HERALD Eyi Ew GENERAL CHURCH PAPER OF THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS

Child of My love, fear not the unknown morrow, Stand not in fear thy adversaries counting; Dread not the new demand life makes of thee; Dare every peril; save to disobey. Thy ignorance doth hold no cause for sorrow, Thou shalt march on, all obstacles surmounting, Since what thou knowest not is known to Me. For I, the strong, will open up the way.

Thou canst not see today the hidden meaning Wherefore go gladly to the task assigned thee, Of My command, but thou the light shalt gain; Having My promise, needing nothing more Walk on in faith, upon My promise leaning, Than just to know wherein the future find thee And as thou goest all shall be made plain. In all thy journeying I go before. —Selected. One step thou seest—then go forward boldly; One step is far enough for faith to see. Take that, and thy next duty shall be told thee, For step by step the Lord is leading thee.

VOL. 129, NO. 37 SEPTEMBER 11, 1952 Vol. 129, No. 37 September 11, 1952 • The Religious World Contents [These news items are taken from Religious News Service. We do not necessarily concur in statements made in these items. We publish them simply to give our FRONT PAGE - - "Christian, Be of Good Cheer" readers a picture of current religious developments.] GENERAL ARTICLES Page 3 IP. New Liberties for Salvation Army in Sweden "Perfecting Holiness in the Fear of God"—How the General Conference Is Organized—What Shall We Teach? Salvation Army officers in Sweden have been officially —Fly, Fairy Queens, Fly Far Away—Exercise for Body, granted permission, under the new Religious Freedom Act, Mind, and Spirit—Reflecting His Glory—The Cost of to solemnize marriages. About 140 officers, including 30 War and Religion—Is the Laodieean Message for Me?— women, have been authorized to conduct marriage ceremonies. A Story We All Must Tell—HOuSe-to-House Ministry— Addition by Subtraction 10- Minister Is Elected Vice-President of Korea EDITORIALS Page 12 A retired Presbyterian minister, 'the Reverend Ham Tai- Responsibility for Growth of the Church—The Churches yung, was chosen vice-president of the Republic of Korea in and Political Action—Did Paul Teach That He Would Go the national elections that returned President Syngman Rhee, to Heaven at Death?—Charging God With Cruelty— a Methodist layman, to office. Mr. Ham, who succeeds Kim Escape Into Space Sung-soo, a Presbyterian layman, is 78 years old. NEWS FROM THE WORLD FIELD - - - Page 16 00- Churches Near Bottom of Steel List Middle East Division Workers' Institute—A New Day in Religious institutions have been dropped near the bottom South America—Prayer Does Change Things!—Ten Busy of the list for allocations of steel as a result of the two-month Days in Germany—Adventist Position Recognized by steel strike, an announcement by the National Production Public Officials—The Quest for Certainty—Colporteur Authority revealed. In a move 'to make up the setback suffered Evangelism in Brazil—North Celebes Camp Meeting— by defense production from the loss of 20,000,000 tons of steel, Camp Meeting in East Pennsylvania—Kentucky-Tennes- the NPA has virtually prohibited starts on new construction see Camp Meeting—Glenville Church, Cleveland, Ohio— projects except those directly related to the defense effort. Brief Current • News—Church Calendar for 1952 POETRY IP. European Baptists Map Evangelism Crusade By His Stripes, p. 3; 'Tis by Choice, p. 11 A crusade to evangelize Europe was mapped by the European Baptist Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark. Theme of the con- Copyright, 1 52,:Review and Herald Publishing Association, Washington 12, D.C. gress, first general meeting of European Baptists since 1913, was "Baptists and the Evangelization of Europe." An American observer at the congress said the Baptists were departing from the "defeatest theology prevalent in Europe which emphasizes the futility of human effort" and were espousing an "activist faith." E HERALD IP. Episcopal Priests Building a New Church Two young Episcopal clergymen in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, FRANCIS D. NICHOL, Editor are building a new church on a $10,000 budget through the use FREDERICK LEE, Associate Editor W. H. BRANSON, Consulting Editor of volunteer labor—other priests. The Reverends J. H. Pearson D. A. DELAFIELD, Assistant Editor 3. L. MCELHANY, Contributing Editor and W. V. Carpenter, of Christ the King church, said a number PROMISE KLOSS SHERMAN, Editorial Secretary of clergymen from Wisconsin communities had agreed to help SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS and others were expected to volunteer for the project. None of C. H. WATSON, E. D. DICK, C. L. TORREY, L. K. DICKSON, R. R. FIGUHB, W. B. Oclis A. V. OLSON, H. L. RUDY, PRESIDENTS OF Au. DIVISIONS them has had any experience in'construction, but Father Pear- BRIEF CURRENT NEWS CORRESPONDENTS son has studied church architecture and drew the plans for the GENERAL CONFERENCE: MISS THELMA WELLMAN; OVERSEAS: AUSTRALASIA: S. V. church. The new church will have a seating capacity of 100, STRATFORD; MIDDLE EAST: A. R. MAZAT; FAR EASTERN: C. P. SORENSEN; about 10 more than the present size of the congregation. NORTHERN ,EUROPE: E. B. RUDGE; INTER-AMERICA: A. H. ROTH; SOUTH AMERICA: L. H. OLSON; SOUTHERN AFRICA: F. G. CLIFFORD; SOUTHERN ASIA: J. F. ASHLOCK; SOUTHERN EUROPE: MARIUS FRIDLIN lb. Catholic Publications Have 17,251,449 Subscribers NORTH AMERICAN UNIONS: ATLANTIC: MISS LAURA M. DROWN; CANADIAN: MISS M. JOYCE SALT; CENTRAL: MRS. SYLVIA POWERS; COLUMBIA: WARREN ADAMS; LAKE: MRS. MiDRED WADE; NORTHERN: A. R. SMOUSELl'sTORTH PACIFIC: MRS. Subscribers to Roman Catholic newspapers and magazines IONE MORGAN; PACIFIC: Miss OPAL STONE; SOUTHERN: MISS CLARA CRAWFORD; published in the United States and Canada now number SOUTHWESTERN: H. C. KEPHART 17,251,449, the highest ever recorded in the history of the CIRCULATION MANAGER R. J. CHRISTIAN Catholic press, it was announced in New York by the national office of the Catholic Press Association. The figures are based All communications relating to the Editorial Department and all manuscripts submitted for publication should be addressed to Editor, Review and Herald, on a survey of 549 Catholic publications. These showed a gain Takoma Park, Washington 12, D.C. of 2,000,000 subscribers over the last official figures released Countries Where Extra by the CPA in 1950. The total for 145 Catholic weekly newspa- United States Canada Postage Is Required pers is 3,733,826 subscribers; the 404 Catholic magazines total One Year $4.75 $5.05 $5.25 13,517,623. Six Months 2.50 2.65 2.75 Make all post office money orders payable at the Washington, D.C., post office (not Takoma Park). Address all business communications and make all drafts 0. Teen-agers Ask Mississippians Vote Dry and express money orders payable to REVIEW AND HERALD, Takoma Park, Washington 12, D.C. In changing address, do not fail to give both the old and Three hundred teen-agers marched down the main street of new address. this eastern Mississippi county seat (Louisville) in a demonstra- tion calling for the defeat of county option on liquor sales in Published by the Seventh-day Adventists. Printed every Thursday by the Review the forthcoming State-wide referendum. Banners carried by the and Herald Publishing Association, at Takoma Park, Washington 12, D.C., U.S.A. Entered as second-class matter August 14. 1903. at the post office at Washington, students urged the electorate: "For our sake vote dry on D.C., under Act of Congress, March 3, 1879. One Year, $4.75. Vol. 129, No. 37. Aug. 26." Mississippi is one of the two dry States in the nation. 2 REVIEW AND HERALD "Perfecting Holiness in the Fear of God"

By MEADE MAC GUIRE

"Having therefore these promises, God is holy in His sphere, so fallen man, the former conversation the old man, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves through faith in Christ, is to be holy in which is corrupt according to the deceit- from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, his sphere. ful lusts; and be renewed in the spirit of perfecting holiness in the fear of God." " 'This is the will of God,' the apostle your mind; and that ye put on the new 2 Cor. 7:1. Paul wrote, 'even your sanctification.' man, which after God is created in right- Many Christians have but a vague idea The sanctification of the church is God's object in all His dealings with His people. eousness and true holiness." Eph. 4:22-24. of what holiness is. They find the word He has chosen them from eternity, that It is deliverance from bondage in sin used frequently in the Bible, but regard it they might-be holy."—Acts of the Apostles, that prepares us for the holiness of Jesus. as applying to God, and when used in con- p. 559. "But now being made free from sin, and nection with men as representing an ear- Our Part and God's Part become servants to God, ye have your nest Christian life. They hear of "holi- fruit unto holiness, and the end everlast- ness movements," which are often fanati- It is true that sanctification, or holiness, ing life." Rom. 6:22. When we have sur- cal, and therefore see no reason to give is the work of God, and is impossible for rendered body, soul, and spirit to God, the subject special study. any human being to attain for himself.' He promises the new life of holiness. This is one of those subtle snares of the On the other hand, we have a part to act; "And the very God of peace sanctify you enemy to keep us from a clear understand- we must cooperate with God. We under- wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit ing of one of the most fundamental truths stand that salvation is not compulsory, for and soul and body be preserved blameless of the plan of salvation. Our whole con- we are free moral agents, and we decide unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. ception of God's eternal purpose for us whether we shall be saved or lost. The Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will be narrow and limited until we Bible makes plain what our part is in will do it." I Thess. 5:23, 24. prayerfully study and understand what cooperating with God for the accomplish- God's Method of Making Holy He has revealed concerning holiness. ment of His purpose in us. We are told by "Follow peace with all men, and holi- the apostle Paul to "put off concerning We are sanctified by the truth, and ness, without which no man shall see the God's word is the truth. God is holy, and Lord." Heb. 12:14. His law is holy; it is a transcript or revela- We may believe that God calls us to tion of His own character. As we approach pardon and cleansing, salvation and the crisis of the great conflict of the ages heaven, without realizing that all this de- between truth and error, light and dark- pends upon our attaining holiness. ness, holiness and sin, we need to realize as never before the deep significance of Holiness Essential to Salvation t..0,..c-OneGnsei•-> this contrast, and the everlasting sign God "In the midst of a world by its iniquity has given by which those who are loyal to doomed to destruction, Enoch lived a life Him will be distinguished from all others. of such close communion with God that he Let us go back to the beginning of God's was not permitted to fall under the power revelation to man. "In the beginning God of death. The godly character of this created the , heaven and the earth." Gen. prophet represents the state of holiness By His Stripe's which must be attained by those who shall 1:1. After this we have the simple record be 'redeemed from the earth' at the time of what God created day by day by His of Christ's second advent."—Patriarchs By ALFONSO N. ANDERSON word. "For he spake, and it was done; he and Prophets, pp. 88, 89. commanded, and it stood fast." Ps. 33:9. Thus for six days God carried on His work It has always been God's plan that His I caught a glimpse, I saw Him people should be a holy people. "For I of creation, and everything that came On the tree! from His word, including. Adam and Eve, am the Lord your God: ye shall therefore A purer, sweeter vision sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; Came to me God pronounced "good." for I am holy. . . . For I am the Lord that Of love's unfathomed depth of It is not easy for the human mind to bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, Mystery. conceive of the measureless power of the to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, Omnipotent One who could by His word for I am holy." Lev. 11:44, 45. alone bring all these things into existence. I met His clear eye tender, Day by day the key word was "created," "Holiness is the foundation of God's Breathed His name, but finally the seventh day came, and an- throne; sin is the opposite of holiness; sin In trembling silence waiting. crucified the Son of God. If men could see Then there came other word is introduced. On this day how hateful sin is, they would not tolerate The meaning of the suff'ring God did something that is not mentioned • it, nor educate themselves in it. They And the shame: before, something of infinitely greater would reform in life and character. Secret importance. faults would be overcome. If you are to be "And on the seventh clay God ended saints in heaven, you must first be saints To make atonement perfect For my sin. his work which he had made: and he upon the earth."—Testimonies to Minis- rested on the seventh day from all his ters, p. 145. His wounds and trickling bruises, work which he had made. And God blessed "John was a teacher of holiness, and in Mid the din, his letters to the church he laid down un- He gave for balm and healing. the seventh day, and sanctified it: because erring rules for the conduct of Christians. Deep within. that in it he had rested from all his work . . . He taught that the Christian must be which God created and made." Gen. 2: pure in heart and life. Never should he 2. 3. To sanctify is to make holy. be satisfied with an empty profession. As Creation shows the power of God. Om- SEPTEMBER I 1, 1952 nipotence is His great natural attribute. Thus the keeping of the Sabbath holy, baths, to be a sign between me and them, But sanctification shows the character of in harmony with His commandment, is that they might know that I am the Lord God. Holiness is His great moral attribute. not only a declaration of our faith in the that sanctify them." Eze. 20:12. All that God had created day by day was Omnipotent One as our Creator but also "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered very good; it was perfect and without sin, the sign of our faith in the Holy One as into his rest, he also hath ceased from his but it was not holy. God had created our Sanctifier. own works, as God did from his. Let us Adam and Eve in His own image, and "The Sabbath given to the world as the labour therefore to enter into that rest, it was His eternal purpose that they sign of God as the Creator is also the sign lest any man fall after the same example should share in the holy character of their of Him as the Sanctifier. . . . To those of unbelief." Heb. 4:9-11. Creator. And then on the very next day who keep holy the Sabbath day it is the Let us earnestly seek the Lord that by after their creation God revealed the sign of sanctification. True sanctification His grace we shall not be satisfied with method by which He made holy that is harmony with God, oneness with Him merely keeping the Sabbath, but shall which He had created. in character. . . . And the Sabbath is the sign of obedience. He who from the heart enter into that wonderful experience with God made the seventh day, entered into Him of keeping the Sabbath holy. In this it, rested, and was refreshed. By His very obeys the fourth commandment will obey the whole law. He is sanctified through experience do we find the evidence of true presence He blessed that day and made obedience."—Testimonies, vol. 6, p. 350. holiness in the life of the true follower it holy. Wherever God is it is holy; where "Moreover also I gave them my sab- of our Lord Jesus Christ. He dwells it is holy. When He spoke to Moses from the burning bush He said, "Put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for Studies in Church Government-6 the place whereon thou standest is holy ground." Ex. 3:5. • Jesus came to earth and took our hu- How the General Conference manity, and thus revealed the holiness of God in humanity. When by faith we are Is Organized born again, and are washed, sanctified, and justified (1 Cor. 6:11), we become partakers of the divine nature, and Jesus By James I. Robison imparts His own righteousness and shares His own holiness with us. "For both he that sanctifieth and they The unity of the remnant church in The same general plan of organization who are sanctified are all of one: for all the world is exemplified in the or- applies in the General Conference as in which cause he is not ashamed to call them ganization of the General Conference. the local or union conferences, only in brethren." Heb. 2:11. Here we find a cohesive worldwide or- a larger aspect. The difference is that ganization, which, under God, has been whereas the local conference is made up Keeping the Sabbath Holy built up during the years for the procla- of a group of local churches united in mation of the last message of warning to common fellowship, and a union is com- There is a very common expression every nation, kindred, and tongue. posed of a group of local conferences used among Christian people that may, The General Conference is not a group joined together, the General Conference if we are not alert, lead us unconsciously of men in Washington alone, chosen to is formed by the uniting of all the union into serious danger. Some people who feel carry on the general responsibilities of conferences of the world, together with that they are broad-minded and respect the denomination; but rather it compre- detached mission fields that are not a the faith of others say, "You keep Satur- hends all our churches, conferences, part of any union, into one world con- day, and we would not condemn you for unions, divisions, and institutions. It is ference with headquarters in Washing- that, but we feel that since Sunday is the a union of all the organizations working ton, D.C. resurrection day, the Lord accepts our toward the one common goal of proclaim- These various organizations are united service on that day." What they think of ing this last message to all the earth. Its in General Conference relationship by is simply having a day of worship. What administrative authority lies in the entire vote of the General Conference in session we need to think of is the command of church joined together in a worldwide and by their approval of the General God: "Remember the sabbath day, to keep organization. Conference constitution, bylaws, and it holy." It may make an infinite difference working policy in the same way as the whether we remember the Sabbath day to Divided Into Smaller Units conferences are united in union con- keep it, or remember the Sabbath day to The General Conference is divided into ference relationship. Thus we have our keep it holy. God made the seventh day smaller units for the more effective ad- believers joined together in church fel- holy, and it is still holy, for He is still in ministration of the work and to place lowship, our churches united in a con- that day with His presence. No human local responsibilities in the hands of men ference organization, our conferences being could make a day holy; therefore, and women who are closer to the prob- united in unions, and our unions united no other day could be kept holy. It is this lems, and who are thus able to give better in one world organization embracing the very point that brings us face to face with leadership and counsel than could be entire remnant church throughout the the climax of the great controversy, for given by those carrying the burden of the world. God Himself has made this the sign. world work. Divisions of the General Conference God entered into the Sabbath day, Every conference worker, church of- blessed it, made it holy, and He gave us ficer, and believer is, however, a part of For the more efficient administration of the Sabbath to be an everlasting sign of the General Conference, which is the the work of the General Conference, the allegiance to Him. "And the Lord spake "one body" that Paul speaks of; and all unions and detached fields in various unto Moses, saying, Speak thou also unto other organizations are the "members" great continental or geographical sections the children of Israel, saying, Verily my that, taken together, form the. "one body of the world are set apart as divisions of sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign in Christ." (Rom. 12:4, 5.) The Lord the General Conference. These, however, between me and you throughout your represents His people as one undivided are not separate, self-governing organiza- generations; that ye may know that I am church going forth to all the world under tions. The officers and executive commit- the Lord that doth sanctify you." Ex. the banner of Christ with the everlasting tee of a division are elected by the Gen- 31:12, 13. gospel for all men. eral Conference in session in the same 4 REVIEW AND HERALD WORLD WIDE GENERAL CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION PLAN

GENERAL CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION AT HEADQUARTERS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

OFFICERS LEGAL ASSOCIATIONS' STANDING COMMITTEES

DEPARTMENTS OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE

Home Ministerial No. American Religious Sabbath Temperance Educational Missionary Medical Association Colored MV Publishing Radio Liberty School

DIVISIONS OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE GENERAL CONFERENCE INSTITUTIONS

DIVISION COMMITTEE General There ore twelve divisions Each division operates OFFICERS I 'LEGAL ASSOCIATIONS educational General of the General Conference as the General Conference institutions DEPARTMENTS C.M.E. and medical in the world in its territory institutions I. I Theological I I _I minor

UNION CONFERENCES or MISSIONS DIVISION INSTITUTIONS L UNION COMMITTEE OFFICERS' (LEGAL ASSOCIATIONS There are eighty union Each union forms part Division Division Division medical DEPARTMENTS organizations in the of the division in which publishing colleges houses institution f I world field it is situated

LOCAL CONFERENCES or MISSIONS UNION CONFERENCE INSTITUTIONS

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Union OFFICERSI (LEGAL ASSOCIATIONS Each local conference colleges Union DEPARTMENTS forms part of the union in Or publishing training which it is situated houses schools

CHURCHES IN A LOCAL CONFERENCE LOCAL CONFERENCE INSTITUTIONS 1 CHURCH BOARD Local PASTOR and ELDERS There are 10,237 Each church forms part academies 1Local DEPARTMENTS organized churches in the of the local conference in and medical intermediate world field which it is situated institutions I f I I 1 I I I I schools

LOCAL CHURCH INSTITUTIONS

The General Conference headquarters office is in the North American Division; therefore this division is administered by the General Conference Executive Committee in Church Welfare Social Washing ton, D. C. schools centers centers

way as the officers and the executive com- nated by the Executive Committee and Conference, which is the highest authority mittee of the General Conference, and announced in the REVIEW AND HERALD. that God has upon the earth, is exercised, serve in their respective divisions as Gen- The General Conference session is com- private independence and private judg- eral Conference administrative officers. posed of delegates duly appointed by all ment must not be maintained, but be the union conferences, union missions, surrendered."—Testimonies, vol. 3, p. The North American Division is an ex- 492. ception. It does not have a division com- and detached fields of the world. In over- "God has ordained that the repre- mittee inasmuch as the General Confer- seas divisions these delegates are approved sentatives of His church from all parts ence officers are in the territory of the by the division committees and are author- of the earth, when assembled in a Gen- North American Division, and the Gen- ized to represent their respective fields eral Conference, shall have authority. The eral Conference Executive Committee in all the deliberations and actions under error that some are in danger of com- serves for North America. consideration at the session. mitting is in giving to the mind and The General Conference in session is judgment of one man, or of a small group The administrative authority of the of men, the full measure of authority and division committee is, for the division the highest legislative body in the Sev- enth-day Adventist denomination. It is influence that God has vested in His concerned, the administrative authority church in the judgment and voice of of the General Conference. Thus it be- the voice of the entire church expressed the General Conference assembled to comes evident that the divisions are each through the delegated authority of the plan for the prosperity and advancement a segment of the General Conference and churches passed on through the various of His work."—Ibid., vol. 9, p. 261. administer their work under the constitu- organizations to the appointed delegates Between sessions of the General Con- tion and bylaws of the General Con- meeting together in the General Con- ference the Executive Committee, which ference. ference session. has been elected by the session, carries The General Conference constitution Of this administrative authority Mrs. on the administrative work of the Gen- provides for quadrennial sessions, which E. G. White has said: eral Conference. This is a heavy responsi- are held at such time and place as desig- "When the judgment of the General bility and requires two meetings a week SEPTEMBER 11, 1952 5 ,Of the available members of the corn- ,mittee at headquarters to pass on the What Shall We Teach? Marge volume of routine work that comes into the office at Washington. One of By Maud Wolcott Spalding 'these meetings deals with North American •affairs, and the other with more general business. Twice a year larger and more Everyone agrees that there is a preschool Consciously or unconsciously, purpose- representative meetings of the committee age, during which the child is too young fully or with limited purpose, competently are held, one in the spring and the other to be sent to the conventional school. As or incompetently, parents teach. That they I in the autumn. The Autunin Councils to when that age ends and the school age may be the true underteachers of God, our are the more important and larger gath- begins, there is difference of opinion. Most Supreme Teacher, parents should receive erings of the committee. Here the annual parents and teachers set it at six years, and the most thorough training of all teachers. budget and special appropriations are six or seven is the law of most States. But What shall parents be taught, and what voted and much of the business of the de- the Spirit of prophecy and modern science shall they teach? nomination attended to. set it at from eight to ten years. First and greatest of all requisites is love. The Seventh-day Adventist denomina- Whether we agree with God and nature Love is the gift of God, coordinate with tion is organized to carry on large busi- or with public opinion, there is a period, life, indeed identical with life, for "love ness details in connection with its regular a beginning period in the child's life, is life." (Christ's Object Lessons, p. 258.) spiritual activities. The denominational called the preschool age. That preschool "God is love. . . . We love, because he investment in 1949 had reached the sum age, however, is the greatest of all school first loved us." 1 John 4:16-19, A.R.V. of $184,565,000. Its tithe income for 1950 ages, for in it the child learns more than Love comes to the parent with the giving was $27,728,250, and the mission offerings he ever learns in any succeeding period. of life; but because love is marred in the were just under $10,000,000 and other He learns, whether he is purposefully human heart by selfishness, there must be 180,000. All these offerings exceeded $81 taught or not; he learns by imitation and a rebirth, a purification of love, to meet funds do not come into the General Con- by that inward urge to progress that is the the standard of the Christian teacher. The ference office, although this year the total characteristic of life. "new commandment" of Jesus is "that ye budget calls for more than $17,000,000. Suppose that in seven years you had to love one another; as I have loved you." This will pass through the General Con- learn the science of balance and locomo- This divine love is the absolute essential ference treasury. tion, which is the art of walking and run- in teaching, for "to place over young chil- These financial responsibilities together ning and working; to learn to express dren teachers who are proud and unloving with the calling and sending out of for- yourself well in a new language, starting is wicked."—Counsels to Parents, Teach- eign missionaries, the departmental ac- with no knowledge of speech for compari- ers, and Students, p. 175. More than any tivities centering in the General Con- son; to adjust yourself to a new social ference office, the preparation of articles course in pedagogy, more than any earned world, with a great variety of characters degree, more than talent and ability, love and manuscripts for the world field, and and interests; to learn a dozen trades and many other problems that are sent in to is the essential of teaching and its greatest occupations, with their necessary skills; to the officers or others for counsel make power. This is pre-eminently true of the learn, out of complete ignorance, the exist- the General Conference office a busy first teachers, parents. Love must infuse ence and nature and relation of God— place. every act, every process, every relation of would you think you had been to school? the preschool life. All Authority Delegated Yet, because to our minds the word Obedience the Law of Life In these articles we have tried to point "school" has a certain professional signif- out the important fact that the denomina- icance quite out of keeping with reality, In the social sphere obedience is the tion is established upon the principle of we must designate this period as the pre- law of life. We see this illustrated in the representative government. The General school age. It is in reality the great school natural world below us: the chickens that Conference—and every organization in age. Home is the school, and parents are run to their mother's call, the young of our great world-wide work—is adminis- the teachers. wild animals and even of domestic animals tered, not by overlords, but by servants that obey their parents' commands, and of the people who compose our church in so doing achieve safety. It is the law membership. The elected officers or com- of God for human children, and that mittees exercise only delegated authority, means us, for we parents are children of and at stated intervals must give an ac- God. We can teach obedience to our chil- count of their stewardship to the con- dren only as we are obedient to God's stituency that elected them. every law, physical, mental, social, spirit This plan we believe has been given us ual. And parents' commands must be in by the Lord. It is reasonable and the keeping with every law of God, else they safest that could be devised, and when lead their children astray, and teach the followed it is a safeguard against dic- way of the enemy. Obedience is the prime tatorship or apostasy in the church. Demo- law. cratic principles are being assailed today Respect for life and for authority is a in the world. With the accumulation of requisite. We teach that respect in our power men tend to become autocratic. own relation to the child. Only as we are But this world trend should not enter the courteous and considerate of him can we remnant church. "All ye are brethren." teach him courtesy and consideration for And although some men may be called us and for others. In the care of pets and upon to carry responsibilities, they should all lesser. creatures we are to teach him in humility and full consecration recog- respect for life in whomever and whatever nize that their authority is only delegated. it is manifest. In his contacts and relations God is the leader of this movement, and with other children, whether of the same to the whole body of believers has been Lass, From Frederick Lewis household or of friends, the social virtue entrusted by Him the final responsibility In the Care of Pets, Children Learn Many Valu- of respect for others' rights and feelings for the carrying on of His work on earth. able Lessons in a Most Delightful Way is to be progressively inculcated. For his 6 REVIEW AND HERALD

parents the child has a natural respect, sights and sounds and smells and tastes the parent may lead his child, by study and that respect is to be preserved and and feeling of God's creation. Beholding and meditation, by story and song, by increased by the right behavior of the the flowers, the stately trees, the flying labor and experiment, by prayer and parent. For out of this respect and obedi- birds, the clouds, the sunsets, the stars, he communion, into that reverence that will ence, motivated by love, comes his train- marvels at the wealth of nature. With the make earth a heaven for him. ing in obedience to civil law and to the guidance of the, parent, wonder is devel- Self-control is to be taught. This is the law of God. oped into awe, and awe into reverence great objective in the formation of charac- Reverence is to be taught. Wonder is before the goodness of the Creator, his ter. Home is a theocracy. God is the su- the child's heritage. Placed in the midst heavenly Father. In the child wonder is preme head, parents are His vicegerents, of a creation all new to him, he revels in worship; and here, at the footstool of God, and children are acolytes being trained for citizenship. The baby starts with no self- control, he is under the rule of impulse; the parent must be the arbiter of his life. Regularity in his program is the first lesson in self-control. As he grows, more and more is he to learn to control his A Story for the Children appetite, his passion, his desires, his am- bitions. Control of appetite affords the BY ARTHUR W. SPALDING primary lesson: the right food, the right quantity, the right habits of eating and True-Fairy Stories-2 drinking. Temper is the fire of life; it must be brought under control, his own control; Fly, Fairy Queens, Fly Far Away and the means by which this is to be accomplished involves much study. The "Told you the's fairies," said Elvie. laughed, "too many! But I'll tell you what child rightly trained, by the time he "Mother, where are the fairies?" This from their name is. It's Monarch. Do you know reaches adolescence will be a fairly self- Angela. what Monarch means? It means 'king' or governed person, fit to be a junior partner "I don't see any fairies," said George. `queen.' So these are fairy queens and kings. in the family government, and a valuable The twins had their noses pressed against Now look, and note what you see of their instrument in the hand of God to serve the window. "Oh, lookit the browny leaves shape and colors, so you can tell the Mon- falling!" exclaimed Larry. arch after this. All butterflies are gaily His purposes. "Lookit 'em! Lookit 'em!" cried Lucie. colored, but they're all different too." "There are your fairies," said mother. "Did "They's brown," said Larry. Priests in God's Service you ever see so many? Look at their bright, "Bwown," echoed Lucie. The tools in all this training are vari- gauzy wings. How they come floating down "They's got white spots on their tips," said to the brookside! They're thirsty, poor things, Elvie. ous. They require from the parent study, and they are coming to get a drink." "And black veins in their wings," said practice, diligence, patience, persistence, "That's just butterflies," said George. George. devotion. In accepting the role of parents "Yes," said Elvie thoughtfully, "but, Aunt "Yes," said mother, "and four wings, like the marriage partners enter into the sanc- Helen, they looks like fairies, don't they? all butterflies. What shape are their wings?" tuary of God as priests in His service, and They's got fairy wings. Only they don't have The children looked close. there is no discharge from that office. faces." "Their hind wings are pretty nearly round," Throughout the minority of their children, "Their faces aren't like children's faces, said Angela, "but their front wings are sort they are bound by the irrevocable law of that's so," said mother. "But there are many of pointed where the white spots are." life to exert their utmost powers of mind kinds of, faces in the world. Your pony has a "And the's got long feelers in front," added face, your dog has a face, and the birdies have Elvie. and spirit and body for their children's faces. We think they're all beautiful too, be- "Yes," said mother. "Those are called an- welfare and education. No slothful ease, cause we are used to looking at them, though tennae, or feelers. Look closely now, and no negligent care, no denial of duty, ,is their faces aren't like ours. The butterflies you'll see there are knobs on the ends of their acceptable to God. Yet the way of duty have faces too. You just have to get used to feelers. That's one way you can tell butter. may be and is meant to be a happy way.. different kinds of faces. And then, I believe, flies from moths, for most moths have a healthful way, a cheery way. Love and you'll think they are all beautiful. You know straight or feathery antennae, without intelligent management make it so. the Bible says that God `hath made every knobs. Another thing, butterflies are slender, thing beautiful in his time.' " and most of the moths are plump. And but- The tools in the parent's hands are song "I'm going out to see," said George. And terflies fly in the daytime; moths fly mostly and story, useful work, happy and pur- all the others ran after him. It was just a few at night. Then butterflies fold their wings poseful play and recreation, and study steps to the brook, with its sandy edge, where when they light; moths do not. Almost all with discovery and employment. Of all the butterflies were drinking. of the butterflies are good fairies, our friends. instruments of instruction, nature study "What a whole lot of 'em," exclaimed An- But we can't say that for all the moths." and activities occupy the chief and all- gela. "Count 'em." "What have they all come together for?" permeating element. Yet it is the most "One, two, three, five, ten," counted Larry. asked George. "Camp meeting?" neglected field and agency. This first book "One, two, ten," counted Lucie. The others "I'll tell you," said mother. "They are laughed. going on pilgrimage. They've spent the sum- of God is to most parents written in an "You can't count 'em," said Elvie. "The's mer up here in the north, but now it's fall, unknown tongue. They make no effort to too many. Hundreds of 'em." and the monarchs know it's going to be cold. decipher it; they go blindly among the "Thousands of 'em," said George. So what do they do but gather themselves treasures of God. Yet therein lies the solu- "Millions of 'em," said Angela, who wasn't together, and say, 'Come, let's fly away to the tion to most of their problems and diffi- to be stopped by little figures like that. south, where it's warm.' And so they gather culties; in it reside the treasures of knowl- When the children moved in on the host by the thousands and millions, and fly away edge and wisdom that are indispensable of butterflies, they took to wing, but soon to South America and the West Indies to in the formation of character and the de- settled down again right near. Mother had stay all winter. Next spring some of them will joined the children now. come back, but not in such crowds. And here lights of knowledge. To attack this moun- "Do you know their name?" she asked. "Yes, they'll lay their eggs, to hatch out into—well, tain of ignorance and indifference, to con- butterflies have names, family names any- I'll tell you that story sometime." quer it, and to build in its place a temple way. And this crowd of butterflies are all of And suddenly all the monarchs rose on their for the indwelling of the Most High God one family. So many of them you might think gauzy wings and flew away. —this is the great labor of the teacher of their name was Smith. Not Norris," she (To be continued) parents. SEPTEMBER 11, 1952 7 The task must be approached, not from pate. The preschool, in our design, is not Exercise obtained by useful labor of a purely scientific angle, but from a spirit. a substitute for the home, to take children some kind is the most beneficial to body, ual. All the science of the infinite creation away from their parents; it is to be a mind, and soul. However, each individual that human minds can master is of great model home, where parents learn how to must decide what form of activity will value, a necessary part of the study; but teach, learning also from what their chil- best fit his respective occupation and will deeper, more satisfying, meeting the pur- dren, learning, carry home to them. The be the most beneficial under the circum- pose of God, is the study that reveals not preschool may indeed provide a refuge stances in which he finds himself. For merely the forms and names and classifi- for those unfortunate children whose some a brisk walk, rowing, swimming, or cation of orders but the personal messages mothers have to work, and this makes a wholesome game may be the most ad- from our heavenly Father, which He has them the fortunate children who receive vantageous because they do not have ac- written on the tablets of creation. a superior education, but its primary cess to other means. "On the lily's petals, God has written purpose is to train parents. The science It must be kept in mind that exercise a message for you,—written in language of conducting a preschool is too great a to be of the most benefit should be taken that your heart can read only as it un- .subject for this brief writing; it is con- regularly and not just at spasmodic pe- learns the lessons of distrust and selfish- tained in the preschool manual Before riods. Games should not be too exciting. ness and corroding care."—Mount of They Go to School. It is here emphasized Children should be taught the benefits Blessing, p. 143. that the preschool is not to be merely a of useful labor. They should have their The teacher of parents will hold sessions kindergarten, a nursery school, or a child's regular duties to perform. This will help of study and instruction. But more than day-care center; it is an instrument in the them to realize that they have a part in classwork, he will depend upon demon- hand of the teacher to prepare parents for the responsibilities of the. home. Parents stration. And his chief instrument of their role of teachers in the home school. can encourage their children by joining demonstration is the preschool, where [This is the third article by Mrs. Spald- with them in both work and play. In parents may observe and in turn partici- ing on, preschool education.—EDITOR.] games they should be taught the princi- ples of good sportsmanship. Exercise, if taken properly, is a physi- ological measure and improves the func- tions of all the body organs, and serves not only to keep the body in health and prevent disease but also as a valuable Exercise for Body, Mind, and Spirit remedy in the treatment of disease. This is especially true of those diseases that By H. W. Vollmer, M.D. have their origin in the mind, and author- ities inform us that most diseases have their origin there. "Sickness of the mind The importance of regular exercise is of prophecy emphasizes the importance of prevails everywhere. Nine tenths of the emphasized by the fact that it was pro- strict obedience to these laws in these diseases from which men suffer have their vided for at the time of creation. In the earnest words: foundation here."—Counsels on Health, Creator's original plan man's principal "The Creator of man has arranged the p. 324. occupation, the care of the garden, af- living machinery of our bodies. Every Graduated Exercise forded one of the best means of exercise function is wonderfully and wisely made. for both muscle and brain and for whole- And God pledged Himself to keep this Invalids should be encouraged to take some recreation in the open air and human machinery in healthful action if graduated exercise as their strength will sunlight amid the scenes of nature as the human agent will obey His laws and permit. Whenever possible it should be well. cooperate with God. Every law governing taken out of doors, and thus the added the human machinery is to be considered The cultivation of the soil, the planting benefit of the fresh air and sunshine is just as truly divine in origin, in char- obtained. And when the person is able to of the seed, and the harvesting of the acter, and in importance as the word of produce gave exercise to the muscles; and God. Every careless, inattentive action, do so, the cultivation of flowers or vege- the study of the science of agriculture, any abuse put upon the Lord's wonder- tables will furnish added enjoyment. For the, propagation and development of new ful mechanism, by disregarding His speci- helpless invalids much can be done by plants and flowers, afforded exercise for fied laws in the human habitation, is a way of rehabilitation through means of the mental faculties. All of this creates violation of God's law. We may behold massage with active and passive move- in man's heart a spirit of worship of the and admire the work of God in the ments. Creator and trust in His divine power, natural world, but the human habitation The process of digestion will be bene- is the most wonderful."—Counsels on fited by exercise, both by systematic daily thus in turn exercising and deepening Diet and Foods, p. 17. man's spiritual nature. From this we may exercise and by light moderate exercise conclude that the more nearly we comply To be sure, all cannot be tillers of the after a meal, such as a walk amid the with God's original plan for obtaining soil although it would be well if more beautiful scenes of nature with proper our exercise—that of some form of useful of us were good farmers or gardeners. posture maintained. Likewise, exercise and productive labor—the more beneficial It is gratifying to note that many are to the point of fatigue is conducive to re- to our health will be the results. being converted to the benefits of at freshing sleep. "The sleep of a labouring Too often we fail to recognize the least a family garden, not alone because man is sweet." Eccl. 5:12. physiological truth that exercise is an it affords a means of exercise out of The mental effect of exercise taken in essential part of the principles of health- doors, but also because of the better flavor the open air or sunshine either in active ful living and that in taking systematic and greater nutritional value of vegetables labor or in a brisk walk has a beneficial exercise we are rendering obedience to and fruit fresh from the garden. Many influence upon all the body functions and the laws governing our being, which were more might avail themselves of this is a valuable aid in the prevention and given for our good always. We should health-giving means if they would put in the recovery from disease. keep in mind that God is the author of forth the effort. The difficulty lies in the By increasing the circulation of the these laws, and therefore they are sacred fact that too many are more interested in blood and lymph, exercise acts benefi- and are to be obeyed. modern amusements that tear down than cially upon all the functions of the body. Referring to the laws that govern the they are in planning for health-giving It strengthens muscles and increases brain physiology of the human body, the Spirit exercise and recreation. power. It increases the respiration, 8 REVIEW AND HERALD whereby oxygen is taken into the lungs and carbon dioxide is eliminated. The STICKILY for YOUTH increased circulation, together with in- creased oxygen intake, enhances the im- portant process of metabolism whereby Reflecting His Glory the food elements are built up into the cell and tissue structure of the body and By Leslie Hardinge the waste products formed in the body are oxidized or burned so that they may be readily eliminated. Oxygen is necessary He was born with a price on his head. Christ greater riches than the treasures in this process. The nurse at his birth defied Pharaoh's in Egypt." Verses 24-26. order to smother him. Every strange foot- The first crisis of Moses' life was at Need for Mental Exercise fall, each baby cry, filled his parents' hand, and like most of us young people, In emphasizing the importance of ex- hearts with terror. At last his parents he was unprepared. Moses tried to serve ercise we must not overlook the need for decided on the impossible! God by murdering an Egyptian! His fear mental exercise. This means study. First His baby basket was daubed with pitch, of exposure to Pharaoh, his flight into the of all, the study of God's Holy Word will lined with moss, covered with rude rags desert, his marriage, and the pastoral exercise and develop the mind as nothing —all a slave might find in his hovel—and peace of the next forty years are wonder- else will. Right mental exercise not only cradle and baby were placed in the Nile. ful chapters in divine providence. The serves to develop the mind but also affects The hopelessness of the ruse makes one young man was being prepared for service. the other body functions and serves to hold one's breath! The only comment Inspiration makes protect against disease. But inspiration calls this faith! (Heb. of this period is that "Moses was content." The Spirit of prophecy and medical 11:23.) Amram and Jochebed let their (Ex. 2:21.) And out of that contentment science emphasize the importance of men- forebodings resolve into an abiding trust. emerged one of the greatest human beings tal exercise in promoting the electrical Their God would do what they could this world has ever seen. On the rolling currents of the brain and of the entire not do. desert hills of western Arabia, Moses body as well. "The electric power of the meditated on God and His purposes. brain, promoted by mental activity, vi- Standing Alone for God From this study there grew two great talizes the whole system, and is thus an The discovery of Moses by Pharaoh's books. These were the books of Job and invaluable aid in resisting disease."—Edu- daughter and Miriam's humor in bring- Genesis. As he• wrote the Holy Spirit cation, p. 197. "Minute electrical charges ing her mother as nurse make us chuckle. taught Moses lessons he needed to learn. are vital to the functioning of the brain." During the twelve years of home training In the line of duty light came. His pride —CHARLES H. MAYO. "Every activity of Moses visited the palace at intervals of and self-sufficiency dissolved; the results living tissue is accompanied by electric increasing frequency. But when Moses of his life of luxury disappeared. Moses currents; and many activities are also ini- stepped into adolescence his foster mother became patient, reverent, and meek. tiated by electric currents."—G. W. CRILE, took him from his home to hers. No These lessons the Advent youth may The Phenomena of Life, p. 216. longer did he hear the earnest prayers of learn if they, like Moses, will serve where There must be a proper balance be- his godly parents. No more were thoughts God places them. tween mental and physical activity. of Jehovah and purity suggested in his Episodes in a Remarkable Life "The minds of thinking men labor too good-night story. Now he was in the at- Moses' dramatic summons to service at hard. They frequently use their mental mosphere of heathenism at it seductive powers prodigally, while there is another the burning bush, his encounters with worst. For poverty and slavery he breathed class whose highest aim in life is physical Pharaoh, the mysterious plagues of Egypt, in luxury and arrogance. Growing up into labor. The latter class do not exercise the the protecting Passover, the stupendous youth, he stood alone with God. mind. Their muscles are exercised while crossing of the Red Sea, the exultant song their brains are robbed of intellectual It was law that Pharaoh should be priest of triumph—what wonderful episodes in strength, just as the minds of thinking as well as king. So Moses, as heir apparent, a remarkable life! These were followed by men are worked while their bodies are was' forced to study the mysteries of the robbed of strength and vigor by their epics as amazing: Israel organized, fed, Egyptian religion. But he refused to wor- watered, protected, guided, encamped be- neglect to exercise the muscles. Those ship false gods, and vigorously reasoned who are content to devote their lives to neath the towering grandeur of Sinai's with both priests and worshipers against physical labor and leave others to do the mist-mantled brow. And then came the thinking for them, while they simply carry the foolishness of venerating senseless ob- most incredible climax of his life, the jects. With the world at his feet, this on what other brains have planned, will summons for Moses to talk with God "face have strength of muscle but feeble intel- educated young man "refused to be called to face." (Deut. 34:10.) Never to mortal lects. Their influence for good is small the son of Pharaoh's daughter; choosing since Adam and Eve had this privilege in comparison to what it might be if they rather to suffer affliction with the people would use their brains as well as their been granted. For weeks that holy con- of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin verse continued. Time and sense were muscles. This class fall more readily if for a season; esteeming the reproach of attacked by disease; the system is vitalized forgotten in sweet communion, until the by the electrical force of the brain to re- image of God, the glory of self-sacrificing sist disease."—Testimonies, vol. 3, p. 157. love, began to shine from the face of the Although both physical and mental ex- great leader. ercise have a bearing upon our spiritual The Cost of War and As he came back among men, "and when life, we should keep in mind that spiritual Religion Aaron and all the children of Israel saw exercise is also essential to Christian President Truman recently signed Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; growth and character development. Min- an appropriation bill giving the mili- and they were afraid to come nigh him." istry or service to others, as taught in the tary services $46,610,938,912 for their Ex. 34:30. But the amazing part is that Scriptures, is one of God's ordained means operations during the next twelve "Moses wist not that the skin of his face for spiritual exercise. It will bring both months, which is twenty-five times shone." Verse 29. Concerned not at all physical and spiritual health. "The pleas- greater than the total receipts of all with himself, intent only on discovering ure of doing good animates the mind and religious denominations for all pur- God's will for His people, utterly conse- vibrates through the whole body."—Ibid., poses in 1951.—Survey Bulletin. crated, Moses was unaware of the prog- vol. 2, p. 534. ress he was making heavenward. He "wist SEPTEMBER 11, 1952 9 not" that, alone since Adam stood in glory, not apply to him or to his church. But Babylon in His hand. He held the angel he too was clothed with light! Today the wishing does not change the situation. of the church of the Laodiceans in His world is waiting for God's army of youth The message is from the True Witness, hand also, and this suggests loving care to reflect the glory of self-sacrificing love. and it demands most earnest attention. and protection. The message is not sent The way of our preparation lies along the A moment's thought will suffice to show to Babylon. It is sent to the true church, path Moses trod. that the message could not apply to Baby- to the remnant church, and if we are Think of the last chapter in the story of lon or to any false church. It is the last members of the remnant church, it is ad- Moses. In full vigor, with eye undimmed of seven messages that the Lord dictated dressed to us. and natural strength unabated (Deut. 34: and ordered to be sent to the churches, The line of reasoning of those who 7), Moses walked through the serried ranks and each message is sent "to the angel of feel like repudiating the message and de- of Israel's tribes. To each he spoke pro- the church," and these angels were held nying its application to the church of phetic blessing. (Deuteronomy 33.) Then by the Lord in His own pierced hand. today reminds us of Peter's experience. his road took him up the mountain to his (Rev. 1:20.) He was not writing to Baby- Peter loved the Lord. He had forsaken last tryst with destiny. As he waved fare- lon, nor was He holding "the angels" of all things to follow Him. But on the night well his heart stretched forward to that before the crucifixion the Lord informed better land. Alone, unattended by weep- Peter that he was in danger of denying ing loved ones, he knelt in prayer, and • his beloved Master. On two different oc- then lay down to sleep in death. What LIGHT casions He assured Peter that he would resignation! What obedience! What trust! deny Him. The Lord wanted to save Advent youth, have we a vision as en- on the WORD Peter from the humiliating experience into which his self-confidence was leading during and sustaining? By C. L. Paddock Down from realms of light Michael, him. He warned him of the event, hoping God's mighty Son, streaked to claim His he might escape it. But what was Peter's servant. Satan was waiting, behind him A Story We All Must Tell response? Was he overwhelmed at the the embattled hosts of fallen angels. (Jude terrible revelation of his unsuspected 9.) But none may stay the Life-giver. "Who, being in the form of God, thought weakness? How did he react to the truth? Moses lives again, and Satan is van- it not robbery to be equal with God: but He denied it with all his power: "All the quished. The reign of death is ended. made himself of no reputation, and took others may deny you, but not I. I will (Rom. 5:14.) upon him the form of a servant, and was go to death for you, and could I deny made in the likeness of men: and being Perhaps fifteen centuries slip by. Jesus you? You don't know me, Lord, if you found in fashion as a man, he humbled him- think I would deny you." faces the crisis of His life. His Father self, and became obedient unto death, even summons to the throne of light two men. the death of the cross." Phil. 2:6-8. Peter Denies the Truth To Moses, first resurrected, and to Elijah, The mayor of one of our largest Eastern first translated, was committed the task cities determined that he would do some- Peter had every reason to trust the of encouraging God in human form! thing to get the viewpoint of the underprivi- knowledge. of Jesus. He had seen Him The story continues on earth. "And, be- leged, the down-and-outers, the men and read the heart many times. He had seen hold, there talked with him two men, women of skid row, in his great city. He let Him control nature, something only the his beard grow for several days, secured some which were Moses and Elias: who appeared Messiah could do. He had every reason old clothing, and went out into the city to trust Him. But he contradicted Him. in glory, and spake of his decease which dressed as an outcast to see how the other he should accomplish at Jerusalem." half of the world lived. Finding a cheap He denied the truth. Instead of being Luke 9:30, 31. These men were types of rooming house in the poorer section of town, aghast at this revelation, instead of falling earth's final harvest; they were the guaran- he roamed here and there through the at the Master's feet and begging for help, tees that the plan of salvation worked. slums, living as thousands of unfortunate for power to overcome, to be delivered They, mortals transformed by grace, as- souls are living. He tried to find something from his weakness and sin, he contra- sured God in humanity! Sublimest service! to eat, and was given a job cutting some dicted the most solemn statements of wood at a cheap boarding house. Jesus. If he had asked for deliverance, he And looking at the Advent youth, God Never having used an ax before, he was exclaims, "Ye are my witnesses." What a would have obtained it, and would have going at the task rather awkwardly, when a escaped the snares of the enemy. But, no; destiny is ours! young man stepped up and sympathetically offered to help him. "Here, mister, give me Peter had confidence in himself, and he that ax. You'll cut your foot off. You don't was sure his Lord was mistaken in His know how to use a tool like that." estimate of His disciple. Is the Laodicean Message When the obliging young man had finished, If Peter had believed the words of for Me? the mayor said, "Here's my card, son. See me Jesus, he would not have slept in the gar- in my office at four this afternoon, and I'll den that evening. He would have laid By George D. Keough give you a decent job." hold of the Lord, and refused to let Him The message to the Laodicean church The young fellow smiled and thanked the go till he had received from Him the stranger, thinking, of course, that the older power to overcome. But he did not ac- is of such an uncompromising nature man was crazy. that many repudiate its application to But he was a curious human being, so he cept the revelation, and he slept in the them. They refuse to accept the position went to the mayor's office at four o'clock, and garden, slept while his Lord was passing that the Laodicean church applies in sure enough, 'there was the wood chopper, through the crisis of His experience, and particular to the remnant church of the much transformed. He got a good job as he when the test came he denied Him. He last days. How could the true church be had been promised. As he left the mayor denied Him with cursing and swearing. "wretched, and miserable, and poor, and said, "Now, please don't tell anyone." Poor Peter. Only the love of Jesus saved blind, and naked"? It is impossible. Lao- The young man couldn't keep such a story. him from sharing the fate of Judas. He told it everywhere. You and I can tell dicea must be Babylon and not the true a story just as colorful, just as wonderful. A Warning to Laodicea church. Jesus left His heavenly home, His throne This story of Peter and his fall, of his This feeling is quite understandable, next to His Father, and came here, took upon for no one could rejoice and be glad to Himself the form of a servant, and died for refusal to accept the word of the Lord, think that he, or the church to which he us that we might have eternal life. It is a is typical of those who refuse to accept belongs, could be in such a condition as marvelous story, the greatest in human his- the Lord's message to Laodicea. The Laodicea. It is indeed a most startling tory. We cannot keep such a story to ourselves. Lord loves Laodicea, and He warns her message, and one could wish that it did We must tell it to others. of her weakness. But the Peters say: 10 REVIEW AND HERALD "What, me? Never! The Lord is not talk- love. Sympathize with them, pray for Addition by Subtraction ing to me. I love the Lord fervently, and them, watch for opportunities to do them have made many sacrifices for Him, and good."—Christian Service, p. 116. By Ernest Lloyd will He spew me out of His mouth? I be- "Deeds, as well as words, of sympathy lieve in Him, and do I need to purchase are needed. Christ prefaced the giving of "I would give much if I could take His message by deeds of love and be- gold and white raiment? It cannot be. nevolence. Let these workers go from misfortune as Peter Warren does," said The message must be for someone else." house to house, helping where help is John Haskell to the pastor. "Why, it's Let us hope that these Peters will not needed, and, as opportunity offers, tell- made a saint of him! He's sweetened and be asleep at the wrong time. We hope that ing the story of the cross. Christ is to be mellowed with his trouble; you'd hardly the parallel ends there, and that the warn- their text. They need not dwell upon recognize the Peter of five years ago." ing will send them to their knees to beg doctrinal subjects; let them speak of the "Well," replied the pastor, with a little for deliverance. If it does, they will surely work and sacrifice of Christ."—Testi- smile playing around his eyes, "it does receive it. But if it does not, they will monies, vol. 7, p. 228. seem to upset what we were taught in deny their Lord in the time of crisis just Wonderful revivals will follow this type geometry, doesn't it, John?" as surely as Peter did. The whole purpose of work. Christ is just as willing to heal "Geometry? What's that got to do with of the message is to prevent that outcome, the sick now as when He was personally Peter?" inquired the other. and, thank God, it will have its effect, on earth. He desires through His follow- "Don't you remember that we were and result in salvation for all who believe ers to exercise His healing power. Church taught that the whole is greater than the message. members will find that they can serve any of its parts?" in many lines of missionary work as they "Yes, but I don't follow you yet. What visit their neighbors. are you driving at?" House-to-House Ministry The latter rain will come to those who, Greater Through Loss By A. D. Bohn like the Master, go about helping where help is needed. This is the work that was "Just this," answered the pastor, "that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the out- done by the church when Christ was Peter, through his loss, has become greater shining. of His Father's glory, came to here. than ever. What is left after the loss this world to bring healing and happiness "The presentation of the truth in love of his money and his boy is greater than to a race afflicted by sin. Of Him it is said, and sympathy from house to house is in what was there before. It's a kind of "He went about doing good, and healing harmony with the instruction of Christ addition by subtraction. I suppose you'd all that were oppressed." Acts 10:38. "Our to His disciples when He sent them out have to call that celestial mathematics." Saviour went from house to house, heal- on their first missionary tour."—Welfare "I never thought of it in that light Ministry, p. 74. ing the sick, comforting the mourners, before," said John. soothing the afflicted:"—Christian Serv- While seeking to save others, church "No," replied the pastor, "I'm afraid ice, p. 114. members work out their own salvation. none of us looks at his losses often enough Like Christ, His followers are .to go An inspiring experience awaits all who in that light. If we did, there would be about doing good, doing the same work will, like Jesus, go about doing good. less complaining against God. But the He did. older I grow and the more I see of life, the more convinced I become that it is "Christ is no longer in this world in person, to go through our cities and one of God's ways of making saints." towns and villages, healing the sick; but "But the Bible doesn't say much about He has commissioned us to carry forward 'Tis by Choice that method, except possibly in the book the medical missionary work that He By MARGARET LOCKE of Job," said John. began."—Testimonies, vol. 9, p. 168. "Oh, yes, it does, John, when you think "Christ's servants are to follow His ex- 'Tis by choice, not by chance, that men reach of it closely. You remember how Jacob ample. As He went from place to place, the goal; wrestled with the angel until dawn was He comforted the suffering and healed 'Tis by choice, not by chance, comes the loss breaking; and in order to win, the angel the sick. Then He placed before them the of the soul; great truths in regard to His kingdom. touched Jacob on the thigh, so that Jacob 'Tis the set of the will, 'tis the yielding of all, limped ever after? The story says that as This is the work of His followers."— 'Tis surrendering the life to the Infinite's call; Christ's Object Lessons, p. 233. Jacob went away from that wrestling 'Tis the set of the will that whatever the cost match the sun came up over Peniel and "Go to Your Neighbors One by One" We will rest with the saved, not be damned with the lost. shone on him. Peniel means 'the face of While visiting one of our neighbors, God.' I suspect that Jacob limped further my wife and I found a mother who had 'Tis by choice, not by chance, that we obtain into the favor of God on that poor leg been sick in her bed for days. There were faith • than he could ever have walked on two two small children and the husband, who To visualize heaven and all that it hath— sound limbs. The part was greater than worked away from home and came home Its wonders, its glories, its rest, and its peace, the whole for Jacob. late at night. He did his best to care for Its pleasures unnumbered that never will "And don't you think the thorn in the cease. flesh was an asset to Paul? I think it his family, but could not do much, so we 'Tis the set of the will, 'tis the love of the came in and cleaned the home. One of the Lord, helped Paul to be more patient with the church women gave fomentations to the That impels us to trust in the truths of His infirmities of other people. I believe that mother, and she felt relieved. The chil- Word. thorn made a more effective preacher of dren were bathed and fed. Then prayer Paul. You can't be much of a preacher was offered for the mother, and the next Then establish your will in the way that is without sympathy, you know. He never day she was up and well. The next Sab- right; could have put that human touch into bath she came with the father and chil- 'Tis by choice, not by chance, that you win one of his letters, where he said, 'I . . . dren to worship with us. in the fight; tell you even weeping,' if the thorn had You will then overcome, you will conquer not taught him forbearance with the God is waiting to use church members all sin, in this type of work. Hundreds will be And with purified life will be joyful within. imperfections of men. It was for Paul healed and then brought to Christ. With faith and With trust keep your eyes on too addition by subtraction. "Go to your neighbors one by one, and the goal, "How slow of heart we are to learn come close to them until their hearts are And you'll rest evermore in that home of the the kindness and wisdom of God in the warmed by your unselfish interest and soul. subtractions of life!" SEPTEMBER 11, 1952 11 Responsibility for Growth is to advance, to extend the lines of battle, to occupy new strongholds, until we have fully accomplished the Lord's of the Church objectives. Beginning in obscurity and without material resources The church must, be continually concerned with its of any kind, this cause has grown to its present propor- responsibility in this matter. The Lord has chosen to tions. Humbly and reverently we should thank God for make the church the channel through which to accom- what He has accomplished through the faith, devotion, plish His purpose in proclaiming the gospel message and sacrifices of a willing people. In the entire historical to the nations of earth. Multiplying difficulties and prob- development and worldwide expansion of the Seventh- lems brought about by present world conditions do day Adventist movement as a religious body there has not release the church from its world responsibilities. perhaps never been a time of greater significance and These conditions only accentuate the need. importance than the present hour. Every member needs to realize that we live for one The great motivating power of the movement through- great outstanding purpose—that is to do our part in out its history has been the deep and abiding Spirit-born finishing God's work in all the earth. This calls for conviction that this people has been especially raised up deep and entire consecration of ourselves and of our by God's direct call to proclaim His last gospel message means to the Lord and to His work and service. It means and to finish His work in all the earth. This conviction the consecration of our sons and daughters to His service was built solidly on the foundation of God's prophetic wherever He may choose to call them. word. That word endures today. As a light in a dark As the work enlarges and expands, as the needs become place it shines clear and bright upon the tragic events greater, our responsibilities as a result of growth become that today cast deepening shadows over the whole world. more urgent. As we throw all our human resources into That word explains the growing despondency and fear the finishing of God's work, He will add His divine that everywhere grip the hearts of men. resources, and as a consequence a quick work will be The prophecies of that word have never been more done in all the earth. Then the glorious day of Jesus' definitely and clearly fulfilled than in this very time in second coming will be at hand. Let us all consistently which we now live. Prevailing world conditions lead men pray, "Even so, come, Lord Jesus." 3. L. M. everywhere to regard this hour as one of extreme gravity. We are in the very time described by the prophets of old, as is illustrated by the words of Isaiah 60:2: "For, The Churches and Political Action behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross dark- ness the people." Religious intolerance and persecution will one day It is proper for us to maintain a deep interest in the be witnessed in America. So prophecy tells us. In Reve- historical events in the growth and developments of lation 13 we read of a time when only those who have a this movement. It is from the experiences of the past certain religious mark or name can buy or sell. This that we should learn how to face the future. Our deepest thought, of course, would be abhorrent to most demo- concern should be how to recognize and to discharge our cratic legislators, but under the insistence of a powerful responsibilities for the future. We today are the successors church confederation these men will yield to the wishes of the pioneers of this movement. We take over where of churchmen. These acts will be brought about under they laid down the responsibilities. The divine call to a laudable aim to create a stable and peaceful world. finish God's work still comes to us. God's purpose in That the world needs saving is most evident today. giving His last gospel message to the world is laid upon Faced with atomic suicide, men are beginning to realize us as a direct charge. that some great change, either in the political or moral structures of society, must take place. There are many The Responsibility of Each Believer movements offering some solution for the grave problems What we need to realize most earnestly and deeply is of mankind. that the responsibility for finishing God's work is the The Socialist movement, with its welfare state; the immediate, personal, and active concern of every believer Communist movement, with its totalitarian state; the and member of the movement. A passive or casual in- Protestant Federation movement, with its social gospel; terest or attitude is not enough. Whatever our profession, the Catholic action movement, with its aim to win vocation, or business, our first and personal responsibility the world to Romanism—all announce the same general is to do whatever God requires of us in the finishing of aim, that is, to create a new world of lasting peace and His work. security for all men. Notwithstanding all that has been accomplished in Each one has its own answer to today's problem. Each the past, today we stand, as it were, at the very beginning reveals a zeal that is almost fanatical. Each calls for dis- of our great world task. We have entered the principal ciplined group action and a united front in both the countries of the world, raised up believers, established political and religious realms of life. All promise a churches and institutions, and have trained hundreds heaven on earth as the result of their program, if carried of national workers. But all this constitutes but the first out. The whole world is being lined up in one or more line of advance. We must continue to throw vast re- of these movements, but the one to which we wish to sources of workers and means into these needy fields call attention here is the movement to create a united in order to consolidate, strengthen, and move forward Christian front for the purpose of bringing about social with a growing work. The divine call to the church today and political reforms. 12 REVIEW AND HERALD Protestants talk much of the social gospel and the "If I believed in political autocracy, and wanted to restore establishment of the kingdom of God on earth. G. Brom- the world to stability with the greatest possible speed, I would ley Oxnam, prominent Methodist bishop, says that the rebuild the Christian observance of the Lord's Day." kingdom of God is to be realized here and now, and he Similar statements to these could be quoted from vari- describes it thus: ous Protestant church organs. Some time ago a church " 'It would be a cooperative social order in which the sacred- leader in Canada, in discussing church and state, em- ness of every life was recognized and every one found oppor- phasized the thought of laying aside differences in the tunity for the fullest self-expression of which he was capable; interest of the people as a whole. In illustrating his point in which each individual gave himself gladly and whole- he made reference to Sunday observance. He says: heartedly for ends that are socially valuable; in which the im- "We say we shall observe one day a week as a day of rest pulses to service and to creative action would be stronger than and we agree on the first day of the week; then someone says the acquisitive impulses; and all work would be seen in terms `no, we shall observe the seventh day'; . . . we can't do both as of its spiritual significance, thus making possible fullness of a community—it is a matter of convenience for the largest life for all men; in which differences in talent and capacity number, a matter of being able to act in common." meant proportional responsibilities in ministering to the com- "The teaching of Christianity through the Church inculcates mon good; in which all lesser differences of race, of nation and in each individual the duty to merge his habits in the inter- of class serve to minister to the richness of an all-inclusive ests of the community as a whole. If a man insists on being brotherhood; in which there hovered over all a sense of the an individualist to the extent that he runs counter to the gen- reality of the Christ-like God, so that worship inspired service, eral will the State has no hesitation in forcing him back on and service expressed brotherhood.' "—Michigan Christian the tracks. . . . Advocate, May 3, 1943. "The only hope for democracy is the development of con- E. Stanley Jones, leading Protestant exponent of the science in the nation. Sunday observance and Social Reform kingdom doctrine, says that Jesus gave the "answer to for instance are fields that invite the cooperation of Church man's total need—the Kingdom of God. And that answer and State."—Religious Digest, November, 1942. was to be the answer now—the Kingdom of God 'on These statements are indications of how some church earth.' It demanded individual and corporate repentance, leaders are thinking on this question. and offered in return individual and corporate regenera- We are told through the Spirit of prophecy: tion."—Christian Century, May 3, 1950. "The advocates of the latter [the Sunday movement] repre- Four hundred prominent churchmen who studied sent themselves as laboring to promote the highest interests of together the economic life of man today issued a state- society. . . . ment on their united views in which these words "Papists, Protestants, and worldlings will alike accept the appeared: form of godliness without the power, and they will see in this union a grand movement for the conversion of the world, and "Because we are followers of the Christ, we are determined the ushering in of the long-expected millennium."—The Great to join forces in an effort to do everything within our power Controversy, pp. 587-589. to really bring His Kingdom to pass on earth."—Federal Coun- "In that coming emergency, rulers and magistrates will not cil Bulletin, March, 1950. interpose in behalf of God's people. There will be a corrupt These people believe that this kingdom is to be harmony with all who have not been obedient to the law of brought in not by preaching alone but by legislative God."—Sketches From the Life of Paul, p. 252. action also. Protestants want to be able to speak with a Thus will the prophecy of Revelation 13 be carried united voice so that they will be heard in legislative halls. out someday. True Sabbathkeepers, those who adhere to Not only are Protestants seeking unity among themselves, the fourth commandment of the Decalogue, will find but they are making overtures to Roman Catholics to join themselves in dire straits and will be among that little them in efforts to Solve the problems of the world. group who must face a united world that has given itself The stage is being set for the fulfillment of Revelation over to the deceptions of Satan. Who shall be able to 13. The growing power of the state, the rising influence stand in that trying hour? That is a question that all who of the Papacy, the increasing unity among Protestants, desire to be faithful to the truth of God must consider. the insistent demand for group action in the interest of This will be answered later. F. L. the common good, and the enlarging interest in political action on the part of both Protestants and Catholics are all playing their part to bring about that final act, the Did Paul Teach That He Would setting up of the image to the beast in America and the Go to Heaven at Death? persecution of God's Sabbathkeeping people. The flag of universal reform will be the man-made In Two Parts—Part I Sabbath that the Papacy has declared is the mark of her in Sunday observance the Those who believe that Christians go to heaven at authority. Protestants will see death frequently quote Paul; for example, his statement symbol of world revival. On this Roman Catholics and in Philippians 1:21-23: "For to me to live is Christ, and to Protestants could unite and bring about the establish- die is gain. But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my ment of a Sunday law, the breaking of which would mark labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not. For I am in a one as a rebel in a Christian society. strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be Sunday Observance Urged with Christ; which is far better." If there were no other text in the Bible that dealt with Protestants and Catholics in recent years have been the question of the final reward of the righteous, the thinking quite seriously about Sunday observance. Some reader might be pardoned for concluding that Paul ex- years ago a well-known secular writer said: pected, immediately at death, to enter heaven. This "When this country at last falls into line and accepts the much we freely grant. But we would add at once that if idea of a dictatorship, when politicians, bankers, and econo- a lone phrase in some one text of Scripture is to be mists finally throw up their hands and ask me to take sole viewed by itself, the Bible would seem to teach salvation charge of affairs, one of the first things I shall do will be to by works, prayers for the dead, and other doctrines that revive the old-fashioned Sunday."—Atlantic Monthly, May, Protestants consider un-Scriptural. 1933. We cannot agree with the interpretation given to The editor of the Christian Advocate (Aug. 25, 1938) Paul's words by believers in soul immortality. Why? Be- wrote: cause it would make the apostle contradict himself. Paul SEPTEMBER 11, 1952 13 wrote much on the subject of being with Christ. Let us The Bible does not generally go into details, but con- examine at least a part of his writings before drawing a cerns itself with setting forth the really important points conclusion concerning this passage. of God's dealing with man along the course of the centu- In another of his letters Paul goes into details as to the ries. For example, Isaiah 61:1, 2, contains a prophecy of time when the righteous will go to "be with the Lord": the work that Christ would do at His first advent. In "The Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a Luke 4:17-19 is the account of Christ's reading this shout, with the voice of the Archangel, and with the, prophecy to the people, and informing them: "This trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: then day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears." Verse 21. But we which are alive and remain shall be caught up a close examination will reveal that Christ did not read together .with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in all the prophecy from Isaiah, though apparently it is the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore one connected statement. He ended with the phrase: "To comfort one another with these words." 1 Thess. 4:16-18. proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord." But the It is impossible to think that Paul believed that the very next phrase in the sentence is: "And the day of righteous go to be with the Lord at death, since he spe- vengeance of our God." He did not read this, because cifically told the Thessalonians that the righteous, both it was not yet to be fulfilled. This passage in Isaiah does the living and those raised from the dead, go "together" not even suggest that a period of time intervenes be- to "be with the Lord" at the Second Advent. He declared tween this phrase and the ones preceding. But other that he was writing them so that they would not be Bible passages indicate this fact clearly. "ignorant." It is incredible that he would leave them in Or take the prophecy of the Second Advent as given ignorance as to being with Christ at death, if he thus in 2 Peter 3:3-13. If no other Bible passage was com- believed. In fact, he told them the very opposite—that pared with this one, the conclusion might easily be the righteous dead do not go to be with the Lord at reached that the Second Advent of Christ results im- death, but await the resurrection morn. If he believed mediately in the destruction of this earth by fire. Yet that we go to be with the Lord at death, why did he fail when we compare 2 Peter 3 with Revelation 20, we learn to mention this fact when he was writing specifically to that a thousand years intervene between the Second Ad- "comfort" them? He exhorted them to find their "com- vent and the fiery destruction of this earth. Peter was fort" in a future event7-the resurrection. giving only a brief summary of the outstanding events Those ministers today who believe in immortal souls impending. He passed immediately from the great fact "comfort" the bereaved with the assurance that the loved of the Second Advent over to the next great act in the one has already gone to be with the Lord, and they de- drama of God's dealing with this earth, its destruction by clare that we who hold a contrary view deprive a ,sorrow- fire. But with Peter's prophecy, as with that of Isaiah, ing one of the greatest comfort possible. Do they there- there is no need for confusion if we follow the Bible plan fore indict Paul also? of comparing scripture with scripture to fill in the details. Some Key Questions Now if Peter could place in one sentence (2 Peter 3:10) two great events separated by a thousand years, and Again, if Paul believed that the righteous, go to God Isaiah could couple in another sentence (Isa. 61:2) two at death, why did he tell the Corinthian church that the mighty events separated by a period of time, why should change from mortality to immortality will not take place it be thought strange if Paul followed this plan, and until the "last trump"? (See 1 Cor. 15:51-54.) coupled together in one sentence (Phil. 1:23) the sad Or why did he tell the Colossians that when Christ event of dying with the glorious event of being "with appears "then shall ye also appear with him in glory"? Christ" at the Second Advent? In the other passages we Col. 3:4. have quoted from Paul, the death' of the Christian is Or why should he have said, as the time of his own directly connected with the resurrection at Christ's Ad- "departure," by the executioner's sword, drew near, vent, events which we know are separated by a long span "Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteous- of time. Therefore the mere fact of the coupling together ness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give me of the event of dying with the event of being with the at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also Lord, does not necessarily mean that these two events that love his appearing"? 2 Tim. 4:8. are immediately related. And when we follow the Bible Yes, and why should Christ Himself tell His disciples rule of comparing scripture with scripture, we discover that they would once more be with Him when He ful- that the two events are widely separated. F. D. N. filled His promise: "I will come again, and receive you unto myself"? Yes, why should Christ have focused the attention of Charging God With Cruelty the troubled disciples wholly on His Second Advent if it were really true that all of them would go to be One of the most successful devices that Satan uses to with their Lord immediately at death? enlist human beings in his service is to misrepresent the These, and other passages we could quote, are in character of God, so that people will charge Him with hopeless contradiction to the interpretation placed on injustice and cruelty. Suffering is the common lot of all the words of Paul in the objection before us. Are we to men, including Christians, and the devil works hard to conclude, therefore, that Scripture contradicts itself? No. associate pain, distress, and heartache with the purposes Paul in his statement to the Philippians does not say of God. when he expects to be with Christ. He states briefly his We may learn much from Job's experience in suffering. weariness of life's struggle, his desire to rest from the con- This wealthy patriarch was a perfect and an upright man, flict, if that would cause Christ to be "magnified." But one that feared God and despised evil. He had a wealth to this veteran apostle, who had so constantly preached of confidence in the righteousness of all God's ways. the glorious return of Christ as the one great event be- When the Lord chose to permit His servant to be op- yond the grave, the falling asleep in death was immedi- pressed and afflicted by the devil, Job maintained his ately connected with what would occur at the awakening integrity and sinned not, neither did he charge God of the resurrection—the being "caught up" "to meet the foolishly. (Job 1:21.) One translation reads, "In all this Lord." Job sinned not, nor charged cruelty upon God." (See It is not an unusual thing for a Bible writer to couple Lange's Commentary on Job 1:21.) together events that are separated by a long span of time. Patiently he endured the embarrassment that came 14 REVIEW AND HERALD

with the loss of all his possessions. With a stout heart he escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the received the tragic news that his sons had been slain. ghost." Job 11:15-20. With meekness he suffered the burning agony of a long Then Job burst forth with a note of triumphant faith siege of boils. He cursed the day he was born. He prayed while still in an agony of suffering. that God might destroy him and cut him off. He chose "Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him.... He also shall death rather than life. He loathed the grief and pain and be my salvation." "I know that my redeemer liveth, and that affliction. But he did not curse God. He did not impute he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: and though cruelty to God. He understood that God was not the after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I author of his afflictions. In this he was wise as well as see God: whom I shall see for myself, and mine eye shall patient. behold, and not another." Job 13:15, 16; 19:25-27. God had a lesson to teach the world through Job's It is well known- that the patriarch's wife did not share experience. Men must learn that suffering is the lot of his faith. She suggested that he "curse God, and die," thus the righteous as well as of the wicked and that pain and giving evidence of her own tragic misunderstanding of suffering is not the portion of the wicked alone. the divine character of love. She thought that God would Job naturally questioned why God permitted all this strike the patriarch dead if he would dare to curse Him. suffering, but he did not lose faith. Though the Lord did She associated the afflictions of Job with an arbitrary rule not relieve his sufferings immediately, He sent the mes- of God. She failed to recognize that the devil was the sage: instigator of Job's trials, and she urged the distressed "Thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear: because thou man to blame God and to curse Him because he was so shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass cruelly afflicted. "Why don't you have the pleasure," she away: and thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou suggested, "of taking one last thrust at your tormentor shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning. And thou shalt before passing through the final agony? Curse God, and be secure, because there is hope.. . . Thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto die," she insisted. thee. But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not But Job knew better than this. He did not charge God foolishly. He did not charge God with cruelty. He did not sin in his affliction. He held to the belief that God • was good. He refused to be swayed from the opinion that God would never afflict willingly or grieve the children of men. We all know the end of the story. In time all his suffer- Events of Our Time ings ceased. The latter end of Job was better than the first. His patient steadfastness was rewarded by his faith- ful Creator. "The Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning." Job 42:12. His possessions Escape Into Space increased far beyond his original holdings. Ten children were born to his family. Job lived to be 140 years old, The Saturday Review (July 12) discusses the current boon for twice the normal span of life, and he saw his children's boredom—the idea of escape into space. Reviewing a recent, book, The Exploration of Space, by Arthur C. Clarke, chairman of the children to the fourth generation. British Interplanetary Society, it says: Job's Experience Typical "If modern literature has any one basic conception, it is man's universal discontent with his life. It is a world-wide malaise that The issues in Job's experience are typical of the Chris- includes the natives of countries struggling against poverty, hunger, tian life. The saints suffer great discomfort at the hands and disease, and the peoples of prosperous nations who should be enjoying the fruits of science and invention that have provided a of the adversary who blames God for our afflictions while longer life, release from back-breaking labor, and some assurance instigating them himself. He causes perplexity by sug- of a serene old age." gesting that God is unjust in permitting the righteous to . In spite of the niarvelous technological advance of the past fifty suffer with the wicked. His avowed purpose is to lead years, which has "exceeded the wildest dreams of the imagination," us to charge God foolishly, to curse God and die. He man is not content to enjoy the fruits of his labors. One thrill would prompt us to grumble and complain and mur- demands a greater one. The joy of abundance is dissipated in an mur as Israel did on their journey to Canaan. But we atmosphere of fear and anxiety about the future. Nothing seems to are not to listen to his lying insinuations. be impossible to man except the establishment of peace on earth. Thus man begins to toy with the idea of escape into space. "Why "Into the experience of all there come times of keen dis- not fly from the world? It is, in a sense," says the Saturday Review appointment and utter discouragement,—days when sorrow is editorial, "man's first and last question and dream: to escape from the portion, and it is hard to believe that God is still the kind the anxieties and the woes of life on earth in the form of a dis- benefactor of His earthborn children; days when troubles embodied soul, or to leave a fearful and tiresome planet in what harass the soul, till death seems preferable to life. It is then is now known to millions of readers of science fiction as a space that many lose their hold on God, and are brought into the ship." slavery of doubt, the bondage of unbelief. Could we at such Author Clarke writes seriously of interplanetary travel and ex- times discern with spiritual insight the meaning of God's plains how it could be done. It sounds like fantasy to be sure, but, providences, we should see angels seeking to save us from our- says the writer, "I would ask those who find it hard to take seriously selves, striving to plant our feet upon a foundation more firm the idea of colonies on the moon and the planets to consider this than the everlasting hills; and new faith, new life, would question: What would their great-grandfathers have thought if, by spring into being."—Prophets and Kings, p. 162. (Italics some miracle, they could have visited London Airport or Idlewild supplied.) on a busy day and watch the Constellations and Stratocruisers James tells us: "Be patient therefore, brethren, unto coming in from all corners of the earth?" the coming of the Lord." "Behold, we count them happy Thus do men dream and work for escape from the bounds that which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and God has set about them. It is but another Tower of Babel experi- ment that will surely fail. Man cannot escape this troubled and have seen the, end of the Lord; that the Lord is very piti- sin-cursed earth until God, at the second coming of Christ, sets him ful, and of tender mercy." James 5:7, 11. free. Then only those who are prepared through the saving grace of But Satan is a destroyer. He is the instigator of our the Lord Jesus Christ can be among that number who shall enjoy woes. Such knowledge should cause us to turn with all the fruits of a renovated and peaceful world, and will be able to our hearts to our gracious Father in heaven who seeks travel among the numberless worlds in infinite space. our good always. D. A. D.

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lands. But the walls will be breached, and Middle East Division Workers' Institute the light of divine truth will yet shine in the Near East with increasing splendor. By R. R. Figuhr The countries comprising the Middle East Division are unusually interesting Vice-President, General Conference and colorful. Today many of these are passing through great political changes The new Middle East Division has just is consistently encouraged by the division. and upheavals that are likely to have far- completed a workers' meeting that will While these workers are studying, the reaching consequences. Despite all this, bring great courage and inspiration to language many friendly contacts are being our work moves steadily forward. One every section of that large field. About made and interests awakened in the truth. must admire the courage and resolute de- eighty-five workers and a number of In some cases there have been serious termination of our workers who batter workers' wives came together July 4 at our threats against missionaries' lives, and away at the great walls of Islamic teaching Middle East College at Beirut, Lebanon, stoning and other forms of opposition with the confidence that openings will yet for an eleven-day institute. Ten workers have been encountered, but these have appear. "The day will come," our workers were not able to attend because the not deterred our workers from their task. maintain, "when these lands will be necessary travel permits could not be ob- Frequently laws forbid the promulgation lighted by the glory of the Lord." We see tained. The gathering, we were told, was of any other than the established religion encouraging indications of that today. the largest group of Adventist workers which is usually Islam. ever brought together in, that part of the In the Middle East Division territory A New Day in South world. live some one hundred million people, 90 A Busy Program per cent of whom are Moslems. Sixty mil- America The daily program was a rather strenu- lion people speak the Arabic language, By W. A. Bergherm ous one with meetings from eight o'clock which is by no means an easy language Secretary, Publishing Department in the morning, running through the en- to acquire. Other religious groups found South American Division tire day, and closing with a night service. here are the Orthodox, Coptic, Armenian, A. A. Esteb, of the General Conference Syrian, Roman Catholic, besides a num- In the villages on the banks of the Home Missionary Department, gave in- ber of Protestant denominations. mighty Amazon River and its many tribu- spirational daily studies, calling attention The Arabs are a people with many ad- taries, down through the South American to our responsibility to those who do not mirable qualities. They have an ancient republics to the southernmost city in the know the truth. G. J. Appel, president of civilization antedating by centuries that world, an army of Seventh-day Adventist the division, and other members of the of Western countries. Our missionaries colporteur evangelists may be found busy division staff also participated in giving today are surrounded by great walls of at work carrying the printed page to the valuable instruction and help. It was my prejudice that have been built up inhabitants of this continent. privilege to be present throughout the through the centuries. It requires faith Go where you will throughout this divi- entire meeting. and real perseverance to labor on in these sion field, and the people are ready to We have in the Middle East an un- usually fine group of courageous and ear- nest workers, both national and foreign. A beautiful spirit of harmony and confi- dence exists, which speaks well for the future of the work. The division is for- tunate in having as its leaders two such tried and devoted men as G. J. Appel, president, and C. C. Morris, secretary- treasurer. They are men to whom mission problems are not new, both having given years of service to China. They enjoy the confidence of the entire field. Other mem- bers of the staff are doing excellent work and are also much appreciated. Active Worker Group The group of foreign missionaries as- signed to labor here have taken their assignment seriously. They recognize the necessity of acquiring the language spoken by the people if they are to under- stand them and meet them on their own ground. One notes, therefore, an encour- aging dedication to language study, which Workers Attending Middle East Division Institute, Beirut, Lebanon, July 4-14, 1952 16 REVIEW AND HERALD purchase our books and magazines in in- copies of El Desenlace del Drama Mun- on a Catholic priest. He was informed that creasing numbers. This fact has been im- dial, paying for them in cash immediately he could allow only fifteen minutes for pressed upon our 'minds in a special way, upon giving the order." the interview. But when he discovered and as a result a new day has come to Let it be remembered that this book is what our colporteur wanted he immedi- South America. a religious publication dealing with proph- ately became interested. The visit length- Our literature sales during the last five ecies and doctrinal subjects. Truly the ened to two hours, the priest talking most years have more than doubled in value as Lord is blessing our work in South of the time. He asked our colporteur a compared with the former five-year period. America in a marked way. His presence number of questions: "Do you smoke? We hope this year to reach one million can be seen opening doors and impressing Do you attend the movies? Do you read dollars in sales. This will fulfill a cherished hearts. the Bible? Do you believe in the soon hope we have entertained for some time. coming of Christ? Do you keep the sev- There is an increasing desire for truth Progress in the Austral Union enth-day Sabbath?" At the close of these on the part of the public in general. For After our institute in the city of Cor- questions the priest said, "I admire your instance, at a recent institute held in the rientes, the publishing department sec- faith." Buenos Aires Conference one of our col- retary of the Austral Union, J. J. Oliveira, He also said that he believed in the porteurs told of calling on the president and the secretary of the North Argentine soon coming of Christ. Then he rose, went of the Catholic Action, who lives in the Mission, Jose Moreno, went out to make to ,a bookcase, and took out two or three city of Azul, Argentina. The colporteur an experiment. They decided they would books on the subject, one of them an first complimented this gentleman for lay aside the usual cautious approach and Adventist book. Before the colporteur being a man of Christian principles, and frankly present their book to the people left he gave him an order for a book and then, departing from the .usual method, he as one dealing with Bible prophecy, which then said, "I have two Bibles, well bound introduced himself as an Adventist. He clearly indicated that we were rapidly in leather—Protestant Bibles. I am going followed this with the presentation of his approaching the end of the world and to give them to you to give to worthy prospectus. that Jesus was soon to come. This is some- persons whom you may meet." As the what different from the usual manner of colporteur was leaving, the priest ac- Priest Recommends Publication dealing with the Latin mind. The results, companied him to the door, and while While he was presenting the book, a they said, were surprising. They found a shaking his hand and looking him directly priest came in. The prospective customer number of people desirous of knowing in the eye, he said with all sincerity, introduced our colporteur to the priest as more about Christ's coming. In a short "Pray for me that I may have the same an Adventist who was selling a book. The time they took five orders for the book faith you have." priest greeted the colporteur pleasantly El Desenlace del Drama Mundial, and Student colporteurs from our schools and asked. whether it was published by the sold a goodly number of the Spanish in Brazil are well received by the public same house as the magazine El Atalaya magazine El Atalaya. in general. Throughout the entire divi- (These Times). Upon being informed The same spiritual awakening can be sion field we have something like three that it was, he replied that he was a reader found in the Portuguese section of our hundred students at work earning their of El Atalaya and liked it. After briefly division. God is at work in Brazil. In the scholarships during the vacation periods. looking over the book he said, "You may South Brazil Union, for instance, our This past vacation two student col- bring me a copy." And signing his name sales have shown remarkable growth. At porteurs were sent by airplane down to in the prospectus, the priest turned to the the close of May of this year the deliveries the southernmost city of the world. They president of the Catholic Action and rec- had surpassed those of the entire year of were the two Rojas brothers of the Chil- ommended that he too buy a book. With 1947, and had almost equaled those of the lan school. They had excellent success in the signatures of these two important year 1948. and around the city of Punta Arenas, Catholic officials our colporteur, as one One of our colporteurs of the Rio with sales to the value of twelve scholar- would imagine, had very good success in Grande do Sul Conference recently called ships between them, and furthermore, that community. While I was writing these words, a letter arrived from our publishing department secretary in Bolivia, C. S. Bendrell. He says: Prayer Does Change Things! "The Lord is greatly blessing us. Day The power of prayer often opens the way "I did pray that night, and the next morn- before yesterday in the city of La Paz I ac- for the colporteur evangelist, and seemingly ing pleaded earnestly that the Lord would companied a colporteur. We worked in a insurmountable difficulties become stepping- speak to this man's heart. I felt there were bank building. At the close of the day's stones to greater success. The experience of others there who would take our good books work it was most cheering to find that we Nina Buckley, who does colporteur work in and accept the truth. I met the man the had placed in that one building forty-two the great city of San Francisco, brings into next morning in the hallway of the apart- copies of two books, El Desenlace del clear focus the results attained by humble, ment. He greeted me kindly, and then said, Drama Mundial (a book of doctrinal sub- fervent prayer. `Mrs. Buckley, I'm very sorry for my attitude "I came to an apartment building one yesterday. Feel free to go anywhere in this jects of over five hundred pages) and day, and after looking at the mailboxes I building, and if bothered by anyone, come another book of over three hundred pages saw that about forty families lived there. to me and I'll set them right.' I lifted my written by one of our physicians, also in I had prayed earnestly for God to guide heart to God in a little silent prayer of Spanish. In another office building we sold that morning, as I always do. I was blessed thanksgiving for His answer to my prayer. seventy-two copies of these two books." that day and took four orders. I went home Now one woman has been baptized; her hus- He further states: rejoicing. Coming back the next morning, I band is very much interested, and is attend. "A few days ago, while working with was met by the manager. He said, 'Don't you ing services at night. He has acknowledged another colporteur in the city of Trinidad, know you cannot canvass in here? I'm the that the seventh day is the Sabbath of the a hard place to sell books and where the manager. We have longshoremen who sleep Lord." days, and I just cannot permit it.' I tried to "Humble, fervent prayer would do more weather at this time of year is very hot, explain that I had been very careful, but he in behalf of the circulation of our books in three and a half days the Lord helped simply refused. I went home with a heavy than all the expensive embellishments in us to place two hundred copies of these heart. I talked to Brother Laymen, the pub- the world."—Colporteur Evangelist, p. 12. same two books. The prefecto (mayor) of lishing leader, about it, and he said, 'Sister D. A. MC ADAMS, Associate Secretary, the city, besides giving us a large gift for Buckley, God can change things you know; Publishing Department, the Ingathering work, also bought twenty just pray and go back.' General Conference. SEPTEMBER 11, 1952 17 they brought back with them a young man Hamburg and Lubeck, and held three failures, what course should we then whom they had persuaded to attend our meetings. Our people in Germany are steer?" school. always happy to meet with workers from After acknowledging that all man's de- Miguel Alvarez and Alejandro Davido- the General Conference. Here as else- vices and plans to establish a permanent vich, two students from the River Plate where they sent their greetings to the reign of peace on this earth have failed, College, Argentina, canvassed in Rio Gal- General Conference family and our be- Congressman Wood concludes his speech legos, the last Argentine town on the lievers in North America. with this striking statement: north side of the Straits of Magellan. I left New York for Europe May 10 "Finally, it is my firm conviction that After finishing there they passed over to and returned July 28. I greatly appre- the only workable formula for lasting the other side of the straits to Tierra ciated my visit in the Northern European world peace was laid down for us by the del Fuego, working in Rio Grande and and Central European divisions. Prince of Peace. No mere man-made con- Ushuaia. This last-mentioned town of ventions can bring peace. For the King- Ushuaia, Argentina, is the most southern dom of God is within you. The will to town of any importance in the world, Adventist Position Recog- peace must come from the ensouling with- over one hundred miles farther south than in us of the Christ spirit. Until the Al- Punta Arenas, Chile. These two colpor- nized by Public Officials mighty reveals some better way, we shall exhibit more wisdom if we whole- teurs also had excellent success. By C. S. Longacre heartedly follow the peace chart given to We have spent a number of years in us by the Christ, rather than the charter Latin America, but we have never before For a long time many of our statesmen of the United Nations, where neither seen the hand of the Lord working in and churchmen advocated the idea that God nor Christ have yet found admit- such a marked manner in opening the the kingdom of God and a permanent tance. doors to our colporteur evangelists! reign of peace could be established by "Our gentlemen of the cloth [the man's own efforts. It was taught that re- churchmen] must come to realize they form legislation and political, social, and have no other excuse for existence than Ten Busy Days in economic evolution, maintained by a that of preaching Christ." Germany gigantic military force, would bring the Many of the popular preachers of today desired results. have openly espoused the proposed world By W. B. Ochs I have visited many of our lawmakers government through the United Nations The last ten days (July 10-20) of my in Washington and placed in their hands as God's means of establishing a perma- recent visit in Europe were spent in Ger- our timely literature, shoVving them that nent reign of peace and the kingdom of many. I last visited the Central European men and nations cannot, according to the God as promised in the Scriptures. These Division in 1949, and it seemed good to teaching of God, establish a permanent churchmen believe that the kingdom of meet so many of our workers and church reign of peace on earth by their own God is going to be ushered into this members again and to find them of good planning and devising, but that the only world through the gateway of politics and courage. remedy for the ills of this sinful world by social reforms and religious legislation. On Sabbath morning, July 12, I spoke is a spiritual rebirth of carnal men, and Congressman Wood exhorts these church- at the Charlottenburg church in Berlin. as a final remedy for the abolition of sin men to preach Christ, and not politics as In the afternoon a union meeting was —the return of Jesus. a means to peace. It is refreshing to see held in the Adventhaus. Nearly fifteen Time and again some of these law- some of our statesmen as they read the hundred were present. It is good to know makers have acknowledged that they be- Scriptures catch a vision of God's plan that a number of church buildings have lieve that Seventh-day Adventists have the for the establishment of the kingdom of been erected in Berlin since the war. The correct understanding and interpretation God in men's hearts and the means by Charlottenburg church is one of them. of the Scriptures. Since the atomic bomb which it is to be accomplished. On Sunday, July 13, I met with the and military might have shattered the East German Union Conference Com- hopes of man in saving mankind from mittee. W. Mueller and 0. Schildhauer destruction and establishing peace on The Quest for Certainty were present at this meeting. On Monday earth, our statesmen and many of the By R. E. Crawford I was glad to visit the staff of the Central churchmen are now turning to the Scrip- European Division and speak to them. tures in their search for a solution of the What would you consider the most pop- My next visit took me to our school in ills of the world. ular subjects on our Faith for Today Neandertal, where the workers and some The Only Workable Formula television program? Judging by the let- church officers gathered for a three weeks' ters that come in, the following subjects training course. An intensive study course The Honorable John T. Wood, a Con- lead: the prophecies, tithing, and the was outlined. Studies were given not only gressman from the State of Idaho, made Christian home. in' Bible but in history, language, and a speech recorded in the Congressional People are looking for certainty. Even methods of successful evangelism. I was Record of July 4, 1952, entitled "United the Bible speaks of prophecy as being asked to give fifteen studies in the three Nations or United States?" in which he "more sure." days I was there. Besides these studies claims that "the charter of the United The challenge to prove the Lord by I had two evening meetings. Nations was the one hundred and fiftieth tithing brings a response that is both This training course reminded me of attempt to secure what was hoped to be thrilling and amazing. The head of one the time when I was in schoolwork. I lasting peace through treaty or agree- large organization recently wrote saying, shall never forget the eagerness on the ments. . . . They have all failed." "From this day forward I am returning part of those present to get all the help He continues: one tenth to the Lord. And we will not possible. There was no visiting or walk- "So we turned once again to the old forget you folks either." Another wrote ing about during the time of the studies. and outworn `balance-of-power' idea, and requesting us to pray that his wife would A well-balanced program was outlined. formed NATO and the Atlantic Com- be willing to join him in giving a whole Elder Mueller, president of the division, munity. The United Nations, forgetting year's salary to the church. that its Charter forbids interference with We wish it were possible for every and a number of his staff gave good help. national sovereignties, has assumed the Otto Gmehling, president of the West character of a one-world government. . . . reader of the REVIEW to see the communi- German Union, was present at all the Since our experiments in the United cations sent in by married couples ex- meetings, with the exception of three days. Nations, NATO, and the Atlantic Com- pressing their appreciation of the Chris- The last Sabbath, July 19, I spent in munity are either actual or potential tian home as exemplified so beautifully on 18 REVIEW AND HERALD Faith for Today. Apparently millions are that time. My father died later and left holding a series of meetings. The result? wanting their dwellings to be happy Chris- this book and also the Bible. The years The first night almost a thousand per- tian homes, but they are at a loss to passed, and I never looked at the book sons attended; the second night the at- know just how to bring this to pass. Whole until it fell into the hands of the children tendance grew to more than fifteen hun- families cluster around their television and was heavily damaged. They began to dred persons. Most of these people came sets each week trying to receive help from tear out the pages, tear the cover, and frbm great distances to hear the message the principles set forth. finally, about two months ago, the book of salvation. Later, when Bible studies Correspondence received is but a token was thrown into the trash. In the trash I were begun, there were seventy-five per- of an interest that is vast indeed. Every- found a number of pages soiled with mud. sons desirous of following Jesus. where we go our people are telling us of I looked at them and remembered my de- We do not know what the result will be; interests springing up. Pray that the Holy parted father. I could not contain my only God knows. What we know is that Spirit will watch over and water the seed emotions, took the pages, and began to this fruitage is the result of the work of being sown by Faith for Today. read them. My surprise was great, for what two faithful colporteur evangelists who I was reading concerned the change of left the printed word in that place. This the Sabbath to Sunday. With the little book did not fail to speak at the right Colporteur Evangelism knowledge I had as to how to read the time, even when it was thrown into the in Brazil Bible I read the passages the book indi- trash. "So shall my word be that goeth cated. I was perplexed to find that the forth out of my mouth: it shall not return By Geraldo G. Ivaniscka Sabbath was a holy day. I felt the desire unto me void, but it shall accomplish that then to read all of the book, but did not which I please, and it shall prosper in the No worker has a greater opportunity to know where I could obtain it, since I did thing whereto I sent it." Isa. 55:11. meet souls thirsting for the truth con- not have the address of the publisher. I tained in the Word of God than does the had to resign myself. But I began to talk colporteur. I was with one of our colpor- about the Sabbath truth to my friends and North Celebes Camp teurs in a city in the interior of Brazil neighbors, and brought about a strong Meeting when he gave me the list of orders he had awakening among the Methodists, Bap- taken in the past few days. I found that tists, Pentecostals, and Catholics, as well as By V. T. Armstrong among many orders he also had an order those who professed no belief at all." for a number of copies of Our Day in the Then I asked him how he happened to The North Celebes, Indonesia, camp- Light of Prophecy. I suggested to the col- order the book. He said: meeting was held July 4-13 on the campus porteur that he should not canvass for so of the North Celebes Training School. many different books at one time, and Invites Colporteur to His Office Bamboo and atap substituted for canvas especially for books that we do not have in providing living quarters for the camp- in our depository. The colporteur told me "One morning as I opened the door to ers and a meetinghouse. Kaleb Mandias, that he had often had a request for that my office I saw two young men passing. It president of the mission, and his staff of particular book, and did not know seemed to me they were booksellers, for workers had done much hard work to whether it could still be obtained. they were just like the two young men build these temporary quarters and the I felt certain that some person who who sold my father the book twenty years large hall capable of seating four thou- was interested in the truth must have before. I immediately sent someone after sand people. placed this order, and went to the home of the young men to find out whether they The attendance was good throughout a man, about nine miles away, to vieit sold books, and if so, to ask them to please the meeting. Many of the people living him. When I found the man I tried to ex- come back, for I was anxious to get the in the villages in the vicinity of the plain to him that the book was no longer book at any price. They returned, I school attended, and a number have in print, and that he could substitute for ordered the book, and they promised to joined the baptismal class. It was an in- it other books equally as good. The man bring it to me. I was very happy to know spiration to see thirty-five hundred gath- regretted the fact that he could not ob- that now I would own a book like the ered for the services. One Adventist mem- tain the book, and when I inquired why one my father had left. I called my cousin, ber to each one hundred population is he wanted it, he told me the following my friend, my neighbor, and others, and the ratio in the North Celebes Mission. story: each one gave an order for a copy." Evangelism was the keynote sounded ",`About twenty years ago my father I had the great privilege of praying with in the meeting. Many evangelistic meet- bought Our Day in the Light of Prophecy these thirsty souls who wanted to know ings have been conducted by the mission from two young men. I was fourteen at the truth. After leaving the home of this workers. The laymen have also joined man I made a num- in this program and launched out in pub- ber of visits, and lic evangelism. Many of these meetings many questions were are not completed, but nine completed asked. I visited one laymen's meetings have brought a har- influential man of vest of eighty-six baptisms. The colpor- the community, and teurs also have done well in their work, after presenting to but they are handicapped for lack of suf- him the book with ficient literature. which I was work- Miss Hazel Mote, from the mission ing, he would not let hospital at Bandoeng, conducted a clinic me go. He asked, on the campground, and found many "Will you be seated who needed medical attention. This mis and answer the ques- sion presents a great need for medical tions concerning the work. Bible that are a mys- Mrs. V. T. Armstrong, assisted by a tery to me?" Many staff of helpers, had a very profitable and others had the same busy time with the seven hundred chil- attitude. A worker dren and the parents and home educa- was sent to this place tion meetings each day. Colporteurs and Publishing Department Leaders Assembled in the City of Belem. Brazil, for Recent Institute for the purpose of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Mauldin, who SEPTEMBER 11, 19 5 2 19 were conducting a teachers' institute at Others from the General Conference in- Glenville Church, Cleve- the school, led out in the Missionary cluded W. H. Bergherm and Carl Sundin. Volunteer meetings. F. A. Pratt, from the The medical work had able representa- land, Ohio division, and A. Pasuhuk assisted in the tives in Dr. Clifford Anderson, of the By Mrs. Eva F. Garland general services and led out in the de- Washington Sanitarium, and Dr. Leonard partmental work. Meetings were con- Ramey. The members of the Glenville church, ducted each day for the workers and On the last Sabbath afternoon the dis- Cleveland, Ohio, miss their pastor, J. H. church officers. trict leaders of the conference presented Laurence, who recently left Cleveland The North Celebes Training School their plans for evangelism in their fields. for Seattle, Washington, to join the is still a young institution. Funds were The spirit of liberality took possession Washington Conference. When he first pledged at the meeting for future devel- of those in attendance, and the offering came to Cleveland they were worshiping opment of the school. M. G. Laloan, the taken for foreign missions and home evan- at the Cedar Avenue church. He found principal, has the full support of the gelism amounted to seven thousand dol- a small congregation with a large debt constituency. The enrollment for the lars. Book sales of eight thousand five hanging over them. His first sermon was next school year is promising. Ten young hundred dollars exceeded an all-time on tithe paying. His admonition was that people from the Ambon field plan to at- record. if each member would be faithful in pay- tend. Some young people of the Moslem ing tithes according to Malachi 3:8, the religion also wish to enter the school. Lord would pour out a blessing, and in J. A. Anderson and his family have been Kentucky-Tennessee time the church would be too small to at the school for more than two years and accommodate the increase the Lord would have done much to assist in the teaching Camp Meeting give. and work of construction of buildings. By A. L. Ham This has been realized, for the member- The work in the North Celebes Mis- ship has increased from 189 in 1942, the sion is onward. Never have the oppor- It was my privilege to attend a part year Elder Laurence came to Cleveland, tunities been greater in all of Indonesia of the Kentucky-Tennessee Conference to 571, in January of this year. than now. Pray for the work in this great camp meeting held from June 7 to 14 on In the summer of 1948 a financial drive mission field. the beautiful grounds of the Highland was begun to liquidate the balance of the Academy at Fountain Head, Tennessee. $56,000 debt on which members had al- The camp facilities were excellent, with ready been paying. Later the parsonage, Camp Meeting in many of our people living in new family next door, was purchased. Mrs. Chessie East Pennsylvania tents and rooms in the dormitories. A Harris was chairman, and the church was large tent provided for the regular adult soon cleared of its indebtedness. By Robert M. Whitsett meetings. Other services were held in tents With the increase in members a larger and in the administration building, which building was needed, and under Elder The beautifully shaded campground in was nearing completion. Laurence's leadership the Glenville Wescosville, Pennsylvania, where our be- The meetings were well attended, and church, in one of the most popular dis- lievers have been gathering annually for the spiritual needs of our people, both tricts of Cleveland, 737 East 105th Street, the past twenty years, was the site of the old and young, received first attention. was purchased for the amount of $69,000, 1952 camp meeting of the East Pennsyl- Good music was provided by members including the church edifice, parsonage, vania Conference. from our churches and conference workers. and lot adjoining for a playground for T. E. Unruh, the president of the con- This conference is blessed with people of the church school. ference, and his faithful colaborers had good musical talent. everything in readiness for this impor- Time was given to the interests of the Large School Enrollment tant meeting, which began June 26. From Southern Missionary College and Madison Under the principalship of Miss Mae the very beginning God manifested His College. On these occasions teachers and Eloise Laurence, 84 pupils are enrolled presence through His Holy Spirit, and students from both of these institutions in the school. The three other teachers all in attendance knew that the Creator's gave helpful parts on the program. with Miss Laurence are Mrs. Jocelyn Jack- blessings were available to all. The different reports showed good prog- son, also a daughter of the pastor, Mrs. The special series of studies on the ress. Four new churches were organized. Marydelle Coleman, and Miss Ada Lee sanctuary presented daily by Leslie New church buildings were either com- Fields. Recently the Home and School Hardinge, of Washington Missionary pleted or in the process of erection in Association raised more than five hun- College, were greatly appreciated. A beau- thirteen places. Tithe and offerings have dred dollars to have a fence placed around tiful scale model of the ancient sanctuary shown a steady growth. For 1951 the the playground. was erected on the platform, so that all tithe amounted to $386,676.71, Sabbath The Cleveland church has been with- could see and more clearly understand school offerings totaled $68,548.13, and out a Bible instructor for over three years, the significance of Christ's atonement. Ingathering receipts were $63,470.75. Pub- but through the loyalty and cooperation Henry Brown of the General Conference lishing sales showed a very excellent of the church clerk and members many Home Missionary Department, spoke each growth the past two years, giving a total persons have completed the Twentieth day for the first half of the camp meeting sales for 1951 of $106,603.18. Century and the Voice of Prophecy Bible on the challenge of witnessing for the Daily fifteen-minute broadcasts were courses. Elder Laurence also conducted faith. E. D. Dick, secretary of the General made over the local radio station, and a Bible class weekly, teaching the doc- Conference, was present for the last week this, together with newspaper publicity, trinal principles of the Advent message, end, and spoke at the Sabbath consecra- gave the camp meeting good coverage. including the health message. tion service and again Saturday night on On the last Sabbath nearly all in and The Cleveland church has also been the advance of the work around the world. around the large tent responded to the successful in raising its Ingathering goal; Each evening an evangelistic service was call for renewed consecration. and Mrs. Adeline Stokes, one of the conducted to which the friends of the All officers and department secretaries faithful members, has raised over a hun- community were invited. Many came from were re-elected. W. E. Strickland, the presi- dred dollars each year for the past ten miles around, filling the tabernacle to dent, and members of the conference com- years. It can be well said that every or- overflowing. Robert M. Whitsett was as- mittee plan for a very strong soul-winning ganization in the church has succeeded sisted in these evening services by C. H. program throughout the entire field in under Elder Laurence during his years Seitz, E. W. Bradley, and Donald Riesen. the months just ahead. in Cleveland. 20 REVIEW AND HERALD

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SEPTEMBER 11, 1952 21 • • A camp meeting for the Japanese be- lievers in the union conference was held rum at Waiktona, the summer camp of the Central California Conference, July 24- 28. Also in attendance were members Brief Current News from Seattle, Washington, and a number of visitors. A visitor, aged 94, who has long been prominent in Christian activ- ities, accepted our message in its fulness and was baptized. He has had occasional NORTH AMERICA Lake Uni3n association with our workers for a num- ber of years and was acquainted with our Atlantic Union • When the last school year closed, it showed a fine increase in enrollments beliefs. • At the Northeastern Conference bien- throughout the Lake Union. There was Southern Union nial session held in Milton, New York, a gain of 86 in the academies, and 151 L. H. Bland was re-elected president of in the elementary and intermediate • E. L. Marley, who has been privileged the conference; and V. L. Roberts, secre- schools. Preparations are now under way to open the work in Orangeburg, South tary-treasurer. All departmental secre- for the present school opening. New Carolina, states that many of the be- taries were also returned to office. lievers are now baptized members be- buildings are being constructed, new cause of the work of the Bible school in • Ordained to the gospel ministry at schools opened, and some new industries the area previous to his evangelistic ef- the Northeastern camp meeting were have been added and some enlarged, pro- fort. There are already 30 church mem- G. R. Earle, J. S. Greene, J. E. Roache, viding more work opportunities for stu- bers with an average of 50 attending the C. M. Willis, and R. T. Wilson. dents. Sabbath services. • The Missionary Men of South Lan- • The Voice of Hope radio broadcasting caster, under the leadership of Otho group from the Illinois Conference, in- • With only partial reports available, Eusey, sponsored a Sabbath vesper service cluding Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Braley so far this year there have been 318 peo- at the Cathedral of the Pines in Rindge, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Link, gave a ple baptized in the Southern Union who New Hampshire, August 2. B. E. Leach, program of sacred music at the Wisconsin owe their conversion, at least in part, to pastor of the Worcester church, was the camp meeting 5 P.M., August 16. the work of the Bible school. Faithful speaker. Special music was furnished by ministers, Bible instructors, and laymen • D. E. Jacobs, who has been teaching have faithfully followed up the Sabbath the South Lancaster church choir under Bible at Cedar Lake Academy, is the new the direction of Mrs. T. R. Gardner. interests with resulting accessions to principal of Battle Creek Academy. Mr. the church. Central Union and Mrs. John R. Ward, of the San Pasqual Academy in California, are join- • From August 3 to 6 the quarterly col- • W. S. Jesske reports that resulting ing the faculty at Adelphian Academy, porteur training school, conducted by the from 2 baptisms, held July 26 and August where he will teach English and his wife Southern Union at the Southern Pub- 2, 12 members have been added to the will be the school nurse. The new dean lishing Association, was attended by 17 churches of district number 3 in Missouri. of girls at Cedar Lake Academy is Eunice new regular colporteurs. This makes a total of 50 souls that Elder Shoup, who served in this same position • The North Miami, Florida, church Jesske has buried with the Lord in bap- a few years ago. tism so far this year. sponsored a Vacation Bible School from North Pacific Union June 23 to July 11, 1952. From 30 to 50 • The Nebraska Conference reports 31 attended, half of whom were from non- new baptisms: 5 by R. A. Bata in Omaha, • Physicians, surgeons, and dentists of Adventist homes. 3 by M. W. Deming in the College View the Upper Columbia Conference joined church, 10 by M. E. Payne in the Hem- the conference workers in fellowship at Southwestern Union ingford district, 7 by H. J. Carubba in Camp MiVoden, Hayden Lake, Idaho, • The first fruits for the tent effort being the Hastings district, 2 for D. T. Hawley for the week end of August 7-10. in the McCook district, 2 in the Lynch held at Grand Prairie, Texas, by Howard district for R. C. Remboldt, and 2 in • The Montana Conference reports that Voss and H. M. S. Richards, Jr., are a Beatrice as a result of a recent effort con- 7 persons were baptized by L. L. Grand group of 8 who have indicated their pur- ducted by ministerial students of Union Pre on Sabbath, July 19. pose to unite with the church; and 2 of College. • Walla Walla College was host for a these have now been baptized. • R. L. Woodfork, MV secretary of the new feature being organized for the bene- • J. H. Bischoff is now the business man- Central States Conference, baptized 3 on fit of workers in Adventist institutions—. ager of Southwestern Junior College. He July 26, one from Leavenworth, Kansas, a food directors' institute. Clinton Wall, succeeds J. Randall Sloop, who is con- and 2 from St. Joseph, Missouri. director of food service at W.W.C., con- necting with Union College. ceived the idea, promoted the plan, or- Columbia Union ganized the institute, and served as its • Three new branch Sabbath schools • The first intermediate school building chairman. Assisting him was Miss June have been started in recent weeks, making in the West Virginia Conference will be Bishop, assistant director of food service a total of 13 now being conducted in the in use this fall in Charleston. at the college. The institute convened Arkansas-Louisiana Conference. August 4-12. • Edgar Bradley, East Pennsylvania Book and Bible House manager, reports Pacific Union the highest single month's sales in the history of the conference for the month • New teachers joining the staff of the Church Calendar for 7952 of July—$18,680.67. This includes camp Arizona Academy in Phoenix include meeting sales of $8,504.30. Total sales so Miss Thelma Hemme, formerly of the far this year amount to $61,620.86, a gain San Diego Academy in California, and Sept. 20 Sabbath School Rally Day Sept. 20-27 These Times Campaign of $16,772.84 over the corresponding Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gyland, of Alaska. Sept. 27 13th Sabbath Offering (Central Europe) period of last year. Oct. 4 Colporteur Rally Day • During the Southeastern California Oct. 11 Voice of Prophecy Offering • A soul-winning rally was conducted Conference camp meeting Mrs. Julia Oct. 11-18 Message Magazine Campaign Oct. 25 Temperance Offering by J. F. Kent, Columbia Union publish- Lewis, a resident of Orange, California, Nov. 1-22 Review and Herald Campaign ing secretary, August 2, in the Canton- was honored as having the longest record Nov. 27 Thanksgiving Day Nov. 29-Dec. 6 Week of Prayer and Sacrifice i Sayre district of the East Pennsylvania of continuous Sabbath school attendance Dec. 6 Week of Sacrifice Offering Conference. The well-filled church indi- of any one in the conference. Mrs. Lewis Dec. 27 13th Sabbath Offering (Southern Asia) NoTe.—Unless otherwise indicated, the first Sabbath cated that our people are eager for help is now 96 years old and began attending of each month is Home Missionary Day, and on the in soul winning. 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SEPTEMBER 11, 1952 23 Items of Special Interest

African Mission Together with his companion, Ronald Miss Marian Zummach, graduated from Adams, our young brother reports orders Union College in 1952 with a B.S. in Doubles Membership for more than $600 on the Isle of Anglesey. education, sailed August 23 from New From K. F. Ambs, president of the Brother Adams, selling Uncle Arthur's York for Cape Town. on the S.S. Robin Congo Union Mission, comes this encour- Bedtime Stories, sold his prospectus to a Kirk. Miss Zummach is to connect with aging message: schoolteacher sharing the railway compart- the Kamagambo Training School, Kenya ment on the student's journey to Bangor. Colony, East Africa, as a teacher. "Rwankeri Mission, one of the stations Mr. Marshall is selling God's Way Out. E. D. DICE. in the Ruanda-Urundi mission field of One hundred sixteen thousand copies of the Congo Union Mission, which on June this book -have recently been sold. Soul Winning 30, 1950, had a baptized membership of Five other students are in Wales and, 2,469, reported on June 30, 1952, a bap- with the brethren already mentioned, are in Guatemala tized membership of 5,059, an increase of pressing on to the scholarship goal with In a recent letter from Kenneth Fleck, over 105 per cent for the two-year period." good courage. God is blessing our Welsh president of the Guatemala Mission, he colporteurs. We are strengthening the states that during the first seven months Adventists Contribute to force, and, under God, trust that the influ- of this year there were as many baptized Community Welfare ence of the printed page in religion- as were baptized in all the preceding loving Wales will bring many souls into year. The reports called for during the home the remnant church. "We are praying and working hard that missionary services in our churches re- A. J. TIMOTHY. our goal of doubling last year's baptisms veal an estimated cash value of the wel- may be realized. The Lord's blessing is fare portion of our missionary activities. Recent Missionary Departures being poured out here in a very marked This includes not only what is done by way, and we praise Him for it." the Dorcas workers, but that done by every Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Roberts, of Lin- The laymen's training institute held in reporting member of the church—articles coln, Nebraska, left Miami, Florida, Aug- connection with the biennial session of of clothing given away, cash donated to ust 3, on their way to Barranquilla, the mission has prepared many of the local welfare work, food baskets given Colombia, to engage in district evange- members for a great soul-winning harvest. away, hours of Christian help work, and listic work. Brother Roberts was gradu- They are uniting their efforts with those treatments given. ated from Union College in 1952 with a of missionaries and national workers. In the report for the first quarter of the B.A. in religion. Small projectors are being used in the lay year, this amounted to $1,462,463.01. Dr. and Mrs. D. S. Emery and little son efforts, midday prayer leagues have been Think of it—almost a million and a half Richard left San Francisco, August 12, on formed, and goals that challenge the dollars of charity work done during the the S.S. Santa Adelia en route to Bolivia. entire mission have been set. During the quarter! For the year this will no doubt Dr. Emery has just completed a residency next two-year period the workers plan to amount to about six million dollars. in surgery at Kings County General Hos- pioneer the work in the unentered prov- pital, Hanford, California, and is to be inces of Guatemala. This should cheer us greatly as the story medical director of the Chulumani Hos- J. ERNEST EDWARDS. of the good Samaritan still indicates the pital. method of Christian neighborliness Jesus desires. It is needed more now than it ever Miss Mary C. Moore, a graduate of the Voice of Prophecy School has been during the past quarter century. Hinsdale Sanitarium and Hospital School of Nursing, also sailed on the S.S. Santa in Great Britain And it is comforting to know that Adelia, August 12, from San Francisco. Some interesting figures showing the whereas the public gives us in Ingathering Her destination is the Chulumani Hospital growth of the Bible correspondence about three million dollars, we in turn in Bolivia, where she is to serve as director school in the British Union come to us give back to the community in kindly of nurses. from C. R. Bonney, director of the Voice service two dollars for one. This is as it Elder and Mrs. H. W. Bedwell and two of Prophecy. He reports that in 1950 the should be. Seventh-day Adventists should children, Carole and Darrel, sailed from average number of test papers received be the most helpful citizens of the com- San Francisco, August 19, on the S.S. each week was 620. In 1951 the average HENRY F. BROWN. munity. President Madison, bound for Manila, reached 810. But in seven weeks of 1952 Philippine Islands, where Elder Bedwell the average has been around 1,400. Student Colporteurs on the is to do editorial work in the Philippine Many letters come to the Voice of Isle of Anglesey Publishing House. Elder Bedwell has Prophecy expressing the appreciation of served on the faculty of Oshawa Mission- the English people for the program and Student colporteur Edward Marshall, ary College as Bible teacher and head of the Bible lessons. A man who was an canvassing to secure funds to return for the Bible department for a number of atheist for over thirty years wrote: "I per- his graduation terms at Newbold College, years. sonally thank God for the moment I first England, reports having canvassed the Miss Eleanor P. Rue, under appoint- heard your program over the radio some Marquis of Anglesey, at his beautiful es- ment as normal director of the Malamulo seven months ago, which moment laid tate on the picturesque Isle of Anglesey. training school in Nyasaland, Africa, the contact between you and my home. We trust the good book delivered by sailed from New York, August 23, on the . . . After all, it doesn't take God long Brother Marshall will bring blessing to S.S. Robin Kirk for Cape Town. She has to make a Christian when one seriously this titled patron. The marquis is in a been serving as elementary supervisor for tries to live for God every hour of the titled line of nobility dating back to 1549. the Michigan Conference. day." PAUL WICKMAN.