May 28, 2019
By Kevin Butler The Sabbath Recorder Editor, 1989-2014 “It takes a village to raise a child.” That phrase goes back years before Hillary Clinton’s 1996 book, and likely before the first Sabbath Recorder was printed in 1844. The adage is said to have originated in Africa. Louise Hudson, a contributor at quora.com—a website devoted to the origin of English...
by Jeremiah Owen Director of Communications In 1844, on the western side of North America (prior to California being a state), the first European laid eyes on Lake Tahoe and, on the eastern side of the continent, the first Sabbath Recorder rolled off the presses. It’s with great honor and respect that I am able to look back and survey the one hundred and...
May 28, 2019
By Leanne Lippincott-Wuerthele Assistant Editor, 1982-2014 I’m pleased to write this article for the SR and offer my congratulations on the denomination’s 175th birthday. First, I’d like to mention some background information regarding myself: I wasn’t born an SDB but became one through my marriage to Dennis Lippincott. After marrying Denny, I moved from...
By Donna (Sanford) Bond “I can hardly remember when the Sabbath Recorder was not a part of my life,” I told Pat Cruzan when she mentioned the upcoming 175th anniversary issue. “Maybe you should write about it for the June issue,” she responded. So here it is: The Sabbath Recorder no doubt came into our home before I was born. Once I got beyond Dick, Jane and...
May 28, 2019
John D. Bevis, Editor 1973-1982 Editor John D. Bevis originated much of the Sabbath Recorder as we know it today. When he became editor in 1973, it was a small 6 x 9 inch 16-page newsletter format publication. John changed the Sabbath Recorder into a full-sized monthly magazine for Seventh Day Baptists. Color was added and then occasionally a full-color cover....
May 28, 2019
Patricia Cruzan, Editor, 2014- In 1976, I joined the team working with Editor John Bevis in the Publishing House in Plainfield, NJ. First, I arrived to do some office work one day a week—and there I discovered that I had a passion for producing the Sabbath Recorder. Before long I was working as Art Director with Sandy Clare (typesetting), Etta O’Connor...