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for the ministry. Others willingly sacrifice overtime pay and sometimes even advancements, in order to spend more tim e doing things for their church.

At first glance, the words o f Jesus appear to be a contradiction to the words of Job. Jesus said, “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth . . . but laj up for yourselves treasures in heaven” (Matthew 6:19-20). It seems strongly implied here that we can indeed “take it with us.” It’s all a m atter of where we invest.

This is true. But it’s also a m atter of how we invest and why. No doubt Jesus, in this instance, is actually talking about material things. As the common but clearly understood phrase puts it, this is where the “rubber hits the road” for most o f us in the matter of stewardship. Most of us find it somewhat easier to deal with tim e and talents than money.

The returning of a tithe o f all we earn and gain is a good starting point. Indeed, it is probably the place to begin. The consistent giving of G od’s tithe, beginning with a m inim um of one-tenth, will open the eyes of the tither to an understanding o f what Jesus was try­ing to teach His followers. This is the crux of the m atter will we have treasures in heaven or will we be satisified by building up our financial assets here on earth?

Basically, it does come down to this. We can take it with us. Perhaps it’s better said, we can send it on ahead of us. A true Christian concept of the stew­ardship of money entrusts it to God for His use and the expansion of His kingdom. Thus we are free from excessive encumbrances so that we might more My devote tim e and talent to Him as well. If each Naza- rene were to become this kind o f Christian steward there is no doubt that the church would surge forward into its greatest era o f growth and expansion to date. It’s an ideal we ought to try to attain. H

wonder how much he left,” a man said to a friend

about an acquaintance who had just died.

“A better question is,” the friend replied, “How much did he take with him?”

Job said, “Naked I came from my m other’s womb, and naked I will depart” (Job 1:21, NIV). Most

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maxim, You can t take it with you.” Yet, as obvious as this is, there are those who act like they think otherwise. So many people seem to have set temporal goals that they are making ends in themselves. The goals may be basi­cally sound, but they pursue them with intensity and fervor, as though those goals are all that really matter. The result is a warped system of values caused by misplacing life’s priorities.

An education, successful money management, and a paid-up mortgage are certainly important. Yet, they should be viewed as a means to a better end. They should free us to love and serve God with all our mind, heart, body, and soul. The fully comm itted Christian will acknowledge his role as a steward o f all of life—time, talent, and money. That kind of com­m itm ent will allow God to direct each step. Our con­trolling desire will only be to know and do the will of God in all matters.

W hen this kind of decision is made a person can readily surrender a good job so he can attend a semi­nary or some other theological institution to prepare

ONTENTSARTICLESGOD’S MANAGERSB. Edgar Johnson

THE DESTINY SYNDROMER. Guilford F it:, Jr.

HOLINESS, THE ADORNING GRACEJ. Melton Thom as

GOD’S HEART SURGERYJ. Rav Shadow ens

UP-FRONT HOLINESS EVANGELISMJohn W. M a y

THE STRENGTH THAT SILENCE BRINGSBarth Sm ith

TALKING ABOUT AIDS AT HOMEJ. Grant Sw ank, Jr.

SHADOWING WINGSAngela K. M cK ee

A MOTORCYCLE MIRACLELillian George Barrows

AN ADOPTEE’S BIRTH SEARCHJayne Schooler

POEMSALMOST PERSUADED. . .Alice Crane B ehr

COLUMNSAN INVESTMENT DECISIONGeneral Superin tendent Jerald D. Johnson

FAMILY MATTERSFamilies N eed Grace, Too— D orothy Tarrant

CHAPLAINS AND CHANGED LIVESLast Trip to P rison— W illiam G oodm an

THE EDITOR’S STANDPOINTW. E. M cC um ber

BY ALL MEANSA Great Persuader— L onn ie B. Friend

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EditorW. E. McCumber

Office EditorIvan A. Beals

Editorial AssistantMabel Adamson

General SuperintendentsEugene L. Stowe

Charles H. Strickland William M. Greathouse

Jerald D. Johnson John A. Knight

Raymond W. Hum

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GOD'S MANAGERSSalvation A rm y M ajor Philip D.

N eedham says, “G et a bunch o f C hristians together to talk about

stewardship and their conversation flows naturally in to the language o f obligation.” But the practice o f Chris­tian stewardship is a joyful privilege.In the historical and biblical context, stewardship begins w hen we recognize G od as the source and ow ner o f all we have and ourselves as m anagers o f His resources. Stewardship is m ore than paying a tithe to m y church. It in ­cludes the m anagem ent o f one’s G od- given portfolio o f resources: financial, personal, physical, m ental, and rela­tional.

Paying the scriptural tithe sends several signals abou t ou r a ttitude to ­ward God. In the first place it is the acknow ledgm ent o f G od’s ownership. It is also a token o f o u r surrender to G od, and o u r unity with H is purpose. Finally, it is a pledge o f our allegiance.

But stewardship is m ore than money. Visualize a train w ith its rail cars. It is a stewardship train. C ar one on this train is the tithe and offerings: “ Bring ye all the tithes in to the store­house, th a t there m ay be m eat in m ine house, and prove me now here­with, saith the Lord o f hosts, if I will n o t open you the w indows o f heaven, and pour you ou t a blessing, tha t there shall not be room enough to re­ceive it” (M alachi 3:10).

C ar two on the stew ardship train is the C hristian’s tim e and energy in ser­vice and spiritual harvest: “Pray ye therefore the Lord o f the harvest, that

he will send forth labourers in to his harvest” (M atthew 9:38).

C ar three is the responsible in ­vestm ent o f the G od-given resources o f personality, life, and ta len t so tha t they produce eternal returns: “Lord, thou deliveredst un to m e five talents; behold, I have gained beside them five talents more. H is lord said un to him, Well done, thou good and faithful ser­van t” (M atthew 25:20-21).

Besides the fundam ental biblical ba­sis for stew ardship th a t m akes us m an ­agers o f G od’s resources, I have learned a num ber o f lessons abou t giv­ing. O ne is tha t a strong em phasis on tith ing can create som e perils. It m ay contribu te to a tendency to m ake the tithe “m axim um ,” not “m in im u m ” giving. Also there m ay be an inclina­tion by the tither tow ard a legalistic attitude. G oing beyond carefulness to pay all the tithe, one becom es extra- cautious lest one is overpaid. It is also easy to assum e th a t a person m ay do w hatever he pleases with the rem ain­ing n ine tenths. Those w ho tithe with effort m ay sit back and say, “ I’ve done my part.”

Secondly, I have learned th a t I need to give— even m ore than the church needs w hat I give. “T here is tha t scat­te re d , and yet increaseth; and there is tha t w ithholdeth m ore than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. T he liberal soul shall be m ade fat: and he th a t wa­te re d shall be w atered also h im self” (Proverbs 1 1:24-25).

A no ther lesson m ay be hard to u n ­derstand b u t there is a relationship be­

tween faithful stew ardship and the blessing o f God: “H o n o u r the Lord w ith thy substance, and with the first- fruits o f all th ine increase: so shall thy barns be filled w ith plenty, and thy presses shall burst o u t with new wine" (Proverbs 3:9-10).

G iving w ith faith and obedience opens the doors o f spiritual joy and victory. Joyful obedience raises the spiritual tide. Jesus said, “Give, and it shall be given u n to you; good mea­sure, pressed dow n, and shaken to­gether, and ru nn ing over, shall men give in to your bosom . For with the sam e m easure th a t ye m ete withal it shall be m easured to you again” (Luke 6:38). Paul rem inded Corinthian C hristians, “He w hich soweth spar­ingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifu lly shall reap also bountifu lly” (2 C orinthians 9:6).

Im agine the lad’s expression when 12 baskets full o f bread and fish came back from the five loaves and two fishes he had tu rn ed over to Jesus to bless and use.

1 know a m an w ho gave the price of a spinet p iano an d his obedience sparked a generous outpouring that roofed a church.

A nother m an, a new Christian, sold one o f his houses in w hat he felt was obedience to his new M aster and saved his family and the church.

We are to give a joyous tithe unto the Lord. G ive readily w ithout beg­ging. G ive gladly, for “G od loveth a cheerful giver” (2 C orin thians 9:7). Ask, “ How m uch can I give?” not “ How m uch m ust I give?” Don’t be afraid o f giving too m uch. The spirit o f tith ing and good stewardship is un­selfish giving. True joy o f stewardship is in giving, no t receiving. “I have shewed you all things, how that so la­bouring ye ought to support the weak, and to rem em ber the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said. It is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35). H

"We are to give a joyous tithe

unto the Lord."BY B. EDGAR JOHNSONG eneral Secretary o f the Church o f the Nazarene.

BY R. GUILFORD FITZ, JR.A m edica l doctor in Redding, California, fo rm erly a m ission­

ary to Africa. H e resides in Anderson, California.

Mrs. M asked the m ost m eaningful question apatient could ask her physician: “ How are you doing w ith your ego problem ?”

I was delighted th a t I could assure her th a t therapeutic dilemma was in the hands o f the Almighty.

One way the problem ego is m anifested am ong m y col­leagues is in the D estiny Syndrom e. This d isorder is char­acterized by th in ly veiled arrogance, frustration w ith lost time or unm et goals, bu t particularly by depression w hen it is felt that the w orld is being insufficiently im pacted. At the heart o f this m alady is the belief th a t being on this planet has som e special m eaning or tha t one has som e spe­cial destiny to fulfill. I’ve no ticed th a t this cond ition is not peculiar to physicians, bu t afflicts m ultitudes.

My own bout w ith th is cond ition probably had its roots in receiving special trea tm en t, first in C h ina as a m is­sionary kid, then in school as a bright student, and in A f­rica as a m issionary doctor. H aving a “call” from G od to special service for H im is easily m isin terpreted as being special to G od himself, and 1 m ust confess tha t 1 d id ju st that. So, when m y fam ily and I were refused re tu rn visas to South Africa som e years ago, bringing o u r m issionary ca­reers to a heartbreaking end, I becam e acutely depressed. Rather than seeking G o d ’s will, I chose to storm heaven with my prayers to “un d o the w ork o f Satan.” I could not imagine not going back to Africa w hen m y colleagues had endorsed me an d the G eneral Board o f o u r in ternational church w anted to send me. But, as I prayed, 1 kept getting the answer back, “ I’m still on the throne.” I w ould rem ind the Lord o f m y m edical and linguistic skills, an d I'd get the same m onotonous answer.

Then some pieces o f the puzzle started to fit together.First was the discovery th a t the phrase, “hallow ed be Thy name,” from the L ord’s Prayer is in the im perative in the original Greek. W hile it m ight be translated: “M ay Your name be kept holy," the im perative m ood carries the force of: “0 , God, ACT! so th a t m en will revere an d ho n o r your name!” This was Jesus’ first priority for us in ou r prayer life. Was He no t prodding us to pray o u r way beyond the millions o f things th a t C hristians do th a t m ake G od look ridiculous? It appears, then, th a t Jesus is concerned not that we do noble deeds, b u t th a t we serve as w indow s to God’s holiness.

Another issue th a t I had been long exposed to, but had

delayed perm itting penetration in to m y thick skull, was the im port o f Paul’s testim ony th a t everything he had ever done paled in to insignificance next to know ing Christ. R e­m em ber w hen M artha was doing, and M ary was ju s t ado r­ing Jesus, th a t our Lord pu t H is stam p o f approval on M ary 's attentions. T he m ore we know H im , the m ore fer­vent ou r prayer: “M ake m e m ore like You!” Indeed, Jesus perform ed thousands o f noble deeds, bu t it is His spirit.H is attitudes, tha t Jesus asks us to copy. H e forgave rather than dem and justice; He loved in the face o f unbelief: He brought redem ption to those who failed H im . I began to see the connection: The L ord’s Prayer is answered and ful­filled, the Father is glorified, as I know Jesus the Pattern and allow the Spirit to cu t away from m y life and spirit all th a t does no t fit the pattern.

T hen the p icture began to clear th a t an em phasis upon m y career, m y destiny, is an em phasis upon self I was re­m inded th a t Paul m ade no com plain ts about the ending o f his m issionary career in a R om an jail. He was totally yielded to w hatever service he could give his Lord. Closer hom e to me, I heard good people express the opinion tha t my father, R udolph Fitz, who had served as a m edical m is­sionary in China, was wasting his talents on a hom estead in Alaska. But D ad did not question tha t he was there by G od’s com m and. Did farm ing call forth the best o f the se­n ior Dr. Fitz’s potential? Probably not. But it was w hat G od w anted at tha t tim e. A nd w hat difference does it m ake w hether any m an understands? The only one who needs to understand is the O ne who says, “I will build my church!” W hat am I doing in Redding, Calif.? I’m not re­ally sure, except th a t I know this is where G od w ants me ju st now. I used to com plain to G od tha t I was being inap ­propriately utilized, bu t H is will is now m y destiny. A nd everything I am and have is safe in His hands.

T he D estiny Syndrom e eventually sets m an 's will against G o d ’s, m a n ’s plans in place o f His kingdom , and m an ’s status in opposition to the glory o f the Only Nam e. This m alady— a sick search for m eaning— paradoxically pre­vents its sufferers from finding m eaning. Jesus said, “He w ho would save his life will lose it, bu t he w ho w ould lose his life for m y sake will find it.” Yielding m yself as clay in G o d ’s hands, to be the vessel o f His choosing, achieves my highest destiny, even though I m ay suffer dishonor, for He still chooses w ith in fin ite w isdom and love. H

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HOLINESS,THE

ADORNING

The essential nature o f G od is holy love. Surely that is som e­th ing o f w hat the Psalm ist m eant when he said, “ Holiness be-

com eth th ine house, O Lord, forever” (Psalm 93:5). The New King Jam es reads, “Holiness adorns your house,” while the New A m erican S tandard says, “H oliness befits Thy house.” H o­liness becom eth, adorns, befits G o d ’s house. “Becom es” m eans “to be suit­able to in appearance, as, ‘tha t hat be­com es you’” (W ebster’s New World Dictionary). So G o d ’s presence, as holy love, adorns His house.

The Beacon Bible C om m entary says, “ ‘H oliness becom eth th ine house, O Lord forever’ suggests sepa­rating G od’s house from the secular and profane and characterizing the people who worship there.” So holi­ness is the grace tha t adorns the very buildings in which we worship. C hurch buildings m ay be architecturally cor­rect, have suitable and adequate fur­nishings, be graced with artistic and beautiful w indows— all o f w hich are good and needed. It is the grace o f holy love— G o d ’s presence— however, tha t adorns the sanctuary. W ith awe Isaiah exclaimed, “I saw the Lord sit­ting on a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the tem ple . . . and one [seraphim] cried un to another, and said, ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord o f hosts: the whole earth is full o f His glory’” (Isaiah 6:1-3, NKJV).

At the dedication o f Solom on’s tem ple, “It cam e to pass, when the

GRACEpriests cam e ou t o f the holy place, tha t the cloud filled the house o f G od . . . the glory o f the Lord filled the house o f the L ord” (1 K ings 8:10-11, NKJV). This, then, is the com pelling attractiveness o f o u r m eeting places. M ore than being taught by o u r m in is­ters and teachers. M ore than fellow­ship w ith fellow Christians. M uch m ore than the artistry o f beautiful congregational, choir, o r personal sing­ing. T hat w hich will com pel the re­deem ed to bow in w orship, and the lost to bow in repentance, will be the presence o f the Lord, high and lifted up and filling the congregation.

Note, further, th a t the earth is God's house. W hen Isaiah saw the fullness o f G o d ’s glory, he exclaim ed, “the whole earth is full o f H is glory!” (6:3,NKJV). D avid wrote, “T he heavens declare the glory o f G od; and the fir­m am en t shows H is handiw ork”(Psalm 19:1, NK JV). So the earth , too, is G o d ’s house; and H e adorns it with His w ork and con tinued care. The beauty and utility o f the snow th a t fell last night; the beauty and fragrance o f m y backyard rose garden; the m o u n ­ta ins all about, and the fields o f grain and garden on the plains between them ; the glorious western sunsets; the gorgeous rainbow s we saw in Scotland— all these dem onstra te G o d ’s holiness. H is holy love, in providing for His children.

We do hono r to G o d ’s holiness in His house, the earth, w hen we under­stand ou r stew ardship o f it. “T he Lord

G od plan ted a garden eastward in Eden, and there H e pu t the man w hom He had form ed” (Genesis 2:8, NK JV). Som ething o f the intent of m an 's stew ardship o f th a t beautiful garden is given in this verse: "Be still, an d know th a t I am G od; I will be ex­alted am ong the nations, I will be ex­alted in the earth!” (Psalm 46:10, NKJV).

T he hum an personality is the house o f God. even the hum an body, so m uch so tha t Paul seem ed astonished th a t anyone could be unaw are of it. “D o you not know th a t you are the tem ple o f G od and th a t the Spirit of G od dwells in you? . . . For the temple o f G od is holy, w hich tem ple you are” (1 C orin th ians 3:16-17, NKJV). “Or do you no t know tha t your body is the tem ple o f the Holy Spirit who is in you, w hom you have from God, and you are not your ow n” (1 Corin- thans 6:19, N K JV ). “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the ex­cellence o f the pow er m ay be of God and no t o f us” (2 C orin th ians 4:7, NK JV).

So o u r faulty bodies and person­alities are temples! Tem ples— places where sacred things transpire. Our holy G od deigns to adorn them with His presence! We holiness people have been very forward and vocal about how not to adorn ourselves, especially o u r wom en! We quo te Paul: “In like m an n er also, tha t w om en adorn them­selves in m odest apparel, with propri­ety and m oderation, not with braided hair o r gold or pearls or costly cloth­ing, but, which is proper for women professing godliness, with good works” (1 T im othy 2:9-10, NKJV). Now holi­ness does have its negative aspects. T he m odesty and sim plicity that Paul enjoins describe the holiness life-style. P rohibition o f alcohol, tobacco, and drugs, as well as worldly pleasures, are needed. T he m otivation, however, is no t th a t som e rules have been made, bu t th a t ou r bodies, our personalities, are the residence o f the Holy Spirit, and are adorned by what He does and allows.

A nother o f G od 's houses is the con­gregation o f believers. His holiness will adorn th a t com m unity, will make it look good. I have just finished a phone conversation with a fledgling pastor who had been confronted with crippling opposition by a woman of his church. She was, by her own testi­mony, “hateful and bitter.” We have enough o f th a t spirit, and other carnal

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manifestation, to alarm us. “You are still carnal,” Paul accuses, “for where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere m en?" (1 C orin th i­ans 3:3, NKJV).

Our holy G od longs to m ake our fellowships different from that! “For you are the tem ple o f the living G od. As God has said: ‘I will dwell in them and walk am ong them . I will be their

G od, and they shall be My people’” (2 C orin th ians 6:16, NK JV). As the Holy Spirit dwells an d walks am ong us, yearns and broods over us. He will cleanse the carnal traits and so help us ou r infirm ities th a t o u r attitudes and actions will display His attractive holy love!

Love is ou r one excusable debt: “Owe no one anyth ing except to love one ano ther" (R om ans 13:8, NKJV).

Love is the greatest teaching: “ for you yourselves are taught by G od to love one ano ther” (1 Thessalonians 4:9, NKJV). Love is our m ost effective wit­ness: “By this all will know tha t you are My disciples, if you have love for one ano ther” (John 13:35, NKJV). H

BY J. MELTON THOMAS.t registered evangelist in the Church o f the Nazarene. residing in N am pa , Idaho.

A s a m em ber o f a specialized m edical team , o u r son views al­m ost daily open chest cavities where precise, delicate heart surgery is

performed by highly skilled surgeons.Life and death often hang by a thread.For him, high d ram a occurred when he was called upon to participate in his first transp lan t operation. He tried to paint for m e a w ord picture o f this experience w ith its heretofore unseen sights and team -shared in terest and in- | volvement. T he to tal rem oval o f the § diseased heart and the proficient replacement w ith a healthy one m ade an indelible im pres­sion upon his m ind.

While taking no th ing away from those dedicated to such medical marvels, this near-m iracle suggests an intriguing parallel in ano ther aspect o f m a n ’s being. Inspired writers have em ployed “heart" sym bolically to indicate the seat o f emotions and judgm ent, an d also the contro l cen ter o f one’s person. O ur Lord used th is m etaphor in rem inding his hearers th a t "o u t o f the heart" (M atthew 15:19) issue expressed evil and good.

For vividness and spiritual significance, no scriptural ex­posure o f the “h eart” m atches D avid 's in the peniten tial Psalm 51.

The apex o f th is m asterpiece o f con trition and spiritual renewal is the royal cu lp rit’s passionate plea: “C reate in me a clean heart. O G od; an d renew a right spirit w ithin m e”(v. 10). W hile th is is clim actic, som e in tim ate and personal confessions precede the sum m it a ttained in verse 10. No buck-passing here! T he full realization o f o n e’s personal re­sponsibility and accountab ility for m oral choices was chronicled for succeeding generations to seriously con tem ­plate. Such u tterances as, “m y transgressions,” "m ine in iq ­uity,” and “m y sins” did no t spring from shallow rem orse.

The sym ptom s o f an unclean “heart” were realistically confronted by Israel’s king. Such soul-w renching utterances

as, “ Blot out my transgressions. Wash m e throughly from m ine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin" (vv. 1-2). are jarring rem inders tha t positive th in k ­ing cannot eradicate im m orality evil complicity, covetousness, and m urder— the heinous sins tha t pro­duced D avid’s haunting guilt and re­morse. This grave situation dem anded radical surgery. No “take-two-aspirins- and-go-to-bed” panacea would rejuve­nate D avid’s d istraught inner spirit.His spiritual chart reflected the au­thoritative X-ray findings o f the Holy

Spirit. So absolutely reliable is H is diagnosis tha t no sec­ond op in ion is necessary!

W hen patients face life-threatening cardiovascular d iffi­culties, confidence in the heart surgeon is o f vital im ­portance to the success o f the operation. Though “con­fidence” doesn’t show up on the sick person’s chart, its im portance can hardly be overestim ated.

Trust is the key word where Scripture focuses on “heart” needs. D avid evidenced such com plete trust in the M aster Surgeon w hen he declared: “The sacrifices o f G od are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O G od, thou wilt no t despise” (v. 17). O ne possessing keen spiritual per­ception affirm ed: “G od can, indeed, m end the broken heart, bu t He m ust have all the pieces.”

There can be no doub t tha t D avid’s pen tien t cry for heart cleansing was answered. The satisfactory “recovery signs” th a t followed in the wake o f this inner trans­form ation were evident in his subsequent rectitude. The joy o f salvation was restored and his oppressed spirit re­newed. Through the centuries, great num bers o f pen iten t sinners have repeated this prayer, becom ing beneficiaries of the sam e im parted grace. H

BY J. RAY SHADOWENSA N azarene elder who resides in Houston. Texas.

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Families Need Grace, Too

FAMILY MATTERS

aty sat in m y office talking abou t her d isillusionm ent w ith the church. She was a

“preacher’s kid,” and was able to cite num erous exam ples o f hypocritical church m em bers her family had know n in a series o f churches, people who testified on W ednesday nights to being saved and sanctified b u t whose lives did no t exemplify the perfect love they claim ed to have found, at least no t in the ir trea tm en t o f the m inister and his family. It was a story with which, unfortunately, m any P.K.’s could identify, b u t I sensed th a t K aty’s questioning o f church doctrine and practice w ent deeper than the recog­nition th a t every congregation has its troublem akers.

It was only gradually, as we began to develop a relationship o f trust, tha t K aty began to talk abou t her parents and how the ir lives a t hom e d id n ’t seem to m atch the perfection her fa­the r preached from the pulpit. As a child she had obviously been very m uch in awe o f her father, an d still had great respect and adm iration for the dedication an d long hours he gave to the ministry. She had no doubts abou t his love for G od and the up­rightness o f his life, bu t she did w on­der how his harshness tow ard her and her two brothers w henever they did no t m easure up to the high standards expected o f them , and the occasional frightening ou tburst o f his anger, fit the doctrine. H er m o ther’s sanctifica­tion she had always questioned, for her m other had a very critical tongue and was an expert at finding fault and passing judgm en t on everyone.

I am no t a theologian, and it was no t m y jo b to defend N azarene doc­trine, o r help K aty reexam ine her u n ­derstanding o f sanctification, o r pass judgm en t on w hether o r no t her par­ents were tru ly sanctified— b u t I did try to help her w ork th rough the sad­

ness she experienced at growing up in a family where the m yth th a t paren ts were always right could no t be ques­tioned, even though there were glaring discrepancies between w hat was preached and w hat was practiced. Be­cause o f the m yth o f perfection th a t the whole family was expected to m aintain , there was a lo t o f p re­tending and no t m uch open and h o n ­est com m unication . K aty and her two brothers learned to tread carefully so as no t to “d isappo in t” o r upset the ir father, and to hide the ir d iscom fort w ith the ir father’s ou tbursts o r their m o ther’s sharp harangues. A nd when church people to ld K aty how lucky she was to have such sensitive and loving paren ts she felt p roud bu t co n ­fused . . . m aybe she was the problem ; if she tried harder things w ould be m ore com fortable a t hom e.

K ari Toijesen M alcolm in a w on­derful new book. B uild ing Your Fam ­ily to L ast (1987, InterVarsity Press), writes abou t the im portance o f C hris­tian parents m odeling for the ir chil­

dren the fact th a t we are all daily de­p enden t on G o d ’s forgiveness and grace. It is a t hom e th a t we are known for w ho we really are. O ur family rela­tionships m easure m ore effectively than any o thers how we are growing as C hristians as the Spirit produces in us the fruits o f love, joy, peace, pa­tience, kindness, goodness, faith­fulness, gentleness, and self-control.As we confess ou r shortcomings to G od, we are also instructed to confess o u r sins to each other. That kind of honesty and hum ility within the C hristian fam ily w ould allow each of us to be ourselves while encouraging each o ther tow ard the com mon goal o f becom ing m ore Christlike.

Back in the 60s the film “Love Story” p rom oted the lie that, “Love m eans never having to say you’re sorry.” Sadly the phrase hung around for a long tim e. It is so far from the tru th . If I tru ly care about the feelings, the needs and the growth of another person, then m y pride or my need for power will no t get in the way of con­fessing w hen appropriate, “I was wrong. I’m sorry. Please forgive me.” We all depend on G o d ’s love and grace to forgive us for the many times we fail to be fully loving and patient and kind, and G o d ’s grace is available to us as we acknowledge and repent of ou r failures. In the same way our rela­tionships w ith each other will be open and loving only as we acknowledge ou r im perfections, seek each other’s forgiveness, an d support each other’s growth.

In too m any fatnilies the children are expected to confess their mistakes and m isdem eanors while the parents never ad m it to being in the wrong, perhaps ou t o f fear that such an ad­m ission m ight underm ine their au­thority. M any o f the same parents have difficulty adm itting even to each o ther w hen they are wrong or when

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they have hurt each other. W hat a burden for parents to have to carry— always to have the right answers, to appear in perfect control, an d how isolating not to be able to ask for u n ­derstanding, even from a spouse, in the struggle to learn and grow.

Katy is not the only child from a Christian hom e to have been troubled by the discrepancy betw een w hat her parents preached an d w hat they prac­ticed, or to have been tem p ted later in life to reject the church, the gospel, and even the fam ily because o f hurts inflicted in childhood by the m yth o f family perfection. She m ight have been spared a lo t o f pain had her par­ents been free to m odel for the ir chil­dren the k ind o f ongoing dependence

on G o d ’s love and grace th a t K ari Torjesen M alcolm advocates. (Kari was born o f m issionary parents in C h ina and served w ith her husband and two children for 15 years as m is­sionaries in the Philippines.) G ra te­fully she quotes a conversation w ith daughter, “You and Pa were both com m itted to the quest o f seeking tru th and doing w hat G od w anted us to do . . . Everything we did was sub­servient to that. As kids we could sense fakeness . . . T here w asn’t any huge generation gap because you were no t preachy and pious b u t always struggling to understand w hat C hris­tian ity m eant. We had a sense o f ca­m araderie. You were always open to question, attack, discussion, argu­

m entation , an d negotiation. We d id n ’t have to go outside to raise questions. We were careful and cautious outside, bu t in the hom e we could be very vul­nerable. Because I could air my doubts at hom e, m y faith is now un- shakeable.”

K ids always can sense fakeness. You w on’t convince yours th a t you’re per­fect, bu t if you can share w ith them your struggle to grow, you can teach them a powerful lesson abou t the role o f G o d ’s grace at w ork in all o f our lives. H

BY DOROTHY TARRANTA n associate professor and a m em ber o f the counseling s ta ff at Eastern N azarene College in Quincy, M assachusetts.

H A P LA IN S A N D C H A N G ED LIVES

LAST TRIP TO PRISONThirty-three-year-old Calvin has been in an d ou t o f

prison for the last 17 years. H e is com pleting a three-year sentence for burglary.

Calvin’s dad is an alcoholic; his m other w orked two jobs to support her husband an d five children. Calvin, being the youngest, always got the leftover clothing, the sm allest am ount o f food, an d was pushed aside in family disputes.In his fight for everything from food to identity, Calvin stole food an d candy from stores as part o f survival. Steal­ing becam e a way o f life.

Calvin grew up tough, an d m ean-looking enough to scare you in daylight. He was proud o f being a “thug” and causing people to fear his presence. People knew th a t when Calvin was presen t som eone or som ething was going to be attacked.

He w anted to change his life-style, yet back on the streets in the sam e env ironm ent, he always retu rned to the sam e old evils. He tried to figure o u t w hat he was doing wrong, and m ean tim e con tinued to re tu rn to prison again and again.

He felt it was society’s fault th a t he was in prison be­cause “they” kicked him o u t o f school and now he has d if­ficulty reading an d w riting. He sensed tha t his problem s were great, b u t he cou ld n 't figure them out. He lifted

weights to im prove his stature and image. He took m edita­tion classes to help calm the anger and rage he felt inside.

Calvin hates prison life. He has know n the crowded two- m an cells where there is no privacy. He has had to stand in line for m eals eaten to the accom pan im en t o f noise. H e en­dures shake-downs, the moving, the waiting, the long hours and days, and the uncertain ty o f w hat will happen to him . In prison he knows he has no control over his life.

O ne day I said, “Calvin, your problem is not alcohol or drugs, no r is it your burglary, theft, o r terrorism . Your problem is your personality defect, an d the em ptiness and longing you feel w ithin to belong to som eone.” C alvin’s re­sponse: “Hey, no one ever to ld m e th a t before!”

Calvin, the street-wise, tough crim inal, was actually a frightened little boy inside, w anting som ebody to love him .

O ne day he accepted C hrist and change began to take place in this hard m an. As the Spirit o f G od, the father he never had, began to heal his fractured spirit and set him free, he searched w ithin to determ ine the changes he should make. He adm itted his low self-esteem, his fear o f rejection and hurt, and his need for som eone to care. He con tinued to trust G od for healing in all areas o f his life, and great change was evident

Calvin continues to lift weights. He is learning to read and write and is w orking on a general education degree. He attends Bible study, chapel services, and self-help programs. As a saved and sanctified m an Calvin will be a good neigh­bor for som eone, and an excellent addition to som e church. Best o f all, he has m ade his last trip to prison. H

BY WILLIAM GOODMANA N azarene elder who serves as the Salvation A rm y's director o f Correctional Services fo r Western M issouri and Kansas D is­trict, and who resides in Leavenworth, Kansas.

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Herald o f H oliness/September 1, 1988

HOLINESS RfflNGEOSMThe C hurch o f the Nazarene is a

holiness denom ination . We were conceived as such, have grown up w ith it, and are know n by it.

We are m arked forever by the doctrine o f entire sanctification as a second w ork o f grace.

This has been by design as well as by reputation . At the front o f som e o f ou r sanctuaries hang m ottoes pro­claim ing “H oliness u n to the Lord,” al­though not as often as 40 years ago.

H oliness has been the them e o f a massive part o f ou r published m ateri­als and it form s a large segm ent o f our hym nals. It has been preached from our pulpits and proclaim ed from our pews for alm ost a century. It is our d istinguishing doctrine.

This is w hat m akes up-front holi­ness evangelism so vital for a con­tinu ing church. O ur responsibility is to perpetuate it. A m inister in the de­n om ination m ust “have a deep sense o f the necessity o f believers going on u n to perfection and developing the C hristian graces in practical living” (M anual, 401.3). O ur officers are ex­pected to possess, practice, an d pro­

claim the experience. O ur m em ­bership is to “seek earnestly to perfect holiness o f heart and life in the fear o f the L ord” (M anual, 801).

H oliness people are som etim es ac­cused o f preaching it a t the expense o f the new birth; o f m axim izing the sec­ond w ork o f grace and m in im izing the first. T hat is an incorrect assum ption, as a good look at us will prove. The experiences are tw o d istinct w orks o f grace, the new b irth being required be­fore a person is a qualified seeker after sanctification. Both are in te rdepen­dent.

If we are to be tru e to ou r heritage, the doctrine m ust be com m on in ev­ery place where proclam ation is possi­ble, and it m ust be p u t on exhibition in ou r daily lives.

Edgar G uest was right w hen he w rote th a t he w ould rather see a ser­m on than hear one any day, b u t th a t does no t lessen o u r responsibility to proclaim scriptural holiness to those w ith w hom we com e in contact. In fact, lip an d life p roclam ation com ­pose the clear-cut w itness to th e real­ity o f sanctification. T here is som e­

th ing w insom e and w inning about an up-front holiness testim ony backed by holy ethics in everyday life.

D ealing w ith the concept of over­m uch preaching o f the doctrine, Dr.J. B. C hapm an observed that it was the preaching o f C anaan that got the Israelites to leave Egypt in the first place.

To preach regeneration, which deliv­ers from the guilt o f sin, and not fol­low up w ith a message on sanctifica­tion, w hich delivers from the pollution o f sin, is a travesty on gospel truth.

If we believe, as John Wesley did, th a t we have been raised up to “spread scriptural holiness” around the world, then it m ust take the form o f up-front evangelism with us.

C arnal acts and attitudes must be d iscerned an d deplored. It takes cour­age to “reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine” (2 T im othy 4:2), bu t it m ust be done. U nsanctified people m ust be nudged tow ard the experience, but we had bet­ter clearly have it ourselves before we confront them .

O ne evidence o f a genuine sanc-

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tified experience is the intense desire to share the good news w ith others.This does not m ean dogm atic d ru m ­ming on the them e, b u t delightedly describing the experience. This is up ­front holiness evangelism in its m ost meaningful role.

On the church level it m ust exist in all areas of activity and influence. Bad attitudes in church voting, office seek­ing, and carnal m anagem ent-m an ipu- lation discredit the experience. G ood attitudes in give-and-take situations prove what we have inside.

Everything the church does, how­ever indirect, m ust have as its u ltim ate goal "perfecting holiness in heart and life” in its people. C onducting revivals, making at least one o f the services on Sunday evangelistic in tenor, are not new to us; in fact they are expected.To see holiness in the everyday w ork of the church is an o th er thing, and it is a must for up-front w itnessing and winning.

On the personal level it is absolutely essential tha t we “show and tell.” To see holiness w orking in C hristians u n ­der pressure is powerful. People will listen to a person if they know he has “been there” and the experience is real to him personally.

O ne-on-one evangelism really works. A few people have been sanc­tified as they personally searched ou t the truth, b u t for the m ost part those who are sanctified first heard it from someone else. It was up-fron t evan­gelism th a t b rought us in.

If holiness is to survive in the next century we m ust reproduce, not re­trench. There are those w ho are waiting for the good news tha t G od is able to pardon an d to purify. The truth will lie d o rm an t unless holy peo­ple respond to the m oving o f the Holy Spirit to spread the good news. R e­trenchm ent is for the dying; rep roduc­tion is for the living, and this is u p ­front holiness evangelism in action.

It m ust be discussed a round the ta ­bles in the hom e. It m ust be p ro ­claimed in the m arketplace. It m ust show clearly in ou r social gospel work. In the church, at th e sports arena, in the factory, in the neighborhood, and on the street, it m ust be part o f us. In a world th a t desperately needs it, up ­front holiness evangelism fills an in ­dispensable place. H

BY JOHN W. MAYA N azarene elder residing in Colliers, West I 'irginia.

The Strength TTiat Silence

BringsNot m any people today are interested in living the silent life.

Preachers and laym en are fond o f talking, an d it’s ju s t not pop­ular to be silent.

Last sum m er while I was on vacation I “sat in” on a church board meeting. I rem ained silent and learned a lot by listening.

Let m e invite you to live a quiet life. T he apostle Paul said, “M ake it your am bition to lead a quiet life . . . (1 Thessalonians 4:11, NIV). The K ing Jam es Version puts it th is way: “Study to be quiet.”

Since I teach at M idA m erica N azarene College I have often wished we offered a course in the college cu rricu lum called “Q uietness 201.” The overall objective for the course could be to develop in the professor and studen t som e Q uaker quietness. Perhaps the first part o f the sem ester could be spent in analyzing w hat I call the “quiet verses” in the Bible. A passage like Psalm 46:10 could be used for starters, for out o f the storm y and noisy 46th Psalm com es a qu ie t com m anding verse:“Be still, and know th a t I am G od . . .” (v. 10). In Psalm 37, D avid says: “Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for h im ” (v. 7,NIV). I like M artin L u ther’s translation o f this verse: “Be silent to G od, and let him m ould you.” My translation is, "S hut up, Barth, and let G od speak to you.”

M any people are asking the question, “How can I live a quiet life in a noisy g w orld?” I believe m ost o f us sTJare living life in w hat I call 5 the full court press. J

W hen a basketball coach w ants to upset ano ther team ’s tim ing w hat does he do? He often puts the full court press on the opposing team . It m akes the players move too fast, it destroys the ir rhy thm and tim ing, and often causes a turnover.

The sam e th ing happens to us in life. Life pu ts the full court press on us with its pressures and dem ands from o ther people. We are pressed by people’s dem ands on o u r tim e— our bosses, ou r wives, or som eone else. T he pressure starts the m om ent we are aw akened in the m orn ing by the ringing alarm clock. D uring the day we m arch to the d rum beat o f peo­ple’s dem ands. It seem s tha t som eone else controls the pace o f the day. A nd the tragedy is, you m ay never develop G od’s gam e plan for your life. I guess the final irony for m any people is tha t when they retire from the full court pressure o f life, the com pany gives them a gold watch, som ething they d o n ’t need in retirem ent.

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A fter m editating on m any “quiet verses” in the Bible two thoughts strike me.

G od is quiet and m ust get us quiet to speak to us. The first 40 years o f M oses’ life were noisy years in Egypt. They were years spent in learning and soaking up Egyptian cul­ture.

A fter 40 years in the Egyptian university, G od sent M o­ses to the desert for a postdoctoral course in sheep-keeping. M ethodist preacher John R. C hurch use to say th a t after M oses got his Ph. D. from the Egyptian university, G od had to send him ou t to the desert to see if he could undo som e o f the things his education had done to him . So for 40-years M oses w ent to school w ith the sheep and his ears were being trained to listen to G od. G od gave Moses a 40 year course in “Q uietness 201.” H e taught M oses how to listen to God.

T hen after 40 years o f silence G od appeared to him in a burn ing bush and com m issioned him for his work. Jesus’ life on earth was also filled w ith silence. In fact the first 30 years o f his life are called “the silent years.” They were spent in a carpenter’s shop listening to his H eavenly Father and earthly father. The lives o f M oses and Jesus rem ind us tha t G od is quiet and m ust get us qu ie t to speak to us. We live in a noisy world o f ghetto blasters, m ad drivers ho n k ­ing horns at us, children scream ing at parents an d parents scream ing at ch ildren— but G od is quiet.

T he second though t th a t strikes m e from a study o f the “quiet verses” in the Bible is this: M an is noisy and loves to talk.

As a college professor I am in a talking profession. I am paid to talk. I am expected to be a noisem aker. A nd I have discovered during m y 17 years o f teaching th a t professors are supposed to say som ething o f value, except during the m onthly faculty meetings. O ne day after a long faculty m eeting at the college m y father, who was then the presi­den t o f the college, called m e aside. H e said, “Barth, I wish you would speak up m ore during the faculty meetings. You never say anything. You ju s t sit an d listen.” A nd I replied, “Dad, I have decided to practice Jam es 1:19 w hich says,‘My dear brothers [Barth], take note o f this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to be­com e angry’” (NIV). W hy? Jam es 3:1 gives the answer: Be­cause “we who teach will be judged m ore strictly."

I recently inherited m y father’s library, and one o f the books he gave m e is called Q uiet Talks on Prayer, by S. D. G ordon. G ordon says, “How few m en are strong enough to be able to endure silence. For in silence G od is speaking to the inner ear.”

So why not m ake it your am bition to lead a quiet life? Q uietness is a characteristic o f self-control and I have found tha t I w ork best in an atm osphere o f quietness. You will see in 1 Thessalonians 4 th a t holiness and quietness are Siamese twins. In verse 3 we read, “It is G o d ’s will th a t you should be sanctified” (NIV). Verse 7 says, “For G od did no t call us to be im pure, b u t to live a holy life” (NIV). T hen the apostle Paul links these two verses to verse 11: “M ake it your am bition to lead a qu ie t life” (NIV). I am finding th a t leading a quiet life helps m e learn to listen to G od and other people. Try it. You’ll like it. H

BY BARTH SMITHProfessor o f practical theology at M idA m erica N azarene Col­lege, Olathe, Kansas.

Talking About AIDS at Home

hould the church once m ore be know n as the laggard w hen it com es to the subject o f sex? The answer is no.

For too long the church has shied away from this topic. T he rest o f the world is certain ly n o t afraid o f it, but the church m ain ta in s— by an d large— its preoccupation with supposedly m ore respectable issues.

Nevertheless, w ith the AIDS scare, m ore and more peo­ple inside the church are being forced to deal with the problem . The positive ou tshoo t o f th is plague is the fact tha t those who heretofore were tim id abou t talking about sexual m atters are now being m ade to deal with such con­cerns.

Interestingly enough, G od has never been shy about the m atte r o f sex. H e has spoken concerning it from cover to cover in His Book. W hen it com es to sins o f the flesh— .adultery, fornication, hom osexual practice, incest—the Cre­ato r has spoken out.

Therefore, H is church should follow His example and speak to the issue from the biblical perspective. This would certainly shed m uch light on an otherw ise dark subject.

N ot only has G od spoken concerning the evils of sexual misuse, bu t H e has also given m uch space to the glories of sexual sharing w ithin m arriage. Take, for instance, the

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whole Book o f the Song o f Songs!Consequently, to be m ore accurate in term inology con­

cerning the topic, one should speak o f sex in the light o f God's goodness and then regard lust as S atan ’s w arping o f God’s good provision. S e x then is no t som ething “dirty”; lust is tha t w hich is abho rren t to the holiness o f G od.

For the church to follow through in dealing w ith the AIDS spread, therefore, it should begin w ith the hom e— the Christian hom e. This is w here the in tim ate conversa­tions can be held m ost tenderly.

Since AIDS is daily fare for the m edia, parents can find it convenient to tie in the ir teachings w ith the children to

som e o f the news coverage.For instance, the other

day a C hristian m other told m e th a t while driving the car w ith her teenage son, she and he qu ite naturally fell in to conversation about AIDS. Fie had been hearing abou t it from the news and so asked her som e questions abou t the m atter. This was a welcom e opportun ity for her to latch on to the topic and give the C hristian u n ­derstand ing concern ing sex.

If parents toss away these ready-m ade chances for d i­alogue w ith the ir children, they are negligent regarding the ir responsibilities to in ­struct the ir own abou t m oral m atters. But if they m ove right into the oppor­tunity, then they are used o f G od to aw aken w isdom w ithin the ir children.

W hat abou t the very small children? They, too, can be taught concern ing their physical bodies and the ir future responsibilities related to those growing frames. Naturally, the language used will be on the level o f the child; b u t early ch ildhood is where the instruction should begin.

Further, each child is an individual. Consequently, the language and though t con ten t used will depend on tha t in ­dividual’s level o f m aturation .

Since AIDS is a deadly disease, it is im perative tha t Christian m orality be stressed w ithin the C hristian house­hold. It need no t be done w ith furrowed brow and pointed index finger, as if to scare the “living daylights” out o f the hearers. T hat will com m un ica te the no tion th a t the subject o f sex is a naughty one and to be feared.

Instead, as any o ther com plicated m a tte r needs careful w ording an d reasoned approaches, so does this subject. Therefore, w orn cliches m ust be pu t aside, as well as quick, staccato sta tem en ts o f prohib ition , in favor o f a calm, though t-ou t dialogue.

Listening is also an im p o rtan t part o f com m unication . Stern lectures by C hristian paren ts are no t effective. W is­dom allows the children to open up w ith the ir own ques­tions so paren ts know w here they are in the ir own under­standings.

Then the sensitive Christian parent can piggyback on the ch ildren’s knowledge, grafting the biblical position onto their perception. M ore tim es than not, after tha t setting is formed, the conversation will follow through quite n a tu ­rally.

Not everything abou t the issue m ay be covered in one sitting. T hat is why it is so im portan t tha t AIDS— and all sex issues— be talked about in the Christian household. There people con tinue to return to one ano ther for further discussion, and knowledge gains a natural progression.

Over tim e, the children should com e to an awareness tha t the ir own parents are knowledgeable concerning the Bible and practical, sexual m atters. And. ju st as im portant, they will com e to the conclusion tha t such topics are open for talking out freely.

The C hristian paren t has aw esom e opportun ity to in ­struct his own concerning the traps o f lust— the disease, em ptiness, lack o f fulfillm ent, and destruction o f G o d ’s good gift o f sex w ithin marriage. M ore specifically regard­ing AIDS, the paren t m ust teach the children tha t hom o­sexual practice can bring on this disease, m ust never be en ­tered into, and is not allowed by God.

The AIDS scare also allows the paren t to point out how the innocen t can suffer, tha t is, the children born to AIDS m others as well as those who have been given blood trans­fusions w ith AIDS con tam inan ts in them .

Just as significantly, the AIDS plague affords the C hris­tian paren t the setting by which to hold up Christian m orality— sex as a gift from the Lord, such sharings to be experienced only w ithin the divine blessing o f marriage.

If the C hristian hom e knows o f a person who has AIDS, this is still ano ther area for discussion. How do we relate personally to such persons? W hat is our Christian concern for these individuals as their illnesses progress? How can we aid them spiritually?

Som eone said to m e recently th a t he w anted a list of things tha t the C hristian father can teach his children con­cerning this m atter. I replied th a t there is no such list; it is not tha t simple.

Instead, there is a setting tha t we m ust find. It is th a t m i­lieu in which parents and children discuss life-and-death m atters in the light o f the Bible. For some, it m ay be diffi­cult since lives sim ply pass one ano ther in the rush. All the more then, the AIDS issue and sexual m atters should prod us in to relating m ore personally to one ano ther w ithin the home.

W ithout a packaged plan handed to us, we C hristian par­ents m ust look for those chances to use our own creative energies in talking with children. This will engender som e familial adventure in dialogue tha t m ay open up other ar­eas o f talk.

It is the C hristian setting o f biblical understanding tha t is so crucial. W hen tha t is there, lively topics— including AIDS— can bob up. There they can be treated with an i­m ation, depth, and godly wisdom.

In the process, families are draw n closer to one another. And as they are, they are kn itted heart to heart, enabling them to confront the m ost th reatening attacks on existence.

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BY J. GRANT SWANK, JR.Pastor o f the Walpole, M assachussetts, Church o f the Naza- rene.

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B e m e rc ifu l u n to m e , 0 G o d , b e m e rc ifu l u n to m e ."

O n Wednesday, M arch 25, 1987,Jack M cClung’s family had just been inform ed tha t he w ould not

live through the night. The heart attacks he had suffered caused over 60% dam age, and a person could not be expected to survive more than 40%.

Ruby M cClung looked dow n at her dying husband and struggled to recall Psalm 57. “Be merciful un to me, O G od, be merciful un to m e” (v. 1).

She w atched her grandchildren file into the Intensive Care room for w hat m ight be the ir last visit w ith “G randdaddy.” Jack’s eyes brightened and he tried to cheer them by prom ising his g randdaughter Pammy, “ I’m gonna m ake it— there’s a big catfish at the end o f D avid’s dock w aiting for me.”

Ruby smiled. An avid fisherm an since his first fishing trip at age five. Jack loved his visits to the lake. Since retirem ent from the m inistry in 1981, he had enjoyed m any pleasant hours fishing w ith his handm ade lures, easily stocking his ice chest w ith good- sized fish.

M ore than a fisherm an though. Jack be­cam e a “fisher o f m en ” when he was called into the m inistry at 16. O ver the years G od form ed him into a custom -m ade lure o flove.

T hursday m orn ing the nursing staff was so pleased Jack had survived the night they

pinned pictures o f the grandchildren to the bulletin board in his room with hypodermic needles.

T he cardiologist still could not offer m uch hope, however. Surgery was needed to repair a rup tu red heart muscle, but it would have to wait until his condition improved or Jack w ould not survive the operation. Until such tim e, his heart desperately needed help to con tinue functioning.

Early the next day a heart catheterization was perform ed. In addition , a foot-long balloon-pum p was positioned inside the ao rta leading to the heart. The balloon- p u m p is quickly in fla ted and deflated with helium in tim e w ith the beating of the heart, m aking its pum ping m uch easier. The synchronization o f th is procedure is critical. A nurse had to sit beside Jack 24 hours a day to m ake any necessary adjustments.

T he p um p had been in tact for a week w hen doctors advised Ruby that surgery could no t be postponed any longer. Without it Jack would no t live. Even with surgery, he w ould only stand a 10 percent chance of re­covery.

Jack and his family knew his life was in the hands o f the Lord as he went into sur­gery early the next m orning. Many faithful people had lifted Jack in their prayers and con tinued to do so. The prayer chain was activated at R ichardson C hurch of the Naz-

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arene where Jack is in charge o f co m m u n i­cations. Word cam e tha t friends and churches th roughout Texas and o ther states were petitioning G od for Jack’s healing. A lady Ruby had visited w ith in the ICU waiting room assured her she w ould “stand in the prayer line at chu rch” for Jack.

During the surgery; Ruby kept her Bible open to Psalm 57. “ My soul truste th in thee: yea, in the shadow o f thy wings will 1 make my refuge, until these calam ities be overpast” (v. 1). T he assurance o f G o d ’s protection brought a sense o f calm ness to her spirit.

Although one artery had to be bypassed and a valve replaced, the operation did not take long. T he surgeons cam e ou t o f the operating room am azed. It seem ed the per­ipheral capillaries alone in Jack ’s heart had been responsible for keeping him alive until the time o f surgery.

Out o f recovery and back in his room in ICU, Jack opened his eyes to see R uby and his family gathered a round his bed. U nable to speak with his th roa t full o f tubes, he weakly spelled the letters “R-U-B-Y B-E-S-T” w ith his finger on his bed.

Jack found it nearly im possible to rest fol­lowing the surgery because his breath ing was difficult and he was experiencing so much pain. H is cond ition becam e plagued with com plications including kidney failure, blood poisoning, diabetes, and a dangerous chemical im balance th a t to ld his body not to breathe. At one point. Jack becam e so weak he felt h im self “slipping in to the shad­ows,” bu t he later knew th a t the m any prayers o f those petition ing G od for his re­covery pulled him back. He always felt the assurance o f being in G od 's will and felt privileged to tell o thers o f G od 's love for them w henever he was able.

A couple o f weeks afte r the surgery it be­come obvious tha t Jack was finally begin­ning to recover. T he hospital s ta ff was thrilled, yet incredulous. They knew that while Jack’s healing w asn’t instan taneous, it was no less a miracle.

This fisher o f m en wove a net o f love during his long fishing trip at the hospital. Now he could look forward to a trip to the lake after doctors told Ruby she could bring him home.

Recovery has com e slowly but on Sep­tem ber 10, 1987. Jack and R uby celebrated their 50th w edding anniversary. T hrough the calam ities they had proved G od and He was merciful. T heir souls’ trust is in the Lord. Together they m ake the ir refuge in the shadow o f H is wings. H

BY ANGELA K. McKEEH o m em aker in Garland- Texas ana nu mber o f the R ichardson Texas church

Paradise" describes the splendor o f that late afternoon in Central Florida during August o f 1987. The day had been a scorcher. The sun was beginning to drop in the West, and som e rain clouds were slowly becom ing visible as the cooler breezes off the A tlantic pushed them over the Tam pa Bay Area.

W hat a setting for a m otorcycle ride! My pastor husband, Mel, is a w orkaholic whose only hobby is cycling. I’m a hom e girl and cycles are no t m y bag, bu t a cool ride with my husband after a long hot day seem ed a perfect way to relax.

A few miles passed u nder the cycle wheels and the clouds intensified. It was obvious th a t we w ould m eet the storm . The clouds were heavy. L ightning cracked across the sky, while the th u n d er was deafening. We stopped under an overpass, soaked to the skin. In m inutes the storm passed and we con tinued our ride on dry road as the dying sun peered th rough the clouds on the western horizon.

Part o f a cycle trip includes stopping for a cup o f coffee, a sandwich, w hatever we feel like. We were passing through Lakeland, running north on Route 98 when tragedy struck!

A confirm ed alcoholic, inebriated and loaded with barbituates, shot across the m edian while attem pting a U -turn and bum ped in to the side o f our cycle. We did no t go down, and he decelerated. His license had been revoked earlier for D.W.I. and had ju st been reinstated.

Realizing he was in big trouble, he decided to clear out and m ashed the pedal to the m etal, h itting us again, this tim e at full throttle. Friends o f ours, trailing on ano ther cycle, were sideswiped bu t sustained only property damages. We absorbed the b ru n t o f the blow.

I have no m em ory o f the accident period, bu t our riding partners and m y husband have reconstructed the incident with the help o f eye-

I revived enough to pray silently, "Oh Jesus, please help my left leg/' I_________________________ o

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witnesses. The im pact knocked me through the air 30-40 feet. I landed on my head. My husband was p inned under the 900-pound bike as it rode him down the highway. He was badly bruised, road-burned, and bleeding lightly. The handlebars hit the curb, flipping the bike into the air over the striking auto. It wedged under the front wheel o f tha t car.My husband finally controlled his siide and quickly ju m p ed to his feet.

His first reaction was to find me. O nly m om ents had passed, and he found me on my face m otionless. No breath, no pulse— he thought I was dead. Just then I gasped and he realized I was badly injured.

My cyclist friend said, “Lil, you’ve got to m ake it and we’ve got to pray.” Just then a C hristian w om an cam e up, a stranger to us, and prayed with Mel and me. Then she called the local C hristian radio sta­tion, requesting widespread prayer for w hat appeared to be a dying w om an.

An am bulance arrived, and the trip to the hospital was a “hot run." 1 revived enough to pray silently, “Oh Jesus, please help m y left leg," and then lapsed in to unconsciousness. My husband rode in shredded clothes and oozing blood on his back, bo th elbows, knees, and shins. W hat a sight he was when the orthepedic surgeon. Dr. Sklenicka, stopped to see him and our daughter, Jenny. The surgeon said, “ I doub t if I can save her.” He returned to them in about 30 m inutes to say, “I th ink we can save her, but we will probably be forced to am putate her left leg.”

Five specialists had been assessing the needed repair. They tapped the spleen— it was clear. A catheter proved the urine to be clear. It seem ed that no in ternal injuries could be found. Dr. Sklenicka and the neu­rologist, Dr. G riffith , cam e ou t one m ore tim e to say th a t I was going to live and they could save m y left leg. T hat was the good news. Prayer does change things.

The bad news was th a t the surgeon had found a broken neck, both arm s broken at the shoulder, broken ribs and pelvis, a crushed ball in the left hip, a left leg all but severed at the knee, com pound fractures and five breaks below the knee, and teeth broken and chipped.

Surgery began about m idnight. Dr. Keith V ennum , form er N azarene m issionary to South Africa, was the anesthesiologist. He told m e after­ward he put me to sleep while reciting the 23rd Psalm. His prayers and those o f m any others who had now jo ined the intercessory band m ade the difference. Cervical vertabra No. 3 was broken, but there was no spi­nal cord dam age and no paralysis. A halo was ruled unnecessary; only a Philadelphia neck brace was used. My hip was repaired w ith a new ball jo in t and liner; a “nail” eight inches long was p u t in the leg, and the leg was clam ped and sewed.

I was totally helpless— neck, arm s, and leg im m obile. I could not feed myself, or scratch, o r in any way help myself. I was swollen and bruised all over for weeks. It was first thought m y hospital stay would be m ea­sured in m onths, bu t I was there just under three weeks. A no ther m ira­cle!

Healing was beginning. In fact, things were going so rapidly that the oxygen in m y blood was insufficient for my need and they added three pints o f blood to the four pin ts transfused during surgery.

So m any visitors and such a volum e o f m ail cam e tha t the hospital staff inquired, “W hat celebrity is this?” A senator had been in for surgery and had nowhere near the visitors nor mail. O ver 700 cards were sent. Phone calls cam e daily from around the country w ith prayer and get- well wishes offered.

I am grateful to J. V. M orsch, ou r district superin tendent, and his wife for their prayers and visits. A special person while I was at Lakeland Re­gional H ospital was Rev. H erb Agee, pastor o f Lakeland First Church.He never missed a day at the hospital and still called me weekly after I went hom e. I appreciate his encouragem ent and prayers.

T hank G od I’m alive. I will con tinue to live and serve H im . H

BY LILLIAN GEORGE BARROWSE lem entary school teacher in Tampa, Florida. She resides in Zephyrhills, Florida, where her husband pastors.

AnAdoptee'sBIRTH SEARCHWhy did m y parents leave

me? W ho am I, really? Doi have brothers and sisters?" These are ju s t a few of the nagging

questions th a t adopted children even­tually face. Som e begin asking as youngsters, som e as teenagers. Still o thers begin to inquire as they reach adu lthood and enter into their own parenting experiences.

Issues o f adoption touch our churches, for w ithin them are caring loving adults w ho have opened their lives to children who are not theirs by birth. A tim e com es when they must face the question, “W ho are my real parents?”

A doptive parents approach this time w ith reactions that vary from denial to to tal acceptance. Perhaps a look at the “birth search question” can aid adop­tive parents in dealing with the crucial issue o f the ir children’s roots.

T he question o f “who I am” pushes m ost o f us to find our identity and purpose in life. For adopted children, even those raised in the most nur­tu ring C hristian homes, a piece of life is missing. T hat piece connects them to an unknow n past. They have a nor-

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mal, natural need to know all abou t that past.

In a recent publication , C incinnati Magazine, Steve Harris, an adult adoptee, addressed th is need to search for information abou t his natu ra l fam ­ily.

He related, “ I'd had a great child­hood, great parents, and a great grow­ing up. My parents told m e at a young age that I was adopted . It left a nag­ging thought o f w ho m y b irth m other was.”

Steve’s in terest in his roots in tensi­fied when he and his wife decided to add to their fam ily th rough adoption , in pre-adoption classes, Steve m et o th ­ers who w anted to search. T heir co n ­cern had no th ing to do w ith the qual­ity of their adoptive hom e, he learned there. It was a norm al need and did not mean he was ungrateful.

"Encouragem ent to search is m et by varying reactions,” according to a C in­cinnati area psychologist. “A dopted children can be preoccupied with where they cam e from.” A nother child specialist com m ented th a t “ It is a yearning th a t is always there. If it is not fulfilled it persists as an unful­filled wish o f fantasy. . . . Searches can be com plex and som etim es absolutely relentless. I had one boy settle dow n and get on with his life when he found his m other’s grave.”

An O hio adoptive m o ther o f eight children, Judy W hipp, feels strongly that adopted ch ildren need freedom to search for answers to questions not yet asked. A doptive paren ts som etim es re­act negatively w hen children desire answers.

This negativism , she said, probably stems from one reason, two causes.The reason is fear. O ne cause o f tha t fear is the parents' desire to protect their child— the fear th a t the ir ch ild ’s discovery will be the ir undoing. Par­

ents m ay also fear tha t their child 's discovery will d isrup t the relationship between the child and the adoptive parents.

"Som e 18- to 21-year-olds." Judy m entioned, “are still unrealistic about w hat they will discover. They expect to find out tha t the ir natural parents now have it all together and will wel­com e them w ith open arm s. T hat rarely happens.”

Som e adoptive parents feel th rea t­ened by the child 's desire to search for roots. They fear they m ay lose their child 's affection, o r th a t in som e way they have failed as parents. They are reluctan t to encourage the child’s birth search due to the overw helm ing fear that the discovery will dissolve the family unit.

A ccording to Judy, m any adopted children do begin a b irth search. How­ever. only a sm all percentage actually follow through and m eet their natural family. Just getting the in form ation seem s to satisfy the need to know.

Judy and her husband. Bill, w ho led an active adoption support group in southern O hio, assum e a position of “openness” regarding the delicate is­sues surrounding adoption. In success­fully handling a m ultitude o f adoption issues, she advises the following:

1. A family m ust be com ­fortable with the idea o f adoption.They m ust be willing to under­stand and accept the lifelong dy­nam ics tha t ap ­pear, disappear, and reappear in the heart and m ind o f their child. They m ust be willing to u n ­derstand w ithout personal th reat or guilt.

2. Parents should inform the child o f the adop­tion early and share w hat infor­m ation they do know on a gradu­ally increasing ba-SIS.

3. If a child de­sires to search, parents should be open and sup­

portive. The child is not rejecting his adoptive family, but following a nor­mal, natural need to know.

4. A lot o f ground work needs to be laid before the search begins. This can be accom plished by com m unicating as a family and through counseling. W hat the adoptee unravels m ay prove painful. The adoptive parents will need to support the search to the de­gree they can. W hat m ay slip from P andora’s box is uncertain and the adoptive parents m ay be needed to pick up the pieces.

5. The adoptive parents also need support during a child’s questioning tim e. They need to be reassured and encouraged. C hurches who are sensi­tive can offer real ministry' to families experiencing this period in their lives.

The feelings o f one adult adoptee well describe the d ilem m a consum ing som e adopted children: “The goal for me in searching was to fulfill a void. I describe my life as a circle with one half a piece missing. My searching al­lowed m e to com plete the circle and proceed with the rest o f my life.” H

BY JAYNE SCHOOLERWarren County, Ohio, fo s ter care coordi­nator, and pastor's wife in Lebanon, Ohio.

A LMOST PERSUADED.

A rich you n g m an c a m e to Jesus,But h is w ea lth w as a barr ier betw een

H is soul and com p le te o b e d ie n c e—As Jesus h a d often seen.

A n d Jesus lov ed the m an dearly,W ho h a d kept the co m m a n d m en ts from youth,

But H e w a tch ed h im g o aw ay sadly,H o ld in g m on ey m ore prec iou s than truth.

W hat do I la ck in my life?Just w h a t w ou ld H e h a v e m e be?

"One thing you lack, d ea r child;L eav e all and fo l lo w Me."

W hat is there that is h indering?Is it money, fam e, or fa ls e pride?

Let us su rren der it all fu llySo G od in our hearts m ay abide.

—ALICE CRANE BEHRR ich fie ld , Idaho

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HE EDITOR’S STANDPOINT

PRISON MINISTRIES

My earliest experience of preaching to prisoners took place in Miami, Fla., at the Dade County jail. 1 was then a young, awkward exhorter, not yet engaged in full-time ministry.

Additional experience was gained in city jails, county jails, and state prison camps in Florida and Georgia. Response to my efforts ranged from rever­ent and appreciative attention to mocking contempt. In preaching services and in personal witnessing, a number of dramatic conversions occurred.

In those days fewer Christians were taking interest in prisoners than now. Increasing numbers of lay- people and of clergy are currently ministering to the incarcerated. Volunteers, together with prison chap­lains, are conducting programs of preaching, teach­ing, counseling, and correspondence that touch thou­sands of prisoners’ lives.

And in prisons the Holy Spirit has been powerfully at work. Steadily increasing numbers of men and women are finding peace with God through Jesus Christ as they believe the gospel. Hearts and lives are being transformed, and the influence of Christian prisoners is becoming a fruitful means of reaching

yet others for the kingdom of God. Prayer groups and Bible study classes are providing a heartening fellowship for those whose lives were terribly bleak and lonely before.

In all of this we rejoice. For those who visit the im­prisoned as ambassadors of Christ we pray. Whatever their crimes have been, men and women who repent and trust Christ will be saved, becoming members of Christ’s Church and invested with hope. All have sinned, Christ died for all, and the gospel is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who be­lieves. The grace of God cannot be barred from those who are confined in prisons. His love can penetrate the thickest walls, the bleakest cells ever constructed.

Support prison ministries. Where possible, partici­pate in them personally. These ministries are part of what it means to go into “all the world” and to “make disciples” among all nations.

THE MADMAN

General Charles Gordon, famed English soldier, re­turned from duty in China a hero. People assumed he was rich, for others had exploited their China ex­perience to gain wealth. When he told reporters that he had refused the wealth offered him, they couldn’t believe it. Neither were they convinced when he ex­pressed indifference to promotions and publicity.They were especially skeptical of his earnest, candid Christian faith.

William Butler wrote, “On the strength of precisely these three things— faith, disregard of money, and straightforward honesty of thought and speech, he was . . . regarded by many of the m andarin and rul­ing classes of his fellow-countrymen as a madman.” The world cannot understand one who lives unself­ishly and is indifferent to wealth and honors so avidly pursued by most leaders.

Let’s face it— the world’s cynicism has often been confirmed by the behavior of the church. Too many within the churches, calling themselves Christians, are no different in attitude and life-style than the bla­

tant m am m on worshipers who dominate society. Sta­tus, titles, and awards have been as eagerly sought and proudly displayed within the churches as among the outsiders. The world’s criteria of success have been unblushingly adopted by professing Christians.

The person who does not scrabble for money, who refuses to exploit another’s disaster to his own advan­tage, who is quietly content with a name unadorned with titles, who tells the truth when honesty exposes him to loss— that person is an oddity in our world. How can journalists, so accustomed to “angles” and “fixes” and self-promotions, resist the thought that self-effacing Christians are a bit looney?

The life and teaching of Christ cuts a diameter at right angles to the philosophy and practice of the world. Anyone who resolutely follows Him will stick out like a swollen thum b in a society where the left hand cunningly calculates what the right hand shall seize. But the Christlike will have peace and joy that forever eludes those who look out for number one.

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NO DISCHARGE

“The battle’s not over till the last amen.” That is the chorus line of a song written by M ark Murphy.He introduced the song in a camp meeting where I was privileged to share the preaching tasks with Gary Haines.

Some folks assume that one decisive victory has brought the warfare to an end. No, the devil is too persistent, in his malignant hatred for God, to sur­render the field. He will lick his wounds, plan his moves, and jum p on you again when you least ex­pect him to pounce.

When Jesus engaged the devil in fierce combat, de­feating him in the power o f the Spirit and by the use of Scripture, the devil “departed from Him until an opportune tim e” (Luke 4:13, NKJV). Cruel and crafty devil that he is, he never goes far or stays away long. He will be snapping at the Christian’s heels un­til the gates of heaven are reached.

Furthermore, the whole work o f the Church is a battle against forces o f evil that blind and bind peo­ple There will be no discharge from this war so long as the world stands. To be a genuine Christian means enlistment for the duration. It means what Uncle

The whole work of the church is a battle against forces of evil tha t b lind and bind people. There w ill be no d is ­charge from this w ar so long as the world starit s. To be a genuine Christian means enlistm ent fo r the duration.Bud Robinson expressed in his quaint way—biting the devil as long as you have teeth and then gum­ming him until you die.

In my early ministry a woman said to me, “I’ve carried the burden and done the work in this church for years. I’m through. Someone else can do it from now on.”

Being young, green, and deficient in diplomacy, I replied kindly, “Sister, I’m going to pray that the Lord will take you home to heaven.”

She recoiled and exclaimed, “D on’t you dare!” “Well,” I persisted, “if you’re not going to be any

earthly good you might as well go on. We have a small church and we can’t get the work done unless everyone pitches in.”

Bless her heart, she pitched in.I’m sure we all get tired and even get discouraged

from time to time. Nevertheless, we must not quit.We need to m uster fresh courage and renew the at­tack, trusting God for victory.

“The battle’s not over till the last amen.” Right on, Murphy!

NO TIM E TO K ILL

I was preaching in a camp meeting in South Caro­lina when my watch died. My faithful old Timex, whose waterproof and shockproof qualities had been severely tested, expired without a m urm ur. For the rest of the camp meeting—a period o f five days— I had to depend on a small travel clock and on surrep­titious glances at other people’s wrist watches to know the time.

By tim e the camp meeting ended I had become aware of how time-conscious and time-oriented I am. Of course, with a schedule of four services and three meals a day, an occasional glance at the sun’s posi­tion was insufficient guidance. But I was frequently checking on the time, like a m an required to meet all incoming flights.

The nature o f tim e baffles me. The contrast be­tween tim e and eternity staggers my mind. The di­vision of tim e into segments measured by calendars and clocks is, to my thinking, a marvelous invention. Everything about tim e is fascinating to me.

W hat impresses me most, however, is the swiftness

and irreversibility of tim e’s flow. How rapidly the years have passed since the tim e recorded in my ear­liest memories! How soon my allotted years upon earth shall be spent! “Life,” said a great saint, “is a fragment of eternity broken off at both ends.” It is short, indeed, from one broken end to the other.

This “march of tim e— usually at quick step— invests the days with urgency. Not with tension, not with anxiety, but with importance are the days of life freighted. I have no tim e to lose, no time to waste, no time to kill. Time m ust be filled with significant labor, with earned rest, with worthwhile relationships.

Here, as in all things, my choicest example is Christ. He filled His life on earth with periods of un­selfish labor interspersed with strategic withdrawals, and all of His time with people contributed to their benefit. He was not rushed, but He made time count. That is how I want to spend the days in which I am being spent.

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HE ANSWER CORNERIn Romans 14:22 Paul writes, “So

whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and G od” (N IV ). W hile he is speaking specifically o f meat offered to idols, is it not generally agreed that this per­tains to nearly all nonessentials o f Christian belief and living?

W ith other N azarenes, 1 am both­ered about how our M an u al grows af­ter each general assem bly with clari­fications to scriptural precepts on Christian living. A restoration o f apos­tolic Christianity, rather than more “guidelines,” is what we need.

T his leads to a specific question. On our district couples who are called to pastor churches are told by the district superintendent to shed their wedding rings. T his is not done uniformly in our denomination but rather by the scattered arbitrary personal taste of som e district superintendents, is it not? We strongly back the family structure as foundational under Christ. W hy tear at it by barring the unity sy mbol of the ring to our pastors? R ings need not lessen their devotion to Christ.

This po ta to is hot on all sides, so 1 may as well holler ouch before I a t­tem pt to answer you.

First o f all. the M anual is concerned about w hat is essential to holy living as well as w hat is essential to be­com ing a Christian. O ur general as­semblies have been concerned about the church’s being but also abou t its well-being. For this reason, “guide­lines” or “rules" have been provided.

You find a lot o f sim ilar “rules” and “guidelines” in apostolic Christianity. However, ju st as som e o f theirs were

addressed to cultural situations that do not exist for us. som e o f ours are addressed to cultural situations tha t did not exist for them . It is neither wrong nor bad to have them if they are scriptural in principle and applica­tion.

As to your specific question, two kinds o f au thority have always existed in churches, including ours— the au ­thority that is legally constitu ted and the authority that is personally arro ­gated. The m aking and enforcing o f rules not in the M anual is an exam ple o f the latter. There is no M anual p ro­hibition o f w edding rings. It seems to me tha t pastors should not be gov­erned by different rules on different districts.

Som e o f the holiest m en I have know n wore wedding rings. Som e o f the unholiest did not. The reverse is also tru e— som e o f the holiest did not wear rings and neither did som e o f the unholiest. Som e o f ou r godliest preachers have opposed w edding rings, and so have som e who were cranky and crooked. The presence or absence o f the wedding ring proves no th ing in this case. A loving or unloving a tti­tude does, and tha t can be evidenced by one whose finger is ringed or na­ked.

I have been trying to find in the B i­ble w here the fallen angels were put out o f heaven. I find som e scripture in Revelation, but I thought I had read it in the O ld T estam ent. I would appre­ciate any help you can give me.

You are referring, 1 assum e, to Rev­elation 12:7-9, which speaks o f “war in heaven” between “M ichael and his angels” and “the dragon and his a n ­

gels." The dragon and his angels are “throw n dow n to the earth."

M ichael appears in Scripture as the “patron-angel" o f Israel (Daniel 10— 12). Here he is presented as the defender o f G o d ’s people against Sa­tan and his cohorts. T he purpose of the passage is to show tha t on earth Satan and his forces are defeated pow­ers even though they rage intensely against the people o f G od.

As for the Old Testam ent, you may be th ink ing o f Isaiah 14:12, which speaks o f “Lucifer, son o f the morn­ing" as "fallen from heaven.” The whole passage, beginning in verse 4 and con tinu ing th rough verse 21 is a “ta u n t song” addressed to “the king of Babylon,” depicting the future judg­m ent o f G od upon him , by which he will be toppled from his throne and com e to his death.

Som e Bible scholars have under­stood the passage to refer essentially to the fall o f Satan, w ho is addressed in the person o f his earth ly representa­tive, the king o f Babylon. This inter­pretation is not the only possible one, o r even the m ost probable one, how­ever.

O ne th ing is sure, Satan and his forces are clearly depicted in Scripture as judged and overcom e by Him who is the R ing o f kings, ou r Lord Jesus Christ.

Conducted byW. E. McCUMBER, EditorH e welcome q u e s t i o n s on biblical and doctrinal matters. The editor is not able to send replies to questions not selected fo r publication. Address: A N SW E R C O R N E R H erald o f Holiness, 6401 The Paseo. K ansas City. M O 64131.

[■ETTERSPROTEST LOUD AND LONG

In reply to the Answer C orner con­cerning the pun ishm ent o f rape (M arch 1. 1988). it should be pointed out that the principle o f the Scriptures quoted shows G od 's divine order for sexual honor am ong His people, and that the religious law was also the civil law for the com m unity at tha t time.

The offender o f an innocent victim

was punished by death. If not be­trothed, the dam age for rape was a fine, a larger one if the father did not th ink the rapist would be a suitable marriage partner. The situation was not a m atte r o f equality. It was one o f custom and culture in the patnarch ia l system o f the O ld Testam ent. To u n ­derstand the outrage o f tha t society to ­ward rape, one has only to read 2 Sam uel 13 to learn o f the catastrophic events tha t followed the rape of Tamar.

Rape is not m entioned in the New

Testam ent. N either are m any of our present-day crim es. Jesus did honor in M atthew 5:28 the sexuality of women. The church should voice long and loud its objection to this crime. The political state is already moving in tha t direction.

J a n e t S m ith W illiam sColorado Springs. Colorado

STRAIGHT TALK WANTEDT he article “The Evolutionary Ef­

fect” in the April 1 Herald was a very d isappointing contribu tion to the con­

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troversy on this subject. Evangelicals do not need to hear yet an o th er po­lemic against evolution. Many, perhaps most, o f the books on this subject that line the shelves o f C hris­tian bookstores are n o t objective or intellectually honest. T he evidence in nature is no t on the side o f the “re­cent creationists.”

What we need is straight talk abou t scientific integrity and the willingness to be objective in the face o f d is­quieting theories an d observations. Above all, everyone in th is con tro ­versy could use a large dose o f h u ­mility. If G od should choose to fully reveal His ways in nature, 1 am sure there would be plenty o f surprises for everyone.

Ronald HodgesPalo Alto, California

NO THREATI am w riting regarding the article on

page 15 o f the April 1 issue o f the Herald o f Holiness.

It is im p o rtan t to po in t ou t to Mr. Cassity, au th o r o f “T he Evolutionary Effect,” and to your readers tha t there are C hristians w ho do no t th ink o f evolutionary ideas as religion but as a scientific fram ew ork for investigating

the origin o f species. They feel no th reat to their faith from ideas o f sci­ence as it iteratively approaches un ­derstanding o f G o d ’s creation. C on­trary to Mr. C assity’s assertions, these C hristians believe in G od, hold life in high regard, and trust C hrist as Savior.

G od works as He will, unfettered by m an ’s no tions or insistence. I consider science u ltim ately serves to reveal the w onderm ent o f natu re’s history, the sam e w onder and realization th a t ac­com panied and accom pany G o d ’s cre­ation (Proverbs 8:22-31).

Larry Burggraf

COLLEGES COMMENDEDI have ju s t concluded reading the

April 15 issue reflecting the im ­portance o f N azarene higher educa­tion. Please receive my com m endation for the excellent issue rem inding us o f the necessity o f our N azarene colleges.

I am firm ly in favor o f our denom i­n a tio n ’s educational budget system. T hank G od for all the m en and w om en who have felt a call to service as staff, professors, and adm inistrators to guide ou r youth in blending the C hristian experience w ithin their hearts and minds.

M ay our Lord grant even greater days ahead in holiness higher educa­tion as the pastors and laym en rise up to confront the challenges and w hole­heartedly support ou r beloved institu ­tions.

Konny D. SchoenfeldtWarren, Pennsylvania

GLAD CONVERTIn the “Challenges” article (April

15), the au tho r states that recent con­verts m ay not have an appreciation for N azarene colleges. I was raised in ano ther church and w ent to a state- sponsored school. But I am glad that the m an who led me to Jesus w ent to Trevecca and NTS and not som e state-sponsored school o f lower m oral

ValU6S- BobCvopaW heeling, Illinois

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[ j ] Y A L L M E A N S ...S A V E S O M E

A GREAT PERSUADERA bou t the tim e I graduated from high school, I m et a

very un ique m inister. He was my m o th er’s brother, and he had com e to pastor the First C hurch o f the Nazarene in H un ting ton , WVa.

Across the years I have often reflected on the m inistry of B. W. M urphy. He left the teaching profession and attended Asbury College for his m inisterial training. M ost o f his m inistry was in the S outheast U.S. He pastored several churches, b u t his burden was grass roots evangelism. His last years o f m inistry were in full-tim e evangelism.

W hat vividly im pressed m e abou t “Uncle B un” was his ability to persuade people to becom e Christians. He had a com passionate personality th a t was difficult to resist. Som e m inisters are persuasive from the pulpit, o thers in one-on- one relationships, bu t he could do bo th well. He w ould o f­ten leave the pu lp it an d persuade a loved one to com e to

C hrist during the invitation. O n one occasion, failing to en ­tice with words, he picked up a m an and carried him to the altar!

U ncle Bun was G o d ’s agent to lead m e to the Cross. D uring my high school days I drifted into agnosticism. I would go to hear him preach, bu t I doubted w hat he preached. He used to take m e on fishing trips and on preaching assignm ents. 1 told him I doubted w hat he preached, but I liked him. He enjoyed w hat he was saying, often interspersing serm ons w ith shouts o f praise. A fter I becam e a C hristian, 1 realized th a t fishing trips and com ­panionship were parts o f his strategy to reach me for Christ.

Paul wrote, “Since, then, we know w hat it is to fear the Lord, we try to persuade m en” (2 C orin th ians 5:11, NIV).It m ust have been this text tha t m otivated grass roots evan­gelist B. W. M urphy.

His daughter, Vada M urphy Belcher, jo ins me in th a n k ­ing G od for the m an w ho persuaded us to becom e C hris­tians. H

BY LONNIF. B. FRIENDA retired elder residing in Tacoma. Washington.

Herald o f H oliness/September I, 1988

N THE NEWSPEOPLEAND PLACES

Chaplain and Mrs. Fred Wen­ger o f Parsons, K ans., rep re ­sented the Church of the Naza- rene a t the C ongress on th e Church and the Disabled, spon­sored by Joni and Friends, held July 7-10 at Wheaton, 111. Chap­lain W enger p re sen ted a 15- minute video on the Wednesday N ight C hu rch Based R esp ite Care Program he leads in the Par­sons, Kans., church in cooper­ation with Parsons State Hospi­tal and Training Center where he has been employed since 1981.

The congress drew 700 dele­gates from 40 states and 4 foreign countries to share and to learn f ro m e a c h o th e r . S e v e r a l churches sent the staff person designated as minister to special needs persons. At least 10% of the population has a handicap, and most people will develop a significant limitation before they die. This makes evangelism of those with disabilities pertinent to the work o f Christ. □

A Vancouver, B.C., business­man. Stan Bengtson, mem ber of the Canada West District Advi­sory Board, has been selected as chairman of the board for Cana­dian Food for the Hungry, an in­te rn a tio n a l re lie f an d d ev e l­opment agency.

"We are extremely pleased to have a leader o f Stan Bengtson’s caliber to fill this critical posi­

tion," said Ted Yamamori, presi­dent o f Food for the Hungry In­terna tiona l. The Food for the Hungry International office is in G en ev a , S w itz e r la n d . O th e r Food for the H ungry o rg an i­zations are located in Australia, Japan, Norway, and the United States.

The relief and developm ent ef­forts in Ethiopia are currently the largest o f 15 co u n tr ie s w here Food for the Hungry has ongoing programs. More than $11 m il­lion has been budgeted to ad ­dress famine-related problems in this African nation. □

SHIRLEY DOBSON RECEIVES 0N U AWARD

S h irley D o b so n , P o m o n a . Calif., received the second an ­nual M aggie S loan C raw ford Award at Olivet Nazarene Uni­versity March 23. This award to honor outstanding women was established by the sons o f Rev. Maggie Sloan Crawford, Olivet’s First graduate in 1910.

Cecil Crawford, Phoenix, said the award is “established to focus a t te n t io n a n d th e re b y b rin g added recognition and honor to selected women whose lives and accomplishments m ark them as outstanding role models for to ­day’s young women.”

Dr. Leslie Parrott, ONU’s pres­ident, said. “Shirley was chosen because she represents the values and ideals o f women who have m ade a deliberate decision to give their tim e to being a wife,

Shown (I. to r.) are Shirley Dobson and 0 N U President Parrott

mother, and homemaker. Family and her home are high priorities in Shirley’s life. She excels in her roles as a hom em aker and m oth­er while m aintaining her identity as a person married to a dynamic husband [Dr. Jam es Dobson], Shirley is a lady with great dig­nity and a high level o f hum an understanding.”

She has played a vital role in the “Focus on the Family” m inis­try th rough rad io , film s, and speaking engagements. She was the keynote banquet speaker for the In te rn a t io n a l W om en in Leadership Conference in Wash­ington, D.C., in April 1988.

In her address to the O livet students, faculty, and guests in M arch. Mrs. D obson said, “ I w ant to talk to you about the fam ily th a t you will som eday form. O ther than your decision for Jesus Christ, the person that you may marry and the family that you build is the most im por­tant thing in life to you . . . the loving re la tio n sh ip s th a t you bu ild w ith in the family, w ho loved you, whom you loved, and what you felt together. . . are the things that will m atter to you."

E liz a b e th H a n fo rd D o le , former Secretary of the D epart­m ent o f Transportation in Presi­dent Reagan’s Cabinet, received the first Maggie Sloan Crawford Award in the 1986-87 school year at Olivet. □

MOLLY MITCHELL JOINS CHILDREN’S M IN ISTRIES STAFF

Miriam Hall, director o f Chil­dren’s Ministries, announces the a p p o in tm e n t o f M rs. M olly M itchell as ed ito r o f m iddJer Sunday School curriculum

Molly graduated from North­

west Nazarene College in 1984 with a B. A. in elementary educa­tion. Before coming to Children’s Ministries, she substituted in the elementary grades for the Shaw­nee Mission school system and served as editorial assistant for NY1 Ministries and Adult Minis­tries.

In her new position, Molly will write and edit material for the following publications: Middler Teacher, Bible Explorers, Mid­dler Teaching Resources, and the weekly take-home paper Discov­eries.

M olly is the wife of Robert Mitchell who works with munic­ipal bonds at the United Mis­souri Bank in Kansas City, Mo. They have two daughters: Syd­ney, age three, and Janna, age six m onths. T he Mitchells attend the Overland Park, Kans., church where Molly teaches in the mid­dler class. □

M clN TUR FF NAMED ENC VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCIAL AFFAIRS

President Ste­p h en W. Nease announced that upon nomination o f the president, the Board of Trus­tees has elected

Mr. John (Jack) Mclnturff, 58, as vice president for financial af­fairs o f Eastern Nazarene Col­lege.

M clnturff comes to ENC from serving as vice president for stra­tegic planning of the National Forge Steel Company. He had also been director of operation controls, including management of the industrial engineering area and com puter operations and p ro d u c tio n con tro l. He had

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Jack M clnturff and his wife, Faye, have been active members of Warren, Pa., First Church for many years. He has served as church treasurer for nearly 20 years and is a Sunday School teacher and church board m em ­ber. They have four children, all of whom graduated from ENC and married ENC alumni. Faye is in dem and as a s p e a k e r to women's groups.

Mclnturff graduated from the General Motors Institute in 1951 with a bachelor o f science degree in industrial engineering.

Mclntruff fills the position va­cated by the retirem ent o f Robert Bollinger, w ho served as vice president o f finance for 23 years and who continues to do part- time estate planning on behalf of the college. □

NEW SINGLE ADULTS AND W O M EN ’S MINISTRY COORDINATOR

Tim Stearm an, A dult M in istries director, announc­es that Linda H ar­din has accepted

Mjf the responsibility a m JTM- in A d u lt M in is ­tries as co o rd in a to r o f Single Adults and Women's Ministries. The position was created by the resignations o f D enn is A pple and Lillian Johnston.

For the past 19 years, Linda has been an elem entary school teacher in West Newton, Ind. She graduated from Trevecca Naza­rene College with a degree in ed­ucation and also has done gradu­ate work at Indiana University.

Linda has been active in Sin­gles M in is tr ie s on th e In d i­anapolis D istrict and in W om­en ’s M in is t r ie s in th e loca l church. For the past three years she had directed the Mideast So- loCon. □

TH E CHURCH S C EN E

Officials o f the C ornerstone Christian School, sponsored by the Manchester, Conn., church,have been notified of its accred­ita tion by th e A ssociation o f Christian Schools International (ACSI). Accreditation by ACSI also includes recognition from

the Connecticut Departm ent of Education.

M arcia Kirby, schoo l p r in ­cipal, states, “Accreditation rep­resents sound educational plan­ning. It addresses issues such as ‘Are we doing what we say we're doing?’ It’s one way o f giving the school credibility.”

John D. T hom pson, director o f d ev e lo p m en t an d finance , adds that "this is quite an accom­plishm ent for a school only seven y e a rs o ld .” T h e sc h o o l w as founded in 1981 w ith 56 s tu ­dents in grades K-6. “We finished th is year w ith 183 students in grades K -10. With the new facili­ties under construction, we plan for 200 students and will be add­ing 11th grade in the fall.”

T he C o rn ers to n e C h ris tian

School is sponsored by the M an­chester Church o f the Nazarene as a ministry to the community. Over 45 different churches are represented am ong the student body. □

SALVATION, RECLAMATION BRING JOY TO CHURCH

The salvation o f a seven-year- old boy and the reclamation o f a fa th e r o f th ree ch ild ren were highlights o f a revival at the Dell- roy, Ohio, church, according to Pastor John R. Cadwell.

The average o f 44 persons who a tten d ed each w eeknight also

found, the ministry o f Evangelist M ark Page offered inspiration for renewal. □

“HOLINESS OF HEART” MESSAGES BRING REVIVAL

Evangelist Paul Womack cen­tered alm ost every message on “Holiness o f H eart” during re­vival services at the Union, Mo., church. W hen the week was over, the sanctuary echoed w ith the testimonies of persons who were touched again by the tim eless truth he was preaching.

Pastor Burl L. Young says that a tten d an ce at the revival was “the best in some tim e” and three persons testified to the Lord's sanctifying power. □

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These six participants who are part o f the Advance program will work in church planting, age- level ministries, and outreach in their respective locations.

Five of the six were part o f a Cultural Orientation week on the cam pus o f M idA m erica N aza­rene College in O lathe, Kans. The orientation was hosted by the World Mission Division of the Church of the Nazarene and sponsored by the Nazarenes in Volunteer Service program.

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PLANS PROGRESSING TOWARD 22ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

A lthough p lan n in g for the 1989 General Assembly in Indi­anapolis has been underway for many months, the work has in­creased to a faster pace in recent days, according to General Secre­tary B. Edgar Johnson. He says arrangements for the 22nd G en­eral Assembly are beginning to finalize.

“The excitement surrounding our Nazarene family reunion is growing,” said Johnson. “We arc expecting as many as 50.000 for our conventions and assembly.

“O ur General Assembly local arrangem en ts coordinator, D. M artin Butler, came on our staff July 1 and has been active in working on the many details as­so c ia te d w ith a m ajor con­vention such as ours.”

Contracts with the convention center and with many of the In­d ianapo lis hotels/m otels have been signed. The program and exhibit committees are currently working on the public services and the design of the exhibit hall.

Once again in 1989, commer- ical exhibitors will be invited to participate in the display if their products/services are not in di­rect conflict with NPH or the educational institutions of the d e n o m in a tio n . The current schedule calls for commercial ex­hibit information to be ready for distribution in early October.

The Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Bureau is working with the church to coordinate housing for the assembly and conven tions. Information re­lated to housing will be sent to delegates in mid-October and a special insert will be contained in the Herald o f Holiness around the first of the year. Nazarenes are encouraged to wait for the of­ficial housing form before mak­ing housing plans.

To receive special housing rates, w hich have been nego­tiated with the hotels/motels, it is essential tha t the appropriate form be completed and mailed directly to the Housing Bureau. Please do not contact the hotels directly or the Housing Bureau by phone. □

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Advance participants for 1988-89 include (I. to r.) Donis W illiam s and Alien Clausen to Guyana: M elody Handley and M ark Carpenter to Portugal; and Lynn Roberts to England. Not pictured is Renee Osborn, to M exico.

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STEWARDSHIPMONTH

Thirty days to be keenly aware o f the resources God has entrusted to us.

; EVANGELISTS’ I SLATES

SEPTEMBERAREY EVANGELISM MINISTRIES: Poughkeepsie.

NY, Septem ber 6-11; Fulton, NY. September 13-18

ARMSTRONG. LEON, LINDA, AND LANCE: Munster. IN, Septem ber 6-11: Dolton, IL, Septem ber 13-18; Nashville, IN (Parkview), Septem ber 20-25; St. Bernice, IN. September 27— October 2

BAKER. RICHARD C.: Georgetown, IL. September6-11; Lee City, KY (Community), September20-25; Cabin Creek, WV (Chelyan), September 27— October 2

•BALLARD, DON: Cookeville, TN, September 7-11; Reserved, Septem ber 12-18; Blytheville, AR (First), September 20-25

BELZER, DAVE AND BARBARA: Greenbrier, AR (Pleasant Hill), September 6-11; Superior, Wl (Twin Ports), September 13-18; Wausau, Wl, Sep­tember 20-30

BENTLEY, PAUL E.: Eagle Point, OR, September7-11; Anchorage, AK (Jewel Lake), September 18-22; Anchorage, AK (Chapel/Cross), Sep­tember 25-29

BLUE. DAVE AND DANA: Glorieta, NM (Niroga), Sep­tember 12-16; Flint, Ml (Central Nazarene Crus­ade). September 27— October 2

BLYTHE, ELLIS G., SR.: Port Charlotte, FL, Sep­tember 11-18; Fori Oglethorpe, GA (First), Sep­tember 21-25; Burlington. NC (West), September 27— October 2

BOCK, DON: Greenfield. OH, September 6-11; Som­erset. KY (First). September 13-18; Wilmington. OH, Septem ber 21-25; Pleasant Ridge, OH (C.C.C.U.), September 27— October 2

BOICOURT, MARLA J.: Crown Poin t IN (South Lake).September 14-18

BOWDEN, AL Bradenton, FL (Bayshore), September 13-18; Englewood, FL, September 20-25; Gads­den, AL (East G adsden), S ep tem ber 27— October 2

BOYNTON, RICHARD C.: Indianapolis, IN (Friendly), September 6-11; Williamsburg, IN, September20-25

BRISCOE, JOHN B.: El Paso, TX (Valley), September 6-11; Avenal, CA, September 20-25

BROWN, FRED D.: Galion, OH, September 6-11; Gal­latin, TN, September 13-18; Spartanburg, SC (First), September 25-29

BROWN, MARK A.: Washington, IL (Sunnyland), Sep­tem b er 13-18; W ilm in g ton , I I , S eptem ber 27— October 2

BROWN, RON: Ravenna. KY, September 6-11; Book- walter, C.C.C.U.. S eptem ber 20-25; Gallon, C.C.C.U., September 27— October 2

BROWN, ROGER N.: Eldon. MO, September 6-11; Charleston, WV (Davis Creek), September 14-18; St. Marys, OH (First), September 20-25; Cir- cleville, OH, September 27— October 2

BROWN, TIMOTHY D.: Denver City. TX, September 6-11; Artesia, NM, September 13-18

BUDD, JAY B.: Martinsburg, WV, September 6-11; Minerva, OH. September 13-18; Fairmont, WV (Central), September 20-25; Orbisonia, PA, Sep­tember 27— October 2

BURKHALTER, PAT: Nocona, TX, September 6-11; Vivian, LA, September 14-18; West Frankfort, IL, September 20-25; Houston, TX (Northshore), September 27— October 2

•BYERS, CHARLES AND MILDRED: Kansas City. MO (Salvation Army Camp), September 2-4; Fair­field, IA, September 13-18; M inneapolis, MN (Spring Lake), September 20-25

CANEN. DAVID L.: Albany, GA (Grace), September6-11; Albertville. AL (First), September 13-18; Le­high Acres, FL, September 20-25; MacClenny, FL, September 27— October 2

CAYTON, JOHN: Grove City, PA. September 13-18;Meadville. PA. September 20-25

CERRATO, ROBERT J.: Davenport. IA, September 16-18

•CHAMBERS, LEON AND MILDRED: Camby. IN (Ministers' Wives1 Retreat), September 11-13; Jackson, MS (Emmanuel). September 13-18; South Bend, IN (First), September 20-25; Char­

iton. IA, September 27— October 2 •CHANEY, REEFORD AND BARBARA: Havelock,

NC, September 6-11; Jackson, MS (Preachers' and Wives' Retreat). September 20-22; Decherd, TN (SAM Retreat), September 23-25; Johnson City, TN, September 27— October 2

CHASE, FRANK: A rne tt OK (Harmon), September6-11; Eldon, MO (Pilgrim Bible Mission), Sep­tember 13-18; Blevins, AR (Bells Chapel), Sep­tember 20-25

CHEATWOOD, HENRY B.: Raleigh, NC (First), Sep­tember 13-18; Joplin, MO (Laymen's Retreat), September 23-25; Coffeyville, KS (First), Sep­tember 27— October 2

CHRISTNER, JACK M.: Mineral City, OH, September 13-18; Lawrenceburg, IN (Lud low Hill), Sep­tember 20-25; DuBois, PA (Emmanuel), Sep­tember 27— October 2

•CLAY, D. E.: Hamilton, OH (First), September 17-18; Delaware, OH, September 20-25; Jackson, OH, September 28— October 2

•CLAY, M. E.: Wadsworth, OH, September 20-25;New Martinsville, WV, September 27— October 2

CLIFT, NORVIE O.: La Puente, CA, September 18-25 COVINGTON, NATHAN A.: Miami, OK, September

5-11; Nashville, TN (Donelson), Septem ber 13-18; Durant, OK, September 20-25; Caddo, OK, September 27— October 2

CRANDALL, VERNON AND BARBARA: Rochester, IN, September 6-11; Kankakee, IL (Limestone), Septem ber 20-25; M arshall, M l, Septem ber 27— October 2

CRANE, BILLY D.: Toronto, OH, September 6-11; West Point, OH, September 13-18; Lenoir City, TN (White Wing). September 22— October 2

DALE. TOM: Grandview, WA, September 4: Pocatello, ID, September 11; Lakewood, CO (Denver Lake­wood), September 14-18; Selah, WA, Septem­ber 25

•DANIELS, M. HAROLD: Flint, Ml (Central), Sep­tember 27— October 2

DELL JIMMY: Reserved, September 2-5; Winfield. KS, September 7-11; Olathe, KS (Westside), Sep­tember 13-18; Newton. IA, September 24-28: Beardstown, IL. September 29— October 2

DENNISON, MARVIN E.: Reserved, September 6-11; Eureka, IL, September 13-18: Lakin, KS (Wes­leyan), September 20-25

•DIXON, GEORGE AND CHARLOTTE: Toronto, OH, September 6-11; Imperial, PA, September 14-18; Frostburg, MD (Moscow), Septem ber 21-25; Youngstown, OH (Boardman), September 30— October 2

DUNMIRE, RALPH AND JOANN: Portland, TN, Sep­tember 13-18; Marion, IN (Lincoln Boulevard), September 27— October 2

DUTTON, BARRY AND TAVIA: Bentonville. AR, Sep­tember 3-4; Cory, IN, September 6-11; Terre Haute. IN (Southside), September 13-18; New Al­bany, IN (Eastside), September 20-25; Elkhart, KS. September 27— October 2

•ECKLEY, LYLE E.: Northwestern Illinois District SAM Retreat, September 16-18

ESSELBURN, BUD-THE KING'S MESSENGERS: Medina, OH. September 6-11; Modoc, IN, Sep­tember 13-18: Olive Hill, KY. September 20-25; Lexington, OH, September 27— October 2

FADER, WES: New Cumberland, PA, September 13-18: Laurel, DE, September 20-25; Lanmore. ND, September 28— October 2

•FISHER, C. WILLIAM: Dalhart, TX, September 13-18; Cimarron, KS, September 20-25; Car­thage, MO, September 27— October 2

•FLORENCE, ERNEST E.: Winchester, TN (Brown- ington), September 20-25

FLOYD, THOMAS D.: Buckeye, AZ, September 9-14; Baton Rouge, LA (First), September 16-21; Alief, TX, September 23-28; Webster. TX (NASA), Sep­tember 30— October 5

FRANK, RICHARD A.: Johnson City, TN, September 4; Chilhowie, VA (Seven Mile Ford), September 4; Saltville. VA, September 7-25: Richmond, VA (Trinity). September 26— October 2

FREY FAMILY, THE: Essexville, Ml (Bay City First), September 4; Lansing, Ml (First), September 17; Otsego, Ml (United Methodist), September 25

•FRODGE, HAROLD C.: Fithian, IL, September 13-18 GARDNER, JOHN M.: Valrico, FL (New Jerusalem),

September 9-11; Largo, FL. September 14-18; Battle Creek, M l (M organ Road). September23— October 2

GAWTHORP, WAYLAND W.: Kingsport, TN (Calvary), September 6-11; Philippi, WV, September 13-18; Church Hill, TN, September 20-25

GIBSON, NORRIS—TOBIE & CO. MINISTRIES: Fort Oglethorpe, GA (First), September 6-11; States­ville, NC (First), September 13-18; Statesville. NC (First), September 20-25

•GRAY, C. PAUL: Oklahoma City. OK (May Avenue), September 20-25

GREEN, JIM AND ROSEMARY: Bethany, OK (Wil­liams Memorial), September 14-18; Fort Morgan, CO, September 20-25; Schroon, NY (NIROGA), September 26-30

CRIMES, W. ANDREW: Portsm outh, OH (Rose- mount), September 6-11; Reserved, September21-24; M cArthur, OH (Hamden), Septem ber26— October 2

HAINES, GARY W.: Grand Junction, CO (First), Sep­tember 10-14; Greeley, CO (First), September 15-18; Lincoln, NE (First), Septem ber 24-28; Fremont, NE, September 29— October 2

HALL, CARL N.: Marion, IN (Lincoln Boulevard), Sep­tember 27— October 2

HAYES, ALVIN B.: Reserved. September 13-18; San Antonio, TX (Dellview), September 20-21; Farm­ington, AR, September 28— October 2

HAYNES, CHARLES AND MYRT: Macon, GA (Trinity), September 6-11; Lithia Springs, GA (Atlanta Riv­erside), September 13-18; Butler, PA, September20-25; Slippery Rock, PA (Coaltown), September27— October 2

HECKATHORN, JIM: Snohomish, WA, September13-18; Monroe. WA, September 20-25

HELMS, MIKE AND GLORIA: Flushing, Ml, Sep­tember 6-11; Marseilles, IL, September 13-18: Celina. OH, September 20-25; Lewistown, IL, September 27— October 2

•HENDERSON, LATTIE V.: Greensboro, SC (Pleas­ant Garden), September 12-18; Barnesville, OH (Family of God Church), September 19-25; Cald­well, OH (Free M ethodist), Septem ber 26— October 2

HICKS, JOHN DAVID: Veneta, OR (Crow Applegate), September 7-11; Spokane, WA (Mountain View), Septem ber 14-18; Coquille, OR, Septem ber21-25: Nacbes. WA, September 28— October 2

HIGGINS, CHARLES AND MARJORIE: Boise, ID (Eu­clid), September 11-15; Spokane, WA (Pasadena Park), Septem ber 18-22; Connell, WA, Sep­tember 25-29

HILL, BEN E. (Bible Expositor): Moline, IL (Commu­nity), September 20-25; Kewanee, IL (Grace). September 27— October 2

HOOTS, BOB F.: Sacramento, CA (Liberty Towers). September 4; Englewood, CO (Denver First), September 11; Charleston, WV (Davis Creek), September 14-18; Texarkana, TX (First), Sep­tember 21-25; South Carolina D istric t Camp Meeting, September 26— October 2

HUGHES, JOYCE: Savannah, TN, September 4-11 JAMES, RANDY: Albany, IN, September 1-4; Denton,

MD, September 6-11; Glen Burme, MD, Sep­tember 13-18; Evansville, IN (Grace), September 20-25; Bluftton, IN, September 27— October 2

JAYMES, RICHARD W.: Calcutta, OH, September 18-25

JOHNSON, RON: Northwest District Camp Meeting, September 2-5; Libby and Kalispell, MT (Con­certs), September 11; Sidney and Omaha, NE (Concerts). September 16-18; Fayette, OH, Sep­tem ber 20-25; Warrensburg, MO, September26— October 2

JONES, EARL: Craigsville, VA (Estaline Valley), Sep­tember 18-25

JONES, TERRY L.: Des Moines, IA (Iowa District Lay Retreat), September 9-11; Sioux City, IA (First), September 14-18; Cedar Falls, IA, September 20-25; Bethel. OH. September 27— October 2

JUSTICE, MEL AND DONNA: Lithopolis, OH, Sep­tember 6-11; Farmland, IN, September 13-18; Connersville, IN (Gortner Memorial), September20 -2 5 ; S o u th Z a n e s v ille , OH, S e p te m b e r27— October 2

KEENA, EARL E.: Pataskala, OH, September 4-11;Johnstown, OH, September 13-18

•KNIGHT, JOHN L.: West Columbia. SC (First), Sep­tember 6-11; Asheville, NC, September 13-18; Monett, MO, September 20-25; Joplin, MO (Cal­vary), September 27— October 2

KOHR, CHARLES: Coraopolis, PA, September 13-H Gwynn, VA (Gwynns Island), September 2US Warrensville, NC (Mount Jefferson), Septembs 27— October 2

•KRATZER, RAYMOND C.: Juliaetta, ID, September21-25

LASALLE, RAY: Marshalltown, IA, September S-1tj Huntington, WV (First), September 13-18; lete non, IN (W abash Zone Revival), September 20-25; Cozad, NE, September 27—0ctober2

LAWSON, WAYNE T.: Reserved, September 1-30 LAXSON, WALLY AND GINGER: Lexington, Al

(Mary's Chapel), September 2-4; Columbia, NO (First), September 7-11; Amelia, OH, September14-18; Nashville, TN (Bethel), September 21-25

LAXSON, KIP: Columbia, MO (First), SeptemberM| Mesquite, TX, September 14-18; Nashville, HI (Bethel), September 21-25; Decatur, AL (First September 28— October 2

LECKRONE, LARRY: Seymour, IN (Peters Snitch), September 6-11; Reserved, September 12-18 Oak Hill, VW, September 17-22; Hot Springs, J! (First), September 24-29

LEIDY, ARNOLD G.: Sturgis, SD (First), September7-11; Talihina, OK, September 28—October 2

•LESTER, FRED R.: Kingwood, WV, September11-18; Walton, WV, September 20-25

LIDDELL, P. L.: Bath, NY, September 6-11; Elmira, HI S eptem ber 13-18; Backus, MN, Septemba 2 7 - -O ctober 2

LOHR, DONALD A.: Frank. WV. September 4-7; Fred­ericksburg, VA, September 11-13; Bishopvft SC, September 13-18; Charleston, WV (Norib- side), September 20-25; Lima, OH (First), Sep­tember 27— October 2

LORENZEN, LINDA B.: Minerva, OH, September 13-18

MANER, ROBERT E., JR.: Princeton, WV, September27— October 2

MANLEY, STEPHEN L.: Kansas City, MO (SotoCm) September 2-5; Ontario, Canada (Laymen’s Re­treat), September 9-11; Springfield, IL (First), September 14-18; Frankfort, KY (Capital), Sep tember 21-25; Gardendale, AL (Birmingham In­door Camp), September 27— October 2

MANN, THURL AND MARY KAY: Des Moines, IA (First), September 6-11; North Little Rock, AR (Sylvan Hills), September 13-18; Springdale, AR September 20-25; Columbia City, IN, September28— October 2

MATTER. DAN AND ANN: Redkey, IN, September 9-11; Warren, IN (Hillcrest), September 13-18

•MAV JOHN W.: Portsmouth, VA, September 1315 Fairmont, WV (First), September 20-25; Fairmont WV (First), September 27— October 2

McCORKLE. ROBERT W„ II: Welch, WV, September 27— October 2

McFERRIN, RICK AND LANETTE: Parker City, IN, Septem ber 6-11; Covington, GA (First), Sep tember 13-18: Clendenin, WV, September 20-ffi Hartford City, IN, September 27—October2

McGEE, JERRY: Post, TX (Youth Crusade), Sep temper 1-3; Duncan, OK (Oak Avenue), Sep­tember 6-11; North Camopolis, NC (North Wes­leyan ), S e p te m b e r 13-17; Burlington, NC (People's Memorial Independent Church), Sep tember 18-22; Denton, NC (City Crusade), Sep­tember 27— October 2

McKELLIPS, DALLAS A., SR.: Kingman, KS, Sep tember 11 -16; Meeker, OK (Horton Chapel), Sep tem ber 18-21; New Lothrop, Ml, September 25-30

McWHIRTER, G. STUART: Minot ND (First), Sep tem ber 7-11; Amelia, OH, September 14-18; G la s g o w , KY (F irs t) , Septem ber 21-25; Pascagoula, MS, September 28—October 2

MELVIN, DELORES: Whitesburg, KY, September6-11; Borger, TX (Trinity), September 18-25

•MEYER, VIRGIL AND DOROTHY: Ridgeville, IN,September 27— October 2

MILLER MINISTRIES, INC.-WALLY AND CARROLL Lynden, WA, September 11-15; Pullman, WA, September 18-22; Carson, WA, September 25-29

MILLHUFF, CHARLES R.: Aberdeen, SD, September7-11; Oklahoma City, OK (Western Oaks), Sep tember 14-18; Lebanon, OH, September 21-25

MILLS, CARLTON A.: Vtounded Knee, SD, September6-11; Bethany, OK (First), September 12; Rapid City, SD, September 13-18; Dickinson, ND, Sep tember 20-25; Plainville, KS, September 27- October 3

MITCHUM, C. R.: Boonville, IN (First Wesleyan), Sep tember 18

Herald o f Holiness/September 1. 1988

MONCK, JIM: Vero Beach, FL (First), September 7-11; Sacramento, CA (First), September 28— Octo­ber 2

MOORE, NORMAN L: Indio, CA, September 7-11; Colorado Springs, CO (Eastborough), Sep­tember 21-25

MORLEY, FRANK W.: Elk Grove, CA, September 6-11; Tillamook, OR, September 13-18; Sacramento, CA (Cordova), September 20-25; Lynnwood, WA, September 27— October 2

MOSS, UDELL G.: Paris, IL (First), September 6-11; Chrisman, IL, September 13-18; Grand Haven, Ml, September 20-25; North Star, Ml, September 27—October 2

MUNCIE, BOB AND JANE: Iowa City, IA, September6-11; Clinton, IN, September 13-18; M issouri Val­ley, IA. September 20-25; Rockford. IL (First). September 27— October 2

NAJARIAN. BERGE AND DORIS: Reserved, Sep­tember 5-11

•NASH, FORREST W.: Asheville, NC (NIROGA), Sep­tember 19-23

NEFR LARRY AND PAT: Morenci, Ml, September7-11; Princeton, WV, September 13-18; Ridge­crest, NC (NIROGA), September 19-23; Fairmont, WV (First), September 27— October 2

•OLIVER, L. S.: M unster, IN, S eptem ber 27 — October 2

OVERTON, WILLIAM D.: Hollywood, FL, September 11; Muncy, PA (Fairview), Septem ber 20-25; Romney. WV, September 27— October 2

OYLER, CALVIN AND VIRGINIA: Muncie, IN (May­field), Septem ber 6-11; W aterford, PA. Sep­tember 13-18; Cumberland, MD (First). Sep­tember 20-25; Granite City, IL (First), September 27— October 2

PAGE, MARK: Reynoldsburg, OH, September 6-11; Salisbury, MD, September 13-18; Charleston, WV (Tyler Heights), September 20-25; New Boston, OH (First), September 27— October 2

PALMER, JAMES E: New Castle, IN (Westview), Sep­tember 20-25

PASSMORE, A. A. EVANGELISTIC PARTY: Philadel­phia, PA (First), September 4; Easton, PA, Sep­tember 13-18; Bloomsburg, PA, September 25

PERDUE, NELSON S.: Morenci, Ml, September 7-11; Grove City, OH, September 14-18; Urbana, OH, September 20-25; M ount Sterling, OH, Sep­tember 27— October 2

PFEIFER, DON EVANGELISTIC TEAM: Oklahoma City, OK (Warr Acres First), September 18-21; Woodward, OK, September 22-25; Martinsville, IN (Coffee House), September 30

PFEIFER, MARK: Chester, SC, September 2-4; Co­lumbus, OH (Beechwold), Septem ber 10-15; Oklahoma City, OK (Warr Acres First), September 18-21; Woodward, OK, September 22-25

PIERCE, CATHERINE: Fithian, IL, September 13-18 •PRICE, JACK L: Fort Smith, AR (Southside), Sep­

tem b er 20 -2 5 : B a te s v ille , AR S e p te m b e r 27— October 2

•QUALLS, PAUL M.: Largo, FL (Seminole First), Sep­tember 14-18

RICHARDSON, KEN: Chadron, NE, September 7-11; Scottsbluff. NE, September 13-18; Sidney, NE (Wesleyan), September 20-25

RICHARDS, LARRY AND PHYLLIS: Kentucky (Blue Grass Crusade), September 21-25

ROSE, WAYNE: Lebanon, MO, September 6-11; Mul- drow, OK, September 13-18; Mexico, MO, Sep­tember 20-25; Seymour, MO, September 27— October 2

ROTH, RONALD W.: O'Fallon, MO (Freewill Baptist), September 6-11; Tullahoma, TN (First), Sep­tember 13-18; Brookfield, MO, September 20-25; West Carrollton, OH, September 27— October 2

•M IZ MAUDIE MINISTRIES—JACKLYN W. SHOCK­LEY AND KATHRYN J. MARTIN: Springmaid, SC (Laymen's Retreat), September 16-18; Winns- boro, SC, September 18

•SMITH, CHARLES HASTINGS: East Liverpool, OH (First), September 14-18

SMITH, DOYLE C.: Donalsonville, GA (First), Sep­tember 4-9; Reserved, September 11-30

•SMITH, OTTIS: Borger, TX (First), September 13-18; Pampa, TX, September 20-25; Hugoton, KS, Sep­tember 27— October 2

SMITH, DUANE: Moorhead, MN, September 6-11; El Paso, IL, S ep tem ber 13-18; A re n zv ille , IL (Bethel), September 20-25; Odon, IN, September27— October 2

STANIFORTH, KEN: Sacramento, CA (West), Sep­tember 11-16; Sparks, WV (First), September

18-21; West Sacramento, C A September 20-25; W illow Creek, CA, September 27— October 2

STANTON, TED AND DONNA: Sarasota. FL (First). S eptem ber 1-11; B luffton, IN (South Liberty Christian), September 13-18

STARK, EDDIE G.: Dexter, MO (Southwest), Sep­te m b e r 20 -2 5 ; B lo o m fie ld , IA, S ep te m b e r 27— October 2

STEVENSON, GEORGE E.: Belle Vernon, PA, Sep­tember 6-11; Crown Point, IN, September 13-18; Highland, IN, September 20-25; Winchester, IN, September 27— October 2

STREET, A. DAVID: East Brewton. AL, September 20-25

STRICKLAND, R. L. (DICK): Youngstown, OH (First), September 7-11; Bethany, OK (Williams Memo­rial), September 14-18; Wichita Falls, TX (First), September 21-25; Columbus, MS (First), Sep­tember 28— October 2

SULLIVAN, DAVID R: Utica, OH (Hillside), September 6-11; Garfield Heights, OH (Cleveland Garfield Heights), September 21-25

SWANSON, ROBERT L: Oklahoma City, OK (Capitol Hill), September 13-18; Lindsay, OK, September24-25

•TAYLOR, EMMETT E.: Indianapolis, IN (Lawrence), September 20-25

•TAYLOR, MENDELL L : Glasgow, WV, September 20-25

TAYLOR, ROBERT W.: Dunbar, WV, September 6-11; Kankakee, IL (Eastridge), Septem ber 14-18; Pekin, IL (First), September 21-25; Peoria, IL (First), September 28— October 2

TRIPP, HOWARD M.: Dickson, TN (First), September5-11; Decatur, GA, September 13-18; Indian­apolis, IN (Southside), September 20-25; Bloom­ington, IN (Broadview), September 27— O cto­ber 2

TURNER, BEVERLY A.: Cincinnati, OH (Mount Car­mel), September 11-18; Xenia, OH (New Bur­lington), September 27— October 2

•ULMET, ALECK G.: Hannibal, MO (First), September6-11: Decherd, TN, September 13-18; Allardt, TN (Pleasant View), September 20-25

WALKER, BRIAN AND DEBI: Reserved. September 1 -6; Birmingham, AL (Zone Crusade), September 27— October 2

•WALKER, LAWRENCE AND LAVONA: Columbus, OH (C.C.C.U.), September 20-25

•WATKINS, FRANK C.: Lemmon Val, NV (Calvary).September 25— October 2

WELCH, MRS. DARLENE: Owensboro, KY (First), September 4

WELLS, GENE AND NANCY: Marietta, GA (Laymen’s Retreat), September 2-4; Mishawaka, IN (First), September 13-18; Collinsville, IL (First), Sep­tember 20-25; Alexandria, LA (SAM Retreat), September 30— October 1

WELLS, LINARD O.: Prescott, AR (First), September 6-11; Elk City, OK, September 13-18: Pratt, KS, September 20-25; Stinesville, IN, September27— October 2

WHITE, JANIE: Greeley, CO (First), September 4; En­glewood, CO (Denver First). September 4; Thorn­ton, CO (Denver Thornton), September 7; Denver, CO (Concert), September 9; Greeley, CO (Sun- nyview), September 11; Fort Morgan, CO, Sep­tem ber 11; North Platte, NE, September 14; Grand Island, NE, September 18; Hastings, NE, September 18; Salina, KS (Belmont Boulevard), September 21; Wichita, KS (Olivet), Septem­ber 28

WHITWORTH, MARCUS A.: Ava, MO (Highway), Sep­tember 2-4; Hannibal, MO (First), September6-11; Nashville, TN (Donelson), Septem ber 13-18; Cincinnati, OH (Northern Hill), September28— October 2

•WILLIAMS, E. VERBAL: Reserved, September 3-5;Ontario, Canada (Grace), September 20-25

WISEHART, LENNY AND JOY: Seattle, WA (Aurora), September 7-11; Springfield, OH (High Street), September 21-25

WOODWARD FAMILY EVANGELISM: Catle tt, VA, September 6-11; Canton, OH (South), September27— October 2

WRIGHT, E. GUY: Uhrichsville, OH, September 6-11; Washington, PA (Hart Avenue), September 13-18; Charleston, WV (South Hills), September 20-25; Huntington, WV (Walnut Hills), September 27— October 2

•W YRICK, DENNIS E.: South C h a rle s ton , WV (Grace), September 4; Chattanooga, TN (East Ridge), September 20-25

•designa tes retired elder

OCTOBER•ALLEN, JACOB A.: Tucson, AZ (Palmdale), October

18-23ARMSTRONG, LEON, LINDA, AND LANCE: St, Ber­

nice, IN, October 1 -2; Louisville, KY (Calvary), Oc­tober 4-9; McDonald, PA, October 13-23; Colum­bus, OH (Wilson Avenue), October 25-30

•BAGGETT, DALLAS W.: Fort Pierce, FL (First), Octo­ber 18-23; Kissimmee, FL (First), October 25-30

BAKER, RICHARD C.: Lehighton, PA (Wesleyan), Oc­tober 4-9; Jeannette, PA (Free Methodist), Octo­ber 11-16; Allison, PA, October 18-23; Charles­ton, WV (Community Church), October 26-30

BELZER, DAVE AND BARBARA: Carrington, ND. Oc­tober 2-7; Ft. Washakie, WY (Indian Mission), Oc­tober 9-14; Gillette, WY, October 16-21; Sheridan, WY (First), October 23-28; Stafford. KS, October 30— November 4

BLUE, DAVE AND DANA: Nashville, TN (Breakfast Club Tour), October 3-23; Marietta, GA (Nazarene Crusade), October 26-30

BLYTHE, ELLIS G., SR.: Fort Mill, SC, October 4-9; Columbia, TN (Grace), October 11-16; Charlotte, NC (Plaza), October 18-23; Monroe, NC, October 25-30

BOCK, DON: Bellefontaine, OH (C.C.C.U.), October 4-9; Portsmouth, OH (First). October 11-16; Rut­land, OH, October 18-23; Jackson, OH (C.C.C.U), October 25-30

BOICOURT, MARLA J.: Trenton, NJ, October 11-16;Defiance, OH, October 18-23

BOWDEN, AL Ozark, AL, October 4-9; Conroe, TX, October 10-16; Monarty, NM, October 24-30

BROWN, FRED D.: Columbia, SC (First), October 2-6; Ja c k so n v ille , FL (O ak H ill), O c to be r 9-13; Georgetown, OH, October 16-20; Kankakee, IL (First), October 23-27

BROWN, MARK A.: Greensfork, IN, O ctober 4-9; Muncie, IN (Forest Park), October 11-16; War­saw, IN, October 18-23; Hudson, IN (Ashley- Hudson), October 25-30

BROWN, TIMOTHY D.: Joplin, MO (First), October 2-5; Jefferson City, MO (District Campgrounds). October 7-9; Spearfish, SD (Hills View), October 18-23; Mohall, ND. October 25-30

BUDD, JAY B.: Reserved, October 4-9; Manawa, Wl (Little Wolf), October 11-16; Baraboo, Wl, Octo­ber 18-23; Reserved, October 25-30

BURKHALTER, PAT: Baytown, TX (First), October 4-9; Vici, OK, October 11-16; Esther, MO (Esther-Flat River), October 18-23; Kirbyville, TX, October 25-30

CANEN, DAVID L.: Pikesville, KY (Wesleyan), October 4-9: Savannah, GA (First), October 11-16; Jack­son, GA, October 18-23; Columbus, GA (Grace), October 25-30

CANFIELD, DAVE, EVANGELISTIC MINISTRIES: Ir­vine, KY (Waco), October 5-9; Ashland, KY (Can- nonsburg), October 11-16; Argillite, KY, October 18-23; Roseville, OH, October 26-30

CAYTON, JOHN: Council Bluffs, IA (First), October 4-9; Erie, PA (First), October 11-16

CERRATO, ROBERT J.: Tinley Park, IL, October 4-9; Salina, KS (Belmont Boulevard), October 10-16; Naperville, IL (Trinity), October 18-23

•CHAMBERS, LEON AND MILDRED: Parkersburg, WV (First), October 4-9; Fortville, IN, October11-16; Martinsville, IN (First), October 18-23; Owensboro, KY (First), October 25-30

CHEATWOOD, HENRY B.: Papillion, NE (Omaha Heri­tage), October 4-9; Austin, TX (Grace), October18-23; Fort Morgan, CO, October 25-30

CHRISTNER, JACK M.: Clearfield, PA, October 4-9; New Brighton, PA October 18-23; Hamburg, NY, October 25-30

•CLAY, D, E.: Sunbury, OH, October 5-9; Fremont, OH, October 12-16; Amherst, OH (Living Faith), October 19-23; Blanchester, OH, October 26-30

•CLAY, M. E.: Weirton, WV, October 4-9; Hicksville, OH, October 11-16; Fairborn, OH (Wrightview), October 18-23

CLIFT, NORVIE O.: Hermosa Beach, CA, October 2-9 COVINGTON, NATHAN A.: Manhattan, KS, October

4-9; Carnegie, OK, October 11-16; El Reno, OK, October 18-23; Clinton, OK, October 25-30

•DANIELS, M. HAROLD: New Castle. IN (Southside), O ctober 5-9; Pontiac, Ml (Hillcrest), O ctober12-16; Sistersville, WV, October 19-23; St. Louis, MO (Southwest), October 26-30

DAWS, LEONARD J.: Newtonsville, OH, October 4-9 DELL JIMMY: Clovis, NM (First), October 5-9; Big

Spring, TX, October 12-16; Ortonville, Ml (Lake

Louise), October 22-26; Logansport, IN (First), October 27-30

DENNISON, MARVIN E.: Waldron, AR (First), October 4-9: Reserved, October 18-23; Reserved, Octo­ber 25-30

•DISHON, MELVIN: London, KY, October 4-9; Sci­ence Hill, KY, October 11-16

•DIXON, GEORGE AND CHARLOTTE: Knox, PA (Faith), October 5-9; Cumberland, MO (Bethel), October 14-16; Holy Land Tour, October 24— November 2

DODDS, LARRY W.: Council Bluffs, IA (Emanuel), Oc­tober 4-9; Ankeny, IA, October 11-16; Danville, IL (Northside), October 18-23; Fort Madison, IA, Oc­tober 25-30

DUTTON, BARRY AND TAVIA Little Rock, AR (Cal­vary), October 6-9; Mountain Home, AR (Twin Lakes), October 11-16; Rochester, NY (Grace), O ctober 18-23; Bethesda, MD, O ctober 26; Smyrna, GA, October 30— November 6

ESSELBURN, BUD-THE KING'S MESSENGERS: Pulaski, VA, October 4-9; Greenville, PA, October 11-16; Ridge Farm, IL, O ctober 18-23; Fort Wayne, IN (Elmhurst), October 25-30

FAULK, A. RAY: Robeline, LA (Holly Grove), October 4-9; West Monroe, LA (First), October 11-16; Re­served. October 17-31

•FLORENCE, ERNEST E.: Vallonia. IN (Haleysburg) October 4-9

FLOYD, THOMAS D.: Topeka, KS (Oakland), October7-12; La Grande, OR, October 14-19; El So- brante, CA (Hercules), October 21-26; Colorado Springs, CO (Indian Heights), O ctober 28— November 2

FORTNER, ROBERT E.: Mount Vernon, IN (Point Township), October 4-9; Rockton, IL, October 11-16; Silvis, IL, October 18-23; Kempton, IL, Oc­tober 25-30

FRANK, RICHARD A.: West Columbia, SC (First), Oc­tober 5; Reading, PA (Koinonia Holiness), Octo­ber 9-16; Timberville, VA, October 18-23; Buck­ingham, VA, October 25-30

GARDNER, JOHN M.: Terra Alta. WV, October 4-9; Hollywood, MD, October 11-16; Melrose, MA, October 18-23; Howell, Ml, October 25-30

GAWTHORR WAYLAND W.: Cincinnati, OH (First Wes­leyan), O ctober 11-16; Berry, AL (Holiness Camp), October 18-23

GIBSON, NORRIS—TOBIE & CO. MINISTRIES: Pine- ville, WV, October 4-9; Cartersville, GA (Crest), October 11-16; Bellville. GA (Trinity), October18-23; Atlanta, GA (Brookhaven). October 25-30

HAINES, GARY W.: Marietta, OH (First), October 8-12;Worthington, OH (Columbus Northwest), October13-16; Brazil, IN (First), October 22-26; Lafayette, IN (First), October 27-30

HALL, CARL N.: Lawrenceville, GA, October 4-9; Dub­lin, GA (First). October 11-16; Thomasville, GA (First), October 18-23

HAYES, ALVIN B.: Howard, KS (Wesleyan Church), October 4-9; Reserved. October 10-17; Lufkin, TX (First), October 18-23; Wagoner, OK, October 25-30

HICKS, JOHN DAVID: McCall. ID, October 5-9; Wash- ougal, WA, October 12-16; Pocatello, ID, October19-23; Corvallis, OR, October 26-30

HIGGINS, CHARLES AND MARJORIE: Hood Rivet,OR, October 2-6; Longview, WA, October 9-13; Portland, OR (Rose City), October 16-20; Shel­ton, WA, October 23-27; Federal Way, WA, Octo­ber 30— November 3

HUGHES, JOYCE: Alberta, Canada (Lacombe), Octo­ber 23-30

JAMES, RANDY: Kurtz, IN, October 4-9; North Man­chester, IN, October 11-16; Bedford, IN (Davis Memorial), October 18-23; Nebo, IL October25-30

JAYMES, RICHARD W.: Berne, IN, October 9-16 KEENA, EARL E.: Napa, CA October 4-9; Reserved.

October 24-27 •KNIGHT, JOHN L.: C lermont, FL, O ctober 5-9;

Ocoee, F L October 11-16; Sebring, FL, October 18-23; Homestead, F L October 25-30

LaSALLE, RAY: Indianapolis, IN (Meridian Street), Oc­tober 4-9; M organtown, WV (First), O ctober 11-16; Vincennes, IN (First), October 18-23; New Castle, IN (Southside), October 25-30

LAWSON, WAYNE T.: Seward, AK, October 16-23; Ea­gle River, AK, October 30— November 6

LAXSON, KIP: Franklin, KY (First), October 12-16; Fairfield, IL, October 19-23; Odessa, TX (First), October 26-30

LECKRONE, LARRY: Gainesville, FL (First), October 1 -6; Venice, F L October 8-13; Fort Walton Beach,

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FL, October 15-20; Muncie, IN (South Side), Oc­tober 22-27; Elkhart. IN (First), October 29— November 2

LOHR, DONALD A.: Greenfield, IN (Stringtown), Octo­ber 4-9; Newell, WV (Congo), October 11-16; Jackson Center, OH, October 18-23; Mentor. OH, October 25-30

LORENZEN, LINDA Be Reserved, October 6-7; Erie, PA (First), October 11-16

MANLEY, STEPHEN L: Memphis, TN (Calvary), Octo­ber 4-9; Anderson, IN (First), October 12-16; Orange, CA (District Tour), October 17-23; Colo­rado Springs, CO (Evangelism Seminar), October24-27; Dallas, TX (Central), October 27-30

MANN, THURL AND MARY KAY: Pensacola. FL (Ens-ley), October 5-9; Jacksonville, FL (North), Octo­ber 11-16; Deland, FL, O ctober 19-23; New Smyrna Beach, FL, October 25-30

•MAY JOHN W.: Buckhannon, WV, October 4-9; Ash­land, KY (Grace). October 11-16; Newell, WV (Glendale), October 25-30

McCORKLE, ROBERT W„ II: Gahanna, OH (Colum­bus North Land), October 17-23

McFERRIN, RICK AND LANETTE: Rockford, IL (Park- side), October 4-9; Eureka, IL, October 11-16; Reserved, October 18-23; Spnngport IN (Luray), October 25-30

McKELLIPS, DALLAS A., SR.: Rochester, MN. Octo­ber 2-7; Tulsa, OK (St. Paul), October 9-14; Val­dosta, GA (First), October 16-21; Perry, FL, Octo­ber 23-28

MEREDITH, DWIGHT AND NORMA JEAN: Council Bluffs, IA (First). October 4-9; Moravia, IA, Octo- ber 11-16

MILLS, CARLTON A.: Edmond, OK (First), October 4-9; Bethany, OK (Southern Nazarene Univer­sity), October 5; Denton, TX (First), October 11 -16

MITCHUM, C. R.: Boonville, IN (First Wesleyan), Octo­ber 16

MORLEY, FRANK W.: Othello, WA, O ctober 4-9; Spokane, WA (Bethel), O ctober 11-16; Van­couver, WA (Liberty Bible Hazel Dell), October 18-23; Topeka, KS (First), October 25-30

MOSS, UDELL G.: Alma, Ml, October 4-9; Grand Ledge, Ml, October 11 -16; Port Huron, Ml (North Hills), October 18-23; Flint, Ml (West), October25-30

MUNCIE, BOB AND JANE: Fort Branch, IN, October 4-9; Rising Sun, IN, October 11-16; Clarion, PA, October 18-23; Rome, NY, October 25-30

NEFF. LARRY AND PAT: West Lafayette, OH, October 4-9; Portsmouth, OH (First), October 12-16; How­ell, Ml, October 23-28

NEWTON, DANIEL Hz Mannington, WV, October 2-9 OVERTON, WILLIAM Dz Covington, VA, October 4-9;

Stonewood, WV (Congregational Missionary), October 11-16; Williamsport, PA, October 18-23

OYLER, CALVIN AND VIRGINIA: Boone, IA, October 4-9; Lamar, MO, October 11-16; Oklahoma City, OK (Metroplex Fellowship), October 18-23; Go­shen, AR, October 25-30

PAGE, MARK: Dalton, GA (Evangelical Methodist), October 12-16: Coshocton, OH (First), October 25-30

PRICE, JOHN Hz Creve Coeur, IL, October 4-9 RICKEY, HOWARD Lz Madison, Wl (First), October

4-10 ; M ad ison, W l (F irs t), O c to be r 11-16; Brighton, Ml, October 23-26; Madison Heights, Ml (St. Paul), October 30-31

ROSE, WAYNE: Pleasanton, KS, October 4-9; Iota, KS, O ctober 11-16; Tulsa, OK (Calvary), October 18-23; Marion, IL October 25-30

SEYMOUR, J. KEVIN: Winchester, VA, October 18-23;Man, WV, October 25-30

SMITH, DOYLE Cz White Springs, FL (Suwannee River), October 1-2; Richmond, IN (St. Paul), Oc­tober 11-16; Lancaster, KY, October 18-23

•SMITH, OTTIS: Sumner, Ml (Center), October 4-9;Napoleon, OH, October 11-16

STEVENSON, GEORGE Ez Pylesville, MD (Fawn Grove), October 5-9; Rocky Mount, NC, October 12-16; Skowhegan, M E, October 18-23; Concord, NH, October 25-30

STREET, A. DAVID: Evansville, IN (Trinity), October 4-9; Jeffersonville, IN (First), O ctober 11-16; Reading, Ml, October 18-23

SULLIVAN, DAVID R: Reserved, October 11-16; Con­cord, NC (First), October 18-23; Carey. OH (Ridge Chapel), October 25-30

SWANSON, ROBERT Lz Leesburg, VA, October 25-30 •TAYLOR, EMMETT Ez Deridder, LA, October 4-9;

Wister, OK, October 18-23 •TAYLOR, MENDELL L: Littleton, CO (Denver Col­

umbine Hills), October 4-8

TAYLOR, ROBERT Wz Farmington, MO, October 5-9; Nashville, TN (Whispering Hill), October 12-16; Mount Vernon, OH (Mount Vernon Nazarene Col­lege), October 18-21; Brandon, FL (First), Octo­ber 23-28; Tampa. FL (First), October 30

THORNTON, REV. AND MRS. WALLACE: Newton Falls, OH, October 4-9; Monrovia, IN (Willow Grove), October 12-16

TRIPP, HOWARD Mz Dayton, OH (Northridge), Octo­ber 4-9; Ashland, KY (Summit). October 11-16; Claremore, OK, October 18-23; Bethany, OK (Jer- mgan Memorial), October 25-30

TURNER, BEVERLY Az Eastern Kentucky (Ladies' Retreat), October 7-8; Cincinnati. OH (Price Hill), October 19-23

•ULMET, ALECK Gz Des Moines, IA (Eastside), Octo­ber 2-9; Ankeny, IA, October 11 -16; Des Moines, IA (Southside), October 23-30

•WATKINS, FRANK Cz Quincy, CA, October 1-16;Yuba City, CA, October 23-30

WELCH, W. Bz Vanderbilt, PA, October 4-9; Con­fluence, PA, October 11-16; Kane, PA, October 18-23

WELLS, LINARD Oz Olney, IL, October 4-9; Nobles- ville, IN, October 11-16; Mitchell, IN, October 18-23; Carey, OH (Ridge Chapel), October 25-30

•WILLIAMS, E. VERBAL: Canada Central Preachers Meeting, October 3-9; Windsor. Ontario (First), October 11-16

WRIGHT, E. GUY: Belle, WV, October 4-9; West Mifflin, PA (Pittsburgh Terrace), October 11-16; Grafton, WV (Blueville), October 18-23; Orrville, OH, Octo­ber 25-30

•WYRICK, DENNIS Ez Alvin, TX, October 4-9; Hous­ton, TX (Southwest), October 11-16; Danville, IL (Cedar Grove), October 25-30

•designates retired elder

FO RT H E RECORDDISTRICT ASSEMBLY REPORTSC A N A D A A TLA N TIC

T h e 4 5 th A n n u a l C a n a d a Atlantic Dis­tric t A s s e m b ly w a s h e ld M ay 26-27 at M o n c to n , N .B ., F irs t C h u rch . General S u p e rin te n d e n t J e ra ld D. Johnson pre­s ided . D is tric t S u p e rin te n d e n t William E. S te w a r t re p o rte d .

A tlan tic N a z a re n e s w e re the first to s h a re in th e e xc itin g m u ltim edia presen­ta tio n by Dr. P au l S k ile s challenging thec h u rc h in C a n a d a to b e c o m e "home" to th e th o u s a n d s w h o s e h e a rts are longing fo r a sp iritu al rest.

M a rg O s b o rn e a n d h e r team intro­d u c e d th e a ss e m b ly to th e Target Tor­o n to ” p ro g ra m th ro u g h w hich all CanadF a n s w ill a ss is t in th e T h ru s t to the Cities e ffo r t in To ro n to b y N azaren es world­w id e .

G e n e ra l S u p e rin te n d e n t Johnson rec­o g n iz e d th e c re d e n tia ls o f Harold Beaz- ley a n d R a y H inchey.

C E N T R A L O H IOT h e 4 5 th A n n u a l A s se m b ly of the

C e n tra l O h io D is tric t w a s held at the Co­lu m b u s C a m p g ro u n d Ju ly 12-14 1988.

D is t r ic t S u p e r in te n d e n t J. Wilmer L a m b e rt re p o rte d 5 7 4 n ew Nazarenes w e r e r e c e iv e d in to m em bersh ip . Of th e s e , 5 2 8 w e re rec e iv ed by profession o f faith . T h e to ta l d is trict membership is 1 1 ,9 6 9 , a n e t g a in o f 2 2 4 . The traveling trophy, g iven to th e church receiving the

Shown at the Houston district assem bly (I. to r.) are: District Superintendent J. W. (Bill) Lancaster, ordinands and wives, Rev. and M rs. Lynn Holmes, Rev. and M rs. Lam ar Davis, Rev. and Mrs, Tom M cD aniel, and General Superintendent John A. Knight. Dr. Knight also presided over the organization ot the Irvington Spanish Church.

Pictured II. to r.) at the Central Ohio district assem bly are pastors who received a Great Commission Award: Charles I. W illiam s, Paul A. Pugh, Frank L. Priddy, Clyde R. Barnhart, Charles M . Russ, Coyt Carroll, Jr., Ted R. Hambrick, and Herbert L. Rogers. Not shown are M ichael Percell and Dixon J. Lang.

At the Houston district assem bly Great Commission Leader Awards w ere pre­sented to pastors (I. to r.): Bob Flint, Winston Wilson, Jim Palmer, W ayne Hicks, and Jim Stocks.

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largest num ber o f n e w m e m b e rs by p ro ­fession of faith, w a s a w a rd e d to th e G lo - ryland c h u rc h fo r th e s e c o n d c o n ­secutive year, w ith 81 n e w m e m b e rs received. F ifty c h u rc h e s g a v e a t le a s t 1 0 percent for W orld E va n g e lism . T h e to ta l missionary giv ing fo r G e n e ra l B u d g e t and Approved S p ec ia ls w a s $ 7 5 2 ,0 9 3 ,10.38% district fo r W o rld E va n g e lism .

The G r e a t C o m m is s io n L e a d e r s Award w a s g iv e n t o p a s t o r s a n d churches; C o y t C arro ll, Jr., D ublin; Ted R.Hambrick Trinity; C h a r le s I. W illia m s ,Gloryland; and H e rb e rt L. R o g e rs , G ro v e City. O thers rece iv in g th e G re a t C o m ­mission F e llow ship A w ard w e re C ly d e R.Barnhart, C o lu m b u s N o rth w e s t; P au l A.Pugh, Lancas te r C a lvary ; C h a rle s R u ss ,Oak Hill; M ich ae l S . P erce ll, P ly m o u th Heights; Frank L. P riddy, R e yn o ld s b u rg ; and Dixon J. Lang; W e ste rv ille . R o b e rt L.Shoultz w a s g iven th e L a y m a n o f th e Year Award. Ira E. F o w le r a n d C lell B.Elliott w ere g ra n te d re tire m en t.

Kenneth D. Ellis, W illiam G . Hill, C ecil A. Jones, J ohn E. R e m m e n g a , H e rb e rt L.Rogers, R o b e rt F. S ty e rs , J u n e C o le ,Paul W. G am erts fe ld er, R o b e rt D H o b b le ,H om er R. M c K n ig h t , M e re l E . P ic k - enpaugh, Jr., a n d C a rl R . S ty e rs w e re elected m e m b e rs o f th e D is tric t A d v iso ry Board.

G en e ra l S u p e r in te n d e n t J e r a ld D.Johnson o rd a in ed D a v id A. G allim o re ,Frederick E . P e n h o rw o o d , B o b b y D.Pierpont, an d C h a rle s M . R u ss . T h e c re ­dentials o f J o h n R. C o m b s w e re re c o g ­nized.

NORTH A R K A N S A SThe 3 6 th A s s e m b ly o f th e N o rth A r­

kansas D is tric t w a s h e ld J u n e 2 9 -3 0 at Conway, A rk . D is tric t S u p e r in te n d e n t R.Eugene S a n d e rs c o m p le te d his s ec o n d year. H e re p o rte d a to ta l o f 2 9 6 m e m b e rs received by p ro fe s s io n o f faith .

G reat C o m m is s io n L e a d e rs A w a rd s w e re p r e s e n t e d t o p a s t o r s a n d churches; M . S . S h e p a rd , H o rs e s h o e Bend; Lynn J o h n s o n , C o n w a y C o lle g e Avenue; an d R o b e rt W irtm iller, S earcy .Great C o m m is s io n F e llo w s h ip A w ard s were p re s e n te d to n in e ch u rc h e s .

T h e C ita tio n o f M e r it in re n e w in g a church w a s p re s e n te d to Lynn J o h n so n ,C onw ay C o lle g e A ven u e, a n d K en S ta ll- pictured (I. to r.) are the Chicago Central ordinands and wives: Brent and Lisa Ulrich, Debora and Eldon W hite. M ark andings, J o n e s b o ro F o re s t H o m e T h e D is - Darcy Dill, Brian and Joan W ilson, with General Superintendent Greathouse and District Superintendent Bottles.trict S u p e rin te n d e n t A w ard w e n t to Lynn ’Johnson, C o n w a y C o lle g e A ven ue.

G e n e ra l S u p e r in t e n d e n t J o h n A .Knight o rd a in ed D a n n y Y ates a n d J a m e s Carol S m ith .

CHICAG O C E N T R A LT h e C h ic a g o C e n tra l D is tric t h e ld its

8 4th a s s e m b ly a t C o lle g e C h u r c h in B ourbonnais, III., w ith G e n e ra l S u p e rin ­te n d e n t W illia m M . G r e a th o u s e p re ­siding. D is tric t S u p e r in te n d e n t E. K e ith Bottles g a v e his s ix th a n n u a l re p o rt. H e p resen ted to o v e r 3 0 0 d e le g a te s th e 14 new fully o rg a n iz e d c h u rc h e s w ith p a s ­tors a n d lay m e n . N e w N a z a re n e s to ta led 661.

T h e D is tric t S u p e r in te n d e n t’s “B ig E a ­gle" a w a rd w e n t to Rev. R o n D o o little o f K a n k a k e e F irs t w ith a n e t g a in o f 6 8 m em b ers . E ag le a w a rd s w e re a ls o p re ­sen ted to p a s to rs R ic h a rd Y o u n g , V in c e Edralin, J o s e A lfa ro , V ic to r P hilip, S u l­e im an R ihan i, Ira Inn is , G o rd o n W illiam s, and C h o o n g Kim .

C h u rc h e s a n d p a s to rs rece iv in g th e G re a t C o m m is s io n F e llo w s h ip A w a rd w ere: C h ic a g o F irst, R ic h a rd Y oung; C h i­cag o O a k L a w n , L a rry H in d m a n d ; C ry s ­tal L a k e , M a rk Dill; F o x L a k e , T im C a se y ;K a n k a k e e F irst, R o n D o o little ; P o to m a c ,R o d n e y M ille r; S c h a u m b u rg , M ic h a e l

Shown (I. to r . ) at the North Arkansas district assem bly are: General Superintendent John A. Knight; ordinands and wives. Rev. and Mrs. Danny Yates, Mrs. and Rev. Jam es Smith; and District Superintendent Eugene Sanders.

Chicago Central District Superintendent E. Keith Bottles presents pastors and lay delegates of the 14 new fully organized churches to the assembly.

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The Upstate N ew York district assem bly celebrated “A Decade of Church Plant­ing." W ith a renewed emphasis 10 years ago, 15 churches have been organized and 5 church-type missions are in place. Thirteen percent of the morning worship attendance and 9% of the district finance are in these new works. District m em ­bership showed a 3 .7 % increase during the past year and a decadal growth of 22% . Three churches were organized in 1987. Pictured are General Superinten­dent Raymond W. Hum ^ p re s e n tin g the Church Planter's Citation to Paul Craig, pastor of LaFargeville, most recently organized, while M rs. Craig and District Superintendent George Teague stand by.

S tip p . T h o s e rece iv in g th e G re a t C o m ­m issio n L e a d e rs A w ard w ere : C ry s ta lL a k e , M a rk Dill; P o to m a c , R o d n e y M iller;C h ic a g o O a k L a w n , L a rry H in d m a n d ;an d K a n k a k e e F irst, R o n D o o little .

MOVING M IN ISTERSW IL S O N G . A L P L A N A L P fro m s tu d en t,

N B C , C o lo ra d o S p rin g s to pastor, A l­b a n y (Ky.) N o rth s id e

W A R R E N G. B A S S fro m e v a n g e lis m to pastor, R o a n o k e , Ala.

W IL L IA M H. B R ID G E S fro m a ss o c ia te , B e d fo rd , O h io , to K a n s a s C ity (M o .) S h a w n e e

S T E V E N J. C A L L IS fro m M o n tg o m e ry (A la .) C a p ita l C ity to D e lto n a , Fla.

F IA R O L D E. C L A Y fro m L im a , O h io , to Flowell, M ich .

J A C K L E E D A V IS , a s s o c ia te , O la th e (K an s.) W e s ts id e , to pastor, G ra fto n , W.Va.

R O D G E R D E V O R E fro m S t. P e te rs b u rg (F la .) F irst to F lam p to n , Va.

S T E V E F E A Z E L fro m P h o e n ix , A riz ., to D e L a n d , Fla.

P A U L D. F IT Z G E R A L D fro m G A , K a n s as City, to a ss o c ia te , O la th e (K an s .) C o l­le g e C h u rch

A record class was ordained at Upstate New York. Pictured (frontrow , I. to r . ) :General Superintendent Hurn, ordinands, Wesley Barnhill, Sandra Brown, Thomas Richards, Loren Edwards, George Teague, D.S.; (secondrow , I. to r.) M ark Lail, Richard M ottram , Robert Hoppe, M elvin Cross, David Frazer, and Paul McNett.

The 37th Annual District Assembly of the Eastern Kentucky D istrict was held June 2 2 -23 in Ashland, Ky., First Church. General Superintendent Eugene L. Stowe presided. District Superintendent Garrett M ills com pleted his first year. All churches had an increase of budget payments with General Budget reaching more than 90% . Pictured (back row, I. to r.) are General Superintendent Stowe and District Superintendent M ills; (frontrow , I. to r . ) ordinands and wives, Steven and Charlene Bowling, Keith and M arie Raney, Daryl and Sharon Reed.

R O N A L D E . F R E E L A N D fro m evan­g e lism to p a s to r Louisville (Ky.) South- side

L A W R E N C E W . G IL B R E A T H fromasso- d a te , A ra n s a s P ass , Tex., to pasta B eelin e , Tex.

D O N L. H A W K IN S fro m G len Fork, Ky,to C h a tta n o o g a (Tenn.) Lookout Valley

L O N N IE H E IG H T O N fro m Payette, Id a h o , to In d e p e n d e n c e (M o.) First

D O Y L E H E N D E R S O N to associate, B ellflow er, Calif.

J A M E S R . H IC K M A N to pastor, Gravity, Io w a

M . G . (R O N ) J O H N S O N , student, NTS, K a n s a s C ity , to p as to r, Tuscaloosa (A la .) C o tto n d a le

L A R R Y D. J O N E S fro m Jackson, Tenn., to H anover, Va.

LYLE L. K N E B E L fro m S a n Marcos,Tex, to R o s w e ll (N .M e x .) C entral

E R N E S T C . L E W IS fro m Virginia Beach, Va., to R o a n o k e , V a.

C . PAT M E R R IL L fro m Bellville(Ga.)Trin­ity to B u ffa lo , Ky.

D W A Y N E P E O P L E S , student, to pasta York, Nebr.

F R A N C IS M . R U N Y O N from Scott City;K an s ., to C ra w fo rd , Nebr.

L E L A N D G . S M IT H fro m Vermillion, S .D a k ., to Superior, N ebr

N E D B. S M IT H fro m student to pasta A ra n s a s P ass , Tex.

W IL L IS G . S W O P E fro m Burham, Pa,to H a n c o c k (M d .) G ra ce

G E N E T A N N E R fro m Doylestown, Ohio, to V irg in ia B e a c h (Va .) First

W IL L IA M R. T H O M A S , student, NTS, K a n s a s C ity , to pastor, Little Falls, M inn .

H E N R Y L . W E L L S fro m Colorado S p rin g s (C o lo .) C en tra l to Woodland P ark , C olo .

G A R Y L. W H IT M O R E from student, N B C , C o lo ra d o S prings to pastor, Ala­m o g o rd o , N .M e x .

CORRECTION:T h e w ro n g in form ation w as reported in th e H e ra ld c o n cern in g C. William Mor­rison. It s h o u ld have read:Bill C a r r a n d C . W illiam Morrison, co-

p a sto rin g S h re ve p o rt (La.) Huntington P ark

MOVING MISSIONARIESD R . N O R M A B A JO Y O , Swaziland, Fur­

lo u g h a d d re s s : 1 2 S an to Domingo S tre e t, Jaro , Iloilo C ity 5931, Philip­p in es

REV. S T E V E an d D E B O R A H BAKER, C o lo m b ia , Furlough address: 635 E W a te r S t., B erne , IN 46711

REV. S T E V E an d D O N N A BIERLY,’ Ja­p an , F ield address: 101 KobukeCho, C h ib a S hi, C h ib a Ken, Japan 281

D R . G R A D Y a n d D O R O T H Y CAN­T R E L L ,’ A ustralia , Furlough address: 8 21 C a irn , N am p a , ID 83651

REV. K E N an d R U T H CARNEY,’ Puerto R ico , F ie ld address: 1222 Amau Ig- a rrau id es , C lu b M anoc Rio Piedras PR 0 0 9 2 4

REV. S T E V E and JO A N DOERR, Zim­b a b w e , F ield address: P.O. Box 1055, H a ra re , Z im b a b w e

M R . C A R L a n d J U D I DUEY, Malawi, F ie ld a d d re s s : c /o Miller, P.O. Box 5 5 6 6 , L im be, M alaw i

D R . R O B E R T a n d C O N N IE DUNN,’ A u s tra lia , F ield address: 40 Wood­la n d s Dr., T h o rn lan d s , Queensland 4 1 6 3 , A ustralia

M IS S K A R L A H A R D E STY , Papua New G u in e a , Field address: P.O. Box 456, M t. H a g e n , W HP, Papua New Guinea

REV. L E V I an d B O N N IE JO HNSO N,’ Ja-

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pan, Furlough add ress: 2 1 1 5 E. M eyer, Kansas City, M O 6 4 1 3 1

MR. WAYNE and J O A N N L A R S O N , P a ­pua New G u inea , F u rlo u g h add ress: 720 16th Ave. N „ N a m p a , ID 8 3 6 5 1

REV PAUL and T H E L M A SAY, D o m in i­can Republic, Furlo u g h ad d re s s : P.O. Box 606 , M ech an icsv ille , VA 2 3 1 1 1

REV JIM and KAYE W IL L IA M S , Taiw an, Field address: P.O. B o x 3 -5 , P ei Tou 1 1272, Taipei, T a iw a n , R e p u b lic o f China

MR. PAUL and D IA N E W IT T ,* S A R e ­gional O ffice , F ie ld a d d re s s : C a s illa 4964, S u cu rs a l 11 C C I, Q u ito , E c ­uador

"Specialized A s s ig n m e n t P erso n n e l

CORRECTIONThe d a tes fo r th e 6 5 th an n iv e r­

sary o f th e W a te rlo o C h u rc h in E d ­mond, O kla., s h o u ld h ave b e e n re ­ported to us a s S e p te m b e r 1 7 -1 8 , instead o f 1 0 -1 1 .

ANNOUNCEMENTSThe Naom i, Ky., chu rch w ill c e le b ra te

its 75th an n iv e rs ary O c to b e r 2 . T h e c o n ­gregation a n d P a s to r O s c a r L o b b inv ite all form er m e m b e rs a n d frie n d s to a t­tend.

There will b e an a ll-d a y s erv ic e , w ith basket lunch. S p e c ia l m u sic w ill b e p ro ­vided by s in g e rs C h a r le s a n d S h irley Johnson. T h e sp e c ia l s p e a k e r w ill be Rev. E u g e n e Tarter. F o r fu r th e r in fo rm a ­tion call th e p a rs o n a g e a t 6 0 6 -8 7 1 -7 6 5 6 .

The R olla, M o ., chu rch w ill c e le b ra te its 4 0 th a n n iv e rs ary S u n d a y , O c to b e r 2. District S u p e rin te n d e n t H iram S a n d e rs will b e th e s p e c ia l s p e a k e r a t th e 1 0 :4 5 a .m . service. S p ec ia l m u sic w ill b e fu r­nished by th e loca l ch u rch . All fo rm e r pastors an d m e m b e rs a re inv ited . S e n d co rre s p o n d e n c e to th e C h u rc h o f th e N a z a re n e , 1 3 0 3 T ru m a n , R o lla , M O 6 5 4 0 1 .

B aytow n, Tex., F irs t C h urch w ill c e le ­brate 5 0 y e a rs o f h o lin e s s m in is try in their c o m m u n ity O c to b e r 2 . R ev. R u ssell Harris, fo rm e r p a s to r w h o w a s re s p o n s i­ble for th e n e w build ing, w ill b e th e g u e s t

s p e a k e r in th e m o rn in g serv ic e . T h is will b e fo llo w e d by a d in n er o n th e g ro u n d s a n d a n a fte rn o o n c o n c e rt by so n g e v a n ­g e list Jo h n M e y e rs . All fo rm e r m e m b e rs a n d frie n d s a re in v ited to a tte n d o r sen d g re e tin g s . T h e a d d re s s is B a y to w n F irst C h u rch o f th e N a z a re n e , P.O. B o x 1 3 6 3 , B a yto w n , T X 7 7 5 2 2 . P h o n e is 7 1 3 -4 2 2 - 6 8 1 8 . P re s e n t p a s to r is A n th o n y Lynn H o lm e s.

R o an o ke , V a., F irst C hurch w ill c e le ­b ra te its 6 0 th an n iv e rs ary w ith a w e e k - lo n g s c h e d u le o f a c t iv itie s b e g in n in g S u n d ay, O c to b e r 2 , w ith a revival c o n ­d u c te d b y Rev. J . Ted H o ls te in , fo rm e r pastor, c o n tin u in g th ro u g h O c to b e r 6 a n d c u lm in a tin g in w e e k e n d s e rv ic e s w ith G e n e ra l S u p e r in te n d e n t J o h n A. K n ig h t a s sp ec ia l sp eaker. T h e w e e k e n d e v e n ts w ill in c lu d e p artic ip a tio n o f fo rm e r p as to rs , a h o m e c o m in g dinner, a n d s p e ­cial g o s p e l m usic.

F o rm e r m e m b e rs a n d frie n d s a re in­v ited to a tte n d . F o r fu rth e r in fo rm atio n c o n ta c t P a s to r E rn e s t L ew is , 7 3 9 H ig h ­la n d A v e . S .E ., R o a n o k e , V A 2 4 0 1 3 ( 7 0 3 -3 4 2 -4 0 0 3 ) .

M arion , O hio , F irs t C h urch w ill c e le ­b ra te its 7 5 th a n n iv e rs ary O c to b e r 8 -9 . T h e 7 5 th “C e le b ra tio n o f H e r ita g e ” will b eg in w ith th e H e r ita g e B a n q u e t S a tu r­day, O c to b e r 8 . S p e c ia l s p e a k e r w ill b e D is tr ic t S u p e r in te n d e n t J a c k A rch er. H o n o re d g u e s ts w ill in c lu d e th e p a s t five p a s to rs a n d /o r w iv es . T h e H e rita g e C e l­e b ra tio n S e rv ic e w ill b e h e ld S u n d ay, O c ­to b e r 9, a t 1 0 a .m . T h e s p ecia l s p e a k e r a n d g u e s ts w ill b e G e n e ra l S u p e rin te n ­d e n t E u g e n e L. S to w e , M V N C P re s id e n t W illia m J . P rin c e , D is tric t S u p e r in te n ­d e n t E m e ritu s D. E. C lay, D is tric t S u p e r­in te n d e n t J a c k A rcher. All fo rm e r p a s ­to rs , s ta f f m e m b e rs , m e m b e rs , a n d fr ie n d s a re in v ited to a tte n d th is c o m ­m e m o ra tiv e o c c as io n . F o r fu r th e r in fo r­m a tio n c o n ta c t M a rio n F irst C h u rch o f th e N a z a re n e , 2 3 3 W . C h u rc h S t., M a r­ion, O H 4 3 3 0 2 ; o r call 6 1 4 -3 8 3 -6 0 2 1 .

S u n d ay, O c to b e r 9 , 1 9 8 8 , th e S a lis ­bury, M d ., C h urch o f th e N a z a re n e will c e le b ra te its 5 0 th an n iversary . S p ec ia l s erv ic es w ill b eg in a t 9 :4 5 a .m . T h e s p e ­cial s p e a k e r w ill b e D is tric t S u p e rin te n ­d e n t R o y C a rn a h a n . F o llo w in g th e m o rn ­ing w o rs h ip , th e re w ill b e a d in n er in th e N a z a re n e C en ter. T h e re w ill a lso b e s p e ­cia l s e rv ic es on Friday a n d S atu rd ay .

“The Preacher”

The following letter was received by the Pen­sions office recently in appreciation for the m edallion tha t is provided by the Board of Pensions and Benefits USA for the gravesites o f N azarene m inisters on districts participat­ing in the Pensions and Benefits Fund.

Dear General Church:Thank you. M y five children and I want

to say “Thank you” gratefully for designing a plaque to identify a minister as a minister on his monument. For more than 25 years my husband pastored a Church o f the Nazarene. How it thrilled him to be called “Preacher.” He was known by the community as “the Preacher.” A lady once said to me, “When they say P reach er’ I never have to ask,‘Who?”’ For 25 years and in fiv e different communities he was “the Preacher," working, witnessing, telling o f our wonderful God. As we would leave a cemetery after a funeral ser­vice he always said, “Don’t bury me with a fla t stone. Get me one that identifies that here is a man who has a great God—let me wit­ness o f Him until eternity.”

His monument is at a cross corner in the cemetery. It is our prayer that each one who goes by thinks o f our wonderful Savior who loved us and gave His life for us.

This is bu t one o f the m any deeply appre­ciated services provided by your support o f the Pensions and Benefits Fund whereby you “ h o n o r the t ru s t” by “ serving those w ho serve.”

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All fo rm e r m e m b e rs , p a s to rs , a n d frien d s a re in v ited to b e a p a rt o f this ce leb ra tio n . T h o s e w h o c an n o t a tte n d a re e n c o u ra g e d to s en d g re e tin g s and fa m ily p ic tu re s fo r o u r “W a lk D o w n M e m o ry L a n e .”

For m o re in fo rm atio n , p le a s e c o n ta c t th e pastor, Rev. L a rry D u n lap , 8 0 0 J o h n ­son S t., S alisbury, M D 2 1 8 0 1 .

P aris , Tenn., F irst C hurch will c e le ­b ra te its 7 5 th a n n iv e rs ary O c to b e r 1 6 w ith fo rm er pastor, R o b e rt G ray, a s th e s p ecia l speaker. O th e r fo rm e r p a s to rs a n d m e m b e rs a re in v ite d to a tte n d . T h o s e w h o a re u n a b le to a tte n d m ay sen d g re e tin g s a n d p ic tu res . F o r fu rth e r in fo rm atio n w rite M rs . R o n d a M ichae l, 5 0 7 W a ln u t S t., Paris , T N 3 8 2 4 2 .

K ittanning, Pa., F irs t C hurch w ill c e l­e b ra te its 5 0 th an n iv e rs ary O c to b e r 2 3 , w ith s p e c ia l a c tiv itie s th ro u g h o u t th e day. A n a fte rn o o n s erv ice will b e held w ith fo rm e r p astor, Rev. L e lan d H a g e n s , a s th e sp ecia l s p e a k e r a n d a c o n c e rt by E van g e lis t B e rt J o n e s o f Erie.

P as to r M a rk B e rry a n d th e c o n g re g a ­tio n e x te n d a s p e c ia l in v ita tio n to all

fo rm e r p a s to rs a n d m e m b e rs to a tte n d th e ce le b ra tio n . T h o s e w h o a re u n a b le to a tte n d m a y s en d g re e tin g s an d p ic tu res .

F o r fu rth e r in fo rm atio n , c o n ta c t P a s ­to r M a rk B erry, 1 0 4 6 V 2 W ilso n Ave„ K it­tan n in g , PA 1 6 2 0 1 (4 1 2 -5 4 3 -4 2 1 7 ) .

T h e Ju n eau , A laska , church will c e l­e b ra te its 3 5 th a n n iv e rs a ry O c to b e r 2 7 -3 0 . Rev. P au l B en tley, fo rm e r p a s to r will b e th e s p ecia l speaker.

T h e c hu rch inv ites all w h o s e lives have b e e n to u c h e d by its m in is try to h e lp c e le ­b ra te th e o c c as io n . F o r fu rth e r in fo rm a ­tion, o r to s en d g re e tin g s , w rite C h u rch o f th e N a z a re n e , P.O. B o x 3 2 3 6 0 , J u n ­e a u , A K 9 9 8 0 3 . P le a s e s en d p h o to s or m em o ra b ilia to th e s a m e a d d re s s .

P onca City, O k la ., F irs t C hurch will m a rk its 8 0 th a n n iv e rs ary w ith a w e e k ­e n d c e le b ra tio n O c to b e r 2 8 -3 0 , 1 9 8 8 P o n c a C ity F irst C h u rch w a s th e firs t N a z a re n e c o n g re g a tio n to b e o rg a n iz e d in th e s ta te o f O k la h o m a a n d s p ec ia l re c ­o g n ition w ill b e m a d e o f th e b e g in n in g o f th e d e n o m in a tio n in th e s ta te .

S p e c ia l s p e a k e r fo r th e th r e e -d a y e v e n t w ill b e G e n e ra l S u p e r in te n d e n t

W illiam M . G re a th o u s e . F o rm e r p a s to rs a n d laym en w ill a lso b e fea tu re d .

S erv ic e s w ill b e at 7 p .m . o n Friday an d S atu rd ay , a n d a t 1 0 a .m . a n d 6 p .m . on S u n d ay. V ario u s m in is try g ro u p s w ill b e s p o n s o rin g b re a k fa s ts a n d lu n ch e o n s o n S a tu rd ay . A c a te re d d in n e r w ill be s erve d o n S u n d a y p re c e e d in g th e a fte r­n o o n rally a t 2 :3 0 p .m .

F o r m e r p a s t o r s , m e m b e r s , a n d fr ie n d s a re in v ited to a tte n d . T h o s e u n ­a b le to b e p re s e n t a re e n c o u ra g e d to s en d le tte rs o f g re e tin g a n d e n c lo s e p h o ­to s o f in te res t.

F o r m o re in fo r m a t io n c o n ta c t th e A N N IV E R S A R Y C O M M IT T E E , 1 9 0 0 W . G ra n d A ven u e, P o n c a C ity , O K 7 4 6 0 1 , o r p h o n e 4 0 5 -7 6 5 -6 0 6 0 . H o u s in g m a y a lso b e a rra n g e d by c o n ta c tin g th e a b o v e a d ­d ress .

E nid , O kla ., F irs t C hu rch w ill c e le ­b ra te its 6 5 th a n n iv e rs ary S u n d ay, O c to ­b e r 3 0 . All fo rm e r p a s to rs , s ta ff p e rs o n s , m e m b e rs , a n d frie n d s a re in v ited to b e a p a rt o f th is ce le b ra tio n . F o r m o re in fo r­m atio n , p le a s e c o n ta c t P a s to r J im C o o ­per, P.O. B o x 1 0 2 7 9 , E nid , O K 7 3 7 0 6 .

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RECOMMENDATIONSI re c o m m e n d D R . B E R T DANIELS

w h o h a s ju s t re c e n tly re tu rn e d from his a s s ig n m e n t a s s u p e r in te n d e n t of the N e w Z e a la n d D is tric t a n d is available for rev iva ls , c a m p m e e tin g s , re treats , etc. H e c a n b e re a c h e d a t P.O. B o x 75412, O k la h o m a C ity , O K 7 3 1 4 7 o r 405-324- 5 9 7 4 .— C a r l B . S u m m e r. Southwest O k la h o m a d is t r ic t su pe rin te nden t.

T h e lo cation o f e v a n g e lis ts m ay be se­c u re d th ro u g h E v a n g e lis m Ministries' to ll-fre e num ber, 8 0 0 -8 2 1 -2 1 5 4 .

VITAL STATISTICSD EATHS

N a z a r e n e layman B IL L B R O W N , 53, w h o w a s instrumental in b u ild in g a num ber ol c h u rc h e s in th e West T e n n e s se e a rea , died o f a m as s iv e heart at­ta c k J u n e 18.

T h e o w n e r o f B ro w n Tru ckin g a n d C o rd o va Concrete c o m p a n ie s o f M e m p h is , Bill w as a long­t im e m e m b e r o f th e ch u rch b o a rd at M e m p h is G ra c e C h u rch . H e chaired the p la n n in g a n d b u ild in g c o m m ittee and c o n tr ib u te d m a n y h o u rs o f personal tim e in filling th e land , bu ild in g sew ers, curb­ing , d r iv e w a y s , a n d s id e w alks . At his d e a th h e w a s p lan n in g th e construction o f th e c h u rch 's fam ily life center. Bill had a ls o h e lp e d c o n s t r u c t th e C a lv a ry Frayser, a n d F rien d sh ip churches, all i M e m p h is .

S u rv iv o rs in c lu d e his w ife o f 3 4 years, P at; d au g h te r, Ju dy; sons, Rickey anc D ickey; a n d six grandch ildren .

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R E V. A R T H U R F. C H A P P IN , 81 , d ied J u n e 2 5 , 1 9 8 8 , in Rossville, G a. In ter­m e n t w a s in Fo rt O g le th o rp e , G a. He p a s to re d a n u m b e r o f churches o n the G e o rg ia a n d E a s t T en n essee d is tricts for o v e r 5 0 yea rs .

H e is s u rv ived by his w ife , O live; two d a u g h te rs , H e le n B artley an d A n n M a­lone; o n e b ro th er; th re e grandchildren: a n d seven g re a t-g ran d ch ild ren .

* * * *R E V. M R S . L E N N A W E A G L E Y , retired

m in is te r o n th e W isco n s in D is tric t, died S u n d ay, J u n e 1 9 ,1 9 8 8 , a t th e a g e o f 92. R ev. W e a g le y a n d h e r la te h u s b a n d had p a s to re d s evera l ch u rc h e s in Wisconsin fo r m a n y y ea rs , hav ing c o n c lu d e d their a c tiv e p a s to ra te s in 1 9 7 1 .

S h e is su rv ived by tw o s o n s , Joseph E. o f G le a s o n , W is „ a n d C h a rle s Gilben o f C h a p a r r a l , N .M e x . ; o n e g ra n d ­d a u g h te r; fo u r g re a t-g ran d ch ild ren ; anc a s is te r M rs . B e rn ic e M ille r o f S a n Jose Calif.

F u n era l se rv ic es w e re c o n d u c te d ir M ilw a u k e e , W is ., b y Rev. D a v e Sorrel R ev. Al G ro n d s k i, a n d Rev. L a u re l Mat son, d is trict s u p e rin te n d e n t.

* * * *D O L L IE L. B U S H , 8 8 , J u n e 1 4 , Ar­

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M R S . A M A N D A E. K R A N IC H , 8 8 , June 2 6 , D e a rb o rn , M ic h . S u rv iv o rs : sons, L o re n , M e lv in , C li f fo r d , Irv in g ; d a u g h ter, E d ith B r a n c h ; 1 3 g r a n d ­children; 16 g re a t-g ran d ch ild ren .

M R S. D O R A B. M O U N T F O R D , 7 2 , July 19, C o lo n ia l B e ac h , V a . In te rm en t: Alexandria, Va. S u rv ivo rs : h u s b a n d , Rev. A. V; one bro ther; tw o s is ters.

G E N E L L E S C O F IE L D N U G E N T , 5 9 , June 27, P h o en ix , A riz . S u rv ivors: h u s ­band, Herb; dau g h te r, C e il Lu n d b y; o n e granddaughter; h e r m o th e r; o n e s is ter

H A R O L D E L W IN P O O L E , 8 2 , Ju ly 1, Syracuse, N.Y. S u rv ivor: w ife , S u s a n E.

CLA IR L E R O Y S H IP T O N , 6 6 , M a y 16 , Rochester, N . Y. S u rv ivors: w ife , R uth ; daughters, D o n n a (M rs . R ic k y ) G io v e and W ilm a S h ip to n ; tw o g ra n d c h ild re n .

M R S. M A R T H A E L IZ A B E T H (R O D ­GERS) S M IT H , 8 9 , A p r 4 , C learw ate r, Fla. In te rm e n t: Troy, M ic h . S u rv iv o rs : daughters, M rs . B e tty S m ith a n d M rs . Martha B ro w n ; s ix g ra n d ch ild ren ; a n u m ­ber of g re a t-g ran d ch ild ren .

BIRTHSto S T E V E A N D D E B O R A H (N E L S O N )

BAKER. C o lo m b ia , a boy, N e ls o n Leroy, July 10

to H A R R Y A N D A N IT A ( B R O W N ) CURRY, Louisville, Ky., a girl, J e a n ie E l­aine, M a y 2 6

to D A V ID A N D D O R I S ( K E L L Y ) D R A IN , Low ell, M ich ., a girl, E liz ab e th Louise, M a y 15

to J A M E S A N D J E A N F O R B E S , S e l- insgrove, Pa., a boy, A a ro n J a m e s , Ju ly 10

to J E F F A N D P A M (D A V IS ) H IA T T , M erriam , K an s ., a boy, J a m e s R o b e rt Vesley, J u n e 2 5

to R E V . B O B A N D M A R G I ( D A ­V ID S O N ) J A R E D , N a sh ville , Tenn., a b o y Joseph S te v e n , Ju ly 1 8

to R U S S A N D L O R I ( A C H E S O N ) L A W L O R , Id a h o F a lls , Id a h o , a b o y Zach ary J a m e s , J u n e 2 9

to M A R K A N D S U S I ( J O H N S O N ) M A N G E L S D O R F , P ly m o u th , M in n ., a girl, Julia S u s a n n e , Apr. 2 5

to REV. C Y R IL A N D J A N (H O O V E R ) McKAY, Tuttle , N .D a k ., a girl, L e s a M a rie , Jan. 2 4

to K E N N E T H A N D B E C K Y ( O H S - F E L D T ) M cKAY, C a rro llto n , Tex., a boy, C raig A n d e rs e n , M a y 3

to F R E D A N D C H E R Y L ( W E B E R ) M O R R IS O N , M is s o u ri V alley , Io w a , a bo y D av id A n d rew , Ju ly 5

to R EV. S A M U E L A N D L IS A (H E IG E S ) M O U N T A IN , B e l Air, M d ., a girl, K arisa M arie , Ju ly 4

to R E X A N D R E B E C C A (M A T T H E S ) N E W C O M E R , W a rre n to n , M o ., a boy. Jo n a th an M ic h a e l, J u n e 2 8

to M IC H A E L A N D G E O R G E A N N (M O O R E ) P A R K , T e m p e , A riz ., a boy, C o u n la n d M ic h a e l, F e b . 2 6

to R E V. V IR G IL A N D M A R Y P E T E R ­S O N , Velva , N .D a k ., a g ir l S a ra M a rie , July 5

to D A V ID A N D M A R IB E T H ( L U - P A R D U S ) R U S S E L L , R u sse llv ille , M o ., a girl, M e g a n E liz ab e th , M a y 4

to L O N N IE A N D L A U R A S C H O L L , S elin sg ro ve , P a., a b o y L a n d o n M ic h a e l, J u n e 3 0

M A R R IA G E SC A R O L J. E R B a n d T R E N T E. H O F F ­

M A N a t S e lin s g ro v e , Pa., J u n e 11 L E IG H J E N N IF E R C U R T IS M O R R IS

an d E R IC D U A N E M A R V IN at K a n s a s City, M o ., J u n e 11

D E B O R A H E . B R U B A K E R a n d S C O T T W . R H O A D S , a t S e lin s g ro v e , Pa., J u n e 2 5

H E L E N L. C H A M B E R L A IN a n d M I­C H A E L D A V ID M c M A H O N a t Q uincy , M a s s ., Ju ly 9

C L A R IC E K. H E C K M A N an d D A N IE L E. F O X , JR ., at S e lin s g ro v e , P a., Ju ly 18

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J im a n d J e a n m e t a t E as te rn N a z a re n e C o lle g e in 1 9 3 6 a n d w e re m a rr ie d tw o y e a rs la te r in C a rd in g to n , O h io . T h e y h a v e fo u r ch ild ren : Dr. J a m e s B ell o f L a n c a s te r Pa.; Dr. K e ith Bell o f O la th e . Kans.; S u sa n (M rs . G ra ys o n L u c k y ) o f P o n c a City, O kla .; a n d K a th y (M rs . Pat H o w ell) o f El Toro, Calif.

T h e B ells h ave s e rv e d as m in is te rs in th e C h u rch o f th e N a z a re n e s ince 1 9 3 8 . F o r 3 0 y ea rs th e y p a s to re d c h u rc h e s in M a s s a c h u s e tts , C o n n e c tic u t, P en n sy l­v a n ia , M a ry la n d , K e n tu c k y , a n d L u b ­bo ck , Tex. T h e y s erve d fo r 1 5 y e a rs as e va n g e lis ts a n d h ave s e rv e d fo r th e last 5 y e a rs on th e s ta ff o f B e th a n y F irst C h u rch .

L IS L E V. A N D C L A R IC E A. Y O U N G of M e d fo rd , O re g ., c e le b ra te d th e ir 5 0 th w e d d in g a n n iv e rs a ry J u ly 3 , w ith an o p e n h o u s e h o s ted by th e ir ch ild ren an d g ran d ch ild ren a t M e d fo rd F irst C h u rch . T h e ir ch ild ren a re: Rev. H a ro ld Young, V ern o n , B. C.; D o ris B e rg o f S ea ttle ; L ee L ais , C e n tra l P o in t, O reg .; a n d E velyn Frib erg o f S iteg i, S w a z ila n d . E ve lyn an d h e r h u s b a n d , Rev. H u g h F riberg , tea c h a t N a z a re n e T h e o lo g ic a l C o lle g e . T h e y w e re u n ab le to a tte n d th e an n iv e rs ary celeb ra tio n .

T h e Y o u n g s w e r e m a rr ie d J u n e 2, 1 9 3 8 , a t C la rin d a , Io w a , b ut h ave lived at M e d fo rd s in ce 1 9 5 6 . B o th h ave s e rv e d in vario u s p o s ts at F irs t C h u rch .

DIRECTORIESBO A R D O F G E N E R A L S U P E R IN T E N ­D E N T S — O ffice : 6 4 0 1 T h e P a s e o , K a n ­s as C ity , M O 6 4 1 3 1 . E u g e n e L. S to w e , C h a irm a n ; R a y m o n d W . H u rn , V ic e C h a irm a n ; J o h n A. K n ig h t, S ec re ta ry ; C h a rle s H. S trick lan d ; W illiam M . G re a t­h ouse; J e ra ld D. Jo h n so n .

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EWS OF RELIGIONAFTER PREVIEW, MORALITY IN MEDIA CALLS “LAST TEMPTATION" BLASPHEMYT hough m ainline P rotestant church leaders who have attended a preview showing o f The Last Temptation o f Christ have praised the controversial film . M orality in M edia's Evelyn D ukovic calls the preview "one o f the m ost unpleasant experiences I've ever had.” Dukovic, executive vice president o f the New York-based ministry, says. "I consider this film blasphemy.”

Universal Studios, in an effort to defuse criticism o f the soon- to-be-released M artin Scorsese (skor-SAY-zee) film , held a spe­cial screening for a group o f religious leaders in New York City July 12. New York's Episcopal Bishop. Rev. Paul Moore, called the m ovie "artistically excellent and theologically sound.” Rev. W illiam Fore, head o f com m unications for the N ational Council o f C hurches, called the film "co n s is ten t w ith an im p o rtan t stream o f C hristian theology” and added, “1 th ink it’s a sham e tha t som e C hristians appear to be so unsure o f their faith tha t they can 't stand the thought o f people seeing som ething differ­ent.” Rev. R obert L. M addox, executive d irector o f A m ericans U nited for Separation o f C hurch and State, adm itted tha t part o f the film "was on pretty shaky ground theologically” bu t said "the overall im pact was powerful on me.”

Dukovic, w ho attended the private screening w ith a colleague from M orality in M edia, disagrees w ith th a t evaluation o f the film . "They m ust have been in a different theater,” says Dukovic. "I can ’t explain that. I have m y opinion, tha t som e people w ant so m uch to be in the m ainstream that they'll look at technical things instead o f content.”

T he scene in the m ovie tha t is being talked about m ost is a dream the C hrist character has while on the Cross, in w hich he has sex w ith M ary M agdalene and has children by sisters M ary and M artha. D ukovic affirm ed tha t the film does show C hrist m aking love w ith M ary M agdalene, bu t adds. "T he rest o f it is ju s t as bad as the dream sequence, as far as the portrayal o f C hrist is concerned. T he sex in this thing pales beside the u tter blas­phem y o f it.”

Scorsese, who was raised a C atholic and studied for the priest­hood, has said tha t he believes The Last Tem ptation o f C hrist will be a faith-affirm ing film . But after viewing the film , w hich was no t in its final form, D ukovic said, “There is no spiritual im pact. T he film is ju s t blasphemy.”

T he film d istorts the historical figure o f C hrist, says Dukovic. and portrays H im as “a weak, fearful, indecisive person. He was wimpy: Judas was the strong person. It's a total d istortion of C hrist."— E P News Service

SALVATION ARMY REPORT SHOWS 17 MILLION HELPEDT he Salvation A rm y recently released its 1987 N ational A nnual R eport. The 16-page report focused on the social and spiritual services provided by the ministry.

"M ore than 17 m illion people cam e to The Salvation A rm y for som e k ind o f help in 1987,” said C om m iss ioner A ndrew S. Miller, national com m ander. "R eflecting the cu rren t social con­ditions. the num ber o f people requesting help from T he Salva­tion A rm y during 1987 was on the increase in alm ost every city and country.” He continued. "M otivated by a sole purpose, evan­gelism and social service are both linked to the sam e objective— restoring lives for Jesus Christ.”— TPNS

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GENERALSUPERINTENDENT STRICKLAND DIES DURING EMERGENCY SURGERY

Funeral services for G eneral Superintendent Charles Henry Strickland, 71, were held August 13 at O la the , K ans., C ollege Church. He died around 4 p m . August 9, at a Kansas City hospi­tal while undergoing surgery to treat an aneurysm on one o f the blood vessels to his heart. He had been taken into surgery earlier in the day after suffering from chest pains at his home.

He is the first general superin­tendent o f the denom ination to die while in office since Orval J. Nease passed away November 7, 1950.

He is survived by his wife, Fan­nie; four sons: Charles, Robert, Dudley, and Douglas; and eight grandchildren.

“The passing of our colleague, Dr. Charles H. Strickland, brings a sense of deep loss to those of us who served w ith h im on the Board o f G eneral S u perin ten ­dents," said board chairm an Eu­gene L. Stowe. “His contribution to the work o f our church world­wide in these 16 years o f his su­perintendency has been m onu­mental. Heaven is enriched by his homecom ing and the Church of the Nazarene will always re­member him as a devoted ser­vant o f G od and a cham pion of Christian holiness."

An endow m ent fund for m in­isterial training at Nazarene Bi­ble College in Colorado Springs has been established as a m em o­rial to the late general superin­tendent. D onations to the fund may be sent to G eneral Treasurer Norman O. Miller at 6401 The Paseo, Kansas City, MO 64131.

MARK GRAHAMReporterNazarene N ew s Service

Strickland was first elected to the Board o f G eneral Superin­tendents in 1972. He came to the post after having served as the founding president o f Nazarene B ib le C o lle g e in C o lo ra d o Springs, which opened in 1967. Prior to this, he was superinten­d e n t o f th e N a z a re n e w ork am ong the Europeans in South Africa from 1948 to 1965 and earlier served as superintendent o f the Florida District. He also pastored churches in G eorgia and Texas.

Ordained in 1941, his formal preparation was at Trevecca Naz­arene College in Nashville. He received the doctor o f divinity degree in 1957 from Olivet Naza­rene College in Kankakee, 111. He authored the book Africa Adven­ture and num erous articles for church periodicals.

Strickland had planned to re­tire from the Board of General S u p e rin te n d e n ts a t th e 1989 G eneral Assem bly in Ind iana­polis.

Messages of sym pathy may be sent to Mrs. Strickland in care of the office of the Board of General Superintendents, 6401 The Pa­seo, Kansas City, MO 64131. □

— A WE d ito r’s note: Tributes w ill b e g iven in

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NEW CHURCH IS AS CLOSE AS YOUR PHONE

Superintendents from six dis­tricts in the United States joined with church planters, headquar­ters stafT, and others recently in Kansas City for the taping of a sem inar on telem arketing that has been used to plant more than 1,000 churches.

Theological education has complemented evangelism throughout the 80-year history of the Church of the Nazarene. They are the wings that enable us to soar in fulfililng the Great Commission.

October 9, 1988, is Nazarene Bible College annual offering Sunday. Pastors and congre­gations will have an opportunity to make a generous investment in the future ministries and ministers of the church. One hundred per­cent participation will please the Lord and help meet financial needs of this significant minis­terial training center.

John A. K night, Secretary B o a r d o f G e n e r a l S u p e r i n t e n d e n t s

Norman W han, developer of the p rog ram an d d ire c to r o f C h u rch P la n tin g for F riends Church, Southwest Yearly Meet­ing, conducted the seminar. It will be used to prom ote the Naz­arene version o f the m aterials, which have been developed by W han and his associates to plant churches using the telephone. In the past 18 months it has been u se d to b r in g 1 5 0 ,0 0 0 u n ­churched people into a place of worship.

The basic program uses indi­viduals to m ake 20,000 phone calls in a specific com m unity. This usually results in the estab­lishm ent of a contact list o f 2,000 or more. Adherence to the pro­gram usually results in an atten­dance o f about 200 at the first service.

The eight-week telemarketing p ro g ra m in c lu d e s c o n ta c ts through letters, newsletters, and an additional phone call prior to the opening service. The p ro ­gram can also be used to help an existing church to grow. It has

Norman W han shares his te lem arketing strategy for church planting in the new video being developed by Church Extension M inistries.

been used by a num ber o f Naza­rene churches and by some 94 different religious groups to date.

The program includes a com ­prehensive notebook that comes complete with a voice track that tells the phone callers exactly what to say. It also provides ex­tensive tips, model letters, invita­tions, etc., that may be used in follow-up to those con tac ted . The program ’s follow-up tools would also be useful to anyone who is desirous o f im proving com m unication lines with vis­itors.

Todd Barnes, a church planter from Apple Valley. Minn., who is using the program, shared with those attending the sem inar how he was able to lead a lady to Christ during a phone call last week.

Jim Bearden, South C arolina district superintendent, said the program has been used on his district where only 6,000 calls w ere m ade . It re s u lte d in a church that is now running 65 in average attendance. He added that a doctor and his wife had just been saved in the previous Sunday’s service.

“ 'T he Phone’s for You!' is a God-given tool that I believe can be used to help us develop many o f the 730 churches we want to establish in the 1989 ‘Year o f Church Planting,” ’ said Michael Estep, Church Extension Minis­tries director. Church Extension Ministries is responsible for de­velopment o f the Nazarene ver­sion of the program.

The video and the written m a­terials for the Church of the Naz­arene will be available around Septem ber 15 of this year. For m o re in f o rm a t io n , c o n ta c t Church Extension Ministries. □

Herald o f Holiness/Septem ber 1, 1988

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