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Monday, March 23, 1981 / Volume 80, Number 36 / Angwin, California / Official Organ of the Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Spot Coverage More Than Doubles
A message of love from Adventists—The most recently produced com-
mercial distributed by Faith For Today is a marriage/divorce testimonial
spot. While a bride and groom pose for wedding pictures, the wedding
coordinator turns away from the scene and talks into the TV camera.
“I've learned some things the hard way,” she says, introducing herself
as a divorcee. “So | tell young people to take enough time to really know
each other. Marriage is a bad place to discover just how little you know
about someone...” The 30-second spot is scheduled for airing on “The
Baxters’’ and will be released with the series called “This Was America.”
Does anybody Position on Military Service Is Unchanged
care? These Tunes Signs
® Bl Continela Message
“Breath of Life”
Airs in Los Angeles
Breath of Life began airing on
KHIJ-TV, Channel 9, at 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 22.
After hearing about the quality
of production and the various for-
mats of the telecast, KHJ-TV of-
fered a prime time availability to
Breath of Life.
While prayerful negotiations
were In progress between Breath
of Life management, leading
Church officials, and KHIJ-TV,
three other programs made bids
for the time and were prepared to
offer more money. However, be-
cause of Channel 9’s interest In
this program and divine working,
Breath of Life has been able to
make this outreach in greater Los
Angeles.
Please pray that many souls
may be ministered to through this
continuing outreach.
INSTRIRATIQON SRS
Now that draft registration has
already taken place for voung men
born during the vears 1960-1962,
the plan is for every 18-year-old to
register within 30 days betore or
after his birthday.
All Adventist young men are
urged to register at the appointed
time. It vou have already regis-
tered and have not received an
acknowledgment letter within 90
days, vou are not considered legal-
ly registered and vou should check
on this immediately.
With the registration have come
reports in some areas that the
Church has changed its position
concerning military service. This is
not true.
What was advocated by the
Church as tar back as Civil War
davs 1s still held today, namely,
the noncombatant (1-A-Q) posi-
tion. This means a willingness to
respond to a military draft and
serve as loval citizens in uniform,
but not train with or usc a
weapon, thus following the Lord's
teaching of not taking human life.
It 1s important that all members
“If God’s people had the love of Christ in the heart; if every
church member were thoroughly imbued with the spirit of self-
denial; if all manifested thorough earnestness, there would be no
lack of funds for home and foreign missions; our resources would
be multiplied; a thousand doors of usefulness would be opened,
and we would be invited to enter.”
Selected Messages, 82
Adventist spot commercials are
now released with another televi-
sion program seen on five stations
in the Pacific Union, announces
Dan Matthews, director of Faith
For Today.
Also, beginning April 19,
viewers in the Los Angeles area
will be able to see “The Baxters”’
on Sunday evening at 7:30 on
KHJ Channel 9.
In late December Faith For To-
day literally “‘stepped out in
faith’ and purchased commercial
time on ‘‘The Baxters’ series,
which 1s produced by BBI Com-
munications of Boston, in an at-
tempt to reach the 96 percent of
viewers who claim never to watch
a ‘‘religious’” program. The
Church is thus going where the
people are rather than waiting for
them to come to the Church.
Elder Matthews learned recent-
are clear on this important subject.
Since the late 60s the church
has stressed the importance of
personal decision and has offered
support to all youth whether they
choose the combat position (1-A),
pacifist position (1-0), or that
which the Church teaches, non-
combatancy (1-A-0O). Such a deci-
ston 1s not a test of fellowship.
This is the same position the
Church has always held, but In
earlier years the emphasis on one
thought may have overshadowed
the basic teaching. It should be
clearly understood that at the
present time, as always, the
Church feels that the noncom-
batant position best reflects the
Christian's effort to serve lovally
his country as well as his God.
To better prepare our young
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ST
2a A /
ly that the producers are also
releasing the spots with another
series called “This Was America.”
“This Was America’ airs on 33
stations across North America.
Combined with 26 stations carry-
bi
ing ‘‘The Baxters,”” Adventist
spots are being released to a total
of 59 commercial stations plus 930
cable systems.
“This 1s far beyond what we
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Fifth- and sixth-graders from the Long Beach Seventh-day Adventist
School presented a latch-hook rug of the Great Seal of the United States
to former President Gerald R. Ford at his office in Rancho Mirage. The
rug was a class project. Shown with the rug are (from the left) Rory Hays,
Renee Bradley, Teacher Don Wallar and Daniel Hays with President
Ford.
Students Give Project to Former President
Hard work and a bit of artistic
skill earned the 29 fifth- and sixth-
grade students of the Long Beach
School the chance of a lifetime
recently—to meet a former Presi-
dent of the United States.
Don Wallar, their teacher, sug-
gested to the social studies class
early in the school vear that they
make a latch-hook rug showing
the Great Seal of the United
States, since they were studying
American history. He also made
contact with former President
Gerald Ford's staff to arrange for
the students to present him with
their project.
Using an overhead projector
transparency of the Seal to cast an
image on paper, the students drew
their own pattern for the rug.
Then, working in groups of four
students at a time, they latch-
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WHEN THE FUNDS FROM THE SABBATH SCHOOL SPECIAL PROJECTS Overflow offering of March 28
are made available and this administration block at the new University College of Eastern Africa is complete, it
will indeed be a "Dream come true!’ for the youth of Africa. They're counting on you!