Francis A. Soper
Francis A. Soper is president for the Association of Adventist Parents for Drug-Free Youth, Stanley, Virginia.
Articles by Francis A. Soper
In a California Earthquake
January 1947
It was a sultry, warm Friday evening in Los Angeles and vicinity. It was the kind that people there call "earthquake weather"—except that no one really expected an earthquake, not even the fortunetellers.
The…
Helping Hands
October 1966
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS as a church body have been spared one of the greatest scourges of our time—Alcoholism. While millions of others in virtually every country of the world are enmeshed in this tragedy, we as a people are free from its…
New Approach to Alcoholism
March 1970
TRADITIONAL alcoholism programs have been one-sided. They dealt with either alcohol alone, or with man, the user alone---not both.
Much research is centered on the effects of alcohol consumption, while other major studies…
An Ounce of Prevention
May 1991
From observations based on research and his medical practice, the author makes recommendations for improving health and preventing diseases related to lifestyle and nutrition. He makes brief references to the "Adventist advantage," the major…