VOL. XV, NO. 20 PASADENA, CALIFORNIA NOV. 9, 1987

Feast '87: one spirit, one family

only as we submit to God's rulein our lives, acknowledging Himin all our ways and putting ourhearts into overcoming and com­ing out of this world (Revelation18:4), that we will be able tofulfill His will for us.

The point is this: A humble,repentant spirit and obedience toGod are essential to doing HisWork. The apostle Paul wrote:"And that, knowing the time,that now it is high time to awakeout of sleep: for now is our salva­tion nearer than when we be­lieved. The night is far spent, theday is at hand: let us thereforecast off the works of darkness,and let us put on the armour oflight" (Romans 13:11-12).

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the Church will be prepared forits final work in this age and forthe wonderful marriage to JesusChrist at His return.

Now that another Feast hascome to a close, we must keepour eyes on the fulfillment ofthese Holy Days that will comeyet in the future. Our lives, too,must more and more reflect thefruit of God's Holy Spirit so thatwe can be the useful tools in Hishands that He wants us to be.

OJ our own selves we can donothing. But with God's powerworking in us through HisSpirit, we can accomplish all Hesets before us!

This Work is not done by hu­man might, or by human power,but by the Spirit of God. It is

WORLDWIDE FAMILY-In Pasadena, Pastor General Joseph W. Tkach (top right) sets the pace for the 1987Feast of Tabernacles. Clockwise from center: A family shares a hymnal in Hamilton, Bermuda; Feastgoerscelebrate in Fiji; a member shows grandmotherly attention in Tucson, Ariz.; brethren dress in native attireat a folklore evening in Brno, Czechoslovakia; a costumed performer dances in Acapulco, Mexico; andchildren participate in a family dance in Castelvecchio-Pascoli, Italy. [Photos by Robert Taylor, GrahamMocklow, Norm Smith, Charles Feldbush, Christel Wilson, David Malcomson Jr. and Daniel Peacock]

only the very night after theFeast, as well as the dramatic fallin the stock market Oct. 19,along with the continuing ten­sion in the Persian Gulf, shouldall serve as warning bells toGod's Church that time is grow­ing short!

Such events should make usall the more acutely aware of theneed to fulfill God's commissionto us of proclaiming the warningmessage of the climactic end ofthis age and the commencementof the glorious new world tomor­row under the rulership of JesusChrist!

As we grow spiritually in thegrace and knowledge of JesusChrist, drawing closer to Himand to one another through Him,

And at this year's Feast therecertainly seemed to be a greatersense of "one family" in JesusChrist than ever before!

I believe that God, throughHis Spirit, is binding His electever more tightly together as thispresent age draws toward itsclose.

The earthquake here in South­ern California, the unprece­dented hurricane-force windsthat ravaged southern England

Dear brethren,I hope each of you had

as inspiring and meaning­ful a Feast of Tabernaclesin your respective sites as Idid here in Pasadena!

Again this year, I was ableto spend a great deal of timemeeting and talking with themany brethren who trans­ferred in from around theworld.

By Jeff E. ZbornePASADENA-Despite natural,

political and economic disasters be­fore, during and after the 1987Feast of Tabernacles, "God's handof protection was there," said PastorGeneral Joseph W. Tkach.

"Satan was just trying to do hislevel best to discourage us," headded. "We are living in dangeroustimes."

As brethren traveled to 96 sitesaround the world, the Pasadena areawas recovering from earthquakesand aftershocks Oct. I and 4 mea­suring 5.9 and 5.3 on the Richterscale.

Mr. Tkach said Satan wasn't suc­cessful at frightening brethren atthe Pasadena site, "judging fromthe spirit that prevailed here duringthe Feast" and "the wonderful co­operation and willingness to partici­pate."

PERSONAL FROM~~.:f,tJ

Proclamation in Fiji

On the international scene, Fiji'smilitary leader, Col. SitiveniRabuka, after leading coups in Mayand September, proclaimed Fiji arepublic, ending a Il3-year bondwith the British monarchy. TheFestival site on the South Pacific is­land was undisturbed.

In late September torrential rainin South Africa caused deaths andleft "thousands of Zulus in Natalprovince homeless as floodwaterssmashed bridges and washed outroads, rail lines and houses," re­ported the Sept. 29 Los Angeles,Calif., Times. The Feast in Durban,South Africa, went ahead on sched­ule (see article, page 9).

During an insurgency in thenorthern Sri Lankan city of Jaffna120 people were killed in three daysof fighting, according to a report inThe Wall Street Journal. In south­ern Sri Lanka 147 brethren kept theFeast.

In Manil~ Philippines, a Feast ofTabernacles site, a bomb explodedoutside a hotel, injuring at least) 0,the Journal said, none of thembrethren (see article, page 7). Gov­ernment authorities placed extrase­curity at hotels and restaurants inthe capital.

In Argentina, where 320 breth­ren observed the Feast in VillaGesell, the government drafted anemergency austerity plan to cut in­flation. Measures adopted duringthe Feast included a wage and price

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2 The WORLDWIDE NEWS Monday, Nov. 9, 1987

Two German states develop cautious ties

This column was writtenbefore the Feast of Taber­nacles. Gene H. Hogbergplans to address the globaleconomic picture in thenext issue of The World­wide News.

Economic Crisis

these aren't all that hard to find.Just read your daily newspaper.

Jesus said this is how thingswould be. He gave us keys to under­stand prophetic events. One key is,"Even as it was in the days of Noah,so will it be in the days of the Son ofman" (Luke 17:26, Moffatt).

But how was it in the days ofNoah? Genesis says the earth wasfilled with dehumanizing violence.So much so that God determined toexecute a whole generation.

And yet a merciful God gave thatgeneration 120 years to turn thingsaround. He also gave them oah­a preacher of righteousness. Butthey dismissed oah's warningsand laughed him to scorn. But thenit began to rain.

Today God is using the Church towarn the world. Some 40 years agoGod's Church was small and unin­f1uential. The world was different.

"This present evil world" desper­ately needs God's Church-desper­ately needs the true Gospel-des­perately needs a warning and awitness!

But how did conditions change somuch in only one generation? Theanswer in one word is Satan. He hasalways broadcast his attitudes andmoods to unsuspecting minds. owhe's beginning to turn the volumeup. The proof is in the way peopleare behaving. Violence has becomepart of our Western way of life. Ourage is addicted to it!

But will world conditions geteven worse yet? The answer is yes.Solomon wrote: "Because sentenceagainst an evil work is not executedspeedily, therefore the heart of thesons of men is fully set in them to doevil" (Ecclesiastes 8: II).

Men do not make use of time tomend their ways. Jesus gave theThyatiran Jezebel "space to re­pent ... and she repented not"(Revelation 2:21). Instead the apos­tle Paul assured us that "evil menand seducers shall wax worse andworse, deceiving, and being de­ceived" (II Timothy 3: 13).

We live at the end of one age andthe onset of another. We have a bigjob to perform before the world to­morrow totally replaces this presentevil world. Our protection lies onlyin getting the Gospel to the entireworld-whatever our part may be.

with the Americans gone.The French, it appears, are more

committed than ever to large scalemilitary cooperation with WestGermany. In September, 20,000French forces joined 55,000 WestGermans in a large scale exercisecalled "Bold Sparrow." In a sym­bolic gesture, the French troopswere placed under Bundeswehr(German army) command in the fi­nal phase of the exercise.

Paris is thus giving notice that itrecognizes the need to keep a politi­cally and militarily frustrated Bonntied to it, even though economicallyWest Germany and much of West­ern Europe will continue to developmuch closer ties to the East.

By John Ross Schroeder

European Diary

This present evil world:tears for a bygone age

BOREHAMWOOD, En­gland-My wife and I saw a U­rated (general rating) film called 84Charing Cross Road. It was athrowback to a more innocent age.

Forty years ago daily life was dif­ferent in both Britain and America.I shed tears for a bygone age.

The manners. The dress. Thecourtesy. The unfeigned concernfor others. One forgets how it was in1949. Things weren't perfect then.They never have been. But peopledid wear their humanity with muchgreater grace.

Somehow we've lost something!You don't realize it until some film­maker portrays how life really was ageneration ago. For instance, thehappy faces of the fans supportingthe Tottenham Hotspurs footballclub in theearly '50s. These were notthe faces of football hooligans. In­deed there was no hooliganism then.

ow British football has beenbanned from Continental Europeanshores. Why? Because of unfet­tered fan violence.

The film 84 Charing Cross Roadis a true story of a transatlantic cor­respondence between a ew Yorkwoman and her London bookseller.They never did meet, but the letterscontinued.

One day in the '60s the Londonman is shown sitting on a parkbench. Suddenly a young womanwalks by in a miniskirt. Mouthsgape open. Everyone is astonished.

The scene shifts to ew YorkCity. Students are rioting at a uni­versity. The real troubles hadstarted on both sides of the Atlantic.They weren't destined to end soon.

We've come a long way since theearly'50s. Hard to believe the worldcould somersault in one generation.

Just how is life now? One massmurderer said: "I mean there are somany people. It shouldn't be a prob­lem. What's one tess person on theface of the earth anyway?"

Did that come out of the mouth ofa human being? Some people areal­most completely dehumanized.

My newspaper files are filledwith incredible reports. "BoyQuizzed on Rape of Girl, 4"; "84­year-old Widow Raped"; "Widow,87, Beaten Up"; "Widow Killed inStab Frenzy"; "Gun Revenge at72." And on and on. Stories like

mer's prognostication might not beclose to the way events will materi­alize, as indicated in Daniel 2.Might the Europe to come be com­posed of two confederated halves:one leg (and foot and five toes) rep­resenting Western Europe, the

other leg comprising the nations ofEastern Europe, existing in a Fin­landized form, giving considerationto Soviet security interests?

But the new Europe (at least theWestern half, the East in this casepresumably remaining neutralized)would still need to protect itself

By Gene H. HogbergweRLDWATCH

figures-teachers, policemen, min­isters, employers.

Because they don't have a base ofreference from the home, they willnot understand why they are con­stantly irritating others, why theycan't seem to get along with people.

Teaching your children to re­spect you is showing love to themand giving them a vital and valuablekey to success.

After we are adults and our par­ents are grandparents, and thengreat-grandparents, and begin toneed our care in their later years,their needs may again frustrate ourdesires to have what we want.

Will the frustrations never end?0, not as long as there are parents

and children on this earth. That'swhy God commands us to honor ourparents, no matter what.

OK, what's next? Let's read it inRomans 13:7-10: "Render there­fore to all their dues: tribute towhom tribute is due; custom towhom custom; fear to whom fear;honour to whom honour. Owe noman any thing, but to love one an­other: for he that loveth anotherhath fulfilled the law.

"For this, Thou shalt not commitadultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thoushalt not steal, Thou shalt not bearfalse witness, Thou shalt notcovet ... "

Why do people commit adulteryor other sexual sins? Why do peoplekill others or steal from others or lieabout others or covet what othershave? Because other people are inthe way of what they want.

God says not one of these acts isan act of love, no matter what justi­fication is given. When you do anyof these things, you are harmingsomeone who is in your way. Godsays don't do it.

Look around you. Who's in yourway? Quoting Mr. Kroll, everyone.

What should you do about it?God in His mercy and alI-encom­passing love tells us in the last six ofHis Ten Commandments.

"Freedom for Europe, East andWest," the article was written byKlaus Bloemer, an official in thePress and Information Office of theWest German government. (Mr.Bloemer said the views expressedwere his own.)

"It is a harsh truth," wrote Mr.Bloemer, "that the political emanci­pation of Europe-East andWest-will proceed with difficultyas long as Western Europe remainsutterly dependent upon the UnitedStates."

As far as the nations of EasternEurope are concerned, continuedthis West German official, theirbleak economies constitute an acutedrain on Soviet resources.

This gives West Europeans theopportunity to offer the Soviets andtheir East European partners whatMr. Bloemer calls "a ew Deal­Marshall Plan-type proposal" tomodernize their economies.

"An essential precondition forsuch an evolution," he added,"would be ending both Soviet andAmerican military presence in Eastand West European countries,"with a West European defenseorga­nization arising to replace the de­parting Americans in the West.

The end result, Mr. Bloemerhopes, would be the "Finlandiza­tion of Moscow's European allies"and the emergence of "two self-gov­erning halves of Europe."

One wonders whether Mr. B1oe-

keeping you from getting what youdesire? Is it your boss, or your next­door neighbor, or your husband (orwife), or your minister, or yourchil­dren, or your parents or who?

Think about those last six com­mandments. God directs us tohonor our parents. Why doesGod have to make that one of HisTen Commandments? Because ourparents can and do get in the way ofthings we want.

Parents are our first authority,and, therefore, the source of ourfirst frustrations. They frustrateour attempts to get what we want,especially if it is bad for us.

But sometimes what we wantisn't bad for us. At times parents sayno because it's not convenient forthem at the time to say yes. That canreally be frustrating.

God says when our parents dofrustrate us by saying no, no matterwhether we think it is a right orwrong decision, we are to respectand honor them and obey their in­structions.

Good parents will take care not tounduly frustrate, but if they trulylove their offspring, they will makesure their children always obeythem and treat them with respect.They will make sure this FifthCommandment is upheld.

Children who have not beentaught to obey and respect their par­ents will have trouble obeying or re­specting anyone. They will thushave trouble with all adult authority

closer harmonization in the centerof Europe as not only the two Ger­man states but other nations of Eastand West knit closer together.

"It would be wrong to scamper tothe conclusion that Honecker'svisit, and Kohl's readiness to returnthe favour, have set the scene for amarch towards inevitable reunifica­tion," reported the Sept. 13 SundayTimes of Britain. "The process nowstarted is more subtle than that."

From all indications, Sovietleader Gorbachev, who had to ap­prove the Honecker visit, is cau­tiously choreographing affairs inthe heart of Europe, the pivotalspace that the two German statesoccupy. He apparently hopes thatWest Germany, which is in a con­fused political state ofmind over theimpending withdrawal of U.S. in­termediate-range missiles, mightnow be more amenable to Sovietideas. Bonn could be a major com­ponent in Mr. Gorbachev's policy ofperestroika, or restructuring of theSoviet economy.

The editor of the SundayTelegraph in Britain, PeregrineWorsthorne, commented in his pa­per's Aug. 30 edition that WestGermany could be given "a mar­velously fruitful and exciting eco­nomic outlet in Eastern and CentralEurope; one that might involve thetwo parts ofGermany coming closertogether."

This could even lead to, as Mr.Worsthorne said, the two Ger­manys "growing together, possiblyin some loose federal system."

Such a confederation has beenproposed by other experts for all theEuropean states straddling theEast-West dividing line, not justGermany.

One far-reaching speculation ap­peared in the Spring, 1983, issue ofForeign Policy quarterly. Titled

By Dexter H. Faulkner

'AInIin your way?'Since "Just One More

Thing" now appears monthly inThe Plain Truth, the title ofDexter H. Faulkner's World­wide News column has beenchanged to "Just BetweenFriends. "

Here in our tiny kitchen in Edito­rial Services, I was getting some iceout of the refrigerator when one ofour writers came in for a cup of cof­fee. I refilled the ice tray and turnedto put it back in the refrigerator,trying not to spill it, when I noticeda perplexed look on Plain Truth se­nior writer Paul Kroll's face.

"Am I in your way?" I asked."Yes," he said. "You are in my

way. Actually, everyone's in myway. That's why we have the last sixof the Ten Commandments, so wecan handle everyone being in ourway."

It was meant to be funny, and Ilaughed, but it was also thought­provoking, and I had to agree. Afterall, why do we get angry or frus­trated or impatient? It's becausesomeone is in our way-in the wayof our getting what we want.

Especially here in Southern Cali­fornia, whether it's on the busy free­way on the way home from work, inthe long line at the supermarket ortrying to find a place to park, some­one is always getting in our way.

Who is in your way? Who is

PASADE A-The prospect ofa visit by Soviet General SecretaryMikhail Gorbachev to the UnitedStates has unfortunately overshad­owed another major summit ses­sion-the unprecedented five-dayvisit of East German leader ErichHonecker to West Germany inearly September.

Officially his trip was classifiedas a working visit rather than a statevisit, but Mr. Honecker was ac­corded all the honors of a visitinghead of state. Discussions withWest German Chancellor HelmutKohl and other officials in Bonnproduced a series of (prearranged)agreements on strengthening bondsbetween the two nations.

With regard to the "nationalquestion"-reunification-the twoleaders agreed to disagree. Mr. Ho­necker urged West Germans to giveup the "sweet dream" of reunifica­tion and accept the existence of twoGerman nations. Chancellor Kohlreplied that this was not possible,that "on behalf of the federal gov­ernment, we are firm about theunity of the German nation."

Despite understandable differ­ences the trip was hailed in bothGermanys as a success. In partingremarks Mr. Honecker expressedhis hope that the border that dividesthe two Germanys may one day befree of barriers and fortifications.

The cautious relationship be­tween the two German states, bothof which are wary over the inten­tions of their respective superpowerpatrons, gives every indication ofdeepening in the years ahead. Chan­cellor Kohl probably will pay a re­turn visit to East Germany. There istalk of regular summits between theleaders of the two German states.

From all indications the future ofGermany involves something lessthan full reunification, but instead

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ARGENTINA· AUSTRALIA· BAHAMAS· BARBADOS· BERMUDA· BURMA· CANADA· CHILE

'We are one family'"Make this the most enjoyable Feast of Tabernacles that you have ever

experienced," Pastor General Joseph W. Tkach said on the first Holy Day. For eight days141,817 members of God's Family observed the Feast of Tabernacles at 96 sites worldwide. In

the next eight pages, accompany The Worldwide News on a tour of the Festival sitesaround the world. Welcome, as Mr. Tkach said, to "a time of peace, real peace."

Satellites beam services worldwide

90,229 Feastgoers meet

at 23 sites in United States

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Anchorage, AlaskaBig SandyBiloxi, Miss.Chattanooga, Tenn.Corpus Christi, Tex.Dayton, OhioDaytona Beach, Fla.Eugene, Ore.Jekyll Island, Ga.lihue, HawaiiMount Pocono, Pa.Norfolk, Va.PasadenaPensacola, Fla.Rapid City, S.D.Sacramento, Calif.St. Petersburg. Fla.Saratoga Springs, N.Y.Spokane, Wash.Tucson, Ariz.Tulsa, Okla.Vail, Colo.Wisconsin Dells, Wis.

Prayers for bealing

Several Festival coordinators re­ported healings of brethren.

A prospective member attendingthe Feast in Dayton, Ohio, gavebirth to an infant 3\.2 months pre­maturely, said Ray Meyer, site co­ordinator. The infant weighed less

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Eugene, Ore.

Spokane. Wash.

ceived a "beneficial, gentle rain,"according to Mr. Howe.

A blizzard dropped about eightinches of snow in areas surroundingSaratoga Springs, .Y., a few daysbefore the Feast, according to LyleWelty, site coordinator. Somemembers had difficulty getting tothe site because of blocked roadsand an airport closing.

"Saratoga received only aboutone inch [of snow]. Our area wasspared," Mr. Welty said. When theFeast began, the snow had meltedand no more fell.

Steve Buchanan, coordinator ofthe Rapid City, S.D., site, said a pi­lot and three passengers, all Churchmembers, were protected from in­jury when the pilot crash-landed asmall plane he had rented for sight­seeing because of engine trouble.

"Even though the plane had toland in a rocky clearing in theBlack Hills the pilot and threepassengers walked away withoutinjury," said Mr. Buchanan.

Tucson. Ariz.

services to Bermuda, four sites inthe Caribbean, three sites in theBritish Isles and also to faraway

ew Zealand."The transmission was also re­

ceived in Brisbane, Australia, at6:30 a.m., Friday, Oct. 9. Becauseof the early time, the live messagewas videotaped, and copies weredistributed to eight sites in Aus­tralia.

Other sites that received avideotape of Mr. Tkach's messageare St. Lucia, Dominica, Irish Re­public, Channel Islands, France,West Germany, Italy, Denmark,Netherlands, Czechoslovakia, Fiji,Tonga, India, Sri Lanka, Singaporeand two sites in West Africa.

The Feast sites in Jordan andThailand received a tape-delayedaudio of Mr. Tkach's sermon. In all,27 sites received a tape-delayedmessage.

"That means that a total of 64sites ... which represents approxi­mately 85 percent of the brethrenattending the Feast, received thefirst Holy Day services via satellitetransmission," said Mr. Omasta.

The remaining brethren in Cen­tral and South America, Africa,Philippines and French-speakingCaribbean will receive videotapes ofthe satellite transmission to beplayed in their local church areas.

era! Feast sites in Florida, but ef­fects were minimal, according toFestival coordinators.

"The highlight of the Feast waswithout a doubt the opportunityfor the brethren to watch thedirect hour by hour intervention inregard to Hurricane Floyd," saidRandal Dick, coordinator at theDaytona Beach site.

"Prayers were answered as Floydturned east sooner than expectedand skipped through southern Flor­ida doing no serious damage," saidRonald Howe, coordinator at theSt. Petersburg, Fla., site.

Instead of the 75-mile-an-hourwinds and fIve to IO inches of rainthat was forecast, St. Petersburg re-

Jekyll Island. Ga,

'Hour by hour' intervention

Hurricane Floyd threatened sev-

Mr. Omasta continued.The audio and video signals went

directly from an uplink dish outsidethe Ambassador Auditorium tosatellites, from which they werebeamed to 37 sites.

This year satellites Westar IVand RCA K2 beamed the services to23 sites in the United States, in­cluding Niagara Falls, .Y.,Alaska and Hawaii, and fIve sites inCanada, including La Malbaie,Que., said the Media Services direc­tor.

Two satellites, Major Path I andthe PacifIc satellite, "also beamed

tributed at Festival sites for the fIrsttime, and brethren were encour­aged to meet and learn one anoth­ers' names.

"More than 50 percent of the or­chestra participants in WisconsinDells, Wis., were Church youths,"said Mr. Lillengreen site coordina­tor.

More than 1,600 brethren inPasadena, Pensacola, Fla., BigSandy and Anchorage, Alaska, an­swered 28,558 Wide Area Tele­phone Service (WATS) calls forThe World Tomorrow during theFeast.

Pensacola, Fla.

lihue. Hawaii

PASADENA-For the eighthtime, services on the first Holy Daywere transmitted to Festival sitesaround the world. Services beganhereat 12:30 p.m., Pacific DaylightTime (PDT).

"This year we had the smoothesttransmission yet, with only a fewminor annoyances," said LarryOmasta, director of Media Ser­vices.

"Mr. Joseph Tkach's dynamicmessage, coupled with his warmthand concern for the spiritual well­being of the brethren worldwide,certainly set the pace for the Feast:'

colorful tapestries inside are a re­minder ofour heritage and what theentire world has to look forward to."

Many times Mr. Tkach wouldtake time to visit with the disabledor children who were ill, he added.

"Pasadena is known as the volun­teer Feast site because many vitalfunctions of the work need to con­tinue even though it is Feast time,"Mr. Webber said. Brethren servedin the Security, Telecommunica­tions and Custodial departmentsand ushered.

Although festivities commemo­rating the 40th anniversary of Am­bassador College took place Aug. 28(see Sept. 14 WN), the anniversarywas Oct. 8, the fIrst Holy Day.

As shown in the satellite trans­mission, Pasadena Mayor John C.Crowley presented Mr. Tkach witha plaque designating Oct. 8 as Am­bassador College Day.

At a ministerial banquet at theend of the Feast, Mr. Tkachthanked the ministry and Festivaldepartment heads and was pre­sented a three-dimensional cake inthe shape of a lion, lamb and child.

Serving the family"There was an outstanding spirit

of cooperation and willingness toserve each other on the part ofGod'speople," said Robert Jones, coordi­nator at the Norfolk, Va., site.

Volunteers, including Churchyouths, assisted the elderly and dis­abled and worked on security, park­ing, ushering and setup at manysites. Church youths served at se­nior citizens banquets at severalsites. arne badges were dis-

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PASADE A-"The fellowshipand family that Mr. [Joseph W.]Tkach has been emphasizing wasreally prevalent" at 23 Feast sitesattended by 90,229 brethren in theUnited States, according to evange­list Larry Salyer, director ofChurch Administration.

Members met at sites fromHawaii and Alaska to the beaches ofthe East Coast. More than 5,000brethren attended a new site in Day­tona Beach, Fla.

"The fellowship, the cama­raderie, the unity-the highlight ofthe Feast was certainly the people,"said Mr. Salyer.

Headquarters

"As a Festival site, headquarterstakes on a completely new dimen­sion," said Joseph Tkach, Jr., assis­tant director of Church Adminis­tration. "Since nearly 3,000 peopletransfer to Pasadena from aroundthe world, the atmosphere is ener­gizing. It is exciting to see God's fu­ture family working together in har­mony.

"It was an inspiration and an en­couragement to all," Mr. Tkach Jr.added.

The pastor general spent hoursdaily talking with brethren, posingfor pictures with families and sign­ing Envoys.

"It was like a church visit ... butit lasted for eight straight days,"said Robin Webber, coordinator.

"Oftentimes his visits would cen­ter around the sukkah (temporarydwelling booth), which is con­structed every year in the main plazaof the campus," he said. "The palm­frond-thatched building with the

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COLOMBIA • COSTA RICA. CZECHOSLOVAKIA· DENMARK· DOMINICA· FIJI. FRANCE· GHANA

Thailand features flavor of royalty

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mal feed and fuel were the results.Compost was being compressed

into green fuel, which was thenmade into charcoal in a kiln. Sugar­cane alcohol was being processedinto fuel for combustion engines.

Brethren saw Thai people person­ally chosen by Queen Sirikit beingtrained in arts and crafts so they cango back to their villages to be teach­ers of their relatives and neighbors.

The tour of the royal projectsOct. 16 preceded the royal bargeprocession that afternoon. Thelargest barge, the king's gilded Sub­anahongsa, was accompanied bysome 50 ornately carved escortbarges down the Chao Phraya Riverto Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn).

Each barge was manned by tradi­tionally costumed oarsmen callingout rhythmic boating chants to reg­ulate their strokes.

Before the Feastgoers leftBangkok, they toured the GrandPalace Oct. 19, which included aninvitation to see the throne room.Queen Sirikit expressed her per­sonal concern about everyone'shealth and graciously sent each asouvenir book of the barge proces­sion titled Royal Barges. Poetry inMotion.

Church children, saying she was go­ing home to work on her 4-year-old.

IChiang Mai, Thailand

Victoria, B.C.

friendliness of the Thai people.Warm smiles and fragrant leisgreeted 309 brethren at the teak­wood and mirrored five-star OrchidHotel, site of the Festival in ChiangMai, northern Thailand's largestcity.

Representing the AmbassadorFoundation, the brethren were ex­horted by John Halford, Festivalcoordinator, to "show the people ofThailand what Christianity shouldbe like." He also encouraged themto learn how to be kings by observ­ing the serving attitude of the ThaiRoyal Family toward its people.

During and immediately afterthe Feast, members toured severalof His Majesty King BhumibolAdulyadej's royal projects. Whilein Chiang Mai, the group visited theHuai Hong Khrai Agricultural Re­search and Development StudyCentre, where watershed conserva­tion ana agricultural developmentstudies are conducted.

In Bangkok, with temperaturesin the lower 90s Fahrenheit (low30s Celsius) cooled by easy, off­and-on showers, brethren were in­vited to tour several agriculturalprojects the king has established onthe royal villa grounds, including adairy cattle and milk productioncenter. They saw rice processed sothat not only human food, but ani-

A YOU service team was com­posed of youths desiring to serve atVictoria, according to coordinatorWilliam Rabey. More than 75 vol­unteered three to nine hours duringthe Feast to baby-sit, usher and helpmothers.

A waitress commented on the re­spect, courtesy and example of

PASADENA-From royalpalaces to hill tribe villages,brethren attending the first Feast ofTabernacles in Thailand learnedfirsthand of the graciousness and

Him. Jesus told us to become per­fect as our Father in heaven is per­fect (Matthew 5:48). The apostlePeter told us to follow in Jesus'steps, to imitate His example. In­deed, our lives are dedicated to pat­terning ourselves after His perfectexample and to living by every wordthat proceeds from the mou th ofGod (Matthew 4:4).

As the apostle John explained,"Whoever has been born of Goddoes not sinJar His seed remains inhim; and he cannot sin, because hehas been born of God" (I John 3:9,

ew King James).When we become literal born

sons of God in His Kingdom we willbe like Him. We will have His atti­tude, His character, His viewpoint.We will be in total harmony, totalagreement with Him. That is why itis so important for us to be striving,with God's help, toward perfectionnow.

Brethren, we are a family-thechildren of God. ot because wechose to be, but because God choseus to be. Let us make that wonderfulcalling and election sure. Makeeach day count. Pray for one an­other and for the Work God is doingthrough us.

Niagara Falls, N.Y.

this was by far the most loving andfamily-oriented Feast ever. It wouldhave been difficult for anyone to'stick out' in their love, since every­one was so loving."

IRON SHARPENS IRON

of God to this dying earth.As we draw closer to God, learn­

ing more about Him, His law andHis way of life, thereby growing inunderstanding and in His grace andknowledge, even the weekly Sab­bath will mean more to us.

The "best Feast ever" should be areality for everyone of us, not justempty words. And it will be,brethren-IF we are growing fromone Feast to another. If this Feastdoesn't rate as the best ever for you,you'll have to begin now to be surethat next year's Feast does!

After the Feast we have about sixmonths before the observance of thenext Holy Day. Those six monthsbetween the Last Great Day and thePassover are the longest stretchwithout a Holy Day in God's sacredcalendar. Let's make the absolutemost of that time that we can.

The Feast of Tabernacles shouldbe a time ofearnest spiritual rededi­cation and recommitment to see usthrough that six month "dry spell."We need to begin immediately ap­plying the principles and instruc­tion obtained at the Feast so that bynext Passover they have become apart of us.

God has called us to become like

A YOU escort service for the dis­abled, elderly and women with in­fants demonstrated "an exceptionaldegree of enthusiasm, cooperationand unity" on the part of the youths.

Isabel Enta, a member who at­tends the Halifax, .S., church whocould not attend the Feast becauseof illness, "was overwhelmed by thelove and concern demonstrated bythe brethren in the form of numer­ous flowers, cards and phone calls,"said Mr. Kost.

Michael Dodge of the Digby,.S., church, keeping his first

Feast, was struck by the friendlinessand warmth of the brethren. "Hehad a book full of names and ad­dresses of members from many dif­ferent areas who invited him to visitin their homes," Mr. Kost said.

eil Earle, iagara Falls coordi­nator, said: "The dominant notethat was different this year in i­agara was the respect and affectionthat seems to be there on the part ofthe local community and businessleaders. The press coverage was fa­vorable."

Business First of Buffalo pub­lished a chart of the largest conven­tions in the iagara Falls area, withthe Worldwide Church of Godranking No.1.

Convention Center officials ap­preciated aletter in a newspaper froma member praising their facilities.

A "relaxing and warm family en­vironment" prevailed in Penticton,where activities included three boatcruises on Lake Okanagan, a YOUtalent contest and special music by aISO-voice Youth Educational Ser­vices (YES) choir, reported An­thony Wasilkoff, coordinator.

The city of Penticton presentedPenticton Ambassador pins to theministers at a civic reception.

At Regina, "the entire Feast wasexceptional this year," said GlenWeber, coordinator. "I have at­tended the Feast for 30 years, and

By Joseph W. TkachEach year, it seems, we call the

Feast of Tabernacles the "bestFeast ever!" Yet, how is it possibleyear after year, in reality, to havethe "best Feast ever"? Is such astatement an idle, empty boast­just "the thing to say" when talkingto other Church members about theFeast? Or do we indeed have thebest Feast ever year after year?

I am convinced that we do! ow, Irealize that some few among us maynot, every year, have the best Feastever. But I think that the Church ofGod as a whole does indeed!

Why?With each passing year we should

have learned more of God's pre­cious truth. We should have adeeper understanding of the mean­ingand values ofGod's annual HolyDays and His Master Plan formankind.

Therefore each Feast of Taber­nacles-in fact, each annual HolyDay throughout the year-shouldhave a greater impact upon us thanthe one a year earlier. Each suc­cessive Feast should impres uponour minds even more fully thereality of the soon return of JesusChrist to restore the Government

VA COUVER, B.C.-Morethan 12,000 brethren met at fiveEnglish-speaking sites from Victo­ria, B.C., to Charlottetown, P.E.I.,according to evangelist Colin Adair,Canadian regional director.

The satellite transmission of Pas­tor General Joseph W. Tkach'smessage "came through loud andclear, and his call for a spiritualFeast did not fallon deaf ears," saidMr. Adair.

Site coordinators remarked howthe messages "dominated the Festi­val atmosphere," he added.

Members expressed their appre­ciation ofseeing others in the world­wide family through the eye of thevideo camera. The videos gavebrethren a perspective on the livesof members in different, and insome cases, less fortunate, circum­stances. We were "able to see theoneness of the body," Mr. Adairsaid.

Guest speakers "added a greatdeal to the respective sites," said theregional director. Ray Wooten, pas­tor of the Ann Arbor and Detroit,Mich., West churches, was in Char­lottetown; David Wainwright, aPasadena Ambassador College pro­fessor, was in Niagara Falls, .Y.;Arthur Docken, pastor of the SantaRosa and Fairfield, Calif.,churches, attended in Regina; andevangelist Raymond McNair was inPenticton and Victoria, B.C..

"We did attract some media at­tention, and I'm happy to say it wasof a positive nature," said Mr.Adair.

"There was an infectious feelingof excitement as brethren left forhome-a great start to a new yearand something on which they canbuild during the coming year," Mr.Adair said.

In Charlottetown, coordinatorJack Kost described a spirit of fam­ily togetherness, love and coopera­tion among the brethren as so strik­ing it almost left one "breathless."

Deepen understanding each year

Plan now for your best Feast

Canadian sites experience oneness

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by the Deep River Quartet.

More free time was available thisyear. This gave brethren "more re­sponsibility to schedule our timeand put the lessons on family unityinto practice," said Rien Kersten, adeacon in the De Bilt, Netherlands,church.

"There is no reason to be sad­dened to return home after eightdays," concluded Henk Wilms,from Calgary, Alta., "as there isenough to be done in the comingyear."

Castelvecchio-Pascoli, Italy 781

could serve as translators were en­couraged to do so.

We Are One Family-Part 1Ihad "a great impact on the assem­bled brethren," Mr. Veal added.

"As the brethren watched theItalian children's performance andthe ordination of Mr. Catherwood,the growing excitement manifesteditself in spontaneous applause."

IHoogeveen, Netherlands

La Malbaie, Que.

Castelvecchio·Pascoli, Italy

Belgium and 112 visitors fromabroad attended the Feast of Taber­nacles in Hoogeveen, etherlands,according to regional director Bramde Bree.

Pieter Michielsen, pastor of theGrande Prairie, Alta., church, aregular guest speaker at the DutchFeast of Tabernacles site, said,"The Feast is better because ourgrowth in knowledge accumulatesyear by year."

The video messages helped unitebrethren and make them feel moreinvolved.

Activities included a visit toGiethoorn, Venice of the North; adance; and a musical performance

Hoogeveen, Netherlands

all of the Italian and Maltesebrethren attended.

Mr. Catherwood said offerings,up 55 percent over 1986, broke allrecords. Brethren were protectedfrom tornadoes that caused damagea few kilometers from the site.

The Italian site used coloredname tags that identified those whospoke English only, Italian only andboth English and Italian. This en­couraged fellowship between theItalians and visitors, as those who

51. Francois, Guadeloupe

Castelvecchio-Pascoli, Italy

Jacmel, Haiti 68Kinshasa, Zaire 200La Malbaie, Que. 1,242Port d'Albret, France 1,350St. Francois, Guadeloupe 304Tartane, Martinique 305

IEUWEGEI , Nether­lands-More than 400 Churchmembers from the etherlands and

blocks away, where they took theirmeals. Reason: lack of chairs!

"There was a food shortage. Oneday we got a whole beef and cookedit ourselves. The country has ex­tremes-with the very poor and thevery rich. The average income inZaire is about $30 per month.

"The transportation was not aproblem, but it would have been adisaster if it had rained ... Godprotected us. We enjoyed warm,warm days with wet, wet nights!"

CASTEL VECCHIO-PAS­COLI, Italy-This first-time siteprovided a sense of unity andgreater closeness for 78 I brethren,said evangelist Carn Catherwood,Italian regional director.

Feastgoers lodged and ate to­gether and took part in activities onthe grounds of the same hotel.

"Italian food is always good,"said Mr. Catherwood, "and wefeasted both physically and spiritu­ally."

"The scenic view of the valley andsurrounding mountains, along withthe superb Tuscan cuisine alsoadded to the enjoyment of the din­ing experience," according to coor­dinator Cliffton Veal.

A family focus prevailed in thesermons, social activities and get­togethers. The singles, both Italianand visitors, "set a tremendous ex­ample of service," Mr. Veal said.They helped set up and take downauxiliary halls, organize family dayand handle luggage for arrivals anddepartures at the hotel.

At the close of the Festival, 10people were baptized~ight fromItaly and two from Malta. early

Members feast together in Italy

Netherlands host to 535 brethren

Bonndorf, West Germany 1,078Brno, Czechoslovakia 303

for fellowship," Mr. Karlson said.Feastgoers joined in and learned

old Czech dances at the folkloreevening. Brethren enjoyed music,dancing and dinner at the QueenElizabeth wine cellar, and atevenison at Spilberk Castle.

Carola Fritz, wife of Feast coor­dinator Winfried Fritz, was rushedto a hospital before the Feast, butattended services one day later.

Most noteworthy was the royaltreatment given to brethren by Ce­dok, the Czechoslovakian touristagency, according to Mr. Fritz.Jaroslav Macourek, director of Ce­dok, said that the 10-year workingrelationship between Cedok and theChurch has blossomed into a friend­ship and that despite differences inthe two national governmental sys­tems, we have proved that we areand can be one family.

At La Malbaie 1,242 brethrenenjoyed springlike temperatures,instead of the expected rain andcold weather, according to coordi­nator Donat Picard.

The castle Le Manoir Richelieu,with its 900 beds, "became homefor most of us," said Mr. Apartian."The Americans who attended theFeast highly praised the warmth ofthe French-Canadian brethren, aswell as the powerful sermons theywere able to hear in English with theuse of earphones."

On Martinique, in the West In­dies, attendance was smaller thanlast year's because 40 Martiniquebrethren spent the Feast at otherFrench-speaking sites.

Samuel Kneller, pastor of theParis, France, church, and RobertScott, pastor of the Quebec Cityand Trois-Rivieres, Que., churches,were guest speakers.

In Guadeloupe, where 304 at­tended, members often had lunch atthe beach.

"Our brethren in Haiti were alsoable to hear Mr. Tkach's sermons"with French translations, Mr.Apartian said.

"This year decent food was muchharder to get, and nearly everyonesuffered an upset stomach one timeor another," he added.

For the first time the Feast wasconducted in the central Africannation of Zaire. Bernard Andrist,manager of the Geneva, Switzer­land, Office, spent the Feast there.Ten Cameroonians also attended.

Mr. Andrist reported: "Aftereach assembly our brethren had topick up their chairs and carry themto another hall located a couple of

Brno, Czechoslovakia

BO , West Germany-TheGerman Office administered Feastof Tabernacles sites in Bonndorf,in the Black Forest of West Ger­many, and Brno, Czechoslovakia,the lone Feast site in Eastern Eu­rope.

"Bonndorfs smaller size gives ita real family atmosphere ... andthe ratio of about one Feastgoertransferring in to every three Ger­man-speaking members attendinggives the site an interesting interna­tional flair," said John Karlson, act­ing regional director.

Brethren comforted AnnySchindler, whose husband, Jacque,died during the Feast. Churchmembers also showed concern forDirk Fenchel, a teen in the Stutt­gart, West Germany, church, whohad an operation for a torn ankle lig­ament.

The 303 brethren in Brno,Czechoslovakia, stayed in one hotel,ate together and attended servicesthere. This provides an "intimateand close-knit family atmosphere

Bonndorf, West Germany

PASADE A-Brethren at­tended six French-speaking sitesthis year: in Port d'Albret, France;La Malbaie, Que.; St. Francois,Guadeloupe; Tartane, Martinique;Jacmel, Haiti; and Kinshasa, Zaire.

"Each of these sites had its ownparticular charm, and they were allled by God's Spirit," said evangelistDibar Apartian, regional director,who attended in Port d'Albret andLa Malbaie.

"For the last 20 years we havebeen able to keep the Feast ofTabernacles in a family atmo­sphere; that is, we have been able tohave for our own exclusive use eachFeast site, allowing the members toeat together and to dwell in nearbybungalows or houses."

At Port d'Albret attendance in­cluded 230 English-speakingbrethren. Instead of expected sun­shine, rain and occasional stormswere the rule. Mr. Apartian calledthe weather "good for our attitude!"

One rainy evening brethren pre­sented an impromptu entertain­ment show. "To our delight wefound out that we had tremendoustalents among us," said the regionaldirector.

The mayor of Port d'Albret sentthis letter to Mr. Apartian: "Thecommunity of Vieux-Boucau hasappreciated your loving attitudesand superb courtesy.

"With our natural surroundings:ocean, dunes, lake and forest, Portd'Albret is a place for relaxation andmeditation ... which seems to fitthe family theme of your meetings.

"Please express to your memberson my behalf that they are welcometo stay here as long as they please."

Two German sites promote

'a real family atmosphere'

French sites 'led by God's Spirit'

6 The WORLDWIDE NEWS Monday, Nov. 9, 1987

JORDAN • KENYA • MALAWI·MARTINIQOE· MAORITIOS.MEXICO·NETHERLANDS

Sites in Britain family-oriented

Camber Sands. England 831Paignton, England 1,319Southport, England 1,116St. Helier, Jersey 735Bredsten. Denmark 288Trabolgan, Irish Republic 618Winneba, Ghana 444Okada Estate, Nigeria 521Mombasa, Kenya 151Naro Moru, Kenya 125Blantyre, Malawi 189

degree of comfort and enjoymentfor the site's visitors," reportedJeremy Rapson, a local elder inBirmingham and Gloucester, En­gland, and Llanelli, Wales,churches, who traveled to Ghana asa guest speaker.

A videotape of Mr. Tkach's firstday message, taped in Paignton, wasshown on the last day of the Feast. Abackup generator was used duringoccasional power cuts, so serviceswere not disrupted.

Mr. Rapson said God's people inGhana are "currently enjoying re­lief from the conditions of austerityand hardship, which prevailed untilquite recently."

The Feast in Blantyre, Malawi,took place in the church's newbuilding for the first time. "The fa­cilities were such that the Feastabounded in family spirit and wastruly representative of the Millen­nium," according to Kenneth Buck,resident associate pastor.

Familyday included a barbecueofsteak and Malawi's special fish-thechambo. Activities were bus trips,singles outings and youth activities.

Guest speaker was JonathanBuck, pastor of the Brandon, Man.,and Moosomin, Sask., churches,son of Kenneth Buck.

Mr. Brown said English andAfrican brethren as well as visitorspraised the organization, preaching,atmosphere and overall inspirationat Feast sites administered by theBritish Office.

St. Helier, JerseyTrabolgan, Ireland

Let's keep our eyes wide opento the times in which we live!Let's put the wholehearted em­phasis on overcoming and draw­ing close to our Creator and Sav­ior that His elect should! We areliving in dangerous times! Worldevents are shaping up right nowfor the ultimate fulfillment ofthe shocking prophecies that willmark the final gasps of thispresent world's systems.

Brethren, we've had a trulywonderful and exhilaratingFeast of Tabernacles! But nowlet's move into the months aheadwith a redoubled sense of ur­gency and enthusiasm for thecalling God has given us to be apart of His Church and its end­time Work of proclaiming thetrue Gospel to all nations!

ext issue, I want to writeabout just what it is that makesGod's Church afami/y, and howto make sure you are a part andremain a part of that family!

Winneba, Ghana

champion this year, SamsonMukindia, a 13-year-old who ranthe course in 25:02."

Brethren also took part in a bar­becue, Bible quiz, games evening,children's games, talent show, vol­leyball and a Mt. Kenya hike.

Similar events were conducted inneighboring Mombasa, Kenya,where brethren enjoyed a sunsetcruise on a dhow (an Arab boat),followed by candlelight dinner atone of Mombasa's finest restau­rants, said Mr. Willis.

Curtis May, an associate pastorof the Pasadena Imperial A.M.church, was the guest speaker atboth Kenyan sites.

Josef Forson, coordinator of theWinneba, Ghana, site, assisted byarea ministers and members, "dideverything possible to ensure a high

51. Helier, Jersey

AfricaOn a moonlit evening in Nigeria,

brethren ate a roasted cow donatedby Mr. Brown and took part in asing-along, said Lateef EdaIere, c0­

ordinator.Melvin Rhodes, pastor of the

Birmi.ngham and Gloucester, En­gland, and Llanelli, Wales,churches, was guest speaker.

Activities in Nigeria included aminiolympics, combined Spokes­man Club graduation and ladies dayand cultural performances. Fivebrethren from Cameroon attended.

"Despite the obvious ethnic di­versities within the nation the spiritof God prevailed and was evident inthe love, care and unity displayed,"said Mr. Edalere. On the last day ofthe Feast, 22 people were baptized.

Brethren celebrated the 10th an­niversary of keeping the Feast at theNaro Moru River Lodge in Kenya.

"Our annual seven-kilometer runwas again a success," said coordina­tor Owen Willis. "We had a new

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We live in a godless age, andit is so easy to become caught upin the attitudes, views and ac­tions of the society around us.Yet, as God's people, we mustnot take the apathetic attitudethat Jesus characterized with theperspective that says "my lorddelays his coming."

Instead, as Jesus forewarnedin Luke 21 :36, we need to"Watch ye therefore [we mustwatch both our own personalspiritual condition and growthas well as the conditions of theworld around us-the signs ofthe times], and pray always[close personal contact withGod, remaining firmly attachedto the true Vine], that ye may beaccounted worthy to escape allthese things that shall come topass, and to stand before the Sonof man."

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English Channel and southern En­gland, leaving behind a scene ofstorm devastation not experiencedin 300 years (see article, page 7).

"Fortunately, most memberswere protected or had already leftthe area, and so injuries were at aminimum," reported Mr. Brown."For many brethren the Feast atCamber Sands 1987 will always bememorable," said John Meakin, c0­

ordinator. "One had the impressionall week long that Satan was tryingto destroy the Feast.'J

He added, "Torrential rain anddriving winds made conditions verytrying, yet the spirits of our mem­bers remained high."

In Paignton, England, a non­member woman who attended withher husband was "overwhelmedwith the cards, flowers, etc. sent toher after she was involved in a traf­fic accident at the Feast," said coor­dinator George Delap.

"I heard of one lady who was in­vited to eat in a nice restaurant bysome visitors," related David Sil­cox, coordinator of the Southport,England, site. "It transpired thislady (from a very poor family) hadnever eaten in a restaurant before. Itwas an overwhelming experiencefor her."

Winds were so high on the firstHoly Day in Southport that thetower supporting the satellite dishwas unable to be erected to receivePastor General Joseph W. Tkach'smessage.

"The brethren were asked to prayabout it, and with 15 minutes tospare the wind abated enough toerect the tower," Mr. Silcox said."The reception was perfect."

Troubled times

Other news events included the508-point plummet of the U.S.stock market Oct. 19; the sinking ofthree Iranian patrol boats in thePersian Gulf by U.S. helicoptersOct. 8; a military coup Oct. 15 inBurkina Faso (formerly UpperVolta); and two trains colliding out­side Jakarta, Indonesia.

In the words of evangelist FrankBrown, British regional director,commenting on the Feast in theBritish Isles: "If it is true that Satanexpresses his anger in proportion tohow well the Feast went, then hewas certainly irate!"

turned away and was headed towardthe Florida Keys."

Floyd passed over Key West,Fla., and headed toward the Ba­hamas.

The Tribune, a newspaper pub­lished in the Bahamas, reported thatFloyd "passed over the northern is­lands of Bimini, Abaco and GrandBahama ... without the severewinds of 80 miles per hour as wasearlier forecast."

Following the hurricane-forcestorm that hit England the eveningof Oct. 15 (see article, page 7),torrential rain fell the next week,disrupting roads and railways insouthern and central England andWales.

infrared translating equipment,said coordinator Peter Shenton.

Spokesman Club membersshowed remarkable talent at theironce-yearly meeting. All Feastgo­ers are invited, and the meeting isconducted in English, not their firstlanguage.

Evangelist David Hulme, direc­tor of Communications & PublicAffairs in Pasadena, was guestspeaker.

United Kingdom

About 250 brethren in Jersey,Channel Islands, took a day trip bysea to France, "which turned out tobe exciting, to say the least, withheavy seas and high winds," saidMr. Brown.

On a ferry from Portsmouth,England, to Jersey before the Feast,a woman (not a member) in her 70sdied of a heart attack, reportedDavid Magowan, pastor of theBradford, Hull, Middlesbrough and

ewcastle upon Tyne, England,churches, who was aboard the ferrywith his family.

The Jersey Evening Post re­ported Oct. 7 how Mr. Magowan'sfather-in-law, Wilmer Parrish, amember who attends the Big Sandychurch, pronounced the womandead.

The dead woman and her travel­ing party were airlifted by a rescuehelicopter in 40 mile-an-hour windsand more than 13-foot waves.

Dexter Faulkner, editor of theChurch's publications, was guestspeaker in Jersey.

On the evening after the LastGreat Day, gales swept across the

DenmarkThe Denmark site featured first­

ever translations into Finnish andthe introduction of infrared trans­lating equipment loaned by theGerman Office. Three baptismstook place.

Overseas visitors gave 4,000 kro­ner (Danish currency equalingabout $600) toward the purchase of

Mombasa, Kenya

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freeze and devaluation of the Ar­gentinean austral.

Gunmen in Haiti assassinatedpresidential candidate Yves Volelas he delivered a speech in theHaitian capital of Port-au-Prince.Brethren met for the Feast inJacmel, about a three-hour driveaway.

BOREHAMWOOD, En­gland-"From the three sites inEngland, one in Ireland, one in theChannel Isles, one in Denmark andfive in Black Africa, reports havebeen coming in that this was themost trouble-free and family-orien­tated Feast ever," reported evange­list Frank Brown, regional director.

Communities "warmly wel­comed" the Church, and Feast co­ordinators reported that coopera­tion from area people "wasoutstanding," Mr. Brown said.Some small problems of organiza­tion "were quickly resolved, and inno case was anyone greatly inconve­nienced."

Gary Antion, an associate profes­sor at Pasadena Ambassador Col­lege, was guest speaker in theUnited Kingdom.

Under the supervision ofMaurice McCabe from Belfast,Northern Ireland, the meeting hallin Trabolgan, Irish Republic, afirst-time site, was transformed fora medieval banquet, a high point ofthe Feast.

"In fact, the staff of TrabolganHoliday Village were so impressedthey want to use the same ideathemselves," said Mr. Brown.

Hurricane FloydHurricane Floyd threatened to

strike the St. Petersburg, Fla., siteOct. 12.

"There were warnings that itcould have headed right up thecoast, hitting St. Petersburg head­on," said Mark McCulley, FestivalOffice coordinator, who attended inDaytona Beach, Fla.

As the hurricane gained strength,a YOU activity in St. Petersburgwas canceled.

At the beginning of services Oct.12, Ronald Howe, coordinator ofthe St. Petersburg site, asked Feast­goers to pray, and then he gave in­structions about what to do if thehurricane struck.

Before the closing hymn, ClydeKilough, pastor of the Jonesboro,Ark., and Poplar Bluff, Mo.,churches and songleader, an­nounced that the hurricane "had

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NEW ZEALAND· NIGERIA· PERa· PHILIPPINES· ST LaCIA· SINGAPORE· SOLOMON ISLANDS

Baguio. Philippines 1,604Cagayan de Oro. Philippines 1,178Cebu. Philippines 828Manila. Philippines 1,286

STORM-Map shows path of hur­ricane-force storm that lashed theChannel Islands and southernEngland on the evening after theLast Great Day, [Map by RonaldGrove]

were without electricity.Outside London, Gatwick Air­

port was closed by 90 mile-an-hourcrosswinds, and Heathrow Airportwas severely disrupted.

"Weather experts knew that asevere storm was building in theBay of Biscay from the Sunday dur­ing the Feast," Mr. Meakin said."They cannot understand, however,why it intensified so explosively andthen moved so incredibly quicklyfrom its forecast path."

He concluded: "Once more Sa­tan's destructive power has beendisplayed. We can certainly rejoicein God's protection."

tends the Dunstable, England,church, who was aboard with hiswife, Jill, said the ferry listed morethan 45 degrees, overturning atruck and damaging cars. Mr. Jar­dine said it felt like the boat wouldnot come upright again.

Back on Jersey, "dawn revealedthe extent of the damage to build­ings, structures and trees," Mr.House told The Worldwide News."So many roads were blocked ittook quite a time for people to reachthe airport. Most people got away,although a few were delayed till thefollowing day."

Other areas

Elsewhere, as England awoke tothe full extent of the damage, virtu­ally the whole of southeast Englandlay marooned, according to Mr.Meakin. Many parts of London

sites, in a country beset with divi­sion and dissent, Mr. Matthewssaid.

Damage in Channel Islands

Gales "struck with ferocious vio­lence unknown in the Channel Is­lands and southern England," saidDavid House, Feast coordinator.

"Many roads quickly became un­passable through fallen trees," saidMr. House. "A dozen or so youngpeople had to take refuge in a farm­house for the night, and many oth­ers, including Mr. Dexter Faulkner[editor of Church publications, whoattended the Feast in Jersey], had tofind temporary refuge."

In all the destruction only onemember was injured, Mr. Housecontinued. A woman fractured herarm and nose when she was "liter­ally blown into the air by the wind."

Thursday evening, Oct. IS, 23adults and five children who leftJersey in a car ferry for Portsmouth,England, "had a very violent cross­ing," Mr. House reported. "Twicethe ship had to heave to [remain sta­tionary] to cope with the seas."

David Jardine, a member who at-

without heat or light, they waited.When the auditorium roof began

to strip off, members were moved toa smaller restaurant area.

"The leisure park finally ceasedto function: no water, no sewage dis­posal and no power," Mr. Meakinsaid.

At Silver Sands Holiday Park,where several members were stay­ing, damage was "overwhelming."

Out of 160 caravans, 120 weredestroyed. "Some caravans werenot chained down and consequentlywere overturned and somersaultedlike matchsticks, coming to rest inchaotic heaps of fragmented andshattered remains, resting at gro­tesque angles," said Mr. Meakin.

No members were injured there.At Romney Sands, where mem­

bers occupied more than 100 units,17 caravans were overturned.

Eileen Schofield, a member whoattends the Aptos, Calif., church,and her husband, Thornton("Sko"), were asleep in their cara­van when it was lifted by the windand somersaulted twice.

"Mrs. Schofield was thrownclear without any injury, but herhusband suffered a severe concus­sion," said Mr. Meakin. An arrivingambulance was struck by anothercaravan that had broken loose. Asecond ambulance took Mr. Scho­field to Ashford Hospital, where hewas kept overnight for observation.

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rior and scrubbing the restrooms,floors and chairs. The facilities ad­ministrator appreciated their ef­forts because the gymnasium be­longs to a public school that cannotafford to maintain its facilities.

Brethren commented on the fam­ily atmosphere and harmony thatprevailed at the Philippine Feast

was the worst storm to hit Britain in[nearly] 300 years,"

(Britain's worst gale was thegreat channel storm of 1703 thatwas estimated to have killed 8,000people, said the Times.)

"Romney and Camber lay in thedirect path of the gales," Mr.Meakin continued.

As the storm moved inland up­rooting thousands of trees and dis­rupting power supplies, roads wereblocked and rail transport wasbrought to a halt, he said.

One caravan (trailer) at CamberSands "was flung violently throughthe air, totally demolishing a carand finally bursting into a thousandfragments, upended, leaning pre­cariously against other caravans."

David Edwards and Kerin Webb,Church members, awoke in themidst of the wreckage. "Miracu­lously they suffered only minor lac­erations, and after treatment in ahospital with several stitches tohead and body wounds, they werereleased," said Mr. Meakin.

Three wooden units were also de­molished, one occupied by memberJoe Donchek and his family. Theyreturned home before the storm.

While still dark the leisure parkstaff and Church personnel evacu­ated caravans and moved membersinto the main auditorium, where

the Feast for the entire eight days.The site in Cebu was changed

several weeks before the Feast be­cause of an industrial dispute. Themanager at the new site, noting howmembers prepared the hall andstage before the Feast, said, "I wishyour group could use this hall notjust for this week but throughoutthe year."

In Cagayan de Oro about 200brethren and prospective memberswho do not speak English listened tosimultaneous translations of ser­vices into the Cebuano dialect byChurch pastors Felipe Casing andPatrocinio Matas.

Several brethren helped Churchyouths and singles pay for dinnersarranged for them. For many, thiswas their only opportunity duringthe year to eat in a formal restau­rant.

Brethren treated some membersfrom Mindanao to private partiesand tours. Some had not seen the in­terior ofa hotel or department store.Some youths were thrilled to see forthe first time how ajet takes off andlands.

Members prepared the meetinghall facilities by repainting the inte-

UPENDED CARAVAN-Brethren clean up the demolished caravan(trailer) of David Edwards and Kerin Webb, single men in Britain, aftera hurricane-force storm hit Camber Sands, England, on the evening ofOct. 15. [Photo by Rick Shallenberger]

Camber Sands site

Camber Sands and RomneySands leisure parks, used by 1,000brethren during the Feast, "weredevastated," according to JohnMeakin, Feast coordinator. Somemembers were injured.

"Departure plans were disrupteddue to blocked roads and closed air­ports," Mr. Meakin said. "Eventu­ally most Feastgoers had departedthe area by late Friday, but 27 pe0­

ple had to remain an extra night dueto transport difficulties."

Mr. Meakin said members insoutheast England suffered damageto roofs, gardens, fences or trees. "It

By Jeff E. ZhornePASADENA-Hurricane-force

winds gusting more than 100 milesan hour blasted Festival sites inCamber Sands, England, and St.Helier, Jersey, in the Channel Is­lands during the evening after theLast Great Day, Oct. 15.

The storm killed 18, injured hun­dreds and cut electricity to millionsof homes, reported the Oct. 17Times of London.

Douglas Hurd, British home sec­retary, said the storms were respon­sible for "the most widespreadnight of disaster in the southeast ofEngland since 1945," near the endof World War II.

vice for senior citizens and the dis­abled.

Alex Sobejana, an elderly mem­ber who attended the Quezon City,Philippines, church, died at mid­night after the Last Great Day. Mr.Sobejana arrived at the Baguio sitewith severe abdominal pains.

The hospital could not operatebecause it did not have enough typeo blood. An announcement wasmade, and so many brethren offeredto donate blood that the hospital hadto turn away prospective donors.Some hospital staff said they hadnot seen such an outpouring of thespirit of give.

In Manila a spirit of unity andservice prevailed, according to JoseRaduban, coordinator. Memberswith vehicles transported brethrento services.

Edmundo Protacio, a memberwho attends the Marikina, Philip­pines, church, received a telegramthat his aged mother was seriouslyill. He prayed to God and toldHim that he would like to keep theFeast and asked God to intervenein his mother's behalf. The nextday he received word that hismother had revived, and he kept

Britain suffers worst storm since 1703

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AMMA ,Jordan-Four hun­dred ninety-three brethren from 20countries attended Festival servicesat the Philadelphia Theatre here,according to Richard Frankel, Fes­tival coordinator.

The group visited the schools forthe physically and mentally dis­abled where Ambassador Collegestudents work on AmbassadorFoundation projects. Teams ofphysically disabled players from theJordan Sports Federation for theHandicapped played wheelchairbasketball against Church teams.

The Ambassador Foundationpresented two benefit concerts bypianist David Bilowus for the AlHussein Society for the Rehabilita­tion of the Physically Handicapped.Prince Ra'ad and Princess Majdaattended the first evening, andPrincess Majda returned with theirson the second evening.

Brethren traveling from Los An­geles, Calif., and Chicago, Ill.,maintained positive attitudes whena baggage cart ran into their plane,causing damage and delaying themfor almost 24 hours. The samegroup suffered one bus breakdownand two tire blowouts while touringin Jordan.

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MA ILA, Philippines-"Aspirit of unity, closeness and dedica­tion to the work God has given us todo characterized the Feast ofTabernacles at the four Philippinesites," said regional director Rod­ney Matthews.

Abner Washington, pastor of theLos Angeles, Calif., church, wasguest speaker.

"Over 50 international guestsbraved adverse press reports over­seas to come and savor the warmth,enthusiasm and friendliness of theFilipino brethren," Mr. Matthewssaid.

The political situation remainedgenerally quiet and peaceful. Al­though several bridges on the mainroads from the southern Luzon (Bi­col) provinces were destroyed by in­surgents, the brethren from thoseareas reached the Manila Feast site.

A bomb exploded at the side en­trance of a Manila hotel where sev­eral members were staying, includ­ing the members from Guam andYap.

"However, God protected themembers. That day the serviceswere unavoidably delayed and didnot end until after the explosion at12:15 p.m.," a time when somemembers would normally have beenin that area having lunch.

The Feast took place for the 20thtime in Baguio. A Festival show fea­tured Filipino songs and dances.The YOU provided an escort ser-

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and putting on a special barbecuefor them one night.

Festival services in Mu'a, Tonga,took place in the Church's taberna­cle building there.

The Tonga brethren were hosts toa number of visitors this year. Thevisitors treated the Tongans tolunch on the Last Great Day, "anevent greatly appreciated by thebrethren of the 'Friendly Isles,' whoare accustomed to being the giversof hospitality-not the receivers,"Mr. Nathan said.

Tonga suffered a drought for fivemonths before the Feast. A weekbefore the Feast brethren wereasked to pray and fast about the sit­uation, and rain fell. There was norain during the Feast, but just afterthe Feast heavy rains fell again.

Evangelist Colin Adair, Cana­dian regional director, and his fam­ily were guests at the Rotorua, ewZealand, site.

Family afternoon activities tookplace at the Rotorua InternationalStadium. Participants were placedinto families of about 30 people andwent through the activities, whichincluded trampolining, goingthrough an obstacle course, answer­ing Bible questions and singinghymns, as a family. There were 38family groups.

Coordinator Don Engle rated the"overall attitude, response and co­operation of the brethren" as thebest ever.

Brisbane, Australia

Merimbula, Australia

Attitudes 'best ever' at sites

AUCKLAND, ew Zealand­The Festival was conducted at threesites in ew Zealand and the SouthPacific.

"Many Feastgoers to Fiji wereapprehensive of the effects of the re­cent military coup. umeroustransfers found that they had to dobattle with their travel agents-notthe Fiji military-just to get there,"said Peter athan, regional directorfor ew Zealand and the SouthPacific.

"Their persistence was well re­warded. Those who attended en­joyed a Feast in which peace andharmony were undisturbed," Mr.

athan said.Overseas brethren shared their

time and hospitality with the Fijibrethren by paying for their mealsat group lunches on the Holy Days

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Caloundra, AustraliaBrisbane, AustraliaGosford, AustraliaHobart, AustraliaMerimbula, AustraliaPerth, AustraliaUlladulla, AustraliaWarrnambool. AustraliaAhungalla, Sri LankaHoniara, Solomon IslandsKya In, BurmaLonauli, IndiaSa Khan Gyi, BurmaSingapore

Estimated attendance

Singapore

The Holy Days and Sabbaths werepotluck occasions.

People with extra second tithesupported those who would not oth­erwise have been able to attend theFeast. Except for Pastor GeneralJoseph W. Tkach's videos, all thesong services, sermonettes and ser­mons were given by one speaker.

Raymond Ginns, a Plain Truthsubscriber for almost 30 years, wholives on a remote island in theSolomons, attended services for thefirst time and was baptized on theLast Great Day.

Teenagers attending the Feast inLonauli, India, took part in a swim­ming pool party. Many of the In­dian teens could not swim, and sev­eral overseas visitors gave swim­ming lessons.

Feastgoers visited caves that con­tain a Buddhist temple more than2,000 years old.

In Singapore, an island nation offthe tip of southern Malaysia, ser­vices took place in the Amara Hotel,where most of the brethren stayed.

The site in Singapore was ar­ranged on short notice when theoriginal site in Malaysia was can­celed. The necessary permit forconducting the Feast in Singaporewas not granted until two days be­fore the Feast began.

Guest speakers were Gene Hog­berg, Plain Truth world news edi­tor, and Colin Kelly of the Aus­tralian regional office.

Members presented a spectacu­larcultural evening, which featuredcolorful costumed dances from Sin­gapore, Malaysia, Africa and Tibet,along with instrumental solos andduets.

In Ahungalla, Sri Lanka, a familyday beach activity featured ele­phant rides and a tug of peace withthe elephant pitted against thewhole group. Five baptisms tookplace during the Feast.

Ambassador College studentsworking on Ambassador Founda­tion projects in Sri Lanka gave "anexceptional amount of service to theelderly and Church youths," ac­cording to Colombo pastor MohanJayasekera.

On the western side of the coun­try, brethren attended services inPerth.

Teenage girls served as mothers'aides and helped with young chil­dren.

The manager of a kiosk at thepark where family day activitiestook place commended the parentson the behavior of their children,and the boat captain on a cruise saidthe group of singles and youngadults was the tidiest group he everhad on board.

Singles provided assistance at anover-50s trip to a deer park at theCaloundra site. A valet service wasprovided by the parking crew fordisabled brethren.

A large number of overseasbrethren attended this site, and itwas "heartwarming to see how allthe brethren mixed together in afamily atmosphere," according tocoordinator William Sidney.

A woman who works for theCaloundra Civic Centre was so im­pressed with the brethren and mes­sages that when the offering wastaken up on the Last Great Day sheinsisted on giving an offering her­self.

A large group of visitors from theUnited States attended the Feast inMerimbula. "In light of the empha­sis on the Church being an interna­tional family" it was good that thevisitors provided much of the spe­cial music for services, said coordi­nator Kenneth Lewis.

The Merimbula Fishing Clubprovided electric power for the fam­ily day barbecue. The officer in­volved said area residents were im­pressed with the Church youths. Hequoted another club member as say­ing, "Your presence here lifts thetone of the whole town."

Larry Salyer, director of ChurchAdministration, and David Albert,one of the presenters of the WorldTomorrow telecast, were guestspeakers at several Australian sites.

Asia and Pacific

Festival services in Honiara,Solomon Islands, took place in thehome of Tapualiki Samasoni. Fiftyattended.

Because of the size and locationof the site there were service oppor­tunities for everyone. The Samasonifamily housed and fed severalbrethren from outlying islands. Allmeals were catered by the Churchin the homes of various members.

SingaporeCaloundra, Australia

BURLEIGH HEADS, Aus­tralia-The Feast took place at 14sites administered by the Aus­tralian Office-in Australia, Asiaand the Pacific, including a first­time site in Singapore.

Sermons focused on overcoming,that "we really must fulfill ourcalling, not just talk about it. Thatwas sobering," said Robert Fahey,regional director.

"Yet at the same time there was astrong spirit ofjoy and brotherly af­fection that reflected God's blessingon His people keeping His Feast."

Australia

In Warrnambool cool and rainyweather was replaced by fineweather for outdoor activitieswhenever needed.

Services took place in the Warr­nambool Regional Performing ArtsCentre, where sermons stressed theneed to practically apply God's wayof life.

Family day in Ulladulla offeredactivities for all age groups, andyouths served and entertained theover-50s group one afternoon. Onthe last evening of the Feast many ofthesingles got together and took outthe elderly members.

This year the Feast took place inBrisbane, where family day activi­ties included a picnic. Four hundredfifty took a dinner cruise.

Brethren showed love and con­cern for David Parncutt, who wasinvolved in a serious accident on hisway to church. His vehicle was hitfrom the side and slammed into apole. Mr. Parncutt was cut out ofthe wreckage, and police said he waslucky to be alive. He was releasedfrom the hospital that afternoon andrecovered in his Feast accommoda­tion.

In Gosford youths assisted dis­abled brethren and families to andfrom the auditorium daily. Overallinvolvement in services and activi­ties was higher than in previousyears, according to coordinator Ter­ence Villiers.

A family bush dance (akin tocountry dancing) featured profes­sional callers and a live band.

Two elderly women from theUnited States who had trouble withtheir accommodation bookingswere taken in by a Sydney family.

Feast points to God's way

in Australian, Asian areas

Perth, Australia Korolevu, Fiji

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Maitencillo, Chile

Acapulco, MexicoAntigua, GuatemalaBarquisimeto, VenezuelaCullera, SpainSan Juan, Puerto RicoSan Isidro, Costa RicaMaitencillo, ChileMelgar, ColombiaTrujillo, PeruVilla Gesell, Argentina

Mutare, Zimbabwe

Durban, South Africa 1,494George, South Africa 848Hawston, South Africa 248Black River, Mauritius 127Livingstone, Zambia 151Mutare, Zimbabwe 478

P.M. and Wilkes-Barre, Pa.,churches, spoke at two sites.

In Livingstone, Zambia, breth­ren enjoyed a cruise up the ZambeziRiver. They saw elephants brows­ing on an island and hippopota­muses in midstream.

The variety show broughtbrethren from Zambia, Zimbabweand Botswana into "joyful contactand new friendships," according tocoordinator William Bentley.

Senior citizens attended a lun­cheon, and Church youths viewedanimals at a game park and had abraai (barbecue) afterward.

Antigua, Guatemala

Durban, South Africa

The congregation was asked to prayfor the child, and the next day,much to the man's astonishmentand delight, the child was healed.

In George, South Africa, Feastcoordinator Andre van Belkumnoted that Pastor General JosephW. Tkach's efforts to unite theChurch as one family are beingblessed by God as evidenced by theconcern shown by members for oneanother.

A number of George residentscommented that the weather alwayschanges for the good when theChurch convention starts. Georgehad cold and rainy weather for 10days, which cleared up three daysbefore the Feast. And true to form,it rained the second day after theFeast ended.

Evangelist Ronald Kelly spoke atthree sites, and Roy Holladay, pas­tor of the Bethlehem A.M. and

Brethren from Mexico, Colom­bia, the United States, EI Salvador,Ecuador and the Philippines trav­eled to Trujillo, Peru, for the Feast.Attendance was 321.

In Barquisimeto, Venezuela, abarbecue lunch was served for thewhole group on the second day ofthe Feast, and everyone was invitedto a dinner in honor of the Walkersat the beginning of the Last GreatDay.

Villa Gesell, Argentina

Cullera, Spain

CAPE TOWN, South Africa­"In a hectic pre-Feast period anum­ber of incidents occurred thatthreatened to mar the event," saidevangelist Leslie McCullough, re­gional director.

"It seemed the Adversary wasmaking every attempt to spoil theoccasion for God's people ...Despite the problems (or maybe be­cause of them) the Feast got away toa wonderful start with the brethrenin excellent spirits at all sites," Mr.McCullough said.

In Mauritius a hotel managerdouble-booked accommodationsand absconded with the deposits.However, the problem was quicklyresolved and caused no inconve­nience for the 85 Mauritians, fiveSwiss, one German and 36 SouthAfricans who kept the Feast there.

In Zimbabwe currency restric­tions imposed a week before theFeast threatened to make paymentof hotel bills difficult.

In Durban, South Africa, theworst floods in memory left the citywithout a water supply, washedaway bridges and isolated severalinland districts. Bodies werewashed up on beaches during theFeast. More than 400 were killed orare missing, but God's Feast wentahead on schedule.

The magnitude of damages"demonstrates the ferocity withwhich Satan tried to wreck thelargest site in Africa hosting God'sFeast," said coordinator JohnBartholomew.

Mild temperatures and averagehumidity made the hall where ser­vices took place more comfortable,despite water restrictions thatmeant not using air conditioners.

The sound engineer, who is not amember, mentioned that his infantson was desperately ill and was notresponding to medical treatment.

members or prospective members.Two members from Bolivia trav­

eled by train and bus from about12,000 feet above sea level in LaPaz, Bolivia, to the Pacific Oceanand then crossed the AtacamaDesert by bus. The trip took morethan 50 hours. Six Bolivians and sixChileans were baptized at the Feast.

Messages in Melgar, Colombia,focused on children's education andChristian living.

In Antigua, Guatemala, 20 werebaptized: three from Honduras,nine from Guatemala and eightfrom EI Salvador.

One day the young men invitedelderly women to lunch and theyoung women invited the elderlymen.

One hundred twelve brethren at­tended services in San Isidro de elGeneral, Costa Rica. "Like in a bighome nobody complained---every­body understood, shared andhelped," said coordinator MauricioPerez.

In Acapulco, Mexico, half of theFeastgoers spoke English and halfspoke Spanish. The Mexicanchurches presented La Noche Mex­icana (Mexican Night), a show ofMexican folkloric dances and songs.

The English-speaking brethrenreciprocated by inviting Mexicanfamilies out for lunch or dinner.

Activities in San Juan, PuertoRico, included an afternoon get-to­gether at the beach where brethrensampled fresh area fruits, and toursthrough the island's rain forest andSpanish fortifications in Old SanJuan.

Six countries were represented atthe Feast in Villa Gesell, Argentina.More than 100 brethren partici­pated in a five-kilometer race.

Southern Africa: 'excellent spirits'

Gros Islet, St. Lucia 169Christ Church, Barbados 633Georgetown, Guyana 221Hamilton, Bermuda 402Ocho Rios, Jamaica 843Nassau, Bahamas 745Roseau, Dominica 141Store Bay, Tobago 716

However, there was no pianist and,at first, tapes were used. A visitingmember then volunteered to playfor the remainder of the Feast.

Overseas brethren attending theFeast in Store Bay, Tobago, do­nated 5,419 Trinidad and Tobagodollars to the Summer EducationalProgram.

In Bermuda the 7-year-old son ofone member said after receivingFeast gifts from friends: "Wow! Imust be the most blessed kid in theworld!" This same young man hadgiven a large offering on the Day ofAtonement, and when his fatherasked if he meant to put in thatmuch, he said: "That's OK. I knowGod will bless me."

At the assau, Bahamas, siteplanned family day beach activitieswere rained out, but spur-of-the­moment activities were organizedin the meeting hall.

Brethren in Georgetown,Guyana, were saddened that a num­ber of brethren from the interior ofGuyana were unable to make it tothe Feast because of transportationdifficulties, according to coordina­tor Paul Krautmann. "But we re­joiced when one family was able toget here by helicopter."

Rachel James, who lives near theBrazil border, was unable to attendthe Feast for three years. There areno roads to her area and few flights.When a helicopter dropped into hervillage she and her children just hadtime to grab one or two items ofclothing and make the trip toGeorgetown. Brethren provided forthem during the Feast.

were made for them to have a mealwith Spanish-speaking members.Bilingual members translated.

In Cullera, Spain, 12 adults andtwo children in the group of 134were attending the Feast for thefirst time. Four baptisms took place.

A Portuguese member was de­nied a visa by an employee of theSpanish Embassy. He returned tothe embassy and was granted a visaby another employee. He arrivedone day late.

Mr. Walker gave a sermon inSpanish on order and discipline. Heattended the second half of theFeast in Venezuela.

In Maitencillo, Chile, 30 percentof the 319 attending were new

Store Bay, TobagoGeorgetown, Guyana

SA JUA , Puerto Rico­More than 3,800 brethren kept theFeast at eight English-speakingsites in the Caribbean.

Hurricane Floyd threatened butdid not adversely affect the Feast inthe Bahamas. However, regional di­rector Stan Bass and his wife, Milli­cent, were stranded for two days inMiami, Fla., when the airport therewas closed.

The sites in Bermuda, Bahamas,Jamaica, Barbados and Tobago re­ceived Pastor General Joseph W.Tkach's satellite transmission.Other sites received videotapes ofthe message.

In Barbados a member wasstruck by a car and suffered a mildconcussion. She was able to attendservices by the middle of the Feast.

Overseas brethren at Gros Islet,St. Lucia, showed exceptional loveto blind member M. Louisy. "Itseemed that each individual was pa­tiently awaiting his or her turndaily, either to fellowship with himor more often lead him across thestreet to a restaurant for a meal,"said Victor Simpson, Feast coordi­nator.

Feastgoers in Ocho Rios, Ja­maica, experienced sunny morningsand overcast afternoons with lightshowers on some days, while otherparts of the island had rains thatcaused flooding.

In Christ Church, Barbados, thelocation of the Festival was changedjust before the Feast, which gavemany a chance to help transportothers.

Rain fell before and after theFeast in Roseau, Dominica, butstopped during the Feast whenevera major outdoor activity took place.

The convention center acciden­tally canceled the Church's book­ing, but the problem was solved, andservices took place as scheduled.

A piano bought for brethren inDominica was found after it hadbeen missing for about a week.

wannth, positive perspective

PASADENA-The Feast ofTabernacles was kept at 10 Spanish­speaking sites with an attendance ofmore than 4,300. Services were con­ducted in Spanish at seven sites, andEnglish translations were providedin Mexico, Puerto Rico and, for thefirst time, Argentina.

Activities were arranged to in­volve whole families, not just por­tions of them, said evangelist LeonWalker, regional director forSpanish-speaking areas. "Sermonsalso emphasized family unity andcooperation. Even the entertain­ment in some areas incorporatedthis theme."

In areas where English-speakingmembers attended, arrangements

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Staffshares Festival experiences, memories along with her husband, Scott, sis­ter, Shara, brother-in-law, AlanGuss, and two nephews, Britt andBrad, loaded their rental car and lefttheir chalet for London's GatwickAirport.

The night before, hurricane­force winds swept through this area."The winds were still strong andflying debris-sheet metal, bricks,tree limbs, roof shingles-filled theair. Trying to think of somethingpositive to say to the children, 1said,'Boys, this is a real adventure, isn'tit!'

"With no hesitation, 5-year-oldBritt Guss said, 'Aunt Eileen, thisisn't an adventure; this is a tria/!' "

In Denmark we had the oppor­tunity to meet possibly the north­ernmost Church member, said re­searcher Michael Morrison,referring to Olav Johansen. Mr.Johansen lives north of the ArcticCircle in northern Norway, whereit is light around the clock in thesummer and dark around the clockin the winter.

"He attends church regularly­twice a year," Mr. Morrison said.

Festival Photo Credits

Keep the Labels ComingPASADENA-Imperial Schoo:s wishes to thank the many

brethren who have so diligently saved and sent labels to ImperialSchools for its participation in Campbell'S Labels for Educationprogram, according to Joseph Locke, superintendent. The enthu­siastic support of this ongoing program by the brethren in theUnited States and Canada saves the work thousands of dollarsin equipment each year.

God's apostle, Joseph W. Tkach, admonishes us to be wisestewards of the resources God provides us to do His work,according to Mr. Locke. Saving these labels and sending themin to Imperial Schools is one way in which you can assist Mr.Tkach in making those resources stretch even farther.

Imperial's goal for this year is one million labels so we can"purchase" a Dodge van for the schools. So keep the labelscoming! Remember that you only need to send portions of thelabels of the items pictured-not the whole labels. Doing so willsave you postage and us time. Also, if you could bundle thelabels in groups of 100, it will help Imperial greatly. Please sendyour labels to:

Imperial Schoolsc/o Scott Lord

300 W. Green St.Pasadena, Calif., 91129

For handy reference, you may want to clip out the abovepicture of acceptable products and tape it to the inside of yourcupboard door or another convenient place.

Thanks again for your support!

Page 3: Eugene, Ore.-Brooks Tish; Jekyll Island, Ga.-Ken­neth Capo; Lihue, Hawaii-Hal Finch; Pasadena-Robert Taylor;Pensacola, Fla.-Paul Kemp; Spokane, Wash.-Daniel Deininger;Tucson, Ariz.-Barry Stahl.

Page 4: Chiang Mai, Thailand-Sheila Graham; Charlottetown,P.E.I.-Philip Ewer; Niagara Falls, N.Y.-Paul Gibowski; Regina,Sask.-Richard Schempp; Victoria, B.C.-John Plunkett.

Page 5: Brno, Czechoslovakia-Christel Wilson; Bonndorf,West Germany-Monte Wolverton; Castelvecchio-Pascoli,ltaly­William Koehn; Hoogeveen, Netherlands-Jeroen Van Lerberghe(choir); Hoogeveen-Richard Steinfort; La Malbaie, Que.-JeanGosselin; Port d' Albret, France-Therese Martel; St. Francois,Guadeloupe-Gilbert Carbonnel.

Page6: Mombasa, Kenya-Arthur Allender; St. Helier, Jersey­Nathan Faulkner (speaker); St. HeJier-Jeff Zhorne; Trabolgan,Ireland-Donald O'Callaghan; Winneba, Ghana-Harry Curley.

Page 7: Amman, Jordan-Maryann Pirog; Baguio, Philippines­Milo Campbell.

Page 8: Ahungalla, Sri Lanka-David Baker; Caloundra,Australia-Mark Gunders; Gosford, Australia-FrancesSykes; Hobart, Australia-Stephen O'Dell; Korolevu, Fiji-NormSmith; Merimbula, Australia-Brian Hose; Perth, Australia-RayOzols; Singapore-Willie Higgins (dancers); Singapore-KerriMiles.

Page 9: Antigua, Guatemala-Roberto Arguello; Cullera,Spain-Joseph Pons; Durban, South Africa-Geoffrey Neilson;Georgetown, Guyana-Jon Snyder; Maitencillo, Chile-KeithSpeaks; Mutare, Zimbabwe-Rolf Varga (group); Mutare-FrankNelte; Store Bay, Tobago-Robin Sirjoosingh; Villa Gesell, Ar­gentina-Greg S. Smith.

Sheila Graham, WorldwideNews senior editor, attended theFeast in Chiang Mai, Thailand,where she said each day was morememorable than the last. Meetingand getting to know the brethren inThailand attending their first Feastwith other Church members waswhat stood out most in her mind.

"Around on the other side of theworld we have brethren who arestruggling to live God's way of lifeagainst some pretty severe odds.These few families have waitedfaithfully for years to be able tomeet with their brethren for aFeast. This year their prayers wereanswered," Mrs. Graham said.

"It wasn't difficult for me toleave Thailand after the Feast, but itwas difficult to leave our brethren.Part ofme is still back there in Thai­land."

After the Feast in Camber Sands,England, Eileen Wendling, admin­istrative assistant to Mr. Faulkner,

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STILL CLIMBING-As of Nov. 4individuals and church areas do­nated $2,704,191.93 to the OfficeFacilities Building fund .

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"We ... met a longtime memberwho had been a captive of theJapanese during World War II inwhat is now Indonesia. She told ofthe anxiety of not knowing whetherher husband, held in a different partof the camp, was even alive. Listen­ing to her experiences made us lookforward to the time the Feast pic­tures even more," Mr. Bennett said.

One member of the Editorial Ser­vices staff said that he and his wifetry to find "sneaky" ways to do nicethings for other members at theFeast. "Sometimes we'll send flow­ers to the hotel rooms of widows ora bottle of champagne to a marriedcouple.

"This year we ran into troublefinding people to surprise since wewere at a site where we knew only afew people."

He said they solved this problemby picking out groups of Churchmembers in restaurants, findingtheir waitresses, paying their billsand leaving before the waitressestold them their bills were paid.

"Part of the fun we got out of itwas hearing the waitresses' glowingwords about 'that church.' Part of itwas also imagining how the mem­bers reacted. But the biggest rewardcame through being able to share apart of our celebration of the Feasteven at a site where we knew only afew people."

Brian Kritzell, an editorial assis­tant, related his 5-year-old daugh­ter's morning prayers on the thirdday of the Feast: "Please help every­one in the neighborhood, pleasehelp everyone in the world to be onefamily, please help all the dogs andcats so they don't get runned over,please help Barbara 'cause she'sblind, and please not let it be so hottoday because I've got to wear mystockings, and it's just too sweatyfor me. Jesus Christ. Amen. It'sLisa's turn now, OK, God?"

"After three very hot days it wasovercast that day, and it rained thenext," Mr. Kritzell said.

"I was beginning to think myfamily and I attracted natural disas­ters," said Jeff Zhorne, news editorfor The Worldwide News. "Beforewe left we had the earthquakes inPasadena-the worst since 1971.After the Feast, on the British is­land of Jersey, hurricane-forcewinds struck-the worst in mem­ory. Someone suggested that 1 notgo to Hawaii lest a volcano erupt."

Los Angeles, Calif., to keep theFeast in Jordan: "Leaving earth­quakes behind we flew to Chicago[111.] to pick up more brethren."

In Chicago a baggage car hit theplane and the group was unable toleave until the next day.

"Quickly we learned that thisFeast would be one to learn muchpatience," she said. "We arrived inAmman a day late but still in onepiece. On the way to our ho­tel ... our bus stalled-more me­chanical problems."

The next day the group traveledto Petra. On the way back one of thebuses with the Los Angeles andChicago group aboard had a flattire, and later, another flat.

"Mr. [Richard] Frankel started adebate about the Los Angeles andChicago group: Were we the righ­teous with trials, or were we the sin­ners whose sins were finding themout?"

A Yugoslavian family living inWest Germany invited an Englishfamily and four American families,including Monte Wolverton, PlainTruth art director, and his family,over for a fish goulash dinner.

"Afterward we sang hymns andother songs in three different lan­guages for two hours. It was an ex­perience which brought home to usthe concept of our worldwide fam­ily," Mr. Wolverton said.

Tom Hanson, managing editor ofThe Worldwide News, came backfrom Bredsten, Denmark, with agreater understanding of what scat­tered brethren have to face. Some ofthe Scandinavian members are onlyable to fellowship once a year at theFeast.

"It was quite lonely for me leav­ing the Feast site and spending mostof the day on a train to Frankfurt,West Germany, with no othermembers," Mr. Hanson said.

"For me that loneliness wascured by seeing brethren at servicesin Darmstadt, West Germany, thenext day. For some of our familymembers in Scandinavia the curewon't come till next Feast."

Micheal Bennett, managing edi­tor of Youth 87, and his wife,Becky, spent the Feast in Rotorua,New Zealand.

UNITED VOICES-Ross Jutsum, chairman of the Music Department inPasadena, leads a combined Festival and children's choir during thesatellite transmission on the first Holy Day, Oct. 8. [Photo by RobertTaylor]

PASADENA-Dexter Faulk­ner, editor of the Church's publica­tions, encourages his staff to travelto various Feast sites around theworld. This travel helps the writersto have a better understanding ofyou, the readers.

In this article Editorial staffmembers share some of their expe­riences at the 1987 Feast of Taber­nacles.

Gene Hogberg, Plain Truthworld news editor, was a guestspeaker at the Feast in Singaporeand Thailand. A woman in Singa­pore asked if Mr. Hogberg and hiswife, Barbara, would mind if thosewho wanted to meet them came totheir room for a few minutes after aservice. The Hogbergs agreed.

"Our room was quickly filledwith at least 60 brethren, standingthree deep by the windows andkneeling and sitting on the floor.Others stood in the hallway of theroom, while additional memberswaited outside.

"After a while, after answeringnumerous questions about head­quarters, the publications, news andprophecy, my personal history, etc.,I requested that some might rotateout so that others might join us. Incame new smiling, eager faces. Allin all, it was a wonderful way tobreak the ice and to meet many ofthe brethren."

Kerri Miles, Worldwide Newsassociate editor, also in Singapore,met brethren who lived through theJapanese occupation at the end ofWorld War II and scatteredbrethren who can only fellowshipwith other members once a year.

Some single Indian men told herthat it is extremely uncommon forsingle Indian women to come intothe Church.

"These people face a whole dif­ferent and more difficult set ofproblems than I am used to hearingof, and yet they are some of the mostcheerful and generous people I'veever met," Miss Miles said.

"On the Last Great Day three sis­ters took 11 of us to a 10-courseChinese meal. I ate things I'd neverseen or heard of before."

Maryann Pirog, a PTeditorial as­sistant, told about traveling from

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HOLLOWELL. Harold 0 .• 70.01 BrOOon.III.,died June 23 of cancer. He has been aChurch member lor 21 years. Mr. Hollowellis survived by his wife, Margy; two daugh­ters. Kathy Bradbury and unda Crawfo<d,both Church members; and two sons,Dougtas and RICk. also a Church member.He is also survived by 11 grandchikiren andone great-grandchild. Funeral serviceswere conducted by Randy Holm. pasto< ofthe Champaign and SpringfIeld, ilL,churches.

niversary Aug. 23 at an open house givenby their children and grandchildren. Churchmembers and relabves attended. Mr. andMrs. Albertson were married Aug. 25.1937. and were baptized in 1964. Theyhave five children, 16 grandduidren andfive great-grandchjk1ren.

HEES. Michael C., 25. of Columbia. S.C.•doe<! Aug. 19 in an automobile acadent. Hewas baptized in 1986. Mr. Hees IS s~vedby hiS parents, Herman Jr. and BizabethHoes. and a brother. Matthew, all of whomattend the Atlanta, Ga., North church. He isalso survived by a brother, Andrew. and aSIsterand brother-in~aw, Chnstine and PaulWhilIeY. all of whom attend the Houston.Tex.• North dlurch. Funeral services wereconduc1ed by Michael Hanisko. pasto< ofthe AUanta North and Rome. Ga.• churches.

NEAL, Ho<ace. 33. of Columbus. Ga.. diedAug. 25 He has been a Church membersince 1972. DaVid Mills, pastor of theColumbus and Macon, Ga., churches, con­ducted funeral services.

John and Lena NumaJly celebrated their60th wedding anniversary Aug. 22. TheRichmond. Va., church honored them witha set of patio furniture and a potIudc. aftersabbath services Aug. 29. The Numallyswere baptized in 1982. They have one son.three grandsons and thlee great-grandchil­dren.

MR. AND MRS. HARRY STONE

Harry and Lena Stone of Eugene. Ore.,celebrated their 56th wedding anniversaryJune 27. The Stones were married in 1931in Jay, Okla. They have lour daughters.three sons. 14 grandchildren. 16 great­grandchildren and two great-great-grand-­children. Mrs. Stone was baptized in 1953.and Mr. Stone was baptized in 1962.

FALARDEAU. Danoel and Gabriel. were still­born Aug. 18 in DanVille, III. The twin boysare survived by their parents, Mr. and Mrs.Michel Falardeau, both Church members;two brothers. Nate and Joel; and threesisters. Daniele. Chantelle and Arielle.Randy Holm. pasto< of the Champaign andSpringfield, III.. churches. conducted fu­neral servtces.

OBITUARIES

MR. AND MRS. JOHN NUNNALLY

MATtACK, WiUiam. 71. of Vineland. N.J..died July 28 after an extended liness. Hehas been a Church member since 1974. Mr.Matlack is sumved by his wde 01 50 years.Helen; four sons, Winlam, Frank. Russeiland Demis; one daughter. Helen-Ann; 15grandchildren; and two great-grandchil­dren. Funeral servICeS were conducted byArthur Dyer. pastor of the Philadelphia. Pa.•and VineJand dlurches.

SINGLETON, Walter. 65, of Manchester.England. doe<! May 14. He has been aChurch member for 26 years.

MR. AND MRS. GEORGE JORZA

Gea<ge and Mary Jorza celebrated their60th wedding anniversary May 9 with asurprise party given by their children.Youngstown, Ohio, brethren also recog­nized them with a celebrabOn after sabbathservices May 30. Mr. Jorza was baptizedin 1958 and serves as a deacon. Mrs. Jorzawas baptized in 1963. The couple haveseven children, 18 grandchildren and ninegreat-grandchildren.

MR. AND MRS. GLYN ALBERTSON

MR. AND MRS. GREGORY CARDEN

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MR. AND MRS. K. ARMSmONG

MR. AND MRS. C. TURNEWITSCH

Le Roy and Ardean Wangsness celebratedtheir 30th wedding anniversary May 19.Family and friends honored them with asurprise party at their home in MiUer, S.D.,July 3. The Wangsnesses have three chil­dren. all Church members. and threegrandchildren. Mr. Wangsness was bap­tized in 1965, and Mrs. Wangsness wasbaptized in 1968.

Alisa Lorraine Urman and Christian GustavTurnewitsch were united in marriage March8. The ceremony was performed by Rein­hold "Shorty" Fuessol, pasto< of the FortWatton Beach, Fla., and Geneva, Ala.,churches. Melinda Kane, sisler 01 the bride.was matron 01 honor. and Richard Bredlowas best man. The couple reside in Hamil­ton.Ont.

ANNIVERSARIESMADE OF GOLD

ANNIVERSARIES

Shirley Nancy Cheperdak. daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Joseph Cheperdak of Voctoria,B.C.• and KevinJ. Armstrong, son of MurrayArmstrong of Regma, Sask.• were united inmarriage May 24. The ceremony was per­formed by the bride's father, a minister inthe VICtoria and Courtenay. B.C.• churches.Sharon Hunter was maid of honor, andEdwin Stepp was best man. The couple,both 1987 Pasadena Ambassador Collegegraduates, reside In Ottawa, Ont_

MR. AND MRS. T. l. WANGSNESS

Jill Louise Harper, daughter of MarthaHarper and the late Roy Harpe<. and Greo­oryToddCarden. son of Mr. and Mrs. DavidCarden. were united in marriage June 28 inParkersburg. W.Va. The ceremony was per­la<med by Steven Botha. pastor of the Man­hattan and Westchester, N.V., churches.KeNy Wagner was matron 01 hORO<. and JeffHarper was best man. The coupkt reside inParkersburg.

Glyn and Marpie Albertson of WIChita.Kan.• celebrated their 50th wedding an-

Cindy Brown. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.William Brown of Blue Island, III.. and Ter·rance Eddins, son of Mr. and Mrs. GeorgeSpencer of Chicago, Ill., were united inmarriage July 26. The ceremony was per­formed by Arnold Hampton. pastor of theChICago Southside churCh. Angie Brownwas matron of honor, and Troy White wasbest man. The couple reside in Chicago.

Debra Jo Woods. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Chuck Woods. and David Brent Rothwel.son of Cathy Aothwetf, were unrted in mar­roageMay24. The ceremonywas performedby evangeNst David Hulme on the Ambas­sador College campus. Stacie Woods wasmaid of honor. and Greg Williams was bestman. The couple. both AmbassadorCollegegraduates, reside in Mableton, Ga.

MR. AND MRS. JAMES DITIO

MR. AND MRS. DAVID ROTHWELL

MR. AND MRS. RAYMOND DRIVER

MR. AND MRS. DALE DICKAMORE

Stacy B1ad<. son of Mr. and Mrs. HarrisonBlack Jr. of Mo. Tex.• and Leigh Ann Cleve­land. daughler 01 Mr. and Mrs. Dale Cleve­land 01 Bar1lesv.le. Okla.• were united inmarriage June 1. The ceremony was per·lormed by Robert Peoples. paslo< 01 theLongview and Lufkin. Te... churches. Thecoupfe reside in Tyler, Tex.

MR. AND MRS. STACY BLACK

Doris Ann Budda and Dale Lee llickamorewere united in marriage June 28. Carl Mc­Nair, pastor of the Sierra Vista and Tucson,Ariz.• churches, performed the ceremony.The couple reside in Huachuca City, Ariz.

Nanette ASBxa leslie, daughter of Mr. andMrs. Alexander leslie of Kingston, Tenn.,and James Franklin Ditto. son of Mr. andMrs. Donald R_ Ditto of Winnsboro, Tex.,were united in marriage June 10 on the BigSandy Ambassador College campus. Theceremony was performed by Kenneth Trey­bog. associate pasto< of the Big sandy andTyler, Tex., churches. Claire Elaine Leslie,sister of the bode, was maid of honor, andRon Stahr was best man. The couple restdein Winnsboro.

Raymond F. Driver 01 ChehaNs, Wash.. andMildred J. Chappell of calgary. Atta.• weremarried July 31. Paul Shumway, associatepasto<of the Tacoma and Olympia. Wash.•churches, performed the ceremony. CassieKiser was matron of honor. and EugeneHughes was best man. The couple reside inChehalis. Wash.

MR. AND MRS. TRAVIS PEAIRSON

Valerie Ann Correa. daughter of Mr. andMrs. Javier Correa of Lewisville, Tex., andTravis Eugene Peairson, son of Mr. andMrs. Rudolf Peairson of Oklahoma City,Olda.• were unrted in marriage July 18. Ken­neth Swisher. pastor of the Jacksonville andtittle Rock, Ark.• churches, performed theceremony. Kathryn Swisher was maid ofhonor, and Eddie Self was best man. Thecouple reside in Dallas, Tex.

WALKER. DeForest and Baverly (McDow­ell). of WIChita. Kan.• girl, Brittney Krysten,sept. 4. 7:30 p.m.• 8 pounds. lirst Child.

WARREN. Todd and Melissa (Ivey). 01Uoydminster, sask., girl, Jutianna Eliza­beth. Aug. 4. 1:18 a.m.• 6 pounds 7 ounces.f"stchild.

MR. AND MRS_ LOYD BROWN

ENGAGEMENTS

WEDDINGS

Mr. and Mrs. Bas. Broughman 01 Coldwa­ter, Mich_, are pleased to announce theengagement of their daughter JeanineMarie to Robert L Berrie. son 01 Mr. andMrs. Bob Berrie 01 San Angelo. Tex. A Jan.3. 1988. wedding in Michigan is planned.

cathy Benayce. daughter 01 Ruby Skinner.and Michael Styer. son of Mr. and Mrs.Gerald Styer. are happy to announce theire-ngagement. A Nov. 28 wedding inNashv.le. Tenn.• is planned.

WENDT. David and Michelle (Homsley). 01Pasadena. boy. Brandon Allen. July 28. 11p.m.• 7 pounds 12 ounces. now 2 boys.

WHITED. Eddie and Anita (Gilbert). 01 Cum­ming, Ga.• girl. Kayla Marie. Aug. 1.6:10p.m.,8 pounds 5 ounces, first child.

WHITNEY. David and Yvonne (Brodeur). ofConcord. N.H.• girl. Jessica Marie. June 20.10 pounds, now 1 boy. 2 girls.

WEIS. Perry and DeAm (Snyder). of LongBeach. Calil.• boy. Derek Dylan. Aug. 18.7pounds 11 ounces. now 2 boys.

WILLARD, Dave and Fern (McBride). ofKingston. Ont.. boy. Morgan Owen, April 9.3:12 a.m.. 7 pounds 15 ounces. first child.

YATES. Dale and Twita (Rke). 01 Tampa.Aa.•girl,StelanieRuth.Aug. 15, 1:34p.m.,6pounds 9 ounces, now 3 girls.

Susan Hiklebrandt. daughter 01 Sara Coull.and Stephen Schwanke, son of Mr. andMrs. Horst Schwanke, were unrted in mar­riage July I in Calgary. Atta. The ceremonywas perfo<med by John 8O<ax. associatepasto< of the calgary NO<th and SouthchUrches. Ruth Kozma was maid of honor,and Thomas Schwanke, brother of thegroom. was best man. The couple reside inCalgary.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Randall are pleased toaMounce the engagement of theirdaughterTina to Donald Homsby. sonof Mr. and Mrs.Clyde Hamillon 01 lancaster. Ohio. A Nov.29 wedding in Allentown. Pa.• is planned.

Mr. and Mrs. Allan Gunders 01 caloundra.Australia, are pleased to announce the en­gagement 01 their only daughter. SharonJoy. to Scott Webster. only son 01 TedWebsler of caloundra and Jane Green ofSoIihuli. England. An early January. 1988.wedding is planned.

MR. AND MRS. S. SCHWANKE

Pamela Sue Moyer. daughter of Mr. andMrs. Leslie Glenn Speaks of SanBernardino, Calif.• and Loyd Glenn Brown ofFarmmgton, N.M., were unrted in marriageJuly 12 in Oklahoma City. Okla. The cere­mony was performed by Gerald Aurry. pas-­to< of the Oklahoma City and Enid. Okla.,churches. Coy Brown, brother of the groom,was best man, and Rene Dunlap was ma­tron of honor. The couple reside in Moore,Okla.

PULlAFICO. James and Kathaleen (Don­ahue). 01 Denver, Colo.• girl. sarah Beth,sept. 5. 4:47 p.m.• 6 pounds 2 ounces. now2 girls.

PORTER. Peter and Hesler (De Beer). 01Johamesburg. South Africa, girl. Lizelle,Aug. 16. 1:45 p.m.• 2.5 kilograms. now 2boys. 1girl.

ROSENZWEIG. Phi" and Kim (Butz). 01 SanAntonio. Tex.• boy, Benjamin Phillip. Aug.27, 8:41 p.m.• 7 pounds 12 ounces. firstchild.

KAMBAI. Andrew and NaOfm (Kankani), 01Nigeria. boy. Joseph Tagang Andrew. May31, now 1 boy, 2 girls.

RONISH. Edward and Marty (Ilfeld), of Albu­querque, N.M.. girl. Bonnie Elise. Aug. 12.8:26a.m.• 6pounds 14 ounces. now 1boy, 1girl.

SCHMIDT, David and Debbie (Kratz). 01Pittsburgh, Pa.• girl. AmyBelh. Aug. 13.8:37a.m.• 8pounds 15 ounces. now 1 boy, I girl.

SCHWARTZ. William and Patrice (Jensen).01 Fremont. caNf.. girl. Tamara Elizabeth,Aug. 18. 7:45 p.m.• 6 pounds 1 ounce. now 2girts.

RIGDON. Steve and Chartene (Jones). ofWaco. Tex.. girl. Rachel Michelle. Aug. 20.12:06 p.m.• 6 pounds 7 ounces. first child.

ROBSON. Stephen and Holly (Cokes). ofBasildon, England. girl. Anna VIOlet. Aug.27. 10:53 p.m.• 9 pounds 2 ounces. now 1boy. 3 girts.

SARAZEN. Tom and Jodi (Burke). 01Columbus, Ohio, girl, Heidi Kristina, Aug.13,2:19p.m.• l1 pounds 13l'iounces.now2girls.

PELFREY. Steven and Terry (Dozier). 01BeNevllle. IU.. girl, Elizabeth Anne. Sept. 9,12:23 p.m.• 9 pounds 4 ounces, forst child.

PLUM. Dean and Sheri (Biellelt). ofPasadena. girl. Andrea Lym. Aug. 16.8:34a.m., 7 pounds 4 ounces. now 2 girls.

VAN HATTEM, Robert and Leona (MUndy),of Brisbane, Australia, boy, Mlcheal JohnRobert. July 25. 10:29 a.m., 8 pounds 7ounces, now 1 boy, 3 gIrts.

KANNA, Scott and Dena (Heintzelman), ofPO<1Iand, Ore.. girl. Lindsay MicheNe. sept.8.4:40a.m.. 7 pounds 7 ounces. now 1 boy.1 girl.

TANDINGAN. Manuel and !llessy (lacon-­say). of Baguoo. Phl~ppones, boy, JosephHerbert. sept. 1. 7:37 p.m., 6 pounds 6ounces, now 1 boy, 1gIrl.

ORRANGE. Steven and Aiela (Fo<shee). ofAustin. Tex.• boy. Britton James. Aug. 16.12:45 p.m.. 10 pounds 2 ounces, first child.

PARKS. Dale and Cindy (Massey). 01 Eu­gene.Ore., boy. Wilson Taylor. July 29. 2:03a.m.. 10 pounds. now 2 boys.

McKEAN. Dan and Mary (Yoder). of Colum­bus. Ohio. boy. Colin Scott, Aug. 17••:51a.m.• 5 pounds 11 ounces. first child.

SIMS. No<vaii and Tracy (Pribbenow). 01Wichita. Kan.• boy. David Paul. Aug. 11.8:02a.m.• 6 pounds 3 ounces. now 2 boys.

SIMULAMBO. Jan. and Vic1o<oa (Tembo), 01Swaz.and. boy. Obadiah Slve. sept. 10.6a.m., 2.75 kilograms. now 3 boys. 1 girl.

SONNENBERG, Fritz and Eva (Effert). ofAlberta Beach. Ma.. g"l, Amber Michelle.Sept. 10, 12:15 p.m.• 8 pounds 3 ounces.now 2 boys. 2 girts.

SULLIVAN. John and Denose (DlOn). ofQueens. N.Y.• boy, John AioySlus IV. July22. 11:50 a.m.• 10 pounds 2 ounces. firstchild.

NELSON. David and Carol (Brooks), 01 At­lanta, Ga., girl, Cynthia Lo<raine. July 1. 10pounds 111' ounces. first child.

LONG. Randy and Vickie (Smith). ofNashville, Tenn., twin boys, JeremyThomas and Justin Michael. sept. 4. 11:34and 11:« a.m.. 6 pounds 5 ounces and 7pounds 4 ounces. now 2 boys. 2 girls.

LOWERY. Jeff and Anna-Marie (Layon). 01Pasadena. girl. Julianne Mane. July 30. 5:03p.m.• 7 pounds 4 ounces, first chi6d.

MYERS. Steve and Kathe (Steele). ofPasadena. boy, Paul Steven. July 1. 3:57a.m., 8 pounds 7 ounces, first chikJ.

SPITALE. Duane and Valerie (Hauch). ofMichigan City. Ind., girl, sarah Jean. sept.11.2:11 a.m.• 8 pounds. now 2 boys. I girl.

STEIN. Rick and Nick... 01 Glendo<a. Cald.•boy. Trevor Joseph. July 2, 1:55 a.m.. 8pounds 8 ounces, now 2 boys, 1 gir1.

Albany, N.Y.• boy. Logan McKenZie, Aug. 8.10:19 a.m., 9 pounds 12 ounces, now 2boys. 1girl.

MIUS. Clay and Renee (Grenter). 01 EIPaso. Tex.• boy. Charles Edward. July 25,3:04 a.m.• 8 pounds 9 ounces, now 2 boys, 2girls.

VAN PELT. Leo and Jane (Patterson). ofSudbury. Ont.. boy. Andrew Bryan. July 27,6:03p.m.. 8 pounds8" ounces. now 2 boys,I girl.

MORRIS. David and Meioney (Vining), 01West Bloc1on. Ala., girl. Brittney Leogh. April26. 1O:18a.m.• 8 pounds 411 ounces, now 1boy, 1 girl.

LEACH, David and Na<ma (Arguelles). ofsatt lake City. Utah. girl. Sabel Cassandra.July 28. 1:47 p.m., 8 pounds ," ounces.now 2 boys. 1 girl.

MOODY. Jad< and Patriaa (Kippen). 01 se­dro-Woolley. Wash., gtrl, laura Elizabeth.Aug. 27, 1:14a.m., 7 pounds 9 ounces. now2 boys. 1 girl.

STEVENSON, Don and Sherry (Fertog). ofMinot. N.D.. girl. AashN larayne. July '. 8pounds 4 ounces. now I boy. 3 girls.

MARIOL, John and Relbecca (Hobbs), ofcanton. Ohio, boy. John Joseph. July 29.7:48 a.m.• 9 pounds 1 ounce. first child.

McGORLICK. Brian and Karen (Battye). ofWodonga, Australia. girl. Eve. Aug. 20, 1p.m.• 8 pounds. now 2 boys. 1 girl.

SWENSON. Guy and Jennofer (Osborn). ofBecl<ley. W.Va.• boy. Jonathan Guy, June17. 1:55 a.m.• 8 pounds 6 ounces. now 2boys. 2 girls.

WALKER, Bruce and E~zabeth (Jones). 01Oklahoma Crty, Okla., gIrl, Charnae Eliza­beth Anne. Aug. 20. 2 a.m.. 7 pounds, firstchild.

HERRBOLDT• Todd and OeIlorah (C0n­rad.). of s.oux Falls. S.D., girt. carne Rea,Aug. 25. 12:15 a.m.• 7 pounds 10 ounces,first child

BOYD. Nerl and Claire (Shaw). of Me~

bourne, Australia. girl, Shelley Joyce. Aug.20. 2:10 p.m.• 8 pounds 11" ounces. firSlchild.

BREGEL. Winiam and Lynnette (Lindholm).01 Wilmar, Mim.. boy. Michael Frederic!<.Aug. 29. 9:30 a.m.. 8 pounds 1ounce. now 1boy. 2 girls.

BRIDGEWATER. Carl and Gerlrude(Grunes). of New Orleans. la.. boy. carlEvans. Aug. 16, 6 pounds 5 ounces. firslchild.

BROWNLEE, Michael and Etleen (Clark). ofJacksonvlNe. Fla.. girl, Syleena Monique.June 9. l:53p.m.• 8 pounds 8 ounces. now 1boy. I girl.

DEKU. John K. and Jacqueline (Amarteifio).of Montreal, Que.• boy. David Jonathan.July 5. 6:39 p.m., 9 pounds 11 ounces. firslchild.

BLAKELY. DaVId and Tem (Fettman). of SanDIego. Calif.. boy. KeYlnDavid. Aug.27. 10:06a.m.. 8 pounds 6 ounces. now 1 boy, 2 girls.

BONIEUO. Stephen and Theresa (Dzi­ooZlO). 01 Weslchesler. N.Y.• boy. SlephenFredric!<. July 23. 11:20 a.m.• 7 pounds 1.ounces. lirsl child.

BUTLER. Frank and Renee (Smith). 01Gadsden. Ala.• girt, Amanda Suzanne, July26. 2:59p.m.. 7 pounds 6 ounces, first child.

CARY. Bob and Deborah (Grandy). ofTo<onto. Ont. girl. laura Leeanne. sept. 4..:~a.m .. 9 pounds I I ounces. now 2 boys.1 girt.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

HOUGH. ThO<nas and Peggy (Rimel). ofScottdale. Pa.. girl. Tabftha Rose. Sept. 15.2:a. p.m.. 8 pounds ," ounces. first child.

DEMPSEY. Paul and Carol (Bargar). of Bal­bmore. Md.. girl. Kathryn ENzabeth. S&p1. 3.10:32 a.m.. 9 pounds 7 ounces. now 2 boys.1 g.rl.

BELCHER.lagarette and Faye(Ouncan).ofSealo<d, Del.. girl. Hannah Rebecca Ruth.Aug. 29. 2:10 p.m.. 7 pounds 12 ounces.now 4 boys. 3 girls.

DENSMORE, Gary and Lisa (Prince). ofConcord. N.H.. boy. caleb Kent. July 9. 8:50a.m.• 6 pounds 2 ounces. now 2 boys.

BURNS, lawrence and Dana (Schmock). 01Lonun. Ohio, boy. Anthony Joseph. June17. 7 pounds 13 ounces. lirst child.

BAWN. Dale and Gennie (Matthews). 01Brampton. Ont.. girt. Sarah Kathaleen. July7. 7:30 a.m., 8 pounds 2" ounces. now 3girts.

DUNN, Robert and Lisa (Hege), of Winston­salem. N.C.. girl, Lauren Marie, Aug. 30,1:48 p.m.• 7 pounds 8 ounces, first child.

DOUGHER, Don and Susan (Scher). 01santa Rosa, Calil.• boy, Michael Joseph,July 14.3:30 p.m., 7 pounds 5 ounces, now1 boy, 2 girls.

CREWS. Mike and Virginia (Dawson). ofThomaston. Ga.• g.rl, Katherine 8izabeth.Aug. 15, 6:18a.m.. 8 pounds 6 ounces. now2 boys, 1 girl.

ATKINSON. Stephen and carta (Boyer). 01Warsaw.Ind.. girt. Ruth Anne. sept. 3. 10:2.p.m.• now 2 girls.

DODGEN, Ron and Lavonia. of PismoBeach. Cald.• boy, Ethan Michael. Aug. 8.8:30 p.m.. 8 pounds 10ounces. now 1 boy. 1girl.

GROVAK.MIChael and Tamara (Sleensma),of Manhattan. NY., boy. Bernardlawrence. Aug. 13. 3:22 p.m.• 9 pounds 1ounce. now 1 boy. 1girl.

ENDERSON. WiNoam and Cindy (Henry). ofDenver. Colo.. boy. Reece Hunter, May 24.5 a.m., 7 pounds 15 ounces. first child.

FEITH, RIChard and Kimberly (Vermillion). ofGleodora. calil.• girl. Bnttany Danoe/Ie. July30. 11:16 a.m., 7 pounds 12 ounces. firstchlkl.

ELMENDORF, Robert and Sharon (BeN). ofHIXson. Tenn., girl, lindsey Ann, June 23. 8pounds 14 ounces. now 4 girls.

FRANCIS. Darny and Nancy (Schmidt). ofBog sandy. boy. Colton Brook. Sept. 3, 4:09a.m.• 9 pounds. now 2 boys. 1 girl.

AMARElO. Guatter and Betty (PetJsca). ofProvidence, R.I., boy. Joshua Paul. Aug. 8.11 :.5 a.m.• 9 pounds 6 ounces. now 2 boys.

ANDERSON. Glen and Kam (Hillman). of0Iymp0a. Wash., gtrl. Ashley Rose. Aug. 12,2:~a.m .. 8pounds 1.ounces. now 1boy, 1gtrl.

FRIESTAD. Mark and Verna (Stelmack), ofMUlOt, NO.. girt. Melissa Gall. Sept. 4, 1:40a.m.• 9 pounds. now 1 boy. 3 girts.

BIRTHS

CELMER, Joseph and Lucinda (Daniels). 01Neenah. Wis.• girl. VICtOria Anne. Aug. 8.12:57 a.m.. 7 pounds 4 ounces, firsl child.

COOK. Rodney and Tammy (Smith). of Win­ston-salem. N.C.• boy. Marc Brandon. Aug.27. 8:.a a.m.• 6 pounds 15 ounces, firstchild.

JOHNSON. Glen and carleen (BecI<), of

GAGNE. Fran and Marsha (Dow). of ProVi­dence. R.I.. g.rl. Gabnene Elizabeth. July 25.10:43 a.m., 9 pounds 3 ounces, first child.

GRIMES. DaVid and Kim (Yeager). ofBeaver Valley. Pa.. girl. samantha Jane.sept. 8, 8 a.m.. 6 pounds 2 ounces. now 2glf1s.

GLATZ. Dana and Sandra (Hale). of Helena.Mont.. girl. Patneoa Bemoce, Aug. 9. 6:45a.m.• 9 pounds 3" ounces. now 3 boys. Igirl.

GARRIGUES. Raymond and Mary (Henry).of San Bernardino, CalIf.• boy. SamuelHenry. July 21. 5:07 a.m.. 8 pounds 3ounces. now 2 boys. 1 g,,1.

GLOVER. Stephen and Tracy (Downer). ofPasadena. boy. Jared Nathan,",. Aug. 22.2:28 p.m., 8 pounds. ounces. first chlkl.

GRIFFITHS. Roger and DIane (FalChney). ofGold Coast, Australoa. boy. Ryan James.Aug. 22. 8:10a.m.. 8 pounds, now 2 boys. 1girl.

112 The WORLDWIDE NEWS Monday, Nov. 9, 1987

Quake shakes L.A., rattles AC campus

~:~:L~~(]PD A ITEPLACES£,. n.EVENTS IN THE WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD

PASADENA-The July Ar­bitron ratings showed that theWorld Tomorrow telecast movedup to the No.3 position in totalviewing audience for religious pro­graming in the United States, ac­cording to Michael Snyder, assis­tant director of Pu blic Affairs.

"It is interesting to note that all ofthe top 10 religious programs lostviewers, except for The World To­morrow. which made significantgains in the 18 to 49 age bracket,"Mr. Snyder said.

"* "* *PASADENA-Publishing Ser-

vices mailed about 550,000 direct­mail packages offering The PlainTruth during the last week of Au­gust and the first week of Septem­ber. Names came from 62 mailinglists rented by the Church.

"We tested 10 different pack­ages, and the overall response isrunning 8 to 10 percent," said BoydLeeson, Plain Truth circulationmanager.

The control package has pro­duced a 9.8 percent response, and itwill be mailed to five million peoplein January. On the outside envelopeare the words, "Money can't buy

this magazine, but we'll send it toyou ... FREE." The word/ree is apunch-out circle that showsthrough a cellophane cut-out on theenvelope.

The direct-mail program is de­signed to "reach a different audi­ence-people we wouldn't neces­sarily reach through television,"Mr. Leeson said.

He added that Church membersmay receive direct-mail packageseven though they are already PlainTruth subscribers because theirnames are on the rented lists.

"We've been sending direct-mailpackages since 1977 with excellentresults,:.' Mr. Leeson said.

* * *PASADENA-A total of

48,628 calls were received in re­sponse to the World Tomorrowtelecast titled "Dance With theDevil." Evangelist David Hulmepresented the telecast, which airedthe weekend of Oct. 24 and 25.

"* * *PASADENA-WPIX, a cable

station in the New York, N.Y.,area. began airing The World To­morrow Oct. 4. During the first

three weekends, more than 1,900calls were received from viewerswho saw the telecast on WPIX.

"The station is already among thetop 10," said evangelist RichardRice, director of the Mail Process­ing Center.

* * *PASADENA-Dale Schurter,

pastor of the Nassau, N.Y., church,demonstrated a composter to Am­bassador College Landscaping per­sonnel Sept. 2. The com poster ,called the Compostumbler, was do­nated to the college by Nassaubrethren.

Mr. Schurter also serves as soilconsultant for the college. He men­tioned the need for the composter toNassau breth ren after a ti"i p toPasadena. "Several people sug­gested that the church buy it for thecollege, so we decided to do it," Mr.Schurter said.

Members sold fruit to raise thefunds.

The composter, with a capacity of18 bushels, takes organic matterand recycles it as humus. Mr.Schurter showed the right mixtureof materials and how to blend themixture to get the best product.

"It is a cylindrical object," saidRonald Grassmann, manager of theLandscaping Departmen t. "Youput the grass clippings, leaves,flower tops and other debris into it,turn it once each day, and in two tothree weeks it makes compost thatwecan put out on the lawns and any-

where else we need it."

* "* *PASADENA-David Albert,

one of the presenters of the WorldTomorrow telecast, filmed seg­ments at the Sydney, Australia,Harbour Bridge Oct. 22 and 23 fora program to air in March.

John Halford was on-site direc­tor.

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than two pounds, and an opening inthe heart had not closed. Doctorsplanned to give three hormone in­jections. Prayer was requested frommembers.

"Doctors gave the first injectiononly, and the opening closed. Doc­tors stated this was unheard of afterone injection," said Mr. Meyer. Theinfant gained three ounces in thefirst week after birth.

Brethren at the Mount Pocono,Pa., site experienced "quite anemotional tug" as one memberdied of a heart attack and a childwas healed during the Feast, saidDale Schurter, assistant Feast co­ordinator.

A woman from the St. Louis,Mo., church, had a heart attackduring the Feast and was taken tothe hospital. Prayers were re­quested, but she died from anotherheart attack before her scheduledsurgery.

Dr. Albert said the show istargeted at Australia's bicentennialin 1988. The program will focus onwhat the future holds for Australia.

"It will be partly descriptive,partly analytical and partly pro­phetic," he said. "It'll be a differentand very interesting way of present­ing the truth of the United Statesand Britain in prophecy outside theUnited States and Britain."

Prayers were requested for achild who was diagnosed as havingmeningitis. She was taken to thehospital for tests, but no signs of themeningitis were found.

The results were announced inservices. This "caused the entiregroup to really pull together," saidMr. Schurter.

Community compliments

Brethren at Daytona Beach toldMr. Dick about a conversation theyhad with a restaurant hostess:

"She said the merchants havebeen discussing our people ...

"She asked, 'What goes on atyour meetings to make you sohappy?' She wanted to know if shecould get tickets to attend. She saidthat they've had other churchgroups here, but they preach and tryto give them literature."

An article titled "Daytona PraysThat Church Will Enjoy Its Stay,Return," in the Orlando, Fla.,Sentinel. said the Feast was "adream come true" for tourismleaders. "For months [leaders]have preached incessantly aboutthe need for Daytona Beach toattract more families and changeits tarnished image as a haven forbikers and beer-drinking collegestudents."

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Feastgoers in Tulsa, Okla., werein the dark for a few bours before theafternoon service on the Last GreatDay, according to Earl Roemer, site

"Shortly before services were tobegin a major fire erupted immedi­ately across the street from the con­vention center," he said. "Power to agood portion ofdowntown Tulsa waslost."

The choir, which was on stagepracticing when the outageoccurred, sang hymns for 45 min­utes while the congregation sangalong.

"With an auxiliary generator, wepowered up our own public addresssystem and a light on the speaker­Mr. [Richard] Ames," said Mr.Roemer.

A strong south wind kept smokeaway from the auditorium. "God'speople shone brilliantly through thedarkness," he added.

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"We're closer to the end timesthan we realize. This is only the be­ginning."

Mr. Tkach and his son, JosephJr., were on the second floor of theHall of Administration when theyheard the sounds that preceded thequake.

Mr. Tkach related his experi­ence: "I said, 'What on earth is thatnoise? It sounds like a railroad traincoming right through the building.'And then all of the sudden I realizedwhat it was; it was an earthquake.We immediately got under a doorframe and stood there and rode outthe shaking. And believe me, thatHall of Administration really reeledand rolled and rattled all around.

"That was only a 6.1," he said."Can you imagine what a 7.1 or an8.1 or a 9.1 is going to be like?

"We can expect those things, andwe shouldn't take it for granted thatwe're going to constantly have thesethings just pass by us."

An aftershock measuring 5.3,first reported as 5.5, on the Richterscale occurred at 3:59 a.m., Oct. 4.It was the strongest of the hundredsof aftershocks that followed the ini­tial earthquake.

cerned about the welfare and theprotection of His people, and I be­lieve an absolute miracle was per­formed over the campus ... Hope­fully, it brought us to our senses to

" ,u rom e qu e.

In Mr. Albrecht's office a book­case fell over. "It could have beenvery serious if someone had beenworking at the desk," Mr. Peoplessaid.

Other cosmetic damage includedfallen ceiling tiles in several campusdepartments, minor damage to theAuditorium's acoustical ceiling andfallen plaster.

"Our [computer] hardwarewasn't affected at all," said Mr.Peoples about CIS offices. "In ourprograming room we had extensivedamage to the ceiling. It was proba­bly one of the hardest hit areas ofthe work and will require consider­able repair."

He added that CIS receptionistJanine Summers, who was justcoming to work, sustained some in­juries when she fell down the stairs."She's the only one I know of thatwas injured," but it wasn't serious.

On the Day of Atonement Mr.Tkach told brethren at services inthe Auditorium: "We certainlydon't ever want to take for grantedthat God is near and He is con-

unteer manner-usually. more thanwere necessary."

Classes were also canceled Oct. 2so students could give a full day'swork to their employers to help with. .

Campus buildings, includingdormitories, were evacuated. Mr.Tkach addressed students gatheredin the Auditorium mall area. He en­couraged them and told them a pre­cautionary survey for structuraldamage would be conducted on thecampus, according to MichaelSnyder, assistant director of PublicAffairs.

The Hall of Administration andthe student center were the first tobe checked, according to GregoryAlbrecht, dean of students.

"The student center was thenreopened to allow the students anair-conditioned place to gather andto make the students available as ageneral work party," Mr. Albrechtsaid. Classes were canceled.

Students form work force

"The student center reopened atabout 10 a.m.," said Michael Kuy­kendall, student body president,"and work party requests immedi­ately began coming in from thevari­ous departments. The students re­sponded to the requests in a vol-

band are unable to move back in.They are Jiving in an apartment andplan to sell the land.

"There were no injuries; that'sthe good news," Mr. Luker said.

By Kerri MilesPASADENA-The Ambas­

sador College campus suffered onlyminor structural damage when anearthquake measuring 5.9 on the

, \ r scale roc cd uthern ali·fornia at 1:41 a.m., Oct. 1.

Thequake, first reported as 6.1 inmagnitude, was downgraded to 5.9when photographic data from seis­mometers in Southern Californiawere collected and processed.

The Television Mobile Opera­tions building on Dayton Street suf­fered the most structural damage."Portions of the parapet wall weredisplaced with horizontal cracks,"said William Scott, campus archi­tect.

Other damage included thechimneys of Ambassador Hall andthe Terrace Villa, Grove Manor andManor Del Mar dormitories, whichbroke or cracked at the roof line.There were also "severe stresses onsome of the columns in the under­ground parking structure," Mr.Scott said.

James Peoples, operation man­ager of Computer Information Ser­vices (CIS), who toured the campuswith Pastor General Joseph W.Tkach, noted other damage: "Welost some of the glass in the natato­rium; a lot of small items on deskswere broken; books fell; picturestoppled over; and a few lamps werebroken" in some offices.

A decorative ceiling rod from theAuditorium fell and pierced theback of one of the seats. "It possiblycould have caused an injury," saidJames Snook, director of the cam­pus Security & Safety Depart­ments. He said the rods have beentightened since the quake.

The epicenter of the quake, firstthought to be in or near Pasadena,was later said to be in Rosemead,Calif., about 6% miles from cam­pus. It was Southern California'sworst quake since 1971, and itcaused seven deaths.

Evangelist Dennis Luker, pastorof the Garden Grove, Calif.,church, where some brethren nearthe epicenter attend services, saidthat a number of members suffereddamage to their homes.

One member in Whittier, Calif.,has such severe structural damageto her home that she and her hus-