Every Wind of Doctrine 
Roy Adams 
Editor 
or outrageous, or just plain 
wrong. Every theological 
crackpot finds an audience, 
tailor-made to receive his 
drivel. Where is the 
Adventist who has not 
received some piece of 
unsolicited material from 
these mimeograph 
specialists? 
These theological hawkers 
invade even some of our 
official bookstores. When I 
browsed through the 
shelves of one of our ABC 
camp meeting displays last 
summer, I must confess to 
feeling a tinge of sympathy 
for the Roman Catholic idea 
of an Index of prohibited 
books. The right wing 
rednecks among us are 
having a field day. 
And what are some of the 
pronouncements contained 
in these books and papers? 
Profundities like the 
following: 
K Adventist education has 
abandoned the blueprint. 
K Ellen G. White taught 
that the Adventist church 
is Babylon, but we have 
suppressed it. 
K Ronald Reagan disclosed 
secret plans to Neal 
Wilson regarding a 
national Sunday law 
during a flight the two 
shared together. 
K We are most of us 
possessed with 
demons—demons of 
chocolate, of ice cream, 
of sex, of jealousy, of 
work, of greed and so 
on, and we need to be 
delivered. (And so, 
deliverance ministries! 
The new fad in some 
places.) 
K We have perverted the 
doctrine of the 
scapegoat, expunged the 
doctrine of the sinful 
human nature of Christ, 
and compromised the 
doctrine of the 
atonement and the 
remnant, selling out to 
the Evangelicals. 
K We have rejected the 
biblical definition of sin, 
and are teaching that we 
need make no effort to 
be saved. Says one 
accuser, ". . . as a 
practicing engineer for 35 
years (a vocation which 
has apparently given him 
special theological 
insight) I don't buy these 
ideas." 
Last April, I received a 
mimeographed document 
from a man who made the 
following claim: 
"God had (sic) given to 
me messages that probation 
will be closed for SDA 
Church in July, 1987 and 
the earthquake in California 
will take place in August, 
1987. Also He showed me 
these events are one of the 
seven thunders." 
He concluded his 
prophetic prognostication 
with a question: "Do you 
think the devil can give this 
experiences (sic) to me or 
can I do it myself?" He 
would have been well 
advised to allow his reader 
to give the answer. Instead 
he supplied his own: "I 
believe this is a result of 
Holy Spirit working in my 
heart." 
Not a New Phenomenon 
This kind of theological 
lunacy has had a long 
history in the Christian 
church. In his day, the 
Apostle Paul took issue with 
those who were teaching 
that the resurrection had 
already taken place. (2 Tim 
2:18). And so frustrated did 
he become with another 
group of detractors that he 
warned the Galatians that 
"even though we, or an 
angel from heaven should 
preach to you a gospel 
contrary to that which we 
have preached to you, let 
him be accursed." (Gal. 
1:8). Peter, for his part, 
cautioned that "false 
teachers would arise 
among" God's people, and 
"secretly introduce 
destructive heresies." (2 
Peter 2:1). And many bible 
students believe that John 
had begun to encounter at 
least the early forms of a 
I
F SOMEONE BEGAN 
PRACTISING medicine 
or writing technical 
papers on health without 
the proper credentials, we 
would quickly label him a 
quack, a rogue, a charlatan. 
Theology is different! You 
don't have to have a license 
to practise. You don't even 
have to know what the 
inside of a theology 
classroom looks like. All 
you need is paper and a 
mimeograph machine. Every 
imaginable species of 
theological nonsense is 
being advocated today; and 
every Tom, Dick, and Mary 
feels called upon to 
expound upon the most 
technical aspects of the 
subject. 
And the present climate is 
good for that sort of thing. 
The audience is receptive 
and gullible. Any number of 
suckers are out there, ready 
to ingest whatever new 
theological concoction 
appears on the market. No 
matter how outlandish, or 
queer, or quaint, or stupid, 
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Cover photo—"Long eared owl with owlet", by Glen Pearson, Bentley, Alberta 
heresy known as Gnosticism 
when he wrote about the 
importance of accepting the 
real humanity of the 
Saviour. (See John 4:1-3). 
In the 2nd century, as 
hope for the imminent 
return of Christ began to 
grow dim, and the visible 
manifestation of the 
operation of the Holy Spirit, 
as in Apostolic times, began 
to fade, a new heresy arose 
called Montanism. 
Led by Montanus, a 
citizen of Phyrgia in Asia 
Minor, this heresy taught 
that the special dispensation 
of the Spirit promised in the 
Gospel of John (for 
example, John 15:26) had 
begun. Montanus was 
joined by two prophetesses, 
Prisca and Maximilla who, 
as mouthpieces of the 
Spirit, taught that "the end 
of the world was at hand, 
and that the heavenly 
Jerusalem was about to be 
established in Phyrgia, 
whither believers should 
betake themselves. In 
preparation for the fast-
approaching consummation, 
the most strenuous 
asceticism should be 
practised, celibacy, fasting, 
and abstinence from meat." 
(See W. Walker, A History of 
the Christian Church, pp. 55, 
56.) 
And every century since 
the first has seen the 
emergence of one 
theological aberration or 
another. There was 
modalism, and Arianism, 
and marcionism, and 
monarchianism, and 
Ebionitism, and 
Sabellianism, and a plethora 
of others too many to 
mention, let alone define. 
One of the most ludicrous 
characteristics of the modern 
descendants of these ancient 
deviants is the belief that 
they are putting forward 
new ideas. Few of them 
realize that what they 
advocate are, in fact, old 
ideas with slightly different 
twists. 
The Cause 
What are the factors 
which spawn such deviants? 
The answer is complex, 
running all the way from 
legalism within the church 
on the one extreme to 
libertinism or worldliness on 
the other. The psychological 
make-up of individuals is 
another factor, as well as 
the social and geo-political 
climate at the moment. 
My own assessment is 
that the two main factors 
behind the present rash of 
deviations are frustration 
and boredom. 
You have to keep in mind 
that the church has been in 
a state of expectancy now 
for 144 years. While most of 
us are able to take this in 
stride, this perceived delay 
has generated a 
considerably high degree of 
genuine frustration in some 
Adventist circles. The 
feeling runs deep in some 
quarters that this delay has 
resulted from 
insubordination on the part 
of Adventist officialdom, in 
particular its rejection of the 
Message of 1888. The 
church, they contend, must 
repent of this rebellion. 
Only then will we be on the 
way to reflecting the image 
of Christ fully, so that Jesus 
can come. 
The official church 
continues to turn a deaf ear 
to this kind of preachment, 
an "intransigence" which 
has proved exceedingly 
frustrating to proponents of 
this view. Hence the steady 
stream of books and 
mimeograph material, 
designed to rescue a 
remnant from the influence 
of these modern-day 
"Scribes and Pharisees, 
hypocrites." 
But these frustrated 
"prophets" would fall flat 
on the face were it not for 
yet another factor, not quite 
unrelated to the first: 
boredom. I suspect that if 
you should study carefully 
those who are eating up 
this mimeographed stuff, 
you will find them to be 
members of the bored—
people who are unable to 
see anything of significance 
happening in the church, no 
movement, nothing 
earthshaking or exciting. 
Thus they latch on to these 
right-wing deviations to 
answer their need for 
excitement, adventure, and 
change. It gives them 
something to be busy about, 
something to contend for, 
something to expect in the 
immediate future. It allows 
them an avenue of protest 
against the "establishment." 
What is the Solution? 
The knee-jerk reaction is 
to attempt to stifle this 
spontaneous theological 
initiative, to ban certain 
books and papers, and 
develop an Adventist Index. 
Others have gone down 
that road and found it 
doesn't work. 
Or, we can remind some 
people that theology is a 
specialized field and not for 
novices. Alexander Pope 
said it so well: 
"A little learning is a 
dangerous thing; 
Drink deep, or taste not the 
Pierian spring: 
There shallow draughts 
intoxicate the brain, 
And drinking largely sobers 
us again." 
The words of Pope are 
saturated with truth, and 
many of us have found 
occasion to learn, by painful 
experiences, the deep 
wisdom of his lines. Yet as 
a description of an approach 
to take in the present 
situation, they are 
unacceptable. It would 
smack too much of 
snobbery and conceit. 
Students of history would 
recall, moreover, that the 
prostitution of the Word of 
God during the 17th118th 
century European 
Enlightenment was brought 
about, not by ignoramuses, 
but by learned divines and 
philosophers. Never should 
we stifle the common 
people and thread our way 
back to this kind of 
theological imperialism. 
So what to do? Nothing, 
officially. Except the type of 
thing I'm doing just now: 
raising the consciousness 
level of the people, alerting 
them to the potential 
danger, and seeking to 
unmask these mimeograph 
and paperback peddlers for 
what they are: theological 
charlatans. 
We shall never be rid of 
them. Every movement has 
its lunatic fringe, and ours 
is no exception. What our 
people need is to learn to 
think for themselves—
independently, carefully, 
objectively, logically. Apart 
from sanctified common 
sense under the leading of 
the Holy Spirit, this is our 
greatest safeguard. 
And remember the words 
of Paul: 
"... We are no longer to be 
children, tossed here and 
there by waves, and carried 
about by every wind of 
doctrine... but speaking the 
truth in love, we are to 
grow up in all aspects unto 
Him, who is the head, even 
Christ..." (Eph. 4:14, 15, 
NASB. Emphasis supplied.) 
MESSENGER/MARCH 1988 3 
Commission to investigate all forms 
of discrimination in the church and 
make binding recommendations. 
Wallace C. Cyrus 
President, CAAA 
Alberta 
Dear Editor 
How pleased I am to receive the 
January issue of the Canadian Adven-
tist Messenger! As it is said, "You are 
looking good!" 
I appreciate the new title for your 
union publication. Your attractive 
and inviting design and graphics 
speak so positively. 
From experience I know these 
kinds of achievements do not come 
without a lot of forethought and 
counsel. Just want you to know I ap-
preciate your excellent representa-
tion of our church. 
With pleasure, 
William Skidmore, Jr. 
Vice President/Marketing 
Review & Herald Publishing Assoc. 
Dear Editor 
The Seventh-day Adventist church 
as a world wide organization, makes 
the following claims, a) to be a car-
ing church. b) to be committed to the 
principles of equality for all peoples. 
I refer to pages 46-48 (C 50 Human 
Relations) N.A.D. Working Policy, 
and the minutes of the Ad Hoc 16 
Points Revision Committee of July 
28, 1981 from Elder W. Banfield. 
Under Article II—Purpose, 
"BYLAWS OF CANADIAN UNION 
CONFERFENCE OF SEVENTH-
DAY ADVENTISTS," the church in 
Canada has agreed to follow and 
abide by General Conference 
Policies, Procedures and Doctrinal 
guidelines. 
As a result of the above and the 
behaviour of this church, nationally 
and locally, we the constituency call 
on the church to either adhere to its 
constitution or change it. We call 
upon the church to commit itself to 
eradicating racism and other 
discriminatory behaviour in its prac- 
tices, paying special attention to the 
hiring practices and treatment of 
Blacks and Women. In particular, the 
exclusion of Blacks from the 
executive level of church 
administration. 
The following will serve to 
illustrate the situation. At the Cana-
dian Union Session of 1986, a slide 
presentation of the work in Canada 
during the previous four years gave 
no indication that there were any 
black people in the church in 
Canada, even though 30% of the na-
tional church membership was Black 
on March 31, 1986. In addition, 
though the Union Executive Com-
mittee was increased from 30 to 36, 
the non white membership actually 
decreased. Also, the Ontario Con-
ference which is over 65% Black and 
has four seats on the Union Ex-
ecutive, does not have even one 
black representative on that Commit-
tee. Alberta with 20% Black members 
has two whites on the Committee. In 
short, a church with a growing non-
white membership continues to be a 
white bastion. 
Therefore, as a duly organized and 
recognized body representing 
members of our church, we the 
members of the Caribbean Associa-
tion of Adventists in Alberta (CAAA) 
call on the Church to immediately do 
the following: 
1) Formulate and circulate a policy 
statement of commitment, commit-
ting the church to openness, fairness 
and equality, guaranteeing every 
member of the church access to and 
participation in all church processes 
at all levels, without regard to sex, 
race or station. 
2) Re-establish a Human Relations 
Committee at Union level to give 
direction and deal with Human Rela-
tions matters across Canada. 
3) Immediately set up a National 
Dear Editor 
At our home, Friday night is a 
quiet, relaxed time for reading, keep-
ing up and catching up on church 
papers. Tonight I picked up the 
January Messenger. Starting at the 
back (Do you ever read magazines 
that way?), I found myself increas-
ingly fascinated with one article after 
another. Of course, we did have 
vested interest in "Willowdale's 
Thirty-fifth Anniversary" and 
"Youth Mission Outing", but, 
nevertheless, about half-way 
through I began to realize something 
was drastically different. There was 
so much content. Finally, I reached 
the front; the light dawned. YOU are 
the new editor! Congratulations! 
Thank you for a stimulating issue. 
In addition to the information and in-
spiration I got ideas for a new In-
gathering tactic, a school assembly 
program, an all-out school celebra-
tion of WHO's No Smoking Day, 
and a beautiful ethnic poster for my 
classroom! Please don't do any 
better—we'll lose you to the Review! 
Sincerely, 
Juanita Neal, 
Willowdale 
We are encouraged by the compliments 
in two of the letters on this page. If there 
is any improvement in the paper, it is 
due, in large measure, to an efficient and 
dedicated staff. They deserve the lion's 
share of the kudos. 
Editor 
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should carry the writer's name, address, and 
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in the interest of space and literary requirements. 
However, every effort will be made to leave the 
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right to reject any letter, without explanation. Please 
send letters directly to: The Editor, Canadian Adven-
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MESSENGER/MARCH 1988 
Vol. 57, No. 3, Mar. 1988, Oshawa, ON 
CANADIAN ADVENTIST 
Earthly Mansions/Heavenly Mansions 
From The President's Diary 
OME MONTHS AGO MARELYN AND I joined two other 
Kingsway Alumni for a mini vacation. Don and Loreen Reiner 
(Biy) have a long standing medical practice in California's Simi 
Valley. 
Our destination was the fabled Hearst Castle south of San„Francisco. 
Overlooking the Pacific Ocean, it is truly a fantasy land. The designer 
was publisher William Randolph Hearst. Known as the Enchanted 
Hill, the magnificent gardens, tranquil pools, life-like statues, 
serpentine walks, spouting fountains, and an indescribable profusion 
of flowers, show this world at its best. 
Entering the castle we gazed, with tourist delight, at some of the 38 
bedrooms, 14 sitting rooms, 31 bathrooms, 5,000 rare library books, 
antique pottery, rare Gothic tapestry, and 300 year old monastery 
dining room table. Three adjacent guest houses provide an additional 
46 rooms. The resplendent Roman pool is edged with thousands of 18 
karat gold tile. 
After three decades of work, Hearst died, leaving an unfinished 
work. 
Soon the greatest published "good news” will be finished and each 
may inherit the most beautiful, fascinating mansion imaginable. 
Defying gravity, we shall soar through the sky, sail past the stars, for 
"in my Father's house are many mansions." 
Catching a glimpse of that small, black cloud in the eastern sky, 
watching it, like a zoom lens, expand into a glorious, grand cloud, will 
bring an outpouring of love, the like of which has never ever been 
seen. 
The world-circling sound of the trumpet, the quaking earth, 
bursting tombs, countless babies restored to their mothers' arms, 
shouts of ecstasy and happiness for the unity of loved ones, as death's 
Gordian grip is sliced away. Yes, there is marvelous "good news" yet 
to be published. 
There is one prerequisite to transferring the prepared title to our 
reserved mansion. The word "pardon," written in the blood of Jesus, 
will be recorded beside every name. 
Roy Adams/Editor 
June Polishuk/Associate Editor 
June Ulett-Culmore/Secretary 
Allan Colleran/Art Director 
CONFERENCE EDITORS 
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M. Tetz/British Columbia 
D.M. Maclvor/Man.-Sask. 
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D. Crook/Newfoundland 
L. Carney/Ontario 
C. Sabot/Quebec 
This Issue 
2/Editorial: Every Wind of Doctrine 
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4/Feedback: Readers' comments 
5/President's Diary: Earthly 
Mansions/Heavenly Mansions 
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6/Thoughts at a 
Schoolhouse Door 
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by George H. Akers 
7/Adventist Small 
Schools—A Living 
Legacy... by Janice Saliba 
10/Up front: From across Canada 
13/Healthlines: The Bible and 
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MESSENGER/MARCH 1988 5 
Thoughts At A Schoolhouse Door 
T WAS AN UNASSUMING little one-room school. It could have passed as a 
sod house frontier restoration, so modest and unpresupposing it was, snuggled 
back against the woods. I wondered, as I made my way to the simple front 
door, what would await me on this unannounced, supervisory visit. Would the 
shy little slip of a girl, who so recently finished college with a provisional teaching 
certificate, have the personal dominance to ground all these live wires? 
And then I saw it—a dog-eared 
3 x 5 file card tucked under the cor-
ner of the crossbar of the screen 
door, printed out in bold letters: "TO 
ALL WHO PASS BY, OR VENTURE 
WITHIN: TAKE OFF THE SHOES 
FROM OFF THY FEET, FRIEND, 
FOR THE GROUND WHEREON 
THOU WALKEST IS HOLY 
GROUND; FOR THIS IS A 
SCHOOL." My eye followed down 
to a little postscript, scribbled at the 
bottom in small letters within paren-
theses: ("Caution. Handle with care. 
People growing here!"). 
Magnificent! I said to myself. Any 
teacher, be she neophyte or 
seasoned pro, who walks reverently 
around young lives with this con-
scious sense of the sacred in her 
work, has certainly learned her 
teacher-training lessons well! 
Educational Intimacy 
As my hand lingered on the 
doorknob, I reminded myself that 
the annual test scores 
from homey, 
unpretentious 
little one- and 
two- room 
schools like this 
one (which 
represent about 
80 percent of our 
NAD elementary 
system) speak for 
themselves and 
baffle the experts \ 
with their results.I 
The Adventist 
system's track 
record on this front 
is well known by 
now. Yes, I chuckled 
quietly, small is 
beautiful, and can be 
by George H. Akers 
Director of Education, General Conference 
of Seventh-day Adventists 
mighty powerful also. 
It's just beginning to dawn on the 
theoretical architects of the huge con 
solidated learning factories, that in 
their rush for impressive school 
plants and lock-step institutionalized 
processes, they lost the educational 
Pearl of Great Price—"educational 
intimacy"—along the way. They 
seem to have forgotten that children 
learn best in a small "family" educa-
tional support group, under a 
benevolent surrogate "parent." This 
is what the small Christian school 
specializes in—familial caring and 
sharing, and a pervasive call for ex-
cellence in all that is undertaken in 
the school, with a special emphasis 
on the excellence of personal 
integrity. 
So I pushed on through the door, 
thinking: "Christian love, character 
building, and selfless service are the 
great principles that organize and 
focus all the learning activities of a 
Christian school—but will I find 
them in operation here?" There was 
no vestibule, so I 
walked into the 
class and found 
myself right in the 
middle of the action. 
And oh, what 
action it was! I saw: 
El The children 
and Bible class 
grappling with 
their teacher in 
some of the 
knottiest theolo-
gical dilemmas 
that would ever 
challenge their 
minds through-
out life (and 
eternity!). 
They sensed 
together that 
the 
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take one evening each 
week for courting pur-
poses or two evenings 
a week if they go to 
church regularly." 
Mt. Arrowsmith 
their students: 
1. Shari Ganson: Island 
Pacific, British Columbia 
"Pupils learn concepts being 
taught to higher grades by 
eavesdropping during lessons, or 
if a student in a higher grade 
has missed a concept, it can be 
2. Jackie Benwell: Mt. 
Arrowsmith, British Columbia 
"I really enjoy teaching in a 
multi-grade school for the 
following reasons: 
"The students learn 
responsibility in working 
independently on their tasks and 
Island Pacific 
will 
 
"'Each teacher 
bring a bucket of 
water and a scuttle of 
coal for the days 
session." 
 
ADVENTIST 
SMALL 
SCHOOLS - 
A LIVING 
LEGACY 
 
 
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individual tastes of 
the students." 
"Teachers h 
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fill lamps, clean 
chimneys and trim 
wicks." 
by Janice Saliba 
Associate Director of Education, 
Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada 
 
 
—Rules for Teachers as 
recorded in the Glengary News 1872. 
Eery teacher should 
aside from each 
pay a goodly sum of 
his earnings for his 
decli 
benefit during his 
will n no become a
ning years so he 
burden on society." 
T
HESE WERE 
PROBABLY some of 
the regulations under 
which Goodloe Bell's 
"select school" operated 
when, in 1872, the General 
Conference Committee 
voted to sponsor it as the 
first official S.D.A. school. 
Today, with a brand new 
set of rules and enthusiasm 
akin to the "old days" this 
Adventist Legacy is an 
expanding network which 
forms the backbone of 
S.D.A. Education in 
Canada. 
Spattered through 
education literature, are lists 
indicating the advantages of 
small schools. Such 
advantages include: 
O Nongraded classrooms 
O Flexible scheduling 
O Individualized instruction 
O Independent study 
O Peer teaching/tutoring 
O Team teaching 
O Continuous progress 
O Mastery learning 
O The school as a "family" 
O Student activities 
Now, meet some of our 
small school teachers and 
picked up when the younger 
students are being taught. Thus, 
there is no embarrassment to the 
older student." 
MESSENGER/MARCH 1988 7 
making choices for themselves. 
They can, on occasion, help a 
younger student with an 
assignment. This peer teaching 
reinforces the concept in their 
own minds. Each student 
subconsciously listens to other 
class presentations and this gives 
him a knowledge of the material 
he will learn. 
"With a small multi-grade 
class, the teacher has a closer 
interaction with her students 
which enables her to focus on 
individual needs, spiritual, as 
well as academic." 
3. Shirley Walsh: Sylvan 
Meadows, Alberta 
"The classroom is much like a 
family with different and varied 
age levels, abilities and 
experiences. The older students 
help the younger and the 
younger respect and look up to 
the older. Material covered is a 
higher grades are reviewing what 
they have been taught. 
"The school is like an 
extension home. Older and 
younger students learn to play 
and work together. 
"The teacher has opportunity 
to develop a greater under-
standing of his students by 
working with them in all areas. 
"The teacher gets to know the 
parents and school community 
better. 
"The teacher gets a fuller 
understanding of the education 
process; realizing what his 
students have learned in the past 
and knowing what they need to 
cover in the future." 
5. Elsie Eaton, Grades 5-8; 
Candi Rajah, Grades 1-4: 
Woodlands Adventist School, 
Alberta 
"The school is a friendly place 
and the students enjoy the 
noon hour lunch or a bit of noon 
hour sports. They miss their 
little 'Woodlands Home' and 
we miss them when they leave." 
6. Gus Lehmann: Rosthern 
Adventist Academy, 
Saskatchewan 
"Where else can you teach 
children how to pray while 
"Where else can you enjoy 
explaining polynomials and 
reciprocals and then thrill to see 
the light in the eyes of the little 
fellow who suddenly understands 
that 2 x 3 = 6? 
"Where else would I rather 
be? No place else!" 
Rosthern Adventist Academy 
review for the older and new for 
the younger." 
4. David Bell: Sylvan 
Meadows, Alberta 
"Students in lower grades are 
constantly previewing subject 
matter that they will take in the 
next few years, while students in 
country fresh air and wide open 
spaces. 
"Slower students appreciate 
the multi-grade aspect because 
they could listen in on the 
lessons of the lower grades and 
gain what they previously 
missed. 
"Some alumni drop by for 
having an unabashed, 
uninhibited first-grader teach you 
how to pray! 
"Where else can you find 
seven-year-olds who adore you 
and teenagers who think you are 
naive and old fashioned. 
"Where else can you, while 
your hands are still sticky from 
the orange you peeled for a little 
girl, sit back and enjoy the pizza 
prepared by the 8th grade Home 
Ec. class? 
7. Pat Cove: Brockville 
S.D.A. School, Ontario 
"Each student benefits from a 
individualized curriculum 
tailored to a specific need. The 
teacher is able to provide a 
closer, family-like atmosphere. 
"Children are more supportive 
to each other. . . 
"Students enjoy the multi-
grade classroom because they gel 
more personal attention, because 
they are allowed to participate 
Sylvan Meadows 
Woodlands Adventist School, grades 1-4 
Woodlands Adventist School, grades 5-8 
L. 
8 MESSENGER/MARCH 1988 
Woodward Jr. Academy, grades K-6 
Woodward Jr. Academy, grades 7-9 
Brockville 
peer-tutoring, because they can 
work at their own speed and 
because they have opportunity to 
learn how to relate to all age 
groups." 
8. Lester Lorenson: Sudbury 
S.D.A. School, Ontario 
"Debra helps Chantale with 
Math; Allain picks Kevin up 
after a fall; everyone backs up to 
give Crystal a chance to kick the 
ball. 
"Victor finishes early and 
watches a Grade 8 Math lesson 
on the board. 
"Depending on and helping 
others, and challenging your 
mind with more difficult work 
are just a few of the advantages 
of being in a multi-grade 
classroom." 
9. Nancy Weber: Perth-
Andover, New Brunswick 
"Buddy systems work nicely 
in a multi-grade room. Older 
students review while younger 
ones understand the learning 
process because they see what the 
older ones do. 
"Of course, wherever older 
ones help younger ones, there is 
a family environment." 
10. Claude Bastein, 
Principal: Woodward Jr. 
Academy, Saint John, New 
Brunswick 
"The students look out for 
each other. The curriculum is re-
enforced constantly. There is 
flexibility and easy mobility in a 
multi-grade room." 
Clydetta O'Dell: Woodward 
Jr. Academy 
"Peer tutoring helps both 
teacher and students. Not only is 
the subject matter re-enforced but 
leadership qualities are nurtured. 
Social skills are developed as 
students of all grades play, eat 
and learn together." 
On Sabbath, April 23, when 
these students and their 
teachers are honoured in our 
churches, please support 
them with your prayers and 
offerings then reach out and 
give a teacher a hug for 
taking care of our priceless 
youth. 
 
 
"These commandments... are to be upon 
your hearts. Impress them on your 
children. Talk about them when you sit 
at home and when you walk along the 
road, when you lie down and when you 
get up..." 
Deuteronomy 6:6-9 NIV 
Sabbath, April 23 
is the special 
Education Day offering. 
 
MESSENGER/MARCH 1988 
9 
Sudbury 
New Secretary-Treasurer 
For Newfoundland 
Newfoundland welcomes Alan Hamil-
ton who is pictured here with his wife, 
Cynthia. They have moved from Chilli-
wack, British Columbia where Alan was a 
successful real estate agent while pursuing 
educational requirements for a Certified 
General Accountant and Cynthia was 
working as a registered nurse. Alan took 
up his duties here in August, 1987. The 
Seventh-day Adventist Church in New-
foundland wishes Alan and Cynthia 
God's blessing as they work for Him in 
this new capacity. 
"Announce Yourself" 
Radio Spots For 
Local Church Use 
Telling people about seminars and 
clinics offered by a local church is easier 
than ever with a new set of eight profes-
sionally produced radio spots called "An-
nounce Yourself." 
Supplied without charge by the North 
American Division Communication 
Department, the public service 
anouncements were produced in 
cooperation with the Adventist Media 
Center and the Voice of Prophecy. 
James W. Wilson, president of the 
Canadian Union, says, "It doesn't mat-
ter if a pastor has never been inside a 
radio station. The Announce Yourself kit 
answers all the basic questions a person 
might have about approaching a radio 
station." 
The beginning of each spot features 
professional voices already recorded. 
Their purpose is to establish the need for 
the Revelation Seminar, cooking school, 
stress clinic, or stop smoking program. 
The middle of the spot consists only of 
background music during which the local 
pastor announces the time and place of 
the program. The spot ends with an an-
nouncer saying, "Sponsored by the 
Seventh-day Adventists. For you." 
A set of the spots, along with a booklet 
explaining how to personalize them for 
a local church, was sent to each church 
in North America in January. Response 
from pastors will help determine whether 
similar spots are created in the future. 
Branson Employees P 
Branson Hospital Employees challeng-
ed President Jim Bruce to run the New 
York City Marathon (26.2 miles) and 
pledged $20,153 in sponsorships if he 
completed the course! At 10:45 a.m. on 
Sunday, November 1, Jim stood in the 
midst of 22,000 runners waiting for the 
canon to signal the start of North 
America's largest Marathon. Four hours 
and 10 minutes later a weary but elated 
Jim Bruce crossed the finish line in Cen-
tral Park. (This was Jim's sixth 
marathon). 
The money raised by the event goes 
toward Branson's campaign for a new 
Laboratory, Operating Suite and 
Obstetrical (Labor Delivery) Facilities. 
The idea of challenging Bruce created a 
lot of enthusiasm at Branson and 32 can- 
Ingathering 
11 year old Christa Hanson of Hazelton, 
B.C. ingathered $381.35 last fall, earning 
two gift certificates. Christa states that she 
will use one for Junior Camp this summer 
and one will be used at the ABC. 
ut President On Run 
vassers eagerly competed to raise pledges 
from fellow employees and friends out-
side of the Hospital. $2.4 million has been 
raised toward the $4 million campaign 
goal. The new Laboratory was officially 
opened in April of 87, and construction 
to finish the Operating Suite is now 
under way. Completion is expected in 
June or July of this year. A total renova-
tion and upgrading of the Labor Delivery 
area will then begin. 
Jim Bruce, president of North York Branson 
Hospital, along with Branson's other three 
marathon runners L-R: Terry Lehmann (Phar-
macy), Brian Fenton (Administration), and 
Alex Ramsay (Development), joined over 
22,000 people to run the New York City 
Marathon. 
10 
MESSENGER/MARCH 1988 
A Senior Citizen's 
Sabbath Day 
Mary quietly moves about her kitchen 
making breakfast. She is feeling every bit 
of her 73 years of age this Sabbath 
morning. Perhaps it is the cold blustery 
chilling wind outside, or the temperature 
that is hovering around -20 degrees this 
January morning. 
The clock shows the time to be nearing 
7 a.m . and Mary bundles up in her 
warmest winter wear. She bids goodbye 
to her husband and steps out into the 
predawn air. For a moment the wind takes 
her breath away, but she starts out briskly 
walking through the fresh snow. It is a 2 
km. hike to the trans-Canada highway and 
she reflects as she walks. It has been 38 
years since she found the Truth and 
joined the Seventh-day Adventist church 
and they have been good years. Oh, it was 
hard, with her husband not being by her 
side in the faith, and it was doubly hard 
when they moved 23 miles away from the 
church with no transportation to get there. 
But she had vowed in her heart not to miss 
the blessing of church. She reaches the 
highway and wonders, "Who will pick me 
up this morning? Who will I get a chance 
to witness to?" As her hand goes up to 
hitch-hike, her prayer goes up to her 
Father above, "Lord, use me this day. 
Whoever I get a ride with, open their 
hearts to spiritual things." 
She soon sees an approaching car. With 
a quick check in her pockets for her ever 
present pack of literature, she holds up 
her hand with her thumb extended. The 
car flashed by with swirling snow and 
biting wind but Mary is not easily discour-
aged. The third car slows and soon Mary is 
seated in the front seat of the car warming 
her hands on the heater. The driver casts a 
sideway glance at her. "Well, Mary, off to 
church this morning are you? How long 
have you been hitch-hiking to church 
now? Thirty-five years, isn't it? Rain or 
shine, summer or winter. Mary, you are a 
shining example of dedication to all of us 
who call ourselves Christians." 
Mary confirms his questions—"Yes, 
I've very seldom missed a Sabbath blessing 
from attending church. Perhaps you 
would like to read this book on why I go to 
church on Saturday?" 
Mary arrives at the church by 8:30 a m. 
and lets herself in with her key. She has 
been lucky today—no waiting for an hour, 
no walking for miles after catching a short 
ride. She bows her head and thanks her 
Father in heaven for His protection and 
care, then settles down to study, pray and 
wait for the Sabbath day's blessing of 
worshipping and praising God for His 
goodness with others of like faith. 
Epilogue: Mary Holt is a Charter Member 
of the Fredericton SDA church. She was 
baptized in August, 1950. For the past 
three years, in addition to her unorthodox 
method of witnessing and church attend-
ance, now hitch -hikes in twice a week to 
volunteer her services in sorting clothes at 
the Fredericton Community Service 
Centre . 
Kenneth C. Crawford, Pastor 
Fredericton Church 
Church Moves 
Against Support 
Group For 
Homosexuals 
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The 
Seventh-day Adventist Church 
has asked the United States 
District Court for the Central 
District of California to issue in-
junctions to prevent a support 
group for homosexuals from 
using the Church's name. 
The Church petitioned the 
Court to enjoin Seventh-day 
Adventist Kinship Interna-
tional, Inc., from using the 
Church's name in any of its ac-
tivities, services, advertising, 
and publications after SDA Kin-
ship International refused 
voluntarily to cease using the 
Church's name. 
The Church claims that under 
federal and state law it has 
trademarks in "Seventh-day 
Adventist," "Seventh-day 
Adventists," and "SDA." 
Official Seventh-day Adven-
tist Church standards classify 
homosexual and lesbian prac-
tices with adultery, sexual abuse 
of spouses and children, and in-
cest as "obvious perversion of 
God's original plan" for the 
proper association of the sexes. 
The Seventh-day Adventist 
Church Manual lists "homosex-
ual practice and other perver-
sions" as "grievous sins for 
which members shall be subject 
to church discipline," though 
local congregations are in-
structed to make "all possible 
efforts" to restore erring 
members "to right paths." 
SDA Kinship identifies itself 
as a "support group for 
Seventh-day Adventist (former 
or current) gay men and lesbians 
and their friends." 
For additional information: 
Robert W. Nixon, Director 
Communication Department 
General Conference of SDA 
6840 Eastern Avenue, NW 
WASHINGTON, DC 20012 
(202) 722-6105 
MESSENGER/MARCH 1988 11 
Bi-Union 
Evangelism Council 
Meets at Hope 
B.C. Conference President, Cliff 
Sorensen, addressing the Council. 
Lawton Lowe visiting 
with Council 
participants 
Council Part
icipant, 
 Harris 
ked bY Jack 
flaatind Lawton Lowe. 
Ministerial Secretaries 
and wives, North 
Pacific & Canadian 
Union 
Council Participants 
Conference 
evangelists, Canadian 
Union, North Pacific 
Union 
Accepting the Biblical state-
ment that "It is good for the 
brethren to meet together in 
unity," a council on evangelism 
was held at Camp Hope, British 
Columbia in December. At-
tendees at the council were 
evangelists from across Canada 
and the North Pacific Union. In 
addition, there were pastors, 
conference �
Ministerial 
Secretaries, and conference 
Presidents from both unions. 
The three-day convocation, 
under the direction of elders 
Jack Harris and Lawton Lowe, 
Ministerial Secretaries of their 
respective unions, focused on 
the practics. "We are anxious to 
listen to speakers who talk from 
experience and who have 
something to share," stated 
Lowe, who is also vice-president 
of the S.D.A. Church in Canada. 
"Evangelism today is so dif-
ferent than it was ten or fifteen 
years ago, and we have to be on 
the cutting edge in order to 
reach the people we need to 
reach," he stated. 
Keynote speaker at the session 
was Elder Bruce Johnston, presi-
dent of the North Pacific Union, 
an evangelist in his own right. 
Responding to his presentation, 
Harris said, "We wanted some-
one who could talk to us from 
the position of first-hand 
knowledge and long years of ex-
perience. Elder Johnston has 
been an evangelist and also 
taught evangelism at Andrews 
University for many years. He 
met our needs in every way." 
Russ Potter, president of Con-
cerned Communications, 
presented printed materials 
Continued on page 23 
by J. A. Scharffenberg, M.D., M.P.H. 
The Bible and Nutrition 
THE JUDEO-CHRISTIAN world 
believes in the value of those writings 
known as the Old Testament. Do these 
books give us any guidance about 
nutrition? 
According to the book of Genesis the 
original recommended diet consisted of 
fruits, grains, nuts and seeds. Later, 
vegetables were added. These items com-
pose what most nutritionists today are 
saying is the ideal diet. 
Certainly from the heart disease 
prevention standpoint the diet is good. 
There is no cholesterol and plenty of 
fiber. 
From the cancer standpoint, it is ex-
cellent since it is low in fat, high in 
vitamin A and cruciferous vegetables, 
high in vitamin C foods, and good also 
in fiber. It is low in fat and high in fiber 
and good for weight control. It is the type 
of diet now being shown to reduce the 
risk of getting diabetes and of dying 
prematurely of diabetes. It would help to 
reduce the risk of osteoporosis since the 
calcium to phosphorus ratio is quite good 
and the diet is low in protein. 
Later, human beings were permitted to 
eat meat. However, animal food shortens 
a person's life. Each of the vegetarian 
patriarchs during the first ten generations 
of the patriarchs lived some 900 years. 
After meat was permitted, the next ten 
generations lived only into the 300's and 
now we're down to the 70's. 
Specific restrictions on the use of meat 
were given (See Leviticus chapters 3 and 
11). The fat and blood were not to be 
eaten and only the so-called clean meats 
were to be used. The fat and blood rule 
even applied in New Testament times. 
Leading cardiologists have pointed out 
how accurate the Bible is in recognizing 
the problem with animal fat. 
Overeating and gluttony were certain-
ly frowned upon. Indeed, a rebellious 
son who was a glutton and a drunkard 
was to be stoned to death! The New 
Testament cautions against overeating 
and intemperance of any kind. 
Alcohol is the one nutritional matter in 
the Bible which has caused controversy. 
Paul advised: "Do not give way to 
drunkenness and the dissipation that 
goes with it." If God works through the 
mind and you disable your mind with 
alcohol, then communication cannot take 
place. 
It is said that every drink of alcohol 
destroys a brain cell. "But, don't we have 
a lot of brain cells we don't use?" asked 
the head of a theological seminary when 
discussing this point. "Yes, that is true, 
but what if it hits one you do use?" was 
the reply. 
An Old Testament proverb advises 
those sitting down to eat with a ruling 
prince: "Do not be greedy for his dain-
ties, for they are not what they seem" 
(Proverbs 23:3). Now we know that 
sugary dainties can produce tooth decay. 
King Solomon describes honey as good 
if we don't get too much of it. That cer-
tainly is a balanced view. Elijah was fed 
twice a day by God through the ravens. 
It makes one wonder whether we eat too 
often and too much in this day and age. 
What did the kings of years ago eat that 
the common people could not get? Sugar 
was one such comestible. 
The Bible contains some valuable 
health principles. And a clean healthy 
lifestyle makes it possible to worship God 
with a clear healthy mind. 
©General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists 
MESSENGER/MARCH 1988 13 
Strengthen 
Media Outreach 
The Adventist Media Center Board 
of Trustees voted on January 13 to 
implement a more centralized form 
of management for the radio and 
television ministries. 
All present ministries located on 
the Thousand Oaks, California, 
campus—Breath of Life, Faith For 
Today, It Is Written, La Voz de la 
Esperanza, and Voice of 
Prophecy—will continue their 
unique evangelistic missions with 
strong leadership from the 
speakers. Each ministry will still be 
responsible for raising its own 
financial support. 
"Our five present ministries are 
alive and well," emphasizes Elder 
Bob E. Jacobs, president of the 
Adventist Media Center. "Each has 
exciting plans for expansion in 1988. 
Our church family can be assured 
that their gifts to a particular 
ministry will, as before, go directly 
to that ministry." 
In the new organizational plan 
each speaker will have a group of 
associates working directly with 
him for the ministry under the 
leadership of the Center president. 
Three vice presidents—for 
evangelism, finance, and 
operations—will oversee a coor-
dinated operational staff that will 
provide services to the individual 
ministries. 
The Center's new structure is 
designed to strengthen the current 
ministries and prepare the way for 
the production of several new 
outreaches, including spot promo-
tions, a program targeting young 
adults, and radio ministries for 
teens. A newly created position, 
director of new program develop-
ment, will report directly to the 
Center president. 
"The Seventh-day Adventist 
Church is vitally interested in using 
the airwaves to spread the gospel," 
says Jacobs. "We believe this plan 
will help strengthen the church's 
media ministries." 
by D. Douglas Devnich 
Secretary, Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada 
Christian 
Friends 
Cooperate on 
Religious 
Tolerance 
IN
SOME COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD, 
Seventh-day Adventists are the objects of religious 
intolerance. In particular, some Adventist parents 
are obliged to send their children to public school 
on the Sabbath day. There is also the problem where 
governments will not allow children and youth 
under 18 years of age to attend church. The state, 
in such cases, asserts that before the age of 18, people 
are not able to make an intelligent choice. Until that 
time, says the government, the younger generation 
must not be unduly influenced by the church. 
Today in some lands there are 
Seventh-day Adventists and other 
religious people who are in prison by 
reason of their religious 
conscience—the state-power refusing 
to tolerate the manifestation of their 
religious beliefs. 
Acting alone, our ability to effect 
change in religious tolerance is 
limited. But friendly forces have 
begun to link arms with us more 
closely in a common struggle. 
In 1961, the Third Assembly of the 
World Council of Churches brought 
to the fore the issue of religious 
freedom and began its work of in-
fluencing the United Nations to 
establish a Declaration to eliminate 
religious intolerance in the world. 
Twenty years later, November 25, 
1981, the General Assembly of the 
United Nations proclaimed what is 
now called a "Declaration on the 
Elimination of All Forms of In-
tolerance and of Discrimination 
Based on Religion or Belief." 
A few of the many noble principles 
of the Declaration are these: 
1. UN Member—States pledge to 
promote universal respect for the 
observance of human rights and fun-
damental freedoms for all, without 
distinction as to race, sex, language 
or religion. 
2. No one shall be subject to coer-
cion which would impair his or her 
freedom to have a religion or belief 
of his or her choice. 
3. Discrimination between human 
beings on grounds of religion or 
belief constitutes an affront to human 
dignity and a disavowal of the prin-
ciples of the charter of the United 
Nations and shall be condemned as 
a violation of the human rights and 
fundamental freedoms prodaimed in 
the Universal Declaration of Human 
Rights. 
4. Parents have the right to 
organize the life within the family in 
accordance with their religion or 
belief. 
5. The right to freedom of thought, 
conscience, religion or belief shall in-
clude the following freedoms: 
(a) To worship. 
(b) To publish. 
(c) To teach religion. 
(d) To observe days of rest and 
to celebrate holidays and ceremonies 
in accordance with the precepts of 
one's religion or belief. 
It is the nature of a UN Declara-
tion, however, that its ideals are not 
legally enforceable in the world, and 
recent years have seen an increase of 
religious intolerance in some parts of 
the world. This has alarmed many 
political and religious leaders, and 
there is now a sense among them 
that something greater must be done 
in the world to hold back the tide of 
religious intolerance. 
In June 1987, the World Council of 
Churches held a special consultation 
to consider this matter, resulting in 
the recommendation that the UN be 
encouraged to adopt a Convention 
on Religious Liberty. A Convention 
is a document of greater power and 
authority and when it is adopted it 
will be legally binding on all 
signatories to it. 
Several months ago, the Canadian 
Council of Churches (CCC), in 
recognition of how religious in-
tolerance has historically affected 
minority religious faiths, invited the 
14 MESSENGER/MARCH 1988 
Seventh Annual Retirees' Convocation 
The retired workers of the Seventh-day 
Adventist Church in North America will 
converge on the campus of Pacific Union 
College, Angwin, California on June 15, 
1988 for their Seventh Annual Meeting. 
It is expected that attendance for the five 
day assembly (June 15-19) will approach 
the 2,000 mark. Many retired workers 
who attend testify, "The meetings are 
wonderful. As I go back home I will 
count the days until we seniors come 
together again." 
These annual gatherings bring together 
in warm fellowship retired employees of 
the Seventh-day Adventist church as 
by D.A. Delafield, North American 
Coordinator of Retirees' Affairs 
well as retired, self-supporting workers. 
The thrill of seeing old companions in 
labour by whose side seniors have work-
ed in years past generates a precious and 
beautiful sentiment that can only be ex-
perienced to be understood. The dimen-
sion and interest in these senior get-
togethers is really newsworthy. Retirees' 
convocations have become, next to camp 
meetings, the largest and most important 
gathering of God's people between 
General Conference Sessions. 
Information regarding registration and 
attendance will be mailed to all who write 
to: D.A. Delafield, Coordinator of 
Retirees' Affairs, General Conference, 
S.D.A., 6840 Eastern Ave., N.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20012. Phone: (202) 
722-6696. 
Since room space in the dorms is at a 
premium, early registration is urgently 
requested. This notice appears early in all 
union papers so that our seniors may 
have opportunity to receive "early bird" 
attention as far as accommodations are 
concerned at the college. Many retirees 
will be able to room with relatives and 
friends in the college area. 
Seventh-day Adventist Church in 
Canada to serve in a consultative role 
to the Helsinki Working Group, a 
subcommittee of CCC which in- 
itiated �
a study �
of the �
problem, 
leading to a formal proposal through 
External Affairs Canada on to the 
United Nations. 
This has proved to be a most ex- 
citing adventure. We discovered that 
the Helsinki Working Group was 
well informed about Seventh-day 
Adventists and the difficulties they 
experience under certain oppressive 
regimes. In a spirit of kindness and 
sympathy, �
Christians of various 
faiths, as members of the Group, 
pooled �
their �
energies �
toward 
establishing religious freedom in 
Eastern Europe. 
The final recommendations in the 
proposal which has now been 
presented �
to �
External �
Affairs 
Canada, are entirely in parallel with 
which the Seventh-day Adventist 
Church has historically promoted. In 
fact, the Helsinki Working Group,• 
on behalf of the Canadian Council of 
reference to the Adventist LIBERTY 
magazine during its study of the 
question. 
�
Once again, �
the Seventh-day 
Adventist Church in Canada has 
been complimented by this invitation 
to participate with other Christian 
churches toward the implementation 
of the principles of religious freedom 
in "high places" of government in 
the world. �
While the �
Adventist 
Church does not hold membership 
Churches, �
repeatedly �
made
the 
in 
in 
ches, 
the principles of religious freedom 
 
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Canada has been able to fill a con-
sultative role in the important task of 
guiding the United Nations in the 
matters of international religious 
freedom. 
On January 25 and 26, the writer 
joined �
the �
Reverend �
Philippe 
LeBlanc of the United Church of 
Canada to a special conference in the 
External Affairs �
Department �
in 
Ottawa. The purpose was to present 
the concerns which Canadian chur-
ches have for religious freedom in 
Eastern Europe. From there the ideas 
will go to the Vienna Review Con-
ference on Human Rights and to the 
United Nations Commission on 
Human Rights. 
Following the �
presentation on 
behalf of the Seventh-day Adventist 
Church, the External Affairs officials 
commended the Church's coming 
forward on this matter and invited 
ongoing communications with Exter-
nal Affairs so that Canadian am- 
and foreign service per-
sonnel may properly represent the 
concerns that Adventists have for 
their brothers and sisters in Europe. 
We believe that God has guided 
church to champion the cause of 
religious freedom. Today, religious 
freedom issues form a bridge to bet-
ter understanding between ourselves 
and the world in which we live and 
wherein we are to be "the salt of the 
earth." We invite all Seventh-day 
Adventists �
to �
actively �
involve 
themselves with others in our corn-
munities, in other churches and in 
our legislative processes so that the 
good things we have may be shared 
for the good of all. 
MESSENGER/MARCH 1988 15 
Spied 
Out The Land 
GLEN STRIEMER, a Literature 
Evangelist in the Maritime Con-
ference writes, "My wife and I 
entered into the French regions 
of Caraquet and Tracadie, New 
Brunswick. My wife, Lorraine, 
speaks French, so she came 
along to interpret. My wife, an 
ex-Catholic, would speak and a 
grin would slowly come over the 
people's faces. Then she would 
say to me in English, 'Get out 
your order pad.' " 
Together the Striemers sold 
over $2,000.00 worth of 
literature in less than a week. 
They have been invited to 
show the books in a Pentecostal 
Church on their next trip. The 
French people are so excited that 
our French books cost no more 
than the English. 
Glen met another lady who 
said, "Just give me twenty 
minutes to finish my soap 
opera." He gave her twenty 
minutes, came back and she 
purchased a book. As they were 
talking they learned they each 
had the same favourite hymn, 
which they sang together. She 
asked Glen when he would be 
back in town. He said he would 
be back in a month to preach. 
She said, "I'll come to the ser-
vice." January 23, 1988 this lady 
was at church. She stayed for 
potluck and promised to return. 
She said she really appreciated 
the care the church showed 
towards her. 
Glen and Lorraine say they 
have spied out the land and it is 
ready to be harvested. 
—Paul Cordray 
Literature Evangelism 
is Growing in Canada! 
by P.R. Cordray 
Director, Publishing Department, Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada 
We
HAVE HAD NICE 
GAINS in some Con-
frences, which have 
helped us come out with a gain 
in sales for Canada as a whole. 
But what really thrills me is 
the number of baptisms we 
have had for 1987. We had a 
total of 69, and I am sure there 
are more that we will only 
know about when Jesus comes. 
One of our Conferences had 
an average of about five bap-
tisms per Literature Evangelist. 
I understand we already have 
some baptisms for 1988. We 
thank God for that. 
Some of our Conferences 
have had to rebuild. Literature 
Evangelists have been called 
into Leadership or into the 
Pastoral Ministry. We thank 
God that we have capable men 
and women among the Liter-
ature Evangelists. 
We are looking forward to 
great blessings the Lord will 
shower on our Literature work 
during 1988. 
Perhaps, you are contem-
plating a career change during 
1988. Become a Literature 
Evangelist and see what God 
will do for you! Let me share 
with you what Literature Evan-
gelism will offer you: 
1. Divine Assistance 
A. "In working for perishing 
souls you have the companion-
ship of angels." Colporteur 
Ministry (CM), p. 110 
B. "Angels are sent to help in 
time of need." CM p. 111 
C. "Every canvasser has positive 
and constant need of the angelic 
ministration . . . he will be 
accompanied and instructed by 
holy angels." CM p. 112 
2. A Close Walk With God 
A. "The workers should keep 
the soul constantly uplifted to 
God in prayer. They are never 
alone . . . they constantly enjoy 
the companionship of Christ." 
CM p. 81 
3. A Heavenly Reward 
A. "The redeemed will meet 
and recognize those whose 
attention they have directed to 
the uplifted Saviour. What 
blessed converse they have 
with these souls." 
Testimonies, Vol. 6, p. 310-312 
4. A Life Work 
A. "As long as probation con-
tinues, there will be opportunity 
for the canvasser to work." 
CM p. 11 
When you are sitting in front 
of the prospect and they seem-
ingly are not interested, all of a 
sudden you see a change in 
their attitude—what a thrill! 
You know the Holy Spirit is 
working on their hearts. 
Literature Evangelism has a 
lot to offer. Why don't you talk 
to God about it? 
"From the light given me, I 
know that where there is one 
canvasser in the field, there 
should be one hundred." Testi-
monies Vol. 6, p. 315 
16 MESSENGER/MARCH 1988 
ALBERTA 
Alberta's Church School 
Students Score Well On 
Achievement Tests 
Parents of children in Seventh-day 
Adventist Schools in Alberta have every 
reason to be pleased with the results of 
achievement tests taken by their students 
near the beginning of the current school 
year. 
In terms of grade-equivalents, the 
students scored ahead of their actual 
grade placements in most categories and 
were not below their actual grade place-
ments in any categories. In terms of 
percentile rankings, which compare 
students in the church schools with 
general Canadian student populations, 
the averages for the entire conference 
were generally in the 80 to 90 range. The 
50th percentile is the average-or median-
for all school students of these grade 
levels in Canada. 
Each year all students in Alberta's 
Adventist Schools in grades three through 
ten are tested with the Canadian Tests of 
Basic Skills. These tests attempt to deter-
mine how well students achieve in the 
reading of Canadian English, in the use of 
language skills, in work-study skills and 
mathematics. The tests are given to the 
students in their home rooms and are 
then sent to a central computer station 
where they are scored and rated. 
This year's Conference wide-results are 
excellent and are an indication that, in 
terms of academic achievement, church 
schools are highly successful. 
Ingathering In Alberta 
Leo Ganson, Principal of the Woodland 
Adventist School, near Ponoka, Alberta, 
reports that the Annual Ingathering Field 
Day, for their school was a happy success. 
Students from grades 1 through 10 partici-
pated and covered an area of approximately 
252 square miles and raised $805.75. Both 
the students and the faculty enjoyed the 
day, and their principal, Mr. Ganson, 
writes to encourage others to follow their 
example. 
Marilyn Pond reports from the Peoria-
Smoky School that their students used 
their Ingathering Field Day to drive to the 
community of Peace River where they 
went door-to-door canvassing. They were 
escorted by their Pastor, Karl Jorgensen, 
and Mrs. Pond. They had an enjoyable 
day out of the classroom and raised about 
$160.00. The students came back with so 
much enthusiasm that they wanted to do 
it again. 
Year-End Native Outreach 
1987 ended with a flurry of outreach 
activities at the Native Centre in Vancou-
ver. In November the Centre was open 
almost every day of the week. In addition 
to the regular Sabbath meeting and 
Thursday educational video, a special 
seminar specifically designed to meet 
Native needs was conducted on each 
Monday, Wednesday and Friday of the 
month. 
In December, the Centre sponsored a 
benefit concert at the Vancouver Central 
Church, a concert which provided contri-
butions to assist in a party for Native 
children and a distribution of Christmas 
hampers for some Native families. With 
the help of Ann and Lew Lowe and the 
Christmas Bureau, the Centre distributed 
20 hampers. The Christmas party attracted 
45 Native children, many of whom were 
visiting for the first time. 
At the end of January, three Native 
individuals will be baptized, bringing to 
seven the total baptisms since the Centre 
opened. 
Baptism at Rimbey 
Sabbath, November 14, was a happy 
day for the members and guests of the 
Rimbey Church. The baptism of Bob 
Ramsay added another precious soul to 
the family of God. John and Anna 
Christisen had studied with Bob for about 
three months. 
Our new conference president, Elder 
Don Corkum, baptized Bob after speaking 
at the eleven o'clock service. Just before 
Bob was baptized, Dan McGuire sang 
"Make My Heart Your Home." Several of 
Bob's friends were there to share this 
happy occasion with him. 
At the fellowship meal that followed, 
everyone gathered around Bob to wish 
him God's blessing and welcome him to 
the church family. Just before the blessing 
of the food, two books were presented to 
Bob—the new devotional book for 1988, 
"Such Bright Hopes," and "Let's Get 
Acquainted," a booklet to familiarize new 
members with the Seventh-day Adventist 
Church. 
Bob Ramsay being baptized by Elder Don 
Corkum 
Calgary Adventists 
Have A New School 
And A New School Name 
On the morning of March 21, 1985, fire 
of undetermined origin destroyed the 
Calgary Seventh-day Adventist School. 
Fortunately no one was injured in the fire, 
but the plant and its contents were a total 
loss. 
For the remainder of the school year 
and for the 1985-1986 school year, the 
ten-grade school leased facilities in down-
town Calgary. A building fund was 
initiated, insurance on the razed building 
and its contents was collected, and an 
energetic group drew up plans for a new 
building on the same site. 
The new facility was made available to 
the students for the 1986-1987 school 
year, but at the beginning of the term, a 
number of items remained to be finished, 
so construction workers, rug layers, 
roofers, and other sub-contractors worked 
to complete the already-in-use classrooms. 
Constructed at a cost of approximately 
$1,960,000, the structure was completed 
under the amount budgeted and in record 
time. Brian Gertz and his crew of hired 
employees, as well as a number of 
volunteers, worked diligently to have the 
plant ready for the opening of school in 
September of 1986. The new school 
houses seven classrooms, a library, a 
spacious gymnasium-auditorium, a music 
room, a science laboratory classroom and 
a home economics laboratory classroom. 
There is also a well-appointed faculty 
lounge. 
The structure is constructed of concrete 
and concrete blocks, and is about as fire-
proof as one can make a school building. It 
is both practical, functional, and aesthetic. 
At the time of the fire, Dallas Weis was 
the principal of the school, but when he 
answered a call to a principalship in 
Hawaii, Eugene Ward became the princi-
pal. One of the interesting changes made 
to the school at the time of rebuilding was 
a change of names from Calgary Seventh-
day Adventist School to Chinook Winds 
Adventist Academy. There are 115 students 
in attendance who are taught by nine full 
and part-time instructors. 
Harvest 90 
And Mission Outreach 
Two of the biggest challenges facing 
Alberta Adventist Education are found in 
their mission schools. 'Mission Schools in 
Alberta ?" you ask!! Yes, the Conference 
Department of Education has, for the past 
five years, been operating two schools for 
native youth on two different Indian 
reservations. One school, on the Samson 
Band Reserve, is located at Hobbema, 
while the other, on the Montana Band, is 
Continued on page 23 
MESSENGER/MARCH 1988 
17 
Baptism at Penticton 
The rostrum of the Penticton Church 
was transformed into a poolside garden as 
Dan and Colleen Ashe united with the 
church family through baptism. 
Colleen was familiar with Adventist 
teachings as her parents had joined the 
church when she was very young, but her 
husband was not. After attending Sabbath 
school, church, and a series of Revelation 
Seminars, both decided independently to 
join the church. 
Friends Wes and Irene Choban became 
spiritual guardians to guide and encourage 
the couple in their new walk with Christ. 
Pastor Dan Jackson, who taught the 
Revelation Seminars and conducted the 
baptism plans to make the appointment of 
spiritual guardians standard practice at all 
future baptisms. 
Left to right: Wes Choban, Don Ashe, Irene 
Choban, Colleen Ashe, Pastor Dan Jackson 
Baby Dedication 
Manfred and Lynette Siegl of the Creston 
Church presented their baby son, Ryan, in 
dedication to the Lord on September 5, 1987 
during the Sabbath service officiated by Pastor 
Terry Sparks. Big brothers Brandon and Kevin 
were present also. 
Baby Dedication 
The Port Hardy Church was the scene of a 
baby dedication when Kathy and Rick Tanaka 
brought their baby daughter Haley to the 
Lord, on September 5, 1987. Pastor Osborne 
Lee officiated at this very special service. 
Two Baptized 
at Vancouver Central 
Sabbath, December 5, 1987 marked a 
happy day for Guadalupe Barreno and 
Nima Singh as they were baptized into 
the Adventist family at the Vancouver 
Central SDA Church. 
Guadalupe came to Vancouver three 
years ago from El Salvador. Previous 
contact there led her to inquire about the 
Seventh-day Adventist Church and finally 
the Lord directed a Jehovah's Witness to 
her to assist in finding the Adventist 
church. Guadalupe loves the Lord and her 
Bible, and after personal study, as well as 
attending Revelation Seminars and re-
ceiving further spiritual instruction from 
Rose Benson and the pastors, Guadalupe 
was baptized. She is actively working and 
praying for others to join her in the 
growing Spanish group at Vancouver 
Central Church. 
Nima Singh came from Fiji some years 
ago. Through the encouragement of the 
Holy Spirit, SDA relatives and the pastors, 
Nima rejoices in the peace and joy Christ 
has for her. In spite of opposition from her 
own family, Nima is praying for wisdom 
and strength to raise her children in the 
Lord and to witness in a consistent 
manner God's love to her non-Seventh - 
day Adventist relatives and friends. 
LEGAL NOTICE 
BRITISH COLUMBIA 
CONFERENCE OF THE 
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST 
CHURCH 
Notice is hereby given that the 48th 
Triennial Constituency Meeting of the 
British Columbia Conference of the 
Seventh-day Adventist Church will be 
held at Camp Hope, Katz, British Colum-
bia. Camp Hope is located on Highway 
7, six miles west of Hope. 
The first meeting of the Triennial Con-
stituency Meeting will convene in the 
Camp Hope Auditorium at the hour of 
7:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Saving Time 
on Friday, May 13, 1988. 
The Organizing Committee will com-
mence at 6:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Sav-
ing Time on Friday, May 13, 1988 in the 
Lodge Gymnasium. 
The purpose of the Triennial Consti-
tuency Meeting is as follows: 
1. To elect the officers of the Conference 
for the ensuing triennium. 
2. To transact such other business as 
may properly come before the Triennial 
Constituency Meeting. 
The Constitution of the British Colum-
bia Conference of the Seventh-day 
Adventist Church provides for represen-
tatives from each church within the Con-
ference on the following basis: 
1. One delegate without regard to 
numbers. 
2. One additional delegate for each 35 
members or major fraction thereof, based 
on membership as of December 31, 1987. 
N.C. Sorensen, President 
Everett D. Tetz, Secretary 
Baptism at Orchard City 
Danny and Terry McLeod (centre) were 
baptized by Pastor Harold King (left) and 
welcomed into the Orchard City church 
recently. Pastor Ken Wright (right) had studied 
with this young couple and prepared them for 
the ordinance. 
18 MESSENGER/MARCH 1988 
HARVEST 
4490 
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Baptism at Victoria 
The Victoria Seventh-day Adventist 
Church was the scene of a baptism when 
Michelle S. Balaba, a grade eight student 
at Island Pacific Adventist School was 
buried with Christ. Also baptized was Ron 
Deneault. The Deneault's two children, 
Shaun and Derek, were also dedicated to 
the Lord on that same Sabbath. The 
Deneaults have since moved to College 
Heights, Alberta. 
Ron Deneault with his wife Denise and 
children Shaun and Derek. 
Michelle S. Balaba receiving a special baptismal 
plant from Pastor Les Anderson. 
MARITIMES 
Farewell To Pastor & Mrs. 
Barry Hubley 
Pastor Barry Hubley left the Dartmouth 
SDA church on Jan. 1, 1988 to take up 
residence in Oshawa, Ontario where he 
has accepted a call to the evangelistic 
ministry. 
On December 19, 1987 a social evening 
and dinner was held for the pastor and his 
family. The congregation presented the 
pastor with a gift. 
Both the pastor and his family will be 
greatly missed. Our wish is that God bless 
them abundantly in their new work. 
Halifax Baptism 
The Halifax church family welcomed Karen 
Glen as the newest member of the church on 
Nov. 21, 1987. Pictured here with her two 
children Karen came to the Halifax area from 
Edmonton in August, 1986. As part of her 
search for the Lord ,she phoned to the different 
denominations asking for literature on their 
beliefs .The Seventh-day Adventist church was 
one of these. Karen began studying the Bible 
with Caroline Boehner (right) and soon started 
attending Church and Sabbath School with her 
children. As time went by, she accepted the 
Bible Truths and was baptized by Pastor Ken 
Schander. 
Evangelistic Crusade 
In Summerside, PEI 
During the months of October and 
November of 1987, Pastor Barry Hubley 
held a series of evangelistic meetings in 
Summerside, Prince Edward Island. The 
meetings culminated in the baptism of 2 
beautiful souls and we pray that the Holy 
Spirit will continue to impress the hearts 
of those who have not yet made their 
decision to follow Christ all the way. 
Dartmouth Members 
Respond to 
Community Needs 
Ralph Atwood, Community Services 
Leader, and James Tynes, Assistant 
Community Service Leader, with the full 
support of the Dartmouth SDA church, 
are endeavouring to be more sensitive 
and responsible to the needs of the 
community. We have developed a program 
where we can respond quickly to emer-
gencies, primarily with food, but also with 
other supplies, including furniture. We 
have one project wherein we are assisting 
twelve single mothers, working through 
City Social Services department. These 
young women meet for counselling every 
Friday and at that time we distribute 
supplies to help them through the week, 
with the emphasis being on food that 
must be prepared thus helping them to be 
more self sufficient. 
Our resources, along with money allo-
cated in church budget, are from special 
projects and are supplemented by food 
from our own members. 
The Metro Food Bank serving Halifax 
and Dartmouth is heavily taxed so we are 
trying to operate on our own. 
We can see the hand of God leading as 
we carry out this work and we pray that 
our program may grow as we attempt to 
meet the challenges in this sector of God's 
work. 
Barnesville Baptism 
Kristi O'Dell was baptized by Pastor 
Dan Harris in a river that runs through the 
O'Dell property. Also added to the Barnes-
ville church through baptism in the latter 
part of 1987 were Jim Matthews and 
Dathan Harris. We pray they will have a 
close walk with their Saviour as they 
continue their journey Home. 
Baby Dedication 
On December 12, 1987 Pastor Barry Hubley 
officiated in the dedication ceremony of the 
children of Stewart and Sherry Walker at the 
Halifax church. They dedicated their children, 
James William and Ashley Nicole to the Lord 
Jesus Christ and committed their home to be a 
place where Christ would be exemplified. 
Marion MacLaughlin 
MESSENGER/MARCH 1988 
19 
Continued from page 6 
Thoughts At A 
Schoolhouse Door 
character of God is the basic issue of 
the Great Controversy, and they 
plumbed to the depths the question, 
"What is God like?" I marveled at 
the way that young teacher skillfully 
led them through the swamp of 
doubt to the firm ground of faith. I 
wish every parent in our church 
could have been privy to that class 
discussion! It pained me to think that 
a lot of our children are missing out 
on this spiritual essential the church 
has provided. 
0A short, tough quiz on history, 
with some high-level conceptual 
questions that required the students 
to deal with the "Why" of the facts 
and issues at hand, seek to find God 
at work in human affairs, and make 
some personal value judgments. 
DI watched the teacher having a 
heart-to-heart talk with one of the 
older girls, apparently over some 
little unresolved discipline problem. 
I saw some tears, on both faces, and 
two generations on their knees 
together as they sought The God of 
All Comfort—and I saw the radiant 
countenances that emerged. I 
witnessed the difference between 
mere punishment and Christ-
centered redemptive discipline. 
K Older, gifted students coached 
and drilled younger, struggling 
students in their math, with both 
learning a great deal, in different 
ways. Yes, I thought, cooperation is 
so much superior to competition. 
These kids are learning compassion 
and selfless service to one another, 
right here in the classroom. They are 
receiving planned and meaningful 
practice in family life as they serve in 
the family of Christ. (In my mind's 
eye, I thought I saw God smile). 
What a curricular goal! No public 
school can ever work on this front. 
K Students carried out their 
assigned "jobs" for the month, 
learning faithfulness and accoun-
tability. So natural, so uncontrived, 
but so educationally intentional. 
0 An old-fashioned spelling bee, 
with a lot of laughter and learning. 
I slipped out quietly before the 
final period, pausing once again at 
the schoolhouse door, and offered 
up a whispered prayer: "Dear Lord, 
when the special offerings are taken 
for Christian education, * I hope our 
people will be liberal. What I wit-
nessed here today is an indispen-
sable part of the legacy and birthright 
You planned for all the lambs of the 
flock. I know You want none of these 
deserving ones denied. Please help 
our people see what a blessing our 
schools are to our Christian families, 
and what a privilege it is to give 
heartily to this evangelism within the 
church, to help make Christian 
education accessible to all our 
children who desire it. Amen." 
*Note: Sabbath, April 23, is the special 
Education Day offering. 
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20 MESSENGER/MARCH 1988 
ONTARIO 
Legal Notice 
Ontario Conference Of The 
Seventh-Day Adventist Church 
Notice is hereby given that the Twenty-
Sixth Session of the Ontario Conference 
of the Seventh-day Adventist Church will 
be held at the College Park Seventh-day 
Adventist Church in Oshawa, Ontario, 
March 12 and 13, 1988. The first meeting 
will convene at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Standard 
time, March 12, 1988. 
This sesson is called for the purpose of 
receiving reports for the past three years, 
the election of officers, the election of 
directors of departments, consideration of 
proposed changes in the Bylaws that may 
be recommended, and the transaction of 
such other business as may properly 
come before the session at that time. 
Delegates to the session, as provided by 
the Bylaws, are chosen as follows: one 
delegate per church without regard to size 
of membership and one additional dele-
gate for every 35 members or major 
fraction thereof. 
Orville Parchment, President 
Lester Carney, Secretary 
Large Group 
Join Agincourt Church 
Through Baptism 
The year 1987 was a banner year for the 
Agincourt S.D.A. Church. After more 
than a year without a minister, Pastor Alan 
de Silva, with his wife and two children, 
recently of Andrews University, was 
appointed as pastor in December of 1986. 
The church heartily welcomed the enthu-
siastic and spirit-filled leadership of this 
young minister. 
Beginning with a Revelation Seminar in 
March, there were 19 souls baptized. In 
September, a very successful four-week 
Family Enrichment Gospel Series was 
conducted by conference evangelist 
Fitzroy Maitland with featured gospel 
singer Pat Lord and hosted by Pastor de 
Silva. Fifty-three precious souls were 
baptized. 
The final highlight of the year was the 
Ingathering Campaign. The church goal 
of $7000 was surpassed by nearly one 
thousand dollars. Surely God has richly 
blessed the leadership of Pastor de Silva 
and the efforts of the church membership. 
The Agincourt members pray for God's 
continued guidance as they face the 
pressing need for a new church building. 
V.V. Brown 
Communication Director 
Totally Dedicated to Ingathering 
Hilda Knee, a member of Kingsview SDA Church, Toronto, raised $6,000 for Ingathering in 1987, 
60% of the Church's achievement of $10,500. For the past few years Hilda has been consistently 
bringing in between $4,000,and $5,000. Last year she outdid herself. The local Church united with 
the Ontario Conference on Sabbath December 19, and honoured Hilda for her faithfulness. Left to 
right: Robert Williams, Hilda Knee. At back: Richard Bottomley, Pastor and Mrs. S. Petr, Moses 
Ghazal, and Fitzroy Maitland. 
Filipino-Canadian S.D.A. Church Children's Dedication 
A special service was held on November 14, 1987 to dedicate to the Lord five little infants 
with the church pastors officiating. In the picture, from left to right are: Joyce Gail, second 
child of brother Jaime and Dr. Gloria Meneses; Rachelle, first born of Brother and Sister 
Anatalio Perez Jr.; Bryan Christopher, first born of Brother and Sister Danny Mandawe; Aaron 
Robert, first born of Brother and Sister Sunny Duarte; Michelle, second child of Brother and 
Sister Julie Perez. 
Fitzroy Maitland (left) and Pastor de Silva (right) are seated with Bible workers along with some 
of the 53 newly baptized members. 
MESSENGER/MARCH 1988 21 
Kingsview Members Have Reason to Celebrate 
Members of the Kingsview Village Church in Toronto celebrated the first baptism of the year 
on January 9. The seven precious souls are pictured here. Standing from left: Dr. Harry 
Haughton, Mrs. Veronica Haughton, Mrs. S. Petr and Pastor Steve Petr. Sitting from left: 
Mr. Mike Khoury, Fouad Khoury, Alex Khoury and Christine Khoury. Gloria Williams was 
absent when this photo was taken. 
Newly Organized Church Ends Year with Baptism 
The Berea Seventh-day Adventist Church received church status July 4, 1987, the highlight 
of the year for them. Following this event they had a Revelation Seminar and three-weekend 
reaping crusade. As a result seven precious souls were added to the church family! The 
graduates from the seminar are pictured here. Those baptised are: Pam Isang, Marcia For-
rester, Roy Gardner, Catherine James, Lorraine Phipps, Donnah Phipps, and Asha Welds. 
Seen in the baptistry with Pastor Edson Phipps is Asha Welds, a recent graduate of Canadian 
Union College. 
Child Dedication 
New Pastor 
For Hawkesbury 
On Saturday November 7, 1987 Elder 
0. Parchment, President of the Ontario 
Conference visited the Hawkesbury S.D A. 
Church and presented to the congregation 
their new pastor, Roger Hougaz and his 
family. They are God's answer to earnest 
prayers and we ask our Heavenly Father 
to bless them in their service to the church 
and the community. The members wish to 
extend a warm welcome to Pastor Hougaz, 
his wife Faye and their children. 
Baby Dedicated at Lakeview 
Church 
Laura Katrina Marie Pye, one month old 
daughter of Neil and Susan Pye was dedicated 
to the Lord on Sabbath, December 5, 1987. The 
Lakeview Church of Oshawa unites with this 
family in committing Laura to God. 
Raffy and Carmie Ouzounian of Timmins 
presented their baby girl, Tallin Danielle to the 
Lord on November 21. The service was held at 
the Haileybury S.D A . Church . The members 
of the Haileybury and Timmins churches 
greatly rejoiced, praying that the Good 
Shepherd stay ever near Tallin and her parents. 
Pastor Richard Parent 
Toronto's Kingston Road 
Church Celebrates 
Pathfinder Day 
On December 12, the Galaxy Heights 
Pathfinders presided over the Sabbath 
services. On this special day even the 
youngest Pathfinders had an opportunity 
to participate and share their talents. 
During Sabbath School the Galaxy 
Heights Pathfinders displayed the results 
of their hard work. The lesson study was 
lead by Brother David Clark, Metro 
Toronto Pathfinder Federation Director, 
Ted Gooden, Pathfinder Drill Instructor 
of the Ontario Conference, and Brother 
Gilbert Correces, Metro Toronto Area 
Co-ordinator. 
The Three Rangers presented the church 
service demonstrating to the congregation 
the importance of Pathfinders. 
The visiting Pathfinder clubs included 
Mississauga, Orion, and Ephesus. They 
also contributed to make the day a 
success. 
Ontario -Quebec 
Bookmobile Schedule 
South-Western Ontario 
April 
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Simcoe �
6-8 pm 
12 Tuesday Brantford 6-8pm 
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22 MESSENGER/MARCH 1988 
Organization of Heritage Green Seventh -day Adventist Church 
On October 17, 1987,at four o clock, the Heritage Green Company was organized into a church .Fifty -two believers became charter members on 
this memorable occasion .The ages of members ranged from ten to ninety-seven years. Pastor Lester Carney addressed the group and gave a review 
of Seventh-day Adventist beliefs. Later, Carney, assisted by Brother Ben Hort, participated in the official organization of the church, and in the 
dedication of deacons and deaconesses. �
Lois J. Kaytor 
Continued from page 12 
Bi-Union Evangelism 
Council 
available to evangelists, chur-
ches, and pastors. 
The most unique type of 
evangelism presented at the ses-
sion was a plan introduced by 
Elder Ray Halvorson, evangelist 
in British Columbia. He calls it 
"Sponsored Evangelism." The 
bare bones of the plan is that in-
stead of handbills and huge 
advertising in the media to get 
a crowd, a single ad is 
distributed in the community 
offering to pay individuals a 
specified sum to attend a series 
of twenty meetings. People en-
thusiastically enrolled and com-
mitted themselves to attend each 
meeting. The resulting baptisms 
were three times the number of 
those who came in during a 
traditional series held in the 
same church by the same 
evangelist some time before. In 
addition, our own people were 
more faithful in attendance. 
Probably the best evaluation 
of the council came from Elder 
Cliff Walter, evangelist for the 
North Pacific Union, when he 
said, "This is tremendous; it's 
so practical and just what we 
need." 
Golden Wedding 
Anniversary 
Chesley and Gladys Russell with their 
daughters, left to right, Yvonne Crook and 
Barbara Reuther on the occasion of their 50th 
Wedding Anniversary. 
Gladys and Chesley Russell of Bay 
Roberts, Nfld. celebrated their golden 
wedding aniversary on November 3, 
1987. A dinner and program were held 
for them at their home church in Bay 
Roberts on that evening with Pastor 
David Crook, their son-in-law, as Master 
of Ceremonies. 
Chesley's mother was one of the first 
Seventh-day Adventists in the Bay 
Roberts area and even though Chesley 
believed the message all his life, he was 
not baptized until 1975 by Pastor Max 
Mercer. Gladys was baptized in 1951 by 
Pastor Philip Moores. Except for nine 
years of employment at Branson 
Hospital, they have lived in Bay Roberts 
all their lives. 
Present to celebrate the occasion were 
their daughters Yvonne Crook of St. 
John's and Barbara Reuther of Brampton, 
Ontario. They have one other daughter, 
Millee Sortorio of Switzerland. 
Continued from page 17 
Harvest 90 
located just north-east of Ponoka. 
Certificated and dedicated teachers 
learn to overcome cultural and social 
differences to teach nearly a hundred 
boys and girls the familiar stories of the 
Bible as well as to introduce them to the 
three "R's" of the basic curriculum. 
Organized as provincially-accredited 
Seventh-day Adventist Schools, and 
funded by the Federal Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, the schools have attempted to turn 
the differences into positive experiences 
which help the students to be proud of 
their own heritage while introducing 
them to the love of Jesus and the practical 
needs of Canadian life. 
Sabbath School picture rolls, lively 
children's songs, nourishing meals, and 
the use of a Cree teacher to teach the 
students their native tongue (on the 
Montana Reserve) help to give these 
children a view of the possibilities available 
to them as well as a view of Christian life-
style. The challenges for this outreach are 
evident, but the department and its staff 
believe that lives can be improved by the 
projects. 
NEWFOUNDLAND 
MESSENGER/MARCH 1988 23 
Obituaries 
ATTWOOD—Mrs. Beatrice Attwood 
was born November 20, 1889, at Safe 
Harbour, Bonavista Bay, New-
foundland, and fell asleep in Jesus on 
December 29, 1987, Oshawa, Ontario. 
In 1909 she was married to Albert 
Attwood. Their marriage of almost 
sixty years was blessed with twelve 
children, four of whom survive to 
mourn the loss of their loving mother: 
Loretta Woodford; Mary Pitcher; 
Emma Barker and Steve. Also surviv-
ing are twenty-eight grandchildren, 
seventy-four great grandchildren, and 
seventeen great-great grand-
children. 
Mrs. Attwood was laid to rest in the 
Pinehills Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, 
where she awaits the call of the 
Lifegiver on that glorious resurrection 
morning. Pastors Max Mercer and 
Dave Toop officiated. 
HNATYSHYN—Eunice Marguerite 
was born in Jeffers, Montana, July 17, 
1901 and died in Loma Linda, Cali-
fornia, January 15, 1988. The family 
early moved to Alberta where she at-
tended C.U.C. 
John and Eunice were married in 
1925. Their first appointment was to 
the ministry of literature evangelism. 
Then followed an invitation to serve 
as missionaries to India. When the Se-
cond World War broke out, Elder and 
Mrs. Hnatyshyn were called to return 
home, but the dangers of travel were 
so great that they were invited to re-
main in South Africa, which they did 
for twelve successful years. Eunice 
taught at Helderberg College and in 
her spare time became involved in 
community interests. The Hnatyshyns 
next moved to Oshawa, Ontario, 
where "Uncle John" as he became af-
fectionately known, served as depart-
mental secretary in the Canadian 
Union Conference Office. Meanwhile 
Eunice served at Branson Hospital, 
designed their new home, took part 
in successful literature evangelism 
and was always involved. One more 
opportunity to serve came in 
Michigan where Eunice ably served in 
the "Home Study" program of "It Is 
Written". The family then retired in 
Loma Linda. 
Left to mourn her passing are her 
husband, Elder John Hnatyshyn, 
daughter Ramona, son-in-law Gary, 
four sisters, one brother, three grand-
children and eight great-grand-
children. 
Elder J.W. Bothe, former president 
of the Canadian Union Conference, 
and the writer conducted the services. 
—Thomas J. Bradley 
MACICINNON—Roderick, born May 
3, 1921, passed away suddenly and 
peacefully at home on January 7, 1988. 
He leaves to mourn his wife, Irene, 
adopted son Newton, two brothers, 
one sister, as well as many other 
relatives and friends. Rod was baptized 
in June, 1938 and was a consistent and 
faithful member, who lived his love 
and mission at home, at church, at 
work and in his neighbourhood. 
A memorial service was held at the 
Vancouver Central SDA Church on 
January 14 conducted by Pastors Jerry 
Chang, Ed Gienger, Bob Tetz and Dirk 
Zinner. 
QUIBECH—Georgette Quibech was 
born on June 26, 1948 in Algeria, 
North Africa and passed to her rest in 
Calgary on November 27, 1987 follow-
ing many months of suffering. At six 
years of age, Georgette left Algeria 
and lived in Paris for 15 years. She 
had a dream to come to Canada and 
did so at the age of 20. She lived in 
various Canadian cities including 
Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and 
for the past several years, in Calgary. 
She is survived by her parents, 
three brothers, Serge, Gilles and Ber-
nard and two sisters: Denise 
Jaworenko, and Sylvia Hoang. 
The funeral service was conducted 
by Pastor Allan Robertson. Georgette 
now sleeps in Mountain View 
Memorial Gardens of Calgary until 
the return of Jesus. 
SCHNEIDER—Alice Schneider, nee 
Catt passed peacefully to her rest in 
Paris, Ontario on December 22, 1987. 
She was born in Sussex, England on 
March 17, 1907. She immigrated to 
Canada in 1911. She was married to 
Lorenzo Schneider in 1934 and from 
this marriage was born one son, Dale 
Earnest. Mrs. Schneider and her hus-
band were baptized into the Seventh-
day Adventist Church at St. Thomas 
on October 14, 1944. She is survived 
by her son Dale, two sisters, and one 
brother. She had four grandchildren 
and one great-grandchild. 
The funeral service was conducted 
by Pastor Ralph Juriansz in Aylmer, 
Ontario and interment was at the 
Aylmer Cemetery where she awaits 
the soon coming of Jesus. 
STERRETT—Lillian Sterrett was born 
March 12,1925 in Gravenhurst, Ontario 
and passed away at the South Muskoka 
Memorial Hospital on December 24, 
1987. Services were held at the Cavill 
Funeral Home in Gravenhurst, Pastor 
Duane Andersen and Pastor Don 
Donesky officiating. 
Mrs. Sterrett lived in Toronto for 
most of her life, working at the William 
Nielson Ltd. She became a Seventh-
day Adventist in 1944. She married Bill 
Sterrett in 1960 and they retired to 
Gravenhurst in 1985. 
Lillian will be missed by all who 
knew and loved her and especially her 
church family that she was very close 
to. She leaves to mourn her husband 
Bill of Gravenhurst, one brother and 
two aunts. 
WHITWORTH—Harvey Whitworth 
was born in Regina, Saskatchewan on 
December 14, 1909 and passed away 
in Calgary on December 16, 1987. He 
grew up in Vancouver and moved to 
Calgary in 1928. On June 25, 1938 he 
married Jean Slater. He worked for 
Safety Appliances as a salesman in 
both British Columbia and Alberta. He 
became manager in 1950 and began 
his own business in 1955. Six years 
ago he retired. 
He is survived by two sons: Dick 
and Brian, as well as grandchildren 
and great-grandchildren and one 
sister. 
Pastor Allan Robertson officiated at 
the funeral service held from "The 
Chapel on the Hill" in Calgary. Loved 
ones and friends are encouraged 
because Harvey fell asleep in Christ. 
BRAY—Born to Patti and Pastor Dan 
Bray, of Weybum, Saskatchewan, a 
son. Jordan Donald arrived on January 
22, 1988 at Regina. 
BUGO—to John and Kathy (Kindopp) 
born on November 3, 1987, their first 
child, Taylor Jair. 
GILLESPIE—Anita Joy was born 
November 15, 1987 in Victoria, B.C. to 
Bruce and Heidi (nee Hofmann). 
GIMBEL—Marlin and Carol (nee 
Anderson) are pleased to announce 
the birth of their daughter, Brinja 
Daien, December 24, 1987 in Calgary, 
Alberta. 
HUNG—Kim and Danielle are happy 
to announce the birth of their second 
child, Jessica Kimberley, December 
23, 1987 in Calgary, Alberta. 
KITT—Ed and Mindy are pleased to 
announce the birth of their second 
son, Byron, on December 2, 1987. 
MATIKO—Everett and Joan (nee 
Thompson) are pleased to announce 
the arrival of their son, Michael Ed-
ward James, on November 16, 1987. 
McLAREN—Rob & Chloe (nee Tryn-
chuk) are pleased to announce the 
birth of their first daughter, Astrid 
Marie, on December 1, 1987 at Ed-
monton, AB. 
PATTERSON/WASYLYSHEN — 
Congratulations to Cathleen Patterson 
and her husband Larry Wasylyshen 
on the birth of their daughter Lara 
Dawn born December 18, 1987 in 
Brooks, Alberta. 
POIRIER—Don and Janet (nee Hynes) 
of St. John's, Nfld. are happy to 
announce the birth of their third child, 
Christopher Donald Armand on 
November 2, 1987. 
POULIN—Rene and Glenda (nee 
Sandness) happily announce the birth 
of a daughter, Kimberly Gayle on 
January 6, 1988 in Hazelton, B.C. 
SCHODT—John and Rosie (nee Erick-
son) are proud parents of a daughter, 
Daneca Shirleen born January 15, 1988 
in Burnaby, B.C. 
SINGH—Michael and Linda (nee Bush) 
are happy to announce the birth of 
their fourth child, Kriston Michael, on 
January 9, 1988 at Ottawa, Ont. 
Weddings 
BOYCE—DAWKINS 
Sandra Dawkins, daughter of Mr. 
and Mrs. Willard Dawkins and Trevor 
Boyce, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vasco 
Boyce were united in marriage on 
August 2, 1987, at the Edmonton 
South S.D.A. Church, Edmonton, 
Alberta. The service was conducted by 
Pastor Clarence Baptiste of the West 
Edmonton S.D.A. Church, of which 
they are members. 
JUSTINEN—McCONNELL 
In a beautiful Christmas ceremony, 
Kim Suellen McConnell and Lars 
Wilhelm Belmonte Justinen were 
married on December 20, 1987 in the 
Victoria Seventh-day Adventist Church 
with Pastor Lynn Baerg officiating. The 
couple has now moved to Nampa, 
Idaho where Lars has, for the last two 
years, been the illustrator for Pacific 
Press and where Kim will continue her 
career as a graphic artist. 
KINMAN—WATSON 
The Pineridge Seventh-day Adven-
tist church in Calgary was the scene 
of the wedding ceremony on 
December 30, 1987 uniting two friends 
from another time and another place. 
Dr. Humphrey Kinman received his 
bride Maureen Watson, recently of 
Bracknell, Berks, England. The two 
have known each other ever since at-
tending Newbold College. 
The ceremony was solemnized by a 
friend of the groom, Jim Burgess, who 
pastors in Lethbridge, Alberta. The 
witnesses were the groom's son, 
Christopher Kinman, who pastors the 
Calgary Mountain View Church, and 
Chris's wife, Eleanor. 
The happy couple are presently 
retiring in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. 
ROFFEY—ZINTEL 
On Sunday evening, December 20, 
at the Brantford Seventh-day Adven-
tist Church, James Roffey and Marta 
Zintel united their lives in marriage. 
Marta was attended by her daughter, 
Wendy Gremer and the best man was 
John Nelson, a very close friend of the 
groom. The ceremony was performed 
by Pastor Ralph Juriansz. 
SOKOLIES—FRIESEN 
Laurel Friesen and Armin Sokolies 
were united in marriage at the Port 
Charlotte church, Florida, on Decem-
ber 27, 1987. The bride is the daughter 
of Elder and Mrs. Harold Friesen of 
Port Charlotte. The groom is the son of 
Mr. and Mrs. Horst Sokolies of Winni-
peg, Manitoba. The marriage was 
performed by the father of the bride. 
The couple now reside in Winnipeg. 
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For more information, write to: 
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Avenue, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 
S7N OZ8. 
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST 
CHURCH IN CANADA-1148 King 
Street East, Oshawa, Ontario L111 1H8. 
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST 
CHURCH in Newfoundland and 
Labrador-106 Freshwater Road, St. 
John's, Nfld. AIC 2N8. 
SEVENTH-DAY �
ADVENTIST 
CHURCH-Quebec Conference or 
Eglise Adventiste du Septieme Jour-
Federation du Quebec-940 Ch. 
Chambly, Longueuil, Quebec J4H 3M3. 
Institutions 
ADIAN UNION COLLEGE 
College Heights, Alberta TOC OZO. 
KINGSWAY COLLEGE 
Box 605, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7M6. 
CHRISTIAN RECORD BRAILLE FOUNDA-
TION -- 31897 Mercantile Way, Clear-
brook, B.C. V2T 4C3. 
FAITH FOR TODAY FOUNDATION 
1148 King Street East, Oshawa, Ont. L1H 
1H8. 
THE VOICE OF PROPHECY FOUNDATION 
- 1148. King Street East, Oshawa, Ont. 
L1H 1H8. 
IT IS WRITTEN FOUNDATION 
1148 King Street East, Oshawa, Ont. L1H 
1H8. 
Health Care 
Institutions and 
Retirement Homes 
EAST PARK LODGE - 720 Kildare Avenue, 
Winnipeg, Manitoba R2C 4P2. 
HERITAGE GREEN SENIORS CENTRE - 
Senior Citizens Apartments and Nursing 
Home. 351 Isaac Brock Dr., Stoney 
Creek, Ont. 1.131 1YI. 
KENNEBEC MANOR 
475 Woodward Ave., Saint John, N.B. 
E2K 4N1. 
KINGSWAY PIONEER APARTMENTS 
1250 King Street East, Oshawa, Ont. UK 
112. 
NORTH YORK BRANSON HOSPITAL 
555 Finch Ave. W. Willowdale, Ont. M2R 
INS. 
PARK MANOR PERSONAL CARE HOME 
301 Redonda Street, Winnipeg, Man. 
R2C 1L7. 
REST HAVEN LODGE 
2281 Mills Rd., Sidney, B.C. V8L 2C3. 
SHERWOOD PARK NURSING HOME 
2020 Brentwood Blvd. Sherwood Park, 
Alberta T8A OX1, 
SUNNYSIDE NURSING HOME 
2200 St. Henry Ave., Saskatoon, Sask. 
57M OP5. 
SWIFT CURRENT NURSING HOME 
700 Aberdeen Street, Swift Current, 
Sask. S9H 3E3. 
WEST PARK MANOR PERSONAL CARE 
HOME - 3199 Grant Avenue, Winnipeg, 
Man. R3R 1X2. 
Adventist 
Book Centres 
2015-39th Ave., N.E. 
Calgary, Alberta T2E 6R7 
(403) 250-5252 
Toll Free Number: 1-800-661-8131 
Box 1000 
Abbotsford, B.C. V2S 4115 
Box 398, 1156 King Street East 
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7L5 
(416) 579-2311 
Order desk 1-800-263-3791 
Deadline 
Copy deadline for the May issue is 
April 5. 
MAX MACE 
PRODUCTIONS 
"If it's Music.... 
We Can Do It!" 
SPECIALIZING IN ALBUM 
PRODUCTION FOR: 
• Solo 
• Group 
• Instrumental 
Over 20 Years Experience 
Special Bonus: Backup 
vocals on your album by 
the Heritage Singers 
CALL NOW! Projects taken 
in order of call. 
MAX MACE, Producer 
(916) 622.9295 
P.O. Box 1358 
Placerville, CA 95667 
For Sale-10 Volume Set of children's 
Bible Story Books by Arthur S. Maxwell. 
Beautifully illustrated-Genesis to 
Revelation. As new, asking $60.00. Call 
668-8613 (evenings). 
VACATION OR RETIRE IN ORLAN-
DO, FLORIDA!! Newly opened re 
tirement complex near Forest Lake 
Academy and church. Our affordable 
monthly rates include three meals 
daily (vegetarian provided). House-
keeping, transportation, activities, and 
more! SDA medical director. Write or 
call: LA CASA GRANDE, 433 Orange 
Drive, Altamonte Springs, Fla. 32701, 
(305) 260-2433. �
(4/88) 
Waikiki: Fully furnished 1 bedroom 
condos with kitchen, TV, telephone, 
free parking, guest car, pool, store, 
launderette: near beach, churches: 
sleeps four persons. Double occu 
pancy $50, extra person $7; guest car 
$17: Also condos on Kauai, Hawaii 
Maui. (808) 737-4048, Hawaii Conde 
Reservation Center, 3480 Waialae, 
Room 2, Honolulu, Hawaii 96816. 
(12/88) 
Travel Israel and study at the Adventist 
Study Center in Jerusalem with Dr. 
Kenneth Vine of Loma Linda University 
August 17 to September 5; 1988. Cost: 
$790.00 plus airfare. Write: Biblical 
Research Institute, General Conference 
of SDA, 6840 Eastern Ave NW, Wash- 
ington, D.C. 20012 �(5/88) 
Travel-Carl & Cindy Chin offer their 
services in VACATION TRAVEL 
Charters-Package and Independent 
Holidays-Cruises-Trains (worldwide), 
BUSINESS TRAVEL-Ticket delivery-Car 
Rental-Hotel Reservations, INTERNA-
TIONAL TRAVEL, GROUP TRAVEL-
Processing of Passport and Visa Docu-
ments. Bayview Travel Centre Ltd., 
5444 Yonge Street, Willowdale, Ont. 
6.42N 5P2 (416) 223-3344. 
Dentures - Like to wear comfortably 
fitting Denture Plates? Then try FREY 
DENTURE CLINIC, with European 
workmanship, on all new plates on, 
year guarantee! Phone Joseph: at Area 
Code (403) 478-6387 Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. 
4 p.m. Located in *320 Killarney 
Centre, 12907-97 St. Edmonton, Alta. 
T5E 4C2. Denturist of full plates, direr) 
for the public. 
26 MESSENGER/MARCH 1988 
Fly o �
our Adventist Book Center, 
rch Is Music Month! 
Compact discs US $15.98/Cdn $22.98 � 
There Comes a Time, Judy Wolter, harpist. Also 
available on cassette at US $9.98/Cdn $12.98. 
White Robe, Patricia White. Also available on record 
or cassette at US $9.98/Cdn $12.98. 
No More Night, Michael Pettijohn, pianist. Also avail-
able on record or cassette at US $9.98/Cdn $12.98. 
Bill Truby, long known for his work with the Heritage 
Singers, has now reemerged on the music scene with a 
brand-new album—his first solo effort with Chapel Rec-
ords. Appropriately titled Singin' Again, Bill's new 
release marks the resumption of his recorded music 
ministry. Available on record or cassette. US $9.98/Cdn 
$12.98. 
When a nationally recognized Black college choir with 
deep roots in gospel music turns its attention and talents 
to a brand-new production with a mix of classical, modern, 
and spirituals, the effect is breathtaking. Under the direc-
tion of Eurydice V. Osterman, the Oakwood College Choir 
presents Walk Together Children. Available on cassette 
only. US $9.98/Cdn $12.98. 
With shades of Floyd Cramer on piano and rich orches-
tration, this new album called Touch Through Me by 
Chapel newcomer Patti Pruitt is a relaxing collection of 
traditional religious music. Softly contemporary, Patti's 
EP) 
BRIDGE 
Chapel/Bridge Records is the music 
subsidiary of Pacific Press Publish-
ing Association, Box 7000, Boise, ID 
83707. 
trained voice will remind you of Marilyn Cotton with a 
country lilt. Available on record or cassette. US $9.98/ 
Cdn $12.98. 
The Heralds' musical tradition continues with their 
latest release, Honor the Lord. Through the years the 
Heralds' finely blended melodies have appealed to a 
broad spectrum of musical tastes. With selections such 
as "People Need the Lord," "Jesus Never Fails," and "We 
Are an Offering," this latest album is no exception. 
Available on record or cassette. US $9.98/Cdn $12.98. 
For children through junior age. Brand New_ 
The Good News Kids, a musical adventure. Package 
includes cassette tape, coloring book, and color poster. 
Your kids will fall in love with these adorable characters 
called the Good News Kids. US $9.98/Cdn $12.98. 
Video �
 
The Heritage Singers perform many of their newest 
releases and several of your old favorites with the stun-
ning scenery of Tahiti as a backdrop. Filmed on tour, the 
waving palm trees, white sandy beaches, and towering 
jungle-clad peaks combine with the unique Heritage 
Singers' sound to make From Tahiti With Love an 
unforgettable video experience. US $29.98/Cdn $40.45. 
© 1988 Pacific Press Publishing Association �
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WHICH YOU HAVEN'T EVEN 
STARTED. NEXT WEEK 
YOU HAVE THREE MID-
TERM EXAMS IN YOUR 
HARDEST CLASSES. WHEN 
YOU'RE SO BUSY IT'S 
HARD TO KEEP YOUR LIFE 
BALANCED. 
WE AT CANADIAN UNION 
COLLEGE KNOW THERE'S 
MORE TO AN EDUCATION 
THAN TEXT BOOKS, 
CALCULATORS, AND 
SCIENCE BEAKERS, 
THAT'S WHY WE'VE TAKEN THE TIME TO CAREFULLY PLAN A MIXTURE OF PHYSICAL 
ACTIVITIES, CULTURAL 
EXPERIENCES, AND 
SPIRITUAL OPPOR-
TUNITIES THROUGHOUT 
THE YEAR. AS A RESULT 
YOU END UP WITH A 
BALANCED LIFESTYLE, 
EVEN WHEN YOU THOUGHT 
IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE. 
Canadian Union College �
sions 
Box 430, College Heights, AB. TOC OZO