WOCG-FM Goes On the Air

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WOCG-FM Goes
On the Air
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The erection of WOCG's 210-foot a
tenna began in the spring of 1978. Pudc
Forrester (standing), of Nashville, ar
holder of a first-class license, advisJ
William Evans (left) and Alvin Bernard
to the placement of the next 30-foot se
tion. Other first-class engineers to e,
gage in the project were Jerry Mathi
chief engineer for WSMC-FM, Colleg
dale, and A. K. Nielsen, manager
WDNX-FM, Harbert Hills Academ
Savannah, Tennessee.
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akwood College made headline news when its
new FM stereo radio broadcasting station went on the
air December 3. The Federal Communications Commission granted the construction permit for the station in 1976, but the 25,000-watt WOCG-FM transmitter tower system wasn't constructed until 1978. The
delay was due mainly to financial shortages.
Now, for 12 hours daily, from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m.,
and for up to 100 miles from Oakwood in all directions, one may hear a new and different sound on the
air by tuning to 90.1 on the FM dial.
Although the sound has been going out for some
weeks, the official opening date will be January 7,
1979. All of the other weeks of trial and programming
are to be considered as tests by the FCC.
Dr. James E. Dykes, former editor of the Message
magazine, is now the head of the Communication
Department of the college, and as such has a responsibility for the radio station. He is the program director. Jerome Pondexter, holder of a first-class operator's license, is chief engineer. Daniel Augsburger, with a rich background in broadcasting and a
master's degree, is the station manager. Students and
faculty members will serve as announcers and speakers and furnish much of the music.
Back in 1974, Oakwood College launched a "Project Radio," with Dykes leading out. Working with the
Office of Development, an AM carrier current station
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was set on the hill, to be heard only on the campus.
This was to give the students some experience in
broadcasting.
In September of 1977, while attending a Communication Seminar at Andrews University, I. J. Johnson,
The arrival of stereo transmitters moved the project closer to reality.
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by I. J. Johnson
photography by Charles Mayes
and George A. Powell
imbing a tower at heights in excess of 200 feet can
a nerve-racking experience, but William Evans
?ads for the top.
Shortly after WOCG's December
3 debut, representatives from the
Oakwood College administration, WOCG, and the South Central Conference met at the station, at which time Dr. James E.
Dykes shared some newspaper
articles dealing with the opening
of the station. With him are Dr.
Mervyn Warren, dean of the college, I. J. Johnson, South Central
communication director, Adell
Warren, college business manager, and Jerome Pondexter,
WOCG chief engineer.
Pondexter and assistant engineer Courtney Osborne (right)
check the meter readings in the
transmitter room.
communication director of the South Central Conference, brought to the attention of George Powell,
associate communication director of the Southern
Union, that Oakwood had been granted approval by
the FCC to build a 40,000-watt FM radio station, and
would lose the "spot" if not used by a certain date.
Powell brought in engineers to sit with Dykes in the
Office of Development at Oakwood, and though
money was not available, plans were made and
machinery set in motion to complete the station. Dr.
T. McDonald, director of development, Dykes, and
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Ted Rivers, a senior mass communication major from New York, reads the titles on
a record, observed from studio B by Dykes, Johnson, Osborne, and Pondexter.
Jacquelyn Carter, a junior communication major
from Compton, California, makes a station break.
others went to work. The school administration and
leaders of the Black conferences, the ASI, and individuals gave money, while engineers gave time and
counsel. The sacrifice and service of all is appreciated
by the school.
Dykes informs us that in the 1979-80 school year,
Oakwood plans to offer a major in communication.
A minor is presently available.
Reception of WOCG-FM's signal varies with the terrain. Except for higher elevations on slopes facing the tower, the station's signal is not generally
heard in mountainous areas. Although the station may be heard at points off the map, it is projected that reception will be generally limited to the
areas circled, with equipment quality and elevation becoming increasingly significant in the outer circles.
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SOUTHERN MISSIONARY COLLEGE
P
aris ... Vienna ... Prague ... Berlin —
McDonalds ... Ferraris ... castles ...
concentration camps. Impressions of Europe,
summer 1978.
On May 14, 40 people flew from New York to
Luxembourg to begin the SMC-sponsored
European tour, a biennial event led by Dr.
Rudolf Aussner, professor in the college's
Modern Languages Department.
The idea of a tour originated six years ago,
with the intent of encouraging the study of
foreign languages at SMC. Aussner felt that by
actually visiting foreign countries, students could
gain on-the-spot experience and knowledge of
factors influencing the languages they study.
The emphasis of the tour was on German
culture. All countries visited, with the exception
of France, are directly influenced by Germany,
and students have the option of receiving three
hours college credit in German Culture and
Civilization.
For most of the pilgrims, it was their first visit
to Europe. After Luxembourg, Paris was the first
stop on the journey. Said one girl, "It was just
like any big city in the U.S. We had lunch at
McDonalds, and all the kids there were wearing
tight jeans and singing American pop songs." As
the group traveled further east toward
Communist-occupied territory, they found the
atmosphere became less familiar.
Students were exposed to a wide range of
areas in European culture. They drove in the big
cities, full of "unorganized, fast, wild traffic,"
and they walked in the Swiss Alps, "the most
breathtaking beauty anywhere." They saw the
ancient castle of Ludwig I of Bavaria, and they
attended an operetta, an orchestra concert, and
a puppet show. They also visited churches,
parks, universities, and even one concentration
camp.
The everyday matters of room and board were
an experience in themselves. They slept in soft
saggy beds with huge down comforters. They
were shocked by unisex bathrooms behind the
Sylvia Crook (center), a foreign language teacher at Collegedale
Academy, was one of the tour leaders. A portion of the group is
viewing the tomb of the unknown soldier in Paris.
Oertlimatt, an Adventist conference retreat on Lake Thunersee, Switzerland.
iron curtain. And they had to get used to eating
hazelnut butter instead of peanut butter. Drinks
were served lukewarm, always without ice. The
cheeses, fruits, and yogurts were "the best."
Probably the final few days of the trip, spent
in East Berlin, were the most impressive of all.
The tour went from the hustle and bustle of
modern West Berlin—"a town with more Ferraris
and Porsches than I have ever seen," said one
impressed car enthusiast—through Checkpoint
Charlie into Communist East Berlin. The
difference was like night and day. The people,
though, were very friendly. The group spent
Sabbath at a local SDA church and found
themselves taken in as a part of the family.
Church members aren't able to get the Bibles,
books, and evangelistic materials we're so used
to, but they are working anxiously for the
second coming. Said one German church
member, "I wish the Lord would come
tomorrow."
Dr. Aussner notes that one of the reasons for
traveling behind the Iron Curtain was to help
students realize the American freedoms we so
easily take for granted. He wanted to show
them a broader view of the world and its wide
range of humanity. Tour members' responses
reveal that this goal was accomplished.
Most everyone discovered that although
Europe was exciting, fascinating, and lots of fun
to visit, they were still thankful to be
Americans.
Dr. Aussner reports that he will be happy to
give a first-hand report of the tour for any
church in the Southern Union. Those interested
can contact him at SMC's Modern Languages
Department, (615) 396-4204.
Debra Gainer is a junior communication major
at SMC.
FIVE
The congregation marched from its old church building to the new sanctuary September 30.
"Look apt Gott Nat,. Witout*"
by R. L. Patterson
On September 30, 1978, the members of Shiloh SDA
church of Greenwood, Mississippi, marched from their
old church building to their new building on 627 Avenue
H. God had brought them a long way since their church
was organized in 1917.
The first believers held meetings in a store front with a
few chairs and a table. They did not lock the building
because there was not much to steal or destroy.
About 1919, the congregation moved into the home of
Mrs. Fannie West who lived at 401 Avenue F. Mrs. West
set aside one of her bedrooms for the worship place.
While worshiping in Mrs. West's home, the membership raised enough money to purchase a 50' x 100' lot on
the corner of Scott and G for $250. The Mississippi Conference sent a man to build a church on this site.
The congregation remained satisfied on the corner of
Scott and G for many years. Then, under the leadership
of Pastor Richard Bell, plans for a new church were put
on the board by architects Matthews and Smith. Fund
raising for the new church started.
Pastor James Bell succeeded his brother as pastor of
the church. Under his leadership, the members purchased the site of the new church for $10,500. Also, he
started the process of selling the \old building.
In January of 1977, R. L. Patterson became the pastor of
the church. One member said to him, "Pastor, we have
The interior is well suited for the 113-member congregation.
The new church, of modern design, is located on a larger lot than the 50by 100-foot tract that served as the previous site.
patched and patched this old building, we want a new
church."
Patterson discovered that they only had $12,000 cash,
and that they needed much more. He started a fundraising project which brought in about $6,500 in three
months. This amount was more than the tithe the previous year. Soloman Outlaw made the final arrangements for the sale of the old church for $15,700. The
South Central Conference gave $10,000.
The ground was broken for the new building in May of
1977, and construction started in September.
Thanks to the sacrificial nature of the architect, Bobby
Smith, and the contractor, Easley Young, the church
moved to completion. However, it was discovered that
there was about $6,500 in cost overruns that needed to
be taken care of. And, the church needed more than
$3,000 for a parking lot.
On dedication day, the pastor was able to raise in cash
and pledges $10,185 dollars. All that the members could
say was "look what God has wrought."
The city of Greenwood is located in one of the poorest
per capita income areas in the United States. The members can thank God for giving them a building valued at
between $150,000 and $175,000. They owe the bank only
$40,000.
D HOSPITAL SYSTEM
Lakeland Villa Convalescent Center.
A candle
n a Dark
Plat
by Barbara Anne Brooks
Photography by Bill Haupt
A
hospital is many things to many
people. . . . Itcan be a beacon in a stormy
sea, a candle in a dark place. . . .
Twenty-two years ago, two men—a
former Georgia governor and a county
commissioner--visited Watkins Memorial
Hospital in Ellijay, Georgia. They liked what
they saw so much they asked the Seventhday Adventists to come to Lakeland in the
southern part of the state to run their hospital.
Louis Smith Memorial was a county hospital which had opened in 1948 with 30 beds
but in recent years it had been closed and
the people in the area badly needed a good
medical institution.
The Adventists did go to Lakeland and in
1958 reopened the facility, leasing it from
Lanier County for a 50-year term. Over the
years modernization efforts were many and
included the addition of private rooms and
obstetrics services. Louis Smith became a
part of the Southern Adventist Health and
Hospital System when it was organized in
1973.
Today, with 40 beds, the hospital shares
land and is operated jointly with the Lakeland Villa Convalescent Center, a 62-bed
privately owned nursing home. Sabbath
school services and vegetarian meals are
provided for the several Adventist patients
at the Center.
Louis Smith is the largest nonagricultural business in the farmland
county of 10,000 people. Employees
number approximately 125, about 30 per
cent of whom are SDA, as are nearly all
those in leadership positions. The medical
staff of seven (five are SDA) include a radiologist and a psychiatrist with a pathologist available on a consulting basis. The
Louis Smith Memorial Hospital.
hospital is also active with the South Georgia Mental Health Department.
Some of the services offered are a 24hour-a-day emergency room with the medical staff on call; operation of the twovehicle county ambulance service; and a
respiratory therapy department. Surgery
and delivery have one room each, and the
laboratory counts a blood gas machine
among its up-to-date equipment. Radiology recently purchased equipment
worth $100,000, including a heart telemetry
system with freeze-action scope and memory unit which monitors three or more
heart patients constantly.
A patient having an electrocardiogram is
monitored by a computer which transmits
readings by phone to Chicago. Results are
analyzed there and sent back by teletype to
the cardiologist 50 miles from Louis Smith
as well as to their technicians. EEG (electroencephalogram) analyses are read and
reported in similar fashion.
The dietician—a nutritionist with a master's degree in public health—is also presently directing food service. She has been
involved with the weight control, cooking
and Five-Day Stop Smoking programs held
for the community in recent months. Parent education/prepared childbirth classes
are offered to expectant couples.
Part of the outreach effort of the hospital
is the gift of SDA literature—such as Life
and Health and These Times magazines—in
the patient rooms. The chaplain—also
church pastor—operates a rotating visitation program with the community ministers.
Outpatient visits during 1977-78 totaled
7,500 with 7,000 patient days recorded.
Three nearby counties are regularly served
by the facility but last year nearly 200 pa-
tients were admitted from three more.
The proposed budget for 1978-79 will be
$1.8 million according to Bill Haupt, administrator. Haupt succeeded Don Rees who
served in that capacity from 1969 until his
retirement in early 1978. Plans for renovation and expansion are underway. Currently being constructed is an ancillary
building which will serve the central supply
department and act as a warehouse, taking
some of the pressure off other hospital
areas.
Carpeting in lobbies and hallways is new
and some patient rooms are being remodeled. The lab and some other departments
will be relocated to provide more adequate
work space for employees and better service for patients. Haupt says that additions
and changes will be made as needs arise
and funds permit.
The 70-member church is nearby and
next to the two-teacher eight-grade school.
Both have seen tremendous membership
increases during the last year—the school
up 100 per cent and the church 50 per cent.
They hope to build a new school sometime
in the near future.
Lakeland is surrounded by numerous
counties with people who have not yet
heard the story we have to tell. The need for
dedicated workers there is obvious . . . is
great.
The staff at Louis Smith believe that
through the message of healthful living and
the medium of healing, they may help
many find not only a better way of living
now, but the joy of eternal life.
A candle in a dark place . . . whose fire
may fill the world. .
.
Barbara Anne Brooks is an editorial assistant
at Florida Hospital.
SEVEN
ALABAMA-MISSISSIPPI
Participants in the groundbreaking included G. T. Evans (left), AlabamaMississippi Conference treasurer; Herschel Cameron, former State Representative; Ed Reid, project coordinator, now health secretary of the GeorgiaCumberland Conference; C. G. Connelly, principal of Bass Memorial Academy;
T. M. Avery, superintendent of education of Lamar County; W. D. Wampler, conference president; Billy Andrews, state representative; Evelyn Gandy, lieutenant
governor of Mississippi; Bill Williams, chairman of Lamar County Planning Commission; L. A. Stout, conference secretary; Corley Parker, chancery court clerk of
Lamar County; and Ray Bass, president of Bass Pecan Company, son of I. H. Bass,
who donated the site occupied by the academy.
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he construction of a nursing home on the campus
of Bass Memorial Academy has been a hope of the
Alabama-Mississippi Conference for many years, but
each proposal has always faced formidable obstacles.
Now it is becoming a reality. I. H. Bass, who donated
the property for "a Christian high school," dreamed that
one day a nursing home would also be opened near the
school. In fact, a few years ago Mr. Bass' children donated additional property adjacent to the school along
U.S. Highway 11, unrestricted, but with the hope that a
nursing home would be located there. Mr. Bass' son
now describes it as "a dream come true."
The pursuit of a certificate of need, which grants full
recognition of the nursing home and helps assure its
financial success by granting approval for the Medicaid
program, is not an easy process. Local citizens and officials on municipal, county, and state levels actively sup- 1
ported approval throughout the eventful appeal for the
certificate.
At a February 2, 1978, meeting of a committee set up to
study the student employment needs at Bass Memorial
Academy, it was decided to seek a certificate of need for
a nursing home. Once the first steps were taken, the
Lord began to open doors for the project. Events began
to happen quickly. On February 18, several Adventist
health educators, physicians, and nursing home professionals discussed the organizational and service concept
with conference leaders. The name Adventist Health
Center was adopted.
The conference committee appointed Ed Reid, then
pastor of the Jackson, Mississippi, church and holder of
a Master of Public Health degree, to serve as project
coordinator. By March 20, 40 copies of a 50-page Application for a Certificate of Need were prepared and
filed with the State Health Planning and Development
Agency and the Mississippi Health Systems Agency.
Community support was overwhelming at a Sabbath,
May 13, public hearing held in Hattiesburg at which, of
course, no Adventists were present. The day had been
declared a day of prayer conference-wide for the project. Later, at a May 25 meeting in Jackson, the Mississippi Health Systems Agency, in a split decision, turned
down the proposal, saying that there was not a need for
an additional nursing home in the population area, according to the state plan. Subsequent population
growth studies showed Lamar County to be among the
three fastest growing counties in the state and far ahead
of previous population projections. On this basis, the
Mississippi Health Systems Agency reversed its decision
during an appeal on June 22.
However, the State Health Planning and Development
Agency had acted on the first recommendation of the
Mississippi Health Systems Agency and made a decision
to recommend that the U. S. Department of Health,
Education and Welfare not grant a certificate of need. A
fair hearing was then requested to present evidence for
reversal of this decision. On July 25, with a fair hearing
officer in charge appointed by Governor Cliff Finch,
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testimony was given by both sides. A second hearing
was held August 1, and recorded proceedings from both
days amounted to a 437-page document, in addition to
evidences and exhibits.
A 45-day period was then given for the fair hearing
officer to render a decision. One day before the time
limit expired, September 13, he recommended approval
of the certificate and reversal of the State Health Planning and Development Agency's disapproval. The certificate of need was finally issued by the Atlanta office of
HEW on October 4.
Groundbreaking ceremonies for the 120-bed Adventist Health Center were held December 3 with 200
people in attendance, mostly citizens from the Purvis
and Lumberton area between which Bass Memorial
Academy is located. Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Gandy,
featured speaker, praised Adventists for their compassion and desire to help people in physical need and their
perseverance in securing approval for the Adventist
Health Center.
According to W. D. Wampler, conference president
and chairman of the Adventist Health Center board, the
home will provide both skilled and intermediate care in
private or semi-private rooms. One hundred fourteen
acres have been set aside for the Adventist Health
Center and future expansion, possibly a retirement
community.
"Locating the nursing home in the area of Bass Memorial Academy not only meets a need of the community,
but also provides much-needed jobs for students,"
Wampler comments. "The conference will own and operate the Adventist Health Center and we expect to
employ over 40 students when it is in full operation."
Construction is scheduled to begin in earnest by early
spring, after working architectural plans are complete.
Opening of the Adventist Health Center is anticipated by
late 1979.
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Ministry and laity worked together on
construction of the new Myrtle Beach
church. 0. B. Klein is going for more
materials for the brick-facing phase of
the project.
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iracle
by M. D. Hanson
Photography by H. E. Davis
Volunteer workers can always count on a
delicious, if informal, meal provided by the
local church members.
Each spring more than 110,000 tourists pour into Myrtle Beach and South
Carolina's Grand Strand of beaches
and resort facilities. Though not as
well known as Atlantic City or the eastern coast of Florida, South Carolina
presents some of the loveliest waterfront on the eastern shore.
Myrtle Beach itself has a resident
population of about 20,000. But the
city thrives on the perennial flow of
out-of-towners. Each year the number
of businesses and motels continues to
increase. But what of God's work
there?
In 1958 the Myrtle Beach Seventhday Adventist church was organized.
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Because the membership was small
and scattered the church found it
necessary to rent church facilities to
meet in for services. But after years of
frustration seeing the large tourist
crowds come and go, the Myrtle Beach
church will be ready for the next
stream of tourists, some of whom are
vacationing Seventh-day Adventists.
They are building a 150-seat sanctuary
to meet the challenge of ministering to
the tourist crowds.
Numbering only 22 at the present
time, how can the church take on such
a project? The answer, of course, lies
in the providence of God through His
followers in the Carolinas and beyond.
Herman Davis, conference de-
velopment director, has been the
coordinator of the Myrtle Beach project. He can recite a history of the development of the Myrtle Beach church
that is inspirational. "Two years after
the church was organized they bought
some property owned by Myrtle Beach
Farms. Actually 'given' would be a better word since the selling price was $1.
Today that property at 62nd Avenue
North and Tindal Street is worth
$40,000. And that's only the beginning
of the miracles," Davis says.
Knowing that the building project
was more than they could handle by
themselves, the church appealed to
the conference for help. Word went
out of the great challenge before the
CAROLINA
Dr. Arthur A. Pearson of Fletcher, North Carolina, was one of several physi\ cians and dentists who exchanged their regular office routine for builder's
tools for a few days.
Blain Wolbert, a professional bricklayer, donates his time and talent to the Myrtle Beach
project.
small group and in recent years what
has only been a dream is finally taking
shape with cement, wood, and nails.
If ever there was a truly "conference" built church, this is it. Laymen
and conference staff personnel have
joined together with the members of
the church to actually construct the
Myrtle Beach church. Davis comments'
that "there has been a tremendous
spirit, wonderful cooperation, and we
have just had a good time together."
Laymen have given time, knowledge,
labor, money, and encouragement. In
fact, he continues, "One of our physicians was vacationing in the beach
area, heard about the project and
showed up with two of his boys on a
Monday morning and stayed all week,
working all day every day!"
Financial support for the project has
come from the church, conference,
other laity, and even the General Conference, who expressed an interest in
the area because of the tourist flow
and a nearby Air Force base. The value
of the building materials alone is approximately $40,000. Many business
and professional people responded
when the Myrtle Beach project was
presented at a special retreat held last
spring at Nosoca Pines Ranch.
Davis tells us that the story of the
miracles and widespread support
wouldn't be complete without mentioning the tremendous cooperation
the church has received from the local
builders and contractors in Myrtle
Beach. "The building restrictions are
very strict here," he informs, but one
of our laymen made a contact with a
local builder asking if we could use his
license but do our own building, and
that we wouldn't be able to pay him for
its use. And he agreed! Since then,
every sub-contractor has permitted us
to use his license, at no charge, to do
the necessary work, but our own
laymen have done the actual work."
Under the continued blessing of
God, the Myrtle Beach church will
soon be a reality, standing as a witness
to God's great love before thousands
of Grand Strand visitors each year.
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The new Madison Campus elementary school, completed last month, has eight classrooms, a library, offices, practical arts area, a kitchen and auditorium.
RUSH
HUMAN BLOOD
by Pat M. Batto
of I were in your place I would establish a school
whose doors would swing open to any young man or
woman of worthy character who is willing to work."
Those words were spoken by Dr. David Paulson to
Edward A. Sutherland, first president of Walla Walla and
Emmanuel Missionary Colleges.
In 1904 Sutherland accepted that challenge and resigned his post as president of EMC and, with P. T.
Magan, went to Nashville where they met E. G. White.
Both men were convicted of the importance of helping
people in the southern mountains gain an education.
While visiting Mrs. White, she recommended that they
locate a school near the Tennessee capital city. On a
boat trip up the Cumberland River, the two men, with
Mrs. White and her son, Edson, were forced to abandon
the craft because of engine trouble. It was that location,
Madison, Tennessee, which the Lord's messenger told
Sutherland and Magan was the place where she believed
God wanted them to start a school. And it was there, on
an old farm, that the Nashville Agricultural and Normal
Institute opened its doors to 11 students.
Today SDA's are marking 75 years of Christian educaTWELVE
As part of the work-study program at Madison Academy,
Cindy Morris works as a night clerk at Madison Hospital
laboratory. By working at the hospital Cindy is able to
meet all of her school expenses, plus earn class credit.
tion at Madison, and the concept of education coupled
with labor by Adventist pioneers is being perpetuated at
Madison Academy in 1979.
In keeping with that philosophy, this day school, operated by the Kentucky-Tennessee Conference, still
considers work a very integral part of the educational
process. The school offers two types of work programs
for students who desire employment.
Of the 133 students currently enrolled at Madison
Academy, 67 per cent of the entire student body is employed by the Madison Academy Laundry, a schooloperated industry.
Last school year students earned over $30,000 at the
laundry, and this year student income is expected to
reach $85,000, almost three times the amount earned by
students last year.
"I am pleased that so many students are able to pay
their entire way through school by working at the laundry," states Ray Esparza, laundry manager.
There are three primary reasons for operating the
laundry. The first is to help students learn responsibility.
The second is to teach them job skills. And the third
KENTUCKY-TENNESSEE
Some 50 Madison Academy students
are employed by the school-operated
laundry. Madison Academy is the only
day school in the Southern Union that
operates a school industry.
reason is to help them afford a Christian education.
Another employment opportunity for Madison
Academy students is the work-study program in which
students earn job experience, cash, and class credit
which is applied toward graduation.
The skills learned in this program are not merely cleaning and janitorial, but are saleable skills, according to
0. L. Maize, who is the director of the work-study program, and a Bible instructor at the school. Some stuThese children at the Madison Campus Kindergarten Day-Care Center
receive special attention and supervision by a staff of eight teachers.
Bible stories are a very important part of the instruction at the center.
dents involved in the program are employed by nonschool industries, such as Madison Hospital and a
nearby nursing home. For each hour of class credit
earned, a student must work 300 hours. Two credit
hours are the maximum a student can earn.
Besides the academy program, there are two other
facilities at Madison that are a vital part of the educational program of the Kentucky-Tennessee Conference.
On August 7, 1978, the first conference-sponsored kindergarten opened at Madison Campus church, and in
conjunction with the kindergarten, the church also operates a day-care center for younger children. On opening day five youngsters enrolled, and since then the
number has increased to 38, according to Vicky Pedersen, director of the program. More than just a babysitting service for working parents, the new program is a
child development center, where youngsters, ages 2-4,
are taught important character-building traits, such as
sharing and getting along with others. Children ages 5-7
are taught readiness activities in preparation for entrance into the first grade.
A hot lunch is also provided for the children. These
vegetarian meals are a refreshing change for those who
have transferred from non-Adventist day-care centers,
where oftentime they could not eat lunch because pork
and other meats were served.
Elementary school education at Madison is another
growing program. Last year student enrollment was 135,
this year it has swelled to 165. For the past year classes
were held in the overcrowded church basement. The
school moved there because of the deteriorating condition of the previous school building. This month students are attending classes in a new educational complex.
In 1904 men and women with a conviction for a Christian educational program in the South heeded divine
counsel, and today, 75 years later, God continues to
abundantly bless the educational program at Madison,
Tennessee—an educational program founded and anchored on Christian principles.
Pat M. Batto, formerly a communication intern in the
Kentucky-Tennessee Conference, is now director of the
Communication Department of the Florida Conference.
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BEIRUT, LEBANON — — —
The headquarters of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's Afro-Mideast Division will be moved
from Beirut, Lebanon, to Nicosia, Cyprus. Authorization for the transfer was voted by the
General Conference. Action was taken as a result of the civil strife in the Lebanese capital. Also
closed was Middle East College. Division officials hope to re-open the college later this school
year in Kenya. The Afro-Mideast Division is one of 10 world divisions of the church. It
administers Adventist missionary, educational, and medical work from Turkey on the north to
Tanzania on the south, and from Libya to Iran. The church has nearly 200,000 members in the
division, mostly in East Africa. The headquarters move is considered temporary, but operations
will be conducted from Nicosia for the foreseeable future.
LONDON, ENGLAND — — —
According to the United Bible Societies, Soviet authorities have given permission for the
importation of 25,000 Russian Bibles. It will be the largest shipment of Bibles to the Soviet
Union in history. The import permit was granted to the All-Union Council of Evangelical
Christian-Baptists in the Soviet Union. It is asking the European Region of the United Bible
Societies to supply the Bibles.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — — —
A religious census has been taken of the incoming 96th U.S. Congress. It shows a continued
increase in the number of legislators who are Roman Catholics, with declining numbers of United
Methodists and members of the United Church of Christ. The statistics, compiled by Christianity
Today, also show a record number of Jewish legislators. Of the entire Congress, only six profess
no religious affiliation, while 19 more list themselves as Christians without specifying any
denomination.
The president-elect of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists has commented on the
future of women seeking ordination to the gospel ministry in the church. Neal C. Wilson says
he doesn't see "any easy, quick solution" to the hopes of women who seek full ordination.
According to Wilson, many Adventist leaders "feel that the gifts of the spirit are not limited to
the male of the species." But, he says, the leadership of the church must move together and
carry the membership with them. Wilson says, "There is an awareness developing that, perhaps,
will lead to a more favorable attitude toward women's ordination in the future."
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — — —
If student leaders are an indication, American teenagers are continuing their trend toward more
traditional values—shunning drugs and sex, while favoring marriage, religion, and conservative
politics. That conclusion may be drawn from this year's poll of over 21,000 teens featured in
Who's Who Among American High School Students. Half of those polled said religious beliefs
played an important role in forming their moral standards and actions. Eighty-one per cent said
they are members of an organized religion and 60 per cent said they attend weekly services.
Only one per cent described themselves as atheists.
MADRID, SPAIN — — —
Spain has formally adopted a constitutional democracy. Among other things, the new
constitution separates church from state. It also guarantees basic human rights and political,
religious, and social freedom. Roman Catholicism has been the state religion. The new charter
declares that no religion in Spain has "state character." However, the government says it will
"keep in mind the religious beliefs of Spanish society and will maintain cooperative relationships
with the Catholic church and other faiths."
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late news
conferences
MISSISSIPPI
Ninth grade students at the Huntsville Central school held the WEEK OF PRAYER for the
school November 6-10. Several students are studying for baptism. Del Leeds is the ninth
grade teacher.
The ADVENTIST BOOK CENTER reports a gain of 250 per cent in sales for the second
quarter, ending September 1978.
Clay Farwell, Southern Union youth director, held the WEEK OF PRAYER at Bass Memorial Academy November 13-18.
Conference Youth Director Lewis Hendershot reports that 10 clubs and 170 Pathfinders
and staff attended a PATHFINDER CAMPOREE November 17-19 at Camp Alamisco. Guest
speakers were Ralph Peay, Southern Union Pathfinder director, and Conference Education
Superintendent Gerald Kovalski.
A FIVE-DAY PLAN TO STOP SMOKING was held November 19-23 for the Department of
Health and Physical Education of the University of Alabama. Instructors were Dr. Charles
Knapp of Dothan and Birmingham First Pastor David Sharpe. Another plan was held
November 13-17 by Sharpe and area physicians for the Mr. Fit program.
Fourteen individuals met on November 4 in Picayune, Mississippi, for the first Sabbath
school and worship service for this NEW CONGREGATION. A church company organization
is scheduled. Services are being held in a Methodist church.
Gulfport Pastor Arl Voorheis and church Health Secretary Margie Green led out in a
BLOOD PRESSURE AND SUGAR SCREENING PROGRAM with the Community Services
van November 27-December 1 in the Gulfport Mall. Arrangements were also made for the
Bass Memorial Academy musical group to perform in the mall December 14.
A FIVE-DAY STOP SMOKING CLINIC was held in the Gilfoy Auditorium in Jackson,
Mississippi, by Milton Hallock and his health team.
The Huntsville Central church Home and School Association hosted Dr. Tom Straight for
a two-day SEMINAR entitled "driving your child sane." Straight is coordinator of patient
care at a Louisville, Kentucky, hospital.
A student PUBLICATIONS WORKSHOP was held on the Bass Memorial Academy campus
under the auspices of the Alumni Association on November 19. Presentors were George
Powell, alumni president; Jerry Heinrich of Photo Sound International; Vanessa Greenleaf
Henson, Southern Missionary College student; and Communication Director Gerald
Kovalski.
The Bass Memorial Academy CAREERS DAY held November 20 featured participants
from numerous professions, most of whom were former students at BMA. George Powell,
alumni president, was coordinator of the event which included, among others, Dr. Tom
McFarland of Lumberton, Dr. Hugh Leggett of Brookhaven, Jerry Heinrich of Atlanta,
Vanessa Greenleaf Henson and K. R. Davis of Southern Missionary College.
Community Services Director Richard Hallock, along with Pastors Jerrell Gilkeson and
Mario Cruz, met in Hattiesburg with officials of the University of Southern Mississippi, Red
Cross, Home Education, and other service agencies, to discuss Adventist community
services supplementing on a regular basis the area-wide HEALTH SCREENING AND DISASTER RELIEF PROGRAM. This is seen as a breakthrough for Adventist involvement in that
area.
Recent EVANGELISTIC MEETINGS included Hanceville with J. J. Millet and John Hanson,
Auburn with W. H. Patsel and Roger Morton, Olive Branch with J. J. Millet and Alden Hunt,
De Funiak Springs with John Mathews, Columbia with Jerrell Gilkeson and Mario Cruz,
Quitman with Gary Ivey.
Sixteen teachers received certificates for completion of the five-hour PERFORMANCE IN
SABBATH SCHOOL TEACHING course conducted in Pensacola by Sabbath School Director Lewis Stout, November 10,11. Another course was recently held in Jackson, Mississippi,
and attended by 15 teachers. Sabbath School Superintendents Sherman Holland of Pensacola and Fred Ashmore of Jackson arranged for the course for their teachers.
The FALL WEEK OF PRAYER at greater Birmingham Jr. Academy was held October 9-13
by Joe Dobbs, now retired in London, Kentucky.
A survey of MEMBERSHIP GAINS in the Carolinas through October of 1978 reveals that 14
of 78 churches and companies have experienced over eight per cent membership growth
despite a net drop in baptisms of 21.5 per cent below 1977 figures. Aiken, South Carolina,
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Greensboro, North Carolina, Franklin, North Carolina, and Union, South Carolina, have
recorded 68 per cent, 44.2 per cent, 31.8 per cent and 29.5 per cent membership growth,
respectively. Tithe gains through October show a 7.6 per cent increase.
Dr. Joseph J. Battistone, pastor of the Fletcher, North Carolina, church, held a Crusadefor
Truth REVIVAL SERIES in his church during the month of November. Attendance throughout the church series averaged 300. Eight persons have been baptized and several more will
be baptized in December and January.
The November 30 edition of Fletcher News reported that the Robert Baldwins were
selected as an OUTSTANDING VEGETABLE FARM FAMILY by the Henderson County
Resource Management Demonstration Farmers Organization for 1979. Baldwin is the farm
manager for Fletcher Hospital, Inc.
Evangelist Bill Waters and Bruce Hehn opened a series of PROPHECY 1978 MEETINGS in
the Durham church October 28, 1978. Despite the church's hard-to-find location, more than
170 non-members attended the opening night meeting. Waters says that since the presentation of the Sabbath truth, more than 65 non-members are still attending regularly.
Two freshman student nurses at the Fletcher Hospital School of Nursing have been
awarded $300 SCHOLARSHIPS by the James G. K. McClure Educational and Development
Fund of Asheville, North Carolina. The students receiving the scholarship awards are
Donald Patterson and Sherry Maynard. The objective of the scholarship program is to aid
financially deserving and academically promising residents of Western North Carolina.
Evidence of Christian character and the desire to be of service to one's fellowmen are
considered of basic importance in the selection.
Janis Snowden, seventh- and eighth-grade teacher at Columbia Junior Academy, has told
her students to take a walk and they have taken her seriously. In an effort to develop an
interest in WALKING/RUNNING EXERCISES, Miss Snowden told her students that only
seven laps around the school equaled a mile. Then she challenged them to see how far they
could run collectively during the course of the school year. The students responded
enthusiastically to the plan. As of November 3 the two classes had completed 1,107 6/7
miles. Every morning after worship the students are given 10 minutes to walk or run around
the building. Although she doesn't attribute all of her observations to the exercise alone,
Miss Snowden noted several benefits from this program: 1. The students are quieter. 2. The
grades of all eighth graders have improved. 3. The attitude of the students is healthier,
friendlier and more positive. 4. The students complain less in general. 5. The older students
have inspired the younger ones to get involved. (It was noted that the third and fourth
graders have accumulated 315 6/7 miles.)
FLORIDA
Evangelist Harmon Brownlow finished up his SERIES at Kress Memorial church in Winter
Park with 15 baptisms, with a few more expected.
TWENTY-FIVE WERE BAPTIZED at the end of Gordon Blandford's meetings in New Port
Richey. The first two people to be baptized from his meetings were Mormons. This couple
had attended the cooking and nutrition class in the church just a few weeks prior to the
meetings. Sue Adams and Marilou Schriber were thrilled when the wife said, "Nutrition
schools pay."
Spanish Evangelist Walter Cameron baptized 15 as a result of his MEETINGS at Tampa
Spanish church.
The Pratt-Speer team baptized 21 from their Clearwater CRUSADE. Floyd Powell, a
Florida Conference field representative, held a series of meetings in Orange Cove and
baptized 14 at the end.
Pastor Robert Kurth baptized six after his MEETINGS in Haines City.
A new conference evangelist, Don Edwards, is going strong in Ft. Myers. He has already
BAPTIZED 46 and still has another week to go, with several more baptisms expected.
M. Myers and his team of workers from the Orlando Community Service Center did 300
HEALTH SCREENING TESTS at the St. Augustine Catholic church. The team was invited by
the parish priest. Each person screened was given the usual three pieces of SDA literature.
Gladys Swanson, health secretary of the Brooksville church, is giving 15-minute HEALTH
TALKS on the local radio once each month. This is being well received and folks report a
change of lifestyle as a result of these good health tips.
"Our Advent Heritage" was the theme of the Florida PATHFINDER CAMPOREE held at
Camp Kulaqua November 17-19. Over 720 Pathfinders and staff participated in skits of the
early Adventist pioneers. Dr. Josephine Cunninoton Edwards was the guest speaker and
she presented thrilling stories of our church history. Twenty-three clubs were in attendance.
Gladys Knecht, leader of the Sanitarium church Community Services, and her co-workers
sent out 32 large BASKETS OF FOOD to unfortunate folks in the community. The Pathfinders had collected 2,500 cans of food and over 2,500 pieces of clothing at Halloween
time. The local merchants helped supply the fresh vegetables and fruit and the sanitarium
baked cookies for the project.
A unique and successful COOKING AND NUTRITION SCHOOL was conducted in Tampa
under the direction of Glenda Laneville of the Plant City church. There were 30 in attendance, and each evening a full-course dinner was served. After dinner the classwork began
with demonstrations of the recipes used that evening. The program was supported by a
physical therapist and a dietitian, plus the nutrition films. "The public response was delightful. They were so impressed. The last night we could hardly get them to leave."
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Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Crawford, members of the Kress Memorial church, celebrated their
50th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY October 27 in Indonesia. The Crawfords have engaged in
mission service in Guyana and Trinidad, and are presently spending two years as SOS
workers in the Far East. Friends of the Crawfords may wish to write them at the Far Eastern
Division, 800 Thomson Road, Singapore 11, Republic of Singapore.
Students from Forest Lake Academy went INGATHERING on November 15 throughout
central Florida. As is their custom, students are sent to various church districts to assist
those local churches in their local World Service Appeal. Half of the funds collected by the
students goes to the local church goal, and the remaining portion goes to the academy goal.
The students raised around $4,500 for the campaign. More than that, however, was the
blessing each participant received from his part in the work by giving others an opportunity
to help the Lord's work and share with them what Adventists are doing all over the world.
UMBERLAND
A PATHFINDER CONVENTION was held November 17-19 at Atoka Springs camp by Youth
Director John Strickland. Featured speaker was Conference Secretary Don Aalborg, who
led out in a "Mini Week of Prayer." Plans were laid for the 1979 Pathfinder jamborees, union
camporee, and Pathfinder fair. On Sunday the clubs demonstrated the union camporee
events in preparation for that event.
Year-end Community Service FEDERATION MEETINGS were held December 9 and 10 in
Chattanooga and Macon under the direction of Lay Activities Leader Gary Grimes. Conference Health Director Ed Reid was the featured speaker emphasizing various forms of health
ministry as a practical demonstration of community service.
Conference Treasurer Richard Center reports a TITHE GAIN of $332,500 through
November, 1978. This is a 7.3 per cent gain over last year, which barely equals the rate of
inflation. In the uncertain times in which we live it is most important to remember that God
honors those who are faithful in stewardship.
Approximately $35,000 was received in a SPECIAL OFFERING taken November 18 in the
Apison, Ooltewah, Collegedale, and Standifer Gap Churches. The funds will help to provide
a new church building in Cohutta, Georgia. Apison Pastor L. 0. Coon is leading out in the
Cohutta project and reports that property for the new church has been purchased and 35 to
50 people are regularly meeting each Sabbath in a home on the property.
-TENNESSEE
Evangelist Joe Melashenko, evangelist from the VOP, has just concluded a crusade in
Louisville, Kentucky. Meetings were held in the Louisville First church and several have
been baptized.
Evangelist Don Shelton and Pastor Jim Ferguson held MEETINGS in Clarksville, Tennessee, and 35 have been baptized. An additional 15 baptisms are expected.
Construction has begun on the DIRECTOR'S CABIN at Indian Creek Camp, according to
Conn Arnold, conference youth director. Plans are being laid for the construction of guest
cabins to be completed this summer.
Lyle Anderson, education superintendent, reports that the Kentucky-Tennessee
TEACHERS' IN-SERVICE TRAINING session was held on November 20 at Greater Nashville
Jr. Academy. Archa 0. Dart, retired from the General Conference, was the guest speaker.
Dart also presented a series of meetings at Madison Boulevard church on the importance of
the family.
Evangelist Elden Walter from the VOP held a SERIES OF MEETINGS in Memphis, Tennessee. The three pastors in the area assisted and 13 people have been baptized.
Madison. Academy was the recent recipient of a $5,000 ANONYMOUS GIFT. The money
was designated to purchase audio-visual equipment. The new equipment that was purchased with the money has upgraded the library to a media center.
Milo Sawvel, associate director of Narcotics Education, from the General Conference,
met with 35 representatives from Nashville churches and hospitals on November 19 to
discuss plans for a 4DK PROGRAM which will be held in Nashville in April.
According to Jack Clarke church development director, the Jackson, Tennessee, and
Williamsburg, Kentucky, churches are nearing completion of their EDUCATIONAL BUILDINGS. Each began construction in the fall of 1978. Robert Rogers, Seventh-day Adventist
contractor from Bowling Green, Kentucky, is in charge of construction. He also is the
contractor for the Highland Academy church building program.
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Mervyn A. Edwin Warren a 14-year-old 10th grader at Oakwood Academy, participated in
the student science training program at Alabama A & M University, Huntsville, last summer.
Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the program covered college level topics in
precalculus, computer science, and physics. Besides making A's in all the topics, he
received the SPECIAL AWARD for the highest performance in mathematics. Planning to
become a physician, Mervyn's hobbies are varied and include music and origami. He is the
son of Dr. and Mrs. Mervyn Warren, academic dean and home economics instructor,
respectively, of Oakwood College, and the grandson of Mrs. Roberta Fields and Elder and
Mrs. C. E. Moseley, Jr.
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Edgar Grundset, associate professor of biology at Southern Missionary
College, delivers the report for those who went to Atlanta for the annual
Ingathering field day to SMC Public Relations Director Ron Scott. Participants in the October 11 event received $10,500 in contributions.
Barbara and Bud Myers, coordinators of the Community Services Center
in Orlando, Florida, are proud of their newly expanded and remodeled
thrift store. A variety of goods, from clothing to appliances to furniture, is
sold, with proceeds going for community service work.
Pictorial
Stories
More than 40 Sabbath school teachers and leaders
attended the November 12 felt workshop and demonstration at the conference office in Montgomery.
Mrs. Mary Gill, kindergarten leader of the Gulfport,
Mississippi, church, signs up for materials. The
workshop was co-sponsored by ABC Manager
George Gager and Sabbath School Director L. A.
Stout. Guest lecturers included Babe Wilson of Collegedale and Ivan Ruiz of Atlanta.
More than 200 professionals and
their spouses attended the threeday convention of the National Association of Seventh-day Adventist
Dentists held in San Diego, California, during October. Pictured at
right are Dr. S. L. DeShay, health
director of the General Conference
(left), Dr. J. Glen Linebarger, associate health director of the Southern
Union, Mrs. Linebarger, of Jacksonville, Florida, Dr. and Mrs. Henry
Williams, Evans, Georgia, and Dr.
Frank Newgard, Ocala, Florida.
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Community Relations Day exercises at the
Bethany church in Montgomery, Alabama, honored State Representative Alvin Holmes (right),
who received an award from Pastor S. J.
Jackson. Dr. E. E. Rogers, from Oakwood College, was the speaker.
Eric Stephens, a member of Forest Lake Elementary Education Center's gymnastic team, comes in for a landing. The team demonstration was part of the
FLEEC Family Fun Day activities which also included a band concert, team
competitions, and an egg drop from airplanes.
Mrs. Ruth Switzer received a plaque December 2 recognizing her as
the outstanding church communication secretary in the Carolinas.
She is seen here in front of the small Salem, South Carolina, church
she represents to the media. Thanks to her work and the community-mindedness of the Salem membership in general, Adventists
are developing an image of being a helpful, friendly church.
The Alabama-Mississippi Conference was honored November 1 for being the second conference in the Southern Union and the world field to obtain
100 per cent participation by the ministerial force in the Trust Services program. Southern Union Trust Services Director C. G. Cross (left), President
H. H. Schmidt, and General Conference Trust Services Director A. C. McKee (right) presented an award to Alabama-Mississippi Trust Services
Director K. M. Mathews (center) and Treasurer G. T. Evans.
Georgia-Cumberland Conference President Desmond Cummings visits with fellow Calhoun,
Georgia, resident Mrs. Edna Langford in the Cabinet Room of the White House November 22. Elder
and Mrs. Cummings, along with General Conference President Robert H. Pierson and General
Field Secretary Robert Reynolds, and GeorgiaCumberland Communication Director Clif Port
represented the Adventist Church at a Thanksgiving Eve presentation of St. Mark's Gospel by Alec
McGowen, hosted by President and Mrs. Carter.
Approximately 300 clergy from throughout the
country attended the presentation and dinner held
in recognition of National Bible Week.
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Education
SMC's 'College Within
a College' Offers
Life-related Subjects
Southern Missionary College —
The student association has recently launched a new academic
program. It consists of a series of
minicourses covering a variety of
life-related subjects—from planning a wedding reception to the
fundamentals of sailing—subjects
that don't fit into the regular curriculum outline. Each minicourse is
a two-hour class, 20 of which equal
one regular credit hour. The program, a first for Adventist colleges,
has been christened College
Within a College, or CWC.
CWC officially began on July 10,
1978, when the faculty and staff approved the written proposal given
by Melvin Campbell, dean of students. This action virtually established a new mini-college within
the present college structure, to be
financed and operated by the Student Association. CWC faculty
come from the student body, college staff, and community people.
The proposal was brought before
SMC students in September, with
instructions to check five preferred
courses from a list of 50 possibilities. Response was good, with well
over 100 votes for several of the
courses. The SA hopes to offer the
top 20 classes, which range from
water-skiing to flower arranging,
within the current academic year.
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So far college staff and students
have joined in teaching sailing fundamentals, sailing practicum, sign
language, and ornamental lettering. The program is expected to expand as it gains momentum. Dr.
Campbell envisions a CWC future
of up to 150 classes a year, including
some repetition for wider accessibility. Plans for the more immediate
future include courses in jogging,
bread baking, and winter camping.
An important advantage of the
CWC system is flexibility. Anyone
can join a CWC class. Educational
degrees are not required for
teachers, only the knowledge of a
skill. Students can take CWC
classes throughout their college
experience and receive up to four
semester hours of academic credit.
There is no basic charge made for
each course, only a $5 recording fee
to place the credit on the transcript.
Mark Boddy, the SA public relations director, reports that the
biggest problem at the moment is
to find the knowledgable teachers
with the time to teach a course.
Anyone proficient in a particular
skill—from hair styling to used car
buying—is encouraged to contact
Mark Boddy at SMC at 396-4354 or
396-4992.
through Federal loans and grants.
The Middle-Income Assistance
Bill extends Basic Education Opportunity Grants to college students
from families earning up to $25,000
a year. This bill provides interestfree (while in school) loans under
the Federal Insured/State Guaranteed Student Loan Programs.
These loans are provided regardless of family income. (7 per cent
interest begins to accrue 9-12
months after student terminates
classwork.)
Currently, students from families
earning above $15,000 are seldom
eligible for Basic Grants. Guaranteed Student Loans with interest
benefits are available only to students from families whose adjusted
gross income is not above $25,000.
The new legislation brings middle income students into the
mainstream of eligibility for the
student aid programs while at the
same time broadening the benefits
available to low-income students.
Parents who have applied for
student aid and were considered
ineligible should re-apply.
For more information, please
write to the Student Finance Office,
Southern Missionary College, Collegedale, TN 37315.
Expanded Student Aid
Bill Softens College
Tuition Crunch
Jacksonville Churches
Southern Missionary College —
Sponsor Fair Booth;
On October 15, 1978, Congress
passed the Middle-Income Student
Net $1,500
Assistance Bill (HR 11274). The pas-
Health
sage of this bill is significant as it
broadens the base for more college
students to qualify for assistance
Florida — The Seventh-day Adventist faith was presented to the
people of Jacksonville, Florida, in a
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dynam c way
David and Amy Waller provide a free blood pressure reading at the Duval County Agricultural
Fair.
Agricultural Fair, which was held
October 18-28. Approximately
1,200 free blood pressures were
taken over the 10-day period.
Twenty-six people from the
Seventh-day Adventist churches
nearby worked the fair booth, giving out literature and talking with'
interested people about the
church.
The American Kidney Foundation
paid the North Federation of Cornmunity Services $2 for each blood
pressure given to males between
the ages of 24-50. The Northern
Federation will receive $1,500 as a
result of the work done at the fair
booth.
Progress
Pulaski Purchases,
Renovates Building
with few modifications, including a
steeple, will serve as a main
sanctuary, with Sabbath school
classrooms.
During the first worship service
in the new building, on October 7,
two patrons of the former bar entered the nightclub-turned-church,
and to their surprise the people inside were studying the Bible, not
dancing the disco or sipping an
alcoholic beverage.
Pulaski-area residents have remarked that the new church is a
great improvement over the former
establishment.
South Atlantic
Organizes 121st
Church
South Atlantic — The 119th,
120th, and 121st churches of the
South Atlantic Conference were
organized on November 18, 25, and
tion in Orlando, on November 18,
0. H. Paul, the district pastor, presented a group of Kissimmee believers to Conference President
R. L. Woodfork for organization.
Woodfork announced that to be
South Atlantic's 119th congregation. Paul explained that this group
was made possible by the direct efforts of L. C. Casey, one of the local
elders of the Orlando-Mt. Sinai
church, along with those who supported him in this layman's project.
The following Sabbath at the similarly large gathering of the officers
of Georgia at Fredrick Douglas High
School in Atlanta, F. W. Parker, the
pastor for the Atlanta-Berean district, presented a group for organization into a church. This group
was brought about because a
number of members from Berean
moved out to the Red Oak section
of College Park and started an organized witnessing program. This
was followed up by a short evange-
Kentucky-Tennessee — Members of the Pulaski, Tennessee,
church, which was organized in
March, 1977, have already purchased a church and are planning
for a church school.
This ambitious church group
bought a nightclub which is
situated on a five-acre tract with
two trailer spaces and a frame
house.
The church purchased the property and buildings rather than wait
to purchase and pay off land before
building a sanctuary.
The former Honey Club, as it was
called, is less than one year old, and
The Kissimmee, Florida, church was organized November 18. With the group is South Atlantic
President R. L. Woodfork (left) and Pastor 0. H. Paul (right).
December 2, respectively. They are
all the direct labors of the laity.
At the Church Officers' Conven-
Members of the Pulaski, Tennessee, church discuss plans for a new sign to change the identity
of the Honey Club nightclub to the Seventh-day Adventist church.
listic meeting by Parker which culminated in the organization of the
church of some 50 members.
In 1968, Mary Johnson, now age
78, moved to Greenville, North
Carolina, from Kinston, North
Carolina. She found two other Adventist believers—Suddie Briley
and her father, Mr. Savage, who
passed away shortly afterwards.
The two ladies moved in together
and shared their faith with whom
they could by giving Bible studies
and the like. In 1972, Alvin LaCount,
the pastor of the Kinston district,
followed up the interest with a
short effort, and in 1976 Albert
Teele did likewise. A number was
added to the group from both efTWENTY-ONE
grown to over 60 and larger facilities were needed. The present
property on North Church Street
was purchased and the church was
built by the members. Although the
note on the church and property
has been paid for several years, the
church had never been dedicated.
On December 2 the Greenville, North Carolina, church was organized. Officiating at the service
was Conference Secretary R. B. Hairston (second from left) and Pastor Willie Taylor (right).
The Red Oak church in College Park, Georgia, became the 120th church on November 25.0. W.
Mackey (right center, front), associate publishing director of the Southern Union, Woodfork,
and Pastor F. W. Parker were present for the organization.
forts, and on December 2, 1978, the
new pastor, Willie Taylor was able
to present the group to R. B.
Hairston, secretary of the conference, for organization. This 121st
church is a direct outgrowth of the
dedicated effort of Mary Johnson
with the support of loyal members
from Kinston, New Bern, and LaGrange, North Carolina.
during tent meetings held by Allen
Walker. After meeting in members'
homes for some time a church was
purchased near town.
By 1956 the membership had
Selma Dedicates
Church
Alabama-Mississippi — A dedication service for the Selma,
Alabama, church was held on
November 11 with W. C. Arnold,
youth director of the KentuckyTennessee Conference, as guest
speaker. Arnold grew up in Selma.
The first Seventh-day Adventist
church in Selma was organized with
23 members on October 28, 1928,
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Pam Davis sings for Mrs. Gillis and President
W. D. Wampler following the Selma dedication service. Mrs. Gillis' mother, Mrs. Faile,
attended the first tent meeting in Selma in
1928 and became a charter member.
Under the leadership of present
pastor E. J. McMurry and church
leaders, the building was remodeled in preparation for the dedication.
Along with the pastor and Arnold, others participating in the
dedication of the 70-member
church included Conference President W. D. Wampler, Treasurer
Tom Evans, Religious Liberty Director Kenneth Mathews, and Lay Activities Director Richard Hallock.
Kernersville Holds
Open House
Alabama-Mississippi Treasurer Tom Evans
(left), Pastor E. J. McMurry, and local elder
W. C. Eiland "burn the mortgage" during the
Selma church dedication.
Carolina— November 11 marked
the official open house of the Kernersville, North Carolina, church.
Located on a six-acre plot a short
distance from Interstate 85, the
building contains almost 17,000
square feet under roof plus a large
for 29 churches valued at almost $4
million in the last 12 years.
Twenty-eight per cent of GeorgiaCumberland's congregations worship in a church made possible by
the PBA. Since the opening of their
new churches, these congregations
have added almost 1,400 new
members, practically doubling
their previous membership, and
have reported tithe in excess of
$4,200,000!
Currently the PBA is helping with
the new McDonald Road church in
the Collegedale area and the
Cohutta, Georgia, church project.
The interior of the 450-seat Kernersville, North Carolina, church.
walled courtyard running the
length of the sanctuary. Pews in the
sanctuary will seat about 450 persons and a glass-enclosed infants'
room and two overflow rooms add
another 100 seats.
Who and Where
Thirteen heat pumps give yearround weather control within the
physical plant.
Professional/Business
Association Finances
29 Churches
The sound system for the entire
church is controlled at a central
console which is also equipped
with professional cassette recording and playback equipment for
providing tapes for shut-ins and absent members. Those with hearing
difficulties may sit anywhere in the
sanctuary and hear the service by
means of a small receiver set and
ear piece without having to plug
into an outlet.
Georgia-Cumberland — Over
200 people attended the annual
convention of the Professional and
Business Association held at
Southern Missionary College on
November 3 and 4. Robert H. Pierson, retiring president of the General Conference, was the speaker
and gave a report of his recent trip
to Russia.
The Professional and Business
Association has provided financing
In 1909 and 1910 about 25 church
members built a small church on
Graves Street in Kernersville. That
building now serves the church as a
community services building. In
1950 the congregation built a
church on West Mountain Street
which was to serve them for 26
years. Continuing growth forced
the church to build the present facility in 1977. There are currently
about 225 members.
In addition to this plant the
church cooperates in the operation
of Tri-City Junior Academy which
serves the church districts of
Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and
High Point, North Carolina.
Tampa Bay-area
Communicators
Organize Committee
South Atlantic — The Tampa
Bay-area SDA Public Relations
Committee was organized on February 4, 1978. Present at that first
meeting were rep'resentatives from
five black churches.
The purpose of the committee is
to coordinate all publicity to the
news media for black Adventist
churches in the Tampa Bay area.
Officers chosen at that first meeting were Chairperson Kingston
Bassett, Town and Country church,
Tampa; Assistant Chairperson Lillian Jenkins, Mt. Calvary, Tampa;
Secretary-Treasurer Gayle P. St.
Onge, Elim, St. Petersburg; and
Photographers Alphonso Mitchell,
Mt. Calvary; James Perkins, Elim,
and Kingston Bassett.
That initial meeting was corn-
The Tampa Bay-area SDA Public Relations Committee sponsored a communication workshop
during October. Featured guests included S. E. Gooden and Dr. D. S. Williams (front row,
center), of the South Atlantic and General Conferences, respectively.
TWENTY-THREE
bined with the Elim committee for
the promotion of the Aeolian concert held February 26. Due to the
diligent work of each member of
those two committees, the concert
was a near standing-room-only
success in the 1,000-seat capacity
sanctuary at Elim. "Of the three
stops made in Florida," said Xavier
Butler, tour director for the Aeolians, "this has been the most organized program."
In March of 1978, W. W. Fordham, while in the area for a
laymen's rally, attended a committee meeting. At his suggestion, a
weekend Communication Workshop was held during October.
Since that first meeting in February the staff has grown to 17
members representing seven area
churches, including the Tampa
Southside church of the Florida
Conference.
"We now have weekly coverage
in seven area newspapers, two
radio stations and WTVT television,
which has donated 39 free halfhour time slots to air the Breath of
Life series," reports St. Onge.
Knoxville Crusade
Wins 22; Nightly
Attendance 500
Georgia-Cumberland — When
they heard the words "Prophecy
Seminar" they came! Eight
hundred persons attended the first
night with Evangelist Rudy Skoretz
at the WNOX Radio Auditorium in
Knoxville, Tennessee. The second
night's attendance was 700 and a
nightly average of about 500 was
maintained during the crusade,
which continued through December 9.
In advance of the crusade an intense advertising campaign was initiated with bulk mailings of
brochures, coordinated with television announcements, formulated
to awaken in the viewer a desire for
more knowledge about God's
prophecies and plan.
Weeks before the advertising
campaign was put into motion,
"Operation Andrew," under the direction of Georgia-Cumberland Lay
Activities Director Gary Grimes and
Knoxville's Pastor Dale Tunnell,
TWENTY-FOUR
ing district pastors Mitch
Hazekamp, 0. E. Hanna, and Ken
Wilson, along with Horace Beckner
of the Knoxville church, answered
the call for help in follow-up visitations. Twenty-two persons have
united with the church to date. "In
addition, we have about 70 A and B
interests," states Tunnell.
Ed Dowling is assisted into the baptistry by
his father, Evangelist Rudy Skoretz, and
Knoxville Pastor Dale Tunnell.
was initiated with the Knoxville
congregation. The plan requested
every church member to pray earnestly for 10 people and attempt to
bring at least one of these persons
to the first night of the "Prophecy
Seminar."
Among those baptized was Ed
Dowling, who was baptized in his
wheelchair. Following a spinal injury in a motorcycle accident last
year with resulting paralysis to the
lower extremities, this young man's
courage, determination, and
never-ending faith that God has a
purpose for his life have sustained
his family. Ed has been hospitalized
four times during this eventful year,
but never missed an opportunity to
witness for Christ. Hospital personnel and friends received Bibles
and heard his personal testimony.
Because of the great interest
aroused by this crusade, surround-
South Florida
Deaconesses
Organize
South Atlantic — The deaconesses of the south Florida churches
organized themselves into a fellowship for concerted efforts to help
their church schools, a more organized and effective missionary sharing, and to strengthen their community relations.
Dr. Joyce McCalla, an official of
the Miami Dade County School System, and strong supporter of Christian education, was the guest
speaker. The churches involved in
this innovation are: MiamiBethany, Miami-Northside, Miami-Mt. Pisgah, Florida City, West
Hollywood, Ft. Lauderdale, Deerfield, West Palm Beach and Key
West. There are two church schools
in the area. Miami-Union Junior
Academy and Mt. Olivet in Ft.
Lauderdale.
Mrs. Alberta Flewelen is president and coordinator of the project, along with other officers chosen from each church.
Deaconesses from nine south Florida churches have organized to better support Christian
education and community relations.
YOUR RELIGIOUS
LIBERTIES
ARE ON TRIAL
Every day someone's religious freedoms are being
tried. Seventh-day Adventists are losing jobs because,
due to their religious beliefs, they will not join unions.
The American Indians are being forced to study
religions that are not part of their culture and heritage.
Ministers are faced with disclosing a confidence or
going to jail for contempt of court. Young people are
being "deprogrammed" against their will from religions
that their families see as "fanatical." The injustices go
on and on. What can be done about them? Is there a
way that we can help protect and preserve the religious
freedoms guaranteed everyone by the Constitution?
Yes there is! By sending LIBERTY, a magazine of
religious freedom, to the men and women who make,
interpret, and enforce our laws, we can be assured of
their at least knowing of the struggles going on for
religious rights. And awareness is the first step in
preserving these rights.
On Sabbath, January 13, you will be given the
opportunity to help keep LIBERTY in the hands of our
nation's thought leaders. Commitment bonds will be
available for sponsorship of subscriptions to
LIBERTY. Support your religious rights—support the
LIBERTY emphasis.
JANUARY
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Calendar GAIT Events
ALABAMA-MISSISSIPPI
Evangelistic Crusades
Montgomery - Jan. 5 - Feb. 3. David Merling
Bay Minette - Jan. 6-27. J. J. Millet
Ownbey Chapel, Sand Mountain - Jan. 6 - Feb. 3. W. H.
Patsel
Collegedale Academy Alumni Weekend - Feb. 9, 10, Col-
legedale church. Fri. 8 p.m., Academy Concert Band; Sabbath school, 9:50; worship service, 11:25; annual talent
program, 7:30 p.m., SMC PE Center. '19, '29, '39, '49, '59, '69
graduates planning to attend, contact Roy F. Battle, Box
628, Collegedale, TN 37315.
Religious Liberty Rallies
Jan. 6 Birmingham Roebuck
12 Bass Memorial Academy
13 Mobile, St. Elmo
19 Clanton
20 Montgomery
27 Ft. Walton Beach
Festival of the Word - Feb. 16, 17, Birmingham, Ala., Nazarene church, 1998 Shades Crest Rd. (Corner of Hwy. 31 and
Shades Crest Rd.). Fri., 1 p.m. Witnessing Workshops; 7:30
p.m., Norman Matiko, Voice of Prophecy. Sab., 11 a.m.,
Desmond Hills, General Conference Youth Dept.; 7:30 p.m.,
Jere Webb, Collegedale church. God's Love Song, SMC;
Celesta Singers, BMA.
Jackson, Ala., Church Dedication - Jan. 20
P.R.E.A.C.H. Seminar - Feb. 20, Birmingham Roebuck
church
CAROLINA
Evangelistic Crusades
Jan. 6 - Feb. 3, Union, S.C., Arnold Friedrich
Jan. 13 - Feb. 24, Camden, S.C., Waters-Hehn
P.R.E.A.C.H. Seminars
Jan. 8 Charlotte
9 Spartanburg
Progress Report and Officers' Meetings
Jan. 12 Charleston, S.C.
13 Columbia, S.C.
19 Spartanburg, S.C.
20 Greenville, S.C.
7:30 p.m.
3 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
3 p.m.
School Evaluations
Jan. 11 Charleston, S.C.
18 Captain Gilmer, Fletcher, N.C.
Sacred Music Concert Series -Jan. 20, Mt. Pisgah Academy.
Sundown vespers. Eugene Brewer, clarinet; Stephanie
Johnson, piano.
Southern Union MPH Classes - Jan. 21-25, Nosoca Pines
Ranch
Bible Conferences
Jan. 25-27 Nosoca Pines Ranch
Feb. 1-3 Nosoca Pines Ranch
Music Festivals
Feb. 11 Triangle Jr. Academy, Apex, N.C.
Mar. 4 Asheville-Pisgah, N.C.
FLORIDA
ABC Prayer Crusades - Glenn Coon, speaker
Jan. 5-13 Brooksville SDA church
19-27 Kress Memorial SDA church
Feb. 2-10 Tampa Southside SDA church
GEORGIA-CUMBERLAND
Pathfinder Jamborees
Jan. 21 Northern Jamboree Knoxville
28 Central Jamboree
G.C.A.
Feb. 4 Southern Jamboree Smithville
TWENTY-SIX
KENTUCKY-TENNESSEE
VOP Bible Crusade - Feb. 17 - Mar. 10, 7 p.m., Campbell
House Inn, 1375 Harrodsburg Rd., Lexington, Ky. Fordyce
Detamore, Emil and Ruth Moldrik.
SOUTH CENTRAL
Soul-winning Commitment Sabbath - Jan. 6
WCOG-FM, Oakwood's Radio Station, Official Opening -
Jan. 7
Workers' Meeting - Jan. 7-10, Nashville
Religious Liberty Sabbath - Jan. 20
Staff Meeting - Jan. 23, Nashville
Stewardship and Trust Services Seminar - Jan. 27,
Sylacauga, Ala.
Housing Board Meeting - Feb. 7, Nashville
Lay Advisory Council - Feb. 11, Oakwood College
Staff Meeting - Feb. 20
FHES Board Meeting - Feb. 21, Nashville
Stewardship and Trust Services Seminar - Feb. 24, Hunts-
ville First church
SOUTHERN UNION
LIBERTY Magazine Campaign - Jan. 13-20
Campus Ministries Seminar - Jan. 19-21, Gainesville, Fla.
Religious Liberty Offering - Jan. 20
Master of Public Health Classes - Jan. 22-25, Nosoca Pines
Ranch, Liberty Hill, S.C.
Medical Missionary Day - Jan. 27
Faith for Today Offering - Feb. 10
OUT OF UNION
LLU School of Health Alumni Association Annual Update
Convention - Feb. 2-7. Themes: "Cancer and Diet," "How
to Make the Medical Professions Soul Winning." For information contact Kathy Hargrave, Dept. of Health Education,
Loma Linda Univ., Loma Linda, CA 92350.
Auburn Adventist Academy Alumni Weekend - Mar. 9, 10.
Twenty-year class reunion.
Oak Park Academy Alumni Weekend - Apr. 13, 14. Honor
classes: 1929, 1954, 1969.
Greater Boston Academy Alumni Weekend - May 5, 6
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Voice of Prophecy Sermons are now available on cassette
tapes. For price and ordering information, write Sunday
Sermon Cassettes, Voice of Prophecy, Box 55, Los Angeles,
CA 90053.
Former SDA Servicemen are sought for a reunion of military
and civilian personnel who served in Europe from 19511961. Write Harold E. Kurtz, 907 S. Hill Dr., Reedsport, OR
97467. (503) 271-3492.
Adventist Colleges Abroad has come under the control of the
North American Board of Higher Education. All correspondence pertaining to ACA should now be directed to the
board, F. E. J. Harder, Secretary, General Conference, 6840
Eastern Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20012.
in transition
Georgia-Cumberland
Danny Stevens is the new pastor of the Athens, Tennessee,
church, coming to us from Morganton, North Carolina.
Voice of Prophecy
Assuming duties recently as director of public relations is 4.
Vernon L. Bretsch, who was Publishing Department director
of the Far Eastern Division for the past three years and previously was assistant general manager of the Review and
Herald Publishing Association. Public Relations director for
the VOP since early 1976 has been Eldyn Karr, who will now
serve as publications editor and public information officer.
On the Move
Alabama-Mississippi
Tui Pitman has transferred from the Birmingham Roebuck
district to become pastor of the Montgomery church.
Transferring from Pennsylvania to the Birmingham
Roebuck and Pine Hill churches is Winton C. Anderson. Anderson is a graduate of Union College and Andrews University.
A native of Sweden, Anderson and his wife, Alyce, have a
grown son and daughter. Mrs. Anderson holds a master's
degree from Temple University.
Assuming the responsibility of assistant pastor of the
Montgomery district, with primary responsibility for the Troy
congregation, is 1. Craig Schuster, a 1978 graduate of Columbia Union College. His wife is the former Suzi Rickard.
2. Terry Carmichael has been assigned as assistant pastor
of the Pensacola church. Carmichael is a graduate of Bass
Memorial Academy, Southern Missionary College, and recentlycompleted his studies at Andrews University for a master of divinity degree. He is married to the former Terri Musselwhite of Orlando, Florida.
Joining the conference as a full-time evangelist is 3. David
Merling and wife Stephanie. Merling comes from the
Georgia-Cumberland Conference and is a 1974 graduate of
Southern Missionary College. The Merlings have two young
sons, David and Jeremy.
Carolina
Robert Bretsch has transferred from the Elizabeth City and
Plymouth congregations to become chaplain at Mt. Pisgah
Academy.
Jim Graves is the new pastor of the Waynesville, North
Carolina, church, coming from the Goldsboro-Kinston, North
Carolina, district.
Richard Rechichar has moved from Fletcher to pastor the
Elizabethtown and Whiteville churches.
Florida
The following pastoral changes have taken place in recent
months:
Dan Bentzinger from Homestead arid Islamorada to Brandon; Ken Cooke from Madison and Perry to Homestead and
Islamorada; Richard Dubose from assistant at Sanitarium to
Madison and Perry; R. H. Schwebel from Brandon to Apopka
when 0. H. Bentzinger retired; Doug Jacobs to Sanford and
Deland from assistant at Tampa First, when C. R. Neill retired;
George Gantz from West Palm Beach to Palatka; Joe G.
Reams to West Palm Beach from Lakeland; Don R. Castonia
to Lakeland from Sanitarium; Eugene McCann to Inverness
and Hernando from Palatka when Raymond Roberts retired;
Wayne Thurber to campus chaplain at Forest Lake Academy,
replacing Benjie Leach, who went to Campion Academy in
Colorado.
:Veddings
STAGG — DALTON
Karyn Lynnette Dalton and Arthur Joseph Stagg, Jr., were
united in marriage May 8 in the Panama City, Florida, SDA
church. Mark Dalton, brother of the bride, and R. R. Neall,
pastor, officiated. Karyn is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.
Stanley Dalton, Sr., of Lynn Haven, Florida. Arthur is the son of
A. J. Stagg, Sr., of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The couple is
making its home in Collegedale where Arthur is attending
Southern Missionary College. Karyn is a nurse at Parkridge
Hospital in Chattanooga.
PEARCE — GREEK
Mary Kevin Greek, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Greek of
Pell City, Alabama, and Aubrey Glenn Pearce, son of Mrs.
Madelyn Pearce of Gordon, Alabama, were united in marriage
August 8 in the Roebuck SDA church, Birmingham, Alabama.
Tui D. Pitman officiated at the ceremony. The couple is making
its home in Pell City.
PARKER — WOOD
Vicki Ann Wood and Wallace Anthony Parker were married
October 15 in an outdoor ceremony at Shooting Creek, North
Carolina. Greg Prout officiated. The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Charles Wood of Murphy, North Carolina; the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Parker of
Hayesville, North Carolina. The couple is making its home in
Hayesville.
BUSCH — JOHNSON
Julie Lynn Johnson and Kenneth Lee Busch were married
November 26 in the Tampa, Florida, SDA church. The bride is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson of Tampa. The
bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne T. Busch of
Maitland. After a wedding trip to the West Coast, the couple is
living in Lutz, Florida.
sunset table
Jan.
5
Atlanta, Ga.
5:44
5:25
Charlotte, N.C.
Collegedale, Tenn. . 5:43
Huntsville, Ala.
4:49
Jackson, Miss.
5:10
4:37
Louisville, Ky.
Memphis, Tenn.
5:02
Montgomery, Ala.
4:55
4:47
Nashville, Tenn.
Orlando, Fla.
5:42
Wilmington, N.C.
5:16
Jan.
12
5:50
5:31
5:50
4:55
5:16
4:44
5:08
5:00
4:53
5:47
5:23
Jan.
19
5:57
5:38
5:57
5:01
5:22
4:51
5:15
5:07
5:00
5:53
5:30
Jan.
26
6:03
5:46
6:04
5:08
5:28
4:59
5:23
5:13
5:07
6:00
5:37
Feb.
2
6:10
5:53
6:11
5:16
5:35
5:07
5:30
5:20
5:15
6:05
5:43
Feb.
9
6:17
6:00
6:18
5:23
5:41
5:15
5:37
5:26
5:22
6:11
5:50
TWENTY-SEVEN
Classified Ads
HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR ADVERTISEMENT: (1) Have a local church
elder 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. SOUTHERN TIDINGS does not accept classified advertisements from sources outside the Southern Union Conference, except for requests for personnel at
SDA- and ASI-operated health-care institutions.
RATES: $10 for each insertion of 40 words or less and 25 cents for each
additional word including the address. Make checks and money orders
payable to SOUTHERN TIDINGS. Ads may run no more than two months in
succession or in alternate months.
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, or for typographical errors.
WANTED: A Director of Nurses for a 169-bed nursing center. The facility
is located in Tullahoma, Tenn., a beautiful town with a growing SDA church
and school. Must be a Tennessee licensed RN with supervisory experience.
Send resume and salary requirements to: Don West, Jr., P.O. Box 850.
Tullahoma, TN 37388.
(12,1)
RADIOLOGY CHIEF TECHNOLOGIST — We are currently seeking a
Manager for our Diagnostic Radiology Department to supervise a staff of 45
employees. 2-3 year's supervisory experience, ASRT and CRT required. If
you are interested in relocating to Southern California, please call or send
resume to Eugene Wedel, 1720 Brooklyn Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90033,
(213) 269-9131, Ext. 2541.
(12,1)
LAUREL NURSING CENTER needs Director of Nurses and a Physical
Therapist for inpatient and outpatient services. The new 120-bed addition
will open in early 1979. Its rural location is just two miles from Blue
Mountain Academy. If interested call Richard Mayer, (215) 562-2259, Box
670, Hamburg, PA 19526.
(12,1)
FOR SALE: Retirement-Resort unfinished 2-story cabin near Crossville.
Tenn. 3-bedroom, 2-bath, two decks, beautiful mountain view. Tax assessment $17,000 — sale price only $8,500. Proceeds go to Indian Creek
Camp. Contact Mitch Tyner or Conn Arnold, Kentucky-Tennessee Conference, (615) 859-1391.
(12,1)
RADIOLOGICAL PHYSICIST — Position now open for clinically
oriented applied radiological physicist at the White Memorial Medical
Center in Los Angeles, Calif. Master's degree in radiation physics or other
physical sciences preferred but will consider other qualifications. Responsibilities will include assisting with instruction and inservice education of
technologists, residents, and other technical staff. Send resume or phone
Ken Hoover, Recruiter, 1720 Brooklyn Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90033; (213)
269-9131, extension 1680.
(11,1)
REGISTERED RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST (RT-ARRT) with
mammograph experience or is willing to learn to do the mammograms, days
only, some weekend work. If interested please contact Administration,
Takoma Adventist Hospital, Greeneville, TN 37743, or call (615) 639-4721.
( I)
FOOD SERVICE SUPERVISOR AND DIETETIC TECHNICIAN needed
in progressive department. Must have AA degree plus experience. New
373-bed hospital in Kansas City suburb. Excellent surrounding community.
Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Box 2923, Shawnee Mission, KS 66201.
(913) 676-2576.
(1,2,4)
PISGAH ESTATES: Retired or thinking of retiring? Consider one of 72
2- or 3-bedroom homes near Mt. Pisgah Academy, Asheville, N.C. If 55 or
older and would like to work less but enjoy life more, all homes AC, electric
heat, carpeted. For further information and brochure, write A. J. Skender.
Carolina Conference, Box 25848, Charlotte, NC 28212.
(0)
400 WOODED ACRES with spring for sale. Wild deer and turkey. Beautiful building site. 100 miles from Memphis. $275 per acre. Write 2653
Juneway Dr., Memphis, TN 38134, or call (901) 386-4376.
(1)
CHURCH SCHOOL TEACHER RE-LOCATED. Must sell 3-bedroom,
2-bath masonry home in country on 11/2 lots. Seven years old. Low taxes.
Large living and dining area carpeted. Central heat and air. Fruit and shade
trees and established lawn. Well with pump. Partially furnished. Kitchen
has built-in stove and oven with lots of cabinets. Laundry alcove adjoins
kitchen with necessary hookups. Carport has enclosed storage room.
Seven miles from Arcadia church and school. On paved highway 760 A, 1/2
block from Hwy. 17 to Punta Gorda that has SDA hospital. $10,000
down—assume mortgage. Available Jan. 1, 1979. Contact Glenn Starkey,
A/C 615 — Office 629-4366, Res. 899-1883, or P.O. Box 6069, Chattanooga,
TN 37401.
(1)
TWO MOUNTAIN ACRES — all electric 3-bedroom, living, dining,
kitchen, utility, three baths, with 2-car attached garage. Fenced garden.
fruit, church, school, hospital near. $41,000. Contact Mr. R. Britton, Cumberland Heights, Coalmont, TN 37313. Telephone (615) 692-3086. (1.2)
"SO YOU WANT TO PLAY . . ." Five big volumes for would-be
pianists--church, Sabbath school, praise service, only $36. Christcentered. Use with church hymnal. Supplement, 228 pages, for lifetime use,
$6.50. Star Music Co., Rt. 6, Box 101-BB, Florence, MS 39073.
(1)
CLARKRANGE, TN — 35 ACRES cleared farm land. Close to SDA
church. Will sell as a whole or in 5-7 acre tracts. Own a mini farm for what
many spend on a city lot. Call (615) 588-1112 or (704) 435-2724 for additional
information.
(1)
TWENTY-EIGHT
SAVE TIME, MONEY, NUTRITION, WITH DRIED FOOD, reserves
storage plan. Eleven cases, 30 vegetarian foods, feeds one adult one year!
Very delicious, nutritious, compact. Quick, easy rehydration in minutes.
No waste, pits, peels, refrigeration. Vital food security when everything
else fails. Lowest prices to SDA. Send four stamps to Factory Distributors:
Desert Winds, 509T Cumberland. Jellico, TN 37762. Dealers Wanted.
( 1,3,5,7)
SDA BUSINESSES WANTED, any type, anywhere, large or small, buy or
sell. Write: First Resources Corporation—Business Exchange Division,
P.O. Box 3366, Longwood, FL 32750. SDA-affiliated group.
(1)
CHALLENGING SALARIED POSITION in full-time denominational
work with Christian Record Braille Foundation. Openings in Kentucky,
Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Contact Carl Felts, 4-378
Monte Vista Rd., Candler, NC 28715, or call (704) 667-8156.
(1,2)
CERTIFIED OPHTHALMIC ASSISTANT/TECHNICIAN: Requires experience with Goldman visual field testing (kinetic and static), ophthalmic
ultrasound and ophthalmic photography including fundus photography and
fluorescin angiography. Position will consist of working in a hospital diagnostic ophthalmic laboratory with several physicians. Call: Personnel.
Porter Memorial Hospital, Denver, CO, (303) 778-1955.
(1)
SHAWNEE MISSION MEDICAL CENTER, a 385-bed suburban hospital
in Kansas City, is accepting applications for RNs, physical therapist, radiologic technologist, dietary supervisor with food management degree and
experienced heating/air-conditioning mechanics, plumbers, cabinetmakers
or carpenters. Call (913) 676-2576.
(1,2)
CHIEF TEHNOLOGIST, MEDICAL LABORATORY (ASCP) B.S. required. Employment opportunity for qualified person with demonstrated
supervisory abilities. Good salary and complete benefits. This is a modern,
progressive I06-bed hospital located in scenic northwestern New Jersey
five miles from Garden State Academy and elementary school. For complete details call collect (201) 852-5100, ext. 137, or write to Personnel
Office, Hackettstown Community Hospital, 651 Willow Grove St., Hackettstown, NJ 07840.
(1.2)
MOTORHOME FOR SALE: 32' motorhome on Dodge chassis. 1978
model in excellent condition. Used in evangelism. Priced to sell. Lin Powell. Box 129, Gilbertsville, KY 42044. (502) 326-4759.
(1)
CHALLENGING SALARIED POSITION in full-time denominational
work with Christian Record Braille Foundation. Openings in Florida, Mississippi, and Georgia. Contact William Copley, P.O. Box 271, Newton, AL
36352, or call (205) 299-3176.
(1,2)
THE GENERAL CONFERENCE RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICES has
a career opportunity for a property-casualty underwriter. The position
requires five years commercial lines experience. CPCU preferred. Direct
all inquiries to the Manager, Administrative Services, 11291 Pierce Street,
Riverside, CA 92505, or call collect (714) 785-2330.
(1)
FOR SALE: Furnished 24' by 40', 1977 Modular House with 11/2 to 2 acres
land, located in central Ala. In Talladega Nat. Forest. SDA community.
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BAIN, Myrtle M., was born Dec. 1, 1900, and died Nov. 24 in Asheville,
N. C. Miss Bain graduated from the School of Nursing at the Orlando,
Florida, Sanitarium in 1927. She was a missionary to Africa for five years.
She served as school nurse at Oakwood College. Miss Bain was a member
of the Upward Road SDA church. She is survived by her brother, Samuel A.
Bain, of Ramona, Calif.
BARKER, Anna B., was born Oct. 26, 1900, in Zionsville, Ind., and passed
to her rest Oct. 24 in Jacksonville, Fla. She had lived in Jacksonville since
1927 and was a member of the First SDA church. Survivors include her
husband, Howard, and sister. Mrs. Ora Thompson, both of Jacksonville.
Burial was in Riverside Memorial Park. H. C. Reading officiated at the
services.
DUNCAN, Man, was born in New Jersey on Dec. 8, 1900, and died in
Hendersonville, N. C., on Nov. 14. After attending Washington Missionary
College she served as a secretary in the General Conference Sabbath
School Department for four years. Mrs. Duncan worked for 33 years as a
clerical supervisor in the office of the Chief of Staff, Department of the U.S.
Army. She was an active member of the Capital Memorial church in Washington before moving to North Carolina in 1968. Funeral services were
conducted by F. Unger and L. L. Moffitt.
HALL, Miss Janie Pauline, a former "Schoolteacher of the Year" who
served Orlando's youth for nearly half a century, passed away at her home
after an extended illness in Forest City, Fla., on Oct. 31. She was born in
Marion County, Fla., on Jan. 18, 1904, but spent most of her life in Orlando,
moving there in 1916. She was a member of the Orlando Central SDA
church, She was a naturalist, a dedicated youth leader, and a third generation schoolteacher. During the years, she held most offices of the Central
church, and at the time of her death she was general Sabbath school
superintendent. She spent 47 years in the Orange County, Florida, public
school system as a teacher and librarian. Surviving her are two brothers,
Leighton T. Hall, of Forest City, Florida, and Dr. Charles C. Hall, Jr. of Winter
Park, Florida; three sisters, Miss Ilene and Mrs. Alice Maye Young, both of
Forest City, and Mrs. Lucile Jones of Walla Walla, Washington. Services
were held in the Garden Chapel Home for Funerals, with A. D. Burch and 0.
0. Graham officiating. She was laid to rest in Orlando's Greenwood
Cemetery.
HANSON, Miss Harriette B., 68, of Clermont, Fla., died Oct. 14. Born in
Shelby, Mich., she moved to Clermont from Orlando in 1975. She was a
retired dietitian for Florida Hospital and a member of the Clermont SDA
church. Survivors: brother Herschel of Tonopah, Nev.; sister, Mrs. Lillian
Eyestone of Clermont.
HEY/ITT, Elms B., born Nov. 3, 1878. at Cortez, Pa., died Oct. 5 at Pewee
Valley, Ky. A graduate nurse, she was married to Dr. F. S. Hewitt, a veterinarian, now deceased. She accepted the Adventist faith in New Orleans about
1910, and later lived In Hammond, La., Lake Village, Ark., Huntsville, Ala.,
Atlanta, Ga., area and Louisville, Ky., where she had many friends. Surviving are two of her sons: Dr. Lawrence B. Hewitt, of Cave Spring, Ga., and
Elder Herbert Hewitt of Louisville, Ky., eight grandchildren and 11 greatgrandchildren. She was a member of the St. Matthews SDA church at the
time of her death. The funeral service was conducted by R. M. Hillier and E.
E. Shafer. Interment was at Lake Village.
HOUGHTALING, Mrs. Mabel Mead, was born in Fitzgerald, Ga.. on Apr.
23, 1899, and died in Bradenton, Fla., on Nov. 3. She was a member of the
Palmetto, Fla., SDA church. Surviving her are a son, Ronald, of Bradenton;
two daughters, Mrs. Doris Albritton of Palmetto and Mrs. Sue Whittney of
Newport, Va.; two brothers, Wayne and Don Mead; and a sister, Mrs. Lucille
McCully, all of Palmetto.
JAHN, Robert August, was born Oct. 5, 1887, at Perham, Minn., and died
Oct. 8 at Sumter, S. C., after a prolonged illness. On May 14, 1913, he was
married to Rill Chaffee who was his life companion until her death two
years ago. Jahn became a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in
1963 and was an honorary elder of the Sumter congregation until his death.
Surviving him are a son, a daughter, two brothers, a sister, six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and a host of friends. Interment was in
Cottageville, S. C.
JARED, Mrs. Mildred, 80, of Orlando, Fla., died Nov.19. Born in Morrice,
Mich., she moved to Orlando from Battle Creek, Mich., in 1938. She was a
teacher and a member of the South Orlando SDA church. Survivors include
her brother, Theron A. Avery of Battle Creek, and her sister, Mrs. Martha B.
Rice of Hendersonville, N. C. Services were held at Garden Chapel Home
for Funerals, with R. H. Kerr officiating. Burial was in All Faiths Memorial
Park.
LILLY, Addie L., was born in Flowery Branch, Ga.,. and passed to her rest
Nov. 17 in Redlands, Calif., just a few weeks after her 93rd birthday. Shortly
after her marriage to Smith H. Lilly they accepted the teachings of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church while residing in the Oklahoma Territory.
They were charter members of the Atlanta, Ga., Belvedere church and
Addie maintained continuous and active membership in that church for
over half a century. She is survived by three sons, Dr. Lewie L. of Port
Hueneme, Calif., Howard L. of Lawrenceville, Ga., and Dr. Raymond L. of
Calimesa, Calif., six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
LUDWIG, Emil Walter, 87, of the Florida Living Nursing Center in Forest
City, Fla., died Nov. 11. Born in Germany, he moved to Orlando from
Chicago many years ago. He was a toy factory manager and a member of
the Florida Living SDA church. Services were held at the Kress Memorial
SDA church in Winter Park, with Richard P. Faber officiating, assisted by
Jim Krause.
MARTIN, Anita, died Aug. 2 at Wildwood Sanitarium. She served in
denominational work all her life as Sabbath school secretary, the School of
Bible Prophecy in Atlanta, and the Southern Publishing Association in
Nashville. A special memorial fund has been set up for her to support the
building of a church school room connected with the church at Meister
Hills where she had retired.
MEISTER, Fred, born May 16, 1883, and died Oct. 2 at Laurelbrook
Sanitarium. Meister served as colporteur and field secretary in the Southern Union for many years until his retirement at Meister Hills, Tenn.
OXENTENKO, LeRoy, was born Apr. 4, 1934, in North Dakota and died in
Fletcher, N. C., Oct. 29. He attended Union College and served in the U. S.
Army. He is survived by his wife, Margaret; nine children; two sisters; three
brothers; and his mother, Mrs. Martha Oxentenko.
PRIEST, James Perry, born in Crystal River, Fla., Jan. 16, 1914, died in
Fruitland Park, Fla., Nov. 9. He was a member of the Leesburg SDA church,
Survivors include his wife, Josephine of Fruitland Park; son Joseph P. of
Berrien Springs, Mich.; two brothers, William of Jacksonville, Fla., and G.
L. of Collegedale, Tenn.; and a sister, Mrs. George W. Markham of Lake
City, Fla.
REESE, Annie Brown, was born Sept. 18, 1890, in Macon. Ga., and
passed to her rest Nov. 18 in Tampa, Fla. Surviving are three daughters,
Mrs. E. V. Lloyd of Roswell, Ga., Florence Reese and Mrs. Arthur Spencer of
Tampa; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Mrs. Reese
was for many years a member of the Foster Memorial church in Asheville,
N. C. Graveside services were conducted by Albert M. Ellis at Shepherd
Memorial Park.
STONE, Miss Anne Catherine, 82, of Winter Park, Fla., died Nov. 13. Born
in Pittsburgh, Pa., she moved to Winter Park from Pittsburgh in 1906. She
was an educator and a member of the Kress Memorial SDA church in
Winter Park. She was a member of the Casa Iberia Club, the Winter Park
and Orange County historical societies, and the American Association of
University Women. She is survived by a brother, William E. of Austin, Tex.,
and a sister, Florence Stone of Winter Park. Services were held at the
Knowles Memorial Chapel of Rollins College, with Richard P. Faber and
Vic Zuchowski officiating. Interment was in Palm Cemetery.
TARR, Mrs. Helen E., was born in Middletown, Ind., on Dec. 5,1902. She
died in Rockledge, Fla., on Sept. 14. She was a member of the Cocoa SDA
church in Cocoa, Fla. She is survived by her husband, Orville of Rockledge;
sons Dane House and John House of New Castle, Ind., and Robert Tarr of
Rockledge; brother, Joseph Swigart of Anderson, Ind; 10 grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren.
TRESLER, Lewis E., 92, of St. Cloud, Fla., died Oct. 9. Born in Friends
Creek, Md., he moved to St. Cloud in 1942. He was a retired farmer and a
member of the St. Cloud Shuler Memorial SDA church. Survivors: daughter, Mrs. Ruth Wills of St. Cloud; son, Glen of Orlando; four grandchildren
and 12 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
WHALLEY, John T., 83. of Forest City, Fla., died Oct. 21. Born In England,
he moved to Forest City from Kamloops, Can., in 1958. He was a farmer and
a member of the Altamonte Springs SDA church. Survivors: wife, Mrs. Lyda
Ruth; son, Ernest of Bridge Lake, Can.; daughters, Mrs. Marion Jean Leach
of Forest City, Mrs. Margaret Ann Sutherland and Mrs. Kathleen Elsie
Monson of Kamloops, and Mrs. Dorothy Virginia Musgrove of Tampa, Fla.;
11 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Services were held at
Semoran Funeral Home, with C. R. French and Rainey Hooper officiating.
Interment was at Glen Haven Memorial Park.
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CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS
SOUTHERN UNION
CONFERENCE DIRECTORY
President, Southern Union Conference
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Mail Address: P.O. Box 849
Decatur, Georgia 30031
Telephone (404) 299-1832
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Associate Secretary
Treasurer
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TERENCE FUTCHER
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Local Conference Directory
ALABAMA-MISSISSIPPI— W. D. Wampler, president; L. A. Stout, secretary; G. T. Evans,
treasurer; 6450 Atlanta Highway (P.O. Box
17100), Montgomery, Alabama 36117. Telephone (205) 272-7493. Adventist Book Center.
CAROLINA — M. D. Gordon, president; W. A.
Geary, secretary; A. L. Ingram, treasurer; 6000
Conference Drive (P.O. Box 25848), Charlotte,
North Carolina 28212. Telephone (704) 5356720. Adventist Book Center — Telephone
(704) 535-6728.
FLORIDA — H. J. Carubba, president; R. J.
Ulmer, secretary; J. P. Rogers, treasurer; 616 E.
Rollins Street (P.O. Box 1313), Orlando, Florida
32802. Telephone (305) 898-7521. Adventist
Book Center — 2420 Camden Road (P.O. Box
1313), Orlando, Florida 32802. Telephone (305)
898-8974.
GEORGIA-CUMBERLAND — Desmond Cummings, president; Don L. Aalborg, secretary;
R. P. Center, treasurer; 1-75 at Highway 156
(P.O. Box 12000), Calhoun, Georgia 30701.
Telephone (404) 629-7951. Adventist Book
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"Don't Look Down": a Tribute
to Steve Neuharth
Recently I read a book entitled Don't
Look Down and was greatly inspired by it.
The book is authored by Richard Utt, who,
in collaboration with Mr. and Mrs. Ruben
Neuharth, tells the story of a remarkable
young man, Steve, their son.
The reading of the book perhaps meant
more to me because I feel that I was personally acquainted with Steve and Sharilyn
Taylor, the young woman who became his
bride. They were students at Southern Missionary College. They died in the bloom of
their youth in an automobile accident only
a few days after their wedding. However,
Steve left a legacy in his comparatively
short life that can be an example and a
direction for any young person to emulate.
The parents, Ruben and Nancy, although
they felt the loss of their son very keenly, as
would any parents of a young man who
showed so much promise for a fruitful life
for his God, were buoyed up by Steve's
courage and determination to live a full life.
This is the reason they were more than willing to tell the story of the growth and development of their son, a remarkable story
that reached to the end of his life.
The title of the book, Don't Look Down,
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was the philosophy and motto of Steve's
life. He was determined always to look up
and never down. It then seems fitting that
this philosophy expressed so often in
thought and deed while Steve lived should
become a part of the lives of those left behind at his death.
Steve loved to climb mountains and at
every opportunity scaled the various peaks
that stood before him. He taught others,
such as his brother-in-law, Don Troyer,
who is married to Steve's sister Nancy, a
namesake of her mother. This young
couple is in the ministry in the GeorgiaCumberland Conference. It was to Don
that Steve made the suggestion as they
were climbing mountains, "Once you start
climbing, don't look down." It was from
this phrase that the book got its title.
The Pacific Press Publishing Association,
in giving a brief preview of the book, said:
"Throughout Steve Neuharth's life he kept
before him a sense of spiritual values. In
modern parlance, we would say he had it
made. He had graduated from college; he
had a teaching job to go to; he married a
girl of his choice, and they were on their
honeymoon. And then suddenly, tragically
their VVV and a truck collided. Their lives
were almost instantly snuffed out. Read
within the pages of this book how the short
years of Steve's life affected others."
To the youth and parents of our Southern
Union Conference homes and churches, I
would urge that this story be obtained and
carefully read. It will deeply affect you as it
did me.
Staff
Editor
Managing Editor
Design and Production
Layout Artists
Contributing Editors
Alabama-Mississippi — G. N. KOVALSKI
Carolina — MICHAEL D. HANSON
Florida — RONALD C. WIGGINS
Georgia-Cumberland — F. CLIFFORD PORT
Kentucky-Tennessee — H. V. LEGGETT
South Atlantic — S. E. GOODEN
Publisher
OSCAR L. HEINRICH
GEORGE A. POWELL
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I. J. JOHNSON — South Central
KEN FORDE — Oakwood College
BOB WADE — Southern Adventist Health
and Hospital System
RONALD SCOTT — Southern Missionary College
0. L. DRISKELL — Southern Publishing Association
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