Voice of Prophecy

VOLUME 62 AUGUST, 1967 NUMBER 8

New Centre Supplies Vital Need

MRS. JANET CALEBS

three-lakh-vocational training Narayana Reddy, local panchayat young people in Mysore State. Many A centre was declared open at chairman. Mr. Reddy expressed ap- young people were found who were Lowry Memorial Higher Secondary preciation, both personal and from not attending school. Neither were School, Bangalore, on June 25 by the community, for the good disci- they at work. "They could not work Harley E. Rice, associate secretary of pline Lowry Memorial Higher Secon- because they were not qualified," Mr. the medical department of the Gen- dary School maintains and the oppor- Kutzner said. And so the idea of a eral Conference of Seventh-day Ad- tunity it provides for students to earn vocational training school was born. ventists. while they learn. "I wish there were When Mr. Kutzner became princi- more such schools and centres in this Lowry Vocational Training Centre pal of Lowry in 1962 he noticed that country," Mr. Reddy said. is under the direction of Dale B. a majority of students failed in SSLC Principal Arno Kutzner stated that Visger of Canada. Mr. Visger is as- examination. "In fact," he pointed about five years ago the Lowry sisted by J. S. Paul Pandian, of Tiru- out, "an average of 70 per cent fail Memorial Higher Secondary School nelvelly, and five qualified instruc- in SSLC examination in Mysore Board gave study to the problems of tors. The Centre offers a three-year To page 15 curriculum in carpentry, printing, auto mechanics, and electrical re- pairs. In addition business manage- ment, arithmetic and English are re- quired subjects. The inital enrolment of 35 is toward the total of one hun- dred students expected by the third year. Before cutting the ribbon which opened the new building, Elder Rice paid tribute to those who dreamed the Centre, to those who believed it and to those who willed it. "The opening of this building is a witness to the fact that ultimately love always prevails over hate, and good triumphs over the base," he said. Elder Rice dedicated the building to the Carpenter of Galilee with the wish that those who take training in this Centre will, like the Carpenter of Harley E. Rice officially opened Lowry Vocational Training Centre on June 25. old, give their lives in service to Left to right: Dale B. Visger, director of the Centre; George W. Maywald, acting others. chairman South Union committee; Harley E. Rice, associate secretary of the medical department of the General Conference; Narayana Reddy, panchayat chair- Also a guest on June 25 was man; and Nambigappa Devaraj, teacher, Lowry Memorial Higher Secondary School.

2 SOUTHERN ASIA TIDINGS

• The Seventh-day Adventist Wel- fare Service (SAWS) has voted more than 75-thousand rupees in emer- NEWS gency aid for victims of the Arab- Israeli war. SAWS president W. E. Phillips said 400 family-size tents, two • A letter received from Miss M. thousand blankets, and six hundred DIVISION DIRECTORY Carol Hetzell expresses appreciation 124-pound bales of middle-weight for the wonderful hospitality ex- clothing will be shipped as soon as R. S. LOWRY President tended to her in Southern Asia. Miss possible to Beirut, Lebanon, where C. B. GUILD Secretary 11. STICKLE Treasurer Hetzell expresses an urgency for the they will be distributed to SAWS HARRY OSMOND Auditor work in this Division, suggesting a workers throughout the Middle East. E. M. STILES Assistant Treasurer more extensive use of mobile units Phillips placed the value of the aid DEPARTMENTAL SECRETARIES with projectors and clinics. Following at 776-thousand, 250 rupees. Accord- inf.: to Phillips, SAWS officials in the C. H. T/DWELL Education her tour of and Ceylon, I. K. MosEs Field Secretary, Miss Hetzell conducted a Writers Middle East will add to the shipment Stewardship Workshop in Tehran. The workshop from local welfare stocks. G. W. MAYWALD Lay Activities scheduled in Beirut was held in Nico- W. H. MATTISON Ministerial, Dr. Douglas A. Bixel, a 1963 Radio-TV sia, Cyprus, where many Middle East • J. A. SOULE Publishing workers had evacuated. Her final as- graduate of the Loma Linda, Califor- W. F. STORZ Sabbath School signment on this three-month trip nia, University School of Dentistry, S. JAMES Temperance, Public was coverage of the Southern Euro- has become the first known foreign Relations pean Youth Congress at Vienna, dentist to pass the Japanese Dental R. J. E. HILLOCK YPMV, Public Affairs and Religious Liberty Austria. In attendance at this con- Board examination. Dr. Bixel, a staff gress were ten thousand youth from member of the Tokyo Sanitarium- SOUTHERN ASIA TIDINGS 35 countries. Hospital, a Seventh-day Adventist NORA GUILD, Editor • Guide Editor Lawrence Maxwell is institution, did the almost impossible. Owned by the General Conference of He passed both the oral and written Seventh-day Adventists (Southern Asia preparing a real Southern Asia issue Division), Salisbury Park, Poona. Pub- of the Guide to promote the Thir- examinations in Japanese. Dr. Ralph lished by C. B. Guild for the General teenth Sabbath Offering on Sep- F. Waddell, who oversees the 320 Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, tember 30. Included in this special Seventh-day Adventist hospitals, Southern Asia Division, Poona, and printed by V. Raju at the Oriental issue will be stories and pictures sub- clinics, dispensaries, and sanitariums Watchman Publishing House, Salisbury mitted by Mrs. Goldie Down, Mrs. around the world, said Adventist Park, Poona 1. Mable Hillock, Miss Gloria Thomas, dental missionaries, like Dr. Bixel, Postal Address: Post Box 35 0. W. Lange and C. B. Guild. This are making significant contributions Poona 1, India to Adventist mission work around the 2772-67. special Guide issue will be dated Sep- tember 20. world. UNION MISSIONS DIRECTORY • Pastor William Moses, 7504 Flower Ave., Takoma Park, Maryland • The Far Eastern Division of Burma—K. Paw, president; Tun Sein, Seventh-day Adventists has begun secretary; Pein Gyi, treasurer; (P.O. Box 20012, U.S.A., writes: "I am fully 977) 68 U Wisara Road, Rangoon, booked this quarter for. Mission construction in Hong Kong of its 19th Burma. stories. We will do what we can to medical institution. Groundbreaking Ceylon—E. C. Beck, president; B. F. promote the Southern Asia projects. ceremonies were held in June for the Pinghe, secretary; S. M. Moses, treasurer; I am tremendously impressed with new 80-room circular hospital. The (P. 0. Box 1253) 7 Alfred House Gar- new building will include 80 rooms dens, Colombo, Ceylon. the spirit of giving among our peo- ple in this country, especially when for patients, two surgeries, six offices Northeast—G. J. Christo, president; for doctors, a reception room, and a W. J. McHenry, secretary; S. John, you consider they are all common treasurer; Karmatar, Santhal Parganas people. How I wish we could incul- X-ray department. The entire project District, Bihar, India. cate the same spirit in India." will be completed by the end of 1969 Northwestern India—E. A. Streeter, or in early 1970. This new hospital president; J. M. Campbell, secretary, • The Thirteenth Sabbath Offering will be one of more than 300 Advent- C. N. John treasurer; 11 Hailey Road, overflow portion for the first quarter Few Delhi 1, India. ist medical institutions around the 1967, was Rs. 671,884.13, the largest world. Pakistan—O. W. Lange, president; W. H. first-quarter "overflow" offering in Toews, secretary-treasurer; (Post Box 32) 32 Mozang Road, Lahore, West history. • Worldwide united prayer for Pakistan. • Seventh-day Adventist world Seventh-day Adventist youth will be South India—A. J. Johanson, president; membership at the end of 1966 a part of the March 16 to 23, 1968 M. D. Kodan, secretary; I. R. Toews, totalled 1,661,655. Last year 131,240 MV Week. treasurer; (Post Box 20) 13 Cunningham Road, Bangalore 1, India. were added to Adventist membership —V. P. Muthiah, president; by baptism and profession of faith. • Plans are being developed in W. M. Hillock, secretary-treasurer; (Post During the year Adventist publishing North America for a Voice of Proph- Box 4565) 16 Club Road, Byculla, houses around the world sold Rs. ecy radio broadcast especially for Bombay 8, India. 279,464,160 worth of literature. youth. SOUTHERN ASIA TIDINGS 3 Ministerial

General Conference

Associate Secretaries

Visit Southern Asia

LDER Andrew C. Fearing, asso- ference Ministrial Association, will be E ciate secretary of the General Con- in Southern Asia during August and Andrew C. Fearing

September. Elder Fearing is a teacher To permit a greater number to receive benefit Elder Andrew of ministers, conducting training in- C. Fearing and Elder Weldon H. Mattison will hold institutes as follows: stitutes, classes, and workers meet- ings. From time to time he is a guest Western India August 4- 9 Nasrapur professor of Andrews University. He South India August 11-16 Nuzvid comes with a record of experience. August 18-23 Prakasapuram Elder Fearing's evangelistic work has Ceylon August 25-30 Mailapytia included eleven of America's largest Pakistan September 1- 4 Lahore cities. As a pastor he has served some September 5- 7 Dacca of the largest churches and has spent Northeast September 11-14 Ranchi eight years as a conference president September 15-20 Shillong Northwest September 22-27 Jullundur in the United States. He has held his Burma September 29-30 Rangoon present appointment for the past nine years.

Temperance temperance department, will be in programme, The Best Saturday Night Southern Asia through the months of in Town and launched the Five-Day August and September. Elder Steed Plan, and was an official correspon- joined the General Conference from dent at the 1956 and 1964 Olympic Australia in 1966. His experience games in Melbourne and Tokyo. has been a happy combination of Elder Steed is a firm believer in, the public relations and temperance work. educational value of the Institute of He saw the public relations organi- Scientific Studies for the Prevention zation in Australia develop to its pres- of Alcoholism and during 1967-68 ent status. In Australia he pioneered will take part in nine such institutes Dial-a-Prayer and the popular youth in various parts of the world.

Elder Steed's itinerary in Southern Asia is as follows:

Rangoon, Burma August 21 Northeast Union August 22-27 Northwestern India Aug. 28-Sept. 2 Pakistan Union September 3- 9 Western India Union September 10-13 Council for Union Temperance Secretaries September 14-17 Ernest H. J. Steed South India Union September 18-24 Ceylon Union September 25-30 RNEST H. J. Steed, associate sec- E retary of the General Conference

4 SOUTHERN ASIA TIDINGS Southern Asia Sends Like U Ba Gyaw, how many others who hear the silent voice must be preparing for baptism? The Voice of Prophecy schools stand ready to help 10 Million in the saving of men and women who are searching for light. Lessons

WELnoN 1I. MArrlsoN The Voice of_Propheey Opens the Way for a ILENTLY The Voice or Prophecy is 350. This was placed by Willis Church Li speaks through ten million les- G. Lowry, president of the sons sent to its students to date. Section. This large order is partly INKKA PAUL, a government Three and one-half million appli- due to the summer work of the Spicer J school teacher in Badvel, Andhra cants, one- and one quarter million students. Pradesh, was studying The Voice of enrollees, and three and one-half lakh For thirty years, U Ba Gyaw of Prophecy lessons with his friend, graduates have been the recipients of Burma resisted the Seventh-day Ad- Mahaboob Sahib. Mr. Paul was per- these lessons. ventist message. But his heart was plexed when he came to the lesson on As a result of these lessons 3,500 softened after he studied The Voice the Seventh-day Sabbath. He shared have been baptized since 1958. The of Prophecy lessons. Evangelistic the lesson with his wife. After she largest monthly report was received meetings were held in his village had studied it for herself, she said, in March, 1967 when 42,000 appli- which he attended. At the close of "I don't know about you but this is cations were reported. These are the these meetings, Pastor Ba Nyein, the Bible truth. I am going to keep vital statistics of the eight Voice of president of the Delta Section, bap- the Sabbath according to the com- 97 Prophecy Bible Correspondence tized him. mandment. Schools in Poona, Bangalore, Karma- tar, Shillong, Lahore, Dacca, Colom- bo, and Rangoon. Eight Voice of Prophecy Schools in Southern Asia are: Lessons are now sent out in fif- teen different languages, covering the Burma—RAN000N—Mrs. F. Ba Tin, director main language areas of Southern This school opened March 20, 1951 offered Voice of Prophecy Asia. The. Khasi language was added courses in English for two years. In 1953 the Burmese and Chinese to the Shillong school in January, languages were added. By 1957 lessons in Sgaw Karen were com- pleted. Lushai was added in 1964—a total of five languages in the 1967. Burma school. The Voice of Prophecy is not only a silent witness, for on the Maldive Ceylon—CoLomso—B. F. Pinghe, director Islands radio, Elder H. M. S. Rich- On July 6, 1950 the Ceylon school opened in the Sinhalese lan- ards' voice can now be heard in most guage. Tamil was added in 1961. of South India and Ceylon at 9:30 to 10:00 P.M. each Sunday evening. India—RusroALoaE—N. Y. Chelliah, director From July this station has doubled Tamil was the first of South India's four languages into which Voice of Prophecy lessons were translated. These lessons were first its transmitter power to 30 kilowatts. sent out in 1953. Malayalam followed in 1954. Then Telugu in Millions may now hear The Voice of 1955 and Kanarese in 1956. Prophecy on the 3329 kc. or 90.10 KARMATAR-G. C. Sircar, director metre band. The director of this sta- Opened in 1957 the language of the Karmatar school is Bengali. tion, whom I met in Ceylon recently, PooNA-0. Israel, director will welcome Voice of Prophecy The Poona school provides the English lessons for India. Hindi broadcasts in the Malayalam, Tamil, was added in 1950, Urdu in 1952, Marathi in 1955 and Gujarati in and Sinhalese languages immediately. 1958. Voice of Prophecy lessons are also available in the French God is opening the way before us. language. SHILLONG-J. Dkhar, director In Tamil Nad Spicer Memorial From 1960 lessons from Shillong were- sent out in Lushai. In College students enrolled 4,500 stu- January, 1967 the Khasi language was added. dents in Voice of Prophecy courses during their summer evangelism Pakistan—West—LAnoRE—I. G. David, director programme, reports V. D. Edward. In The Pakistan school operates in the English and Urdu languages. this way they have had a part in 145 The English school opened June 7, 1951. The Urdu language was baptisms in Tamil Nad so far this added the following year. year. Pakistan—East—DAccA---S. N. Dass, director The Dacca school in the Bengali language was started in 1957. The largest single order for The Voice of Prophecy Group Study sets SOUTHERN ASIA TIDINGS 5

Mrs. Paul's father and brother, ministers in another church, tried to dissuade their daughter and sister Poona from taking her stand for the Bible Sabbath. But she could not be per- suaded to go contrary to the Bible. Jinkka Paul decided to follow the Log-Book example of his wife and keep the Sabbath also. A brother-in-law, A. Prakasam, also joined the family in keeping the Sabbath. Again Jinkka Paul studied with his friend, Mahaboob Sahib. After some time Mr. Sahib and his two sons de- • The 1967 DSLC examination re- sewing class. Docas Society officers cided to accept Jesus Christ as their sults have been announced. Average are: Mrs. W. F. Storz, leader; Mrs. personal Saviour and be baptized. passes for the last four years have M. S. Prasada Rao, associate leader; My wife and I were posted to Bad- been as follows: Mrs. K. G. George, secretary-treas- vel to shepherd two churches outside 1964-73.6 per cent urer. of the town. But we were searching 1965-57.79 per cent • Sixteen were baptized on July 1 foi a way to open the work of 1966-80.70 per cent in the Salisbury Memorial Church. Seventh-day Adventists in Badvel. 1967-44.91 per cent This included two or more members The Voice of Prophecy prepared the Pakistan Union School averaged of several different families. The 15 way before us. highest (71.3 per cent) among the were largely the result of Marathi On December 18, 1966 eight were ten high schools in 1967. Peter Oscar Branch Sabbath school work. The baptized in a tank near Badvel. The Peabody, Pakistan Union School, re- Marathi church conducts 14 Pauls are sending his brother to ceived the highest grade with 55 Branch Sabbath schools. To date 69 Spicer Memorial College and his two honour points. Other first class passes have been baptized as a result of this sons to Narsapur High School for a work. Christian education. Mr. Sahib's included Jayakaram Job, SMC High School with 52 honour points; Alice older son is also in Spicer College. • Missionary leaders Robert Skau Jacob, SMC High School, with 51 He wants to be a minister, he says. and Robinson Daniel organize the honour points; Sudhan Talukdar, The other son has gone to Narsapur. Sabbath afternoon literature distri- Kellogg-Mookerjee High School, with bution programme from Salisbury 51 honour points; and Momin Dor- Park. As a result of this systematic —K. Prasad Rao rickson, Assam Training School, with visitation programme, five English 49 honour points. Branch Sabbath schools have been • Henry Ramanathan, of Ceylon; started and three homes have been Ferdinand Samuel and Nirmal Ray opened for Bible studies. • In Brazil along the Amazon Chelliah, South India, have been ac- River, the Brazil Bible Society dis- cepted as medical students in the new • In the recently received April 14, tributes Bibles for a price. The price, class at Vellore. Two thousand three 1967 Christianity Today, Wayne E. though, isn't too much, sometimes an hundred took the original qualifying Ward, Th.D., Professor of New Testa- egg, sometimes a fish, rarely a snake examination. Seven Seventh-day Ad- ment Theology at Southern Baptist skin. Ewaldo Alves, general secretary ventist students were among the num- Theological Seminary, Louisville, of the Bible Society of Brazil, said ber called for interview. Christian Kentucky, U.S.A., has written, "Vir- the society's 100-foot diesel launch, Medical College, Vellore, accepts 60 tually all biblical scholars acknowl- "The Light of the Amazon," distrib- each year. edge that the meaning of the Greek utes scriptures in villages along the • Accepted for B. Sc. in nursing word baptizo is to immerse, that the Amazon and its tributaries. In keep- at Christian Medical College, Vellore context of baptismal passages in the ing with the Bible Society philosophy are Panchratnam Prasad, Dorothy New Testament clearly indicates im- that something received free is less Jean Samuel and Dorothy Dass; and mersion, and that the historical evi- highly valued than that for which for physiotherapy is Kalyani Shah. dence conclusively demonstrates that payment is made, trade is always • The Salisbury Memorial Church immersion was the original form and made for scriptures, even if it is only Dorcas Society feeds milk five days the prevailing one for centuries." an egg with which the Brazilian lady each week to 75 children and 25 ma- • The Poona English Grammar recently purchased a Bible. Alves said ternity and welfare adults. Milk pow- School with Miss Susan Rozell as most of the villagers along the Ama- der is received from the Committee teacher opened the new school year zon are so poor that they don't use on Relief and Gift Supplies of the on July 3. Eighteen are enrolled. money. They trade directly. So the National Christian Council of India Bible Society sells its scriptures, at known as CORAGS. Other recent pro- • Southern Asia has 326 MV so- prices ranging from a turtle egg to a jects of the Dorcas welfare work have cieties with 8,621 members. During fish or chicken to a jaguar or snake been outfitting five students for Lasal- one quarter 245 new missionary skin. gaon High School and 'a six-week- projects were begun.

QUARTERLY STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE SOUTHERN ASIA

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Members Added Members Dropped During the Period During the Period Tithe World Missions Home and Local

4a 4b 4c 5a 5b 5c 5d 0 0 4 - o 4 0. D,:I Eil. 5 4 n t ""1 NAME OF UNION • eo , E t c2 2 -. 0 ism .9- t i :g 0 w:g to . .-.E.' 5g n as 15-.5 P 17 1 P .S m. OtU 7Son nucTs 14 4111i 0 i .0,,0 4 n4 Bap _ N 6 V Qca. o. 4. 'Tag,tg VU -EZ-2 En ti 24 4 -v0 >. >, >, >, >.''' 5'v a t“'^.11A 41int tolu4 74.5.5E1514

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BURMA UNION: Central & Upper Burma Section ripa 38 1.193 36 - -- 1 -- -- 1,228 11,126.16 9.06 8,767.18 7.13 191.92 355.79 Delta Section .. 19 1,325 11 - - 1,336 6,236.51 4.67 3,914.83 2.93 25.87 496.78 Rangoon Area 4 464 1 -- -- 8 1 10 446 11,244.57 25.12 8,330.80 18.37 307.30 2,385.08 Tenasserim Section 14 784 5 - 10 6 1 1 791 5,717.40 7.23 4,924.78 6.22 - 1,209.88

Totals .. 75 3,766 53 - 10 15 2 11 3,801 34,324.64 9.03 25,937.59 6.82 525.09 4,447.53

CEYLON UNION: 14 980 3 - 3 1 1 9 975 27,252.33 27.95 12,028.74 12.33 - 6,609.50

NORTHEAST UNION: Assam Section .. 35 2,146 ------2,146 6,651.53 3.09 2,397.54 1.12 East India Section .. 36 1,776 ------1,776 16,943.87 9.54 9,604.62 5.41 Union & Union Institutions ------

Totals .. 71 3,922 - - - - - 3,922 23,595.40 6.01 12,002.16 3.06

NORTHWESTERN INDIA UNION: Central India Section .. 1 64 3 - - 1 - - 66 1,741.87 26.39 524.61 7.94 - 50.24 Section .. 9 1,055 6 - - - - 8 1,053 7,946.50 7.54 31,998.62 30.39 - 173.75 Upper Ganges Section .. 15 1,112 11 - 1 10 1 - 1,113 13,541.25 12.17 23,058.49 20.71 10.28 269.31

Totals .. 25 2,231 20 - 1 11 1 8 2,232 23,229.62 10.41 55,581.72 24.90 10.28 493.30

....1011•72=1=1.. PAKISTAN UNION: East Pakistan Section 19 1,054 36 - - - - - 1,090 18,743.32 17.19 4,344.38 3.98 Punjab Section 22 2,073 20 - - - - - 2,093 11,620.24 5.55 5,012.36 2.39 Union Administration 4 285 -- -- 48 - - - 333 14,094.08 42.32 11,758.85 35.31

Totals .. 45 3,412 56 -- 48 3,516 44,457.64 12.64 21,115.59 6.00

SOUTH INDIA UNION: Andhra Section .. 65 6,949 46 10 4 15 11 17 6,966 23,829.46 3.42 35,693.39 5.12 283.47 2,842.58 Kannada Section .. 9 1,176 19 - 5 8 - 7 1,185 7,139.73 5.97 20,484.35 17.14 - 2,034.47 Kerala Section .. 52 5,767 39 - - - 6 5 5,795 11,686.76 2.02 23,412.93 4.04 1.28 1,466.99 Tamil. Section 54 5,022 33 - - - 2 - 5,053 26,055.41 5.16 41,667.48 8.25 - 3,464.85 Union & Union Institutions - - - - - 3,541.60 - - -

Totals .. 180 18,914 137 10 9 23 19 29 18,999 68,711.36 3.62 124,799.75 6.57 284.75 9,808.89

WESTERN INDIA UNION: North Maharashtra Section 12 696 7 703 2,639.64 3.54 4,036.20 5.74 27.49 Unorganized Territory .. 15 1,451 48 - 2 - 1 - 1,500 34,505.67 23.00 44,286.84 29.52 57.41 110.84

Totals .. 27 2,147 55 - 2 - 1 - 2,203 37,145.31 16.83 48,323.04 21.94 57.41 138.31

RECAPITULATION Burma Union 75 3,766 53 - 10 15 2 11 3,801 34,324.64 9.03 25,937.59 6.82 525.09 4,447.53 Ceylon Union 14 980 3 - 3 1 1 9 975 27,252.33 27.95 12,028.74 12.33 - 6,609.5C Northeast Union .. 71 3,922 3,922 23,595.40 6.01 12,002.16 3.06 - - Northwestern India Union .. 25 2,231 20 - 1 11 1 8 2,232 23,229.62 10.41 55,581.72 24.90 10.28 493.3( Pakistan Union 45 3,412 56 - 48 - - - 3,516 44,457.64 12.64 21,115.59 6.00 - - South India Union 180 18,914 137 10 9 23 19 29 18,999 68,711.36 3.62 124,799.75 6.57 284.75 9,808.8C Western India Union 27 2,147 55 - 2 - 1 - 2,203 37,145.31 16.83 48,323.04 21.94 57.41 138.3: Division & Division Institutions -- 13,295.78

GRAND TOTALS .. 437 35,372 324 10 73 50 24 57 35,648 258,716.30 7.26 313,084.37 8.78 877.53 21,497.52.

(All amounts are in Indian rupees)

DIVISION FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 1967

10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20

Cred or Work SABBATH SCHOOLS YPMV SOCIETIES Licensed

WI 13 I 1 ACC > Ordained Credentialed Licensed u g .0 4 D. Irs T191 S. :4;•?,6,1, Ministers Missionaries Ministers . o ov=a oE ..,,5 . 4,9. „,as t'l' 2 '4 ' a. 7.1p, .0 r., Cod ›' u ft 0 N., .'. X 6,3 .4.14 :P. r a is 7 a ICI .0 . t% 0 0 ti .71i 4 +9 ° g 4 g ..400 0 "c... .0 611 l'') t > . > r3 E, E 0 -t, . dal A o .6'4 o d g tit 1.3 0 7' .4?-, vQ; *21(3 zc%) (.°a k-*Ii-3 zu) r..),-lro :4' . 4 :4, :71C

547.71 38 1,427 5,670.83 - - - 9 2 2 - - 9 - 13 5 38 2 ' 522.65 30 1,303 2,890.67 16 426 202.56 3 - 2 - - 3 - 18 - 5 31 - 2,692.38 6 375 3,666.19 3 102 - 6 - 1 3 3 - 19 - 11 40 3 1,209.88 17 1,264 2,413.12 16 441 383.06 3 2 1 1 - 6 2 11 - 2 23 5

4,972.62 91 4,369 14,640.81 35 969 585.62 21 4 6 4 - 21 2 61 - 23 132 10

6,609.50 16 1,145 9,574.82 4 241 74.00 11 1 7 -- - 2 2 38 7 8 73 3

- - 1,998.01 6 -- 3 4 31 2 - 46 - _ - 7,403.44 8 7 - 1 - 14 4 20 2 5 49 12 10 - 9 1 62 - 20 102 -

66 3,471 9,401.45 66 1,587 370.78 24 7 12 1 -- 19 4 113 4 25 197 12

50.24 3 194 523.37 1 - 3 -- 2 4 7 17 173.75 45 2,025 3,420.62 5 - 4 -- 9 -- 7 6 33 64 -- 279:59 22 1,331 6,020.32 - 19 2 2 3 1 1 3 41 3 22 89 8

503.58 70 3,550 9,964.31 26 1,112 112.19 25 2 6 3 1 13 3 50 13 62 170 8

19 1,360 3,583.41 - - - 3 3 5 - - 4 7 - 21 40 3 70 7,691 4,282.18 - - - 9 1 2 -- 4 - 17 - 21 53 1 7 633 6,104.01 11 - - 3 - 20 3 226 270 -

96 9,684 13,969.60 9 372 55.78 19 4 18 -- 11 - 44 3 268 363 4

3,126.05 95 7,091 6,811.87 - - 17 4 3 - - 14 4 23 8 27 92 8 2,034.47 16 1,571 2,669.16 - - - 6 2 3 - - 6 - 10 4 7 36 2 1,468.27 116 7,213 2,755.59 - - 16 2 1 - - 6 1 27 7 13 70 3 3,464.85 98 6,471 7,337.58 - - - 23 3 2 - -- 9 1 26 19 11 90 4 ------19 -- 19 - - 4 - 100 - 52 194 -

10,093.64 325 22,346 19.574.20 195 4,168 417.23 81 11 28 - - 39 6 186 38 110 482 17

27.49 27 1,087 1,087.45 6 - - 3 --- 27 - 9 45 -- 168.25 22 1,037 11,970.37 - 10 1 5 1 - 6 -- 48 12 81 2 k 195.74 49 2,124 13,057.82 30 1,382 130.31 16 1 5 1 - 9 - 75 - 21 126 2

4,972.62 91 4,369 14,640.81 35 969 585.62 21 4 6 4 - 21 2 61 - 23 132 10 6,609.50 16 1,145 9.574.82 4 241 74.00 11 1 7 -- - 2 2 38 7 8 73 3 - 66 3,471 9,401.45 66 1,587 370.78 24 7 12 1 - 19 4 113 4 25 197 12 503.58 70 3,550 9,964.31 26 1,112 112.19 25 2 6 3 1 13 3 50 13 62 170 8 - 96 9,684 13,969.60 9 372 55.78 19 4 18 - - 11 - 44 3 268 363 4 10,093.64 325 22,346 19.574.20 195 4,168 417.23 81 11 28 - - 39 6 186 38 110 482 17 195.74 49 2,124 13,057.82 30 1,382 130.31 16 1 5 1 - 9 - 75 - 21 126 2

25 - 18 1 - 7 - 90 - 115 255

22,375.08 713 46,689 90,183.01 365 9,831 1,745.91 222 30 100 10 1 121 17 657 65 632 1,798 57

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Northwestern India Union Vacation Bible School Spicer students were, left to right: Salome Besra, Merophiny Sangrna, Sande Devi, A. M. Shingara, Victor Wray and Margaret Salik.

Northeast VBS group relax on wall are: Renuka R. Momin, Hansdak And the three on the opposite 1 Florence Hai Two others who should be sho Forty-two Spicer Students NE Spicer team conducted three O VBS's and four series of evan- Engage in Branch Out gelistic meetings in four different vil- lages. • A VBS was held in a central jail simmer Evangelism Programme compound. • Prejudice hindered one VBS team. Two solid weeks were required to find a proper place to hold the VBS. Then a headmaster gave his school building and a portion of the school time for the VBS. • A church where one VBS was held was too small_ to accommodate all who wanted to attend. So two sessions of the VBS were held each day. • During the vacation period one team conducted five VBS's with an enrolment of 216 children. • A district circle inspector sent his five children to a VBS. This opened the way for Bible studies in the inspector's home. • A drunk threatened to break up one VBS. The following day he re- turned to pour coloured water on the group. The school was shifted to a mango garden half a mile away. One thousand people came to enjoy the closing exercises. Western India Union was host to four Spicer students. Left to right: A. Thangarajah, Qnenaraj William Kore, and Jayasekeran Jesudason. Not shown in picture is R. C. • Children in one village said they Jagadhane. had never heard of Jesus before. Ceylon's group is six. Left to right: June Peter, Arunasalam K., Suranjith Aranze, Kingsley Peter, and Florine Peries. Not shown is M. D. Anthony.

• Parents expressed appreciation have been baptized and six are pre- for the VBS at the closing pro- paring for baptism. gramme. They also stated their long- • Many adults were attracted to Ialcony stairs. Standing against the ing to be Christians. the evangelistic meetings because of Jasman B. Toppo, Melvina al K. Rema. • Two boys sat side by side at the VBS influence. nst the railing are: Ezekiel Kujur, VBS. One said to the other, "You • One man overcame the tobacco d V. L. Hluna. Linnush Marak and Mary Kisku. should remove the thiruneer [mark habit and is now keeping the Seventh- on the forehead]." Immediately he day Sabbath. • On the opening day of one VBS removed it. Plans are under way for • Before the VBS closed many at- parents refused to let their children this boy to attend a Seventh-day Ad- tended the regular Sabbath school come. But on the second day 75 curi- ventist school. and church service in a near-by town. ous adults came along with the chil- • As a result of one VBS and fol- dren. On graduation day many par- low-up evangelistic meetings, three To page 16 ents expressed gratitude for the good things their children had learned. • Half way through the ten-day VBS programme at one school at- tendance dropped from a room packed full of children to seven. In- quiry revealed that members of a Christian body had been threatened with disfellowship if children or mem- bers attended the VBS. Home-to-home visitation brought 22 children back. Twenty graduated. • Forbidden to attend the VBS one mother and daughter persisted in coming. At the close of the school they expressed a desire to join the Seventh-day Adventist church. • A father beat his son and scolded him for attending the VBS. There- after the boy waited to come to the VBS until his father went to work. Although he was late to school every day, still he came faithfully. • Last year a brother and sister South India's sixteen who engaged in Branch Out Summer Evangelism are (with were reprimanded by their parents hand on the wall) left to right: K. John Prasad Rao, B. Prasad Rao, Mary Thai, for attending a VBS. This year they Swaminathan L., P. R. Raja Rao, Hambabu Rao, and T. D. Thomas. Others: P. R. Solomon, Singaravel Simon, Sosamma, William George, Daniel Basu, came without the knowledge of the Margaret Maharajan, and Arnrrzani Devi. parents. Not shown in picture: I. Devadas and K. Joseph John. OUR UNIONS REPORT

Belgaum, Mysore State rolment is 520. Three newly ap- Five-Day Plan pointed teachers are Reuben Adam, tv SOUTH INDIA George Luke, and G. Ram Bob. F ORTY-FIVE citizens of Belgaum, • The Division committee has Mysore State, gained victory granted budgets for the commence- ment of new work in Nizamabad and ESWARA RAO, Enjati Samuel, over the smoking habit by following instructions given at a Five-Day Plan Warangal in Andhra. was born at Lakavararn, An- to Stop Smoking programme directed dhra, July 1909, and died follow- by Doctor A. P. Haynal and the ing a heart attack at Ranchi, writer from May 31 to June 4 in the Tamil Section President Bihar, July 3, 1967. On July 24, Lingaraj College Auditorium. V. Reports at South India 1931 he was united in marriage to Novarethinam, local pastor, assisted. Union Mid-Year Enjaeti Avanuna. He has served After attending the first two meet- in various capacities including six Committee ings, a young medical student years as secretary-treasurer of the brought his father who had a prob- HIRTY Vacation Bible schools, a Telugu Section; as departmental lem—not of smoking tobacco, but of T total of 30 evangelistic series, secretary and in business lines in keeping a lump of tobacco between and 15 reaping campaigns have been Giffard Memorial Hospital, Surat his teeth all the time. Doctor Haynal held in Tamil Nad Section during the Hospital, and the Oriental Watch- advised substituting that habit by first six months of 1967. This has man Publishing House. He was keeping chewing gum in his mouth resulted in a baptism of 398 people. president of the North Telugu instead. It worked and the father is Section from 1948-1952. His last John Willmott is currently running very grateful for this help. assignment was as principal of the a successful evangelistic campaign in At the last meeting a gentleman Telugu Voice of Prophecy School Coimbatore where he has a regular confessed, "Some of us came here to at Bangalore. He is survived by nightly attendance of 250 from a criticize these people. Instead we are his wife and five children: Paul, good class of people. praying for them." The gentleman Sarojini, Gloria, Ethel, and Kam- Brother Thavasmony is about to thanked Doctor Haynal and his team ala. Paul is a teacher at Bangalore start an evangelistic series at Thiru- for excellent service rendered to the- Middle School and Gloria is a This is the place where citizens of Belgaum in general and vanamalai. nurse at the Ranchi Hospital. It the Division is giving a special bud- to himself in particular. was to attend her wedding that get to start new work. Newly acquired victory over the Pastor Eswara Rao had gone to smoking habit inspired some to want A. Dawson, with the help of his Ranchi. to start a non-smokers club. veteran lay preacher father, Y. Asir- vatham, prepared 21 for baptism in Rudyard Lord evangelistic meetings at Dennispu- • Pastor and Mrs. Harold W. Bea- • Literature Evangelist Y. James, ram. A beautiful shed has been von, Barbara and Laura Lee, left Tamil Section, sold Rs. 3,000 worth erected to continue follow-up work. Southern Asia July 6 going on per- of literature during the month of In 1965, this father and son team manent return to their homeland. The May. During the same month South opened new work at Sethapaul. In Beavons came to Southern Asia and India Union literature evangeliSts set 1966 they opened new work at Thala- Spicer College in 1963. Pastor Beav- a new sales record when sales totalled kudi where the work is getting on's most recent appointment was Rs. 50,000. stronger and stronger. Now they have educational secretary of the South • E. D. Thomas Memorial High revived the work at Dennispuram. India Union. School has 260 enrolled for the new During this six months 34 have been TO Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Oliver and school year. New Seventh-day Ad- baptized as a result of their work. Margaret left Bombay and Southern ventist staff members include V. D. P. Thomas entered a non-Chris- Asia July 23 going on permanent re- Jesudas, preceptor, and instructors tian village near Koilpatty. With the turn to the U.S.A. The Olivers have Victoria Ebenezer, English, and Mrs. help of Lay Preacher Samuel the given sixteen years in service—all to P. M. Samuel, Hindi. entire village, consisting of 40 fam- Giffard Memorial Hospital where Dr. • English Primary School, Nuzvid, ilies, is deeply interested in the Bible Oliver has been medical director. formerly under the direction of Gif- message. People in this village are The Olivers' three children were born fard Memorial Hospital, is now under willing to give land with a partly fin- at Nuzvid. In the United States Dr. the direction of the Andhra Section. ished house for the Lord's work. They Oliver will engage in private practice T. Paul Raj has been appointed as earnestly request the name of the in Northern California where the headmaster. village be changed from Meenachi- parents can be near Donald and • New term enrolment at Narsapur puram (Siva's wife's village) to Yesu- Robert who are students at Pacific High School is 276. Of this number puram (Jesus village). Union College. Margaret will be a 106 are girls and 170 are boys. Tamil Nad lay preachers number senior at Rio Linde Academy. • Secunderabad Middle School en- 80. Blind Layman P. Abraham is SOUTHERN ASIA TIDINGS 11 helping care for the services and Tithe during the first six months Vizag on June 17 by 0. B. Jonathan. meetings in three churches during the of 1967 has increased Rs. 10,221.62 Three prepared by I. V. Rao were absence of J. P. Masilamony in the as compared with the same period in baptized near Bobbili also by 0. B. Bethany area. Likewise about a dozen 1966. Of this amount Rs. 6,593.05 Jonathan. laymen are assisting in looking after is lay tithe. • K. Prakasam, formerly of Burma churches and companies. A humble believer with a capital and more recently of Spicer College, For the past year Layman S. of Rs. 30 started a business of selling was recently stationed at Bobbili. Abraham has been using Bible Made eatables from house to house and Soon after shifting there Mrs. Praka- Plain lessons in the non-Christian street to street. He promised the Lord sam died. Bro. Prakasam's family are village of Mayawaram. One sickly that he would pay one-tenth from his opposed to Seventh-day Adventists. young man tried many doctors and income of Rs. 3 and that he would At this time Bro. Prakasam needs the medicines trying to cure his illness. pay two-tenths on the second income prayers of fellow believers in South- He was on his death bed when Bro. of Rs. 3. God is blessing his hard ern Asia. Abraham prayed for him. Now in work. Every Sabbath he brings an • Thirty Voice of Prophecy lessons perfect health I had the privilege of average of Rs. 10 as tithe. I visited a month are coming to the Telugu baptizing him last week with two his place recently and counted his school from a Voice of Prophecy others. -At the present time N. Y. tithe myself. That week it amounted Group Study class in Guntur. This Ponniah is holding evangelistic meet- to Rs. 9.95. class is under the direction of E. N. ings in this village. — V. D. Edward William. Laymen have assisted in preparing • George Kelley has been ap- 208 people for baptism as shown in pointed assistant pastor of the Hyder- the following list: abad and Secunderabad churches. Bangalore's Fifth Five-Day N. S. Bhaskar Rao is the pastor. Worker Laymen Baptisms Plan • Mrs. K. Suguna B. Rao led out I. Chelliah Komathegam in a VBS in Secunderabad from May 10 ORTY-SEVEN quit smoking at A. Dawson Y. Asirvatham 34 1 to 12. Forty children (25 non- G. A. Yesudian Paul Ebenezer 9 F Basavanagudi, a section of Ban- Adventist) received certificates at the Seenivasagarn Gnanaprakasam 7 galore city. This was Bangalore's close. L. G. Lazarus J. Balaiah 10 fifth Five-Day Plan to Stop Smoking (colporteur) and was conducted by Dr. A. P. P. R. Israel SMC students 67 Kannada S. David Haynal and Rudyard Lord from May Y. R. Samraj J. Masilamony 36 23 to 27 at the Indian Institute of • S. Abraham, formerly a worker John Willmott Durairaj 8 World Culture. The secretary of the in the South India Union office, has S. Isaac S. Selvanayagam 27 Institute made the hall, including been appointed to open new work at chairs, benches and electricity, avail- Four thousand seven hundred boys Jalahalli. able to us free of cost. He also ad- and girls were enrolled in 30 VBS • Five have been baptized at which nine Spicer College students vertised the meetings but restricted admission to members only. Robertsonpet in the Kolar Gold Fields conducted during the vacation period. following evangelistic meetings con- Four thousand five hundred were en- The hall (seats 300) was packed to the door on the opening night with ducted by D. David, I. Israel, S. rolled in Bible Correspondence Abraham and assisted by Layman T. courses and five new Branch Sabbath several standing at the entrance. This attendance continued through- P. Andrews and Literature Evangelist schools have been formed as a result V. S. Selvaraj. One who was baptized of this work. The Spicer students also out the five evenings. — M. D. Kodan formerly held office in another assisted in 15 evangelistic series. We church. When his friends opposed are proud of Spicer Memorial College his becoming a Seventh-day Advent- and for these consecrated youth. We ist he replied, "So far I have been want them to come again to help Evangelism News keeping only nine of the command- finish the work of God in this great ments. Now I am going to keep all land of Tamil Nad. Andhra ten." Eight youth evangelistic series of The interest of one young lady meetings have been held during the • Since coming to his new district who attended the meetings could be first six months of 1967. I. Sigha- at Mandepeta, East Godavari District, determined by where she chose to sit. mony, who won 14 people in 1966, I. D. Devadas held evangelistic meet- At first it was a back seat. Then she has five toward his goal of 25 bap- ings which has resulted in the bap- chose a seat in the centre. Before the tisms for 1967. tism of eight. meetings ended she was sitting in Tamil Nad departmental men, • Ch. Paul has recently moved to front. She and her sister requested along with promotion, have helped Nizamabad to open up new work. baptism. Her father beat her when he in evangelistic meetings. Already seven or eight people are learned of this request. The pastor Four city evangelistic series, 18 attending Sabbath school which is asked her what she -would do if her town and 25 lay, MV and reaping held In the Paul home. father prevented her from being bap- campaigns are planned for the last • Two people prepared for baptism tized. She replied, "I will stand for six months of 1967. by Ch. Anandaraj were baptized in truth." 12 SOUTHERN ASIA TIDINGS

Kerala still wanted a girl. So one of the Twin Girls Are Barn twins went to Gopalganj. • From 41 evangelistic meetings Under a Tree We could not find a good Seventh- held in a bamboo pandal on a rented day Adventist home for the remain- lot at Kottayam 12 were baptized, STHER and her twin sister were ing twin. When a Karachi Hospital reports P. S. Johnson. Another 25 are F born under a tree near Kellogg- staff doctor who had been helping at in the baptismal class. Gopalganj for a time, returned to • Three have been baptized as a Mookerjee High School, Jalirpar. Church ladies were excited that Karachi he took the two-month old result of VBS work in Nilambur. "I baby to Karachi. After a few weeks find the Vacation Bible School the Sunday afternoon as they came to Dorcas meeting. Would I like to see in the nursery of the Karachi Hos- best agency to invite non-Christians pital the baby was taken to Chuhar- to learn the Seventh-day Adventist some twin girls that had been born under a tree that morning, they were kana where our dispensary augments message," says T. J. Joseph. its services with the care of a num- • Two of the estate workers from asking in Bengali. We walked down the river dike a little way, passed the ber of orphans. Ottapalam Hospital were baptized at —Mrs. Peter Durichek Trichur by T. P. Wilson. S. Alayam, small shack used for a post office, a building supervisor at Ottapalam, few houses and store. Then we prepared these two for baptism. went out into a field where several BURMA • Before leaving on furlough, W. large trees were growing. Under these F. Easterbrook baptized a Kottara- trees we found the babies with their kara electrician who has been work- mother. The babies were lying on • New work has been opened in ing on the Ottapalam hospital on con- small pieces of mat with nothing to three Burma Union villages. They are tract basis. "My experience with cover them except a dirty rag. This was January and the nights were Kanee, Monywa District; Nanpe in Seventh-day Adventists is that they Kayah State; and Hmuntha, on the love Christ," said the electrician. fairly cold. Many people were standing around. motor road between Kalemyo and Tamil Nad Had we just come to look too, they Kampat. wondered. • Of Burma's eleven new churches, ten are now dedicated. For the lack • Seven were baptized at Sankar- Back at Kellogg-Mookerjee High of cement the Myaungmya church, ankoil by G. A. Yesudian near the School we gathered a few blankets largest of the eleven, has not yet been close of evangelistic meetings in and clothes for the babies. These we completed. which laymen assisted. took with a little food for the mother. • D. S. David baptized two in the Quickly the mother ate the food for it Madras Tamil church on June 17. was all she had that day. Villagers were still standing around. "Take • Thirty were baptized by R. D. her away. We don't want her here. Twenty-four are Baptized Riches in a village near Dindigul on Neither do we want the babies," they in Kanee June 18. They were prepared for bap- clamoured. tism by S. Isaac. Seventh--day Ad- ventists are the only Christian denom- How could we let these babies die WENTY-FOUR Burmese Bud- ination working in that village, and so near to Kellogg-Mookerjee High dhists recently baptized in Kanee School? the work is new. village is a first in the work of Sev- The following day some of the • South India Union Secretary,M. enth-day Adventists in Burma. How faculty wives went with me to visit D. Kodan visited five evangelistic did Pastor Elisha Paul choose this the little family again. They were series of meetings recently and bap- village on the banks of the Chindwin still under the tree. Somehow they tized a total of 41 people. Twenty- River for evangelistic meetings? had survived the long, cold night. one of these were at Dennispuram Five years ago Maung Tin Shwe The babies were brought to our and prepared by A. Dawson, seven at was baptized into the Seventh-day home where we gave them a warm Coonoor prepared by Arthur Imman- Adventist faith in Mandalay. At that bath and warm milk. Fortunately we uel, six at Koilpatti prepared by D. time he had a job caring for race still had the baby bed which our P. Thomas, five at Srivaikuntam and horses in that city. For a couple of children had used. So a baby was prepared by I. Sigamony, and two at months after baptism Maung Tin put in each end of the bed. Puliangudi prepared by S. Monikam. Shwe attended Sabbath school and This all sounds simple. But when - D. R. Watts church faithfully. Then he dis- two babies cry and want to eat every appeared. The church pastor tried to three hours—well, we were busy. trace him but he could not be found. One night I gave the babies seven Suddenly, after five years, Maung PAKISTAN ti bottles. Tin Shwe again came to the Mandalay On Wednesday Mrs. L. N. Powrie, church. With him was an elderly man. our nurse in charge of nursing serv- "Come with us to Kanee in Mon- • New work budgets are provided ice at Gopalganj Hospital, came to ywa District and build a church and a by the Southern Asia Division for Jalirpar with the lady who works in school for us," they urged. "We have Pudna in East Pakistan and Quetta her home. Although the lady had the wood ready and we have money on the western side of West Pakistan. been blessed with three- boys, she too. You need not worry about hiring SOUTHERN ASIA TIDINGS 13 workmen," they continued. "We will do the work ourselves." Pastors Elisha Paul and Baw Dee listened to this sincere appeal. Their hearts were touched. With the two mess they set out for Kanee village. Village elders greeted them warmly and pointed out the proposed loca- tion for a church building and quarters for a teacher. _ "We have Ks. 3,000 in cash," they said. "Another Ks. 4,000 will come in as soon as our peanuts are sold." Surprised, Pastors Paul and Baw Dee inquired, "How did you learn about Christianity and Seventh-day Adventists?" Jullundur church pastor, left, Wazir Chand, business manager, and Dr. K. "Through Maung Tin Shwe," they P. George, medical director of the Ruby Nelson Memorial Hospital, third and fourth from left, exerted influence to help Samuel R. Chand, laboratory said. and X-ray technician, take his stand for Christ. Back in Mandalay a month or two after baptism, Maung Tin Shwe had him to work at the Simla Sanitarium. years in South India from 1961 to gotten a job as driver for a Govern- While there he was deeply impressed 1965. ment farm tractor and was trans- by the friendliness and consecration • Four Lakpahana Training School ferred to Kanee village. In this new of the staff. students scored high in Ceylon's location Maung Tin Shwe talked Later Samuel transferred to a Island-wide Temperance Speech Con- about his religion. The villagers were mission hospital in Kashmir. He test sponsored by the Woman's Chris- interested. Daily they pried him with continued to read Adventist litera- tian Temperance Union. In the Eng- questions. ture. One day while passing through lish section, Swinitha Kulesekere was "I can't explain everything in de- a financial crisis, he felt impressed first among the seniors, while Saro- tail," he said one day. "But if you to write to the Sabbath school mem- jini Gnanasigamony was second really want to know about Christian. ber in Canada who had sent his among the juniors. In the Tamil sec- ity and Seventh-day Adventists I will used Sabbath school quarterly to tion B. M. Jawath tied for first place take you to the church pastor in Man- India. This was the quarterly that with a student from Carey College, dalay. He will arrange for someone Samuel was now using. A few weeks Colombo. Ramachandran was second to come here to teach us." later Samuel received a small money among the juniors. Because the finals Fifty-nine attended the Bible study order sufficient to meet . came on Sabbath Lakpahana students class which followed the evangelistic Again he was impressed that Seventh- were not able to participate in the meetings. All 59 wished to be bap- day Adventists are God's people. Sinhalese section. tized but some found the smoking Whenever Adventist workers visited habit difficult to break. They are try- Kashmir, Samuel Chand made it a ing, however, and expect to be ready habit to find where they were stay- Lakeside Medical Centre for the next baptism. ing and would join in their Bible study and Sabbath worship. —K. Paw cannot leave this lovely island Samuel heard of the opening of the Ruby Nelson Memorial Hospital I without taking a moment to thank at Jullundur. He decided this was you for the privilege that has been where he should work so that he mine to visit Ceylon and particularly could serve His Saviour and enjoy our medical work in Kandy. My only fellowship with fellow believers. He regret is that time did not make it Jullundur Baptism was baptized December 15, 1966. possible to see and understand a little Now he joins other hospital staff better, the scope of the fine work that is being done. I count it a distinct HE first to be baptized as a direct members in evangelistic activities for interested people in Jullundur. pleasure to visit with Dr. Fernando T result of the activities of the and to meet with the staff of the Ruby Nelson Memorial Hospital in —James M. Campbell clinic. It was an occasion which I Jullundur is Mr. Samuel R. Chand. shall long remember, and to me it In August, 1966 Mr. Chand joined was an inspiration. the hospital staff as laboratory and It is noted that at the present time X-ray technician. two inpatient beds are being used, It was in Moradabad five years • Pastor and Mrs. Lawton Lowe but that the building which will ul- ago that Pastor Del Chand and his arrived in Colombo June 21. Pastor timately be the clinic, will soon be laymen discovered Samuel Chand's Lowe is the new president of the open and then some seventeen beds interest and skill. They arranged for Ceylon Union. The Lowes spent four will be available for patient care. I An inspiring Week of Prayer has just been held at Assam Training School by Pastor E. C. Beck. Forty students joined the baptismal class. Twelve dedicated their lives to be ministers and Bible instructors. am informed that the number of out- from whence it obtains its name. day Adventist members to plant their patient visits is steadily increasing, Wise planning is evidenced in the crops, the Northeast Union Committee and for the first year these numbered design of the building now nearing voted Rs. 10,000 from famine relief around four thousand, the second completion. It can easily be used as funds to help members buy seed. year some six thousand and the pres- a fine clinic building when in the • Five hundred children were en- ent year gives promise of an even future hospital beds are provided by rolled in 15 Vacation Bible Schools greater volume. a new addition at the front of the held by six Spicer College students One has the distinct impression clinic. It is also noted that the pres- during the summer vacation. This has that careful scientific work is being ent structure is so constructed as to resulted in the starting of six new done by the doctors and we are for- make it possible to add a second floor Branch Sabbath schools and one tunate to have these dedicated phy- at some future time with minimum Sunday school. Two series of evan- sicians leading out in this ministry. modifications. All of this merits com- gelistic meetings have been held. There are obvious problems when a mendation. Three men in Kahupani have asked private hospital project is launched in — Harley E. Rice to join the Seventh-day Adventist a country which by its social system church. Eight in the Ranchi area are offers good quality medical care free preparing for baptism. to the people. However, it would ap- NORTHEAST UNION • Sabbath School Sponsor S. K. pear that there is still a place for a Dass reports 11 Branch Sabbath private hospital, for the reason that • Give a liberal 13th Sabbath schools held by students and staff of many patients will prefer to pay a offering on September 30. Raymond Memorial Higher Secon- private fee and receive a more per- • . To enable East India Seventh- dary School. sonalized attention than can be ex- pected in the government hospitals. Our clinic is well equipped. It has good laboratory facilities; and blood counts, urinalyses, stool tests, and some chemistries can be done. Among the fine equipment noted is a good EKG machine and a new dia- thermy treatment unit. A very fine 300 milliamp X-ray unit is in process of installation. The success of the clinic will quite largely depend upon the excellence of its medical work plus the compassion and dedication of the staff. It is believed that these elements are now to be found in this operation and will continue in an even stronger way in the future. I wish to commend those involved for their vision, foresight and valiant efforts in starting the Nurse Aide- In an accident which was fatal to Lalthlamuana (upper right) Joel Soanes (in hos- Practical Nurse course. This will pital bed) sustained a broken arm and leg. Both boys were students at Assam Train- prove a real help in assuring both ing School and were excavating sand for the new addition to the main school build- ing. Funds from the September 30 Thirteenth Sabbath offering will help to complete competent and Christian care. the building project. Lalthlamuana (upper right) was from the Mizo Hills, eleven The loveliness of the physical loca- walking days distant. As a youth of 15, Lalthlamuana took part in roaming youth tion was deeply impressed upon my evangelism. He could repeat by inerziory Psalms 1, 15, 19, 23, 24, 46, 103; Matthew 5; 1 Corinthians 13; Romans 12 and portions of other chapters. Lalthlarnuana's father mind. It is in the better section of has determined to send as many more students to ATS as possible to take the place the city overlooking a lovely lake of his son. SOUTHERN ASIA TIDINGS 15

The Work of Laymen Southern Asia's Recently CHURCH CALENDAR 1967 - Makes Possible Five New Arrived Doctor Loves July 1-31 MV Evangelism Month Nepal *July 1 Home Missions Day Churches July 15 Bible Society Offering July 23-30 MV Week of Prayer IVE new church groups in the *August 5 "Our Times" Evangelism Day F disturbed Mizo Hills will be or- T was quite a thrill for all of us August 1-31 "Our Times" subscription to finally arrive at our destina- campaign ganized soon, reports District Leader August 26 Mission Extension Day and C. Saikhuma. These five churches, tion. We have been warmly welcomed Offering by the Sturges', the rest of the hos- September 1-30 Voice of Prophecy whose membership totals 152, are the Month result of the work of laymen. pital staff, and by the town people. *September 2 VOP Visitation Day Biakohhunga and his brother, Biak- So we are already beginning to feel September 9 JMV Pathfinder bay at home. September 16 VOP Day and Offering thanga worked with Pastor and Mrs. September 23 Communion Service W. G. Lowry when they were in We are very grateful for the ar- and Poor Fund Offering Aijal. After the Lowrys left the Mizo rangement made for the 10-week *October 7 Literature Evangelists' Rally overlap between the Sturges family Day Hills these two brothers moved to October 14 Sabbath School Visitors' and ourselves. This is helping tre- BILKHAWTHLIR. Here they lived for Day October 21-28 Health Emphasis Week Christ. The result is a company of 37 mendously in making a smooth transi- tion in the work here. In addition to October 28 Temperance Day Offering ready to be organized into a church. *November 4 Home Missions Day my regular language teacher, ar- Week of Prayer K. C. Thanga, of Khawruhlian November 4-11 ranged by Dr. Sturges, Dr. Sturges, November 11 Annual Sacrifice Offering Lay Trophy Day church, with a group of young people himself, is spending time with me *December 2 held evangelistic meetings in December 30 Communion Service and SERZOL. on the language, especially from the Poor Fund Offering Later Lay-evangelist Hrangchhunga, medical aspect. We make rounds in from Hliappui, and Laithankhuma, the hospital together and I have been Vocational Training Centre from Daniel's Band, held a reaping attending the Panauti Clinic with From page 1 campaign. Twenty will be the nucleus Dr. Sturges. When the Sturges family of the church to be organized at leave the middle of August, we hope State." One of the basic problems is Serzol. to be in a fairly good position to that many boys are not interested in Located midway between Aijal and carry on. physics, calculus and like subjects. Lungleh is SERCHHIP. Active Sev- We count it a real privilege to be But they are capable of doing things enth-day Adventist lay members from here. We love Nepal and its people. with their hands, Mr. Kutzner said. Lungleh and Bawngchawn migrated We are even beginning to appreciate "So we made plans for a school to Serchhip where they held meetings. the food. Above all, we feel a real where every boy will get his hands Thirty people in Serchhip are now responsibility to bring joy and hap- dirty," continued Pastor Kutzner, ready to be organized into a church. piness to the people here. "where boys will repair real cars, MAMPUI is at the extreme end of make furniture and build buildings, South Mizo Hills. Laymen Kamlova — Richard I. Clark, M.D. where they will also learn business and Rualpawla held evangelistic management, arithmetic and English meetings in Mampui. New members so they can become self-supporting number 20. small businessmen." WESTERN INDIA The first Seventh-day Adventist Mr. Kutzner thanked the Oxford contact in KANIIMUN was made by Committee for Famine Relief which Pastor C. Saikhuma. The one family has supplied funds for a large portion who accepted Bible truth at that time R. and Mrs. David Devalkar live of the equipment in the Centre. have witnessed for Jesus. Aided by in Deval, 12 miles from Kolha- George W. Maywald, acting chair- lay evangelists who have visited Kan- pur. The people of Deval notice that man of the South India Union com- hmun 45 members will soon be or- Mr. Devalkar (who is a mason by mittee, was in charge of the meeting. ganized into a church. trade) is different from other vil- Harold W. Beavon, Union edu- Forty series of evangelistic meet- lagers. He lives a clean life. Every cational secretary, prayed for God's ings by laymen are planned for the evening he visits at least one village blessing upon the new project. Dale Mizo Hills during the latter part of home, gives a Bible study and invites B. Visger welcomed the audience of 1%7. the people to Sabbath school. So prominent citizens, suppliers of — L. K. Neitham far three have accepted the truth. materials and equipment, staff and One Sabbath day a group of students; and Ivan R. Toews, Union Seventh-day Adventists were going treasurer, gave assurance that the through Deval village on their way to Union will give support in every pos- • Accompanied by three members Bhogawali River for a baptism. Sev- sible way to see that the aim of the of the Ranchi Hospital staff, Dr. Eric eral non-Christians wondered what Centre is reached. Moser recently spent two weeks in was going on. Opportunity was given A conducted tour of the building the Giridih district of Bihar assisting for them to come and see. Many were ended in the auto mechanics work- the goverment health officers in con- present that day when seven were shop. Light refreshments, produced trolling a cholera and smallpox epi- baptized. by Lowry juice factory and bakery, demic. —S. B. Shinde were served. Branch Out Summer Evangelism From page 9

S. M. C. • One Sabbath the sermon was on the wearing of jewellery. One VBS Soy removed a ring from his finger. Listener • At the close of one VBS many people requested evangelistic meet- ings. • "Children came in the evenings • Registration for the new school • A member of the Bible Society requesting us to teach them songs year began at Spicer Memorial committee, Poona, reporting on the and tell stories," reported one team. College on June 23. The largest en- result of the choral programme pre- • At one graduation exercise an in- rolment in the history of the college sented last December 23 by the Spicer fluential man said, "I am not a numbers 490 which includes 118 girls Memorial College choir on behalf of Christian but you teachers have and 372 boys. All but seven are the Bible Society said that following given us a challenge through our boarding students. The Ceylon Union the programme many members hur- children. If you need help for a has 27, at Spicer College. Foreign ried to his office with their annual church or a school at any time, come students ,(outside Southern Asia) dues. Three joined as life members. to me. I am at your disposal." number 21\.„-Three of these are from The spiritual impact on the non- • No Seventh-day Adventist worker Australia, one from Canada and 17 Christian neighbourhood was notice- is available to follow-up the interest from Africa. The old Home Science able. "The choral programme by the of one VBS. So a layman is continu- room and the parlour in the girls' Spicer choir for the benefit of the ing with a BBS. hostel has been used to accommodate Bible Society must be an annual fea- • With tears in their eyes the chil- the influx of students. The men's hos- ture of Poona Christian activities. I dren bade Good-bye to their teachers, tel is even more crowded, so much so will work for it," concluded the Bible requesting them to return next sum- that worship must be held in the Society member. mer. chapel. Many classes have sixty or • Dr. M. E. Cherian has been ap- • Two Spicer girls gave their first more students. Some classes require pointed as president of the Rotary Bible studies during the past summer. double sessions. Two sittings are re- Club Poona North. The duties were As a result, two ladies are preparing quired to accommodate all students formally turned over to Dr. Cherian for baptism. in the cafeteria. at a dinner the evening of July 6. • Through home visitation another two of Spicer's girls began Bible studies with six people. • "I cannot think of more thrilling and exciting experiences than I have had conducting these wonderful Va- cation Bible Schools during the sum- mer vacation. I can dream of another fifteen schools for next summer if that is God's will for me," reports a team member. • One VBS team said, "The VBS evangelistic meetings helped us a lot." • Not a single pair of scissors was lost or a single crayon taken by the children, reported another team. • Two Spicer girls gratefully ac- knowledge God's protection in their experience with a drunken rickshaw driver and from the accidental open- ing of a door on an over-crowded bus. "The good seed may for a time lie unnoticed in a cold, selfish, worldly heart, giving no evidence that it has taken root; but after- Spicer's 21 foreign students include, left to right: Kyrill Bland, Australia; Zablon F. Ayonga, Africa; Walter Riddell, Canada; Livingstone Ikanda, Africa; Rodney Carton, ward, as the Spirit of God Australia; Henry J. Zintrnbila, Africa. breathes on the soul, the hidden Second row: Ephraim Mwarnfagasi, Africa; Wail Haddadin, Africa; Heinz Linser, seed springs up, and at last bears Australia; Edward Poey, Africa; Jaloyo D. Otieno, Africa; Appollo 0. Ongwela, Africa; Stephen 0. Omenga, Africa. fruit to the glory of God." — Third row: Workeneh Sirneret and Eras%) Sayi, Africa. Christian Service, p. 264.

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