OF THE WO~LDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD

Explains caUse of disputes between people

HWAaddresses legal officials

VISIT WITH ROYALTV - Pa st or Gen eral Herbert W. Armst rong me et s with King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Que enS irikit of Tha iland in th e Phuphan Rat ch aniv ea Pala ce in Chia ng Mai, Thail and . Nov. 26 . Mr. Arms t rong gave th eking a vide ota pe . More Than a Monarch , tha t wa s produ ced by Me dia Services ir. Pas ad en a . rOhoto by Warr enWa tson]

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DEC . 24,1984

PASADENA - "God seems tobe ca using a spiritual awaken ing inthe West Indi es," said evangelistDibar A par tian , reg ional director ofGod's C hurch in French-speaki ngareas , in a Worldwide News inte r­view Dec. 14.

T he evange list based his cern­ments on respon se rece ived duringtwo Plain Truth Bible lectures hepresent ed during a Dec . 5 to 10 tri pto Mar tin iqu e and Guadeloupe.

Mr. Apartian also conducted the20th anniversa ry celebrat ion of theMar t inique congreg ation.

Mr . A pa rt ia n said that theFr enc h-s peak ing Caribbea n hasreceived"a st rong witness" in moreth an 20 years of broadcast ing LeMonde a Venir (French WorldTomorrow). "O ne radio stat ion inthe Car ibbean took a survey andfound tha t abo ut 90 perce nt ofFre nch-speaking populat ion in theWest Ind ies is fam iliar with LeMonde a Venir," he said.

The evangelist cond ucted a PlainTrut h Bible lect ure in Fort -de­Fra nce, Mart inique, Dec. 6, d raw­ing 87 new people.

" We were very impressed withthe response," Mr. Apa rtian said." It is often difficul t to schedule sucha lecture. Appropriate halls areoften difficult to ren t during theweek , and pu blic tr ansporta t ion

(See 20TH YEAR . pa ge 111

Ca use of disputes

Th e pastor ge neral the nplai ned what th e goa ls of

(See HWA. page 31

effor ts for the center.

Churchmarks20th year

accor d ing to eva ngel ist Ellis LaRavia, a vice presiden t of the foun­dat ion.

The nonpr ofit cen te r, funded bythe founda tion since 1983, helpsindivid uals resolve civil disput esthro ugh med iatio n, making form allit igation in courts unn ecessary .

John Van de Kamp , Californiastate atto rney general, was the mainspeaker, and he praised the center asan alte rna tive to expen sive lawsuits .

Mr. La Ravia compared the cen­ter's activit ies to prin ciples in Mat­th ew 18:15-17, where ind ividualsare told to first try and sett le d is­putes bet ween themselves

Gues t reception

Before the addresses by M r. Vande Kam p and Mr. Armstrong, theAmbassador Foundat ion was host toa recepti on on th e main floor of theHall of Administ ration.

Included among the guests wereT ho mas Bradl ey, mayor of LosAngele s, Ca lif. ; Maurice S tarts,u.s. secretary of comme rce in th eN ixo n ad mini s t ra tion; W il lia mBogaard , mayor of Pasade na;j udgesfrom U.S. fede ral courts; andjudgesand atto rneys from superior andmuni cipal courts in Los Ange les,Pasadena and other Ca liforn ia cit­ies.

Evangelists, department headsand mini sters participatin g in theM inis terial Refr eshin g Programalso atte nded .

Abou t 7:10 p.m. the rece ptionended and th e guests walked acrossthe cam pus mall to the Auditorium.T here Mr . La Ravia intr odu ced Mr .Van de Kamp. f"

Aft er th e state attorney generaldi scussed th e need for d ispu te­resolving cente rs such as th e onefunded by th e Ambassador Fou nda­tion , a videotape expla ining thefunct ions of the cen ter was shown.T hen , Dorn Dicker , chairman of thecenter's boar d of dir ectors. pre­sented a plaque to Mr. Arms t rong inappreciat ion for the foundation's

ELECTED OFFICIALS - Pastor General Herbe rt W. Armst rong co n­ve rs es with J ohn Van de Kamp (center) , Californi a state a tto rney ge ner al ,a nd Thomas Bradley (left) , ma yor of Los Angeles , Ca lif., in the Hall ofAdminis tra tion De c . 16 during a re ception for the Commun ity DisputeResolution Ce nte r in Pa sadena . [Ph ot o by Nathan Faulkn er}

Mr. Ar mstrong returned thetoas t and spoke for 30 minutes onthe ca uses of trou bles in Sri Lankaand the world at large.

Press conference

At 5 p.m. th e group returned tothe banquet room for a press confe r­ence with S ri Lankan journ alists.

The jour nalists asked Mr. Ar m­st rong abo ut the terr orism probleman d how Mr . A rm st ro ng couldbring lasting peace to the region.

Mr . Armst ro ng expla ined : "Ican't bring peace . Peace comes fro mliving the way of give. People won'tlive that way unti l C hrist return sa nd makes us live t he way topeace ."

Segments from this press confer­ence arc sched uled to be aired onWorld Tomorrow programs.

That evening the grou p viewed atelevision program abo ut Me. Arm ­strong and th e Worldwide Ch urchof God produ ced by the S ri La nkan

(See ROYALTY, page 3)

PASADEN A, CALIFO RNIA

By Micha el A. SnyderPAS AD EN A - " Bu t wh y

should there be disputes? Why arethere dispu tes betw een nati ons '?"Pastor Ge neral Her bert W. Arm­st rong asked a group of elected offi­cials. judges. att orn eys, civic leadersand businessmen in the AmbassadorAuditoriom Dec. 18.

" Why disputes between organi­zatio ns '?And why disput es betwee nindividuals and people ? I think wehave to go back to th e beg inning andsee how it came out."

Mr . Ar mst rong's rem ar ks werepart 'of a reception and address orga­nized by the Am bassador Founda­tion to promote the CommunityDispute Reso lut ion Center here,

The ministe r, who also overseesthe Ma haweli River dam project ,explai ned unde rlyi ng reaso ns forthe continuing social unr est and ter ­rorism in Sri La nka.

C ultu ra l and raci al f r ic tionbetwee n Tam ils, the minorit y race( 18 percen t of the populatio n whowere brough t from India during thedays of the British Empire) , andSi nhales e (74 percent of the popula­t ion) period ically eru pts into openvio lence . (Moors make up therema inder of the population.)

T he majorit y of th e problem , thegroup was told, center s on agroupofTamils living in north ern Sri Lankawho de mand a separate nat ion . Ele­ment s of this gro up regu lar ly com­mit te rrorist acts to force th e issue ofa separate nation.

Th e day before Mr . A rmstrongarrived me mbers from this groupkilled several policemen . Because ofthe potentia l da nge r, Mr. Arm ­st rong's g roup discussed whetherth e Sri Lank a t rip should be can­ce led . Mr . Armstro ng believed thatGod had opened the door for him tovisit leaders of th e country, and hedirected that the t rip go forward .

O nce in the cou ntry the S ri Lan­kan govern me nt assigned a doze nsecurity gua rds to Mr. Arm strong.T hese gua rds stayed wit h the grou p24 hours a day.

Th at evening Ta mi l te rro ris tsraid ed a police statio n, kill ing somepolice . Th e government ordered anational curfew from 6 p.m. to 6a.m . Similar previous inc idents ledto national riots, and th e S ri Lanka ngovern ment was takin g no chances.

We dnesday, Nov. 2 1, DeputyMi niste r Prem ach andra, founde rand pre sident of th e Sa moday aFoundation in Sri Lanka, was hostto a lunche on in Mr . Armst rong'shonor. Nearly all of the Sri Lank angovern me nt ministers, plus promi­nen t civic leaders, atte nded the lun­cheon. Mr. Arms tro ng met the gov­ernment mini ster s at a recep t ionbefore the lunch eon .

After the meal Mr. Premac han­dra proposed a toast to the pastorgeneral .

Aaron K. Dean,a pastor-rankminister, is personal aide toPast or Genera l Herbert W.Armstrong.

VOL. XII, NO. 24

Pastorgeneral meets royalty,

state officials in last leg oftrip

During the last 13 days of his tri p(see Nov. 26 and Dec . 10 issues ofThe World wide News for previoustrip coverage) Mr. Armstro ng metwith King Bhum ibol Ad ulyadej.Queen Sirik it , C rown Prince MahaVajir alongkorn and education offi­cia ls in T haila nd. In S ri Lanka th epastor genera l met privately withPreside nt Juni us Richard Jayewar­den e and Pr ime M iniste r Rana­singhe Premadasa. He also met andspoke to government and civic lead­ers there .

By Aaron K. DeanBURBANK. Cal if. - Touching

down aboa rd the C hurch's G- (II jet,Pasto r Ge nera l Her bert W . Arm ­strong ar rived at the airpor t hereDec. 2 from Tokyo, Japan, complet­ing his five-week tour of the Orientand Asia.

Flight from Ban gladesh

T uesday , Nov . 20, the G~ 1l 1 flewto Colombo"ca pita l city of S ri Lan­ka. from Dacca, Bangladesh. T hereto meet Mr . Armstrong on thi sisland nat ion (form erl y Cey lon)we re Rober t Morton, regio nald irect or of God's C hurch in Austra­lia and Asia.,and Mohan J ayasekera,pastor of th e Co lombo and Anura­dh apur a.,Sr i Lan ka.,churches.

Mr. Mo rton and M r. Jayasekeraescorted Mr . Armst rong and hisgroup to th e ai rport VIP loun ge,where Mr. Armst rong was gree tedby Festus Pere ra, min ister of fisher­ies and G .M . Prem ach andr a.,depu­ty minist er of the same agency.

T he group wen t to th e Lank aOberoi Hotel in governmen t vehi ­cles and noti ced a banner hun g overth e ent rance welcoming Mr . Arm­stro ng.

Th at eve ning G am ini Diss a­nayake , mini ster of land develop­ment and the group's official gov­ernment host , cal led on the pastorgeneral at the hote l.

The empire shrinks back; China advancesMonday, Dec. 24, 1984

agreement were hard ly comforting tothe puzzled Gibr altarians.

"For us, this rea lly opens a processnr ~n~....I ('tn i 7 jn 8 I i'l l-'"R ....dt . .. ~ ~p:lni<;h

Foreign Min istr y spokesman said .Spain 's state radio and televi sionadded it was " the first time since1713. thee nd ofthe War ofthe Span ­ish Successio n, when Spa in lost theRock , that a Briti sh government hadever agreed to tack lesovereignty."

Some of the Spa nish outspoken ­ness was dismissed as being merely forhome consump tion. S panish officialsprivately ad mit they do not expect arapid return of the colony. Admittedone: "We know weare not going to getGi braltar back tomorrow. It is muchratheracaseofa generation."

Nevertheless, Spani sh officials areconce rned whether a slow-revers ionprocess will work. They may not beab le to cont rol an excitable Spanishpub lic eager for quicke r result s.

British and other NATO militaryofficialsare also a bit queasy about thehistor ic proces s under way. Gibraltaris an impo rtant naval and intelligencebase in a strategic spot . Spai n is amember of NATO, but a reluctantone. A majo rity of Spaniards, surveysreveal, wantSpain to pull out.

What if Spain leaves NATO andext reme left ists should one day con­

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Ed ito r Inehle f : Herbert W. Armstrong

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merits of British fami ly life . Unfor ­tunately the report was 'not the onl yone coming off the presses.

M uch more sobering was the onefrom the Assistant Masters andMist resses Association. As reportedby TheStandardSept. 3: "Childrenare beginning infant school at fouror five already half out of control.They are more anti-social , moreaggressive, ready to defy teachers,attack th eir fellow pu pils, smas hproperty and use obscene language.The other side of the coin , equallyalarming, is that many can not copeeven with the simplest tasks, likedressi ng themselves or going to thelavatory."

Emanating from a nationwidesurvey of 156 infant and primaryschoo ls, this primary school reporttalked about a " mar ked dete riora-

(See FAMILY. page 9 1

m:be-'orlb\tJibe j1e\tJliCIRCULA110N 55 .000

European DiaryBy John Ross Schroeder

imposed by the gover nme nt of Fran­cisco Franco 15 years ago. As of Feb .IS there will be free movement ofpeople and traffic across the narr owstrip of flatland that connects Gibral­tar totheSpanish mai nland .

In return, however, Briti sh nego­tiators, for the first time , agreed thatthe tr icky question of sovereignty will

heopen for discussion in negot iations.At the same time, the Briti sh stressedthat " the wishes of the people ofGib raltar"will be respected.

About 30,000British subjects liveon Gibraltar . They are overwhe lm­ingly opposed to becoming Spanishcitizens and arc some of the most loyalsubjects of the Quee n. Statementsmade by Spa nish officials after the

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Family life in Britain

Ikdtime prayerOn a recent Sabbath we heard Mr.

Herbert W. Armstrong's tape on thesubject of abortion. He referred to theblessing of children ceremony and howprecious life is toGod . This reminded meof a bedtime prayerofa little three-year­old girl recently. Heidi Kerestes.daugh­ter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kerestes ofthe Duluth. Minnesota, Church. said"and thank you for Mr. Herbert W.Arm str ong, Pasadena. California,91123."

It doesn't take one long to figure outwhy God hasa special place in His heartfor the little ones.

LettersTO THE EDITOR

D. CouturePtncoun. Que.

Marilyn JaegerMellen,Wi s.

., ., .,

Tbird- tithe blessi ngsGod has blessed me to be able to buy

my first house - and during third-titheyear! Just giving me title to a lovely two­bedroom house that is so much like thekind I would have wanted to designmyself (but never would've) wasn't theend of the sudden outpouring of bless­ings.

We have been able to find such good(See LETT ERS. page 111

Feast reportsI am prompted to write becauseof the

strong impact on me of your publishingFeast reports around the world (Novem­ber 12, 1984). 11was like reading a fami­ly newsletter. I felt happy for the goodtimes, sad for the trials, encouraged bytheir solutions. The summary of sermonsubjects gaveme the impressionof read­ing down the menu of a high qualityrestaurant : a literal feast.

BOREHAMWOOD. Eng la nd- The Brit ish family flourishes.Homes in the Un ited Kingdo m arenot falli ng apart. Happy homes inBritannia arc th e norm. Childrenarc better behaved. So says a repor tput out by the National Co uncil ofVoluntary O rganizations.

British tab loids were chock fu ll ofeffusive expressions extolling the

By Gene H. HogbergW~RLDWATCH

The WORLDWIDE NEWS

f<'rsighted one, " one, he said , which isclosely associated with Ch ina's lead­er , Deng Xiaoping.

Deng is spearheading that nation'simpr essive moderni zat ion dr ive. Buthe has reactionary adve rsaries whodon' t like the dir ect ion he is taking thecountr y. And not a few of HongKong' s 5.5 million people are fearful

over the relationship with Chin ai n thelong term . More about C hina later .

Gibnltar next to go?

Following in line with the HongKong reversion is a p reliminaryagreement , reached Nov. 27, betweenBritain and Spain over the future ofGibraltar. Th is crown colony, thefamous Rock, has served as the hall­mark of Britain 's imperial glor y: asymbol of power, strength, perma ­nence and endurance.

The great wartime prime minister,Winsto n Churchill, called Gib raltar"the most inestimable jewel in theBritish crow n."

In the short ru n, bot h sides to thisage-o ld dispute benefit. Spain agreedto lift t he blockade on Gib raltar

fro m all evil."No wri tten matter is more realis­

tic and honest in facing the harshfacts of life than the Wo rd of God .At no time is there the fain test sug ­gestion th at the way of life we havebeen cal led to exem pts us from alldifficu lties.

What God's Wo rd does promiseis help and deliverance from them .Throughout the Bible we find thatfaith encounters t roub les . The sixt hrequ est in the sample prayer Christgave is "Lead us not into tempta­tion , but deliver us from evil" {Mat­thew 6:13, King James Version) .

That prayer is answered everyday, sometimes many times a day , inthe lives of those who are obeyingGod's ways.

All th e water in all t he ocean scan not sink a ship un less the waterleaks into it. That is the prom ise ofthis psa lm . None of the things thathappen to you or me, none of-thetro ubles we encounter, have anypower to get between us and God(see Romans 8:28, 31-32) .

When anxieties threaten, whenillne sses come , when confl icts dis­turb our relationships with others,do we conclude that God has gottenbored in looking after us? Do wetake our eyes off ofGod and His planof salvati on ?

Do we use the ever yday religionof Reader's Digest, advice from afriend , an Ann Landers colum n,astrology readings from our news­paper, the hustler wisdom of a talk ­show celebrity to solve our prob­lems?

We know that God created theuniverse and has a master plan . Butsometimes we find it difficult tobel ieve that He is willing to watc hand be concerned about the dailysoap opera of our personal trials andtribulations ; so we try to find ourown remed ies.

But Psalm 121 says that the sam efaith th at works in the big thingsworks in the little thi ngs as well. TheGod of Genesis I who brought lightout of darkness is also the God ofthi s day and age who deliv er s usfrom all evil.

God is mer ciful in giving us helpalong th e way. Our dail y pra yersho uld be "Yet I am poor and needy ;ma y the Lord think of me. You aremy he lp and my de liverer; 0 myGod . do not dela y" (Psa lm 40 :17 ,NIV ).

"peaches and cream," smooth sail­ing right into the Kingdom of God .We are rudely awakened to some­thing different, and we look aro undfor help, scan ning the horiz on forsomething or someo ne who will giveus aid : " I will lift up my eyes to thehills - From whence comes myhelp? " (Psalm 121 :1. Rev isedAuthorized Version unless noted) .

Psalm 121 isthe neig hbo rcomingover and telling us that we are doingit the wrong way, looking in thewro ng place for help . Psalm 121 isadd ressed to those of us who, disr e­garding God , His word, His minis­ter s, gaze all around, making longand devious circuits in search ofremedies to our troubles.

As members in God 's Church weencounter a trial or tribulation andcr y out , " Hel p!" We lift our eyes tothe hills? No . "My help comes fromthe Lord , Wh o made heaven andea rth ."

A look to the hills (ph ysica l solu­tions) for help ends in disap point ­ment. For all their majesty , for allthe ir quiet strength and firmness.t hey are, finally, just hills.

As Jeremiah put it : "Surely theidolat rous commotion on the hi llsand mountains is a deception; su relyin the Lord our God is the salvationof Israel" (Jeremiah 3:23 , NewInternational Version) .

Psalm 121 rejects a worsh ip ofnature, a religion of star s (astr ology),a religion that uses the hills as highplaces of worship; instead it looks toGod who made those hills.

Help comes from the Cr eator , notfr om c rea t ion. The Creator isalways awake. He will not slumberor sleep. The Cr eato r is lord overtime. "The Lord shall pr eserve yourgoing out and your coming in ," yourbeginnings and your endings. He iswith you when you set out on yourway; he is still with you when youarr ive. " T he Lord shall pre serve you

cess a " mult itude of nat ions" (Gen e­sis48 :19) .

Nearly all elements of the empirehavelongsince beentransformed intoindependent states, most ofthem onlytenuou sly tied together in the mod­ern-d ay Commonwealth. And now,Britain ison thevergeofrelinquishingits final two significant pieces ofemp ire - Hong Kong and Gibral tar .

At the same time, China, encom­passing another fourth of all human­kind , is throwing off the ideologicalshackles of its recent past and tak ingst rides toward great power status.

Hong Kong agreement

Let's look first at Britain 's declin­ing fortunes. In December the Briti shHo use of Commons una nimo uslyapproved an accord that turns HongKong over to China 12¥.z years fromnow. Dec. 19, British Prime Mi nisterMargare t Thatcher and Chi nese offi­cialssigned the agreement in Beijing .

Under the te rms mutually ag reedto, Britain 's prosperous Asian crowncolony becomes a special adminis tra­tive regionofChinain 1997. Thisistobe followed by a 50-year span duringwhich Ch ina "guaran tees" tha t HongKong can pursue its independenttradi ng and financial policies, includ­ing the retentionof itso wn currency .

British Foreign Secretary Si rGeoffrey Howe ca lled the draftaccord"a bold and imaginative plan,"adding: "The concept of maintai ningtwo separate political , econo mic andsocial systems withi n onecountry is a

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PASADENA - " The Most Highrules in the kingdomof men, andgivesit to whomeverHe chooses" (Daniel4:25. Revised Authorized Version) .

It is important to keep this princi­ple in mind when looking at the rela-

THE ROCK - Map shows Gibral ­tar, hall mark of Britain's imperialglory, wi th the stri p of land that con­nects it with the Spanish mainland.[Artwork by Ronald Grove J

live fortunes of two major nationstoday- Britainand China.

Great Britain. until shortly afterthe end of the Second Wor ld War.ruled the dest iny of one fourth of theworld's peoples. becoming in the pro-

~-:<Jwt~~~- . By Dexter H. Faulkner

The wrong directionA few years ago. was in my front

yard with my lawn mower tipped onits side . I was trying to get the bladeoff so I could replace it.

I remember its brand name wasMaverick because a friend told me ,"It figures your havi ng that mode l,it fits your personality ."

An yway, I had my biggestwrench attached to the nut, butcouldn't budge it. I got a 2-foo tlength of pipe and slipped it ove r th ewrench handle to give me leverage,and was leaning on that - stillunsuc cessfully.

Nex t I took a larg e hammer andwas banging on the pipe . By thi stime I was beginning to get some­what emotionally involved with mylawn mowe r.

M y neigh bor walke d over aboutthen and said that he had a lawnmower like mine once and that , if heremembered correctly, the threadson the bolt went the other way. Irever sed my exertion s and , su reenough, the nut turned easily .

I was glad he showed me I waswron g. I was saved from fru strationand failure. I would never have got­te n the job done , no matter how hardI tr ied , doing it my way.

To be told we are wrong is some ­time s an embarrassment, even ahum iliation . We want to run andhide our heads in shame. But the reare times when findin g out we arewrong is sudde n and imm ediaterelief. No longer do we have to keepdogged ly trying to do somethingthat isn' t working .

When God inspired David towrite Psalm 121, He was gen tly andkindly telli ng us that we are , per·haps, wrong in the way we are goingabout life, and then , ver y simp ly,showing us the right way . For many,the first great surprise after baptismis in the form of problems.

Somehow it is not what we hadsupposed . We had our mind s set on

Monday, Dec. 24, 1984 The WORLDWIDE NEWS 3

Pastor General's ItineraryRoyalty(Continued from page 11

govern ment. Using excerpts fromWorld Tomo rrow te lecas ts and theBehind the Work Fes tiva l films. theprogra m explained the activit ies ofthe C hu rc h and its pastor gene ra l.

The thoroug hness of the produc­tion showed the group that the SriLa nka n gove rnment is well- ac­qua inted with act ivities of God 'sChurch.

The program aired the followingevening, Nov. 22, in prime time at7:30 p.m. on Sri Lankan television.The poten t ial vie wing au di enc eincluded all of Sri Lanka and thesouthern portionor India.

Thu rsday, Nov. 22, Lalit h At hu­lathmudali, minister of nationalsecu­rity, visited Mr . Arm str ong in hishotel suite at to a.m. He apologizedfor hisabsence from the Nov. 211un­cheon, explaining that the terrori smproblems required him to tr avel to thenorthern part of thecount ry.

Afte r discussing the necessity ofthe national curfew to quell furtherproblems, the ministe r said he hopedit would not hinder Mr. Arm stron g'sschedule.

Got'emment ministers

At 2 p.m. Mr . Arm strong and hisgroup arrived at the newly completednational parlia ment building . Forsecurity reasons the edifice was con­structed in the middle of a lake withonly aca useway for access.

The group first met again with theofficial host, Mr . Dissanayake . Mr .Armstro ng then went to the office ofE.L. Senanayake, speaker of theNatio nal Assemb ly, for a privatemeeting .

T he speake r came dr essed in hisofficial att ire, which reminded thegroup of robes worn by judges inEnglish courts, The two spoke for 20minutes before Mr. Armstrong leftfor his next mee ting.

At 4:30 p.m. th e pastor general wastaken to the building 's top floor for aprivate meet ing with Prime Min isterPremadasa. After offering refresh­ments, the prime minister discussedthe problems faced by Sri Lanka, Hesaid he hoped Mr . Armstrong wouldbe able to assist the country.

The television crew from MediaServ ices in Pasadena videotaped thismeeting. Segments are scheduled tobe shown in future C hurch produc­tions.

At 6:30 p.m. Mr. Nipolasara, aprominent monk and well-kn ownsculptor in S ri Lanka. prese nted thepastor general with a gift - a fiber­glasssculptureo fanancient relief car­ving. He has requested that studen tsbe sent from Am bassador College to

HWA{Continued from page 11

Ambassador Found ation are and th eca uses of dispute.

" I would like to say that theAmbassado r Foundati on is fundedby the Worldwide C hurch of God,but th e Ambassador Founda t ionitself is not a religious organization.Its work is not religi ous. It is secular .And we are engaged in variou s proj­ects toward wor ld peace betweennatio ns allover the world , . . ..

" Indeed we are helping in a way[to bring peace } that I th ink peoplein Pasade na, Calif.. and even in theUnited St ate s do not real ize: ' hetold the assemb led legal officials.

Tracing the root causes of con­flict, the pastor genera l exp lainedth at to consider only modern resultsof conflict was similar to walki nginto a movie when it was nearl y fin­ished .

"You ca n't unde rs ta nd whatyou' re seeing. You don 't know whatled up to it , you don 't know whatwent before, and so you don't under­sta nd what you'r e seeing now.

"Now most of us have come intothis world when it' s about 95 to 99perce nt over," Mr . Arm strong toldth e group.

teach English inSri Lanka.

Major project

At 10:30a.m., Friday,N ov,23. Mr.Arm stron g was met by Mr . Panditb a­ratne, director general of the Maha­weli River dam project , and taken to ahelipor t for a trip to see the project .

During the 30-minute flight thegroup viewed the terr ain ofSri Lanka.The dam project . involving fivemajordams on the Mahaweli River in east­ern Sri Lanka. is planned to make Sril anka hydr oelectrically self-suffi ­cient and provide adequate irrigationto cultivate now-unproductive land .

The project was scheduled to becompleted within 20 years, but wasreschedul ed to be completed in fiveyears.

The helicopter circled the VictoriaDam before landing on a peninsula.Qu een Elizabeth II of Britain official­Iyopened this dam in 1982.Sri Lankahas been a member of the Common­wealth since 1948.

The group went to a building nextto the dam and met Harr y Hogg, aScotsman and direct or of the damproject. He explained the constru c­tion sta tusand potential out put .

Mr .Armstr ong remained with Mr .Hogg in agardenareaoverlooking thewater while the rest of the group tookaboat across the man-made lake for atour of the dam. Mr . Hogg thenlearned that the Church operates aSummer Educat ional Pr ogram(SE P) in Scotlan d. He asked if hecould visit the site in Loch Lomondwhen it isopen.

Th e group rejoined Mr. Arm­strong and went to a workers ' com­pound for a lunch of chicken soup,vegetables and ice cream ,

Dur ing the meal Mr. Hogg said hewas returning to the United Kingdomthat night .When he returned, he said,he was to bedecorated with the Orderof the Brit ish Empire for his work inSri Lanka .

After the meal the group boardedthe helicopter for the return flight toColombo.

Afte r a 30-minute flight , the heli­copter touched down at the Minist ryof Fisheries headquarters,

There, Mr . Perera showed them amovie about whales (whales arca pro­tect ed species in the Indian Ocean) ,Mr . Arm str ong was presented withpotenti al project proposals for theAmbassador Foundat ion. Th ese dealwith sanitationeducat ion and upgrad­ing the skills infishin gvillages.

After the present ations the groupreturned to the hotel.

Sabbath , Nov.:24, the group wasdriven to the presidential palace.President J ayeward ene had invitedMr . Armstrong for lunch.

Arriv ing promptl y at II :30 a.m. ,Mr. Arm stron g was introduced toPresidentand Mrs.J ayewardene. Mr .

"So I - not in a religiou s man­ner, bu t in a factu al, rat ional andcomm onsense manner - like tounderstand these things."

To und erst and root causes, thepastor general explained: " 1 go tothe origin al source of law books ­the oldest law book that had everbeen writt en. It may astonish manyof you to know that th at book is theHoly Bible . . . ..

" And it is a book in law," he con­tinued . " It ta lks about law in its veryfirst chapter , and earl y in the chap­ter and all the way thr ough th e bookto the end,"

Two trees

The Bible. the pasto r generalsaid• •• . . . shows the beg inning ofthis thing we call hum an nature. andof what has happened in our societyand why we have disputes betweenindi vidual s, between grou ps andbetween nations. It records th atbefore the very first man were twotree s sy mbolic of two deci sions hehad to make."

M r. Arm str ong explained thenatur e of the two symbolic tr ees andthe ways of life th ey repr esented.

Th e first human, Mr . Armstrongexplained. " ... took to him self allof the knowledge and sel f-sufficien­cy in solving all his problems and so

Armstr ong presented a diplomaticgift of Steu ben crystal cal led the StarObelisk.

The president. afte r thanking Mr .Armstr ong. discussed the problemsfacing Sri Lanka.

He explained how a forme r admin­istrat ion made Sinh alese the nationalofficial language. Besides offendingthe Tamil populat ion and increasingcultural division, he continued, thegovernment policy alsodeterr ed tech­nological growth since many techno­logical journals and textbooks arepublished in English.

The president said he hoped Mr .Arm str ong and the AmbassadorFoundation could help Sri Lankanslearn more English.

After the discussionended, turke y,fruits and vegetables were served,which reminded the grou p of theAmerican Thanksgiv ing holid ay.Since Mr. Arm strong and the groupwere abroad, the traditi onal Thanks­giving meal two days previous wasmissed.

Ab out 2:30 p .m. the gro upreturned to the hotel .

Earlier in the day the national cur­few was lift ed , which enabled aplanned Plain Truth subscri bers lec­tur e to proceed thatevening.

At 4 p.m. Mr . Armstrong went tothe hote l ballroom where about 900people gathered to hear C hrist's apos­tle.

After being introduced by Me.Jayasekera, Mr .Arm strongdelivereda powerfu l message , which wasrecorded by the television crew forbroadcast on The World Tomorrow.

Late r th at evening Mr . Dissa­nayake presented Mr . Arm strongwith a copper etching that picturedthe historyof'Sri Lanka.

Flight to Bangkok

S unday , Nov . 25, t he gr oupreturned to the airport for a flight toThailand . After landing at the DonMuang Airport in Bangkok at 4:30p.m., the q-III was met by two gov­ernment cars from the prime minis­ter 's cffice.

The group was driven to the Mon­tien Hotel . which was decked with abanner welcoming the pastor general.Th e management and staff personall ygreeted him in his hotel suite.

Monday, Nov. 26, Mr. Armstrongagain boarded theG-111 for aflight totheSakon Nakorn MilitaryAir port innorth east Th ailand .

The G- III was grant ed special per­mission to land at this airpor tsincei t isclose to the royal Phuphan Ratchan­ives Palace in Ch iang Mai,Thailand .

Mr . Armstrong was greeted byBira Boonjing , governor of SakonNa korn province, who escort ed thegroup to two Mercedes-Benz carssent by the king. The group dr ove 20minut es to the palace.

disputes did ari se. l f he had taken ofthe tree of life, he would have takenof the way of h1s Cr eator - a law.And the law simply is a code dire ct­ing a way of human life. All law ismerel y the rules of hum an conduct.

"The way of the C reator was theway of love. And I call it the way ofgive - the way of cooperat ion, theway of concern for others . Wh at thisfirst man did take was the self-cen­tered way of the concern for self ­for sett ling his ideas , his own prob­lems, his own controversies, his ownway.

" And all civilization has beenbased on th at way ever since . On e isthe way of love toward neigh bor , oflove toward his C rea tor God , Th eother is th e way of love of self, ofself-reliance. and th e world has ce r­tainly not relied on its Maker , itsCreator. It prefe rs to forge t the C re­ator and solve its own problems itsown way," Mr . Armst rong said.

M r. La Ravia c harac terized theevening as " a very mea ni ngfulevent ." Th e evangel ist said that Mr .Van de Kamp said he was imp ressedwith Me.Armstrong's add ress . " Hesaid th at he had wanted to hear Mr .Armstr ong in person for so metim e." Mr. La Rav ia said. " He saidhe was impressed with Mr. Ar m­strong's clarit y and power ."

Nov.20: Arrives in Co lombo, SriLanka. Receives visit from Ga m­ini Dissanayake , minister of landdevelopm ent .Nov. 21: Att ends recept ion andluncheon given by G.M . Prem a­c handra, founde r and presidentof Samodaya Foundation, andgives address. G ives press con­ference for Sri Lankan journ al­ists. Watches a program abouthimself a nd th e C hurc h pu ttoge ther by the Sri Lank an gov­ern ment.NOt'.22: Receives visit from Lal­ith Athul athmu dali, min iste r ofnational security . Goes to parli a­ment build ing wher e he meet swith Mr . Dissanayake; E.L. Se n­anayake, spea ker of th e Na tionalAssembly; and Pr ime Min isterRanasin gh e Premad as a . Isvisited by Mr . N ipolasara, one ofthe leadin g monk s of Sri Lanka,Not'. 23: Meets with Mr . Pandi­thara tne, d irect or general of theMahaweli River dam projec t.Visits project site and receivesexplanat ion of th e construct ionsta tu s and potenti al output byHarr y Hogg, director of theproject. Visits th e Mini stry ofFisheri es headqu art er s.Not'. 24: Meets with Presiden tJun ius Ri ch ard Jayewardeneand his wife for lunch and discus -

At 4 p.m. Mr. Armstron g, Mr.Dean and John Halford , a PlainTrut h senior writer who joined thegroup, were escorted into a room towait for the king and queen of Thai­land: Minutes later King Bhumibol,Queen Sirik it and C rown PrinceMaha Vajiralongk om entered theroom.

Royal visitMr . Armstrong presented the ki'rtg

with a videotape of a documentaryproduced by Med ia Services in Pasa­dena entit led More Thana Monarch,The producti on covers the projectsand act ivities that the royal familycoord inates and particip ates in to helpthe country.

The royal family then led a discus­sion of the various project s it isinvolved in, showing pieces madefrom these effort s. including a solidgold handcrafted peacock and severalhand- painted porcelain vases.

While Mr . Armstr ong was talk ingwith the king, Qu een Sir ikit made aninteresti ng comment to Me. Halford :" T hank Mr. Arm str ong for theencouragement he has given my hus­band in his work." Members of thegroup felt humble when the y realizedthat even royalty needs encour age­ment.

Th e group was served refr esh­ment s.and King Bhumibol presentedMr . Armstrong with as et ofbooks .At5:15 p.rn. the group returned to theair port for a flight to Bangkok,

Tuesday, Nov. 27, Mr . Arm strongwas intervi ewed by journalists from aThai-langu age newspaper .

At ap.m. Mr . Dean paid acourtesyca ll to Th ailand 's 18t h SupremePatri arch Ar iawongsagatayana. whowas in a Bangkok hospital. At 6:30p.m. th e director general of Maha­chulalongkorn University visited Mr .Armstro ng. Two Amb assador Col­lege stude nts teac h English at thisfacility.

That evening, Me. Arm st ron garranged for Thailand officials andfriends to view More Than a Mon­arch in his hote l suite. Included wereProfessor Manrat Srikarano nd. whoperform s mus ic with the king (KingBhumibol plays the saxophone). andSuvit Yodmani of Prime MinisterPrem Tinsulanonda' s office. Profes­so r Srikar anond 's daught er per ­formed on the piano for Mr . Arm­strong after the viewing.

Wedn esday, Nov. 28, Mr. Arm­st rong met with Prasarn Malakul naAyutt haya, dean of education at Chu­lalongkorn University. and some ofthe universi ty sta ff.

sion. Addresses abo ut 900 PlainTruth subsc ribers in the Obero iHotel ball room . Receives visitfrom Mr . DissanayakeNOt'. 25: Leaves for Th ailand.Arriv es in Bangk ok at 4:30 p.m.Nev. 26 : Lea ves for Sa ko nNak orn Military Airport, closeto the Phup han Ratchanives Pal­ace in C hiang Mai. Bira Boonj ­ing, governo r of Sa kon Nakornprovince, gr eets him. Meets withKing Bhirmibol A d tilya dej ,Que en S irikit and Crow n Pr inceMaha Vaj ira long korn. Present st he kin g with doc ume nta ry ,More Than a Monarch.Nov. 27: Views the docum ent arywith a group including ProfessorManrat Srikaranond and SuvitYodm ani of Pr im e Mi niste rPrem T insula nonda 's office.Nov, 28: Meet s with PrasarnMalakul na Ayutth aya. dean ofedu cati on at Ch ula lo ngko rnUnive rsity , and som e of thestaff.Nov. 29 : Leaves for T ok yo.Arrives at 6:30 p.m.Nov, 30: Has dinner with some ofhis Japanese "so ns."Dec. 1:Co nducts Bible study forthe tr aveling gro up.Dec. 2: Leaves To kyo. Makescusto ms stop in Hawaii. Arrivesat Burb ank airport at 7 a.m.

T he group lunched with the pastorgeneral, discussing education in gen­eral.

About thr ee month s ago Dr. Mala­kul na Ayutthayaand his staff visitedAmbassador College and Imper ialSchools in Pasadena.

Kevin Dean,a pastor -rank ministerand supe rint ende nt of Imp eri alSchools in Pasadena, visited th e uni­versity earlier in the day. The staffpointed out the teachin g and adminis­trativ e method s they observed atImperial Schools and what they hadimplemented .

The y hope to send two more facultymembers to Pasadena in the spring toobserve more.The group felt tha t thiswas an indication of the quality of theC hurch'seducationalprograms.

T hat eve ning Mr . Arm str onglearned that the royal family hadviewed More Than a Monarch andapproved it for distribution . Thegroup learned that King BhumiboIwas so impressed he showed it to hisenti re staff.

Return to Tokyo

Thursday, Nov. 29, at 11:30 a.m.Mr. Armstrong boarded theG-III fora flight to Tokyo. After touchingdown at the Na rita Airport at 6:30p.m., the group cleared customs anddrove to the Imperi al Hotel.

Friday evening, Nov. 30, Mr.Arm­strong enjoyed a dinner with some ofhis Ja panese "so ns," explaini ng theAm bassador Foundati on proje ctsthat were proposed dur ing the trip .

After dinner Mr .Arm stron g's.lap­anese "sons" asked him to play thepiano. After a few pieces, th ey saidgood night.

Sab bath afte rnoon, Dec. I , Mr.Armst rong'sg roup met in hissuite fora Bible study. Mr . Armstrong led astudy ofGalatians.

Sunday, Dec. 2, the G-III lei tTokyo at noon with Mr. Armstrongand his group aboar d for the final legof thefive-week tour. After a customsstop in Hawaii. theG- IIIcontinued onto Burbank, touching down at 7 a.m.,Pacific Sta nda rd Time.

Since the G-1I1 crossed the inter­national da te line, the group landedfivehours before they started.

The pastor general was greeted byevangelist Josep h Tkach Sr .. d irectorof Ministerial Serv ices. and othe revangelists, ministers and families ofthe traveling part y.

After reviewing the trip for thosegreeti ng him, Mr . Armstrong left forPasadena for some sleep befor eresuming his duties in his Hall ofAdmi nistra tionoffice.

4 The WO RLD WID E NEWS Monday, Dec. 24, 1984

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Monday, Dec. 24, 1984 The WORLDWIDE NEWS 5

Sri Lankan official saY!i: HWA

points others to live way ofgive

Nation's leaders attend

luncheon in Sri Lanka

adventure." 1 went int o training you know,

ins ide and out ," said Dorothy,"No tea or coffee - caffeine is

out!"'I drank several glasses of milk

every day and kept a supply ofNutri-Grain in my pocket to nibb leon in case I got peckish betweenmeals.

" And I must n't forge t the exer­cises Mari on teach es us at our strokeclub mee tings.

" I did them every day to make myarms and legs stronge r.

"Next year I sha ll be back in therace again .

" M ind over matt er and self-con­trol, th at 's what you need ," sa idDoroth y firml y. .

"Self-pity is no good - the hard­er you have to st ruggle the betterperson you are; it build s your char­acte r. "

School of hard knocks

Doroth y sho uld know, she was apupil at tbe school of hard knocksfor many years.

Wh en her husband walke d outand left her with eight young chil­dren to bring up on her own. Doro­thy made a home (for] th em in a tworoom tin shack wit h an earthenfloor, and took on othe r people'swashing and ironing to put food onthe ta ble.

By com pariso n, the City to Su rfmarathon was child 's play!

co mf ort stops and refreshmentsa long the ro u te . but t hen thesprightly sportswoman refu sed towast e a minute.

"Don't stop, don 't stop, keepgoing - out of the way, wheelchaircomi ng," shouted Doroth y.

" Mrs. Ro ots is a wonderfulwoman ," sa id Jim .

" You could see the amaze me nton th e faces of th e runners as wepassed them .

" S he really got us going - befor ewe reali sed it we were running up' hea rtb reak hill ,' th en we decidedwe'd better slow down to a walk. "

S pect ators lining the route lovedher.

Applauding and cheer ing, th eyyelled: " Good on yer gra nny. go forit," and she d id!

Respond ing with a royal wave shed isap peared fro m view in the sea ofmovin g bod ies.

Sti ll fresh and firing o n all cy lin­ders. she was flagged in as the oldes twom an part icipant in th e race.

A t Bondi , as a fittin g end to whatDo rothy descri bes as "the mostexc it ing day of my life," she wasca rr ied up three fligh ts of sta irs tobe gu est of honor at a champagneluncheon .

Back at the El izab eth D ri veNurs ing Home where Doroth y haslived since she suffe red a stroke twoyea rs ago, the medal she won will beproudly displ ayed in her room tore mind her o f her great C ity to Surf

PASTOR GENERAL IN SRI LANKA - Above , Pastor General HerbertW. Armstrong meets with E.L. Senanayake , speaker of Sri Lanka'sNational Assembly, Nov. 22. Below, Mr. Panditharatne, director generalof the Mahaweli River dam project , discusses the project with Mr. Arm­strong. [Photos by Warren Watson]

'Wonderful woman'

Arra ngeme nts had been made for

This article. reprinted b)' per­mission of the Liverpool, A us­tralia, Leader , is about DorothyRoots, a member who att endsthe Sydney, Au stralia, Southchurch. Mrs. Roots entered a26-k ilometer City to S urf racein her wheelchair Aug. 5. Sh ewas pushed by other Churchmemb ers. The article appearedAug./5.

A me re 83 years yOU'1g inNovem ber. Dorothy shot past thefinish ing line in S ydn ey's annua lsprin t to co mplete the course in 87minutes. lopping an hou r olT he restimated time of arriva l.

Volunteers Jim Th om as. G rahamKelly. Bern ie Wellstea d and Ern ieSp all took it in turn to push and toclea r the way with Doroth y co n­stan tly spurri ng them on to grea te refforts.

By Joan MitchellSYDNEY, Au stralia - Dres sed

for the part in T-shirt and sweatband s, str apped in her chair by a sea tbelt and with her four -mart team ofstalwarts at the helm , th ere was nostopping the "g ravel granny" onceshe gained momentum and sta r tedto move through the 26.00 0 or sorunners.

bei ngs - for the poor and thc dcst i­tute.

O n beh alf of the Sa modaya Foun ­dation I than k you for accep ting ourhumble invita t ion and bein g presen there today in spite of th e num erousappointments you have to att endduring your short stay in Sr i Lank a.

We believe in your philosoph y. Ithas its blessings from God and thestr ength from mod ern scie nce andtech nology. No nation ca n forgeahead with out the effective use o fscient ific knowled ge . The Sarno­daya Foundation is a humble orga­nizati on yet with noble obj ect ivesand principle s.

We belie ve in th at world peaceand har mony could be achieved onlythroug h the social and economi cdevelopments of all nati ons .

Sir, we seek your assistanc e andguid a nc e in s tee r ing ou r wa ytow ard s their goals we hope toachi eve .

Sir , we wish you long life, health,happ iness and st rength 10 continuewith the good work you have under ­taken .

'Grave lgranny'pushed in her wheelchair

Disabled member enters race

Secretary to the United NationalParty

20 . Wickrama Weerasuriya2 1. Amaradasa Gunawardena22 . Willie Perera23 . Raja Gamage24. Mr. Bodi nagoda25. Pemsith Senewatne26. Elian Silva27_Dinkie Fonseka28 . Kingsly Perera29 . Ranjan Wije ratne30. Sena Singhe3 1. D.M . Somaratne32 . Anura Gunasekera33 . Livy Wijemanne34. Thvis Guruge35 . Mahinda Wijesundara36 . H.G.P. Pandith aratne37 . N.M . Dha rmadasa38 . D.M . Oeeeaneyeke39. D.B. Ekanayake40. R.B. Tennekoon41 . H.L. Jayasinghe42 . S.H. Piyaratne43 . D.M . Ratnayake44. P.A. Somasiri45 . S.MH Bandara46 . Nimal Sar athchandra47 . D. Gunawardena48 . H. Kularatn e49 . K. Ariy atunge50 . Seelaratne Sen erath51 . K.L. Dharmadasa52. Moham ed Rifaa t

Amb as sad or Foundat ion

53 . Aaron Dean54. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morton55 . Leon Sex to n56 . Mr. and Mr s. Mohan Jaya sek era57. Sa wat Yingyuad58 . Elaine Brown e59 . Larry Omas ta60 . Kevin Dean61 . Jon Hick s62. L .J. Pettijohn63 . S.E. Szab o64 . W.R. Wat son65. G.R. We rings66 . S.J. Bergstrom67 . R.T. Alsobrook68 . Herun Jayawardena69 . Onil Perera70 . Lesl ie Hewage71 . Berna rd Gunas ekera

Dr. Armstrong has , during the last15 years, mCI k ings, em perors andworl d leader s, ale r ting them ofhuman holoca ust in the event of anuclear war, yet proc laiming to themthe age of peace to come. Dr. Arm­stro ng has not only won the friend­ship o f these world leaders but wasbestowed with honors , awarded withdeco rations and co nferred with hon­o rary degrees for the educat ional.cultural and humanitari an projects hehad und ertaken in severa l parts of theworld .

The Ambassad or Foundation,Ambassador College , the Wor ld­wide Church of God and the PlainTruth mag azine , as long as the yexist will stand as a beautiful monu­ment to Dr. Armstrong 's dedic ationto world peace .

At the age of 92. Dr. Armstrongstill continues as an activ e anddynam ic per son ality, meeti ng head sof sta te, per son ally receiving theproject s und ert aken by the found a­tion and ca rr ying th e message ofpeace world over. A reputed voice,an am bassad or of world peace andbuild er of br idges betwe en peop leever ywhere.

Si r, your pre sence here todayinspires us to follow your foot step s,molding of our lives according to th e' way of give ' rather than the 'way ofget,' which you so often advocate .

God has no doubt bestowed uponyour long life, strength and per se­verance mounti ng because of youre xtrao rd i na ry love for human

The following is a list ofpeople invited to a Nov. }I lun­cheon in Colombo. Sri Lanka.given in Pastor General HerbertW. Armstrong's honor by G.M.Premachandra. deputy ministerof fis heries and founder andpresident of Samodaya Foun­dation.

1. Gamini DissanayakeMinister of La nds and Lan d Deve l­opment and Mahaweli Deve lop­ment

2. Lalith Athulathmudal iMinister of National Sec urity(not at luncheon)

3. Festus Pere raMinister of Fishe ries

4. Ranjith AtapattuMin ister of Health

5. M.H. MohamedMiniste r of Transport and Trans ­port Boards and Private OmnibusTransport

6. Asoka KarunaratneMinister of Soc ial Serv ices

7. Rani l Wickrama singheMinister of Yout h Affa irs , Employ ­ment

8. Lionel JayatilakeMinister of Educati onal Serv ices

9. Jay awi ckrama Per eraDistrict Minister Kurun ega la

10. W.J.M. Loku Ban daraMinis ter ot Indigenous Med icine

, t . Wima la Kan nangaraMinister of Rura l Deve lopment

12. M.S. AmarasiriMinist er of Trade and Shipping

13. Sunethra Rana singheMinister of Women 's Affairs andTeaching Hospitals

14. G.V. Punch i NilameDepu t y M in iste r o f W om en ' sAffair s and Teaching Hospitals

15. Wijepala Mendi sMinist er of Tex t ile Industr ies

16. H.B. AbeyratneDeputy Minister 01Tran sp ort

17. Anura BandaranayakeLeader 01the Opp osition

18. W.M.P.B. MenikdiwetaSec retary to the Pres iden t

19. Harsha Abeywardena

Thi s is the address of wel­come 10 Pastor General HerbertW. Arms trong given by G.M.Premacb andra . Sri Lankandep uty mini ster offis heries andfo under and presid ent of S amo­daya Foundation. at a Nov. 2/luncheon in Mr . Armstrong 'shonor. After the address. Mr .Armstrong spoke 10 the assem­bled government ministers andcivic leaders abOUI the causes oftroubles in Sri Lanka and theworld at large.

CO LOM BO. Sri Lanka - Dr.Arm str ong, ladie s and gent lemen:

This isa great day for allof us, andI know for cert ain that everyonepresent here today appreciates ver ymuc h the oppo rtunity of bei ng ableto meet Dr. Herbert W. Armstrong.so honor ed per sonality.

Dr. Herbert W. Arm strong, whois the past or of th e WorldwideC hurch of God , founder of theAmbassador Foundation, chancel ­lor of Ambassador Coll ege and edi­tor in chief of the Plain Truth mega ­zine. has dedi cated his lifetime forthe ca use of world peace .

More popularly known as theambassa dor with ou t port folio, Dr .Arm strong has fulfilled and yet con­tinu es to fulfill the C hurch's ongo­ing mission, broadcast ing th e newsof the ultimate potential and of thesoon-coming age of universal peaceand prosper ity.

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HWAmeets olGUEST OF GOVERNMENT - During the last 13 days of his five-week tr ip to the Orient and Asia, Past or GeneralHerb ert W. Armstr ong met with roya lty and officia ls of government and educat ion. Officials he visited andactivit ies he took part in include (c lockwi se from upper left) : Junius Rich ard Jayewardane,pres ident of Sri Lanka;King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand; a Japa nese Diet member , his wife and Presi dent Javewaroene: BiraBoonj ing (left) , a provincial governo r in Thailand, at Sako n Nako rn Military A!rport in north eas t Thail and;

fficials in AsiaPresid ent Jayewa rdene; E.L. Senanaya ke, spea ker of Sri Lanka' s Nat ional Assembly; at Sri Lanka's MahaweliRiver da m project ; Lalith Athulathmudali. Sri Lankan minister of nati onal sec urity; Festu s Perera . Sri Lank anminister of fisheries : Harry Hogg , director of the Maha weli River dam proje ct. Center photos, from left : G.M.Premachandra (left) , Sri Lankan deputy minis ter offisheries , was host to a luncheo n in Mr. Armstrong's honor; Mr.Boonjing; and a Rad io Cey lon interview. [Photos by Warren Watson]

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ACCENT ON THE LOCAL CHURCHChurches commemorate anniversaries

Teams play curlinggames annual MONTVALE, N.J ., churchhayrid e was unde r way Nov . 10 .More than 100 brethren fillin g threehay wagons conv erged on Kuperi sFarm in Sussex County, N.J .

Afterward , most went to the homeof Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Keplertoroasthamburgers , hot dogsand rnarshmal­lows over an outdoor grill.

Kolt z stables in Greenleaf, w ls. .was the setting for the APPLETONand GREEN BAY, Wis., churcheshayride Nov . 18. The activity pro.duced a turnout of about 35 adults,teen s and children. After the hayridethere was a potluc k.and a sing-alongled by Willi am Miller , pastor of theApple ton and Gree n Bay churches,and Sharon Fischer on their guitars .

FLINT and LANSING, Mich.•brethren took part in an evening ofactivities , beginning with a potluckafter Sabbath services Nov . 3 at theMont rose Ju nio r High Sc hool. Mr .and Mrs. To m Mood y coordinatedthe meal.

Ge ne Nouhan , a deacon in theFlint churc h , presented ideas and in­centives for fund-raisin g projects forthe churches .

Th e eve ning incl uded a YOUBible study , pre-YO U activi ties, apep squad , volleyb all , basketball anda rehearsa l for the new Fl int andLansing choir . under the direction ofNeil laCasse from Lansing . Aftertryouts 68 members were selected forthe choir .

The multipurpose room was alivewith da ncing feet as youn g and oldpar tic ipa te d in a sq ua re dance .Others took part in table games , con­versati on and refreshments from aYOU concessio n stand .

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. , brethr enshared a Mexican dinn er followed bya fun show Nov. 17 . Master of cere­

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LEXINGTON, Ky ., church con ­du ct ed a. tale n t s ho w. fea turi ngsi nge rs , dancer s , an inst rumen­ta list, comed y skits . a quart et anda poet.

Daniel Rodrigue and Randall P.Williams .

Familie s and visit or s fromMOUNT GAMBIER, Australia.participated in a river crui se and bar­becue Nov . II. The event was spon­sored by th e Mount GambierSpokesman Club and organized byBob Praetz . David Austin, associatepastor of the Mount Gambier, Ben­digo a nd Ballarat, Australia ,churches , and his family joined theparty for the barbecu e. a cave tourand panof the cruise.

Forty-nine participated in theGlenelg River crui se that departedfrom th e Ne lso n Endeavor . Th eGlenelg is a tidal river for 36 mile s(60 kilo meters) inland , and the lime­stone cli ffs that embrace the river areriddl ed with more than 100 caves.some of which prov ide homes forthousands of bent-wi ng bats.

T he gro up visited the Prince ssMargaret Rose Cave , which co ntainsexample s of growi ng sta lact ites.stalagmites and other limestone for­mations . The cave also contains therema ins of animals that are no w ex­tinct.

An audio visua l slide prese ntationwas shown for those who d idn 't ven­ture into the cave on the guided tour.A barbec ue was then eaten at therive r's edge .

CEBU, Philip pines. singles hikedthei r way to the to p of one of thehighest moun tains ove rlooking thecity ofCebu , Nov . 18. The tropic alsun' s sco rching heat failed to d is­co urage 19 singles and two YOUmembers who took severa l hours toclimb to the peak .

With the gro up were Petronilo F.Leyso n, Cebu church pastor , and hiswife, Luzmind a. The group ate lunchnear communication stations at thetop .

A tra ctor ' s eng ine started . hayflew through the air and the third

Madele ine Regnier and the Co ncert'84 Singers .

YOU membe rs gree ted the aud i­ence and served beverage s and cakesdurin g intermi ssion .

Afte r a Saturday evening pot ­luck at an area schoo l Nov . 17. the

Areas share social events

CONCERT PERFORMANCE -Soloist Gina Dupont performs before anaud ience of 1,050 at Concert '84 for brethren ofthe Montreal French- andEngl ish-speaking churches.

MONTREAL, Q ue . . Frenc h­and E ng lis h-s peaki ng br e threnco mb ine d efforts in pre se nti ngCon cert '84 for Church members,famili e s and friend s Nov . 24 . Theco nce rt rai sed fund s for futuremonthly soc ials .

A crowd of 1,050 applauded tbeperformance, which featured a med ­ley of French and English songs de ­picting different eras of mus ic in theNew World .

The performers were conducted byJoey Storozuk, who sang a numberofsongs. Soloists included Gina Du­pont , Sylvie Richer, Jean Claude andDorothee Lazure, Helene Theriault ,

More than 500 brethren of theBALTIMORE, Md., church mel atMilford Mill High School in Balti­more Nov . 17 to conduct their annualThanksgiving Sabbath and social. TIlestage was filled with dozens of pump-­kins. homemade breads,canned good sand other nutritious foods typifying thebounty o f the fall harvest. All the foodwas later bagged and sent home withneedy brethren.

After services everyone fellow ­shipped and ate a light meal of sand­wiches. cheeses . fruit and miscel­laneou s desserts prepared by thebret hren. Hot spiced cider and coffeewere also served .

The Balt imore church had its an­nual bake sale Nov . 20 at Hamp tonPlaza in Baltimore . This office andapartme nt co mplex has been the bakesale site since 1973 . The sale in­cl uded cakes . pies , breads. home­made noodl es. bro wnies and othergoodies, as well as arts and craftsitem s. Sue Looney was in charge ofthe fund-r aising event . which nettedabo u t $ 320, thanks to all th ewo men who bak ed and prep aredthe item s, and six volunteers who

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groun d wo rk with sta bilizing thebrethren, so they co uld blossom intowhat the Seatt le ch urch is today.

After services brethren feas ted onan nive rsar y cake and un furled aqui lt . the needl e wor k of Sea ttlewomen , embro idered with scenes ofthe Paci fic Northwest. The quilt waspre sen ted to the c urre nt pastor.evange list Dennis Luker, and hiswife. lee Ann. in honor of their se r­vice durin g the past five years .

The festivities co ntinued on theevening befo re the Feast of Trum ­pets , Sept. 26 , with a banquet andslide show honorin g Mr. and Mrs .Fridd le at Seattle' s Olympic Hotel.Brethren had raised money to bringMr . and Mrs . Friddle from Nash­ville , Tenn . , where Mr. Friddle ispastor .

In a speech 10 about 300 Mr . Frid­dle recounted stories about the Seat­tle pioneers . Mr. Friddle exhortedthe group to be ready for the " ap­proachin g storm" of the end time .He spoke the next morning on theFeast of Trumpets in the Tacom aDome in Tacom a. Wash., remind ingbrethren from western Washingtonchurches to grow spiritually and en­dure to the end.

Two decades of the JACKSON,Miss. • church were celebrated by411 brethren Nov. 17. Vernon Har­gro ve , past or o f the Co lumb us.Oh io, churches. was unable to attend,but sent a sennonette by cassette

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Brethren stage concert, talent show

Thanksgivingactivitiesconducted

player throw s his two rocks, othermembers of the team swee p the iceahead of the rock as it " curl s" itsway down the ice.

Each team played two games. Theteam sco ring the most points wasawarded trophie s of carved curlingstones made by Ed Bou ch ard , adeacon in the Bonnyville church.The winning team was co mpose d ofGlen Rogers , Tim Sitter , Tamm y Sit­ter an d Kim Murphy , wif e o fOw en Murph y, pastor o f the Bon­nyville , Lloydm inster and Nort hBattleford ch urches . Kath y We-n­le i .

soc iate pasto r Vaiden White d is­cussed the necess ity of conque ringhuman nature . In his sermon pastorRoger Foster reca pped the growt h ofthe Spokane church and reviewedsome of the lessons learned in thepast 20 years .

After a roast beef dinner , even ingce lebrations began with 55 of theorigina l membe rs bein g ca lled on­stage fo r a group portra it. Mr. Whitethen summari zed the 20·year his­tory, playing taped messages fromJame s Friddl e, the first minister tomake period ic visits into the area,and James Lichtenstein, the first res­ident pastor .

The evening concluded with 13selections by the YOU anniversaryensemble. The lfi-member groupsang and danced rehearsed numbersincluding " The Desert Shall Blos­som, " composed by Molly Zammit ,a Spokane member , and a 1920smedle y. Rod Foster performed " If IWere a Rich Man ."

More than 550 were in attendance ,and master o f ceremonies was AllenWalker, one of the original mem­bers .

SEATTLE, Wash .• bre threncele brated the church's 25th annive r­sary Sept. 22 . O rig ina l memberswere introduced to the audie nce.

Split sermon s were given by Vai­den White and his son. Glen , botho rig ina l members . Th e elder Mr .White is associate pastor o f theSp ok ane , Wa sh.. an d Coeurd' Alene, Idaho, churches, and theyo unge r Mr . White pa stor s th eFresno and Visalia, Calif ., churches .

Vaide n White recalled Seattle ' sfirs t services with 230 in attendan ceand sq ueaky chairs . He said thatwhen Seattle's first pastor, Jame sFriddle, who started the church in1959 , used to spontaneo usly call onmen to give the opening prayer , hewas petrified . He recalled thinking," Please don 't let him see me ," ButGod belped him, be said.

Glen White credited Mr. Friddle' s

Nov . 17 and 18 brethren of theBONNYVILLE, Alta., church werehost s to the second family curlingweeke nd . Nov . 17 brethren fromNorth Battleford , Sask .• and Lloyd­minster. Alta .• attended Sabbath ser­vices and a potluck meal, com pletewith ice sculpture .

Sund ay morning th e c u rli ngbonsp iel bega n with teams chosen bydraw . Curling is a game in which twoteams of four player s eac h sl ide40-pound c urling stones over astretch o f ice toward a target circ le.scoring points by being neares t thece nte r of the ci rcle . While eac h

CASTING A STONE - Owen Murphy, pastor of the North Battleford.Sask ., and Lloydminster and Bonnyvil1e, Alta ., churches. helps his sonKeegan cast his first curling stone at Bonnyville's curtinq weekend Nov .17. (Photo by Gary BoychukJ

Sixty peo ple attended Sabbathservices Nov . 17 at the Kinamot Res­taura nt. mark ing the fourth anniver­sa ry of the TA CLOBA N, Phil ­ippines , church , one of the firstsites where Gen . Douglas MacArthurand his liberating fo rces landedon Leyte .

Pastor Felipe C. Casi ng led thecongregat ion in singing appreciationfor the establishme nt of a church herein 1980 and for its continued grow th.A se rmo ne tte e xp laining le sson sfrom the prod igal son was deliv eredby Jose V. Tomad a. while the ser­mon was Pas tor General Herbert W.Arm stron g' s first-day message at theFeast of Tabernac les .

Accordin g to leo Negro , one ofthe pioneer members , about 30 wereat open ing Sabbath services , and notonly has the church grown 100 per ­ce nt in four yea rs but two othe rchurches have sprung from it.

After listening to Mr . Armstrong,membe rs took part in a potluck andfellowship while wait ing for the af­ternoon Bible study , in which Mr .Cas ing answered genera l que stion sand exp lained obedience .

In spite of the blackout causedNov . 5 by typhoo n Undang, whichbattered Taclob an , a church socia ltook place in the even ing . GorgonioD. de Guia . also a pionee r member,gave a hist or y o f the Tac lo banchurch. Then followed a 3O·minutetalent progra m with a surprise solo byMr . Casi ng singing " I Believe ."

After the program members ate acake baked by Melod ia Bel atero andtopped with a repl ica of the Ambas­sador Audi tori um . cons truc ted byher husband , Samuel. The eveningended with games and dancing.

Th e 20th ann iver sary of theSPOKANE, Wash . , c hurch wasco m me mo rated Nov . 10 a t th eSpokane FalJs Community Co llegewith special Sabbath services . a his­torical review and YO U entertai n­ment.

In an afternoo n sermonetee as-

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Youths perform at regional talent contests

Singles meet for dances .

mind s . Th ey easil y abso rb th enotion that it is normal . smart andadult to be rud e and aggressive.Indeed, ever ywhere they look in theadult world they seethe same ghast­ly exam ples of bad manners. adver­sar ial atti tudes and quarrel ing."

Divorce is not ignored . Even theoptimistic family report admittedthat " three in ten first mar riage send in divorce ." Britain's divorcerate is easily amo ng the world's topfive .

Mrs. Kenny wrote : " Divorce isguilty, too - guilty of removing oneparent from the home and weake n­ing ad ult contro l over child ren.When parents divorce, the child noton ly loses the day-to-day presenceof one paren t, usually the fath er, butof a whole extended kin on one sideof t he famil y - grandpa rents ,aunts. uncles, cousins. One surveythis year claimed that one third ofdivorced fathers never see the ir chil­dren again,"

Th e sorry state of much of Britishchildhood today emanates from afactor y. That factory is the home.Children are the products.

Homemade desserts and punch wereserved thr oughout the eve ning.James McGraw , a deacon and churchhistorian , set up bullet in boards withpbotos of members ' families and ac­tivities throughout the past 20 years .Brochures with pictures of the pas­tors and their families and facts aboutthe Jackson church were distributed .

In addition to danc ing. childrenwatched movies. and YOU membershelped serve.

"Tbe Last Decade " was the themefor the BRISTOL, England, Spokes­man Club' s 10th anniversary guestnight Nov. 18 at Armstrong Hall inThornbury, England.

A do-it-yourself meal was plannedby members and their wives. Oneclub member was assigned to eachtable . providing a complete settingfor six .

Sixty members and guests wit­nessed a program presented by origi ­nal members of the Bristol club. Theminutes of that first meeting wereread , and tabletopics were presentedby Andy Trout, who now attends theSouthampton . England . church .Toastmaster was Vivian Came. alocal church elder in the Plymouth ,England, church.

Speeches were given by BamGleni ster of the Carmarthen, Wales,church. Chris Han cock fro mPlymouth and Basil Harri s fromGloucester, England . All three arenow deacons, a tribute to the value ofSpokesman Clubs.

An anniversary cake was madeand deco rated by Jane Steel , a dis­play of world and Church headlinesfrom 10 years ago was shown andobjec ts in a "whose is that?" collec­tion were matched to their owners.

Overall evaluation was by directorDavid Bedford, pastor oft he Bristol ,Plymouth and Tiverton, England,and C arrn art hen and Cardiff, Wales,churche s.

Ernesta S , Zeta Ir ., Rod Hall . T.} .Peralta , H.B . W~/lsandDavid Cox.

together and to try , meticulously, todiscover what is causing the break­down and what can be done."

But Mrs. Kenny did not need avoluminous resear ch paper to tellabout causes . The y were all tooobvious. S he wrote in the articlequoted earlier of simple things likegett ing to bed at a decen t time ."Those of us now in our th irt ies andfort ies remember being sen t to bedby seven o-clock in the evening.Modern child ren seldom hit thesack before to p.m."

Children learn aggressive behav­io r and abus ive lan gu age fro madults - their parents and othergrow n-ups .

Television is a prim e teache r.Mrs, Kenn y wrote: " Television isguilty of opening up a whole worldof aggress ion and confronta tion tochi ldre n. J ohn Craven 's New s­round, a child news programmeshown near teatime on BS C I,shows film of picketing mine rs mak­ing two-finger signs to the cameraand clashing with police."

Mr s. Kenny continued: "T his hasa profound influence on young

After tasting and drink ing water.the judges announced the winners .

First place went to the Clopt onswho were given a silver ladle thatwas later engraved . Mr. Clopton saidhis secret was using nearly a full bot­tle of chili powder. Mr. Morris lateradmitted that he forgot to bring hischili powder .

Seco nd place went to Mr. andMrs. Looper. Mr. Looper , who didthe cooking, is a transpl anted NorthCa ro li nia n . Th e Loop er s wereawarded an " . Love Texas " apron .

Emerging from a three-way tie forthird place was Jeannie Geer, whowas awarded a chili cookbook.

The gro up had a cove red-dis hlunch , and the rest of the day wasspe nt playin g sports and games .David Moore.

CLUB ANNIVERSARY - Bristol, England, Spokesman Club membersassemble at the 10th anniversary meeting Nov. 18 at Armstrong Hall inThornbury , England .

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tape , mentioning some of his experi­ences as the church ' s first pastor .

Kenneth Courtney . Jackson ' s firstlocal church elder , read a letter fromJeffery McGowan . Jackson 's thirdpastor, who now pastors the Boise,Idaho, and Baker and Ontario, Ore .,churches . Then split sermons weregiven by James Jenkins. Jackson'ssecond pastor, now pastor of theUnio n and Middletown, N.J .,churches, and Robert . Peoples .Jackson' s fifth pastor . now pastoringthe Longview and Lufkin, Tex. ,churches.

Marc Segall , current pastor, paidspecial tribute to the senior ci tizens.After a catered meal, Mr. and Mrs.Segall and their children . David andMarisa, directed a sing-along.

A dance with music by the BatonRouge, La. , band follo wed .

Churches

(Continued from page 2 )tion" in behavior over the past fiveyears .

Let' s consider the opinion ofMary Kenny, an Ir ish journalist liv­ing in the United Kingdom. Mrs.Ken ny had little to say about thefamil y report . bu t the primaryschoo l account did not escape heratte ntio n.

She summed it up in the Se pt. 4Daily Mail : " Young childr en arenaught ier, noisier , more defiant andmore wilful than ever before . Badlanguage is more commonplace ,agg ressive behavio ur more usualand dest ru cti veness mo re t henorm, "

Mrs. Kenn y's evaluation was sub­sta ntia lly the same as Th e Stan­dar d' s with somewha t differentconclusions. The Standard, Sept. 3,concluded: "There is now a case fora much wider-ranging and bigger­scale inquiry, preferabl y with Gov­ernment back ing [and probably' undi ng], to draw all the th reads

Family

More than 400 brethren from theDALLAS , Tex., EAST and WESTchurches were on hand for this year'schurch picn ic Nov . II at SamuelFarm. a rural park east ofDaJl as . Tenco ntes tants set up their coo kingequipment early in the morning for achili cocko ff . Randal Dick, DallasWest pastor , was master of cere­monies.

The contestants were Bob and LoriLooper, Tony and Jane Carpe nter,Carl and Susan Clopton, Shirl eyHeitmann, David and Linda Rand.Ron King, Dale Morris, Rita Moore,Jeannie Geer and Melissa Seachord.

Just before noon five judges as­sembled to taste the bowls of chili.Judges were John Ivy; Mr. Dick' swife, Susan; Terry Thomas; MerleCunningham; and Verdie Campbell.

" Welcome to the YOU regionaltalent contest and dinne r theatre ."These words gree ted more than 500brethren from 14 states assembled inthe Mead ow view Sch ool inCHESTERFIELD, N.J ., Nov. 17.Vincent Panella. pastor of the Tren ­ton and Vineland. N.J . , churches,volunteered to be host at this year'scontest .

Aftern oon Sabb ath serv ices in­cluded split sermons by Earl Wil­liams, pastor of the Brooklyn andQueen., N.Y .• churches, and RichardFrankel, YOU regional coordinatorand pastor of the Washington , D.C. ,and Fro nt Royal, Va. , churches .

Mr. Williams told parents the mostimportant gift they can give theirchildren are their converted heart sand minds. Mr. Frankel showed howfathers are the •'s aviors of the fam­ily."

After service s singles and YOUmembers served guests a dinner ofoven-fried chicken , rice pilaf, mixedvegetables , coleslaw , rolls , ap­plesauce cake . coffee, tea and punch .

The talent contest included eightinstrumentalists and four vocalists .Winner in the junior division wasLisa Orban from Pittsburgh, Pa .•who perfonned a piano solo titledInvention No. 13 by J .S. Bach.

All the winners in the senior divi­sion performed piaoo solos .

First place went to Cynthia Kendallfrom Montpelier, VI. , who per ­formed Fant asia in D Min or byMozart . Second place was awardedto Fawn Leasure from Hagerstown.Md ., for her arrangement of " AMedl ey of Inte m arional Fo lkSongs ." and third place went toBecky McCann from Washington,Pa. , who played " Stardust" byHoagy' Carm ichae l. Award s werepresented by Mr. William s.

JOCUI Tuck and Judith A . Hunter ,

Texans sponsor chili cookoff

Raleigh. N.C.. for her rendit ion of" First Arabesque." Second placewe nt to Abdiel Rios of T ampa, Fla .•who playe d a g uita r medley of" Malaguena" and " Spanish Eyes ."Becky Brom of Birmingham, Ala .•took third with a vocal solo en titled" Theme from Ice Castles."

In the junior division Nyla Camp­bell of the Sarasota , Fla. , churchplaced first with a voca l solo ent itled" Where Is Love?" Rhonda Dickeyof Chattanooga took second with aflute solo, " Serenade, " composedby Joseph Haydn.

(Continued from pave 8)monies was Hosea Chaney. The showincluded a variety of vocal and pianosolos and comedy skits, perfonned byadults and children.

The SARNlA, Om .. church had :itsfllSl fill social on the evening ofNov. 24 after afternoon services. Thebrethren ate a potluck of several hotdishes , salads. fruit and desserts.

Jim Meade. a deacon in the Samiachurch, was master of ceremonies forthe evening. The brethren played sev­eral games of Uno and fellowshipped.

Sunday, Nov. 4, 87 members ofthe ST , PETERSBURG, Fla .,church met for a canoe trip and river­bank:picnic. Tbe group took 35canoeson a 16-mile trip down the Little Man­atee River near Tampa , Fla .

Nov. 17 the KAMLOOPS andSALMON ARM, B.C. , brethrenmet for their first social of the wintersea so n. Each month, No vemberthrough March. the two churches joinfor a combined service. potluck and anevening of fun and fellowship.

A sermon on happiness. given byDarcy Leach, a local church elder inthe Salmon Ann church. set the tonefor the even ing activities.

The activitie s for the socials arecoordinated by a different coupleeach month . This month Mr. andMrs. Dennis Schmucker organized anevening of dancing. An area squaredance caller gave lessons in basicsquare dance moves.

Twen ty-eight members and guestsof the SALINA, Kan. , Spice of Lifesenior citizens club met for dinnerNov . 17 at El mo re 's Cafete ria .Glenn Doig, pastor of the Sal ina andHays, Kan.• churches, led the groupin a discussion of what the club mightenjoy at future meetings.

A slide presentation was given byAnna Bailey of a tour of the HolyLand she took during the 1979 FeastofTabemac les. The slides were sootby Glen Prokesch and narrated byRichard Frankel, coordinato r of theFestival in Jerusalem , Israel.

Walter Rehme was master of cere­monies for the event, which was coor­dinated by Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hinkle .

Mart in and Margar et Goodin g.Salvador U. Cuchara. Laurie Riv­era , Gra ce Robinson , J oannWhit ehead. Ga y Chaney , JanetPra y, Lavene L. voret , FayeMcHollis ter and Dor oth y L.Hinkle ,

Areas

Over the weekend of Nov . 10and11 LITfLE ROCK, Ark. , singlesinvi ted single s from surroundingareas to a dance and social . Saturday,Nov. 10, events began at 7 p.m . withmore than 50 people danc ing to avariety of music .

Sunday, singles took a two-hourhike up Pinnacle Mountain . Afterlunch a Bible study was given byGilbert Goethals, associate pastor ofthe Lillie Rock and Searcy , Ark. ,churche s. Mr. Goethals remindedsingles that they. like others in theChurch , have or are led by God' sHoly Spirit.

Weekend activities concludedwith coffee · and cake after Biblestudy along with an exchange of ad­dresses.

Gene Fox and Fred Kellers.

CHATIANOOG A, Tenn., breth ­ren were hosts fo r the So utheas t YOUregional talent contest Nov. to withmore than 300 in attendance . Youthsfrom four Males demonstrated a vari­ety o f voca l and instrume ntal talent.Judges for the evening were Mar­cia Bonner, Tbomas Hamme n andFrank Ashley. and master o f cere­monies was J im Tuck. regional YOUcoor din ator and pastor of theHunt sville and Florence , Ala .•churches.

In the senior division, first placewent to pianist Susan Shigehara of

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Nov. 18 at the Kolping House inST. WUlS, Mn. , 350 brethren andtheir children participated in an eve­ning of family entertainment with aThanksgiving theme .

Tom and Theresa Zefo decoratedthe bandstand with a hom of plentyfrom which fell musical notes, clefsig ns, musi cal instruments andscales.

The entrance way was decoratedby Dave and Debbie Indelicato withbales of hay. baskets of fruit , flow­ers, dried com, pumpkins , gourd s,cornstalk s and a farmer completewith overalls. plaid flannel shirt ,cowboy hat and boots .

The tables were decorated by Kimand Jan Ehlen and Gary and Deb­bie Temming. Th ey used pump ­kins , ba les of hay, gourds , pa­per roos ters , mushrooms, stream­ers, popcorn , fruit and leaves. Johnand Sharon Rhodes decorated thedownstairs with cornstalks, ribbons.trees, leaves, poster-board pilgrims,and a copper kettle filled with apples.dried co m . pumpkins and othe rgoodies .

The evening began with a potluckof many of the favorite recipes of tbewomen . After dinner the children sawmovies, played games, ate snacksan d were ente rta ined by DavidGoodwi n and Jimmy Nelson whowere dressed as clowns, while up­stairs adults enjoyed an evening ofdancing with music provided by theS1. Louis church band .

Bob Mah on ey was master ofce remo nies . Dances include d thepolka, waltz, fox -trot, bunny hop ,broom da nce and the duck dance .Band membe rs are Mr. Mahoney,Eldo n Ray, Joh n Dr ury, BillArmo n, Ron Lewi s , MichaelBarnes , Marcus Adk ins , RodneyRodgers and Jonath an Thom as. At­tendance priz es were an afghanwon by Guy Rockey and a clockradio won by Ron Ehlen.

Jon and Ginnie Cook and Bill andBetty Stough .

About 180 singles from six statesattended .. A Touch of Class," atheme dan ce spo nso red by theDA¥TON, Ohio, singles club Nov .17.

Singles from Indiana , Kentucky ,Mich igan, Ohio . Pennsylvania andWest Virgin ia danced to the musicof Mellow Express , an area or­chestra .

Men wore tuxedos and womenwore gown s . A va rie ty o f hor sd'oeuvres were served. and mixeddrinks were available . Decorationsand lighting added to the evening 'selegance.

A singles Sabbath service pre­ceded the dance . Ray Meyer, pastoro f the Dayt on A.M . and P.M .churches. discussed several negat ivestereotypes facing singles and fourpitfall s to avoid. " Marriage." hesaid. " is an option, not a require ­ment."

Area brethren opened their homesto out-of-town visitors for overnightlodging . Organ izers of the dance in­cluded John Boone Jr. and Roark.Plummer .

ANNOUNCEMENTS10 The WORLDWIDE NEWS Monday, Dec. 24, 1984

BIRTH ANNOONCEMENT

12 -84

Weddings

Made of Gold

KALAMAZOO. Mich. - Arthurand Elizabeth T homas were honored bybrethren for their 50th anniversary. Oct.20. with a surprise social hour followingservices. A recept ion was given Nov. 4for family and friends.

Mr.and Mrs. Thomas. memberssince1961. have five children, Evelyn Fahey,Phyllis Schemenauer, Ruth C rouse,Art is Roenspies and Ar thu r R. Thomas;

{See ANNOUNCEMENTS, psge 1l'

MR. AND MRS_WIWE UITKEP

The couple have four sons and fourdaughters-in-law. Wilfred , Edward . Jer ·ry and Timmy and their wives. aU'mem­bers of God 's Church : seven grand­children ; and four great-grandchi ldren .

The Laitkeps ' children came intoGod's Chur ch in order from eldest toyoungest. with each causing the oneyounger than he to begin proving thetruth. Mr. and Mrs. Laitkep were bap­tized in 1969.

HO USTON . Tex . - Will ie andAnna Laitkep were presented flowers bytheir children Sabbat h. Nay . 3. to cele­brate their 50 years of marriage.

The Laitkeps grew up and attendedschool together in East Bernard. Tex .•and were married Nov. S. 1934. Mr .Laitkep was a farmer unt il 1968. andthen became a heavy equi pment opera­tor.

To Wlrttord .nd Ptlyeia Vice , Dec. 11: Happy XlIh.nniY....ryl0 • ......., apeciaiCClUlHe. Thanficyootforyourdediclllion.nd~engththeleellll!l."reaultol

yourchild·,aartng .xperierlee• . God n..giYen.)'OUHi. frviot.; thai is obvious in your Iiv• • . Tha forbeiftgttoer• . afICf.'-tIyaaharingyour bte.nd .Love . SiI . Oebi . Ridr.y. Aobby and ....r_..fICfJe!Iny .John.flCfJaeob.

HIlppy3OltlanniwerHry.Dec:.18.Gr.ndpa.ndGrandma . W. low yoot....., m«h. Chria. HHIMr.Jimll'ly. J••• ic • • Eli W.yne . Ay.n.Jotw.thanandO.nleI.

Happy 30th _ry. Dec . 18. Mom and D.dTharIk.lorbeWlglh..-.fornllO""llerwhal.Ad for• • the btellnd eoncem yoot..... ..... to us •• 1l owe.Jerry. Ratldy. em.W.,... and Elizabeth .

It"am Sharon.nd SortoY. DoMa.nd Jerry. ~.fICfDonne . P."i .fICfGary. your nirle 1If.ndchildren .1>(\,,-.

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Mont h of birth Day o f m onth T ime o f day ~ .I Weig htO A .M.D P.M.

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Congr.I."on. on your . nnrveraary . Dee . 2 1. Ed . ndShe;I. Graharn .Froonthefamity

ANNIVERSARIES

MR. AND MRS. JIM ROSS

We·d like to let the read ­ers of The Worldw id eNews know abo ut yo urnew baby as soon as itarrives . Just fill ou t th isco upo n and send it to theadd ress given as soonas possible after thebaby is born .

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT' THE WORLDWIOE NEWS 'BOX 111PASADENA. CALIF.. 1111211. U.S .A.

Happy .nniw.ras..., ' 0 our p.renls. Eli .nd B.rba r.B.....diCt. on Ihair 4011'1 snniw.......,. Dec . 23 . Loye

Our Coupoll bebie.I"'. i..... . r.Su..n M. ne (left) and K.ren Ka.ylo4eNair. d.ughler. or Kerry.nd Deb­bie lrkHairor P . ..dena

MR. AND MRS. ELI BENEDICT

MR. AND MRS. GRAHAM GLEICH

Plea se wri'e your Wor ldwide News subs cription numb er her e :

Brerld .....rc_JohrIaon.d.UogIlIeror Ey.JofvIaonoIBooil er . T.".• • ndJameaHatTy Ro... aon 01Clair.Roa.orCorpu. Chrial i.Tu.• _m.rrledin.garden ceremony J_ 18 in OurM:.flYille. T.". Thebride w.. given in mania9S by her brother hoy.pa.tor of tn. Kilehenet' . Ont.• etwrch. wt>o.laopertorrnedtto.ceremony.LilJofvlaon. ...'er·in·law011'" bride. ......ec1.. the malron oIltonor, a nd J .OR.eser w.. the be .t man . The couple r.aide in CedarHIll . T.x.. a nd .Ilendthe 0.11... T.x.. West church.

Debor.h e.."ie. who ."....sed the Auckland. NewZ.aland. chWch . and &.hIlm GIeictl . who ."encathe Melbourne. Au.tr.~• • eh-urch. _e ,,"iled inm.rriage in He"" Zealand April 8 by John Croucher.p •• ' or of th. Auck l.nd. New Plymoulh . ndWh.ng ,.;. N_ Z"land. church ••. The beat manw.. 1.4 W" ......nd the brideam.id w.. AnneDonoy.n The eoupIe r.1ida in .... Ibourne

MR. AND MRS. LINDSAY STEPHENS

Sh.lI.y J..n Don.gh.y. c1aughl.. 01 Mr. • nd Mr.William Don.ghay Sr. 01 Me" .w•. Onl .• • nd D.yidP.lrick K.n nedy 01 Brampt on. Ont.. _ . unit. d Inm. rrI. g. S.pt . 2. The ceremony W'-l\ perf ormad byP... ciw.IBu rrows .••soci . 'e pas tor 01 the Toronto.Onl .• W••t chu rc h. Th. m. 1d 01 h-onor w' . Di.n.Gr.schuk.•ndlh ebestm.n w.. Tonylncognilo.Th.co upie.lIa ndltte Toron ,o Weslcl'lllrc h.

MR. AND MRS. BRADLEY PLUMLEE

MR. AND MRS. DAVID De VILBISS

IMR. AND MRS_DAVID KENNEDY

Melyin N. HoRm. n and N.ncy J , McKean w.re unll.din marr i.g. S.pl, 23 in Columbus. Ohio . by JohnAmos• • saoci.te p••lor 01 tile Co lumbus A.M. • ndP ,M,c hurc hes . Ke lly.ndUsa McKea n.d . ught.rllolth.brid',w.r••lle nd.nl• • and L.V ern eOI.onwulhe b••lm.n. The co uple r.side in Co!umbus

P.ul . Su. Pie rc• . d.ugillerol Mr. end M••. FrankPi.rc. 01 Houaton . Te" .••nd Bra dle y Bern.rdPlumlee • • on of Mr. • nd Mfa Ron.ld Plumle. Sr , 01Topel<•• K.n ., ware united ifl mll.f1iege Aug, 12 in BigSandy . TIl. brid.·. lather • • minisler in Ih. Hou.tonEIlat church . pe rlorm.d the ceremony. The m.lron 01honor w.. Di. ne W. re , . nd Ihe be at m. n was Dea nAm... Br. d wor k• • 1 Big S. ndy AmbnsadorColle<;l"an d Ihe coupl. reside in Gla de wale r. Tax

K-''' Devid De Vilbiaa. _ 01 Mr. • nd Mr• .K-.tto E. De I/ilbilla. Ilrld Shelly LyM Florenc . ,daugh'. 01 ...... and Harold G. FIor~. w... ._eel in III&rriege y 20 irt Caylon. Ohio . Thecaor-..-y_'l*'IOfmedbyA.y~.paatoroll'"o .ytOftAJ.4.andP.J.l.churdla• ..Thecouple re .ide ino.ylOft

G1end. Dorit. Gee . d.ughler 01Mr. • nd",", . K.... Oe.orBrI.b.ne. Austr.li• ••nd Lindsa y Au.lin Slephen.01 1.Ae1bourna. AU$Ir.~• • _. unilad in marriageSept. 30 . The ceremony w.. performed by Johnt.lcle . n. pea lor of the Briab . na Sovt ll chur ch . at ll\ehome 01 tha bride' . p.rent• . The coupI...aide in--

MR. AND MRS. GEORGE R. LARKIN

Lynn King. daug hte r 01 Cor in. King. and Mika E.l u .son 01Ma rjorie E.les Sch l.i/. we re united in m. rri.g.Sepl . 30in Allanta . Ga . The c er emonyw u perl orm. dby K.nn.thMartin.pas'or oilhe Allant. Ea s l .ndW" t church••. Them.tron 01 honor w•• Melind sBrool<•. s iate ro l lha bfid• .•ndt hebe alm . nw.. BillSmith. uncl' 01Ih.groom . The co uple .re melftber .who.".nd lh.AU.nl. Easlcongr~.tion.ndr"ide

in Odord.Ga

MR. AND MRS. MIKE ESTES

Mr. • nd Mr. . ....n in Gerlen 01Ka.n... City. Ken.. ...ple.sedlo.nnouncelhelft&1riageoltheirdaughlerLind. L.. 10 EdwIln:t Fluder . _ 01 ...... and Mr.Edmorld Ruder 01 Otalhe. Ka.n. The weckfing lookplac .A.,g. 31 inOtathe.ndw•• condllCleelbyer-ve.Gor• • p.atOl' 01 tile Ka.n... C1y South .nd Ka.n...City. Mo.• North ct'Iurehe•. The beat man w.. TerryRuder • • nd T.mmy Ruder _. IhI matron of honofThecOUl)ler.aideirtSpringHil.Ka.1I.

MR. AND MRS. MARK LEON

Chrislin eV , M. rt ine z. d. ughter oIMr , . ndM r• . LouieJ . M. rtin. z••ndM .rk A. Leon . aonorMr. • nd MfS.Fr.nk Leon. wer e uniled In m.rrl'lllI J un. 2" . Thecaremony was perfor med by Ron. ld L.ughl.nd.p"'or 01the Glendal ••1IdRn ed •• Cali/ .• church...on Ih. p•••den. Amba$ll'dof CoIr.g e eampu •. Them.id 01 hOflOrwas Salldf. M.rtinez• • i.ler 01 Ih.btide • • ndthebeatm.nw .. o.vid Leon .bfotheroltil. groom . Th. couple r,"ida In G1end.le

MR. AND MRS. eDWARD RUDER

Roeck . 01Othello. w.ah .. •ndL . M..... Wil/iam• • _oIMr . • nd ...... . Dea n WiIIi.m.oIFlaIAock .N .C.• _ .unit.d in IO"ri.g. M.y 2 t in th. p• ••d.n.Amba ...dof College Recit.l Hall. The c . ndIIItighIe.r-v ... pertorrn.ed by Gary AnliOn. ..BOCial.prolessor of IheoioOY .t Amba . ..dof eoaeo.. Themaid 01 honof was Chwy1l1lmor• • • nd the bea! man.a. t he 1.lher 01 Ih. g ro om . Th . COup l.honeymooned.t L.k.Ta-hoe. Calif .• • nd ... ida inP. ..dens

Ann . M.ry CottriI. dIloughl. 01 Mr. and .... KenCottriltols-rland. 8 .C.• • ndGeofllll Ro..L..... in01 Ca lg. ty .~ .• were uniled in maniaga Sept. 30 .Th. c.remony look pl.ce in Call1llty .nd w..pel lorm.d by AI. n R. dm o nd , p••'or ot th eev.n.burg. Alt. .. chlll"ch

GRE ENFIE LD. Dnid S. lIIu.l .nd Glyni.(McCullough). of e.u..l. North.rn 1f.I.nd. girl,Ro .em • ...,.Sept . .. . e pound. 12 ounc•••_rat child

HARRIS. p .ltI.nd En. (M.rahell). 01Allan' • •Ga .. girl.Sheil. Renee. Oct, 16. 10:40 p ,m,. (; pound • • now"boy• •2 girl. _

HAY. KeiIIl.nd ChriIItilla (Gamble), 01Calg.ry. All e..girl. Sa.r.h Erin. No¥. 11. 3:48 p ,m,. 8 pound. gounce s . now 2 girla

HOUFIELD. Wend • ••nd AnRa Marie (M.z ...ne) . orAm.rilo. r.x.. boy . P. ....... L_. Now. 4. 7:25 "m" 7pounds I2~a,nowlboy.lgirl.

Mr . • nd Mr., Don Wendt orP...et- .... happy 10.l'IO'IOUI'IClt the~ll-' oI 'heif claugh'~ Su..n 'oJohooy Baker . _ or Mr. • nd Mr • . W.yn.a Bak ... . AUey 5 w1ldding i. planned.

KNUCKLES . Dougl .. . nd T.ni (Willi.",.). 01Cncirtnali. Ohio . QIrt. Adr. OeFora". No¥. 21. 5:23p.m.•7 pounds 12 ouncea. now 2 girts.

J AMESON. Ron.'d .nd Pau l.". (Knuts on) . ofHunllrlg!on . W.V• .• g irl. P.ule Rulh . Now. 21 . 5007' .m.. 9pouncla "ounee-a.now 5 girl.

"'YERS . St ......nd Delt a (l._). 01 BaMong.Calif.• boy. Je_ 8<'arIdoII. Oct . 20 . 5 ,"5 .m.• 7pounda 12 ounc... now2boy• .

WEESE. Wayne end K.ren (Sch midt). 01Big S. ndy.boy. J.cob Scott. Nov. 6 . 4:15 p .m.•g po und•. now 2boys. 2 girls

Jut.n e M• • Roeek • • d. ugh ' .. oi Mr,.nd Mr• . Du.ne

GOlDS MITH. Bruce . nd Dab or. h (Thompson). of S 'Alb.n • • England. girl, C.rley Siob.n. OCt. 11. 7:10•. m.. 9pound'''ounc• •• now2glrl.

Mr. • nd ...... . J.adr. Wert a . r. happy to .nnounce theengagement 01tI'leir d.ugttl... Darcy R_ A.ncrottto nmotlly Luke Fl ga.I. Ion 01 M.rienna C.John aon .nd Mr . and P.ul R",,~, A ....rch 10weddirlg~plafInfiIirtP derIa.

SIMMONDS, Geoffr.y .nd O.bor.h (Helot) . 01Melbourn• • Austr.lia. gm . .....edith Debor.h. Now. 7.7:23 •. m.. 7 pounds 3 ounc ••. now 1 boy . I girl

SIMON. Peler.nd K.r .... (Will). 01S.tketoon. Sa.tk .•boy. Michael KeYin. Nov. 3. 3:2tl p,m.• 7 pound. 1ounce . now 1boy . 1 girl.

ENGAGEMENTS

0Ul0\. Robeo1 and Wan6a (Shipw.y). 01 Toronto .Ont .•boy . DaNe( "--. Sept. 5. 8:5O• .m.•II POUnds7 ounee • . now2boya

GARCI A, M ich tel and Eli,. (Lop ••). 01 PhoeI'\ill.Ariz. , girl , S.manth a Flo••• Nov , 14, 12:04 I ,m., IIpoondl, now t boy , 2g;rll

Mr. '1'Id Mr a. Wilbur E. Youngblood 01 Junipef. Ga ..are ple.sed 10~ t'"engagement 011,,"da.ugh '"AgnonM.riato $llIBrt M Hu... _ oIMr ..nd ...... . Clarenu HuM 01 P den • . An Aprilwedding i. p1.~

FE NNER. Fred Jt _and laura (Hend";JI). of Cincin ...U.Ohio . om, Jenifer Rlc"..III, Nov. Uil, 7:32 p .m., 7pound.ll ~ounce. ....lchild

WEDDINGS

STREAM. Rodn.y .nd S... (Ch••r.). 01De. Moin• • •Iowa .girl. LisaJ.n.lle.N-oY. 15. 10:10p .III.•8pounda3 100 ounces. Rrat child

ROO<EY. Guy .nd Cori (Hubbard) . 01SI , Lou~. Mo.•girl. Nicole a->ce. Now. 19. 7007 . ,m.. 8 pound. 8ounc e • •now1boy . 1 girl .

Es ne. Gerald and K.ren (T,-.t,nik). of W..hinglon ,P'.,boy .hor..-ny arad.s.pt.23,10:52p.m.. 8poundllouncn•• l lctolld

OAVIDSON. Eddie and DIna (Dob_). 01G1~".Calif .• boy .O.nieI ..... n.NQ¥. 15 . 8 :2 7 am.•8pour1d ...ounce s, now 2 boys .

ReaSON . $'~ and Holly (Cokes) . 01 Baaildon .EIllJI.nd. boy . SirnonPllter. Se¢.. 3 . 7:&8 • .m.• gpounda 9 ounce • . now1 boy. 2girl a

COVERT, JoIVt and Daphne lOilnitryl . 01' SI. Louia ,lo4o_.g;rt . TitanyR_.$epl. "I ,IUlIp,Ill" 7 poundl5ounc" ,ftOWlboy.lllirl

MR_AND MRS. MARK WILLIAMS

CASE. Ctwi••AdE.....{Nun"enbfocll) . 01L..... Ohio .boy . &en;.. ..........n. Oct . Ill . 8:14p...... 8 pound. Z!t~. ..stehild.

GOLOBY . Jay a nd Mllrgi l (BIlly). 01 San Die go ,C. lif.. boy, WitlillmJ.y. Se pt . 7. 10 ".m .• 7 pounda 8ounce • . now 2 boy •. 3gil'la

BURSON . Ed and Cindy (GaIlloway) . of Bog s.1lltr.boy,Na~ ..10....... "-g,31 , 5 :&0' .1'1.,1 pound. 3ounces. no- 2 boys, 1~

BLACKSTON . TOlIWIlY~AIlq{fOt""*"d). of Titlon .Ga .. girl .R.chelAncl .Now.8 , 10:23'.Ift.•8pound l 1 ~

~._ l boy. 1 Qirl

BIRTHS

RAUSEO. JofvI . nd Debra (GOdley). 01 Syr.cu...N.Y.•boy.8riaft~.Now. 17. 7:51a.m.• 7pounda7ounces. now2 boy.

WUNDER. Colin . nd JiM (Pet.r.....). 01 Sioux F. ll• •S.D.• girl. .lone. LynMt. NoY. 2. 3 : Ig p.m.• g pound. "ounc • • now2girl.

WOOOS. Cr.ig .nd K.th le.n (Fr. mplon). 01G.rd....Groye . Cali/ .• boy. J . mes Robert . OCt. 11'1.4 :25 • .m.•6poundsll !iounc.a.now3boy• .

NAQUIN . Jay and Marcy (OorMng) . of Pa ..""",. oort.Jvlia KriaI..... Now. 10. g'l...."' .• 7 pooond. 1 2~• ..... .....

Monday, Dec. 24, 1984 The WORLDWIDE NEWS 11

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Peter J. WattChula Vista . Calif.

I have recently atte nded Sabbath ser­vices in my area. I must say I am cert ain­lyglad I did. Never in my entire life haveI seen such friendly,outgoing and caringpeople. It is easy to tell that they have areal goal - an ultimate goal - that theyare trying to achieve. I know of nobodyelse who has this inner joy or glow whichis simply irrep ressible.

Deborah A. JonesRichmond. Va.

After flyi ng to G ua deloupe, theeva ngeli st con ducted combined se r­vices fo r the Poi nte-a- Pi tre andBasse-Terre churches Sabbath.Dec. 8. " We ha d 170 br e thre natt e nd . whic h made me thi nk aboutthe fac t th at a lit tleover a decad e agothe re were no members of God'sC hurc h in G ua delou pe ." he sa id .

During se rvices Mr. Ap a rti anand Gi lbe rt Car bo nnel, past o r of th eGuadelo upe c h u rches, or dai nedRolan d Gi ra rd a nd Sully Felic e tot he ra nk of deacon s , the fi rsto rdained in Gu adel ou pe.

M r. Apartian we nt to a re ntedmo vie t heate r Dec . 9 to conduct hisseco nd Plain Tru th Bible lectu re .

"We had outsta nd ing responsebeyond what we expected - 180new people," he said .

M r . C arbonnel, who re tu rnedwit h M r . A pa r tian to Pasad ena Dec.10, plans to co nd uc t fol low-u p Bib lestud ies when he re turns .

their culture, history and art skills. aswell as their friendlin ess and hospitali ty,have left a deep impression not soon for­gotte n.

sure to hasten top-level chan ge s in thepre sent Sov iet leadership, with Mi k­hail Gorbachev, youngest Politburomem ber , likel y successo r to th e ai lingKonstantin C herne nko . .;"

Mr . Gorbac hev is known to be morepragm ati c in the applica tio n of Marx­ist th eor y to eco nomic reality.

A Dec.13 Wall S treet Journaleci ­tor ia l, en tit led " Buryi ng Ma rx ,"po inted out the questions surro und­ing Eas tern Europe too : "China's cri­t iqu e of Marx should be especiallytr oubling for the leg it imacy of gov­e rn ments in Eas tern Europe, wheremost cit izens already take M arx abo utas seri ously as th e too th fairy. Th eSo viets won't like it much, espec iallyif C hina 's open-market reforms leadto fas ter economic progress, agai nshowing up the Soviet model as a fail­ure ."

Thus, C hina 's demotion of KarlMarx ju st might have a major role toplay in resh ap ing the polit ical struc­ture of'Europe.

Marx ism , wrot e Joseph C. Harschin th e Dec . 14 Chris/ian Sci enceMonuo r."is the ideological cement ofthe Sov iet em pi re. It is th e exc useund er wh ich Moscow imposes itsa utho ri ty on the othe rs . It is theexcuse for the ' Brezhnev doct rine ' ­the doctrine th at decl ar es th at Mos­cow has th e right and the duty to see tothe preserv ati on of 'social ism' in otherco untries ."

Th us we may be seei ng th e firs tconcrete ideo log ical cr acks in th eSov iet vise on Eas tern Europe.

Jacqueline SweithelmOceanside , N. Y.

« « «Shining lighls

I have watched your program on TVand read The Plai" Truth, I also readsome of your booklets which someoneleft in the laundromat in the apartmentbuilding where my husband and I live. Iwasonce a cleaning lady in a resort in thePocono Mountains and observed howsome of your people live and worship. Imust say that I approve of your waysandlike your viewson the Bible.

Doris M. MutchlerScr anton. Pa.

One of your Church members workedas a helper all last week while I was 'remodelin g for t he compa ny he isemployed by. The company owner toldme. " David is a good and honest worker .He follows directions well and you cantrust him: ' He also said. " I think he's aSeventh Day Adventist or something : 'David wascooperative. followed instruc­tions well. learned quickly and put forthhis best effort s. Wish all my help wasthat willing.

(Cont inued from page 2)deals within two weeks on all of the fur­nitu re we needed . The house is provingto be such a joy. My goal is to use it toserve as many people as I can - myroommates. brethren coming to fellow­ship. visitors needing a place to stay forthe night or weekend. etc.

Robert E. Cu rryPasadena. Calif.

This concludes my third -t ithe year. Itis the first year that I have been able toobserve the third -tith e-year principle .My contributions have amounted tohundreds of dollars. while my blessingshave amounted to thousands of dollars!The blessings have been in the form ofwork done on my house and my car freeof charge , clothing and cash. not to men­tion a total lack of medical expenses. dueto God 's protectio n of my health andsafety.

God returns all that we give Him andHe mult iplies it many times over. I'mgrateful to be a part of His Work..

Virginia L. PactorHixson, Tenn.

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A very special thank you to you (Mr.(Herbert W.) Armstrong). Dr . RichardLiu and the Festival Officefor the ChinaFeast. It was the most spiritually reward­ing. educational and impressive Feast Ihave ever had! It is difficult to explainhow much we have all gained from thisunique experience. The Chinese people,

Engels and Leni n never ex periencedor had any contact with ," theeditorialcha rged. "We cannot depend on theworks of Marx and l enin to solve ourmodern-dayquestions."

Thi s announcement was sodramat­ic th at a sligh t textual modific ati onwas made the ne xt day. Dec. 8 th enewspaper ran a co rrec t ion sayi ngthat th e sentence sho uld have read :" O ne can not expect the wor ks ofMar x an d Le nin to solve all oftoday'spr ob lems ."

Regardless of the word ing,theMarx-is-obsoletedismi ssal is an ideo­logical just ificatio n for remarkablechanges under way. It follows by acouple of months C hina 's plan s toextend the principles of decentralizedplanning and the profit motive, sosue­cessful in agriculture, into the urbanparts of the country, into the factoryworkplace.

Flora l ewi s, polit ical affairs ana­lyst , speculated. in the Dec . 11 NewYork Tim es on the ' impact C hina'sdecision will have on the rest of theco mmunist world : "China' s offic ialatta ck on Marx ist orthodoxy . . . wassuch a surprise to the Sov iet -blocCo mmunists th at it left them speec h­less .It is a histori c wat er shed th at canhave far -reachin g, dramatic co nse­que nces.

In th e Dec. 12 Washington Times.Hoover Inst itution sc holar Arn oldBe ichman pondered th e S ovietrespon se in par ticular:

" Deng Xiaopin g's rediscovery oftheprinciplesofthefreemarket ... is

members in M art iniqu e are far frombei ng rich or wea lthy. but t hey dolive co m fortably and are blessedwith good health and lovely chilodren. "

" T his is sti ll true nearly twode cades later," he sa id . " O ne com esa way from M artin iqu e reali zingth at they have the girt of apprec ia­tion - th ey a re g ra te ful for whatlittle the y do have. O ne is remindedhow much we who live in moredevel oped co u nt r ies ofte n takethi ngs- both spi rit ua l an d phys ical- fo r g ranted ."

Mr. Ap a rtia n a lso reca lled thefa it hful service of the late l ou isJ uben . t he first minister o rdainedin Ma rtinique. "From the date of hiso rd ination on A ug . 7,1965. to hisdeath in 1970 he was a har dwor kingan d loya l mi nister," th e evangelistsai d . -

A bu ffet in the C hurc h-ownedha ll fo llowed th e eve ning se rvice.

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is plan ning fo llow- up Bib le studiesfo r the ne w peo ple.

F r iday eve ni ng, Dec. 7, Mr.Aparuan cor.ducted the 20thanni­ve re...• · se rvice for the Fort-de­Fra nce c hu rc h. After o rda iningPatrice Shen y to the rank of de acon ,Mr. Ap artian di scussed t he hist oryof the M artinique congregat ion a ndphysi cal and spiritua l growth there.

He reminisced a bo ut Past or G e n­era l Herbert W. Armstron g 's visi tthere in 1968. " Fort-de- Fra nce wasth e firs t French-speaking co ngrega­t ion in th e Caribbean th at Mr. A rm­strorgspoke to," th e eva nge list said ."He spo ke to abo ut 70 peo ple, and It ra nsla ted ...

More th an 300 people now attendthe Fort -de-France ch urch.

T he evangel ist re ferred to a n arti­cl e en tit led "God's C hurch in-Mar­ti niq ue" t ha t he wro te in t he Sep­te mber, 1965, Good Ne ws. In thata r t icl e he wro te: " O ur Chu rc h

DUN EDI N. Fla. - Marion L.Cl ark .83. a member of the Church since 1970.died at home Se pt. 29.

Mrs. Clark was born in Worcest er,Mass.. and moved here 33 years ago.

Mrs. Clark is survived by thr ee broth­ers. William Burkhart of Audu bon.N.J .. Louis Burkhart of Boylston. Mass..and Edmund Burkh art of South Yar ­mouth. Mass.: a sister, l ouise B. Evansof Dunedin; and nieces and nephews.

China'sleap forwardBrit ain's steady slippag e comes at a

t im e of unu su al ac t ivit y in thePeople's Republic of China - anation with which, perhaps not coinci­dentally, representatives of God 'sChurch are having increasing con ­tact.

Dec . 7 a rem arkable ed ito ria lappeared in the People 's Daily , theChinese Co mmunist Party newspa­per. It said th at some of Karl Marx 'steachings were "outda ted " and tha tChina's 40 milli on Communist Partymembers sho uld not a llow his 101­year-old precepts to "limit t he rich­ness of co ntemporary life ."

"There are man y th ing s that Marx,

SALT lAKE C ITY. Uta h -RussellNeal Turn er, 39. d ied Oct . 7 whilevisit ing in Cali fornia.

Mr. Turn er is survived by his wife.Carol, a member; and two sons. Israeland Bryan.

Funeral services were conducted Oct .10 in Delano. Calif., by Cami lo Reyes.pastor of the Bakersfield and Mojave.Calif ., churches.

DES MOI NES. Iowa - Nina DyerMarden, 64, a member for nine years.died Oct. 19 in an automobile accidentwhile returnin g from the Feast of Taber ­nacles in Lake of the Ozarks. Mo.

Mrs. Marden lived in Ankeny, Iowa.and att ended church in Des Moines.

Mrs. Marden is survived by herdaughter . Cary Chambers, also a mem­ber who atte nds in Des Moines. andthree grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted byRobert Cloninger. pastor of the DesMoines and Ott umwa. Iowa. congrega­tions.

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trol the co untry? (Gen. Franco bat ­tled them for four years during the1936 to 1939 civil war .} The Sovietswould love to see a Spain in sympathywith them, and in possession of such apotential bottleneck to the Mediter­ranean.

In any eve nt , th e countdo wn hasbegun, leading up to Britain 's even ­tualloss of oneoft he world's g rea t seagates(Genesis22:l7.24:60).

J AC KSO N. Miss. - Mary Osborn .83. died July 2 of a heart attack . Shelistened to Her bert W. Arms trong onradio since 1946, and has been a membersince 1958.

Mr s. Osborn is survived by twodaughters , Ja nice O. Mitchell and Anit aAnthony. both memb er s; a gra nd­daught er-in -law. also a membe r; fourgrandchild ren; and six grea t-g ra nd­child ren.

Marc Sega ll. pastor of the Jacksonand Greenwood, Miss., churches. per­formed funeral services.

Start ing at 6:30 p.m., Mr. Apar­rian spoke for an hour abo ut how tofind th e t rue C hurch. T hen many ofthe people anending the lecturestayed to ask questions for anotherhour .

Mart inique pastor Erick Duboi s

IND EPEND ENC E, Kan. - FrankDuane l ewis, 23. of Bartlesville. Okla..died Oct. 27 in an auto mobile accident.

He is survived by his parent s. Glenand Jacq ueline; a brot her. Michael; anda sister. Kath y; all mem bers of theC hurch.

Vincent Szy mkowiak. pastor of theJoplin. Mo.. and Independence church­es. conducted graveside services Nov. Iin Bartl esville.

TA MPA. Fla. - Mary B. Ritchi e.75. a membe r since 1967. died Nov. 5 0fa heart attack .

Mrs . Ritchie atte nded the Baltimore.Md.•church for 16 years before movingto Tampa two years ago.

She is survived by her husband, Lu­ther. a member in Tampa ; and four sis·ter s.

Funera l services were conducte d byRonald Lohr . pastor of the Tampachurch .

VICTORIA. Tex . - Carl N. Fergu­son, 71.a member since 1970 anddeaconhere, died Sept. 30.

Mr. Ferguson is survived by his wife.Doris. a member who atten ds in Victo­ria; a sister , Mrs . Earle Woodall; foursons. Josep h. David. Jonathan and Ti m:a daughter. Sue Cliff ton: four gra nd­children ; and two great-gra ndch ildre n.

Services were conducted Oct. 2 inVictoria by Denn is Van Deventer. pastorof the Victo ria and Houston. Tex .• Westchurches.

Obituaries

The couple have five child ren. IIgrandchild ren and three great-grand­children. Mrs. Weber has been a memober since 1964. and Mr . Weber since1968.

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20 grandchi ldren ; and three great­grandchildren .

CHURCH HISTORY - Above. brethren in the Fort-de-Franca, Martinique,church mark the 20th anniversary of the church there Dec. 7 Below,brethren of the church in December, 1967 .

MR. AND MRS. FRED WEBER

The Webers were married J une 3.1934. at the litt le Brown Church in theVale in Nas hua. Iowa.

AUBURN , Wash . - Fred and EllaWeber celebrated their 50th weddinganniversary Jun e 3, The ir children werehosts for a part y for the event.

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men were ordained on the Feast ofTrumpets, Sept. 27:

Walter Neufeld. a local elder inthe Glendora, Banning and San Ber­nardino, Calif.• churches, wasordained a preaching elder andtransferred to pastor the Prescottand Flagstaff, Ariz ., churches.

Gabriel Casta...... Long Beach,Calif., East ; Edwia Jacobs Jr.• Port ­land, Ore ., South; Jobn Orchard,Palmer, Alaska; Vernon SchemmScott City, Kan .; and Larry Sharp,Long Beach, Calif., West; wereordained local church elders .

Wayne Trainor, a deacon in theSault Ste. Marie, Om., church, wasordained a local church elder Oct.14, during the Feast of Taber­nacles.

cast by evangelist Dibar Apartianheard three times a week and thehard work of Jean Carion, pastor ofthe Brussels and Liege. Belgium,and Lille, France, churches.

Elsewhere, in the West Indies,average weekly attendance in theFor-t-de- France , Martinique,church increased to 296 and atten­dance in the Guadeloupe churchesjumped to 15S.

Bible lectures

In Paris, pastor Samuel Knellerconducted public Bible lecturesOct. 28, Nov . 4 and Nov . II. Out­side attendance varied between 41and 49 . Many of those in attendanceare natives of Martinique. Nine newpeople were invited to services.

Rejean Vautour, associate pastorof th e Montreal, Que., NorthFrench church, conducted Biblelectures in Thetford Mines, Que.,Nov. 4, II and 18. Eleven newpeople attended the first lecture.Three of those are regular listenersto the l Svminute French WorldTomorrow radio broadcast, LeMondea Venir . with Mr . Apartian.

La Pure Verite, the French PlainTruth , goes to 145,269 subscribersin I34countriesorterritories.

Circulation of La Bonne Nou­ve lle du Monde a Veni r , theFrench-language edition of TheGood News. is 12.982. up 26.6 per ­cent over 1983.

An advertisement in the Frenchedition of Reader's Digest brought11,927 responses from France and2,188 from Belgium .

A direct-mail campaign inFrench Canada in October broughtin 8,049 response s, an average rateof8.35 percent from eight lists.

GIFT FROM CHINA - Pastor General Herb'ert W. Armstrong receives agift of cloisonne vases Dec . 5 on behalf of 527 brethren who kept theFeast of Tabernacles in China. From left : Frank Fish, an assistant toevangelist Ellis La Ravia, evangelist Herman L. Hoeh , Mr. La Ravia andMr. Armstrong. (See "Update," this page.) [Photo by Aaron Dean]

50 U.S. population centers, accord­ing to David Hulme, director ofmedia purchasing.

Mr . Hulme said that Pastor Gen­eral', Herbert W. Armstrone ap­proved the addition oftbe follnwing

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The seminar, sponsored bySynergetic Audio Concepts, tookplace in the Auditorium "becausethe sponsors wanted a world-classraciiity with fine acoustics," Mr .Prohs said.

V.M .A. Peutz, an expe rt acousti­cal co nsultant and concert halldesigner from the Netherlands, wasthe featured speaker . Mr . Peutz'audio specialty is speech intelligibil­ity, a field that concentrates onamplifying a speaker's voice so it isclearly understood.

The Auditorium's acoustic quali­ties were measured during the semi­nar by anew TEF (time , energy andfrequency) test designed by Rich­ard Heyser of the Jet PropulsionLaboratory (JPL) in Pasadena. Mr .Heyser also lectured at the semi­nar .

Ron McKay from Bolt, Beranek& Newman (BBN), the firm tbatdesigned the Auditorium's acous­tics , explained why they used cer­tain acoustical designs in theAmbassador Auditorium.

Don and Carolyn Davis, authorsof Sound System Engineering(called the Yellow Book in tbeaudioindustry), also spoke. Datid Harrisfrom the Auditorium staff made apresentation on a new sound systemdesign program developed by mem­bers of the Ambassador Collegeaudio staff .

zerland, churches."With the Church's help," wrote

Mr . Andrist, "our brethren in Zairewere able to have two fine mealsduring the Last Great Day and thefollowing weekly Sabbath. Most ofthem had never seen such qualityand abundance of food!

"The brethren over there certain­ly know that the Church of Goo is afamily . They have great love and aprofound respect . doubled by gre atadmiration, for Mr . Herbert Arm­strong, whom they recognize as theapostle of God ,"

Attendance at French-speakingsites (Belgium, French Canada,Martinique, Guadeloupe and Haiti)on the first Holy Day was 2,603 . Forthe Last Great Day attendance was2,676, including Zaire . Attendancewas up 12 percent over 1983. Thisincrease is based on solid growth inthe French-speaking membership,which stand s at 1,357 , up 5.36 per­cent over 1983.

The churches in Belgium experi ­enced phenomenal increases inattendance and offerings. Atten­dance was up 174 percent , and offer­ings increased 515 perc ent over1983 . Thi s growth is mainly attrib­uted to the weekly World Tomor­-cw telecast by Mr . Armstrong withFrench subtitles, the French broad-

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will continue advertising in interna­tional editions of Reader's Digest,said Da,id Hulme. director of mediapurchasing, Dec. 19.

Mr. Hulme said ads written byPastor General Herbert W. Arm­strong and prepared by PublishingServices are scheduled in the follow­ing Feb ruary editions of Reader'sDigest: Sri Lanka , Taiwan, Japan ,Hong Kong, South Africa andSouth Korea . ,

-~;Maicli.. .a.a <lW>..SCbeduled to··-ruo·,,'i ri 'edit ions ' in lJelghmr, · the

Netherlands, Canada and New Zea-land .

John Halford, a pastor-rank min­ister and Plain Truth senior writer ,joined the group in Mr. Arm­strong's Hall of Administrationoffice after the presentation. Me.Halford was Festival coordinatorfor the Chinese site .

The vases have brass and baked ­earth engravings of red cranes. InChina, cranes are symbolic of longlife, and red is symbolic of good for­tune . "It seemed appropriate topresent such symbols to Mr. Arm­strong." Mr. La Ravia said .

Roman Borek, house manager ofthe Ambassador Auditorium and amember of the house staff forformal dinners conducted in thecampus Social Center, selected thevases in China.

Thevases aredisplayed in the fac­ulty lounge in the student centerhere .

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in one of the Ambassador Audito­rium's studios here Dec. 10 to 12 tohear lectures and participate in aworkshop , said John Probs, techni­cal supervisor for the Auditorium.

PASADENA - Response to aseries of Reader's Digest advertise­ments in Peru, Spain and Portugaltotals 8,190 to date .

Six hundred sixty-four responses(1.65 percent) have been receivedfrom a two-page, four-color ad with­out an insert card in the OctoberPeru issue.

A two-page, four-.colo~ ad with areply card in the Iberian (Spanish)edition netted 6,481 responses (1.58percent) .

A two-page ad in the OctoberPortuguese edition offering As SeteLeis do Sucesso (The Seven Laws ofSuccess) and The Plain Truth inSpanish, French, English or Italianbrought in 1,045 responses, a .65percent response.

Two students from Mexico andone from Chile entered PasadenaAmbassador College this schoolyear. Thirteen students from Span­ish-speaking countries attend thePasadena campus.

French Feast

For the first time the Feast ofTabernacles took place in Zaire .One hundred nineteen brethrengathered for the last half of theFeast in Kinshasa under the direc­tion of Bernard Andrist , pastor ofthe Geneva and Neuchatel , Swit-

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behalfof 527 brethren who attendedthe 1984 Feast of Ta bernacles in thePeople 's Republic of China, evange­lists Ellis La Ravia and Herman LHoeh presented two Ch inese cloi­sonne vases to Pastor General Her­bert W. Armstrong Dec. 5.

Mr . La Ravia said that the breth­ren wanted to express their appre ­ciat ion to the pastor general for hisefforts in arranging the Feast. Mon­ey for the vases was donated in Chi­na by the brethren.

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director"of media purchasing. saidthat Pastor General Herbert w.Armstrong's trip to Sri Lanka (seearticle, page I) had one unexpectedbenefit for the World Tomorrowprogram.

" We have had difficulties airingthe telecast there for quite sometime ," Mr . Hulme explained. "Fol­lowing Mr . Annstrong's visit withthe president [Junius Richard Jaye­wardenel, the program is now run ­ning at 7:30 p.m., Sunday evenings.without interruption."

'" '" '"PASADENA - Bible studyattendance topped previous recordsDec. 14 when 2,223 brethrenassembled on the Ambassador Col ­lege campus here . according toevangelist Joseph Tkach Sr., direc­tor of Ministerial Services.

Pastor General Herbert W. Arm­strong led the study with evangelistEllis La Ravia, director of facilitiesmanagement; Aaron Dean, Mr .Armstrong's personal aide ; andLarry Omasta, director of MediaServices here .

Using slides taken during Mr.Arm strong's five-week tour of theOrient and Asia, the four menrecoun ted events of the trip .

More than 1,500 brethren assem­bled in the Auditorium, while 690brethren viewed the study on a tele­vision screen in the Imperial Gymand 30 watched in a classroom in theLorna D. Armstrong AcademicCenter.

PASADENA - Annual mailincome in the United States wentover the $100 million mark for thefirst time Dec. 4, according to evan­gelist Ricbard Rice, director of theChurch's Mail Processing Center(MPC).

M PC recei ves and processestith es and offerings from brethrenin the United States.

" While we had previously esti­mated that ·this would happen, wedidn't anticipate that it would hap­pen as soon as ft did, and we arecertainly grateful for it," said evan­gelist Leroy Neff, Church treasur­er .

Wayne Pyle, an assistant to Mr .Rice. noted that the new record alsopushed cumulative income receivedby the Church in the PhiladelphiacratoSI .1 billion .

" It was interesting that we brokethese records shortly after the 50thyear of God' s Church passed:' Mr .Pyle said .

"When one realizes that God 'sChurch needs this large a sum ofmoney to effectively conduct God'swork, one can also realize the mag­nitud e of the work that God isaccomplishing through thisChurch," Mr . NefTsaid .

Mr . Pyle said the degree ofChurch growth can be better appre­ciated when one recalls that PastorGeneral Herbert W , Armstrong ini­tially funded 19305 Church activi­ties and radio broadcasts (includinghis living expenses) with about $30 amonth.

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