WRAPPING UP chapter 183

Coming close to my final responsible in Long Beach was to take the quiz them to the International Championships at St. Paul. The Alliance Life magazine report did not give all the details I wanted. I regret that I cannot remember exactly who was on the team for out much improved showing.

FIFTH INTERNATIONAL BIBLE QUIZ FINALS

Seventy-five young people and their coaches, along with a number of cheering spectators, gathered on the campus of St. Paul Bible College July 10-14 to participate in the fifth International Bible Quiz finals. These teams represented fifteen districts and more than 2,400 young people who had spent this past year in intensive study of the Book of Acts. To he chosen to represent their district on the all-star team meant that most of these young people practically memorized the entire Book of Acts. Questions covered all twenty-eight chapters. After a long and tense battle the championship was captured on Saturday evening by Western Pennsylvania. Members of this winning team each received a trophy and a $100 scholarship to the college of their choice. If they attend one of the Alliance colleges, that school will match this with another $100. Members of the winning team, coached by Rev. Floyd E. Meier, arc Nancy Fetherlin, Greg Stanley, Bill I'ayne, Ken Blanchard and Rill Wilkinson. South Pacific District and Northwestern District placed second and third respectively. Cheri Stutsman, of the Eastern District team, took the honors as highest scorer during the finals. Rev. D. G. Rinker, National Youth Director for the Alliance, headed up the finals. Rev. C. E. (Ted) Mock, Alliance pastor in Aliquippa, Pa., was quizmaster for this competition. 1974-75 quizzing will cover the book of First Corinthians.

1974 was the best placement the district had to date. They gave WPA a run for their money. I anticipated that year would be my final year with any involvement in Bible quizzing. I could no see how quizzing would fit into a teaching schedule. In fact, I wasn’t sure I wanted it to fit.

My thesis was approved April 17, 1974. The manuscript was mailed to Dan Rinker within the week; He delivered it to Christian Publications ASAP. A box of Quiz Coach manuals were delivered to ST. Paul during the quiz finals in July and he sold the entire box that week. Dan also gave me my check for the manual, which was used to rent a U-Hall and move back to Canada. Again God intervened. Dan had promised we would have the money for the move. As it turned out, Canadian Bible College paid for the move. That left us with $500 as a down payment for a house. It wasn’t much, but it was all we had. God was going to have to take the money and multiply it like the fish and loaves. We were already praying.