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A framework for peaceTORONTO, Ontario-About 500 people attended the March 14 afternoon

lecture titled "Framework for Your Future." The Monday evening lecture, titled"Finding Peace of Mind," attracted about 425. This night's audience includedsome Church members. Both lectures were in the Metro Toronto ConventionCentre.

Summarizing the message he strived to convey to the audience, Mr. Hulmeexpressed, "We believe there is an answer to this inner hunger people have,and we believe it's the gospel-true Christianity."

At the end of each lecture the attendees were invited to enjoy refreshments,where they could chat with Mr. Hulme, area ministers and members assistingwith the activity.

A specially produced video described the World Tomorrow telecast andhighlighted clips of Mr. Hulme on location throughout the world. Others vieweddisplay boards about the Church_and its connection to Ambassador Collegeand Ambassador Foundation. Complimentary issues of the March Plain Truthwere also displayed.

Each guest was offered a literature packet at the door upon leaving.Assembled by members in the Brampton church, the packets included thebooklets Recapturing True Values, The Bible: A Guided Tour and theChurch's Statement of Beliefs.

An invitation from regional director Frank Brown to attend four follow-upBible studies was also enclosed, as well as biosketches of ministers whowill present follow-up studies, a Plain Truth literature request form and aquestionnaire. The Canadian Office promoted Mr. Hulme's appearance bymailing 57,000 invitation letters to current and former Plain Truth sub­scribers in the greater Toronto area, and by airing tags following WorldTomorrow broadcasts.

television tool the Church uses topreach the gospel is the telecast.

Larry Omasta, senior producer forThe World Tomorrow, said, "We~ecided to combine the most pro­vocative and dynamic excerpts of thelecture with information on theChurch. We give a relevant religiousmessage, but we also highlight the

See Canadian, page 5

The bomb and nuclear weapons:Who knows who has them?

What does God say shouldidentify his Church?

Legal Office helps liftdeath sentence for Nigerian man

By Andrew Egan

TORO TO, Ontario-Two one­hour television specials for Canada,based on two public Bible lectures,""ill also feature vignettes of Canadi­an Church members.

Evangelist David Hulme gave thelectures (see box, right). They werevideotaped here March 14 and 15 forn.vo television specials, to air in Cana­da later this year or early next year.

Plans are to raise the Church's pro­file in Canada, as well as test a newinstrument the Church may employto more effectively make disciples.

"Our purpose is to reintroduce theCanadian public and Plain Truthreaders in Canada to the World\\ideChurch of God, with the expectationthat they will develop a relationshipwith the Church," said Frank Brown,Canadian regional director.

This endeavor is a .pilot project.Aside from commercials, the only

Canadian members playrole in pioneer program

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Andrew Egan is a member who attendsthe Brampton, Ontario, church.

Upfront: David Hulme tells Canadiansubscribers the Bible's solutions totheir inner hunger.

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South Africa: assassination aftermath

Haitians progress even in lean timesto pressure the existing governmentto restore the elected president, hasbrought a devalued Haitian dollar,skyrocketing prices and shortages ofnearly everything.

In spite of this, the small congrega­tion is in good spirits and makingprogress. Three years ago the Churchbought a house in Port-au-Prince fora permanent meeting place and smallmailing office.

The Port-au-Prince congregationhas worked hard to renovate thehouse. Aided by members in Montre­al, Quebec, the size of the meetingroom was doubled by demolishingsome internal walls. ow fresh paint

See Haiti, page 6

bers is the mood in the country rightnow and where the country mightfind itself after this.

Yesterday [April 17] protest march­es in various cities, including Johan­nesburg, caused us to cancel servicesthere.

Attending services is often difficult.Some members from black townshipsdepend on taxis to get to services. It isdangerous to wait at taxi ranks, whichcan be targets of shooting by rivaltaxi associations.

See South Africa, page 3

HAITI-When our Haitian breth­ren pray "Give us this day our dailybread," they mean it!

It's been nearly three years since Ivisited the church in this Caribbeancountry, and Haiti, already one of thepoorest countries in the world, hasfallen on even tougher times.

The United ations trade embargo,

By John Halford

John Halford, a Plain Truth senioreditor, and pastor Cyrille Richard vis­ited Haiti during the Days of Unleav­enedBread.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa-Mem­bers here are exercising extreme cau­tion after violence broke out in SouthAfrica in April, following the assassi­nation of black leader Chris Hani,general secretary of the SouthAfrican Communist Party.

From Petros Manzingana, a min­ister in the Johannesburg area: Onething is clear: South Africa will not bethe same again. The assassination ofMr. Hani has plunged the country intoan unprecedented national crisis.

The real danger for Church mem- I

By now you should have received the May/June issue of The PlainTruth. I am very pleased with it, as I was with the April issue.

Now, as I say this, of course, I don't mean that I wasn't pleased withthe issues preceding these two. I just mean that I was particularlyhappy with the powerful focus of these issues on the life, death andresurrection of Jesus Christ-in others words, the true gospel and itstrue meaning for humanity.

So many people today have only heard about Jesus. They have avague notion about him-they know there was a man named Jesuswho lived long ago and performed some miracles.

They may know that some people think he is the Son of God. Thereare even many people who belong to a church, but don't really know awhole lot about Jesus or what the gospel actually means for them.

All have a part in proclaiming messageBut how exciting it is to be called of God to have part in the \vork of

proclaiming that message, which Paul called "the power of God forthe salvation of everyone who believes" (Romans 1:16)! Paul said hewas not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, and I hope none of God's

See Personal, page 6

The Plain Truth: showing the wayto our election and not escapism

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Waal, head of Armscor, a SouthAfrican government-owned armsmaker.

Other nations may followThe stories of Pakistan and South

Africa illustrate how such weaponsprograms can be kept hidden. Not allnations are so secretive about theirdesire to obtain nuclear weapons,however.

In March, North Korea announcedits withdrawal from the Nuclear Non­Proliferation Treaty. The only explana­tion, experts agreed, was that Presi­dent Kim n Sung was determined tocontinue a nuclear weapons program,even if jeopardizing ties with the West.

And with orth Korea's 21 millionpeople eating only about one and ahalf meals a day, and its power-shortfactories operating at only 40 percentcapacity, those ties are needed morethan nuclear weapons.

The ramifications of orth Korea'sdecision could be serious. "If NorthKorea develops nuclear weapons,"wrote Jim Mann in the March 31 LosAngeles Times, "many Asian expertsworry that eventually Japan and SouthKorea may be compelled to follow suit.

"And if Pyongyang [the North Kore­an captial, withdraws] from the non­proliferation pact, it could blaze apath for other countries, such as Iran,which ... have shown an interest innuclear weapons."

Clandestine developmentThe world of nuclear weapons

development and procurement isoften a clandestine one.

On March 24, for example, Presi­dent F.W. de Klerk of South AfricaannOunced that his government hadbuilt six nuclear bombs since the late1970s but, three years ago, destroyedthem along with blueprints.

Observers speculate that the gov­ernment might have been concernedwith what a successor governmentwould do with any future weapons.

What is interesting in this case isthe degree to which the arms pro­gram was kept secret, ever since for­mer Prime Minister John Vorsterordered it begun in 1974.

"Over 1,000 people worked on theproject over the years and not a sin­gle one said a word," said Tielman de

ed, high-tech materials bought insidethe United States."

two perennial enemies.Mr. Gates convinced Pakistan that it

could not win a nuclear war against itsmuch larger, and better armed, foe.

"An enduring mystery," continuedMr. Hersh, is how details of thisbarely averted nuclear disaster hadbeen kept hush-hush for nearly threeyears. The answer, he claims, lies inthe long-term relationship betweenPakistan and the United States.

Pakistan had been Washington'sprincipal Cold War ally in South Asia.From northern Pakistan the UnitedStates eavesdropped on Soviet nuclearfacilities in Kazakhstan. In the 1980sPakistan became a supply route in theAmerican proxy war against the SovietUnion in Afghanistan.

According to Mr. Hersh, Washing­ton looked the other way as Pakistan,attempting to match India's buddingnuclear arsenal, "assembled itsnuclear arsenal with the aid of manymillions of dollars worth of restrict-

Nuclear weapons: Who knows who has them?I

Our world is becoming a more per­ilous place as more nations acquirenuclear weapons.

Just how close the world came to itsfirst nuclear exchange came to light inan article titled "On the Nuclear Edge"in the March 29 New Yorker.

Author Seymour M. Hersh describeshow Pakistan and India were on thebrink of war over the disputed area ofKashmir in the spring of 1990. Pakistanwas determined to avoid another defeatby its archfoe. In 1971 it lost East Pak­istan (now independent Bangladesh).

American intelligence, reports Mr.Hersh, concluded that Pakistan byearly 1990 had at least six, and per­haps 10, nuclear weapons.

"There was little doubt that India,"he continued, "with its far moreextensive nuclear arsenal, stoodready to retaliate in kind."

Richard J. Kerr, then deputy direc­tor of the Central Intelligence Agency,is quoted by Mr. Hersh as saying: "Itwas the most dangerous nuclear situ­ation we have ever faced since I'vebeen in the U. S. government. It maybe as close as we've come to a nuclearexchange. It was far more frighteningthan the Cuban missile crisis."

Robert M. Gates, a former CIA offi­cial serving in the Bush White Houseas deputy national security adviser,flew to the Pakistani and Indian capi­tals of Islamabad and New Delhi tonegotiate a stand-down between the

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Trip Overview .JPastor General Joseph W. Tkach spoke to

3,780 brethren April 3 from the Augusta andSavannah, Georgia; Asheville, Boone,Charlotte, Fayetteville, Greensboro, Lenoir,Marion, Raleigh, Rocky Mount and Winston­Salem, N.C.; and Charleston, Columbia,Dillon, Greenville and Sumter, S.C.; andRoanoke, Va.; churches.

Hosts for the visit were Bob and FayeLeague from Charlotte; David and CynthiaCarley, Boone, Lenoir and Marion; Robertand Zenda Cloninger, Winston-Salem; Dennisand Karen Diehl, Greenville; George andAnne Elkins, Columbia and Augusta; Jamesand Lois Haeffele, Greensboro; Steve andTheresa Pelfrey, Charleston and Savannah;George and Mickie Pinckney, Asheville;Britton and Donna Taylor, Roanoke; Gregand Susan Williams, Fayetteville; and Larryand Joanne Hinkle, Lenoir, Boone andMarion; and Jim and Becky Valekis, Raleighand Rocky Mount. [Photos by Bill Simmonsand Julian Roscoe]

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Much needs to be done to mini­mize dangers for brethren, especiallythose living in high-density areas.Brethren desperately need prayers;the country needs prayers.

South African State Presid<¥lt F.W.de Klerk and Nelson Mandela, presi­dent of the African National Con­gress, have called for calm to defusea highly explosive situation.

From Peter McLean, pastor ofthe Durban and Pietermaritzburgchurches: Grahame Thomson, amember on Natal's south coast, wastraveling to work by bus at 5:30 a.m.one day on a major highway whenabout 12 men stepped onto the roadarmed with guns and rocks.

The driver switched off the passen­ger lights (it was still.dark outside), .asked the passengers to put theirheads down, then ran the gauntletthrough the blockade.

Bullets hit the bus around the dri­ver's compartment and rocks burst theradiator. Although windows weresmashed down the side of the bus, Mr.Thomson was unhurt in the incident.

Other members could not get to

work on another day because manybus and train drivers were afraid togo to work.

In Pietermaritzburg, capital ofNatal, rioters smashed shop windowsand looted in the city center.

Debbie Hancock. a member, was ina baby clothing shop she and hermother own when rioters burst inand demanded that she "close thisshop right now!" She closed the shop,and although windows on either sideof her store were smashed and goodswere looted, her shop was untouched.

From Peter Hawkins of the CapeTown Office. A memorial servicewas conducted in Cape Town, wherecriminals capitalized on the situationby smashing shop windows and loot­ing in the city center. Members haveto be careful where they go, but onecan't always predict dangerous situa­tions.

The state president, as well as lead­ers of the African National Congressand Pan African Congress, haveasked for calm and self-discipline inhonoring Mr. Hani, who had calledfor peaceful solutions to SouthAfrica's problems. The country hascalmed down, but tension lingers.Thanks for the prayers of brethren.

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Adoption mirrors God's desires for his children

More than neutralityAnd Christ also mentioned the

other side of the coin in Matthew12:30, "He who is not with me isagainst me." Jesus' message calls usto make a commitment. We cannotbe passive when confronted by thegospel.

Quite the contrary. Jesus confrontsus with a simple choice-to followhim or reject him.

Those who share a common faithin Jesus Christ should not attackeach other. God can and does workwherever, however and with whom­ever he chooses. He does not needour permission. We should have noproblem understanding that we donot direct God.

That in no way diminishes the factthat we are the Church of God. If wereally want to be like Jesus Christ,

See Becoming Christlike, page 5

Freedom for the troubledThere is, additionally, an irony to

the statement that John makes inMark 9:38. It seems that there was ameasure of jealously involved in thedisciples' attempt to stop the manfrom casting out demons in Christ'sname. This is because the discipleshad just experienced failure in cast­ing out a demon (verses 14-18).

It seems that the disciples weremore concerned about defending theirown authority than helping those whowere troubled by demons. What animportant lesson for us! We can havea similar attitude to that of the disci­ples when we do not take the opportu­nity to help those who are in need.

Evangelist Joseph Tkach Jr. is directorofChurch Administration.

Scriptural teachingsOur teaching comes from Scrip­

tures, as all our doctrinal positionsshould do. In Mark 9:38-40 we read:" 'Teacher: said John, 'we saw a mandriving out demons in your nameand we told him to stop [ ewRevised Standard says "tried to stophim"]' because he was not one of us.''Do not stop him: Jesus said. 'No onewho does a miracle in my name canin the next moment say anything badabout me, for whoever is not againstus is for us.' "

We should notice a few importantpoints from the context. John says"we:' which shows that he is speak­ing for all the disciples. A man whowas not one of the disciples was driv­ing out demons in Jesus' name. Thefact that the disciples had been using

ith increasing frequen­cy, there are falserumors circulating bycertain ones who haveleft us to form theirown church organiza­tions. Recently, I wasgiven a booklet on

church government written by onewho has recentlv left us. It was some­what surprising to observe that theauthor used the standard Protestantargument in his booklet. The surprisewas because he is accusing us of"slowly turning Protestant."

A rumor that has been circulated isthat we now believe that all churchesare God's churches. That is most cer­tainly not our belief. An irony is thatneither is it the belief of otherchurches.

Does God identify and underpinhis Church by doctrines, growth?

By Joseph Tkach Jr. /" Jesus' name shows they were aware Just because a humanitarian pro-that it was Jesus who had the power gram is not sponsored by the Churchto cast out the demons, and that it and because our efforts might notwas by the authority of Jesus-God receive enough recognition is noin the flesh-that the demons left. excuse.

There are other examples of peo- I am still amazed that some of ourpIe casting out demons in Jesus' Church members were critical of thename, and they did not have the donation that was made to the Redsame successful experience. Cross to help victims of an earth-Remember the seven sons of Sceva quake. How blind can some peoplein Acts 19. be?

And we have an important It is important for us to focus a lit-reminder in Matthew 7:21-23, where tie longer on what Christ said inwe are told that not everyone who Mark 9:39. Jesus said, "Do not stopsays "Lord, Lord, did we not proph- him. No one who does a miracle inesy in your name, and in your name my name can in the next moment saydrive out demons and perform many anything bad about me."miracles?" is going to enter into the Jesus did not take a restrictive viewkingdom of heaven. Some will be of who could serve others. He did nottold that they are evildoers. belittle or condemn this man as he

We see that there are some who had condemned the attitude of themisuse the name of Je us Christ. He Pharisees. Casting out demonsis not really Lord of their lives. It is showed that the man was not againstinteresting to note that ometimes he Jesus, and "whoever is not against usdoes honor their requests-when it is is for us."his will. But they u e his name \dth­out faith and obedience to him andthe Father. As Matthew 7:23 says, hedoes not know them, because theyhave not known him.

that the adopted individual wastreated as if he had been a naturalchild.

"Since God is eternal, the RomanChristians would have understoodthat their place in God's household isforever."

Why do people want to add a childto the family? Because they have loveto give, and because that is the waythey are-their nature wants toshare.

It is not so different with our heav­enly Father and elder brother JesusChrist. We are called into the familybecause we are deeply wanted. Be­cause we are greatly loved.

"When a person was adopted into aRoman family, the relationship withthe new family was legally binding.Adoption not only brought with itduties, but also conferred familyrights. The result of the adoption wasso final, and the change was so real,

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much for him, the family moved toAmerica so he could receive medicalhelp for his deformity.

o one can deny that the boy is afull part of the family. The joy all felton the day of his official adoptionwas deeply touching.

The surgeon went to enormouslengths to help his adopted son.Eventually, because they cared so

'We are children of God'In Romans 8:15, the apostle Paul

speaks of "the Spirit of adoption bywhom we cry out, 'Abba, Father' "(New King James).

"Paul used this word adoption to tellus something remarkable about ourrelationship with God, which isexplained in our booklet What Is Sal­vation? "In the Roman world inwhich [Paul's] original readers lived,the practice of adoption had aunique and distinctive meaning....

Childlessness is a difficult trial thatsome married couples face. Somechildless couples and some whoalready have children consider adop­tion.

Adopting a child is often a difficultand time-consuming process. Long,strict interviews are con-ducted to determine if thecouple can offer a suitableenvironment for the child.The prospective parentsmust wiit many months.

Some friends adoptedtwo daughters after child­less years of being auntand uncle to everyone else'schildren. They prepared forthe children as much aspossible and waited with anticipa­tion.

On the day they went to theorphanage for their first little girl,they left the house early out of eager­ness. An old film records the event.

The two girls, now adults, nevertire of watching the film of the daythey became part of the family.

Another example is that of a Scot­tish surgeon and his family whoadopted a South American boy. Theboy was severely deformed-he hadonly half a face.

To officially adopt him the coupletraveled into the depths of the jungleto find his mother.

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God says love identifies and underpins his Church

an elderly man, "He appreciated theChurch taking the time to drive him,and he invited me for tea afterward."

The Church's advertising agency inCanada contracted the television pro­duction to Videogenic Corp. of Toron­to. According to their producer, AngieColgoni, she and the production crewwere initially wary of working for achurch, expecting verbal outburstsand demonstrative healing rituals.

"I was pleasantly surprised," shesaid. "Instead I saw that the Churchwas trying to logically use the Bibleto help people with their lives."

Sue Vivian, assistant to the produc­er, commented: "Of all the clients wework for, you are the most fun. Yourpeople are the easiest to work with."

Mr. Brown said the goal is to letpeople know the Worldwide Churchof God "is different, its members arecaring people and that it will helpthem improve their lives."

Brampton church pastor Bob Mor­ton, the event's master of cere­monies, added: "Many of our sub­scribers think we are no more than apost office box in Vancouver. Wehope to show them we are a churchwith congregations across Canada."

Gain is not godlinessThere are those who would try to

confuse you with the idea that growthin numbers and income is the proofthat God approves of you. Please takenotice of the fact that Paul said that weshould withdraw ourselves from thosewho suppose that gain is godliness.

We do not believe such individualsare part of the Body of Christ (thosewho are called together as a commu­nity of believers). We do not believeall churches are God's churches.

But we do not believe that we needto behave like the Pharisees in an atti­tude of self-righteous superiority. Wedo not need to go about labeling andcondemning any specific group,whether they have once been affiliat­ed with us or not.

Our commission is to proclaim theGospel. Yes, we still make a call forrepentance, but we make it as aproclamation of what Christ has done,is doing and will do. We don't make aprotestation.

The difference between proclama­tion and protestation is in the atti­tude. We give a humble warning, nota prideful one. We need to preach thetruth that God has given to us, and bea light and a positive force in the darkand negative world in which we live.

5. He wrote, "If any man teach other­wise, and consent not to wholesomewords, even the words of our LordJesus Christ, and to the doctrine whichis according to godliness..." oticethat Paul defines what he means bvwholesome words as the words ;fJesus Christ and the doctrine accord­ing to godliness. Then Paul goes on todescribe the false teacher's problems.

"He is proud [one who has and isalways bragging about his pastaccomplishments. The Greek word,tetuphotai, means puffed up and con­ceited], knowing nothing, but dotingabout questions and strifes of words,whereof cometh envy, strife, railings,evil surmisings [rumors about otherpeople and always accusing others].Perverse disputings of men of corruptminds, and destitute of the truth, sup­posing that gain is godliness: fromsuch withdraw thyself."

God's Word must tell the truthwhen it says we now "see througha glass darkly; but then face toface: now I know IN PART," etc. Andagain, we shall all "see eye to eye\"'HE • the Lord shall bring Zion"­or, as the marginal rendering says:"when the Lord retumeth to Zion"(Isaiah 52:8). Then the earth shallbe FULL of the knowledge of theLord (Isaiah 11:9).

We do not mean to imply thatwhatever a man believes is right, orthat it makes no difference so longas we have love. Freedom mustcome thru the TRUTH, but-catchthis!-the TRUTH can come only thruLOVE! Love is the first fruit of theSpirit who guides us into Truth.When love is lacking, the Spirit hasfled. LOVE comes FIRST!

Beyond doubt you will readthings in The Plain Truth whichwill conflict with what you havebelieved. If The Plain TnLth cannotbring you something you did notknow before, or correct you whereyou were wrong, it \\ill have failedin its mission. Its real value to YOUlies in how much correction andadded knowledge it brings.

And so, we ask, do as the Bere­ans were commended for doingwith Paul. Read, study, withoutprejudice. Then search the Scrip­tures whether these things are so!(Acts 17:10-11). Then write us ifyou still disagree, and let us studyit together in LOVE.

Why can't those who profess tobe God's children have kindness,gentleness, and LOVE toward eachother? Let us open our hearts toGod's LOVE, and then we can havePEACE with our minds opened forGod's TRUTH.

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Church and the Church members,because people identify with people."

Neil Earle, Plain Tntth internationaleditor and script co-writer, said, "Thisis a true pioneering venture in whichwe try to break out of the Sundaymarket and reach ioto prime time."

Foreign-content regulations restrictthe telecast to certain time slots inCanada. But these specials, virtually100 percent Canadian-produced, canbe shown any time, allowing theChurch access to new audiences.

Responding to Pastor GeneralJoseph W. Tkach's direction that theChurch reach out to people, the lec­tures emphasized member participa­tion. Seventy-five Church membersprovided transportation for lecturego­ers, 25 members served as ushers and10 more handed out literature packets.

Members were most attendees' firstcontact with the Church. "I wanted tomake them feel comfortable," said amember who drove two women. "Ididn't want to give them the impres­sion we were out to recruit people."

Said another member who drove

Canadian members' hands-on part

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Unfortunately, some people must bedisfellowshipped for causing divisionwithin the Body of Christ. Some indi­viduals actually come to view them­selves as "God's chosen servant" to saveyou. Such individuals, often unwitting­ly, organize a group of zealots to con­form to their own dysfunction.

The apostle Paul gives us a warningabout false teachers in 1 Timothy 6:3-

We live in a babylon of confu­sion. Hundreds of denominationsand sects, each teaching a differ­ent creed.

The Plain TnLth comes as a mag­azine of u. 'DERSTA, Dl 'G to helpthose who honestly hunger andthirst after righteousness out ofthis modern confusion into theknowledge of TRUTH.

Solomon was wise when heasked for u. ·DERSTA. DJ. G! But hewould have been wiser, had heasked for something else!

There is one thing that is evenmore important-a thing that isstill more rare. That thing is LOVE!

It does make a difference whatwe believe. It is the TRUTH thatshall make us free. But, "though Ihave the gift of prophecy, andunderstand all mysteries, and ALLKNOWLEDGE ... and have not CHARI­TY I am nothing!"

Can you have LOVE in patienceand kindness, toward the one withwhom you disagree? If you can't,you'll never repel error or findTRUTH. Why do people argue,strive, quarrel over differences ofbelief? That is not the way intotruth. Rather it confirms one in hiserror until he comes to BELIEVE alie. "Hereby know we the spirit ofTRUTH, and the spirit of error:beloved, let us LOVE one another"!(l John 4:6-7).

Stop and think a moment. Theone great barrier that separatesprofessing Christians into denomi­national bundles-that keeps themapart-that promotes rivalry,hatred and causes continued newsplits and divisions-is this insaneinsistence that the other fellowmust see "eye-to-eye" on every lit­tle point of doctrine!

The one chord that binds togeth­er each little denominational bun­dle is the identical thing that hascaused every split and division thatever took place between breth­ren-DOCTRI E! As long as DOC­TRL E is employed as basis forchurch unity, every so-called"church" will continue to sufferstrife, division and separation intomore divisions.

And yet each denomination firm­ly believes that it, and it alone, isGod's one and only TRUE CHURCH!And they think they base theirclaim on solid Bible evidence, thesame as YOU probably think aboutYOURS! So many assume that salva­tion hinges upon such an organiza­tion connection and whether youaccept its creed!

But Jesus said differently. "ByTHIS shall all men know ye are mydisciples, IF YE HAVE LOVE one toanother!" Why can't we have it?Lacking that LOVE for those whosee some points a little differently,we lack the SPIRIT which alone canguide into the TRUTH. The inspiredWord says we must "GROW in graceand in K! OWLEDGE" (II Peter 3:18).We fear there is still so much wehave yet to learn, that each canafford to have charity for thosewho see some things differently.

who thought they had a comer on themarket on spiritual values and truth.

Those who thought they were theonly ones who could possibly have arelationship with God. It was that atti­tude of spiritual superiority that madethem partaker of the attitude of thedevil.

So, what makes the difference?What makes us disciples of Christ?Mr. Armstrong hit the nail on thehead in the March 1938 Plain Tnlthmagazine. He wrote (emphasis his):

Setting the right exampleWe need to be an example. We don't

need to be riding on the high horse ofself-righteousness, condemning every­one who is attempting to do goodworks but fails to observe the Sabbathand the Holy Days. We know that weshould observe these days sanctifiedby God. And we don't need to be con­demning others simply because Godhas not revealed it to them.

Over the years, our approach hastended to be like that of many otherchurches-to consider all people notin our fellowship as witting or unwit­ting instruments of the devil. Weshould not be so quick to impute suchnegative motives.

Pride was a big factor in the disci­ples' attitude toward the man whowas casting out demons. In Mark9:34, we find that part of the contextwas another one of their argumentsover who will be the greatest in thekingdom. And it is in this context ofpride vs. humility that Jesus Christtells them to leave the man alone.

The Pharisees were also pridefuland thought they were superior toeveryone who was not as knowledge­able about the law as they were. Jesuscalled them "whitewashed tombs,snakes, a brood of vipers."

Who was it that Jesus called thechildren of the devil? It was the ones

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then we need to share Jesus' noncom­bative attitude toward others, eventhose in other churches who are pro­"'iding care and comfort to the thou­sands of hurting and needy people ofthe world. Jesus, of course, did nottell the disciples to go join the manwho was casting out demons, nor didhe tell the disciples to ask the man tojoin their group.

He simply told them, in effect, notto worry about what God may beallo"\.\wg to be done somewhere else.He said not to stop the man becausethere was some spiritual benefit towhat was taking place. That is a pro­found lesson for us.

The apostle Paul made the samepoint in Philippians 1:15-18. "It is truethat some preach Christ out of envyand rivalry, but others out of good­"\.\ill. The latter do so in love, knowingthat I am put here for the defense ofthe gospel. The former preach Christout of selfish ambition, not sincerely,supposing that they can stir up trou­ble for me while I am in chains. Butwhat does it matter? The importantthing is that in every way whetherfrom false motives or true, Christ ispreached. And because of this Irejoice." Like Paul, we should be gladif God uses whatever truth there maybe in others' messages, regardless oftheir motives.

Our validity as the true Church ofGod is not in question. We know whowe are and we know that our motivesare pure as we strive to faithfullyemulate all that the Bible teaches us.

If God decides to use people fromother organizations to bring a personto himself, that is his business. We donot decide how God the Father choos­es to call people. That is for him todecide. Are we to be so arrogant as todecide whom God can save and howhe should dra,,1.' them to himself?

One thing that churches commonlyexhibit is intolerance, rejection andabuse of people in other churches anddenominations. Jesus tells us not tobehave that way. This does not meanthat we agree with, nor that the Biblecondones every doctrinal position ofthe more than 500 denominationsextant today.

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u.s. and Canadian usic Coordinatorsfor Feast of Tabernacles 1993

Personal: escapism is selfishabout our calling and identity as thepeople of God.

Whom to contact

The Festival Office announced special music coordinators (SMC) and Festi­val choir directors (DIR). Those interested in performing at a Feast site shouldcontact the appropriate person listed below and request copies of the musicto be used. Prospective choir members should list the voice part they sing andtheir experience level.

Instrumental or vocal soloists should contact the SMC for the site that theyplan to attend unless an instrumenta ensemble is noted separately. Soloistsshould submit several possible numbers for consideration.

Choir members are expected to know their music before arriving at the Fes­tival site, as rehearsals during the Festival will be sufficient only to tune up thechoir for performance.

Haiti: People want to succeed

Attitude of escapismHow easily society pulls us into its

false value system that makes us wantto withdraw from the needs of thesin-laden neighbors around us. Soci-

ety creates in us an attitude ofescapism, which makes uswant to seclude ourselveswhile we simply vocally or inprint condemn evil-from adistance.

But Jesus did not secludehimself. He not only con­demned sin, he also healedthe sick, fed hungry mouths,comforted the brokenheartedand washed dirty feet.

He emptied himself of sta­tus and took the form of aservant (the same mind weare to have-Philippians 2:5­8). He, the perfect model ofservice, set the example forus, and he sends us into theworld to walk in his steps, tobe his servant Church!

This selfish, materialisticand individualistic societytells us continually to "focuson yourself." But God tells

us, as the Body of Christ and citi­zens of his kingdom, to "love yourneighbor as yourself."

In The Plain Truth and our otherpublications, we are focusing onthese vital issues, which have to dowith making our calling and electionsure, as Peter admonished.

Let's not cease to pray for oneanother and to make it our full-timework to live as faithful and devotedrepresentatives of Je us Christ, ineverything we do bringing honor andglory to God.

Thank you from the bottom of myheart for your encouraging lettersand cards of support. They do meanmuch to me, and to all of us here inPasadena!

Dear Mr, Tkach, d hI want to congratulate you.ro: t e

PT staff for the excellent Apnllssue. ldhave been a subscriber since 1969 ana Church member since .1975, In my,

., the April issue IS the best everopmIOn,produced. 1 f

You have reached new leve so. .

11 ce l'n terms of content, edltmg,exce en . Tha hics and illustratIOns. e~J1~:'~~ver on the bac~ cover is anexciting step toward reachu:g outlo fthe rest of the world. Now, mst~a 0,

11' them how pagan Easter IS, \'~e rete mg " P sover IStelling them ho\,,, pOSItIve as . .'

This seems to be the more Christlikeh I W ould expect a tremendous

approac . Mresponse to this beautiful ad., ay .Christ continue to guide you m keepmgup this excellent effort.

church elder Blaise Franklin and Imet him, and it looks promising.

Unemployment and underemploy­ment are fact$ of life here, and asmany have useful skills, they can ben­efit themselves and their community.

We also looked at a Feast of Taber­nacles site, a clean, comfortableresort on the coast north of Port-au­Prince. The management has givenus a favorable rate.

While we were there~ ousted Presi­dent Jean-BertrandAristide's return wasbeing negotiated. Ifhe isreinstated, foreign aidwill flow again. Haitianspray this will happen.Hard-working and re­sourceful, they want achance to succeed.

Mr. Richard and Ibased our sermons onthe present and futurereality of God's king­dom. I was deeply im­pressed with our Hait­ian brethren's faith andloyalty in the face ofdifficulties. I have neverseen a church make asmuch progress in twoyears as this congrega­tion in Haiti. Remem­ber them from time to

Poised: Visiting minister John Halford with the family of time, as they surelyJove Jean-Pierre in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. remember you.

and ceiling fans stirring the breezemake our hall an oasis in this ratherdilapidated city.

About 20 miles from Port-au-Princelies the small town of Ganthier,where we're working with the mayorto set up a small agricultural andeducational project in his district.Cyrille Richard, Haitian pastor, local

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people are. As always, we receivedboth critical and complimentarycomments.

I want to share with you one of themany positive letters we receivedabout the April Plain Tnlth:

I certainly hope all of you are tak­ing the time to read The Plain Tnlthevery month. I, too, congratulate ourstaff and writers on the outstandingjob they are allowing Christ to dothrough them, and I pass on myappreciation to all of you who havewritten words of encouragement andsupport about the publications andthe telecast.

As we draw closer to God individu­ally and collectively, the more clearlywe can see and understand, like Pauldid, the power in the gospel of JesusChrist.

And the more we actively partici­pate in the work God has given us todo, the more excited we become

College Music Department, Box 111,Big Sandy, Texas, 75755.

Rapid City, South Dakota: DavidFishburn (SMC), (DIR), 67 BlossomHeath, Williamsville, New York,14221.

Redding, California: Steve Glover(SMC), Box 250504, Montgomery,Alabama 36125; Allen Andrews(DIR), 156 S. Meredith, Apt. 133,Pasadena, California, 91106.

St. Petersburg, Florida: LowellTimberlake (SMC), 3367C Crystal Ct.East, Palm Harbor, Florida, 34685­1204; Carl Dayhoff (DIR), 1105 SE30th St., Cape Coral, Florida, 33904.

Saratoga Springs, New York:Roger Smith (SMC), (DIR), (Instru­mental Ensemble), 622 E. Poppy­fields Dr., Altadena, California,91001.

Spokane, Washington: RogerBriggs (SMC), (DIR), 5825 Sa­lakanum Way, Bellingham, Wash­ington, 98226.

Tucson, Arizona: Gary Pender­graft (SMC), (DIR), 7230 LamesaLane, Memphis, Tennessee, 38113.

Vail, Colorado: Alex Leffek (SMC),(DIR), 9902 Ferguson Ave., Lot 187,Savannah, Georgia, 31406.

Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin:David Kroll (SMC), (OIR), 6865 N.Burbank Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin,53224.

Amman, Jordan: Joe Locke(SMC), (OIR), 300 W. Green St.,Pasadena, California, 91129.

Chiang Mai, Thailand: FredStevens (SMC), (DIR), 300 W. GreenSt., Pasadena, California, 91129.

Canadian sitesHalifax, Nova Scotia: Chris Starkey

(SMC), 60 Carlton Dr., Mount Pearl,Newfoundland, Canada, A1N 3A4,telephone 1-709-368-9901; CaroleStanley (DIR) HC-??, Box 247,Hancock, Maine, 04640, telephone1-207-422-6475.

Pentlcton, British Columbia:Robert Berendt (SMC), 133 Sher­wood Blvd. W, Lethbridge, Alberta,Canada, T1 K 6E7, telephone 1-403­381-1601; Jim Brandenburg (OIR),3559 Morley Trail NW, Calgary,Alberta, Canada, T2M 4H5, tele­phone 1-403-381-1601.

Sherbrooke, Quebec: RichardLefrancois (SMC), (OIR), 402 4e Ave.,Lac Laniel St., Colomban, Quebec,Canada, JOR 1NO, telephone 1-514­432-2592.

Victoria, British Columbia: RodDeVries (SMC), 9551 WoodwardsPlace, Richmond, British Columbia,Canada, V7E 1H5, telephone 1-604­272-9953; Guy Moss (OIR), 740 E.17th St., North Vancouver, BritishColumbia, Canada, V7L 2W8,telephone 1-604-988-7999.

Regina, Saskatchewan: JamesLittle (SMC), 73 Langley St., Regina,Saskatchewan, Canada, S4S 3V7,telephone 1-306-789-3220; RichardGillis (DIR), 17 Wedgewood Or.,Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3T2J7, telephone 1-204-261-6740.

Anchorage, Alaska: Doug Hanson(SMC), (DIR), 5109 Lionheart Dr.,Anchorage, Alaska, 99508-2528.

Big Sandy: Paul Heisler (SMC),(DIR), c/o Ambassador CollegeMusic Department, Box 111, BigSandy, Texas, 75755.

ChaUanooga, Tennessee: BobRodzaj (SMC), (DIR), 2 OrchardLane, Cambridge, Ohio, 43725.

Corpus Christi, Texas: DennisMorris (SMC), (DIR), 2313 RobbieAve., Bellevue, Nebraska, 68005;Instrumental ensemble: Norm Myers,5811 88th Ave., Kenosha, Wisconsin,53144.

Dayton, Ohio: King Finlay (SMC),(DIR), Box 124, Spinnerstown, Penn­sylvania, 18968.

Daytona Beach, Florida: TedJaphet (SMC), (DIR), 4167 WestgateRd., Orlando, Florida, 32808.

Eugene, Oregon: Howard Davis(SMC), (DIR), 6815 SE 114th Ave.,Portland, Oregon, 97266.

Fort Worth, Texas: Byron Griffin(SMC), (DIR), Route 2, Box 282-1,Hawkins, Texas, 75765.

Hot Springs, Arkansas: PatHenry (SMC), (DIR), 13 Donnell Dr.,North Little Rock, Arkansas, 72120.

JekyJ! Island, Georgia: TomHammett (SMC), (DIR), 3107 ElmoreAve., Chattanooga, Tennessee,73415.

Keystone, Colorado: CraigCoulter (SMC), (DIR), 3989 S. FundyCircle, Aurora, Colorado, 80013.

Kona, Hawaii: Ross Jutsum(SMC), (DIR), c/o AmbassadorCollege Music Department, Box 111,Big Sandy, Texas, 75755.

Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri:Joseph Rivers (SMC), (DIR), (in­strumental ensemble), 611 W. 15thSt., No. G6, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74127.

Lexington, Kentucky: MarkGraham (SMC), (DIR), 1490 RoycroftAve., Lakewood, Ohio, 44107.

Lowell, MassachuseUs: JohnSullivan, (SMC), (OIR), (orchestra)c/o Festival Music Program,Worldwide Church of God, Box527026, Flushing, New York, 11352­7026; Women's Chorus: DebbieSwift, c/o Festival Music Program.

Niagara Falls, New York: DanHope (SMC). 59 Reeve Or.,Markham, Ontario, Canada, P3P1B4; Ted Rounds (DIR), 224Blakslee Hill Rd., Newfield, NewYork, 14867.

Norfolk, Virginia: Floyd SaUer­white (SMC), (DIR), Box 561,Mechanicsville, Virginia, 23111.

Palm Springs, California: EllaMarie Schatz (SMC), (DIR), c/oWorldwide Church of God, 300 W.Green St., Pasadena, California,91129.

Pasadena: Jerry Bieritz (SMC),(DIR). c/o Ambassador CollegeMusic Department, Box 111, BigSandy, Texas, 75755.

Pensacola, Florida: Steve Myers(SMC), (youth choir), 20 Sabine Ct.,Kenner, Louisiana, 70065; RogerBryant (OIR), c/o Ambassador

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John and Joyce Churchland 01 GoldCoast AUS1raBa. celebrated their 25thwedding anniversary Jan. 14. Theyhave two sons, David and Heath.

GERALD & BARBARA PINDER

Gerald and Barbara Pinder of Win­dermere England. celebrated their30th wedding anniversary March 30.They have one daughter, Rebecca;four sons, Benjamin, Joseph, Kevinand Gary: and two daughterS-In-law,Diane and lisa.

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Alain and Nicole Turner of EauCoulee, Mauritius, celebrated thelT25th wedding anniversary Apnl 19.They have two sons, Dany and JeanFrancois; one daughter, Nathalie:one daughter-in-law, Marie Michelle,and one grandchild, Richkard

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Harvey and Patty Gilley of KansasCity, Kansas, celebrated their 25thwedding anniversary Dec. 30. Theyhave two daughters. Angie Abts andTammy; one son, Brian: and oneson-in-law, Bo~yd_Ab_ts_. _

Anne W. Warui and Kimani Ndung'uThldng'o were united m marriageFeb. 7 The ceremony was per­formed by James Henderson, Nairo­bI, Kenya, pastor The couple live inNalTobi

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ALTON & ANGELA DACUS

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ewing Jr. arepleased to announce the marriageof their daughter Angela Marie toAlton Dacus. The ceremony wasperformed by Robert Jones, Norfolk,Virginia, pastor. The couple live inConroe, Texas,

Mr and Mrs. Clarence 0, Huse ofPasadena are pleased to announcethe marnage of thelf daughter Mori­ah Michele to R'JSS Schaffer, son ofMr. and Mrs Arthur A SChaffer ofBismarck, North Dakota The cere­mony was performed Nov. 22 byGary Endres, Pasadena West AM,associate pastor. Katherine Yoderwas maid of honor. and Jeff Steeb­ner was best man. The couple live inSouth Pasadena, Cafifornia

JEFF & MELANIE RYAN

Mr and Mrs Rick Caklwell 01 Balti­more, Maryland, are pleased toannounce the marriage of theirdaughter Melanie to Jeff Ryan, sonof Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ryan of TexasCity, Texas. The ceremony was per­formed Dec. 27 by Frank Pierce, aminister in the Houston, Texas. Eastchurch The couple live In Houston.

JOSEPH & SARAH CONTI

Mr. and Mrs. Aoyd Kielczewski arepleased to announce the marriageof their daughter Sarah Jean toJoseph Conti. son of Mr. and Mrs.John Conti of Chicago. IllinOIS Theceremony was performed Aug, 29by Richard Frankel, Chicago Westpastor. Marlet1e Kielczewski wasmatron of honor, and Angelo Conti,brother of the groom, was best man.The couple live in Oak Park, Illinois

Aimee PatTlcia Ruest and PaulAnthony Huber were united in mar­riage Aug. 2 The ceremony wasperformed by John Borax, Ottawa,Ontario, pastor. Marie Ruest wasmaid of honor, and Richard Huberwas best man. The couple ',ve inOttawa.

DANIEl & TAMARA FARNSWORTH

Mr. and Mrs. larry Carmichael arepleased to announce the marriageof their daughter Tamara to DanielFarnsworth. son of Mr. and MrsGene McGuire. The ceremony wasperformed Jan. 9 by Richard Baum­gartner, Be levue, WashIngton, pas­tor. The couple live in Winchester,Kentucky

PETER & PEARL STRNAD

Mr, and Mrs. Clarence B. Horschlerof Lansing, Michigan, are pleased toannounce the marriage of thelTdaughter Pearl lorrelta to PeterJoseph Strnad. son of Mr. and MrsGeorge l Stmad of Cicero, Illinois.The ceremony was perlormed July12 by Robert Fahey, Chicago Westand Joliet, Illinois, pastor Ruth Metzwas matron of honor, and CarlSCroggins was best man, The cou­ple five in Cicero

Theresa Vivenzio and John Henselwere united in marriage Sept 6. Theceremony was perlormed by RandyBloom, Syracuse and Utica, NewYork, pastor Sherry Musso, sister ofthe bride, was matron of honor, andRichard Hensel, brother of thegroom, was best man. The couplelive in Auburn, New York.

Kelowna, British Columbia, arepleased to announce the marriageof their daughter lorianna Mae toCam Rodney Yeomans, son of Mrand Mrs. Garry Yeomans of Saska­toon, Saskatchewan. The ceremo­ny was performed July 4 by thebride's uncle, Owen Murphy, Van­couver, BritiSh Columbia, associatepastor. Melanie Davie was maid ofhonor, and Sam Hofer was bestman. The couple live in Calgary,Alberta.

Derwyn Johnson of Ottawa. Ontario,is pleased to announce the engage­ment of his daughter Kareena Ruthto Enc Tracy Wildng son of Richardand Janet Wilding of Toronto,Ontario. An Aug. 22 wedding mOttawa is plann_e_d _

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Weddings

Mr and Mrs. Malcolm Jennings ofBrisbane, Australia are pleased toannounce the engagement of theireldest daugh er, Larissa. to Christo­pher Graeme Newton. youngest sonof Rona Newton of Mackay, Aus­tralia. A June 14 wedding in Bns-bane is planne_d_. _

Peter and Eileen Davies of Kingston­upon-Thames, England, are happyto announce the engagement oftheir daugh er Karen Ru1h to JamesAnthony Newby, son of Ray andVema Newby of Antioch, CaliforniaAn Aug 29 wedding is planned.

David and lea Evans of Devenport.Australia are pleased to announcethe engagement of their daughterCathie to Stephen Clark, son 01 Donand Kath Clark of Brisbane, Aus­tralia A June 6 wedding in Devon­port 's planned

Mr. and Mrs Efi Kurtz of Basalt. Col­orado. are pleased to announce theengagement of their daughter Katri­na Ray to Patrick William Sloma, sonof Mr. and Mrs. leonard Sloma ofColorado Springs. Colorado. A July25 wedding IS planned.

Mr and Mrs Andrew Patey of SouthBnsbane, Austrafia are delighted toannounce the engagement of theirdaughter laila to David Bell, son ofMerv and Narell Bell of Newcastle,Australia A Sept. 19 wedding isplanned.

Mr and Mrs. Dale Pieper of SanAntonio. Texas, are pleased toannounce the engagement of theirdaughter Wendy to Johnny Overton,son 01 Dr and Mrs. John Overton ofHammond, louisiana. A June 13wedding In San Antonio is planned

CAM & LORI YEOMANS

Mr. and Mrs lynwood Murphy of

JOCHANAN &MILITZA SllBIGER

Militza Cifuentes of Tel Aviv, Israel,and Jochanan Silbiger of Vienna,Austria, were UOited in marriage July26. The ceremony was perlormed byHelmuth Kaserer, a minister In theSalzburg, Austria church The c0u-ple live in Tel Aviv. .

Dianne Chandler and Gene Bremerwere united ,n marriage Nov 28.The ceremony was performed byGary Pendergrfift, Jackson andMemphis, Tennessee, associatepastor Bessie Wilder and SherryButler were maids of honor. andGarrett Bremer, son of the groom,was best man. The couple live mMetropolis. IIlinoi_s _

Mr and Mrs. larry Knick of lima,Ohio, are pleased to announce theengagement of their daughterAudrey Ruth to John Micah laux,son of Mr and Mrs. Richard Laux ofSylvania, Ohio. A December wed­ding is planned.

Carla Suzanne Thorpe, daughter ofCarl and Stella Thorpe of Allanta,Georgia, and Trevor Wayne Atten­borough, son of Syd and JessieAttenborough of Pasadena, aredelighted to announce their engage­ment A May 23 wedding in Pasade­na is planned.

DaVid Mark, March 6, 7:34 a.m., 8pounds 13

'l>ounces, now 1 boy, 1

girl.

Shirley Rhoades of Pasadena andElmer Salmon of Reno, Nevada,would like to announce theirengagement. A Mother's Day wed-ding is planned_fo_r_M_a..:.y_9_. _

Mike and Tessa Merkel of Perth,Australia, are de ghted to announcethe engagement of their daughterLarissa to David Eddington, son ofBill and Rae Eddington of Mel­bourne, Australia A Sept. 19 wed­ding In Melbourne is planned

MARTIN. Ian and Barbara (Keepes)of BirmlOgham. England, boy,Nathan Carl Joseph, March 22 657a.m., 8 pounds 3 ounces, now 2boys, 1 g'rl

McCUllEY, Gary and Darlene(Mayhew) of Indian Mound, Ten­nessee, girl, Darathy Kay, March 3,6:20 p.m., 8 pounds 4 ounces, now2 boys. 3 girls.

MARSON, Brad and Cyndi (Nicoletti)of Baltimore. Maryland, girl, TaylorMarie, Dec. 21, 6 p.m, 7 pounds 3ounces, first child.

MOTSAPI, Mohau and Dineo (Twala)of Bloemfontein, South Africa, girl,Matieho Emely, Sept 20, 4875 kilo­grams. now 2 girls

NICHOllS, laurie and Joanne(Fawcett) of Brisbane, Australia,boy, Jared Owen, Feb, 28. 7 pounds8 ounces, first child

PARRET, Johnny and Roberta(Miers) of Tulsa, Oklahoma boy,Cameron lee. Jan. 15, 8 pounds 9ounces, now 1 boy. 1 girl.

PREISENOORF Matthew and Cind;(Hohnholt) of Grand Island, Nebras­ka, twin girls, Becca Mae and Bre­anne Shandra, Feb. 18, 8:46 a.mand 8:48 a.m. 6 pounds 12 ouncesand 5 pounds 13 ounces. now 3girls (also 1 girl, 1 boy deceased).

RAND, John and lynette (Crisman)of Dallas. Texas. girl, Meagan leti­cia Dec. 23. 8:44 a.m., 7 pounds 14ounces, now 1 boy, 1 girl.

MAUGH, Steven and Rosalie (lang­don) of Eugene, Oregon, boy, NovaDaniel. Jan. 9. 420 am., 8 pounds15 ounces, now 2 boys.

RUSSEll, Richard Allen andStephanie Renee (Brown) of Mem­phis. Tennessee. girl, Jordan Renee,Feb. 19, 107 pm , 7 pounds 8ounces, now 2 girls.

RUDER, Thomas Jr. and Melanie(Reiner) of Erie, Pennsylvania, girl.Bryanna Dawn, Nov. 4, 9 pounds'3ounces. first child.

SCHAFERS, Darren and Valerie(Knuth) of Edmonton, Alberta girl,Sabrina Valene, March 7, 7:28 a.m.,7 pounds 9'/2 ounces, now 1 boy, 1girl.

STEINBRENNER, Alan and Debbieof Chicago, Illinois, boy, MatthewKyle, Feb 22, 903 am , 8 pounds10 ounces, now 2 boys

STEINHUEBl, Andrew and Debbie(Gordon) of Toronto, Ontario, boy,Jordan, March 17, 8:56 am., 8pounds 6 ounces. firm child.

STONEMAN, Curtis and Pamela(Johnson) of Jupiter, Florida, girlAshley Jayne, March 11, 5:02 p.m.5 pounds 12 ounces, now 2 girls.

TOMCAVAGE, Thomas and Debra(Heim) of Shamokin, Pennsylvania.boy, Bryant David, March 19, 6:19a.m., 5 pounds 11 ounces, now 2boys, 1 g rL

UMBERFIElD, Clay and Jeanne(ledy) of Freeland Michigan, boy.Drew Duane. Jan. 19, 4:22 a.m., 9pounds 1 ounce, now 3 boys.

WILSON, Glen and lynn (Pollak) ofNassau, New York, boy, ChnstopherFerdinand, Feb 3, 3:30 am., 8pounds, first child,

KOGUTKIEWICZ. Jeffrey and lynda(Cole) of Phoenix, Arizona, boy,Jonathan James, March 6, 4:55am.,9 pounds 4 ounces, first child.

KUSHNIRUK, Patrick and Carol(Bennett) of Regina, Saskatchewan,girl, Janelle Faith Alexandria Feb.18. 5:53 a.m., 9 pounds 11 ounces.now 3 girls.

WINNING, Mark and Miranda(Bowen) of Warwick, Australia, boy,

LAY, DaVid and Vivian (Rodriguez)of Saline, Michigan, boy, DanielDavid, Feb 7,6:17 p.m., 7 pounds 5ounces. now 2 bo~ys_. _

llEWEllYN. Melvin and Diana(Kling) of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,boy, Corey Dallas, Feb 20, 546a.m., 6 pounds 3 ounces. first c lid

MARCOS, Joseilto and Margarita(Cortez) of Cabanatuan, Philippines.girl, Jamie Kirstie, March 10, 330a.m., 8 pounds. now 3 girls.

MEYER, Douglas and Becky(Hu1chins) of Tampa, Florida, boy,Benjamin Paul, March 5, 426 p.m.,8 pounds 8'1> ounces, now 1 boy. 1girl.

GREGG, Clarence and Katrina (Bai­ley) of Elkhart, Indiana, boy, Bran­don Scott, Feb. 23, 10:02 p.m., 9pounds 2 ounces. first child

HAlE, Mike and Janet (Burbeck) 01Pasadena, tTlplets (1 girl and 2boys), Natalie lOUise, ChTistopherCreed and Michael Waiter, March 5,12:31 p.m., 12:32 p.m and 12:33pm., 4 pounds 13 ounces, 5pounds 7 ounces and 4 pounds 14ounces, now 2 boys 2 girls

HAWRElAK, Brian and Elaine(Yoder) of Edmonton, Alberta, boy,Devin Michael, Jan. 11, 12:15 am,8 pounds 9 ounces. now 2 boys.

JORENBY, Jeff and Michelle (Pepin)of Madison, Wisconsin, boy, BlakeAndrew, March 24, 5:05 a.m., 7pounds 5 ounces. first child

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CRABB. Tim and Charmaine (Rock­ey) of Pasadena, boy Ian Bruce.March 10, 10:06 a.m. 8 pounds 4ounces. now_2_bo--,-YS_.~ _

DAlE, Tom and Sharon (Parnell) ofSan Diego. California, boy, ReeceEvan, March 25, 7 pounds 13ounces, now 2 boys. 1 girl.

DIAZ, Ricardo and Christina (Cere­ceres) of San Jose, California girl,Samantha Diamond, Oct 28, 5 pm.,8 pounds. now 1 boy, 2 girls

OOUGlAS. John and Unda (Court­ney) of Dallas, Texas, boy. JordanRyan, March 9, 142 p.m., 8 pounds5 ounces. now 3 boys

EHRMANN, Robert and Car; (Allen)of Nashville, Tennessee, girl, Rachellynn, Feb 4, 10 am.. 8 pounds 4ounces, first child.

BRIAUlT, Daniel and Colleen(Bromley) of Montreal, Quebec, boy,Morgan Rene Daniel, Dec. 18, 8pounds 2 ounces, now 2 boys 3girls

BROADWATER, Jon and Kimberly(McConnell) of Reno, Nevada. glTl,Gabrielle Ashley, March 10, 4:44pm., 8 pounds 2 ounces, firstchild.

BRUNTON, Peter and Patricia(Ward) of Brisbane. Australia, boy,Craig Patrick, Jan. 19 11:35 p.m., 4kilograms, now 3 boys _

CONNER. larry and Robin (Pulley­blank) of Portland, Oregon, girl,Deanna Dawn. Dec 19, 1:50 a.m.• 6pounds 4 ounces. first child

GONZAlO. Dennis and Michelle(del Gaudio) of Howell, Michigan,girl, Marissa del Gaudio, Jan. 26,6:30 a.m., 7 pounds 5 ounces, now2 boys, 1 glfl.

BEll, Ian and Ruth (Traynor) ofBrampton, Ontario, boy, Justin Don­ald Alexander, March 15, 8:45 am"8 pounds 4 ounces. first child

BISHOP, Colin and Charlene(Bagshaw) of Edmonton, Alberta,girl, Allise Enn, March 13,6 pounds7 ounces, now 1 boy, 1 girl.

BAGGOT, Jerry and Kathy (Zoellick)of Marinette, Wisconsin, girl, EmilyAnn, Jan. 28, 7'44 a.m., 6 pounds 1ounce, now 2 girls.

8 The Worldwide News Tuesday, April 27. 1993---------~--------

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New York's deaf community.The Soroptimist Club, an

organization of professionalwomen, serves humanitarianorganizations such as hospi­tals, museums and charitiesby raising funds and estab­lishing scholarships.

The club honored Mrs,Mosleh with its HumanRights Award, spotlightingher contribution to the deafcommunity for cofounding(along with deaf memberCarol Lazorisak) the Collegeof Staten Island's Sign Inter­preter Training Program.

Since the program's incep­tion in 1979, 210 AmericanSign Language interpretershave graduated and are inter­preting for the hearing im­paired in classrooms, court­rooms, hospitals, conferencesand elsewhere.

Soroptimist member AnnMerlino presented theaward to Mrs. Mosleh, not­ing that women who arechosen as honorees "havemade a significant contribu­tion to their communities,are women of integrity andare ideal role models forother women."

Mrs. Mosleh is a dea­coness in the BrooklynSouth church.

PT promotional programstill cost-effective

In 100 U.S. church areas,members regularly visitstores and businesses, stock­ing newsstands with cardsand brochures offering freePlain Tnlth subscriptions.

About 333,000 brochuresand cards were distributed in1992, adding 21,900 sub­scribers to the mailing list.The program has been vitalto PT promotion for 15 years.

"Each year we lose sub­scribers to normal attrition,and the brochure program isa cost-effective way of pullingnew subscribers," said CarlParnell, newsstand coordina­tor. "The brochures are rela­tively cheap to produce andsince brethren stock standson a volunteer basis, it'squite affordable advertising."o 100% recycled paper

Brooklyn member is'woman of distinction'

BROOKLYN, New York­The Soroptimist Internation­al Club of Staten Island,New York, awarded MaryMosleh with a 1993 Womanof Distinction award for herwork as educator, adminis­trator and interpreter for

Arap Moi in March near thechurch office.

Crime is on the increase,and some members sufferbecause of escalating infla­tion. Food has gone up­sometimes by 40 percent aweek.

ATLANTA, Georgia-Comeand join more than 700 sin­gles at the Olympic City Clas­sic II "Putting on the Ritz"July 3 and 4.

Discounted rooms areavailable at the StoufferConcourse Hotel for $64 foras many as four in a room.For reservations call 1-404­209-9999 and mention youare with the WorldwideChurch of God.

A formal dinner dance onSaturday night costs $30 aperson, and a barbecue anda dance party on Sundaycosts $10 a person. Paymentfor the dinner dance anddance party must be receivedby May 30.

Checks should be madepayable to the Atlanta EastActivity Fund and mailed toFrederick Moore at 3760Willowmeade Dr. SW, Snell­ville, Georgia, 30278. Forfurther information call Mr.Moore at 1-404-985-9025.

S.T.A.R.S., "Striving toAchieve Real Stardom,"based on Daniel 12:3.

Lodging will be in the Can­terbury Inn. Register beforeJune 1 for the event and pay I

$49 for quadruple occupancyand $56 for triple occupancy.Add $5 if registering afterJune 1. Prices include lodg­ing. activities and four meals.

For registration materialsor information, call ScottShaffer at 1-612-537-6874 orwrite to Mike Flom at 6590Chanhassen Rd., Chanhas­sen, Minnesota, 55317.

Singles invited tochurch events

MINNEAPOLIS, Minneso­ta-Twin Cities singles invitesingles to their 10th annualFriendship Fest in Min­neapolis-St. Paul July 2 to 4.

This year's theme is

Ministers and wiveshonored for 25 years

Glenn Harmon, a localchurch elder in the Eugene,Oregon, church, and hiswife, Marje, were presentedwith a plaque April 6 to rec­ognize their 25 years of ser­vice to the Church.

Al Tennant, a localchurch elder in the Midland,Michigan, church. and hiswife, Ginny, received theirplaque April 12.

The lectures were conduct­ed in Argentina, Bolivia,Chile, Guatemala, Mexico,Spain and Uruguay.

From 1983 to 1992, 200Pura Verdad Bible lectureswere conducted in Spanish­language areas. According toa poll conducted by pastors,662 people are attendingSabbath services because ofthese lectures..

"Except for young peoplecoming with parents andother relatives to church,Bible lectures are the mainway people come into theChurch in the Spanish-speak­ing areas," Mr. Speaks said.

"Latin Americans enjoygoing to lectures such asthis. They like hearing aspeaker expound on a philo­sophical or religious topic.In the United States peopletend to want to be visitedone-on-one by a minister.

"But in Latin Americ.;I r>eo­pIe feel much more at easewhen they have a certainamount of anonymity, meet­ing with a lot of other peo­ple," he added.

LUFKIN, Texas-The Lufkincongregation will commem­orate its 25th anniversaryJune 5 at the Holiday Inn inNacogdoches, Texas, and allare invited to attend.

Activities will be a wel­come hour, Sabbath ser­vices, a dinner and picnic.For further information andmeal reservations call BillWillis at 1-409-384-7981 orwrite to him at Route 4, Box541,Jasper, Texas, 75951.

California congregaticnmarks 35th year

SAN BERNARDINO, Cali­fornia-About 570 brethrenattended the 35th anniversaryof the church here March 6.Guest speaker at Sabbath ser­vices was Al Mischnick, aretired pastor and one of theoriginal members in the SanBernardino church. Activitiesincluded a potluck, anniver­sary cake, a family fun showand a slide presentation.

KITCHENER, Ontario­Brethren who have attendedthe church here are invitedto a 25th anniversary cele­bration June 19 and 20.

Sabbath services, a pot­luck, entertainment anddancing will take place atBingeman Park. For infor­mation call Henry Miller at1-519-742-7592.

Latin America: Lecturesmain way into Church

BIG SANDY-More than.2,500 Pura Verdad (SpanishPlain Truth) subscribersattended 13 public Bible lec­tures in the Spanish-speak­ing region in 1992.

From the 28,073 invita­tions sent out, 2,505 peopleattended a lecture, bringingthe response rate to 8.9 per­cent, said Keith Speaks,Pura Verdad circulation su­pervisor.

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Churches to celebrateanniversaries

SAINT JOHN, ew Bruns­wick-Brethren who haveattended the church here areinvited to the 20th anniver­sary celebration June 5 and 6.. Sabbath services, a dinnerand social are planned. Forinformation write Alan Hartat 17 Cannon Rd., Quispam­sis, New Brunswick, E2E3T9, or call him at 1-506­847-3671.

Ghanaians to meet innew bUilding forservices, Feast

ACCRA, Ghana-The Churchpurchased a building onabout four acres of land onthe outskirts of Accra.

The building will housethe church hall, office andpastor's residence, and alsobe large enough to serve as aFeast of Tabernacles site.

The purchase relieves thechurch in Ghana of expen­sive rental overheads andsecures a site for church ser­vices and Holy Days.

Pre-Passoverbaptisms for Croatianfamily, Czech woman

FREILSSING, Germany­Three family members fromCroatia, Rosa Stos and herson and daughter, Robertand Suzana, and one per­son from the Czech Repub­lic. Daniela Lundakova,were baptized by WilhelmMandel, pastor of the Mu­nich, Germany, and Salz­burg and Vienna, Austria,churches, April 4.

The Croatians traveledeight hours overnight fromZagreb by bus, arriving inSalzburg at 3:30, Sundaymorning. Mrs. Lundakovahad traveled from Prague.

All four remained inSalzburg for the Passoverand the first day of Unleav-

ened Bread.Since Mrs. Lundakova

understands little Englishor German, Eva Peck, whoreturned to the Czech Re­public with her husband,Alex, interpreted from En­glish into Czech during thebaptism ceremony. (Mr.and Mrs. Peck are formeremployees of the Mail Pro­cessing Center in Pasade­na.)

After the baptisms thegroup and a Croatian mem­ber family shared a luncheonat the Mandels' home.

"It is very exciting to servein Europe at this time, espe­cially with people from somany different ethnic back­grounds and languages re­sponding to the gospel, andto see firsthand the unitydeveloping among those God

is calling out of that part ofEurope," commented Mr.Mandel.

Eleven members live in theformer Yugoslavia and threemembers live in the CzechRepublic.

Kenyans unable tobank on recovery

NAIROBI. Kenya-Thegovernment here has reject­ed World Bank and In­ternational Monetary Fund(IMF) proposals for econom­ic recovery and imposed newprice controls especially inrelation to foreign exchange.

The pound rose to as highas 98 shillings (previously 52shillings). Black market cur­rency exchanges are flourish­ing. People demonstratedagainst President Daniel

Prospective membertaken off death row

OWERRI, Nigeria-InMarch ministers visitedprospective member OkezieOkara, who has been in cus­tody at Port Harcourt prisonfor the past nine years.

Because of the efforts' ofthe Legal Office in Pasade­na, Mr. Okara's death sen­tence was overturned onappeal, and he was taken offthe list of those sentenced todie.

Mr. Okara is counselingfor baptism, and the LegalOffice is working to obtain acomplete pardon for him.

Also in Owerri, six peoplewere baptized in February.Five of them must travellong distances to attend Sab­bath services.

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