Adventist Review General Organ of the Seventh-day Adventist Church July 9, 1981

Verbs and adverbs Page 3 The Ellen G. White writings and the church Page 4 Blessed assurance Page 8 SDA nurses needed Page 10

A study completed in 1978 stated that Adventist hospital administrators and/or directors wanted 3.012 additional SDA nurses by 1983. Is it wishful thinking that they will be able to achieve this needed increase? See "SDA Nurses Needed, — page 10. THIS WEEK Adventist Review

Adventist poet Adlai Esteb attempt to cover up such subjects study indicates that about 60 L• i1 slips into prose to challenge us as Ellen White's use of Scripture percent of registered SDA nurses with the thought that we know our and "Is it ethical for a prophet to were working in Adventist hospi- nouns (doctrines) well but have borrow ideas and claim divine tals. Nurse Mary Colby Monteith 131st Year of Continuous Publication trouble with the verbs (practice). origin?" denominational author- asks in her article that begins on He illustrates this interesting ities are sponsoring and providing page 10, "Where are the other 40 EDITOR concept with the word love. But funds for extensive research in percent working?" Her docu- Kenneth H. Wood that brings to mind other words these areas. Our General Confer- mentation of the need for SDA ASSOCIATE EDITORS that could be included, such as ence president concludes that nurses in Adventist hospitals Leo R. Van Dotson. William G. Johnsson convert, witness, light, reward, "we need not fear the discovery raises some thought-provoking ASSISTANT EDITORS Jocelyn R. Fay. Aileen Andres Sox help, study, and grace. Read his of truth in any area. The church questions regarding the counsel Adventists have been given con- ASSISTANT TO THE EDITOR short feature on page 3 then has done well by holding to the Eugene F. Durand develop your own list. primacy of Scripture and heeding cerning the employment of Chris- ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY Be sure to read Neal Wilson's the counsels of the Lord's special tian workers in our institutions. Corinne Russ report that begins on page 4 to messenger to this movement." Art and photo credits: Cover, EDITORIAL SECRETARIES better understand the rationale Out of a total of 8,781 gradu- Charles Whieldon; p. 3, Vernon Chita Bamabas. Celia Singer behind the ongoing studies on the ate nurses employed in SDA Tooley; pp. 4, 5, Russ Harlan; p. ART gift of prophecy and its manifes- hospitals in 1980 only 2,969, or 6, H. G. Coffin; p. 8, Review and Director, Byron Steele tation through Ellen White. 33.8 percent, were Seventh-day Herald; other photos courtesy of Designer. G. W. Busch Instead of being engaged in an Adventists. In addition, a 1976 the respective authors. CONSULTING EDITORS Neal C. Wilson, Charles E. Bradford, L. L. Bock, L. L. Butler, Alf Lohne. Enoch Oliveira. G. Ralph Thompson. Max Torkel- sen. Francis W. Wemick LETTERS SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS R. R. Figuhr. Robert H. Pierson. George W. Brown. G. J. Christo. W T. Clark. Bekele Heye. R. J. Kloosterhuis. Edwin Ludescher. Letters submitted for publication should and without offering us, as "Mamma cat plays with her Kenneth J. Mittleider. K. S. Parmenter. W. R. contribute ideas and comments on articles or L. Scragg, Joao Wolff material printed in the ADVENTIST REVIEW. Seventh-day Adventists, the joy kittens." They should be brief, not exceeding 250 of knowing that mission hospitals It was then I realized I had been EDITORS, NORTH AMERICAN words, and must carry the writer's name, UNION EDITIONS address, and telephone number (although this like Mwami are still doing in a too busy and arranged for a Columbia, Ernest N Wendth number will not be printed). Letters must be small way what we wish could be Southwestern, Richard W. Bendall legible, preferably typewritten, and double- change in schedule. spaced. All will be edited to meet space and done in a large and increasing MRS. ROBERT NAFZIGER AFRO-MIDEAST EDITION literary requirements, but the author's mean- way. Editor, D. Jean Thomas ing will not be changed. Views expressed in Benton Harbor, Michigan the letters do not necessarily represent those It has thrilled my heart and led INTER-AMERICAN EDITIONS of the editors or of the denomination. to my personal participation in Pioneers Editor, Wanda Sample Associate Editors. Simone Doleyres. French: this work to belong to a move- Re North Pacific Union News Humberto Rust. Raul Villanueva, Spanish Two gardens ment that opened mission hospi- Notes (May 21). SOUTH AMERICAN EDITIONS tals like Malamulo, Maluti, The way one item is worded Editor, R. S. Lessa. Portuguese "The Two Gardens" (edito- Editor. Jose Tabuenca, Spanish Kanye, Mwami, and Yuka in the might confuse some people. rial, April 16) was touching. How Trans-Africa Division. While we did pioneer the work in CORRESPONDENTS, true it is that salvation was lost in But somehow the message has WORLD DIVISIONS a garden, then recovered in a Northern Alaska, we did not Africa-Indian Ocean. J. B. Kio: Afro-Mideast. gotten across to Africa that the pioneer among the Indians of D. Jean Thomas. Australasian. R M. Kranz. garden and on Calvary! As I read world church can no longer cope Euro-Africa, Heinz Hopi': Far Eastern, M. G. the editorial an answer came as to Arizona, as the item seems to Townend. Inter-American. Fred Hernandez: with mission hospitals and that, infer. The credit should go to Northern European. H. J. Smit; South Ameri- why we have trials in our lives. can, Arthur S Valle. Southern Asia, A. M instead of providing the necessary Orno Follett and Elder Marvin Peterson: Trans-Africa. Barbara Mittleider We need a garden experience staff and supplements to make with Jesus to make us grow more Walter. We have worked 32 years CORRESPONDENTS, mission hospitals viable, soon at our mission school in Hol- NORTH AMERICA like Him each day. I praise the only financially independent brook. UNIONS: Atlantic, Geraldine I. Grout. Cana- Lord for Jesus' Gethsemane vic- dian, P. F. Lemon: Columbia. Ernest N. work will be possible. Of course Wendth. Lake, Mid-America, tory. FRANK and ILA M. Jere Wallack: the places that most need the kind DAUGHERTY Halle G. Crowson: North Pacific, Morten MURIEL PHILLIPS Jubergi Pacific, Shirley Burton. Southern. of ministry the apostle James Holbrook, Arizona George Powell. Southwestern, Richard W. Neoga, Illinois called "pure religion and unde- Bendall filed" have the least possibility Shoes UNIVERSITIES: Andrea's, Chris Robinson: Loma Linda. Richard Weismeyer Another "letter" for financial solvency. I appreciate the advice in "Letter to a Homeland CIRCULATION Those of us who work in Health Capsules (June 11) Manager, Robert S. Smith similar circumstances know that Church" demands a personal regarding children's footwear. I Associate Manager, E. W. Moore response; it also demands a, cor- Field Representative. Ron D Spear "Letter to a Homeland Church" wish I had read that article 20 Advertising and Marketing, Edmund M. porate response from our confer- (April 30) is not overdrawn nor years ago. We used to drive 70 Peterson ences, unions, and divisions in sensational but absolutely true. miles to purchase expensive, TO CONTRIBUTORS What the author described hap- the allocation of priorities. firm, high-topped shoes for our Unsolicited manuscripts are welcome. but JOHN B. HOEHN, M.D. notification as to acceptance or rejection may pened yesterday, happens today, sons. The cost was prohibitive be expected only if accompanied by a stamped. and will happen tomorrow. Medical Director and the heavy shoes made walk- self-addressed envelope Mwami Adventist Hospital The fact that we face a financial ing a burden. An index is published in the last Review of June Chipata, Zambia and December. The Adventist Review is crisis in most of our Seventh-day Our family physician sug- indexed in the Seventh-day Adventist Periodi- Adventist mission hospitals that gested that we discontinue the cal Index Workaholic is closing down some and will expensive shoes and replace them The Adventist Review (ISSN 0161-1119) is published every Thursday Copyright © 1981 either soon close or dilute the After reading "Workaholic for with high-topped tennis shoes. Review and Herald Publishing Association. Seventh-day Adventist character the Lord" (May 21), I was We made the change at once. The 6856 Eastern Avenue NW.. Takoma Park. Washington. D.C. 20012. U.S.A. Second- of some of the others, will not reminded of the time when I too boys fairly flew in tennis shoes, class postage paid at Washington. D.C. change these daily occurrences. It was a workaholic. One day my and we had more money with Subscriptions: one year. US$21.95 Single will mean only that more mothers young son came to me and said, which to educate our four chil- copy. 70 cents U.S. currency. Prices subject to change without notice will bear their silent or wailing "Mom, I wish you were more dren. grief without the ministry of like mamma cat." When I asked JANICE CHAMBERLAIN Vol. 158. No. 28. missionary nurses like the author, what he meant, he replied, Ironwood, Michigan 2 (634) ADVENTIST REVIEW, JULY 9, 1981 we? But how about the verbs? Verbs are the action words of our language. Most of us know the doctrine pretty well, Verbs and adverbs but how about the practice? Our theology may be more excellent than our practice. We need to check our verbs Does our Christian "grammar" carefully. reveal that we are growing in grace? Then, taking another step forward and upward, we need to think about our adjectives and especially our adverbs. To be specific, we may know the word love as a noun. But do we know it as a verb? Do we know it as an By ADLAI ALBERT ESTEB adjective—"loving"—as a description of the way we practice our theology of love? Even more important, do When asked by a journalist "How is your French?" an we know it as an adverb—" lovingly"? Do our adjectives American diplomat returning from an assignment in and adverbs describe accurately the kind and quality of our France replied, "Excellent, except for the verbs." nouns and verbs? As "ambassadors for Christ," every one of us could Of course "love" is not the only noun or verb in the profit by a consideration of the diplomat's cryptic, Christian's dictionary. If our Christianity is excellent— thought-provoking reply. except for the "verbs"—there are some important To be specific, if a journalist were to ask any of us the grammar lessons we need to learn beyond the general question "How is your Christianity?" what would be our "readin' , 'ritin', and 'rithmetic" of the Christian way. reply? Would we have to say, "Excellent, except for the May the day soon come when God can look down, point verbs"? to every Adventist home and every Adventist church, and Think about it. We know the nouns quite well, don't say, "Here is the patience of the saints. Here are they who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. Adlai Albert Esteb is a retired associate director of the Here are they who practice what they preach. Their General Conference Lay Activities Department living in Christianity is excellent—even to their verbs and Warsaw, Virginia. adverbs." ❑

ADVENTIST REVIEVY. JULY 9. 1981 (635) 3 The Ellen G. White writings and the church The testimonies from the Lord's "special messenger" constitute an inspired commentary on the Bible and hold a treasured place in the religious life of the church.

By NEAL C. WILSON

The world of Adventist believers enjoys a real sense of "family. " To be sure, there are differences of culture, language, nationality, economics, social experience, and devotional passages from the writings we call the Spirit of educational background. Then, too, generally speaking, Prophecy. The testimonies from the Lord's "special we as Adventists are a people of strong wills. To resist messenger" constitute an inspired commentary on the pressures in areas of entertainment, to honor the seventh Bible and hold a treasured place in the religious life of the day in a first- and sixth-day world, to give a tenth and more church. The counsels of Ellen G. White still guide the of our incomes in these inflationary times—all these, and church in the application of Biblical teachings and many other distinctive life-style characteristics, require principles to concrete practical life experiences. strong commitments. During the past few decades the statements of Ellen It seems to me, however, that there are unifying White on the topic of inspiration have helped the elements that overarch these differences and pressures that Adventist Church steer a course somewhere between the at times would appear to strain our church unity. We share verbal inspiration of Scripture position of some funda- a common Christian faith, built on the supremacy of the mentalists on the one side, and the noninspiration of Scriptures. We identify with the past experiences and Scripture of extreme liberals on the other side. Our present hopes of the Advent Movement and message. The knowledge of how the Lord worked in the life and Adventist family also shares a closely knit organizational experience of Ellen White helps us understand how the structure that permits many friendships to develop and Bible writers functioned under the Spirit's influence. keeps us in touch with one another through educational In recent years an increasing interest in Biblical experiences, ministerial fellowships, and our conference interpretation has included a concern for a proper method and regional meetings. We treasure all of these ways by of understanding and interpreting the writings of Ellen which fellowship in Christ and love for one another is White. Ellen White's death, the subsequent passing of nurtured. many of her contemporaries, and the increasing distance There is a pervasive spiritual dynamic, however, that between our times and the life and times of Mrs. White has played a singular role in tying the Seventh-day make it necessary for the church to give attention to the Adventist Church together. It is through the influence of best methods of interpreting these writings of the Spirit of this factor that we have maintained a global unity in Prophecy, which continue to play an important role in our doctrine, faith, and practice, share a common "world individual and corporate church life. view," and hold similar attitudes toward health, educa- The current concern over Ellen White's use of sources, tion, and the use of leisure time. For those who are the charges of plagiarism, and Ellen White's use of Seventh-day Adventists, it is already evident that I have in literary assistants are not new to those who have read such mind the writings of Ellen G. White. church publications as the 27-page pamphlet of W. C. Many of us have had the happy experience of being White and D. E. Robinson entitled Brief Statements nourished on the words of Scripture and the choice Regarding the Writings of Ellen G. White (1933; included as an insert in the June 4, 1981, REVIEW); Ellen G. White Neal C. Wilson is president of the General Conference. and Her Critics, by Francis D. Nichol (Review & Herald, 4 (636) ADVENTIST REVIEW. JULY 9. 1981 of further information in all fields of knowledge. Our educational system, with doctoral degrees being offered in theology, education, and biology, with medical and dental schools, with the theological seminary, and with such research programs as the Geoscience Institute and the Biblical Research Institute, all testify to the church's commitment to the discovery of truth in all areas. The history of this Advent Movement is a story of the proclamation of the everlasting gospel in the context of intellectual, cultural, and social change. While not all change is progress, our own extraordinary growth worldwide in a little more than one century is testimony to the Lord's blessing and to the church's willingness to meet the questions and issues of each succeeding generation of people who need to hear in their own "language" the changeless truths of the gospel. No serious student of Adventist history can study our past without noting that one constant factor in Adventism has been its willingness to change, to grow with the times and with the leadings of the Lord. This does not infer or mean that we are unsure of the pillars of our faith or that our message is not built upon a sure foundation. Ellen White reminded us that "in reviewing our past history, having traveled over every step of advance to our present 1951); and The Ellen G. White Writings, by Arthur L. standing, I can say, Praise God! As I see what the Lord has White (Review & Herald, 1973). There are many in the wrought, I am filled with astonishment, and with church, however, who have not read these publications confidence in Christ as leader. We have nothing to fear for and who have not been adequately instructed from our the future, except as we shall forget the way the Lord has pulpits or in our educational institutions. For these led us, and His teaching in our past history."—Life members, many of whom have not looked carefully at the Sketches of Ellen White, p. 196. Scriptures from the point of view of their production and Life of Christ Research Project composition, this information can be unsettling. In the past decade or so, additional studies have With this undergirding faith in God's leadership of this provided us with further insight in regard to the E. G. movement from its founding until the present time, we White writings. Articles in the REVIEW and other journals need not fear the fuller knowledge of truth that such study have enlarged our knowledge of Ellen White's use of and research may provide. A serious review of the way the sources and how her viewpoints in certain areas corre- Lord has used Ellen White in the communication of His spond with contemporary attitudes and knowledge. will to us as a people as He has sought to guide this Walter Rea, a former pastor in the Southern California movement should not only confirm our faith but Conference, has shown that E. G. White borrowed more strengthen it against the attacks of those who would distort extensively from contemporary sources than we had the proper understanding of this prophetic gift in the thought previously. The White Estate has discovered a Adventist Church. previously unknown letter book of one of Ellen White's On July 1 of last year (1980), the Ellen G. White Life of secretaries. This book, together with recent study in the Christ Research Project was launched under the direction letter files of the White Estate and in documents of the of James C. Cox, professor of New Testament at the General Conference archives, has increased our knowl- Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, located at edge of how these associates of Ellen White participated in Andrews University. The research will seek to compare the publication of articles, testimonies, and books. the text of The Desire of Ages with various nineteenth- The combination of all these facets has led many in the century evangelical writers who wrote on the life of Christ church to take a greater interest in what we may find from a and from whom Ellen White borrowed to some extent. wider, and in some cases a more thorough, study of the The study will include a review of the nature and extent of evidence that is available on how Ellen White wrote her this borrowing and how Ellen White used and shaped the articles and books. In response to this general concern and words and expressions of others in the construction of her in order that we might have a sound basis for answering own compositions. the questions being asked in regard to Ellen White's When Dr. Cox accepted a call last August to be literary methods, the General Conference officers have president of Avondale College in Australia, we felt it was initiated several study projects. fortuitous that Fred Veltman, chairman of the religion As a people we have always been open to the discovery department of Pacific Union College, was willing to take a ADVENTIST REVIEW. JULY 9. 1981 (637) 5 FOR THE YOUNGER SET two-year leave of absence in order to give full time to the study. Dr. Veltman is known as a careful researcher and scholar. He has complete access to the White Estate documents and has been given some part-time assistance. In addition to fifteen volunteer part-time assistants working out of their homes across the United States, the Thorns on rosebushes project will probably require the use of computer By KATHERINE HAUBRICH specialists to design and execute computer programs to "Ouch!" yelled Cindy as she index the texts and provide data for the necessary textual popped her finger into her analysis. Once the study has been completed, it will be mouth. Taking it out again, she reviewed by an eighteen-member advisory committee looked at the tiny drop of blood selected to provide counsel for Dr. Veltman. The results forming. "Daddy, why do the beauti- will be communicated to the General Conference leader- ful roses have those nasty old ship, who in turn will determine in what form this can best thorns on them?" she asked. "I be shared with the general church membership world- can't pull the weeds because of wide. the thorns. That's the third time A separate investigation into the life and work of Ellen I've stuck my fingers." Cindy's father looked up White is being conducted by Richard Lesher, director of from where he was digging in the Biblical Research Institute of the General Conference. the garden."I'm sorry, Dr. Lesher is working with a number of Adventist scholars honey," he said. "I'll answer who will be writing a series of research papers on such your question during worship topics as: The Office of Prophet in the Old Testament; The this evening. In the meantime, try to be careful. Wear your Office of Prophet in the New Testament; E. G. White in garden gloves." Context of American Church History; E. G. White's "OK, Daddy," Cindy said as Sociological Context; Science and Religion in the E. G. she knelt once more by the White Writings; E. G. White's Use of Scripture; weedy rosebush. To herself she Cindy, is evidence of God's Authority of E. G. White; Theology of E. G. White; E. G. said, "Weeds are bad enough, love," Daddy said. but thorns are awful!" "But how, Daddy? It is hard White's Experience as a Prophet; Development of Later that evening, after work, and I hurt my fingers on Thought in E. G. White; Is It Ethical for a Prophet to Cindy had taken her bath, the thorns." Borrow Ideas and Claim Divine Origin?; and A Proper combed her hair, and brushed "For one thing, Cindy, every Hermeneutic for Use of E. G. White. her teeth, she sat down beside thorn is living proof that the her father, who had opened the Bible is true. We may look A message to proclaim Bible to Genesis 3, verse 17. around us and understand why it The various studies relating to the Ellen G. White "Shall we find out about those is this way because we have thorns, Cindy?" Father asked. read it in the Word of God." writings have led many in the church to give further Cindy nodded as she looked "Oh, I never thought of consideration to the more fundamental question of the again at her sore fingers. that," Cindy said. nature of inspiration. The need for further study in the area Father began to read: "And "Something else you proba- of inspiration and revelation surfaced in the doctrinal unto Adam he said, Because bly haven't thought about is discussions at Dallas and in earlier church dialogue over thou hast hearkened unto the this: The roses do not have voice of thy wife, and hast eaten thorns on them," said Daddy, the various problems being faced by the Geoscience of the tree, of which I com- smiling mysteriously. Institute. In order to assist church members in their further manded thee, saying, Thou "Oh, yes they do, Daddy!" study of the doctrine of inspiration, a team of Bible shalt not eat of it: cursed is the Cindy said. "I see them every scholars and theologians is being formed to prepare a ground for thy sake; in sorrow time I go into the garden. study document on the topic. Once the statement has been shalt thou eat of it all the days of Besides, you know I hurt my thy life; thorns also and thistles fingers on them today." developed and reviewed, it will be circulated so that the shall it bring forth to thee; and "But, Cindy, the Bible tells church body at large can have an opportunity to respond thou shalt eat the herb of the us that as the result of sin there and share their views. field." Here Cindy's father would be thorns, not rose- We are living in the last days of earth's history. We paused and looked at her. bushes. But you see, honey, must not let ourselves be sidetracked from the main Cindy looked thoughtful for a Jesus provided beautiful moment. "You know, Daddy, I flowers along with the thorns purpose of the church. We have a message to proclaim, a had never really looked at the because He loves us. Do you witness to make, and a world to warn. At the same time, thorns and weeds as being a part understand that?" asked we are being asked to make this witness to a twentieth- of the Bible. It just seemed to Daddy. century world on the borders of yet another century. It is me that they were always there Cindy thought for a moment. very possible that a study of these issues could assist the and we had to put up with "Yes, I think I do, Daddy. I'm them." glad we have our Bible. It church in its ever-present task of packaging its product in "Every weed we dig up, answered my question about the such a way as to provide the most effective witness. Our every thorn or thistle we see, thorns." Lord and His disciples, as well as the pioneers of this Advent Movement, took great care to proclaim present 6 (638) ADVENTIST REVIEW. JULY 9. 1981 truth in such a way as to meet the needs of men and women Sam. 7:12). If we will take time to review our past history in the context of their human experience. and to note how God has led us in the past, and if we could We need not fear the discovery of truth in any area. The all be privileged to watch the way the Lord is church has done well by holding to the primacy of providentially leading and blessing this Advent Move- Scripture and heeding the counsels of the Lord's special ment around the world today, we will find plenty of messenger to this movement. "stones" to mark God's saving power. We have good Long ago the prophet Samuel took a stone and placed it reason for our faith in God, this movement, and in one on a dividing line in recognition of God's mighty works on another. We are family. We share a common task. Let us behalf of the people of God. He "called the name of it draw near to the Lord and to one another in prayer, in Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us" (1 study, and in witness. ❑

SPEAKING OUT itation of funds for student aid. times, day or night. These If such a person made it possible youngsters need a "city of for at least ten students to attend refuge" when the pressure gets the academy who otherwise too strong. would not attend, he would Many teen-agers, whether have paid his salary. Ten stu- they admit it or not, need dents is a conservative estimate parenting, and when in a dor- of what the right person in this mitory they need a loving, Our schools need our help position could do. Many confer- available substitute. They are One measure of a church's strength is have been handled very unpro- ences have hundreds of students not grown yet! They need a the degree of freedom its members have to speak out—to express minority points of fessionally. This is not intended attending public high schools. shoulder to cry on and someone view. At times the editors disagree with the to be a criticism of our local Fourth, increased enrollment to listen. These deans should opinions expressed in Speaking Out, but they publish them to stimulate thought, to produce boards. They have done the best would solve many financial ills not be professional snoopers, constructive discussion, and to allow readers to they knew how, but thousands in our smaller schools. One of but they should be constant test the validity of the ideas presented. of dollars that the schools could the factors behind this lower participants in the student ac- not spare have gone down the enrollment is a groundswell of tivities and be aware of what is Having spent most of my life drain by starting industries that conviction among our people going on. Too many of our connected either directly or were destined to fail. Profes- that dormitory life for early and schools have blind spots, where indirectly with one of our sional, experienced consultants middle teens is often a disaster. drugs, immoral conduct, and academies (I was the child of a who knew the business world as In some dormitories the stu- other soul-destroying practices staff member), I have been well as our unique problems dents are given little in the way are carried on. There is no way saddened and concerned to hear could have saved much loss. of spiritual or psychological to stop all wrongdoing, but that some of our boarding Second, we need to revise our support. Youth in their teens are these soul-destroying practices academies are closing their methods of raising funds to not ready for the intense peer should be eliminated. doors. supplement our school budgets. pressure that is fostered in this The list above is not intended Consolidating may be more We need to concentrate on type of setting. It is true that to be exhaustive. I feel that feasible as far as finances are student aid for the academy some youngsters get no better at these are our most pressing concerned, but something that level. Some conferences in- home, but it is also true that problems. may be more important to the clude the academy in a regular there are many dedicated, I am certain that our schools individual and to God is lost in conference offering. That is Christian parents who are in a could do some soul searching in the bigger crowd. Also, the good but very impersonal. Even dilemma when they have to the area of training our youth for farther a student has to drive to "worthy student" offerings choose between public school the task of finishing the work. school, the less likely he is to usually are not taken seriously. and dormitory life in an acad- What are we doing to make attend. I know there are those People feel that at least some of emy. These dedicated, support- them born-again soul winners who say that with our mobile these offerings are not helping ive, loyal Adventist parents and enthusiastic burden-bearers culture it doesn't make any students directly. except as they deserve better options. Their when they go back to their local difference, but as a pastor my help the operation of the school. children need a place where churches? Are we holding up experience indicates other- One way to make them per- they can receive the proper, the recreational, social, and wise—distance does make a sonal and direct would be to supportive environment they dietary principles that God has difference to a concerned par- supplement student wages. This would get at home. given us? Or are we giving the ent. Closing schools also tends would encourage students to be In many of our schools the devil equal time? Many of our to contribute to people moving faithful and people would feel deans are trying hard, but many schools are doing an excellent to the "Adventist centers," they are really helping the stu- experienced educators agree job, and our church can be something that we don't need. dent. In all areas of student that most of our academy dor- proud of the majority of our I would like to make a few labor it is not practical to pay mitory situations are completely teachers, who work untiringly proposals that may not be new high wages for inexperienced, unrealistic. No one person, for the youth. This is a tragic but that could stimulate actions somewhat temporary help. This even though he may be experi- world for our youth. The odds that may help some of our is one reason industries often do enced, can possibly give the against them are overwhelming. struggling institutions. not pay off. It would be good if guidance and supervision This letter is not intended as an First, our greatest need is for industrious students could earn needed by 75 or 100 teen-agers, indictment against any school. more places for our students to as much as $5.00 to $6.00 per 24 hours a day. Each dormitory It is intended as an offer of help work. It would be good if we hour and thus work their way ought to have at least two deans, to floundering schools. had, at least for North America, through school. This could be one to be on duty from 12:00 We still need our schools, an office in the General Confer- done if funds were made avail- midnight to 12:00 noon and the and they need our support more ence Education Department that able to match their basic wages. other from 12:00 noon until than ever before. All should set could provide competent coun- Third, in order to expedite the midnight. The two deans would aside a regular time for fasting sel in the development and worthy student program, each need apartments off campus so and prayer for the students and operation of industries in our conference with an academy that they could rest when off staff of our institutions. schools. Many of the industrial needs someone to work full time duty. The door to the apartment LEWIS C. BRAND operations in our academies in student recruitment and solic- area should be "open" at all Louisville, Kentucky

ADVENTIST REVIEW. JULY 9. 1981 (639) 7 Blessed assurance Every repentant soul may be sure of God's love and acceptance.

By RUTH G. SHORT

Martin Luther complained that the Catholic Church gave no assurance of salvation to its people. Before the light of salvation by faith banished the darkness of his doubts concerning Christ's love, he kept running to the confessor, making a nuisance of himself by confessing more and more sins that he thought he might have forgotten on a previous visit. There are sins of omission as well as of commission, and sins that exist only in the mind, such as those that violate the tenth commandment. One can readily imagine Luther's perplexity, then, in trying to figure out how many sins he had accumulated over a given period of time. No wonder he had no assurance of salvation! But how about you? If you should be involved in a fatal 32:17). Hebrews reinforces this idea: "Let us draw near accident before this day ended, would you be assured that with a true heart in full assurance of faith" (chap. 10:22). you were "saved"? Or are you one of those who sing Beyond this, the gospel of assurance is particularly "Blessed Assurance" without knowing that you may slanted, interestingly enough, toward those in Laodicea, have exactly that? "that their hearts might be comforted, being knit together The devil hates this assurance. He wants to fill us with in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of uneasiness, insecurity, perplexity, and grief of mind. understanding" (Col. 2:2). Understanding of what? "The Every repentant soul may be certain of God's love and acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the acceptance. "Satan is ready to steal away the blessed Father, and of Christ" (verse 2). And what is the mystery assurances of God. He desires to take every glimmer of of God? In this same letter Paul explains that it is "Christ hope and every ray of light from the soul; but you must not in you, the hope of glory" (chap. 1:27). permit him to do this. Do not give ear to the tempter, but Hope is an important ingredient of life. Hope sustained say, 'Jesus has died that I might live. He loves me, and Jacob during the seven long years he waited to claim wills not that I should perish. I have a compassionate Rachel, and it made the time seem but a few days. heavenly Father; and although I have abused His love, We are aware that we are saved by faith, but have you though the blessings He has given me have been noticed that Paul also tells us in Romans 8:24 that we are squandered, I will arise, and go to my Father, and say, "I "saved by hope"? Jeremiah writes, "Blessed is the man have sinned against heaven, and before Thee, and am no that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is" more worthy to be called Thy son: make me as one of Thy (chap. 17:7). And Paul speaks of our helmet as "the hope hired servants." ' The parable tells you how the wanderer of salvation" (1 Thess. 5:8). In that case, how do we dare will be received: 'When he was yet a great way off, his go to war against the world, the flesh, and the devil father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on without our protective helmet? his neck, and kissed him.' "—Steps to Christ, p. 53. Assurance is an important feature of our Christian In both the Old and the New Testaments we read about armor. Doubtless we can get to heaven without it, for assurance—much assurance, full assurance. Isaiah says, some earnest and sincere Christians seem to lack it—but "The work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect what a handicap they are assuming! How much joy they of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever" (chap. are missing! Perhaps a parable will put the point across. Two Ruth G. Short is a free-lance writer living in Fresno, Christians aroused the admiration of a millionaire, who California. decided to give each of them a home, which both needed 8 (640) ADVENTIST REVIEW, JULY 9. 1981 desperately. Hiring a good lawyer to draw up the know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is necessary papers, the millionaire bought the homes for able to keep that which I have committed unto him against cash and gave each a deed to a fine little home suited to his that day." Certainly we are not able! The devil trips us up needs. all too often—at times we feel as if we are doing nothing But one, unaccustomed to receiving such generosity, but stumbling because of the traps he sets for us. But at could not believe the house was really his. Convinced that such times we are encouraged by "full assurance of hope it was too good to be true, he wrung his hands and spent unto the end" (Heb. 6:11). day after day paying repeated visits to the realtor who sold "As through Jesus we enter into rest, heaven begins the home to the millionaire, to the county tax office to be here. We respond to His invitation, Come, learn of Me, sure he was the registered owner, and to the recorders who and in thus coming we begin the life eternal. Heaven is a took care of the title insurance. He also researched to find ceaseless approaching to God through Christ. "—The out whether there were any unpaid taxes due. Repeatedly Desire of Ages, p. 331. he went back to the various agencies connected with In my correspondence with some Catholic priests to records of home ownership, checking with one clerk after whom I have sent The Desire of Ages I have discovered another just to be sure. And suffering from insomnia, I that several have been strengthened and encouraged by the might add. beautiful chapter entitled "The Invitation." One to whom The other man accepted the gift with delight, moved I especially recommended this chapter wrote: into the house immediately, and began to plant a garden. "Thank you ever so much for your lovely letter and Because he loved fruit, he planted apple and apricot trees especially for your great goodness in sending me The and some grape and berry vines. He fully enjoyed his gift Desire of Ages, which is truly a masterpiece of literature estate. but, best of all, a fountain of spiritual refreshment; and what a relief and blessing it is for us to have such insights Accept the gift to quench our thirst. So many of today's works are a desert Should we not cheerfully and gratefully accept the gift of dry 'nothingness' to the soul! Again my heartfelt thanks of salvation which is offered to us without money and for your very kind charity to me. The chapter 'The without price, and go on our way rejoicing? "Those who Invitation' is indeed, as you so well said, 'heartwarm- doubt God's promises and distrust the assurance of His ing!' " grace are dishonoring Him; and their influence, instead of In the chapter mentioned we read: "Whatever your drawing others to Christ, tends to repel them from Him. anxieties and trials, spread out your case before the Lord. They are unproductive trees, that spread their dark Your spirit will be braced for endurance. The way will be branches far and wide, shutting away the sunlight from opened for you to disentangle yourself from embarrass- other plants, and causing them to droop and die under the ment and difficulty. The weaker and more helpless you chilling shadow. "—The Great Controversy, pp. 527, know yourself to be, the stronger will you become in His 528. strength. "—Page 329. Paul seems to contradict himself when he says, "Work Luther loved to comfort those who cringed at the out your own salvation with fear and trembling" (Phil. thought of their own weaknesses and inadequacies. In his 2:12). We must read on to get his real meaning: "For it is commentary on Galatians he wrote: "The Law scolds us, God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his sin screams at us, death thunders at us, the devil roars at good pleasure" (verse 13). us. In the midst of the clamor the Spirit of Christ cries in When you look within do you see nothing but our hearts, `Abba, Father.' And this little cry of the Spirit weakness, sin, and unfaithfulness? And is your heart transcends the hullabaloo of the Law, sin, death, and the troubled? Fortunately the "Lord is faithful, who shall devil, and finds a hearing with God." (Translated by stablish you, and keep you from evil" (2 Thess. 3:3). Theodore Graebner, Zondervan, p. 159.) Hudson Taylor, the great pioneer missionary to China, If we constantly keep in mind that God initiates comforted himself with the text, "If we believe not, yet he everything connected with our salvation, that He is indeed abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself" (2 Tim. 2:13). the Author and Finisher of our faith, and the Alpha and He liked to link with that Lamentations 3:22, 23: "It is of Omega of our Christian walk, we can go forth with the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his confidence, and sing with assurance, "It is well with my compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great soul. " is thy faithfulness." Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come, We spend too much time thinking about ourselves—our Let this blest assurance control, responsibility, our work, our part. A sense of failure That Christ hath regardeth my helpless estate, looms up to discourage us like a large black cloud on a And hath shed His own blood for my soul. threatening day. Let us concentrate instead on John's My sin—O the bliss of the glorious thought! statement: "But as many as received him, to them gave he My sin—not in part, but the whole, power to become the sons of God, even to them that Is nailed to His cross and I bear it no more; believe on his name" (John 1:12). His formula is simple. Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, 0 my soul! Let us claim Paul's promise in 2 Timothy 1:12: "For I —H. G. SPAFFORD

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Was my nurse friend correct in her statements? Are there fewer and fewer Adventist graduate nurses being SDA nurses needed employed in SDA institutions? Does it make any difference whether our hospitals in the North American Division are staffed with nurses who have obtained their education in our church-operated schools? There is no argument that excellent nursing education can be found outside our educational system. What difference does it make, then? A study of 57 SDA institutions in the North American Division for the five-year period of 1963 through 1967, and again of the same institutions from 1973 through 1977, gives a comparison of the percentage of SDA nurses in each institution.' In 1963 there were eight institutions reporting 100 percent SDA nurses on their staffs, while in 1977 only Monument Valley had such an enviable record. A few institutions showed drastic reduction in the percentage of SDA nurses. One reported 55.3 percent in 1963 and only 8.6 percent in 1977. Another, which had reported 19 percent in 1973, dropped to 4.8 percent by 1977. Still another had 75 percent in 1964 and was reduced to 7.8 percent by 1977. Statistics demonstrate that the Looking at the records of ten of our older, well-known number of Adventist nurses hospitals, reproduced in Table 1 on the opposite page, the 2 employed in Adventist hospitals following trends appear: This table shows that all institutions had a lower is steadily decreasing. percentage of SDA nurses in 1980 than they had reported in 1965. With two exceptions, these ten hospitals showed a continuous decrease in the percentage of SDA nurses. In By MARY COLBY MONTEITH 1980 five of the ten reported that fewer than 50 percent of their nurses were church members. Of 60 SDA hospitals "My patients are not receiving the kind of nursing care included in the 1980 report, only 2,969 out of a total of that they used to get in this institution," remarked a 8,781 graduate nurses employed, or 33.8 percent, were non-Adventist physician to a friend of mine who is his Seventh-day Adventists. patient. Where are the other 40 percent? Because my friend is a graduate nurse proud of the quality of Seventh-day Adventist nursing, she challenged In 1976 Dr. Robert Moon found that, based on national him by mentioning the names of a half-dozen nurses denominational figures, about 60 percent of registered whom they both knew on the staff of that Adventist SDA nurses were working in Adventist hospitals.' Where hospital. are the other 40 percent working? They are desperately He agreed at once that those nurses were giving expert needed right now. patient care. Then added, "But the others . . " A nurse manpower study, completed in 1978, stated "Many of the others are not our graduates," came the that hospital administrators and/or directors of nursing quick reply. "More and more in recent years our hospitals service wanted 2,249 additional SDA nurses within two have been staffed with nurses from non-Adventist years, and 3,012 additional SDA nurses within five years sources, frequently from the two-year junior college (1983).4 Is it wishful thinking that they will be able to programs. They may have good professional education, achieve this needed increase? but they have not been prepared to understand our If these statistics present a true picture, how can patients Adventist objectives in patient care. Each year we seem to be receiving the special care for which our medical have fewer and fewer of our graduates available for institutions were established? Do we still have a health employment." message that we feel it is our duty to give through the The physician sorrowfully agreed. medium of nursing care? C. E. Bradford, vice-president of the General Confer- Mary Colby Monteith, now retired, was administrative ence for the North American Division, in his report given assistant of the School of Nursing at Loma Linda in Dallas, April 24, 1980, stated: "In the North American University, Loma Linda, California. She is presently Division there are 65 hospitals owned and/or operated by living in Yountville, California. five Adventist health-care corporations. These hospitals 10 (642) ADVENTIST REVIEW. JULY 9. 1981 represent 9,500 beds and 30,000 employees. . . . During God, they have more than human power in dealing with 1979, 1.6 million inpatients and outpatients received these men and women. Every institution whose helpers treatment in these institutions. It is apparent that the right are consecrated is pervaded by divine power; and the arm of the message is strong and active."' patrons not only obtain relief from bodily infirmities, but According to the "Fundamental Beliefs of Seventh-day find a healing balm for their sin-sick souls."-Counsels Adventists," drafted at this same meeting, No. 21. on Health, p. 234. entitled "Christian Behaviour." indicates that the church Speaking specifically of the work of nurses, she says: holds fundamental beliefs based on the Bible regarding "The Lord wants wise men and women, acting in the health. No. 17, entitled "The Gift of Prophecy," says capacity of nurses to comfort and help the sick and concerning the works of Ellen G. White. "As the Lords suffering. Through the ministrations of these nurses, those messenger, her writings are a continuing and authoritative who have heretofore taken no interest in religious things source of truth which provide for the church comfort, will be led to ask, 'What must I do to be saved?' The sick guidance, instruction, and correction." will be led to Christ by the patient attention of nurses who In an address on healthful living and the church, Francis anticipate their wants, and who bow in prayer and ask the D. Nichol pointed out that "great churchmen through the great Medical Missionary to look with compassion upon centuries never saw in the Scriptures sufficient on which to the sufferer, and to let the soothing influence of His grace build a clearly defined health doctrine, though the be felt and His restoring power be exercised. "-Medical evidence was there. Nor did our founding fathers see it. Ministry, pp. 191, 192. But Mrs. White did. And as she drew from the Scriptures Special effort needs to be made their fuller meaning the Advent Movement steadily enlarged its concept of a health doctrine. I like, therefore, Regarding the necessity of employing Seventh-day to think of Mrs. White, not as a prime source of our health Adventist Christians, we read: "A special effort should be doctrine, but as the architect of it. The result of that made to secure the services of conscientious, Christian inspired draftmanship is a beautiful edifice that can mean workers. It is the purpose of God that a health institution health and healing for all who enter its portals."' should be organized and controlled exclusively by Ellen G. White clearly stated the objectives of our Seventh-day Adventists; and when unbelievers are medical work and the relationship of institutional workers brought in to occupy responsible positions, an influence is to these objectives. For example, she wrote: "I have been presiding there that will tell with great weight against the instructed that our medical institutions are to stand as sanitarium. God did not intend that this institution should witnesses to God. They are established to relieve the sick be carried on after the order of any other health institution and the afflicted, to awaken a spirit of inquiry, to in the land; but that it should be one of the most effectual disseminate light, and to advance reform. These institu- instrumentalities in His hands of giving light to the world. tions, rightly conducted, will be the means of bringing a It should stand forth with scientific ability, with moral and knowledge of the reforms essential to prepare a people for spiritual power, and as a faithful sentinel of reform in all the coming of the Lord, before many that otherwise it its bearings; and all who act a part in it should be would be impossible for us to reach. reformers, having respect to its rules, and heeding the "Many of the patrons . . . are very susceptible to the light of health reform now shining upon us as a spiritual influences that prevail. If all the physicians, people."-Counsels on Health, p. 401. nurses, and helpers are walking circumspectly before If we are to accept the words of the Spirit of Prophecy given to us by the Lord for our guidance, there would appear to be only one conclusion: we must have Seventh-day Adventist Christian nurses caring for the Table 1-Comparative Percentage of SDA patients in our medical institutions if the objectives given Nurses in Ten Institutions us by the Great Physician are to be realized. 1965 1975 1980 As a nurse and a trainer of nurses I wish to appeal to SDA nurses that each of you will search your heart on this 100.0 90.1 86.5 question. Should you not be working in one of our 100.0 73.8 50.9 hospitals? ❑ 85.2 70.0 56.4 REFERENCES 81.8 39.0 21.5 General Conference Health Department. "Comparative Report 1963-1967 and 1973-1977. Percentage SDA Nurses in Medical Institutions. North American Division.- 79.7 50.3 53.9 2 General Conference Health/Temperance Department. "Comparison SDA and Non-SDA Graduate Nurses as of December 31. 1980. - 79.5 60.6 49.3 3 Dr. Robert Moon. "Nursing Study Progress Report:. Feb. 1. 1976 4 General Conference Health Department. "Nurse Manpower Study.- 1978. pp. 170. 75.4 62.6 54.2 171. C. E. Bradford. "We Stand at a Milepost:. Adventist Review. May 8-15. 1980. p. 16. 66.4 43.9 36.6 6 "Fundamental Beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists.- Seventh-day Adventist Yearbook. 1981. p. 7. 63.0 16.2 24.3 Francis D. Nichol. "Two Addresses on Health. Delivered at the General Conference Medical Department Meeting Held in Kansas City. Missouri. August 22 to 25. 1961- 55.1 39.6 30.4 (published by the Review and Herald Publishing Association at the request of the Medical Department of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Washington. p. 41 ADVENTIST REVIEW. JULY 9. 1981 (643) 11 READER TO READER main sanctuary for the ordinance would find that it is not difficult if of humility, disabled men who they utilized the social skills that An exchange of views on a topic of current interest cannot readily make their way to they find successful in dealing the basement or auxiliary rooms with anyone else. Below are three with the men have little choice but suggestions: to remain home on communion 1. Ask questions. If you have a Sabbath. question in your mind about THE QUESTION: Disabled people should be someone's disability, ask it. The suggestion has been made that, in connec- made to feel welcome. Many of Avoiding such topics to be them have little social contact "polite" is a mistake because it tion with the United Nations International Year of outside their church family. Go makes for dry, superficial rela- the Disabled Person, we invite readers with out of your way each week to chat tionships. with them, and you will see that 2. Never pity. No one needs physical disabilities to write to Reader to Reader, they have much to offer. pity. Pity is one of several mani- NAME WITHHELD festations of a condescending letting us know: (1) how disabled members can attitude and tends to rank and contribute to the church; (2) the kinds of problems ■ I am paralyzed from the neck divide people rather than promote down as a result of a spinal-cord healthy growth and fellowship. you encounter in using Adventist churches and injury that occurred eight years 3. Do not handicap others by other facilities; and (3) what can be done to help ago; therefore, my comments will forming preconceived notions of refer mostly to those physically what they can or cannot do. Ask counteract such problems. disabled persons confined to a questions. Extend invitations. wheelchair. Share your sensory experiences. I have found great joy in Treat those with physical impair- participating in church activities, ments as if they are regular people ■ How can the disabled contrib- helping handicapped persons such as being assistant youth like yourself. You may be sur- ute to the church? Because disa- enjoy greater access and free- Sabbath school leader, giving the prised to learn that they are people bilities are so varied, it is not doms. As a church, we should not mission story or scripture and with the same basic needs that possible to be specific. Each one wait until the Government forces prayer, singing in a male chorus, you have, and also have a unique should contribute to the limit of us to make these accommodations and being a greeter at the door. set of interests, talents, and expe- his or her ability. While disease but should take the lead in making I believe that with God's help, riences that can enrich your life and injury may handicap a per- our schools and churches acces- physically disabled persons can greatly. son, the disability does not end sible to all. make great contributions to the PAUL HOWARD that person's expertise or termi- E. ROBERT REYNOLDS church. Because of their sensitiv- Portland, Oregon nate the value of the experience Riverside, California ity to injuries and sickness, they he or she has gained in preceding can help in counseling and ■ Teachers in the lower levels years. Disabled people, no matter ■ Disabled members can be an encouraging other church mem- can use help in preparing their how many handicaps they have, asset to any church, for most of bers. They can also participate in Sabbath school materials. Two are not necessarily mentally defi- them have more time to offer than Sabbath school and church lead- years ago I spent months putting cient, nor should church members the average person. They can ership positions and take part in together an accurate membership treat them as such. In spite of their provide receptive "listening activities in these areas. list from old record books. I act as disfigured or deformed bodies, ears" for people with problems. The problems disabled persons assistant clerk and sometimes their minds may be sharp and They can use telephone visits to have are twofold. The first prob- public relations secretary. I am a quick. encourage others and make new lem is accessibility. Along with Master Guide, so I can examine Some of the most frequent contacts. They could also serve as wheelchair ramps and wider and approve honors as well as problems encountered by disa- class or church secretary and be doorways, it would be helpful to help pupils to study for honors. bled persons in using Adventist responsible for sending cards to have microphones with vertical All this I do from my living room. churches and other facilities are: absent members each week, or and horizontal extensions, GENEVIEVE DRAKE parking, steps, curbs, sharp perhaps sending birthday cards. The second problem is that of Columbus, Indiana bumps and dips, narrow halls and A more talented person might other members' attitudes. Church doorways (especially where serve as church clerk or assist the members must realize that just right-angle turns are involved), treasurer. because a person's body is disa- restroom limitations, pillars and Besides having a convenient bled, his mind is not necessarily Question for September posts at the end of the pews that parking place reserved, it would disabled. The way to alleviate this cut off vision of the platform, be beneficial to the disabled per- problem is for physically disabled Response deadline August 7 narrow aisles (especially side son if a path could be cleared to individuals and other members to Family worship used to be a aisles), and drinking fountains. the church during inclement communicate with each other great time at our house. We Following are some sugges- weather. Highly waxed floors, honestly and openly. sang the tiny tots songs together tions to help overcome the prob- especially when wet from many Physically disabled people can and used our home felt aids. lems mentioned above: provide feet crossing them on rainy days, play a significant part in our But now junior thinks he is too handicapped parking; provide are a hazard to disabled people, as churches if they are encouraged old to join in the cradle roll easy access to each level of the are loose floor mats inside a door. and if their accessibility needs are activities of little sister. Study- church by ramps or elevators; Too-thick carpet padding can met. ing two different Sabbath have a single-unit restroom that throw people off balance, even RANDY L. DICKMAN school lessons has to be the can be used by either sex so that those with no disability other than Savannah, Tennessee limit! How do parents who have disabled persons can have a age. People standing and visiting ■ three or even four children spouse aid them; if fire regula- in doorways present an obstacle, As a young Seventh-day manage? I would like some tions prohibit wheelchairs as do children who run through Adventist adult with a visual ideas. remaining in the aisles, provide a the halls unsupervised. It takes impairment I sometimes encoun- place near the front where wheel- only an accidental bump to trip a ter difficulty with access—not Send answers (or questions for consideration) to chair occupants together with disabled person. into the church facility, but into Reader to Reader, ADVENTIST REVIEW. 6856 their attendants may sit without Eastern Avenue NW.. Takoma Park, Washington, Disabled people often exclude the hearts and lives of some of its D.C. 20012. Letters should not exceed 300 words obstructing the view of others and themselves from Communion members. It appears that some in length and will be edited to fit available space. still be easily moved. well-meaning people simply do Duplicate ideas and standard suggestions, such as because of the physical problems "Pray about your problem," will be eliminated Building codes and other regu- it presents. An interested friend not know how to relate to others Letters must be received by the response deadline lations enforced by State and/or could provide help in some cases. given above. Include complete return address. whom they perceive as being Five dollars will be paid for each answer local governments are slowly But when women are assigned the handicapped. These people published.

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FROM THE EDITORS and bindeth up their wounds" (Ps. 147:3). Isaiah added: "He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed" (Isa. 53:5). To those who had wandered away from the Father's house, the Lord appealed: "Return, ye backsliding "No balm in Gilead?" children, and I will heal your backslidings" (Jer. 3:22). Pharmaceutical companies engage in continuous Today, as in ancient times. the disease of sin is causing research to produce better ointments, pills, sprays, untold suffering. Death snatches away loved ones. Illness capsules, and other medications. They do this to increase alters drastically a family's well-laid plans. Divorce profits, help cure the physical ailments of humanity, and breaks hearts and homes. Pursuit of worldly pleasure in answer Yes when people ask, "Isn't there a medicine that "the far country" leaves prodigals lonely and dis- will make me feel better [or cure my rash, or relieve my couraged. "Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no pains, et cetera]?" physician there?" There is. Jesus is both balm and In the time of ancient Israel a balm that was highly physician. He can heal every wounded spirit, every prized came from Gilead, a mountainous region of broken heart. He can heal backsliding. He can comfort. Palestine east of the Jordan River. The oil or ointment was He can speak words of peace. Truly, as the songwriter produced from an aromatic resin or gum taken from a says, small, flowering evergreen tree. The balm not only was "There is a balm in Gilead, used locally, it was exported. The Ishmaelites who To make the wounded whole, purchased Joseph from his brothers were en route to Egypt There is a balm in Gilead, to sell their caravan-load of this balm, along with spices To heal the sin-sick soul." and myrrh (Gen. 37:25). With the Great Physician eager to heal our souls, shall So well known was Gilead for its healing balm that the we not draw near to Him in faith? Then, fragrant with the prophet Jeremiah, distressed over the low spiritual state of Balm of Gilead, shall we not tell others where they too Israel, asked in figurative language: "Is there no balm in may find healing? K. H. W. Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?" (Jer. 8:22). The prophet seemed to suggest that the question be What the sanctuary doctrine means today-5 answered by saying: "Yes, there is a balm; there is a physician; there is a healer to apply the balm; but the people are satisfied to be sick; they are content to remain in The heavenly assize their diseased condition. - In this series of editorials we have been noticing how The Great Physician, of course, is Jesus. He could have the doctrine of the heavenly sanctuary and its cleansing healed the spiritual wounds of His people. He could have that began in 1844 sheds light on Christian life today. We given them spiritual health and vitality. But they refused have seen how the doctrine gives us clearer understanding to come to Him. Centuries passed, and the situation of the person and work of Christ, our high priest and remained unchanged. At last, near the close of His earthly sacrifice, and how it preserves the Biblical concept of God ministry, Jesus exclaimed brokenheartedly, "0 Jerusa- as lord of time. lem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest In the editorial just previous we noticed the significance them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have of 1844 as a benchmark in salvation history. Here we shall gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her reflect upon the meaning for us of the events in heaven chickens under her wings, and ye would not! (Matt. since 1844—the heavenly assize, known in our history as 23:37). the "investigative judgment." We suggest this doctrine Jesus as healer affects our lives in at least four ways. In many places the Holy Scriptures call attention to First, it brings a note of hope. Some readers may be Jesus as the one who is both willing and able to heal. To surprised at this point—they have thought of the judgment Israel, en route from Egypt to Canaan, Jehovah said, "I as something that destroys Christian assurance. The am the Lord that healeth thee" (Ex. 15:26). Biblical doctrine does otherwise, however. For instance, After Solomon had completed the Temple and dedi- in Daniel_ 7—probably the clearest portrayal of a cated it, one night the Lord appeared to him and pictured pre-Advent assize in Scripture—it is when "the judgment Himself as a healer: "If my people, which are called by . . . [is] set, and the books . . . [are] opened" that the my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek persecuting, anti-God "little horn" power is brought my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear down and the people of God are vindicated (verses 10-14, from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their 25-27). Judgment is given "to the saints" (verse 22), that land" (2 Chron. 7:14). is, for, or on behalf of, the saints. The psalmist wrote: "He healeth the broken in heart, Likewise, throughout Revelation the judgment is

ADVENTIST REVIEW. JULY 9. 1981 (645) 13 portrayed in positive terms for the people of God. In fact, not amoral but moral, and the One who has established the saints symbolically cry out for the judgment: "How this order will judge it by Himself. long, 0 Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and Adventists have sharper discernment of these matters avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?" (chap. than most Christians. We have been given insight into the 6:10). As a result of the judgment the saints burst into great controversy between Christ and Satan. We realize praise: "Just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints" that the death of Christ has a cosmic dimension: it not only (chap. 15:3). "True and righteous are his judgments" makes salvation available to humanity but it exposes the (chap. 19:2). nature of Satan and is the supreme display of the character Why is it that the judgment, though solemn, does not of God. destroy Christian assurance? Because we have a Media- Decalogue to the fore tor, one who stands for us as the records are opened. The Third, the judgment brings the Decalogue to the fore. In judgment reveals our relationship to Him who "was vision John saw the temple of God opened in heaven and treated as we deserve, that we might be treated as He in it the ark of His testament (chap. 11:19). That law is the deserves" (The Desire of Ages, p. 25). divine standard in the judgment. Second, the judgment points us to God as the moral Though men and women forget it, God's law abides. arbiter of the universe. We live in a world of changing Though people may spurn it, flout it, it abides. Thundered mores, of shifting moral values. Without God as the final from Sinai, inscribed with the divine finger, it abides. This word to define what is good and what is evil, we have no is the law whose perpetuity and binding claims Adventists ultimate base for morality. are to proclaim to the world. Though we be a moral So the judgment reminds the universe—as it reminds minority in urging the demands of all ten commandments, us—of the fact of a moral God. The fundamental order is we have the Author of the law on our side. Fourth, the doctrine of the judgment reminds us of our accountability before God. "For we must all appear HYMNSPIRATION before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he bath done, whether it be good or bad" (2 Cor. 5:10). "By the words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou "May love's incense rise" shalt be condemned" (Matt. 12:37). By EDWARD E. WHITE Salvation is a gift. We are saved by God's unmerited How misleading sometimes are the first words of a hymn, favor, appropriated through faith, not by any work of which being first are more easily remembered and therefore tend ours. But the divine gift brings a divine claim upon us. to summarize the content of that which follows. One notable and God's grace teaches us "that, denying ungodliness and almost ludicrous example of the fallacy is found in Hymn No. 478, entitled "Master, No Offering." The title in itself would worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and seem to disqualify it from the section on "Tithes and godly, in this present world; looking for that blessed hope, Offerings," where it is classified. The incongruity of its position and the glorious appearing of the great God and our would very readily be revealed if an unthinking elder should announce, "Let us receive our morning offering while we sing Saviour Jesus Christ" (Titus 2:12, 13). the hymn 'Master, No Offering'!" So life on this earth is not unimportant. Our day-by-day In truth this fine poem is an offering hymn, but not in a activities, our round of words and deeds, our attitudes and monetary sense. Just as in ancient Levitical times the priests offered incense in the tabernacle rising as a sweet savor to God, motives, count for eternity. Together, in sum, they show so do the singers of these words offer their love and adoration as what we are. They reveal, as the records are examined, sweet odors of incense, a much more acceptable gift than dollars whether we belong to Christ. and cents. In actual fact the hymn was written by a Congregational Thus, the distinctively Adventist doctrine of the minister, Edwin Pond Parker (1836-1925), as a closing appeal judgment has deep meaning for these days. To the world, for one of his sermons on devoted, loving service. Contrasting it is the cry of the watchman standing on the walls of the expensive gift of the alabaster box of perfume offered to her Lord by Mary Magdalene, the author shows that while we may society and calling a corrupt generation back to God, not be able to present a monetary gift of equal value, we may reminding it of His law by which it shall be judged. No nevertheless render the gift of devoted service to the Master. Our wonder the world, like Felix, trembles at this word and offering can be one of kindness, patience, cheerfulness, hope, and mercy to our fellow beings toiling along life's highway. seeks to avoid it (Acts 24:25). Dr. Parker later composed a tune and, to harmonize with the For Adventists the doctrine of the judgment continually thought underlying the hymn, named this tune "Love's reminds us of the seriousness of our living. There is no Offering. " reincarnation; it is only this life that we have—and what Maybe some courageous minister or elder will select this excellent hymn (and explain why), and ask his congregation to shall we make of it? Or we might say: Am I truly Christ's? sing it where it really belongs, at the close of a service of Not merely that I once accepted God's gift of salvation in commitment to the Master. "So may love's incense rise, Him, but do I make it my own day by day, continually Sweeter than sacrifice, living by faith alone? Am I ready to meet my God? Dear Lord, to Thee." W. G. J. To be concluded

14 (646) ADVENTIST REVIEW. JULY 9. 1981 NEVVSMONT pose of the second coming of religious beliefs. It certainly Jesus. We also discovered bolstered their belief that they did not know why they before the "Great One" keep the seventh day holy. comes many others from vari- They do so because they were ous religions will join told to. together with them. The next day was Friday. We agreed with them that SDA teachings discovered At breakfast they told us this there is a special "brother- was their preparation day. hood'' between them and among Karens in Thailand When we asked how they Seventh-day Adventists prepared, they said that they because we both keep the By DENNIS TIDWELL had to gather enough food for seventh day holy and look for the next day so that they would the soon-coming "Great not have to work on the One," Jesus Christ. We Not long ago Robin Bwint much of it was praise to the seventh day. agreed to visit them again to reported the discovery of a Creator for creating the world Yii Paw's people obviously gain a clearer understanding group of Karen people in his and all that is in it. Yii Paw led were delighted that we of their beliefs and to share mountain district in Thailand in the service while the rest, showed an interest in them. with them our understanding who are longing for the immi- with folded hands, sat on the Perhaps they felt that our of the purpose for the Sabbath nent return of the "Great floor, facing sheets of paper coming lent prestige to their and Jesus' second coming. One." Such exciting news is tacked to the wall on which not unusual today when were drawn religious pictures, "Messianic movements" symbols, and poetry. occur the world over. But Afterward Yii Paw shared what makes this group unique the history of the group's is that they also worship on the acceptance of their beliefs. Yii seventh day. When I heard Paw is 28 years old. Five years Pastor Bwint's report, I deter- ago a young man came to his mined to investigate this home. The striking thing group as soon as possible. about this man, he told us, was Not long ago the pastor and that he looked exactly like Yii I hiked seven hours from the Paw himself in every detail. main road up a narrow wind- The man told Yii Paw that the ing trail to the top of a high "Great One" is coming and mountain range to reach the that he and his people must get village involved. As we ready. He also told him that climbed I wondered what the they should worship on Sab- source of this group's practice bath. could be. Had their leader, Yii Several times since then he Paw, been given a true pro- has come to give further phetic gift? Had he had previ- instructions. He helped Yii ous contact with Seventh-day Paw perfect a writing system Adventists? so that he could write down Darkness was settling in as the teachings for others to read we reached the village. We and remember. were just in time for supper. Gaps in knowledge We were amazed to find that we did not need to worry about Yii Paw did not know his being served unclean meat, or name, but he knew about the even meat at all, for these place where he said he came people were vegetarians. from—a legendary Karen After supper we were holy place. Several times in invited to go with them to the our questioning we noted that place of worship for their this group is attempting to evening worship service. For restore belief in traditional more than an hour Robin and I Karen teachings that are full of sat on the floor watching and references to God, Creation, listening as they chanted and Adam and Eve, Satan, et sang poetry from memory. cetera. The chanting reminded us of When we asked who the Buddhist chanting. Their "Great One" is, they replied songs were similar to tradi- that He is the same one who tional Karen hta poetic sing- created the world. We asked ing. We did not understand why the "Great One" was everything they said, but coming soon. They did not know, and after a pause, they Dennis Tidwell supervises the asked us if we knew why. hill-tribe pastors in northern Immediately Robin gave them Religious art by Yii Paw, leader of a group of Karen people, decorates the Thailand. a short summary of the pur- wall of the people's place of worship. Above is the "Great One."

ADVENTIST REVIEW. JULY 9. 1981 (647) 15 special help in order to reach changed! Local broadcasting Northern Europe looks ahead out to their communities and offers almost unlimited oppor- nations in health evangelism. tunity for pastors in Britain to greater soul winning It sounded good, constructive, and Sweden. Norway is head- feasible, and—important if it ing the same way. Poland, By WALTER R. L. SCRAGG was going to work well—not Holland, Sweden, and Britain too expensive. all prepare programs for It was fascinating to hear Adventist World Radio. Soon Most readers of the REVIEW ment to look carefully at its the Ministerial Association the Polish church may have know that church leaders get own program. Perhaps even secretaries (although the asso- the privilege of broadcasting together for all kinds of rea- more interesting was the privi- ciation is not a department, we from within Poland. Plans to sons, but perhaps some have lege of sitting in on another conducted two meetings for have pastors trained and ready wondered about the cost of department's meeting and them), most of whom were for such opportunities kept the these meetings and what they understanding its problems, union presidents, plotting communication people think- accomplish. I have found that programs, and points of view. evangelism and pastoral ing hard. most of them have consider- My own list kept me mov- growth for the next few years. Readers who were at the able value and contribute to ing from department to depart- Plans call for such things as Dallas General Conference the progress and unity of the ment. I found it fascinating to the kind of soul-winning session may remember the church. For example, con- observe how each group institutes conducted in the illustration of a stack of books sider a recent venture in reacted and interacted. A cre- Lake Union of North higher than the Empire State meeting-holding in the North- ative process was evident. America, multimedia evan- Building—the delivered sales ern European Division. What else would one expect gelism, and church-growth of one colporteur in Finland. About two years ago we when some of the best promo- workshops. Many, like me, We have reached the stage in decided to discontinue indi- tional minds of the church were praying that these plans Finland and other Nordic vidual departmental councils were rubbing against each would give us something far countries where the children and instead conduct one coun- other? better than the close-to-zero of parents who bought The cil at which all departments The health and temperance growth rate of the church in Bible Story now buy it for their would be represented. After people came up with a promis- Europe. children. In some areas these delays caused by considerable ing three-pronged approach. In the council meetings it books are in three out of four changes in division depart- First, each of the languages in soon became apparent that we homes. What do we do next? mental leadership at last our division will have a series were overtaken by opportu- To show an even taller stack of year's General Conference of leaflets for church members nity in a number of areas and books for the New Orleans session, the meeting finally aimed at presenting positive that we must catch up. Not too session (1985), the Finland convened this spring—May approaches to healthful living. many years ago I visited Union is republishing the 4-9--at the New Gallery Cen- A second concept will take Northern Europe as a repre- Conflict of the Ages Series in ter on London's Regent health into a soul-winning sentative of what was then the eight volumes (splitting The Street. outreach. And third, our Radio-Television Depart- Desire of Ages, The Great At this meeting the union, health-care institutions, more ment. The only country where Controversy, and Patriarchs conference, and mission of them per capita than in any regular broadcasts originated and Prophets) with 30 percent departmental leaders for some other division, will receive was Holland. How that has of the pages containing full- ten departments, about 70 people in all, were assembled. Several of the union presi- dents joined us at the begin- ning of the meeting, and by its end all were present. It takes careful organization to make a meeting like this work well. Some departmen- tal directors carry as many as three, or even four, depart- ments. We had planned sepa- rate councils for each depart- ment. This meant that we did not give the delegates a choice about which meeting to attend. All followed a list of assignments, and it worked smoothly. Panamanian member wins family to Christ Although it still is quite A layman in Panama, Feliciano Solis, community in Chitre, and he determined to early to judge the long-term dreamed one night that Jesus was coming in the return and be the one to share the good news of effects of this council, every- clouds of glory, and to his great joy he was salvation with his family and friends. one seemed to enjoy it for a caught up with the Lord together with many of Twenty-five persons have been baptized in number of reasons. There was his relatives. When he awoke, Brother Solis Chitre, Panama, as a result of Brother Solis' time enough for each depart- felt that this was not just an ordinary dream, but response. He is pictured (at right) with the new that it represented a call from God to him Adventists and Pastors Luis Gomez and Walter R. L. Scragg is presi- personally. Rochester Jolly. BRAULIO CONCEPCION Communication Director dent of the Northern European He knew that the message of a soon-coming Division. Saviour had never been preached in his home Inter-American Division

16 (648) ADVENTIST REVIEW, JULY 9, 1981 color illustrations. The Pub- Poland was being restricted lishing Department confi- because of lack of imported dently expects to double the paper, the delegates thought number of literature evangel- they could help a little. They ists to 1,000 and reach $60 took up an offering of £750 million in sales from 1980 to (USS1,650). which in itself 1985. reveals much about the spirit We zeroed in on the tried of good will, positive think- and proved programs of the ing, and spiritual unity that church. For example, how can pervaded this successful we maintain the forward push experiment in departmental of our lngathering program, planning. which stands number two after the North American Division in total collected? And how can we involve more of our GERMANY members in ministry within the church, using their spirit- SDA servicemen ual gifts according to God's attend 27th plan? Also, how can the Sab- bath school fulfill its objec- annual retreat tives? And what new planning "It was the highlight of the should there be for our schools year for us—well worth the and colleges? money spent, and a real spirit- We had the best help avail- ual feast, since we couldn't able for the council. Held attend camp meeting at individually, it is doubtful the home." This was the response departmental meetings would of Mike Bremer, of the U.S. have attracted three General Air Force, and his wife, Lynn, Rochelle Kilgore, professor emeritus from Atlantic Union College. has Conference departmental who had traveled from Eng- attended Berchtesgaden retreats for 25 sears to help young men find a directors. But there they were: land to the Alpine Inn in place in Adventist colleges after they leave military service. Charles George Knowles of Lay Berchtesgaden, Germany. Martin, National Service Organization director, gave her a plaque of appreciation on behalf of the hundreds of young people she has helped. Activities, L. A. Ramirez of Mike and Lynn were among Publishing, and Howard the 150 who attended the Rampton of Sabbath School, twenty-seventh annual SDA The Sabbath morning trib- KENYA offering impressive counsel to servicemen's retreat May 11- ute to Mrs. Kilgore included their own groups and con- 17. The beautiful setting in the the presentation of a plaque, Course is begun tributing from vast experience Bavarian Alps made an ideal along with a vase of colorful to other departments and joint location for the mini-camp flowers. Since this was the last for ministers sessions. meeting especially planned retreat she would be attend- For the first time since it The meetings convened for Adventist military person- ing, a special message of opened in 1913 as a mission under the division's five-year nel stationed in Europe, who appreciation was given on school in Kenya, Kamagambo motto, "Declare His Glory." attended from Belgium, Ger- behalf of the hundreds of High School and Teachers' Devotional speakers from the many, England, Turkey, and young people she has helped College has graduated a select group and from Newbold Col- other locations. through the years. group of ministerial students lege directed the participants' The theme of the retreat, Directing the retreat were from a six months' ministerial attention to the present and "Lord, Increase Our Faith," John Keplinger, director, course. future glory of the church as it was highlighted by inspiring Frankfurt Servicemen's Cen- It long has been felt by East reflects the glory of Jesus messages by the guest ter; Gary Councell, U.S. African Union officials that an Christ. speaker, Martin Kobialka, Army chaplain; and Charles adequate training and upgrad- Incidentally, the division pastor of the Koblenz church. D. Martin, National Service ing program must be con- treasurer felt rather good Ellwood Voorhees, an Organization director. They ducted for its ministerial staff about the locale of the meet- Adventist surgeon at the U.S. also conducted the morning if the present growth in mem- ings. Special hotels and travel Army Hospital, Nuremberg, devotions as well as other bership is to be maintained. packages kept the cost down. with his series of illustrated special services. Chaplain The East African Union And over the five-year period, health talks, emphasized the Councell and his wife, Joyce, is the second-largest union holding one large council will direct relationship between and Gabrielle Jung. of Frank- conference in the world field. be far cheaper than 10 or 11 physical and spiritual growth. furt, led youth activities. In 1980 a beginning was separate ones at different Guest of honor at the retreat As the retreat neared its made in the upgrading of the times and places. was Rochelle Kilgore, pro- close and the stirring film John ministerial force in East And the participants them- fessor emeritus, Atlantic Hus was shown Saturday Africa by selecting a group of selves? Delighted, if you can Union College. The occasion night, a new spirit of commit- the pastors who had little or no believe all that was said. marked her twenty-fifth con- ment to truth was felt in the previous ministerial training Especially delighted were secutive year of attending Alpine Inn chapel. Even and giving them a six months' members of the Polish delega- Berchtesgaden retreats with before the cars were packed course at Kamagambo tion. After the publishing the purpose of helping young and driven down the hill, Teachers' College. Under the director of the Polish Union servicemen find a place in plans had been started for next direction of R. E. Mpyisi, revealed that the printing of Adventist colleges when leav- year's retreat. supported by Kamagambo books and magazines in ing the military. CHARLES D. MARTIN principal J. N. Kyale and a ADVENTIST REVIEW. JULY 9. 1981 (649) 17 qualified staff of national and overseas teachers, the first class, numbering 33 pastors, graduated on March 21. A second group will finish their six months' course in July. Realizing that six months is not adequate time for thor- ough preparation, the East African Union has voted to allow Kamagambo to offer a regular two-year ministerial training program to com- mence in September. Quali- fied young men from the five fields and one conference that make up the union will be admitted to the program, where they will receive inten- sive training in ministerial and pastoral duties, thus bringing fresh impetus to the evangeliz- ing of this part of Africa. The present ministerial force, according to a union spokesman, is inadequate to care for the present church membership. From among the group just graduated, some of While in Palau for three weeks of public evangelism, C. D. Brooks spoke to 800 students at Palau High School. these pastors serve from ten to 14 churches with a total on the air in Palau. As interest In an area strongly in- of those saying something church and Sabbath school in the telecast began to swell, fluenced by spiritism and positive about the value of the membership of as high as it was decided that in March of Catholicism, Breath of Life family and presenting help to 3,500. With such enormous 1981 a reaping campaign was used by God to bring the families." responsibilities resting upon would be conducted. attention of the people to Bible As part of its family empha- the present pastoral staff in Palau, a part of the Guam- truths. At a farewell reception sis La Voz released a new East Africa, the new training Micronesia Mission, is a trust for the crusade team, Gover- ten-lesson Bible-study course program at Kamagambo will territory of the United States nor Tmetuchl praised the this spring. Entitled "Hogar fill a great need. that is swiftly moving toward power of God that within three Feliz ("Happy Home")," the L. G. SIBLEY independence. Its population weeks made it possible for course presents practical Kamagambo Teachers' of 14,000 is rapidly increas- more than one percent of the material on family relations. College ing, with 50 percent of the total population of the country For many years letters from people being under 14 years of to be baptized into the listeners have indicated the age. Through its influence, the church. JAMES L. KYLE need for such a series. PALAU Breath of Life telecast was Director of Field Services To help launch the course, able to touch the minds of Breath of Life La Voz conducted a family Breath of Life: people from all walks of life. festival in central Los Angeles Among those baptized was early in March. The festival South Sea victory the wife of the governor of CALIFORNIA featured speakers from La During World War II, on Airai, Mrs. Tua Tmetuchl. Voz; special guest speaker the Palauan island of Peleliu, Also in the group were La Voz fills Eunice Geli Huskings, pro- one of the fiercest battles in the teachers, medical personnel, fessor of family medicine at Pacific took place. Recently, government workers, a judge, family needs the University of Southern more than three decades later, students, and many families. Christian solutions to fam- California; and several musi- C. D. Brooks and the Breath Eighteen prisoners were ily problems are being cians and musical groups. of Life team "invaded" Palau allowed to attend the meetings emphasized on radio pro- Half the 3,000 persons to battle for souls. nightly, and ten of them were grams, in Bible lessons, and in attending enrolled in the new After three weeks of inten- baptized. public meetings by La Voz de "Hogar Feliz" Bible course, sive public evangelism, 146 The Breath of Life team la Esperanza, the Spanish-lan- according to Ruben Dario persons were baptized, with was supported by the able guage international radio- Sanchez, director of the another 57 ready for baptism leadership of two pastors, broadcast of the Seventh-day Spanish Bible school. Addi- the next Sabbath. These 203 Mokokil Solomon and Willy Adventist Church. tional family festivals are converts are a living testimony Nobuo. These Christian men, "Both outside the church planned in other cities. to the providence of God and who carry a heavy burden on and inside the church, the A third approach to the the power of the gospel. their hearts, with their fellow home is at a crisis point," says needs of families involves a Almost two years ago workers are conducting an Milton Peverini, director- new series of 15-minute radio Howard Baker, a missionary aggressive follow-up program speaker of La Voz. "We programs by La Voz. Called doctor on Palau, requested to continue reaping a harvest believe Seventh-day Advent- The Voice of the Home, the that Breath of Life be placed of souls. ists need to be at the forefront broadcasts seek to present

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practical solutions to the nary faculty members and J. R. Spangler, James Chase, the scene. In the midst of the moral, social, and psychologi- special guests. The meetings Les Pitton, Mark Finley, W. confusion and surrounding cal problems of the present were convened at the Lake B. Quigley, Eldon Walter, darkness the fire truck crashed generation, says Pastor Union Conference office. John Fowler, Victor Cooper, into a passenger car near the Peverini. The program was planned Dean Gitter, W. I. Liversidge, school, killing two people. Prompting the production and coordinated by W. C. and D. A. Copsey. Brief, The school was completely of the new series was the Scales, Jr., and S. D. Meyers, encouraging reports also were destroyed. but God held His decision of the Mexican Gov- North American Division rep- given by the Ministerial hand over several precious ernment last summer to cancel resentatives of the General secretaries and stewardship items. The school files fortu- all religious programs on radio Conference Ministerial-Stew- directors of each union. nately survived the flames, as stations in that country. Fol- ardship Association. Enoch During the meetings several did two pictures, one depict- lowing this emergency, the Oliveira. a General Confer- recommendations were made ing the tables of the law of communication department of ence vice-president who that should give impetus to a God, and the other the beloved the Mexican Union asked La serves as chairman of church more Spirit-filled ministry, a and well-known painting of Voz de la Esperanza to create ministries, and J. R. Spangler, finished work, and the soon two children near the brink of a new program whose format secretary of the Ministerial- return of Christ. a chasm. In the school library and content would free it from Stewardship Association, W. C. SCALES, JR., the Bible remained intact. the "religious" classification. gave counsel and support dur- and S. D. MEYERS although all the other books The result is The Voice of the ing the sessions. were reduced to ashes. Home. ELDYN KARR A Ministerial-Stewardship Confronted with this sad Public Information Officer fellowship banquet was held BRAZIL turn of events, church mem- Voice of Prophecy at Andrews University on bers prayed to God. They Tuesday evening, May 5. School emerges decided that the school would Benjamin Reaves, chairman not close, and they made firm of the department of religion from ashes plans to rebuild so that soon, MICHIGAN and theology at Oakwood Col- At approximately 2:00 A.M. with divine help, a new school lege, was the keynote speaker. fire broke out in the church would be ready for the chil- Ministerial and Under the theme of "Faith, school in Joinvile, a city in the dren. stewardship Action, Advance," speakers Santa Catarina Mission of the A school in the city was not focused on key topics and South Brazil Union. The fire using all its classrooms, and leaders meet issues, allowing opportunity left 200 Adventist and non- those in charge of it offered The first North American for discussion. The devotional Adventist students without a the unoccupied rooms to our Division Ministerial-Steward- speakers were C. D. Brooks, place to hold classes, but school so that there would not ship council was held May Enoch Oliveira, and R. E. providentially it happened be any problems in continuing 3-6, 1981, in Berrien Springs, Graham. Other speakers were after graduation. operations. The city mayor, Michigan. In addition to Gen- Des Cummings, Jr., Rosalie The firemen were called Luiz Henrique da Silveira, eral Conference and union Haffner Lee, Benjamin F. and the neighbors mobilized received the approval of the Ministerial secretaries and Reaves, T. A. McNealy, to combat the raging inferno; municipal council to grant an stewardship directors, others Kenneth Cox, Norman Doss, newspaper reporters and radio excellent piece of land, and in attendance included Semi- Arthur Carlson, R. L. Pelton, commentators also arrived on the church and the community

Children from the new school in the South Brazil Union participated in a ceremony dedicating the school that rose "out of the ashes" of the old one. ADVENTIST REVIEW, JULY 9. 1981 (651) 19 immediately rallied to build a Division publishing director, Better Pacific, a new era in the to set the coconut trees alight new school. This was another had worked for some time to publishing work has com- with the gospel message of outworking of Providence, develop the publishing work menced. Christ's redeeming grace. because the former property in the three island unions of Each leader was challenged ARTHUR J. BATH was too small. the division, preparing the to increase his worker force, Assistant To rebuild would cost a way for this historic first to recruit, train, and equip Publishing Director minimum of $150,000, and publishing directors' seminar. church members for service, Central Pacific the church had only $15,000 Nineteen delegates with dif- and, metaphorically speaking, Union Mission in hand. But little by little the fering cultural backgrounds project went forward, and enjoyed Christian fellowship now the schoolchildren in in the warm and friendly Joinvile are happily occu- atmosphere of the Fiji Mis- Books in Review pying their new building, sion. These representatives deeply grateful to everyone from Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Sabbath and Sunday in over/Lord's Supper also who worked so hard to make it Samoa, Tonga, the Cook Early Christianity influenced Christian attitudes possible. One of the young- Islands, French Polynesia, the Robert L. Odom toward the Sabbath, undermining sters exclaimed, "God really Solomons, New Caledonia, Review and Herald Publishing its significance in the minds of helped. us. He raised up our and Vanuatu studied ways and Association many. This, coupled with antino- new school out of the ashes of means of extending the pub- Washington, D.C. mian sentiment, played a large the old one!" The Lord per- lishing ministry in the South 1977, 304 pages role in the gradual displacement haps used this strange means Pacific region. Price: $12.95 of the Sabbath by Sunday. Odom "There has never been, since ends his survey with Eusebius, to help the whole city become During their meetings in the apostolic times, a century without Bishop of Caesarea (c. 265-c. 339 acquainted with Adventists Suvavau church on the Fiji Christian observers of the A.D.), whose shocking declara- and our precious faith. Mission compound, they went seventh-day Sabbath," con- tion of the transfer of the Sabbath ARTHUR S. VALLE next door to the Trans-Pacific cludes Robert Odom in his latest to Sunday is often cited by REVIEW Correspondent Publishers to see how the study of the issue to which he has Adventists. He concludes the books they sell are printed and devoted more than half a century. book with a convenient 11-page prepared for distribution. Having ransacked the major capsule of the entire work. FIJI One of the highlights of the libraries of the world for primary Sabbath and Sunday in Early visit was a ceremony held sources, he has presented his Christianity aims to put primary results in nontechnical fashion for source material on the history of Publishing beside the Heidelberg press in both Adventist and non-Adventist the Sabbath, together with intel- leaders meet the publishing house on the readers. ligent discussion of the signifi- occasion of the, printing of the How did the Christian church, cance of the meaning of this data, A publishing directors' first full-message book in the with its roots in the Jewish syna- into the hands of the general seminar for the South Pacific region. Children's books and gogue, and consequently in a reader. There are several abbre- region was conducted in Suva, medical books had been Sabbathkeeping matrix, transfer viated Adventist publications that Fiji, February 20-March 1. J. printed for some time, but its allegiance to Sunday? The cover the same ground, but noth- T. Knopper, Australasian now with the printing of For a "full story," admits Odom, may ing in lay language is as thorough never be known as a result of the as this. paucity of historical information. Here are found, for instance, Despite this, he surveys the extant an intriguing discussion of the primary sources through the mid- first unmistakable mention of dle of the fourth century A.D. for Sundaykeeping (Justin Martyr, the clues that remain. There are First Apology [c. A.D. 1521) and many. the first clear reference to Sunday First the Bible. "The New as the "Lord's Day" (Clement of Testament contains no record that Alexandria, The Stromata [A.D. Jesus ever abolished the Sab- 192j), both much too late for a bath," nor is there anything about Biblical defense of the first day. "the first day of the week being The book would be easier to divinely blessed or set apart as follow if there were through- holy," Odom says after an eight- out—and not just at the end— chapter survey of relevant scrip- succinct summaries of what had tures. gone before and what is to follow. Then, leaving familiar terri- A few minor inaccuracies are tory, he plunges into the complex immediately observable, such as world of early church history and the statement that the "New patristics. Persons, movements, Testament writers refer to the and controversies are probed for seventh day of the week as the indicators of the status of Sab- Sabbath 58 times." My concord- bathkeeping. Ingnatius' famous ance lists 59, but on the whole Epistle to the Magnesians state- the book offers a credible presen- ment (d. A.D. 135), often tation. appealed to as the first post-Bib- History is never easy to write in lical evidence of Sunday as the an exciting fashion, and this book "Lord's Day," is analyzed and is no exception. But for those who shown to be unsupported by the wish more than an entertaining Greek text of the Epistle. The piece, Odom's Sabbath and Sun- effect of anti-Semitism on Chris- day in Early Christianity repre- tianity following the Jewish Bar sents a good place to begin. During a publishing directors' seminar in Fiji, R. F. Stokes, center, Kocheba Revolt (A.D. 132-135) JERRY A. GLADSON manager of Trans-Pacific Publishers, and J. T. Knopper, right, division and the bitter controversy over the Religion Department publishing director, gave two books to the governor general of Fiji. celebration of the Pass- Southern Missionary College

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REVIEW AND HERALD PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION NEWS NOTES from the world divisions Church choirs, musical groups. join the Norrisville, Maryland, and soloists performed in a rented church. The mother-in-law concert hall, taking as their motto learned about the seminar while "Rejoice with joy unspeakable talking with an Adventist friend. and full of glory." The Polish • The first "sixplex" unit of the Union, an organizer of this meet- Ohio Conference's Sycamore ing, always has promoted music Glen Retirement Community was don Weir. Local residents had as an evangelistic tool. In Poland ready for occupancy in late June. Australasian objected to the grounds' being four musical groups perform The Miamisburg complex even- used for youth activities. Restric- regularly, in Adventist as well as tually will have 240 apartment • Church membership within the tions imposed by the tribunal in Catholic churches throughout units. It is being constructed on division increased last year by prevent more than 200 persons a the country. Such groups as the the 81-acre site of the church's 4,795, which is equal to a new night or 300 persons a day occu- Advent Sound and The Ark are Sycamore Hospital. church of 92 members each week, pying the site. conducting week-long evangelis- according to R. W. Taylor, divi- tic meetings in various parts of • Dedication services and open sion secretary. Greatest growth is Poland. house for the new Powell Valley, taking place in the Central Pacific Virginia, church were conducted Far Eastern • Bernard Kinman, British Union, and within that union, in Saturday, April 18. The building Union associate religious liberty the Fiji Mission. In 1980, 8,322 was finished six months and three • Good News, a 30-minute director, recently interviewed persons were baptized—fewer weeks after groundbreaking, at a nationwide weekly television George Thomas, speaker of the than the record of 9,173 in 1977 cost of $189,000. A group of program in the Philippines, con- House of Commons. The broad- but enough to give reason to hope Baptists contracted to build the tinues to have an effective casting of Parliament's proceed- that 1981 will be a record year. church at a discount as a mission- approach as evidenced by an ings—an innovation in Britain— ary project. In the afternoon a average of 500 letters received has made Mr. Thomas the best • The appointment of George baptism was held for seven per- from viewers each week. More known speaker in parliamentary Laxton as director of interchurch sons. James Cox is the pastor of than 1,000 viewers wrote history. In Mr. Thomas's coat of relations, in addition to his leader- the 146-member congregation. ship in the Department of Public requesting "How to Stop Smok- arms are a miner's lamp, a leek, Affairs, is a forward move that ing" as the result of a recent and an open Bible. The interview • Larry von Kuster, of Hershey, was stimulated by B. B. Beach's program. revealed that Mr. Thomas comes Pennsylvania, recently spent his from a coal mining background, vacation giving medical aid to recent visit to Australia. Dr. Taiwan Adventist Hospital's • is a Welshman, and is a devout Cambodian refugees housed in a Beach, who holds similar offices personal health evaluation team, Christian. Pastor Kinman gave camp in Thailand. His trip was at the General Conference, is which has been working in vari- well-known and respected in Mr. Thomas the Conflict of the sponsored by SAWS. ous department stores in Tai- Ages Series and had prayer with church circles around the world wan's capital, screens approxi- • Six students from Columbia him. The interview has been and has done much to improve the mately 150 persons each day. Union College were ordained as published in Britain's Family Life Adventist image internationally. Fifty percent of those screened local elders at Sligo church, magazine. • Australia's interunion evangel- request a Bible or health corre- Takoma Park, Maryland. ists have a busy program outlined spondence course, and many • Approximately 400 young willingly accept Adventist litera- people attended a camporee on for them during the next three Lake Union years: Graham Bradford will con- ture. the campus of Netherlands Junior tinue in South New Wales in • At a recent session of the College, June 5-8. Ton Steens, • A personal ministries seminar Netherlands Union youth direc- 1982; Peter Roenfeldt is assigned Central Luzon Mission in the held recently at Camp Au Sable in to North New South Wales for Philippines it was reported that tor, was in charge of the week- the Michigan Conference end. On Sunday and Monday the three years beginning next year; during the previous three years attracted 150 participants, youth hiked 15 miles and camped Ray Kent will return to North there was a membership gain of including quite a few newly bap- in the woods around Lage New Zealand for the same period; 6,588, bringing the mission's tized members. Arthur Covell, Vuursche, the residence of Queen Geoff Youlden will go to North membership to 31,890. Delegates conference personal ministries Queensland in 1982 and 1983; from the 241 churches of the Beatrix. The older young people director, planned the meetings. undertook an even more chal- and Gary Williams will go to mission voted to request the Far South New Zealand in 1983 and Eastern Division to consider lenging hike that included sleep- • Four persons have been bap- 1984. granting conference status to the ing under plastic for two nights tized in the Lakeview, Illinois, and crossing a river by means of mission. church. Seventy-five people now • The expansion of Publishing craft they had borrowed from the attend this newly revived church; Department activities in the three Ministry of Defense. only 10 to 15 attended a few union missions and the inability months ago. The local pastor is of the Central Pacific Union Mis- Northern European LeBron McBride. sion to fund such a large program • Literature evangelists in the has led to the closure of the • Delegates to the Swedish North American Illinois Conference have helped publishing house in Fiji. The Union conference session in Columbia Union 12 people become church mem- Signs Publishing Company will Goteborg May 27-31 reelected bers so far this year. assume responsibility for the Gosta Wiklander as president and • The spring Week of Prayer printing of subscription books, 011e Eriksson secretary-treasurer. held at Shenandoah Valley Acad- • Ten members recently were lesson quarterlies, and other liter- One of the important questions emy featured studies about teen- added to the Berrien Springs, ature for the South Pacific. Para- discussed at the conference was agers of the Bible. Mrs. Dan Michigan, Spanish church, doxically, this action has been the involvement of local churches Goddard, of Beltsville, Mary- according to the pastor, Luis caused by growth and should in the radio broadcasts in some land, spoke on this subject in the Leonor. result in the consolidation of the Swedish towns. The churches mornings, while her minister- • Three persons have been bap- church's publishing activities. were urged to prepare to produce husband discussed today's youth tized in the Twin Cities, Michi- programs as soon as local radio problems in the light of Bible • After months of anxiety, gan, church as a result of an stations begin operating in their themes in the evenings. A bap- awaiting the outcome of tribunal intensive witnessing program, respective areas. tism was a highlight of the week. hearings, the Victorian Confer- according to James Micheff. pas- ence has received permission to • More than 1,000 Adventist • The recommendation of a tor. The church members are proceed with limited develop- young people met in Bielsko non-Adventist mother-in-law led using a variety of Bible study ment of its Howqua youth and Biala, Poland, April 18-20, to Mary A. Wilson to attend an It Is series to witness to their neigh- school camp project beside Eil- participate in a music festival. 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22 (654) ADVENTIST REVIEW, JULY 9. 1981 • A number of community out- berry-filled cake, balloons, fris- some of the members are contin- Mid-America Union reach programs in the Roseburg, bees, and specially designed T- uing to study with five or six other Oregon, church climaxed shirts. interested persons. • Jerome Conner, a 17-year-old recently with a Prophecy Seminar high school student, conducted an • Six baptisms resulted from • Oklahoma Teen Camp began conducted by the Cliff Walter- evangelistic series in the Kansas chaplains' contacts during 1980 the year with 81 campers, who are Bernie Paulson team. Prior to the City, Missouri. Central church at St. Helena Hospital and Health enjoying a new olympic-size evangelistic series a weekly Bible that resulted in the baptism of Center. The names of another 85 swimming pool at Wewoka class was held at the Roseburg three persons. persons were referred to Woods. Junior Academy by Associate Seventh-day Adventist pastors • Eight persons were baptized in Pastor Dan McCulloch. Ten stu- • John Sisk, former pastor of the for further study. Each dis- Council Bluffs, Iowa, after an dents from the school were bap- El Dorado, Arkansas, district, charged patient was mailed a evangelistic series by Dave tized. Also conducted were a has accepted a call to be evangel- 12-month subscription to Signs of Wolkwitz. Five-Day Plan to Stop Smoking. ist for the Arkansas-Louisiana the Times and Life & Health upon a stress-control clinic, and a Conference. Union College will offer a his return home. • Daniel Seminar. At the close of Bachelor of Arts degree in youth • Construction has begun on the the meetings Pastor Norman ministry this fall, reports Larry new Seventh-day Adventist Martin baptized 26 persons. Southern Union McGill, campus chaplain. The church and school in Batesville. program will include 128 credit • Students at the Irrigon, Ore- • Southern Missionary College's Arkansas. The building, which hours. The course will include 34 gon, school participated in a symphony orchestra returned will have approximately 7,000 hours of regular religion credits three-day laboratory class in recently from a four-week concert square feet of floor space, is to be coupled with more specialized small-engine repair. Darrell tour that took the 70 collegiate completed by October. Ground- courses like Youth Leadership, Cowin, recently retired from the musicians to Australia, New breaking ceremonies were held Advanced Peer Counseling, Walla Walla College Industrial Zealand, the Fiji Islands, and May 17. Most of the labor for the Communicating the Gospel to Arts Department, taught students Hawaii. Under the direction of new building is being donated. Youth, and Group Dynamics. from grades 3-8. Orlo Gilbert, the symphony played 16 concerts for approxi- • Max and Elsie Christianson, Loma Linda University mately 10,000 persons in 11 cities who graduated from Union Col- Pacific Union of the South Pacific. Soloists for lege in 1927, have contributed the • Loma Linda University the concerts were professor of largest endowment to student aid • Staff members of Monument granted 1,307 degrees during the music Bruce Ashton, pianist, and in the history of the college, Valley Seventh-day Adventist 1980-1981 school year, including students Jeanine Fryling, violin- furnished the Ogden Conference Hospital in Utah recently noticed 283 in the College of Arts and ist; Linda Im, violinist; and Julie Room, and helped in planning the that a single-engine airplane had Sciences, 78 in the Graduate McClarty, majorette. "Design for a Decade" capital just crashed at an airstrip down School, 225 in the School of campaign. They also have estab- the hill from the hospital. Within • The Milton, Florida, church Allied Health Professions, 140 in lished a separate endowment for a moments they were at the scene of was organized April 18. The the School of Dentistry (including scholarship fund. Mr. Chris- the accident to take the four development of the congregation dental assisting and dental tianson was named to the Board injured passengers to the hospital. was supported by members of the hygiene), 96 in the School of of Trustees in January. And in Raymond Ermshar, staff physi- Pensacola church, led by Sher- Education, 174 in the School of honor of the couple the Skyview cian, reports that by the time the man Holland, personal ministries Health, 182 in the School of Conference Room on the top floor accident victims were able to director. Milton Hallock is the Medicine (including students of the six-story administration leave the hospital three days after pastor. enrolled in the physician's assist- building was renamed the Max the accident, they had learned ant program), and 129 in the and Elsie Christianson Board what motivates Adventists to • Belleview became the Florida School of Nursing. serve others in need. Conference's 112th church April Room during the alumni home- • Three Loma Linda University coming weekend in late April. 18. Haskell Williams is pastor of • Paradise Valley Hospital, the 46-member congregation. alumni and a former president National City, California, has were honored during Loma Linda North Pacific Union agreed to participate with the • Two hundred and seventy-one University's spring commence- Regional Transplant Center in the students graduated May 3 from ment services. Honored were • For the 22 members of the coordination and recovery of Southern Missionary College, Franklin N. Crider, a 1946 gradu- Cathlamet, Washington, church, cadaver organs and tissues for Collegedale, Tennessee. Presi- ate of the School of Medicine and the building of a new sanctuary transplant purposes. Paradise dent of the class was Brent physician at Bangkok Adventist climaxed a five-year building Valley becomes the first hospital Bergherm. Hospital in Thailand, who program. The members did most in the South Bay area to join in a • An elementary band festival on received the Distinguished Gen- of the work themselves on the relationship with the transplant April 2 and a choir festival on eral Service Award; former LLU two-story structure, with some program, according to Julie Hall, April 9 brought more than 500 president Godfrey T. Anderson, help from a volunteer group from transplant coordinator. students from 32 schools to Distinguished University Service Sequim, Washington. H. J. Award; Thomas M. Zapara, • Showing warm support for the Georgia-Cumberland Academy, Harris, North Pacific Union Con- chairman of the board of Zee institution that has been part of Calhoun, Georgia. ference secretary, spoke during Medical Products and an alumnus their community for the past 103 the dedication ceremonies. The • Ground was broken April 15 of La Sierra College, Distin- years, 1,500 Napa Valley, Cali- church is situated in a small for a new school and gymnasium guished Humanitarian Award; fornia, residents turned out for St. village on Puget Island, in the in Lakeland, Georgia. and Maxine Atteberry, former Helena Hospital and Health Cen- Columbia River. Steve Gillham is dean of the School of Nursing, ter's May 17 open house. The pastor. Alumnus of the Year. open house was designed to help Southwestern Union • Members of the Bozeman, celebrate the completion of the • A check amounting to more • This year in the Texico Confer- Montana, church have distributed 44,000-foot ancillary wing, air- than $108,000 was presented to ence a total of 240 youth were more than 200 baskets of cookies conditioned acute-care patient Loma Linda University Medical invested in nine Adventist youth and other items to residents of two rooms, visitors' parking lot, and Center president John D. Ruff- classes, and four adults were area rest homes and a local landscaping. A highlight of the corn by members of the medical invested as Master Guides. hospital, as well as to some open house was "Napa Valley's center's volunteer service league elderly members of the local biggest birthday party." More • Eight persons were baptized as at their annual awards dinner held congregation. Students from the than 250 persons attended this a result of the evangelistic meet- in mid-May. The donation will be Mount Ellis elementary school ceremony, which honored all ings conducted by Jim Hiner in used to augment funds for the decorated the baskets and aided in those born at St. Helena Hospital Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. The trauma unit, orthopedic surgery, the distribution. since 1880, with slices of rasp- local pastor, Ernie Pyle, and and the Sunshine Fund.

ADVENTIST REVIEW. JULY 9. 1981 (655) 23 THE BACK PAGE more than doubled—from 2.2 Durante, of the Philippines. million dollars in 1978 to 4.8 Mrs. Hansen, whose husband, million dollars in 1980. J. A. Hansen, pastors the Eight professionals from Adventist church in Vejle, secular specialty organiza- competed with 60 people in tions shared their expertise on Denmark recently to win the During the past quinquen- various methods of involving privilege of representing Den- New president nium 8,607 were added by leading community business mark at the Bible contest. for Nevada-Utah baptism and profession of executives in the institution's Taking third place in the Dan- General Conference vice- faith, resulting in a member- life and the search for support ish competition was another president Max Torkelson has ship of 31,396 by the end of from private sources. Adventist, Villi Rasmussen, accepted an invitation to serve 1980. The entire first day of At a dinner in the Fort who lives in Copenhagen. as president of the Nevada- the business session was Worth Club, Chamber of Pastor Durante is a Master of Utah Conference, replacing devoted to studying the pro- Commerce president Bill Divinity student at the SDA A. G. Streifling, who died gram of Christian education in Shelton related the story of the Theological Seminary (Far May 29. Pastor Torkelson, Canada. The session recom- cooperative effort of Fort East). Four others of the top formerly president of the mended the appointment of a Worth's business community ten contestants in the Philip- North Pacific Union, was standing committee to prepare to bring Huguley Memorial pines were Adventists: Felipe elected vice-president of the and update a K-16 master plan Hospital to Fort Worth. He Tan, Catalino Bautista, General Conference at the for Seventh-day Adventist was followed by Valleau Wil- Nemuel Niere, and Josue world conference held in Dal- education in Canada as an kie, Jr., executive vice-presi- Diesto. las, April, 1980. During the integral part of the church's dent of the Sid W. Richardson New position: George past year he has served as total ministry. Foundation, who projected Timpson, associate secretary chairman of the Andrews Uni- J. W. BOTHE the future of philanthropy in and health, temperance, and versity board. the 1980s. Because the Sid inner-city director, Mid- Pastor Torkelson reports Richardson Foundation of America Union Conference, that he is looking forward to Minnesota Fort Worth has contributed a formerly departmental direc- returning to the Western part total of one million dollars to tor, South Eastern Conference of the United States, where he reelects officers Huguley Hospital and South- (Southern Union Confer- previously served for 21 On Sunday, June 14, 1981, western Adventist College, ence). the General Conference pre- years. VICTOR COOPER the Minnesota Conference constituency met and re- sented Mr. Wilkie with an elected Earnest E. Lutz, presi- appreciation award for the dent; Lee C. Huff, secretary; foundation's support. Ii you're moving, please let us know six Canadian Union weeks before changing your address. Print your and Dwight L. Hilderbrandt, Special recognition was new address below, clip out this entire corner, awarded to two lifetime pro- including the label, and send it to us. If you session Jr., treasurer. In addition to have a question about your subscription, please fessionals in communication clip this form to your letter. The eleventh session of the reelecting all of the depart- mental directors, they adopted and development. Oliver Mail to: Review and Herald Publishing Asso- Canadian Union Conference ciation, 6856 Eastern Avenue NW., Washing- a new constitution and bylaws Jacques, of Kettering Medical ton, D.C. 20012. convened at Ferndale Confer- Center, and William Taylor, To subscribe, check the appropriate boxes ence Camp, Port Carling, as well as electing a board of below, print your name and address clearly, education. The enthusiastic of Southern Missionary Col- and mail this form with your payment to your Ontario, May 26-28. L. L. lege, were the first two per- Adventist Book Center. Prices subject to Reile announced his retire- response of the delegates change without notice. attested to their support of sons to receive the Trailblazer ❑ New subscription ment. He has spent 44 years in ❑ Renew my present subscription God's work in Minnesota, and in Philanthropy Award for ❑ One year (US$21.95) denominational service, the ❑ Single copy 70 cents excellent progress was shown, their decades of dedication last eight years as president of and vision in the fields of the Canadian Union. J. W. with effective plans being laid for future work. communication and philan-

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development and fund-raising u o l istrative assistant to the vice- Development professionals from 43 Advent- ( president of the General Con- directors meet ist institutions to exchange ference for North America, he views with institutional had served as president of the The second triennial Con- administrators and General a Alberta and Maritime confer- ference on Philanthropy for Conference leaders. ences. He also served as edu- Adventist Institutions in North L. L. BUTLER cation, temperance, and youth America was held for devel- director in conferences both in opment directors June 8-10 at Canada and the United States. Southwestern Adventist Col- C. S. Greene, a Toronto lege in Keene, Texas. For the record pastor, was elected lay activi- Since the first conference in Bible contestants: At least ties and Sabbath school direc- 1978 the number of develop- two Seventh-day Adventists tor, replacing L. A. Ship- ment professionals at Advent- will be participants in the Fifth owick, who was called to the ist colleges and hospitals has International Bible Contest in North Pacific Union. All the tripled. The amount of volun- Jerusalem on September 2. other officers and departmen- tary support from foundations They are Myrtle Hope Han- tal directors were reelected. and corporations alone has sen, of Denmark, and Gideon

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