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Jon HillNewly OrdainedEvangelist Here

For Passoverby T ed A . Efimo v

Chicago ar ea welcomes 1\1r. David JonHill fr om Amba ssador College, Pasad ena ,California for the Days of UnleavenedBread . Both the Chicago and LaGrangeChurches ar e looking forward to hearingfrom him on Sabbath, April 2nd pri or tothe feast days. With him will be his wifeAudrey, his S Oil Jonathan and theiryoungest child, Kaara Johanna.

Besides his responsibilities as an in­structor of theology, journalism, geog·raphy, and speech at Ambassador College,he is the Assistan t Superintendent of Min­isters ; Managing Editor of Good News ;

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March 1966

Mr. Jon Hill

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FE AST CA LENDA R-APR IL - 1966 1 2

( Gray squa res denote night m eetings MR. JON HILL SABBATHARRIVES IN MR. HILL SPEAKS

white squares are clay ser vices.) CHICAGO AT LA GRANGEAN D CHICAGO

3 NIGHT 4 5 6 7 e 9PASSOVER TO BE MUCH HIGH DAY 7:30 P.M. EVEN ING 7:30 P.M. EVENING SABBATH

7:30 P.M. REMEMBERED ALL DAY SERVICES SERVICES ON LY SERVICES ONLY NO ALL DAY SERVICES

KEYMEN'S 7:30 P.M. GARY ME-GARY M EMORIA L KEYMEN'S CLUB, KEYMEN'S CLUB, SERVICES GARY MEMORIAL

CLUB, CHICAGO MO RIAL AUDIT ORIUMAUDITORIUM CHICA GO CHICAGO AUDITORIUM

10:00 A.M. 10:00 A.M.

10 11 12 13 14 15 16ALL DAY SERV IC ES HIGH DAY KEYMEN'S CLUB : 4711 Wes t Madison St., Chicago SABBATHGARY MEMORIA L ALL DAY SERVICES GARY MEM OR IAL AUDITOR IUM : 7th Avenue & B roa dw ay LOCAL SERVICES

AUDITORIUM GARY M EMORIA LIN YOUR HOME

10:00 A .M. AUDITORIUM Gary, Indiana10:00 A .M. AREA

1. (Know you r Feast Facts, see pag e 2 for details)

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FEAST FACTSWHERE THE CHURCHES WILL MEET:

• ALL Spokesman Clubs will be cancelled during the days of unleavened bread.

• Pot luck dinners will be held at the Armory in Gary, Indiana April 4-5-9-10 and 11. Bringcovered dishes; Salads, meats, fruits, cheese, unleavened bread-Also wine-naturallyfermented (11% to 13% alcohol by volume>'

• Second tithe may be used for food, travel and feast expenses. Plan carefully so as notto overspend your second tithe, thereby cutting yourself short for the Feast of Tabernaclesin the fall.

• Plan to leave your children home or with a baby sitter for Passover service.

• Be sure to pick up all your pot luck food dishes in the kitchen immediately after theservices. Any dishes not picked up will be disposed of.

• Do not bring used clothing to the feast. All used clothing will be collected and distributedin your local area at another time.

• All food should be taken to the Armory in Gary before 9:00 a.m. to avoid last minuterush to services at 10:00 a.m.

JON HILL here for PassoverFaculty Advisor to the Portfolio, and incharge of the printing department!

Obviously Mr. Hill is a man of manytalents and he warned us of his Norwe­gian traits the last time he was here. Mr.Hill is known for his colorful, dramaticand interesting sermons. The brethrenwho heard him here in 1963 look forwardto his visit during the Feast of UnleavenedBread.

Prior to coming in the Church, Mr. Hillgrew up in Quilcine, Washington, in theOlympic Penninsula. He and Dr. CharlesDorothy were childhood buddies. He wasinstrumental in bringing Dr. Dorothy toAmbassador! Mr. Hill went to Ambassa­dor College in 1951 and graduated 4 yearslater. His rise in God's ministry has been

progressive as he began as an assistantmanager and teacher at the ImperialSchool in 1955 and during the feast ofUnleavened Bread, 1957, he was ordaineda Preaching Elder. Immediately he in­herited the responsibility of pastoring theDallas and Houston, Texas churches. In1959, Mr. Hill returned to AmbassadorCollege and a year later was assuming afull teaching load. From there he wassent to the Tucson, Arizona Church. Atthe January 1963 ministerial conference,Mr. Hill was ordained a Pastor. This yearat the ministerial conference he was ele­vated to the rank of Evangelist. Persis­tance, dedication, and concern for God'speople mingled with laborious hours ofservice will be evident as he brings God'sword to us during the coming sermons.

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Observe Schedule on page 1 for April 9-10-11only-other days will be observed in your localarea.

Observe Schedule on page 1

Observe last High Day April 11 in Gary see Sched­ule on page 1. Other days will be observed in yourlocal area.

Meeting places will be announced in your localareas.

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Letter to the Editor

Sincerely yours,Mrs. Julian (Marion)Oakley

Circulation over 2800

Mr. Nelson Hass, a member of thesenior class at Ambassador College, Pasa­dena, has been assisting Minister FrankMcCrady in the Grand Rapids-SouthBend area since January 13.

A native of California and 29 years ofage, Mr. Hass spent three years in theArmy, then 2% years at Cabrillo JuniorCollege before entering Ambassador. Heis engaged to be married in June to MissLinnea VanLanduyt, a sophomore at Am­bassador College, Pasadena.

Dear Mr. Ball,I would like to thank you very much for

the lovely write up in the Church of GodNews mentioning our 40th Wedding An­niversary. It will be a well rememberedevening for both Julian and me. I, too,am looking forward to the next formalaffair.

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young people over for the dan cin g andfun ? Delor es Dann er , Warren Ziemann ,Gera ld Bremer , Har vey Ales and Kenn yPrickett each took a car-load for theMarc h 12 social. Over 20 Chicago youngpeople attended.

SKATING seems to ha ve been thetheme in the last few weeks. Cind y Gallo­way, Sue , Linda and Frank Cri swell,Byford Edwards and Marvin Edelbacham ong others were ICE SKATING Sun­da y evening February 13.

June Gillette, Sandra Schutt, Jack Freel,Jack Smoot, Wendell Wiese, John Hawk­ins and Ih or Karpowycz were am ongthose who were ROLLER SKATING Sat­urday evening, February 26. Afterward10 of the skaters went to Mary Topash'sfor a littl e hot choco late and a lot of jokes.

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Mrs. Anna "Topash" Sharp, a formerChicago Church member gave birth toa baby girl weighing 7 pounds 4 oz. Feb­ruary 14. She is married to Mr. Walt erSharp, a preaching elder in the Newarkand Philadelphia Churches.

Ha ve you ever had bachelor chili?You haven 't lived until you've tastedTony Homyks' concoction. It has over 20ingredients! Mr. and Mrs. Shell , PauletteHill and Judd VanOrman shared whatwas really ver y good chili at Tonys' partySaturday evening, March 6.

That same evening Mr . Nathan Har veyhad a party for the Chorale members. Themembers were not the only ones present ,though. Mr . and Mrs. Gardner , June Gil­lette, Marvin Edelba ch and Steve Corne llalso enjoy ed the singing, dan cing and reofreshm ents .

THE SELECTIVE SERVICE is getting3 of our young men and at about thesame time letting 2 go ! Bob Kaes willbe beginning his loW Work Program jobhere in Chicago March 28. He'll be re­leased after 24 months work. Mr. GeorgePanitoni and Harvey Ales will be start­ing their loW Program work soon. Mr.Dwain Sandquist and Bill Butler werejust released aft er 2 yea rs service. It 'sgood to be out!

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what's going on behind the cameras of aT.V . station ? Mrs. Pirog, Virginia, John­nie, and Mary Ann Pi rog, the 2 Mrs.Bremers, and Mrs. Fr om, Sheryle, Den­nis, and Leland did just that Tuesda y,February 22. Th ey were among thosewho were shown through WBBM-TV byone of the top 3 executives at CBS herein Chicago. Later some went on to the SunTimes and Daily News Building to beshown how a newspaper is put together.

Anita Warner really gets ar ound! Sheis seen at nearly every South Bend andGrand Rapids Social.

What would a South Bend social be likewithout several carloads of Chicago

Chicago group gets personal tour of WBBM-TV Studio. (see story above)

WELCOME to the Chicago Church,Richard Frederick and Tom Stall! Rich­ard is working on the loW Work Programat Goodwill Industries. Tom first att endedservices March 5. It is good to see newfaces among the young people!

We will be missing the face of LouTopash, Lou moved to Miami Springs,Florida, February 15.

Dave Th ompson is back after 4 monthsin the Denver, Colorado Church.

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by Fred Man cewicz

What you can expect when first meet­ing this fine lad y is an extraordinaryam ount of happ y enthusiasm wrapped upin her 76 yea rs. She is a source of realinspiration to all those she meets for sheexudes the positiv e joy of ha ving God'struth in a balanced way.

She really took "Tiger hold" whencalled some 5 years ago.

She was reared as an orphan in Den­mark. At age 14 she came to this countryto live with her sister.

Not knowing a word of English, shehad a tough time trying to find a job .In due time an oppor tunity opened towork in the kitchen of Miss Dutton's ver yfamou s Ontra Cafeteria on Wabash Ave·nue in Downtown Chicago. She soonspoke English ver y fluentl y. She later,after many years of diligent work, be­came one of the managers of thi s finerestaurant.

Th ough not yet called into God'sChurch, Mr . Ha yes has joined hi s wifein opening their home to set a remark­able example of hospitality. They seem toha ve a " weakness" for families with lotsof kids , for a large number of churchfolks have enj oyed a fine dinner in theirhome.

For one of the many joys of The Sab­bath, take tim e to seek out our Mrs .Hayes for a friendly chat. You will bethe better for it!

Meet Mrs. PetraLouise Hayes

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LA GRANGE NEWS-LILLIAN FOSTER

Have you all noticed little Susy? She is the precociousii~ 4 year-old niece of Mr. & Mrs. Dale Barclay .• r She is staying with them now. Be prepared• for a delightful conversation when you talk• - to her! • Here's a coincidence-or is it?

God called Mrs. Louise Mercer of Whiting,Indiana and unknown to her, at the same time,her brother and his wife in Nashville, Ten­nessee were being called into the truth. The

happy outcome? ... They are attending God's Church in Nash­ville, and it is a pleasure to have Mrs. Mercerattending La Grange here. • It is so niceto have the Bob Marshall family back in LaGrange again. They have been gone since lastSeptember where they have been attending

God's Church in Des Moines, Iowa. A newSpokesman Club was instituted while they werethere and who do you think was made Presi­

dent? ... Why, Bob Marshall, of course! The Spokesman Clubtraining he had here helped fit him for thatfine position. • La Grange Church hasbeen remodeled. We now have fine plate glassentrance doors as well as complete decorating.The coat room has been painted and glassbrick installed. We also have a new PA systemwhich helps us hear the speakers better. Thetopping point, of course, was the removal of

the "TRAIN" from the wall behind the speaker. After 5 years-the people were ready for a change from seeing that sametrain that never did get anywhere.

IN ANDAROUNDCHICAGO

CHICAGO-HAZEL SCHLITTMr. & Mrs. John Pruner were in town for a few days visiting

the Beyersdorfers. Mr. Pruner was recently ordained a local elderfor the Pittsburgh area. She, of course, is the former MarciaBeyersdorfer.

SOUTH SIDE-ESTHERLENE HOLMESKingsley Mather, a native Bahamian, has returned to Harbour

Island after being a member of the South Side Church for thepast eight months. Harbour Island is about sixty miles fromNassau where a new Bible Study was recently started. Mr. Matherhopes to return to the United States on a permanent visa.•Twenty-nine children, together with eleven adults, took advan­tage of the school break on February 22 to attend a "get to­gether" at the home of Mrs. Lucille Childress in Evanston. Aftera full day of games, singing, and plenty of kosher hot dogsand homemade ice cream, a contented and weary group jour­neyed back to Chicago. • Mr. Eugene Dumas has caught thevery contagious "Mustang Fever". He has a red one. Watch out,you may be next! • Under the direction of Mr. George Bell,the South Side Church enjoys a weekly program of athleticactivities at the South Shore Y.M.C.A. There's even Whist forthe more sedentary type!

MILWAUKEE CHURCH NEWS: LEFT PHOTO-Saturdayevening, February 26, 1966 marked another milestone in theMilwaukee Church. 4427 W. Fond du Lac Ave. was a beehive ofactivity as the men prepared for 7 :30 P.M. For the first time, twoSpokesman Clubs would be called to order. "A" Club with 20members met downstairs in the room where the Milwaukee Clubhas met from its inception in December 1961. (Shown 1. to R.)Mr. Eugene Koch, President; Gordon Matschulat, Vice-presi­dent; Herb Teitgen, Secretary; Mr. Donald Tilton, Treasurer;and Mr. Gilbert Ehler, Sergent at Arms. MIDDLE PHOTO-The"B" Club also 20 members met upstairs. (1. to R.) Mr. ZacariasGuerrer, Sgt. at Arms; Mr. Ray Brown, Vice President; and Mr.

Frank Kaiser, President; Mr. Donald Roth, Secretary; and Mr.Lyle Vershowske, Treasurer. RIGHT PHOTO-For some monthsa Spokesman Club has been meeting on Sunday evening in Madi­son, Wisconsin with members from both the Richland Center andMilwaukee churches. The Richland Center Spokesman Clubwill now meet on Thursday evening. This move will afford anopportunity to men from Iowa and Minnesota to join as well asmaking it less burdensome for some of those who have attendedin Madison. The members of this club are certainly gratefulfor this privilege and blessing. (1. to R.) Mr. Lyle Dietz, Presi­dent; Mr. Neil Hanson, Vice-president; Mr. Charles Brown, Sec­retary; Mr. Clyde Nensteil, Treasurer; and Larry Johnson, Sgt.at Arms.

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MEET MRS. McDOWELL the wife of our District Superintendent Mr. Bill McDowell,shown as she appeared after Church services in La Grange recently. You have now mether by photo-you will find her warm and very charming when you meet her personally.

Dakota-Minnesota$o(ial

by Mrs. Theron Peterson

Was the date February 19 circled onyour calendar? It certainly was on mine!This was the date of the social in Minne­apolis, Minnesota. Brethren from Duluthas well as North and South Dakota wereinvited to come.

There were 517 gathered together onthe Sabbath in Laidlaw Hall to hear Gods'message expounded. About 40 brethrensat downstairs to hear the message.

After receiving our spiritual food fromthe Sabbath services, everyone partookof physical food by either eating at a res­turant, bringing a box lunch, or joiningsome of the local brethren in their nearbyhomes.

Then the festivities began! The colormovie, "Pollyanna," was shown in thehall upstairs, while downstairs there wasmusic provided for dancing by our localorchestra.

Those who made a special effort to at­tend were not disappointed.

Won't you join us next time?

Floyd Kielczewski

New CustodianFor Orr

by Mr. Clem Hendrickson

A real professional is Mr. Floyd Kielc­zewski, who has been given the assign­ment of custodian at the all new ImperialSchool Summer Campus. He is also fullyqualified for his other duties as guide forthe Summer Educational Program. Hewill be conducting the camping and canoetrips for the program at Orr, Minnesotathis season. Mr. and Mrs. Kielczewski andtheir 3 daughters moved from Crilly, On­tario where he owned and operated theCrilly Store and Post Office, plus his owntrap line. Mr. Kielczewski is renownedthroughout Canada as one of the tophunting and fishing guides.

We can certainly see that God has beenfitting Mr. Kielczewski for his new du­ties where he can be used in a vital wayto aid and train children who are poten­tial sons in God's family.

We are blessed to have a man withreal ability and skill in this unique fieldexposing his wealth of knowledge to thechildren who will go there next summer.

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AIRLINES PRESIDENT THINKSBIG! Mr. Phil Fowler now has the title"President of the Chicago Sunday NightSpokesman Club Airlines Association."His recent proposal that the Clubpurchase an airplane jolted the businesssession. Business was lively . . . . "Wecould use it for business trips". "We couldfly to the Feast", "Only $100.00 perman". After barely getting off the ground,the idea was SHOT DOWN!

by Rob ert Milne

KINGS Of THE NORTH AND SOUTH MEET

Left to Right: Messers Walker, Under­wood, Batson , Bell, Hinson.

Nothing is permanent except change,they say . Change is one of the chief char­acteristics in all phases of God's work.

A change of officers was effected by theNash ville Sp okesman Club Director, Mr.Bob Stee p, immediately aft er the clubmeeting of Novem ber 18, 1965. Thre emen already serving as officers weremoved up the ladder, while two membersof the club received their first opportunityto serve as officers.

Mr. Harry Walker, after proving him­self an able vice president , was mo ved upone notch into the president's chair. Mr.James Underwood, proficient treasurer ofthe club for the past year, was elevatedtwo notches to serve as vice president. Mr.Dainey Batson , energetic sergeant atarms, was appointed as the new secretary .Mr. Paul Bell, who has shown wisdom inmatters of money handling, now servesthe club as treasurer. Th e position ofsergeant at arm s, with its many phy sicalresponsibilities, is now filled by one bear­ing fru its of that office, Mr. Wi llie Hinson.

Th e appointment of club officers givesus the opportunity to see, FIRST HAND ,God's government in action !

was Evansville's past President, Mr. BillOgden, as Topicmaster. As usual, he pro­voked enthusiastic comments by askingsuch questions as, " How much do youlove your wife?"

Our Toastmaster of the evening, Mr.George Holt, put us into the atmosphereof a Klondike saloon with his colorf ul andhumorous introductions. Both speakersand evaluators were introduced as pa rt ofthe rough and tough cast.

When the last of the trappers and min­ers had left, the place was ready for the"mop up" , but it didn't come in the usualmanner. Instead , our Dir ector, Mr. Steep,thanked God for the growth in the twoclubs. He brought out that through Clubslike these, we have had the great growthin Local Elders thi s past year. We haveto learn to be a servant for the right rea­son, to be willin g to let the "yo u" be takenout of "You" to pr operly receive thi scomplete character of Christ. With ap ­proximately 3,000 Spokesmen in a worldof nearly three billi on people , we shouldwant to be a pa rt of this !

Hum or and laughter prevailed at the Evansville-Nashville com bined Spokesman mee t­ing. Caught off balance after taking a generous portion of ground steak, Mr. Jam esUnderwood {with glass in hand} thinks BIG as his wife {below his elbow} expectantlyawaits his answer to the question , "How mu ch do you love your wife? "

56 Spokesmen from the Nashville andEvan sville ar ea, with their lady guests,met in the Ivory Tower Motel Restau rantin Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Th ere wereno decorati ons, yet the festive ai r thatpermeated the banquet hall must havecome fr om the warm fellowship of breth­ren who had not seen one another sincethe Feast.

Mr. Bob Steep, Dir ector of the twoClubs, opened the evening with a pr ayerof thanks and guidance, after which themeal began. It consisted of salad, groundsteak, baked potatos, green beans , rolls,cherry tarts, coffee and that foamy stuff.Special thanks went to the restaurantmanager and his staff for the speed andeffic iency of serv ing, even though a wait­ress or two were trapped during the zeal­ous vocal exercises given by MinisterialAssistant, Mr. Ken Matt son. Actin g Pres­ident for the evening, Mr. Harry Walkerof the Nashville Club , admonished us toenjoy ourselves and to "get acquaintedwith the fellow next to us" who turned outto be a Spokesman's wife or lady guest .Keeping the evening going at a lively pace

FUN IN MICHIGAN!Chicago South Side quintet took ad­

vant age of a sunny Sunday, March 13,for a jaunt to Gobles, Michigan, gym­nasium for an encounte r with the com­bin ed South Bend-Grand Rapids teams,coming out on the long end of a 117-110score.

South Bend -Crand Rapids sped to anearly first quarter lead, 33·20, but thevisitors spent nearl y the entire third quar­ter stuffing baskets to take a 90-74 lead.

Vivacious South Side cheerleaders ledinvigorating drills and appl ause for bothteams!

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