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Adventist Review General Organ of the Seventh-day Adventist Church September 4, 1980 Report of the 'Sanctuary Review Committee Youth to help one another Pages 4-15 "The student has a special work to.do in the school.. Not all the youth are' able to grasp' :ideas Adventist quickly. If you see a fellow student who has Family Night difficulty in understanding his lessons, ex- plain them to him."State your ideas in Page 17 clear, simple language, Often minds . will catch 'ideas more qiiickly The model from a fellow student than froM a neighbor teacher... ...In your efforts to help others, you will be Page 20 helped. ". (God) will co- operate with you, and in PPPA opens heaven the words will be spoken of you, branch in `Good and faithful Montemorelos, servant.' Counsels to Mexico Parents and Page 21 Teachers, pp. 552, 553. THIS WEEK Adventist Review Our cover quotation re- IST REVIEW. However, he still cal studies from Vanderbilt Uni- minds us of some of the respon- had to finish business at Andrews versity. sibilities that students have for and take a furlough with his In 1975 he joined the staff of one another. More of the same family to his native Australia be- the SDA Theological Seminary 130th Year of Continuous Publication quotation reads, fore moving to Washington, as associate professor of New EDITOR "God wants the youth to be a D.C., to take up his new respon- Testament. Kenneth H. Wood help to one another. Each has sibilities. In this issue Dr. Dr. Johnsson has written more ASSOCIATE EDITORS trials to bear, temptations to Johnsson has written his first ar- than 50 articles for various mag- Leo R. Van Dotson, William G. Johnsson meet. While one may be strong ticle as associate editor, "Over- azines including the REVIEW, ASSISTANT EDITORS Jocelyn R. Fay, Aileen Andres Sox on some points, he may be weak view of a Historic Meeting" (p. Ministry, Liberty, These Times, ASSISTANT TO THE EDITOR on others, having grave faults to 4). The publication date of this Our Times (published in India), Eugene F. Durand overcome. God says to all, 'Bear magazine coincides with the time Youth's Instructor, Andrews ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY ye one another's burdens, and so he and his family are arriving in University Seminary Studies, Corinne Russ fulfill the law of Christ.' Gal. Washington, D.C. and Guide. He has been a con- EDITORIAL SECRETARIES 6.2 Dr. Johnsson earned his B.A. tributing editor to These Times Chitra Barnabas, Celia Singer "Let every student realize that degree from Avondale College in since 1972. ART he is in the school to help his 1959. He and his future wife He has written three books, Director, Byron Steele Designer, G. W. Busch fellow students to co-operate graduated together in November, The Great Physician, Religion in Overalls, and In Absolute Con- CONSULTING EDITORS with God, to co-operate with the were married December 21, and Neal C. Wilson, Charles E. Bradford, L. L. prayers that are rising in their sailed to India on January 10. fidence. Bock, L. L. Butler, Alf Lohne, Enoch Oli- veira, G. Ralph Thompson, Max Torkelsen, behalf. In sympathy and love, he During their 15 years of service Dr. Johnsson and his wife, Francis W. Wernick should help his associates to in India, Dr. Johnsson served as Noelene, an elementary school- SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS press heavenward. "—Counsels dean of boys at the Vincent Hill teacher, have two children, a R. R. Figuhr, Robert H. Pierson, George W. to Parents and Teachers, pp. School, and religion teacher and daughter who is a senior in Brown, G. J. Christo, W. T. Clark, Bekele Heye, R. J. Kloosterhuis, Edwin Ludescher, 552, 553. dean of the School of Religious academy and a son who is a jun- Kenneth J. Mittleider, K. S. Parmenter, W. On the June 19 Back Page we Studies at Spicer College. ior in college. R. L. Scragg, Joao Wolff reported that W. G. Johnsson, Pursuing his own education, Art and photo credits: EDITORS, NORTH AMERICAN Cover, H. Armstrong Roberts; UNION EDITIONS then associate dean of the Sev- he earned an M.A. in theology Columbia, Ernest N. Wendth enth-day Adventist Theological from Andrews University, a pp. 4-15, Kenneth H. Wood; pp. Southwestern, Richard W. Bendall Seminary at Andrews Univer- B.D. through the external studies 17, 18, Skip Baker; p. 19, EDITORS, INTER-AMERICAN sity, had accepted the call to be program of London University, Harold Munson; all other photos, EDITIONS English, Wanda Sample; Spanish, Humberto associate editor of the ADVENT- and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Bibli- courtesy of the authors. M. Rasi, Raul Villanueva; French, Simone Doleyres EDITORS, SOUTH AMERICAN EDITIONS Portuguese, R. S. Lessa; Spanish, Jose Ta- buenca LETTERS EDITORS, AFRO-MIDEAST EDITION , Jean Thomas CORRESPONDENTS, Letters submitted for publication should church through studying Early woman was healed by Satan but WORLD DIVISIONS contribute ideas and comments on articles or we started the practice the missionary was healed by Afro-Mideast, —; Australasian, Gordon material printed in the ADVENTIST REVIEW. Writings, A. Lee; Euro-Africa, Pietro Cop.; Far East- They should be brief, not exceeding 250 with members here the very next God. Had the missionary's faith ern, M. G. Townend; Inter-American, Fred words, and must carry the writer's name, wavered as the woman's faith did Hernandez; Northern Europe-West Africa, address, and telephone number (although this Sabbath. It has been most re- —; South American, Arthur S. Vane; number will not be printed). Letters must be warding. (as a result of negative thoughts Southern Asia, A. M. Peterson; Trans- legible, preferably typewritten, and double- Africa, P. J. Salhany spaced. All will be edited to meet space and When my children were small put in her mind by her pastor), I literary requirements, but the author's mean- we read Early Writings to them. can only think that the mission- CORRESPONDENTS, ing will not be changed. Views expressed in NORTH AMERICA the letters do not necessarily represent those Now, while rereading it, my ary would not have been healed UNIONS: Atlantic, Geraldine I. Grout; Ca- of the editors or of the denomination. daughter told me that she has of his malaria. nadian, A. N. How; Central, Clara Ander- son; Columbia, Ernest N. Wendth; Lake, Jere remembered during the interven- PAT J. G. BAUER Wallack; North Pacific, Morten Juberg; Ellen White ing years that the temple in Walkersville, Maryland Northern, Halle Crowson; Pacific, Shirley Burton; Southern, Oscar Heinrich; South- It was encouraging to read "A heaven is surrounded by hills of western, Richard W. Bendall Non-Adventist Viewpoint on roses and lilies. "Not All Healing Is From God" made a profound impres- UNIVERSITIES: Andrews, Kevin McClan- Ellen G. White" (Response If our minds were trained to ahan; Loma Linda, Richard Weismeyer From Readers, May 29) at a time dwell on the glories of the eternal sion on my mind, providing proof that the devil can heal. I CIRCULATION when some Seventh-day Ad- certainties just ahead, the path Manager, Robert S. Smith sincerely appreciate the author's Associate Managers, Gary Grimes, E. W. ventists are finding fault with her that Satan keeps so bleak here candidness in writing this article. Moore, Derek Mustow writings. would not have power to dis- Field Representative, Ron D. Spear To record her story took great J. HAROLD PENDRY courage us and cause us to doubt. A large-print edition of the Monthly Digest is courage. available for $14.95 a year; also a quarterly Valle de Angeles, Honduras L. C. PALMER I would suggest that every edition in Braille. Glen, Mississippi Thank you so much for your REVIEW subscriber read Early TO CONTRIBUTORS continued publication of articles Writings, pages 124, 125, in Unsolicited manuscripts are welcome, but Healing notification as to acceptance or rejection may by Ellen White. They are just connection with the article. We be expected only if accompanied by a what my hungry soul needs. In I would like to comment on must heed Ellen White's counsel stamped, self-addressed envelope. these days when error of all two contradictory stories printed on matters such as these in the An index is published in the last Review of June and December. The Adventist Review is shades is being circulated, we recently. I refer to the woman last days of earth's history. indexed in the Seventh-day Adventist Period- ical Index. need the clear, decisive testi- who was healed through the MRS. A. J. CHRISTIANSEN mony of the Lord's servant. prayers of a Sundaykeeping con- Bowbells, North Dakota The Adventist Review (ISSN 0161-1119) is ELAINE KELLEY gregation ("Not All Healing Is published every Thursday. Copyright ©,1980 Review and Herald Publishing Association, New Iberia, Louisiana From God," July 17) and the It appears to me that "Not All 6856 Eastern Avenue NW., Takoma Park, missionary with malaria who was Healing Is From God" cast a Washington, D.C. 20012, U.S.A. Second- class postage paid at Washington, D.C. Sub- Early Writings healed through the prayers of very dark shadow upon the char- scriptions: one year, US$21.95. Single copy, After reading the letter (July idol worshipers ("When Non- acter of God. The author went 65 cents. 17) telling of the blessings Christians Pray," July 31). forward to be healed with total Vol. 157, No. 41. gained by those in a certain If I understood what I read, the Continued on page 20 2 (1090) ADVENTIST REVIEW, SEPTEMBER 4, 1980 FROM THE PRESIDENT I fully realize that what may be regarded as simplicity by one may appear to be ostentatious or elaborate to someone else.