of trying to keep
the libraries of the various towns and cities serviced with
suitable Seventh-day Adventist publications. It was felt
that because the island people are dark-skinned people,
they would be attracted to a magazine like Message Magazine. Unfortunately, there is a feeling among many of
these colored, emerging races that Christianity is associated
with only white people. It was felt that for them to see
there are colored civilized people who are Christians would
be a good thing for Christianity as a whole and for our
church in particular.
"As you are aware, Union Missions are always faced
with a tremendous financial problem which leaves little
or no money available for public relations purposes. The
brethren were wondering if you may have the knowledge
of some subscribers in the United States of America who
may like to donate subscriptions to the Message Magazine
in favor of our various island unions. If this appeals to you
as a project for some of your people, I assure you that even
half a dozen annual subscriptions would be greatly appreciated and that hundreds could be used if they were forthcoming."
Then attached were addresses to which hundreds of
subscriptions could be sent if the money were forthcoming.
Unfortunately, at the moment our World Literature Fund
is overdrawn. The publishing house turns down urgent appeals that come in. If God moves you to give an offering
for this needy area of our world field, make your check
payable to the World Literature Fund, Southern Publishing Association, Box 59, Nashville, Tennessee 37202. We
shall be prayerfully waiting to hear from you. This is your
House, and we know of no better way to present the needs
than to copy them directly from an official letter as I have
done in this article. While awaiting your reply, let me
thank you in behalf of this and other needy fields.
R. J. CHRISTIAN, Manager Periodical Department
Southern Publishing Association
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UNION COLLEGE,
New Accountant at Boulder Memorial
Maurice L. Fredricksen recently joined the accounting department of Boulder Memorial Hospital and replaces
Boland Marinkovic who transferred to the Americana Nursing Home at Waterloo, Iowa,
as manager.
Mr. Fredricksen is a business administration graduate
from Union College in 1950
and received his Master's degree from the University of
Nebraska in school administration in 1955. Fr3m June
1943 to February 1946 he
Maurice L. Fredricksen, new
accountant at Boulder Memorial
was with the 203rd General
Hospital, is on duty in the busiHospital C o r p s in Europe
ness office at the hospital.
with the exception of a few
weeks basic army training in Texas.
For 15 years he has been associated with the Capitol
Supply Company, Lincoln, Nebraska, wholesale plumbingheating and air-conditioning distributors.
His wife Peggy, has b e e n manager of Kiddieland
Nursery for the last seven years. The nursery originated by
the Piedmont Park Seventh-day Adventist Church, Lincoln,
Nebraska, was later sold to private individuals.
Mr. and Mrs. Fredricksen are the p a r e n t s of four
daughters: Odette, 19, a student at Union College but will
be transferring to the nurses training school of La Sierra
College the second semester; Suzette, 15, is in the ninth
grade; Merry, 13, is in the eighth grade; and Holly, 9, is in
the third grade.
Mr. Fredricksen took up his duties at the hospital
November 14. His family joined him for Thanksgiving and
will move to Boulder by the end of January. They are presently members of the College View Seventh-day Adventist
church.
ALTEN A. BRINGLE, Director Community Relations
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VISITORS CHAT WITH MRS. RUSSELL
Miss Mazie Herin (right), associate secretary of the General
Conference Medical Department, chatted with Mrs. Charles
Russell and Dr. C. M. Maxwell in the hospital lobby while visitors on the campus. Miss Herin was at Porter to audit the nursing
service and educational facilities of Union College on the Denver campus. Dr. Maxwell is the chairman of the Department of
Religion at Union College and was in Denver to conduct the annual week of prayer for the nursing students. Mrs. Russell is
the director of nursing service at Porter.
A. W. Vandeman, Director
Public Relations for Development
Left to right: G. T. Gott, business manager Union College; V. F.
Mayer, accountant Union College; and R. J. DeVice, manager College
Furniture, as Mr. DeVice gives the check for furniture to Mr. Mayer.
Largest Order of Year for College Furniture
College Furniture recently shipped over 1300 desks
to the two universities in the state of Kansas.
Kansas State University received 627 and the University of Kansas, 680. The chest-of-drawers and desk combinations were for new women's dormitories at both schools.
The $60,000 order was the largest of the year, according to a College Furniture official.
Approximately 80 persons are employed in the Col-
lege Furniture, 60 of them students helping to defray their
expenses.
Three Grants Received for Development
Union College has received three grants for development, totaling $1600, in recent days according to Union
College president, R. W. Fowler.
The latest grant, received Wednesday from the Sears
Roebuck Foundation, is $500 in "unrestricted, continuous
aid to privately supported colleges," said Mr. G. S. Warren, local representative of the Sears Roebuck Foundation.
The largest grant—$1000—was received from the Cooper Foundation and is "to be used to enrich the liberal arts
curriculum," says Dr. Fowler.
A $100 grant from the Household Finance Foundation is also unrestricted. The grants are given to selected
colleges on the basis of enrollment, according to the president of the college.
"The unrestricted grants have not been clearly earmarked as yet," commented Dr. Fowler, "but they will
probably go to the building fund."
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Northside Investment Successes
The Sabbath school of the Northside church in St.
Louis recently presented a most inspiring Investment program. The program was the culmination of plans started
early in the year. Sister Mamie Jones, Investment leader,
states that the goal for the year was "total involvement."
Every Sabbath school class had a project, all of which bore
good r e turn s. Sister Jones had encouraged the classes
through the year. For the program the front of the school
was decorated with a table spread with an abundance of
colorfully arranged harvest bounties: fruits, nuts, pumpCENTRAL UNION REAPER, DECEMBER 13, 1966
News Briefs
Left to right: Sister Hamilton, junior division leader; Sister Mamie
Jones, Investment secretary; W. A. Darby, conference Sabbath school
secretary; Sister Davis, Sabbath school superintendent; stand In back of
the table loaded with the bounties of the season.
kins, gourds, ears of corn, canned and baked goods. This
display served as a reminder to the Sabbath school of the
riches of God's blessings.
Sister Jones called for a report from each class. The total
raised exceeded $500.00.
W. A. DARBy
Public Relations Workshops
Elder Marvin Reeder, associate secretary of the Bureau of Public Relations for the General Conference, was
featured speaker at a series of Public Relations workshops
i n Kansas, November 1822. Pastors, church officers, and members of the
Wichita, Hutchinson, Salina, Enterprise, Manhattan and New Haven
churches participated in
these workshops in their
churches.
Elder Reeder presented
a program as follows: (1)
Intra-church relations with
Left to right are Pastor Frederick
special emphasis on t h e
S. Sanburn of the Salina district,
fact that each local church
and Elder Marvin Reeder examining
an important item in the book
needs
to have a unity of
"Breakthrough," a textbook on
church public relations written by
words a n d action within
Elder Howard Weeks.
the church itself that will
reflect out to the community, creating good will to our
neighbors. (2) A wise approach to obtain community confidence. And in this Elder Reeder pointed out to the
church officers and members the need of proper communication from the church, participation in community affairs, and the presentation of proper information regarding
the church to the communities. (3) What makes good
news? Under this topic the speaker emphasized the work
of the press secretary and the need of cooperation of church
officers and pastors and in providing good news material
for the newspapers and for our church papers. Special emphasis was given also the fact that radio and television stations want our news stories too.
BERNARD J. FURST,
Public Relations Secretary
CENTRAL UNION REAPER, DECEMBER 13, 1966
V Elder S. E. White, secretary-treasurer of the Kansas
Conference was the Sabbath speaker on November 26 for
the Salina and Belleville churches.
V Elder G. C. Wilson, field supervisor of the Christian
Record Braille Foundation, Inc., gave the Missionary Volunteer program Friday evening, November 12, in Wichita.
His Sabbath morning sermon in both churches asked the
question, "How do YOU see God?"
V Elder Marvin Reeder, associate secretary of the Bureau
of Public Relations of the General Conference, read the
charge and Elder L. F. Webb, secretary-treasurer of the
Nebraska Conference gave the prayer, ordaining assistant
Pastor Roy Day as a local church elder in Wichita on November 19.
✓ Ingathering has started. Mrs. Zinkann, a resident of the
Greenwood County Home in Eureka, had no money to
give, and could not solicit, so determined to earn Ingathering money by sewing carpet rags and selling them. She
turned all of the $12.50 she earned over to the Eureka
church to help raise its Ingathering goal.
V A lady in Emporia, who has five Voice of Prophecy diplomas displayed on her walls, is keeping the Sabbath.
She has also convinced her husband he should keep the
Sabbath. These people were visited during Ingathering recently, the pastor found them interested, and had prayer
with them.
V Mrs. Charles McManaman of the Harper church recently spoke to the Burchfield Community Church Youth Fellowship on "What Seventh-day Adventists Believe." She
was one on a panel of four who represented four denominations. The minister of the church stated his wish that more
of his members could explain what they believe.
V Initiating the first week of "Meditation," a daily devotional program on Wellington's new radio station, KLEY,
was Elder B. F. Hartman. As president of the Wellington
Ministerial Association, Elder Hartman was also invited by
the Chamber of Commerce to join a group of civic and
community leaders in an on-the-air welcome to KLEY.
V Vacation Bible School Crafts, featured by Mrs. Charles
McManaman of the Harper church, were displayed by invitation at the annual Hobby Show in Municipal Hall in
Anthony, Kansas.
V The Eureka Pathfinder and church school children, under the leadership of Mrs. Wilma Bateson and Mrs. George
Knotts, gathered canned goods the night before Halloween
instead of "Tricks or Treats." A party was held later that
evening at the home of Pastor and Mrs. James Van Horn
for all those who participated. Enough canned goods and
money was contributed to enable nine needy families to
receive Thanksgiving baskets.
V The Eureka Home and School organization met at the
church school on November 12 for a Thanksgiving program
HARPER CHURCH RECEIVED
AWARD AT COUNTY FAIR
A Blue Ribbon Award went to
the Harper church for its display at
the Harper County fair, which featured nine of the principal ways
by which Adventists are taking the
gospel to all the world. The Harper
church has received ten first or second awards for its fair booths in the
past. Responsible for the fine display this year were Mrs. Etta Hibbs,
and Mrs. Virgil Coleman.
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given by the school children and their parents. Mrs. Doyle
Purkeypile is leader of the group.
✓ An Investment social was held at the Winfield WeHan
Center on the evening of November 19. A well-planned
auction of baked goods, jellies, crafts, hand work and "white
elephants" was conducted by Mr. Merlyn Hickman, under
the direction of Mrs. Winnie Lacey, Investment secretary.
The young people sold popcorn and ice cream. All proceeds
went to the Investment Fund.
ko The Eureka church school children doubled their Ingathering goal by Thanksgiving. They have had 100% participation.
An Excuse, But Didn't Use
Six-year-old David Peckham, thanks to his artificial
leg, is now able to do Ingathering. David, the son of Mr.
a n d Mrs. John Peckham of
Gothenburg, had the best excuse this year for not Ingathing. Because of David's misfortune of losing his leg in an
auger this summer, he could
have stayed home. But he
didn't!
David, with the help of his
artificial limb, began knocking on doors and Ingathering
for the Lord. One man was so
impressed, he gave David a
check for $25.00 for being so brave.
Yes, David had an excuse, but he didn't use it. "Even
a child is known by his doings." Proverbs 2:11.
Advancements in the York Church
Many years of planning and patient waiting has materialized into realization. The York Seventh-day Adventist
church has restored its worship sign outside the church
and acquired a new metal sign at the corner of 19th
and Lincoln Avenue. Many obstacles have hindered these
projects. For years, no signs were allowed on Lincoln Avenue. Later, much of North York was set aside as a commercial area when the Federal Authorities required an im-
YOUR SUPPORT NEEDED FOR BUS CAMPAIGN
Left: Mr. Marvin Anderson repairing the 1947 bus. Right:
Some of the "Country Cousins" mailing campaign letters. Students of Platte Valley Academy are enthusiastically working,
writing letters, selling candy and soliciting donations for a later
model bus. You probably have received at least one letter sent
out on "letter writing day." We hope that you will do what you
can to support this project. The campaign will close before
Christmas vacation, so hurry your donation to CAMPAIGN,
PLATTE VALLEY ACADEMY, SHELTON, NEBRASKA 68876 .
Thank you.
proved highway through York. This opened up a way for
the church to place a sign on Lincoln Avenue. Finally in
August of 1966 the sign arrived and was soon on location.
The work was done by Elder M. M. Voegele, Dan Harris
and Wayne Hancock.
The assistance of the Union College student pastors
has been appreciated. Youth, always inspires a congregation to better efforts. With Wayne Hancock and Dan Harris ordained as elders of the York church, and Bob Haddock
assisting, events began to shape up into real activity. A
project campaign was started by Dan Harris giving the
church a general house cleaning, purchasing new chairs
for the primary division, getting literature out for distribution and restoring the lettering to the outside sign. These
accomplishments prove many hands make the work lighter.
Many more projects are planned to be done one by one,
setting the church in order for an effort in the Spring.
The church members are scattered, but are looking forward to growing into a strong group in the future.
MRS. P. R. MCALLISTER
Venden-Henderson Greeley Evangelistic Meetings
PVA STUDENTS GAVE THANKSGIVING FOOD BASKETS
Four families had a nicer Thanksgiving this year because
the Student Association brought food baskets to them before
Thanksgiving vacation. About 75% of the student body solicited over 400 items of food on Halloween night and with a few
fresh vegetables added to the supply, seven large baskets were
delivered. Left: students getting ready to deliver Thanksgiving
food baskets. Right: Delivery being made.
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The Christ for the Crisis evangelistic series with the
Venden-Henderson team opened November 12 at the Greeley church school auditorium with almost every seat filled.
A fine musical program was presented by Elder Gordon
Henderson and his wife Phyllis, who plays the organ and
joins him in singing on some of the numbers. Elder Morris Venden presented a forceful Bible message that went
home to the hearts of all. This combination, night after
night, has brought the people back for more, as God's
Spirit has drawn near. Attendance has stayed up even
during the week, and our people have supported the program faithfully.
The Henderson's daughter, Paulette, as well as the
Campion Choir, under the direction of Merritt Schumann,
and the special instrumental numbers by Professor Archie
Devitt with some of his students, have added to some of
the evening's musical programs and have been appreciated
by all.
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the buzzing hive for the accompanying picture. The bees
cooperated by not stinging once even though it took the
photographer three shots to obtain a suitable Polaroid!
(Due to the trembling of the subjects—no doubt.) So it
can truthfully be said that no one got stung on that deal!
Halloween Community Project
Elder Morris Venden is seen speaking to a large audience at one
of the evangelistic meetings in Greeley, Colorado.
We, in Greeley, are thankful for the earnest efforts of
Elders Venden and Henderson and ask the prayers of our
fellow be'ievers around the union for soul-winning success
in these Greeley meetings.
JACK EVERETT, Pastor
You Won't Get Stung on This Deal! (Maybe)
Mr. Robert Werner, an instructor of a machine shop
in Southern Colorado State College, Pueblo, and first elder
of the Pueblo Seventh-day Adventist Church is a man of
varied interests. This year he decided he would like to keep
bees as an Investment project. Although he had no previous experience with bees, Bob read up on the subject
and went to work. The results were the production of 68
lbs. of choice Colorado honey and $28.32 netted for Investment.
Elder John K. Griswell, Jr., pastor of the church, was
Mr. Werner's first customer. They nervously posed beside
For Halloween this year Mrs. Clarinda K. Sewell of
the Navajo Trail Neighborhood led out in a community
project with great potential. Several mothers had been
discussing what to do about "Tricks and Treats" when Mrs.
Sewell made a suggestion—"Why not plan a party for the
children to be enjoyed after they collect food (instead of
treats for themselves) for 36 little Navajo children at the
La Vida Mission near Farmington, New Mexico." The suggestion was made that this would give the children something to think about besides themselves. The response was
good so the plan was set in operation.
For about four miles up and down the highway every
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W-who's A-afraid of b-being s-stung? N-not m-me! Elder John K.
Griswell, Jr., and Mr. Robert Werner pose beside the beehive that produced $28.32 for Investment.
Voice of Prophecy Sermons
December 18: The Love of God
December 25: The Manger at Bethlehem
Business Notices
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Bible Lands Trip: All Seventh-day Adventists. Best time of the year,
April 3, 1967. All First Class from New York City. All meals, hotels, etc.,
for low price of $997.00 for 17 days. For information write Elder Melvin
Heinrich, 30112 W. Lerdo, Shatter, California 93263, or Phone 7462844.
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Wanted: Steady farm hand $250 per month and house furnished.
Advise age, experience, size of family and give two references of places
worked recently. H. A. Copenhaver, Walsh, Colorado 81090. 49-1
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Union Conference Directory
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Education
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Lay Activities
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National Service Organization
Public Relations
Publishing Department Secretary
Radio-TV
Sabbath School Secretary
Religious Liberty Secretary
Stewardship
Temperance
Transportation
R. H. Nightingale
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L. G. Barker
W. J. Griffin
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E. E. Hagen
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P. M. De Booy
L. G. Barker
J. F. Kent
E. E. Hagen
E. E. Hagen
R. H. Nightingale
B. Y. Baughman
P. M. De Booy
R. E. Spangle
Local Conference Directory
CENTRAL STATES, W. S. Lee, President, J. E. Merideth, Secretary-Treasurer, P. 0. Box 1527, Kansas City, Missouri 64141, Telephone WAbash
1-9980, 2528 Benton Blvd., Kansas City, Missouri 64127.
COLORADO, H. V. Reed, President, H. L. Haas, Secretary-Treasurer, Telephone 733-3771, 2520 South Downing, Denver, Colorado 80210.
KANSAS, S. S. Will, President, S. E. White, Secretary-Treasurer, P. 0.
Box 1557, Telephone CEntral 3-9639, 1275 Topeka Blvd., Topeka, Kansas.
MISSOURI, A. V. McClure, President, R. W. Dunn, Secretary-Treasurer,
P. 0. Box 11540, Telephone FLeming 3-7113, 8540 Blue Ridge Blvd.,
Kansas City, Missouri 64138.
NEBRASKA, F. 0. Sanders, President, L. F. Webb, Secretary-Treasurer,
P. 0. Box 6037, Telephone 488-2323, 4745 Prescott, Lincoln, Nebraska
68506.
WYOMING, Lee Carter, President, Leon F. Sanders, Secretary-Treasurer,
P. 0. Box 599, Telephone 237-2312, 604 South Wolcott St., Casper,
Wyoming 82602.
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house was
was contacted by telephone. If they had children
they were invited to the party and asked to contribute to
the food collection. If they did not have children they were
asked if they would contribute food instead of "treats"
when the children called. The response was almost 100%.
On Halloween the food was collected and 30 community youngsters met together socially for the first time. For
the party there were Halloween decorations, costumes, refreshments and treats, indoor and outdoor games. Some of
the mothers were meeting for the first time and one suggested that this should be an annual affair.
It is hoped that a personal contact through correspondence can be established between Navajo Trail Tricksters
and the Navajo children at the mission. This is a wonderful thing when non-Adventists in a community can be challenged to join in a project to gather food for a Seventh-day
Adventist mission.
TED N. GRAVES, MV Secretary
Enthusiastic Greeley Pathfinders
An enthusiastic group of Greeley Pathfinder members
were busily engaged the
Saturday evening before
Halloween in their door
to door campaign of collecting food for the needy.
Each year the Pathfinders
take this means of observing Halloween. Food baskets are given to the local
needy at Thanksgiving
and the remaining food is
sent to the La Vida Mission.
Bill Pike, Pathfinder director, states that the
group was well received
by the public; many were
awaiting the arrival with
canned
goods in hand
This empty box and many others
were filled to overflowing. Pictured
ready to give.
above are four of the Pathfinder
In all—a total of 460
members. From left: Trena Neukirch,
Karen Wyman, Larry Dupper, and
canned
goods was collectPat Flynn.
ed, cash amounted to
$14.00 and 15 articles of clothing contributed.
BESS GEORGE, Church PR Secretary
Present for the presentation of "Mother of the Year" are from left
to right: Irving Bradshaw, Baptist minister and president of the Rocky
Ford Ministerial Alliance;Mrs. Venessa Davis, Rocky Ford church school
teacher;Mrs. Barbara Martin, the president of the Home and School
Association; Mrs. Friesen;Elder William Stringfellow, pastor; and seated
at his desk is Calvin Friesen.
"Mother of the Year"
Mrs. Eloise Friesen lives in Lycan, Colorado, with her
husband, Virgil. They have displayed such outstanding
sacrifice in behalf of their children's education that their
story must be told.
Mrs. Friesen leaves her husband and home every Monday morning and drives, with her son, Calvin, 150 miles to
Rocky Ford. There, she places her son in the church school
and takes temporary residence during the week. At the
dismissal of school on Friday afternoons, Mrs. Friesen is sitting in her car waiting for Calvin. They then go back home
to be with the family. Calvin is in the third grade in the
Rocky Ford church school.
Such outstanding sacrificial living for these fine folks
is not something new as they have done this through the
years with all four of their children. Calvin is the youngest.
On November 4, 1966, Mrs. Friesen was selected as
"Mother of the Year" by the Rocky Ford church. However,
Mrs. Friesen is a member of the Lycan church and Mr. Virgil Friesen is the first elder.
Truly—Mrs. Friesen is a real mother in Israel!
WM. W. STRINGFELLOW, Pastor
INGATHERING PROGRESS IN CENTRAL UNION
Conference
Goal
Central States
Per
Capita
Total
To Date
$ 40,000
$ 28,500.00
10.18
115,852
29,738.05
3.32
Kansas
76,020
27,478.40
7.44
Missouri
81,500
40,513.35
9.03
Nebraska
70,000
31,125.89
5.84
Wyoming
25,000
14,190.67
9.81
408,372
171,546.36
6.42
Colorado
Central Union
100
75%
8
50%
25%
42%
CENTRAL UNION REAPER, DECEMBER 13, 1966
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