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In This Issue The Contributors The writers contributing the leading articles in this issue who are not otherwise identified are as follows: Editorial 3 W. B. Ochs, who writes on "The Blessed Hope of Christ's The Blessed Hope of Christ's Appearing, by W. B. Ochs 4 Appearing," is vice-president of the General Conference for North America. Why Adventists Keep the Seventh-Day Sabbath, by Theo- dore Carcich 6 Theodore Carcich, who tells us "Why Adventists Keep the Seventh-Day Sabbath," is president of the Washington Confer- Why Adventists Are a Happy People, by M. L. Rice 8 ence.

It's Thrifty to Be an Adventist, by M. V. Campbell 10 M. L. Rice, who contributes "Why Adventists Are a Happy People," is president of the Lake Union Conference. Progress Reports From Division Presidents, A Symposium _ 12 M. V. Campbell, author of "It's Thrifty to Be an Adventist," Facing Difficulties in the Philippines, by J. 0. Bautista 33 is president of the Central Union Conference. Two Weeks' Safari in Central Nyasaland, by T. K. Ludgate 33

Opening Doors in Iran, by Eldon J. Green 35 News From Pitcairn Island, by D. D. Fitch 36 General Conference Office Building Enlarged Welfare Work in Central Europe, by Otto Brozio 36 Our denominational headquarters building has just been en- Features: General Conference Office Building Enlarged, larged for the fourth time. When the General Conference office was moved from Battle Creek in 1903, a dwelling was rented in p. 2; Week of Prayer and Sacrifice Offering, p. 9; In downtown Washington, and the work carried on from there. Then Prison for the Truth's Sake, p. 29; I Found Liberty in the office was located in Takoma Park, again in a dwelling, until Prison, p. 35 a suitable building could be erected. This was completed in 1905. It was a three-story and basement structure, adequate, even spacious, for that day, when the entire world membership was less than one Copyright, 1952, Review and Herald Publishing Association, Washington 12. D.C. hundred thousand. But in 1915 the building was doubled in size. Then in 1926 came a second addition, and in 1932 a third. Between these building projects was an almost continuous pro- gram of crowding and subdividing. Each addition, it was con- fidently expected, would be the last. "Not Another Brick in Takoma Park" was the slogan at one time, for the General Conference leaders have always been keenly aware of the needs in regions beyond. The committee has earnestly striven to avoid any tendency HERALD toward multiplying facilities at home at the expense of a balanced program of development the world around. However, with the continuous growth of our work there has FRANCIS D. NICHOL, Editor been constant pressure for added office space in order properly to administer the affairs of the church. Departments, bureaus, as- FREDERICK LEE, Associate Editor W. H. BRANSON, Consulting Editor D. A. DELAFIELD, Assistant Editor J. L. MCELHANY, Contributing Editor sociations, and services, unknown to the leadership of an earlier PROMISE KLOSS SHERMAN, Editorial Secretary day, have been added. The staff of workers has increased until there are now 225 individuals on the regular payroll. Committees, SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS without which little could be done under our form of organization, C. H. WATSON, E. D. DICK, C. L. TORREY, L. K. DICKSON, R. R. FIGURA, W. B. OCHS, A. V. OLSON, H. L. RUDY, PRESIDENTS OF ALL DIVISIONS have multiplied. A number of them are permanent, and meet regu- larly at stated times. Others are appointed to solve some specific BRIEF CURRENT NEWS CORRESPONDENTS problem or to care for some temporary situation. In the current GENERAL CONFERENCE: MISS THELMA WELLMAN ; OVERSEAS: AUSTRALASIA: E. J. JOHANSON ; MIDDLE EAST: A. R. MAZAT; FAR EASTERN: C. P. SORENSEN; file are listed more than two hundred subcommittees, all charged NORTHERN EUROPE: E. B. RUDGE,' INTER-AMERICA: A. H. ROTH; SOUTH with some definite task, all responsible to the Executive Committee, AMERICA: L. H. OLSON; SOUTHERN AFRICA: F. G. CLIFFORD; SOUTHERN ASIA: J. F. ASHLOCK; SOUTHERN EUROPE: MARIUS FRIDLIN which is the administrative body between the quadrennial sessions of the General Conference. Although most of these groups are NORTH AMERICAN UNIONS: ATLANTIC: MISS LAURA M. DROWN; CANADIAN: MRS. EVELYN M. BOWLES; CENTRAL: MRS. SYLVIA POWERS; COLUMBIA: WARREN ADAMS; small and transient, a few rooms are required for committee work LAKE: MRS. MILDRED WADE; NORTHERN: A. R. SMOUSE ; NORTH PACIFIC: MRS. exclusively. IONE MORGAN; PACIFIC: MISS OPAL STONE; SOUTHERN: MISS CLARA CRAWFORD; SOUTHWESTERN: H. C. KEPHART For the past ten years the need for another addition to the office CIRCULATION MANAGER R. J. CHRISTIAN building has been increasingly apparent. The 1946 session recog- nized the situation and endorsed the project. The reluctance of the All communications relating to the Editorial Department and all manuscripts committee to provide the funds and thus correspondingly reduce submitted for publication should be addressed to Editor, Reciete, and Herald, Takoma Park, Washington 12, D.C. appropriations to missions, delayed operations until after the 1950 session. The crowding had by that time so reduced our efficiency Countries Where Extra and so hampered our work that it had become intolerable. Build- United States Canada Postage Is Required ing began in April of 1951, and the added rooms are now occupied. One Year $4.75 $5.05 $5.25 Six Months 2.50 2.65 2.75 Our floor space has been- approximately doubled. The original structure with the first addition has been covered on the street Make all post office money orders payable at the Washington, D.C., post office sides with brick veneer, giving a harmonious and pleasing appear. (not Takoma Park). Address all business communications and make all drafts and express money orders payable to REVIEW AND HERALD, Takoma Park, ance. With all -the added space, there do not, seem to be vacant Washington 12, D.C. In changing address, do not fail to give both the old and rooms anywhere. Offices that for years have been in other buildings, new address. nearby are now under the main roof. This is of great benefit. An assembly room has been provided, restoring the privilege of daily worship in the office itself. A splendid Wurlitzer electric organ has Published by the Seventh-day Adventists. Printed every Thursday by the Review been donated by a business friend in the city of Washington. and Herald Publishing Association, at Takoma Park, Washington 12, D.C., U.S.A, ROGER ALTMAN, Associate Secretary, Entered as second-class matter August 14, 1903, at the post office at Washington, D.C., under Act of Congress, March 3, 1879. One Year, $4.75. Vol. 129, No. 45. General Conference. 2 REVIEW AND HERALD But it is at this very season of the year that the leaders Report on Mission Advance of our world mission program are struggling to make the great needs of their fields come within the painfully nar- At the General Conference sessions there comes before row limits of the mission funds allotted them. Why pray us the comprehensive picture of the progress of the work for the expansion of the mission work and then spend in every part of the earth. And how thrilling it always on useless things the very money that would make pos- is. We seek to present it rather fully in the special issues sible such expansion? The question of mission growth of the REVIEW that, are published in connection with the is just as simple and as embarrassing as that. Four dollars sessions. It seemed to us that halfway between the sessions is probably only a small part of what our members, on of 1950 and 1954 it would be well to give at least a brief . the average, will spend in one way or another at Christ- report on the whole world field. That report appears in mas time. But if every member in North America turned this issue in the form of a symposium of all our world into God's treasury four dollars extra at Christmas time, division presidents, who bring the story of missions up the mission funds would be increased by more than a to date for you. million dollars. Amens are good in a Week of Prayer service. But we need more than Amens, we need action as well. Testi- Let Us Not Forget God monies of thanksgiving are also appropriate, but let us remember that giving belongs with the thanks. The gen- In a few weeks from now we will engage in that spir- uine Adventist thanks God with his purse as well as with itually refreshing experience known as the Week of his lips. We will have a special opportunity to do so when Prayer. We will listen to helpful readings and engage the offering is taken on the closing Sabbath of the Week in song and prayer and testimony. To all of us will come of Prayer. anew the realization of how good the God of heaven has been to us as we have traveled the treacherous road of life in 1952. We can almost hear the sound of the Why This Enlarged Number testimonies from thousands of lips as thanksgiving is rendered to God and rededication of life is made. And One of the marked features of the Advent Movement that is as it should be. We can never be too thankful. is its emphasis on literature. The first institution among But let us not forget that true thanksgiving goes fur- us was a publishing house. Books, periodicals, and tracts ther than words. Indeed, if words are not followed by have carried the truth to the world and to our own actions consistent with those words, then it would be membership. It is not too much to say that this literature, better if we had never spoken. Why begin with the pre- coming steadily into the homes of our people, has been tense of thanksgiving and end with the proof of hypoc- one of the most important stabilizing factors in the risy? Loving God and living for God call constantly for movement. Long ago the messenger of God warned actions that reveal that love. The picture that the Scrip- against the kind of literature that the world offers—and tures present to us is that of our partnership with Heaven how much stronger would be her warning if she were in the great undertaking of salvaging men and women alive today. Regarding such worldly printed matter she out of a judgment-bound world. The fact that we have wrote: personally been lifted out of darkness into the kingdom "Let all reading of this character be banished from of God's dear Son, requires that we personally assume your houses, let books that are useful, instructive, and a direct responsibility to cooperate with God that others elevating, he placed in your libraries and upon your may be lifted out. We are saved, not only to praise God, tables."—Review and Herald, Dec. 26, 1882. Then she but to serve Him. And serving God means not only liv- added: "During these long winter evenings, let parents ing blameless lives ourselves but winning others to such see that all their children are at home, and then let the a life. time be devoted to the reading of the Scriptures and And how may we labor for God most acceptably? That other interesting books that will impart knowledge and is the very question that a Christian should repeatedly inculcate right principles. . . . Pure, healthful reading ask himself. Certainly it is the question that calls for will be to the mind what healthful food is to the body. a clear answer at the close of so spiritually refreshing an You will thus become stronger to resist temptation, to experience as a Week of Prayer. The answer is in two form right habits, and to act upon right principles." parts: We may labor for God by the dedication of our We believe, therefore, that the church paper is doing time and energy in missionary labor, and we may labor a distinct service to its subscribers in presenting in this for Him by the dedication of our means. issue a description of the latest and best that is coming What great growth would come to the Advent Move- from our denominational presses. This is the time of year ment in 1953 if every believer who stands to testify dur- when most of us think of buying gifts for loved ones and ing the Week of Prayer included in that testimony not friends. What better gift than a good book, or a subscrip- only his thanks to God but his firm and ardent resolve tion to one of our truth-filled journals? Thus we can to give more freely of his time and means to God during make the Christmas season a soul-winning season. the coming year! How many hours most of us waste in To present these book announcements we have not idle talk, in aimless activities, that might be spent in some crowded out the good articles that regularly belong to form of missionary service! Yes, and how many dimes and the REVIEW. This issue contains the same number of quarters and dollars we waste on things we really do pages of articles as other color numbers. To provide not need! Particularly is that true at the holiday season. space for the announcements we have added pages. NOVEMBER 6, 1952 us that Jesus Himself will come again in person. His Second Advent will be as real as His first and as visible as was His ascension. We must not spiritualize the return of Jesus. If we do, we pervert the obvious meaning of that wonderful prom- ise "I will come again." More than that, we would nullify the plan of redemption. We must ever keep in mind that the re- ward of God's people of all ages will be given at the time of the coming of Jesus. Notice the following scriptures that fur- ther teach that our Saviour will come in person. "When he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up. . . . And while they looked sted- fastly toward heaven as he went up, be- hold, two men stood by them in white apparel; which also said, Ye men • of Gali- lee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken Up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven." Acts 1:9-11. Yes, it will be the same Jesus who was here upon earth who will come again. He will come in person. He will not send a representative. Paul speaks definitely of Christ's coming in person. He says, "The Harry Anderson, Artist Lord himself shall descend from heaven." The second coming of Christ is called the blessed hope. To it we should look in joyful 1 Thess. 4:16. anticipation. In order to do this, we must be cleansed from our sins and be made ready to meet our Lord. Jesus warned against false christs who were to come. Said He, "If any man shall O ONE can believe in the Bible The doctrine of the second coming of Say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; without believing in the second Christ is not a modern one. It dates back believe it not. For there shall arise false comingN of Jesus. His Second Advent is to the fall of man. It is taught in the first Christs and false prophets." Matt. 24:23. proved beyond doubt. Of the scores of promise given to man after he sinned. After this warning He makes it clear that texts that speak of His coming, four words (Gen. 3:15.) The patriarchs and the His coming will be visible. He says, "For spoken by the Master Himself are suf- prophets believed not only in the first as the lightning cometh out of the east, ficient to prove that He will come again. advent of Christ but in His second com- and shineth even unto the west; so shall They are found in the Gospel of John, ing. God-fearing men through the cen- also the coming of the Son of man be." the fourteenth chapter. He said, "I will turies believed in and taught this won- Verse 27. come again." These words were spoken derful doctrine. It was Dwight L. Moody This fact of His personal return brings at a time when the hearts of His children who stated: "To my mind this precious cheer to the hearts of His followers. The were troubled. That is why the Lord be- doctrine—for such I must call it—of the One who spent more than thirty-three gan by saying, "Let not your heart be return of the Lord to this earth is taught years on earth, who mingled among men, troubled." The disciples tried to under- in the New Testament as clearly as any and who was finally crucified, buried, and stand what might happen to them should doctrine in it." resurrected, yes, the same Jesus who as- the Master leave them. To bring hope, This doctrine has been, is, and ever cended into heaven, will come in person. cheer, comfort, and an undying faith will be one of the fundamental doctrines The world will know when He comes. into their lives, He promised that He of the true church. Someone has said, No telephone, telegram, or radio will would come again. How sweet the words and rightly' so, "You cannot unthread need to announce it. He will not come sounded: "And if I go and prepare a the doctrine of the second coming of on a train that will pull into a station, place for you, I will come again." Not Christ out of the Bible and have a living in a ship that will sail into a harbor, or only did these words of promise belong Word left any more than you can un- on an airplane that will land on some to the disciples, but they are a real in- thread the nerves out of your body and field. He will come from glory, and the spiration to God's people today, who are have a living organism left." whole world will see Him. "They shall looking forward to His appearing. The words "I will come again" assure see the Son of man." Matt. 24:30. "Ev- 4 REVIEW AND HERALD great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ." Titus 2:13. His coming is nearer than we think. When people will fold their arms and sit at ease saying, "My Lord delayeth his coming," then suddenly Christ will ap- pear. No wonder He warned us saying, "In such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh." Matt. 24:44. of Christ's Appear" God does not want His people to be in darkness concerning the meaning of world conditions and the nearness of His com- By W. B. OCHS ing. We are to know God's purpose in the events of our time. Through the prophetic word we may know and under- stand that the end of all things is at ery eye shall see him." Rev. 1:7. No one it any wonder that one should read such hand. The world of science, the social can hide or escape; His coming will be statements as the following from the pen world, the religious world, and the po- as the lightning. "He shall come in his of thinking men: "When I look around litical world tell us in unmistakable lan- own glory, and in his Father's, and of the world, I must say I am appalled at guage that the coming of the Lord draw- the holy angels." Luke 9:26. What a glori- the prospects." "The future fills me with eth nigh. Students of the prophetic word ous event that will be! dread. I am afraid of what will happen." are not calamity howlers, they are not The prevailing conditions in the world "The world cannot forever continue pessimists. They know that which has today are appalling. These conditions can- plunging from crisis to crisis." "Scientists been prophesied is being fulfilled. They not continue forever without the world of today, the wisest of them, are filled with believe that the words spoken by the going down. The prophet Isaiah said, grave anxieties about the future, and prophet are applicable for our times. "For the heavens shall vanish away like prophesy dark things. They are afraid of Joel says, "For the day of the Lord smoke, and the earth shall wax old like the powers they are putting into the cometh, for it is nigh at hand." Joel 2:1. a garment." Isa. 51:6. Men in responsible hands of men." The prophet Zephaniah declares that "the positions feel that something unusual, World conditions demand that Christ great day of the Lord is near, it is near, something unexpected, something out of must come to bring about a new order and hasteth greatly." Zeph. 1:14. These the ordinary is soon to happen, but they of things. We must look to Someone words remind us of what the servant of do not seem to know what it will be. higher than ourselves to bring about a the Lord said many years ago: "We are The child of God knows that it will be change for the better. That one is none standing upon the threshold of great and the coming of the Lord. other than Christ. He is the only hope of solemn events. . . . Events are changing Honest, sincere, conscientious thinkers the world. His coming has been the hope to bring about the day of God, which feel that the state of things is utterly hope- of the church down through the centuries; hasteth greatly."—Testimonies, vol. 6, p. less, that society has no power to reform it is the hope of His people today. 14. "The coming of Christ is nearer than itself, that philosophy and so-called re- Paul calls the coming of Jesus the "blessed when we first believed. The great con- ligion have nothing to offer, that these hope." Says he, "Looking for that blessed troversy is nearing its end."—Ibid., vol. 8, have been tried and found wanting. Is hope, and the glorious appearing of the p. 252. It is so easy for us to become accus- tomed to the things which are happening 803,720 all about us that we shall forget their real meaning, hut, remember, "The night is far spent, the day is at hand." Rom. 13:12. We have been warned that the day of CHURCH MEMBERSHIP God will come as a great surprise, at a time when we least expect it. The follow- ing words should cause us to be wide awake, to be ready at all times for the coming of the Lord: fre 535,134 "When the professed people of God are uniting with the world, living as they SINCE 1863 live, and joining with them in forbidden pleasure; when the luxury of the world becomes the luxury of the church; when the marriage bells are chiming, and all are 362,101 looking forward to many years of worldly prosperity,—then, suddenly as the light- ning flashes from the heavens, will come the end of their bright visions and de- lusive hopes."—The Great Controversy, pp. 338, 339. Surely with Peter we can say, "The end of all things is at hand." 1 Peter 4:7. May we live such lives day by day that we shall welcome the coming of the Lord, and be 67,150 33,778 found among those who shall say, "Lo, have waited for him, 3,500 4,801 17,169 this is our God; we . and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and 1863 1872 1882 1892 1902 1912 1922 1932 1942 1951 rejoice in his salvation." Isa. 25:9. NOVEMBER 6, 1952 5 EVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS ac- Q cept the Bible as the final authority in matters of faith and doctrine. With the apostle Peter they believe that the whole Bible is God's word, spoken through chosen instrumentalities, for "God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began." Acts 3:21. They further believe that "all scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for re- proof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works." 2 Tim. 3:16, 17. Therefore, to Adventists the Bible furnishes proof of all true doctrines, including the Second Advent of Christ and the true Sabbath day. From Moses to John the writers of the Bible are unanimous in proclaiming the seventh-day Sabbath of creation as the one and only Sabbath day of the Lord our God. Because of this, Adventists without fear of contradiction declare that the Bible teaches and enjoins no other day as the Sabbath than the day clearly speci-- fied in the fourth commandment of the Decalogue: "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God." Ex. 20:8-10. Basically and fundamentally, Adventists keep the seventh-day Sabbath because God commands it. If no other reason existed, this reason alone would suffice for its observance. The claim that Sunday replaced the seventh day of the week as the Sabbath arose early in the history of the Christian church. That claim does not in the least diminish the incontrovertible fact that "the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God." No matter how early A. Devaney or how late -a doctrine originated in the God's Sabbath is a day of gladness when His people come together to offer praise to professed church of Christ, we do not His name, and receive instruction from His Word. accept it if it is not found in the Bible. On this ground Adventists reject ' .alot only Sunday but also other man-conceived doctrines, such as purgatory, indulgences, and natural immortality of the soul. The Bible record declares that "in the Why Advermats Keep the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." It teaches emphatically that before there was a man, beast, river, mountain, or flower, before even the world itself, there was a Creator. It de- SEVENTH DAY SABBATH scribes Him as a personal, all-powerful, intelligent, and moral God who spoke inanimate nature into existence, for "he By THEODORE CARCICH spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast." Ps. 33:9. Over and over again the first chapter of Genesis declares that "God said, . . . and it was entrance of sin. Before Adam and Eve outlined in Genesis would make,mean- so." One cannot read this initial record were expelled from Eden a plan of sal- ingless the divine plan instituted ,for of our world's history without being pro- vation was instituted to ensure the re- man's recovery and final restitution. Cre- foundly convinced that the Creator had covery of the lost race and• ultimately to ation and salvation are interwoven with a plan and a purpose in creating the accomplish the purpose of creation. That each other. They can be fully understood world. the plan of salvation was introduced at only in the light of each other. To reject The reading of the first few chapters the time of the Fall and soon after cre- the creation -account of Genesispaves the of Genesis further reveals that God would ation no candid reader of the Bible will way to reject such profound facts as sin, not be diverted from His purpose by the deny. To reject the creation account as salvation, the crucifixion, and the resur- 6 REVIEW AND HERALD rection. This makes the great truth of cre- thetic condition of modern Protestantism the seventh-day Sabbath which God made. ation the foundation stone upon which is a solemn warning to those who would It is now a matter of history that in the whole structure of the Bible rests. separate the historic truths of creation keeping with the prophetic timetable Tampering with any foundation, spiritual and redemption. The result is spiritual God raised up the Second Advent Move- or material, greatly endangers the super- chaos—Babylon! ment to challenge the key heresy of our structure. God is never caught off guard or sur- day, the evolution theory. The Advent To prevent this, God gave man a me- prised by apostasy. In every age, in ev- message calls for all true worshipers of morial of creation. He admonished man ery crisis, in every apostasy, God has had God to come out of Babylon, out of the to remember the Sabbath day to keep it His witnesses. These men and women modern apostasy, and to align themselves holy, "for in six days the Lord made loyally stood by the particular truth or with us under the standard of "the com- heaven and earth, the sea, and all that doctrine under criticism. Religious his- mandments of God, and the faith of in them is, and rested the seventh day." tory is replete with their exploits. Our Jesus." It is made clear that the observance of age is no exception. But we are not interested in securing the Sabbath is intended to identify the Looking down through the centuries, men's allegiance to a particular day of man who believes in creation and all that God foresaw the modern apostasy. At the the week just to be different. We are it involves, from the man who does not so exact time when the error would arise, zealous primarily in securing men's al- believe. This makes the keeping of the God planned to have His witnesses gather legiance and loyalty to the Creator of Sabbath infinitely more than the mere under a Biblical standard in opposition this world, and when that inward work observance of the correct day. It is all of to error and apostasy. With terrible ex- of grace is accomplished, _the outward that, but it is also a matter of acknowl- actness God foretold the apostasy in Rev- sign of that allegiance, the seventh-day edging the correct origin of the human elation 14:6-12. In these verses the issue Sabbath, will take its rightful place in race and our historical connection with is clearly defined, the warning plainly a man's life. A man cannot consistently the primeval pair in Eden and the God stated, and the standard under which believe in the literal creation of the world who created them. All this is reality to God's witnesses are to gather so simply as outlined in Genesis and disbelieve the men and women of our time who believe worded that none need err. In this mes- seventh-day Sabbath. The two go to- and hallow the memorial of crea- gether. To believe in one means to tion—the seventh-day Sabbath. believe and practice the other. This On the other hand, it is the loyalty and obedience is God's effec- avowed purpose of the evil one to tive antidote to the spiritually de- destroy man's connection with God. structive evolutionary philosophy of No error or deception imposed our day. upon mankind has succeeded so Men everywhere are searching for well in this respect as has the doc- authority in religion. This accounts trine of the inevitable progress of for the drift toward Rome. In call- man. Culminating in the theory of ing upon men to obey the fourth evolution as expounded by Darwin commandment, we call them back in 1859, this belief became the foun- to the authority of God and the dation of many sciences. Not only Bible in opposition to (1) the au- did it affect science, but the philos- thority of the philosophy of inevi- ophy of inevitable progress molded table progress, which today is dis- political movements as well. Its ma- integrating under the impact of terialistic and secular principles had social, economic, and political diffi- much to do with preparing the way culties, and (2) the authority of for socialistic trends today. Rome, with Sunday as its outward The impact of this philosophy mark, but which to the candid ob- upon science and politics was not server represents the extreme drift without its reverberations in the from Biblical doctrines and prac- theological and religious world. In tices. Its authority is the author- the rush to be up to date, many ity of men and not of God. Protestant churches abandoned the his- sage God calls upon mankind to "worship The keeping of the Sabbath gives mean- toric truths of a literal creation. The him that made heaven, and earth, and ' ing to the basic Biblical doctrines of sin, seven days of creation and the long ages the sea, and the fountains of waters," the fall of man, the virgin birth, the of evolution could not be reconciled, so and then pronounces the terrible retribu- crucifixion, resurrection, mediatorial work the creation story of Genesis had to be tion that those who persist in the apos- of Christ, the second coming, and the either abandoned or spiritualized—that tasy will bring upon themselves. coming kingdom. It is a mistake to think is, the days of creation were made to be Then placing His finger on His wit- that Adventists keep "Saturday for Sun- long time periods of thousands of years. nesses of our day, God identifies them day" as some express it. They keep the The spiritualizing process was intended and the doctrinal standard under which Sabbath for very particular reasons that to deal only with the foundation, but they will gather in the following words: are anchored in the foundation truths of it soon spread to the superstructure. Not "Here are they that keep the command- creation and in the redemptive truths of only were the truths of creation affected ments of God, and the faith of Jesus." salvation and ultimate restitution. by the new theology, but in time its The particular commandment which This cannot be claimed for Sunday- corroding acid attacked other important alone guides one in worshiping "him who keeping by any method of reasoning or truths, such as the inspiration of the made heaven, and earth, and the sea, manipulation of Bible texts. Sunday ob- Bible, sin, the virgin birth, miracles, the and the fountains of waters" is the fourth servance claims that it memorializes the atonement, the second coming of Christ, commandment of the Decalogue. It alone resurrection of our Lord. In order to do and the world to come. The :modern calls upon men to "remember the sabbath this it must supplant the memorial of apostasy which began by questioning cre- day, to keep it holy. . . For in six days creation—the seventh-day Sabbath. But ation ended . up by questioning redemp- the Lord made heaven and earth." The by setting aside the memorial of creation, tion. The rejection of the God who cre- only effectual way that any man in our one sets aside the fact of creation. If ated in Genesis led to the rejection of the day can witness to God as the Creator creation is set aside, that prepares the God who redeemed on Calvary. The pa- is by keeping the memorial of creation— (Continued on page 36) NOVEMBER 6, 1952 7 HE most joyful book ever written is "For, behold, the darkness shall cover the the New Testament. It opens with earth, and gross darkness the people." Tjoy and singing over the birth of Jesus; Isa. 60:2. In the midst of this great spir- it ends with a great multitude of re- itual darkness, with all its sins and sor- deemed, beyond the ability of man to rows, God has set a prophetic light known number, singing joyful praises to God. as the third angel's message. It is to light Wherever you open this book there is a up the world with its truth. This message ring of joy, even though the circum- is to bring to those who accept it the stances surrounding God's people may greatest joy and happiness ever known to be hard and discouraging. man. To those who accept this message, The people who live by the teachings God pulls aside the curtain that veils the of the Bible should be the happiest peo- future and gives them a glimpse of what ple in the world, because they have the awaits the faithful. most joyful religion. A religion that is The third angel's message must bring founded upon faith in the Holy Scrip- happiness, because it is the answer to all tures must produce a happy, joyful peo- uncertainty. It dispels fear and lights up ple. the future. It prepares a people for the Some have thought of Christ mostly in world's greatest event, the second coming terms of sorrow, suffering, and sacrifice. of Christ. They have never thought of Him with "The truth shall make you free," said a smile or a laugh. We believe Christ was Christ. Only free people can be happy. happy. He emphasized that His followers This is true whether slaves of serfdom, should "be of good cheer." Even when slaves of habit, or slaves of some counter- they came to the cross, they were to "re- feit religion. Only the truth as found in joice in that day." the Bible can make men free intellec- "These things have I spoken unto you, tually and spiritually. that my joy might remain in you, and In every generation God has provided a that your joy might be full." John 15:11. message, a present truth for that very "And now come I to thee; and these By time. Noah preached present truth for his things I speak in the world, that they M. L. RICE day. He was a preacher of righteousness. might have my joy fulfilled in them- He warned the world of the coming selves." John 17:13. Christ's disciples were Flood. But his message would be out of to be joyful. Well did He know that trials, place today. persecution, and even death awaited them. No one is exempt from trouble. But the resources of joy that belong to the Christian are not dependent upon cir- cumstances or conditions. They come from the truth as revealed in the Word of God. The last days of this earth's history are to be marked by two distinct kinds of peo- ple. One group, and by far the larger, are those who live in a world of uncer- tainty and fear. They do not know what the future holds in store. They see the very foundations crumbling beneath them, and nothing but destruction, con- fusion, and trouble ahead. Christ de- scribed them when He said, "Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken." Luke 21:26. The other group, smaller in number, tread triumphantly life's troublous way, see all that the other group see, but march with the step of the conqueror, filled with certainty and joy. They have peace. We live in a bewildered and bewilder- ing age. People are confused. Something seems to have gone wrong with their thinking. Where right and wrong were once clear cut, and black was the oppo- site of white, a neutral shading has de- veloped between the two that leaves man in a state of uncertainty. The result is that many no longer believe anything. They frankly saY, "I don't know." People are afraid if they don't know the future. Cobb 7., A religion that i., founded hp-ort faith in the Word of God will pro,line a happy- , "Darkness" is the one word used by joyful people. _have spoken unto you,'l said Jesus, "fli,tt y oue jo:, m ichr he full." the prophet to describe the last days. 8 REVIEW AND HERALD John the Baptist proclaimed the Mes- in revealed truth lifted them above the siah. The time had come for the prophecy trials of this world. They had found the concerning the advent of Christ to be answer to their disappointments, and they fulfilled. His message was present truth were glad. Divine prophecy had put in then. Where accepted, it brought great proper setting the message they were to joy and happiness. Truth always does. Week of Prayer give. They went forth to their task with The apostolic church preached the res- a radiant hope. urrection and repentance. The world at It was not an easy way. Those who large had rejected the fact of the resur- aid bear truth must always carry crosses. It rection. Up and down the known world is even so today. Those pioneers were went the early believers proclaiming "that publicly denounced, socially ostracized, which was from the beginning, which SACRIFICE and ecclesiastically scorned. Life was grim we have heard, which we have seen with and ungloved to those who espoused the our eyes, which we have looked upon, and third angel's message in those early days. our hands have handled, of the Word of The pioneers of this movement were life; (for the life was manifested, and we OFFERING happy, joyous, and courageous. They had have seen it, and bear witness, and shew prophetic light sufficient to blaze a path unto you that eternal life, which was with By W. H. BRANSON of truth to the gates of the New Jerusa- the Father, and was manifested unto us;) lem. Like a certain blind man of the that which we have seen and heard de- E HAVE always believed and taught ScriptUres, they could say, "whereas I clare we unto you, that ye also may have W that just before the close of probation, was blind, now I see." We today follow fellowship with us: and truly our fellow- when the work of Jesus as our high priest that same light. ship is with the Father, and with his Son in the most holy place of the heavenly Seventh-day Adventists should be the Jesus Christ." 1 John 1:1-3. sanctuary is about to end forever, the proph- happiest people in the world. They have The hearts of the apostles and believers ecy of Revelation 18:1 would be fulfilled. been given great light. "But ye, brethren, were aglow with the love of God. They This scripture announces the coming of an- are not in darkness, that that day should other angel of such majesty and power that preached the message that was present the whole earth is to be lightened with his overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the truth for that day. They were a happy glory. "The work of this angel comes in at children of light, and the children of the people. While they bore their testimony the right time to join in the last great work day: we are not of the night, nor of dark- from the prisons and the catacombs they of the third angel's message as it swells to ness." 1 Thess, 5:4, 5. were filled with joy. So joyful and happy a loud cry." The call of this angel, " 'Come The pattern of the future is clear. were they on the day of Pentecost that out of her my people' " constitutes "the final "Surely the Lord God will do nothing, some accused them of imbibing too much warning to be given to the inhabitants of but lie revealeth his secret unto his serv- wine, in other words, of being drunk. the earth." ants the prophets." Amos 3:7. In the mes- We are on the very threshold of eternity. • Peter answered this accusation with these The events for which we have hoped and sage we have and are giving we have not words: "Be this known unto you, and prayed for many years are now taking place. followed "cunningly devised fables" or hearken to my words: for these are not The mighty angel with his last warning cry creeds and traditions of men. We have drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but is beginning to be heard. How this sublime God's Word for our guide. We should the third hour of the day." Acts 2:14, 15. truth should cheer our hearts and nerve our give expression to our joy and happiness. As the apostolic church grew and pros- hands for the work yet remaining. How The world is so short of good cheer. We pered, it became worldly. As it compro- it should constrain us to a deeper devotion. should let the world know that we are mised in order to win it lost its first love. How it should create in us a determination a happy people. "Whoso trusteth in the Its joy and happiness was choked out. to a more complete surrender, a more ef- Lord, happy is he." Prov. 16:20. fective service. Long ago the assurance came The sun set.on a once-flourishing church, to us, "When divine power is combined with and it remained in darkness for about a human effort, the work will spread like fire thousand years. We call it the Dark Ages. in the stubble." Then something happened. With thankfulness and renewed consecra- In His sermon on the mount, Christ A young German university student tion, therefore, let us enter upon the Week taught His disciples precious lessons in gave a party to some fellow students. At of Prayer and Sacrifice for 1952. The Lord regard to the necessity of trusting in God. waits to bestow His Holy Spirit upon those the close of the evening festivities he These lessons were designed to encourage announced, "Tonight you see me, tomor- who come before Him in humble supplica- tion. "Pray ye therefore the Lord of the the children of God through all ages, and row you will see me no more." Martin harvest" is the divine program for bringing they have come down to our time lull Luther left his comfortable surroundings, laborers in to the whitening fields. And as of instruction and comfort. The Saviour and, after endless efforts on his part, in- our earnest prayers ascend from hearts fully pointed His followers to the birds of the cluding a pilgrimage to Rome, rediscov- yielded to the Master's control, we will covet air as they warbled their carols of praise, ered an old truth: "The just shall live the privilege of bringing our gifts in the unencumbered with thoughts of care, for by faith." With this discovery a reforma- spirit of Him who gave His life for our "they sow not, neither do they reap." And tion was born. He nailed his ninety-five redemption. "With such sacrifices God is well yet the great Father provides for their theses to the door of his parish church, pleased." On the last Sabbath of the Week of needs. The Saviour asks, "Are ye not much and walked out to preach a new gospel. Prayer, at the close of the morning service better than they?" The great Provider for His message brought great joy, becauS6' on December 6, the special offering will be man and beast opens His hand and sup- it emancipated the church from ecclesi- received. The needs were never greater. The plies all His creatures. The birds of the astical servitude. end of all things has never been so near. We air are not beneath His notice. He does About a hundred years ago the hour appeal to every believer to share liberally not drop the food into their bills, but He struck for the giving of the last message in this offering and to petition the throne makes provision for their needs Are of mercy to this world. It followed the of grace for that union of divine power not you, as intelligent, spiritual worship- great disappointment that came to the with human effort that will quickly bring to this weary, distracted world the light of ers, of more value than the birds of the people who looked for the second coming Heaven's truth and prepare the way for the air? Will not the Author of our being, the of Christ in 1844. In the face of disap- eternal kingdom. Preserver of our life, the One who formed pointment and ridicule the believers in us in His own divine image, provide for the third angel's message launched out our necessities if we but trust in Him?— 171171ycleV97171v, by faith. The joy and happiness found Steps to Christ, pp. 128, 129. NOVEMBER 6, 1952 9

ES, a person can really profit finan- the annual expenditures and purchases of ardship Institute of the Golden Rule cially by being an Adventist. This, the average citizen. Foundation lists the total expenditures yof course, is never one of the motives There are certain expenses common to in the United States during the year leading to church membership, but it is all, and Adventists probably are near the 1950 under headings that would appear a matter of interest and of comfort in average in the payments they make on in a family budget, such as food, hous- these days of rising prices to know that their homes, on taxes, for food, and for ing, taxes, clothing, transportation, lux- material as well as spiritual gains are clothing. However, there are other costs uries, savings, medical, recreation, charity, derived from our mode of life. The fi- that take a sizable amount of money from et cetera. One would naturally expect nancial savings an Adventist makes com- our fellow countrymen but are left en- to find a saving for the Adventist under pared with his neighbor are brought into tirely out of our reckoning. the heading "luxuries." When the sharp focus whenever study is given to A recent bulletin of the National Stew- amounts and the items under this head-

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Material as well as spiritual gains ing are examined, it becomes clear that are derived from the way Advent- ists live. the average American spends large sums Ewing Galloway of money on items that are of no ex- pense whatever to the Adventist. Below is reproduced a column from this bulletin showing the amount spent in the nation in 1950 on various items of luxury. A second column is added show- ing the average expenditure for each man, woman, and child. This is obtained by dividing each figure by 150,000,000, the approximate population of the nation in that year. Per Items of Luxury Money Spent Capita Motion pictures $ 1,235,000,000 $ 8.23 Theaters and operas 90,000,000 .60 Professional baseball 55,000,000 .37 College football 103,000,000 .69 Horse and dog races 36,000,000 .24 Pari-mutuel (racing) 207,000,000 1.38 Non-vending coin machines (gambling) 150,000,000 1.00 Cosmetics 1,241,000,000 8.27 Jewelry 1,328,000,000 8.85 Tobacco 4,409,000, 000 29.39 Alcoholic beverages 8,760,000,000 58.40 Tips with meals and beverages 411,000,000 2.74 Totals $18,025,000,000 $120.16 In looking over the above list we notice that with one or two exceptions it is made up of expendi- tures in which Seventh-day Adventists have no part. There may be a few items under the general heading "cosmetics" that would be purchased by our mem- bers, but the figure could undoubtedly be cut in half. The same is true of tips. Probably the average American gives half of his gratuities with his drinks, whereas the Adventist would confine his tips to meals. 10 REVIEW AND HERALD If we count half for these two items only created us but also redeemed us thy God: for it is he that giveth thee and an entire saving on all the others, through the blood of Jesus. "Ye are power to get wealth." Deut. 8:18. He has it would indicate that every Adventist bought with a price." 1 Cor. 7:23. committed some of His wealth to us as man, woman, and child saves 5114.66 per In view of the fact that we belong to stewards. We are in business for Him. year because of his religion. The actual our Saviour, we readily understand that He is our partner in every enterprise. saving for each member would be con- our manner of life should be in full har- Surely the money He entrusts to us should siderably more than S114.66 for, as just mony with His will. This would extend not be squandered on worthless or un- stated, this figure is the average for ev- even to our expenditures. They too necessary things. As faithful stewards we ery man, woman, and child. Adventist should conform to the Christian pattern. will share with Him the rewards of the children, however, do not generally be- This would rule out luxury in food, cloth- labor of our hands and the profits from come members until they reach the age ing, houses, and furnishings, as well as our enterprises. of twelve to sixteen years. It is estimated eliminate entirely all frivolities. Perhaps He asks for only a small part, a tenth, that for each one hundred church mem- as His own, then from the remaining bers there are twenty-eight members of nine tenths we have the privilege and Adventist homes who regularly attend pleasure to give Him freewill offerings. church services but are not yet baptized. "Every man shall give as he is able, ac- The real saving, then, because of the Ad- cording to the blessing of the Lord thy ventist way of life for each member and God." Deut. 16:17. his average proportion of dependents of The Lord has promised that our bless- like habits would be 28 per cent more ings will to some extent be in proportion than 5114.66, or $146.76 each year. to our generosity. "He which soweth spar- During the year to which these statistics ingly shall reap also sparingly; and he apply, there were in the United States which soweth bountifully shall reap also 239,553 church members, and to them bountifully." 2 Cor. 9:6. the Adventist life produced economies God has by no means been unaware of amounting to $35,156,798.28. This enor- the fact that a large income and increased mous saving, however, by no means repre- possessions do not tend to make a man sents the total. Think for a moment of more generous. On the contrary they lead the heavy toll paid by others in conse- to covetousness and a desire for still quence of the expenditure of $8,760,000,- greater wealth. Jesus said, "Take heed, 000 for liquor! In addition to the first and beware of covetousness: for a man's cost, the liquof causes lost employment life consisteth not in the abundance of and added medical expense. It is impos- the things which he possesseth." Luke sible to state precisely the money saved 12:15. by Adventists because of better health and The tithes and mission offerings of Sev- steadier employment resulting from their enth-day Adventists are used for a pur- total abstinence from alcoholic beverages, pose that is dear to the heart of each yet it undoubtedly amounts to a tidy sum member. Every penny helps to fulfill the each year. To be on the conservative great commission of our Lord who said, side, however, we will disregard this and "Go ye into all the world, and preach keep to the figure 535,156,798.28. The the gospel." Mark 16:15. Some of the question now naturally arises, Do not our tithe is used to support ministers in tithes and large foreign mission gifts more foreign fields, but the major part of it than offset the savings we make by our goes to build up the kingdom of God in mode of life? the homeland. The bulk of all mission The answer is clear. After we have paid funds is used to extend the gospel in non- our tithes and made our donations to Christian lands. foreign missions we still find that it is T,,,he second coming of our Saviour, the thrifty to be an Adventist. The follow- event for which our hearts yearn, awaits ing are the receipts from these contribu- today we are not the people of severely the completion of our task. "And this tions of our members in the United States simple tastes that characterized our pio- gospel ,of the kingdom shall be preached for the year under review: neers. But there are troublous days ahead in all the world for a witness unto all Tithe $20,508,626.70 of us, which will be harder to bear if we nations; and then shall the end come." Foreign missions 4,474,541.44 become accustomed to and dependent Matt. 24:14. (Exclusive of Ingathering) upon too high a standard of living. It Nothing thrills us more than the news is quite possible that we could do with- of new churches being organized, of new $24,983,168.14 out still more of our present expenses countries being entered, and of new mul- without harming ourselves or offending titudes joining with us in making ready This is a large sum, and it represents a our Maker. for the return of the Lord. per capita giving probably greater than The Word of God clearly teaches that Should we not really contribute more that of any other denomination, but it ;,not only are we God's possession, but all to the expansion of God's kingdom than. yet falls short by more than $10,000,000 that we own and all of the wealth of the at present? When we realize that the of reaching the savings that are inherent world belong to Him. "The silver is mine, people of the world are spending a larger in the Adventist way of life! and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of share of their- income on luxuries, pleas- Throughout our denominational his- hosts." Haggai 2:8. "For every beast of ures, frivolities, and sins than we spend tory we have been keenly aware of the the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a on tithes and mission offerings, it should teaching of Scripture regarding steward- thousand hills." Ps. 50:10. lead us to ponder the matter seriously. ship. We know that we belong to God, God owns the money in our purses, our Is it wise for us as Adventists to extend because He is our Creator. "The earth savings in the bank, our investments, and our thrift to the gifts we make to God? is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the all our property. If we have possessions, Should we not make Him an offering at world, and they that dwell therein." Ps. it is because He helped us to accumulate least as costly as those that people of 24:1. We are doubly His, because He not them. "But thou shalt remember the Lord this world give to the god of pleasure? NOVEMBER 6, 1952 11 colonies, or states. Portuguese India has Asia. With more than two hundred dif- The Southern Asia waited long for the message. Today we ferent languages represented in our fif- Division have an overseas worker temporarily there teen different countries, colonies, and is- seeking government permission to re- land groups, one can well appreciate By Robert H. Pierson main permanently and open our work-in something of the magnitude of this chal- Goa. lenge. At present the division committee thel e apsasnt t tpwrot Legaer s t oi t h hayaes The West Pakistan Union committee have authorized the publication of more IL)UbReeIn Gmy have worked out plans for a vernacular than eighty books, magazines, and tract a part in building upon the foundations course of health correspondence lessons. series into seventeen of the major ver- of our work so prayerfully and carefully These they hope may be the entering naculars of our field. During the past two laid in Southern Asia under the leader- wedge into closed Afghanistan. During years three new monthly religious health ship of such men as Elders Spicer, Shaw, the past biennial period the Pakistan journals have been launched in Pakistan, Fulton, Salisbury, James, Cormack, Wil- committee have also organized the first India, and Ceylon. son, Lowry, Ham, and others. It has like- Sabbath school in Baluchistari. Southern Asia now has just under 100,- wise been a real joy to be associated with A consecrated couple from South India 000 persons enrolled in the six Voice of such a loyal and capable staff of national have offered their services to pioneer the Prophecy schools. The alumni of these and overseas workers as we have in the work in the Andaman Islands, and we schools numbered 26,106 as of March 31, division at present—no division leader hope that before the present year closes 1952. Recently one of our Voice of Proph- ever had a finer group with which to work. If, under God, -some little progress has been made during these past two years it has been because Heaven's bless- ing has rested upon the sacrificial and untiring efforts of these men and women of God. During the biennial period ending De- cember 31, 1951, 2,506 persons were either baptized or added to the ranks of the Southern Asia Division by profession of faith. This means that an average of one new Seventh-day Adventist church of fifty members was added to our membership in India, Pakistan, Burma, or Ceylon ev- that they will be settled in this new field, ecy follow-up workers visited a doctor ery fortnight during this two-year period. now part of the Ceylon Union. In the who had completed the course in one For a division having such a large popu- extreme north the Doctors Buxton will of the North India cities. Imagine our lation, 2,506 does not sound like a very soon be locating on the borders of Ne- brother's pleasant surprise to find a sign- large number, but when it is compared pal, Bhutan, Tibet, and Sikkim, to join board at the entrance of this gentleman's with the 1,570 average for other biennial workers already stationed there in con- compound announcing meetings of the periods during the past ten years, it is nection with our border mission for these Voice of Prophecy church—Sabbath most encouraging. These baptisms are the countries. A Macedonian call from the school 9 A.M. Saturday and a prophetic result of God's blessing upon our pro- unentered Naga Hills is being responded lecture at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon. gram of every-member-every-worker-every- to, and several visits have been made to God's blessing upon the Voice of Proph- department evangelism. establish the faith of scores of interested ecy work has resulted in hundreds of The challenge df nnentered lands Nagas. At present we are waiting only open and secret believers in the Advent within our territory has loomed large be- for a government permit to locate a mis- message in our field. fore the members of the division commit- sion family there. Medical work has long been one of tee. The Lord has helped us in laying Vernacular literature of all categories the pillars of our mission program here plans for entering several new countries, is one of our greatest needs in Southern in this part of the Orient. During the past two years, although special emphasis has been placed on public evangelism, our institutional program has also been strengthened. A fine new sixty-bed hos- pital, modern in every respect, has re- cently been opened in Karachi, one of Moslem Pakistan's leading cities. The Simla Sanitarium and Chuharkana Mis- sion Hospital-Dispensary have both been reopened or rejuvenated during the past biennial period. The nursing school in Nuzvid is rendering yeoman service to the division, and plans are being laid for the opening of similar schools in both Pakistan and Burma, where urgent needs for nurses exist. With one senior college and seven- teen boarding schools scattered through- out the division, Southern Asia is not neglecting the educational needs of her young people. At present three new acad- emies are in the throes of relocation and rebuilding. During these uncertain times Boys in the visual-aid department at Spicer Missionary College working on one of the charts they are making for use throughout the Southern Asia Division. in the Orient we are attempting to make 12 REVIEW AND HERALD our schools as self-contained as possible. est number of baptisms reached formerly praying most earnestly that the next dou- To this end two fine estates have recently was 5,117 in 1949. bling of our membership will require a been purchased in Ceylon and South Our goal of baptisms in 1952 is 8,400, greatly reduced time. India to relocate the Ceylon Union and or 700 a month. Our workers and admin- One of the unique plans for evangelism Tamil Mission high schools. In addition istrators around the circle of our division of 1952 was the sending out of fifty-six to these boarding schools we also have have given and are giving earnest, prayer- evangelists two by two in our Indian 101 elementary schools. Spicer Missionary ful consideration to the goal of doubling fields. These workers were employed dur- College and Vincent Hill College are our membership as soon as possible. In ing the school year as teachers and in the rendering outstanding service in helping some of our fields where the progress of summertime they were sent out as evan- to prepare future workers for Southern the Advent message has been the slowest gelists. We are eager to get the report Asia. we note that things arc changing. There of this unique program. Financially, we are seeking to lay heav- is an unprecedented interest now in Our division ministerial secretary, Wal- ily upon the hearts of our workers and places where little or no interest was be- ter Schubert, is leading out in two public laity the burden of greater strides toward fore. One mission has baptized more peo- efforts in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and self-support. Our tithes and offerings dur- ple in the last two years than the number is at the same time conducting a school ing the past two years have made most of their church membership reached in of evangelism for about twenty-five min- encouraging gains, and the income of forty years. Another local mission bap- isters and workers associated with him. the annual Ingathering campaign (known tized in 1951 a number equal to one He holds one meeting in the center of the city four times a week in a hall that has a seating capacity of 650, but 850 crowd in to hear the lectures. At the meeting in the suburb of Sao Caetano do Sul he has a hall full, the audience num- bering 350. He preaches in this suburb on alternate nights. He has a meeting in each place on Sunday afternoons and FROM DIVISION-PRESIDENTS evenings. The radio work is receiving special en- couragement this year in that we have already begun on a series of radio rallies in both the Spanish and the Portuguese territory. In Brazil, R. M. Rabello, the "voice" of the Voice of Prophecy pro- as Uplift in Southern Asia) has practically third of its membership at the end of grams in Portuguese, and in the Spanish doubled in 1950 and 1951. more than forty years of history, and territory, Braulio Perez, the "voice" of Our disposition of workers per popu- doubled the Sabbath schools. the Spanish programs, are engaged in lation in Southern Asia is the same as In our plans for doubling our mem- this work. Elder Perez' meetings have though there were but one worker in the bership quickly all departments of our been well attended. In some theaters he whole of the Carolina Conference or any work are cooperating. Our local fields are has had present fifteen hundred people, other home field with equal population, studying the possibilities of entering new with 80 to 90 per cent non-Adventist nevertheless we arc of good courage here territory. At the first of the year we had listeners to our program in attendance. in our part of the Orient. We know the evangelistic rallies, where our laymen and We are offering a Book-of-the-Quarter work is not ours but the Lord's and that workers met to study the plans for greater to sustaining members. We have begun it will be finished here on the same evangelism. At these meetings we were to publish a Voice of Prophecy news- schedule as in fields where visible progress greatly impressed as the local leaders told sheet, through which we shall place before is much more rapid. Surely to the workers of unentered fields. The last time our our listeners the aspects of our program. in these difficult lands has been reserved divisional membership was doubled it In our radio Bible schools we now have the thrill of witnessing some of the most took eighteen years. We certainly are seventeen thousand active students. Our miraculous workings of God's power in preparing men and women for eternity that earth shall ever know. Pray for Southern Asia.

The South American Division By W. E. Murray

HE Advent Movement in South America goes forward with accel- Terated speed. Its influence is widening from year to year. We closed the year 1951 with a baptized membership of 60,- 207. In 1951, by the grace of our Lord and with the cooperation and diligent efforts of our splendid group of workers, we had the largest yearly baptism of our history-5,790. This means that every week of the year a church of more than The Seventh-day Adventist mission medical launch that is being used on the Sao Francisco River in a hundred members was added. The high- Brazil. This boat is a messenger of mercy to many towns and settlements along the river. NOVEMBER 6, 1952 13 reports show that already a thousand woman in our division, together with that the situation is not without blight have been baptized who have taken the her group of lay workers, conducts six- prospects even there; and it is hoped Bible school lessons. teen branch Sabbath schools. that one of our representatives will soon A few weeks ago our attention was The Sabbath school is truly a great be able to enter that country. called to the results of radio evangelism institution for the Seventh-day Advent- In all our activities public evangelism in one family. The husband accidentally ist Church. The weekly lesson study has rightly led the way. Six hundred tuned in on the Voice of Prophecy pro- brings the church the spiritual food so evangelistic campaigns have been held gram one night two years ago. He liked necessary to its existence. It reaches out since the time of the General Confer- it. His wife listened too. After this man its hand to the unsaved and not only ence session, and in consequence of these and his wife had finished the Bible school brings them to the knowledge of God's and numerous other activities, 7,011 new course, they were baptized. Now the sis- truth, but persuades them to follow the members were baptized into our churches ter of the husband is studying with our Lord Jesus. Our division Sabbath school during the two-year period. These addi- Bible instructor. And this is not the end membership at the end of 1951 stood at tions brought our total membership at of the story. The first couple now have 78,000. We are holding the goal before the end of 1951 to 41,460. Our Sabbath a branch Sabbath school of ten mem- our workers and members to make the schools had a membership on that date bers in their home. Radio evangelism is Sabbath school membership in the South of 66,010. the thing for these times. American Division one hundred thou- Our division publishing secretary, G. D. Six hundred colporteurs carry on their sand strong just as soon as possible. King, reports 346 colporteurs carrying work, distributing our literature all the printed page to homes in almost ev- through our countries. They go about ery part of the division. Sales for 1951 their work burro-back, on bicycles, in The Northern European amounted to $702,614.61, which repre- two-wheeled carts pulled by horses or sents an increase over the previous year mules, by rowboats, by sailboats, on foot, Division of more than $100,000. Furthermore, the by river boat, by ocean steamer and air- first quarter of 1952 reveals an increase plane. The year 1951 has been a most By A. F. Tarr in colporteur deliveries of $45,000 over profitable and prosperous period in the the first quarter of 1951. publishing department. Despite the in- OLLOWING the territorial changes Student colporteur achievements have flation in some of our countries the de- F made at the last General Confer- been outstanding, about one hundred stu- liveries to the public reached $857,800 ence session, we in the Northern Euro- dents having earned scholarships during in 1951. Recently the manager of our pean Division have had the thrilling and this past summer alone. The most remark- Brazil Publishing House, Bernardo unique experience of watching the far- able achievement was in Norway, where flung units of a re-formed division taking Schuenemann, told me that his house in 779 hours a student sold $4,898 worth Would be busy the rest of the year with their respective places in a single, conse- of literature. Another, working in the issuing editions of 20,000 each of colpor- crated, and zealous organization. Divi- Faeroe Islands with The Great Contro- teur books, as well as publishing their sion representatives have been greatly in- versy, in a village with about seventy spired by the unity and fellowship that twenty regular periodicals. Our Buenos homes, sold thirty-six copies of the hook. have marked the relationships of all these Aires Publishing House is running at In another village of sixty homes he sold night to keep up with the orders. units one to the other. thirty-eight copies. From every section of the field comes One of the most encouraging aspects Colporteurs are doubling their evange- of the Advent Movement now is the en- heartening news of progress, from the listic contribution by introducing also the five home union conferences, the de- larged attendance at our academies and Bible correspondence course, and a large tached conference of Iceland, and our two training schools. R. L. Jacobs, superin- number of those approached have en- tendent of the Inca Union, writes that large union missions. Although news from rolled. Poland is necessarily meager, we rejoice the union training school has its largest Axel Varmer, radio and Bible school enrollment in the secondary and superior secretary, reports total enrollments to courses-201. One of our schools re- date of 185,000, of whom 20,000 have ported recently that they had only one completed the course. More than 1,600 of room in the dormitories with as few as these have been baptized. At a recent four students. Most of the rooms had Bible school convention at Skodsborg, six occupants. As fast as secondary schools plans were enthusiastically adopted to are built they fill right up. The Brazil flood both city and country areas with College has a total enrollment of some enrollment cards, and to follow this work 650 this year, of which 450 are students with public evangelistic campaigns. of the secondary and college courses. In- The West Nordic Union (consisting terest grows also in the primary field. principally of Norway and Denmark) re- Non-Adventists are taking more and more ports that every conference president is interest in sending their children to Ad- actively engaged in evangelism. In Den- ventist schools. One non-Adventist gave mark, fifteen hundred non-Adventist chil- what would be equal to 55,000 (U.S. dol- dren are studying our Sabbath school les- lars) for the building of a Seventh-day sons in our churches every Sunday. News- Adventist church school and its equip- papers all over Norway give wide pub- ment on a lot which he donated so that licity to our nearly completed clinic and his own children could enjoy the privi- hospital in Tromso, within the Arctic leges of a Christian school. Circle. The people in that war-devastated A special movement is on to make the area look forward with keen anticipation Sabbath school just as large as possible. to its service. Plans are being carried out in all our The doctors at the Skodsborg Sanitar- field to encourage very class in our Sab- ium are strongly supporting an evange- bath schools to have one branch Sabbath listic campaign in Copenhagen, Den- school. Many of these schools are held mark's capital. Doctors, nurses, masseurs, on weekdays or evenings, some on Sab- Three young men on a West African freighter who canvassers, ministers, Sabbath school are enrollees in the Voice of Prophecy Correspond- bath afternoons and evenings. One ence Course. teachers, and all other workers are unit- 14 REVIEW AND HERALD thus far about three thousand responses have been received. It is in the mission union of West Africa that our most fruitful harvest in membership has been reaped. Here, since the General Conference session, 8,800 persons have been baptized, and a goal of another 8,000 has been set for 1952. There are at present approximately ten thousand in our hearers' and baptismal classes. In every institution the workers have banded themselves together in a great evangelistic endeavor. Branch Sab- bath schools are being conducted by our hospitals and training schools, and the entire staffs have joined' in making these institutions centers of light. Last year The permanent Missionary Volunteer camp at Vejlefjord, Denmark. snore than two hundred persons were baptized in the vicinity of one of our ing their efforts in a great soul-winning Wrests springing up in various places. schools. enterprise throughout the West Nordic Brother Dorland's own personal service The five African delegates to the Paris Union. as president includes the holding of Bible Youth Congress toured the churches of President C. Gidlund, of the East Nor- studies with thirty nonmembers. West Africa on their return and inspired dic Union (Finland and Sweden), quotes In the Welsh Mission, John M. How- a new wave of evangelism wherever they local presidents as saying that 1952 will ard, president, believes that Isis member- went. be the best year ever in the winning of ship will in the next few weeks exceed The Northern European Division's souls to Christ. He tells of many new en- 500, a figure that Wales has long been members and working force are grateful rollees to the Swedish-Finnish Bible Cor- ambitious to reach. to God for His unremitting care for His respondence School and of a favorable W. W. Armstrong, of the British Un- work, and face the future with confident public press in Finland. Swedish and ion, reports the adoption of a compre- expectation of greater things in the stir- Finnish workers are all of good courage hensive evangelistic plan to reach the ring days ahead. and arc convinced that the near future many millions in Britain's large cities. An will witness a great awakening. almost immediate step in this program is About two years ago a young male stu- the great campaign in the heart of Lon- The Middle East dent attending our Kuyera school in don which G. E. Vandeman, of the Gen- Ethiopia asked to be granted leave of eral Conference, has been commissioned Division absence to visit his people many days' to conduct. A large, well-selected force distance from the school. He expected to of workers is being mobilized to assist in By George J. Appel be absent for about six weeks. Two years this important undertaking. In prepara- went by before the young man returned tion the lay members of the central and URING the Middle East Division to the school. During the month of Janu- surrounding churches have enthusias- annual session held in October, aray the teachers were surprised at this tically distributed a half million Voice 1951, aggressive plans were laid to foster young man's return. They were even of Prophecy enrollment cards, to which all-out evangelism in every phase of the more surprised at the story he had to mission program throughout the Middle tell. He reported that he had spent the East, and the workers determined to de- two years in visiting among the people vote themselves to the saving of souls of his tribe and in striving to teach them in a larger degree than in any year in the truths of the message. He concluded the past. Then at the division workers' his report by stating that he had approxi- institute held in Beirut in July, further mately one hundred among his own aggressive plans were laid for public ef- tribesmen who were now keeping the forts, personal visitation, cottage meet- Sabbath and asking for baptism. Plans ings, distribution of truth-filled literature, have been laid by the mission committee and increased enrollment in the Voice for a worker to visit this area as soon as of Prophecy Bible Correspondence it can he arranged. School, that by these means we might A seafaring colporteur plying along the herald the message to millions who are sparsely populated coast and fjords of still in darkness. Norway with a motorboat found. a group In order to provide more and better of Sabbathkeepers of whom we had never literature for our soul-saving program, heard. He sent word to the conference a new printing center is being established officials, who immediately dispatched a for the Middle East in Beirut. A suitable young evangelist to this isolated place. building is now nearing completion, and This evangelist is now instructing the in- equipment has been ordered. Soon litera- terested ones in all phases of our message, ture in the Arabic and Armenian lan- and is expecting a number to join our guages will be coming from mission- church. In appreciation of our seafaring owned and mission-operated presses. colporteur's faithful and self-sacrificing A radio studio has been erected on the service the division committee recently campus of the Middle East College. Al- voted the cost of a new engine for his ready the Home and Health lessons are boat. on the air on one station, and free time From Ireland, perhaps our most diffi- The little crippled boy who had never been able has been promised on two or three other to walk until his deformed arms and legs were cult field, 0. M. Dorland reports new in- straightened out at our Baghdad Hospital. stations as soon as acceptable broadcasts NOVEMBER 6, 1952 15 are ready. Plans are also being made for "Thanking froM the bottom of my he began to live a better life. On his a regular weekly broadcast that will make heart the doctor of the Dar el Salaam release he returned to his home village. it possible for all the Arabic- and Farsi- Hospital for the careful treatment given When he was visited by one of our evan- speaking people to hear the last warning my wife, resulting in her cure, I also gelists, he was a meek, humble man, a message over-the air in their own tongue. thank all the nurses and other helpers of faithful expositor of God's Word. Before Our medical work continues to be the the institution for what they did. I pray he had been a terror because of his entering wedge, and our medical workers to God to give us more and more such strength and his temper; now he is feared find constant opportunities to follow in faithful people to serve humanity." because of his knowledge of the Scrip- the steps of the Great Physician. We In one of our mission fields where soul- tures. He cannot understand why the think of the poor crippled boy who had saving results have been very small ever church that blessed him during his crim- never been able to walk. Each day he since the message began to be preached inal days now threatens to excommuni- crawled for a considerable distance from there more than a quarter of a century cate him because he is trying to live in his mud hut to the main street near our ago, last year the baptisms were nearly harmony with the teachings of the Bible. hospital in Baghdad, where by begging as many as for all the former years com- But he is happy that he can attend our he was able to purchase a little food to bined. Sabbath services and thereby learn how keep body and soul together. His piti- From the island of Cyprus, where a to follow his Saviour more fully. able condition was scarcely noticed by missionary family was stationed last year, At the close of the year 1951 the mem- the thousands as they hurried by, but the and where a few faithful believers have bership in the Middle East Division was hearts of the members of our hospital been holding the candle of truth, comes 1,456. The baptisms for the years 1950 staff were touched as they recognized in encouraging word. In one of the villages and 1951 were 194. The total goals for this poor beggar boy a soul for whom far up in the mountains our workers souls set by the union and local fields Christ died. visited an old man and his wife who are for more than five hundred baptisms The doctor took him into the hospital, had found the Sabbath truth alone for the current year. Our workers and and with the assistance of another sur- through studying their Bible twenty-eight believers in this division are of good cour- geon and the institution staff, straight- years ago. Through further study they age as they face the herculean task of ened out the deformed arms and legs. had also found and accepted the truths .giving this last message to the nearly one After weeks of careful treatment and care of the second coming of Christ, baptism hundred million people living here at the boy left the institution, able to stand by immersion, and health reform. Their the crossroads of civilization. We are and walk with the aid of crutches, and eyes filled with joy when they were told doubling our efforts to break through able to use his arms freely. Now he is a of the work of the Sabbathkeeping church the walls of religious fanaticism. Even student in our mission school, facing the around the world. They begged our work- now in some areas the doors to preach world with a smile and learning to face ers to come and visit them daily and the gospel are only partly open, and op- eternity as a child of God. teach them more fully the Word of God. posing elements are doing their utmost Another experience shows how the On this island field already a number to close them altogether. Truly, we must good Lord is blessing the labors of our have been baptized, and there is a good work earnestly while it is yet day, for medical workers. A woman who was in interest developing. "the night cometh, when no man can continual severe pain had been to see In many parts of this division it is work." nearly all the doctors in the city to secure difficult to hold evangelistic efforts, and relief, but without any results. Then souls must be won largely by personal someone told her that she might try the visitation and through the distribution The Southern European Dar el Salaam Hospital—perhaps the doc- of our literature. The Voice of Prophecy Division tor there could help her. She came, and Correspondence School has proved to be after examination was hospitalized and an effective medium of the gospel in By W. R. Beach placed under special treatment. In a very many places where public evangelism is short time she left the institution a well difficult. OUTHERN EUROPE'S story is one woman. Her husband was so grateful for A criminal in one of the prisons was of growth and victory. A worker ex- the help given his wife that he had the enrolled in the Bible correspondence Spressed it this way, a few days ago: "De- following notice placed in the newspaper: school. His attitude soon changed, and spite our difficulties and trials, the prog- ress of our work follows the pattern of a widening circle." Yet another, laboring on the western rim of this great expanse of territory, said: "The Advent Move- ment in our field is gathering momentum at every turn. We are carried along by a swelling tide of power and consecra- tion." I think these two reports describe ac- curately the situation in the Southern European Division at the end of the first two years of the quadrennial period. The General Conference session in San Francisco gave a quickening impetus to our endeavors. The scope of our program widened to include every vital force and possibility in our ranks. Then, in 1951, the great youth congress in Paris and the division evangelistic council hastened our pace and literally set thou- sands of hearts afire with the evangelistic urge. Entire conferences and institutions have lifted the torch and are experienc- The administration building of the Austrian Union training school, which has been established in recent years. ing a new day. 16 REVIEW AND HERALD I think I should quote a few figures in ready come under the spell of the Ad- order to give a more concrete picture vent message. What is more, the circle of the situation. At the end of 1949 of people who recognize the Advent the membership in the Southern Euro- Movement as God's special work in pean Division stood at 66,873. This was these last days is widening and embrac- the membership upoh which was based ing areas that we thought were yet out our report for the session. But just thirty of bounds. months later, on June 30, 1952, the I hold a simple envelope in my hand. baptized membership stood at 90,000. It was addressed by a large industrial This was an increase of approximately firm in French Morocco. The desire of 23,000. We know, of course, that the the manager of this firm was to get in actual membership is several thousand contact with the headquarters of the Ad- beyond this figure. Necessarily sketchy vent Movement. He had received the reports and forbidding circumstances visit of an Ingathering collector. He make it impossible or unwise to give the was impressed with our work. He had complete picture for much of our ter- read the little booklet setting forth our ritory. principal tenets as well as the nature of Thus our official growth in member- our labors. He had made a small con- ship is approximately 27 per cent for tribution, but he desired to add 1,500 the two-year period. We wish it might francs for this last-day gospel work. He have been 50 per cent, which would have did not have our address, so he wrote been a clearer indication that we shall simply on his envelope: "Gospel Work, achieve the denominational goal of Casablanca, Morocco." doubling our membership during the Now Casablanca is a great modern present four-year period. But we are city of nearly one million inhabitants. striving toward the goal, and we have But there was no hesitation on the part jenfima Tyali, daughter of a native chief, the first good reason to believe that the Lord of postal authorities; they immediately native girl in South Africa to earn a scholarship will prosper us yet more abundantly in sent this letter to the headquarters of selling our books. the coming twenty-four months. A clear the Adventist mission in Morocco. The indication of this is the extraordinary postman delivered it to our office, rec- of a wild African tree. Our believers growth in our Sabbath school member- ognizing that there was the headquarters came singing the gospel hymns as they ship during the two-year period. The of "Gospel Work" in Morocco. wended their way to the great wild fig report for the General Conference session This and a thousand other things lead tree, Still more came, until two thousand showed a Sabbath school membership of us to believe, that millions today have African Adventists had gathered for this 76,685. Today our Sabbath school mem-, come under the influence of the Advent ordinary service. What an inspiration it bership has shot up to 115,000. We all message. Who could doubt that victory was to preach to this attentive group of know that growth in Sabbath school day is fast approaching? Christians. Before the church service I membership is the clearest sign of future was introduced to a tall, stalwart African. baptisms. Our Sabbath school depart- He was Zephaniah Malit, the local chief, ment is putting forth every effort to The Southern African and a loyal Seventh-day Adventist. At double the Sabbath school membership camp meeting time up to fifteen thou- before 1954. Division sand believers gather on the hillside for Could the departmental leaders of week-end meetings. Yes, the doors of Af- Southern Europe only stand before every By R. S. Watts rica are - open, and tens of thousands are church and tell their story of victory! walking in the light shining from heaven. Our youth are doing exploits of evan- FTER visiting all the union missions In the development of our work in gelism in sharing their faith. They are A in the Southern African Division I the Southern African Division we have proclaiming the good news in public am convinced more than ever of the utilized all facilities that God has placed squares and popular halls. Thousands of truthfulness of Christ's words: "I have within His church. The result has been brethren and sisters are out in search of set before thee an open door, and no a well-balanced mission program. Our the honest in heart. The medical and man can shut it." Rev. 3:8. mission schools have been a tremendous educational departments, in addition to Today Africa is no longer dark, but feature in attracting Africans to our the traditional activities, are engaged in might well be called the continent with message. Through these schools a knowl- public ministration with an aim to re- the open door. Although millions of na- edge of present truth has been instilled form and re-educate for God. This is tive Africans may have a background of in the minds of the majority of our be- being carried out by the printed page, heathenism, a culture without literature, lievers. Truly, there mission schools have the public press, and national radio net- and a history without records, yet at this been evangelizing agencies. During the works. We believe these activities, linked time there is sweeping across veld and first half of the present quadrennium with appropriate correspondence school bush country of Africa a tremendous 1 1 1 new schools were opened, and today lessons, will reach out into the farthest urge for education, knowledge, and cul- there are 1,493 schools within the South- corners of our territory. tural advancement. For long centuries ern African Division, with 78,669 stu- We realize that millions have to be these primitive African tribesmen may dents. warned in Southern Europe. This mighty have slumbered in heathen darkness, but The Sabbath school in Africa has al- concourse of peoples is ever before us. the great awakening has come. This is ways been a marvelous soul-winning Sometimes the question is put to us: our day for Africa. Her doors are now medium. In America it is true that usu- "Do you think we can ever reach these open. ally the Sabbath school membership is millions of Europe and Africa and the Light shining from that open door in below that of church membership, but islands?" Our answer is: "We have faith." heaven has penetrated into the very riot so in Africa. Listen to this! Right Yes, God has promised to finish His work, heart of Africa. Sonic time ago I visited now within the Southern African Divi- and, brethren, our faith is turning to the Kendu district on the shore of beau- sion 608 branch Sabbath schools are sight. We have reason to believe that tiful Lake Victoria. Sabbath services functioning. During the past two years millions in Southern Europe have al- were held under the spreading boughs 340 new Sabbath schools were added; so NOVEMBER 6, 1952 17 today there are 2,928 Sabbath schools tic meetings were held. God has marvel- conducted every week in our division, ously blessed the simple and humble ef- The Inter-American with an average attendance of 190,831 forts of our native workers, for during the Division members. past two years 26,472 were baptized into It wasn't too many years ago that that the Advent faith. Just now there are By Glenn Calkins figure represented our total Sabbath 84,231 precious souls awaiting baptism as school membership throughout the whole they study in the baptismal classes. HE Inter-American Division was or- world. And what a blessing the Sabbath Our greatest and most urgent need Tganized as a division in 1922. From school is to our African and European today is to enlarge the training facilities the humble beginning of those days the members as they study the Bible in uni- for African workers. At the present time membership has grown until at the close son each week. we do not have any training school that of 1951 the baptized membership stood There is much disease and sickness in provides an African worker with more at 83,172, and by the time this article Africa. Our mission hospitals in Basuto- than a secondary education. Plans are appears in print it will be approximately land, Bechuanaland, Nyasaland, the now under way to expand and enlarge 90,000. We lacked only 200 of baptizing Rhodesias, Belgian Congo, Uganda, old Solusi Training School and eventu- 10,000 during 1951, and from all present Kenya, Tanganyika, and the Union of ally provide educational privileges up indications between 12,000 and 13,000 South Africa are filling a great medical to junior college level. But our lack of will be baptized during the current year, need. Facilities in these medical centers facilities and the extreme poverty of the 1952. may be inadequate and sometimes rather people make this a herculean task. How- There are twenty-seven different re- primitive, yet our doctors and nurses ever, we are moving ahead in faith. publics and separate political divisions have been instrumental in opening up From the small beginnings of fifty- in the Inter-American Division, with an work in some areas where there have eight years ago the work has grown into equal number of governments under been opposition and prejudice. At the five unions: namely, the Congo Union, whose regulations we must conduct our present time eleven hospitals and twenty- with a membership of 17,338; the East work. In these countries are used twenty- two dispensaries carry on their work of African Union, with a membership of one different currencies. The major lan- mercy. Hundreds of unfortunate lepers 28,022; the South African Union, with a guages are English, Spanish, French, and are being treated in several leper col- membership of 11,686; the Southeast Dutch. Our work is administered through onies throughout the field. The colonial African Union, with a membership of six union conferences and thirty-six governments recognize our outstanding 9,911; and the Zambesi Union, with a local conferences or missions, with 997 work for lepers and are now providing membership of 18,448. This is a total for organized churches as of December 31, our leper institutions with new modern the Southern African Division of 85,405. 1951, but now well over 1,000. drugs that are very effective in the treat- For the first half of the present biennial One short decade ago there were only ment of leprosy. One Indian business- term there has been an increase of 15,215. four training schools serving these man in Nyasaland who has large con- Today the doors of Africa are open for twenty-seven different countries. Today, nections in Pakistan is eager to assist the Advent message. What tomorrow owing to the blessings of God and the in enlarging our medical work. This at- may bring forth no man knows, but we liberality of our people, we have four- titude is a result of the influence of our do believe the greatest and most glorious teen. Ten years ago the division had no mission hospital in Malamulo. days for advancement of the cause of medical work or doctors; today five major A widespread but active laymen's God are right upon us. We must work medical institutions are operating, plus movement engages the energies of a large "while it is day." We must rapidly enter an additional one nearing completion. majority of our African believers. The the unentered territories in our division Today there are twenty-one doctors work of these church members arouses field. We face the future with much either in the field or under appointment. new interests and results in calls for courage in the Lord. (Continued on page 26) help. Many of our branch Sabbath schools are conducted by youthful Afri- can students while attending our mis- sion schools. In every field there are many calls for someone to teach the Advent message. Too many times these calls remain unanswered because of our inability to respond. One old chief has been calling for sixteen years for an Adventist teacher, but because of our al- ready overexpanded work this request has gone unanswered. The Southern African Division is aflame with the spirit of evangelism. All agencies of the church are shaped to accomplish this end. During the summer months camp meetings are held in many districts. Our African believers eagerly wait for these spiritual gatherings. At the time these meetings are held many new converts are made. The number may range from half a dozen at the smaller gatherings to several hundred at the large camp meetings, where thou- sands are gathered. Our mission school teachers during vacation join district workers and evangelists and hold special meetings in heathen villages. During Crowd marches single file to baptism of seventeen Indians of Venezuela who trekked ten days through 1951 more than nine hundred evangelis- jungles to reach our mission station at Paruima, British Guiana, one having died en route. 18 REVIEW AND HERALD

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LAMBERT All inexpensive gift in a gift A booklet of ninety-six pages, di- !envelope. Emphasizes the fact vided into eleven chapters, covering ,That God loves us and cares foe' simply and briefly the faith and EPS TO CHRIST us. and that the sun shines eV message of the Adventists. A splen- by Ellen G. Whiff n the clouds hang low. did book to hand to friends and neighbors to give them an idea of This bbok easity,rates among the or cents e spirittial classicP of all time. It has what Adventists are trying to be in a " fundamental appeal to human ir everyday lives: "` hea:rts everywhere. A beilt that i HAPPINESS AND HEALTH 'tiIn gift ox, read and reread often. Holiday price, $_.At. by Harold Sbryock,..M.D. 34b rPEice,cloth, plain edges, $2.-1111; De luxe, limp, $3.00 Everyone wants to be happy, Holiday price: cloth, $1.80 and health is one of our great- Deluxe, $2.70 est assets. Health is affected by one's emotions. Some of the chapter titles in this book are THE DESIRE OF AGES as follows: "What to Do With by Ellen G. White Worry," "Emotions Affect the The most spiritually appealing of Stomach," "Emotions Affect the the many books interpreting the life, Heart," "Emotions and Arthri- example, and sufferings of Christ. tis," "Radiant Living," "Obses- The Saviour here becomes more than sions and Compulsions." A pop- a historic figure—He is the great ular discussion of psychosomatic divine-human personality, set forth medicine. in the midst of a hostile world to Price, cloth, $2.75 reconcile the grieving, sin-weary Holiday price: cloth, $2.50 souls of men to God. Price, cloth, plain, $3.50 De luxe, limp, $4.50 Holiday price: cloth, $3.15 De luxe, $4.05

MARY KENNEDY'S VICTORY lF by George A. Campbell A courteous presentation of con- PACIFIC PRESS trasting Catholic and Seventh-day PUBLISHING Adventist teachings set in a narra- ASSOCIATION tive background in which a Catho- MOUNTAIN VIEW lic girl is converted to a new way of CALIFORNIA life. An effective missionary booklet. Price, paper, $ .60 Holiday price, $ .55 Add sales tax where necessary. Prices 10 per cent higher in Canada. Add 10 cents postage for the first book and 5 cents for each additional book. CAN A MAN BELIEVE'? SHINING ,THREAD THE • STIRRING PASSAGP 4 • edited by Daisy Schlantz by L-; Andreasen Jessie•Wilinore Mrirton • T1i is practical vegetarian-'cook- In clear, matter-of-fa cr language This vsiell-Itnown poet has " book originated from the recipes of the author tells what he believes ten several books of 'poeitY. In this houiewives who knew how to cook. and why these doctrines are sound little volume the poems are divided 44,-- The tested recipes have been popu- and true. Covers all the principal into three, groups: "The Shining lar, and more than 50,000 copies of doctrines of the Bible. Thread," "God's Way Is Best," and this hook have been sold. This is, a. Christian Home library-. "Such Homely Things." Delightful new, revised edition. Cloth, $2.00 "1:eading. Beautifully bound. Plastic binding $1.50 De luxe, boxed, $2.75 Price, board covers, t Holiday price, $1.35 Holiday, price: cloth, $1.80 Holiday price, 1.15 De luxe, $2.50 ou ac Dollars

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GOLD, SILVER, AND SPICE OLD HOMESTEAD TALES by Barbara Osborne Westphal by Neil Wayne Northey The discoverers of the Ameri- Countless questions about wild cas, from Columbus and Magellan life are answered by Neil Wayne to Bolivar and Sarmiento, march Northey, our forest guide, in this through the pages of this thrilling new edition of Old Homestead Tales book. The search for gold, spice, Series. Here is a striking fund of and other wealth is recounted by information about scores of birds the author, who has lived for many and animals, woven into stories years in Central and South America. featuring the different classes of wild folk. Each volume is well il- Price, cloth, $2.75 lustrated with pen-and-ink illustra- Holiday price, $2.50 tions, plus full-page color pictures of the birds and animals in the story. The titles are: The Bluebirds and THE GLORY OF THE STARS Their Neighbors, The Mallards and EVANEY by Merlin L. Neff Their Neighbors, Paddletail the WOLF AT OUR DOOR A book of the latest findings and Beaver and His Neighbors, Wild scientific facts, written in a form Creatures in Winter. by Emily Mary Bell that the layman can understand. It Price, cloth, each volume, $2.75 An epic story of how one family will increase the reader's faith and Holiday price, each volume, $2.50 faced the depression. There were confidence in God. Interesting and hardships and privations, but this inspirational. family faced all its problems with Price, cloth, $3.75 RUGGY, THE MOUNTAIN courage and a dash of humor. Doubt Holiday price, $3.40 BUCK by Mabel Earp Cason and fears, hope and determination, love and sorrow—all intermingle in a true story that will inspire the THAT MILLION-DOLLAR reader and increase his faith in God MOMENT and in his neighbors; and he will see by Frederick Griggs how God works for those who trust in Him. Out of many years of rich experi- Price, cloth, $2.00 ences as an educator, missionary, administrator, and minister comes Holiday price, $1.80 this volume of inspiring messages. Directed especially to youth. Full SKY PILOT OF ALASKA of optimism, humor, and practical counsel. by Fern Royer Owens Price, cloth, $2.50 This is the biography of an Holiday price, $2.25 energetic, resourceful, hard-working' young man who sacrificed a splen- A thrilling story of Ruggy, a little did business to devote his life to THE "KNOW-HOW" OF fawn, found in the mountains of mission work in Alaska. Undaunted CHRISTIAN LIVING Northern California and raised by a by difficulties, willing to face any boy and girl on their ranch. Rich by Arthur L. Bietz danger in order that he might carry in nature lore, exciting and breath- the gospel to others, he worked tire- An everyday working blueprint taking, each chapter opens new won- lessly to accomplish his task. Harold for those who wish to be like the ders in animal life. This book holds Wood gave his life in this service Master, a book sensible, logical, the interest not only of children, but and left a strong Adventist mission clear, and challenging. also of their parents. work in Alaska. Price, cloth, $2.50 Price, cloth, $2.00 Price, cloth, $2.00 Holiday price, $2.25 Holiday price, $1.80 Holiday price, $1.80

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Books build character. We tor oqs and @iris have the best books in the 'world. They may decide the destiny of a boy or girl. Give them good books this year. TROUBLES GETS LOST CHILD'S STORYBOOK. or by Roma De JESUS by Madge Haines Morri# This little book describes the:'" The simple, sentences and large,„ 47: MEET THE WINNERS, antics of Troubles, a cocker 'type print encourage the child's JIMMY AND JOE spaniel puppy. Full of episodes reading interest in the chief epi-. sodes of the life of Jesus. Illustrated This story centers around the do- that will delight any child as he with pictures in monotone colors. ings of young Joe Redding, a doc- reads them. The many pictures: Price, cloth, $1.75 tor's son, who starts out to share illustrate the story well as it Holiday price, $1.60 his faith with a neighbor boy, Jim goes along. Jones. Emphasizes the thrill of help- Price, cloth, $2.00 CHILD'S STORYBOOK OF ful service. Price, cloth, $2.50 Holiday price, $1.80 PETER AND PAUL Holiday price, $2.25 by Madge Haines Morrill TROUBLES GOES These stories of Peter and Paul CHILDHOOD FRIENDS OF TRAVELING will be enjoyed by the child who JESUS by Inez Brasier by Roma Dent can read and by the preschool child Pictures of the home, preparation A profusely illustrated com- who will have the stories read to of meals, care of animals, and trades panion book to Troubles Gets him. Colored illustrations. and vocations of the people of Pal- Lost. The cocker spaniel puppy Price, cloth, $1.75 estine at the time when Jesus lived. tells how she acquired her name Holiday price, $1.60 A book which will help the boys and relates her adventures as and girls to better appreciate the atVir. she travels by train to see grand- Bible. Price, cloth, $2.50 mother. The children will love Holiday price,. $2.25 these storybooks. Price, cloth, $2.00 SUSAN AND LITTLE BLACK Holiday price, $1.80 BOY by Zetta C. Tate The story of a little girl who lived THE SECRET OF THE CAVE on the plains of Nebraska and of her by Arthur S. Maxwell closest companion, a pony named Little Black Boy. Beautifully illus- Mystery and suspense are trated. Price, $2.00 woven into this true narrative Holiday price, $1.80 of youth. A fascinating story teaching courage, honesty, and RANDY AND CYNTHIA thoughtfulness for others. Two- color drawings. A collection of stories that will appeal to the hearts of boys and Price, cloth, $2.00 girls—nature stories, Bible stories, Holiday price, $1.80 and a variety of interesting happen- ings. The book is alive with inter- esting information. CHRISTMAS TREE FARM by Pearl Clements Giscbler Price, cloth, $2.50 and Gwendolen L. Hayden Holiday price, $2.25 An exciting true adventure of a family that moved to a worn-out DAVID AND HIS HARP farm in Oregon and of how they by Madge Haines Morrill made a success with the help of two In this narrative the colorful lively juniors, Robin and Jerry. A shepherd-king David is made to live story of courage centering in the in the minds of boys and girls. Il- conservation of the nation's natural lustrated with many color pictures, resources. Two-color drawings. , Price, cloth, $1.75 . Price, cloth, $2.00 ,Holiday price, $1.60 Holiday price, $1.80 f 4

R 'DOG —FRIEND oa compiled by Ernest Lle This collection of dog stories, a gathered by the former editor of " Our Little Friend, interests . every boy and girl who , lovesanimals: It teaches valuable lessons. Price, cloth,--$1175 Holiday price, $1.60

RAYER STORIES by Ernest Llvyd compilation of stories abOut Idiert`whohave;prayed and have en. simple faith' rewarded. !ft is:bciok teachis.imPortant lessons of faith- and,dependence on God. Price, cloth, $1.50 Holiday price, $1.35

RAINBOW STORIES by Dorothy Christian and Ruth Wheeler A first-grade reader in three-color and four-Color pictures throughout the book. Stories from the Bible, the home, and nature are given for strong character-building lessons. Price, cloth, $1.50 POKEY, THE RUNAWAY BEAR SCRAPBOOK STORIES Holiday price, $1.35 by Ethel M. Neff compiled by. Ernest Lloyd Every child will be 'interested in Clipped stories from various DUCKY, SNOWY, AND TIGE the exciting adventures of Pokey, a papers were pasted in Ellen G. by Olive M. Bathgate Himalayan cub bear captured in White's scrapbook when her These nineteen stories, several of India and brought to Fleishhacker children were young, those them illustrated with happy child- Zoo in San Francisco. His escapes which she thought would be hood scenes, are told with that ani- cause the keepers much consterna- suitable and of a character- mation all children love. They are tion. Beautifully illustrated in two- building nature. The compiler lively with typical family dialogue, color drawings. obtained permission to take se- and the simple drama that arises out Price, cloth, $1.50 lections and publish a book for of everyday situations brings them Holiday price, $1.35 the children of today. down to the understanding of grow- Price, cloth, $2.00 ing boys and girls. They teach noble Holiday price, $1.80 ideals of conduct. Price, cloth, $1.75 Holiday price, $1.60 GOD'S TEN RULES by Ethel M. Ne ff ON THE TRAIL WITH A beautiful story in which FRECKLES AND DON the Ten Commandments are by Ruth Wheeler explained and applied to every- A story of two teen-age boys who day life. Written in a simple, in- were in Yosemite for an action- teresting, and practical manner packed summer vacation. Mirror which any child can understand, Lake, Yosemite Falls, Glacier Point, and designed to inspire boys Tuolumne Meadows, and Mariposa and:girls' to live God's ten rules. Grove of Big Trees are visited. 41 Price, cloth, $1.50 Price, cloth, $2.50 Holiday price, $1.35 Holiday price, $2.25

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It.T6Y11' . 1 Ytahkt:1 thousand in that far-flung field during fine representatives of the natives of the The Inter-American 1952, more than one thousand of whom Gran Sabana who are now baptized be- Division will be in Haiti, the land of voodooism lievers. (Continued from page 18) and devil worship. The Antillian Union A few weeks ago Douglas Prenier, of also anticipates the opening of the beau- Caracas, Venezuela, made the long trip The Sabbath school membership has tiful Bella Vista Hospital in Mayaguez, into this section and found scores upon grown to well above 115,000. Puerto Rico, early in 1953, the cost of scores of earnest, God-fearing believers On the twenty-seventh day of June of which will be three fourths of a million living there, and hundreds more either last year there were nearly one thousand dollars. requesting baptism or interested in more baptized in a single day on one small From these brief statements you can knowledge of Bible truth. Unfortunately, island in one of our English-speaking see, my brethren, that there is "the sound the local priests of the dominant church unions. This brought a thrill to our of a going in the tops of the mulberry ordered the police to immediately deport hearts, but similar experiences will doubt- trees." But there still remain millions in Elder Prenier. This was done before he less be repeated again and again as we Inter-America to learn of the blessed could meet with or baptize the more than see the power of the third angel's mes- hope and find salvation. eighty who were ready for this sacred sage taking hold of the hearts of men In the hinterland of Venezuela, far rite. Governmental permission is now and women everywhere. One local con- back from the coast, is a great section being sought for him with others to ference planned a baptism every day known as the Gran Sabana. Many years return and establish mission stations in the week during the second quarter ago 0. E. Davis, trekking overland from among these earnest people of the high- of 1952, to care for the large numbers Georgetown, British Guiana, penetrated lands. Eternity only will show how many seeking admission into the church. the jungle to carry the gospel to a large there arc in this great expanse of coun- In a letter recently received from H. J. tribe of intelligent Indians. He lived try who are believers in the true God Westphal, president of the Mexican with them and taught them until his and who have dedicated their lives fully Union, he says that it seems almost like death a short time later. Before long and unreservedly to Him. another Pentecost to see the people flock- mission stations were established in Brit-- ing to the truth in the jungle states of ish Guiana near the Venezuelan border, south Mexico, this in spite of the very since our workers were not permitted The Central European strong influence of the dominant church to labor in that part of Venezuela. From Division that exists there. time to time we have heard regarding F. S. Thompson, president of the the faithfulness of the Indians of the By W. Mueller Caribbean Union, in a letter under date Gran Sabana, many of whom have walked of March 20, gives a thrilling report of for days through the jungles to our mis- . ONE time the territory of the the forward march of evangelism in -that sion station at Paruima, for further in- A Central European Division stretched great union field. L. A. Kraner, Bible struction and baptism. out from Holland over Central Europe, teacher at the Caribbean Training Col- Recently a group started on this long the Balkan States, the Middle East to lege, together with some of his min- and dangerous trek. One died on the Persia and in the Far East to Indonesia isterial students, recently conducted an way. But seventeen reached Paruima and and the mission fields in Africa, Tan- effort in Georgetown, British Guiana. were found to be fully instructed in the ganyika Territory, and Liberia. The In the few weeks of the public effort, truth by native Indian believers, and events of war have limited this territory sixty-eight were baptized and some were baptized. Another group of forty- to Germany proper. The headquarters seventy or eighty more are in classes pre- four were baptized on March 1, and in of the Central European Division are paring for baptism. (Most of these have September of this year another much in West Berlin. since been baptized.) larger baptism was scheduled. Elder and At present we have two unions, with G. C. Nickle, president of the Colum- Mrs. R. E. Brooks have spent many years ten conferences and 26,500 church mem- bia-Venezuela Union, although speaking in the highlands of British Guiana teach- bers, in West Germany, and one union of the many problems continually con- ing these children of the forest, and be- in East Germany, with seven confer- fronting the work as a result of perse- cause of their faithful and careful in- ences and 18,000 church members, mak- cution by the dominant church, states struction and the influence of Elder and ing a total of 44,500. In the last two that this year there will be the largest Mrs A A Carscallen and of others who years we were able to baptize 4,143. number of baptisms ever recorded in preceded them, we have many of these Under the peculiar circumstances in the history of that union. Some workers and believers have paid with their lives for their faith during the past year, and many of our believers have been driven from their homes, yet their faith is strong and their courage never wavers. A. V. Larson, president of the Central American Union, brings to .us a note of forward progress in each of the seven different republics comprising the Cen- tral American Union. Many are finding their way into the church as a result of the faithful witnessing by our workers and lay members. R. W. Numbers, president of the Brit- ish West Indies Union, writes that at the close of a three months' effort held in Kingston by R. L. Boothby, 268 were baptized, and that many more are in baptismal classes. C. 0. Franz, president of the Antillian Union, fully expects to baptize three Truck loaded with welfare gifts destined for East Germany in front of our Advent House in Berlin. 26 REVIEW AND HERALD this unhappy war-torn heart of Europe A pale and shabbily dressed woman op- ship. The work for the young people is the church has, nevertheless, made some ened the door to ask what they wanted. very encouraging. During the last year progress. It was not always easy to press She said at once that she had no money, 581 young people were baptized. Our on with courage and hope, but the Lord since her mother was lying hopelessly youth are doing good work in the Mis- of hosts has been with His church and sick in the only room they had, and sions Extension and Ingathering cam- will be in the future. The division of they were without the necessary help. paigns. We now have 358 young men Germany into sixteen local governments The leader of the group told her that taking Red Cross training, and 837 have made it necessary to seek for legal rights they wanted to bring her a bit of joy. As completed the course. We were glad that in each one of these. We are happy to this poor woman listened to the hymn we were able to send from West Germany state that we are organized at present the young people sang, she opened the 1,082 young people to the youth congress as a corporation in West Berlin and in door wider, so that her mother could in Paris. Hamburg. We hope to get the recogni- hear them sing. Our missionary leader The welfare organization shows an tion in the other parts in the near future. saw tears rolling down the wrinkled ever-increasing work. We have been able We must confess that since the war cheeks of the old woman, and they all to take care of 101,811 persons in their there has been little interest in Germany were deeply affected. The young people homes, helping them with food, clothing, in spiritual things. The struggle for the left some literature and went on, happy and in other ways. We have given cash necessities of life has been hard. The in the thought that they had brought joy support amounting to $96,607.65 and interest of nearly all is concentrated on food worth $70,612.64, besides other this life and not on the kingdom of God. help, such as distribution of 10,882 pairs The number of unemployed is still of shoes and 73,045 pieces of clothing. alarming and is only slowly decreasing. We are thankful that the Lord has There still are from ten to twelve million blessed His work in this field, and we be- refugees in West Germany. Hundreds of lieve that He will be with His children our church members have lost all their until the work is done and we enter earthly belongings and are seeking to His eternal kingdom. find a better life in other countries. They are going to all parts of the earth. They are not lost to the cause in general, but The Australasian this decreases our net gain. There is another problem, the lack Division of meeting halls. During the war hun- By F. A. Mote dreds of chapels and halls were de- stroyed. Now we are struggling to build URELY we have much to be grate- and repair, but in spite of all the help ful for in the Australasian Division received by generous gifts and loans from Sas we look back over the past several outside, we still have such a lack that months and see how God has led us in nearly one third of our churches are His work. Two texts of Scripture come without the necessary meeting place and to my mind that I would like to bring must gather in restaurants, in chapels MMIUMIEMMEN to your attention. The first is found in of other denominations, in schools, and A group of natives and chiefs in central New John 8:12: "Then spake Jesus again unto Guinea, typical of many calling for teachers, public buildings. Our evangelistic work them, saying, I am the light of the world: is greatly handicapped for lack of suit- he that followeth me shall not walk in able meeting places. and peace to people suffering, from such darkness, but shall have the light of life." In spite of all this we have much to hardships of life. The other text is found in Matthew encourage us. Our departmental work Our colporteurs are doing a good 4:16: "The people which sat in darkness in its various phases is making good work. This is due to the training they saw great light; and to them which sat progress. The literature work is advanc- get in our schools. Today 158 colporteurs in the region and shadow of death light ing again. From 1940 to 1947 it was im- are doing an ever-increasing work and is sprung up." possible to supply the church with reli- reach out for greater success from year What a wonderful plan has been made gious literature. The lack of paper made to year. Their sales have been as follows: by our loving Father in heaven so that it impossible to print and to replace the 1949, $90,301.50; 1950, $181,101.75; 1951, when Jesus, the Light of the world, is loss of stock suffered by the bombing of $267,749.75. shed abroad in the hearts of His people, the Hamburg Publishing House. It is Since 1950 the missionary report shows others will see that great light, and they still not easy to pay the paper prices, an increase in nearly all branches. Mis- also will turn away from sin to follow since their rise continues, and at present sionary work has been reported by 24,- after our Saviour Jesus Christ. This is we are threatened with a price increase 384 members, an increase of 1,473. They the experience of thousands of our peo- of from 20 to 22 per cent. But the Ham- have visited 212,666 people, an increase ple in this part of the world. burg Publishing House, with 148 em- of 18,315. Bible readings given have num- As we opened the year 1952 we had ployees, shows remarkable progress. Now bered 444,223, an increase of 18,990. As 487 churches, with a total of 30,613 bap- we print special magazines for the church a result of this work 1,564 baptisms have tized church members. It is most cheer- and a mission and a health paper for the been reported. Distribution of church ing, however, to note that in this divi- public. papers has reached 949,827 copies, which sion we have 855 Sabbath schools, with In 1951 we distributed 2,352,974 maga- shows an increase of 277,181. The Mis- 50,000 Sabbath school members. Most zines. Our sales increased from about sions Extension and Ingathering work of these Sabbath school members who $250,000 in 1950 to $400,000 in 1951. have also increased in spite of many hin- have not yet been baptized are to be We have our faithful book evangelists drances. Radio work, which has been found in the mission field section of the who visit the homes. On some days carried on in our division for only a few Australasian Division. groups of our young people go out as years, shows good progress. As a result Throughout this widely scattered terri- singing bands and distribute our Chris- of our radio work 51 were baptized in tory we have a total of 2,916 workers, tian literature. 1950 and 117 in 1951. including about 1,131 employees who On one such campaign a group came The Sabbath school membership is work in the production and distribution to a very small and poor-looking home. now 111 per cent of the church member. of our Sanitarium Health Food products. NOVEMBER 6, 1952 27 These faithful workers, together with this will he to our work in that far-off the cannibals in the highlands of New the laity, both old and young, are do- island mission territory! Guinea is going forward in a most en- ing exploits for God in finding souls In the Coral Sea Union Mission terri- couraging way. Large numbers of men, for the kingdom of heaven. tory the work is advancing most rapidly. women, and children who have known Within the past several months a new During 1951 that field reported 1,037 nothing but cannibalism are now study- emphasis has been given to the work of baptisms, so that their baptized church ing the message and arc attending Sab- evangelism. J. L. Shuler and C. E. Wen- membership now stands at 6,002 for the bath school and church services. Even iger, of the Theological Seminary, have union. They reported approximately 23,- among the most primitive people, where spent much time in conducting min- 000 members in their Sabbath schools. all the dead are eaten by their relatives isterial institutes and in other work Many of these are to be found in the and friends, many are becoming inter- which has been of great strength to our highlands of New Guinea and in Papua. ested in the message, and. for the first evangelistic program in this field. Not In the Coral Sea Union Mission field time cemeteries are being opened so that only have institutes been held, but Pas- we have 319 schools, with a total of 7,290 the dead can have a decent burial. tor Shuler has also conducted successful pupils in attendance. So the work goes on! We are all of evangelistic campaigns, in which a num- In this union great good is being ac- good courage, and are looking forward ber of our evangelists have been associ- complished through the leper work. to the day when the work of God in the ated with him, to learn how better to The Sanitarium Health Food work of earth will be finished. conduct their soul-winning endeavors. the Australasian Division has grown to This spirit of evangelism is sweeping such an extent that it is favorably known across the territory of Australia, New throughout our field. This means much The Far Eastern Zealand, and out through the island in the advancement of the message. Re- mission fields. cently we officially opened our latest fac- Division G. Burnside and his staff of co-workers tory in New Zealand. We now have three By V. T. Armstrong have recently begun another evangelistic health food factories in New Zealand, campaign in the city of Brisbane. During and a total of eleven in Australasia. We 11-1E first Japanese to be baptized the weeks preceding the opening of this believe in teaching health reform in con- 1 into the Seventh-day Adventist evangelistic effort, nearly six thousand nection with the message that prepares Church was T. H. Okohira. He also be- invitations were sent out to people who a people physically, mentally, and spir- came one of the first missionaries to enter had been contacted by our colporteurs itually for this life and for the life to the territory of the Far Eastern Division. and through the Voice of Prophecy. The come. He accompanied W. C. Grainger, who advertising program was successful, and For several months construction on arrived in Yokohama fifty-six years ago on the opening night at least 2,500 peo- new buildings has been going on both —the first denominational represent- ple were present to listen to the subject at the Australasian Missionary College atives of the hundreds who were to fol- —"Heaven." An excellent offering was and the Sydney Sanitarium, in order low through the years. received the first night. We shall pray, that the work may be carried on more Fruits of their early labors were bap- and expect a large harvest of souls as successfully. We are also carrying on tized in a small stream on the outskirts a result of this series of meetings. building in connection with the War- of Tokyo. This was the first baptism Similar efforts are being held by a burton Sanitarium and Hospital, and in conducted by the church in the Orient, number of our evangelists in several of many of the fields new churches and and Hide Kuniya, the first one to re- the larger cities and towns, as well as schools are being erected. ceive the rite, became the pioneer mem- the smaller, throughout Australia and By baptism and on profession of faith ber in our churches of the Far East. New Zealand. 2,21-8 precious souls were added to our Past eighty years of age, he is still work- You have heard about the hurricane churches during 1951 in the home fields ing as strength will permit and winning that wrought such havoc in Fiji on Jan- of Australia and New Zealand and souls for the kingdom. uary 28, 1952. In response to our earnest throughout the many island missions of The history of the work of the church appeals the brethren have given liberally, the division. in these Oriental lands since that first so that the rebuilding work has been The different departments are being convert was baptized is another thrilling started, and within a few months we ex- fostered strongly in all sections of the chapter in the miracles of missions. pect to have our work in Fiji back on field. 1 am sure that you will be in- There have been many difficulties but a normal basis. Surely we appreciate all terested to know that the work among continuous growth. Hindering causes that our brethren throughout the world field have done to help us with their prayers and contributions! We feel that the devil was angry be- cause such strong plans had been made by the Central Pacific Union Mission committee for the advancement of the work throughout the island field during 1952. The devil would have been de- lighted to see 0 UT work destroyed as well as the lives of our workers. We thank God, however, that the lives of our workers and brethren were precious in His sight. The buildings and equipment can be replaced, and this is being done rapidly. In Tahiti, land has been purchased and funds have been made available through the overflow of a recent Thir- teenth Sabbath Offering so that a new training school is to be built for the Ta- Hall erected in Ozamis City, Mindanao, Philippine Islands, for an evangelistic effort conducted by hitian young people. What a blessing T. Cabaluna, A. Savilla, and A. Flores. 28 REVIEW AND HERALD that at times seemed to retard the work to come and open meetings. In every field Literature sales continue to climb. The later proved, a blessing. This now ap- other workers are conducting meetings colporteur army is rapidly growing. pears true of the second world war. It and following up interests. Already sev- More and more literature is being issued touched every part of the Far Eastern eral missions report more baptisms dur- as rapidly as possible to supply the de- Division and was a severe shock to the ing the first quarter of 1952 than they mands of the fields. Sales in 1951 were work in these lands, but the church has had for the four quarters of 1951. S877,070.58, but every report indicates come out,of those days stronger and bet- Guam and other islands in the Far- that the million-dollar mark will be ter fitted for Christian warfare. Eastern Island Mission report a member- passed in 1952. The membership on December 31, ship of two hundred, and from the island Two Japanese colporteurs recently sold 1941, was 32,818. By the close of 1949 of Okinawa comes the report of a bap- forty copies of The Great Controversy there had been a net gain of 14,697, tism of eight more converts. Several of the to one businessman to be given to his making the division membership 47,515. young people who have recently been associates. A student colporteur sold The gain for the first two years of this baptized have entered the Japan Junior four hundred volumes of Power and present quadrennium was 9,330 and the College for training. From the Nether- Prophecy and The Way to Health to the total membership on December 31, 1951, lands portion of New Guinea come re- director of libraries for the Indonesian was 56,845. ports of several groups of believers and Government. The order amounted to Evangelism is the watchword of the a membership of seventy-one. These are $1,485. hour in every field. It has taken much new fields only recently entered. During 1951 the seven publishing time and hard work to rehabilitate after Our schools are crowded with more houses in the Far Eastern Division issued the destructive war. It has also been than thirteen thousand in attendance. literature in twenty-four languages and necessary to catch up in our building The youth of the Orient are alert and translated twenty-one new books. program with the growth in all lines of seeking an education. Many of the con- Bible correspondence schools are be- work. Publishing houses, schools, medical verts are young people. To provide facil- ing conducted in all the principal lan- units, churches, and homes have been ities for training them is our goal. guages of the fields, and enrollments are urgent needs as the fields have en- The addition of a wing to the Tokyo increasing. Thousands more could be deavored to care for the expanding work. Sanitarium and Hospital, a new clinic enrolled if sufficient funds and staff could While there is yet much building to be building in connection with the Tokyo be provided to care for the work. done to meet growing needs, it is pos- Evangelistic Center, two temporary hos- About seven out of every ten persons sible now to assign more funds and pitals in South Korea and additional within our territory are either Moslems more men for direct public evangelism. facilities for the Seoul Sanitarium and or Buddhists. There are multiplying evi- Some of the larger evangelistic meet- Hospital, new clinics planned for in Ili- dences that the time has come to reap a ings might be mentioned. In Singapore, gan and Cebu, Philippine Islands, are all harvest of souls among these people. F. W. Detamore and Raymond Turner urgent needs. There is a spirit of inquiry and a de- have been conducting city-wide meetings, The Bangkok Sanitarium and Hos- termination to seek for light. Much first in English in the Victoria Theater pital moved into new quarters in 1951, might be written regarding the progress and second in translated Chinese in the and the staff are overworked in caring made. In Indonesia many Moslems are Singapore English church. By the time for the ever-increasing number of pa- coming into the church. In Singapore this appears in THE REVIEW AND HERALD tients. On April 24 the new wing of the thirteen have been baptized through the it is planned for this team to be holding Youngberg Memorial Hospital, in Singa- Bible correspondence lessons 'and the fol- meetings in the Indonesia Union. pore, was officially opened by the colonial low-up work by R. A. Pohan. Many are P. H. Eldridge, immediately after the secretary, Colony of Singapore, the Hon- quietly studying the lessons. dedication of the church, began a series orable Mr. W. L. Blythe. The day of march has come, and calls of meetings in the Tokyo Evangelistic The hospital facilities at Penang and for an advance all along the line. The Center, with a very large attendance. Bandoeng and other medical units Word of God is mighty and His promises C. M. Basconcillo and M. G. Yorac have around the division field must be ex- are sure. Under the power of the Holy just completed a series of meetings in the panded if they are to meet the demands. Spirit the work will soon be finished. movable tabernacle in Cebu, Philippine Islands. The meeting hall is being moved to another part of the city for a second effort. In Prison for the Truth's Sake G. W. Munson and his associates are In Finland a Seventh-day Adventist mother came so alarmed at the large number who using a tent in Pusan, Korea, and report of twelve children was warned by the city were turning to the Adventist faith that they overflow attendance and many in the authorities that unless she permitted her exclaimed, "If that woman remains here baptismal classes. The workers in Korea children to attend school on Sabbath she much longer, all the prisoners will become are being pressed to answer the many would be punished. Several weeks passed, Seventh-day Adventists." So she was released urgent calls coming to them for meetings during which she did not compromise her on the thirty-fifth day and allowed to return in all the towns and villages of South principles by allowing her children to attend to her family, with a warning that she was the elementary school on God's Sabbath. to give up her Sabbath notions and allow Korea. Then she was taken to prison and placed in her children to receive their education on In Northern Luzon, T. A. Pilar is solitary confinement on a diet of bread and the seventh day of the week. conducting a major effort in Dagupan. water. There she remained for some time As a result of her uncompromising stand City, and J. 0. Bautista sends word that with the privilege of only a little time each for truth, the present parliament is giving nine evangelistic teams in-his field' are day in the prison yard for exercise. Instead consideration to the opening of parochial in their second efforts and are meeting of complaining and finding fault and won- schools by minority church groups. This with good results. They report baptisms dering why God had allowed this misfortune sister has left behind her a branch Sabbath of fourteen, twenty-two, thirty, thirty- to come to her, she claimed the promise that school and a prison full of men and women four, and sixty respectively in these meet- "all things work together for good to them who are receiving the Bible correspondence that love God, to them who are the called school lessons. ings thus far. according to his purpose." Rom. 8:28. Our church has been granted the privilege S. Ritonga has completed an effort in Day after day, while this mother was in of carrying forward an academy, and now the market place in a village of North the prison yard, she talked to the other through this remarkable experience we may Sumatra, with an attendance of seven prisoners about the coming of Christ and soon have the opportunity of conducting hundred and a large baptismal class as other Bible truths. After she had been in our own church schools. the result. 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Every activity carried on Pampanga, been started when one trou- tions in central Nyasaland, but the presi- by God's people to advance His cause ble after another arose. Two days after dent of the Southeast African Union, is sure to arouse the ire of the devil, espe- they began, a man was murdered not S. G. Maxwell, wanted to know whether cially when such a move appears to be far from where the tent was pitched, and or not it could be done. The two-thousand- meeting with some measure of success. as a result curfew hours were set. From mile journey from Helderberg College, at Nearly every evangelistic effort we have seven-thirty on in the evening no one the southern tip of this great African launched this year has encountered nu- was allowed in the streets. 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We left immediately on the first stage of the barrio lieutenant manifested a friendly by constabulary, because there was an safari, which took us to Lake View Mis- attitude. He permitted them to use his encounter between the government lot for the meeting place and promised troops and the dissidents, at which time sion. There are a boarding school and a that he would see to it that nobody made one was killed, and at a later time two dispensary at this station. Next morning any trouble. Because there was no other rich men of the town were kidnaped. the suggestion was made that we should place for the people to go after the eve- So the whole population became fright. go down the mountain to a prayer house ning meal, all roads led to the gospel ened. The prominent people of the town at Selemani. Brother Maxwell was aware tent. banded together and headed a campaign of my desire to see mission life as it is really lived, and this walk to Selemani When a certain religious group saw of opposition to our work. But our gave me an opportunity to find out how that a large number had become inter- evangelists carried on. Their efforts were our workers conduct operations right out ested and were attending the meetings rewarded with twelve baptized on in the villages among the people. regularly, they said, "The Sabadistas have -May 10. been here but a short time, but they The trail led down through some of the have ever have a big following." So our enemies Victory in Spite of Obstacles most beautiful tropical jungle I put up a meeting place of their own seen. At some points the grass waved two Early this year the members of the feet or so above our heads. After Elder nearby and began a series of meetings. Baesa church began three public efforts. They used amplifiers and began simul- Maxwell had inspected the school and I One of these was held at Bagobantay, the had talked to the church members and taneously with our meetings each place where squatters who have been night. Our evangelist's voice was almost friends, we set out on the thousand-foot ejected from the city of Manila are be- climb up the mountain to Lake View. drowned out. In spite of the fact that ing transferred. A basketball court was complaints had been filed with the town laid out adjacent to the lot of the meet- Living in a Thatched Hut officials, the work of the opposers con- ing place, where young people practiced tinued unabated. However, the people folk dances in preparation for a festival. We left Lake View that same afternoon became sympathetic toward us and con- This was done when the meetings were and moved forward sixty miles to Tete, tinued to attend. going on every night. Bamboo instru- where a central school and church are. 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As most of projected two or three feet beyond the fuse minds and discourage the people those who were attending the meetings outside walls and thus kept the interior from accepting the Adventist faith. Then were his customers, he lost his job when very dark. challenge after challenge for a debate he was told by an enemy not to supply That night there was a heavy rain, and was issued. them with water any more. Having noth- the roof was not by any means waterproof. ing else to do, he resorted to gambling. Acting on Brother Maxwell's suggestion, Threat of Physical Harm One day he was caught with several I put my raincoat over the mosquito net One time our Bible instructor was in others and was thrown into jail. As soon and hoped for the best. This was the first the house of an interested person, giving as he was released from prison he began of several such nights spent in various studies, when a man with a pistol in his to attend the meetings. 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I was tion of mission effort in Nyasaland, at I was privileged to meet our blind impressed with the garden that provides Malamulo, where we have a village school, brother, Evangelist Captain, at Malamulo. • an abundance of fruit and vegetables for He told me that he has had the joy of the three European families and two leading more than nine hundred people European nurses who are privileged to to the Lord during the past twelve years, labor for the Lord at this important cen- and seventeen of them in the month of ter. I Found Liberty in Prison January this year. Pastor Maxwell said the On the way back to Lake View from secret of his success is that he has one Mwami we visited several schools and By Pedro Mesa Rodriguez purpose in life, soul winning. prayer houses. We had rain every day, This rainy season safari in Nyasaland but the roads were not too bad, and our was a grand experience, one that will progress from station to station was made I was only twelve years old when a kind woman invited me to attend some meetings ever be a treasured memory. I shall always interesting by the ever-present possibility in the house of my neighbor. I attended recall with a thrill of real pleasure the that we might have to get out, unload the these meetings for some months, but could enthusiastic singing and friendly greeting station wagon, and enlist the aid of some not understand much. A branch Sabbath of my Angoni brothers and sisters of natives to get the car out of the mud. This school was also held in this home. beautiful Nyasaland. eventuality overtook us near the end of My family moved from the town, but I the safari. We had left the highway to go did not lose contact with the Bible, for my into the bush, along a narrow trail, to father liked to read it, and frequently told visit Balaka village school. The native us what he read. When I heard him, I Opening Doors in Iran evangelist assured us that the road was knew he told us of the same things that "good," and we would have no difficulty were taught in that little Sabbath school. By Eldon J. Green in driving right up to the school. How- The years passed, and in my association Secretary-Treasurer, Iran Mission with the young people of the world I had ever, we had our misgivings, and about a the misfortune to select friends who were quarter of a mile from the school we were given over to liquor. They carried me along It was 6 A.M. as we left Teheran, the bogged down with the rear wheels in the in their ways, and I fell victim to an un- capital city of Iran. Our destination was mud right to the axle! Well, this was all just accusation; but I had to pay the con- Tabriz, a city of more than two hundred part of the job, and I told Elder Maxwell sequences of being the companion of evil thousand, and the great manufacturing that the trip would not have been com- men. They put me in jail in the same city of northwestern Iran. Traveling by plete without such an experience. town where I had attended the branch bus we passed village after village where Sabbath school. the people have yet to hear the message of Visit to a Moslem Area After some weeks in jail my attention a soon-coming Saviour. In the bus Yoash Near the end of the itinerary we visited was called to meetings being held there Sab- bath afternoons. I went to them and was Sangerloo, my traveling companion, made the church and school at Kalembo, a large very much interested. How great was my some friends, and before we arrived in village in a Moslem section of the country. surprise when I found that the same woman Tabriz every person who could read had The old chief of this district has refused who had invited me as a child to attend one of our truth-filled tracts and five to allow other mission societies to enter the meetings in her home, and her daughter, new students were enrolled in the Voice his territory, but he permitted our work- were the ones who were conducting these of Prophecy Bible Correspondence School. ers to go in and establish work there. He meetings. The next day found us visiting our soon found out that Adventists do not I attended faithfully, and began to re- pastor in Tabriz, Haik Salakian. Al- use swine's flesh, liquor, or tobacco, so he member the days of my childhood. As I though our believers here are few in num- decided to permit us to live among his listened I became more and more interested. ber, their courage in the Lord is good. I understood everything perfectly, until at people. Now he is interested in our mes- last I accepted Jesus and gave my heart Everyone is encouraged to know that in sage and shows favor to our people. At to Him. After I had determined to give my this city we have more than five hundred Kalembo we stayed in the school, a sub- heart to Jesus I remained in jail another students studying the Bible through the stantial brick building minus doors and two months. Then my innocence was dis- Voice of Prophecy lessons. windows. covered, and I was given my liberty. It was our hope to visit our believers in We set up our beds at one end of the The day came when I returned to my Rezayeh, across the great salt lake of Ur- schoolroom, and the people gathered at home town, and rejoiced at the thought of mia. Because this is very close to the the other end for the meeting. The audi- continuing in my faith. Some Adventist border, we were told that it would be im- ence at this place was mainly Moslem. I young people who were inviting people to possible to do so, but God intervened had worked among Moslems in India, but their meetings were directed by the Lord to my house also. Great was their joy, and in a very decided way, and the needed never had I found them so eager to listen greater was mine, when they found that I permit was granted. While waiting for to the story of Jesus and His soon return had decided to become a Seventh-day Ad- our bus to leave we went down to the as they were at Kalembo. Right at the ventist. Since I already had received suf- main park in Tabriz, and in a short time crucial point in the address the pressure ficient instruction, and my faithfulness had many tracts were given out, and twenty- lantern that supplied us with light went been proved, I was baptized only one month five more students were enrolled in the out, leaving, us in total darkness. The later. I am infinitely grateful to the Lord Bible lessons. sermon proceeded, and I believe the for the privilege of having learned to know It seems as though the doors into the friendly darkness helped many to give Him and for the happiness that His life gives me. homes of these multitudes are beginning more serious attention to the message. to open. Many eager hearts are waiting Just as the lantern was relighted the call It is my determination to go to college and prepare myself to be a faithful minister to hear this message, and the- only way was made, and we were very happy to see of the Lord, to liberate many souls from we have to reach them in their homes is more than half the audience respond to the prison of sin, so that in this life they through these lessons. Surely God has the appeal to prepare to meet Jesus at may be happy even as I am, and may live many honest in heart to bring to the His coming. in the hope of eternal bliss that awaits them. knowledge of His truth in this way. NOVEMBER 6, 1952 35 In Rezayeh we have sixteen church had to stay out all night in the small boat. members, but at present they are not al- News From Pitcairn And there was not a calm spot anywhere lowed to meet, because they have no Island in the leeward of the island in which they church building. The purpose of our visit could have found shelter. By D. D. Fitch was to look over a proposed site for the "The following day was fine, but the church and make arrangements to go for- sea was rougher than ever, and they would Pitcairn Island is only one and a half ward with plans for building a small not have been able to get into the harbor. miles wide and two miles long and about chapel. Here we have a great opportu- So it was good that they came in when eight hundred feet high. It has 135 in- nity, for we have many interested students they did. The Lord must have sent that habitants who worship in the only church among the two hundred who are studying squall of rain. Now, of course, the eleven the message through the correspondence on the island—a Seventh-day Adventist bags of mail will be left at Panama, and lessons. church. The tiny island is almost due we will get them sometime. But when we After a visit of three days here we re- south from San Francisco, and about as will have a visit from Pastor Branster is turned to Teheran, full of courage and far south of the equator as San Diego, a question. The ship bringing Pastor Mote confident that God is about to,show His California, is north of it. The readers of will not stop long enough for him to come hand in a strong way in these lands where the REVIEW are always interested in news ashore, and no telling where and when from there, so I submit' a portion of a let- it has been so difficult to work. the two ministers will meet." ter just received from Miss Agnes Ross, Stormy weather is not the only feature who is a resident of the island. of life on the sea that creates a hazard. In "We had a lovely May and June, but 1896 when I was one of the crew of the the last three days of June went out wet Why Adventists Keep missionary ship Pitcairn. we said good-by and stormy. A ship called on the last day the Seventh-Day. Sabbath to J. E. Fulton and other missionaries on of June, and although the weather was the island of Suva, Fiji, and were sailing \ wet and stormy, the boats were (Continued from page 7) able to out of the harbor when the wind died go out and back without mishap. down and the tide began to drift the ship "The following morning, July 1, was way to set aside the tall of man and sin, onto the rocky shore. The chief officer, fine and sunny; but the sea was very Remm e the fall of man and sin, and there Captain Graham, instructed young rough. As the day wore on, the wind is no need of the crucifixion and resurrec- Tommy Christian and me to lower the began to blow harder and the rain began tion. Remove the crucifixion and resur- small boat and try to pull the ship Pit- to set in. We were expecting a ship at rection, and V011 have nothing left—Sun- cairn away from danger. However, the 5:00 P.M. that was to bring eleven bags of day included! Lord sent a breeze, and we sailed on our mail. G. Branster, the president of our Those who would memorialize the res- way safely. Central Pacific Union, was to visit us. He urrection of our Lord by supplanting the was to remain on the island until the seventh-day Sabbath with Sunday arc de- next boat. five days later, and then join stroying the very reasons that made the F. A. Mote and go on to Panama and Welfare Work in Central crucifixion and resurrection necessary. other points. They attempt to glorify the superstruc- Europe "None of the union office people have ture while destroying the foundations. visited the island for a long time, so we By Otto Brozio They succeed only in destroying both. were very anxiously looking forward to The Joy of Sabbath Keeping this call of Pastor Branster. Fred Chris- Recently we had a most gratifying ex- tian, one of the church elders, and a perience that we want to pass on to the Contrary to popular opinion, obedience descendant of Fletcher Christian, the readers of the REVIEW. In Berlin, as well to the Sabbath commandment makes for leader of the mutiny on the ship Bounty, as in Hamburg, Seventh-day Adventists happiness, joy, and spiritual satisfaction. had postponed a trip to New Zealand, have been given the rights of a public And why not? Its weekly observance re- corporation. In the city of Hamburg the minds us of our Edenic origins, where a where he intended to take his young daughter Valda for surgical attention, so senate referred our petition to a subcom- holy God created our parents in His own as to be here to consult with Pastor mittee. A woman was the chairman of this image. This stimulating fact gives one a Branster. subcommittee. During the discussion of poise and dignity that surmounts the ir- our request she told the other members ritations and frustrations of earthly life. Attempt to Pick Up Passenger that she was acquainted with the welfare In addition, each recurring Sabbath work of the Seventh-day Adventists, and brings us nearer to the day when the "Our signal hell here on the island rang therefore she recommended that our re- ills of life will be forever removed at the about 2:00 P.M., and the men went down quest be granted. The committee voted coming of our blessed Lord. In that earth to the landing. They all decided that the accordingly. This snakes it very evident made new, as beautiful as the one de- surf was too heavy to take the boats out that these rights were given to us on the scribed in the first chapter of Genesis, to the ship, but the young men said they strength of our welfare work. God's people will dwell safely and eter- would take Out one of the small boats, if Doors open to the denomination when nally. There they will see the face of the for no other purpose than to bring Pastor we endeavor to open them by using our Creator as they come to worship before Branster ashore. When they had gotten welfare methods. This is a work of love Him each Sabbath throughout eternity. out to sea they could not find the ship that Christ can bless. "And there shall be no more curse: but —the storm was so great—so they returned the throne of God and the Lamb shall io the island. Then they saw the lights, be in it; and his servants shall serve him: and went after the ship again. But a heavy and they shall see his face." "For as the squall of rain again hid the ship, so they new heavens and the new earth, which returned to the shore and Bounty Bay. 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