The Mid-America Adventist Outlook for 1986 - Vol. 07 - No. 03

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March, 1986(cid:9) Mid-America Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
"The Lord is my light and my
salvation; whom shall I fear?"
Psalm 27:1
* The President's Outlook *
Ott Look
A New
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President (cid:9) J 0. Tompkins
Jim has already lined up several cover
Joel 0. Tompkins Secretary (cid:9) George Timpson
photos from personnel at Union College but Treasurer (cid:9) Lee Allen
Welcome to a new look for our union he invites Adventist photographers through- Assistant Treasurer (cid:9) Arthur Opp
paper, the Outlook. The purpose of the out the union to submit their best color Adventist Health System
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ventist Church in Mid-America. By doing In the first sentence of her book Steps to Education (cid:9) (cid:9) Don Keele
so, we pray that it will inspire you to remain Christ, Ellen White writes, "Nature and Associate Education Melvin E. Northrup
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faithful to the Lord and to share his love revelation alike testify of God's love." We Health, Temperance,
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Jim tells me that he would be glad to again.
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Editor's Outlook
Heart Transplants For The lack of available hearts often hinders
surgeons from performing heart transplants.
But through the Holy Spirit, God can give
every man, woman and child the heart of
Eternity
Christ.
He will never force us to accept a heart
we don't want, though.
Just as heart patients and their families
A
year-and-a-half after Loma Linda We know more about the world than must sign consent forms, allowing the heart
University surgeon Leonard Bailey any generation that has ever lived. We have surgeon to operate on them, we must
transplanted the heart of a baboon into the become cultured intellectuals but we remain submit ourselves to God. And, not just
chest of tiny "Baby Fae," heart transplant moral barbarians, crippled by an once, but every single day.
patients continue to make the headlines. atherosclerosis of spirit that blocks the life- Like David, we can pray every morning,
The heart of her dead boyfriend throbs in giving stream of God's love. But thank God "Create in me a pure heart, 0 God, and
the chest of Donna Ashlock, a 15-year-old He has provided a cure. renew a steadfast spirit within me." (Psalm
California girl who previously suffered from 51:10)
an enlarged heart. Three weeks before the Doctors always fear that the patient's
operation, Felipe Garza had a premonition body will reject the new heart. There is
that he was going to die and told his family, certainly constant danger that our sinful
"Sca rch me
"I want Donna to have my heart." nature will reject our new spiritual heart as
0 God. and
His wish was granted after a blood vessel well. The Apostle Paul talks about this
burst in his brain. k no NN III N crisis in Romans 7:13-25 and Galatians
Mary Lund, a 40-year-old secretary from hcarl... 5:16-25.
Minnesota, became the first woman to To combat the crisis of rejection, doctors
receive an artificial heart when a virus I 39:23 use modern drugs such as cyclosporine. The
attacked her own heart, ruining her perfect Lord employs His word: "I have hidden
health. your word in my heart that I might not sin
Most of us will never have to undergo a against you." (Psalm 119:11)
heart transplant operation like Donna or More than medicine, God's word is also
Mary but many of us will die of heart food and a diagnostic instrument. Doctors
disease anyway which remains the nation's place their heart patients on a low-fat diet
number one killer. to prevent further narrowing of their
Now, we can reduce many risk factors of arteries. The best food for our spiritual heart
natural heart disease, and indeed, we is the Bible. The prophet Jeremiah
should, if we want to live happier, healthier wrote: "When your words came, I ate
and longer lives. We can walk or run every Listen to this remarkably relevant verse them; they were my joy and my heart's
day, stretch our bodies through an aerobic from the book of Ezekiel when God offered delight." (Jeremiah 15:16)
exercise routine, eat a natural foods diet, to perform the world's first heart transplant. As the saying goes, we are what we eat.
and take time to relax. "I will give you a new heart and put a new If we feed our minds pomography and
But no matter what we do, someday, spirit in you; I will remove from you your violence, we will become like what we
sooner or later, sin, the disease of the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. read, see and hear. Solomon describes the
spiritual heart, kills everyone. (See Romans And I will put my Spirit in you and move condition of a wicked man like this: "As he
6:23) you to follow my decrees and be careful to thinketh in his heart, so is he."(Proverbs
Throughout the Old and New keep my laws." (Ezekiel 36:26, 27) 23:7 KJV)
Testaments, the Bible writers use the word That's what God wants to do for you and Finally, the Bible is God's
heart to represent our minds, and me today! However we might feel about the electrocardiogram that traces the condition
specifically, our moral nature—the very ethics or effectiveness of modem heart of our spiritual heart:
heart that distinguishes us from baboons transplants, the Bible is clear that everyone "For the word of God is living and
and other animals. needs a spiritual heart transplant. active. Sharper than any double-edged
The prophet Jeremiah pinpoints the When surgeons transplant human or sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul
condition of the human heart: "The heart is animal hearts, one life is sacrificed for and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the
deceitful above all things and beyond cure. another. God loved us so much that He sent thoughts and attitudes of the heart."
Who can understand it?" (Jeremiah 17:9) His Son to die so that His pure, perfect (Hebrews 4:12)
Jesus explained why: "For out of the heart might be given to us, enabling us to Through his word the Surgeon of Souls
heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, live the kind of life He lived. invites us today, "My son, (my daughter)
sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, On the cross the One who was "gentle give me your heart." And, "Today, if you
slander." (Matthew 15:19) and humble in heart," the man who could hear his voice, do not harden your hearts."
When I examine my own life, I know say, "I desire to do your will, 0 my God; (Proverbs 23:26; Hebrews 4:7)
that the Great Physician's diagnosis of the your law is within my heart," suffered the If we trust the promises of the Bible, the
human heart is painfully correct. Do you most massive heart attack in history. new heart God gives us will beat eternally.
feel the same way about yourself? (Matthew 11:29, Psalm 40:8) And one day soon we will be able to look
We live in a heartsick world today. Jesus Christ died of a broken heart, into the loving face of our great Heart
Every day the media bring into our homes crushed to death by our sins. Surgeon. Jesus said, "Blessed are the pure in
the latest sordid accounts of terrorist The wonderful thing is, He rose from the heart for they will see God" (Matthew 5:8)
bombings, child-abuse cases and senseless dead and His heart still throbs with love for Could any heart transplant patient be
wars. us. given a more promising prognosis?—JLF
March, 1986(cid:9) OUTLOOK (cid:9) 3
Praying and Playing:
When A Game
Is NotA Game
A
t first glance you see a basketball
game. That's all. A ball, two
baskets, a scoreboard. Then the players
catch your attention. The blue team is
from Malone Community Center, located
in a local neighborhood in Lincoln,
Nebraska. The other team—the reds—are
members of Athletes for Christ, a group of
College View Academy students.
As you watch the game something
surprises you. Something is different here.
Because in this region basketball is more
than a fancy passing; here they raise state
championship teams. Just today you
followed a trail of last night's signs along
the road: WASH 'EM OUT AND
HANG 'EM UP TO DRY; DEFEAT
THE TIGERS; KILL 'EM!
But in this game you see a player
approach a downed opponent, help him
up, and clap him on the back with a
"Good game! Keep up the good work!"
The difference is so apparent that at the
end of one game, a community player
walks toward his opponents and asks
questions about CVA—about why the
guys are so different, and how he could be
a part of them.
Moreover, the end of the game is not
the end of the evening. What you see next
astounds you. Each of the five AFC
players on the court pairs off with a
member of the other team, congratulates
him on his game, and offers to say a
prayer with him. Each teammate on the
bench does the same, and in no time at all
ten kids have had someone pray with and
for them—many for the first time in their
lives. After the game a social follows, with
refreshments and time for mixing and
talking.
To find out more of the difference at
AFC, we talked to two AFC members,
Jerry Tochterman and Darin Horst, and
their Bible and PE teacher, Kelly Whited.
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Above: A College View Academy player launches a jumper to the hoop as a Detention Center Judy Burton writes from Desoto, Kansas.
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player tries to block it. In this game, CVA was way ahead so they adjusted their style in order to Reprinted from Insight, December 28, 1985
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give their opponents a chance to score more points and enjoy the game. by permission.
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From Competition
To Outreach
Kelly Whited was playing basketball for
Hutchinson Community College in Kansas
when he learned about the Seventh-day
Adventist Church. A committed Christian,
he became bothered by the poor sportsman-
ship displayed by the crowd and the teams
during a championship game. After the game,
he shared his concerns with a young boy
sitting in the bleachers. The boy turned out to
be the son of Clark Jacobs, an elder in the
Adventist Church who taught at the college.
Kelly began attending church and asking
questions but he wasn't ready for baptism—
yet. Later he went to Biola College in
Southern California where he continued to
play basketball and study the Bible. While
there, he joined the church because he felt it
followed the Bible closer than any other
church he had studied. CVA's Bible and P.E.
teacher used to play for his own glory. Now,
he uses his athletic ability to help his students
share Christ with others.
Coach Kelly Whited encourages his team during a time-out.
Q: Mr Whited how did you become praying helps us show that God makes the Jerry: About six hours a week besides
interested in starting a group like this? difference. games and outreach activities, but the
Mr. Whited: So many of the guys had Mr. Whited: Really, what we've done discipline is good for us. I used to sleep in
no definite direction in life. There was no is to make contact with kids we could on Sunday mornings—late! Now we are
meaning to their Christian experience. never touch in any other way. They all up early and working out together.
Getting out and doing things is important would never come to a concert or to a Darin: I used to watch a lot of TV
to them. And we needed a constructive Daniel and Revelation seminar. after school or hang around doing
outlet for Sabbath and social activities. Q: How do you plan your game nothing. I don't miss it. I like what we do
Q: Why did you pick basketball? schedule and who plays with you? much better.
Mr. Whited: Teaching basketball was Mr. Whited: We approached four Q: Do you have any advice to give
a natural for me because I was a college different community centers in Lincoln other teens who would like do something
basketball player before I became an and set up a league schedule. Because we too?
Adventist. After I decided to follow initiated the idea, we were able to plan 1. Get a group together who want to
Christ, my whole perception of sports the entire game structure, including our do something. Just two or three is enough.
changed. Where before all I cared about prayer time and the social afterward. Most Name yourselves. AFC could mean
was my glory—winning was everything— of the games are in our gym, so we have Action for Christ. Take that—or be
now I look for ways my playing can control of the activities. creative.
glorify God. Q: How much time do you spend on
Jerry: Yeah, he's right. Before I joined AFC? (continued on page 7)
the group, I would fight to win when I
played ball. That was all that mattered.
We've changed a lot. Now we focus on
the fun of the game. It's almost fun to
lose! You ought to see the look on the
other guys' faces when we congratulate
them on their win!
Q: How do you feel about witnessing
now?
Jerry: It's neat to be able to witness
through things you enjoy and have a
talent for. I know I'm important to God,
and He can use me.
Darin: We've learned a lot about
witnessing—like first off, what we say
about Christ won't mean much if we
blow up on the court. Then too, I found
that I can talk to other kids about Christ
and not get laughed at. It helps a lot to
know that—especially for next time!
Q: How do the kids respond when you
offer to pray with them?
Jerry: They're surprised, but they say Dave Klein, talks with the other team's players during the after-game social. Besides playing
OK. At first they can't figure out why basketball, the College View students get involved in community service projects. "The whole
we're so different in the way we play. Our school program should be focused on service," says Whited.
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March, 1986 OUTLOOK 5
a telephone pole shouted 'Hello, Dr.
Moon—you looked after me at Ported"'
From rural to metropolitan
Half a century of changes at Porter and
in medical practice have impressed Dr.
Moon. In 1930 Porter was a quiet, 100-bed
sanitarium and hospital on the rural
outskirts of Denver. Now five wings have
been added, the metropolitan area extends
many miles beyond Porter, and patients
may arrive by emergency helicopter.
As for medical changes: "The polio
vaccine was a milestone. The year before
the vaccine we had 600 cases of polio in
Colorado; the year after, only two or three.
And antibiotics have made a huge
difference—now patients who have
infections get well instead of dying.
Technology has taken heart surgery and
other medical procedures a tremendous
distance. On the other hand, when I was in
practice physicians didn't have to make
million-dollar decisions about malpractice
claims and insurance."
Although medical practice and Adventist
medical institutions have changed
dramatically over the last 50 years, Dr.
Moon still views medical work as very
important to the mission of the church—
"especially our efforts for health education
Dr. Arlie Moon and Mrs. Maude Moon that go along with the treatment of illness,"
Dr. Arlie L. Moon: A Half-Century
Profile Of Service
BY EDWIN GALLAGHER
W
hen Arlie L. Moon, M.D. totalling a mere $1,500. he says.
arrived at the four-month-old Dr. Moon recalls good times and bad Dr. and Mrs. Moon cherish certain
Porter Sanitarium and Hospital in June of times over the course of his 29 years as memories that predate Porter. As children
1930, he and his wife, Maude, stayed in the medical director and 40 years as a board in northern California they both attended
best patient room for the standard charge of member. the church school in St. Helena with the
six dollars a day. Dr. Moon, a 1924 "We had one manager who would assign twins Herbert and Henry White (now
graduate of the College of Medical incoming patients to a different doctor from deceased), children of Willie White and
Evangelists (now Loma Linda University) the one who admitted them," he says. "The grandchildren of Ellen.
became Porter's second medical whole medical staff resigned. The manager "One day our teacher said, 'Today is
superintendent and took the challenge of soon dropped out, and things brightened up Mrs. White's birthday—let's all go over and
launching a hospital in Denver during the again, but it wasn't our best year." sing for her,"' Dr. Moon recalls. "We went
great depression. In addition to his administrative duties, to her house a short distance from the
"Informal gatherings, on the shady lawns, obstetrics, general practice and surgery kept school. She came out on the second floor
with cool drinks help to make pleasant the Dr. Moon busy at Porter. In the early balcony, and after we had sung for her she
summer afternoon ..." ran a press history of the hospital he delivered gave us a nice talk. I still remember one of
description of Porter at the time. "Well-kept approximately 100 babies a year—a the texts she used: 'His going forth is
courts tempt many to enjoyable games of heritage of which he is frequently reminded. prepared as the morning."'
tennis. Then there is lawn golf ... "I was at a gas station one day when the
shuffleboard and horseshoe pitching." attendant filling my tank said 'You Business Manager's Tribute
Behind the relaxed atmosphere Dr. Moon delivered me!' Another time a man was
steered the institution through shoals of installing a new water heater at my house Harley E. Rice, former business manager
difficulty that included an average daily and said 'You delivered my daughter 35 of Porter, wrote this tribute to Dr. Moon:
census in that first year of fewer than 21 years ago.'" "Chairmen of boards came and went,
patients, and operating funds in the bank General patients also have fond business managers and administrators took
memories. "I was walking on a street in office with appropriate welcomes and
Edwin Gallagher is staff writer at Porter downtown Denver one day," says Dr. departed with appropriate farewells. The
Memorial Hospital Denver, Colorado. Moon, "when a man working at the top of greatest element of constancy was Dr.
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Moon. Throughout all of these years, he selfish vote, one personal request nor of one For his own testimony, Dr. Moon says
exerted an influence for progress and for act of self-aggrandizement or personal simply, "I have all good memories of
integrity and humanitarian concern. This he benefit."* Porter. I enjoyed my work. I was happy to
did quietly on the right side of moot Dr. Moon retired in 1974 after 50 years help people get over their difficulties."*
questions without fanfare, without of medical practice. He and his wife
ostentation, and without abrasiveness. recently moved from their home a few *Marion R. Rymer, Porter Memorial
"Through forty years of board blocks from Porter, to Loma Linda, Hospital: Its Birth and Life (Porter
membership, there is no record of one California. Memorial Hospital, 1978), p. 51.
Mid-America
"The church should be more than a place
Adventists Practice to worship each week," Timpson said. "It
should be like a filling station where you fill
Their Faith Says up to serve the community. We are a caring
church, and our emphasis is on ministry.
Timpson We live by a strict code, and we are pleased
that the Lord sustains our growth."*
BY BETTY STEVENS
"We are growing because we believe it is Praying And Playing: When A
incumbent upon us to be our brother's Game Is Not A Game
keeper. There is a tendency on the part of
George W. Timpson
those who have been helped to remember (continued from page 5)
who helped them." "And we have centers to help those
That was the response of Elder George addicted to drugs or alcohol," Timpson 2. Find one adult—parent, teacher,
W. Timpson, recently appointed executive said. anyone—to help.
secretary of the Mid-America Union "Because of our lifestyle, the record 3. Brainstorm. Think of all the outreach
Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, shows that Seventh-day Adventists have things you could possibly do. But don't
when he was asked why the denomination fewer heart attacks, less cancer and a 6.2- knock someone else's idea—you can always
he represents is experiencing a high rate of year longer life span than the average say, "That's an interesting idea!" Write
growth. American," Timpson said. down everything.
Since 1980 the worldwide Seventh-day Is the lifestyle of a Seventh-day Adventist 4. Plan one activity most will enjoy. Do
Adventist Church has grown about 30 difficult to follow? "Not if you fall in love something simple, but do it soon! You can
percent in an age when many with the Lord," Timpson said. do bigger things later—like we write our
denominations' memberships are declining. He cited the 1,600 foreign missionaries own skits for our Sabbath programs.
Worldwide membership stands at the denomination supports. Some live under Jerry: We've got a neat thing going, and
4,424,600 in 24,663 churches. difficult conditions because of their love for we know it. We know we can trust each
The Adventists also have 91 colleges and the Lord, Timpson said. other. We feel free to talk about God and
universities, 874 secondary schools and pray together about our special problems. *
4,337 elementary schools. "We believe Scripture Cited
strongly in education," Timpson said.
The region under Timpsons' supervision He cited several Scripture passages that
Recommitment
includes the Dakotas, Kansas, Nebraska, require Christians to take good care of their
Iowa, Missouri, Colorado, Wyoming and bodies.
Vows To My
San Juan County, New Mexico. In that "The Bible says our bodies are the temple
region are 504 churches with 56,007 of the living God, and we are to present
Saviour
members. them as a living sacrifice. We are
"People want their religion to be admonished to live healthful lives," he said.
meaningful. Our authority is the Word of Timpson is a graduate of Oakwood I do humbly commit my life to Jesus
God, to which we add nothing, nor do we College in Huntsville, Alabama. After Christ, accepting Him as my personal
subtract anything. We don't rush folk in (to teaching in church-related schools for 10 Saviour.
the church). We teach them first, then years, he was called to be a minister in the By His grace,
baptize them. We mean business, and the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He was I promise to love and obey Him, through
sickness and in health, in time of adversity
Lord is blessing the work." Timpson said. ordained in 1964 and served churches in
or prosperity, and honor Him in whatever I
New York and Connecticut for 10 years.
do or say.
Healing Ministry He took additional classroom work at Through His strength,
Yale Divinity School and public health I will love and cherish Him regardless of
Besides providing food, shelter, clothing, training at Loma Linda, California. In his the circumstances. I will be a true helpmeet
furniture, housing and day care for children work for the Adventists, he supervised for Him, seeking to disciple others through
and relieving the distress of people who youth activities and was superintendent of the power of the Holy Spirit. I dedicate my
have experienced disaster, the Seventh-day education in Florida and Georgia. He was feet to do His bidding, my hands to be of
Adventist Church gives a lot of attention to appointed to the Mid-America office as service to my fellow man. My face to
reflect His love, and my tongue to speak
its healing ministry, with emphasis on associate executive secretary in 1981 and
His truth.
prevention. became executive secretary last month.
Through His blood shed for me on Calvary
There are regular classes on health and His wife, Cynthia, is a registered nurse I seek Him with contrite heart for my
temperance, stress reduction, weight who works for the state Department of forgiveness, choosing now to forsake all sin.
control, nutrition and giving up cigarettes. Health in its disease control section. Their I promise to keep myself only unto Him so
children are Dane of Loma Linda, long as I shall live, both now and
Betty Stevens is religion editor for the California; Chevelle, a senior at Oakwood throughout eternity.
Lincoln Journal-Star. Reprinted by per- College; and Cynthia, a senior at College Elder W. F. Dagenais, Pastor, St. Louis
mission. View Academy. Central Church.
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March, 1986(cid:9) OUTLOOK 7
Outlook On Union College
Alumni Weekend-1986 Initial Donation
spur the Seventh-day Adventist
Received For colleges and universities in North
Make plans now to be on Cords, guest speakers for the America toward developing full-
campus for the 1986 Homecom- weekend services, a Unionaires Challenge fledged alumni cultivation and
ing weekend, April 3-5. Gradu- concert and "Tonight, Franz donation programs. By 1985
ates, former students and friends Liszt" presented by the Family Grant Program when the first phase ended, the
are invited to take part in a time Entertainment Series. The honor overall percentage of alumni par-
of reminiscing and friendship. classes this year include: 1926, ticipation had risen from 6.5 per-
We have a full weekend planned 1931, 1936, 1941, 1946, 1951, Union College alumni Max cent to 27.3 percent and total dol-
beginning with the traditional 1956, 1961, 1966, 1971, 1976, Christianson '27 and Garwin lars given to the institutions rose
banquet (held on campus this 1981 and 1985. Come join us in McNeilus '58 recently contrib- from $413,000 to $1,500,000.
year), the Hanging of the Golden April! uted a total of $8,300 to the
college's Annual Fund. This gift
has special significance because it Grant Received
qualifies Union College to partici-
pate in the second phase of the
Business Executives' Challenge
to Alumni (BECA II) program.
Wayne McChesney (right),
manager of Sears' Lincoln Gate-
We'll be looking for you again this year! way store, presented Union
College Interim President, Dr.
Max Christianson
Myrl Manley with an $800 check
(Picture of Garwin McNeilus not available)
Music Festival At Union College on January 28. The grant was
BECA II requires each college provided by the unrestricted
to obtain a single donation grant program for educational
Over 100 students from mid- choral directors. equalling 13 percent of the total institutions operated by the Sears
western Adventist academies at- The weekend concluded with matching grant money the college Roebuck Foundation. Union
tended the choral music festival a Saturday night performance in expects to receive from BECA College has been an annual
held at Union College February the college auditorium conducted during the next three years. Once recipient of this grant for the last
6-8. Dr. Hacko. Among other works, this has been obtained, the ten years. Also shown is Lilya
The festival featured work- the concert featured Memory by college negotiates its own yearly Wagner, center, Vice-President
shops instructed by Dr. Zvonimir Andrew Webber from the goals with BECA administrators for Institutional Advancement.
Hacko, director of the choral musical "Cats", Three Hun- for increasing the number of
music program at Andrews Uni- garian Folk Songs by Bela alumni who give to the college
versity. Dr. Hacko lead work- Bartok and Come Gentle Spring and increasing the total dollars
shops and rehearsals for both the from "The Seasons" by Joseph given for scholarships and unre-
FINANCIAL
academy students and academy Hayden. stricted use. Union's over-all,
three-year goal is to raise alumni
participation from the current 35
AID
Library Completes Another percent to 39 percent and the
average gift from $61 to $75.
Step In Automation Christianson and McNeilus COUNSELING
are both members of the Union
College Board of Directors.
The Union College library brary Director Larry Onsager. Christianson has served as the
TOOL
began using its automated circu- "Students appreciate how Honorary Chairman for Union's
lation system in conjunction with much faster it is to look up a recently completed capital cam-
its computerized on-line catalog book with the on-line catalog paign. He and his wife, Elsie,
during the first week in January, than with the traditional card have also contributed to several You've got questions .
1986. This marks another major catalog," said DeForest Nesmith, other capital improvement pro-
we've got the answers at our
step in the library's conversion to public services librarian. "They jects and established a scholarship
fingertips. For financial aid
total automation. are also more likely to browse fund in their name. McNeilus has
As of January, over 65,000 through the on-line catalog look- served on the college's Campaign information call us at
titles have been entered into the ing for interesting books than Executive Committee and is a 800/228-4600.
INLEX/3000 catalog and circu- they used to with the card major donor to the campaign.
lation system, according to Li- catalog." BECA was started in 1979 to
8(cid:9) OUTLOOK (cid:9) March, 1986
Outlook On Rocky Mountain
Hatch
happen when they moved to the Joe and Linda Konstanzer have tor in the continuing seminar and
Honored church? "God blessed," com- assisted Pastor Rose in a continu- baptismal class. Seven have been
mented Henry Barron, "and the ing seminar and are anticipating baptized thus far.
whole group happily moved to a good baptism soon.
the church without the loss of The Lamar meetings were also R. A. McCumber, Communication
one person!" a success. Jim Hablutxel and Director, Rocky Mountain Confer-
Charles and Alice Short and Chuck Springer assisted the pas- ence.
Evangelism With Bill Zima
BY TERESA SALES
Russell Shawver, president of
Adventist Health Systems, Eastern
and Middle America, presents a
plaque to Wm. C. Hatch for 17
years of faithful service as a
member of the governing board of
Porter Memorial Hospital. Elder
Hatch, who retired from the
presidency of the Rocky Mountain
Conference last April, served as
vice-chairman since 1973.
Evangelism
With Henry
Sixteen people joined the Monte Vista and Alamosa churches by baptism and profession of faith, December
Barron 7th. The baptism came at the conclusion of a brief evangelistic series by Bill Zima. Don Sales is pastor of the
churches. Shown with the pastors in the photo above are: back row, from left: Delbert Douglass, Steve Vigil,
Nancy Plane, Darlene Maes, Deana Montgomery, Emelia Espinosa, Irene Lind; front row: Jennifer Herrera,
BY R. A. McCUMBER Marea Vigil, Francesca Vigil, Angelia Cordova, Winema Cordova, Jennifer Montgomery, Jennifer Atencio, and
Tracy Webb/Thedford.
December 7 was a special ter, Jean Miller, whose picture
Sabbath for the Alamosa and appears separately from that of
Monte Vista churches in the San the larger group, waited to be
Luis Valley of Colorado. Fifteen baptized until her husband, who
people were baptized, and was in Alaska, could be present.
another young woman joined the Jean's daughter, Winema, was in
church by profession of faith. the first baptism with Mrs. Maes,
This baptism followed intensive her grandmother.
visiting by Mid-America Union The enthusiasm of these new
Evangelist Bill Zima and Pastor members is a real inspiration to
Don Sales. both churches in the San Luis
Several important personal Valley. Delbert Douglass, a new
Henry Barron baptizes Mr. and victories were gained by mem- Jean Miller is baptized by Pastor member at Monte Vista, is wit-
Mrs. Howard Van Deusen, who bers of the group, some over the Don Sales at the Alamosa church nessing to his fellow workers at a
drove 70 miles each night to evan- use of tobacco. Darlene Maes, on December 28. Her mother and gold and silver operation in the
gelistic meetings at Lamar. who operates a cafe at Fort daughter were baptized three mountains above Del Norte.
Garland, began closing her busi- weeks previously, but Jean waited
Henry Barron, evangelist of
ness on Sabbath a week before until her husband could share in Teresa Sales, communication secre-
the Rocky Mountain Conference,
her baptism. Mrs. Maes' daugh- the joy of her baptism. tary, Alamosa church.
wasn't a bit discouraged when it
was not possible to get consecu-
tive nights for meetings at an VBS
events center in Lamar. They
arranged for five nights at the
BY TERESA SALES
Fort Bents Inn in Las Animas, 45
miles away. "Then we'll just
Alamosa church had another
have to move to the church,"
successful Vacation Bible School
reported Pastor Rose.
this past summer, with over 60
These modern "circuit-riding"
children attending, most of these
preachers were amazed to have
from non-Adventist homes. Gillian
30 folks attending regularly at
Barker was the director.
Fort Bents Inn. What would
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March, 1986 OUTLOOK 9
Outlook On Rocky Mountain
New Associate At Denver First
been heartwarming for our small getting most members of her
congregation and the community family and many friends together-
BY DON SCHNEIDER has been very supportive." 102 persons from 13 states and
We are happy to welcome 1974, and his M.A. from The excellent advertising for Old Mexico. Nellie has two sons
Pastor and Mrs. Jim Hawkins to Andrews University in 1978. He the stop smoking program has and two daughters, eight grand-
the pastoral family of the Rocky entered the ministry in Ohio in actually been the responsibility children, and ten great-grand-
Mountain Conference. He is an June, 1974, and was ordained in of the communication secretary, children—all of whom attended.
associate pastor at the Denver May, 1980. Mrs. Betty Kramer, the pastor's Her sons presented a slide
First Church, giving special atten- In 1970 Jim married Sandra wife. show history of her life, with
tion to the visitation and outreach Seeley, daughter of Pastor and As all good communication many interesting highlights. An
ministry of this 1,000-member Mrs. Ronald Seeley. Sandra is an secretaries do, she put forth the especially delightful account was
congregation. elementary school teacher. They extra effort and made a personal given by a granddaughter, who is
The Hawkinses have come to served as student missionaries in call on the editor of the Steam- a Presbyterian minister.
us from the Ohio Conference Nicaragua, celebrating their first boat Pilot, also a lady. She was Nellie Neal was born Decem-
where he had most recently and third wedding anniversaries warmly received and found a ber 29, 1895, at Boulder,
served the Marion and Bucyrus in that country. They have three lady who was very much inter- Colorado. She attended Campion
churches. Jim is a graduate of children, Karen 8, Andrea 2 1/2 ested in improving the health of Academy and remembers, as a
Greater Miami Academy, re- and John 1. the community."This fine lady member of the choir, singing in a
ceived his B.A. in theology from We are glad they are with us at went all out in her help—even cantata "Esther" with H. M. S.
Southern Adventist College, Denver First. having her photographer prepare Richards, Sr. On January 13,
the graphic picture," stated Mrs. 1917 she was married to George
Kramer. Neal at Campion Academy by
Elder Gosmer.
Nellie enjoys good health and
loves to travel, taking several
trips a year. She loves people and
often visits many of the residents
of the complex where she lives,
doing little things to be helpful,
and always keeping a cheerful
attitude.
Ann Barton, communication secre-
tary, Idaho Springs church.
Patriotism
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Nintieth
The Jim Hawkins Family Birthday
Don Schneider, President, Rocky Mountain Conference.
BY ANN BARTON
Nellie Hay Neal, long-time
Stop Smoking
Notice member of the Idaho Springs,
Colorado church, was honored
Programs
On March 1, Harmon
Brownlow, Mid-America BY R. A. McCUMBER
Union evangelist, began It isn't very often that church
evangelistic meetings at the activities get the "full-page" treat-
Green Center Building, 16th ment, but this time the Stop
and Cheyenne Streets, Smoking Clinic of the Seventh-
Golden, Colorado, on the day Adventist church in Steam-
campus of Colorado School boat Springs got front-page treat- Patriotism has no age limits.
of Mines just north of the ment in Section E. Pastor Helmut Recently, through the sale of Statue
Jefferson County Court- Kramer is also listed as the in- of Liberty posters and the collec-
house. They will continue structor for a regularly scheduled tion of 5,473 pennies, 16 Brighton
through April 6. If you have class at the Community College, Adventist Academy first and sec-
friends who would appreci- "How to Stop Smoking". ond graders raised $197.73 for the
ate an invitation, call or "We have had several stop- Nellie Hay Neal Statue of Liberty renovation fund.
write Pastor Lloyd Austin, smoking programs," comments with a sit-down dinner to cele- Two of the youngsters, Aaron
4866 South Jellison, Little- Pastor Kramer, "and they have brate her 90th birthday. Blood and Sabrina McDevitt, are
ton, Colorado 80123. been very successful. The re- Her children carefully planned seen here proudly displaying their
sponse from the community has the event and were successful in gallon jar of pennies.
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