T
HE LEADERS of the 
venth-day Adventist Church 
the North American 
Division held a strategic planning 
meeting in Washington, DC in 
October 1993. As a result, seven 
desired mission objectives were 
formulated. A task force was formed 
for each desired objective to develop 
detailed action plans and to report 
back to the participants of the 1994 
North American Division Year-end 
Meeting. 
The Board of Directors for the 
Seventh-day Adventist Church in 
Canada has voted to adopt the seven 
mission objectives. Each local 
conference president in Canada is 
now asked to share the seven mission 
objectives described below with their 
conference office staff, executive 
committee, lay advisory council, 
teachers and pastors, and to develop a 
process whereby specific methods will 
be proposed to achieve the objectives 
that relate to the local church. It is my 
sincere desire that our youth will be 
part of our focused attention. 
The seven mission objectives to be 
achieved by the end of this decade are 
as follows: 
1) Spiritual Life—The vast majority 
of Seventh-day Adventists will 
perceive our message as Christ-
centered, relevant, and joyful, and 
steps will have been taken to move 
our religious experience toward an 
authentic, vibrant spirituality 
characterized by the observable 
presence of the Holy Spirit. 
2) Local Church—The character of 
the local church will be transformed, 
with the majority of congregations 
described by their members as 
mission-driven, inclusive, and 
accepting. There will be abundant 
evidence that local churches meet the 
needs of their communities, display a 
creative passion for evangelism, 
energize their members, and generate 
significant youth and lay involvement, 
utilizing the spiritual gifts of at least 
100,000 identified, trained volunteers 
in accredited ministries. 
3) Church Growth—Steps will be 
taken to create a climate for faithful, 
effective community-driven worship 
and outreach, and there will be clear 
evidence of dramatic growth in the 
number of men and women becoming 
disciples of Jesus Christ through the 
church. Indicators: Sabbath attendance 
will be the number given emphasis in 
Church statistics and will exceed book 
membership, and there will be a 
doubling of the 1993 percentage of the 
net increase in membership. 
4) Leadership—Strong, visionary 
leaders will report that they feel 
empowered and supported. Church 
leaders will increasingly demonstrate a 
lifestyle of evangelism and 
compassion for people. Increasing use 
will be made of professional 
evaluation to hold leaders accountable 
instead of the present emotionally-
charged election process. 
5) Denominational Structure—The 
NAD, including its unions, 
conferences, and the church 
institutions located in the division, 
will have developed a more flexible, 
responsive, productive, and effective 
organizational structure and 
management system with an emphasis 
on mission of the Church instead of 
institutional maintenance. These 
changes will transform the climate of 
the organization, make evangelism a 
priority, reestablish the local church as 
the central focus and driving force of 
the denomination, and ensure the 
integrity of relationships with financial 
supporters. 
6) Information and 
Communication—Information will be 
immediately available to local leaders 
and every member by fully utilizing 
new media technology. Communication 
of the facts about the financial 
management and needs of the 
denomination will be greatly 
improved. Greater two-way 
communication will be in place with 
more information flowing from the 
local church to denominational 
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Cover Photo—"Sleigh Ride", FarrelIton, Quebec by Malak, Miller Comstock Photos 
Volume 63, No. 12, December 1994, Oshawa, ON 
Who is this Child? 
For unto 144 a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be 
upon his shoulder; and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The 
Mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. (Isa. 9:6). 
W
ho is this child of Bethlehem, cradled in a manger? The 
angels will tell you, He is the "Saviour, which is Christ the 
Lord" (Luke 2:11). Adam will tell you, the Seed of the 
woman that shall bruise the serpent's head. Ask Abraham and he will 
tell you, He is the King of Salem, King of Peace. Jacob will tell you, He 
is Shiloh of the tribe of Judah. Isaiah will tell you, He is Immanuel, God 
with us. Jeremiah will tell you that He is "the Lord our Righteousness" 
(Jer. 23:6). Daniel will tell you, He is the Messiah, the Anointed One. 
Hosea will tell you, He is "the Lord God of hosts" (Hosea 12:5). John the 
Baptist will tell you, He is "the Lamb of God" (John 1:29). Ask Nathaniel 
and he will tell you, He is the "Son of God; .. . the King of Israel" (John 
1:49). And God Himself proclaimed from heaven, "This is my beloved 
Son, in whom I am well pleased" (Matt. 3:17). "Unto the Son he saith, 
Thy throne, 0 God, is for ever and ever" (Heb. 1:8). Ask the powers of 
darkness, and they will acknowledge Him as "the Holy One of God" 
(Mark 1:24). And so may we well say, "This is Jesus, the Christ, our 
Saviour, and the Redeemer of the world." 
The Promises of God. 
our Canadiangdrentist 
family, the warmest of 
Season's Greetings and may 
1995 be a year of rich 
spiritual blessings. 
From the Staff at the National Headquarters. 
leaders. The majority of local churches 
will regularly utilize some means of 
goal-setting and action-planning such 
as Vision for Mission. 
7) Christian Education—Each 
educational institution in the NAD 
will perform an annual assessment of 
the institution's effectiveness in 
providing for the spiritual growth 
needs of its students and also provide 
specific pathways for new or non-
Adventist students to learn basic 
Biblical understandings and Adventist 
beliefs. The effectiveness of faculty 
and staff in role-modelling, 
mentoring, and leading students into 
a relationship with Jesus Christ will be 
a component of the evaluation 
process. As part of their education 
students will be helped to define their 
mission in life as it applies to their 
specific career pathway and provided 
significant opportunity to participate 
in service learning activities, including 
community services, church planting, 
and public evangelism. 
June Polishuk/Editor 
Allan Colleran/Art Director 
Robin Carby/Associate Art Director 
CONFERENCE EDITORS 
Don King/Alberta 
Ron Watts/British Columbia 
Lester Carney/Manitoba-Saskatchewan 
Robert Lehmann/Maritime 
David Crook/Newfoundland 
Jim Jeffery/Ontario 
Claude Richli/Quebec 
This Issue 
Heart to Heart 
Orville Parchment �2 
Hands Across the Gulf 
Karnik Doukmetzian �
4-5 
CUC Donors Now Eligible 
For 100% Tax Write-Off 
Gerald Chipeur �6, 7 
ADRA Canada �
8 
Making a Difference 
Ed Reid �
9 
Health-Wise: Killer Botulism 
Turns Friendly 
Raymond 0. West �10 
Christmas Eve Broadcast 
�
10 
PLUS 
Canadian Union College �
11 
Parkview Adventist Academy �
12 
Kingsway Corner �
12 
Conference News �13-19 
It Is Written/VOP Schedule ...20 
Obituaries, Anniversaries, 
Weddings, Births, Ads �
20-23 
Even At The Door �
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ACROSS•THE 
...And all the world wondered 
after the beast." 
RI \I I \I111\ It ilk 
by Karnik 
Doukmetzian 
Legal and Public Affairs 
Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada 
N RELATIONS between 
individuals, it has been said that 
it is important to know who your 
friends are. A few months ago, at 
least between two prominent groups, 
this friendship became even obvious. 
Evangelical Christians and 
Conservative Roman Catholics in the 
United States are discovering that 
they have much in common. This 
coalition of "unprecedented 
proportions" was announced with 
very little fanfare or recognition in the 
media outlets. As part of their 
deliberations, they released a 
statement of accord entitled 
"Evangelicals and Catholics Together: The 
Christian Mission in the Third 
Millennium". This document, which 
its authors state does not speak 
officially for their denominations, 
speaks volumes for the union of 
heretofore unrelenting antagonists. In 
fact, one of its authors says that "the 
appropriate parties at the Holy See 
gave the effort their strongest 
encouragement." 
The essence of this startling 
ecumenical document which was 
described by Christianity Today as 
"unprecedented" and "historic" is a 
call for Roman Catholics and 
Protestants to put aside their "deep 
and long-standing differences" and 
unite on common beliefs as they 
pursue a common moral and social 
agenda. 
What is this agenda? The protection 
of the unborn, dramatically reducing 
the incidence of abortion, resisting 
proposals for euthanasia and 
population control, resisting special 
status for practicing homosexuals, 
providing for parental choice in 
education, and stopping the spread of 
pornography in society, not to 
mention issues such as a dedication to 
honesty, fairness, sexual purity and 
4 MESSENGER/DECEMBER 1994 
the integrity of the family unit. 
Much of what the document says is 
good, as are many of the goals 
outlined. As Seventh-day Adventists 
read the agenda, we too can support 
the areas of concern expressed, but 
would we join the coalition? No doubt 
most of the evangelicals who signed 
the document were motivated by their 
conviction that cooperation with the 
Roman Catholics could bring great 
good to the United States. Far more 
serious, is the total disregard of key 
doctrines which separate the two 
camps. It almost appears as if the 
Reformation was for naught. 
One of the key architects, Roman 
Catholic priest, Richard Neuhaus, 
stated that "the document's most 
important single statement is the 
affirmation that evangelicals and 
Catholics are brothers in Christ." 
There was a time when evangelical 
Christians said that if you were a 
Roman Catholic, you could not be a 
Christian. Clearly, this recognition is a 
complete reversal of this prior 
position. The document does 
acknowledge that there exist "deep 
and longstanding theological 
differences between the evangelicals 
and the Roman Catholics", but either 
stated or implied throughout the 
document is the assertion that these 
differences do not have an impact on 
their essential beliefs, and thus should 
not prevent them from working 
together. 
Does this sound like the beginnings 
of an alliance? Over one hundred 
years ago, Ellen White, writing in the 
Great Controversy, said that "the 
Protestants of the United States will 
be foremost in stretching their hands 
across the gulf to grasp the hands of 
spiritualism; they will reach over the 
abyss to clasp hands with the Roman 
power..." (p. 588) Watchers of 
current events have referred to this 
new relationship as "historic" or 
"remarkable", but we as Adventists 
would call it prophetic. The 
appearance of this document and the 
parties it brought together is a sign of 
these times. It is a non-Adventist 
validation of Adventist eschatology, 
the fulfilling of prophecy. 
The religious right in the United 
States through its spokesmen like Pat 
Robertson, former presidential 
candidate and host of TV's 700 Club, 
have been the most vocal proponents 
of this relationship. Speaking recently 
on his broadcast, Robertson, in 
discussing this new alliance, stated 
that "frankly, I feel I have a lot more 
in common with the Pope than with 
I I • . we 
cannot do 
otherwise than 
to seek 
to win everyone 
. . . to the 
biblical gospel 
that 
promises salvation 
by 
God's free grace 
through 
simple faith 
in Jesus." 
liberal Protestants. The real battle is 
not between Protestants and Catholics 
anymore; it's between conservative 
Christians fighting for the 
fundamental truths of the faith, and 
liberals who deny the central truths of 
Christianity." 
Would it be accurate for us to 
assume that one of the central truths 
Robertson so proudly proclaims to 
have in common with the Pope is the 
sacredness of Sunday as a common 
day of worship? The Pope has 
publically stated that the "protecting 
of Sunday as a holy day against the 
current trends to make it a regular 
work day must be of special 
concern." While visiting his native 
Poland, the Pope preached a series of 
sermons on the Ten Commandments; 
he emphasized that Sunday is a 
particularly holy day. This 
commandment is "for whole nations 
and societies ... we Catholics ask that 
our point of view be taken into 
account." 
Ultimately the issue over which all 
Christendom will be divided will be 
the Law of God—between those who 
keep His memorial of creation, the 
seventh-day Sabbath, and those who 
follow the world's recognized spiritual 
leader, the Pope. The Pope's call to all 
peoples to observe Sunday is a call to 
yield their allegiance to the Papacy. 
Ellen White predicted over a century 
ago that a time would come when 
"the leading churches of the United 
States, uniting upon such points of 
doctrine as held in common by them, 
shall influence the state to then force 
their decrees and to sustain their 
institutions." (G.C. p. 445) Do we 
really need a road map to tell us 
where we are headed and what is to 
follow? There is little doubt that "the 
last days are upon us". 
For our part, in criticizing this 
document, we should not be viewed 
as criticizing the well-meaning attempt 
by those who do not share our view 
and knowledge of last-day events in 
attempting to remedy the 
longstanding animosity that has 
existed betwen Protestants and Roman 
Catholics. If we, as Seventh-day 
Adventists, did not understand the 
significance of such an alliance, we 
would be tempted to sign the 
document as well. Because we do 
know these things, we must speak 
out strongly, but in love, just as 
Christ would have done. 
This new working relationship 
between these two groups would not 
function properly if they also did not 
address the issue of "sheep stealing". 
In keeping with this togetherness 
trend, the statement of accord 
condemns the practice of "recruiting 
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MESSENGER/DECEMBER 1994 5 
CANADIAN UNION COLLEGE 
DONORS NOW ELIGIBLE 
FOR 100% TAX WRITE-OFF! 
President Victor Fitch and Bob 
Tetz, Vice President for College 
Development met with The 
Honourable Jack Ady, Minister 
of Advanced Education for 
Alberta, at the Parliament 
Buildings in Edmonton to 
discuss logistics in regard to the 
Crown Foundation which is 
now law. 
By Gerald Chipeur 
A
SA RESULT of legislation 
passed by the Legislative 
Assembly of Alberta in 
November of this year, donations to 
Canadian Union College (processed 
through the Crown Foundation) are 
now eligible for special tax treatment. 
Under the Advanced Education 
Foundations Amendment Act 1994, 
donations to Canadian Union College 
have the status previously reserved to 
public universities. 
Residents of any province or 
people from other religious 
communities for purposes of 
denominational or institutional 
aggrandizement". They claim that "it 
is neither theologically legitimate nor 
a prudent use of resources for one 
Christian community to proselytize 
among active adherents of another 
Christian community." In their zeal to 
forge closer ties together thay have 
overlooked our Saviour's commission 
of "Go ye". Because we acknowledge 
Jesus Christ as Lord of our thoughts 
and life, we cannot do otherwise than 
to seek to win everyone everywhere, 
whether they be Catholics, Jews, 
Mormons, or secularists to the biblical 
gospel that promises salvation by 
God's free grace through simple faith 
in Jesus. 
As Seventh-day Adventists we do 
not fear what is coming, but rather 
rejoice that God will keep us faithful. 
Prophetic fulfilment is evidenced 
around us. The purpose of prophetic 
fulfilment is to build belief, faith and 
trust, but more specifically it is to 
build faith in Jesus Christ our Saviour. 
In the end time, Christ predicted that 
there would be little faith on the 
earth, but that His children would 
have the faith of Jesus, keeping His 
commandments. In order for us to 
have this faith, we must be grounded 
in Him and in the salvation he offers. 
By having this experience with Christ, 
we will be able to minister to others 
who do not have our knowledge of 
last-day events and give them a 
reason to share our hope. 
How do we share this hope, this 
freedom that Christ offers us, with 
those we might not otherwise come 
into contact with? The Public Affairs 
and Religious Liberty Department and 
Liberty have been doing this for over 
80 years by sending Liberty six times 
each year to judges, politicians, 
lawyers, educators and others. There 
is no other magazine like it in our 
church or any other church. Judges 
have quoted from it, politicians have 
thanked us for it and lawyers have 
written requesting additional copies to 
share with their friends. Liberty serves 
a very unique role by touching 
hundreds of thousands of lives. For it 
is through this magazine that people 
learn not only the importance of 
religious freedom but also about us, 
our message, and the hope that we 
have. It is through this magazine that 
people begin preparing for the things 
we know must come. 
We are living in exciting times. The 
fulfilment of prophecy is taking place 
before us. We have a work to do, 
now more than ever. On Sabbath 
January 21, won't you help spread 
these truths to those who need them? 
Give generously so that the Church 
can bring this message of freedom to 
thought leaders around this country, 
to our government leaders and judges 
who hold our outward freedoms in 
their hands. Remember, no outside 
power can influence or withdraw our 
inward freedom, our faithfulness to 
Christ, except ourselves. Please give 
generously to the Religious Liberty 
Offering. 
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY OFFERING January 21, 1995 
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territory in Canada may now 
immediately deduct from their income 
100% of donations to Canadian Union 
College. Previously, donations were 
deductible only up to 20% of income. 
This is of particular interest to those 
with large savings in Registered 
Retirement Savings Plans. Ordinarily, 
withdrawals are fully taxable, even if 
100% of the withdrawal is donated to 
charity. Under the new legislation, 
withdrawals will not be subject to tax 
to the extent they are donated to 
Canadian Union College. 
The benefits of this legislative 
amendment are readily apparent in 
the chart to the right. 
These examples assume that the 
$100,000 withdrawal is in addition to 
other income and is taxed at a 
marginal rate of 50%. 
While this amendment is of interest 
to all donors, it is of particular interest 
to those who have in the past been 
unable to deduct all of their donations 
each year because of the 20% limit on 
the deduction of charitable donations. 
Through this amendment, donors 
need never be in such a situation 
again. 
This amendment is a result of the 
initiative of Bob Tetz, Vice President 
for College Development, and is due 
to the concerted effort of President 
Victor Fitch and the presidents of each 
of the other accredited private colleges 
in Alberta. 
1. $100,000 Withdrawn From RRSP And No Donation 
PRE AMENDMENT 
$100,000 
$ 50,000 
$ 50,000 
POST AMENDMENT 
$100,000 
$ 50,000 
$ 50,000 
withdrawal from RRSP 
taxes to government 
remaining for individual 
2. $100,000 withdrawn From RRSP And $50,000 Donation 
PRE AMENDMENT 
POST AMENDMENT 
$100,000 
$ 40,000 
$ 40,000 
$100,000 
$ 40,000 
$ 30,000 
withdrawal from RRSP 
donation to Canadian Union College 
taxes to government 
$ 20,000 �
$ 30,000 �
remaining for individual 
3. $100,000 withdrawn From RRSP And $60,000 Donation 
PRE AMENDMENT 
$100,000 
$ 60,000 
$ 40,000 
$100,000 
$ 60,000 
$ 20,000 
withdrawal from RRSP 
donation to CUC 
taxes to government 
POST AMENDMENT 
$ nil �
$ 20,000 �
remaining for individual 
4. $100,000 Withdrawn From RRSP AND $100,000 Donation 
PRE AMENDMENT POST AMENDMENT 
$100,000 �
$100,000 �
withdrawal from RRSP 
$100,000 �
$100,000 �
donation to CUC 
$ 40,000 �
$ nil �taxes to government 
$ 40,000 �
$ nil �
deficit to be made up from other 
income 
As a constituency we need to thank Gerald Chipeur for the hours of work and for his dedicated interest in 
facilitating Bill 44 through to its completion. 
It should be understood that even though Canadian Union College has as of November 10 Crown status (and all 
donations to this Crown Foundation from this date forward are valid), there will be some logistics to care for in 
setting up the foundation. This will be the effort of the Alberta Government. When the foundation has been set up, 
donations will be made to the foundation which will be cared for by a board of trustees. The trustees will be 
responsible for forwarding the donations to Canadian Union College. The trustees will receipt the donation as from 
the Crown Foundation. More information such as payable to whom, address and other stipulations that are relevant 
to the donor will be forthcoming as we receive the information. 
Let us praise the Lord for opening the way to bless even further this institution of learning through those who are 
willing to give. 
-Bob Tetz 
MESSENGER/DECEMBER 1994 7 
INGSWAY 
CORNER 
to the school as a result of Joe's manage-
ment and the efforts of all woodwork 
employees. 
The Weststrates are appreciated for 
more than their steady support of the 
school: they are loved for their personal 
interest in students and others; for both 
their prayerful and playful attitude to life; 
for their Christian family example; and 
their work ethic, imported with them 
from their native Holland. 
The retirement dinner for the 
Weststrates was attended by 250 friends, 
family members, woodwork and school 
employees, students, board members, 
suppliers, dealers, and salesmen. One 
dealer brought his store's commercial 
showing a 10-ton concrete truck lowered 
onto College Woodwork furniture to 
show customers its strength and durabili-
ty. The woodwork furniture reflects the 
strength, dedication, and durability of 
the Weststrates' commitment to making 
a difference for Adventist young people. 
They are wished happiness in their retire-
ment and in their continued fellowship 
as members of the Kingsway College 
family. 
The New Chief Operating Officer 
George Sittlinger, an 
alumnus of the Class 
of 1974, has accepted 
the invitation of the 
Board of Trustees to 
take on the manage-
ment �
position 
created by Joe 
Weststrate's retire-
ment. George comes 
to College Wood-
work from Price 
Waterhouse, Chartered Accountants, in 
London, Ontario, where he has been a 
Senior Manager from 1989 to the present. 
Prior to 1989, George held several 
management positions in British Colum-
bia. George is a' graduate of Andrews 
University and the Institute of Chartered 
Accountants of British Columbia. He 
holds several other business designa-
tions, as well. 
George's wife, Elaine Curtis Sittlinger, 
is also an alumnus of Kingsway, Class of 
1974. The Sittlingers have two sons, 
George, 9, and Ian, 7. 
Kingsway College is fortunate to ac-
quire a skilled manager who is also an 
alumnus and understands the mission of 
College Woodwork. The Sittlingers are 
wished God's blessings as they join the 
Kingsway College family. 
PARAVIEW ADVENTIST ACADEMY 
Making A Difference 
Larry Hall, teacher for Religious 
Studies, has made some very significant 
changes to his program this year. In con-
junction with the Campus Chaplain, 
Steve Little, and Campus Ministries, he 
has introduced something which pro-
vides an opportunity for students to 
become directly involved in some type of 
service activity at least once a month. 
Students are given the choice between 
becoming involved in an outreach, nur-
ture, or leadership activity 6 times a 
semester or writing the final exam. About 
90% of the students in his Religious 
Studies classes have chosen to become 
involved in this program. 
These activities are quite varied. A car 
load of students choose to go to Red 
Deer, each week, for an evening to help 
with the soup kitchen which feeds soup 
and sandwiches to 20 to 40 people. 
Each Tuesday, a group of five students 
go to Nancy's home. Nancy is a girl with 
cerebral palsy. Responding to an article 
in the local paper, these students spend 
2.5 hours giving her therapy. 
Youthquake involves about 25 students 
once a month who enjoy being involved 
in providing a church service for a near-
by congregation. 
Parents' Night Out is a tremendous 
success. Students provide a Saturday 
evening of fun, activities and even put 
on a program, for some forty children so 
the parents have the evening out. With 
one counsellor to 2 children, this involves 
some 20 students. 
Saturday Morning Live is providing an 
excellent opportunity for students to 
develop leadership skills. This Sabbath 
program is developed and put on by 
academy students for academy students. 
Once a month, PAA students, provide 
children's church for the children of the 
College Heights Church. Because of the 
participation by both PAA and CUC 
students, children have an interesting 
service involving singing, a story, as well 
as a drama presentation almost every 
other week. 
Students are also involved in bringing 
cheer to those confined to their homes via 
the traditional Sunshine Bands which 
occur monthly. 
In the future students look forward to 
an afternoon of Ingathering or the Liv-
ing Nativity, which will raise funds for 
the local hospital. Also in the planning 
stages are an Adopt-a-grandparent pro-
gram and small group Bible Study. 
The support for these various programs 
has been tremendous from the students 
as well as the staff and church 
community who willingly provide 
transportation for them. It is rewarding 
to have students involved and discover-
ing that, "Yes!, I can make a difference." 
For more information on how you 
could be involved in these and other ex-
citing activities call Parkview Adventist 
Academy 1-800-661-8129 and ask for War-
ren Kay. 
After 31 years... 
College Woodwork 
Changes Management 
Joe and Mary Weststrate Retire 
On Sunday evening, November 6, Joe 
and Mary Weststrate were honoured by 
Kingsway College for 31 years of con-
tinuous service. When they came to the 
school in 1963, Joe joined College Wood-
work as Accountant, but soon advanced 
to General Manager, a position he held 
until September 30, 1994. Mary worked 
in the Woodwork office part time from 
1963 to 1992. 
Joe Weststrate's management expertise 
is respected throughout the Church in 
Canada and has become legendary at 
Kingsway College. Joe has steered Col-
lege Woodwork successfully through 
every economic climate since 1963. 
Through his leadership the woodwork 
factory has been expanded and updated; 
half of the new administration building 
was funded; student sponsorship money 
has been generated; in total over the 
years more than $10.5 million has flowed 
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ONTARIO 
Baptisms from Owen Sound to Timmins 
The three young men pictured here with Pastor Julius Kalmar, left, are Pictured with Ron, immediately after his baptism, are his wife, three 
Chad Hoelzel, Michael Sanz and Peter Kwan. The Owen Sound church sons and Pastor I. Fournier. From left to right: Jean-Paul, the pastor, 
family rejoice in the decision made by these fine young people. �
Lorraine, Ron, Ron Jr., and Luc. 
Wake-up Call at Camp 
Meeting 
Over 150 happy campers jammed the 
little chapel at Jeuness en Marche, a 
youth camp in Cobalt, just an hour and 
a half, north of North Bay, to be blessed 
by "the Wake-up Call" messages of 
Elder Harry Sackett, secretary of the 
Manitoba-Saskatchewan Conference, the 
weekend of August 5-7, 1994. The Tim-
mins and Haileybury churches, under 
the leadership of Pastor John Fournier, 
made camp meeting an enjoyable ex-
perience with the excellent tenting, 
cabins and dormitory accommodations. 
The food was nutritious and plentiful. 
Timmins Baptism 
The angels of heaven rejoice when 
even one soul makes a decision to follow 
Jesus. The members of the Timmins 
church also praised the Lord as, on the 
10th of September, Ron Charette commit-
ted himself to our Saviour's care and 
entered the waters of baptism. 
Ron had attended a Prophecy Seminar 
conducted by Pastor Fournier and had 
participated in the Sabbath School pro-
gram and worship services. Sensing that 
many changes in his life were forthcom-
ing, he chose to delay his commitment 
to be baptized until after having review-
ed the teachings of the Scriptures 
through a series of personal Bible studies. 
His eldest son is now studying with the 
pastor as well. 
Small Group Ministry 
Brings Souls 
The spiritual fellowship that takes place 
within a small group does work. Five 
groups meet on either Tuesday or 
Wednesday each week in the Sudbury 
region. The group sings, studies the Bi-
ble, supports one another and prays. 
Those participating in small groups 
testify to the positive way they look at 
their church and its mission. On the Sab-
bath of September 3, the Sudbury 
Church rejoiced as Brian Hanninen, 
Carmen Daniel, and Joanne Courchesne 
were baptized and accepted into church 
membership. 
Bracebridge Baptism 
The members of the Bracebridge church 
gathered to witness and rejoice with Denzil 
Brian Hanninen, Carmen Daniel, and Joanne Courchesne were baptized by Pastor Herb Sor- Williams as he committed his life to the Lord. 
min. Pastor Harry Sackett, right, gave the "wake-up" message. �
Pastor Fred Irish, left, performed the baptism. 
MESSENGER/DECEMBER 1994 13 
NEWFOUN 
100th Anniversary of S.D.A. Church in 
Newfoundland 
by Trudy J. Morgan 
St. John's Church Communications Secretary 
The beginnings of Adventism in New-
foundland go back to 1894 when two 
young colporteurs, Mr. Ayres and Mr. 
Parker, came to the island with their 
wives to spread the Adventist message. 
Their first convert was Mrs. Anna Pippy 
of St. John's. The Adventist church as an 
official entity first existed in 1895, when 
Elder S.J. Hersum became the church's 
first paid employee in Newfoundland. 
Today, one hundred years later, the 
church in Newfoundland has only seven 
hundred members, but many more 
former members are living in different 
parts of North America. Because of New-
foundland's struggling economy, young 
Newfoundlanders have traditionally left 
the province to look for work elsewhere. 
If all the Seventh-day Adventists who 
have ever lived or worked in New-
foundland could come home, their 
numbers would be in the thousands. 
That's exactly what Seventh-day 
Adventists in Newfoundland are hoping 
will happen this summer, when they 
celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 
S.D.A. Church in Newfoundland. This 
year's camp meeting, July 24-29, will 
feature a special centennial celebration. 
Former members and workers are invited 
to include Newfoundland camp meeting 
in their summer plans and be part of the 
hundredth anniversary. 
Several committees have worked on 
planning the special events for the camp 
meeting celebration. A video will high-
light the history of the S.D.A. Church in 
Newfoundland and feature interviews 
with some of our pioneers. A play is also 
being planned to bring to life some 
events from the past 100 years. Also in 
the works is a special camp meeting 
songbook featuring traditional hymns, 
and mentioning particular New-
foundland Adventist pioneers whose 
memories are associated with those 
hymns. Activities for the children will 
make the event more entertaining for 
them. 
The most important feature of the hun-
dredth anniversary, however, is one that 
no committee can create. It's the people 
that make any anniversary celebration 
special, and the S.D.A. Church in New-
foundland is hoping to see many former 
members and church workers back on 
the campgrounds for this special 100-year 
celebration. Sharing memories and 
greeting old friends will be the highlight 
of the celebration. If your roots are in 
Newfoundland, we encourage you to be 
there! 
Ladies Enthusiastic 
About First Retreat 
On September 23, 1994, Seventh-day 
Adventist women from all over the island 
gathered at the Emmanuel Convention 
Centre in Lewisporte, for the first-ever 
SDA Women's Retreat in Newfoundland. 
The idea for a Women's Retreat in 
Newfoundland originated a few years 
ago with Patricia Cox of the Conception 
Bay South Church. Patricia, who was 
then Women's Ministries Leader for 
Newfoundland, was sent to a Women's 
Retreat in the Maritime Conference and 
came back excited. "It was the highlight 
of my Christian experience," she said. 
The two women who were a driving 
force behind making Newfoundland's 
first Women's Retreat a reality were 
Yvonne Crook and Phyllis Batten, 
assisted by a committee of Adventist 
women from around Newfoundland. 
Their dream was realized on the 
weekend of September 23-25, when over 
60 women gathered to experience a 
weekend of praise, prayer, and spiritual 
growth planned around the theme 
"Prepare Me For Service". 
The speakers for the retreat were Jean 
Parchment, Director of Family Life, Sab- 
bath School and Women's Ministries for 
the Ontario Conference and Director of 
Women's Ministries for the Seventh-day 
Adventist Church in Canada, and Llisa 
Hawes who is working on her master's 
degree at Canadian Union College. 
Along with messages presented by 
these two speakers, the retreat included 
morning prayer groups, praise-filled 
song services and special music, and a 
seminar on women's health issues by Dr. 
Elnora Inandan. There was time also for 
informal fellowship and sharing during 
the mealtimes and the Saturday night 
recreation. The first Women's Retreat in-
deed rated a 10! 
The staff and students of St. John's Academy in the early 1940s. 
MANITOBA - SASKATCHEWAN 
St. John's School Reunion Planned 
All former students and staff of the St. 
John's Seventh-day Adventist Academy 
in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada are 
invited to attend a reunion celebrating 
the school's 100-year anniversary in 1995. 
The first Seventh-day Adventist school 
in Newfoundland opened in St. John's 
in the same year the Adventist work 
began there, in 1895. The first Adventist 
convert in Newfoundland, Mrs. Anna 
Pippy, opened a school in her home on 
Freshwater Road in St. John's. Over the 
past 100 years the school has grown into 
an elementary school and a high school 
offering a full 12-grade program, with 
over 150 students in grades K-12. Former 
students and graduates of the St. John's 
school have scattered all over Canada, 
the United States, and around the world. 
This 100-year anniversary is all the 
more meaningful since the New-
foundland government's planned 
Unusual Partnership 
Sunnyside Nursing Home and the 
Saskatoon Adventist Junior Academy of-
ficially formed a special partnership this 
fall entitled, "Partners In Education". 
This mutually beneficial program was 
designed by Recreation Director, Tom 
Liske with the support of Sunnyside Ad-
ministrator. Des Dobroskay and SAJA 
Principal, Bruce Wentzell. This partner-
ship links the two institutions throughout 
the course of the school year creating a 
changes to denominational education 
make the future of our school uncertain. 
This reunion will provide a chance to 
celebrate our alumni and all that they 
have accomplished. This year at camp 
meeting, (July 24-29) the S.D.A. church 
will be celebrating 100 years of Adven-
tism in Newfoundland. The academy 
reunion will take place immediately after 
camp meeting in St. John's, on July 30 
& 31. It will feature a reception at the 
school, a banquet, and some sightseeing 
in the St. John's area. 
If you would like more information 
about the reunion, or if you can supply 
names and addresses of alumni, please 
contact: 
Jennifer Morgan 
100th Year Reunion Planning Committee 
108 Freshwater Rd. 
St. John's, NF �
AIC 2N8 
(709) 579-2718 
therapeutic bond for both young and old. 
The SAJA students provide a much 
needed volunteer resource for Sunnyside 
Nursing Home. The assistance given by 
this program has proven to be entertain-
ing and rewarding for both resident and 
student. Some programs the students 
and residents will be involved in this year 
will be holiday decorating, a spelling bee 
contest, wheelchair skating, and inter-
generational bowling challenge and a 
variety of other special functions. 
Left to right: SAJA Principal, Bruce Wentzell, 
Sunnyside Recreation Director, Tom Liske and 
Sunnyside Administrator, Des Dobroskay. 
Saskatoon Members 
Unite In Aid of School 
and Community 
The ladies and men from the Saskatoon 
churches, under Karen Dobroskay, 
Home & School Leader, have been busy 
helping with fund raisers for the Saska-
toon Junior Academy. First, with an 
assembly line of apple peelers, dough 
makers, and pie packagers, 457 pies were 
produced netting $1,000. In the second 
project, headed by Della Cascagnette, 
1,300 perogies were made by a similar 
assembly line. Phil Sparks oversaw the 
making of a large pot of borscht, then 
with buns and dessert added, a perogy 
supper was served, clearing $470. These 
projects will be repeated later in the year. 
A smaller group of these same ladies, 
with Olive Tkachuk and Tillie Krivoshein 
as leaders, meet regularly for the distribu-
tion of clothing, bedding, hampers and 
cheer baskets to immigrants and others 
in need. Quilts are put together regularly 
so there is a good supply on hand. 
The children gathered cans of food on 
Hallowe'en night and turned their collec-
tion over to Community Services. The 
church school children, under principal, 
Bruce Wentzell, have also taken full 
charge of the Sabbath school and the 
church service. 
Ministering to the spiritual needs of the 
inmates of the Correctional School in 
Saskatoon has been under the guidance 
of Bob Pohle and Brian Hawes. 
The quilters: Tillie Krivoshein, Christine 
Brucks, Olive Tkachuk, Nina Burima. 
MESSENGER/DECEMBER 1994 15 
150 Years—Waiting, Watching and Working 
Pastor Frederick Wheeler (on left) encouraged the believers, following the disappointment, 
to go out of their homes, face their neighbours, harvest their crops, care for their animals, 
and take up their lives and carry on. 
ALBERTA 
Yes it is 150 years since the 
"Millerites", as Adventists were known, 
expected Jesus to come on October 22, 
1844. The College Heights Church has 
portrayed events and scenes in Adven-
tist Heritage annually for several years. 
This year's drama centered around 
events two days before and two days 
after that date in 1844. 
The narrator introduced the first scene 
of expectant believers with a note sent to 
William Miller dated October 20, 1844. 
"Dear Brother Miller, I write this note to 
you in a state of eager anticipation. Just 
to think that in two days the One for 
whom we have waited will come and 
take His faithful ones home! The pros-
pect is almost beyond words. Our hearts 
beat with excitement as the final hours 
close in upon us. In two days we will be 
at home with our Lord. Signed, Josiah 
Litch." 
This was followed by short scenes 
featuring Joseph and Prudy Bates; Mrs. 
Fitch and child; Rebecca, Annie and 
Uriah Smith; J.N. Andrews; James and 
Ellen White; Pastor Frederick Wheeler; 
Rachel Oakes-Preston and others to 
round out the full cast. 
The eager expectancy of the Advent 
believers two days before October 22, 
1844 was contrasted with the severe 
disappointment and challenges two days 
after that date. However, the drama por-
trayed the faith and courage of the 
believers as they accepted the challenge 
to preach the three angels' messages to 
the world. We are here to complete this 
task of world-wide ministry of the gospel 
to all nations and peoples. 
Levern Krenzler 
James and Ellen White had an invitation to go 
to a Sabbath Conference some distance from 
their home. They had a small child, Henry. 
James said that they did not have the money 
to go, and what about little Henry? Ellen said 
"We must pack our things and take little 
Henry with us. We must go. I believe that this 
is the Lord calling us to go and do a work for 
Him..." 
Calgary Baptisms 
Hervert Sanchez was baptized into 
Jesus by Kuen-Taik Lee, pastor of the 
Calgary Korean Seventh-day Adventist 
Church. Hervert is originally from El 
Salvador and has lived in Canada for 
three and a half years. While attending 
an English Language School, he met 
Anne Kim, a Seventh-day Adventist 
from Korea, and also attending the 
English language school. She invited him 
to study the Bible with her pastor, which 
led to Hervert's baptism. Hervert has 
joined the Calgary Central Church. 
Joanna Jacobson and Joseph Walls also 
were baptized at Calgary Central Church. 
After being away from the Seventh-day 
Adventist Church for many years, Joanna 
has returned to the church she once 
loved. During her teen years Joanna at-
tended New Westminster Academy in 
British Columbia, and Auburn Academy 
in Washington. Some time after her mar-
riage she became disillusioned with the 
church. Fifteen years later she and her 
husband moved to Calgary, Alberta. 
Encouraged to submit names for pro-
ject Reclaim, Joanna's uncle, Victor Jacob-
son turned in Joanna's name. Ken Wiebe, 
pastor of the Calgary Central Church, 
contacted Joanna inviting her to join Cen-
tral's Sabbath morning worship service. 
Joanna accepted the invitation. 
Besides attending the pastor's Bible 
class every Sabbath morning, Joanna has 
reacquainted herself with the church 
teachings by viewing all 30 of George 
Vandeman's Truth for End Time video 
series. Joanna is delighted with her new 
church family and is already involved in 
church life. 
From left to right: Hervert Sanchez, Joseph 
Walls, Joanna Jacobson, with Pastor Ken 
Wiebe standing behind. 
16 MESSENGER/DECEMBER 1994 
Joseph, is the son of David and 
Kathleen Walls, of Calgary, Alberta. 
After viewing a baptism at church, 
Joseph approached the pastor requesting 
Bible studies and baptism. He is currently 
attending Chinook Winds Adventist 
Academy. 
The Calgary Mt. View church ex-
perienced a joyous celebration on Sab-
bath, October 10, when four people made 
their decision to accept God's free gift of 
salvation in Christ and by baptism 
became members of His body on earth. 
Two students, Jeremy Korvela and Erin 
Honke, had completed the baptismal 
class at Chinook Winds Adventist 
Academy with Pastor Brian Wahl and as 
a result, made their decision to accept 
Christ. Mrs. Marcia Leach became ac-
quainted with Seventh-day Adventists 
through a contact made by Literature 
Evangelist, Candy Reiley over three years 
ago and through Candy's friendship 
began attending Mt. View Church. Bert 
Picknell began his search for meaning in 
Christianity in Ontario a number of years 
ago and through some very unusual cir-
cumstances ended up in Calgary where 
he decided to visit Mt. View Church a 
year ago. Mt. View Church welcomes 
with open arms these four precious peo-
ple as part of their church family. 
MARITIME 
Welcome to Pastor and 
Mrs. Glenn Mitchell 
Pastor and Mrs. Glenn Mitchell are 
warmly welcomed to the Maritime Con-
ference to pastor the Saint John/St. 
George District of New Brunswick. They 
have recently returned from several 
years' overseas service with ADRA in 
Haiti, Liberia, and Sudan. Pastor Mitchell 
comes to us with a wide background of 
administrative and pastoral experience, 
and we pray the Lord will bless their 
ministry here. 
Pictured left to right are: Pastor Clayton Stanwick, Jeremy Korvela, Erin Honke, 
Marcia Leach and Bert Picknell. 
Young People Commit their Lives in Baptism at 
College Heights 
Youth Joins North 
Sydney Fellowship 
Kory Townsend was baptized by Pastor Dan 
Jackson on September 24, 1994. Pastor Jackson 
has had Bible studies in the Junior Academy. 
Lynnette Holloway was baptized Friday at 
vespers November 4 in the College Heights 
Seventh-day Adventist Church. 
Robyn Dawn How was baptized on 
Sabbath, August 27, her thirteenth 
birthday, at the College Heights 
Adventist Church. Robyn is the last 
of the four How grandchildren to be 
baptized by Grandpa Norman How, 
a retired minister. 
(Left to right) Dustin Livadney, Johnathan Egolph 
and Kyle Garin were baptized in the College Heights 
Seventh-day Adventist Church by Pastor Dan 
Jackson on November 5, 1994. 
Troy McQueen, left, 16 years of age made a 
decision to follow Jesus through baptism at the 
North Sydney Church. His family had an im-
portant influence in his commitment as did 
Pastor Jim Sharpe. In the pastor's absence, he 
was baptized by John Lyons. He is the son of 
Dale and Philip McQueen. 
MESSENGER/DECEMBER 1994 17 
BRITISH COLUMBIA 
$1.5 Million 
School Expansion 
at F.V.A.A. 
God's hand is leading in an exciting 
$1.5 million expansion at Fraser Valley 
Adventist Academy. 
"This is no ordinary piece of real 
estate," said Dennis Plubell, B.C. Con-
ference of SDA, during the groundbreak-
ing ceremony on November 6. "This is 
a school where young people learn to 
love Jesus." 
With an enrolment of more than 200 
students from Kindergarten to Grade 12, 
the school is currently stretched to the 
max. The 22,000 square foot addition will 
include: 
• more elementary classrooms, 
• a bus repair and automotive shop, 
• for the high school—a new clothing and 
foods lab, 
• a business education lab, 
• a computer lab, 
• math room, science lab, woodworking 
lab and cafeteria, 
• music department facility and more. 
In an era of increasing government 
control, permission to build the expan-
sion has proven once again that God is 
in control. 
It's a miracle that the project is being 
allowed on Agricultural Land Reserve 
(ALR) in an era when municipal re-
quirements are getting tighter and 
tighter, said spokesman Herb Larsen. 
God's hand was in that decision. 
"If God didn't have a plan for this 
school we'd have been shot down by the 
ALR. In fact, the ALR is shooting down 
expansions planned by public schools 
and colleges .. . so for us to get the go-
ahead is absolutely providential," said 
Larsen. 
Another miracle is the excellent water 
from the new well. Up until two years 
ago, FVAA suffered from poor water 
quality. 
"We dug a new well about 300 feet 
away from the old site and we hit an 
overflowing geyser—with excellent water 
quality," said Larsen." It has tremen-
dous water pressure, and it's literally 
bubbling over—basically, we needed a 
good quality water source in order to ex-
pand and we hit it." 
Other pluses include: 
Wayne Johnson, chairman of the Fraser Valley 
Adventist Academy, gratefully accepts a 
$250,000 pledge from Jerry Chang, on behalf of 
the Chan Foundation of Canada, during the 
groundbreaking ceremony on November 6. 
• the new road expansion finished by the 
municipality, 
• a team of Seventh day-Adventist pro-
fessionals from the project manager to 
engineers who are dedicating their ser-
vices to the project. 
• a donation of $250,000 from the Chan 
Foundation of Canada. 
• an enthusiastic fundraising campaign. 
God is performing miracles as people 
commit to giving sacrificially for the re-
maining goal of $750,000 needed to 
complete the building. 
When students are inspired to pursue 
excellence at FVAA, their noble aspira-
tions don't end at the graduation 
ceremony. There are numerous FVAA 
graduates who have made a real impact 
for God in the world. In 1994, attorney 
Karen Scott-Hutton, for example, was 
voted "Outstanding Woman of the 
Year" in North America. 
Many others are sharing the Godly in-
fluence they first experienced at FVAA. 
The tradition of excellence must move in-
to the future. 
Baptism at Grand Forks 
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in 
Grand Forks, B.C. welcomed two new 
members into their happy family. Donna 
Cleary was baptized as a result of en-
couragement from relatives and Bible 
Studies by Pastor Len Andrews. Waneta 
Schockenmaier also made her decision 
through baptism to follow the Lord. She 
is now attending Canadian Union Col-
lege. Pastor Len Andrews performed 
both of the baptisms. 
"Jesus and Me: A 
Woman" 
by Dorothy Watts 
This was the theme of the fifth annual 
women's spiritual retreat held at Camp 
Hope October 14-16. Annette Stanwick, 
management consultant from Calgary, 
Alberta shared her personal experience 
of God's love, mercy, and victory in her 
life. 
Two hundred forty women came from 
every corner of British Columbia, Alber-
ta, Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Califor-
nia, and even China! Only half of the 
eighty churches in the conference were 
represented and twenty-six of these have 
definite plans for an active women's 
ministry group in their local church. An 
instructional book on women's ministry 
was presented to each group with a plan 
for action. 
The first issue of the Women's Ministry 
Newsletter was distributed at the retreat. 
The newsletter will share what other 
women in the conference are doing, ideas 
for ministry, and resources available for 
ministry. 
Annette Stanwick, BC retreat speaker, received 
the gift of a crystal vase from Women's 
Ministry director, Karen Hutton. 
Karen Hutton, women's ministry 
director of the conference, was honoured 
on Friday night for being chosen as the 
Adventist Woman of the Year for 
Outstanding Achievement by the North 
American Division Women's Ministry 
and Association of Adventist Women. 
She received this honour for the case she 
argued before the Supreme Court in 1992 
breaking new ground for the cause of 
religious liberty in Canada. 
Jean Sequeira will be next year's retreat 
speaker. She is well-known for her 
deeply spiritual messages at women's 
retreats. 
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MESSENGER/DECEMBER 1994 
Left to right: Clarence van der Heide, Jim Martindale, Bob van der Heide, David Hubbard, Jean 
Strafe!, Eric Geisbrecht, Pastor Gordon Smedley, Clara Schwartz, Linda Nicholson, Bruno Caron, 
Pastor Verne Snow, Marian Philbin, Martha Ballentine. 
New Pastor For a New 
Church 
After four years of planning, the 
members of the Terrace, B.C. SDA 
church rejoiced as they gathered together 
for a special outdoor vesper service. The 
spirit was one of excitement as the sod 
was turned for the new church and 
school. 
The Centennial Christian School Band, 
another local independent school 
showed their support by providing stir-
ring music under the leadership of one 
of our members, Jessica Okimi. This was 
followed by short speeches by Terrace 
mayor, Jack Talstra, and our interim 
pastor, Peter Fritz, whose invaluable 
leadership turned this dream into reality. 
A prayer of thanks was offered for God's 
continued blessings and guidance. 
A round of applause accompanied the 
sound of digging as the first shovels bit 
into the soil; a cheer went up when Tom 
Hovland started up the D6 cat and turned 
the first swath. Before summer was gone, 
the paperwork was completed by Brian 
Gertz, architect and by October 16 a 
dozen dedicated members hammered on 
shingles. 
The new sanctuary for 210 people will 
double the seating capacity and the 
educational wing will have five rooms for 
the kindergarten to grade nine school, as 
well as Sabbath School. The total 
building will be 12,000 square feet pro-
viding much-needed room for growth. 
Future plans include the addition of a 
separate gymnasium. 
Our new pastor and his family arrived 
in September from Smiths Falls, Ontario. 
Jeff and Nancy Potts, and their three 
daughters, Elissa, Jolene, and Melina, 
along with the students and congrega-
tion, are looking forward to the ribbon 
cutting ceremony in the spring. 
Linda McMurray 
Maple Ridge Baptisms 
The Maple Ridge church family assembled at 
a beautiful setting beside a creek to witness the 
baptism of David Woods. Following a series 
of studies with Pastor Terrence Davin, David 
chose to be baptized in this natural setting. He 
is accompanied here by his son, Matthew. 
Chilliwack Baptisms 
The Lord is adding to His church daily 
such as are being saved. Over the past 
few months three people have phoned 
the pastor asking for studies and re-
questing preparation for baptism and 
church membership. 
Bruno Caron (second from the right, 
back row) had been seeking peace of 
mind and directions from God when 
someone left him an abridged version of 
the Great Controversy in his mail box. He 
read this with interest, then sent to the 
address inside for the full version. Hav-
ing read this, Bruno next sought a church 
that was keeping God's Sabbath. 
His first question on the phone to 
Pastor Gordon Smedley was: Would he 
be welcome at the Chilliwack Seventh-
day Adventist Church next Sabbath? 
Bruno attended church that Sabbath and 
felt warmly welcome. Following a series 
of Bible studies he was baptized and is 
now sharing his faith with others. 
When David Hubbard, a business man 
in Chilliwack, found himself in a state of 
desperation and great spiritual need, he 
turned to the church of his grandmother. 
His call to Pastor Smedley was: Could he 
have studies and prepare for baptism and 
church membership? David was baptized 
at camp meeting 1994 and is enthusiastic 
about his love for Jesus. (Look for David 
fourth from the right, back row). 
Not every day do we get calls from 
93-year-old ladies asking for baptism and 
church membership. But that is exactly 
what Clara Schwartz (fourth from the 
right, front row) did. Clara had a little 
SDA background as a very young girl. 
While she did not take a stand for Jesus 
at that time, she knew down deep in her 
heart that the seventh-day was God's 
Sabbath and that she should be baptized. 
Pastor Verne Snow held evangelistic 
meetings in Chilliwack during the month 
of October during which seven were bap-
tized including Clara Schwartz and five 
were rebaptized. 
In the past 18 months, the Chilliwack 
church has grown from about 235 
members to 260. The Chilliwack Adven-
tist School has doubled its student enrol-
ment from 17 to 31 with the acquisition 
of a four-room fully equipped school on 
four acres of land outside of the 
downtown core area. 
Jeff and Nancy Potts and daughters, Elissa, 
Jolene and Melina. 
The Maple Ridge members again rejoiced when 
Valarie Cephas joined their family—she ex-
citedly looked forward to being baptized 
following studies in a group-type setting with 
Pastor Terrence Davin. 
MESSENGER/DECEMBER 1994 
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Obituaries 
ADOLPH—Merle Ross was born in 
McLean, Saskatchewan on April 13, 
1910. She married Daniel Adolph and 
they lived in Creston, B.C. until her 
death on September 24, 1994. Merle 
was predeceased by three of her 
children. 
Left to mourn her death are her hus-
band, Daniel; one son, Dorrald; one 
daughter, Dannell; one brother, one 
sister, six grandchildren and five great-
grandchildren. A memorial service was 
conducted by Pastor John W. 
Popowich in the Creston SDA church. 
BEATTIE—Esther (Bechtold) was born 
May 27, 1906 in McKlusky, North 
Dakota. In 1927 Esther married Charles 
Beattie. The Beattie family moved to 
British Columbia, settling in the 
Creston area. Esther passed away Oc-
tober 22, 1994. 
Left to mourn her death are her four 
sons: Kenneth, George, Karl and 
Philip; and two daughters: Gladys and 
Marie. She leaves 28 grandchildren, 59 
great-grandchildren, and 11 great-great 
grandchildren. 
Esther Beattie was a member of the 
Creston Seventh-day Adventist 
Church where the memorial service 
was conducted by Pastor John W. 
Popowich; assisted by Pastor and Mrs. 
Frank Owens, and Milton Peterman. 
Cremation preceded the service. 
DUKES—Edna Grace was born in Max 
Bass, North Dakota, September 20, 
1910. She passed away on September 
4, 1994 in Eatonia, Saskatchewan. She 
married Bill Dukes in 1928. They 
moved to Fiske, SK and in 1954 both 
Bill and Edna joined the SDA Church. 
Edna is survived by her son and three 
daughters: Kelly Dukes, Betty Kozak, 
Joan Gibbs and Judy Teichroeb. She 
also leaves 18 grandchildren and seven 
great-grandchildren, two brothers and 
two sisters. Memorial services were 
held at the Clements Funeral Home in 
Rosetown, SK on September 20, 1994 
with Pastors John Boardman and Frank 
McMiller officiating. Edna was buried 
in the Rosetown Cemetery. 
FEDUSENKO—George was born Oc-
tober 22, 1928 and died October 29, 
1994 in Simcoe, Ontario. Left to mourn 
are: his father Joseph; three brothers: 
Victor, Lawrence and Wilfred; two 
sisters: Evelyn Ilchuk and Edith 
Bridges; and eleven nephews and 
nieces along with many friends and 
relatives. Funeral services were con-
ducted by Pastor Brian Juriansz and 
Pastor Pollington. He was laid to rest 
at the Oakwood Cemetery in Simcoe. 
GROBOWSKY—Lillian 
Mae of 
Calgary died October 23, 1994. She was 
69 years of age. She is survived by her 
children: Lillian Newman, son 
William; several foster children, grand-
children and great grandchildren and 
her mother, Lillian Herrick. Ken Wiebe 
officiated with interment at Mountain 
View Cemetery. 
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MESSENGER/DECEMBER 1994 
Anniversaries 
50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY 
JAMES AND LAVERN SULZLE 
LOGAN—Robert �
James �
of 
Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, passed 
away on October 18, 1994 at age 82. 
Born in Leominster, Massachusetts, he 
served overseas as a member of the 
U.S. Army during the Second World 
War and suffered greatly as a prisoner 
of war. He was a member of Dart-
mouth, Nova Scotia SDA church. He 
is survived by two sisters Marjorie 
Queripel and Doris Ainslie; a brother 
Hugh. Pastor John Gilbert conducted 
the funeral service and Brother Logan 
was laid to rest in Brookside Cemetery. 
MATZELLE—Barbara was born 
August 31, 1945 in Vancouver, B.C. 
She passed to her rest October 17, 
1994. She married Richard Matzelle in 
1967 to which union two girls were 
born: Maria and Laura. 
Barbara and Richard joined the 
Chilliwack SDA Church in 1979. A 
memorial service was conducted by 
Pastor Gordon Smedley and Carl 
Frank. She is survived by her husband 
Richard, her two daughters, her 
mother, and many family members 
and friends. 
MILNER—Dahline of Calgary, Alberta 
died September 4, 1994 at Bow Centre 
at the age of 57. 
Dahline is greatly missed by her 
sons, Lowell Harke and Robert Milner; 
her daughters, Colleen Barton, 
Geraldine Milner, Pattie Milner and 
Loralee Monton; and her three grand-
children. She is also survived by her 
parents, Leo and Emma Kandt of 
Creston, BC; one sister and nieces and 
nephews. Funeral services were held 
at the Mountain View Cemetery and 
Funeral Home. 
NASSERDEN—Lena was born in Win-
nipeg, Manitoba on November 28, 1896 
and passed away on October 20, 1994. 
During her young life she resided in 
Manitoba, Alberta and in Saskat-
chewan where she married Abdul 
Nasserden. They fanned in the Young, 
Clark's Crossing and Warman areas. 
With her husband she moved to 
Kelowna in 1973. When her husband 
passed away in September 1976, her 
daughter Doris came to live with her. 
Surviving are one son, Edward; 
three daughters: Mabel Ramsay; Hazel 
Wilkinson; and Doris; thirteen grand-
children, eighteen great-grandchildren 
and one great-great grandchild. 
The funeral service was held in the 
Kelowna Seventh-day Adventist 
Church with Pastors Allan Robertson 
and Harold Reimche officiating. Lena 
now rests in Kelowna City Cemetery. 
QUASI—Elsie, beloved wife of the late 
Samuel Quast, passed away in 
Hamilton, Ontario on October 20, 1994. 
She leaves to mourn her daughter, Iris 
Arsenault, and one brother. A private 
funeral and interment took place in 
Hamilton. 
REXIN—Daniel David, was born on 
May 21, 1901 at Carrington, North 
Dakota, and passed away in Kelowna, 
B.C. on October 12, 1994. 
He moved with his parents at the age 
of 15 to a homestead in Fox Valley, 
Saskatchewan. After he was married 
he moved to Kelowna in 1934 and 
resided here since that time. 
Dan is survived by his wife, 
Christina; two sons, Harley and Vern; 
two daughters, Mabel Franks and 
Velma Greenall; two stepchildren, 
Vern Teed and Eileen Steinke; one 
brother, one sister, grandchildren, 
great grandchildren, nephews, nieces, 
and many friends. 
Funeral services were conducted by 
Pastor Harold E. Reimche, assisted by 
Pastor Elmer Littman. Burial took place 
in the Kelowna City Cemetery where 
he awaits the call of the great 
Life-giver. 
RICHARD—Dorothea (King) was born 
March 19, 1919 in Quebec and died in 
Lacombe, Alberta on February, 1994. 
She was predeceased by her husband 
Albert in 1985. She is survived by her 
daughter, Sandra Hanson; three 
grandchildren; five great grand-
children and one brother. 
Words of comfort were spoken by 
Pastor Les Sayler and interment took 
place at the Fairview Cemetery in 
Lacombe. 
ROOKE—Charles Lanksbury was born 
April 10, 1899 at Woodbay, Manitoba 
and fell asleep in Jesus on September 
29, 1994. Charles fanned in the Kalv-
ington area of Saskatchewan where he 
married Hilda on November 27, 1924. 
Charles fanned and logged until his 
retirement. He is survived by his lov-
ing wife Hilda; his children, Ida, Vic-
tor, Norman, and Pearl, his grand-
children, great-grandchildren and one 
great-great grandchild. Charles was 
buried in the Hatzic Cemetery. Pastor 
Terrence Davin conducted the funeral 
service. 
SCHULZE—Emilie was born August 
31, 1898 in Germany and died 
September 14, 1994 at Linden, Alber-
ta. Since their marriage on July 10, 
1938, Emilie and Herman homesteaded 
in Peace River. After Herman died in 
1979, she moved to Warburg. 
One child survives her, a son, Ed-
ward; three grandchildren and two 
great grandchildren. Funeral services 
were officiated by Ron Teranski and 
Roy Dubyna with interment at War-
burg church cemetery. 
SHAPLEY—Edna 
Anna (Riley) 
Shapley was born July 8, 1903 in 
Oklahoma and died June 28, 1994 at 
Maple Creek, Saskatchewan. On June 
24, 1928 she married Clyde Shapley 
and pursued a career in teaching. She 
was a very active member of the church 
and her memory will be cherished by 
many friends. A widow since 1981, she 
was laid to rest beside her husband at 
High River Cemetery. Pastor Les 
Sayler officiated. 
SNOW—Pearl (Stephens) was born in 
Newfoundland, September 2, 1902 but 
grew up in Nova Scotia. She was mar-
ried in 1932 to Thomas Charlton who 
passed away in 1954. She was baptized 
into the Seventh-day Church in, 
Toronto in 1948 and nursed in the 
Branson Hospital for many years, retir-
ing in 1969. She married George Snow 
who predeceased her in 1974. She is 
survived by nieces and nephews. She 
resided in the Pioneer Apartments in 
Oshawa and later in the Retirement 
Home at Heritage Green where she 
died September 22, 1994. 
A memorial service was held in 
Heritage Green SDA Church, 
September 28, conducted by Pastors 
Adam Bujak and Leroy Corkum. 
Pastor E. Couser of the College Park 
SDA Church spoke words of comfort 
at the funeral in Oshawa. Interment 
took place at Lorne St. Cemetery in 
New Glasgow, Nova Soctia. 
VERSTEEGH—Henry was born in 
Utrecht, Holland on December 10, 1910 
and passed to his rest on October 19, 
1994 in Kelowna, B.C. He became a 
Seventh-day Adventist Christian at the 
age of 16 and lived in various localities 
in western Canada. Henry married 
Delphi Steinke in Milled, Alberta on 
August 7, 1945. 
Surviving are his beloved wife, 
Delphi; a daughter, Elizabeth Odiyar; 
three grandchildren; a niece, and three 
cousins. 
The funeral service was held in the 
Kelowna Seventh-day Adventist 
Church and was conducted by Pastors 
David Ellis and Allan Robertson. 
Henry now sleeps in the Lakeview 
Memorial Gardens in Kelowna. 
WESELOWSKI—Mary Mae (Bratko) of 
Pine River, Manitoba passed to her rest 
on July 13, 1994 in Edmonton, Alberta. 
Born in 1940 at Mossey River, she mar-
ried Mike Weselowski and they raised 
their family in the Pine River area. Her 
husband Mike survives her as well as 
six children: Diane Hawthorn, David, 
Eileen, Brenda, Bernard, and Edward; 
two grandsons; three brothers, nieces, 
nephews and friends. 
Don Johnson officiated at the service 
with interment at Birchwood 
Cemetery, Swan River, Manitoba. 
On December 19, 1944 James Sulzle 
and Lavern Huether were married at 
the old Rosebud Church. They farmed 
in Beiseker until 1962, then moved to 
Peoria, Alberta where they had a shop. 
In 1967 after a fire destroyed their 
business, they moved to Canadian 
Union College. They both worked at 
Parkland Furniture and Parkland Color 
Press until retiring in 1988. They now 
reside in Lacombe, Alberta. 
They have five children: Darrel, 
Loanne Devnich, Sherry Audet, Kathy 
Forsey and Ron. Ten grandchildren 
and one great granddaughter also add 
much happiness to their lives. We wish 
them God's continued blessing and 
many more years together. 
50TH ANNIVERSARY 
VERNON AND LORNA EVENSON 
The Sherwood Park Seventh-day 
Adventist Church was the scene of a 
lovely reception held July 24 to 
celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary 
of Vernon and Lorna (Litke) Evenson 
of Earl Grey, Saskatchewan. The 
reception was hosted by their children, 
Faye Feddema, Wayne Evenson and 
daughter-in-law Rita. The celebration 
was held exactly 50 years from their 
wedding date, July 24, 1944 and was at-
tended by many friends and relatives. 
Weddings 
BELINSKY - CAZES 
John Belinsky and Kimberley Cazes 
were united in marriage at the 
Medicine Hat Seventh-day Adventist 
Church on May 22, 1994. 
Many loved ones and friends were 
present to wish them well in 
establishing their new home. 
Pastor Les Sayler 
DONNETT - CHRISTIANSON 
Jodi Christianson, daughter of Rick 
and Stacey Christianson, and Paul 
Donnett, son of Jim Donnett and Paula 
Prouten, exchanged wedding vows in 
a beautiful outdoor setting in Upper 
Passmore on August 21, 1994. Elder 
Leonard Andrews officiated. The 
young couple are making their home 
in Falkland, British Columbia. 
HANSEN - ILCHUK 
Gaylene Ilchuk, daughter of Larry 
and Anne Ilchuk of Angwin, Califor-
nia and formerly of College Heights, 
Alberta, was married to Christopher 
Hansen, son of Ivan and Barbara 
Hansen of Clark, Missouri on July 24, 
1994. The ceremony took place on the 
campus of Pacific Union College with 
Elder Louis Venden officiating. Chris 
and Gaylene now reside in Los 
Alamos, New Mexico. 
MADGWICK - KOTANKO 
On August 26, 1994, Jonathan 
Madgwick and Charlene Kotanko were 
married in an outdoor ceremony at 
Pilot's Monument in the Old Town sec-
tion of Yellowknife, NWT. The service 
was conducted by Pastor Werner 
Seidel. 
SANDERS - VINCENT 
Ethel Allen Vincent and Frank 
Stewart Sanders were united in mar-
riage on September 25, 1994, in the 
Oliver SDA Church. 
Pastor Kelly Schultz performed the 
ceremony. The bride and groom have 
established a Christian home in the 
Oliver area. 
MESSENGER/DECEMBER 1994 21 
Births 
ALDRICH—Cameron and Kelly (nee 
Dreger), are happy to welcome Nathan 
Seth Alexander, born October 5, 1994 
in Red Deer, Alberta. 
BARCLAY—John and Renee (nee 
Villeneuve): a son, John Alexander, 
born September 23, 1994 in Pickering, 
Ontario. 
BREMNER—Tony and Janelle (nee 
Eskelsbn); a daughter Macauley Eden 
was born on October 17, 1994 in Van-
couver, British Columbia. 
GEAY—Pascal and Anne (nee Prouty) 
are pleased to announce the birth of 
their third child, a daughter, Rebecca 
Suzanne, in Annecy, France, July 13, 
1994. 
KAYTOR—James and Charlene; a 
second son, William John Alexander, 
born in Hamilton, October 1, 1994. 
LAAN—Walter and Karen (nee 
Schulz): a daughter, Jennifer Elizabeth, 
born October 3, 1994, at Burks Falls, 
Ontario. 
SCOTT—Robert and Kelly-jane (nee 
Ritchey): a son, Benjamin Douglas, 
born October 11, 1994 in Oshawa, 
Ontario. 
SIMS—David and Debra (nee Or-
daneza) welcome Amara Joan, born on 
November 10, 1994 at Barrie, Ontario. 
STOPYN—Peter and Jacquelin, a 
daughter, Rhonda Jennifer Nicole, 
born September 14, 1994, in Hamilton, 
Ontario. 
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MESSENGER/DECEMBER 1994 23 
"But while the bridegroom was 
delayed they all slumbered and slept." 
Matthew 25:5 
But now He is 
EVEN' Al �
IAJOit 
~hun;Towanl l`. 
ur world is tumbling toward the end of a 
millennium and the great question is what 
next? Are these the very last days? 
In Even at the Door G. Edward Reid presents over-
whelming evidence that we are the generation that 
will see the actual, literal second coming of Christ 
in the clouds of heaven. 
Readers will be startled at the plainness of scrip-
tural predictions, roused by the testimony of Ellen 
White and other Adventist pioneers, and agitated 
to see how completely world conditions indicate 
that these are the final days. And above all, they' 
find encouragement in preparing for the m 
spectacular event in history. 
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