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Volume 3, Issue 1

eW{J Chicago - Midwest Edition

January , 1964

Spirit of Philadelphia Per­vades Ministers' Meetings

by Dean C. Black well

"Of mine own self I can do nothing,"stated Jesus Christ Himself when Hewalked this earth nineteen hundred andthirty-odd yea rs ago. T his same spiritof "thou hast a litt le stre ngth" (Rev .3 :~) was apparent to everyone in at­tendance with each prayer, discussion ,and decision . We all recog nized tha tunless Christ were there in Spirit asthe Head of His Church, then thiswould be just another meeting of agro up of men with their own opini ons,ideas, and vanities . Each prayer re­minded us tha t ' in the flesh dwellsno good thing," and yet as long as weyield to Christ and tru sting in Hispower to acco mplish, then "we cand o A L L T H I N G S THR O UGHCHR IST who strengthens us."

This "spirit of the Philadelphians"saturated the Apostles minds and alsowas the key to their yieldedness, andconsequent power and usefulness ­"why look ye so earnes tly on us, asthough by our own power OR HOLI­NESS WE had made this man to walk?Pastor of the Chicago area churches.Th e God of Abraham ... has glorifiedHis Son Jesus (not the Apostles) "­Acts 3 : 12-13. We recognized that Goddocs require certain qualifications andtraits in His ministers and gives thespiritual tal ent s "according to theirseveral ability" or natural ability tohandle and use them properly, but thekey never theless is summe d up inChrist's ca ution, " he who abides inme, and I in him, the same br ings forthmuch fruits for WITHOUT ME YOUCAN DO NOTHING" - John 15 :5.

Th e spirit of brotherly love was alsoout standing during these meetings as

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ORDINATIONS INAUGURATE AND HIGHLIGHTMINSTERS' CONFERENCEI

Twenty-one Elders, Australian Deacon Ordainedby Dean C. Black well

T he ministerial confe rence this yea r began in a un ique way and with a BANG !Mr. Armstrong announced that two E vangelists, seventee n Pastor s, one PreachingElder, and one Local Elder were to be ordai ned in these same meetings on thenext afternoon, Wednesday , Janu ary 8th. Fo r the first time in a millenium anda half, the pyramid of God 's government would be back in shape and balance.The truth of God's government in H is church was made known anew in 195 4to this Phil adelphi an era of His true church. Eve n though every rank within thissystem was .filled. i~ Ja.nuary of 1955 "ordain Elde rs in every city, as I hadat the very first mmlstefl~l conferences, appointed you" _ Titus 1:5.the pro per percentage m each. ran~ As Mr. Ar mstrong explained , an or-has not been bala.nced. out. until this dination in God's Church is not a re-Janu ary.. For the first tl,me smce prob- ward for work done, nor a specialab ly during the Apostolic age, we n? w recocnition that a man has reac hed theh.ave more Local Elders than Preaching begin ning of a new plateau of grea terEl~e rs , an? more Pastors .tha~ Evan- service to God . Th is means a mangclists. WIth the new or~matlons we has reached the minimum requir ement snow have twelve Evangelists, ~wenty- for a new and greater wor k for God ,one Pastors,. twel!ty- two Preaching EI- and that God is going to hold himders, and thirt y-seven ~ocal Elders. As accountab le and judge him as havingyou all can see, the main nee~ to.more the natural talents, to which He canproperly balance the pyramid IS for add the spiritual talents, to fulfill thism?r~ Loca,t ~lders to work under the higher job . With the prayers of allrrumster within each church and area. God's people then, we shall be ableTrulr we !Ieed to be able t? fol!ow to fulfill these higher callings.Paul s advice to the Evangelist Titus (Con tin ue d o n p age 2)

Shown with Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong, Pastor General (center), are Evangelists in God's Work. At leftis Mr. Garner Ted Armstrong, at right is Mr. Roderick C. Meredith. Next row, left to right: Mr. WayneCole, Dr. C. Paul Mered ith, Mr. Gerald Waterhouse, and Mr. Raymond Cole. Top row: Dr. Herman l .Hoeh, Mr. Albert Portune, Mr. Norman Smith, and the two newly-ordained Evangelists, Mr. CharlesHunting, and Mr. Dean Blackwell. (Not pictured is Mr. Ray mond McNair).

@HURCH of GOD

... .. ..... Jf'eWJEditor-in-Chief De an BlackwellEditor ···· Wilbur BallNews Ed itor Kenneth Ellis

REPORTERS

Dick Alexander Emma LasochaEl is.ha C,rim Gene Sca rbro ughElame 1 kach Lyle VershowskeFred Mancewicz Victor JohnsonJohn Freel David ShellEdw ard Ru dicel Es ter lene HolmesRol and Van Siooten James Howell

Circulation Gene MadisonHop e Brassine

Business Manager .Ted EfimovArt ······ .John MooreFood Adviso r Kenneth MayPhotograph er Rob ert Einerson

Wilbur VandermolenG ene ral Staff

Grace Sien kiewic zWinifred Keou gh - D wyer

© 1964 by Rad io Church of GodAdd~ess a ll correspondence to the Editor.Pub lished . month ly by Chicago, Sou thBend, Minneapo lis, Ci ncinna ti G randRap ids, Indianap olis , Milwaukee andBloomington Spokesma n Clubs . Notifyus immediat ely of any cha nge of ad dress.

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Ordained as Evan gelists were Me.Charles Hunting, Business Manager ofthe London Office, Pastor of the Bris­tol church, instructor and counselor atAmb assador College in England, andMe. Dean Blackwell, District Superin­tendent of the Northern Midwest and

Orda ined as Pastors were Mr. DeanWil son, Manager of the CanadianOffice and Minister of the VancouverBritish Columbia church ; Me. Jame~Friddle, Pastor of the Seattle andTacoma, Washington , churche s; Me.Dale Hampton, Eugene and Medford,Oregon, churches; Dr. Charles Dor­othy, Amb assador College and SanBernardino, California , church; Mr .Ronald Kelly, Ambas sador College;and EI Monte, California church; Me.Dibar Apartian, a French broadcastspeaker and Director df French work ;Dr. Clint Zimmerman, Director of let­ter answering and Bakersfield, Calif­ornia, church; Mr. Burk McNair, Pas­tor of Denver and Pueblo, Colorado,churches; Me. Roger Foster , Pastor ofWichita and Liberal, Kansas, churches ;Me. Kenneth Swisher, District Superin­tendent of the South, Pastor of Glade­water, Texas, and Minden , Lou isiana ,churches; Mr. David Antion, Pastor ofTulsa and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma;Mr. Leroy Neff, Business Manager inTexas and faculty member, ministerin the area; Me. John D. Hammer,Pastor of Corpus Chri sti and San An­tonio , Texas, churches; Mr . Bill Me-

CAMPUS HUMMING WITHCONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY

by Dean C. Blackwell"One day you see it, the next day

you don 't" was the story of three build­ings standing in the way of progresson the Ambassador College campusduring the ministers' conferences. ­Never in eleven years have I seen thecampus so alive with a beehive of con­struction activity. - There were yoursons who attend God 's college con­tributing their parts to Amb assador'sgrowth. In the thirtieth year of Christ'slife He began to reveal himself to theworld, and in the beginning of ourthirtieth year, city and county officialsin both Pasadena and Bricket-woodwere amazed at the plans and growthof these uniqu e colleges, as they touredthe properties. And yet, as Mr. Arm­strong unbelievably stated a few yearsago, the college campu s has been worththe expense and effort if it obtains forus through its impressiveness one val-

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In South Bend Scarlet are: (back row) Mr.James Hosterman, Frank McCrady, Jr., Wi! To­posh, Mr. Donald Smith, Mr. Don DeBoy; (2ndrow) Vaughn Haynes, Randy Fritts, Dale Haynes;(1st row) leroy Harmon.

In White, the laGrange team consisted of:(back row) Mr. Dean Blackwell, Mr. Will Ball,Mr. Allen Manteufel, Jack Pyle; (front row) Mr.Martin Filippello, Mr. J . H. Davison, Mr. John Coco.

Dowell, Pastor of Pittsburgh, Penn syl­vania, and Akron, Ohio , churches; Mr .Ernest Marti n, F aculty member ofAmbassador College, London, andManchester, E ngla nd, minister ; andMr. Donald Dart , faculty member inAmb assador College in England andminister in the area.

Ord ained as a Preaching Elder was~r. Rea 's right-hand-m an in the Span­Ish work and minister under him inthe Birmingham, England , church, Mr .Leon Walker .

Ord ained as a Local Elder was Mr .Blackwell, your Pastor 's brother , ofthe North Hollywood and Santa Bar­bara churches.

Wonderful news also was made whenanother Deacon from Australia wasordained, Mr. Trevor Higgins, an ex­food industries man and great servantof the Sydney church.

LAGRANGE STOPSSOUTH BEND WINNING STREAK

by Ken Ellis

The South Bend basketball team lostfor the first time this season to a sharp­shooting, team-playing LaGrange five.The contest was hard-played and ex­citing for the spectators that Sundaymorning, December 29th, in Chicago'sLawndale Park gym.

South Bend drew first points as Mr.lames Hambrock scored, but by theend of the first quarter were losing20-16. South Bend never recapturedthe lead. At the half it was 38-28 butthe 10-point difference was cut downseveral times in the last half. SouthBend had tightened its man-to-mandefense but even so Mr. Dean Black­well was able to drive through for thefi rs t score after the half-t ime re stperiod.

By the end of the 3rd quarter it wasSouth Bend 46, LaGrange 56. The 4thquarter saw some really fast act ion asMr. Don DeBoy, S.B. Forward , startedto intercept passes and really hit fromway-out-and-over the LaGr angers zonedefense. The S.B. Center, Don Smith,who must be about 6' 5" , was a hardman to beat on the backb oard s. Butall the Hoosier team could do was tono avail against fast breaks by Mr .Blackwell and Me.Will Ball and againstthe constant accuracy of Forw ard, Me.Allen Manteufel, who wound up thegame's top scorer with 30 point s! Mr.Blackwell was the second highest scorerof the game. He constantly poured onthe steam and racked up 22 points.Me. lack Pyle and Me. Ball scored 12points each for the LaGrangers. TheSouth Bend individual scores were Mr .DeBoy 16: Donald Smith, 14; Mr .Hambrock and Dale Haynes, 12 each;Wil Topash, 8; Frank McCrady, Jr., 6.

We were happy to see Mr. FrankMcCr ady, Sr., who coaches the SouthBend five. Referees were Me. DaveShell and Mr. Robert Marshall, whoare regular players on the Chicagoteam. The final score was LaGrange76, South Bend 70. We certainly wishall could have been out to see thisthriller!

Jump Ball!

Spirit of Philadelphia Pervades Ministers' Meetings WEDDING

Mrs. Jack Schurr introduced theceremony with a piano prelude fol­lowed by two selections sung by MissRo se Keisling.

The bride wore a snow white velvetgown with a lace mantilla veil and car­ried a small bouquet of red roses.

Refreshments of ice cream, cake andpunch were served by Mr s. AlfredBurkland and Mrs. Elmer Peterson toapprox imately 65 guests who had gath­ered to witness this happy climax ofa six-month courtship.

On the afternoon of December 25 ,1963 , Allen C. Bush and the formerKay 1. Halle of the LaGrange Church,were united in marriage by God ,through Mr . Dean C. Blackwell. Thedoubl e ring ceremony took place inLaGrange , Ill ., where they now reside.

A certain deacon and his brother.The deacon , at age 6, is on your right.Guess who 17 Last month's deaconwas Mr. Fred Mancewicz.

concerned conversation exchanged withtheir families; the former with his par­ents in Long Beach, both Deacon andDeaconess in that church, and thelatter with his father-and-mother-in­laws, he also a Deacon in the Pasadenachurch. Warm visiting dominatedevery luncheon, dinner and evening asGod 's ministers set the pace of Phila­delphia - brotherly love.

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ued fifty-thousand watt station. Thiswould more than offset and balan cethe value of one Ambassador campus.

Yes, a combinat ion gymna sium, as­sembly room, and social center willsoon stand on these prope rties wherewe saw three houses disapear in threedays. The student body is now havingto assemble either outdoors or in are-done ware house. Surely some of usas members of God's church have beenbuild ing our own houses instead ofGod 's college as did King Solomon -

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God's ministers dwelt together in har­mony, appreciation of each other's lobsand learnings, and correction of oneanoth er. My wife and I had the privi­lege of living with Mr. and Mrs. Rod­erick C. Meredith, along with Mr .Gerald Waterhouse and Mr. Bill Quil­len, Local Eld er of the Denver church.We had several luncheon and eveningvisits together, and especially appre­ciated the opp ortunity of learning allabout God 's work in Africa ; its growth,trials, problems and future throughGod 's work through Mr. Waterhouse.Also the growth, plan s, problems andpotential in th is district were discussedat length into the overworked but eagerear of the U.S. field superintendent ,Mr. Meredith.

Mr. Allen Manteufel and his wifewere accompanied; on the trip by Mr.and Mrs. Joseph Tkach, Chicago LocalElder. The Tkach's stayed with thestudent body President of last yearand ex-quadruple-pa raplegic now work­ing at Headquarters, Mr. HowardClark. Mr. and Mrs. Mant eufel stayedwith one of the Pasadena Deacon s, Mr.Dukes. Mr. and Mrs. McMichael , min­ister of the Minneapoli s and SiouxFalls chu rches stayed with Mr. andMr s. Dale Shurter on campus. Mr.and Mrs. Martin Filipello, LaGrangeLocal Elder, travelled to the confer­ence with the McMichaels, with twoSabbath s spent in Minne apoli s enrou te.Mr. Raymond Roenspies, LaGrangeLocal Elder, enjoyed the trip out withMr. and Mrs. George Meeker , the Mil­waukee minister, and stayed in thedormitory with his son and Ambas­sador student, David. The Meekersalso stayed with Mr. Howard Clark.

Mr. Frank McGrady, Elkhart andGrand Rapid s minister, stayed in thehome of the ex-minister from the samearea, Mr. and Mrs. Lester McColm.You can imagine the interesting and

Mr. and Mrs. Dean C. Blackwell. Mr. Blackwellwas ordained an Evangelist in God's Church onJanuary 8, 1964.

TEA HELD FOR MRS. BLACKWELLMrs. Dean Blackwell was honored

at a tea held at the home of Mrs.Joseph Tkach on Sunday, December29th. Approximately 80 ladies attendedthe Open House, showing their respectand appreciation for the wife of theSuperintendent over this area.

Highlighting the afternoon was thepresentation of a gift of money fromthe Churches, which was a surprise forMrs. Blackwell.

Mrs. Tkach and Mrs. Joseph Schlitt,deaconesses, and the wives of the Chi­cago and LaGrange deacons preparedthe refreshments.

Mr.Edward Karwacki and Mr.George Gibbs were also chosen to beservants of all as in Matthew 23: 11,"But he that is greatest among you,shall be your servant."

Mr. and Mrs. Karwacki and theirchildren, John, Kathleen and Colleen,started attending God's True Churchin 1956. Mr. and Mrs. George Gibbsand their children, Rhonda, Brendaand Trina, came into God's truth inJanuary of 1959. Since coming intoGod's Church, both Mr. and Mrs.Karwacki and Mr. and Mrs. Gibbshave truly been servants of all in theirgiving of their time and effort to God'swork and in helping others in God'sChurch. We all rejoice that God haschosen these men to serve Him.

THREE IN LOCAL AREA MADE DEACONS

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CAMPUS HUMMING WITH CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY

by Dick Alexander andJim Howell

The final Sabbath of 1963 was a bigday in the lives of the Chicago andLaGrange Church members. Threenew deacons were ordained - two atLaGrange and one at Chicago.

Ordained to the rank of deacon dur­ing the Chicago service was Mr. PhillipFowler. Currently he is president ofthe Monday evening Spokesman Club.His fine example of enthusiasm andservice to his brethren has certainlybeen rewarded. Now he has the op­portunity to serve even more. Al­though he was ordained at Chicago,Mr. and Mrs. Fowler and Roy, Rhonaand Robin regularly attend the La­Grange services.

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'So he was seven years in building it"(God's house), 1 Kings 9:00,15. But"Solomon was building his own housethirteen years" - 1 Kings 6: 39 andKings 7: 1. As members of God'sChurch, too many of us have provenwhere our heart is by not having ourtreasure in God's work and house andcollege, but instead in our own desiresand ambitions. Remember Christwarned us that "where your treasureis, there will your heart be also" ­Matt. 6:21.

God's college and our college needsa new dining hall, a large assemblyand church building for God's head­quarters church in which Christ coulddwell spiritually. This would also bea great boon to God's headquarters inwinning our way into more radio sta­tions and favor with business dealingsin general. Can we provethat we havethe heart of our father David, who issoon to rule all Israel right here onthis earth? Notice where his heartwas - "the king said to Nathan theprophet, See now, I dwell in an houseof cedar, BUT the ARK OF GODdwells within curtains" - 2 Sam. 7:2.Have we proven this to be our attitudeby our fruits, or are we not much morelike selfish Solomon in his building of

his own house twice as large and al­most twice as long in construction asGod's house?

Are we laying up treasure in heavenby the use of our money or mammon,or selfishly spending much more onourselves and finding fault with thebeauty of God's own college andgrounds? See what God has promisedKing David because of his love forthe things of God and unselfishness ­"he shall build a house for my name,and I will stablish the throne of hiskingdom forever" - 2 Sam. 7: 13.Will that also be your eternal home anddwelling place? Or will you continueto trust in your physical surroundingswhile ignoring God's college and workand its needs and go into oblivion withyour possessions? Let's get to workbuilding God's dwelling places andsecure for ourselves eternal habitationsin His kingdom.· .

Because much of this issue isdevoted to news of the recent •

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