CHURCH of GOD

Volume 3, Issue 7

eW(J North Central Edition

July, 1964

Mr. and Mrs. Dean C. Blackwell, and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Portune enjoying dinneraboard the S.S. United States.

Petra, Egypt, Jerusalem, Europe, Ambassador College,England - You Will See Them All Soon! Over 1000 Slides

by Dean C. Blackwell

My wife, Maxine and I just returnedfrom a dream trip and lifetime exper­ience. You will share all of these sightswith us in the coming slide travelogue inall of your areas.

Stand on the Mount of Olives whereChrist ascended and is soon to return!

Sit under the olive trees in the Gardenof Gethsemane where Christ taught Hisdisciples of the Bible times.

Survey the tremendous valleys aroundMegiddo where the last battle of thisworld, Armageddon, is to take placevery soon.

Ride with us on horseback through thelong, narrow seikh into the rosy redcity "f rock where all of us hope to spenda few years in the near future-PETRA.

Drink with us from Moses' spring outof the rock smitten with his rod.

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Slide Travelogue Beginsby Ken Ellis

At his first appearance at a ChicagoBible Study, since returning, EvangelistDean C. Blackwell began giving us hisimpressions gathered in Europe, Africa,and Asia Minor. The one outstandinglesson to the traveller, reports Mr. Black­well, is that the nations of Israel are themost greatly blessed nations on earthtoday. The difference between them andthe Gentile nations is dumbfounding insuch widely divergent areas as the pres­ence or absence of good seaports, organ­ization in doing things versus completeconfusion, material wealth and healthagainst poverty, starvation and disease.Other observations were the British arequite slow and set on doing things accord­ing to tradition. They are quite unwillingto learn anything from their U.S. cousins.The average British young man is de­generate-the most to-be-pitied on earth,with his effeminate behavior and fads.

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A DUTCH CHURCHby Roland Van Siooten

Since the early 1950's, God was pre­paring a group of people-sending out acall-first through the facilities of power­ful radio station WAIT then later throughWLS and WOOD. Within this band oflnfuence was Grand Rapids, Michigan.The Grand Rapids area is an area whichif not predominantly Dutch is at leastan area under sway of Dutch culture andReligion (Calvinism). Calvinism is a typeof asceticism, similar to that found in Col.2. With differing don'ts. Don't drink,don't dance, don't play cards, don't go toa motion picture theater, referring tothings which perish as they are used.

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-I-lOUY WpJ£ 1)()i youMEASURE UP?Editor-in-Chief Dean Black well

Editor Wilbur BallNews Editor Kenneth Ellis

REPORTERS

Dick Alexander Emma LasochaElisha Crim Gene ScarbroughElaine Tkach Lyle VershowskeFred Mancewicz Victor JohnsonJohn Freel David ShellEdward Rudicel Esterlene HolmesRoland Van Sioo ten Jame s HowellW. Keough-Dwyer Barbara Ellis

Cir culation Gen e MadisonHope Brassine

Business Manager .Ted Ef'irnovArt John MooreFood Advisor Kenneth MayPhotographer Robert Einersen

Wilbur Vandermolen

c- 1964 hy Radio Church of GodAdd ress a ll correspondence to the Edit or.Publi shed monthl y by Chi cago. SouthBend , Minn eapol is. C incinna ti. G ra ndRap ids. Indian apol is. Milwauk ee andBloomington Spokesma n Clubs. Notify.us immediatel y of any change of address.

Circulation over 2400

SUN and FUN on the Beachby Bill Butler

The time-a hot Sunday, July 19,1964.

The place-Illinois Beach State Parklocated 15 miles south of the Wisconsinborder on Lake Michigan.

The event-a combination beach partyand picnic attended by over 110 youngpeople of the Chicago and LaGrangechurches. Also present were Mr. andMrs . Blackwell and family and Mr. andMrs . Svehla and family and 6 or 7 othermarried couples bringing the total toaround 130.

Swimming, water skiing, boat rides,waterpolo, keepaway with a beach ball,football and volleyball on the beach, andjust plain sunning were some of theactivities shared by the married andunmarried alike.

The afternoon meal was eaten in aquiet grove of trees about 75 yards fromthe beach. Later in the evening allgathered at the same location for awiener-roast, with potato salad, etc ., etc.,etc. , and cold beverages followed by asing-along with Mr. Mancewicz.

Most left about 8:30 P.M . a little tiredand very sunburned, but happier andhealthier for the experience.

How do you measure up to thischaracter te st given by Mr. Herbert W.Arm strong?

During a forum at Ambassador College,Mr. Armstrong revealed the points thathe looks to when evaluati ng the coll egestudents as individuals and in decidin gwhere they will best fit in the Work ofGod.

However, these points apply directlyto us in fulfill ing our responsibilit ies aschurch members. Can you pass this test?

PHYSICAL POINTS

1. Academic and mental qualificationsa. Entr ance examsb. Actu al progress in clas s (grades

from teacher s)c. Extent of knowledge acquired and

howd. Mental depth

2. Pers onalitya. Lead ershipb. Poisec. Speech and word fluencyd. Vocabul arye. Does he or she radiate happiness?

First Baptism At Danvilleby Gene Scarbrough

Mr. John Bald, minister of thechurches at Indianapolis, Indiana, andDanville, Illinois, baptized eight personson June 27th, 1964. This was the firstbaptismal service held for the DanvilleChurch. Jesus said, "I will build MyChurch" (Mat: 16:18), and He certainlyis doing just that. The Danville Churchis a new Church, and now eight addition­al people have surrendered their lives toGod. They are as follows: Mr. DonaldBrooks, Mr. William Scarbrough, Mr.and Mrs. Clyde Wait, Duane Baillie, Mrs.Fern Burcham, Mrs. Raymond Stew­ard, and Mr. James Booth. We extendour congratulations and welcome to ournew brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus.

I'm sure everyone is looking forwardto the next time we can get together forthis type hearty fun and companionship.

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f. Personal magnitudeg. Natural persuasivenessh. Certain amount of bouncei. Does he ca rry authority?

3. Drivea. Motiva tionb. Re sourcefulnes sc . Ability to put mental and person­

ali ty values to work

SPIRITUAL POINTS

1 Bas ic attitude2 Degree of convers ion (must be totally

s ubmis sive to authority)3 Dedication and conse cration4 Compassion (sy mpathy and love for

others )5 Deep-down concern for others6 Understanding7 Bible I.Q.8 How fast are YOU acqui ring Bible

knowledge9 Spiritu al int ell igence

10 Spiritual depthWhere we will be five years from now-­

and through all eternity- depends on howwe " stack up" acco rding to these charac­teristic s!

~ . .The South Bend Bombers-pitcher BenBontrager and his boys-were ready totake on the Milwaukee team in their re­cent game in Chicago. Milwaukee hadbeen hampered by a lack of practice ses­sions and lost 15 to O. This conga linewas not a victory dance, only the posi­tion the photographer ordered .

Spokesman Club Auctionby Glenn Ackerson

When was the last time you attended an auction? For many of the Chicagoarea brethren it was Saturday night , June 27th, at the Keymen's club.

The auction, which was sponsored by the Saturday Evening Spokesman Club,began immediately after the club meeting. It was led off to a rousing start by headauctioneer Mr. Dick Alexander, who was dressed in a dazzling maroon corduroysports jacket and yellow straw hat. The only thing missing was the traditionalchant of the auctioneer (which, by the way, was attempted by assistant auctioneerMr . John Coco ). Also assisting in "auctioneering" was Mr. Gene Madison, a salesmanby profession and, therefore, well fitted for the job .

Many bargains were made available to nearly 80 brethren who attended. Themost expensive item was a 19 volume set of " the Book of Knowledge," which soldfor only $3.00. Some of the other items consisted of a lawn mower, a bright,shiny bird cage (minus the bird) , a beautiful walnut finish coffee table, a 31;2 lb. potroast, an ingeniously designed nut cracker, which practically cracks the nut allby itself, and scores of other useful items.

The highlight of the evening occured when Mr. Alexander took off his maroonjacket to auction it. Upon looking through the pockets, he found a ten dollar bill,(which was quickly snatched out of his hand by the club treasurer, Mr. Roger Smith.We think that part was rigged .). The high bidder for the jacket was, of all people,Mr. Alexander, who just couldn't bear to part with it.

The proceeds from the aucti on went into the club treasury.Thi s auction was only one of the many activitie s sponsored by the Spokesman

Clubs lately. We eager ly look forward to more fun-filled, exci ting activities suchas these . Why don't you join us?

Over 1000 Slides(Continued from page 1)

Scan the fertile , rich valley producedby the Wady Mussa from Moses' spring.

Stand humbled with us on the pave­ment where Christ walked, the tombwhere He lay, and the Sea of G alilee onwhich He walked.

Stand with us in the synagogue wherePeter, James, and John attended inCapernaum.

See the great pyramid Job buiit; theNile-life stream of Egypt.

Fl y with us over the route of theExodus-the Red Sea, Mt. Sinai, Petra,Jericho, the Jordan.

See exciting Paris, beautiful Switzer­land , Pagan Rome, bloody Dachau .

Enjoy the thrill of God's offices inGeneva, Deusseldorf, and Bricketwood.

Sit with us through the first four- yeargradu at ion exerci se in Ambassador Col­lege, England. Th en tour the breathtak­ing campus with us.

All of this you can do with us in theBible studies we plan to attend in allof your areas in the very near future.See you there!

Minneapolis Picnicby Herbert Zacharias

Greetings to all, from the Brethren inthe Minneapolis church area.

The social highlite of this month en­joyed by man y on Wednesday evening,June 17th, was the first picnic of theMinneapolis Spokesman Club . It washeld in the Minnehaha Park, one of themany beautiful parks located in the Min­neapolis area.

Ever yone came dressed for recreation,exerc ise, and some good-old-fash ionedfun . Enough men were present to form4 full softball teams which engaged in atitanic struggle before dinner. It proveda good time to sharpen up the teamprior to our annual game with Milwau­kee. There were some weak spots, butall should be under control by July 19th.

After the hard games, everyone wasready to eat, and settled down around thetables to enjoy the variety of covereddishes prep ared by the ladies. TheSpokesman Club also furnished kosherwieners, beefburgers and beer.

After the feasting, we all gatheredaround Mr. Ronald Brown for some corn­mun ity singing, while he played theguitar.

Th e Guest section at the recent Sat­urday nigh t .",' o f.. em /(/n Club A uctionNigh t ty pifies th e many Church june­t .:.,7/1S in which brethren came out to takean active part. Many had much morefun just watching than bidding.

Thy Kingdom Come!by Joanne Christian

The God sent gif t of falling rain,A rushing stream , a sparkling lake;The rising, swelling , bounding main,All these our God did perfect , make!

The beauty of a dewey rose,A spreading oak, the stately pine;The willow's graceful, sweeping poseAll handyworks of God, divine!

The many creatures, large and small,A· _-"ring lion, the gentle dove;The croaking frog and things that crawl,Created by his hands with love.

But sin of man brings pain, disease,To. every living creature, dumb;A nd all creation seems to plea,Lord, haste the day Thy Kingdom comes!

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A uctioneer John Coco holds thebirdie cage while Treasurer Roger Smithwaits for the $. A uctioneer Dick Ale­xander hears a soft bid from the rearwhile Auctioneer Gene Madison decideswhe ther to bid on the girl's rink skates.Th e A uctioneers got so enthused theybought many of the donated goodsthemselves.

Elkhart Church NewsAbout 325 persons, a large part of

the whole Elkhart church, converged onCentennial Park, Plymouth, Ind. , for anall-day outing and picnic June 14. A fewGrand Rapids brethren also attended, en­joying softball, volleyball, and a varietyof games until darkness finally ended thefestivit ies.

It was the "season's opener" and ascintillating success!

"Straighten it up!" chorusMessrs. Paul Goddard,Raymond Johnson,James Redus and RolandVan Slooten.

A certain Deacon aged four-guesswho! Note those fancy wheels! See nextissue.

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Meanwhile, boys are assigned in a "buddy system"prior to swimming.

Holland site to various points about thestate, Grand Rapids included. Their"stamp" was imprinted upon every citythey entered. They would go to theirchurch two or three times on Sunday.This was indeed a pious people, believ­ing they were God's elect and all otherswere lost.

The Dutch were a strong example andbecause of their influence upon the areaI feel we can call this church a DutchChurch. We the members of this, God'sChurch look to Him to wash us with Hisword that we may truly be Israel of thespirit and learn balance.

At the present time there are aboutone-hundred-eighty in Sabbath attendanceat Grand Rapids. This is a foundationupon which God can build a largerchurch after stability has been achieved.

Elkhart - Grand Rapids "Work-out"

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Mr. Flody Klaus, retiredbuilder, supervises construc­tion.

Elkhart-Grand Rapids fathers and sons, about 100 strong, converged on theGlen Keeley farm, Gobles, Michigan, for an all-day "Work-Out" June 21st.

Purpose of the "Work-Out" was the construction of a 20 ft. x 40 ft. shelter asover-night accommodations for members, and for use of youths picking fruit inthe area. By day's end construction had made a strong start! (see photo)

The two Elkhart Spokesman Clubs (sponsors), went "ALL-OUT" to make theoccasion a gainful one-beginning with a "Camp-OUT" Saturday night, followedSunday by a "Cook-OUT", a "Work-OUT", and a "Speak-OUT" (evening Spokes­man's meeting). P.S. No "Drop-Olf'I'S", but many lads of all ages reported home"Played-OUT"!

Elkhart-Grand Rapidsstruction problem.

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A DUTCH CHURCH(Continued from page 1)

A little background from the lives ofthis people may well give us a clearerunderstanding as to their character.

In September, 1846, the sailing brig"Southerner" was being prepared for de­parture from a Rotterdam wharf. TheCaptain was forced to wait, while aminister Albertis C. VanRaalte, with aBible in hand, asked for God's blessingon the emigration from the motherland.Van Raalte was a thirty-five year old manwith ten years of the ministry behindhim and had undergone persceution andhumiliation because of his defiance of re­ligious restrictions imposed by the statechurch. It was this religious oppressioncoupled with an economic depressionprevailing in the Netherlands at that timewhich caused pastor Van Raalte and hisflock of about sixty men, women andchildren to leave their homeland for anew home in what became Holland,Michigan.

At the Holland site, long houses wereerected in February. They were soonover-crowded by the arrival of part ofanother Dutch group who had plannedto settle in Iowa. Eood became an im­mediate problem with wheat, bran, andcorn the standard fare. There were nostoves, so cooking had to be done over anopen fire, with bread being rolled intoballs and baked in the ashes, and a brewconcocted from roasted corn substitutedfor tea and coffee. It seemed that allHolland (the mother land) had decidedto come to this new site. In six monthsthe number of the Colony had reachedthe 800 mark and by October, 1700, im­migrants of all ages had collected on thetract. After a look around, the newimmigrants wondered why they hadcome. Insects were everywhere, especial­ly in the forests and swamps. Of coursethe Dutch wouldn't have been at home onhigh ground.

Sickness struck the new Colony in thatsummer of 1847. Malaria, fever, anddysentery prevailed and to makematters worse, small pox was added tothe plagues. Many died and were buriedin unmarked graves. As there were notenough able-bodied men to make coffins,many were wrapped in sheets and buriedunder trees. Due to the strong, dynamicleadership of pastor Van Raalte despairdid not overcome this people, and theywere blessed with a mild winter duringwhich log houses could be built.

The Dutch people moved -out from the

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Chicago News BriefsKaren Sterling, Kitty and Carol Runice

very recently held a shower party forbride-to-be Eileen More .

Part two of the slide tour ended ona somber note as scenes of Dachau con­centration camp were shown. The bar­racks in which lived many of the Jewsto be slaughtered, are being torn down,but the execution wall and "shower"rooms and ovens stand as a shamefulreminder to the world of Germany's past.

The next scenes were of the ruins ofancient Druid places of worship at As­bury and Stonehange. But a more in­teresting place was Glastonbury, (calledin ancient times, Avalon ,) where todaythere are ruins of a Church that waslonger than St. Peter's in Rome. Glaston­bury is said to be where Joseph of Arima­thea settled two years after the death ofChrist!

On their boat trips on the Rhine theBlackwells noticed very much river traffic-with tugs towing up to 5, 6, or 7 bar­ges! Germany is really busy! On bothsides of the river there were busy rail­roads also. Frequently old castles wereto be seen on the hills. Frankfort turnedout to be a too-practical city of businessand efficiency but not much beauty orinterest (compared with others). Munich,however, was beautiful and even had aclock tower, with cuckoos and mechani­cal puppet dancers, on the city hall.

20th Century "Progress"

Slide Travelogue

Ruthann Schutt, homefrom Ambassador, is onduty full time at theBlackwell b'me.

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Also welcome to Man­fred and HclmutFraund. They're newto the church-camefrom Germany 7 yearsago.

Mr. and Mrs. Roen­spies enjoyed a once ina lifet ime vacation toHA WAIl, our 50thstate.

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Visiting from Glade­water, Mr. and Mrs.George Bishop - (theformer Betty Johnson)and their new son, Mr.Bishop is a teacher atthr: Imperial Schoolthere .

La (irangeNews Briefs

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One of the highlights of the entire tripwas being in the land of the Bible­where you see and experience in reallife what previously had only been readabout and imagined. There is no nationto be compared with modern Israel wherepeople are driving big cars and buildingthe latest apartment buildings.

His informative and interesting accountwas followed by a showing of more than100 35mm color slides of the SS UnitedStates leaving New York Harbor, (with2300 aboard) the port of Le Havre,France, and then Southhampton, Eng­land. There were shots of the Ambassa­dor College Campus in Bricket Wood,England, and of famous scenes aroundLondon including close-ups of the crownjewels kept in the Tower of London.There were scenes of Paris taken fromthe Eiffel Tower and at other landmarkssuch as the Cathedral of Notre Dame(which Mr. Blackwell said was very dis­appointing). Some of the most colorfulviews were of Piccadilly Circus in Lon­don and of the chang ing of the guardat Buckingham Palace (another exampleof the British resistance to change).

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The First Hundred YearsAre The Worst!

With us for the summer is Rihard

Wrenn who attends the Memphis chur-h

while at college in Corinth, Mississippi(please, no demonstrations while you'reup here-Dick).

The Monday night Chicago Spokesmanclub enjoyed the plush surroundings of

the Willowbrook where they held theirdinner-dance,

by Fred Bouer

Not according to Mr . George Stien ofthe Minneapolis Church who made hisentrance into the world on Sept. 18,1865, the year Abraham Lincoln was

assassinated. Duringhis boyhood days inWatertown, Minnesotahe watched many In­dian caravans travelthrough the country.At the time of one oftheir uprisings theStien family moved intoward Minneapolis tosave their scalps. Longlife seems to be ahabit with the Stiens.

Mr. Stien's father lived over a hundredyears.

After being married for 51 years hiswife died, nearly 73 years of age. In 1963Mr. Stien was baptized at Big Sandy,Texas. He says, "The longer I am in thechurch the better I like it." When askedhow he feels, he says, "Never felt better."

If you want an arugument on your hands,

try to help him up the stairs or out ofthe car. He will tell you it is only the

old people who need help of that kind.He has one son, 5 grandchildren, 22

great-grandchildren.

Bonnie Landes is home from Ambas­sador for a two week stay, then off to

Texas as a pioneer student.

Mr. and Mrs. George A. Riley recentlyhad a son, John Mathew.

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Mr. and Mrs. Willard Abrahamsen arethe parents of a new son, Matthew John.

f1Y husband has gone toofar! Im no1: geHin~ up beforesunrise and work half the night -to make our c1Oih.es) searchfor best h'Ys, ;,aise a garden, and exercise. 'Next; I'll .be.tun~~ a nome :.b.isiness in my Sp'are -time .

Wh.,y! I Woni have time for the f.T.A., girl seouts,\.I.Cr-U.,Womeri's club, y. w.e.A., book of -the month, Gtarcfen club, cross wordpuzzles, bingo parties, bowling leagues, brldge garnes, sewi~ .bees,my jig - saw p,uz:des, 'our afternoon .bull sesslohs, or my weeklY -tripto -the beauty shop. ~ -,\ ! J( I

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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Houglum are thehappy parents of a daughter, Rebecca.

The Minneapolis Spokesman Club isplanning to attend the Minnesota Twinshome baseball game on July 22nd. Thewives and dates of the members havealso been invited. This planned outing isjust another one of the many advantagesof being a member of the SpokesmanClub.

Mrs. Ervin Fischer is visiting at thehome of Mr. and Mrs. Clem Hendrick­son, in Robbinsdale, Minn. She is ex­pected to stay for 3 weeks. Mrs. Fischeris formerly from Shawano, Wisconsin,and is now a member of the EI Monte.California Church.

Minneapolis News Briefs

Mr. and Mrs. Byron Markham two­sttp post the camera as they celebratedtheir 67th wedding anniversary at theSOfUh Btmd social!

by Gene Scarbrough

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Shew were hoststo the brethren from the Indianapolis,Indiana, and Danville, Illinois, areaChurches on June 28, 1964. Aboutthirty-five people gathered at the Shewhome on Saturday night to fellowship andcamp out. Some slept under the stars(amid chiggers and mosquitos) whileothers resorted to a tent. The Shew homewas filled to over-flowing with otherbrethren.

Early Sunday morning the air wasfilled with the aroma of roasting goat.Four goats were placed on the spits, andwere slowly turned and exposed to thehot coals. By 10:00 A.M., most of thebrethren had arrived and a softball gamebetween the men of Indianapolis andDanville was played. Indianapolis wasthe winner with a score of 17 to 2. Agroup of the ladies also played softball.After the ball game the food was set onthe picnic tables and more than 250brethren gathered around and ate whilethey visited with brethren whom they hadnot seen in quite some time.

There was swimming for anyone in­terested and another ball game wasplayed in the afternoon. There followeda combined Indianapolis and DanvilleSpokesman Club meeting. After thismeeting, everyone gathered picnic sup­plies and bid each other a fond farewell.We will long remember the goat-roastat Universal.

Goat RoastAt Universal

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