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Publication of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific Division VOL. 91, NO. 8 March 8, 1986 Avondale College Church LAURENCE GILMORE

. _ -- - AVONDALE College church is a reality! And now for some specifics: The Avondale a firm owned by Mr Graham Allan, an Back in 1892, the college opened its doors College church accommodates 910 people and Adventist elder of the Gosford church. for students, yet over the past ninety-four years seats a 100-voice choir. There are seven Today sees the opening of the Avondale there has never been an actual church building Sabbath school rooms and six offices for College church; but that is not all, for a whole on campus. Sure, there have been church ministers, administrative and choir needs. The week of activities will be featured on campus, services in the old chapel and in the village architectural concept has been to create an in and around the church. Next Sabbath, March church over the decades, and the college has impression of intimacy of the congregation 15, besides the regular day services, there will been active in spawning several churches in the with rostrum speakers, which gives a "wrap- be a special rendition of Handel's Messiah, local community. But now a beautiful church around" feeling in the building. The windows with a 150-voice choir and supporting orchestra stands on the estate. rise high to the vaulted ceiling, which creates a from Sydney under the baton of Alan Thrift. Today, March 8, 1986, the new Avondale majestic tonal quality of sound. To the Avondale College Foundation, which College church is being formally opened and Dr Bruce Judd, an Adventist architect, gave $1 million; former students, faculty and dedicated by Division president Pastor Walter designed the church, which was supervised by friends who gave liberally, and church R. L. Scragg at 11 a.m. A newly formed Mr Terry Morris of Haesler, Morris and headquarters which supported the $2.9 million ninety-voice church choir under the baton of Associates, architects. Taylor, Lauder and project, Avondale College says, Thank you. Alan Thrift; an eight-piece College Brass Consultants were the structural engineers, and Praise God for His blessings in making it all ensemble directed by Fred Cracknell—and the the complex was built by Pluim Constructions, possible. ■ big electronic organ and grand piano—all will provide music and song of the highest order. Former principal Dr Eric Magnusson is in charge of the Sabbath school lesson study. During the divine service the church's minister, Pastor Lyell Heise, is leading out in an Act of Celebration during which students, faculty and the community church members are entering into a spiritual commitment of faith. Mr Graham Allen (left), building contractor, "Lunch on the Lawn" is the name for the hands the church keys outdoor fellowship dinner supplied by the Food over to Mr Keith Hughes Services department of the college. They plan (right), business to feed at least 1,000 people. Then in the manager of the college, afternoon there will be a sacred concert while supervising featuring students, staff and guest artists. It will architect Mr Terry Morris be no ordinary event, but one of high quality looks on. and variety. Photos: Michael Chamberlain.

South Pacific Record EDITORIAL .. . rind \thumb., \\hricltitink. 0,1m, A SABBATH Official Organ of the SOUTH PACIFIC DIVISION OF THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH OF REJOICING

Editor G. E. CARNE Associate Editor A. H. TOLHURST Editorial Assistant JOY TOTENHOFER "LINDY HAS BEEN RELEASED!" when it seems as though the world is Office Secretary GLENDA FAIRALL The exciting news took us all by surprise. falling to pieces, God steps in and says, Special Correspondents: Division R. L. Coombe We knew God was going to do something Don't lose heart! I'm thinking of you. Avondale College W. A. Townend special on her behalf. But the suddenness You're never out of my mind. Sydney Adventist Hospital B. Sodeman Trans-Tasman Union R. H. Baird with which the end of her imprisonment "God says [Lindy] is not forgotten. He Trans-Australian Union R. K. Brown came, was so dramatic that it completely says He thinks thoughts about her— Regional Reporters: overwhelmed us. By the time the setting thoughts of peace. In spite of all the Central Pacific G. E. Christian Greater Sydney M. R. Hook sun ushered in the Sabbath, the news had disappointment, frustration and seeming North New South Wales L. J. Laredo echoed and re-echoed around the world. delay, He promises to give her a future and North New Zealand D. D. Blanch Northern Australia L. G. Robinson Around many family altars that Friday a hope. He isn't going to fail us in fulfilling Papua New Guinea M. Kemo evening, and in Adventist churches that promise. " South Australia G. W. Watson South New South Wales R. W. Townend throughout the length and breadth of the • . . Then Shall the End Come" South New Zealand R. E. Granger land, praise ascended to God that at last the South Queensland M. M. Kennaway The overwhelming suddenness with family were to be reunited. And I'm sure Tasmania K. M. G. Townend which Lindy's imprisonment ended, re- Victoria E. I. Totenhofer many fellow-Christians joined us in their Western Australia G. W. W. Drinkall minds us of the rapidity with which the worship services on Sunday. Western Pacific L. Solomon final events of earth's history are going to Local Reporters: Church Communication Secretaries In our editorial on November 16 we wind up. Jesus promised us twenty Annual subscription—post paid: claimed on Lindy 's behalf the promise of centuries ago, "And this gospel of the All areas covered by the South Pacific Jeremiah 33:3: "Call unto me, and I will Division $1118.00 kingdom shall be preached in all the world SA31.00 answer thee, and show thee great and Other countries for a witness unto all nations; and then Air Mail postage rates on application mighty things, which thou knowest not. " shall the end come. " Matthew 24:14. Order direct from the Signs Publishing Company, We commented editorially with refer- Warburton, Victoria 3799, Australia. We've wondered many times when that All copy for the paper should be sent to The Editor, ence to the Chamberlain case: "God still RECORD. Signs Publishing Company, Warburton, wonderful promise will be fulfilled. At Victoria 3799. stands behind the promise of . . . Jeremiah times we've even wondered, perhaps, Editorial Office: Phone (059) 66 2501. 33:3. When the church united in supplica- Printed weekly for the Division by the Signs Publishing whether he has forgotten his promise! Company, Warburton, Victoria. tion, He brought deliverance to Peter (Acts A A A Throughout the long night of their 5:19; .12:1-19). He could do the same DIRECTORY imprisonment His servants have cried out SOUTH PACIFIC DIVISION OF THE SEVENTH-DAY today. We're not suggesting He will ADVENTIST CHURCH in anguish, "How long, 0 Lord, how necessarily send an angel to open prison 148 Fox Valley Road, Wahroonga, NSW 2076. long?" It has seemed to us at times as President Walter R L. Scragg doors as He did then. We're inclined to A. H. Tolhurst though "the end" will never come! Secretary believe rather that He will work on human Treasurer W. T. Andrews But with all the dramatic suddenness Associate Secretary V. B. Parmenter hearts in His own mysterious way. . . . In Associate Treasurers 0. S. Mason that terminated Lindy 's incarceration, W. H. Stokes the days ahead, we shall yet [praise] Him Field Secretary A. J. Ferch something supernatural, something Project Director M. G. Townend for the 'great and mighty things' He will Archivist and Statistician IR E. Clifford superhuman, is going to accelerate the Auditor G. J. Bland show us. !" Associate Auditors E. N. Hokin final events of the great drama of the ages. M. E. Mitchell We clung to that promise in childlike E. J. Moffitt One moment we'll still be pleading for faith, little realising what "great and E. E. Robson deliverance, and the next it will all be over! K. E. Watts mighty things" God was going to do for Departmental Directors One Sabbath we'll still be in Satan's prison Church Ministries A. E. Birch Lindy in fulfilment of His promise! Associates A. B. Gane house. The very next we'll be free and R. L. Hodgkinson In our January 25 editorial we again B. K. Craig singing the Song of Moses and the claimed one of God 's precious promises P. R. Jack Lamb—the hymn of deliverance! All of a Assistant L. R. Chester on Lindy's behalf—this time Jeremiah Communication R. L. Coombe sudden our ordeal in this old world of sin Education G. F. Clifford 29:11. From the New King James Version, Associate H. T. Irvine and suffering will have ended! What a Assistant A. C. Reye He says: "I know the thoughts that I think Food Services D. C. Myers Sabbath of rejoicing that will be! Let's not Health and Temperance D. E. Bain towards you, says the Lord, thoughts of Associates B. Pascoe miss out on it for anything! G. Rowe peace and not of evil, to give you a future Ministerial Association A. D. Currie Publishing J. T. Knopper and a hope. " Trust Services A. W. White We stated editorially in connection with ADRA G. A. Laxton gexsi., gutz Christian Services for the Blind E. C. 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2 SOUTH PACIFIC RECORD. MARCH 8. 1986 time also began to read Revelation Seminar lessons shared with him by Graeme, one of his A Harvest of Souls two friends from Griffith. Graeme had made G. ROWE friends with a young Adventist lady, and was attending the seminar at her invitation. As Garry read he became rather confused. The constant use of marijuana didn't help any. He figured that when he died he would go straight to heaven, so the best thing to do since the world was in such a mess was to die now. He attempted to achieve this by dousing himself and his house with kerosene and setting it alight. The first three matches he struck simply went out when they contacted the kerosene. Eventually he was able to start a blaze by lighting paper and putting that onto the kerosene-soaked floor around him. He then lay down and waited to be consumed, but before he was even singed the fire brigade had arrived and extinguished the flames. After this Garry went through a period of severe depression, although he felt there must have been someone looking after him. It was The candidates of the two baptisms, with three of the four ministers on the far right. during this time that I first met Garry. Graeme took me to visit him in hospital, but Garry SUGARCANE may not be worth too much town of Moranbah, where a small company wouldn't talk at all. However, with medical at the moment, but the Mackay district has meets, and they studied with laymen Brother help he recovered, and once again began produced a harvest of inestimable value in Ian Rowe and Brother Keith Dorman. reading. This time he read The Great 1985. August 18 and November 2 were days of There have also been three other baptisms in Controversy right through, the Bible nearly rejoicing in Mackay, northern Queensland, and other parts of Mackay in 1985, in which a total entirely, and studied all the Revelation Seminar in the courts of heaven. On both days a baptism of sixteen candidates were baptised. Revelation lessons as well as the Bible Says lessons, in less was conducted at the Mackay Central church. Seminars and public outreach programs have than six months. The first baptism, conducted on a Sunday been blessed by God to contribute largely to this One day while I was having a Bible study afternoon, was incorporated with a mission bountiful harvest. with Graeme, he asked me if I could come to program being conducted in Mackay by Pastor Farleigh church early on Sabbath morning, as I Ray Kent and team. The five candidates for this "This Is Where It's At" was preaching elsewhere, to meet Garry again, baptism included three young people, Glenn as he wanted to talk to me about coming to and Roslyn Breadsell, and Sandra Waddell, The Sabbath of November 9, 1985, began church. Of course, I obliged. Garry was all who had attended an earlier Revelation Seminar with rain tumbling down from above—not a smiles as he said to me, "I've been reading my and then attended the mission. Also baptised very pleasant state of affairs when you are Bible and Ellen White and I've decided that this were two young people, Jillian Lapeen and planning an afternoon outdoor baptism! is where it's at. I can see that the seventh day is Jason Massey, who had been brought up in However, the rain eased by midmorning, and the true Sabbath, and I want to join your Adventist homes, though Jason had wandered by the end of the church service the sky was church. " It's not every day that a minister has away from God for several years. clear again. The very special baptism went someone tell him that before even having one The baptism on November 2 constituted the ahead in the Pioneer River, Mackay, as Bible study with the person! divine service hour, and fifteen happy planned. The candidate was Garry Williams, a For two months we studied together for three candidates passed through the watery grave on young man whom God had called in a hours each week. I often found Garry quoting this occasion, rising to their new life in Christ. remarkable way. verbatum the verse that I had just suggested or Thirteen of this group were brand-new Garry was reared in a home where God was was about to suggest we should turn to. It was Seventh-day Adventists, coming from many strictly taboo. You might say his parents were amazing to see how much he had retained in backgrounds. Their names: Graham and Ann faithful atheists. Garry was forbidden to talk or such a short period. Thurgood, Rod Poki, Ray and Sebina Perry, read about God. When he left home Garry Garry 's baptism was a thrilling moment and Georgina Trevy, Neil Salmon, Ted and Afra began to search for answers to many questions a real testimony to the miracle-working power Hauwertt, Mrs E. Suratman, Mrs D. Clancy, he had about why his parents were so against of the Holy Spirit, which is just as strong today Mrs E. Lenz, and Jackie Newberry. Many had God. He moved from Griffith, New South as it was at Pentecost. Three days after his heeded the call of Revelation 18:4 and had Wales, and came with two friends to live in baptism Garry left for Griffith in the hope of come out of Babylon. It was wonderful to hear Mackay, northern Queensland. He thought of helping his parents to accept the good news he the different ways God had led them to His buying a Bible, but was apprehensive about has come to cherish. Please pray for him that by truth, including two candidates whose first reading the book about which he'd been told so the Spirit, his mission will be successful. ■ contact was in finding a dog-chewed Revela- many negative things for so long. tion Seminar handbill in their backyard. One day Garry was looking through a Garry Williams being baptised in the Pioneer The other two candidates included Pendella second-hand bookstore when a book simply fell River, Mackay, by Pastor Paul Gredig. Salmon, who had been raised an Adventist, and off the shelf a little way from where he was Eunice Anderson, a former Adventist. It was standing. Since he was the only customer in the wonderful to see several husbands and wives store, he was naturally curious as to what made take their stand together, but also inspiring to the book suddenly take a dive to the floor. see some prepared to step out on their own in Imagine his surprise when he discovered the surrender to God. book to be a Bible. He felt convicted that the Many of the candidates had attended strange way in which the book had attracted Revelation Seminars earlier in the year and then attention to itself must have been some kind of attended the mission program. They had also sign that he should read it, so he included it with studied the Bible with Pastor Ray Kent, Pastor his selection that he took to the counter. The 0 Paul Gredig, Brother Mark Pearce or Brother vendor told him he could have the Bible free of Gavin Rowe, the four ministers in the area. charge. Three of the candidates were from the mining Garry read with zeal, and about the same

SOUTH PACIFIC RECORD, MARCH 8, 1986 YOUTH FEATURE ... MODERN PSALMS

These psalms were written in 1985 by Lilydale Academy Year 12 students as a part of their assignment work in Group 2 Bible. Three more psalms, written by Psalm . • • three other members of the class, will appear in our Youth column next week. SHERI BROWN

My Personal Psalm WONDERFUL FATHER, When I pause and consider Your greatness which defies description, NICHOLAS BOLTO I find my own importance fades into insignificance. THANK YOU, 0 merciful Father, Who am I that You should be concerned for me? for Your blessings are many and varied, Why! I am nothing but a worm squirming in the mud, and You, 0 Lord, showed Your love for us, whereas You become grander than the highest mountain peak, in the giving of Your son's life for the redemption of our meagre souls, more glorious than the morning sunrise as an eternal escape for us from this world of sin and sadness. and more loving than the most devoted mother. The rippling stream, the nodding flowers and Your Word teach * * * me about the wonder of Your love. You provide for my every need—for clothing, shelter and Through this sin-shaped world, however, friendship. we can still see glimpses of You through Your creation, both clean But greatest and most incredible of all, and fresh. You provided my salvation. Beneath the water's surface in a new and different world, fish swim and corals bloom where the colours are tropical, What human heart can fully comprehend the magnitude of the a taste of paradise, sweet to the beholder. sacrifice of Your Son? In the dense undergrowth of the deep forests, the silence of pure Certainly not I. But, oh, how grateful and joyous I am cleanlinesss, that I can now live eternally! Your voice is near audible in the breeze. The more I learn of You, the more astounded I become, In the cities, pollution and frustrations hang above our worried heads, for You are exceeding wise, forgiving and understanding. yet just the simple things, such as the busy chatter of a sparrow, Whenever I am aimless, You instruct me in the path I should follow. remind us of Your promises and power. Whenever I fail You, You are quick to forgive. Yes, deep into the night, one's desk cluttered with options, Whenever I need consolation, You are beside me with I am reminded of the strength You supply to us for such trials. an attentive ear and a caring smile. You are my everything—my Father, my confessor, my teacher, * * * my friend. Without You I am nothing. You, Lord, supply me with hope in this perverted world of Satan's, With You I am everything. ■ Life's road is blemished and potted with trials, for life is cheap and morals are lowly, and God is too easily forgotten in our day-to-day walk. Thank You, Lord, for being so close when the load is heavy, when life's burdens reach momentous weights, My Psalm for like water to a thirsty runner, You supplement me with strength to carry on. JULIE BRADSHAW Yea, for even when it seems my own friends are against me, You remain firm and steady me. LORD, it is with a grateful heart that I come to praise You for all You For all I need is a little faith, have done. There are times when I feel like I can not go on, and yet So I can catch my breath and face the world again. Your presence helps to still my mind. Lord, You caused the sun to shine again today and taught the birds their melodies to sing and everywhere I * * * turn, I can see the reflection of Your love for me.

In You I find refuge, a sanctuary from life's rat race, Many times in my life I know I have failed You, but regardless of my for, at times, each day seems an eternity, shortcomings, You are always there to rescue me when I fall. You boost filled with double chemistry periods, my morale when I feel so worthless, and You make me feel important yet You help me through. when no one else seems to care about me. Lord, serenity fills my being In a world with so little caring, as I look around to the valleys and mountains You created. The You are one who shows unconditional love. afternoon breeze whispers my love for You and praises You for your When we come up against aggressors, guidance throughout my life. only You see us safely through without wounds, for they can prepare for conflict, Oh, Lord, this world has fallen short of the glory in which You created but victory comes only through You. it—immorality, deceitfulness, dishonesty and suffering pollute our In You I delight and give my heart's desires, minds, and there are times, my Lord, when I am led by the world. Lord, for You help me fulfil these aims. without Your forgivness and Your unfailing love for me, my life would be completely meaningless. When earthly temptations come my way, it * * * is my only comfort to feel Your hand in mine as You lead me in the direction that will be of benefit to me. Lord, You strengthen me, humour me, discipline me, love me just for what I am, I am eternally grateful to You, my Lord, for the sacrifice You made for accept me as a renounced sinner, me through Your death on Calvary—it is with my deepest adoration and bless me with a home, family and friends. gratitude that I continue to follow You and praise Your worthy name. Yes, You are my Shepherd, Without You I would be nothing, but because of You I am everything. with You I have everything I need. ■ ■

SOUTH PACIFIC RECORD, MARCH 8, 1986 Mission Institute A New Experience R. L. COOMBE, Communication Director, South Pacific Division

Missionaries and lecturers who attended the first Institute of Mission to be held in Australia at Avondale College, January 6 to 19, 1986. SENDING MISSIONARIES out from Aus- January 6. Mission institutes are a feature Ladies from the Avondale Memorial church tralia and New Zealand is not a new thing. In which have operated in North America for provided special child-care facilities by way of fact it's not even the first time that departing many years and were introduced to Northern entertainment and recreational activities for the missionaries have been given some orientation Europe while he served that division, and children, so that husbands and wives could be classes. However, a full-blown, two-week- Pastor Scragg hopes they will become a regular free to learn together. Geoff Batchelor from the long program, with specialists in missiology event here in this Division. Adventist Media Centre spent many hours plus approximately eighty to 100 missionaries, He said that outside of North America, behind the video camera, recording all the wives and children, was a real Mission Australia and New Zealand provide more lecture periods on videotape, so that they will Institute, and the first to be conducted in the overseas missionaries than any other world be available to others who might be interested. South Pacific Division. It was held at Avondale division. Currently approximately 140 posi- Other notable features of the Mission College, January 6 to 19, 1986. tions throughout the Pacific are staffed by Institute were a beach picnic, evening Realising the growing need for our mis- expatriates, and Pastor Scragg does not foresee discussion groups, a missionary banquet, a sionaries to be better prepared and to that number changing very much in the future. special communion service and the final understand the full meaning of mission, It was particularly significant to have the dedication and commitment services taken by Division administrators began planning a "father of Adventist Mission Institutes," Dr Division secretary Athal Tolhurst. mission institute many months ago. It all came Gottfried Oosterwal, at this "first for Aus- As these missionary families take up to fruition this January, and about thirty-four tralia. " Dr Oosterwal, who spent many years as appointments throughout the South Pacific (and families of new appointees or returning a missionary in the jungles of Dutch West New Pakistan), we believe they will be better missionaries registered. Guinea (now Irian Jaya), is the Professor of equipped to cope with the problems and Pastor Walter Scragg, our Division presi- Mission at Andrews University, and he gave challenges, and urge you to pray for them as we dent, spoke at the opening of this inaugural two lectures each day on Seventh-day all unite in the mission of reaching the unsaved Institute of Mission on Monday evening, Adventist Mission in Melanesia. Some sixteen wherever they may be. ■ pastor-students, who were doing MA Summer who attended the Oldest and youngest missionaries at the Pastor and Mrs Gil Valentine, School studies, combined with the institute in Mission Institute at Avondale College, will be Institute: Brother and Sister Norris (right), who these classes for academic credits. going to Pakistan Adventist Seminary in spent many years in Ethiopia, are now returning north-east Pakistan. Another guest lecturer from overseas was Dr to Lae in Papua New Guinea, where Brother Borge Schantz, a lecturer in Theology at Norris is the assistant treasurer of PNGUM. Newbold College in England. He, too, has Brother and Sister Lionel Smith Jr (left) are going spent many years as a mission president in to Tad in the Southern Highlands of Papua New North Africa and the Middle East. Dr Schantz 's Guinea, where Lionel will be a district director/ topic for the institute was Anthropology of pilot. Mission, in which he helped build an understanding of culture. Various personnel from our own Division office were also involved in sharing other practical information on nutrition and health in the tropics, church policies, legal matters and finance. The morning and evening worships, which were taken by former missionaries and college staff, provided a devotional challenge each day. Director of the Mission Institute was Division Education director Dr Gerald Clif- ford, and the program was designed so that missionaries could get the maximum benefit. DEVOTIONAL .. . Called to Turn the World Upside Down DAVID B. FOSTER

THE GREATEST potential power in the Origin, Life-source, and Beginner of the abolish apostacies (even one of Christ's twelve world is the Christian church. More mighty church. "fell by the way "), an appropriate internal than the largest anny; more widespread and To summarise, the church is a God-ordained, witness must be conscientiously formulated dedicated than any ideology; more valuable supernatural, living, united, Spirit-filled com- and consistently applied. A key to the practical than the collective wealth of men and munity of men and women, who actively application of this aspect of witness involves governments, the church stands alone as the believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. the development of a strong sense of power for this generation. community. Passages of Scripture such as Acts Statistics seem to confirm this statement. What Is the Work of the Church? 2:42-47; 4:32-37; 6:1-7; and 12:11-17 indicate The church is working in 223 nations of the that the New Testament church experienced world. There are more than 20,000 distinct and I own a small metal badge which is creatively this sense of community. separate denominations which claim member- formed in the shape of both a shepherd's staff Living as I do in one of the developing island ship in the church. Over one billion people and a fishing hook. This badge aptly nations of the South Pacific, I have been able to around the globe participate in the program of symbolises that the church's work is to catch observe the high level of community under- the church in some way. At this time there are and lead men and women into a lasting spiritual standing which permeates secular small-town approximately 1.8 million places of worship. relationship with Jesus Christ. A more familiar and village life. Unlike many Western nations, Every day of the year, sixty-five new word for this work is witnessing (Acts 1:8). which often tend to promote individualism in congregations are established. Thus, the church There are three aspects to the church's work society, the people of the South Pacific islands in the twentieth century should be taken of witness. First, there is the external witness, still know what it is to live as a community seriously. that is, disciple-making. Discipling people for where there is mutual caring, sharing, When discussing the church, one possible Christ has to do with the bringing of human encouraging, accepting, and at times correcting approach to the topic is to consider three beings, who have never been Christian, or who or rebuking. This atmosphere must also be questions. First, What is the church? Second, have at some time left Christianity, into a new, experienced and promoted within the What is the work of the church? Third, How can responsible, and active membership with Christ worldwide contemporary church as it seeks to the church work more effectively? and His church. fulfil its responsibility of internal witness. Included in the well-known verses of Third, there is a universal aspect to the Matthew 28:19, 20 are two very active, positive What Is the Church? witness of the church which requires brief witnessing words—go and make. Christ's mention. Paul refers to it in Colossians 1:18, Perhaps one way to commence is by command is not—go and try, or go and look, where he suggests that the earthly, visible considering what the church is not. The church but actively find and fold people for Him. This existence of the church is a perpetual witness to is not only or merely an earthly, man-made disciple-making process, which is the goal of all of creation that Christ is universally business company; nor is it ultimately a real the church's "going and making," is to be supreme, first, and above all. estate agent caring for buildings and properties. attempted in all nations. One implication of this It is not a community service organisation such thought is that Christ is not only interested in as Lions or Rotary. The church is not simply a quality, but also quantity. Peter rightly declares How Can the Church Work More Effec- religious social club. Instead, the church is of that God is "not willing that any should tively? divine origin. It is supernatural. The church is a perish. . . . " 2 Peter 3:9. It is inappropriate for There are at least six principles which, when spiritual community of men and women who the church's members to wrongly apply the implemented in the practical life of the church, enjoy all the privileges and responsibilities of a statement that the quality of new disciples for will tend to promote effective witness. faith-based relationship with Jesus Christ. Christ is more significant than the quantity of A Strong Commitment to Worship. People During the 1960s a group of university new disciples. Both are important. want to attend church services week by week in students marched through the streets of London Recently I had the pleasure of spending a day order to worship and celebrate God. They in protest against the evils of society. One at Disneyland in California. My entry ticket had should go home knowing and feeling that they student carried a large sign on which, in red stamped on it the fact that I was the have indeed met God. The church which not paint, were boldly written four short words— 245,660,467th person to enter Disneyland only emphasises the day of worship but also the "Jesus, YES! Church, NO!" Little did the since it first opened its gates thirty years ago. way of worship will bring to the member student realise how wrong he was. Christ and Disney employees know that counting visitors encouragement, enthusiasm, and an irrepres- the church go together. They are inseparable. is one possible way of measuring success. So sible desire to witness. Providing meaningful For the Protestant, Matthew 16:16-18 also did the person who counted the and thoughtful worship services is a vigorous indicates that Christ is both Founder and approximately 3,000 people who were baptised requirement, but well worth the effort by all Builder of the church. No human effort initiated on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:41). God concerned. the church or sustains its existence. Acts 1:4-8 always desires the best quality of new disciples, A Strong Commitment from the Pastor. declares the Holy Spirit to be the agency which but at the same time He is also anxious for the Never underestimate the influence of the energises the church. Yet it must be church to go to every corner of the globe and pastor. A church may well be on the way to remembered that the Holy Spirit's full and make as many new disciples as possible. evangelistic growth when the pastor is not only continued presence is only possible by means of A second aspect to the church's witness is the committed to his task, but at the same time also Christ's doing and dying (Mark 1:7, 8). building up of Christ's disciples who are a leader and a possibility thinker. In a Acts 9:3-5 demonstrates in a somewhat already in the community of faith. This is the Christlike, positive way, the pastor needs to be indirect way the intimate relationship between internal witness of the church. perceived as the spiritual leader. While he will Christ and the church. When the church suffers If an imbalanced emphasis is placed upon the give special attention to the daily administra- in any way, as it did, for example, under Paul's church's external witness, and thousands of tion of his local church, the members should persecution, so also does Christ. Then, new members are discipled while at the same endeavour to free their pastor as much as Ephesians 1:22, 23 advances the thought that time hundreds leave the church, then the church possible so that he can concentrate on Christ is the fullness of the church. He is failing to provide an adequate internal developing a spiritual ministry. This is his completes the church, thereby taking it out of witness. Consequently, the result in all primary function. the realm of the earthly. Christ is the church's likelihood will be the proverbial situation of A Strong Commitment to Growth. The fullness. He continually provides the necessary "in the front door and out the back door. " church that loses its sense of evangelistic vision redemption and life-giving power. He is the While the church will never completely will not bring in many new members. A church

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has got to want to grow in the quality of members' experience and in the quantity of FELLOWSHIP FOR UNIVERSITY members. The church must believe that growth is God-ordained and an essential aspect of its existence. STUDENTS A Strong Commitment to Accepting New PHILIP RODIONOFF People. Many churches function somewhat like CHRISTIAN education does not always Queensland: a large, close-knit family.. While in many ways offer the career alternatives that many Bronwyn Lane, this is commendable, there is at least one Adventist young people are seeking today. 1125 Mt Cotton Road, potential drawback. Such an attitude may make Increasingly, universities and colleges of Burbank 4123. it difficult for the visitor, the Bible study advanced education are seen as viable (07) 343 4106 interest, or the new member to become alternatives for professional training. Although assimilated into the church and its life. A there is not as much agitation at these South Australia: successful church is the one that learns to institutions as in previous years, the influences Zac Baron, openly and warmly accept all who care to walk are not always positive. 5 Telowie Avenue, through the front doors. Christian fellowship is important when Ingle Farm 5098. (08) 260 6027 A Strong Commitment to Spiritual Gifts. 1 studying at a secular institution. Many of the Corinthians 12 and Romans 12 clearly teach 600 Adventist students already studying at Papua New Guinea universities and colleges of advanced education that all Christians are given at least one gift by John Nuambo, in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New God to be used in witnessing for Him. Through PO Box 213, Guinea, take the opportunity to meet together the years the gift or gifts given to each University of Papua New Guinea, regularly in meetings organised by local individual may progressively vary according to Waigani, NCD, Papua New Guinea. God's will, the need of the church, and the Seventh-day Adventist student societies. These societies organise Bible studies, discussions The local societies collectively make up the responsiveness of the person to the Holy Adventist Students Association. This organi- Spirit's leading. Acceptance of the doctrine of and guest speakers as well as social activities. The local society is in an ideal position for sation cares for the Seventh-day Adventist spiritual gifts enables the church to accept new student population in Australia, New Zealand God-given evangelistic challenges which outreach, for sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ and what He means to us. Orientation stalls, and Papua New Guinea, and is supported by the perhaps were never before considered. It also South Pacific Division. It organises an annual places the responsibility of the church's work of free literature and small study groups are just some of the ways the good news is shared. students convention, which this year will be in witness upon all members, and not only upon Melbourne from August 22 to 31. Conven- the pastor. If you are attending a secular tertiary institution, you are invited to become a part of tion is a time when students come together for A Strong Commitment to Sacrifice and your local society. Listed below are the names nine days of Christian fellowship. This year's Faithfulness. It costs to be part of a successful of people to contact in your area. You may like convention will be special, since it is the church which is built upon the Biblical model. to give them a call or write to them—they will twenty-fifth anniversary of Adventist Tertiary Not only money, time, and energy, but be glad to hear from you. Students Conventions in Australasia. personal commitment in prayer, fellowship, Adventist Students Association produces a study, and service are involved. Participation publication called the Student Adventist with Christ and His church may include the New South Wales: Magazine (SAM). If you are interested in restructuring of personal priorities in such a Philip Rodionoff, receiving this magazine, contact one of the way that the church's work of witness in its 32 Cornwall Avenue, people listed above, or write to the editor: various dimensions is number one. This is a Turramurra 2704. Lorellie Stanton, tough demand, but it is all part of discipleship to (2) 449 8362 SDA Students Club, Christ and membership in the church. University of Adelaide, GPO Box 498, Adelaide, SA 5001. Victoria: Conclusion If you are attending an institution in an area Praveen Nathaniel, not listed above, or if you would like further As the Seventh-day Adventist denomination 14a St Kirrord Street, information on Adventist Students Association approaches the end of yet another century, each Essendon 3040. and its activities, you may like to contact me at member should desire to understand more fully (3) 337 5242 the NSW address listed. ■ and live out more completely the truth that the church is indeed the greatest potential power in the world. P Almost 2,000 years ago in the ancient city of Thessalonica in Greece, the church met in the home of a Christian named Jason. Segments of the Jewish community in that city became "NOT BECAUSE we see or feel that God hears envious and indignant because a Christian group was regularly meeting and witnessing in us are we to believe. We are to trust in His promises. a house located next to the synagogue. When we come to Him in faith, every petition enters In an angry reaction several Jews entered Jason's home and dragged the church members the heart of God. When we have asked for His before city officials. In voices filled with rage blessing, we should believe that we receive it, and the Jews publicly declared, "These [men] have turned the world upside down." Acts 17:6. thank Him that we have received it. Then we are to God wants His church today to receive the same indictment as did the ancient Thessalonian go about our duties, assured that the blessing will be church. You and I are called to convert the realised when we need it most. " church's great potential power into a living reality, and "turn the world upside down" in —The Desire of Ages, page 200. our generation. ■

Pastor David B. Foster is head of the Theology department at Fulton College, Fiji.

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Pho Ika4tir..r. ;1. Young Aboriginal students will benefit from Christian education at Volunteers are needed to complete repairs to the existing buildings. Karalundi. Will Karalundi Reopen in 1986? S. ARMSTRONG, Minister for the Murchison As well as funding submissions, a separate ONE HUNDRED YEARS have passed in alcohol free, for the benefit of Aboriginal educational submission, outlining the scope the history of the Adventist Church in the South children. and sequence of the educational program, was Pacific. To mark the Centenary celebrations, an Acting on advice received, an Aboriginal prepared and presented to the Western impressive book detailing the historical events corporation was formed and called Karalundi Australian Education Department, in order to and milestones in the 100 years has been Aboriginal Education Community (KAEC). gain provisional registration as a private published. One chapter has been devoted to the The constitution drawn up for the community school. Stan Armstrong prepared this submis- work of our church among the Aboriginal was based on the premise that KAEC was sion in consultation with the KAEC Board and people. Chapter eleven presents an outline of seeking an alcohol- and drug-free environment interested parents, and then drew upon his the work for Aboriginal people in Western to establish a Christian school for Aboriginal many years of experience in teaching Aborigi- Australia, from its beginnings in the 1950s to children. While the legal formalities for nal children to complete the submission. the final closing of the two missions in 1974. incorporation were being finalised, the search So where is the project now? In early Eyewitnesses say that the day Karalundi commenced for a suitable site for the school. February 1986, the new school year begins in Mission shut its doors, the Aboriginal children A site close to the living areas of all parents Western Australia, and in the bush camps and had tears in their eyes as they left to return to who would send their children to the school was outback towns and Aboriginal communities their bush homes. As they waved goodbye to an absolute necessity. To achieve this aim, an parents wait for the announcement that the teachers and staff who had cared for them, area of land somewhere central between Karalundi will commence. Two years have there was more than a touch of sadness in every Meekatharra, Cue, Mount Magnet, Wiluna and passed since KAEC began to negotiate for a heart. Time was to reveal the answer to the Jigalong was needed. Only one suitable place Christian Aboriginal school, and all grow question that was upon many a lip. What would existed and was suited to the project; the old anxious. One thousand kilometres south, happen to these youngsters without the Karalundi Mission property, now privately volunteer help is being requested from church guidance of the mission? owned. Would the owners sell? The KAEC laity, for when that vital letter arrives detailing About this time Aboriginal people were Board approached the owners, Les and June the amount of government assistance, skilled granted full citizenship rights, and the young Barrett and their son Chris. They were and unskilled labour must work around the Aboriginals returned to find that many of the enthusiastic about the idea and agreed to sell. clock in the intense heat of an inland summer to homes were already experiencing the social The name Karalundi means "clear water." prepare Karalundi for occupation. problems brought about by alcohol addiction. Deep, rich river soil on the property grows At Karalundi the heat haze shimmers and the In the years that followed, the problem failed to sweet oranges, oversized vegetables and rich dust devils twirl. Corrugated roofing iron flaps disappear, and conditions deteriorated. Many lucerne crops. Beneath the soil flows a river of in the warm breezes, plaster ceilings sag in the Aboriginal people returned to living in a similar water used to irrigate the orchards and gardens. classrooms and peeling flakes of paint fall to the state to that which existed when Pastor and Mrs The potential for development in the 260 ha site floors. Around the old homes and dormitories Dudley Vaughan entered the area in the early is enormous, and plans have already been made sprinklers keep alive the remnants of the 1950s and set up Karalundi and Wiluna. to establish a combined academic and manual once-extensive lawn. Pumps flood the remains Children failed to attend school regularly and program for the students attending the school. of the citrus orchard, but the ten hectares of their health suffered due to poor nutrition at With the choice of a suitable site concluded, irrigated lucerne await the life-giving flood of home. Family ties were weakened, as whole attention was given to preparing submissions to cool underground water. All is poised, families were caught up in the drinking habit. the Commonwealth Schools Commission expectant, waiting for the cries of the But not all. Some Aboriginal people sensed the seeking a capital budget to repair existing Aboriginal children to echo through the trees dangers involved and resisted the influence of facilities and establish new buildings. Pastor and buildings. Will Karalundi reopen in 1986? alcohol, and tried to shelter their children. They Eric Davey spent many hours preparing Only the unfolding year will answer that longed for a safe place where they could send submissions for the Schools Commisson . question. ■ their children to be taught a better way, and Members of the KAEC Board (from left): John Kyanga, Meekatharra; Clive Councillor, chairman of where they could benefit from the same committee, and Kenny Farmer, Wiluna. Christian education that their parents had enjoyed. Ten years passed and the numbers taking to alcohol increased, and the determination of those abstaining increased to the point where a decision was made to approach various Commonwealth and State Government de- partments for assistance to open a private Christian Aboriginal school, owned and managed by Christian Aboriginals, drug and

8 Now they are on fire for God, and are busy with their video ministry in Mossman, northern Queensland, sharing their love for Jesus with their contacts. Our Good News for Aborigines and Islanders is widely used by George and Ethel as an outreach magazine. John and Martha Assan, from Darwin, are shining lights in that area, witnessing with the tracts specially prepared for Aboriginals and couched in language to which these people can readily relate. John speaks in his gentle way to those who will listen, and his faithful, upright life is a wonderful witness to the power of God. Frank and Beryl Saunders are using novel opportunities to witness, while Frank is studying the theology course at Avondale College. They have prepared some very professionally presented tapes for broadcast to Aboriginal people over Sydney and Newcastle radio stations. The openings for these programs have been incredible. They also have a strong Portion of the group participating in the camp. visitation program operating, distributing our magazines to Aboriginal hostels in and around the Newcastle area. Beryl and Frank are most Mona Mona Revisited encouraged, and just hoping they can cope with SANDRA ROBERTS, Wife of Aboriginal Work Coordinator the pressures of study and work as well as these challenging adventures in outreach. WHEN OUR Aboriginal members get can offer and what Jesus offers. The messages Ron Richard's life bears testimony to the together they do so with enthusiasm! From the throughout the camp given by these men, as change that knowing Christ can bring. From the north—Mareeba, Mossman, Townsville and well as Pastor George Quinlin (Aboriginal depths of alcoholism he is now committed to Mackay, from the south—Newcastle, Cooran- minister for the Kuranda and Tablelands area) living the Christian life and telling others of the bong, Kempsey and Macksville, from Darwin, and Pastor Bruce Roberts (Division Aboriginal good news he has discovered. He has Tennant Creek, Dubbo and places in between, Work Coordinator), thoroughly inspired us all completed a two-year building course at they came to fellowship at our old Mona Mona o the value of Christian living and the Avondale College, and is inspiring others at Mission Station for the Eastern States Annual relevance of the Bible, especially for these Kuranda with his enthusiasm in lay work Aboriginal Camp-meeting last December. sobering times in which we live. The lay among his people. Some people travelled for four or five days, just members also added to the programs with their Sabbath was especially memorable, and an to be together for fellowship, to be strengthened messages. Special meetings were arranged to altar call at the conclusion of the service saw spiritually and to rededicate their lives to Jesus cater for the many children who attended. Thea about thirty people respond. Four precious new at camp. Since the initiation of these regional kept little hands busy making Christmas trees members were baptised in a service under the camp-meetings over the past four years, there and lanterns, while Noel held his group shade of the trees overhanging Flaggy Creek, have been dramatic changes in the lives of spellbound with gripping parable stories. taken by Pastor Quinlin. At this time others many of our believers all over Australia. Semi and Cathy Bula from Macksville gave made decisions to follow Jesus. Mona Mona lies twenty to thirty (depending their testimony of how God had guided their But all good things come to an end. After an which way you go) bumpy kilometres north of lives, and how Semi had come to Christ again enjoyable concert on Saturday night and Kuranda, which is thirty kilometres north-west after fighting his way to being Australian Sunday morning devotionals, camp finished at of Cairns. The history of our mission work here Middleweight Champion. He is now using his lunchtime. Sadly everyone pulled down their is very interesting, especially as the mission energies in a different way to receive a more tents. The mango trees looked lonely as the was government controlled and people were enduring reward! Cathy and Semi's peace and family groups set off on their homeward compelled by the authorities to come to Mona joy in the Lord is obvious, and they are anxious journey, different people from when they had Mona and forbidden to escape! At that time it to share their happiness with others. arrived. was hard to distinguish between mission George and Ethel Williams's lives have Next year's camp destination is Dubbo, regulations and those imposed by the govern- changed dramatically in the past few years. western New South Wales, God willing. ment, so the work was difficult during those They have come to the Adventist Church from a Parting words were overheard everywhere, early years. life in the world that was far from attractive. "See you at Dubbo!" I thing we will too! ■ Although closed in 1964 for various reasons, Prayer groups during the Aboriginal Camp- Robyn Brim and her baby enjoy the camp the influence of this mission station and of the meeting held at Mona Mona in December 1985. fellowship. many godly people who worked here over a period of fifty years, lives on in the lives of the Aboriginal people in the area. We now have in the Kuranda area, where the Mona Mona people were resettled when the mission closed, one of the strongest and largest groups of dedicated Aboriginal believers in Australia. Camp opened on Thursday afternoon with a challenging message about looking back at God's leading in our lives and looking forward to His guidance in the future, by our Aboriginal minister from the Kempsey district in New South Wales, Brother Ron Archer. The theme was continued in the evening by Brother Noel Wason, our Aboriginal minister from Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, as he spoke about making choices in life between what the world

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respond to requests from a country that until and 205 people in seminars being offered by recently had prohibited religious printed Finley. material. —Adventist Review. —Adventist Review. * * * * * German Food Factory Sales High. Ger- Couple Starts Four Congregations in Southern Asia Division Bids Farewell to man Adventist food manufacturing company Kenya. Under an open tent during a drizzling Four Unions. Delegates to the quinquennial DE-VAU-GE reports sales of more than DM75 rain, more than 150 people recently gathered Southern Asia Division Council officially bade million (US$30 million) during 1985. The for Sabbath school and church services in farewell to four regions of the division— company employs some 350 people. Ngurie, Kenya. Participants discussed the Burma, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. —Adventist Review. lesson in English, Kiswahili, or Kikuyu—three Pakistan has become part of the new * * of the forty-eight languages spoken in Kenya. Trans-European Division and the other three African Division Working for Mus- The church group seemed vibrant despite rain have joined the Far Eastern Division, as of lims. Leaders in the Africa-Indian Ocean and having only a tent for shelter. January 1. Division say they are making a concerted effort The Ngurie congregation is one of four Southern Asia Division treasurer, J. Koil- to train ministers to work for Muslims during spawned by the Qinyeero church—primarily pillai, presented each of the four unions with a Harvest '90. because of the work of Lilian and Jeod cheque for $10,000 to be used for some project —Adventist Review. Ngaruiya, literature evangelists from Central that could be a constant reminder of their * Kenya Mission. Their approach is to combine former family ties. Aid for Colombia. Students at John lay literature evangelism with church In response, Bangladesh Union president D. Nevins Andrews School in Takoma Park, evangelism. P. Rema described the Southern Asia Division Washington, DC, raised $US750.75 to help Beginning in 1976, the Ngaruiyas began as a parent handing over the bride (the rebuild the Adventist church that was destroyed giving Bible studies, visiting interested per- Bangladesh Union) to the bridegroom (the Far in Colombia's recent volcanic eruption. sons, and praying. They soon saw some eighty Eastern Division). —Adventist Review. members join the Qinyeero church. Today W. D. Anthony, of the Sri Lanka Union, the there are 700 members in Qinyeero and the four next to respond, stated that it was difficult to FFT Wins Major Award. Faith for additional groups that they have nurtured separate because only 35 kilometres of sea lies Today's new television series Christian during the past ten years. The old church between Sri Lanka and India, and because they Lifestyle Magazine recently received a bronze building at Qinyeero is being replaced by a new have been part of the Southern Asia Division award at the International Film and Television structure built and financed by the members. for the past six decades. Festival of New York. "This award represents The Ngaruiyas do not give up easily. For Pakistan Union president D. C. Clothier example, when they started Bible studies with significant recognition of the quality of the noted that no sea, just a border, separates programs we are producing, " says telecast the choirmaster of one of the local Anglican Pakistan from India. He said he hoped that with director Dan Matthews. churches, he soon became very elusive. God's help they would someday be able to Whenever they arrived for Bible study, he —Adventist Review. transcend such borders. disappeared. No matter how early they came in * * * Burma Union treasurer Ba Hla Thein said he the evening, he would put out the light and go to Listen Editor on Florida Cable TV. Lis- still found it hard not to think of their area as bed. But the Ngaruiyas persisted—and today ten magazine editor Gary B. Swanson on being part of the Southern Asia Division. the choirmaster is a Seventh-day Adventist. January 7 taped two programs addressing the —Adventist Review. Recently Lilian attended a nutrition drug problem and what can be done about it. evangelist seminar in Nairobi. She now plans to * * They will be shown on Miami cable TV station combine literature and church evangelism with Spanish Food Factory Expands. Spain's WLRN to a potential audience of some 80,000. health and nutrition evangelism to prepare Granovita food factory, operated in conjunc- The programs are part of a series of twelve stronger, more stable, and well-rounded tion with Sagunto Adventist College, is being arranged by Adventist Tyrone K. candidates for church membership. enlarging its production facilities after only two Backers, Miami director of the Community —Adventist Review. years of operation. Crusade Against Drugs, the marketing arm of The plant also has bought some new Listen. * equipment, as it seeks to increase production Adventist B000ks Go to China. A The other ten programs will feature local and efficiency to compete more effectively in theological school in Nanking, China, has civic leaders, prevention and treatment profes- the Spanish health-food market. added a number of Seventh-day Adventist sionals, and law-enforcement officials. —Adventist Review. books to its library as a result of a gift from the —Adventist Review. Review and Herald Publishing Association * (Hagerstown, Maryland). Ghana Press Workers Give Community Three Baptised After Youth Seminar in As part of a project sponsored by the Service. Workers from the Advent Press in Alabama. Eight students from Bass Memorial Protestant Church-owned Publishers' Associa- Accra, Ghana, recently sought to make their Academy (Lumberton, Mississippi) have tion based in Nashville, Tennessee, the community more attractive by staging an completed a Revelation Seminar near the theological school was invited to make all-out working bee. The group swept paths, academy, and three people have been baptised selections from a comprehensive list of books cleared bushes, cleaned drainage ditches, and as a result, according to Gulf States Conference available from thirty Protestant publishers. The in general tried to make the area more tidy. youth director Bill Wood. list included twenty-eight Adventist volumes. —Adventist Review. —Adventist Review. School librarian Xu Rulei studied the brief description of each volume and requested that Literature Evangelists Converge on Magazine Reports Unusual News. the following Adventist books be sent: Munich. About sixty literature evangelists Parade magazine, January 5, 1986: "Six Seventh-day Adventist Encyclopedia, and publishing directors served as an advance Soviet cosmonauts said they witnessed the most Seventh-day Adventist Bible Dictionary, Pat- guard to prepare the city of Munich, West awe-inspiring spectacle ever encountered in riarchs and Prophets, Prophets and Kings, The Germany, for an evangelistic series conducted space—a band of glowing angels with wings as Desire of Ages, The Acts of the Apostles, and by American evangelist Mark Finley that began big as jumbo jets. . . . 'What we saw,' they The Great Controversy. on January 5 and will continue until April 21. said, 'were seven giant figures in the form of With what appears to be a renewed interest in The group sold some DM42,000 humans, but with wings and mistlike halos, as religious training on China's mainland, a great (US$16,000) worth of materials, gave away in the classic depiction of angels. Their faces need for training and resource materials has 32,000 pieces of free literature, and enrolled were round with cherubic smiles.' " developed. Members of PCPA were happy to 161 people in Bible correspondence courses —Adventist Review.

10 SOUTH PACIFIC RECORD, MARCH 8, 1986 Waitara Celebrations RUTH and RON GREENLAND. Communication Secretaries, Waitara Church, Greater Sydney voluntary labour to erect a brick edifice. The new church was officially opened on April 5 of the same year. The building was small, covering 40 x 25 feet, and provided a foyer, auditorium, and minister's room at the rear of the church. Many ministers took part in the opening service, including J. E. Fulton (then Division president), Pastor A. H. Piper, Pastor H. Mitchell, W. G. Turner, and H. C. White. An offering of $28 was collected, and this was used to meet the remaining debt of $400. As the membership grew, action was taken to enlarge the church, to accommodate twenty-six more members. Under the leadership of Pastor F. A. Basham, this was accomplished in 1961. Pastor Gane was the pastor of the church at the time a new welfare room was added in 1963, and the now existing hall in 1966. During 1977, plans were laid to build a new church on the existing site. This came to fruition under the leadership of Pastor T. J. Rosevear, and at 3 p.m. on November 11, 1978, the complex was officially opened. Today Waitara church has a membership of over 300, and is a lively, growing church. We can surely praise God with Paul in Ephesians Back row (from left): senior elder Mr Colin Tyler, Mrs Shirley Cowell, Mrs Jean Schmidt, Mr David 2:19 and 21: "Therefore ye are no more Cowell, Mr Don McNicol, Mrs Desiree McNicol, Mr Andy Bettini, Mr John Bettini, Mr Colin King, Miss Debbie Frazer. Middle row: Mrs Lyn Tyler, Mrs E. Lawson, Mrs Myrtle Knight, Pastor Bruce Price, Miss strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens Kylie King, Mrs Marg King, Mr Bill King, Miss Esther Haslam. Front row: Miss Casey King, Miss Sharon with the saints, and of the household of God Lwin, Miss Carol King. . . . in whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the WAITARA CHURCH had a busy, but the Hornsby company on July 9, 1905. Lord." exciting day on November 30, 1985. On this The company was received into the New The celebrations continued in the evening day visitors and former members joined with South Wales Conference on October 13, 1905, with a social time. After a basket tea, us, to celebrate sixty-one years of worship in and almost sixteen years later, in 1921, a block transparencies of the old church and the Hornsby/Waitara district. of land was purchased at Waitara, on the corner "younger" church members were shown, and Many worked hard to create a historic of Alexandria Parade and Tornapress Street these provided many happy memories. Some atmosphere, including tastefully arranged (now Park Avenue). This land cost only $360, old-fashioned games were played, bringing floral baskets, a handwritten bulletin, and and the -expense was met by Sister Wilson. back warm thoughts of days gone by. period costumes. Originally this site was part of a 640-acre Waitara church can certainly praise God for During Sabbath school, Pastor N. K. Peatey estate, granted to Frederick Wright Unwin in the way He has led us over the years, and we presented an "old-fashioned" review, with an 1841. look forward to meeting all our church family in appropriate memory text. We were privileged In 1925 a master builder and pastor of the heaven. to have Mrs M. Knight (wife of the late Pastor company, Arthur Smart, organised some A. W. Knight) in the congregation. She recalled how she met with the Hornsby worshippers in 1915. Also present for the occasion was Mr F. R. Dawson, who is the oldest member still worshipping at Waitara. Pastor Gane and Mrs Joyce Lamplough (nee Burden), who were former members, also attended the morning services. The divine service was conducted by Pastor Bruce Price, our church pastor, who presented a stirring service, entitled, "As It Was in the Beginning. " A special feature was a nostalgic review of our church history, given by Brother D. Fowler. It all began in 1904, when a handful of Seventh-day Adventists moved into the area, which comprised mostly farms and orchards. Soon a suitable hall was needed to worship in, but at first the group met with religious bias. So it was not until January 25, 1905, that fourteen Senior elder Mr Colin adults and eleven children met in the Hornsby Tyler, Mrs E. Lawson, School of Arts building. At that time A. W. Mrs Myrtle Knight, Waugh, R. G. Innes, and Sister E. Robinson, Pastor Bruce Price. were the leaders of the group, which became Photos: R. and R. Greenland

SOUTH PACIFIC RECORD, MARCH 8, 1986 11 friend. I would try. Months passed in beautiful trust, until it Putting out bits of cat's meat on a nearby failed to come for over a week. I was worried. post, I was thrilled one day to see a Shrike Then, early one morning my feathered friend Thrush find the proffered inducement. It tasted was back and whistling from the nearby fence. I and liked it, so came again the next day and so hurried out to see him. He was holding one foot on. under him and looked to be in pain. Trustingly After several days I let it see me put the meat he flew onto my hand and I could see a nasty FOR THE CHILDREN there. It understood. It even watched me go in grey sore on the side of his foot. He would not and out of our front door to get the meat. eat. He actually let me catch him. I did what I The next step was to drop meat scraps nearer could to relieve his pain and let him fly away. In The Bird That Said to me on the ground while I remained still. It the afternoon he was back and sitting on the quickly learned to take the food while I fence, where he just warbled the most beautiful Thank You watched. song I have ever heard in the bush . Suddenly he MRS W. BOULTING After a few more weeks I placed the food on stopped, looked at me sadly and flew away NEXT DOOR to where we lived near Lake my outstretched hand and looked away. Very never to return. Quite possibly he had died. Macquarie were several stunted gum trees. timidly it decided to snatch the first bit and fly I can only think his last song was a thank you Often I heard birds sing or call among the trees, away quickly to eat. Having succeeded once, it fora lovely, appreciated friendship between us, and the sweetest was the song of the grey Shrike acted more slowly until it regularly sat on my given only by a loving God who created all Thrush. I wondered if I could coax it to be my hand to eat. things for our pleasure and care. ■

********************************************* the bottom of the dam and would not go either forward or backward. When Dad arrived at the dam there was no sign of the Toyota, the dozer It Made My Day or our son, till he walked up to the top of the dam bank, and saw the machine in the bottom THIS IS A TRUE story about our bulldozer. strainer, which we took back to the company. of the dam, but no son. So he called out to him We had the transmission of our D7E repaired In November-December we shifted out to and Austin crawled from under the dozer. He early in 1979, and since it had to undergo other Marathon, seventy kilometres west of Hughen- told Dad what had happened. repairs in Townsville, had not done much work den, to put in some dams and clean others out. They went up to the station homestead to ring up until April. It was brought home after all the Many of the dams still had half-dry mud in them the company, who instructed them to get the repairs had been completed, and it did a little and about 2.5 metres of silt. We were still dozer out of the dam no matter what, as it work at home, but we were getting metal pieces getting metal out of the strainer, which was a looked like rain, indicating that the wet season out of the metal strainer. By August a bearing concern to us, but we were told to continue to was about to set in. The men returned to the had to be replaced in the transmission. The work the machine, but "to keep an eye on it." dozer to see how to get it out. It was getting late work was done on the back of a Toyota Land On January 5 we took more samples of metal in on Friday afternoon and the Sabbath was Cruiser, in the bush with the wind blowing dust to the company, and they said to get an oil coming on. But no matter what they tried, it did up in clouds. sample as soon as possible. not work. A grader and Toyota Land Cruiser September came and we went to a place north The next day, Dad had some telephone calls were hooked on and tried to pull it out, but to no of our home to put in a road for an oil company, to make before going out to where our eldest avail. but the job lasted only a couple of weeks. Then son, Austin, was working the dozer. Not long While all this was going on, many silent the dozer came home again. After this we did a after Dad left home, the phone rang and Mother prayers were ascending to heaven. At home little work; putting in dams and clearing fence answered, only to hear a very upset son on the Mother had gathered the children who were lines. We were still getting metal out of the other end, saying the dozer was broken down in home from school for lunch, for prayers. Grandmother, who lives on the coast some 600 to 700 kilometres away, had a feeling that something was wrong on that Friday afternoon Toowoomba's Pathfinder and went to a quiet place to pray. A season of prayer was even held on the banks of the dam, Investiture Day with a non-believer. Praise the Lord, who hears and answers our KEITH R. PEERS, Communication Secretary, Toowoomba Central Church, Queensland prayers no matter what trouble we are in! Dad NOVEMBER 30, 1985, was the chosen date service that day from taking up the offering, got on the dozer, and with a prayer on his lips, for the Toowoomba Central Pathfinders playing the organ and piano and singing he made another try to start it. By this time it investiture day. Fifteen Adventurers received musical items, with the director being the was after 5 p.m. The dozer engine sprang to life their badges under the leadership of Christine preacher. and by the grace of God, Dad quickly took the Clark. Twenty-three Pathfinders from Friend, That night they celebrated by going to big machine up and over the dam bank, and Companion, Explorer, Ranger, Voyager to Brookvale Park for a fun and games evening some distance away from any possible water, Guide were invested by local director Mr Cliff where the director of the park, Mr Lance should it rain. Dad said that he had never seen Jull and Mr A. Goltz, the regional director for Cockburn, took the Pathfinders on a conducted the dozer go so fast; it was as if the angels were the Darling Downs. tour of his shrubs and native trees of which pushing it! The Pathfinders did everything in the church there are over ten thousand. ■ Austin and Dad went back on Sunday to get Toowoomba Central Pathfinders with their director, Mr Cliff Jull, on the extreme left. the transmission out and take it to be repaired. By mid-afternoon it was starting to drizzle, so they hurried to get the parts out and on the back of the Toyota Land Cruiser. They had only just driven over the ten kilometres of black soil track and reached the bitumen highway when the rain started to come down much more heavily. By midafternoon on Monday the dam had eight metres of water in it, and that week CO the area had the worst floods in many years! But it did not matter. We'd experienced a miracle. Mrs D. Pearce, Torrens Creek, Q1d.

SOUTH PACIFIC RECORD. MARCH 8, 1986 Tribute to a Great Australian Adventist J. R. SPANGLER dale College he met and married Myra Wendt, the department of religion until 1980. His who was his faithful partner for over sixty-five classes on worship and Daniel and Revelation years. Her energetic personality and sense of were well-filled with keen students. In 1980, at humour were a great source of strength to him. the age of eighty-five, he retired from teaching After a productive evangelistic career in and concentrated on writing. Australia, this thirty-four-year-old Adventist The most influential work from his pen was preacher went to England in 1930 when the The Shepherd Evangelist, followed by world was plunged into the depths of a severe Preachers of Righteousness, The God Man, depression. In those days of extreme poverty, God's Unique Love for You, You Can Be True, the church had little money for evangelism, but Love Finds a Way, A Better World, Secrets of the people thronging his meetings in some of the Spirit World, Unfolding the Revelation, the largest theatres and halls in London Unfolding the Prophecies of Daniel, Faith that supported the work year after year. Conquers Fear, and All Eyes on Israel. He took In 1938 he was appointed chairman of the La a leading role in compiling the book Sierra College religion department, now part of Evangelism. The church is richer because of his Loma Linda University. many books and articles found in Ministry and A GREAT and good man who uniquely His musical talents were exhibited at the other publications. touched the lives of thousands around our young age of seventeen, when he organised his The former dean of the Seventh-day planet passed to his rest on December 12, 1985, first band of over fifty members. He compiled Adventist Theological Seminary, Dr W. G. C. in Loma Linda, California, USA. Dr Roy Allan several songbooks, led his own evangelistic Murdoch, sums up beautifully his contribution Anderson was an Adventist evangelist, teacher, choirs, and many times directed the congrega- to mankind in a tribute to the largeness of spirit editor, author and pastor for sixty-seven years. tional singing. which always seemed to characterise this Forty-three of those years were spent mainly in During his years of service in the USA, he persuasive evangelist. He wrote, "Whatever training ministers, either in classes or in field conducted evangelistic crusades in several of way one looks at this great man, it must be said schools of evangelism in many major cities of the nation's great cities, such as New York. In that there is nothing small about him. His the world. his crusade in Cleveland, Ohio, Pastor Neal greatest bigness is the bigness of his heart. He served as the Ministerial Association Wilson, our present General Conference There is room there for rich and poor, old and head and Ministry editor for sixteen of the president, and his wife, and Pastor J. R. young, white and black; and there is nothing too twenty-five years spent in the General Spangler, present editor of Ministry magazine, infinitesimal for him to encompass and nothing Conference Ministerial Association. and his wife, were members of his evangelistic too great for him to take in." The second of five children, he was born in team. He is survived by his wonderful wife Myra, Melbourne, Australia, on March 15, 1895. His In 1963 he was granted a Doctor of Divinity his son Allan, and his daughter Hilliary, one father, Pastor A. W. Anderson, a prominent degree by Andrews University. Upon his grand-daughter, three great-grandsons, his minister, served for fifty-five years as editor, official retirement in 1966, it was Loma Linda brother Ormand, his sister Doris, and many pastor, and musician. While attending Avon- University's good fortune to have him teach in nephews, nieces, and a host of friends. ■

health has not been robust, but his faith has been vigorous. During this period, Pauline has Life-Sketch of Pastor W. D. cared for her husband with a devotion that made his latter days comfortable and serene. Lauder Those who remember Bill Lauder will hold ROBERT H. PARR, Pastor, Castle Hill Church, Greater Sydney in their hearts a picture of a Christian gentleman. He was a man of God, humble, WILLIAM DUNCAN LAUDER was born The conference president then recognised dedicated, sincere, hard working and of in Scotland on January 15, 1907, and died at Bill's evangelistic potential, and the newly- unquestioned integrity. With those virtues he Blacktown, New South Wales, on January 17, weds laboured in this capacity until he returned combined a whimsical sense of humour and a 1986. In early childhood, he migrated to to youth work from 1941 to 1944. There love for the souls of men and women. We shall miss him. ■ Australia with his parents, and settled with followed a period of service in the South them in Queensland. In the late twenties, the Queensland Conference, and the Lauders are young plumber, as he had then become, drifted well remembered in both of these conferences into an evangelistic meeting in Brisbane for their contribution to the young people of the conducted by the late Pastor Roy Allan church especially. Anderson, and eagerly drank in the truths of the Two children were born to Bill and Pauline. Word. He was baptised in 1928. John is now a respected officer of the Castle Shortly afterwards, Bill heard the call of the Hill church, in Sydney, and in his capacity of a ministry and went to Avondale College, where structural engineer, is foremost in assisting he spent two years in training, then returned to churches which are erecting new buildings. Queensland for two years. It was during the two Sandra is the wife of Pastor Bruce Roberts, who years spent back in Queensland that he met a now directs the church's program for the young lady named Pauline Schafer. Their Aboriginal community in Australia from his courtship was continued by correspondence office in Kempsey, New South Wales. Both when he returned to Avondale in 1933. children reflect the Christian home from which After he completed his college work in 1935, they came. Bill was called into the North New South Wales Early in the 1950s, the Lauders transferred to Conference as Youth director for the confer- Sydney on account of the health problems ence, and after eighteen months, on June 30, which at that time had beset Mrs Lauder. 1937, Bill and Pauline were married. For the past several years Pastor Lauder's

SOUTH PACIFIC RECORD, MARCH 8, 1986 13 HILL—WISHART. The beautifully decorated Lilydale from near and far, Jimmy and Wendy vowed lifelong church, Victoria, was the venue on a special sunny Sunday, commitment to each other's deepest needs, and joined in January 12, 1986, when the radiant bride, Heather Maree, prayer for God's blessing and guidance in their future. and bridegroom, Martin Phillip, were united in marriage in F. T. Webb. the presence of a large circle of friends and relatives from 411 Victoria, interstate and overseas. Heather is the daughter of RUTLEY—HILL. Sunday, January 10, 1986, was chosen Mr and Mrs Maxwell Wishart of Glen Waverley, and Martin by Mery Rutley and Ngaere Hill to unite their lives in is the son of Mr and Mrs Edwin Hill of Frankston. Martin and marriage in the Maida Vale church, Western Australia. After Sov/4 6arK:c ieer-84 Heather are a splendid Adventist couple .who are bound not almost a week of temperatures around the forties, they were only by the marriage ties, but also by their dedication to the blessed with a much cooler day. The bride's daughter Lynda, service of God and man. D. J. Self. and son-in-law Andrew Moncrieff, provided a bounteous wedding breakfast in their new home up in the Bickley valley, where family members and friends gathered to share KEEGAN—TROODE. On December 29, 1985, Mark the happy occasion. We wish Mery and Ngaere God's richest Keegan and Jennifer Troode exchanged vows in the Gosnells blessing and a happy life together as they walk with the Lord The Moral of the Story? church, Western Australia. Mark is the son of John and through the coming years. M. A. Chapman. We were very interested in your front-page article Daphne Keegan of Manjimup, and Jenny the daughter of entitled "The Parable of the Lighthouse" (January Laurie and Jean Troode of Gosnells. Mark is also the TINT—LOWE. So Tint and Delwyn Lowe were married business manager of Keegans' Apple Juice, and Jenny has 25). Some of us here could not work out the moral of at the Glen Innes church, New Zealand, on January 5, 1986. been the secretary of the conference Youth Department the story. Did the lifesaving-station-turned-luxury- Delwyn is the daugher of Cyril and Val Lowe of Manurewa, during 1985. Many friends gathered to share in this happy building/club refer to the new multimillion-dollar and So is a new Christian who comes from Burma. The occasion and to wish much of the Lord's blessing on them as Avondale College church (we noted that this article reception was held at the University Rugby Club in Panmure. they establish their home in Manjimup. had been printed in Avondale's Campus Life), or the Both So and Delwyn are Sanitarium Health Food Company Don Hosken, David Price. luxury churches/social clubs in other areas of the employees. We wish this lovely couple much of God's homeland? It may even be that there are more subtle, blessing as they establish their home in the joys of Christ wider implications in the story. Perhaps other readers KRYGIER—FAUSTMANN. Sunday, February 2, 1986, Jesus in Auckland. J. M. Denne. could help us. was the special day chosen by Zygmunt Krygier and Mary Missionary, PNG. Faustmann to unite their lives together in marriage at the Springvale church, Victoria. The church was filled to capacity as the relatives and many friends gathered to witness Till He Comes Christians and Politics Zygmunt and Mary exchange their wedding vows and I left our previous church because of their commitment to God and to one another. We wish them much BROWN. Following a long period of illness, Elizabeth preaching politics. For a while I was not a member of of God's blessing as they share their lives together. Brown laid down the burdens of life on February 4, 1986, any church. I was supporting the Festival of Light in B. G. Whelan. aged seventy-nine years. Born at East Kilbride in such things as petitions against pornography. Then Lanarkshire, Scotland, she came to Australia at the age of when we were baptised, the pastor said, "We don't LAREDO—LANG. Sunday, January 12, 1986, was the fifteen and settled in Western Australia. For many years she get involved in politics." After joining the church day chosen by Grant Laredo and Carolyn Lang for their was a member of the North Fitzroy church, Victoria. She wedding at Wahroonga, New South Wales. Grant is the son loved music and was devoted to her family. Mrs Brown is they handed round a petition against pornography. of Larry and Ruby Laredo of Bonnells Bay, and Carolyn is survived by four children: Bill, Janet, Ken and George, and Guess who organised it? Now our Prime Minister the daughter of Bruce and June Lang of Narrambeen, fifteen grandchildren. We laid her to rest in the Lilydale says French nuclear tests are bad—but not Chinese. Western Australia. It was a very happy day for Grant and Lawn Cemetery, and pointed the loved ones to the certainty The media select one country where racism is Carolyn, as family and friends witnessed their first meal of the resurrection morning. E. I. Totenhofer. condemned, but elsewhere it is ignored. And we together. We all wish them God's continued blessing as they follow their fabrications. establish their home and continue to work at the Sydney HEWITT. Frank Hewitt quietly and peacefully fell asleep Have Adventists failed to learn anything from the Adventist Hospital. G. E. Youlden. in Jesus on the last day of 1985 at his home in Feilding, North Chamberlain case, how the media distort issues and New Zealand. He was seventy-six years of age. Frank was a faithful member of the Feilding company even before the select victims? All in the cause of peace, United MAUNDER—PHIPPS. Cohn and Debbie chose to be married on the farm property of Colin's parents, Calvyn and church was built in 1924. Pastor Phil Gager assisted at the Nations style. And I thought we got our instructions service, where we pointed to the great reunion day at the time from elsewhere. Why didn't we hear any condemna- Val Maunder, in Tauranga, New Zealand, on January 1, 1986. Many friends and relatives joined the bride and groom of the return of Jesus. We extend our sympathy to Frank's tion about exploitation by other "isms"? Are we on this joyous occasion. We wish Cohn and Debbie God's wife Molly, daughter Margaret de Vries and her husband afraid of having public condemnation? richest blessing as they establish their home in Tauranga. Harrie and three grandchildren. J. Veld. Whatever happened to the injunction to beware A. H. Waldrip. when men speak well of you? Or the saying My INGLIS. We were reminded of the brevity of this life once kingdom is not of this world? Or the converting of again in the sudden death of Leonard Murray Inglis of Bream MOORE—SMITH. Two members of the Warrimoo Lea (via Geelong), Victoria. Leonard was born at Tallangatta souls instead of legislation after the style of the beast church, in the Greater Sydney Conference, New South in 1942, and fell asleep on January 27, 1986, aged forty-three power? We have failed again to see beyond the verbal Wales, were united in marriage in the afternoon of January years, at Geelong Hospital. A large number of relatives and smokescreen. Their lilywhite exclamations have 19, 1986. Kenneth John David Moore was a relaxed and friends gathered at the funeral director's chapel in Newcomb nothing to do with elevating motives because they happy bridegroom as he awaited his charming bride, Elaine (Geelong), where they were reminded of the promise and believe they are a chosen intellectual elite. Like the Smith (nee Osmond), who came down the aisle of the church certainty of the resurrection. Leonard was a devoted family on the arm of her brother, Mr Harry Osmond. The wedding Chamberlains these issues are a lever to a long-term man who was always ready to give assistance to people in was a delightful mixture of solemnity, dignity, joy and plan. Rocks don't cry over stepping-stone victims. need. He is survived by his wife Maureen and son Eddie. laughter, the latter two attributes especially in evidence at the E. I. Totenhofer. The minister of the church we left said we can go reception in the home of Mr and Mrs Bari Smith at Emu elsewhere, they are all the same. Behold, another Plains. As Ken and Elaine continue to serve at the Warrimoo JAMES. Raymond Walter Milton James passed away voting block has joined the Moral Majority. church, their many friends wish them God's blessing and suddenly as a result of a massive heart seizure on January 7, much happiness. R. H. Parr. C. E. Gaitskell, NSW. 1986, aged sixty-four. Ray was a man of high moral values, and although not a baptised member of the remnant church, MACDONALD—BARCLAY. Lynne and Richard ex- he will long be remembered by the church family for his changed their wedding vows at Avondale Memorial church, interest, encouragement and support in fundraising for the Cooranbong , New South Wales, on the afternoon of recently completed Grafton church. He leaves to mourn, his January 12, 1986. In satin and lace, top hats and tails, the wife Pauline, a loved and respected member of the church happy couple entered the wedding celebration. Three family, son Rodney and wife Cheryl, also daughter Jillian. immaculate burgundy-coloured vintage cars carried them off Pastor Dennis Allsop, assisted by the writer, brought words to the tasteful wedding supper at a quiet country lodge in the of comfort from God's Word, pointing to Jesus as an Hunter Valley. The occasion will long be remembered by the all-loving, knowing and understanding Saviour. guests as a happy Christian event which brought much M. Carrall. pleasure to Adventist and non-Adventist guests alike, a CARTER—GATES. On December 15, 1985, Donald tribute to Joan and Max MacDonald and Jean Barclay, the LAUDER. On his seventy-ninth birthday, January 15, Carter and Jannice Gates exchanged marriage vows in the proud parents of the day. May Richard and Lynne experience 1986, Pastor W. D. Lauder suffered a massive stroke. He Glen Innes Seventh-day Adventist church, New Zealand. in their marriage the continued blessing of God. passed away in the Blacktown Hosptial, New South Wales, Donald is the second son of Mr and Mrs Collin Carter of G. N. McKenzie. and was laid to rest on January 21, in the Castle Hill Waipawa, and Jannice is the eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Cemetery, after a service in the Castle Hill church. For Bill Gates of Papatoetoe, Auckland. Relatives and friends PRIESTLEY—JONES. A delightful afternoon was several years, Pastor Lauder had been in indifferent health, from Australia and New Zealand gathered to share in this chosen, Sunday, January 19, 1986, by James Priestley and and during this period his wife, Pauline, had nursed and cared happy occasion and pray for God's watchcare and leading in Wendy Jones, for their marriage in the Prospect church, for him with devotion. Left with many happy memories are their united lives. P. H. Ballis. South Australia. In the presence of loved ones and friends his wife, his son John, a respected member of the Castle Hill

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REED. Anne Reed passed away at the age of ninety-three HOLIDAY UNIT TO LET years on Friday, December 13, 1985, at Mirridong Home for CHURCH CELEBRATION River-front, brick, self-contained. 5 mins to Coolangatta the Blind, Bendigo, Victoria. She was loved by all who knew and Kingscliff. Close to bus stop. Beautiful view. Bookings The Centenary and SA Jubilee 150 Celebrations of the her, and remained a faithful and happy Christian to the end. taken for 1986. 14 Barellan Drive, Banora Point, NSW 2486. Southern Memorial church (Mitcham and Edwardstown), She now rests until Jesus' return. E. M. Greenwell. Phone (075) 54 2112. 123 Edward Street, Edwardstown, South Australia, will be held on July 26, 1986. All past members and ministers are SPENCER. Pearl Spencer passed to her rest in Sydney, HOUSE FOR RENT given a cordial invitation. For futher information contact the New South Wales, on January 23, 1986. She was born in Large, old style, 3 B/R with sleep-out. Residence attached church clerk at the above address. Cannington, Western Australia, on March 23, 1911, to to the church. Central position, handy to shops. In country George and Edith Spencer. She is survived by Mary, one of setting. Church school bus passes the door. Cheap rent, $50 her sisters. Pearl graduated as a nurse from the Sydney CORRECTION per week. Must keep grounds and lawns neat and tidy. Phone Sanitarium and Hospital in 1936. She had a distinguished The church directory in the RECORD, December 7, 1985, (066) 32 1666 or (066) 32 2159. career in nursing, working in twenty hospitals in New South carried the notice, Warkworth Seventh-day Adventist Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, Canada and England. Church for North New Zealand, when it should have read LAND FOR SALE Her later years in retirement were spent working for charity. Wellsford Seventh-day Adventist Church, meets in the Your own natural bush setting in cool mountain location. A service for relatives and friends was conducted at the Buffalo Lodge Hall, Rodney Street, Wellsford. Fifty acres untouched bush with some flats, fully fenced, Northern Suburbs Crematorium. C. D. Judd. close school bus, mail, electricity. Private sale $30,000. Stanthorpe, Queensland. Phone (076) 81 1769. WOOD. Margaret Lewes Wood passed away on February EAST PRAHRAN CHURCH REAL ESTATE 3, 1986, and was buried beside her late husband, Pastor Stan FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY For personalised service on all your real estate Wood, at Evergreen Memorial Park, Adelaide, South Former member, and friends are invited to participate in a requirements in the Lilydale/Mooroolbark and surrounding Australia, after a service in the Prospect church. The special program to commemorate fifty years of church areas, including the Yarra Valley, phone Milton Gray or daughter of the late Pastor and Mrs W. W. Fletcher, Margaret fellowship at East Prahran Memorial church, March 15, Mevyn Whittaker on (03) 735 1211. A/H Mevyn was born in the old Prospect Sanitarium on May 26, 1911. 1986. (059) 66 2505, Milton (03) 735 0283. When she was seven, her parents went to India as Sabbath School 9.45 a.m. missionaries for seven years. She trained as a primary school Divine Service II a.m. REAL ESTATE AGENT teacher at Avondale College, where she met Stan Wood, and Luncheon I p.m. Personalised rental management and sales marketing by a to their union were born four children: Lynette (Mrs Luderer) If you are able to join us for the luncheon, please phone family team for your best interests. Trees & Associates, 335 and Janice (Mrs Hartwig) both of Adelaide, and twin sons Mrs A. Trafford (03) 836 9218, or Mrs N. Forward (03) Windsor Road, Baulkham Hills, NSW 2153. Phone (02) Cyril of Auckland, and Gordon of Christchurch, New 277 6034 before March 8. 639 4000. Zealand. Stan and Margaret Wood ministered in North and South New Zealand, northern New South Wales and FIRST BIO-ETHICS CONFERENCE SAM WANTS TO SERVE YOU Adelaide. A gracious, talented and kindly woman, Margaret APRIL 7-8, 1986 SAM is the Students' Adventist Magazine. It is written by gave her life in wholehearted, selfless service to her Lord. "MAN—BEGINNING AND ENDING" students, especially for students. It keeps you in touch with She possessed a positive, practical faith, and is sadly missed Sponsored by Sydney Adventist Hopsital. Will include other students. It is stimulating, challenging, refreshing, by her children and eleven grandchildren who, with us, await international and Australian speakers. Topics will include: informing, amusing and thought-provoking. To subscribe, the glad day of reunion when our Saviour returns. Many I nvitro Fertilisation write to The Editor, SDA Students Club, University of friends gathered to give comfort and support to her family at Discussion of the Baby Fae Case Adelaide, GPO Box 498, Adelaide, SA 5001. the services conducted by Pastors John Wade, Fred Webb Euthanasia and the writer. Austen Fletcher. Donor Tissues and the Law, etc SYDNEY ADVENTIST HOSPITAL GRADUATES It is open to doctors, ministers, nurses, social workers, ASSOCIATION RETURN THANKS students and others with a special interest. Registration forms Annual General Meeting and dinner will be held on May 4, Because so many people have given expressions of love available from Senior Chaplain, Sydney Adventist Hospital, 1986, in the hospital cafeteria, 7 o'clock for 7.30 p.m. and sympathy to the van Vliet family by way of cards, 185 Fox Valley Road, Wahroonga, NSW 2076. Phone Special honour years-1936 flowers and in other ways, it has become too much for Bill's (02) 487 9111. 1961 wife, Willy, to return a personal "thank you" to all these 1976 kind friends. Please accept this notice as sincere appreciation Cost of meal $15 per head. FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS for all you have done during the time of illness and Subscriptions ($15) for 1986/87 can be paid on the night. Anniversaries. Weddings. Birthdays. Parties. Funerals. The van Vliet family. If you plan to come, please contact Audrey Harrington, PO bereavement. Avondale College students a specialty. Contact: Martinsville Box 149, Wahroonga, NSW 2076. Phone (02) 487 9111 ext Flowers, Martinsville Road, Martinsville, NSW 2265. 345. Phone (049) 77 1148. 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SOUTH PACIFIC RECORD, MARCH 8. 1986 15 r!oruoni NT JOY TOTEN1-10FER i Li i _II ii Lii ii Assistant Editor

AVONDALE'S new church opens JOE CHAPMAN, that energetic retiree DR AND MRS Malcolm Maxwell from today—which is good news. The bad who heads up the Revelation Pacific Union College in California news is that all seats have already Seminar Resource Centre at the are visiting our Division this month to been allocated, and unless you have Trans-Tasman Union Conference in survey affiliation arrangements a special printed invitation, you Sydney, NSW, reports that 1986 is between Avondale and PUC. Dr should not plan to attend the Sabbath shaping up to be another real winner Malcolm is a son of "Uncle Arthur" of services. However, everyone is for the program in Australia. During storybook fame. invited to a special Community February, twenty-four shipments Celebration Service to be held containing 1,570 lessons were sent THINGS are happening in the South tomorrow, Sunday, March 9, at 7.30 out in readiness for future programs. Queensland Conference, where the p.m. in the church. David Gilmore, one of our young membership has now passed the supporters in Brisbane who last year 6,500 mark, with a total of 6,585 at the PASTOR GEORGE PORTER reports conducted three Revelation end of 1985. Also, for the first time, from Rabaul that a three-week Seminars, has begun his first effort tithe receipts have passed $3 million, campaign in Baai Village, fifteen for 1986. Some thirty non-Adventists being 13.65 per cent above the 1984 kilometres from the heart of Rabaul, are attending . figure and $368,429 over the opened last Monday with over 1,000 budgeted estimate, bearing out the in attendance, and the nightly PASTOR Malcolm Allen has just conference theme "A Going Church audience has continued to grow. returned from a round-the-world for a Coming Lord." Pastor Songavare, the Stewardship Revelation Seminar buying tour. One director of the Papua New Guinea purpose of his visit was to obtain THREE additional ministers will help Union Mission, is leading this better prices for Seminar Bibles. As a strengthen the field in the South outreach effort. result, 25,000 Bibles have been Queensland Conference this year. ordered for delivery late 1986. The These include a retired Samoan, THREE REVELATION SEMINARS are good news is that these Bibles will be Pastor Tesese, who will be working planned for PNG's main centres of of better quality and cheaper in price. among his fellow countrymen, and a Rabaul, Kavieng and Kimbe. Under pastor who will arrive from Finland in the leadership of Pastor Chester AS A RESULT of negotiations with June to care for the work among Stanley, Ministerial secretary of the Revelation Seminar headquarters in Finnish-speaking people in Brisbane. union, they will commence in August. Texas, Australia will print its own ADDITIONAL lay participation in Please pray that God's Spirit will seminar resources locally, which will conference administration in South prepare the way. give a further saving to those operating this effective form of Queensland initially sees the outreach. Pastor Allen reports that Adventist Health Association in that RAY MINNS, newly appointed some sixty-five changes were agreed state operating the Health and registrar for Kabiufa High School in to in a bid to improve the overall Temperance Department, with Dr PNG, was seriously injured when the program. These, which include Peter Miller acting as Health director truck in which he was a passenger improvements in artwork, will be and Dr Ray Swannell Temperance overturned following a blow-out. seen in the next printing scheduled director, both in an honorary After surgery in Goroka, Ray was for June. capacity. flown to the Sydney Adventist Hospital, where he has been in the DR ALF BIRCH, together with his wife intensive care unit. We are pleased to STUDENTS attending secular Estelle and little daughter Diane, report that he is making good universities and colleges of arrived in Sydney on Friday, February progress toward recovery. Your advanced education are invited to 14. By Monday morning Pastor Birch prayers on behalf of this family would join one of the Adventist fellowship was already installed in his office at be appreciated. societies, details of which are listed Division headquarters, where he is on page 7 of this issue of the heading up the Church Ministries RECORD. Your company and input Department for the South Pacific REGIONAL FELLOWSHIP Days will would be appreciated by fellow Division, and Diane had enrolled as a be held in the Greater Sydney students. Year 2 pupil at the Wahroonga Conference as under: March 8 (that's Adventist School. Their elder today) for the north-west region, the DR JACK PROVONSHA, well-known daughter, Pam, works in the city of venue is the Colo High School, Bell's author and chairman of the Pretoria, and has stayed behind in Line Road, Kurmond. For the central Department of Christian Ethics at our South Africa. Their son, Raymond, region on April 5 in the Sydney Loma Linda University in California, lives in the USA, where his wife is a Adventist High School Auditorium, is attending the Bio-Ethics member of the Heritage Singers Albert Road, Strathfield; for the Conference sponsored by the group. We welcome Pastor and Mrs south-west region on April 12, in the Sydney Adventist Hospital on April 7 Birch to Australia. same venue, the Sydney Adventist and 8. High School Auditorium; and the "FINALLY, BRETHREN ...": If you northern region on April 19 in the OUR SOUTH PACIFIC DIVISION want to live happily and effectively, Wahroonga SDA church, Fox Valley office in Wahroonga has a new phone you've got to be a participant, not a Road, Wahroonga. number—(02) 489 7122. spectator.