MESSENGER CHURCH PAPER FOR SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS IN THE BRITISH ISLES

VOLUME 86 NUMBER 25/26 4 DECEMBER 1981

TO EARTH WITH LOVE by Daud S heppard He came from the bosom of the Father to the bosom of the woman. He put on humanity that He might redeem mankind. He became Son of Man that we might become sons of God. He came from heaven where the rivers never freeze, winds never blow, frosts never chill the air, flowers never fade, and no one is ever sick. He was born contrary to the laws of nature, lived in poverty, reared in obscurity. Only once crossed the boundary of the land, in childhood. He had no wealth nor influence, and had neither training nor education. His relatives were inconspicuous and uninfluential. In infancy He startled a king, in boyhood He puzzled the doctors, in manhood ruled the course of nature. He walked upon the billows and hushed the sea to sleep. He healed the multitudes without medicine and made no charge for His services. He never wrote a book, yet not all the libraries of the country could hold all the books that have been written about Him. He never wrote a song, yet He has furnished the theme of more songs than all song writers combined. He never founded a college, yet all the schools together cannot boast of as many students as He has. He never practised medicine, and yet He healed more broken hearts than the doctors broken bodies. He never marshalled an army, drafted a soldier, nor fired a gun, yet no leader ever made more volunteers, who have, under His orders made rebels stack arms or surrender without a shot being fired. He is the Star of Astronomy. The Rock of Geology. The Lion and Lamb of Zoology. The Harmonizer of all discords, and the Healer of all diseases. Great men have come and gone, yet He lives on. Herod could not kill Him. Satan could not seduce Him. Death could not destroy Him. The grave could not hold Him. - He laid aside His purple robe for a peasant's gown. He was rich, yet for our sake He became poor. How poor? Ask Mary, ask the Wise Men. He slept in another's manger. He cruised the lake in another's boat. He rode on another man's ass. He was buried in another man's tomb. All failed, but He never. The ever perfect One. He is the Chief among ten thousand. He is altogether lovely, and This is OUR Saviour sponsor money direct to them at 43 Riverside Avenue, Farington Moss, Leyland, Lancs, PR5 3RQ, and not to the NEWS in pictures North British Conference offices. A cheque will be sent to Pastor Rodd as soon as all the money is received. If you feel that you would like to have a part in FUN RUNNING FOR ABERDARON supporting their efforts then please send any contributions to them as soon as possible — no donations will be turned away! What had kept Richard going? Glucose tablets and the desire to raise cash for the camp site that is a real evangelistic outlet for the young people of the North. Maybe Glan-Yr-Afon will really have that 'Super Shower and Toilet Block' that is so much needed for the health and safety of the campers of 1982 and onwards because you supported Richard and Tabitha. BLACKBURN COMMUNICATION SECRETARY

TORQUAY OUTING

Crown Wallpapers and Paint on Sunday 27 September. Pastor Richard Cooper and his wife A group of Torquay churchmembers and Tabitha were two of the 'athletes' who ran friends on a recent outing. It was coach to for the charity of their choice, in fact three Fingle Bridge, Princetown, Plymouth, charities, Glan-Yr-Afon camp site in where at Phoenix Wharf they were joined Aberdaron, the local Hospice and the by their minister, Dr. P. Barkhuizen, his local branch of the Samaritans. wife Yvonne and their family. It was then Publicity has already been given to all aboard the Plymouth Belle for a return • them by the local paper as one of the few trip on the beautiful River Yealm, back to husband-and-wife teams. However, all the coach and home. Weather superb — a this was forgotten one mile from the start day to be remembered. DORIS JORDAN when they were soaked to the skin. It was not a `fun' run by any stretch of the imagination but one long grind of hills and Prince Hears Message of more hills, gales and beating rain between Hope in Riot Area Preston, Leyland and Blackburn in This was the banner headline in a north-west Lancashire. Birmingham newspaper after Prince Richard and Tabitha managed to run Charles had visited the city. The report into Witton Park to collect their medals began: after approximately two hours of rain and `A black gospel group gave an one of low cloud. While they were free impromptu audition yesterday when from blisters they had a lot of difficulty in Prince Charles visited Handsworth, the maintaining their balance in pools of Birmingham district still bearing the scars Photos: Citizen Newspapers water and squelching mud. of summer riots. Top: Allan Deemley, a victim of multiple sclerosis, Was it all worth it? Yes, most definitely. `Six members of the Birmingham-based completes the run before the Lady Mayoress of Had they accomplished anything much? group Exodus sang one of their own Preston — in dark gloves with Pastor Richard Cooper Yes. Richard had raised over £150 for the compositions during his whirlwind visit to on her left. proposed and much talked about 'Super the city. Above: Richard and Tabitha Cooper on a practice Shower and Toilet Block' to be built at `He asked us how we were getting on, run. The so-called 'fun run' lasted three hours, was done in torrential rain and over the very hilly roads Aberdaron. Tabitha had raised a further and I said he were waiting for our big between Preston, Leyland and Blackburn. £70 for this project and both had had a chance to play at the palace. He asked one number of sponsors for the local charities of his officials if that could be arranged, for which they were running. and then asked us to play for him,' said the Torrential rain poured down incessantly If by any chance you decided to sponsor leader, Mr. Elson Newton, aged 27, from as 870 runners waited to register for the either Richard or Tabitha (rather than Tamworth.' seventeen-mile `fun' run organized by the take them up on their invitation to join The gospel group Exodus stem from our Citizen newspaper and sponsored by them on the run), please send your Camp Hill church. EDNA BRYAN 2 PUT CHRIST INTO CHRISTMAS WITH FOCUS ON THE COMING OF JESUS

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member of the Day School in order to STANBOROUGH SCHOOL: NORTH SEA obtain a first-hand impression of Danish EXCHANGE home life. Many friendships were made that week and we look forward to receiving our Danish guests some time in the spring term. Let us hope that this may be the beginning of a regular exchange between these two Adventist schools. JOHN BAILDAM. French master STANBOROUGH SCHOOL IN WORDSWORTH COUNTRY At the beginning of the recent half-term break, members of the upper sixth at Stanborough School went to the Lake District, accompanied by Miss Andrea Luxton, Mr. Nigel Savage and the writer. After last year's most successful literary excursion to Dorset and Somerset, a cottage in Wordsworth country had been chosen for this year's educational autumn break — and educational it certainly was! Horse riding in the driving rain along a lonely beach was said by some to have Stanborough School pupils on their visit to Denmark. been exhilarating, by others to have been almost distressing. Cultures were On Sunday 27 September fifteen on the Vikings in England, a local cheese confused when a boomerang, carelessly sixth-formers from Stanborough School, factory and Jelling, where the Runic thrown during a walk along Hadrian's accompanied by Mr. John Baildam, set Stones depict the beginnings of Danish Wall in Northumberland, almost removed sail for Harwich on the first leg of an history and where every Dane (or so we the head of a local bull. A quick drive over exchange between Stanborough School were told) feels his culture has its roots. the border to Gretna Green unfortunately and our school at Vejlefjord in Denmark. Our social needs were catered for with a did Scotland scant justice for those who A Danish student had been assigned to sports programme, a party held at one of had never been before. Standing on the look after each English student and the teachers' homes and a Saturday top of Helvellyn at nine o'clock in the everyone was most impressed by the evening social, as only the Scandinavians morning on a blanket of fresh snow, in a hospitality shown during our week's stay. can arrange them! We also enjoyed a thick mist and a hail storm in sub-zero However, those who thought they had lecture given by an outside speaker on the temperatures, was not everybody's idea of gone for a holiday were disappointed. The situation in Poland. A sermon by Pastor fun. However, it was an unforgettable week was packed with activity. Classes Madsen, the West Nordic Union experience for those who did brave the were compulsory most days and the president, was heard in the modern and elements under the watchful eye of Mr. English students had to help the Danes thoroughly equipped new church in which Savage, who, climbing up again, actually with their work programme. Educational we had all taken part in the Friday evening found the three pens he had dropped at excursions were arranged to the capital of programme. Each student was also different places on the way down! Jutland, Aarhus, Vejle, and an exhibition invited to spend an evening with a JOHN BAILDAM, French master 3 Pastor John Arthur, BUC Communication director, reports on . . . RADIO OUTREACH FROM LISBON 'The Lord hath done great things for us, and we are filled with joy' (Psalm 126:3). Though we long for a more ideal situation for communicating the Adventist Message to the millions scattered throughout the British Isles using the waves of the air, the above text sums up our feelings since our last report in the MESSENGER. The English-language broadcasts from Lisbon through the facilities of Adventist World Radio have continued each Sunday at 8.30 GMT on 9665 kHz in the 31 metre band. Pastors Martin Anthony, Victor Benefield and Kenneth Gammon have been the speakers for the weekly 15-minute programmes produced in the Watford studio, and these have been appreciated by a small yet widely- scattered young audience. Several typical In addition to updating equipment in the radio studio at Stanborough Park, considerable renovation work has letters of appreciation accompany this been undertaken. This has included the 'bricking-up' of several windows for security purposes; the installation article. of double- and treble-glazed windows for sound insulation; and a remodelling of the recording studio and control room which have remained unchanged since the inauguration of our British radio ministry in 1947. This RADIO ANDORRA year's radio offering will meet the cost of completing this constructional work, and the development of radio, During the early part of 1981 additional cassette, and video programmes to enlarge and enhance the communication of the Church's message. regular Adventist broadcasts were PREPARATION OF VIDEO young people with potential for radio beamed out from Radio Andorra. Some ministry. of these productions were prepared in the PROGRAMMES new radio studio at Newbold, featuring Thanks to the generosity of Ron Grant of RADIO OFFERING — Victor Hulbert, Bernie Holford, and Bert West London, facilities have been Sabbath, 28 November 1981 Smidt (now at Andrews University) etc. acquired for us to make a start on the Because of these commitments, and our Victor and Bernie have also had production of video cassette recordings additional aim to feature more widely opportunity to work as student mis- for evangelistic and general church- Adventist news and views on local and sionaries in the studio at Lisbon, under training purposes. As time and finances national radio (and TV), dare we make yet the direction of Ron Myers, former head permit, we anticipate that such aids (on another appeal for your financial support? of AWR (Europe). Unfortunately this the 'Betamax' system) will become avail- Through the years we have been amazed station in the Pyrenees closed its doors to able to churches during the coming year. by the kindness of our members and AWR in the middle of the year. ministers — one dear pensioner recently HOSPITAL MINISTRY AUDIO-CASSETTES donating £1,000 for this type of outreach. A wide range of audio-cassettes featuring The special annual offering for RADIO Right now Pastor Gammon has kindly SDA music, preaching, and training for EVANGELISM is scheduled for Sabbath, responded to our request to prepare fifty more effective Christian witness is now 28 November 1981. Thank you each one short programmes for use on local available under the ADVENT AUDIO in advance for the support we know you hospital-radio networks — and we are VISUALS label. Due to the efforts of will render. Please be sure to supplement hoping that these will become available in Pastor and Mrs. John West, studio your monetary contributions by your tape-form during the spring of 1982. It_ productions of such tapes are now of a prayers to the end that many more may be necessary to implement a couple high quality. Occasionally, a poor throughout our Union will say, like the of pilot schemes prior to widespread usage 'master-tape' comes to hand, but copies of Psalmist, 'The Lord hath done great things — but we believe such a programme will such are not now being reproduced unless ... and we are filled with joy.' meet a real need, and provide each the material is of particular benefit to the participating church with an opportunity constituency. Our aim is constantly to to enhance its image in the local improve the quality of all our products. Letters of appreciation from English-language community, as it is hoped that listeners: Please write to Mrs. 0. West at Advent presentations will be concluded with the 'Your programmes seem to enable me to understand Audio Visuals, Stanborough Park, words 'This programme has been brought the workings of the Lord more readily.' C.S. Watford, if you would like a copy of the (Hertford) to you under the auspices of your local latest catalogue of cassettes. 'This is an excellent programme and it is a shame more Seventh-day Adventist Church on are not broadcast on domestic TV and radio... Road'. Please send me the first sample lesson of your Hope of RADIO CLUB the World course.' C.D. (Bolton) NEW STUDIO —Stanborough Another possibility for the future is the 'I am glad to hear some words about Jesus. Jesus' Park words are helping me about my daily problems.' M.F. establishment of a 'Radio Club' for (Germany) Our 'new' radio studio in the VOP interested members — hopefully 'It is rare that 1 listen to an entire broadcast from such building at Stanborough Park is now incorporating the co-operation of the a station as AWR — however, the format of the nearing completion. This has been a Speech and English departments of our broadcast was very easy listening, very enjoyable, and lengthy modernization project because of schools and college in the production of if 1 may say so, far more likely to make people listen than the more typical "Bible-bashing" approach limited funds, and the writer pays tribute dramatized programmes for radio (and which most religious stations are prone to.... I would to the constructional skills of Joe Naylor, indeed video), together with the be interested in seeing your Try Living leaflets.' S.K. Paul Trenholm, and others. development of technical skills among (Cambridge) 4 country and to achieve these aims and Today 150 people are studying the Bible purposes the Church plans to build a Child and forty are preparing for baptism. Evangelism centre in Tromso, north There is no crisis situation for an Norway, where the following activities can evangelistic Church, the only problem is take place — Vacation Bible Schools, Bible how to use all the opportunities which Story Hours, Pathfinder Clubs and a day present themselves today. This is why the school. These and other uses of this centre Polish Union is thankful to all those who will save many children for the Kingdom. have helped the Polish believers with their PASTOR DON LOWE, Sabbath School director prayers, shipments of food and other Northern European Division goods, including paper, and in numerous other ways. Public evangelism has become UNPRECEDENTED a new challenge for the Church in Poland OPPORTUNITIES IN and the help of all who will give generously to the 13th Sabbath offering in POLAND December 1981 will enable the Polish Poland does not seem to leave the front Adventists to realize their dream — an pages of the newspapers of the world. A evangelistic centre which is planned for crisis situation, involving almost all ways the southern Polish town of Skoczow. of life, has produced new situations The prayers and gifts of Seventh-day politically, economically and socially. The Adventists in all the world will make our problem has a religious aspect too. A opportunities become a success. recent November meeting between RAY DABROWSKI. Polish Union Communication director Poland's party, trades union and Catholic Church leaders, has created a new AYRSHIRE NEWS challenging and hopeful situation for resolving the country's problems. STEWARTON Queues for groceries and other FALLS TO FOCUS everyday goods have been increasing daily 550 COPIES since August 1980. Food distribution and CAPTURED IT FOR JESUS transportation has begun to show signs of The above heading is the burden of a large In Psalm 1, verse 3, the Psalmist, by way of a critical situation. Political and trades notice which appears on the Glasgow describing a person who delights in and union leaders have continued to aim for church's notice board. meditates on the law of the Lord, says: 'He their goals and the politically strong Glasgow has an unusual problem. shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of Catholic Church has been gaining more Thanks to a gift of 10,000 copies of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his ground in the country's leadership. FOCUS magazine by a member of the season, his leaf also shall not wither — and At least one other Christian Church has Scottish diaspora 'across the blue ribbon', whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.' also shown signs of increased activities, Glasgow has the task of evangelizing In the logo the eleven roots represent the Seventh-day Adventist Church. With Ayrshire. The donor was very specific that each one of our world divisions, the three shortages of paper, chemicals, and labour the magazines were to be used exclusively leaves represent the three unions which problems involving the State's printing in Ayrshire. will benefit from the Thirteenth Sabbath and publishing institutions, the `Znaki Brother David Nuttall reports great offering, namely Finland, Poland and Czasu' Publishing House in Poland has enthusiasm on the part of the Glasgow Norway. produced more literature in 1981 than in membership — despite the fact that they Finland is the easternmost of the the last ten years put together. The have to travel thirty miles before entering Scandinavian countries with a population monthly printing of Signs of the Times has their 'territory'. There is, says Brother of 4,743,160 and an Adventist mem- increased from 12,000 to 20,000 and as of Nuttall, 'a great fog of darkness in bership of 5,921. At Toivonlinna, the January 1982 this will be increased to Ayrshire. . . . That is what we are Junior College, the threat of closure due 30,000 copies every month. In 1981 eight combatting — bringing the truths of to safety requirements makes a new new books were printed, including such Scripture to sweep the country clean for dormitory and dining block an urgent large editions as 30,000 copies of The Jesus.' necessity, in order that the school can Great Controversy and 50,000 copies of A second gift has been received by The continue with its excellent programme for Steps to Christ. Hundreds of thousands of Stanborough Press from the same donor. our youth. leaflets were also printed and distributed. The cheque is for £1,000. This too has to Poland is a land of almost 121,000 While the Solidarity trades union was be spent on 10,000 copies of FOCUS square miles, a population of 35,600,000 preparing for its first congress in magazine for free distribution in Ayrshire. and an Adventist membership of 4,084. It September with its posters displayed in (Nowhere else.) is bordered by the Baltic Sea in the north towns and cities around the country, the The Glasgow church is already and Russia in the east. central Warsaw church put up posters stretched to the limit with the task- Our Church in Poland has many needs and distributed thousands of leaflets in-hand. It had been hoped that the and opportunities. Because of the climate advertising the public evangelistic NBC could organize another youth of liberty and goodwill many strong local meetings of John Fowler, evangelist from witnessing camp in Ayrshire to distribute churches have been established. the USA, and Pastor Wladyslaw the magazines and make contacts which The Church in Poland is enthusiastic to Kosowski. These yellow posters had one would be followed up by the Glasgow share this faith with others. For this message — If you want to find out how to minister. However, these hopes have been purpose our brethren plan to purchase an solve the problems of the contemporary dashed; the NBC youth plan to camp Evangelistic Centre in the city of Skoczow world, come to hear John Fowler and elsewhere in 1982. where large audiences can hear the Wladyslaw Kosowski. And people came. Ayrshire represents unentered territory Advent message. so far as the everlasting Gospel Norway is known as the land of the POLAND CHRISTMAS APPEAL symbolized by the three angels' messages Our Adventist members in Poland are in dire need of food. We Midnight Sun and is the northernmost are launching this Christmas Appeal with the aim to prepare is concerned. The 'great fog of darkness' country of Europe. Its population individual food parcels from members and churches in this must give way to the light of truth. Ten country that will be delivered to individual Adventist families in numbers 4,066,461 and there are 5,541 Poland. The food parcels should be sent to the BUC by 31 thousand free magazines are available for Adventists. Evangelism is the aim and December. They will be taken to Poland by lorry by two of our distribution by anyone who will take on pastors. Pleasesend food NOT clothing. Please ring your local purpose of our membership in this great conference if you need advice. the 'Mission to Ayrshire'. 5 Round and About HAMPSTEAD: Working with the Mentally Handicapped

should be used. A code system has been worked out to see which method has the greatest return. These are: letter box, personal contact, newspaper ads. We pray that God will richly bless our efforts here in Scotland. I. MACKAY, Communication secretary HAMPSTEAD BAPTISM At Hampstead church we were privileged to witness the baptism of twelve candidates by Pastor V. C. J. Benefield on 26 September. The twelve had studied with our Bible worker Sister Gwen Fleming-Noel for four months, and we are happy that they have been taken into fellowship. On Monday 19 October sixteen people This particular baptism service will be completed Part One of the course for long remembered not only because so Voluntary Welfare Workers with the many were baptized, but also because it Mentally Handicapped, which was held at was Pastor Benefield's last service with us. Hampstead church. It was attended by He was transferred to Wembley and fifteen sisters. Brother AnseIm Moore was Ealing on 1 October. the only male. The lecturers were Mr. This was a most fitting way to say James Ross BA, BSc, director of Welfare good-bye and show appreciation for his work at Hampstead. Services of the Royal Society for Mentally COMMUNICATION SECRETARY Handicapped Children and Adults, and Mrs. Doris Flint, regional officer. A meeting is now being planned for the BANA: EIGHTH ANNUAL workers to link up with their local CONVENTION handicapped societies to work together. Broomhill House, nestling beautifully This course was very interesting and amid the quiet scenery of Dartmoor's informative, and concluded with a film foothills, again provided an excellent about the Voluntary Worker's role in venue for this year's gathering of Britain's society. Adventist Nurses for the weekend of 2-4 It is regretted that some of the people October. who were interested did not send their Although only forty-two of our 128 names early enough. For some the members were able to attend, we would distance was too great to make attendance say to you — and all the 1,000 or so SDA practicable. However, plans are already nurses in Britain — 'Wish you could have on the way to hold another session and in a been with us!' We enjoyed an absolute different area. The people who have taken feast of spiritual refreshment, fellowship Part One will have the Part Two session at Top: The last night of the course. Above: President and relaxation, interspersed with ample Hampstead early in the new year. Sister De Gale presents a cheque to James Ross of helpings of Devon's fresh air and really MARIA DE GALE, president, Mencap Greater London Community Services Federation Francis Robertson conducts morning worship.

them to Christ by the spoken word and the CRIEFF: printed page'. Host to Scotland After lunch supplied by the good sisters, On Sabbath 10 October, Crieff church who served hot soup and drinks, the was host to all her sister churches in afternoon meeting began. The purpose of Scotland. the day of fellowship was to promote the The Lord blessed us with a very lively Scottish Bible School. Sabbath School which was taken from the The meeting was chaired by Pastor desk by Brother I. MacKay. Taylor, and also on the platform were Pastor K. F. Taylor, VOP principal, led Pastor C. D. Baildam, Pastor S. Finlay, the church to worship with the thought and Brother I. MacKay. Many ideas were that we had to 'Hitch the donkeys and lead put forward as to how the VOP cards 6 EASTBOURNE TASKFORCE

good food provided by our most genial and helpful hosts, Megan and Ken Hayes. Our president and organizer, Ursula Hubbard, aided and abetted by Lionel and others, had ensured a varied and full programme, with just enough time here and there for a little of that most important professional ingredient all Taskforce members: left to right (standing): D. Tressler, M. Tressler, M. Philbert, C. Thomas, B. Milborough nurses are good at - talking shop! J. Wilson; left to right (seated): A. Hall, B. Johnston, S. Richard, B. Ford, R. Lewis. Giving a full report would take too much space - to whet your appetite and Nine young people from churches in the South England Conference took advantage of an encourage you to join and come next year, offer during the summer of a two-week stay in sunny Eastbourne with all expenses paid here are just a few of the highlights: and no strings attached: that is if you don't consider working for the Lord and enjoying Lionel placed special emphasis on the Christian fellowship as strings! The nine young people were: Sonia Richards Sabbath School lesson theme - 'God's (Trowbridge), Caroline Thomas (Chatham), Bradley John Milborough (Watford), dream - our bodies His final temple'. Andrew Hall (Wimbledon), John Wilson (Canterbury), Martin Philbert and Robert Our well-chosen guest speaker, Pastor Lewis (Hounslow), Brian Ford (Southampton), and Bill Johnston (minister at Chatham Martin Bell, certainly stimulated our and Canterbury). Brother Johnston and Brother Tressler (minister at Eastbourne) led the thinking by posing the intriguing question group through the two weeks from 10-23 August. At the end of the two weeks they all `Was that child handicapped?' in his seemed very sad to leave lovely Eastbourne. sermon. Using Christ's example when He Each day began at 7 am for most of the Taskforce members with an early morning jog `set a child in the midst', he skilfully so that by 8.30 am they were wide awake and ready to participate in an in-depth Bible illustrated ways in which we, as caring study on the major doctrines of Salvation. The study gave them all a lot to think on as they professionals, can both serve and witness set offat 10.30 am for door-to-door surveying in the suburbs. The door-to-door work was to those we work with and for. possibly one of the most successful areas of the Taskforce. Not only did it offer the public a Martin's wife, Cheryl - now another free Gift Bible Course, it also helped the young people to speak of their Saviour to many very welcome 'honorary member' - people. Altogether the Taskforce was able to put ninety-three Gift Bibles and the teaches in a College of Further Education. accompanying lessons into homes. These contacts are being followed up by the Her humbly told account of the Eastbourne churchmembers. unexpected ways in which she is able to After the mornine outreach there was only a short time for lunch before all the help some of today's 'lost' young people Taskforce were away to the afternoon Vacation Bible Schools. During the first week the challenged, perhaps unintentionally, our VBS was held in the small town of Polegate where twenty children attended; and in the own complacency and professional second week another VBS was held in Hampden Park, Eastbourne, where thirty children prejudices, and illustrated many ways in enjoyed the happy songs, the stories and other interesting activities including games and which opportunities for witness can occur. crafts. Our AGM brought encouraging After the rigours of the VBS, everyone was given several free hours for recreation — Officers' Reports, showing BANA to be swimming, games, shopping, etc., before coming together in the evening for an interesting in sound health, at least financially, but in discussion on the principles of Church Growth. This was very helpful to all the young very considerable need of growth! We people as they analysed the needs of their particular churches and discussed ways of agreed to keep our annual subscription at helping them to grow in size, strength and Spirit. only £1.50 to encourage this, and to The effect of Taskforce has been ongoing in that an evangelistic campaign was begun in promote development of local groups Polegate on 20 September to take advantage of the work done in Polegate over the two wherever possible. Hopefully, more weeks the youth were here. Eighty non-members came to the first meeting and after four regular meetings nearer home, in addition meetings we still have fifty coming along. to the main Association activities, will The Taskforce members were a tremendous boost also to the Eastbourne spur more of those 1,000 nurses into churchmembers as they worked, worshipped and fellowshipped with us. Their active participation! friendliness and good spirit gave everyone a lift. Sincere thanks were accorded to our So if you are now wishing that you had been one of the young people who took secretary, Delroy Francis, as he 'retires' advantage of the Taskforce this year, don't neglect to put your name down for Taskforce next year. COMMUNICATION SECRETARY due to pressure of other responsibilities. Sound leadership and careful stewardship prompted members to re-elect Ursula and Nita Collette as president and treasurer. next year', Martin explained and physically stimulating Convention next They will be joined by Pam Gwyn, from demonstrated many of the methods and year, at Broomhill, 23-26 September Grantham, our new secretary, thus resources we can effectively use in quietly 1982. Places will be limited, so Nurses - forming a slightly smaller Executive witnessing in the course of our work. book these dates now! See you then! Commitee. Plans were also laid for a longer and FRANCIS H. ROBERTON Before saying our 'Cheerios - see you even more spiritually, intellectually and Senior Nursing Officer Education — Berkshire 7 `When we began our first post-graduate CHRISTMAS GREETINGS FROM NEWBOLD summer school at Newbold in 1964, we had no idea that one day the full Master of Divinity programme would be offered on the Newbold campus and that one day, this would lead to the establishment of a European seminary here at Newbold. This is an important day for Newbold, for the Northern European Division and for the Euro-Africa Division.' These were the words of Sakae Kubo, principal of Newbold College, on the afternoon of 11 November 1981, prior to the ground-breaking for the new seminary building at Newbold College. Together with a group of staff and students there were present for the ground-breaking two men who, as Dr. Kubo said, 'had planned and promoted the seminary programme', Walter Scragg, president of the Northern European Division and Jan Paulsen, secretary and education director in that division and previously principal of Newbold College. `As the expression of the will of the Church in Europe,' said Pastor Scragg in his presidential remarks, 'the extension of Back row (left to right): John Matthews, Albert Watson, Ernest Marter, E. E. White, Frank Wood, Roy Scarr, Ole-Christian Bjerkan, John Dunnett, John Rigby. Bryan Ball, William Schomburg, Peter van Bemmelen. Newbold College to seminary status has Centre row: Sakae Kubo, Emmanuele Verona. Alveen Thoresen, Margaret Raitt, Mavis Wainman, Sandra needed long and careful planning. The Pilmoor, Gillian Gibson. Myrna Dorland. Veselinka Becejac, Jonquil Hole, Michael Pearson. Front row seminary building is only part of a capital (seated): Harry Leonard. Kai Arasola, Douglas Sinclair. Roald Hofseth, Stephen Thompson, Alan Crowe, development plan including two blocks of Andrew Mustard, John Woodfield. student flats and additional housing for members of the teaching staff, a large part At scores of appointments in various parts of the Northern European Division this year, of which has already taken place.' the Newbold staff have benefited from fellowship with friends of the college. At the end of Before the spades went into the mud the year we should like to say thank you for the good will we have enjoyed in all parts of the just in front of Newbold's gymnasium, Division. Pastor Scragg paid tribute to the THE NEWBOLD STAFF WISH YOU A HAPPY CHRISTMAS. Adventist Church in nine nations of MAY YOU KNOW THE REALITY OF THE LORD'S PRESENCE IN 1982. Europe who had forgone money which they could have used for other projects in order to co-operate in the building of the seminary at Newbold. 'As a non-European', he said, 'I would like to NEWBOLD: Ground-breaking for Seminary congratulate the Church in Northern Building Europe for taking this decision and express my gratitude to God for making means available for the project and for men and women to support it.' In his prayer, Dr. Jan Paulsen thanked God for the opportunities which the new building presented and asked that we might find His will in the use of the seminary. Wielding spades on this occasion were representatives of the college, the Northern European Division, the archi- tect and the builders. HELEN PEARSON Public Relations director, Newbold College

Reporting Christmas Events Nothing is quite as dead as Christmas when Christmas is over. Communication/PR secretaries are kindly requested to have all reports of Christmas events which they want published in MESSENGER on the Editor's desk by 4 January. The events of Christmas 1980 were still being reported in MESSENGER in April 1981! Left to right: Sakae Kubo, principal of Newbold College; Ole Kendel, president Newbold Student Association; The first duty of a Communica- Jan Paulsen, secretary and education director, Northern European Division; Walter Scragg, president, tion/PR secretary is to be prompt. Events Northern European Division; John Muderspach, treasurer, Northern European Division; John Rigby, business should be reported as soon as they have manager, Newbold College; Aubrey Williams, architect; John Harrison, Triangle Builders. occurred. 8 Students hand over cheque NEWBOLD College stu- dents recently gave Church Hill House Hospi- tal in Bracknell a £175 boost to funds. The money was raised from the sale of magazines by young people at the Binfield based Seventh—Day Adventist College. Every year they sell the magazines to boost church funds and a local charity. This year they selected the special hospital for mentally handicapped people. Mr William Henning, senior nursing officer at the hospital, explained the money would be spent on an inflatable toy for dis- turbed children. We will be able to buy quite a reasonable sized one with this money, It will be very helpful in calming the children and allowing them to explore the toy. We were very pleased to receive the money — especially as it came from the community. We always have a lot of sup- port from people in Brack- nell and the surrounding area. A CASH BOOST for Church Hill House Hospital. Pictured (left to right) are Miss Norma Treasure, Mr William Henning, Mr Alan Crowe and Mr Don

DUNDEE BAPTISM one of their young people, Miss Margaret other 'babes in the Truth' in our midst. Robb, on Sabbath 22 August. They also need our loving concern. The Dundee churchmembers witnessed If ever the words of a hymn applied to a The baptismal service was a fitting the baptism by Pastor Denys Baildam of situation, the third verse of number 413 climax to the four-year ministry of our certainly did on this occasion: well-loved minister, Brian McCormac, 'Just as I am though tossed about who leaves soon with his bride of a few With many a conflict, many a doubt; weeks to take up an appointment in his Fighting and fears within, without — 0 Lamb of God, I come, I come.' native Ireland. They do so with our loving prayers. Such have been the sorrows and COMMUNICATION SECRETARY difficulties in Margaret's life the past few years — an only child, she has, comparatively recently, lost both parents within a short space of time — that, in FOREST GATE: surrendering, the cry of her heart might well have been 'Lord, I believe. Help A New Arrival Thou mine unbelief. The recent change-over of pastors which Mrs. Nora Myles, her aunt and a has affected most of the London area has much-loved and respected church- seen the arrival at Forest Gate church, of member, has played a major part in Brother E. Guthrie and his family. Margaret's decision, not by telling her that The Week of Prayer has just reminded this is what she should do, but by her us of the importance of the family and its Christian support and friendship in multifarious functions — with reference to Margaret's darkest hours. May the rest of the church and the home. Consequently, us Dundee members play our part, too, by we welcome this addition to our Church being fathers and mothers, brothers and family at Forest Gate, and it is our wish sisters to this latest addition to 'the that we will not be a burden to Brother family'. And let us not be unmindful of the Guthrie, but a comfort, and that we will be united in the task of strengthening and Miss Margaret Robb with Pastor Baildam and her expanding God's Church. aunt, Mrs. Nora Myles, on the day of her baptism. DEBORAH SPOONER 9 their beliefs in practice will be of wide GOOD REVIEWS FOR interest. How is the rite of baptism THE ENGLISH CONNECTION peformed? How and why do they keep the Sabbath? What do they believe about the The Harrogate Conference marked the publication of THE ENGLISH CONNECTION. Written by Dr. B. W. Ball, this book sets out the cardinal beliefs of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and Return of Christ, and in what ways does does much to improve our image. this influence their life style? What do Reviews of THE ENGLISH CONNECTION are beginning to appear in a variety of publications. they believe about the world to come? The We share with you the one below. written by Dr. J. G. Harris, lecturer at the University of Wales answers to these and many other and tutor with the Open University. Dr. Harris is not a Seventh-day Adventist and was prompted questions are found in this book. to write the review after one of his students — an Adventist — had arranged for him to be provided DR. J. 0. HARRIS. The Open University with a copy. DISCOUNT SCHEME purpose which is to present the nature of THE ENGLISH CONNECTION was published by an Seventh-day Adventism from the point of outside publisher but has the full backing of the view of its association with Protestantism, denomination. Dr. Ball was given leave of absence to write the book. A large number of and especially with the English Puritan copies have been purchased by the British Union Movement. from the publisher for distribution through The Dr. Ball's work is sure of a warm Stanborough Press Ltd. welcome and is likely to become the It is the view of the field leaders that every public library in the United Kingdom should be standard work in this field for many years presented with a copy of THE ENGLISH CON- ahead. The author has rendered a signal NECTION. The presentation should be made by service not only to Adventists but to a the nearest Adventist church. The BUC Executive wide range of Christians by bringing again Committee has voted a discount on large pur- chases. For details of the plan local churches into the forefront of public consideration should contact their conference or mission head- the rich but many-sided heritage of quarters. Puritanism. This is something too many have been ready to dismiss or write off as EAST ANGLIA: being of no more than a fossilized interest in this modern age. But Dr. Ball has shown Community Services that the movement that the early Puritans It was a joy to travel through the English initiated is very much alive and is countryside to the East Anglian flourishing in at least one vigorous branch Community Welfare Federation meeting of Christianity. He has brought together on the first day in November. Former many of the main truths of Puritanism in friendships were renewed as we met in the an incisive way that compels the attention Ipswich church. Pastor Eric Metzing gave of the reader and obliges him to grapple a warm welcome to the guest speakers and with a number of the basic tenets of members from the seven churches Christian faith and how it might be represented. practised. A special service which the Mrs. P. Capes, Welfare leader from the author has rendered is his skilful Norwich church, opened the service. Mrs. interweaving of the work of some J. Palmer led in prayer. A lively report of Protestant luminaries into his discussion. work accomplished by the Lowestoft The tone of the work is evangelical, as members together with exhibits of lovely The Seventh-day Adventists have been an the chapter titles indicate. To the craft work was given by Mrs. E. Sampson. integral part of the British religious scene newcomer to Adventist thought some of The Ipswich church choir gave a ever since William Ings and John the modes of expression and the ideas will delightful musical item. Miss B. Duke, Loughborough landed here in the late be intriguing but nevertheless compelling. secretary-treasurer, gave her report which nineteenth century. They soon made The chapters on the Sufficiency of was accepted. inroads into the life of the country and the Scripture and The Incomparable Jesus The guest speaker, Mrs. Nan Fyfe, the movement has since impressed itself upon will demand more than one reading. County Organizer for Dr. Barnardos, in many aspects of the national religious Among the merits of the book as a her opening talk said that 75 per cent of scene. whole is the comprehensive review given her life was given to the organization: Still it is true to say that there are large of the historical roots of Adventism. In a `You join — you don't work for numbers of people within and without the helpful way these are integrated within the Barnardos'. Mrs. Fyfe gave a graphic churches who are ignorant of the beliefs account of the religious movements and account of the work carried out for and teaching of the Adventists. Their thought that have made Adventism what homeless children by the organization. knowledge of their practices is often it is today. In this way the reader is being Every child has a right to a good home. Dr. superficial and distorted. To some they informed and educated at a number of Barnardos seeks to supply this need where are a cause of irritation and to others of levels as he proceeds. Not only will he be it is lacking. There are 9,000 children in anxiety. Yet there is a curious searching instructed in the approach of the Puritans these homes, more than half from broken for fuller knowledge. Who are the to Scriptural inerrancy and exposition but marriages. The offering of £65 was Seventh-day Adventists? Is it a cult? also in the interplay of religious thought presented to her. Where did it come from and what are its and practice that go under the umbrella of Mr. L. Crowe, the Federation's roots? Does it belong to mainstream Puritanism. At the same time the author president, gave his report and said we Christianity? What do Adventists believe makes his standpoint clear. The cohesion should try to impart the peace of Jesus to about Jesus Christ? About the Church? that emerged from a dynamic Puritanism others, and follow His ministry by love for About the Sacraments? About the future is continued in the tradition inherited by others less fortunate than ourselves. Mr. life? Seventh-day Adventism. and Miss N. Andrews sang a duet. Pastor The need for an in-depth study of some For many readers no doubt the Cecil Perry, SEC Community Services of these issues has long been felt. This practices of Seventh-day Adventism will director, thanked Mr. Crowe for his need has now been satisfied to a be the most useful and attractive feature. excellent report. Pastor G. M. Bell, significant extent with the well produced But practice cannot be divorced from recently returned from Iceland, told how work by Bryan W. Ball, The English theory and Dr. Ball will not allow his he climbed a volcano where formerly red Connection (1981) (James Clarke, £7.50). reader to take an easy line on this. hot rock had cascaded down, and he This very readable study has a specific Nevertheless, how Adventists work out brought a specimen of molten lava which 10 had covered homes and shops, while our Banbridge Town Council. Guest speakers for a pound of honey? But at ASWA we little church remained with one scar, a for the main service were Pastor and Mrs. have a college bakery and farm, and can reminder of God's care and power. B. Spears of California, who had been get good bread, eggs and some veg. But The ladies and young people of the instrumental in raising much of the for most fruit and veg., I let my friend Mrs. Ipswich church provided delicious finance for this and other projects in the Stijnman bargain from the roadside refreshments after the meeting. Irish Mission. Also participating in the vendors. There are no greengrocers' MAY SNFFD opening ceremony were John Freeman, shops. It takes all day to shop; we take our head of `Maranatha'; Pastor Harold lunch, and sit in the sunbaked car `MARANATHA' BUILDS NEW Calkins, the new BUC president; Pastor steaming ourselves, surrounded by CHURCH IN IRELAND IN Derek Clothier, president of the Irish curious children wanting to sell us boiled FIFTEEN DAYS Mission; and Pastor Ron Edwards, the peanuts, fresh limes, cold Coke, socks or local minister and hard-working building yam. But all goods, even locally-grown, The erection of a new church in co-ordinator. Many local inhabitants zoom up in price when a foreigner tries to Banbridge, Northern Ireland, has been attended an 'open house' which followed buy. So we try to grow some foods completed fifteen days after the laying of the ribbon-cutting, and some of these folk ourselves. the foundation stone. are now attending campaign meetings Gardening is more frustrating than at Sixty-five Americans — many of them which Pastor Dalbert Elias commenced home, but just as fascinating! We retired — belonging to `Maranatha Flights the following day. expatriates all try to grow European International' (an SDA lay-organization) Yet another group of believers in the seeds . . . but the local ones do better, of were responsible for the construction British Isles rejoices over a 'miracle' course. There are, just waiting for them all which cost about £50,000. Day-to-day performed by `Maranatha' — other recent in the garden, voracious insects, progress was reported by the press and projects being the construction of grasshoppers, caterpillars, snails, moulds Irish television and radio. churches at Crieff and Londonderry. and viruses, and a very poor sandy soil The opening ceremony was performed PASTOR W. J. ARTHUR leached and pounded by the rains. Still, by Mr. Will Davidson, chairman of the Communication director, British Union Conference I harvested more than eighty ridge cucumbers — and plenty of small sweet peppers. I have a little mint, a lot of parsley, the few tomatoes that did not rot; THE HUMID HOUSEWIFE I lost a pumpkin to maggots, but harvested April Dunnett provides some interesting insights into 'life at the mission' in Nigeria. some very nice carrots and hot radishes. The next experiment is to grow aubergines; the sweetcorn plants were all Outside it is raining steadily. Apart from preparatory sweeping — and do indulge in bashed to the ground by a recent storm just the soft brown tick of the little a European handled broom, rather than before ripening. I still blanched and froze travel-clock, the house is quiet. Rare the back-bending local broom of the tender grains. I'm trying the long moments — of silence and coolness. palmfrond ribs, that scoops the papers and green 'snake' beans, and often boil 'ogu' Tuesday this term is my free day — no leaves the dust behind. After sweeping, I — the tri-lobed leaves of the silver classes — but, as every housewife knows, wash the floors all through the house and fluted-pumpkin — or the succulent weed there is always plenty to do at home! the porch, with a cloth wrapped over a `waterleaf . Out in the sun in my garden I Usually, missionaries write about their broom, taking a bucket of disinfectant dig and weed and sweat and glow red. preaching and teaching, but do you ever detergent water for frequent cloth-rinses. read much about their wives' work? Do The bath and sinks get a scouring to I'm lucky; my garden also includes you ever wonder what a woman's life is remove the red iron deposits from our fruit: guava, orange, lemon, pawpaw, like — the everyday chores around the ASWA well-water. grapefruit, avocado and a pineapple house, which are the same and yet so Bless the rainy season! I can wash patch. The trees support swinging, green, different here in the tropics? windows once every two months, whereas tennisball nests of vicious tailor ants who Take last night for a starter: faculty during Harmattan, the dusty desert-wind try to stop you picking fruit. Twice their meeting, which had started at 8 pm, season of December to May, red dust lies friends the soldier ants have driven me coming right on top of my long Monday of thick, and houseprouds have to wash from my gardening, and half a dozen times more than eight hours teaching and seeing windows every two days. And 'dusting' is I've had to chase snakes. My cats and I students at college, ended at 11 pm; I wiping all shelves and glossies with a damp killed about six; then the deadly green walked home, swinging my torch to ward cloth. Dry dusters simply don't work. I mamba bit my marmalade cat beside my off snakes, and what did I find on my front carry my rubbish to a pit my garden-boy front porch. Ginger possibly saved my life, porch? Files and platoons and brigades dug in the edge of the bush, and throw for he killed the snake before the venom and whole regiments of soldier ants, earth on it — cans and glass. I burn papers, snuffed him out. He was just five months death-herding terrified insects and lizards, and put kitchen waste on my compost old. I wish I had been at home. Eden with and threatening a major invasion of my heap. Finished at last, hot and humid, in the snake — but there are still flowers. And kitten-occupied living-room. No quick time for a shower before lunch — if I on Sabbath I can take time to enjoy them; way into a soft bed; no, out with the started at the peep of dawn! in every room are vases (jam jars, juice buckets of hot soapy water, and insect Too tired to cook much, especially for bottles, and the like) of colour: huge spray can; my semi-detached neighbour, one. Bachelor men and girls do full-time hibiscus, pink, red or white; yellow Mrs. Smith, joined me and we finally jobs and full-time housework — there's still trumpets; red bugles in clusters; orange repulsed the enemy at twenty past the laundry to be done — a kind of marigolds, in ruffles; purple chalices; midnight. Today the porch is strewn with sauna-activity here. I'll probably make powder-blue puffs of plumbago; crimson- swathes of corpses and trails of dried lunch around Granose Tender Bits, or and silver-splashed calladium leaves; detergent. It'll have to wait till Thursday — baked beans; throw in some fried purple gaudy, stiff croton leaves; shocking pink cleaning day -- to be 'shined up' again. onion, and toss the lot on some rice from zinnias, ferns; pure tall bell lilies or Cleaning days are interestingly Shagamu open market, after sorting out shooting-star lilies — even a rosebud or different here. There's no quick rushover the stones and weevils. European foods, two. with the vacuum cleaner, or flick of a soft which I buy about once a month in the At last the humid housewife can sit duster over the shinies. Here, because of three department stores in the back, the fan on, looking at a clean house; the sticky red mud or dust, everything has forty-mile-distant city of Ibadan, is let me put my feet up, cuddle the cats, to be washed, every week — not just the import-expensive. Imagine £2.70 for a open a good book, and gently, coolly, kitchen floor! I love the rhythm of the medium packet of conflakes? or over £3 dehumidify! APRIL DUNNETT 11 THE DELL FLATS LOWESTOFT: Crown Court Victory Victory! What a thrilling word that is. At the Crown Court, Ipswich, an Adventist and a Baptist opposed the appeal by the Victoria Wine Company for an off-licence at Station Square, Lowestoft. As reported in the Journal `Mr. Walter Newman told the court that "winos and hobos" already congregated there. Another licence would encourage them. He said there was strong public opinion in Lowestoft about what was going on in the centre of town. He quoted a letter from a local newspaper in which a reader said "he was sick of seeing winos and hobos reeling about the place and using foul language".' Finally quoting again, 'On behalf of the citizens of Lowestoft I ask for the appeal to be refused to safeguard the residents of the town'. After the bench had retired for fifteen minutes they returned with a verdict, appeal not granted. Much of the credit for this victory is due The Seventh-day Adventist Church upper-floor larger units, and one to Pastor Bernard Kinman, a local attempts to meet the needs of people of all ground-floor flat which is slightly smaller. ex-policeman and Mrs. Edna Hitcham, age groups. The Cradle Roll Department Because of the depressed state of the secretary of the local NBWTAU, as well of the Sabbath School caters for the very market a ten per cent discount is being as the prayers of many folk. While this is young, followed by the Kindergarten, allowed for life-tenancy, the reduced only one victory among many failures, yet Primary, and Junior divisions. The Youth figure for the larger flats being £12,150, it is witnessing our concern for the young Department also plays its part in and the smaller one being £11,250. These and the alcoholics. providing programmes and resources for a charges are exclusive of rates and inter- What are you doing? vital segment of the Church. Then, of nal upkeep. However, the relevant MYRTLE NEWMAN, Temperance secretary course, the Church has numerous department of the Church (Seventh-day activities of a general nature for those in Adventist Association Ltd.) is responsible their prime years. for major repairs and external upkeep. NEWPORT: A growing But what about members in their Moreover, the grounds are maintained by church eventide of life? Does the Church have the estate gardener. There was joy in heaven on the last any facilities for this older age group? Yes, The flats are located in a secluded area, Sabbath in October as the angels several steps have been taken to ease their and there is also a beautiful modern witnessed the baptism of four precious burdens. Some local church organizations church in the grounds, the current souls who had vowed their allegiance to have regular fellowship meetings membership being fifty. the Heavenly King. especially for senior members. Should tenants withdraw from their Pastor E. Logan, president of the Also, Eventide Homes have been property for any reason within ten years of Welsh Mission, gave a stirring address on established at 'The Dell' in Lowestoft and occupancy, the purchase price less ten per becoming a part of the Body of Christ by `Lundin Links' in Fifeshire. These centres cent for each year of occupancy is repentance. His remarks were based on 1 provide accommodation, meals, and repayable to them or credited to their Cor. 12:12-27; to be a part of the body of limited health-care facilities in a Christian estate in the event of decease. Christ was to identify oneself totally and environment and approximately forty Obviously all the details cannot be completely with Jesus. members are appreciative of this interest listed in this article, but these can be The joy of the church was expressed as which is being taken in their welfare, and obtained from: Mr. S. V. Maxwell, our minister and three elders accepted of the fine service being rendered by the secretary, Seventh-day Adventist Associ- these dear ones into Church fellowship staff in the two homes. ation Ltd., Stanborough Park, Watford, after immersion by Pastor Michael However, there is an additional facility Herts. Walker. Marcel Celtel, who had been for aged members which the Church has The flats represent good value, and brought up in the faith, shared this faith made available. This consists of ten have provided a happy environment for a with his friend Stuart Joseph, by bringing self-contained flats in the grounds of 'The number of retired members. Moreover, in him to Pathfinders and to church each Dell' Rest Home. Erected almost eight cases where health-care has become week. After studying together with Pastor years ago, each flat comprises a lounge, necessary, residents of the flats have Walker, they gave their lives to Jesus, and bedroom, dining room, kitchen and found it convenient to transfer to the 'Rest entered the waters together. bathroom. Residents are self-catering, Home' where services are cheerfully Brother Julian Celtel contacted the next though arrangements can be made for provided by the matron, Mrs. E. candidate, Mr. Herbert Davidson, while meals to be provided in the Rest Home. Roderick, and her dedicated staff. Ingathering, and although a committed At the time of writing three such flats PASTOR W. 1. ARTHUR, vice-president, British Union Christian for many years and a lay Conference are available for purchase. There are two preacher for the Methodist Church, our brother was thrilled to discover further Bible truth about the Sabbath, and Jotsam re-dedicated his life to Christ in baptism. Pun Lines 'There. are two important forces in the affairs of Sister Winifred Roberts was first Hint-and-run gossip men; one is the Sword, the other is the Spirit. contacted by Miss B. Clark, our local Snub-conscious mind And in the long run, the Sword will always be colporteur, and brought along to the effort A nation of homemoaners conquered by the Spirit.' — Napoleon. meetings at the Kings Head Hotel two 12 SABBATH FOOD AT NEWBOLD DEVELOPMENT AID: SITUATIONS VACANT Sabbath visitors to Newbold may like to know that The Adventist Church in Northern they can eat in the college cafeteria at a price of £1.50 Currently there are some vacant per head per meal. Europe is currently engaged in a positions and the purpose of this little Tickets may be obtained in advance from the col- considerable development work in a article is an endeavour to reach such lege cook Roald Hofseth, Newbold College, Binfield, number of countries in the Third World. people as might be interested in en- Bracknell, Berks. RG12 5AN. You will understand gagement in this work. that the College cannot give free meals. This new dimension to our missionary HELEN PEARSON activities has been made possible in as The grants under which these people much as our Church has been recognized are sent out originate from Sweden and as an agent through which Government Norway, and there is an emphasis on years ago. She now finds her joy in Development Aid funds can be chan- personnel from those areas, but it is also identifying herself with the remnant neled. Such co-operation has already been possible to recruit, to some extent, from people, awaiting the Lord's return. We are taken up with the Development Aid other countries. a growing church in Newport, and each Organizations of Finland, Sweden, The grants and positions currently department is active in winning souls for Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, England vacant are as follows: Christ. Please pray for our campaign in and Germany. 1. Administrator for the Aba Health Centre Project Cwmbran, that more may be added to our Projects are currently in progress in in Nigeria (this is a new project under church. VERA MACHELL Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, Upper construction, but it is planned to be finished in the Volta, Togo, Nigeria, Losotho and spring of 1982) Swaziland. Projects are further being 2. Physician for the Aba Health Centre Project WEST MIDLANDS CHURCH 3. Registered nurse for the Aba Health Centre planned for Zaire, Ruanda, Cameroons, Project SCHOOL AID CONCERT Zimbabwe, Colombia and Bolivia. 4. Midwife for the Aba Health Centre Project The West Midlands SDA Educational The projects vary from Mobile Health 5. Builder for Techiman Vocational School Project committee arranged a sacred concert at or Dental Units, to large Vocational in Ghana 6. Technician for Techiman Vocational School the Digbeth Civic Centre on 31 October, School-complexes. There are also Project in aid of funds for a Midlands Church Agricultural Developments, Irrigation 7. Teacher-matron for Techiman Vocational School School. Who better to act as compere, schemes, Community Development Project including well-digging in remote villages, 8. Agriculturalist for Techiman Vocational School along with school teacher Sister E. Simons Project from Camp Hill church, than Orville and Health Centres. 9. Teacher for Konola Academy in Liberia Woolford, headmaster of John To carry out this programme, there has 10. Project manager for Basega Community Loughborough School in London? developed a need for workers and experts Development Project, Upper Volta of various kinds, and through our 11. Instructor-matron for Basega Agricultural School Guest artists for the evening were the 12. Physiotherapist or nurse for the newly gospel group from London, 'The Golden co-operation with the national aid established Polio Programme at Masanga in Sierra Chords', along with the 'Fullers'. Local organizations, funds have been made Leone available for the sending out of volunteer 13. Vocational teacher-dairyest for the Collegio talent such as Camp Hill Male Voice Adventisto de Bolivia, in South America Choir, Jessica Mitchell, Sister Quarrie, workers under a special plan which we `Remnant', 'New Hope', Brother Peters call 'Adventist Aid Volunteer System' There is a constant change-over of and his musical saw, assisted by Master (AAV). personnel as terms expire and new people Adams, completed an evening long to be Currently we have between fifty and move in. It is a golden opportunity for remembered by all present. Brother sixty such volunteers in the Third World, Adventists to have a part in the Woolford told us God would open unseen in different countries which include: Development work in the Third World, to doors to make this project of a West Thailand, Swaziland, Losotho, experience missionary life and to make a Midlands Church School possible, so that Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Togo, Upper Volta, contribution, and thereby give part of their not only would our children be provided Ghana, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Sierra own life-time for this service. with an opportunity for a Christian Leone, Gambia, Haithi and Bolivia. Anyone interested, please write to me at education, but a beacon would be set Requests for help have come in from the address: N-3506 ROyse, Norway, Tel. burning to light up the whole of the West other fields also, so this scheme will be Norway — 067-37373. You can also Midlands region. widening. The AAV workers we currently contact the Union Development Aid We would ask for your prayers that God have in the field represent a large number directors at the various Union offices. will open the way in finding the right of professions; there are nurses, midwives, We believe that we have something property for this project. E. w. BRYAN doctors, dentists, teachers, builders, special to offer our people through this agriculturalists, physiotherapists, arrangement, and invite you who have matrons, administrators, maintenance some qualifications with which you want to ASK A BUSY MAN engineers and instructors. contribute to contact us. To qualify under this particular scheme, PASTOR ODD JORDAL, Development Aid director, In biblical times, when God wanted a Northern European Division fellow-worker, one must have certain minimum quali- He called a busy man. fications which are in accordance with Moses was busy with his flock. the positions to be filled, and some work Gideon was busy threshing wheat by the experience in the area of one's profession. NOTICE OF MEETING wine-press. There are no specific age limits and NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the adjourned Saul was busy searching for his father's currently we have people in the field third Annual General Meeting of New Gallery lost donkey. ranging between the ages of 21 and 60. Conference Centre Limited, will be held at Stanborough Park, Watford, Herts., on Thursday, David was busy caring for his father's Service terms are usually two years. The 10 December 1981, at 12 noon for the following lost sheep. AAV worker gets the return fare to the purposes: Elisha was busy ploughing with twelve field of service, refurnished housing, a To receive and consider the report of the yoke of oxen. field salary, which is sufficient to maintain directors and the statement of accounts for Nehemiah was busy bearing the king's a reasonable living standard, and a small the year ended 31 December 1980. To transact any other ordinary business of the wine cup. home land deposit to enable him to cover Company. Amos was busy following the flock. expenses he may have in the home land. We apologize for the fact that we are unable to Peter and Andrew were busy casting a Free medical care and comprehensive enclose the 1980 accounts with this Notice but net into the sea. insurance is included in the arrangement will let you have them as soon as they are James and John were busy mending available. and the service is usually on a new project On behalf of the Board of Directors, their nets. or in an institution of some kind operated S. V. MAXWELL, secretary Matthew was busy collecting taxes. by Seventh-day Adventists. 13 STANBOROUGH SCHOOL without a plan?' — what a tremendous thing to believe that God does indeed AND POPULATION have a very positive plan for our planet. CONCERN MRS. PAULINE POTTER, Geography teacher Bring back the A group of fourteen pupils and one staff springtime . . . member went to a conference on Population and Development at Lincoln Cathedral on Tuesday 29 September. The SHIPMENTS TO POLAND conference was run by Population The Polish Union Conference, which has Concern and there were some very more than 4,000 Seventh-day Adventist interesting people there. members has, over the last several Lord of the rushing Dr. David Bellamy spoke about how streams and lush green months, benefited by gifts of food, grass of springtime. nature controls population in the animal clothing and paper from its fellow unions Of the autumn leaves world and the terribly wasteful way we use turning gold and in the Northern European Division. brought bright with thin natural resources. He is as informative, The troubles of the Polish people have sunshine, lively and entertaining in real life as he is Of winter's chilling blast been widely featured in the various media, and summer air — on the television. A four-minute film and the plight of our believers living there quiveringly transparent. showed us very forcibly the frightening has prompted such actions as that of the Help us to see Your face in all You have made. population explosion that has taken place West Nordic Union who donated twenty And bring back the in the last hundred years. This was tons of goods from Nutana. Local springtime to our lives. underlined by many statistics from churches in Sweden have posted food AMEN Professor Scorer of London University. parcels to Poland and recently sent in a Perdita Huston, an American author and carload of food and clothing. Pastor C. van Bring back the springtime to feminist, outlined very strongly the poor Ree, a local pastor from the Netherlands, your spiritual life by status of most women in the Third World, took a trailer loaded with £350 worth of which adds to this whole problem. supplies to Warsaw. The Finland Union beginning each day with God. The highlight of the conference for one voted to give the Polish Union three tons Begin each day with the of our sixth form pupils, Alain Fidelia, was of paper and this, together with other gifts Morning Watch. being presented with a Honda motor- of paper sent recently, will greatly help the bike by the well-known actress Susan Polish publishing work. Morning Watch is an ideal Hampshire. Alain had earned his prize by The Northern European Division, on a Christmas or New Year gift. collecting more than £100 on a sponsored cost-sharing basis with the Euro-Africa fast for Population Concern. The total of Division, has so far donated twenty-five £14,000 raised went towards easing the tons of cooking oil, flour, sugar, lentils, plight of Vietnamese refugees in Hong rice, beans and margarine, and a further Give this coupon to your Lay Kong. shipment of twenty tons of soap powder, Activities secretary. The afternoon question session was one baby formula, whole milk powder, cheese, of the most lively parts of the programme, vegetable oil, sugar and jam is due to be Please order copies of although none of the Stanborough School delivered within the next two weeks. Morning Watch for me at 30p each. pupils was brave enough to voice his views Our concern, however, does not rest Name in front of more than 1,000 other pupils. only with our fellow churchmembers. The Address Two main points came out of the General Conference has provided discussion. Firstly, that there is a general £12,500 to purchase drugs needed by ignorance of the seriousness of the Polish hospitals. When these supplies situation, and secondly that the whole have been purchased, they will be shipped problem really boils down to man's to the Polish Union who will care for the selfishness and personal greed. distribution to Polish State hospitals. 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time of her accession to the Southend church in 1927 when she was baptized by the late Pastor F. Spearing and OBITUARIES his co-worker Pastor B. Bevan. Pastors C. Rhodes and W. J. PERSONAL Newman reminded us of the Blessed Hope -the promise of BARTLETT, William - d. 24 August 1981. the resurrection - words that never fail to bring hope and BARGAIN AIR FARES! Great savings on Low Cost Flights courage to all who mourn. Sister Alliston's son Robert and world-wide. e.g. FRANKFURT £59 rtn, GENEVA £79 rtn, Friends and relatives in the Watford area, will be his wife were with us, and they were comforted by the MOSCOW £114 rtn. NAIROBI £293 rtn. SINGAPORE £353 sad to learn of the death of William Bartlett, who messages from our pastors. To them and their two children rtn. SYDNEY £495 rtn. With no Apex restrictions. Many from 1932-39, worked in the Granose Food we extend our loving sympathies. Sister Alliston was laid more bargains available - all on reliable scheduled factory. He was married to Vega Annable, and to rest in the Lowestoft Kirkley Cemetery where so many of airlines. Phone Planet Air Travel - Reading (0734) 868131 was the father of seven children, and had our saints are sleeping. 'Until the Day dawn and the - 8 lines (Monday-Thursday 9 - 5.30, Friday 9 am to twenty-five grandchildren. shadows flee away.' Irene Osborne sunset) for an immediate quote. Brother Bartlett had not enjoyed good health SMITH, Louie, - d. 9 October 1981. It was with sadness ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES. Considering building, for a long period of time, but was faithful and that members and friends of the Norwich church gathered alterations or an extension? Experienced Adventist offers whenever possible attended the Richmond Hill to pay their last loving tribute to our dear Sister Louie free advice and very competitive service to church and Smith. Pastor Peter Stearman conducted the funeral members in Hertfordshire and surrounding counties. Tel. Seventh-day Adventist church. His death came service. We remember our sister with affection and are K. J. Halls. Wheathampstead (Herts.) 3157. suddenly, actually on a stretcher waiting to be happy in the knowledge that she loved Jesus. She will be TWO GERMAN GIRLS, both 19, would like to spend from sent home, after a spell in hospital. The funeral missed from church as she was most faithful in her July to December 1982 with two families in order to service took place on 26 August. He leaves to attendance since her baptism by Pastor A. H. Cowley in improve their knowledge of the English language. Willing mourn his loss, his dear wife Vega and their six 1966. Many lepers have cause to be grateful for the socks to look after children and help with housework. Write: living children, and twenty-five grandchildren. she knitted. She helped in other ways in a quiet and Ulla Spannring, Carole Haufe, A. d. Marienhohe 32, 6100 There were three of the Amiable sisters present; unobtrusive manner. She lived to the wonderful age of 87. Darmstadt, Germany. also Pastor and Mrs. Trace. (Mrs. Trace will be To our elder and his wife, Brother and Sister Tokely, also WANTED: copy of the old edition of Daniel and the to the family, we offer our sincere sympathy. Revelation in good condition. Willing to pay. Write: Mrs. remembered as Emily Bartlett.) The service was D. Graham, church clerk conducted by Pastor D.J. Handysides, who spoke E. Ashton, 3 Kirkley Park Road, Lowestoft, NR33 OLQ. KING, Elsie Edna - d. 11 October 1981. At her funeral Suffolk. comforting words, pointing the family to the day Pastor Don McEune remarked that as much as Elsie was IF you have been successful in the past and are ambitious of Grand Reunion. The address of Sister Bartlett loved by her church family we thank God that she is now for the future, we have an excellent permanent position for is as follows: Sister Vega Bartlett, 285 Hamilton sleeping peacefully after three years of suffering from you. Details from: Gary Keshishianl88 FLIA. American Life Street, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. cancer. He reassured her husband and three lovely Insurance Co. Tel. 01-429 o daughters that they would be the first ones that Elsie D. I. Handysides DID YOU KNOW? If more than 24 months have gone by would be looking for on the Resurrection Morning. This since you reviewed your financial security you are now JOHNS, Elizabeth Jane -d. 8 September 1981. Sister Johns was a very 'personal' funeral for Pastor McEune as Elsie probably under-insured. I can help you! Details from: Gary died one month before her 89th birthday, at Radnor, near came to him for counsel and Bible studies soon after he Keshishian FLIA, American Life Insurance Co. Tel. 01-429 Redruth. For seventeen years, Miss Johns nursed her aged arrived in Bournemouth to take over pastoral duties. He 1088. father with great devotion and love. One week after his had the privilege of baptizing her in 1979. Our love and death, she received in the post a VOP card from Mrs. Alice sympathy go out to those she left behind - her husband GERMAN GIRL, 15, would like an exchange visit with Warden of Illogen. Miss Johns completed the VOP course. Fred, her daughters Karen, Allyson and Michelle and her English girl of similar age. She has been learning English and received Bible studies from Pastor A. S. Rodd. Pastor sister Beryl. Special mention should be made regarding for four years, enjoys riding, playing the guitar and Ken Clothier took over her instruction when Pastor Rodd the way the Bournemouth church rallied round the King camping, and is a vegetarian. Write: Heidi Euerl, Grunstr. died, and in 1956 Sister Johns became a member, having family in their time of need and to Jackie Fitzgerald in 16. 8501 Oberasbach, Germany. been baptized at the Redruth Baptist church by Pastor R. E. particular for her devotion 'beyond the call of duty'. HELP! Watch lost at concert in Sheffield, 24 October. Deep Graham. The funeral took place on 14 September at Nogue Pastor Don McEune sentimental value, parents' gift. Gold plated, oval face, Beloth church, Illogen, near Redruth. The sanctuary was slim and delicate. CAN YOU HELP? Contact: Dorothy ROBINS, Elizabeth - d. 13 October 1981. The members of full of flowers, and members, friends and relatives Roper, Newbold College. Bracknell, Berks. RG12 Bath church are very sad to announce the death of one of SAN. attended. Pastor A. Hodges, supported by Pastor R. Davey, their members. Miss Elizabeth Robins (Bess) died SOUTHERN SPAIN. Twin bedroom apartment with conducted the service. Sister Daniel gave a beautiful tragically at the age of 52 years. She bad been a member convertible settee in lounge. Fully equipped kitchen. rendering of 'Beyond the Sunset', accompanied by Sister since 1968, when she was baptized, together with her late Large balcony overlooking fountain. tennis courts, and Jolliffe at the organ. Sister Johns was laid to rest at mother, by Pastor J. Swaine in the Lodge Causeway swimming pools. £25 weekly. Tel. 01-429 1375. Chacewater. Several visitors were greatly impressed by church, Bristol. She was a good, generous person, who the whole ceremony. loved to sing about God who saved her. A funeral service CARMARTHEN COMPANY E. Masters, Communication secretary was held at our little Bath church, in which Pastor A. The Carmarthen company now meets at 41 Priory Street, GILLESPIE, Percell V. - d. 10 September 1981. Brother Gebbie, assisted by Pastor M. Trevena, spoke Carmarthen. Sabbath School 10.30 am. Divine service at Gillespie was born in Jamaica and came to Birmingham in understandingly and comfortingly to the members. 11.30 am. 1951. He gave his heart to the Lord in August 1979, and friends and relations who were present. We hope to see endeared himself to all who knew him. His pain and our sister again, when all shall be made whole; and may FOR SALE: Freehold property in good order throughout. 3 suffering now cease, and he awaits that life-giving call of God hasten that day. G. Ashman, church clerk bedrooms, full gas central heating, fully carpeted, lounge, our Saviour. Pastor D. McFarlane conducted the funeral HANSON, Gladys - d. 13 October 1981. The York church dining room, kitchen, conservatory, two WCs, part-tiled service at Camp Hill church on 17 September. Our love sadly records the passing of Sister Gladys Hanson. In bathroom with panelled bath and pedestal hand basin. Set and sympathy are extended to his wife Sister Gillespie, February this year the church presented her with in quiet road within short distance of Wimbledon SDA son Errol, and daughters Norma, Maisie, Verona and a bouquet of flowers and a thank-you gift for her sixty years' church, Haydons Road Southern Region station and bus Patsy. service as a church officer. Baptized in 1920 by Pastor A. S. routes to Central London and surrounding shopping 'When sorrow comes, as come it must, Rodd, she was a charter member of the York church and areas. £31,500, rateable value £240. Contact Charles In God a man must put his trust .. Thomas on 01-542 0244 or 01-801 4727 to arrange viewing was still valiantly holding office as church clerk at her He must believe throughout the test time. death. She is mourned by her brother Hardy, just recently That God has willed it for the best.' returned from Australia, and by John and Audrey Lewis BARGAIN - E. W. Bryan 17 miles from the sea, Colchester, Essex: and family. She will be sadly missed by the York Freehold terraced town house. Lounge, dining room WEBSTER, George - d. 11 September 1981. Just a few churchmembers, who are grateful for her long and faithful (separate), fitted kitchen, two bedrooms with fitted units, months after the death of his wife, Brother George Webster service. 'They rest from their labours and their works do bath, shower, low-level WC, airing cupboard, cloakroom, passed quietly to his rest. Truly one of God's saints has follow them.' Pastor R. M. A. Smart radiators, some carpetslcurtains. 56 ft. garden with apple tree, summer house and toilet. £19,500 ono. 01-0206 gone from our midst, leaving the memory of a dedicated DAVEY, John Cecil - d. 14 October 1981. Born in London 63960. life of service. For over fifty years Brother Webster in 1901 Brother Davey was a literature-evangelist in the embraced the truths of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1920s. Later he entered the engineering field and became a PERSPEX AND LAMINATED PLASTIC CHURCH and seldom was there a church service which was not Foreman Turner. When he asked for accommodation at the NOTICES manufactured to your requirements by graced by his presence. In 1957 he left LaHore, East 1972 South England Conference Session at Bournemouth, member-owned firm. For free quotation and leaflet Pakistan, and came to Plymouth with his wife and their Pastor Bainbridge, then Accommodation chairman, apply to Brother F. Maggs Commercial Engravers Ltd., two youngest children. Here he continued to sow seeds of housed Brother Davey in Catharine Ayre's bungalow. 14 Market Street, Highbridge, Somerset. Tel: truth by the faithful distribution of magazines and During the Session Cecil and Cathy fell in love and were Burnham-on-Sea (0278) 783946. Ingathering and it was a grief to him when he became later married in the Bournemouth church by Pastor unable to continue this work as the result of a broken limb. Bainbridge. Our hearts go out to Cathy Davey in the loss of LONDON DAY OF FELLOWSHIP 1981- Dr. Calvin Rock After his second injury a year ago, and in spite of having to her companion, but she is reassured in the knowledge that - Sermon on Cassette. £2.40 each (includes postage and stay in hospital from that time on, he remained patient, she will see him again when Jesus comes 'to claim His packing). Cheques or postal orders to: A. G. Torrington, never complaining, and always thanking God for His own'. Pastor Don McEune 25 Taylor Close, London N17 OUB. goodness. To visit him was to leave humbled; to know him RAISE FUNDS quickly, easily. Superb ball pens, combs, was to love him. Brother Webster served the church in PALMER, Albert Edward - d.21 October 1981. The Hull diaries, etc., gold stamped to your requirements: also Plymouth as elder and deacon, as well as in the Lay church mourns the death of Brother Palmer who passed bran tub toys. Details: Northern Novelties, Spencer Activities and Sabbath School Departments, and will away quietly at his home in Holmpton, near Withernsea. House, Spring Gardens, Bradford, BDI 3HE. always be remembered for his quiet and gentle manner He died, aged 80, after a year of poor health in which he and ready smile. To June, Barbara, Geoffrey and Danny faced the possibility of death with all the dignity and 20 PLUS Group and their families, we extend our heartfelt sympathy. composure of a patriarch of old. He knew God and was Encouraged by Conference Youth Departments and the while in a special way remembering Mavis, whose selfless ready to meet Him. He was baptized by Pastor 0. M. success of a previous pilot scheme, Stanborough Park care of her parents was far beyond the call of duty. May our Dorland sixty years ago and was a charter member of plan to launch a regular programme for SDA young people loving Father fill the gap left in their lives as they look to Chiswick church in London. His profession was that of a over 20. The primary aim is to encourage those from coun- that day when God shall wipe away all tears. On the day watch and clockmaker and in the Hull church vestry we try and coastal areas with a social and spiritual uplift that would have been Brother Webster's 83rd birthday, he have a clock marked 'A. Palmer' -to remind us of his great Know of any 20 PLUS folks isolated by distance, occupa- was laid to rest, to await the call of Him 'in whom he had technical abilities. We will also greatly miss his artistic tion, etc, from a larger youth fellowship? Person to contact believed.' talents; he was our organist for many years. The funeral for details: Wlif Glew, 28 Orchard Avenue, Watford, Herts., Beryl Hall, Church clerk was conducted by the writer under the open skies in Tel. Garston 70223. ALLISTON, A. - d. 17 September 1981. Mrs. Alliston had Withernsea Cemetery, where Brother Palmer will wait in The preliminary planning meeting will be held on 20 been a resident of The Dell Rest Home for fifteen years. the rolling countryside of Holderness for the return of December 1981 at 10 sm. Please pray for this new venture. During the early part of her stay with us, she had not only Jesus. He leaves behind, his wife Ivy, his daughter Enid, been a member of our church, but a very active member - and two sisters, to whom we extend our sympathy and faithfully fulfilling all her appointed duties of church prayers for sustenance during this time of bereavement. CONGRATULATIONS to Dr. Samuel Maffett who has ministry. Faithfulness characterized her life even from the Pastor Robert G. Vine added to his degress that of Dr. of Physiatrics. 15

ISSN 0309-3654 TRoWBRIDGE: Help for the Handicapped LETTERS Trowbridge is a small company. Its actual membership numbers only seven, but they REVIVAL Dear Editor, are anxious to do what they can to give aid I was delighted this year at the progress of the where needed. congregations under my care during the Week of Prayer. Many lives were changed - and changed dramatically. In This being the International Year of the MESSENGER of 6 November I read from the BUC Disabled People it was decided to sell Newsnotes that 'recognizing the present lukewarmness of the Church and the urgent need for a re-kindling of the FAMILY LIFE for a month and to give the spiritual fires throughout our entire membership' a month proceeds to a local charity. This charity of Revival is planned. Now what does the BUC administration know about the Church, I ask myself? For was Rutland House, which is a home for one thing, they only go there on Saturdays! And couldn't thirty mentally handicapped young you, as editor, have reworded that sentence to make it less people, ranging in age from sixteen years offensive? District Pastor (Name supplied) upwards. All its vital needs are supplied by Wiltshire County Council, but those little DON'T ROAST THE PREACHER! Dear Editor, extras that make a home a home, and We should like to tell you how much we appreciated brighten the lives of its inmates, are your editorial entitled 'Don't Roast the Preacher!' MESSENGER 86/22. This timely article must surely have dependent upon the goodwill of others. shocked many churchmembers at first, but, by the time Many have expressed appreciation for the The most they generally receive is a £5 or they considered it a second time, we are sure they would clear, lucid style of the Sabbath School lessons £10 note. Consequently, when we handed see its purpose constructively. for the 3rd and 4th Quarters 1981. They have The article could have been written just for our church them a cheque for £68.50, they were quite in . It describes almost exactly our situation here, served as eloquent reminders of the essential, overwhelmed. This was for their where a certain group of people have almost 'worn-out' yet Bible-based truths upon which our Church another pastor. Surely, it must make God so sad to see how stands. They were prepared by Dr. Bernard Amenities Fund. His work is slowed down so seriously by constant and Seton, an Englishman. Not only were the members happy to be destructive criticism such as we have had in . We do Dr. Seton has now published two books to able to give assistance where it is much hope there are not many churches which have the same parallel the topics covered by the Sabbath problem. Name supplied. School lessons. They are written in a needed, but also to be able to put the crystal-clear, compelling style. Many feel that Seventh-day Adventist Church on the they represent the best introduction to MISSIONS EXTENSION map in that quarter of town. Dear Editor, Seventh-day Adventist doctrines available for PASTOR J. SWAINE Sale church has been active in Missions Extension once laymen at the present time. again with FAMILY LIFE magazine. We have been pleased They are paperbacks and retail at £2.60 each. to forward to the NBC secretary today a total of £123. A Order through your Lay Activities secretary. rather amusing incident occurred to a sister in one of our These are a part of the wide range of message SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD: literature bands. I thought you would like to hear about it. materials available from the ABC Department of The She was passing a Catholic church in Sale, saying to Stanborough Press Ltd. Work for Disabled herself, 'Shall I call at the priest's house?' With a prayer, she rang the bell. The priest came. The sister made her The Sutton-in -Ashfield church have appeal and was ushered into the hall and told to sit down contributed to this International Year of on a wooden bench. Meanwhile the priest took a copy of FAMILY LIFE and went away. Our sister was full of Disabled People in several ways. trepidation. The priest came back and requested five In February, Mr. G. Wilson, the copies of the magazine. She could hardly believe it. One organist of a local Anglican church, kindly never knows! J. Cloister, Sale gave an organ recital in our church. We ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. The treasurer of the British were greatly indebted to Mr. Wilson as it Union Conference wishes to acknowledge with thanks the was with the help and expertise he so receipt of £10 Week of Sacrifice offering from Anon. The treasurer of the North British Conference wishes to willingly gave that we were able to obtain acknowledge with thanks £100 tithe from 'ABC'. our replacement organ. The fact that he The treasurer of the South England Conferences wishes delighted us with his playing and allowed a to acknowledge with thanks receipt of £1,000 tithe, Anon; £2 for Rest Homes, Anon; £75.06 tithe, M.R.; £1, £1, £1, £1, collection to be taken was an extra £1 tithe from H.T.; £40, £42, £45, £45, £45, £45 tithe from `bonus'. Thus we were able to contribute W.T.C. £21.20 towards Remploy's effort to pay for a guide dog for a blind person. In June, a sponsored `knit-in' by the BE A SHEPHERD! ladies raised £65.50 towards The National There are sheep Rheumatism and Arthritis Council for enough research. Also sponsored by a number of the SUNSET members was the 'blind and able-bodied' Sunset times are reproduced, with permission, from data sup- tandem bicycle ride, for local funds for the plied by the Science Research Council. blind. Lon'n Car'f Nott'm Edin. Bel't Members collected from door to door in Dec 4 3.54 4.06 3.50 3.42 4.01 11 3.52 4.04 3.48 3.39 3.58. the recent appeal for the NSPCC and 18 3.52 4.05 3.49 3.39 3.58 raised £60.10. 25 3.56 4.08 3.52 3.42 4.02 We still have a month left of this IYDP in which to continue our involvement . . , but we cannot stop there! MESSENGER I. BINKS, Communication secretary Volume 86 Number 25/26 4 December 1981 EDITOR: D. N. Marshall 15 Copy for No. 1 - 7 December Jcnsam Copy should be sent to the Editor, MESSENGER, The Stanborough Press Limited, Alma Park, Grantham, A devoted but slightly over-anxious Ingatherer Lincolnshire, NG31 9SL. knocked at the door. 'Please give generously,' Contributors are asked to take note that the Editor may alter, he said, 'there is so much that needs to be done enrol at clarity, précis or expand articles sent to him if he thinks it Home Study necessary. and time is short. Why, every time you breathe Institute somebody in the world dies unnecessarily.' MESSENGER SUBSCRIPTION - £6 home and abroad. 'I will not only give generously,' the Write for a free bulletin to: Home Study Institute, Published fortnightly on Fridays by the British Union Newbold College, Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Printed by The householder assured the Ingatherer, 'but I shall Bracknell, Berks. Stanborough Press Limited, Alma Park, Grantham, seriously consider changing my toothpaste.' RG12 5AN Lincolnshire, NG31 9SL.