MAY 14, 1965

r ■ 1 1 • S O U T H E R NTidingsO F F I C I A L O R G A N O F T H E S O U T H E R N U N I O N C O N F E R E N C E O F S E V E N T H - D A Y A D V E N T I S T S

L. E. Tackles, left, m anager of radio station W G R A , Ca iro , G eo rg ia , carries a da ily b roadcast of the Voice of Prophecy. H e related a personal experience of how the prayers of the Voice of Prophecy group w rought a m iracle in his immediate fam ily. H e not only carries this program on his station but is a regu lar listener. Elder L. J. Leiske, Southern Union president, enjoyed visiting with him.

Elder H a ro ld Metcalf, School of Bible Prophecy director, visits with Betty C ro ft who learned of the Sabbath m essage through the Bible correspondence course.

Brother Connell visits with Sister D. E. Kenyon, center, whose husband started the interest in Thom as C oun ty through a branch Sabbath school. M rs. Kenyon 's daughter- in-law, whose husband is the pastor of the church a t ‘H igh land A cad em y in Tennessee, is shown with her.

Elder Robert Strukoff, pastor, left, shows Dr. O . C . Meisner, a close personal friend from the M a con church, the podium furniture which he persona lly crafted.

A IVeu) light Shines in Southern Georgia3978 M em oria l Drive

Postal Add re ss: Box 849

Decatur, G eo rg ia 30031

POSTM ASTERS: A ll notices should be sent to Southern T idings, P . O. Box 849, Decatur, Georgia 30031EDITOR ....................................... Oscar L. H einrichMAKE-UP-EDITOR ........................... D an M cBuqomCIRCULATION M AN AG ER .............. D eanie Bietz

CONFERENCE DIRECTORYSOUTHERN U NION CONFERENCE

President ............................................. LeRoy J. LeiskeSecretary-Treasurer ..................... J. H . Whitehead

Assistant Treasurer ........................... O. H . RauschAssociation Secretary ........................... A . C. McKeeAuditor .... C. M . Laue

Associates ................................................. B. J. PennerJ. Richard Terrell

Bible School, Evangelism ............. H . E. MetcalfEducation ................................................. V . W . BeckerH ome Missionary, Sabbath School .......... S. S. W illMedical .......................................................... Don W elch

Associates— Dental ....................... Eldon E. CarmanM ed ica l Joe S. Cruise

M V , Temperance ....................................... E. S. ReilePublic Relations, C .D .S ................. Oscar L. HeinrichPublishing ...................................................... Eric Ristau

Associates ................................... R. L. ChamberlainM . G. Cato M . E. Culpepper

Religious Liberty, Radio, T V ......... M . B. EllistonField Secretary V . G. Anderson

CONFERENCE EDITORS: Alabama-Mississippi,W . D. W ampler; Carolina, W ayne A . M a rtin ; Florida, Charles R. Beeler; Georgia-Cumberland, C. H . T urner ; Kentucky-Tennessee, F. W . Foster; South Atlantic, Frank L. Jones; South Central, R . P . Peay.

ALABAM A-M ISSISSIPPI — W . O. Coe, President; A . J. Hess, Secretary-treasurer; (P . O. Box 1311) 2641 24th A ve., Meridian, Miss.

CAROLINA — W . B. John son , President; R. W . D u n n , Secretary-treasurer; (P . O. Box 930) 1936 E. Seventh St., Charlotte, N. C.

FLORIDA — H . H . Schm idt, President; Ft. F. R o l l , Secretary-treasurer; (P . O. Box 1313) 616 East Rollins A.ve., Orlando, Fla.

GEORGIA-CUMBERLAND — Desmond Cum­mings, President; L. E. A ld r ich , Secretary- treasurer; (P . O. Box 4009) 437 E. Ponce de Leon A ve., Decatur, Ga. 30031

KENTUCKY-TENNESSEE — E. L. M a r ley , Pres­ident; R. A . Bata, Secretary-treasurer, (P . O. Box 459) Madison, Tenn.

SOUTH A T LA N T IC — W . S. Banfiet.d, Presi­dent; F ran k L. Jones, Secretary-treasurer; (Sta­tion B, Box 9188) 235 Chickamauga Ave. SW , Atlanta 14, Ga.

SOUTH CEN TRAL — C. E. D u d ley , President; L. E. Ford, Secretary-treasurer; (P . O. Box 936) 715 Young’s Lane, Nashville 7, Tenn.

SOUTHERN TID IN G S, official organ of the Southern Union Conference of Seventh-day A d ­ventists, is published every other week, twenty-six issues each year, at Collegedale, Tennessee. En­tered as second-class matter July 26, 1929, at the Post Office at Collegedale, Tennessee 37315, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Section 10, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized on July 25, 1929. Subscription rate: one dollar per year.

ADDRESS CHANGES m ay be sent direct to Southern T idings or, for members of any confer­ence listed below, to the local conference office. Always give both the old and new addresses. A llow thirty days for the correction.

M ANUSCRIPTS from members should be ad­dressed to the office of the local conference where membership is held. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING rates and regulations are given in the section for classified advertising. D ISPLA Y AD VERTISING rates and regulations are available on request from Advertising Manager, Southern T idings, Box 849, Decatur, Georgia.

W ills, trust agreements, and annuities should be made in favor of the legal association rather than the conference. W rite your conference secre­tary-treasurer for the exact name.

A humble dedicated lay couple. members of a neighbor church, and a former pastor all figured prominently in the lighting of a dark county

Tlintna< Count', famous for ii-c majestic homes and magnificpnl plantations, abounds in tnanv unusual landseape^ of Dowering shrubs Thmiiasvillc, the county seat, is known .1. Georgia’s "C ity of Ro-.es’ ’ This is whete it happened1

In 1956. l ’.lder D K Konvnn. distm t p.i-tm of Valdosta, found himself invoiced with work for %ouh in this nn \j and concluded that such a blight and beautiful spot must not he dubbed a "dark county." HR faithful effort spawned tlie orgaur/ation of a branch Sabbath school.

S o s o o n c a l l e d b y th e M a s t e r to l a y d o w n h is l i f e , f i n d h a d p la n te d th r o u g h h i . in llu e iu e a n im m e m o i la l le g a i \ in se e d th a t la te i a tte s te d th e a g e o ld p m n i i - e f i o i n C e i i e - i - . " W h i l e t ile e a r th l e i i i .n u e t l i . s e e d t i m e a n d h a r c e M . . . s h a l l n ot t e a s e . ’ A h a is e s t o f s o u l , . w e l l e d th e n u u ih e r to a e o n g r e g a t io n . T h e n e w e d i f i c e i . a p p i o p i i a t e l v n a m e d T h e he ‘ i v o m M e m u i i a l S e s e n t h d a y A d v e n t is t C h u r . h.

I J e i i y D o n n i n g and M r . H i g h S m ith , holli public school teachers , in g e th e r w i lh . e c e i a l o th er rn rn ih e is ol the neai In B a i w i c k chuccli . v i n e i n . p u e j 1,1 .p rea d m o re .e e d . o f l i u l h bt c i i i u l a t i n g B ib le School en ro l lm en t cards. Silently, in homes through Thomasville and Thomas County, scores earn­estly began to study Bible lessons in the privacy of their homes.

In 1961. a retired lay couple, Brother and Sister Connell, residing at College­dale, Tennessee, were impressed with need for extended missionary work to help light a dark county. Conference officials directed them to Thomasville. Brother Connell had served as industrial superintendent at Broadview Academy, Union College and Southern Missionary College. He could conveniently find part- time remunerative employment, but the burden for lay evangelism constrained them to go. Said Brother Connell, “We took a look at the map, for we had no idea where Thomasville, Georgia, was located.” When they arrived, they located their trailer home and began to follow up Bible School interests.

Within two years, there was an organized church. The new congrega­tion purchased a lot and proceeded with plans to build a church home. On April 5, 1965, a dream had been realized. Brother Connell spoke, with feeling, to a packed church, “ This is one of the happiest days of our lives. God has rewarded us with success. However, we feel that this is only the beginning. Soon we shall have a large congregation.” In the audience were numerous

. friends from other churches throughout the city. Brother Connell introduced Dr. Williamson, a prominent retired clergyman who was formerly head of a Baptist Seminary. Dr. Williamson rose and spoke, “ I listen to H. H. S. Richards on the radio and, in my opinion, he is one of the greatest Bible scholars of all time.”

Brother Connell next presented Mr. L. E. Tackles, guest attendant for the day and manager of radio station WGRA, Cairo, Georgia. Mr. Tackles spoke for several minutes praising the Voice of Prophecy program which he carries on his radio station. He indicated a deep interest in the work of Seventh-day Adventists and expressed a real desire to learn more about the doctrines of the church.

Guest speaker for the eleven o’clock service was Southern Union Con­ference president L. J. Leiske. He expressed his appreciation for the splendid work and recalled meeting with the group under the trees when the lot was vacant. “Your finances were limited,” said he, “ but I saw tremendous optimism at that meeting. I just knew you would have a church. This is a most modern, most attractive, and most appropriate structure.” He commended Pastor Robert Strukoff for his labors in helping to build the church. Brother Strukoff personally crafted the pulpit furniture.

On this Sabbath, members of this new church launched a program of evangelism. The meetings began 011 that Saturday night. The church was filled. Members and pastor are demonstrating that this new light shall continue to shine with increasing brilliance.

¥01» 59, NO. 10 MAY 14, 1965

O U R C O V E R Is a reproduction of the rendering of the Southern Union Church Developm ent Service church plan No. 105. This church has been constructed at Colum bus, M ississ ipp i, (See story, page 4) and Thomasville, G eorgia . It is presently under construction at Dothan, A labam a, and Okeechobee, Florida.

Brother and Sister Connell were determined to light a dark county with the message of Truth. They left their comfortable home in Collegedale, Tennessee, and asked the Lord to direct them. They lo­cated in Thomasville, Georgia, and untiringly devoted their full time in following up interest from seed that had been sown through the years. Their dedication played a major role in the erection of the lovely sanctuary and educational facilities photographed below . Truly, a dark county in southern Georgia has been lighted, and God’s work will grow rapidly in this area.

New Sanctuary at Columbus, Mississippi1899-1963

In 1899, under the leadership of Elder James Edson White, a school building was constructed in Columbus, Mississippi. This old building was razed in 1963, and on March 8, 1964, ground-breaking cere­monies for a new building were held.

As contractor, Pastor L. W. Williams secured competitive bids from many places for materials and labor. With love in the life, a song on the lips, a glint in the eye, a fire in the soul, and a prayer in the heart, the members went to work.

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Many prayers of thankfulness ascended as the building took shape.

The grand opening day came on Jan­uary 16, 1965. Church officers from two states, Alabama and Mississippi, met for the occasion. It was a glad day!

The new building is valued at $55,000. It cost, including identification sign and furniture for the nave and chancel, $23,000.

“ To God be the glory, great things He hath done.”

Editor’s Note— This church, constructed at Columbus, Mississippi, is CDS Plan #105, as shown on the cover of this T i d i n g s issue. It is one of the churches in the South Central Conference of the Southern Union.

Dothan, Alabama, Construction

The church ¡n Dothan, A labam a, presently under construction is a lso plan # 1 0 5 . Construction has been bid out to Brother Bill C la rk of A tlan ta . Estimated cost of this plan is $25,000. M a n y other churches throughout the Southern Union are considering the use o f this ve ry functiona l and beautiful church plan.

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D A T E L I N E D A T A

MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES

Adventist Hospital Rated Top In Cleanliness

The Manila Sanitarium and Hospital received a diploma of merit in ceremonies climaxing Philippine National Clean-up Week; It ranked first in cleanliness among 125 private hospitals in the center of the Philippines. Manila Sanitarium is one of 124 hospitals owned and operated by Adventists.

W ASHINGTON, D. C.

Sligo Church Distributes 6,000 BiblesTwo tons of Bibles have been sent to viewers of a television program produced by the

Sligo Church in Takoma Park. Since the beginning of the “ Concept” program over Chamfel 7 last fall, 6,000 Bibles have been mailed. Church members handle the requests and pay

for the Bibles. The program is an informal discussion of Bible topics by the church pastor and the academic dean of Columbia Union College. Reaction to the program has been excellent and station officials have reserved a two o’clock Sunday afternoon time for the program on its second season next fall.

Spring Council FiguresA report from the annual Spring Council shows that in 1964 the average Adventist in

North America gave $227.27 to the church— about four times as much as the average U. S. church member— for a total of $100,337,044. The giving rate was up $12 per member over the previous record established in 1963. Of every dollar given, 56<j is tithe. Current world­wide membership stands at 1,508,056— a net gain of 5.6 percent over 1963. Fastest-growing area is South America.

MIDWEST U. S. A.

Aid to Tornado and Flood Victims

Assigning $8,000 for the purchase of blankets and bedding for Indiana and Minnesota, the Adventists disaster-relief centers are operating to full capacity in the six-state flood and tornado disaster area. Maplewood Academy students took shifts in trying to hold back flood waters with sandbag dikes. Where flood waters have receded, churches have organized personnel to assist in the gigantic clean-up operation.

BURUNDI, AFRICA

Refugee Children Get Polio Shots

Refugee children in Burundi, Africa, will receive a series of three Salk polio shots sent from America by the Adventist welfare service. Children from five months to five years among Burundi’s 38,000 refugees will receive the injections. A plea for medicines for these refugees was radioed from Burundi by an Adventist missionary who is also a ham radio operator. The drugs were donated by pharmaceutical houses, shipped courtesy of the U. S. government, and admitted duty-free by the Burundi government. The medicines were valued at $40,000.

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F L O R ID A

Pam ela Carr, 12, member of the O rlando Centra l Church and a sixth g rad er at the O rla n do church school, studies art not only under M iss M a rie H o llo w a y there, but a lso under a private art instructor. A t the recent W in te r Park S idew a lk A rt Festival, one o f her d raw ings w as exhibited. She is shown here with a still life draw ing d isp layed in the O rla n d o church school office.

Dorcas Wins Souls Through LoveThe spring meetings of the six Florida

Dorcas Welfare Federations were held recently. S. S. W ill and W . L. Mazat, Southern Union and Florida Conference secretaries of the home missionary de­partment, respectively, and Mrs. K. A. Wright, State Dorcas Federation president, led out in these meetings.

The subject of special consideration was the coming offering for Famine and Dis­aster Relief. Plans were made for pro­moting this offering and contributing to it in definite ways.

Plans, methods, and problems concern­ing the welfare work were considered, and reports given by the officers of the various societies.

As often happens, some of the societies had “ trophies” to present. One such was Mrs. Mildred Morrow, who was pre­sented at the Central Federation meeting by Mrs. Arline Grantier, leader of the Apopka Dorcas Society and president of the Central Federation.

Mrs. Morrow’s husband is a disabled war veteran. About three years ago, when two of her daughters were ill— Jackie with hepatitis and Janet recovering from the removal of a kidney— she sought as­sistance from the welfare center at the Highland church of Apopka. When she received some clothing there, she heard

M rs. A rline G ran tie r (left) and M rs. M ild red M o rrow at the C entra l Florida Dorca s Federation m eeting held in A popka . M rs. M orrow , helped by the A p o p k a w el­fare center, began to take part in its activities and is now a member of the church.

someone speak of a lot of mending that needed doing. Although she had five chil­dren, she offered help and took home huge boxes of clothing to mend and return. Later, she offered to stay and help at the center when they were short of help and afterward participated regu­larly on the Dorcas work days.

Mrs. Grantier suggested that she attend Sabbath School, telling of the nice new children’s rooms, and the invitation was

accepted. Next, Bible studies were offered and accepted. They were given by Mrs. Edward Chandler and Elder and Mrs. E. A. Manry. Soon the older children were joining in the Pathfinder activities.

Mrs. Morrow and her son, Rudy, are now baptized members of the church, and the four older children are in church school. They are now helping to dispense the same loving ministry that they them­selves received in their time of need.

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E D I T O R - C H A R L E S R . B E E L E R

(jA ^ u s l ie C o¿ ^B utton s ¿0/1 ^B etíieíIt is a slogan, of course, but before it

was a slogan, it was an idea, and after­ward it became a double reality.

Mrs. Arline Grantier of the Apopka, Florida, church, president of the Central Florida Dorcas Federation, had the idea. She was trying to “ dream up” (as she said) some new project for the federation. She was invited to a birthday dinner held by the Kress Memorial Dorcas Society, at which the guest speaker was a button collector who showed her collection of interesting and unusual buttons. As Mrs. Grantier sorted through her own accu­mulation of buttons for any that she might give for the lady’s collection, the idea came to her.

So many buttons she would probably never use. It must be that many people have surplus buttons. W hy not collect them and send them to the mission field? Because of Burton and M ym a Wright, formerly on the faculty of Forest Lake Academy and now teaching at Bethel College in Africa, the slogan came to mind: Buttons for Bethel. And the project was born to get lots of buttons— so “A Bushel of Buttons for Bethel.”

The society leaders in the Central Fed­eration were notified of the idea. Mrs. Russell Ryder, leader of the Altamonte Springs society, told Mrs. G. R. Phillips, press secretary of that church, about the idea, and an article about it appeared in the newspaper. Then the buttons began to come in.

At the spring meeting of the Central

D orca s Federation officers show ing som e of the buttons gathered to send to the m issionaries in A fric a . From left: M rs. Russell Ryder, leader of the A ltam onte Springs society; M rs. K. A . W right, State Federation president, whose son, Burton, teaches Bible at Bethel C o lle ge in South A fr ic a where the buttons are to be sent; and M rs. A rline G rantier, Centra l Florida Federation president.

Dorcas Federation, buttons were brought in boxes, sacks, and glass jars—much more than a bushel. The manager of Pierro Mills, a garment factory in Sanford, Florida, learned of the project through

the newspaper story and telephoned to offer a large supply. These were picked up by Pastor John Marshall of the San­ford church and delivered at the federa­tion meeting— more than another bushel.

American legion Presentation To Pathfinders

American Legion Auxiliary Unit 14 recently presented the Pathfinder club of the St. Peters­burg church with a new 3' by 5' American flag, a much-needed and appreciated gift as their old flag had grown soiled and dingy from usage. Mrs. Charles L. McConlogue negotiated the gift; Mrs. James Pullar, the Legion’s Ameri­canism chairman, made the presentation; and William Brannin, Pathfinder director, acceptedthe flag for the club. The ceremony was held *at the church’s junior academy.

Pastor Ray W . Numbers spoke and Mrs.Ruth D. Carnes, press secretary, added a few remarks on Pathfinder training. The American Legion representatives were deeply impressed with'what they saw and heard. They said they had made many such presentations to youth organizations but never had a flag been more graciously accepted. Pathfinder handicrafts were on display, and the room shone with color and neatness. Several Pathfinders took the guests on a tour of their school.

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M I S S I S S IP P I

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Each da y the A la b a m a -M is s iss ip p i C o n fe r­ence is com ing c loser to ach ieving the evange listic offering goal. The objective is T W O M IL E S O F D O L L A R S by cam p meeting.

'T H e e U ttÿ

June 4 -12

Bass M em oria l A cade m y - Lumberton, M ississipp i

Featuring:

From the General Conference:W. R. Beach, A. O. Dart, W. Amundsen, F. A. Soper,

K. H. Wood, R. C. Barger.

From the Voice of Prophecy:H. M. S. Richards and the King’s Heralds quartet

From Faith for Today:W . A. Fagal and the Faith for Today quartet

From Andrews University:E. G. Banks

From the Southern Union:The officers and many of the departmental secretaries

Other Guests:Representatives of Southern Publishing Association and

Southern Missionary College.

W . O . Coe, president

"W e invite every member of the con­ference to come to camp meeting this year. A great spiritual feast awaits you. You will enjoy the air conditioned comfort of our lovely auditorium. Plan now to come and bring the entire family."

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G E O R G IA

C U M B E R L A N DE D I T O R — C . H . T U R N E R

First Academy Pay For G. G A.

Guided tours, independent surveys, large groups, and small groups scattered about the campus was the sight that was witnessed by those who drove to Georgia Cumberland Academy on Sunday, April 25. This was “Academy Day,” No. 1. Campus tours were conducted from 8:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. During those hours, every square foot of the campus was cov­ered in an intensive inspection by boys, girls and parents. Groups could be seen looking over the faculty housing under construction; others were at the farm, buildings, elementary school, dormitories, laundry, cafeteria, kitchen, music hall, chapel, science hall, library or inspecting the administrative offices.

To conference workers, faculty mem­bers and constituents, this was a day to which they had long looked forward. All the work, promotion, and sacrifice is for these boys and girls. A ll are working and looking forward to the day when these facilities will be completed and ready for use by them. So, the chatter of youth in­terspersed with laughter was music to the ears of all who had the special privilege of being on the academy grounds that day.

One-hundred-ninety-four boys and girls, academy age, were registered. Some, along with older and younger guests, did not register.

After the tours were completed, all gathered in the chapel where an invo­cation was offered by M. E. Erickson, local conference educational secretary; a welcome was given by Desmond Cum­mings, conference president; an address was delivered by V. W . Becker, union educational secretary; the first school year was outlined by E. F. Reifsnyder, academy principal; and recreational plans for the day were announced by D. A. Aal­borg, local conference missionary volun­teer secretary.

After the program, all were dismissed to go to the cafeteria where the boys and girls were served their “ first” of many meals they will be eating at the academy in the next few years.

The day was made to order— beginning with beautiful sunshine and ending with a downpour that rescued the ministers from

Evidence that the dinner bell has runq! Boys and girls hasten to the cafeteria for lunch during the first "A c a d e m y D a y " exercises at G e o rg ia C um berland A c a d ­emy.

Annual Physicians and Dentists Fellowship Meeting

Elder Desm ond Cum m ings, left, w ith the g roup o f physic ians and dentists who visited the academ y, A p r il 18.

April 18 was the first time the physi­cians and dentists Fellowship Meeting and Banquet has been held at Georgia Cum­berland Academy. Tours of the campus and buildings included the boys’ dormitory, chapel, science hall, music hall, class rooms, library and administrative offices.

At 5:00 p.m. Elder Desmond Cum­mings, chairman and host to the group, called a meeting in the library and wel­comed the visitors to the academy. Doc­tors Eldon Carman, Ray Lilly and Joe Leech, dental secretaries for the union and local conferences, were introduced, as were also Doctors Joe Cruise, Calvin Ed­wards and Howard Hunergardt, union and local medical secretaries.

E. F. Reifsnyder, principal of the acad-

emy, presented the qualifications and experience of the individuals who have been selected as faculty members. Guests appeared pleased as the educational phi­losophy of the school was explained. Mr. Reifsnyder elaborated on the “ discussion group” plan which is to be followed giv­ing students encouragement to advance as swiftly as they are able.

Following the lecture, questions were answered. The group proceeded to the dining room where a beautiful and deli­cious banquet was served.

A ll present were happy for having had the privilege of visiting the academy grounds and are looking forward to fu­ture activities during the coming school years.

defeat in a ball game against the academy students. This game, Principal Reifsnyder says, will be a traditional event through­out future years on “Academy Day.”

It was the feeling of all, both parents and students, that this school will become the center of activity for this great con­ference and w ill surely serve the field well through the years to come.

Activity, such as was seen on the cam­

pus this day, will be the regular thing rather than a special event. Beginning August 29, 1965, boys and girls will begin living on the campus.

This is a facility that this conference has been needing for many years and will serve until the return of Jesus.

What better investment could be made than this for the future of our work at this time?

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When the doors of Georgia Cumberland Academy open a vision for educating our boys and girls to become

trained Christian Workers for God will become a reality.

$100,000 IS NEEDED NOW

We will all see this miracle take place, not only at the Academy V i Mbut in our own hearts, when the doors open on August 29. f £ ,

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LET ALL SACRIFICE AGAIN TO FINSH THIS GREAT TASK G IV E O N M A Y 2 2

I have fought a good fight,

I have finished my course,

I have kept the faith:

Henceforth there is laid up for me A crown of righteousness. . . .

S O U T H' E D I T O R - F R A N K L . J O N E S

A T L A N T IC

Spring Workers1 MeetingA spring workers’ meeting was held

April 12 at the Butler Street YMCA camp, located at Alatoona Lake, near Ackworth, Georgia. The beautiful setting was ideal for the two-day occasion. The ministers gathered out in nature for a time of relaxation and to give their re­ports of the past quarters’ activities. We were, indeed, lifted to the “mountain top” for the early morning worship talk given by O. U. Holness, who recently came to South Atlantic from the Canal Zone. Elder R. A. Anderson, secretary of the ministerial department of the General Conference, gave on outstanding lecture that was well received by all the workers. There was time for reports from each departmental secretary, the president, and treasurer. We were happy to have our new union conference treasurer, Elder J. H. Whitehead, and Elder S. S. W ill of the home missionary department. These men gave valuable help in making the meeting a success.

Baptisms reached 190 for the first quar­ter. This is a new record for South At­lantic. Our ministers exchanged pulpits

during the first quarter, and the news of revival has been thrilling from each end of the field. W e feel that our people are ready to move forward and will, under God’s help, baptize 1,000 new members during the next three quarters.

Our tithe gain was over $13,000 for the first quarter. With such an increase during the first three months, we should reach the goal of a $30,000 gain for the year.

W e are of good courage as we move into the second quarter, and we feel that God will do great things for us as we go forth in faith.

Plans were laid for twelve evangelistic tent efforts for the summer. Some men who cannot get a tent are planning “Open A ir” meetings. W e are determined to go out and share our faith in cottage meetings, Bible school enrollments and every method possible to get the job done.

This workers’ meeting will long be re­membered as a wonderful fellowship when we came apart to rest and to map the plans for an all-out effort to reach the goal set for 1963.

Special Ceremony at Atlanta Berean ChurchSabbath, March 27, marked another

outstanding event in the history of the Berean Seventh-day Adventist Church, Atlanta, when a “ pew-mortgage burning” was held marking the elimination of the debt on the pews from the church budget. Prior to this, two “pew-rally days” were held which realized $16,000, the actual cost of the seats.

The mortgage burning came as a sur­prise to the congregation and was de­scribed by the pastor, E. L. Cleveland, as an event which would never take place in that church again. Taking an active part in the ceremony along with the pastor were: Lawrence Jones, chair­man of the finance committee,- B. F. Dickerson, chairman of the deacon board; Mrs. C. M. Bush, assistant treasurer; H. W . Cantrell, chairman of the budget committee; J. G. Thomas, assistant pastor; and H. F. Barbour, principal of Berean Academy.

As a fitting climax to the occasion, Mrs. Nell Henry sang a well-known spiritual, “ Plenty Good Room in M y Father’s Kingdom, Just Choose Your Seat (Pew) and Sit Down.”

Left to right: L. C . Jones, B. F. D ickerson, H. L. C leve land, J. G . Thomas, H . F. Barbour, M rs. C . M . Bush, H. W . Cantre ll.

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News Notes► C. E. Dudley, president of South Central Conference, gave a lecture at Scarritt College to the class in sociology and re­ligion. He spoke on the Adventist Church and ecumenism. After the lecture, ques­tions were answered regarding the funda­mental beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists.► Dr. O. Z. Hartzler, professor of litera­ture at Scarritt College, gave a lecture at the Nashville Meharry Boulevard church during the M V meeting recently. A first-hand account of things in the Congo was presented. Dr. Hartzler is a native from the Congo.

"Your Bible Speaks” Broadcast

“Your Bible Speaks” has been giving God’s answer and showing God’s way over the air continuously for twelve years. It began in 1952 on WUSN radio, Charles­ton, South Carolina. It was the first re­ligious broadcast on W D AR Darlington, South Carolina. When the speaker, Elder R. E. Tottress, was transferred to Macon, Georgia, the program was introduced there. It was heard hy remote broadcast from the Ephesus S. D. A. Church in W il­mington, North Carolina.

Joining the Oakwood staff has not stopped the broadcast of God’s word. “Your Bible Speaks” is heard each Sunday from 9:30 a .m .-10 a .m . Radio station WEUP has carried the program for 18 months. Elder Tottress is dean of men and di­rector of youth activities at Oakwood College, Huntsville, Alabama.

S O U T HE D I T O R - R . P . P E A Y

C E N T R A L

Literature EvangelismNehemiah 4:6 “ . . . for the people had

a mind to work.”When the outpouring of the spirit of

God is received by His church in a large measure, great will he the manifestation of soul-saving demonstrations which will characterize every true believer.

On Sabbath morning, February 13, an enthusiastic literature evangelist rally took place in Birmingham, Alabama. Over 90 members of the church signed up to sell small literature. Mrs. Ruth Jenkins was deeply impressed and signed a card indicating she would like to be­come a full-time worker for the Lord. On Sunday morning, a training school was conducted for those who wanted to begin working right away. Mrs. Jenkins ordered 150 small hooks, and the next Sunday she began working right next door to her own home. No one came to the first door where she knocked. Mrs. Jenkins was happy because she was afraid, and at the next home, she did not knock hard enough so no one came to that door. At the third home, her ̂ courage was a little better, and the Lord blessed her with three sales. The day ended with 100 small books sold that Sunday. In less than one month Mrs. Jenkins has sold 900 small books.

W e are thankful to God that His people have a mind to work in our day. May the Lord impress more workers like Mrs. Jenkins to do the work He would have His people do at this time.

Sabbath School Teacher Training CourseThe Mobile Sabbath School recently

graduated 25 teachers from a training class conducted by the pastor, I. J. John­son. E. W . Moore, conference Sabbath School secretary, was present to presentthe teachers with certifica es. These dedi-cated Sabbath School members expressed their intention to take another course the pastor. will conduct to more ade­quately prepare themselves for teaching God’s word.

Elders A. D. Shorter of Montgomery, Alabama, E. T. Mimms Of Birmingham, Alabama, and G. I. Pearson of Green­ville, Mississippi, conducted the course TEACH in their churchés.

This course will result En better teach­ing by teachers, better j attendance by members, more participation by classes and finally more souls for the kingdom of heaven.

" Woe Is Me if I Preach Not”Pastor S. H. Cox had his tent destroyed

last summer, but continued to preach. Despite the hindrances, twenty persons were baptized. He plans to launch out again this year, for “Woe is me if I preach not.”

R. E. Tottress M rs. Ruth Jenkins S. H . C o x

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newsE D I T O R — H A R O L D E . M E T C A L F

Do Thou LikewiseThere are two characteristics possessed

by our workers in the field who follow up the interests of the Bible School which

are of great value to us. One is faithful­ness and the other is promptness in getting in touch with our students.

P ., u ■ W e wish to en- ”2 « JjUB courage all, however,

H by relating a re- sponse we received recently from a re- tired, n in e ty - one - year-old worker of many years, Miss Anna Knight. De­

spite her age, she still does not “ let any grass grow under her feet” when it comes to getting the third angel’s message to all it is possible for her to reach. Not only does she give freely of her time and talents, but from her meager income she gives generously of her means.

Not long ago one of our students from Mississippi, whom we will call Mary, a 17-year-old girl, wrote us of her prob­lem. Her letters indicated intelligence, a desire for a knowledge of the Bible, and quite an ambition to obtain an edu­cation. Our first thought, of course, was to get her in our school at Oakwood. W e immediately sent her letters to Miss Knight saying, “ This is another Missis­sippi girl. See what you can do for her.” (If you have not already done so, read Mississippi Girl, an interesting auto­biography of Miss Knight’s life. It can be secured at our Book and Bible Houses.)

Just as soon as she received our letter, she went to work. She engaged the serv­ices of a stenographer at Oakwood to copy the letters, then she sent them, with bus fare, to her sister who does not live too far from Mary’s home and asked her to visit Mary as soon as it was pos­sible for her to do so. Her sister went right away and reported that she was pleased with the girl she found and now both of them are going to endeavor to help her.

M ary’s family, including several other children, live on a farm. The mother is in poor health, therefore Mary is needed at home now. Under the circumstances, the sisters have thought it best that Mary finish high school where she is, then when she is ready to enter college, arrangements can be made for her to go to our school. Miss Knight will continue to keep in personal touch with Mary, as someone did with her years ago.

W ho knows what this will mean in the future— a young woman in the kingdom of God and others with her as a trophy of Miss Knight’s faithfulness and prompt­ness to do her Saviour’s bidding. What about you and me?

A n i t a M a r t i n

Books For Browsingby

Author: R o b e r t S h e l d o n “ It is dawn. The city of Seoul, capital

of South Korea, awakens slowly. The singsong chant of Oriental life increases in volume as the sun’s warmth seeps into ‘the Land of the Morning Calm.’ ”

This is the beginning of Daybreak in Korea, the dramatic new story of Korea today. Robert Sheldon, manager of the Korean Signs of the Times Publishing House, has used both his camera and his pen to depict the progress of the many phases of gospel work in this Oriental land.

Korea is a land of children, many thou­sands of them left homeless by the rav­ages of war in their land. This is their story, the story of hunger and cold and lonely nights without love.

Korea is a land of sickness. Inadequate diet, poor housing conditions, and low econ­omy have left their mark on a once-hardy nation. Seventh-day Adventist medical teams have made great strides in con­quering some of the chronic health prob­lems in Korea. This is their story also.

"Pmjln — e d i t o r i a l assistant.j Southern Publishing As-Becker sociation. This column

appears regularly in the T i d i n g s and serves to inform readers of some o f the many fine books available for good read­ing pleasure.

But most of all, Daybreak in Korea is the story of people— of young people who risk family criticism and social ostracism to practice their religion; of strong, active laymen who give their time and their financial support to build new churches and schools for their people; of old women who talk to their friends in the market place about the love of Christ.

Korea is not a new mission field. Gos­pel work has been in progress there since the early part of the century. But Korea itself is just beginning to emerge as a modern, twentieth century nation. And its people are more aware than ever to­day of their need for Christ and His way of life.

You won’t want to miss Daybreak in Korea, the first in a series of quality picture-text books being released by Southern Publishing Association. Each of these books will tell the story of a part of the Adventist world today and how the church is reaching out to light the dark places beyond.

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WANTED: House parents for Children's Home. Near Oakwood Collejge. Must love and understand children, frefer couple. •Husband can go to school ¡or work else­where. Answer only if interested in the Salvation of NEGLECTED children. Write: HOME FOR CHILDREN, Rt, 3, Box 217, Huntsville, Ala. 35806. (10-13)

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Mabyl Carr just doesn’t know when a thing can’t be done. She goes right ahead and does it. And a modern, well- equipped building on a beautiful hillside attests to her belief in accomplishing the “ impossible.”

When young, Mabyl liked children and dreamed of having an orphanage. Today, many years and many disappointments later, she has her children around her— the little, forgotten people that nobody seems to want. Her story and the story of Happy Acres can be told only in part, since the blackness of ink cannot fully trace the depths of heartbreak, fear and desolate despair, nor can the bloom of comfort and hope radiate undimmed from the whiteness of paper.

Mrs. Carr was in an automobile accident just before the birth of her first child. Due to this injury, the baby died, leaving the mother extremely bitter. The hurt later healed when she had a daughter, Jane. Again, fate struck a cruel blow. This child had rheumatic fever, then chorea, with the

A letter from His parents m ay be in the box, but a l­though he likes go in g fo r the mail, this five-year-o ld child w ithout sight, hearing or norm al perception has never known them or his sisters and brothers.

Anne Boyce Denslow

loss of speech and function of arms and legs. “ I promised God if she could be well again that some day I would do something for somebody else’s child,” Mrs. Carr said. Jane recovered. Mrs. Carr also had a son, John, who is now a senior at Bass Memorial Academy.

Years went by, and there didn’t seem much Mrs. Carr could do to keep her promise. While teaching at a private school, she “ fell in love” with a mongoloid youngster who appealed to her especially because of “ the things she tried so hard to do and couldn’t.” This child gave her an idea. She started Child Village and enrolled twenty-three pre­school handicapped children. Two years later she became ill and was told by her doctor to get away from children. She opened a boarding home for working mothers and cared for their children. This venture failed financially and Mrs. Carr, desperate and facing eviction, was helped by a close friend, Dr. Jean Boyd, who encouraged her to get another house. A cottage was found, and Dr. Boyd paid the rent and bought the groceries. “W e named this new home Happy Acres, just because I was so happy to have a place and because the house was on two-and-a-half acres. I called the agencies that placed children and got lots of advice, and many suggestions that this couldn’t last— it had never been done before.”

Dr. Lloyd Dunn of Peabody College in Nashville further convinced her of the great need of the non-ambulatory re­tarded children— the children without hope. Clubs, churches and civic groups became interested and the project subse­quently became an agency supported by the Community Fund. Happy Acres was incorporated, and a women’s club raised money to build a new home. Dr. Boyd served as treasurer, and member of the board for several years. She and Mrs. Carr are both members of the Raleigh Seventh-day Adventist Church in Memphis.

It seems that God has placed a special blessing on Happy Acres and despite its inherent sadness, all agree that it has been appropriately named. Behind its brick and concrete facade, happiness is a comfortable bed, a reassuring touch or just the sound of “ her” voice as she moves about the room.

In one bed is Jeremiah, (not his real name), a three-year- old mongoloid with asthma and a serious heart condition. He cannot talk, has never walked but can sit, and at times, crawls. He is better off than most because he can see, and seeing, smiles.

A dark-haired girl of five laughs and seems happy at “play” in her bed. She cannot speak but often cries in emo­tional protest from her small, grotesquely twisted body. A distraught young father of eighteen was admitted late at night pleading, “ Please let us stay here! W e have no where to go!” The small bundle in his arms was pitiful indeed, but she was his baby girl, deserted in hopelessness by her mother and turned away by other relatives. The only ease this little transient ever had was during the short time she lived at Happy Acres, and the grateful father will never forget.

Dr. Jean Boyd, left, and M rs. M a b y l C a rr smile as Jerem iah awakens to find a new toy.

And then there was Rag-Doll. Nobody wanted this blind, illegitimate baby — nobody, that is, except Happy Acres. Responding to loving care, this moppet endeared herself to everyone. Funerals often are pretentious, but when five cars followed her small casket with pink rosebuds to a graveside service, it somehow seemed fitting.

Because Mrs. Carr has found room in her heart to love these hopeless children with handicaps of the mind, they receive top-priority attention at hospitals. Doctors and medical personnel come more quickly, and everyone responds with their best for her needs. She is well-known by city officials, leaders in institutions and civic organizations. Because she did not forget her promise to God nor forsake her childhood dream, Mabyl Carr has been a witness in “high places” for God and the church she loves. Mrs. Carr has been chosen by a large mid-South newspaper as one of only five “Women of Merit” to best typify those who have gone many steps beyond the ordinary mile. She humbly accepts this honor and gives credit to the vital role God has had in her life. Looking into the future, she envisions an enlarged unit “ if God lets me live long enough.”

Our sympathies are drawn out to these children whose lot adds to the mounting total of ruin in sin’s ledger. The pathos of their plight wrings from us the cry, “ How long, O Lord, how long?” Yet while asking, we know that the answer lies within us as we make Mabyl Carr’s story ours and find our own Happy Acres of service.

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J. W. Sharpe was a cookware salesman. In the course o f his work, he met a faithful Seventh-day Adventist girl by the name of Edna Brannigan who invited him to evange­listic meetings being conducted in Jackson, Mississippi, by Elder Walter Wright in the early part of 1963. Soon he was baptized.

He was encouraged to enter the canvassing work, and ^ ^was an immediate success! In August of 1963 he and E dna^ ~f were married. i\, °

Incidentally, when J. W. Sharpe was just a lad, his O mother bought a set o f Bedtime Stories, and, no doubt, these wonderful character building stories played an important part in the molding of the fine character o f this dedicated literature evangelist.

But, it was at the time o f the Southern Union Literature Evangelist Institute last December in Daytona Beach, when a goal o f 445 baptisms for 1965 was set by our colporteurs, that Brother Sharpe was truly inspired and impressed to earnestly search for souls in his daily contacts.

Not only has he been busy from early morning until late at night visiting homes with our literature, but he has been directing other youth to the Lord. In the first 3 months of this year, during Elder Halle G. Crowson’s special meetings,John and Betty Rowels and Glen and Betty Cartee were bap­tized into the church.

Thank God for Brother Sharpe and our entire corps of faithful literature evangelists. Let us remember them in our daily prayers!