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Defining The Ages (Times) Article 7
by
M I saacs
There is a global resistance to God
arid to his Holy Word, and to his
followers.
T h is is not a “ business as usu
a l” time! There is serious oppo
sition to the way o f G od; but this
o p p A o sitio n has no bearing on
G o d ’s W ord and does not change
one Word o f prophecy; in fact, it
does not change anything pre
destined to happen G o d ’ s Word
Is U n co n d itio n al: G od does be
cause it pleases him to do; he
Says, because he desires us to know;
He desires us to know because he
made a covenant with his son Jesus, to
save, bless and change every one who
accepted his son as Lord and Savior o f
this world. We are qualified to receive
all that is promised in the Word of
God, because we have a Covenant
with him through his Son, Jesus Christ,
being joint heirs with the Son of God.
It is long past the time to shout
about the time o f our accepting the
Lord; when we first received salva
tion. The devil rages through the land
and we have not grown past our first
blessing; our mode o f thinking has
not changed since we first accepted
the Lord, and we face the “big guns”
o f Satan with very few tools for de
fence We dwell on and shout about
“ When we first received the Lord”
We remember the day and the hour;
what was said and what we did and
how we felt. Conveniently forgetting
what was said and what we did and
how we felt. Conveniently forgetting
that we had just begun the journey;
without full knowledge, and no wis
dom, no growth, no tolls to travel the
journey from hell to heaven. Satan
has a “hay day” with Christians such
Open Letter To Oregon Office
Holders And Candidates
Fellow Citizens:
We the members o f Multnomah
Monthly Meeting o f the Religious
Society o f Friends write out o f reli
gious concern for the well being o f
Oregon’s young people as they face
difficult and changing times. Their
moral health, theirconfidence in their
ability to lead decent and productive
lives, depends upon the education
provided them by a society faced
with the challenges and opportuni
ties o f profound economic change.
We do not need to labor the point that
equipping the young for the new job
market as well as the complex de
mands of modem soc iety w ill benefit
all citizens, there being no more prom
ising and constructive means o f bui Id-
ing strong and happy communities.
Public education in Oregon is un
der funded, and quality is threatened
at all levels, from kindergarten to
graduate school. It takes more than
money to develop a strong system o f
education, but adequate funding is
prerequisite to its development and
necessary to its maintenance. Good
models abound, in major American
cities as well as in economically com
petitive nations such as Germany and
Japan In Oregon innovative ap
proaches that have shown success
and promise are now being damaged
by program cutbacks and teacher lay
offs. The trend must be reversed.
Oregon needs thorough reform o f
its tax structure. Measure 5, and with
it dependence upon the real property
tax, must go. We realize there are
many competing proposals, some
representing various special inter
ests. Am ong them we are aware o f
the following: Local option taxes for
sch o o l
p ro gram s,
G o v e rn o r
Kitzhaber having recently suggested
that school districts might be em
powered to levy them after a study o f
essential educational costs and state
funding o f them; a gross receipts tax
or sales tax that would exempt food,
medicine, perhaps other basics; g iv
ing school districts a slightly larger
share o f tax revenues vis a vis cities
and counties. Here we make no brief
for any one or combination o f these,
recognizing that there are political
realities to be faced as well as com
plex economic issues.
What we ask is an urgent effort
requiring close cooperation o f the
Governor’s office and the Legisla
ture. We suggest that the process o f
reform might best begin through the
joint leadership o f the Governor, the
Senate President, and the Speaker o f
the House. It might continue through
the agency o f a special commission
charged with development o f an eq
uitable new tax structure to be acted
upon in a special session o f the Le g
islature. We urge such a course in
orderto forestall narrowly conceived
efforts to alter the tax structure by
Men’s Conference
On T h u rsd ay, M ay 30 Mt.
O liv e t B aptist C h u rch w ill k ic k
o ff it ’s First annual M en’s C o n
ference. Som e o f the main rea
son why men have fallen from
their God give n positio ns. T h is
conference is centered around
g iv in g all men the tools to “ Fight
L ik e A M an!!” I f you are a man
who wants to live up to your
Potential, then this conference
is a must.
There w ill also be topics de
signed for youth . The conference
continues Friday and Saturday from
8 a m. to 3:30 p.m.
"Harvest '96"
State Evangelism Department O f
Oregon First Jurisdiction w ill spon
sor its 1st annual Workshop “ Design
For The Harvest 96” on Saturday,
May 25, 1996 at 8:00 A M. - 2:00
P.M. Location, V ic to ry Tem ple
Church, 241 N. E. Hancock, Port
land, O R Donations accepted. For
more information contact Ruth Pitts-
London at (503) 775-0681.
Morning Star 49th
Anniversary-
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initiative.
Finally, open minded as we are as
to the details o f change, we are very
much concerned with principles.
First, we believe that the quality o f
public education is a measure o f a
society’s achievement and should be
a source o f jo y and satisfaction for
all. Secondly, we believe that fund
ing should be equitable throughout
the state, but, because the demands
on school districts vary—for example
the need for coping with many lan
guages and difficult sociological con
ditions—truly equitable sharing o f
resources w ill not result from uni
form per capita funding. Thirdly, we
believe that taxation should be
progressive, h)0*0*0*e economical
ly fortunate being expected to pay at
a higher rate than those less so.
We trust that all o f you care about
this issue and that many feel the
frustration o f the present situation
and the loss o f public confidence in
the legislative process. We sympa
thize with the difficulties o f the well-
intentioned as they feel the pressures
o f conflicting interests. Our hearts
w ill be with you in your efforts to
respond to the iong range interests o f
the people o f Oregon.
We look forward to hearing your
views on tax reform, particularly in
relation to school funding.
Sincerely, Madeline Moore,Clerk
o f Meeting
(503)281-4891
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ofmen.and deceiveth them that dwell
on the earth by means o f those mira
cles which he had power to do. Rev.
13:13,14.
We I i ve, with the weapons o f God
available to us and we refuse to learn
how to use these weapons against the
evil one: Closing our hearts and feel
ing secure in our lack o f knowledge
and w isdom, which is a form o f dis
belief in the existence o f evil. Oh,
Foolish Men, Who See God A s A
Bandaid For A ll Their Surface Ills;
Using Him A s A Vehicle To De
mand And Solicit Praises O f Men.
Lutheran Leader To Be Honored
Gloria Edwards, president o f a
national Lutheran women’s organi
zation and principal o f a Northern
California construction company,
will receive an honorary Doctor o f
Laws at Concordia University’s May
18 commencement ceremonies, an
nounced C o n c o rd ia Presid en t
Charles E. Schlimpert. One hundred
and sixty bachelor’s degrees w ill be
awarded at the 10.00 a m. event in
the school’s gymnasium.
Combined with 127 degree recip
ients at Winter commencement held
in December, Concordia w ill be
granting a record 287 degrees in the
1995-96 academic year.
Edwards, a resident o f Portola
V alle y, is being recognized by
Concordia University for her life
long involvement in the Lutheran
Church-M issouri Synod (L C M S ).
including serving as a member o f the
Concordia University Board o f Re
gents since 1992.
Edwards has been involved in
many community and church projects
and organizations from the local P T A ,
her local congregation Bethany
Lutheran Church in Menlo Park, the
Califomia-Nevada-Hawaii District o f
the L C M S Church as chair o f the
Committee on Women, to advisory
broad membership to the Stanford
University Young Women’s Group.
She has served as a board member
o f the international Lutheran Wom
en’s Missionary League (IL W M L )
and in 1995 to emphasize mission
education, mission inspiration, mis
sion service and mission projects for
women in the L C M S . The IL W M L
p ublication, Lutheran W om en’s
Quarterly, provides inspirational ar
ticles, mission news, and Bible stud
ies to the 2 m illion members o f the
LCM S.
Concordia University is one o f 10
colleges and universities, including
two seminaries, owned by the LC M S.
Edwards and her husband, Rosser,
are founding principals o f Webcor
Construction o f San Mateo, Calif.
Webcor served as general contractor
of Concordia’s new science wing o f
Luther Hall.
“ Bestowing this degree upon G lo
ria Edwards provides us with a won
derful opportunity to honor not only
the service o f a great leader, but
women throughout the Lutheran
Church-M issouri Synod,” said Dr.
Schlimpert. Edwards w ill give the
commencement address.
Graduating seniors Am y Gehrke
and Blake Y o rk are student com
mencement speakers. Gehrke is an
elementary education and profession
al church work major from Reedsport,
Ore., and Y o rk is a Business Man
agement and Communications ma
jo r from Milwaukie, Ore. Y o rk is a
wire transfer clerk with U S. Nation
al Bank o f Oregon.
C lass speaker are selected on the
bases o f their G P A by the Com muni
ty Life Committee, a standing faculty
committee. Other awards announced
atcommencement include the Senior
Athlete Awards, Leadership Awards,
and the Christian Character Award.
Additionally, each o f the universi
ty’s five colleges w ill announce out
standing student awards.
Glenn Smith, Dean o f Students at
Concordia, was selected as bacca
laureate speaker by the graduating
class. Baccalaureate is at Friday, May
17, at 5:30 p.m. in the gymnasium.
Founded in 1906, Concordia U ni
v e rsity
has
been
awardingh)0*0*0*chelor’s degrees
since 1980, three years after its suc
cessful transition from a junior co l
lege. Concordia opened its 91st year
last fall with new university status.
Its 1,000 students are enrolled in one
o f five colleges in Arts & Sciences,
Business, Educations, Health Care
Adm inistration, and The o lo gical
Studies. The university is offering its
first graduate level degree program
in June with the introduction o f three
master’s degree programs in the C o l
lege o f Education.
"Maying Piis ‘Praise Cjtorious"
Friday June 21st at 7:00pm the
Mt. Olivet student choir, “Chosen
Generation," w ill present “ Making
I he future o f m inistry in the
Church w ill be the topic o f the next
Catholic Scholars series.
Sister Sara Butler, M .S.B .T ., will
be the next speaker in the series on
“The Church in the Third M illenni
um.”
His Praise G lorious.” It’s a ministry
production featuring the next stellar
award winner from Pulaski, Virgin-
Sister Sara’s presentation w ill be
“ L a y Ministry and Holy Orders in
the Post-Vatican II Church.” She will
speak at St M ary’s Cathedral on
Sunday, May 19, 1996 at 8:00 p.m.,
and on Monday. May 20 at 8:00 p. m.
at St. M ary’s Church in Eugene.
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project fo r enlarging our business, we made a
slight discrepancy, in our cremation fees.
The time is far gone to Celebrate
the dead, for the “dead know not
anything ”. We are alive and Satan
wants our souls; he has lost the power
to claim souls once they die A ll o f
Satan's wonders and miracles will
not affect the dead. The dead rest,
awaiting the judgement. The miracle
working power o f Satan focuses on
the living soul, for these are the ones
he must change and claim before
death takes them beyond his reach.
He (Satan) doeth great wonders,
so that he maketh fire come down
from heaven on the earth in the sight
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as these. They swing with every wind
that blows These are they that are in
competition with other members in
G od's family. These are they that
require praise when they use the gifts
given them by God. These are they
that seek, yea, expect rewards and
awards for doing what God expects
them to do as his followers. These are
they that look for material blessings
because they have not missed a Sun
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