The Ministry of the Adventıst BookCenter

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Northwest Adventists in Action
NOVEMBER 2006, Vol. 101, No. 11
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The Ministry of the

Adventıst Book Center
11 Upside Down Greatness | 12 Northwest Leadership Convention | 14 Constituency Meeting
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I m a g e s o f C r e a t i o n
(cid:44)
et the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy; let them sing before the Lord…
Psalm 98: 8-9 (NIV)
“Eklutna Color Wash” photographed by Stefan Hinman, Wasilla, Alaska.
I n t h i s i s s u e
Feature
Editorial
4 Jesus is Coming...
in Three Days!
Northwest Pioneers
of Faith
10 A Missionary
Family for the
Northwest
Fresh Start
11 Upside Down
Greatness
News
12 NPUC
15 Alaska
17 Idaho
18 Montana
19 Oregon
24 Upper Columbia
29 Washington
The Ministry of the 33 College
34 Adventist Health

Adventıst Book Center
6 35
Family
41
Announcements
NPUC News
43
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Northwest Adventist Leadership Convention 51 The Sabbath
Are We Keeping It
or Losing It?
Leslie Cassagneres from
Vancouver, Washington,
spends time reading to
12 her 4-year-old son Bryce.
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E d i t o r i a l
i n t h r e e d a y s
B Y J E R E P A T Z E R
ver since the gawking gang of guys from Imagine his wife telling the children, “We will
Galilee stood gazing up into heaven there see Daddy again when Jesus comes next week.
has been a dilemma. They sincerely believed In three days we will be with Daddy.” Imagine
that Jesus would come back in their lifetime. Yet the anticipation and subsequent devastating
even He had preached, “Occupy till I come.” disappointment when the reality of Oct. 23 hit the
Down through the ages Christians have struggled Fitch family.
with the hope versus the reality. Adventists, by Our 3-year-old granddaughter has two time
our very name, have been forced to confront this frames. It is either something is going to happen
dilemma and sometimes in less than appropriate now or if not now then in three days. “Can we go to
ways. We have gone through our eras of “imminent Sabbath School today?” “No, not yet.” “OK, then
return” construction, assuming that Jesus was in three days.” “Can I go to Ashley’s to play?” “No,
coming so soon we really shouldn’t construct not today.” “OK, then in three days.” “Are Nana and
buildings to last too long and then sadly years later Papa coming today?” “No, not today.” “OK, then
rebuilding for reality. in three days.” Kyrie has a simple, childlike peace
We have a special friend who sold his burial with that. It could happen now or it could happen
plot believing Jesus would indeed come before he later, but it will happen. Pretty profound for a 3-
would ever need to use it. He is now 98 years old. year-old.
All of this impacts how we live. There are people Most of us grew up learning the motto: “The
who say, “If I knew Jesus was coming in just three Gospel to all the world in this generation.” Well,
days, I would live just the way I am living right this generation will be coming to an end, as has
now.” Well, praise the Lord. We should all live each preceding generation, if Jesus doesn’t come
like Jesus is coming this week. In reality, any of us soon.
could face the judgment, even today. So what do we do about this dilemma? Just
The facts are that when the people living right go on like the last 2,000 years? Definitely not.
before the Great Disappointment of 1844 truly were I want Jesus to come soon, not just sometime
convinced He was coming on Oct. 22, they lived in my generation or later. I want Him to come
differently. They studied, they prayed, they united, now. It’s time. I desperately want Jesus to put an
they shared, they sacrificed. That belief became end to suffering and death, genocide and war,
the one and only compelling force that galvanized child exploitation and spousal abuse, famine and
the 50,000 U.S. Advent believers from many starvation, AIDS and Alzheimer’s, and yes, cancer.
denominations to be ready for His coming. Scripture reminds us, “All creation anticipates
Charles Fitch was William Miller’s associate the day when it will join God’s children in glorious
Jere Patzer, North Pacific
in the preaching of the Midnight Cry. He became freedom from death and decay” Romans 8:21,
Union Conference so completely “driven” to prepare others for the NLT).
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Vancouver, Washington. and on Oct. 14, 1844, he died. His family was last of the last days!” I believe that. You see some OR s nerO
confident they would see him again soon, real non-quantifiable, abstract future event is no longer W su Glea
soon. As the Millerite periodical of the day, good enough for me. EY Je ww.
Midnight Cry, reported, “Mrs. Fitch is... smiling Even so come Lord Jesus... In fact, in three literal K w
and happy.” days would be just about perfect! •
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s
(cid:2) When male cicadas sing to
A Potpourri
attract females, their chorusing
is louder than the sound of city
traffic. Fire crackers are 120
of Fast Facts
decibels; cicadas 90 decibels;
city traffic 80 decibels.
(cid:2)
Nearly half (48%)
(cid:2) There are an estimated 23 million shoplifters in the U.S. The
of adults who
cost to retailers is more than $27 million each day.
drive and
(cid:2)
Two-thirds of adults say the most important
have a cell
issue for couples to
phone say they talk at
discuss before getting
least sometimes while
married is children. The
driving; they are most
other key issues for couples to
likely to live in the
discuss before marriage are:
West.
finances, 32%; religion, 19%;
work-life issues, 7%; others, 5%. (cid:2) Nearly seven in 10 people say
their pets are members of the
(cid:2) More than four in 10 adults say
family.
being chilly is their top home comfort complaint.
(cid:2)
Overall spending on
(cid:2) Among college undergraduates, seniors (75%) are more likely
pets is close to $40
than freshmen (62%) to say they often ask questions in class or
contribute to class discussions. billion in 2005, more
than double what it was
(cid:2)
The safe exposure limit for noise is 85
in 1994.
decibels for eight hours a day. Every time
the volume level increases by three decibels, the safe (cid:2) Nearly 43,000 people died on
exposure time drops by half. A car stereo
U.S. roads in 2004, the latest
can pump out 125 decibels, an iPod
year available. There were
on high can produce 115 decibels
36,868 deaths on non-interstate
and a boom box can create 100
highways and 5,762 deaths on
decibels.
interstate highways.
NOVEMBER 2006 • GLEANER 5
Ministry of the
The

Adventıst Book Center
It’s Not About Selling; It’s About Bringing God
to Those Who Need Him.
B y N i c o l e B a t t e n
E
ight years ago Christina was struck
with vertigo (dizziness), an illness that
left her unable to do anything but sit—and
even then, reading a book or watching a
video was difficult. But as time went on,
Christina realized that God had provided
a way to teach her how
to depend more on Him.
Christina began ordering books
from her Adventist Book Center
Gary McLain
(ABC). Amazed, she watched in wonder as
the Holy Spirit guided her from one
book to next—each in the right order
Sharon Peil, an Oregon
ABC staff member,
for what she needed at that time. shows a customer the
felt sets they have for
Sabbath Schools.
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Then one day when Christina was into Adventist Book Centers—and And then there’s Dennis’s story. Den-
feeling well enough to browse, she went today this is how the printed word is nis was a former pastor, who had left the
into the College Place ABC. A book by distributed into the hands of church church in the 1970s over theological dif-
Ty Gibson, called AnEndlessFallingin members and non-Adventists alike. ferences. Two years ago in a rare visit to
Love, caught her eye. She bought it and The ABC staff are daily being used the Adventist Book Center, he acciden-
took it home. Little did she know that by the Holy Spirit to connect the right
she was about to fall in love with God book or tract with the right person—of-
all over again. She says, “As I read, I ten never knowing how it has changed
was able to envision the incredible love a life.
of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ellen G. White recognized the ben-
Spirit. When I finished the last page efits of this part of our church, saying,
I was overwhelmed with a love I had “Our publishing work was established
never felt before, which soon turned by the direction of God and under His
into indescribable joy. Yes, life still had special supervision…The publications
its challenges, but that book changed sent forth from our printing houses
me forever. I know God placed Ty’s are to prepare a people to meet God.
book in my hands to draw me into His Throughout the world they are to do
arms with a desire I could not resist.” the same work that was done by John
the Baptist…Through our publishing
How ABCs were started
houses is to be accomplished the work
The work of the Adventist Book of the third angel who comes down
Center is one of the earliest ministries from Heaven with great power and
Heidi Martella
of the Advent movement. It started lightens the earth with his glory.” *
with the first organized institution of The mission of our ABCs is to pro-
Mike Schwartz, Washington ABC manager,
the Seventh-day Adventist church—a vide Adventist church members with loads the bookmobile for a trip to take
publishing house. As each new confer- truth-filled books for their own spiritual books, vegetarian food and other products
ence was organized, the first depart- growth and, more importantly, for them to remote areas of the conference.
ment often to be appointed was a “tract to share with non-Adventists. Last year
and missionary society.” These “tract alone, the Upper Columbia ABC in tally stumbled upon Graffiti in the Holy
and missionary societies” later evolved Spokane, Washington, sold over 45,000 of Holies by Clifford Goldstein. Dennis
sharing books, tracts and DVDs to says, “That night my life was changed.
churches and individuals for the express That book became my own Damascus
purpose of distribution in the commu- road experience. In Goldstein’s book
nity. “Placed in one stack, they would were answers to the questions that—had
stand taller than the Space Needle in I been given years ago—would have
Seattle,” says Herman Schreven, Upper kept me from leaving both the ministry
Columbia ABC manager. and the church. I read the whole book
that night and reread it on Friday. I’ll
Reaching people with
never forget feeling the warmth of
books God’s Spirit upon me and the change of
“Every day the Adventist Book attitude that accompanied the reading of
Center staff minister to someone with the book. That night I gave my heart to
a spiritual need, and often they are in- Christ and determined to return to the
dividuals who no longer attend church Adventist Church.” Several months later
but still seek spiritual encouragement Dennis was re-baptized.
and guidance through our books,” says Sometimes it is the staff and manag-
Schreven. Recently a woman in her 90s ers of the ABCs whose lives are being
came into the College Place ABC to changed. Mike Schwartz, ABC manager
purchase a Bible. It was the first Bible in Auburn, Washington, says, “Over
Herman Schreven
she had ever owned! Another man who the years working for Adventist Book
purchased the book IncredibleAnswers Centers, I have had a growing sense
Kristin Smith, ABC sales adviser in College
toPrayer said it inspired him to start of the mission behind the job. I have
Place, Washington, explains the features of a
new Bible to a customer. attending church again. watched God open doors time after
NOVEMBER 2006 • GLEANER 7
F e a t u r e
Our publishing work was established
by the direction of God and under
His special supervision…
Heidi Martella
Food for the mind and body retreats, Internet sales, and bookmo-
Health food is also a part of the min- biles (a traveling Adventist Book Center
istry of many ABCs. Ken Jameson, who store). Schwartz says he finds doing
drives the Intermountain Bookmobile events just as rewarding as working
to locations throughout Idaho, Montana in the store. “I enjoy getting to know
and other mid-western states, tells the people all over the conference and hear
story about how God used vegetarian what each one is doing for his or her
food to reach out to a man who stopped personal outreach. It is exciting when
him at a gas station recently. my staff and I can help further these
“The man, who was a non-Adventist ministries. We want to help churches
pastor, saw the Adventist Book Center and members reach their goals and get
sign on my truck and asked me about it. God’s Word out.”
Apparently, two Adventist truckers had For example, an Adventist business
spent the previous Sabbath with him in Boise, Idaho, regularly buys pocket
and encouraged him to eat a healthier Signs tracts from the Idaho ABC, and
diet because of his health problems. puts them in accounts payable enve-
They had also given him a vegetarian lopes they send out. After several years
cookbook. However, he didn’t know of doing this, the owner of the business
what vegetarian alternatives were avail- began to wonder if it was doing any
able or where to buy them. We went good. Then one day a vendor came
Gayola Boyd, from Auburn, Washington, into the trailer and he was surprised to in to get instructions for an order and
shops for recorded music at the see all the books and food. He asked a seemed impatient while the owner was
Washington ABC.
lot of questions and ended
up buying $50 worth of
time. Sometimes it comes in the form vegetarian foods to try.
of simply selling a book to someone Then he asked for one of
who was looking for it. But sometimes the bookmobile schedules.
it is more direct. I have seen customers He plans to meet me at
come in the store just to look around. future stops to buy more
And in their browsing, they see a title products,” says Jameson.
that directly addresses a situation in
Reaching out
their lives. God knew what they needed
and took them to it, even though the While the basic mission
customer did not know he or she needed of the Adventist Book
it. Isaiah 65:24 says, ‘Before they call I Center is to reach out to
will answer; while they are still speak- and serve the customers
ing I will hear.’ We may not always see who walk through their
the direct effect of our book sales, but I doors, it is more than that.
know we are part of God’s greater plan. The mission also includes
I can hardly wait to get to heaven and events such as camp Gary McLain
hear the rest of the story.” meetings, conference
Customers in the Oregon ABC have a wide selection
of vegetarian foods to choose from.
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talking. Finally the vendor interrupted and blurted out, “I love
Review and Herald Publishing Association
the little tracts you send each month. I hope you keep sending
them.”
The Oregon ABC also helped a church member in his
ministry. Jim and his wife, Katie, were planning a mission trip
to China that would include visits to orphanages. They wanted
to take felts to help teach the children, but didn’t quite have
enough funds. Sharon Peil, Oregon ABC staff member, heard
about their need. After discussing it with her ABC manager,
Steve Hilde, the store donated two felt sets as well as boxes of
miscellaneous new felts.
Peil says, “I have worked at this ABC for almost 14 years
now, and it has been such a joy to be part of this ministry
team. We have many opportunities to share our faith and offer
encouragement to our customers. Every day we are learning
better ways to humbly represent and serve our God so that
each customer feels valued. It is not just a job selling books
or vegetarian food; it is about touching lives in a positive and
meaningful way.” •
This New England Tract Repository is believed to be the first
* Ellen G. White, Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 9, p. 138–139.
establishment to sell Adventist literature. It was the forerunner
of the ABC system of stores. Picture taken in 1871.
Nicole Batten, Pacific Press Publishing Association public relations
director, writes from Nampa, Idaho. Adventist
Book Centers
S
The Lion’s Den is a space where kids can play while their
parents shop at the Upper Columbia ABC.
ince 1871 when Stephen N. Haskell established
the New England Tract Society in South Lancast-
er, Massachusetts, the Adventist Book Centers have been
Herman Schreven dedicated to spreading the good news of Christ’s return.
The decade that followed saw the spread of tract societies
to all the conferences. In 1924 they changed their name
to Book and Bible Houses and in 1972 they became
Adventist Book Centers.
Whichever name they went by, the ABCs have served
the church as the primary outlet for literature intended for
outreach. More than a million copies of the sharing book
StepstoChristare distributed through the North Ameri-
can ABCs each year.
The ABCs are also the primary source for Adventist
books for personal use and make an excellent source for
holiday shopping.
One of the challenges facing the Adventist Book Cen-
ters serving their respective conferences is accessibility.
In 1940, H. F. Kirk became one of the first to use a trailer
to take the books to the people in the Southern New
England conference.
The Adventist Book Centers of the North Pacific Union
remain on the forefront of our mission as a church. The
phone numbers and addresses are listed on page 42of
this GLEANER. •
Dan Wegh, Review and Herald sales representative
NOVEMBER 2006 • GLEANER 9
A M i s s i o n a r y F a m i l y f o r t h e N o r t h w e s t
Isaac and Adelia Van Horn
B Y D O U G J O H N S O N
A
small group of Seventh-day Adventists success. It was not until 1882 that Charles Boyd
formed in the Walla Walla Valley in the was able to organize a small church in Portland.
late 1860s. Because they were nearly 1,000 This same year John Loughborough, president
miles from the nearest Adventist church or minister, of the California Conference, along with Van Horn
they soon wrote the headquarters of the young and Jones traveled to Walla Walla where the five
denomination requesting a pastor. With limited churches and 200 members in the Northwest were
finances and a shortage of pastors, the leaders organized as the North Pacific Conference. The next
could not justify sending a minister to this remote summer Loughborough along with Ellen G. White
and lightly populated frontier. So the request was attended the region’s first camp meeting in Salem.
ignored for five long years. White especially enjoyed spending time with Adelia
Finally, in 1874, the General Conference sent who had lived in the White’s home for a number of
a young missionary family, Isaac and Adelia Van years and assisted White with her writings.
Horn, to Walla Walla. At the time, Walla Walla Soon after the 1878 camp meeting, White sent a
was the largest town in the Washington Territory letter to the Van Horns. She described how Adelia was
with a population of around 2,000. Isaac started by expecting too much from her husband; and Isaac was
holding evangelistic meetings in his 60-foot tent giving little attention to the work of the conference
that resulted in the organization of the Northwest’s including evangelism, stewardship education and
first congregation. Seven months after the Van administration. Unfortunately, they did not respond to
Horn’s arrival, Adelia gave birth to a boy. It was the the message. Instead Isaac spent most of the next year
couple’s first child. building a house for his family in Beaverton.
During his first two years, Van Horn conducted When Ellen G. White and Stephen Haskell came
evangelistic meetings in the small towns around to the Northwest camp meetings in 1880, they
Walla Walla, organized three churches and devel- were shocked. At the Milton camp meeting, White
oped a recent convert (Alonzo T. Jones) into an called both Van Horn and Jones into her tent. In a
assistant. Then he relocated his family to the more letter to her husband (May 20, 1880), White wrote,
populated Willamette Valley in western Oregon “I then bore to them a most pointed testimony and
where he and Jones started by holding meetings in charged the state of the churches upon the course
Oregon City. Next they moved the tent to Salem Elder Van Horn had pursued in doing nothing.... It
where they were able to organize a small church. was a weeping and confessing time. There was a
In the 1850s, Portland emerged as the Pacific humbling of soul before God.”
Northwest’s trade and transportation center and The next summer the Van Horns were transferred
developed during the frontier period into the to California and then Michigan. Van Horn spent the
region’s only city. So in 1877, Van Horn and Jones rest of his ministry serving as a pastor and adminis-
focused their attention on this important city of trator in the states east of the Mississippi River. •
nearly 15,000 inhabitants by conducting evangelis-
tic meetings on both sides of the Willamette River. Doug R. Johnson, Upper Columbia Conference executive
Unfortunately, the meetings met with only limited secretary, writes from Spokane, Washington.
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