President Don R. Rees, left, explains "dark county" evangelism plans for General Con-ference ministers attending the Southern Union workers meeting in Atlanta January 2 to 4. They are, from left, Elder E. E. Cleveland, Elder M. V. Campbell and Elder R. S. Watts.

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January 17, 1962

This Issue

* Social Communion, p. 2

* News by Dateline, p. 4

* Conference News, p. 9

Social Communion

By ELLEN G. WHITE

THE example of Christ in linking Himself with the interests of human-ity should be followed by all who preach His word, and by all

who have received the gospel of His grace. We are not to renounce social communion. We should not seclude ourselves from others. In order to reach all classes, we must meet them where they are. They will seldom seek us of their own accord. Not alone from the pulpit are the hearts of men touched by divine truth. There is another field of labor, humbler, it may be, but fully as promising. It is found in the home of the lowly, and in the mansion of the great; at the hospitable board, and in gatherings for innocent social enjoyment.

"As disciples of Christ we shall not mingle with the world from a mere love of pleasure, to unite with them in folly. Such associations can result only in harm. We should never give sanction to sin by our words or our deeds, our silence or our presence. Wherever we go, we arc to carry Jesus with us, and to reveal to others the preciousness of our Saviour. But those who try to preserve their religion by hiding it within stone walls lose precious opportunities of doing good. Through the social relations, Christianity comes in contact with the world. Everyone who h.is received the divine illumination is to brighten the pathway of those who know not the Light of life.

We should all become witnesses for Jesus. Social power, sanctified by the grace of Christ, must be improved in winning souls to the Saviour. Let the world see that we are not selfishly absorbed in our own interests, but that we desire others to share our blessings and privileges. Let them see that our religion does not make us unsympathetic or exacting. I.et all who profess to have found Christ, minister as He did for the benefit of men.

We should never give to the world the false impression that Christians are a gloomy, unhappy people. If our eyes are fixed on Jesus, we shall see a compassionate Redeemer, and shall catch light from His coun-tenance. Wherever His Spirit reigns, there peace abides. And there will be joy also, for there is a calm, holy trust in God.

Christ is pleased with His followers when they show that, though human, they are partakers of the divine nature. They are not statues, but living men and women. Their hearts, refreshed by the dews of divine grace, open and expand to the Sun of Righteousness. The light that shines upon them they reflect upon others in works that are luminous with the love of Christ."—Desire of Ages, pp. 152, 153.

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CONFERENCE DIRECTORY SOUTHERN UNION CONFERENCE

President Don R. Rees Secretary-Treasurer, Auditor K. C. Beem

Asst. Audit ,r A. J. Hess Church Development

Service Oscar L. Heinrich Education V. W. Becker Home Missionary

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Hospital Installs Short-wave Radio "The ever-pyramiding needs of a growing population make public service in-

stitutions take bold, imaginative steps that utilize technological advances and make them serve the cause of modern medicine," administrator N. G. Simons said in an-nouncing installation of short-wave radio at Riverside Sanitarium and Hospital, Nashville.

Simons said the late-November installation of two-way radio effects instant com-munication from the hospital to ambulance and other vehicles. A paging unit, equipped to fasten to physicians' belts, makes it possible to convey messages to a doctor even when in the operating field, he said. Mrs. Dorothy Brockenbrough operates the set in this picture.

News By Dateline Faith for Today Issues Plea for Bible Donations

New York—Faith for Today, the church's international television program, has issued an urgent plea for Bibles which are in good condition to be used by Bible correspondence students who request a copy of the Scriptures.

The present supply of extra Bibles are sent to those Bible course enrollees who indicate that they do not have ready ac-cess to a Bible. These requests come often enough to require a periodic ap-peal for Scriptures from the members of the church. Specifically, the need is for the King James Version in a representa-tive condition for use by Bible course students.

Faith for Today's Bible Correspondence School has processed nearly four million lessons and now has issued over 65,000 diplomas. The baptisms from this ministry now total nearly 6,000 as the result of God's blessing upon the telecast ministry.

Those desiring to furnish a Bible for use in Faith for Today's televangelism ministry should send it to: Faith for Today, 108-43 71st Avenue, Forest Hills 75, New York. H. E. Hass

Public Relations

Loma Linda University Builds Graduate Faculty

Loma Linda—Ground was broken here December 14 for a new building to serve as headquarters for the four-campus grad-uate programs of Loma Linda University. Construction of this building was the first phase of a multi-million dollar expansion program outlined by the university a month ago.

The ceremonies were witnessed by sev-eral hundred students and other spectators, among whom were leading figures in com-munity and California state education and civic affairs. The ceremonies began in the campus's Burden Hall and were concluded on the site of the new building just west of the present Administration Building on Central Avenue.

Participating in the formalities were of-ficials of the university and the presidents of Pacific Union College and La Sierra College, both of which are associated in the university's graduate program.

In a brief address, Reinhold R. Bietz, president of the Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, stressed the im-portance of higher education to world prog-ress. "The course of history has been changed again and again by the power of education," he said. "Knowledge of our world—even of our universe—is of vital importance today and in the future.

"The men and women who have dedi-cated their lives to the search for truth in all things constitute the world-wide com-munity of scholars. That some of these have chosen Loma Linda University as their place of service in building for the

future is a source of pride to the Univer-sity, to the community and to all those in-volved in support and operation of this educational center."

Following formal remarks, the actual groundbreaking was accomplished with cere-monial spades provided and decorated by each of the schools associating in the uni-versity's graduate programs. Manning the bronze-plated shovel traditionally used for all Loma Linda University groundbreaking

ceremonies was University President God-frey T. Anderson. Robert L. Cone, vice president for financial affairs, wielded a spade bearing the colors and seal of Pacific Union College, and Thomas A. Little, dean of the graduate school, used a third em-blazoned with the seal and colors of La Sierra College.

The university vice president for develop-ment, Jerry L. Pettis, presided at the cere-mony.

Pilots—Attention! A group of Adventist pilots interested in seeing aviation used more fully in

the spread of the third angel's message have organized an Adventist pilots' association. Their objectives are to get a registry of all Adventist pilots—from students to ATR's—to exchange news and information concerning flying activities, to promote the use of aviation, to encourage the establishment of landing fields at or near our various institutions, to aid in the utilization of aviation in mission fields, and to foster an interest in flying.

Presently there are about 200 names on the register, most of whom are in the vicinity of the Lake Union. It is hoped to get a complete registry of pilots throughout North America. Please fill out the blank below and mail at once to Aviation, Box 253, College Station, Berrien Springs, Michigan.

Name

Address

Ratings

Hours

Own plane? Phone

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James Dunn makes presentation of "thank you" letter to County Judge Chester L. Frost as Commissioner Mrs. Carrie Thank Wells and SMC's Business Manager Charles Fleming, Jr., look on.

1,000 Express Thanks To County Officials

Collegedale—A "thank you" letter bear-ing over 1,000 signatures of students, staff members of Southern Missionary College, and residents of the Collegedale-Apison-Ooltewah area was presented to the County Board or Commissioners in Chattanooga in appreciation for a new road in the area.

The letter was sponsored by the Student Association of Southern Missionary College under the direction of James Dunn, chair-man of the public relations committee. James Dunn and Charles E. Fleming, Jr., business manager of SMC, made the pres-entation to County Judge Chester L. Frost.

Judge Frost said that the County Board receives thousands of complaints, but that this was the first time he had received such a letter of commendation.

Present at the meeting that accepted the letter were commissioners Mrs. Carrie Thank Wells, James F. Turner, Dave M. Eldridge, and Phillip M. Osborne.

The letter of commendation was consid-ered so unusual that all the media—radio, TV, and newspapers—used the item with many editorial comments of praise. Two TV stations carried the report on both their evening news casts.

Candlelight Musical Held in Nashville

Nashville—The Second Annual Candle-light Musical sponsored by the Home and School Association, Riverside Sani-tarium and Hospital Elementary School, Nashville, took place Sunday, December 17, in the hospital chapel.

Featured as guest artists were Andrew Goodrich, saxophone soloist and instruc-tor of band instruments in the Nashville city school system, and an accordion en-semble of four young students of Mrs. Addie Hudson, for many years a music instructor in the city schools.

The program also included numbers by the Riverside Junior Choir under the direction of Mrs. Hudson, and a treble choir directed by Mrs. Ethyl Dykes.

Bertha Jo Underwood, 3, Graysville, Tenn., receives from the church pastor, Elder K. M. Mathews, a Silver Vanguard ribbon for raising $25 for Ingathering.

New Staff Additions At Riverside Hospital

Nashville—It has been a pleasure for the Riverside staff to welcome to its fel-lowship several new workeis in recent months, and to take signal pride in the promotion of others. These include:

Miss Naomi Dennison, a graduate of Glendale Sanitarium and Hospital, Glen-dale, California, was named director of nurses at the Riverside board meeting on September 19.

Howard Coes, a graduate of Paradise Valley Sanitarium and Hospital, National City, California, and Loma Linda Univer-sity School of Nursing, Loma Linda, Cal-ifornia, joined Riverside in June. He serves as the assistant director of nurses. His as-sistants include his wife Miriam and son, Howard Keith.

Miss Jeanetta Smith, another graduate of Paradise Valley, came to us in October. Miss Smith served for a year in the operat-ing room at Paradise Valley after gradua-tion.

Ray Simons comes to us from Atlanta, Georgia, where he did publicity and year-book photography for the six schools of the Atlanta University Center. He joins us as director of public relations. Members of his family include his wife Gloria and three children: Renee, Kevin and Cheryl.

Gladys Timberlake graduated from River-side School of Practical Nursing in Sep-tember. She has become a part of our nurs-ing staff.

Dr. Gardner Dixon has replaced Dr. Samuel DeShay as house physician. Dr. DeShay accepted appointment to Ile-Ife Hospital in Nigeria, West Africa.

Lane Todd and wife Mildred come to us from Birmingham, Alabama. Mr. Todd will serve with the maintenance depart-ment.

Leonard Williams is another new mem-ber of the maintenance staff.

Mrs. Irene Harrell, who for a number of years was a receptionist at Hubbard Hospital, Nashville, now serves Riverside in central supply.

N. G. SimoNs, Administrator Riverside San. and Hospital

Riverside Completes Ingathering Drive

Nashville—"We are grateful for the cooperation of each of you and to God for making it possible," Elder E. J. Humphrey told Nashville's Riverside Chapel congregation Sabbath, December 16, as he reported completion of their annual Ingathering drive.

In 10 weeks time, Humphrey said, a total of $2,100 was garnered in by a membership of 119 for furthering the cause of God in the earth.

Southern Union Honor Roll For Literature Deliveries of More Than

$1,000 in One Month

MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1961

Name Conference Amount Dick Kantzer Carolina _47,542.60

(Accumulative report) E. L. Anderson Carolina 7,002.60

(Accumulative report) James L. Lewis, Sr... So. Atl. 2,742.85 Don Watson Ga.-Cumb. 2,151.50 R. L. Beach Ga.-Cumb. -- 2,138.00 M. F. Kabool Florida 1,815.20 Marvin Spivey Carolina 1,771.10 E. J. Lewis So. Atl. 1,590.90 Gene McPherson ....Ky.-Tenn. .... 1,563.60 Robert LaGrone So. Cent. 1,560.00 Georgia Lasley So. Cent. .... 1,463.27 Beverly Pierson Ky.-Tenn. 1,444.90 B. J. Lorren Ga.-Cumb. -.1,154.65 Jerry Higgs Ky.-Tenn..... 1,152.00 W. M. Young, Jr.__ Florida

Ala.-Miss. 115123..9,005

0. L. Carroll R. L. Simmons Ky.-Tenn. .... 1,107.40 Mrs. Esther Black ....Florida 1,056.00 John Gilbert Florida 1,028.40 F. L. McKee Ga.-Cumb. .. 1,016.50

F for T on WLAC Faith for Today is now being re-

leased over WLAC, Nashville, from 11:00-11:30 a.m., Sunday.

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PRODUCTS OF SOUL-WINNING TEAMWORK. Rudolph and Katheryn Pringle are now energetic church members as the result of God's blessing upon the combined efforts of Faith for I oday, the minister, Bible instructor and consecrated laity. Their son, Rudy, enjoys family worship, too.

RUDOLPH and Katheryn Pringle are a youthful couple living a few

miles out of the city of Jacksonville, Florida. They are now active members of the Jacksonville Seventh-day Ad-ventist church. However, it hasn't al-ways been that way.

The story begins when a local TV station carried a summer series of Faith for Today programs. One Sunday morning the Pringles missed attend-ance at their regular church. While looking for a worship service on her TV set, Mrs. Pringle happened to tune in on the Faith for Today telecast. A longing for a better understanding of the Bible combined with the program's appeal and the offer of a free Bible course resulted in an immediate en-rollment.

Lesson after lesson, she found, fol-lowed the teachings of the Scriptures. The Sabbath truths, too, were accepted after very careful searching of the Bible texts, dictionaries and encyclo-pedias.

About this time Mrs. Pringle began following a series of articles which appeared in the local newspaper on the beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists prepared by Elder Orley Berg. The final installment of these articles in-cluded an appeal to attend a series of evangelistic meetings at a nearby Sev-enth-day Adventist church. However, at this point, her husband, Rudolph, still counseled against involvement with Adventists.

Then there came to Pastor Berg a report of interest from Faith for To-

church's married couples club served to further cement favorable impres-sions. An aggressive Dorcas Welfare program conducted by the church was to the Pringles an additional evidence of the living faith exercised by Sev-enth-day Adventists.

By this time Rudolph's prejudices vanished. His interest became avid and with this new experience came a vic-tory over the cigarette habit. Now they were both attending services regu-larly. These spiritual impressions were further supplemented by Bible studies given by Jack and Shirley Cruze.

The thrilling sequel to this story was another high day for the Jackson-ville church when the Pringles joined several others in the sacred rite of baptism and acceptance into church membership. This was the culmination of co-operative evangelism, which be-gan first with Faith for Today, then with the combined efforts of the min-ister, Bible instructor and missionary agencies of the church.

Now the Pringles in turn are work-ing to give God's message to others. Mrs. Pringle is an energetic Sabbath School worker in the children's divi-sion. Rudolph, after serving as Sab-bath School usher, is now beginning office as a church deacon. They are an added strength to the church witness-ing for God in their community.

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"A moment of respite has been graciously given us of God. Every power lent us of heaven is to be used in doing the work assigned us by the Lord for those who are perishing in ignorance. . . ."—Evangelism, p. 704.

This Is Soul-Winning TEAMWORK

By H. E. HASS

Director of Public Relations, Faith for Today

day. When Mrs. Rena Mae Clark-Cutuli, Bible instructor, called Mrs. Pringle, it was revealed that her visit came just at a time when she was ready to give it all up. As a result of this visit Mrs. Pringle determined that she would obey the truth.

Acting on a calculated guess while at a local laundermat, Mrs. Pringle made contact with another Seventh-day Adventist, Mrs. Shirley Cruze. As a result of her inquiries about the evan-gelistic services, Mrs. Pringle found herself in attendance at the meetings with the Cruzes. She hoped that her husband, Rudolph, would attend with her next week.

Ensuing friendly contacts with the Cruzes and with members of the

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SOUTHERN TIDINGS, JANUARY 17, 1962

J. E. Chase

Alabama Channel Station Day Hour Birmingham 13 WAPI Sunday 7:00 A.M. Birmingham 6 WBRC Thursday 5:00 A.M.

Florida Fort Pierce 19 WTVI Sunday 5:00 P.M. Fort Myers 11 WINK Sunday 11:00 A.M. Miami 10 WLBW Sunday * Orlando 9 WLOF Sunday 11:30 A.M. Pensacola 3 WEAR Sunday 1:30 P.M. Tallahassee 6 WCTV Sunday 11:30 A.M. Tampa 13 WTVT Sunday 8:30 A.M. W. Palm Beach 12 WEAT Sunday 1:00 P.M.

Georgia Atlanta 5 WAGA Sunday 9:30 A.M. Columbus 3 WRBL Sunday 10:00 A.M.

Kentucky Lexington 27 WKYT Sunday 11:00 A.M. Louisville 3 WAVE Sunday 9:30 A.M.

**Harrisburg, Ill. 3 WSIL Sunday 12:30 P.M. **Bluefield, W. Va. 6 WHIS Sunday 10:30 A.M. Mississippi

Columbus 4 WCBI Sunday 9:00 A.M. Meridian 11 WTOK Sunday 8:00 A.M.

**New Orleans, La. 13 WVUE Sunday 10:30 A.M. North Carolina

Asheville 62 WISE Tuesday 7:00 P.M. Charlotte 3 WBTV Sunday 11:30 A.M.

South Carolina Charleston 2 WUSN Sunday 10:30 A.M. Columbia 10 WIS Sunday 12:00 M. Florence 8 WBTW Friday 7:30 A.M. Spartanburg 7 WSPA Sunday 11:30 P.M.

Tennessee Chattanooga 3 WRGP Sunday 8:15 A.M. Johnson City 11 WJHL Sunday 9:30 A.M. Memphis 3 WREC Sunday 8:00 A.M. Nashville WLAC Sunday 11:00 A.M.

* Check local newspaper for correct listing ** Denotes "fringe area coverage" reaching into Southern Union.

T us is a story of hitherto unheralded heroism. It is not the lauding of

selfless valor amid deadly gunfire on a battlefield, nor an account of a mighty man's heroic strug-gle against a dread-ful disease. It is just a simple story —a story of coins earned on a cold corner, and heroic-ally consecrated for a sacred cause.

It was December, and cold — cruelly

cold — during the dark early morning hours. Few, if any, passersby knew the raw reasons why this paper vendor, blanketed against the cold, was selling papers. Even as some customers silently dug into their pockets for coins, they must have wondered.

What they didn't know was that months before this man had lost his job and had been unable to find an-other. Then his wife lost hers and the proverbial wolf, which they had heard howling in the distance, was suddenly at the door. Because of this the man was out on that cold corner, shivering, and selling papers. He needed money, and he needed it badly.

They weren't encouraged much by his hard-earned income that first week —a little more than $7. The next week wasn't much better. Even the wolf was growing lean. So the wife started selling papers, too—trying, at least.

And Christmas wasn't far off. Under these circumstances, the De-

cember issue of Faith for Today's Tele-Notes found its way into their humble home, bringing a message of warmth and courage—and an envelope for a Christmas offering for Faith for Today. But . . . let's let the wife tell the story in her own words:

"I hate cold weather, and was just going to give up selling papers when I received your Tele-Notes with the envelope for a Christmas offering. I

concluded that if Christ could suffer the pain of the cross for me, I could endure a little cold for Him, so I'd give a morning's paper money to Him for Christmas, and then I'd quit the papers. But I made only 26¢ and I wasn't satisfied, so I went again the next morning. Along with a few coins I had found (I always give the pen-nies, nickels and dimes I find to the Lord), I turned in to the church $1.70

to be forwarded to Faith for Today—a Christmas present for Jesus. A small offering, but a sacrificial one that I know He can multiply and bless."

Someday, if I ever visit that city, I want to make my way to that corner—that cold corner—where she shivered and sold papers. I hope she won't be there, nor her husband, because they will have found employment more to their liking with better income. But as I stand there, I shall remember the coins earned on that corner—coins heroically consecrated for a sacred cause. And I shall remember other people, too, who have given much of their little for sacred causes like the work of Faith for Today. I shall breathe a prayer of gratitude, again, for all who have given and who will give—their sacrifice remaining unher-alded until the King shall make it known.

May the spirit of heroism and dedi-cation possess us all as we are invited to give to Faith for Today at the time of the annual offering on Sabbath, February 10, 1962.

Note: Here is the complete list of Faith for Today stations in the Southern Union Conference area as

of December 20, 1961:

Cold Corner Coins for Christ By JAMES E. CHASE, Associate Secretary

General Conference Radio-TV Department

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A spirit of thankfulness is one of the greatest Christian graces, and, like

goodness, in whatever heart it may be found it springs from the heart of God Himself. In-deed, the Chris-tian's life should be a constant demon-stration of thank-fulness. For the abundance of our blessings and the continual manifes-tations of God's great love and care,

other than completely

The Sabbath School seeks to develop this spirit by encouraging its members to participate in the plan of giving Birthday-Thank Offerings. Once a year as our birthdays come around we are asked to recognize God's goodness in extending to us another year of life by bringing a special birthday offering. As year follows year, should there not be some special manifestation of our appreciation for an additional year of blessings? To allow these occasions to come and go with no expression of thankfulness partakes too much of the spirit of ingratitude.

It seems a little pathetic that so often we must be offered some award in order to induce us to give a birthday offering. With every cycle of 365 days of blessings and mercies afforded us should we not be filled with thankful-ness to our heavenly Father for another year of His watch care? Our reluctance to note the passing years should not be allowed to lead us to neglect ex-pressions of appreciation. After all, those for whom birthdays have ceased have no further opportunity to be thankful. If we are thankful for a year of life why should we not say so, and why not say it in a way that brings blessings to both man and God!

We are admonished, "Our birthday anniversaries, and Christmas and Thanksgiving festivals, are too often devoted to selfish gratification, when the mind should be directed to the mercy and loving-kindness of God. God is displeased that His goodness, His constant care, His unceasing love,

are not brought to mind on these an-niversary occasions."—The Desire of Ages, p. 564.

Whereas the birthday offering is an offering that we participate in but once a year, its feature of thankfulness com-bines it easily with a thank offering plan. We are instructed, "In every-thing give thanks." 1 Thess. 5:18. How can we better demonstrate our thanks than by bringing an offering to the Lord who has provided us with so many things to be thankful for.

How fitting it is that whenever some special blessing has come our way we bring unto the Lord an offering of appreciation. Perhaps we have narrow-ly missed an accident, and so we breathe a thankful prayer. But an ac-companying offering would be a very fitting expression of heartfelt thanks. It may be that a letter has been re-ceived bearing some good news,—a loved one is recovering from an illness, a careless son or daughter is returning to the Lord, or a long-hoped-for need is being met. What better way to ex-press the fullness of our hearts than to bring a thank offering to Him who so marvelously cares for our needs? "God speaks to His people in blessings be-stowed; and when these are not ap-preciated He speaks to them in bless-ings removed."—Patriarchs and Pro ph-ets, p. 470.

And there is another blessing result-ing from this plan. God's work in the world is advanced by these expressions of appreciation. Thousands of dollars go out to needy mission fields because of these expressions from thankful hearts.

More than three million dollars from Birthday-Thank Offerings through the Sabbath School have gone out to the ends of the earth since this plan was inaugurated. Were we to have one hundred per cent participation in the plan millions more could have been available to finish God's work. This offering plan pays a double investment. We give material expression of our appreciation and thus are blessed. Moreover at the same time we advance the finishing of our great missions undertaking. Is there any better way to use the means that God has given us ? Indeed, let us "In everything give thanks."

Notice

Draftees and Reservists Many questions have been asked

recently by our church members re-garding the draft and the reserves here in the United States. These ques-tions have emphasized the need to be aware of the obligations in these fields. Selective Service Obligations

1. Every male resident of the United States must register on his 18th birthday or within five days thereafter. Generally, you will need your birth certificate or other evidence that you are 18.

2. Every registrant must notify his draft board of any change in his ad-dress within 10 days following such change, until he reaches the age of 35.

3. Every registrant must notify his draft board of any change that would affect his classification, within 10 days of such change. This would include such things as marriage, or the break-ing up of a home relationship whether by separation, divorce, or death; such things as •birth or death of a depend-ent; entering into or leaving schooling; entering into or leaving an essential situation in industry; entering into or leaving an essential agricultural situ-ation; a change in physical condition of a type that would affect classifica-tion. (This list is not complete.) Reserve Obligations

Virtually all who have entered the military forces since August, 1955, have a six-year military obligation.

1. Reservists of all types must notify their Reserve Headquarters of all changes of address.

2. Reservists of all types must notify their Reserve Headquarters of all changes of physical condition that would affect a possible recall to active duty, and of anything that might be of a hardship nature if the reservist were recalled to active duty.

3. Reservists of all types, who undergo a change of conscientious be-lief following their last active duty, should notify their Reserve Head-quarters of such change and of their intention to request a noncombatant assignment if and when recalled to active duty.

If you have further questions in these matters, or in other matters re-lating to the draft or military prob-lems, please contact the MV secretary who is your War Service Commission representative.

CLARK SMITH, Asso. Director War Service Commission

In Everything Give Thanks By WILLIAM J. HARRIS, Associate Secretary

General Conference Sabbath School Department

W. J. Harris

how can we be thankful?

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Mrs. Watson

Elder W. L. Mazat gives books to Gail True and Sonny Ricks in appreciation for their work on Forest Lake Academy Ingathering field day. They were top solicitors.

A New Book Where Is Thy Flock? by Ethel May

Watson. Pacific Press. $3. This new book, written by a well-

known Seventh-day Adventist in the Southern Union, was one of the top

winners in the Pa-cific Press Publish-. ing Association's search for talent. It is a "must" volume for parents, moth-ers' clubs, home and school groups, pas-tors, teachers and all those who work to save the youth.

Mrs. Watson is the mother of three.

She and her husband are on the faculty at Madison College. She formerly was associated with the Southern Union School of Bible Prophecy, and Mr. Watson was with the U. S. Post Office.

These thoughts from the pen of Mrs. Watson will serve to show the value of the book and its interesting style:

"The aim of all Christian parents is to help their children form charac-ters after the likeness of Christ, so that when Christ shall come and ask them, 'Where is thy flock—thy beau-tiful flock?' they will be able to say, 'Here, Lord! Here they are. . .

"A Christian home will be a place of refuge from the world, a place to rest, a place where love exists, and where the children, regardless of age, feel free to talk over the problems of the day. Have you made the child love and respect you enough to come to you with his trials, joys, and fears? Does he come to you with his heartbreaks, his love affairs, his battles with sin? If he is not coming to you during the years of adolescence, you have failed somewhere along the line to gain the confidence that you have a right to. We cannot push the children out of our lives when they are little and ex-pect them to want our companionship when they come to the years of adoles-cence."

It is the purpose of the author to point parents to the great need of anchoring their children to the home and to God.

This book may be purchased now from your book and Bible house.

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members of the church militant who have proved faithful will become the church triumphant."—Evangelism, p. 707.

Alabama - Mississippi Upper Ten Rallies

Upper Ten rallies are scheduled as follows: January 27 Huntsville, Alabama February 10 Pensacola, Florida February 24 Meridian, Mississippi March 10 Montgomery, Alabama

Your district pastor will talk with you about these, and all within driving distance are invited and urged to attend the meeting nearest them.

LERoy J. LEISKE

Florida 15 Baptized by Kungel

Fifteen souls were baptized on Sab-bath, December 2, 1961, at the West Palm Beach church, by Elder Edwin E. Kungel, pastor. This has been a year of great soul-winning advance in that church, which now has 260 mem-bers.

An evangelistic series by the F. W. Detamore team in West Palm Beach in the early part of the year was very fruitful.

Soon after the opening of school in September, Elder Kungel organized a weekly baptismal class in the junior academy. Ten of the students have been baptized.

The total number received into the church by baptism and on profession of faith during 1961 is 58.

Forest Lake Field Day The annual field day activities of

Forest Lake Academy for Ingathering netted a record $3,373. The date set aside for this program was December 12. Some cars went to their territory in time to work on the night of De-cember 11, and a few worked on December 13 in Gainesville, where arrangements had been made for a tag day.

About 170 students participated. They were taken to- various cities in the conference in 34 cars. Other stu-dents stayed at their work in the school industries and agreed to give to the Ingathering what their earnings would amount to for that day.

The top solicitor among the girls was Gail True, of Ft. Lauderdale, who received $109. Sonny Ricks, of Talla-hassee, was the highest among the boys, with $67. Both of these worked two days. The highest amounts for the main field day were: Gaylen Wooten, of Tampa, and Claudia Vinson, who brought in $112 together, and David Castro of Puerto Rico, $46.

Two sales climaxed the field day, in which items donated by merchants, industries and farmers and church members were sold at auction. The first of these was held the night of the field day, and the other several days later. The net gain for Ingather-ing from them was $850.

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Florida Briefs • Miss Mamie Page, 85, was on a caroling band every night during the first two weeks of Ingathering. After reaching two Vanguard goals for her-. self, she began applying her share to the credit of another church member who was physically unable to partici-pate. • Sunshine bands for a number of central Florida churches are frequent

An Adventist physician's wife talked for 45 minutes recently about the beliefs and work of Seventh-day Adventists to a group of about 200 people in the largest church in St. Petersburg.

The minister's Bible class in the Sunday school of the Pasadena Corn-munity Church has spent the past few months studying various religions and denominations. When they decided to take up the Adventists, a member of the class recalled hearing a talk by Mrs. J. Wallace Dowswell at a promi-nent ladies' club in the city, and the class invited her to speak to them.

Although the class was reported to have a membership of 40 or 50, a much larger number attended this meeting. Both ministers of the church were present. Mrs. Dowswell reports that even though she had three months notice of the appointment, she was pressed in her preparation. She read a number of books, and her pastor, Elder W. B. Johnson, helped. She found the recent book, The Seventh Day, particularly helpful. "I got a good review of what my church stands

Mrs. Dowswell

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visitors at the Lake Highlands Retire-ment Home in Clermont. Their musi-cal and devotional programs are ap-preciated by the residents of the home. • Mrs. Nita Elwin has recently joined the Book and Bible House staff as office secretary. Miss Merlene Wil-son, who formerly held that position, was transferred to Emmanuel Mission-ary College in Michigan, where she works in the office of the college press.

for, myself, before I put myself on the witness stand," she says.

Many questions were asked, follow-ing her presentation. Most of them were pertinent, interested questions on a variety of subjects, such as the state of the dead, the reasons we keep Saturday as the Sabbath, the second coming of Christ, our educational and medical work. They were interested in the church's position on divorce, and inquired about dress standards and jewelry. Quite a bit of time was taken with questions regarding the millennium.

Literature was offered them. Several took it. A number asked for copies of the talk. Mrs. Dowswell has had a number of telephone calls from those who were present.

Asked what her reaction to the ex-perience had been, Mrs. Dowswell said, "I felt I could not do it. I knew the group was made up of cultured people, and I was afraid. I asked others in our church to take the responsi-bility, and none would do it, so I had no choice. As the time drew near, I was very nervous, but, of course, when it was all over, I felt very happy to have witnessed for my faith."

Georgia-Cumberland New Academy Name

Names have begun coming in for the Georgia-Cumberland Conference academy naming contest which closes February 1. Incentive in this contest is a one hundred dollar scholarship at the academy or an equivalent amount toward expenses at Southern Mission-ary College.

Any Missionary Volunteer below 30 years of age is eligible to enter this contest which opened December 1.

Now Is the Time Now is the ideal time to place money

with your Florida Conference Associa-tion so no interest will be lost, Your cunds are available to you at any time, pay interest at 4% and can be dis-tributed as you desire upon your death. Annuity agreements can yield even a higher return. Invest your funds in the Bank of Heaven. Write "Association," Box 1313, Orlando, Florida, for assist-ance in confidence.

He must live within Georgia-Cumber land Conference.

Entries must be submitted on a regular government post card without an envelope. With the name each con-testant must explain in 50 words or less why he has selected his entry. Send your entry to the conference MV De-partment.

Wouldn't you like to have the honor of naming your conference academy?

For further information about con-test rules, see the November 22 issue of the SOUTHERN TIDINGS, or ask your pastor.

Canvass Program "Do canvassing programs to raise

funds for our conference academy or any other project help churches spir-itually?" questioned Elder C. M. Wolff, Brunswick district pastor.

Recent visits in the homes of Way-cross and Baxley, Georgia, church members by Elder H. R. Beckner have proven that they definitely do, he as-serted. "Each family visited seemed drawn closer to the Lord and was happy to have a sacrificial covenant.

"Members have a better spirit of cooperation and a feeling of oneness as they realize that the finishing of the work is dependent upon everyone do-ing his part," he said. "They realize that the covenants they have made will help build a place to train boys and girls who will help finish the work."

Another benefit is a closer bond of fellowship between the conference leaders and lay members. This bond provides close Christian fellowship which provides an atmosphere in which they can cooperate as a team in working for God, he explained.

News Briefs • During the Christmas season more than 40 radio stations in Georgia and east Tennessee carried a 25-minute broadcast, "Christmas Songs from Many Lands," produced by the Gen-eral Conference.

The broadcast was accompanied in many cities by a five-minute interview in which opportunity was given to

SOUTHERN TIDINGS, JANUARY 17, 1962

"I • • . Witnessed for My Faith"

Atlanta Kirkwood Eagle Pathfinders tally up cans they received Halloween night for distribution to families in need Thanksgiving day.

promote Ingathering and explain a little of the work Seventh-day Advent-ists are doing around the world.

• Church officers meetings were con-ducted in Knoxville and Chattanooga during December. Meetings for the remainder of the conference will be conducted in January. They are slated for Atlanta Beverly Road, January 13; Albany, January 20; and Savannah, January 27.

• Chattanooga's radio station WAPO began December 11 carrying the Voice of Prophecy as a daily broadcast from 10:30 to 11 A.M. The program will continue on this basis for a six-month period.

The broadcast was begun in Cleve-land, Georgia, December 18 and Ath-ens, Georgia, December 4, on the same basis.

New Thomaston Church Thomaston, Georgia, church mem-,

bers celebrated the completion and first service of their new church stra-tegically located on the north side of the city on U. S. Highway 19 after many years of sacrifice for this project.

Leading opening ceremonies were Elder A. C. McKee, conference presi-dent; L. E. Aldrich, secretary-treasurer; Elder Walter Earle, district pastor; Elder R. E. Crawford, religious liberty secretary. With them were J. P. Lewis, conference builder, and Taylor Ham-mond, a pioneer lay pastor in the Thomaston area. Other visitors were present from Macon, Griffin and LaGrange.

The $21,500 structure will seat a capacity of 170 including 12 in the choir section. It has a baptistry, two Sabbath School rooms, a pastor's study and a room on the lower terraced level for an elementary school when it is completed next year.

The sanctuary is furnished with Gothic style, solid oak pews. The ex-terior of the church is finished in red brick.

An afternoon program was con-ducted by Mr. Hammond during which he paid tribute to members who have been faithful through the years since he began pioneering the Advent message in the Thomaston area in 1930. Mr. Hammond, a member of the Atlanta Kirkwood church, told of early experiences of Adventists in Thomaston. Through his lay ministry in this area he has been a valuable spiritual leader.

The land was contributed for the

The new Thomas+on,

church location by Mr. J. C. Colwell, who lives adjacent to the new struc-ture. He has added more land behind the church for a school playground.

"We deeply appreciate his gift and interest in the Seventh-day Advent-ist denomination," commented Elder Earle.

"Now that the church is finished, it is hoped that this forward move will

Georgia, church.

present an appeal to many who have been interested but have not yet made a definite step toward attending our church," he said.

"This new location, a tremendous improvement over our former site, is ideally suited for evangelistic purposes; and it is hoped that a crusade can be conducted in the near future," he stated.

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E. L. Minchin

Kentucky-Tennessee News Notes

• Coming in March is the youth revival for the Nashville area. Elder E. L. Minchin, associate secretary of the General Conference Missionary Volun-teer Department, will be the speaker. March 10-24 is the time. The location for the meetings

will be announced later. • The Voice of Youth will be heard in four Kentucky-Tennessee cities early in 1962. The program features youth speakers in an organized evangelistic campaign. Youth will lead the singing, pray, visit the people—everything ex-cept baptize the new church members. Slated to host the campaigns are Madi-son, Gallatin, and Memphis, Tennes-see, and Loyall, Kentucky.

• In February Elder Everett Cumbo will begin "dark-county" evangelism. His first meeting is planned for Gal-latin, Tennessee. His successor as superintendent of the Highland dis-trict will be announced later.

• A new outdoor recreation area is planned for Highland Academy. Soon the pouring of the cement slab 70 x 100 feet will begin. The preparation of the ground is in progress. The new project is located between the indus-trial arts building and the grape vine-yard.

• Harold Walker, ministerial student at Southern Missionary College, has responded to an invitation to serve in this field. He will work with an evan-gelistic group next summer and then enroll in the theological seminary.

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Filters for cigarette smoking are but a passing fancy and before long will not be a significant factor in cigarette sales, according to an article in the current issue of Smoke Signals, quar-terly organ of the American Temper-ance Society which publicizes tobacco research.

Authored by Francis A. Soper, edi-tor of Listen Magazine, the article goes on to state that recent statistics show that nonfilter cigarette smoking is again on the upgrade, particularly among men.

JONES: Miss Maude Irene Jones, 89, for-mer associate professor of English at South-ern Missionary College, died peacefully on Christmas morning at Collegedale.

Funeral services were conducted in the Lynn Wood Hall Chapel at 2:00 P.M., December 26, with Elder Roy B. Thurmon, pastor of the Collegedale church, Mr. Charles Fleming, Jr., business manager of the college, and Dr. C. N. Rees, president of the college, officiating.

Interment was in the Collegedale Me-morial Park with former students as active and honorary pallbearers.

Her survivors include a niece, Mrs. Arthur Richert, and two great-nephews, Lindley Boone Richert and Arthur Richert, Jr., all of Memphis.

Miss Jones was born in Hernando, Mis-sissippi, on June 18, 1872, to Mr. Richard Clayton Jones and wife, Irene Buchanan Jones. Miss Jones completed her secondary schooling at Miss Higby's School for Girls in Memphis, Tennessee. She also attended and graduated from the Mississippi State College for Women in Columbus, Missis-sippi. She later taught in both of these schools.

In 1917 she accepted the invitation to unite with Southern Junior College at Collegedale, Tennessee, where she served faithfully and well for 35 years until her retirement in 1952.

Miss Jones took a deep personal interest in Southern Missionary College and its stu-dents. She was loved by her students as a counselor and as a teacher. She was the favorite chaperone on the campus. She played a major role in establishing South-ern Missionary College's reputation as a "School of Standards."

She was also greatly concerned about the college's future and its continuance. At one time in the history of the college, when the board had voted to close its doors because of lack of funds, Miss Jones offered and gave her services without a pay check for over two years that the school might continue.

While she was alive, the residence for

Miss Maude Jones

young women was named in her honor—Maude Jones Hall. She will long be re-membered for her 35 years of service given to the young people who passed through the portals of Southern Missionary College.

WATKINS: Mrs. Adeline Ann Watkins. Born in Warren, Illinois, 1886. Died De-cember 6, 1961, at the Wildwood Sani-tarium, Wildwood, Georgia. She had been a Seventh-day Adventist all her life and was a member of the Graysville church. Surviving are two brothers, two sisters, five step-children and eight grandchildren.

BRANIGAN: Mrs. Louise Branigan. Born March 27, 1866, in Silver Creek, Missis-

sippi. Died at Pinola, Mississippi, October 12, 1961. She had been a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church for nearly thirty years. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Mattie Louise Parker; six grand-children, sixteen great-grandchildren, and one great, great-grandchild.

KVIST: Sven H. Kvist. Born November 8, 1875, in Sweden. Died December 9, 1961, in Orlando, Florida. He joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church more than 50 years ago. Surviving are his wife, Pearl; one brother, two daughters, two sons, three grandchildren, five stepdaughters, six step-sons, 10 step-grandchildren and six step-great-grandchildren. He was a member of the Sanitarium church, Orlando, Florida.

BEARER: Mrs. Edna Bearer. Died Oc-tober 13, 1961, in Dade City, Florida, at the age of 69. She was a piano teacher for many years in Zephyrhills, Florida. She is survived by four sons and one daughter.

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"Reach in My Pocket" "Just reach in my pocket, son," the

man said. Wayne Gatling, a 10-year-old Path-

finder, was Ingathering in a shopping center with his can, soliciting every-one who passed by his territory. This man was bewildered at first because he had a big grocery sack in each arm. But Wayne's eager approach won out and he smiled as he solved the problem this way.

Wayne reached in and brought out a handful of change, and then there was bewilderment on his face.

"How much shall I take?" he asked. ,"Why, just put all of it in your can," the man said. And both of them were happy.

Smoking of nonfilter cigarettes is again on the upgrade, according to brand comparison studies in Adver-tising Age. — October - December Smoke Signals.

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FOR SALE: Three bedroom frame house. Well kept. Walking distance of school. Good garden spot. Fruit trees. Price re-vised for quick sale. Down payment lowered. Mrs. J. C. Thames, P. O. Box 2066, Collegedale, Tennessee. (2,3)

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SOUTHERN TIDINGS makes every reasonable effort to screen all advertising, but in no case can the periodical assume responsibility for advertisements appearing in its columns.

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February I I—Joseph and His Brothers

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Leff, Cecil R. Darnell (right), manager of the Florida Book & Bible House, shows MV book club selections to Everett Tetz, assistant manager, and Mrs. Nita Elwin, office secretary. They are examining Mission to the Navajo by Mrs. Betty Stirling. Right, some of the displays of the Florida Book and Bible House.

A Florida Book Sale

BooK sales amounted to $1,430 at the Tallahassee church on Saturday

night, December 9. Everett Tetz, as-sistant manager of the Florida Book and Bible House, visited the church that Sabbath and set up a display after sunset. He reports that for the second year in succession, the largest sale of the traveling display has been in Tal-lahassee,

Such visits were made to 23 churches

in the Florida Conference this year, according to Cecil R. Darnell, manager of the Book and Bible House. The sales in the churches by this means amounted to $9,239.59, an average of $401.72 for each place.

The sales at camp meeting came to over $16,000, the largest ever in Flor-ida. During the first eleven months of 1961, the total sales have amounted to $36,832.17 more than for the same period last year.

These gains are due, Darnell says, to growing attainments in the colpor-teur work under the leadership of Elder M. E. Culpepper, as well as to more patronage from the churches and their members. He says that it has been necessary to employ extra help to take care of the holiday business. Many people are taking advantage of special bargains and the 20 per cent discount on Spirit of Prophecy books, to supply their gift needs.

Left, the latest hi-fi Chapel Record shown here by Mrs. Nita Elwin at the Florida Book and Bible House is Hallelujah! fea- turing the Duponf Park Choir and Joyce Bryant with selections from Handel's Messiah. Right, Everett Tetz recommends Your Bible and You, and reports that the West Palm Beach church has distributed more than 1,500 copies.

COMMENTS By Don R. Rees

President, Southern Union Conference

Scores of New Churches

At this writing we are just concluding a meeting of all the ministers in the Southern Union Conference. This meeting, held in Atlanta, Georgia, is for the purpose of planning the 1962 evangelistic program of the church.

Actually, a number of committees and groups have been at work formulating plans for many months. Here they are getting the final testing of the brethren, are being refined and soon will be introduced in your church.

This has been the most thrilling and rewarding meeting of its kind I have been privileged to par-ticipate in. It has not been an easy meeting physically, for the work began at 8 o'clock in the morning and continued on into the night. But the working force of the Southern Union Conference—several hundred of them—appeared to be just as enthusiastic and alert at the end of a hard day as at the beginning. There is a new spirit among the workers, a new eagerness to win souls, a new determination to push into un-entered areas.

We pray that this spirit will be contagious and will permeate the thinking and activities of every church in the Southern Union.

The year 1961 appears to have been a record year in terms of souls added to the church. Total baptisms reported at the meeting in Atlanta were 3,622. A few districts have not reported, so it would seem that the previous records set in 1954, of 3,635 baptisms, likely will have been surpassed in 1961.

We are thankful to God for this marvelous re-port, and we were glad to hear of the many lay activities that contributed to it.

Incomplete reports show the following in bap-tisms: Alabama-Mississippi, 301; Carolina, 271; Florida, 850; Georgia-Cumberland, 481; Kentucky-Tennessee, 485; South Atlantic, 830; and South Central, 404.

A number of new churches have been added. One conference, Georgia-Cumberland, reports that more than 50 Branch Sabbath Schools are currently being conducted. Other sidelights reveal that the Detamore evangelistic team, responsible for leading 200 souls to Christ in the Florida Conference, recently com-

pleted a meeting in Birmingham at which 71 were baptized.

A full report of this Southern Union Evangelistic Council will be carried in a forthcoming issue of SOUTHERN TIDINGS.

Participating in the workers' meeting were Elder M. V. Campbell, vice-president of the General Con-ference; Elder R. S. Watts, field secretary of the General Conference; Elder E. E. Cleveland, associate secretary of the General Conference Ministerial As-sociation; Elder R. J. Christian, manager, Periodical Department, Southern Publishing Association; Elder Alton Bringle, of the Christian Record; Evangelist F. W. Detamore, now conducting meetings in the Southern Union; the conference presidents, depart-mental secretaries and other workers of the Southern Union.

The working force of this union is returning to the churches with new courage, new enthusiasm and a strong desire to lead the churches into an unprece-dented program of evangelism. Much of this evan-gelism will be in the nature of entering and establish-ing churches in "dark" counties and "dark" cities. The challenge is to establish from 75 to 100 new churches during the next 12 to 15 months. We know that our people will meet the challenge and that God will bless them accordingly.

President Don R. Rees points out where a new church will be located in Georgia for the seven conference presi-dents of flie Southern Union. They are, front row, from left, Elders E. L. Marley, H. H. Schmidt, J. H. Wagner, Sr., A. C. McKee; back row, Elders L. J. Leiske, F L. Bland and H. V. Reed.