VOLUME XXV JULY, 1952 NUMBER 7 CHRIST in Every Sermon

CHARLES HADDON SPURGEON

HE best sermon is that which is fullest of Christ. A Welsh minister, when preach T ing at the chapel of my dear brother Jonathan George, was saying that Christ was the sum and substance of the gospel, and he broke out into the following story: A young man had been preaching in the presence of a venerable divine, and after he had done, he foolishly went to the old minis ter and inquired, "What do you think of my sermon, sir?" "A very poor sermon indeed," said he. "A poor sermon!" said the young man, "it took me a long time to study it." "Ay, no doubt of it." "Why, then, do you say it was poor; did you not think my explanation of the text to be accurate?" "Oh, yes," said the old preacher, "very correct indeed." "Well, then, why do you say it was a poor sermon? Didn©t you think the metaphors were appropriate, and the arguments conclusive?" "Yes," they were very good, as far as that goes, but still it was a very poor sermon." "Will you tell me why you think it a poor sermon?" "Because," said he, "there was no Christ in it." "Well," said the young man, "Christ was not in the text; we are not to be preaching Christ always, we must preach what is in the text." So the old man said, "Don©t you know, young man, that from every town, and every village, and every little hamlet in England, wherever it may be, there is a road to London?" "Yes," said the young man. "Ah!" said the old divine, "and so from every text in the Scripture there is a road to the metropolis of the Scriptures, that is Christ. And, my dear brother, your business is, when you get to a text, to say, ©Now, what is the road to Christ?© and then preach a sermon, running along the road towards the great metropolis Christ. And," said he, "I have never yet found a text that had not a plain and direct road to Christ in it; and if ever I should find one that has no such road, I will make a road, I would go over hedge and ditch but I would get at my Master, for a sermon is . . . [useless], unless there is a savour of Christ in it."

Page 2 THE MINISTRY In This Issue VERY worker will want to read the two fea E ture articles this month "The Bible Con ference," by W. H. Branson, and "Ministers as Official Organ of the Writers," by D. A. Delafield. See pages 4 and 6. MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS The first two contributions in the Pulpit sec Editor: tion, beginning on page 9, will give you a few ROY ALLAN ANDERSON thoughts for some of your future sermons. And Associate Editors: while speaking of sermons, you will want to let WILLIAM H. BRANSON, Louis K. DICKSON, LOUISE C. KLEUSER, GEORGE E. VANDEMAN Edward White share a recent experience with ROBERT M. WHITSETT you. Read "A Deep Spot in the Pacific," on Office Editor; Advertising and Circulation Manager: page 15. BEN GLANZEH All pastors and others in charge of buildings will want to read "Churches Go Up in Smoke" on page 23. Three thousand churches in Amer ica alone are ravaged to a greater or lesser de gree by fire every year. VOLUME XXV NUMBER Booklovers will be interested in looking over the list of "Books for the Pastor©s Wife" on AT A GLANCE page 41. FEATURES ._..__..-_..-...... _....._...... _...... 4 The Bible Conference Ministers as Writers Cover Singapore English Church EDITORIAL ...... _...... __.... 7 THE new Singapore English church Bearing One Another©s Burdens was purchased in 1951 from another NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS _....„...... 8 Protestant denomination for $81,- PULPIT ...... _ 9 000 (Straits money). It has a slop The Search for Truth Applying Ezekiel©s Proph ing floor, a seating capacity of ap ecy The Laws of Selling Men Ideas A Deep Spot proximately five hundred, a large in the Pacific God©s Two Covenants With Man, baptistry, a pastor©s study, a moth Part II (Study Outline) ers© room, a Dorcas room, and PASTOR ...... ___. 18 rooms suitable for small classes or When Is a Candidate Prepared for Baptism? What departments. Although built in 1938 the Laymen Expect The Minister and Educational Work Churches Go Up in Smoke of durable material, the building was badly in need of repairs when acquired. It had been hit a num EVANGELISM ...... _...... _.._._...... _.. 26 ber of times by shells during the war and was still The Message of the Evangelist Spearhead Evange lism in Canada Pre-effort Interests wearing its coat of war paint. The repair work was a major operation costing $24,000 (Straits) and re COUNSEL ...... __....___._....._ 31 quiring several months to complete. It has been Advancing Truth renewed inside and out; a parking lot has been MUSIC ...... 33 prepared, and flowers and shrubbery have been Camp Meetings and Revival Music, Part I The planted, so that today it presents an inviting ap Singing Evangelist pearance, marking a forward step in our work in BIBLE INSTRUCTOR ...... 37 this city. The church is very favorably situated, A Great Woman Evangelist Ellen G. White©s Meth with excellent transportation connections. ods of Personal Work (Bible Study Outline) Our Everlasting Saviour (Bible Study Outline) The opening service was held November 3, 1951, with more than six hundred people present, a day SHEPHERDESS ...... __.... 40 long to be remembered by the Seventh-day Advent- Be a Mother-in-Heart Books for the Pastor©s Wife ist churches in Singapore. The sermon, given by BOOKS ...... 43 C. P. Sorensen, secretary of the Far Eastern Divi sion, included a brief history of the progress that QUESTIONS __...... ___ 46 the Advent message has made in Singapore during NEWS -----..---....._...... _.._._..____ 47 the past forty or more years. Arrangements were POINTERS ...... _.... 52 made for its dedication during the Far Eastern Di vision annual meeting, and this took place on Sab bath, January 19. A. V. Olson, a vice-president of Printed and published monthly for the Ministerial Association the General Conference, preached the dedicatory of Seventh-day Adventists by the Review and Herald Publish sermon. Shortly after the opening date in Novem ing Association, Washington, D.G., U.S.A., $2.50 a year; 25 cents a copy. Add 35 cents for yearly subscriptions to ber, Pastors F. W. Detamore and R. M. Turner countries requiring extra postage. Entered as second-class mat began a translated Chinese effort, which continued ter December 19, 1927, at the post office at Washington, until the end of May. Meetings were held four D.C., under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. nights a week and on Sabbath afternoons. Thus we are making good use of our new church and feel that a new day has come to the work in Singapore. H. W. PETERSON, Pastor. JULY, 1952 Page 3 The Bible Conference

W. H. BRANSON President, General Conference

MOST of our workers truly, I believe, can a Bible conference are probably aware, ac help to increase and intensify the preaching tion was taken at the efficiency of even the most successful min last Autumn Council to call ister. a Bible conference. This con A very great power resides in the truths ference is to be held in Ta- of God distinctive for these last days. There koma Park, September 1-13, is a new lift for our hearts and minds and 1952. According to the action spirits that can come from studying to of the Autumn Council, the personnel of gether the doctrines that have made us a the conference will consist of the following people and that justify our continued ex individuals: istence. It is one of the prime purposes "The members of the General Conference of this conference to provide that heavenly Committee who will be in attendance at lift for heart and soul as we reaffirm those the 1952 Biennial Council, and others who truths that have most certainly been be may be invited to the council. lieved among us through all our history. "From North America: I confidently believe that the very large "a. Two Bible teachers from each senior and representative group at the conference college, to be chosen by their respective will be able to take back to their fellow boards. workers in all parts of the world something "b. One Bible teacher from each junior that will aid tremendously in carrying out college, to be chosen by their respective our ambitious plan to double our member boards. ship. We must never forget that in seeking "c. One to as many evangelists from each to increase membership we are not search union conference as there are local confer ing for additions to a social club. We are ences in the union, to be appointed by the searching for men and women who will respective union committees. give a responsive ear and heart to great "d. The editors of our leading periodi and saving truths that God has commis cals. sioned us to preach. Our success in this "e. The book editors of our leading pub heavenly undertaking will be in ratio to lishing houses. our understanding of those truths and our "/. Representatives from the Theological flaming conviction that they are indeed Seminary. the truth of God. "From overseas divisions: a minimum of 2. This leads us naturally into the sec three in addition to the president of the ond great reason for holding the Bible field." conference. The very fact that we believe There are several reasons for the holding our message is timed for the last days im of this conference. Let me state them in plies that we believe it grows more timely what I believe is their relative order: as the years pass by. All of us realize this in 1. It is now thirty-four years since such part, but only in part. How easy it is for a conference was held. In that period of us to present our doctrines, yes, even the time a whole new generation has come on prophecies, in exactly the same setting and the scene of action, new leaders in adminis with the same illustrative material that we trative posts and new Bible teachers in our did ten, twenty, or even more years ago! schools, as well as new workers throughout But the world moves and how rapidly! the world field. As truly as recurring revival That applies equally to the political, the meetings in our churches help to refresh social, the economic, and the religious and intensify the spiritual life of even the world. most devout, and as workers© meetings in Certainly a people who believe that their our conferences help to improve the service message for men will have its maximum of even the most ardent laborer, just so meaning in earth©s last hour ought to re- Page 4 THE MINISTRY examine their doctrinal presentations from for heaven, we shall seek to go forward. time to time to make sure that they are If, for example, some unfulfilled prophecy setting forth the truth in a way that most heretofore but dimly discerned on the hori fully explains the meaning of the times zon, and thus differently described in its and most effectively challenges the atten details, can now be seen more clearly, then tion and response of the multitudes. The we shall rejoice, thank God for the enlarged question that should ever concern us is light, and go forth from the conference with not whether we have a great and true mes one more point to add to our preaching. sage but whether we are presenting that But we shall best see further areas of truth message in its true greatness. by intensely exploring and promoting the We can leave to others the holding of truths we already have. theological conferences where every man That is why we believe that the safe does or sets forth that which is right in and Scriptural way to advance the message his own eyes, and where the distinguishing of this movement is by giving first and symbol of the meeting is a question mark. major attention at this conference to the Such conferences are held in abundance great truths that have made us a people, and explain the weakness of Protestantism. and by keeping the searchlight of those This Advent Movement was not built on truths ever focused forward toward the New question marks, nor will question marks Jerusalem. Those who address us will tell provide a solid footing for the great com us what the searchlight reveals to them of pany of men and women whom we hope greater depth and distance to the message to have stand with us in the final hour we have been proclaiming for well over when all the world is falling apart. We have a century. great verities to preach. The purpose of May God grant that as one result of this Bible conference is to help us all to this conference we shall see the future more see how we can present those timeless truths clearly than ever before. But let us never most effectively in these changing times. forget that the worth of our message and of 3. A third reason should also be men this conference must not be measured by tioned. We speak of our message as light our ability to know all things and to see light for these darkened times. The figure the end from the beginning even the holy is apt and Scriptural. But no matter how prophets had to search diligently, and often bright the light and how wide the circle foresaw but dimly the very prophecies they it covers, there is always a twilight area penned. No, our message has adequate beyond. This is inevitable. We see through meaning in terms of the great light God a glass darkly; we know only in part. The has already given us, and this conference path of the just is as the shining light that will have adequate meaning and value for shineth more and more unto the perfect us if it but brings to our hearts a new day. Here is at once the reminder that our vision of the greatness of our message and understanding is presently limited, and here of its increasing timeliness. is the assurance that we may see further We are coming up to one of the most ahead as we journey along the road to the important meetings in our history. Let us kingdom. We can at one and the same all call upon God to make it a great mile time affirm that we walk in the light and stone in our journey toward the kingdom. thus have a heavenly message for men while admitting that there are truths of God that as yet can be but dimly discerned. The trouble sometimes has been that a brother has mistaken the sparks of his own DO YOU EXPECT ONE day the telephone kindling for new light. But instead of light THE PRESIDENT? in the office of the Rec ing up for us further vistas of truth, the tor of President Roose sparks only blinded or bemused those who velt©s Washington church rang, and an eager focused on them. Genuine new light will voice said, "Tell me, do you expect the Presi never cast a shadow on the light we already dent to be in church this Sunday?" have. T©he purpose of our Bible conference "That," the Rector explained patiently, "I is not to cast shadows over the present great cannot promise. But we expect God to be there, areas of truth, nor to explore curiously and we fancy that will be incentive enough some dim areas to the distant right or left. for a reasonably large attendance." Reader©s But, keeping in step as a company bound Digest. JULY, 1952 Page 5 Ministers as Writers

D. A. DELAFIELD Assistant Editor, The "Review and Herald"

ALUTHERANLI theologian, is being done to teach our prospective Ainos John Traver, de preachers the techniques of writing to save livered an address re souls. cently at Hamma Divinity Our ministers who are now serving in School in Springfield, Ohio, the field and who are without the benefits in which he declared, "The of any formal training in journalism need current situation demands not feel that it is useless for them to take that the church train its min up their pens. There are many of our istry in writing as well as public speech." preachers who could do acceptable writing This divinity school, which is the graduate if they would stir up the gift within them. theological seminary of Wittenberg College, If you have something to say, brethren, say is the only Lutheran institution offering it and write it for our papers to publish. training in the writing ministry. Some de (Be sure, however, that you have some nominations cannot claim even one college thing to say. This is basic to all writing that offers such a course of instruction. ministry.) What are we doing in our own schools to Wrote the messenger of God, whose train our potential preachers in the diffi gifted pen has won thousands to Christ: cult but fruitful pursuit of writing? "God calls for consecrated pens. The articles pub "Writing," declared Dr. Traver, "always lished in our papers should be full of practical, elevating, ennobling thoughts, which will help and has been an important factor in Christian teach and strengthen the mind that reads them." witness. Christianity is a historical religion. Counsels to Writers and Editors, p. 19. The facts have been preserved through the It is also true that some are not qualified sacred writings. And the leaders of Chris to write for our papers, as the following tian thought in every age have immeasur statement indicates: ably spread their influence through their "Some of the writers of the sermons which have writings." appeared in the have not been at work upon This Lutheran theologian does not be their one or two talents, but have been handling lieve that the ministry ought to think of the five not committed to them at all. They make bad work. The Master knew their ability, and gave writing merely for art©s sake. Rather, the them no more than they could make the very best ministry should conceive of writing as a use of, that at the reckoning time, He need not means of Christian witness. "We must take require more of them than they had ability to per our cue from St. Paul, who wrote to the form. None should needlessly mourn that they can not glorify God by talents He has never committed Church in Corinth, ©We write you nothing to them." Ibid., p. 86. but what you can read and understand.© " But, brethren, many of us can do accept Only those ministers among us who have able writing if we will only try. The least attempted writing as a form of witnessing we can do is to prepare reports of local for Christ know how satisfying and worth church work for our union papers or sim while is the fruitage of such efforts to win ple stories of Adventist activities for the souls. An Adventist preacher writing in the public press. There is abundant room in Review, the Signs, These Times, or any of the church for good writers who have some the other Adventist journals in this country thing to say. There is need for young men or overseas multiplies the influence of his and women to specialize in this area of testimony for Christ not a hundredfold or Christian witnessing. We must all become a thousandfold but tens of thousands of more aware of the place of writing in the times. work of the Adventist minister. Some of our colleges have given attention In the following statement Mrs. White to this subject. And if the reader is a stu declares: dent at a school where such training is "Let the ministers regard it as a part of their available, let him take advantage of it at duty to send short articles of experience to our once. But certainly more can be done than (Continued on page 50} Page 6 THE MINISTRY business of lugging luggage. Loads were in deed our life and as essential as our lunch. But the greatest joy of life is found in bearing loads for others. In fact, our eco nomic life is bound up with burdens, and it seems that nothing gives greater joy to a tradesman than the opportunity to do an extra service for someone, even though it costs both time and money. The telephone just rang. I lifted the re ceiver and was greeted by a pleasant voice. A gentleman was asking me to do some thing for hinij and then he added, "But I don©t want to put any burden on you." Bearing One Another©s Burdens How strange! Why, that is just what I want. We all do. FE is largely a matter of luggage," de When God called us into the ministry E clares Dr. Boreham, the well-known it was into a life of burden bearing, and no author whose deeply spiritual books have man has a place in this ministry unless his inspired millions. Continuing, he says, supreme desire is to bear the loads of others. "Christ came not to remove life©s luggage, How often it is that the heaviest loads but to multiply our burdens." And with under which we stagger are really the lug this every disciple of Christ will agree. gage of others, and often of others who How true this is! Watch us as we prepare least appreciate our service! When Jesus new converts for membership in the church. said, "Come unto me, all ye that labour True, we remove many things from them, and are heavy laden," it was that He might but the things they lose are removed largely lay upon us His load. "Take my yoke upon as a matter of conditioning them for serv you," He says. It is by giving burdens to ice. Indeed, their growth in grace and spir our shoulders that He gives rest to our itual development is largely determined by hearts. Heavy luggage is Christ©s cure for their desire and ability to share the burden weary souls. of carrying the message to others. If we The essential difference between civiliza would have strong spiritual churches, we tion and savagery is this, that we have in a must see that our converts are trained as measure, at least, learned to bear one an light bearers. "Every true disciple is born other©s burdens. Consequently we have hos into the kingdom of God as a missionary." pitals, welfare institutions, and all kinds of The Desire of Ages, p. 195. Only a wit other avenues of service. In primitive lands nessing church will be a growing church. untouched by Christian thought, desire to Welfare Ministry, the latest compilation share the load of others simply does not from the inspired counsels of God to this exist. The survival of the fittest is the law people, comes to us at an opportune time. of the jungle. "But it shall not be so among Its pages vibrate with the sheer joy of serv you," said Jesus. "Whosoever will be great ice, and we trust that every worker in God©s among you, let him be your servant." A cause will permit the message of this vol revolutionary philosophy indeed! And one ume to inspire his life and ministry. that is hard even for us as Adventist min How rich our lives become as we share isters to learn. the burdens of others! Yes, burden bearing Are we not all prone to covet power? To is the law of life. No sooner had we begun human nature nothing is so delicious as to to toddle than we began to carry loads direct the lives of others. But in the min big loads, much too big for us betimes. But istry our work is not so much direction as we were never happier than when tugging it is counsel and courageous burden bear at tables, pushing chairs, or carrying the ing. To be called to pastor a large church, cat. Loads were our very life. But in those to manage an institution, to preside over a childhood days it was largely our own loads conference, is evidence of our success, but we were carrying, and we were determined the price of added responsibility is always to demonstrate both our ability and our added burdens, and how heavy these bur independence. Often we resented it when dens become can be known to those only someone came to help us. We grew by this who carry the load. JULY,1952 Page 7 But though we may groan beneath the load today, let us not complain. All too News and Announcements quickly the years have flown, and we pass our load to others. Part of the pathos of this mortal life is that we do not usually When You Move waken to the value of our load until the IT is not an uncommon experience for workers burden is removed. Remember that the from the Ministerial Association offices when trav yoke that galls our shoulders today is God©s eling to find several workers in the field on nearly every journey who almost spontaneously remark: legacy of love. When we are forced by loss "You know, I have not received THE MINISTRY for of health to lay aside our load, it is then six (eight, or even twelve) months now." After a that we come to understand the depth of brief conversation it usually develops that the inward joy that our very burdens provide. worker has moved to a new field and in the press of work has not taken time to notify the publishers Some who read these lines have reached of the change of address. life©s sunset, but your sky will glow with When your next move develops please be sure to light and glory as you continue to bear the call our attention to your change of address so that loads of others. Retirement rarely brings you will not miss a single copy of your journal. relief; and those who get the greatest joy Thank you! out of the years when burdens of necessity are made lighter are those who continue, though in a smaller circle, perhaps, to bear Wanted: Access to Copy of 1863 the burdens of others. Perchance you are Prophetic Chart in the early morning of your service. Then, young worker, seek not to escape the loads THE manuscript of volume IV of The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers is now in completed form, and of life. Long hours and tireless energy are the illustrations are being prepared. One outstand the steps to success and joy in the service ing illustration not yet available is the James White of the Lord. prophetic chart of "1863," pictured in M. E. Olsen©s Were the great apostle writing to the Origin and Progress of Seventh-day Adventists, page 234. We have the pamphlet Key to the Prophetic leadership and counsel of God©s church Chart 1864, but need access to a clear copy of an today, he would say as he did in an earlier original chart for the wording and for photograph day, "Bear ye one another©s burdens, and ing hence this appeal. Colleges, churches, publish so fulfill the law of Christ." And yet, a ing houses, retired workers, and pioneer workers© descendants, will you not make search and see if burden ceases to be a burden when we see you have it? it in its true perspective. Like wings to a Here is a description: The symbols of Daniel are bird, like sails to a ship, is the burden of at the upper left, and the 2300-year diagram on the God©s work to the one who has really found upper right. The three angels, followed by the coming of Christ on the clouds, appear at the lower the joy of Jesus. He left heaven to bear the left; and the prophetic symbols of Revelation are burden of a lost race, and as the Father on the right. The sanctuary, with its two apart sent Him forth, so He sends us forth to our ments, is at the lower center, and the inscription tasks. or title of the chart is in the lower right corner. This apparently reads, "A Pictorial _ ~ of the "That is a heavy burden you are carry Visions of Daniel and John," with the remaining in ing," said one in a sympathetic tone to a formation about the publisher or lithographer at little girl who was staggering up the hill Boston, and the date, not legible on the photograph with a load far beyond her years. But she in our possession. If you have a copy of this chart, kindly communi replied, "He©s no burden he©s my bruv- cate at once with L. E. Froom, General Conference ver." R. A. A. of Seventh-day Adventists, Takoma Park, D.C., and arrangement will be made for its safe transmission and return, or for a local photographer to make a good negative for us. Your help in locating a copy A MONOPOLY A GROUP of clergymen were will be greatly appreciated. discussing whether or not LF.ROY EDWIN FROOM. they ought to invite Dwight L. Moody to their city. The success of the famed evangelist was brought to the attention of the men. Gospel Melodies Key Index One unimpressed minister commented, "Does Mr. Moody have a monopoly on the Holy WE still have on hand a supply of the Gospel Ghost?" Melod©es Key Index which appeared in the Novem Another man quietly replied, "No, but the ber, 1951, issue of THE MINISTRY. These are avail able at ten cents a copy. Address the Ministerial Holy Ghost seems to have a monopoly on Mr. Association, General Conference of S.D.A., Wash Moody, and that is why we need him here." ington 12, D.C. B. G. Page 8 THE MINISTRY Li L P IT P&Lntete

[The first two articles in this section are synopses of sermons. Dr. Walther©s notes can be used as a basis for a helpful Sabbath sermon during an evangelistic series. Elder Hanson presents thoughts that apply lessons from ancient Israel to our day. We solicit more of this type of ma terial for our journal. Sermon outlines are also called for by the field. Won©t you share a few of yours that you have found effective? EDITORS.]

Christ. "When you say kingdom, Pilate, you The Search for Truth refer to a material kingdom one that is of this DANIEL WALTHER world. But to discern My kingdom, you must be Professor of Church History, S.D.A. Theological Seminary spiritually-minded." Thus the question is not, "What is truth?" "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." John 8:32. but "Who is truth?" Truth is not only a prin ciple but a Person. Truth was incarnate in HpRUTH the central quest: The ancients Jesus. J. were in constant search of truth intellectual, There is no truth for the Christian outside a fruitless search, never ending, ever beginning the Word of the living God; and outside of across waters of doubt, seas of speculation, Christ, no one can reach the truth. Why, then, and lighted by uncertain stars. are there so many different creeds? Simply be To the Christian truth is: cause man, the Christian man, too often fol 1. Objectively Real. Man does not create lows the letter rather than the Spirit: "The let it; he discovers it. Euclid©s theorem was not ter killeth, the spirit giveth life." created by Euclid. Newton©s law was not cre The letter leads to confusion; the Spirit ated by Newton. Einstein©s theory was not cre guides into all truth. ated by Einstein. By observation and inductive The letter causes anxiety and despair; the reasoning they discovered how nature works. Spirit comforts. 2. Universal. Into the city of God there are The letter is mortal, perishable; the Spirit is twelve large avenues (twelve gates). Not just immortal, divine. one entrance, but twelve. So also the truth ad The letter is egocentric; the Spirit witnesses, vances from different directions, over various testifies of Christ. avenues. The letter leads into bondage; the Spirit leads to freedom. 3. Expressed in Beauty and Goodness. The letter leads to hatred; the Spirit brings " ©Beauty is truth, truth beauty,© that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to the fruition of love. know." The letter leads to darkness, senility; the KEATS, Ode on a Grecian Urn. Spirit renews. There are German, French, American artists; The letter leads to death; the Spirit to life but beauty is universal. Real, true beauty is eternal, to redemption. not confined to one country alone; its language How, then, must we worship? "The hour is understood in all the world. cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers Truth is imperishable, indestructible, abso shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth." lute, accessible to the Christian. "Ye shall John 4:23. But why the quarrels, the hatreds, know." Be he simple-minded or a cynic, man mostly in the name of truth? yearns for truth. The late Senate chaplain, Dr. Peter Marshall, "What is truth?" asked Pilate. There was no in one of his prayers in the United States Sen answer. Christ could not say in a few words ate, said: "O Lord, where we are wrong, make what took Him a lifetime to demonstrate. Pilate us willing to change, and where we are right, ruled in behalf of the mightiest empire, but make us easy to live with. . . . Where we have his concepts were radically opposed to those of the Truth let us not hit each other over the JULY, 1952 Page 9 head with it, but rather use it as a lamp to edge is a telescope. A telescope is not to look lighten dark places." at, but to look through; not to hide, but to re Kipling once said that there is only one veal, to bring the stars closer. thing more terrible than a group of desperadoes Newton: "I seem to myself to have been like led by daredevils and that is a regiment of a child on the seashore finding pebbles and Scotch Presbyterians who rise from their knees shells, while the great ocean of truth lay undis and go into battle, convinced that they are covered before me." about to do the will of God. Quest for knowledge does not mean that Be temperate in truth! Some disregard truth there is a never-ending quest, but mainly that by exaggeration, half-truths, insincere obse truth stands the test of investigation and proper quiousness, diplomatic attitudes, intellectual light. Truth does not fear clarity; one cannot dishonesty, preaching truth by using untruth. be without the other; in fact, truth calls for Remember, "In their mouth is found no guile." clarity. Others go to other extremes. In the name of Truth has its rewards: happiness, peace of frankness and sheer truth they are unyielding, soul, tolerance, a relieved conscience; but a uncompromising, stubborn, willfully unpleas conscience "captive of the Word of God," as ant. Luther said before the Imperial Diet of Worms. Truth and love do not exclude each other. Truth also brings freedom freedom from The aim is to present truth as it is, without error, hatred, sin, fear. And only truth gives artifice and shocking publicity, varnish (make that freedom; the "truth shall make you free." up), flirting with cleverness, or distorting the Let us be religious adventurers, religious rev simple truth. olutionaries. Today there seems to be a lassi The truth, nothing but truth. Campbell tude in our ranks. We are now better equipped, Morgan©s motto, "The word of God. Nothing better educated, richer. What we lack is con more, nothing less, nothing else," applies also viction and enthusiasm; the human soul on fire to truth. is man©s greatest weapon. (Foch.) Truth is neither frozen nor petrified. Truth Let us acquit ourselves like men, unafraid of is not an icy waterfall but a movement. Our truth, invincibly courageous. belief must be open to a larger, fuller mean "A man of truth is something more than a man ing. who knows the truth, whose intellect has seized it. A man of truth is a man into whose life the truth For Seventh-day Adventists truth has a spe has been pressed, till he is full of it, till he has given cial connotation. To us, truth is a daily quest, to it, and it has been given to him. . . . His strength a conquest. It is progressive. Let us not think and courage depend on how fully the truth is woven we have it all! How much we have to grow! into his own experience and character." PHILLIPS BROOKS, The Influence of Jesus, p. 218. "We have many lessons to learn, and many, Never depart from the One who is truth many to unlearn." Counsels to Writers and eternal, the same yesterday, today, forever. Editors, p. 37. Think truly, and thy thoughts shall the "We are only babes, as far as understanding world©s famine feed. truth in all its bearings is concerned." Ibid., Speak truly, and each word of thine shall be p. 29. a fruitful seed. Truth must ever be enlarged. "The fact that certain doctrines have been held as truth for Live truly, and thy life shall be a great and noble creed. many years by our people, is not a proof that our ideas are infallible. Age will not make error into truth, and truth can afford to be fair. No true doctrine will lose anything by close in THE PASTOR©S A VERY wise minister kept vestigation." Ibid., p. 35. NOTEBOOK a special notebook on his Yes, investigation. "You may question mat desk. It bore the label, ters with yourselves and with one another, if "Complaints of the Congregation." Whenever you only do it in the right spirit." Review and one of his flock began to criticize another©s Herald, March 25, 1890. J. N. Andrews said, actions, the minister would open the complaint "I©d gladly exchange a thousand errors for one book and say, "I©ll just write it out so I can truth." remember to take it up with the board." The genuine quest for truth makes the true The sight of the ready pen and the notebook scholar humble: had the desired effect. The minister kept the Edison: "No one knows one seven-billionth book on his desk for close to half a century, of one per cent of anything." opened it many times, and never had occasion That holds true for theology. True knowl- to write a line in it. JAMES HUGHES. Page 10 THE MINISTRY failed to make the necessary spiritual prepara Applying Ezekiel©s Prophecy tion for the world-shaking events that all too D. W. ANDERSON soon would occur. (Eze. 11:12; 12:2.) Is not Chaplain, Hinsdale Sanitarium and Hospital this a lesson for our age? Building and enlarg ing physical properties are perfectly proper, but HE eleventh and twelfth chapters of Eze- spiritual growth should parallel the physical, Tkiel present a vivid picture of spiritual con or we give the lie to our faith, and the coming ditions approximately six centuries before the of the Lord may find us unprepared. first advent. Ezekiel faced a situation that was They also said, "This city is the caldron, and comparable in many respects to that which the we be the flesh." Eze. 11:3. A "caldron" is a remnant church faces today. At the time of this vessel for boiling flesh. Thus, we would think prophecy Ezekiel and many of his fellow coun of a caldron and flesh as being rather closely trymen were in captivity in Babylon. Zedekiah, associated together. Doubtless these false proph the last and idolatrous king of Judah, still held ets of Ezekiel©s day were hereby indicating the forth in Jerusalem, surrounded by false proph belief that they were to be directly connected ets, wicked counselors, and such Israelites as with Jerusalem indefinitely, Ezekiel©s prophe had survived Nebuchadnezzar©s first invasion. cies notwithstanding. God©s answer to this as They were determined not to go into captivity, sertion is most interesting. and directed their lives accordingly. "Thus saith the Lord God; Your slain whom ye In the first verse of the eleventh chapter we have laid in the midst of it [Jerusalem], they are find that Ezekiel was carried away in vision to the flesh, and this city is the caldron: but I will the "east gate of the Lord©s house," where he bring you out of the midst of it." Verse 7. saw Jaazaniah and Pelatiah, princes of Israel. Thus God shows most emphatically that the The next verse indicates that "these are the dead, and not the living, are to be associated men that devise mischief, and give wicked with the Jerusalem of that time, and that those counsel in this city." Eze. 11:2. The nature of who would have it otherwise would either be their wickedness is portrayed in verse 3, where slain or carried into captivity. we find that the doom of Jerusalem predicted How like the time of Ezekiel is the material by Ezekiel (verses 4-12), seemed to be of no istic philosophy of our day! The average indi particular concern to them. "It is not near," vidual of our age is much more interested in they said. How similar to this is the attitude stocks, bonds, bank accounts, real estate, and of many professed Christians of our day toward material things than in the Scriptural truths in Christ©s second coming and the destruction that regard to the end of the world. His primary will accompany it! concern is that he shall have financial security Notice this statement of a prominent minister as long as he lives and that his posterity shall of our time, quoted by L. H. Christian in Mod be well provided for. God©s message to such ern Religious Trends, pages 67, 68, from Proph today is about like that of Ezekiel and Isaiah©s ecy©s Light on Today, by Charles G. Trumbull, day: page 20: "In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one "In these days, among ourselves, certain writers for himself to worship, to the moles and to the and speakers hotly affirm as fundamentals what no bats; to go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the reasonable man can believe the absence of error tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the Lord, and from the books of the Old and New Testaments, for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to the necessity of expiation in order to be forgiven, shake terribly the earth." Isa. 2:20, 21. . . . and the return of Jesus of Nazareth in the flesh, no longer as Saviour but as Judge. One may Showing the tenacity with which the inhab sympathize deeply with the zeal of these persons, itants of Jerusalem in Ezekiel©s day proposed even praise their passionate desire to vindicate what to hold on to Jerusalem©s soil and their will they believe to be true, and yet hold that the ideas cited are not only wanting in character of funda ingness to pervert the facts, Moffatt©s transla mentals, but that they are simple foolishness." tion gives the following: * Such wicked counselors of our time set at " ©Son of man [Ezekiel], the citizens of Jerusalem say of your kinsmen, your fellow-exiles, the entire nought the positive statements of Christ in community of Israel, "You are far away from the John 14:1-3, and Matthew 24:27; and of Paul Eternal; this land belongs to us."©" Eze. 11:15. in Hebrews 9:28, fulfilling the prophecies of In other words, "Ezekiel, you and your fel 2 Peter 3:3, 4, 10, and Matthew 24:28. low exiles are the sinners, and because of your In Ezekiel©s day they were saying, "Let us build houses." Eze. 11:3. Certainly the act of building a house is not in itself sinful. The *The Bible: A.New Translation by James Moffatt. Copy right 1922, 1935, 1950 by Harper & Brothers. Used by per context herl, however, would indicate they had mission. JULY,1952 Page 11 sins you have gone into captivity. As for those saith the Lord God; I will make this proverb to of us who remain in Jerusalem, we are right cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, eous! consequently, this land belongs to us, and and the effect of every vision." Eze. 12:22, 23. we will not be removed." Each of us has doubt It is so easy to look at the great work yet less witnessed manifestations of this same atti to be accomplished and perhaps feel that the tude in our time. When I belonged to the local Lord is delaying His coming. God©s message to ministerial association in a certain Wisconsin us today is the same as that to Israel of Ezekiel©s village a few years ago, a leader of the group day: "Behold, I come quickly" (Rev. 22:12); said something like this to me in one of our "the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye meetings: "You Adventists are a fine, clean-liv think not" (Luke 12:40); and "he will finish ing group of honest citizens. It is a shame that the work, and cut it short in righteousness" you insist on breaking up the unity of Christian (Rom. 9:28). Only a few short years after this people by continuing to hold on to a day of prophecy of Ezekiel 12:22, 23 was uttered, it worship that has been discarded by the other was completely fulfilled. Zedekiah©s sons were churches of Christendom." He manifested no slain together with many other Israelites; Zede personal antagonism toward me; on the con kiah©s eyes were put out, and he together with trary, he was a personal friend of mine, and yet a remnant of Israel was carried into captivity, he felt that we were the sinners who were bring leaving only a few of the poorest to tend the ing trouble to the Christian world. We are told soil. (See Jer. 52:4-17.) by the messenger of the Lord that this attitude In the midst of promised captivity and de will one day become dominant. (See The Great struction comes this comforting promise of God Controversy, p. 614.) The fact that the ills of to Israel: the world will be blamed upon the remnant "Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord God; Al church, however, will in no wise alter the course though I have cast them far off among the heathen, of events. When Christ appears it will become and although I have scattered them among the most apparent who His followers are. countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary Now a word about spiritual conditions in in the countries where they shall come." Eze. 11:16. Ezekiel©s day. Notice this picture: Isn©t God always like that? Although sin must be punished, still His great heart of love went "And ye shall know that I am the Lord; for ye have not walked in my statutes, neither executed out to His people. "Sanctuary" is defined as "a nay judgments, but have done after the manners of sacred place, a place of refuge." This, God was the heathen that are round ahout you." Verse 12. anxious to be to His oppressed followers. In Is not this verse just as true a description of this Atomic Age such a refuge is available to our day as of Ezekiel©s? Disregard for the com you and to me as well. Let us claim the prom mandments of God is one of the prevailing ise, and help others to share its assurance for problems of our time. As Seventh-day Advent this age of doubt. ists, we often feel that lawbreaking applies to Then God promised to gather Israel again everyone except ourselves. A truly converted and give them the land of Israel. (Verse 17.) Adventist will indeed keep the law of God, and This was fulfilled a little more than seventy yet I fear there are those who attempt to do years later, when Israel returned from captivity this in their own strength and fail to maintain under the protection of Persia. Even so, God that close relationship with Christ that alone will gather spiritual Israel from the ends of the can make this possible. And then the other earth at the Second Advent (Mark 13:27), and point in this verse following the manners of give unto them the kingdom (Luke 12:32). the heathen about us. Let us be honest with Now we come face to face with the question: ourselves: Is not worldliness, the acceptance of How can we prepare for the time of trouble the manners and customs of the unconverted and the coming of the Lord? God gave the an about us, one of our major problems today? swer to ancient Israel as they faced their time The lesson of ancient Israel in this connection of trouble, and it applies with equal force is a most obvious one for us. today: There were those in Ezekiel©s day who doubt "And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony less felt that, although his predictions would heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart eventually be fulfilled, there was no particular of flesh: that they may walk in my statutes, and cause for alarm at the moment. To such the keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall word of God came saying: he my people, and I will be their God." Eze. 11:19, 20. "Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, The important question to the individual and every vision faileth? Tell them therefore, Thus Israelite of Ezekiel©s day was not whether he Page 12 THE MINISTRY would be carried into captivity or not. It was he may go away stuffed with a wrong combina not a question of how much property he had tion or an unwise choice of food, or he may amassed. It was not even a question of whether go away satisfied. Even in so trivial a thing as he would live or die in the battle for Jerusalem. buying a meal it is highly important to employ The question was: "Do I have a new heart? Am the selective action of the will. Applying this I converted? Am I ready to meet God?" Is this same principle to social life, one may go not true today? Our greatest need is the need through life as a lonely, unhappy recluse or for a new heart, for complete surrender to the with relationships that produce only unhappi- Lord Jesus Christ. Nothing can take the place ness, or he may go through life with true, satis of this experience. Let us place ourselves un fying companions. reservedly in the hands of Christ, that we may be purified of sin and prepared for His soon Four Kinds of Attention coming. 1. Let us consider attention under four heads. First of all, there is compulsory, or in voluntary, attention, as when consciousness is The Laws of Selling Men Ideas awakened by a loud noise, a gnawing pain, or a great surprise. Applied .to evangelistic adver H. B. LUNDQUIST President, Antillian Union Mission tising, such a subject would be, "World Dic tator Coming," or "Russia and Armageddon." Even a physicist knows why this kind of atten ©"TpHE work of making men think as you do tion is undesirable, because "for every action JL follows definite laws. As one has very aptly there is a corresponding reaction." Abraham said, the audience is more interested in the Lincoln voiced another and stronger reason orator than in his oratory, at least during the against this type of advertising when he said, first ten minutes. In order to sell our ideas to "Don©t pretend what you need not, lest you be others we must with frequency use all the five called upon to prove what you cannot." This general ends of public speaking clearness, be sort of advertising may secure attention, but if lief, conviction, action, and even entertain it does not hold it, or if the product does not ment. It is more than a matter of correct dress come up to the advertising, there may result a ing, exquisite phrasing, and effective gestures. revulsion of inverse proportion. Furthermore, It is really getting another to feel as you do, this sort of attention is undesirable because it and with the same conviction, to act toward calls attention to the man and the method the desired end. rather than to the message. The Bible gives us a very definite clue as to how to persuade, in the simple statement, "Out 2. Next, there is voluntary attention. This is of it [the heart] are the issues of life." Or, to often secured by begging for it. Don©t say, "If paraphrase: "In order to win the soul, you the people will listen, I will preach"; but must first reach the heart." Add to this the part rather, "If I preach well, the people will lis played by the will, and certainly we cannot ten." As one has aptly said, "If the audience fail to see the importance of studying the laws goes to sleep, wake the preacher up." Volun of persuasion. If you want others to do some tary attention may be secured by request, but thing they are not now doing, "you must enlist it is not held that way. A definite warning the will on the side of right" as you see it. should be considered in connection with this In this discussion of the art of persuasion kind of attention: There is no such thing as we shall limit ourselves to a single step, atten voluntary attention sustained for more than a tion. Speaking of the importance of securing few seconds at a time. What is called sustained the attention, William James says, "Only those voluntary attention is a repetition of successive items which I notice shape my mind." In other efforts which bring back the topic to the mind. words, the absence* of attention is chaos. Atten 3. The third kind of attention we shall con tion has been defined as the selective action of sider is passive intellectual attention. It is re consciousness. Eminent psychologists tell us that lated that the famous mathematician Archi if attention can be kept on one thing to the medes was so intent in the pursuit of his exclusion of all others, action will take place science that he did not become aware of a along that line. Roman invasion of his patrimony until just be Let me illustrate this selective action of the fore he was killed by the invading hordes. will. When a prospective customer visits a res During my school days a curious incident oc taurant, three things may happen to him. He curred that further illustrates this kind of at may go away hungry because of failure to select, tention. The fire gong sounded. The classrooms, JULY, 1952 Page 13 chapel, and dormitories were soon emptied, but ency of the mind to leap from one thing to an a conflagration was averted. Upon resumption other. If an attempt is made to pin the interest of the normal activities of the college, a student down to one thing, it tends to sink into drowsy was found sitting in the chapel totally oblivious extinction. Vary the manner of presentation. of anything that had taken place. He had been Frequently introduce short illustrations and ad studying! Usually those exercising this class of dress questions to the audience. attention come under one of two heads: gen The third law is movement. Every discourse iuses or pathological cases. should have movement. Different phases of the 4. We now come to the fourth and last class, subject should be presented with a rapidity cor the spontaneous. When the speaker has secured responding to the rapidity of normal mental this kind of attention, he, like Dewey©s aide, movement. And let the movement of the dis may begin firing. And those who know their course be accompanied by physical movement. history know that when Dewey©s task force The younger the speaker and the more difficult began operations, the enemy©s ships began to the subject, the more he should avoid standing slip beneath the waters of Manila Bay until the like a stone statue. Use the pulpit as a flight fleet had disappeared. Spontaneous attention deck. Take off, and come back to fill the bomb has been defined as the concentration of con bays with ammunition, and take off again. sciousness upon something which momentarily Don©t come to rest behind the pulpit until the dominates the mind. The psychologist Gardner close of the discourse. tells us how to secure this highly desirable kind The last rule is rather precautionary, time. of attention: "Stimulate some inclination not Inasmuch as the absolute limit of modern men opposed to the message so effectively that it will tal endurance is thirty minutes, don©t go be overflow the consciousness with the correspond yond that time. If you have to, or think you ing feelings, and submerge the opposing in have to, then break the discourse into two parts clinations." In other words, pass from the by introducing something relaxing or diverting known and the loved, to the unknown and un halfway through. Remember that no concert loved. I shall give three rules to follow in order runs an hour without a break, no play is given to secure spontaneous attention: in a single one-hour act, no sports contest is a. Say something at once. Don©t kill time given in one inning. Let us strive to be as wise with banalities or trivia. Get right down to the as the children of this world, and perhaps our subject. audiences will stay with us longer. Let us, therefore, aim our jet-powered aerial b. Talk from three to five minutes in con armada, individually directed, with all the crete, nonabstract language. Avoid logic or deadly earnestness of a wing commander, to philosophy. Exclude flights of oratory or pane ward the vulnerable spot in the sinner©s armor, gyric. Keep solidly planted on terra firma. rather than striving to drag him chained to our c. Stimulate curiosity or the spirit of inquiry chariot wheel to the desired goal. Remember in the audience. This may be done by a series that success is a simple mathematical formula: of thought-provoking questions or propositions. Fire power plus aim equals success. Four Ways to Hold Attention However important it may be to secure atten tion, unless it is held it will be of little avail. We shall now consider how to hold attention. CATHOLIC THERE is no place in the New The first rule is, Arouse expectation and de SUNDAY Testament where it is distinctly sire. Humanity is hungry for something that stated that Christ changed the will satisfy. We are to point the audience to the day of worship from Saturday to Sunday. Yet pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, but it all Protestants, except the Seventh Day Ad- must be real rather than illusory! The presen ventists, observe the SundHy. The Catholic tation of the speaker must lure his hearers on Church, going back to the days of the Apostles, and on. The perspective situation arouses the made that change because it was necessary to mind to positive activity, and the interest passes emphasize the fact that the Old Testament had beyond the hearers© control. They are in the come to an end; and the further fact that our speaker©s hands. Divine Savior chose Sunday for His Resurrec The second law is simply variation. Variation tion, and for the sending of the Holy Ghost into has been called the spice of life, the life of the Church as its life principle. Protestants fol business, and other names. But its use is based low Tradition in observing the Sunday Our on a sound psychological law; namely, the tend- Sunday Visitor, June 11, 1950. Pasre 14 THE MINISTRY the fruit of toil, the armory of the preacher, A Deep Spot in the Pacific and render the barrel of sermons as empty as EDWARD E. WHITE the widow©s cruse? Associate Secretary, Educational and Missionary Volunteer We had passed the Pacific©s deep spot by this Departments, Australasian Division time, but a decision had to be made, and soon a compromise was effected. I kept a copy of [EDITORIAL NOTE. If memory serves correctly, it most of the titles of the sermons, the illustra was A. G. Daniells who said, "The best New Year©s gift that a preacher can give himself at the begin tions used, the references to quotations used, ning of each year is to burn his sermon notes." and assessed the remainder as equivalent in Now Edward E. White seems to concur with this value to the "bad" fish in the gospel net. Many idea in his present article. An accumulating file of titles were not even retained, for the urge to sermon material in the form of a "sermon garden" can, of course, be invaluable. But continual caution cleanse was upon me. Then with a final des needs to be exercised lest such filed notes become perate act of courage, all, yes, all, of the con stale and out of date, and our sermons dated and tents of the sermon barrel prepared, in course stereotyped. In his article "The Worker©s Clipping of preparation, and to be prepared was con File" in last month©s MINISTRY Andrew Fearing gives some valuable points on building up a good, signed to the Pacific. A passing gull swerved in organized file of clippings as sermon material. But its flight only slightly, but sufficiently to see he also counsels that "it is well to keep the material that this jetsam was of doubtful food value, and fresh removing old-fashioned and outdated ar in any case indigestible. The heap of once ticles from time to time, so that the files do not become mere storage vaults."] precious papers floated for a few seconds on the surface. No alarm was given, no life belt OOMEWHERE in the southern waters of the thrown overboard, no boat lowered to rescue O Pacific is a depth of several thousand fath what I had thought to be pearls of great price; oms. While I was crossing in this vicinity re not even a fish, great or small, rose to nibble cently a bold thought occurred to me. It was at a fisherman©s collection of bait, and presently possibly inspired by the remark of Oliver Wen- the papers, now sodden, sank to the bottom. dell Holmes to the effect that if the whole of The cruse was empty. Every sermon hence the contents of the British Pharmacopoeia were forth was to be a new one. Notes must be re thrown into the ocean, it would be so much written, outlines remade. Memory has doubt the better for mankind and so much the worse less produced repetitions, but the sweet breezes for the fishes. have blown through a mind that was beginning I had been a fisherman (of men) for some to grow cobwebs. The cruse is filling. It remains years and had during that time amassed a mis empty of accumulated notes, but it is running cellaneous collection of "bait." Most of it had over with fresh ideas. There is a deep spot in been used, much of it on more than one occa the Southern Pacific, but for those whose duties sion, and some of it was yet to be organized do not call them to travel that way, there are and integrated into future sermons. Some of other spots in the local neighborhood, equally these precious (?) leaves were typewritten, a effective for such purposes. few were in manuscript, much was on neat sheets of 8" x 5", but there were some envel opes and odd-sized papers lending by contrast Study Outline a look of distinguished disorder in the uniform sheets. A few papers were somewhat soiled and obviously much used, the outward and visible God©s Two Covenants With Man signs of my favorite sermons those I fondly imagined to be homiletic masterpieces. Admit PART II tedly there was some chaff, and possibly a few III. CHRIST©S NEW COVENANT. grains of wheat. The mute pile represented to A. Why Is the Everlasting Covenant New? me many hours of work, much reading, some 1. Jesus© blood confirmed the everlasting cove writing, more thinking, perspiration, and nant. Heb. 13:19-21. Jesus© blood is the blood prayer. To another it would seem an accumula of the New Testament (covenant). Matt. 26:28. tion of rubbish, a sentimental attachment to 2. Where in the Bible is this new covenant first mentioned? Jer. 31:31-34. What does Jeremiah what in some cases were abbreviations and call it? Everlasting. Jer. 32:40. hieroglyphics. 3. Why is the name©"new" given? Heb. 8:7-9. To The temptation was great. Should I keep distinguish from the old covenant made by the this hoard of manuscripts of no value to any people at Sinai, it being new in that it was ratified by the blood of Christ some fifteen one else and of doubtful value to me? On the hundred years after the Sinai covenant was other hand, dare I, had I the courage to jettison recognized. JULY, 1952 Page 15 4. Which is the better covenant, and why? Heb. 3. What is meant by the expression "He [God] 8:6-9. The people broke their word of prom sware by himself"? ise under the old covenant. God made all 4. Who was to be benefited by this oath to promises; Jesus fulfilled, ratified all with His Abraham? Heb. 6:17; Gal. 3:29. blood. 5. What does the word "immutability" mean? B. The People in the New Covenant. Not capable or susceptible of change, invari \. With what people is the new covenant made? able, unalterable. Jer. 31:31; Heb. 8:10. 6. What are the two immutable things men 2. Who is the "house of Israel"? Believers in the tioned in Hebrews 6:18? God©s word and oath. Word of God. Rom. 9:6-8; Gal. 3:27-29. 7. Does time weaken the Word of God? Deut. 3. How do the Gentiles become partakers of the 7:9. new covenant? Eph. 2:11-13. B. Christ the Mediator. C. The Basis of the New Covenant. 1. Who is the mediator of all these covenant 1. What is the basis of the new covenant agree promises? Heb. 8:6; 7:25. ment? Laws of God. Heb. 8:10. 2. What is the work of a mediator? He mediates, 2. Where does God promise to put these laws halves himself, thus becoming the middleman under the new covenant? Verse 10. between God and man, the go-between. a. Put them in the mind. 3. What is Jesus called in Hebrews 7:22? The b. Write them in the heart. "surety" of the covenant. "Surety" means: 3. How does God put them into the minds of in a. A person who gives himself as a pledge. dividuals? Matt. 28:18-20; 2 Tim. 4:2. b. One bound for another who is liable for 4. What responsibility is connected with this debt or misconduct. work of giving the Word of God to souls? c. One who stands in the place of, or per Eze. 3:17-19. forms certain acts for, another. 5. What responsibility does the opportunity to d. Certainty. hear the Word of God place on the individ C. Purpose of the Covenant Through Christ. ual? Responsibility of choosing. Joshua 24: 1. What is God©s one purpose in redemption? 14, 15. 2 Cor. 5:19. 6. If individuals refuse the knowledge of God by When are two parties reconciled? When rejecting His Word, can God carry out any brought together, when united and in perfect more of the new covenant terms? Prov. accord, or harmony. 1:29-31. 2. Is God changing His standard, lowering it to D. The New Heart of the New Covenant. get into harmony with fallen-creature ideas? 1. If the individual believes the law of God put 2 Cor. 5:20, 21. into his mind by the Word of God, what will 3. Under the new covenant what is the first step he recognize? Rom. 7:7; 5:20. taken by God to reconcile us to Himself? Heb. 2. What will the believer do? 1 John 1:9. 8:10. That of putting His laws into human 3. By the new covenant relationship, what is minds. promised to the sinner? Jer. 31:34 (last 4. According to this statement, on what point clause); Rom. 11:26, 27. are we out of harmony with God and in need 4. Will God take away our sins without our de of reconciliation? On the question of God©s sire? Isa. 1:16. laws. 5. What change of heart has God promised? Eze. 5. If there were to be any alteration or change 36:25, 26. in the wording of those laws, when should all 6. What is this change of heart called in the changes have been brought in or made New Testament? John 3:3; 1:12, 13. known? Gal. 3:15; Heb. 9:16, 17. 7. How does the old carnal heart relate itself to 6. What laws are referred to in the new cove God©s laws? Rom. 8:7. nant? Those which Jesus kept, those in oper 8. By what power is the law of God written in ation when Jesus died. John 15:10. the heart or affections? 2 Cor. 3:3. 7. Does the New Testament teach and uphold 9. What will it mean really to accept the terms the law of God as spoken at Sinai? Rom. 7:12; of the new covenant? 1 Peter 2:1, 2. 1 John 2:7; Rev. 11:19; Rev. 14:12. 10. To what measure are we to grow? Eph. 4:13. 8. If we preach Christ and the new covenant re 11. What is the fullness of Christ as related to the lationship with God through Christ to an idol law of God? Ps. 40:8. worshiper, would we expect him to put away Sin came into the human family by one man©s all his idols when he accepted Christ? Ex. disobedience. The everlasting covenant is 20:3-6; Rom. 6:14. Will the profane man stop made to restore fallen man to perfect obedi his profanity when he accepts Christ? Ex. ence, perfect harmony with God. Most people 20:7. Will lying, stealing, adultery, be put are willing to obey in part. This partial obe away in Christian service? Eph. 4:25, 28; 5:3. dience is a cunning deception of the evil one. 9. As the blood of the covenant continues its The heart that consents to remain in one cleansing process until the person is perfect, known sin or disobedience is still under the will the believer feel at liberty to transgress control of evil. any of the commandments of God? Rev. 22:14. 10. What instruction given bv Jesus covers the IV. IMMUTABILITY OF GOD©S PROMISES. fulfilling of all the law of God under the new A. Our Covenant-keeping God. covenant? 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When 1$ a Candidate Prepared for Baptism?

CLIFTON L. TAYLOR Retired Minister, Atlantic Union Conference

IFTY-FIVE years ago the Lord gave this To a careful study of doctrines the minister message to the Battle Creek church should add a discussion of the privileges, duties, F through Ellen G. White: "The test of dis- and responsibilities of membership in the body cipleship is not brought to bear as closely as it of Christ. This should include an explanation should be upon those who present themselves of the principles and obligations involved in for baptism."—Testimonies to Ministers, p. 128. organization. In the intervening years of developing evange It is not enough that candidates give assent lism and large-scale additions to our church and lip service to the beliefs of the denomina membership, this warning is quite as much tion. A radical change in the life must be evi needed as when it was first written. dent. "The things they once hated, they now Those who heed the great commission must love; and the things they once loved, they hate." "preach the gospel," bringing to men the good —Steps to Christ, p. 63. They not only accept news of salvation. "Teach all nations" is the the Sabbath but begin to keep it; they not only way Matthew expresses the work of the gospel admit they believe in tithe paying but begin herald, the work that must precede baptism. to pay tithe; they not only give assent to health This course of instruction is more than the mas reform but begin its practice; they not only tery of a system of religion. It is also an appeal receive the Holy Scriptures and the Spirit of to the hearts and consciences of men that impels prophecy but begin the systematic study of each. them to cry, "What must I do to be saved?" All this must precede baptism. How long it A formal study of the facts concerning the should continue before it is safe and wise to plan of salvation is essential, but this alone may baptize, is a question which varies with indi leave the individual well instructed but soul viduals. famished. It can well be true that a brilliant A few years ago an apostate Adventist pre student in Bible doctrines may earn an A grade, sented himself to me, asking for rebaptism and yet of all in the class he may be the one least church membership. I asked him the usual ques prepared spiritually for baptism. It is possible, tions, and he answered in the affirmative. When on the other hand, that only a few who respond we reached the question of tithe, however, he to evangelistic appeals for renunciation of sin said he believed in it, but was not paying tithe are immediately ready for baptism. Genuine and could not pay it because he could not Christianity is a religion of the heart, the head, afford it. and the hand. The heart must yield to God, One with such an attitude is surely not ready the head must learn the principles of divine for acceptance into the privileges and responsi truth, and the hand must be consecrated to bilities of citizenship in the kingdom of God. God's service. As before stated, the candidate should give The course of instruction must be adequate clear indication of his conformity to the faith to afford a fair understanding of the fundamen and practice of the denomination and should tal beliefs and practices of the Seventh-day Ad- show evidence of true conversion before being ventist Church. For some this will be longer than baptized. A reasonable length of time should for others. The Ethiopian eunuch needed but a elapse to demonstrate his victory over evil short period of instruction, for he was already habits. In heathen lands our missionaries often an earnest worshiper of the true God and was put their candidates on a two-year probation, acquainted with the Jewish religion. He needed to make sure of their victory over the sins of only to learn the truth of Messianic prophecy the flesh. Some may have wondered at this, and its fulfillment, to accept Jesus Christ. yet we have in some instances gone far in the Page 18 THE MINISTRY opposite direction, even baptizing persons im a moron baptism i£ he gave evidence of con mediately on their simple promise to abandon version, if he»had enough intelligence to grasp the use of tobacco! the first principles of the gospel, and if his en When the minister is convinced that the can vironment was such as to help keep him from didates are ready, it is wise to bring their names slipping into sin. He said also that if a person before the church board. Thus the board will were insane only by spells, it should be regarded share in the responsibility of presenting them proper to baptize him during a sane period, if before the church for baptism. Sometimes a other conditions were equal. board member will bring up a matter that 2. // apostates are converted and wish to should receive attention at once; such as "John regain their membership, should they be taken has been a very disobedient child. He has been into the church on profession of faith without disrespectful to his mother." Or, "Mrs. S. [a rebaptism? candidate] and Mrs. B. [a church member] have No. If the church was justified in severing been enemies for years. Are they at peace with their connection, they should re-enter on the each other now?" Or, "Mr. Blank is a stranger same ground as new converts. (See Church to us all here. We do not know his past." Manual, p. 68, 1951 ed.) These statements are an aid to the minister. 3. Is tithe paying a test of fellowship? He has a serious talk with John about the Tithing, like any other fundamental belief importance of observing the fifth command of the church, is necessary in faith and practice ment. This is followed by a conference with as a test of discipleship; namely, a condition John and his mother together. They have a of joining the church. It is not a test of fellow season of prayer, and John purposes to over ship in the sense that it would mean disfellow- come where he has failed. Inquiry is made of shiping a member who failed to keep this part Mrs. S. concerning her attitude toward Mrs. B. of his baptismal vows. This question, apparently The former admits that their relations are involving a double standard, seems at first strained, but gives a score of reasons why she thought an inconsistency. An inexperienced cannot get along with Mrs. B. It is evident that worker may ask, "If a standard is set for joining reconciliation must be made between these the church, why is not the same standard proper women before baptism. Mr. Blank is so eager to determine who shall remain in the church?" to be baptized and appears so determined to The act of joining the church is a union with be an overcomer that it seems quite unnecessary Christ, comparable to a marriage. In an earthly to probe into his past. Yet, upon special in marriage certain vows are taken as necessary quiry, it may be found that he has deserted his to the pact. Afterward the bond may not be wife and children and that he is doing nothing broken or dissolved without certain overt acts for their support. Of course, that would all which violate the laws of human society. It is have to be set right before baptism. often true that the spirit of the vows is not These examples are not the product of a kept. Certain things are done which destroy the lively imagination. They are cases taken from happiness and true value of the marriage, yet real experience. upon these no legislation can be taken without an intolerable interference in private lives. Dealing With Various Problems That Arise These deeds may destroy a marriage internally In conclusion, I will propose and briefly dis while maintaining its outward status. cuss ten questions that sometimes arise. Similarly, failure to pay an honest tithe will 1. // a moron or a person subject to spells of destroy the inner spiritual life of a church mem insanity desires baptism, what should be the ber, even while his name remains on the minister©s attitude? church books. Yet the church cannot legislate This question calls for a great deal of con upon the defaulting tithepayer without exer sideration. In the first place, one should con cising offensive interest in his private business. sider definition of terms. Just what is meant Therefore it must be an affair of conscience. by a moron? There are different grades. Some In Testimonies, volume 3, a full discussion of may be simple-minded in some respects, but the gravity of the matter is given. We read on good artisans, tender in conscience, faithful page 394: "This is left to the conscience and workers for God in so far as their capacities benevolence of men, whose judgment in this permit. Wisdom is required in judging. Of tithing system should have free play. . . . No course it is not wise to confuse a moron with compulsion is required." Thus, while retaining an imbecile. One conference president, upon membership, a man may lose eternal life from being asked for counsel in this matter, gave as unfaithfulness in stewardship. (See Matt. 25: his considered opinion that he would not refuse 14-30.) JULY, 1952 Page 19 4. Would you baptize a person who insisted form of welcome, and should never be over on wearing the wedding ring? looked. I might do so under certain conditions. I 9. Are there any circumstances under which would, however, stipulate that the ring must be a person might be received into the church removed before the ceremony, in token of the without baptism? fact that the relationship with Jesus Christ, Jesus Himself made baptism one of the con entered upon at baptism, is closer and more ditions of salvation (Mark 16:16), and yet He sacred than the relation of husband and wife. promised salvation to the repentant thief with Sometimes a wife has an unconverted husband out baptism. It is evident that when the thief who would be greatly offended if she were to accepted Christ as his Saviour, he did all that refuse to wear his wedding ring. I would teach was possible for him. The righteousness of her to educate him slowly and carefully to the Christ was then imputed to him, and that in change in her views, using much tact and cluded baptism. patience. If this is not possible, I then advise Not many years ago the husband of one of her to make it a habit to remove her ring while our church members lay dying. All his lifetime in attendance at church, lest her example be he had neglected the offer of salvation. The a detriment to others in the church. [While this pastor visited him, and he begged to know counsel does not apply in countries where the whether it was too late for him to accept wedding ring is recognized as a required social Christ and join the church. He was assured the custom, yet the principle here enunciated is door was still open. He made the surrender, sound.—EDITORS.] and the church voted to receive him, without baptism, of course. Peace and joy settled on his 5. To what extent should a minister go in face as the pastor gave him the right hand of insisting upon simplicity in the dress of those fellowship. desiring lo join the church? 10. Is it wise to baptize young children? In volume 4 of the Testimonies, page 647, we read: "I have been shown that our church Without attempting to discuss this question, rules are very deficient. All exhibitions of pride I will quote from Origin and Progress of Sev in dress, which is forbidden in the word of enth-day Adventists, pages 318, 319, a paragraph God, should be sufficient reason for church that relates an experience Elder James White had in 1844: discipline." Presumably the same standard would be properly observed for those desiring "There were people in the church who had seri ous doubts about the propriety of baptizing chil baptism. dren, and some had even tried to intimidate these 6. What would you do when a candidate lambs of the flock. 'What kind of experience does says, "If I cannot be baptized by Elder ————, Mr. White suppose these babies can tell?' asked a rigid Baptist minister. The large schoolhouse was I©ll never be baptized"? crowded at the appointed time, and these un Such a statement raises grave doubt regarding friendly ministers were there to watch the proceed the fitness of the candidate for baptism. It be ings. Elder White had a few seats vacated in front, and in response to his call twelve boys and girls of trays a greater devotion to a particular minister ages running from seven to fifteen years came for than regard for the importance of baptism. ward. He took for his text the xvords, 'Fear not, Nevertheless, if the candidate is truly prepared, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to his preference should be honored. give you the kingdom.' The children were cheered and comforted by the discourse, and at its close they 7. Would you baptize a Free Mason? rose one by one, and by the aid of judicious ques tions each of them gave evidence of a clear, intelli In the Spirit of prophecy we are admonished gent experience. When the call was made for any "not to unite with secret societies." A Free who were opposed to the baptism to rise, no one Mason seeking union with the remnant people rose. The children were accordingly led down into the watery grave, and duly presented to their par of God should drop connection with the secret ents with smiles of joy on their young faces." society, in preparation for joining the body of Christ. (See Testimonies, vol. 7, p. 84.) When is a person prepared for baptism? Only God knows the hearts of men. It seems that 8. Is the giving of the right hand of fellow some errors in human judgment are inevitable, ship after baptism an important matter? but if our ministry will do faithful work, with Paul mentions this custom in Galatians 2:9, much prayer, and refuse to be swayed in judg and though it does not seem to have been com ment by such considerations as high goals, monly practiced in the early days of the Seventh- quotas, and enviable records, these errors may day Adventist Church, it has since become an be minimized, and the fruitage of evangelism established custom with us. It is a most fitting may he more enduring. Page 20 THE MINISTRY not only leadership but also fellowship. Soldiers What the Laymen Expect in battle will follow a real leader through any WESLEY AMUNDSEN kind of difficulties. Church members in the Secretary, Association of Self-supporting Institutions Lord's army will follow any true leader in the conquest of souls for the kingdom. Laymen HAT do the people who sit in the pews are not primarily interested in how good a W expect of the minister who stands in preacher their minister is. They are vitally the pulpit? How many ministers seek to dis interested in how good a leader he is. cover just what their members are thinking Quoting Dr. Harper once more: "We laymen or what they have need of spiritually? Minister want ministers, not sacerdotalistic over-lords. ing to a congregation means a great deal more We crave universally for training for service." than the presentation of a pleasing sermon on —Page 58. It was of interest to notice a state Sabbath morning. ment that this layman made in another section If we study carefully the writings of Paul, we of his book. He said, "The professional evange will discover that he was weM acquainted with list is here to stay; he has a prophet's work to the needs of those in the churches in his charge. do in bringing men to a consciousness of their In some of his epistles he mentioned them spiritual lack, but he will never win the world by name. He knew the spiritual tone of the to Christ."—Page 88. churches. He was able to send counsel, and Personally, I do not believe that the time will sometimes it was essential that he send words come when the ministers will be relegated to of correction to them. I think that Paul knew the background, and only the laymen will carry what the laymen of his parish expected of him. on in the final giving of the message to the "Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of world. There is no question but that the laymen Christ," was his counsel. will play a large part in the final loud cry of Recently an interesting book fell into my the message, of course. But in practically every hands, not a new one, for it was published in revival or new advance in God's work through 1917. Nevertheless the counsel is timely for our the ages there have been priests or ministers day. The title itself is intriguing: The New involved. So it was in the great 1843-44 move Layman for the New Time. The author, William ment. Though it is true that many laymen were Alien Harper, who was at that time president chosen by the Lord to do a great work at that of Elon College, has much to say to the minister, time, it is equally true that ministers of the gos as well as to the laymen. The introduction was pel united in that movement. written by Amos R. Wells, and he calls upon What else does the layman want of his min ministers of the churches to "give the men ister? Again we quote from the book The New tasks fit for men, for the women work fit for Layman for the New Time: women, calculated to call out all their powers "He wants him to be a leader, not simply a leader and make the utmost demands upon their in church matters, but a leader in the walks and purses, time, strength, intellect, and devotion. vocations of daily life. . . . He is to study the daily They will respond. Boldly, gladly, and promptly work of his membership until he is able to lead his they will respond. And the kingdom of God will individual members to the highest type of service in their realm. ... He is to adapt himself to their come." Dr. Harper comes to us with a challenge needs so as to be able to counsel with them and to to ministers to harness these lay forces. Says he: inspire them to do their best and to live their "The minister's duty of training is not finished cleanest as thev engage in their daily ministra when he has trained all his members for service in tions."—Page 50. the church. He has, with that done, just equipped Here is a field into which few of us as min his plant and placed it in perfect working condi tion. To stop there is to miss the real purpose of the isters have entered. To know the vocations of Church, which is service not in its own interests, our membership, to understand them and their but service for the Kingdom. The minister knows problems, and to be able to counsel them as his community. He knows the Kingdom's needs. He to the best way to labor for souls in their must not only preach the gospel of social service, but he will, like his Master, send out his workers particular sphere of service—this is specialized into the harvest field individually, by twos, by ministering indeed. threes, in larger companies. But before he sends In our present world we hear a great deal them out he will train them."—Page 57. about psychiatrists, those specialists who en The only way that the kingdom can come deavor to help individuals with mental prob is by a uniting of the laymen, the church officers, lems. Many ministers of the gospel are also and the ministry. Laymen need leadership. Lay turning to psychiatry, believing that it consti men need training. If the minister does not tutes a new avenue for bringing religion to train his church members, who will? We need those who are mentally confused. But our need JULY, 1952 Page 21 Is for ministers who know the members of their In our work something more than an ordinary churches in a personal way in order to help education is required, and this fact cannot be them spiritually. Possibly we are "too busy" to too much stressed by our workers. This message care for the flock. Possibly we have so many is peculiar. It is unlike anything else in the other things to do that we fail to make the world. We have a work to do which is unique, first things first. Christ was never too busy to and therefore requires a course of preparation minister to just one individual. He never turned different from that which will suffice for ordi anyone away. He taught, trained, preached, and nary avocations or callings. Under the Lord's ministered to the despondent and to the sick. direction a special system of education has been Mental illnesses as well as physical illnesses brought into being for the purpose of develop came under His touch, and at the same time He ing workers who shall be able to carry this last was training His church to go out and build message of mercy to the world. We read in vol up the kingdom. ume 6 of the Testimonies, page 152: Note two more brief excerpts from the same "The work done m our schools is not to be like book by Dr. Harper: that done in the colleges and seminaries of the world. In the grand work of education, instruction "The minister is a specialized priest, specially in the sciences is not to be of an inferior character, endowed of God with the qualities fitting him for but that knowledge must be considered of first im his position and because of their discovery of these portance which will fit a people to stand in the special qualities specially set aside by his fellow- great day of God's preparation. Our schools must laymen to his special work in the Church."— be more like the schools of the prophets. They Page 41. should be training schools, where the students may "Ministers are powerless without the support of be brought under the discipline of Christ and learn the laymen. Laymen are shepherdless without min of the Great Teacher. They should be family isters."—Page 45. schools, where every student will receive special The program of the church is a two-way street. help from his teachers as the members of the family It has to do not only with the minister who should receive help in the home. Tenderness, sym directs the affairs of the church but also with pathy, unity, and love are to be cherished." the laymen and what they expect of their That much more than mere book learning minister. We would accomplish much more in or scholarship is essential for the successful car our ministerial leadership if we connected with rying on of the work of God is apparent from it a teachership, than we would by merely many quotations that could be given from the preaching to our people week after week in an Spirit of prophecy. Here is one that sums up attempt to help them to be good Christians. in a few words the real need for a Christian The best Christians you have in your church education: will be the ones who go out into the field "A higher grade of preparation is required in building up the kingdom. The more of this order to do good service for the Master. But if the type you develop, the sooner the work of minister leans upon the knowledge he acquires, and giving the gospel will be finished. does not feel the great necessity of divine enlighten ment daily, the education gained is only a stum bling block to sinners. We want the God of all wisdom to be brought into our labor, into all our The Minister and Educational Work experiences; then every iota of knowledge obtained is a power for good and will aid in developing ALBERT W. ANDERSON capacity and Christlike earnestness. This is reli Late General Field Secretary, Australasian Division gion."—Ibid., vol. 5, p. 529. In view of the importance of giving our 'T'HE need for a special denominational sys- youth a Christian education, what a mighty re J_ tern of education was early recognized by sponsibility rests upon our ministers to interest the pioneers of the message; hence in 1874 an themselves in this most important branch of our Educational Society was organized, and a brick work! Speaking of the work of our first college building of three stories erected in Battle Creek. at Battle Creek, Mrs. White says, in volume 4, In its first year Battle Creek College was giving page 418: instruction to a hundred students. Four years after the opening of the college there were "The education and training of the youth is an important and solemn work. The great object to 489 students enrolled. be secured should be the proper development of From that small beginning our educational character, that the individual may be fitted rightly work has grown till at the present time we have to discharge the duties of the present life and to in various parts of the world a total of 4,438 enter at last upon the future, immortal life. Eter nity will reveal the manner in which the work has schools, with an enrollment of 202,677 students, been performed. If ministers and teachers could and the total number of teachers employed is have a full sense of their responsibility, we should 9,589. (Latest statistics available, 1950.) see a different state of things in the world today. Page 22 THE MINISTRY But they are too narrow in their views and pur lofty steeples and roof spaces. Since smoke ven poses. They do not realize the importance of their tilation is so necessary a part of fire-fighting, it work or its results." is sometimes necessary to break memorial No minister should shirk his God-given re stained glass windows. No insurance policy can sponsibility of advancing the interests of our cover the loss of the intangible associations in own educational institutions among our peo volved in such objects. ple. As ministers we should ever remember that No one wants to lose valuable property, not "the efficiency of the church is precisely what to mention human lives, in a fire which could the zeal, purity, self-denial, and intelligent have been prevented if proper safeguards had labor of the ministers make it."—Ibid., vol. 5, been taken. Fire safety does not necessarily in p. 582. We are told that "all branches of the volve considerable expense. It does require in work belong to the ministers." (Ibid., p. 375.) telligent thought and action before a fire in a Therefore if a minister fails to interest himself continuing fire prevention program and an ade in our educational work, he is failing in one quate supply of approved fire control equip most important branch of his God-appointed ment. duty. Confronted with the fact that 65 per cent of Had all our ministers and workers recognized church fires occur during the five winter their personal obligation to assist our educa months, one would be inclined to assume that tional work as far as possible, our influence in the church fire problem is a seasonal one. True, the world would doubtless have been far greater the record points directly to defective heating today than it now is. Shall we not therefore, apparatus (a seasonal hazard) as the principal one and all, determine henceforth to do all cause of church fires. True, also, that if heating that is possible to build up our educational systems were properly installed and maintained, work, and gather as many of our young people the increase in the number of fires in the winter as possible into our own schools? months would be practically eliminated. Even with the elimination of the cause of this sensa tional upswing, the fact that 35 per cent of the Churches Go Up in Smoke fires occur during the spring and summer months indicates that other hazards are present Loss Is $9,000,000.00 Annually which are not of a seasonal nature. Fire preven tion and protection programs for churches do P. C. HENSLER not permit a period of relaxation. Fire Protection Institute, 670 Fifth Avenue, New Tork 19, New Turk Since it is conservatively estimated that at least one-fourth of all church fires are caused by faulty installation or operation of furnaces ORE than 3,000 churches of all denom and water heaters, careful consideration can be M inations, in large cities and small towns, given to the fire safety of church heating units. built of stone and wood, felt the ravages of fire in a recent typical twelve-month period. Overheated Furnaces Our national fire loss total, property-wise, averages out to about $700,000,000. Churches Overheated furnaces are by far the most com across the nation contributed |9,000,000 to this mon cause of church fires^ accounting for 22.3 alarming total. per cent of those analyzed by the National Fire The first month of the New Year saw a Protection Association. Prior to use each season, ninety-year-old Brooklyn, New York, landmark have -your heating system inspected and over almost totally destroyed in a five-alarm, $500,- hauled by an experienced heating contractor. 000 blaze. Hundreds of persons in the vicinity The boiler should be cleaned thoroughly, all watched sorrowfully as the Church of the Sacred ashes removed from the fire pot, and grates and Hearts of Jesus and Mary and St. Stephen the flues cleaned and soot removed. For added Martyr succumbed in a cloud of smoke and safety year-'round, station an approved fire ex flame to a fire which apparently originated in tinguisher in the vicinity'of the furnace for use the area between ceiling and roof, possibly from in case of emergency. a short circuit. Closely related to the furnace and the second Within a matter of minutes fire can destroy most frequent cause of church fires is "chimneys valuable church records and irreplaceable sacred and smokepipes." Cracked or otherwise defec vessels. Fire chiefs invariably acknowledge that tive chimneys, holes in smokepipes and smoke- church fires are among the most difficult with pipes passing through combustible partitions which they have to contend because of their are the most frequent offenders and emphasize JULY, 1952 Pasre 23 the need for continual maintenance and repair. tions should be made to determine that extin Regular cleaning of chimneys is a necessity. guishers are in their designated places, are Kitchen stoves and hot water heaters are re readily accessible, have not been injured or sponsible for a small but significant percentage tampered with and that the nozzles . are not of church fires. Of primary importance is the clogged. . . . need for adequate clearance from floors, walls The presence of contractors on the premises and other combustible materials. When pipes increases the possibility of fire in churches as are in use the year-'round, they can be cleaned evidenced by the fire record. Blow torches, at least twice a year; when used only during the spontaneous ignition of painters' rags and winter months, they can be cleaned immedi sparks from roofers' pots appear in the record ately after the fire is no longer needed. Defec all too frequently as causes of church fires. To tive burners and leaking oil indicate the need control this hazard, reliable fire-conscious con for competent repair and maintenance. tractors can be hired and the church adequately Fire hazards of electric wiring can be reduced supervised during repair operations. . . . to a minimum provided installation and main Church officials can examine their present tenance conform to well-established local stand practices with an eye to reducing the use of ards. Amateur wiring, overloaded circuits, combustible material wherever possible. Where jumped fuses and deteriorated wiring are evi this is not feasible, adequate protection must dence that when these standards are not com be provided. Flame-proofed cloth, clothing and plied with, trouble inevitably follows. decorations, treatment of temporary and per Organ wiring and motors are a leading cause manent interior woodwork with fire retardant of church fires. Organ motors, if left on, may paint and erection of Christmas trees ... on overheat and cause fire while the church is un the church lawn, where practical, will cut down occupied. Wisely-managed churches will have these hazards substantially. the organ inspected at least once a year. Church fire prevention and protection is an Church steeples are an unusually vulnerable administrative function and therefore, the re target for lightning and are in great need of sponsibility of the governing body of the protection with lightning rods, conductors and church. Where specific provisions have not been grounds installed in accordance with local made for this important function, a church fire codes. Periodic inspection of the system for prevention and protection committee can be evidence of mechanical injury and corrosion is appointed. needed. This committee can, in turn, instruct the building custodian in the details of its program Lack of Fire Protection Equipment for his compliance. Church personnel will be the first to admit Lack of adequate fire protection equipment that fire destruction represented by a figure in sometimes means the difference between negli a table is an inadequate measure of their loss. gible damage and total destruction. Approved Most churches are symbols of permanency and fire extinguishers should be examined at least strength in their communities. Why not see to once a year to determine positively that they it that your church remains that way by making are in operating condition. Frequent inspec it as fire-safe as humanly possible?

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The Message of the Evangelist

H. D. WILSON Native Evangelist, Sierra Leone Mission, West Africa

[EDITORIAL NOTE.—This article represents a talk in all the world for a witness unto all nations." given at an evangelistic institute in West Africa. In "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel submitting this article to THE MINISTRY, Edgar Kes- lake, superintendent of the Sierra Leone Mission, to every creature." "Christ for the world," there speaking of the author, wrote: "Pastor Wilson is fore, must be our burden, our ambition, and our oldest native ordained minister in Sierra Leone. our goal. I never tire of listening to his messages as oppor tunity affords."—B. G.] The Function of the Message Our duty as messengers of God is not to O US as evangelists God has entrusted threaten men and women with hell and destruc Tthe good news of salvation which is sum tion. Ours is the message of love, of mercy, and marized in the greatest of all gospel texts, of reconciliation. To us has been entrusted the John 3:16: "For God so loved the world, that message of pardon to men and women under he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever sentence of eternal death. Brethren, let us always believeth in him should not perish, but have pray for divine wisdom and guidance in the everlasting life." presentation of this solemn message. If we analyze this phase of our blessed mes We are to plead with men to exercise faith sage, this good news of salvation, we shall see in God as the only condition of salvation. that it is primarily the story of the Word made Through our ministry men must be made to flesh. John 1:14. Christ the eternal Son of God believe that loyalty to God and obedience to took up His abode with the fallen race to His law must be the rule of life and conduct, become our Saviour and our Lord. This greatest that they must cooperate with God in working of all events in history, the incarnation, is the out their own salvation. The evangelist goes center of the ages; it is the historical back out in love because he bears the message of ground of our message. love from the God who Himself is love. In The message we bear is also the story of the the book Evangelism, page 185, we read: atoning work of Christ—His sacrificial death, His glorious resurrection, and His priestly minis "Christ crucified, Christ risen, Christ ascended into the heavens, Christ coming again, should so tration on the sinner's behalf in the sanctuary soften, gladden, and fill the mind of the minister above. Here we present Christ to men as a that he will present these truths to the people in personal Saviour, the only hope of eternal sal love and deep earnestness." vation. This is perhaps the most important The gospel messenger goes out in faith. He phase of our message. must have faith in God. He must never lose The gospel of Jesus has also a universal heart; he must never become discouraged. Here aspect. The claims of Christ are universal. He is a cheering statement from the Spirit of came to save every man in every family, in prophecy: every tribe, in every race, in every nation. "The Lord never forsakes His faithful messengers: Whosoever believeth in Him should not perish He sends to their aid heavenly agencies and accom but have everlasting life. panies their labors with the power of the Holy Toward the close of His earthly ministry Spirit to convince and to convert. All heaven will endorse your appeals."—Ibid., p. 38. our Lord made three significant statements that we as His ministers must ever bear in We must also have faith in the ultimate mind. He said: "And I, if I be lifted up from triumph of our message. In the same book, the earth, will draw all men unto me." "And page 20, the messenger of the Lord says: this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached "Truth, passing by those who despise and reject Page 26 THE MINISTRY it, will triumph. Although at times apparently re trusted to us this power to break down the tarded, its progress has never been checked. When walls of prejudice, dispel the darkness of igno the message of God meets with opposition, He gives it additional force, that it may exert greater rance and superstition. How often have we not influence. Endowed with divine energy, it will cut entered into the very stronghold of Satan and its way through the strongest barriers, and triumph delivered men and women from the bondage over every obstacle." of sin! Yes, brethren, the gospel of our Lord As ambassadors of God it is essential that we Jesus Christ is the good news of power, the have faith in those to whom we are sent. None power of God unto salvation to everyone who is so low and degraded but that the Holy Spirit, will believe. if given a chance, can cleanse and purify him Our message is the only good news—the only and make him a new creature in Christ Jesus. way of salvation from sin and destruction. The Advent messenger knows nothing of hope "There is none other name under heaven given less cases. Concerning Christ our divine Master among men, whereby we must be saved." Acts Mrs. White says: 4:12. The message also divides men and women into two groups—those whq believe unto salva "In every human being, however fallen, He be held a son of God, one who might be restored to tion and those who reject unto eternal damna the privilege of His divine relationship."—Ibid., tion. It is a savor of life unto life or of death p. 55. unto death. We hold the destiny of souls in A wholehearted belief in the gospel as the our hands. What a solemn responsibility is ours! power of God unto salvation is the driving force behind all missionary endeavor, all self- The Duration of the Message sacrificing labor for the redemption of mankind. The time we have for the proclamation of this message and the finishing of God's work The Sphere of the Message on the earth is very short indeed. Soon the The gospel message covers three main facts— door of mercy will forever close, and men will sin, righteousness, judgment. It deals with the have no more an Advocate with the Father. problem of sin, presents the possibility of right We must bring them the good news of salvation eousness by faith, and warns of the certainty ere it is too late. Time is so dreadfully short! of a coming judgment. (John 16:8-10.) Sin is We must not, we dare not, tarry by the way. revealed as the willful disobedience to the will "We have no time to lose. . . . The coming of of the Creator as set forth in His holy law. the Lord is nearer than when we first believed. The Man, the sinner, must die, for the wages of great controversy is nearing its close. . . . We hear the footsteps of an approaching God, as He comes sin is death. But the good news of salvation to punish the world for its iniquity. We are to pre reveals and exalts Christ as the perfect sacrifice pare the way for Him by acting our part in getting for sin, the only Saviour of the world. a people ready for that great day."—Ibid., pp. 218, Through the atoning work of Christ man 219. "I saw One standing on a high platform with receives righteousness by faith, whereby he is arms extended. He turned and pointed in every di able through Christ to render willing obedience rection, saying, 'A world perishing in ignorance of to the will of God. God's holy law, and Seventh-day Adventists are The gospel also reveals the solemn fact that asleep.' "—Ibid., p. 32. "The message for this time is positive, simple, though He is gracious and merciful, yet God and of the deepest importance. We must act like is judge, and the hour of His judgment is come. men and women who believe it. Waiting, watching, Sin and Satan will eventually be rooted up and working, praying, warning the world—this is our destroyed, and Christ will reign triumphant as work."—Ibid., p. 219. King of kings and Lord of lords. "Prepare to May God help us to do it faithfully. meet thy God" is the call of the hour, the burden of our message. ————ADVERTISE————

The Character of the Gospel Message YOUR MEETINGS WITH The message we bear to the world is called the "glorious gospel." It is glorious in the revela LETTERS of FIRE! tion it brings. It sets forth Christ as the only Effective new fluorescent colors on window cards, begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. street placards, bumper signs, streamers, ban It is also glorious in its power—power over ners. From the pioneer quantity producer of evil spirits and the medicine man, over every S.D.A. publicity posters. If you plan an effort evil habit and degrading custom. We can all this season, write us now. testify to this wonderful power. God has en- — HIATT POSTER WORKS, Coalmont, Term.— JULY, 1952 Page 27 paign was planned to provide attraction and Spearhead Evangelism in Canada entertainment while at the same time evangel L. R. ELLISON izing the listeners. Every attempt was made to Licensed Minister, Manitoba-Saskatchewan Conference make this the biggest thing the townsmen had '"P'HE sparsely populated country, the great seen in a long while. JL distances of the Canadian prairies, the few In each town visited there were two programs churches — sometimes hundreds of miles apart run on consecutive nights. The evangelistic — the fact that 40 per cent of our membership team operated seven nights a week when pos is isolated, and the scarcity of workers in the sible. Several weeks before the campaign was field make the task of evangelizing the masses begun the most suitable hall in each place seem almost impossible. The mailing program was arranged for, and the newspaper editors of the Bible correspondence school has reached visited. Then two weeks before each program, nearly all the homes in this conference, and posters were mailed to some of our church there are many folks who would be among us members, who placed them in conspicuous if we could only make some personal contact places. Also handbills were sent to the post with them. Pondering these difficulties gave office for distribution to every resident. Thus, birth to the spearhead programs that were as long as the campaign was in operation, there successfully conducted for more than ten weeks was a daily round of advertising materials to in the Manitoba-Saskatchewan Conference. care for. The evangelistic team consisted of a program The Program director, a song director, and a pianist. An ad For the approach the temperance film Amer ditional person who is acquainted with the pro ica©s Beloved Troubadour was used, and was gram and who supervises the ushering and its introduced as a film presenting a problem. After related duties is recommended. In one com a briefing on Adventist temperance work, the munity a colporteur canvassed after the first audience was told that the problem would be night's program and sold to almost 100 per discussed the next night. Another film was cent of the contacts he made. The additional shown on the first night, entitled Witchbound teammate could profitably be a colporteur. Of Africa. This created a favorable attitude toward course he would need a certain amount of re Adventist missions. muneration for his help, for it would be difficult We prefaced our program the second night for him to put in full canvassing time. with this statement: "Last night a problem was Planning the Campaign unveiled. No matter what our perplexity, the To the public the idea of a program seems Bible has the answer. In the first picture tonight to have more desirable appeal than has that you will see the response of God to the world's of a meeting. With this in mind the cam- ills." Then was shown the film, "The Birth of a New World," which created a favorable atmos phere for introducing the Bible correspondence course. CRITICAL TIMES DEMAND At this juncture enrollments were received. Then followed the fourth and final film, Open GREAT PREACHING Doors in the Orient. On both nights the audi ence was informed that the second films were and Great Preaching depends, in part, on having at your Seventh-day Adventist mission films. finger tips effective resources: Around these features there was a song service GOOD ILLUSTRATIONS each evening, flannelgraph pictures, vocal music, APT QUOTATIONS the handing out of literature, offering appeals, QUOTABLE POETRY the signing of temperance cards, and other Here it is: • A system of resource filing • A fellowship such items. of sharing your best materials • A growing core-file of selected resources — attractive — convenient — usable— in Response of Audience packets of 100 In ten weeks we visited nine villages, nine ORDER NOW! towns, and three cities. In two of the cities we Sample packet ?1 ; $4.50 for 5 packets; $8.50 for 10 packets. secured radio time, which was a real boost More details and free sample entries on request. Jo our attendance. In nearly every place halls were filled to The Minister's File Service capacity, and well over 50 per cent of the time 3435 W. Van Buren St. Chicago 24, III. there were not enough seats to accommodate the crowds. In a few places there was not stand- Page 28 THE MINISTRY ing room. The total attendance was 10,000, an for the information desired. The response of average of 250 for each program. It must be the people was multiplied many times over, kept in mind that these programs were designed and a large list of names with accompanying for small towns and rural communities where information of much value was received. halls are small and people few. It was near Following are the items included on the evan the close of the campaign that we ventured into gelistic contact form. the cities and were equally well received. Information for Evangelistic Contacts Finances Full Name: ______..„__„______.____._.___..__..______-—-— Approximate Age: ______The expenses of even a small team's moving Address: —______.— ____„—-—.__.______.____----—__—-__ around could become costly, but in this venture Give directions on how to find the resi the cost of the entire project was only twenty- dence. Be detailed if in country. five hundred dollars, half of which was received If a family, give number o£ children at home and their ages. in offerings. Then consider that the salary Is this person a ______relative, ..__ friend, ______of the pianist is included, as well as the hotel, casual acquaintance, ___ or business contact? meals, and travel expense for the group. With (Check) proper organization another time this could Religious Affiliation: ______Has the individual ever been an S.D.A.? ____.____. How be made a self-supporting spearhead program. long ago? ______for how many years? ___.____„___ Has Adventist relatives? ______Results How much does the individual know about the At least twenty-five interested people were truth? __„______quickly located, some of whom have now been baptized; over one thousand were enrolled in Through what sources and by what means? ______the Bible correspondence course; an immeasur able amount of good will was created toward What degree of prejudice exists? ______Seventh-day Adventists; prejudices were broken down and Ingathering has been made easier. Our own people are now requesting small pro PLEASE GIVE ALL THE ADDED jectors to use in following up the interests with INFORMATION POSSIBLE THAT personal studies, and our district leaders are WILL HELP IN CONTACTING binding off the interests. THESE PEOPLE EFFECTIVELY. Strong leadership was given to this spearhead Name of One Informing ______. Address _——.___.______L______—__.____„.______program by Wilbur Rick, former home mission Telephone Number _„______ary secretary for the conference, who is now [NOTE.—Also see page 26 of the August, 1951, MINISTRY under appointment to serve as president of the for another form of "Interest Information Card."—EDITORS.] East Pakistan Mission in the Southern Asia Di vision. For any who care to have further information, complete details are available from the Mani toba-Saskatchewan Conference, 1004 Victoria 6000 Avenue, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Sermon Pre-Effort Interests Illustrations MELVIN G. 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Advancing Truth

"THERE is no excuse for anyone in taking "The question has been asked me, 'Do you the position that there is no more truth to be think that the Lord has any more light for us revealed, and that all our expositions of Scrip as a people?' I answer that He has light that ture are without error. The fact that certain is new to us, and yet it is precious old light doctrines have been held as truth for many that is to shine forth from the word of truth. years by our people, is not a proof that our We have only the glimmerings of the rays of ideas are infallible."—Review and Herald, Dec. the light that are yet to come to us. We are 20, 1892. not making the most of the light which the "Investigation of every point that has been Lord has already given us, and thus we fail to received as truth will richly repay the searcher; receive the increased light; we do not walk in he will find precious gems. And in closely in light already shed upon us."—Ibid., June 3, vestigating every jot and tittle which we think 1890. is established truth, in comparing scripture with "The fact that there is no controversy or scripture, we may discover errors in our inter agitation among God's people should not be pretation of Scripture."—Ibid., July 12, 1898. regarded as conclusive evidence that they are "Regard as a sin the practise so common, holding fast to sound doctrine. There is reason even among Seventh-day Adventists, of becom to fear that they may not be clearly discriminat ing the echo of any man, however lofty his po ing between truth and error. When no new sition. . . . Search the Scriptures for yourself, questions are started by investigation of the and be braced for duty and for trial by the Scriptures, when no difference of opinion arises truth of God's word. Let no friendship, no in which will set men to searching the Bible for fluence, no entreaty, let not the smiles, the con themselves to make sure that they have the fidence or the rewards of any man induce you truth, there will be many now, as in ancient to swerve from the path in which the Lord times, who will hold to tradition and worship would lead you."—Testimony From Basel, they know not what. . . . Switzerland, 1886. "When God's people are at ease and satisfied "We must not think, 'Well, we have all the with their present enlightenment, we may be truth, we understand the main pillars of our sure that He will not favor them. It is His will faith, and we may rest on this knowledge.' The that they should be ever moving forward to re truth is an advancing truth, and we must walk ceive the increased and ever-increasing light in the increasing light. . . . which is shining for them. The present attitude "We do not claim that in the doctrines of the church is not pleasing to God. There has sought out by those who have studied the word come in a self-confidence that has led them to of truth, there may not be some error, for no feel no necessity for more truth and greater man that lives is infallible; but if God has sent light. . . . God wills that a voice shall be heard light, we want it; and God has sent light, and arousing His people to action."—Testimonies, let every man be careful how he treats it. ... vol. 5, pp. 707-709. Our brethren should be willing to investigate "Precious light is to shine forth from the in a candid way every point of controversy. If Word of God, and let no one presume to dic a brother is teaching error, those who are in tate what shall or what shall not be brought responsible positions ought to know it; and if before the people in the messages of enlighten he is teaching truth, they ought to take their ment that He shall send. . . . Whatever may stand at his side. We should all know what is be his position of authority, no one has a right being taught among us, for if it is truth, we to shut away the light from the people. When need to know it."—Review and Herald, March a message comes in the name of the Lord to 25, 1890. His people, no one may excuse himself from an JULY, 1952 Paw 31 investigation of its claims. No one can afford trine that you do not understand, do not con to stand back in an attitude of indifference and demn the message until you have given it a self-confidence, and say: 'I know what is truth. thorough investigation, and know from the I am satisfied with my position. I have set my Word of God that it is not tenable. . . . God stakes, and I will not be moved away from my has precious light to come to His people at this position, whatever may come. I will not listen very time, and you should strive earnestly in to the message of this messenger; for I know your investigations to aim at nothing less than that it can not be truth.' It was from pursuing a thorough knowledge of every point of truth, this very course that the popular churches were that you may not be found in the day of God left in partial darkness, and that is why the among those who have not lived by every word messages of heaven have not reached them. . . . that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. . . . "If a message comes that you do not under When new light is presented to the church, it stand, take pains that you may hear the reasons is perilous to shut yourselves away from it. Re the messenger may give, comparing scripture fusing to hear because you are prejudiced with scripture, that you may know whether or against the message or the messenger will not not it is sustained by the Word of God. If you make your case excusable before God."—Ibid., believe that the positions taken have not the pp. 59, 60. Word of God for their foundation, if the posi "New light will ever be revealed on the Word tion you hold on the subject can not be con of God to him who is in living connection with troverted, then produce your strong reasons; the Sun of Righteousness. Let no one come to for your position will not be shaken by coming the conclusion that there is no more truth to in contact with error. . . . To hold yourselves be revealed. The diligent, prayerful seeker for aloof from an investigation of truth is not the truth will find precious rays of light yet to way to carry out the Saviour's injunction to shine forth from the Word of God. Many gems 'search the Scriptures.' "—Testimonies on Sab are yet scattered that are to be gathered to bath School Work, pp. 65, 66. gether to become the property of the remnant "When asked to hear the reasons of a doc people of God."—Ibid., pp. 53, 54.

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EDWIN FROOM Instructor, S.D.A. Theological Seminary

PART I , the development from psalms to hyrnns in the colonies. I. Hymns of the Heart Replace the Psalms 1. EARLY PSALMODY GIVES WAY TO WATTS'S N ORDER to understand the vital part HYMNODY.—The Bay Psalm Book, published that sacred song played both in the Great in 1640 at Cambridge, Massachusetts, was the I Awakening, and then in the Great Revival first book printed in the English colonies in of the early nineteenth century, we must go North America. For a century and a quarter back and quickly trace congregational singing psalmody alone was used in the Colonial from the time of the Reformation. Luther re churches, and instrumental music was not used placed the Latin choir hymn with the German until Thomas Brattle introduced his organ in congregational hymn, but in Great Britain the 1711.3 versified psalms held sway for two centuries be Meanwhile, in England, Isaac Watts (1674- fore hymns of "human composure" came into 1748), the "father of English hymnody," became use in churches. Bailey epitomizes it aptly: thoroughly disgusted with the restricted and "When Henry VIII of England used his divorce unwieldy psalms sung, which were limited to from Catherine of Aragon as a lever to pry the Eng a few tunes,4 and the "heavy slow motion and lish Church loose from the grip of Rome, he too tedious syllables of the time." In his hymns [like Luther] threw away Latin hymns, but unlike the provisions of the gospel are given with Luther he put nothing in their place. Under the in fluence of John Calvin, the theologian, . . . the remarkable fullness, balance, and clarity.5 They newly founded Anglican and Scottish Churches re won the hearts of the people, despite great jected all hymns of 'human composure' but allowed opposition, and won general acceptance in the the people to sing Biblical Psalms made metrical." 1 dissenting churches by the middle of the cen The few poets who wrote hymns did not tury. intend them for public devotions—men like 2. WATTS'S HYMNS COME TO AMERICA.—When Herbert, Milton, Baxter, Bunyan, and others. Whitefield came to America in 1739 the churches They never sought to compete with the best- still relied on the old psalmody, such as the known psalters—the "old version" of Sternhold Bay Psalm Book or the older versions.6 But in and Hopkins (1562) and the "new version" the mid-eighteenth century Great Awakening of Tate and Brady (1696), as well as Rous' many churches became eager for songs breath version in Scotland. Not until shortly before ing the spirit of revival and expressive of their the Methodist movement was born did the own new-found faith and fervor. Watts's hymns paraphrases and hymns of Isaac Watts (d. 1748) became popular. People sang them not only begin to supplement and replace the psalms in the churches but also in the streets and on in the dissenting churches. His hymns, directed the ferryboats going to and from meetings. And to the common man, won great popularity; and why were not the Wesleyan hymns popularized the Wesleyan hymns, a few years later, further in America in this period? John Wesley's first satisfied the desire for songs more in harmony songbook was published here. But it must be with the powerful revival preaching of the time remembered that the Wesleyan forces were di and more expressive of revival fervor.2 But the vided into two groups—the Armenians under Wesleyan songs did not affect American revival the Wesleys, and the Calvinists under White- ism until some time later. Let us now trace field. The latter were not at all enthusiastic over the basic theology of the Wesleyan hymns, and so preferred Watts's.7 And although the Excerpt from Chapter III of the forthcoming Volume IV of Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers.—EDITORS. anti-revivalists were censorious, Jonathan Ed- JULY, 1952 Page 33 wards defended these new hymns of Watts as Christian experience "mirrored in verse." lz affording the vehicle of expressing the feelings These new revival hymns reflected a definite aroused by the Great Awakening.8 change of religious experience and outlook— The controversy that developed over hymns a heightened emotion, expressing the inward of human composition lasted long in America. aspirations and experiences of the soul. They Watts's hymns did not come into general church exalted the atonement and glowed with the use here until late in the eighteenth century, fire of God's free grace. They reached the heart, but the Great Awakening brought them out for their concept of definite release from sin and "put them on the lips of the multitude." through personal conversion made each singer So it was that the religious revival was borne feel that the songs truly meant "even me," as along on the buoyant wings of song. they described the intense struggle of the soul— II. Uplifting Songs of the Great Revival together with the grace, hope, light, and peace Just as it was the Great Awakening that held out by faith, the bursting of the bonds turned the church from the metrical psalms to of sin, and the subsequent rejoicing in liber Watts, and prepared the way for Wesley, so , ation and redemption.18 it was the renewed warmth of the Great Re With this type of song great singing throngs vival, after 1790, that made evangelical hym- became one as the rhythmic lines swelled in nody generally acceptable, as an insistent de unison. Revival response was inevitable. So the mand arose for these hymns of a revival type. Great Revival inspired the hymns; and the 1. WESLEYS INTRODUCE HYMNS OF EXPERIENCE. hymns, in turn, inspired the revival.14 The —Before we discuss the use of hymns and spirit tunes were from the sixteenth- and seventeenth- ual songs in the Great Revival of the early century English church, German chorales, and eighteenth century, it will be desirable to turn contemporary popular songs. And, quite apart back to the origin and nature of the Wesleyan from the words, the matching music itself had hymnody, contemporary with the Great Awak strong emotional appeal, creating an atmos ening. The Wesleyan revival in England intro phere favorable to conversion. There were few duced a radically new type of congregational indigenous hymns before 1800, with the excep song—the subjective utterance of awakened tion of folk hymns, and the "singing school" hearts that sang because they could not keep type, such as propagated by William Billings from singing. Watts had nobly sought to im and others in New England.15 prove the service of praise in the church, but Toward the end of the century the Baptists many of his hymns were very objective—sheer and Presbyterians, as well as the Methodists, praise of God—and definitely Calvinistic. The began to demand an evangelical hymnody of Wesley's struck a still higher note—the procla the revival type, different from those for the mation of Christ's unlimited atonement, the regular church services, more expressive of the heralding of His free grace for all mankind, and feelings of the frontiersmen. And, in addition the personal appeal to human hearts. These to those of Watts, Wesley, John Newton, and pulsating hymns kindled and kept aflame the others, they composed hymns of their own. great Wesleyan revival, for evangelistic preach These they sang to familiar fdlk tunes inherited ing depends largely for its effectiveness upon the from earlier times, and the fugal type of tunes. obbligato of such songs *—songs that have the Thus the new American freedom in religion power, beyond that of the spoken or written was expressed by exuberant freedom in song, word, to penetrate and uplift the heart, to which could not be controlled by denomina illuminate religious thought and Christian ex tional authority. The Presbyterian Church never perience, and to educate in the faith. recognized the folk hymns, and the Methodist It was John Wesley who established the leaders tried to hold to the official Wesleyan spiritual song in permanent lines. The succes songs. But they never quite succeeded, even in sive Methodist hymnals contained hymns trans the relatively urbanized coastal region. lated from the German of the Moravian Breth So from 1790 to 1832 a flood of popular ren by John Wesley, who had revealed to him hymns was spread to the utmost bounds of the the spiritual potentialities of gospel song as an country, the results chiefly of the zeal of the aid to devotion,10 and he had a definite part hardy Baptist churches and the itinerant Meth in many of his brother's hymns. But Charles odist circuit riders, who penetrated wherever Wesley was the poet of the movement. And there was a settlement, visiting solitary cabins Charles's conversion released within him the as well as assembling vast throngs in the open. glorious gift of song that never thereafter Often the preacher had the only hymnbook, failed him.11 His hymns constituted his own and he would have to "line," or give out the

Page 34 THE MINISTRY words two lines at a time. Thus the tunes minister and his message. This is the reason needed to be simple and easy to remember.16 why many singing evangelists are not recog (Concluded next month) nized as on an equality with the minister. REFERENCES I am glad that the denomination has right 1 Albert E. Bailey, The Gospel in Hymns, p. 309. fully recognized the consecrated song leader. 2 Ibid., chaps. 2, 3. 3 Henry Wilder Foote, Three Centuries of American Hym- Let us who have chosen the singing ministry as nody, pp. 3, 42, 80, 81. our mission, endeavor to live up to the high The first portion of Psalms 23 affords one of the better examples: standards that God has set for this ministry. Sometimes these leaders render a satisfactory "The Lord to mee a shepheard is, want therefore shall not I. musical service in church and evangelistic meet Hee in the folds of tender-grasse, ings, but, without a genuine experience, their doth cause me down to lie: musicianship lacks real heart appeal, and is not "To waters calme me gently leads, Restore my soule doth hee: very effective. He doth in paths of righteousness The professional attitude many times leads to -for his names sake leade mee." a habit of faultfinding. But faultfinders are *Ibid., chap. 4. sooner or later out of the picture. The sacred 5 Watts voiced a living faith in such appealing hymns as "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross," "Joy to the World, song leader, aside from his musical gifts, should the Lord Is Come," "O God, Our Help in Ages Past," "Be have a working knowledge of the Word of God. fore Jehovah's Awful Throne," and many others in his Hymns and Spiritual Songs (1707) and Psalms Imitated in This does not mean he should take the place of the Language of the New Testament (1719). (See Louis F. Benson, The English Hymn, pp. 122ff; George B. Jackson, the minister, though if an emergency arises he White and Negro Spirituals, chap. 2.) should be able to "take the service." 6 Benson, op. cit., pp. 163, 315. 7 Harvey B. Marks, The Rise and Growth of English Hyra- Effective song leaders should also strive to nody, pp. 81, 82. 8 Foote, op. cit., pp. 146, 148, 149; Benson, op. cit., pp. become effective personal evangelists, especially 163, 164. if they are helping in an evangelistic meeting. 9 Grover C. Loud, Evangelized America, p. 112. "Benson, op. cit., p. 223; Frederick J. Fillman, The Evo With all our music we must be consecrated soul lution of the English Hymn, pp. 214-219. winners. 11 Benson, op. cit., pp. 230, 234, 241, 242. 12 Ibid., chap. 5. Of course many of his six thousand hymns One of the most common and really justified were not of permanent character; but his "Oh, for a Thou sand Tongues to Sing My Great Redeemer's Praise" (1749), criticisms of singing evangelists is that they talk "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing" (1738), "Love Divine, All too much during the song service. Singing, not Love Excelling" (1747), "Jesus, Lover of My Soul" (1739), and "How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds" are unsurpassed. talking, should be their great aim, and yet Many were really the reflection of John's deep Christian ex perience as well, and were actually of joint composition. there is an art in knowing just how much to (Marks, op. cit., pp. 99, 103; Loud, op. cit., p. 113.) say, for a song service that consists only of call 18 Loud, op. cit.,©p. 113. Ibid., pp. 113, 115. ing out a new number at the close of each song 15 Benson, op. cit., pp. 167, 169. can become very dull and monotonous. Ibid., pp. 284, 285, 291, 292; Jackson, op. cit., chaps. 3, 4. The singing evangelist who is qualified for his task will not be ignorant of the organization The Singing Evangelist he represents. He should be an enthusiastic sup porter of every policy, plan, and ideal. Just to HAROLD R. TURNER know music alone—though in that realm he is Singing Evangelist, South African Union Conference supposed to excel—will not call forth the sup HE singing evangelist must be inspired port he should have. Twith the highest ideals, which means that It takes much thought and planning to ren he will be willing to pay the price of applica der a well-balanced and effective program. tion and practice. Such a worker soon enters Therefore, the song leader should be alert. He upon the joys of leadership. There is no joy to should try to discover those who possess musical be compared with that of seeing definite results talent, also to encourage those who are just in souls saved by the ministry of the Word beginners or who have lost their enthusiasm. through preaching and singing. The singing Mr. Moody is reported to have said, "It is better evangelist should be as well trained and as to set ten men at work than to do the work of effective as the minister. And the two should ten men." Surely this is wise advice for any stand together as a team. leader. Too often the singing evangelist becomes self- There is another phase that is very impor satisfied. He renders but perfunctory service. tant. The singing evangelist should, above all, Such a so-called leader seems satisfied to do as be punctual and have a very cooperative spirit. little as will let him get by. He generally has a He should have the ability to overlook grace ready excuse to offer for his lack of preparation, fully the unintentional mistakes of those with to say nothing of the music he offers at differ whom he is associated. ent services and his lack of cooperation with the (Continued on page JULY, 1952 Page 35 The Answer to Your Folder Needs

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A Great Woman Evangelist D. H. KRESS, M.D. Orlando, Florida

[EDITORIAL NOTE.—Dr. Daniel H. Kress, our be ered as an appendix to the Bible and of equal loved veteran physician and minister, recently sent to authority with it. When I came into the church I the Ministerial Association a copy of a precious doc stated to the brethren with whom I conversed that ument we desire to share with the field. Mrs. S. M. I. I knew nothing at all about this matter, but that I Henry, whose influence through the W.C.T.U. was confident God was leading me hither and that reached into wide areas, became a Seventh-day Ad- He would not lead me into any organization where ventist in the early 90's. It was difficult for her at I would find an insuperable barrier to faith, and if first to appreciate the Spirit of prophecy in our they were willing to accept me upon this condition, midst. The following article reveals her reactions, I was glad to come in. and suggests from her pen some very excellent "People who have been awakened to and accepted methods for presenting this subject to new believers. the Sabbath truth have written me asking me Today many o£ our workers have grown up in whether I have accepted the Testimonies. I have Adventism. Since the acceptance of the Spirit of been obliged to evade this question. I could only prophecy presented no problem to them personally, say that my acceptance or rejection of any point is too often they are not conscious of the tremendous not to be considered for a moment; every question conflict new believers face while studying about the must be settled by each individual in conference gift. Mrs. Henry's experience may well guide our with God alone. In this, as with every truth, the teaching methods. In his letter accompanying this Spirit of God must be the teacher. I was trusting to article Dr. Kress stated: "I was present at the meet God to teach me in His own way, but all the time ing in Chicago where she received the help referred the subject of the Spirit of prophecy grew darker to in regard to the relation the Spirit of prophecy and darker to my mind. sustained to the Bible and to this church. After this "I had so much confidence in the intelligent un Sister Henry and I visited the camp meetings, and derstanding of my brethren who fully accepted the she was able to bear her testimony. We had great Testimonies that I could not repudiate the claim revivals and reformations. I believe it would be of that this is God's way of teaching His people in help to some of our workers who are readers of THE these days. I had read only a few paragraphs from MINISTRY."—L. c. K.] these writings, but to everything that I had read or heard I found a chord in my heart ready to respond; N THE early 90's Mrs. S. M. I. Henry, a de nothing seemed strange or new; it was always like I vout member of the Methodist Church and a stave or bar from some old song, a repetition or for twenty-five years one of the foremost leaders resetting of some truth which I had known and of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, loved long before; hence I found nothing that could lead to any controversy. was a patient at the Battle Creek Sanitarium. "But one question troubled me: Suppose I should There she accepted the message taught by Sev find some point in these writings with which I enth-day Adventists, and united with the Ad- could not agree, which would be of vital significance ventist Church. She had a very keen mind, was if it were competent to become the end of contro versy, what would I do with it? I knew that so far a remarkable Bible student, and had been a as any light which I now had would serve me, it national evangelist for the W.C.T.U. The fol would be impossible to surrender my own judgment lowing is a statement written by Mrs. Henry to this authority. The Bible had my unquestioning concerning her difficulties in understanding and obedience; but while the Testimonies might be good, sound, and helpful, they were not discovered accepting the Testimonies to the church, and of sufficient authority to command obedience and the clear light that came to her on the character silence controversy in some of those who professed and purpose of the Spirit of prophecy in the to have been always led by them. remnant church. She wrote: "This caused a heavy burden on my soul. In this state of mind I went to the Chicago Medical Mis "The manner in which the work of Mrs. E. G. sionary Training School, December 7-16. This White was first brought to my attention was such meeting was one of power. The Spirit of the Lord as to give me an entirely false conception of it, and was poured out from the first, and everything was being built upon this conception, everything which brought into a very strong light, especially the prin had followed only increased the difficulties in un ciples that it has been the peculiar work of Sister derstanding it. White to bring to notice; and as the discussions pro "I supposed that these Testimonies were consid- gressed, my perplexities increased. I felt more and JULY, 1952 Page 37 more sure day by day that I was coming to another nebulae to constellations, far-away points of light to point on which depended much of experience of planets and to suns burning with glory. The failure some sort. At least I had another question to settle has been in understanding what the Testimonies very soon. are and how to use them. They are not the heavens "One day at dinner a brother who sat next to me palpitating with countless orbs of truth, but they inquired if I had found any difficulty in accepting do lead the eye and give it power to penetrate the any of the points of truth. This struck me as a little glories of the mysterious living Word of God. singular. How could anyone have difficulty in ac "This has been the most beautiful experience cepting a point of truth? It could not be a point of which has ever been granted me. It grows on me truth to him until he was convinced that it was from day to day. I have often tried to imagine how truth, and then how could he help accepting it? No Galileo's heart must have throbbed and his whole man can dodge anything he holds as truth. He may soul filled, even before he obtained one glimpse of refuse to obey it, but he must recognize and accept the vast unexplored field where worlds on worlds it. While this was flashing through my mind, the were keeping rhythmic step to the throbbing heart brother was talking on, and among other things he of the Infinite One whose steady strokes of power made reference to the Testimonies. I was greatly set the pace for every moving thing. Now I think disturbed, and hastily replied, 'I know nothing I know." about the Testimonies; but when I see anything as truth I have nothing to do but to receive and obey it.' Bible Study Outlines "If the Testimonies were the Word of God for this time in which we live, if this was the fulfill ment of the prophecy of Joel, I wanted to know it; but only God could make me know it. The brethren Ellen G. White's Methods of did their best to help me, but all that was said Personal Work seemed only to add to my perplexity until at last, feeling that I could go no further in any direction MYRTLE A. CAMP until this question was disposed of, I determined to Bible Instructor, Southern California Conference give myself to it at the sacrifice of any and all things. I asked the brethren to join with me in I. AN EARLY EXPERIENCE. prayer that the Spirit of the Lord might come to my relief. 1. I arranged meetings with my young "Accordingly we all bowed in prayer, and I friends. A number of them were vain stated my case to God, with as deep a sense of need and thoughtless. as I had ever known in my life. All the great and 2. Several entire nights were spent by me marvelous blessings of my life were for the time forgotten in this present need, and as must always in earnest prayer for those whom I had be true, I was heard. The manifestation of the sought out and brought together for the power of the Spirit of God was as clear as sunlight; purpose of laboring and praying with and in that light I saw the Testimonies as simply a them. lens to a telescope through which to look at the truth. It at once grew from a lens to a telescope, a 3. At every one of our little meetings I perfect, beautiful telescope, subject to all telescopic continued to exhort and pray for each conditions and limitations, directed toward the field one separately, until every one had of the heavens, that field of the Bible. "Clouds, may intervene between it and a heaven yielded to Jesus, acknowledging the full of stars, clouds of unbelief, of contention; Satan merits of His pardoning love. may blow tempests all about it; it may be blurred 4. Night after night in my dreams I seemed by the breath of our own selfishness; the dust of superstition may gather upon it; we may meddle to be laboring for the salvation of souls. with it, and turn it aside from the field; it may be At such times special cases were pre pointed away toward empty space; it may be turned sented to my mind; these I afterward end for end, so that everything is so diminished that sought out and prayed with. In every we can recognize nothing. We may change the focus so that everything is distorted out of all harmonious instance but one these persons yielded proportions and made hideous. It may be so short themselves to the Lord. ened that nothing but a great piece of opaque glass II. TWENTY-TWO YEARS AFTER THE SEED SOW shall appear to our gaze. If the lens is mistaken for the field, we can receive but a very narrow concep ING. tion of the most magnificent spectacle with which When I called upon her I talked to her the heavens ever invited our gaze; but in its of Jesus and the beauties of heaven, and proper office, as a medium of enlarged and clearer the words were spoken with such fervor vision, as a telescope, the Testimony has a wonder fully beautiful and holy office. that she was charmed, and had never "Everything depends upon our relation to it and forgotten them. After twenty-two years the use which we make of it. In itself it is only a there was quite a company as the result glass through which to look, but in the hand of the of that visit and the literature given at Divine Director, properly mounted, set at the right angle and adjusted to the eye of the observer, with that time. a field clear of clouds, it will reveal truth such as III. AN EXPERIENCE IN NIMES, FRANCE. will quicken the blood, gladden the heart, and open a wide door of expectation. It will reduce 1. I told him because his brethren had Page 38 THE MINISTRY made a mistake that was no reason that 3. Did He know that He would be nailed to a he should grieve the heart of Christ, who cross? Ps. 22:16. 4. Was the language of His mockers known to had loved him so much that He had Him? Verses 7, 8. died to redeem him. 5. Did He know what drink would be offered 2. I urged an immediate decision. to assuage His thirst? Ps. 69:21. 6. Did Jesus know that He would be separated IV. AN EFFECTIVE USE OF LITERATURE. from God? Ps. 22:1. 1. I talked with him just as though he were III. THE NEW TESTAMENT FULFILLMENT OF THE with us. I talked of his responsibilities. DIVINE PLAN. 1. When the exact time had come what happened? 2. I lent him some of the big books, and he God sent Jesus. John 3:16; Gal. 4:4. was especially helped by Patriarchs and 2. Did Jesus know the hour of His crucifixion? Prophets. John 12:27. \ 3. What held Jesus to the covenant of peace and V. LEAVES FROM THE DIARY OF 1892. sacrifice? Love for God and man. John 17:24. 1. Sister H has given up the truth. . . . 4. What cry on Calvary signified the completion of the covenant? John 19:30. After a short conversation we all bowed in prayer, and the Lord breathed upon IV. APPEAL. 1. What was and still is the desire of God? Eph. us His Holy Spirit. We felt the presence 1:3, 4. of God, and we greatly hope that this 2. What will be Jesus' invitation to those who effort shall not be in vain. accept Him and His sacrifice now? Matt. 25:34. 2. We attended meeting, and invited our 3. What is our happy response? 1 John 4:19. next-door neighbor to go with us. She readily consented. 3. I prayed with them and then left them in the hands of God. 4. We drove out to a pleasant grove, where GOWNS the parents and children of the Sabbath PULPIT-CHOIR school were having a picnic. I spoke. BAPTISMAL DOCTORS MASTERS BACHELORS Our Everlasting Saviour CAPS GOWNS AHD AMY I. ASHLEY HOODS Bible Instructor, South England Conference fSl'1917

[EDITORIAL NOTE.—The eternity and pre-existence of Christ have been widely discussed in modern istic circles. Many otherwise sincere Christians have been influenced by ministers whose rationalistic views destroyed the faith "once delivered to the saints." Before the message of this hour may take a solid hold, many of our readers will need to be come acquainted with the Christ of prophecy. Amy ARE YOU PREPARED FOR Ashley, one of our experienced Bible instructors in England, here presents a practical and simple Bible Convenient reading.—L. c. K.] Dispensing of I. JESUS BEFORE THE CREATION OF THE WORLD. Tracts? * Have you seen the 1. When and with whom did Jesus originally live? new QUICK-PIC LIT John 17:5. ERATURE RACK? Hand iest, most ingenious, for 2. With what great work was He associated? display and dispensing John 1:3. of tracts and all types 3. What counsel was made between God and of leaflet literature. Jesus? Zech. 6:12, 13. * Crystal-clear Plexi glass compartments 4. What sacrifice did God determine to make? for complete view of Acts 2:23. contents. 5. For what purpose was Jesus set aside? 1 Peter * Twelve standard 1:18-20. sizes, wall and stand types. For complete in II. JESUS IN OLD TESTAMENT TIMES. formation send for descriptive folder. 1. Was the place of His birth made known? Micah 5:2. EDINS SERVICE SPECIALTIES 2. Was He then acquainted with the price for 801-809 Pecan Street, Abilene, Texas which He would be sold? Zech. 11:13. JULY, 1952 Page 391 HEPHERDESS

Be a Mother-in-Heart

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AVE you ever tried being your own marriage, and the young couple had no other mother-in-law? place to go. H For the next 15 minutes, suppose that Now this mother-in-law made a set of rules— you take your daughter-in-law's place, and see for herself! Placed in a new position, she was if you like yourself. sure she had much to learn before she could Do you remember when you were first mar attempt to give rules to others, even though ried and you didn't quite know all about house those others were members of her own family. keeping? Do you recall how embarrassed you "I'm not and never was a saint, you know," she became when things didn't work out—perhaps said with a twinkle in her eyes. "In fact, I had at a family dinner—as you thought they should? something in common with my daughter-in-law Do you still feel the smart of that sarcastic re —temper, which, only because I was older than mark or the chill of a frigid silence that was she, I was better able to control." meant as a rebuke? Solemnly she handed me a tattered piece of It is hard—isn't it?—to keep in mind that paper and said, "Here are my rules." As I began your child is not only yours now, but also reading them she went on to say, "They were belongs to someone else, having a new relation easy to write—but hard to follow. I also tried ship and responsibility to carry out as a hus constantly to keep in mind the Golden Rule, band. But one must keep that in mind. which was really the foundation of everything "Wait until you're asked," is said to be a I wrote down." good policy to follow. It means not only in This is what I read, including some of my visiting the newlyweds uninvited, but also in friends' comments: offering unsolicited advice. Of course, if they 1. Never enter the young couple's room with live with you that's not another story but the out a specific invitation. Anything that needs same one with emphasis. to be said can wait until the family is together. "That's all very true," more than one mother- 2. Never ask prying questions. If the young in-law will say, "but I want my child to be people want to tell anything, it is a good idea happy. How can I sit back and watch things to listen with interest but to hold back unfavor go wrong when I can so easily put them right?" able comments. That's a good time to stop to think. Don't you 3. Honestly praise the daughter-in-law when remember how you resented interference, how ever possible. This is best done by trying to you had to make your mistakes and learn see the girl through the son's and husband's through your own experiences? Or did you? eyes, and to see the qualities which made him Do you mind if I tell how a woman I know choose her for his wife. solved this problem? I think she did it perfectly, 4. Never criticize the daughter-in-law to the even though she had more obstacles than most. son, nor talk about her to friends or relatives. Her daughter-in-law would have been an un 5. Ask for divine guidance each day in being desirable addition to anyone's family. Conflict a good mother-in-law. This may take months ing religious and racial backgrounds were the of self-discipline but it pays in rich rewards. least of her difficulties. Laziness and slatternly This particular mother-in-law saw her son's mar habits were carried to extremes. Besides, a hot riage turn into a completely happy one. Now temper made the girl almost impossible to live the young people have a son and a home of with—yet the mother-in-law and daughter-in- their own, which they want to share with law had to live together. It was a run-away "grandma" whenever she wishes it.

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young People©s Problems Hustad, Alice M., Strictly Confidential, 1944, Augs burg Publishing House, Minneapolis, Minn. Murray, Alfred L., Youth©s Problem No. 1 (Friend ships), 1938, Zondervan. Murray, Alfred L., Youth©s Courtship Problems, Zondervan. Shryock, Harold, On Becoming a Man, 1951, Review & Herald. Shryock, Harold, On Becoming a Woman, 1951, Re view & Herald. Spalding, Arthur, Days of Youth, 1932, Pacific Press. Dalrymple, Gwynne, How Your Mind Works, Pa cific Press. Page 42 THE MINISTRY Sabbath School Helps 7« General Benson, Clarence H., An Introduction to Child Study, 1945, Moody Press, Chicago, 111. Moore, Mary Hunter, They That Be Teachers, 1937, OOKS Southern Publishing Assn. Sabbath School Department of General Conference, The Soul Winning Sabbath School, 1947, Review The Letters of St. Paul and Hebrews, Arthur S. 8c Herald. Way, Moody Press, Chicago, 1950, 228 pages, Sabbath School Department of General Conference, $2.50. Teaching Teachers to Teach, 1949, Southern Pub lishing Assn. This is a translation, directly from the Greek, of Kindergarten and Cradle Roll Paul's fourteen epistles. It is excellently done. It is Striplin, Clara D., Those Tiny Tots, 1948, Review by an "extensive translator of the Greek and Latin & Herald. classics," such as the Odes of Horace and the Primary Odyssey of Homer. Its object is to set before English readers the meaning of the original, not in the lit- Breitigam, R. R., The Challenge of Child Evange erality of a word-for-word rendering, but in the lism, 1951, Southern Publishing Assn. endeavor to get back to what Paul intended to con Martin, Grace, Teaching Primary Children, 1937, vey by the words he used, by putting readers in the Judson Press, Philadelphia. place of those who first listened to these letters. Srnither, Teaching Primaries in the Church School, No thorough student of Scripture limits himself Broadman Press, Nashville, Tenn. to one translation. Here is something helpfully sug Junior gestive and with much real value. Hare, Eric, Those Juniors, 1946, Review & Herald. CARLYLE B. HAYNES. Sabbath School Department of General Conference, Agenda for Child Evangelism Institutes, 1951. Luther Discovers the Gospel, by Uuras Saarnivaara, Home Missionary Helps Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, 1951, pp. De Schweintz, Karl, The Art of Helping People Out xv, 146, $1.95. of Trouble, 1924, Houghton Mifflin, N.Y. Hundreds of years after Luther's death, and after Shoemaker, Samuel M., How You Can Help Other thousands of volumes have been published on the People, 1946, E. P. Button & Co., N.Y. Saxon Reformer, it seems that nothing new can be White, Ellen G., The Welfare Ministry, J951, Re said. Yet the little volume by the Finnish Luther view & Herald. scholar, Uuras Saarnivaara, deals with the very Pamphlets: kernel of Luther's religious experience; and that Lift Him Up phase seems to have escaped the full attention of Go (monthly magazine) the Luther scholars, especially in the last twenty-five MV Helps years. Indeed, the crucial question is: What is the sinner's way to righteousness and sanctification? Bietz, A. L., The "Know-how" of Christian Living, That was Luther's problem, and it was not a theo 1951, Pacific Press. retical problem to him—it was the problem of his Pamphlets: own soul's salvation. The eminently subjective ele Youth and Share Your Faith Evangelism ment in Luther's own experience gives to his entire Share Your Faith theology a warm, personal glow and penetrates all MV Program Kit (quarterly magazine) his works. Spalding, A. W., Captains of the Host, 1949, Review Luther Discovers the Gospel is an excellent analy & Herald. sis of a psychological struggle for faith. The author Spalding, A. W., Christ©s Last Legion, 1949, Review examines carefully and intelligently how and when & Herald. Luther discovered the gospel. The study of this lit Solomon, Ben, Leadership of Youth, 1950, Youth tle book proves that it was not an easy task, in Service Inc., Putnam Valley, N.Y. spite of the enormous number of publications that White, Ellen G., Messages to Young People, 1930, we have from Luther's hand. In fact, such a task Southern Publishing Assn. takes more than a scholar's skill; it calls for per sonal interest along with an intimate knowledge of Luther's writings. The author examines carefully The Singing Evangelist the influence that Staupitz had over the Augustin- ian monk, and finds that Luther's discovery of the (Continued from page 55) gospel came later than is commonly supposed. The The first evidence of leadership is confidence. notion of justification by faith lay dormant in him This does not mean that he depends upon him until 1512, when Luther grasped this evangelical truth; but it was only in 1518 that he had a real self, but he must have the confidence that he and full understanding of the gospel, and he came can do the job. He knows what he wants, and to the conclusion that the righteousness revealed in is alive to what he is doing and so in love with the gospel is passive, indicating that the merciful it that others will gladly follow him. When this God justifies us by faith. He then felt as though he is the result the leader can feel he is, by the had been reborn altogether and had entered Para dise, as it were. The author does not conclude, I help of God, accomplishing the work he has am sure, that Luther's struggle for faith was over. been called to do. Luther's quest for a mastery of faith was his life- JULY, 1952 Page 43 long task. Mr. Saarnivaara gives credit to the medi In a final chapter the author stresses the impor eval theology that has influenced Luther's concept, tance of the imagination in creating a service of and he also mentions Lefevre d'£taples (errone beauty and worship. He says: "There is, I am con ously spelled "Etable," p. 144; another misspelling vinced, but one logical purpose for which church is Psalterium Quintuplex instead of "Quincuplex"). music may be employed, and that is to the glory One of the merits of this book is to distinguish very of God; not for any of the psychological, social, clearly between the pre-Reformation, Catholic no opportunistic, or utilitarian ends for which our tion of justification and the Lutheran concept. The worship music is now tortured out of its true na author has endeavored to bring light into the con ture, but as an offering, a sacrifice, a return in kind fused ideas that have too often hindered the his of God's gift of beauty to man."—Page 129. torian from seeing clearly the distinction between The book contains several musical examples and medieval and Reformation concepts. This well-doc a selected list of anthems suitable for church use, umented study should not be missed by anyone meeting the author's ideals. who appreciates a clear analysis of the way in One does not have to agree with everything in the which Luther actually came in contact with the book, but it is a stimulating and worthy contribu gospel of salvation. DANIEL WALTHER. tion which should challenge every minister and church musician to offer a more acceptable musical Church Music, by Archibald T. Davison, Harvard offering each Sabbath. HAROLD B. HANNUM. University Press, 1952, 148 pages, $3.25. The author of this book is professor of music in How Jesus Dealt with Men, Raymond Calkins, Harvard University and author of several books on Abingdon-Cokesbury Press, New York and Nash choral music. He is a profound scholar, with a con ville, 1942, 214 pages, $1.75. viction that is a passion that Protestant church music is in a sad state of disrepute and needs to It was Jesus' perfect insight into men's lives and be lifted to a higher level if it is to be a worthy thoughts, His deep understanding of human nature, sacrifice to God. and His love and tact in dealing with individuals He approaches his subject "as a musician, as an that made Him the "Master" with the intelligent organist and choirmaster of long experience in a Nicodemus or with the poor blind beggar. Mr. variety of churches, and as a layman who finds Calkins' interpretation of Christ's contacts with church music a distraction from rather than an individuals is likewise unusual and intriguing. In incitement to worship. Whatever opinions are ex ten chapters he depicts in a vivid manner Christ's pressed, then, result not from prejudice or caprice influence on ten Bible personages, included among but are consistently based on evidence of a technical whom are the woman of Samaria, the paralytic, and nature and upon aesthetic and religious convic the rich young man. tion."—From the Preface. The author emphasizes Christ's method of Dr. Davison clearly sets forth his ideas and dis singling one out of the crowd and bestowing upon cusses the kind of rhythm, melody, and other ele that one the physical and spiritual blessings that he ments of musical style that are best in sacred needed. Jesus was characterized by grace, moral and music. spiritual power, sympathy, and love. 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He leads men to the throne of grace After the illustration of the withdrawal of troops To share with him God©s favor. from a vital position in a battle, he makes the following statements: We find him in the cobbler©s shop, "The battle line of a man's life is just as strong And down in the plantation; as the weakest place in that line." "The tempter knows our weakest places, and His greatest burden in this life, those places are where he assails us." To help men find salvation. It is worth reading. H. P. WALDO. Bakers, plumbers, farmers too, They©ve heard the call for reapers, That Ye May Believe, Peter H. Eldersveld, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., They©ve recognized the Saviour©s word, 1950, 172 pages, $2.50. "You are your brother©s keepers." Here are eighteen direct, pungent messages cen The work he©s done is oft unsung, tered about the great affirmations of the Apostles' To him it does not matter; Creed. They are filled with excellent and telling He©s interested only in one thing, illustrations which clarify the central truths of the gospel. The author is the radio minister of the The plan of sin to shatter. Back to God Hour of the Christian Reformed Church. There are, of course, some statements on Our hats are off to you, good friend, basic truth with which we cannot agree, but in the Our prayers that God will bless. main the presentation is sound and strong, and the Press forward in the battle now; demand for a decision is most striking. The great To you God gives success. truths of Christianity must be believed and result in salvation, or be disbelieved and result in con demnation. No neutral ground exists. CARLYLE B. HAYNES. Methodist Ministers Survey THE very rich, the What Are You Living For? John Sutherland Bon- Demands of Their Calling very poor and nell, Abingdon-Cokesbury Press, New York, 1950, local church offi 188 pages, $2.00. cials were listed as among the groups most neg This book of sermons and radio talks in the clear lected by the church at the 31st annual Meth style of Dr. Bonnell will prove stimulating to other odist conference on ministerial training, held builders of sermons. The ones selected have been recently at Garrett Biblical Institute, Evanston. grouped under four sections titled "Invitation to It was explained that the very rich are often Adventure," "From Doubt Into Faith," "Courage to neglected because the minister stands in awe of Overcome," and "The Challenge of Responsibility." The sermon that has given its title to the whole them, the very poor because of indifference, volume is the first in the closing section. and church officiajs because "church business is Although we may take exception to certain state usually the basis of personal contacts, rather ments in three of the sermons in the second section, than Christian fellowship." The 135 pastors "Science—and Religious Faith," "The Origin of the Universe," and "The Origin of Man," even in these who attended the three-day meeting attempted one will find helpful thoughts and new approaches to answer the question: "What is the minister's to the subject that can well be adapted for use. The job . . . besides preaching?" They heard 12 lack one feels here is in bringing out the facts about leading ministers of various denominations pre how correct the Bible is in its incidental references to scientific matters, demonstrating that it was sent different aspects of the pastor's task. He based upon supernatural wisdom and not the lim must "rub shoulders with life," they said; he ited and distorted "knoxvledge" of the times in must be an effective counselor, yet coordinate which it was written. His idea is good, however, his work with that of trained specialists such as that the Bible should not be tied to science of any period, for ideas about science change constantly. physicians, social workers and educators. He In other chapters valuable new insights and use must be able to evaluate local needs and or ful illustrations are given. The sermons that show ganize his church to meet them rather than fol the power in Christianity to transform lives and low set patterns. He must be mindful of the personalities are of especially practical value. Dr. Bonnell is the author also of Spiritual Counseling, needs of special groups. Finally, he must strive which was in the Ministerial Reading Course in to please God first, his bishop and district su 1949. LEONA GLIDDEN RUNNING. perintendent second.—Christian Century. JULY,1952 Page 45 Know Anyone in Trouble?

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On the same day the Committee School of Tropical and Preventive Medicine on Cooperation in Latin America of the Division of of the Foreign Missions, National Council of Churches, re leased a preliminary report on 23 cases of alleged College of Medical Evangelists persecution of Protestants in Colombia between December 1, 1951, and February 15, 1952.) 52 B. Parasitology and Tropical Hygiene for Nurses f The so-called Protestant sects which once made —January 12 to February 6, 1953 their appeal to the socially disadvantaged are at tracting a larger number of middle-class families, 52 C. Tropical Hygiene for Missionaries according to the bishops of the Methodist Church. —July 15-18, 1952 These sects were identified in the bishops' episcopal 52 D. Medical Evangelism for Ministers address to the Church's General Conference in San —July 20-31, 1952 Francisco as those "of an intensely evangelistic type, (Mission appointees are advised to strongly Bible-centered and frequently apocalyptic, take both 52 C and 52 D) emphasizing the Second Coming of Christ." "It may be worthwhile," said the bishops, "to remind our For further information and application forms, modern Methodists that the Church they inherited write Director, had its origin among the socially dispossessed and School of Tropical and was regarded as an unrespected 'sect' in both Eng land and America. In seeking the explanation of the Preventive Medicine phenomenal growth of these small conservative groups, we do not have to look far. Many of them Loma Linda, California exhibit the characteristics of early Methodism. 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(Continued from page 6) (Continued from page 52} papers. It will be food for those who are laboring but all too often, when they are once in our interest in isolated places, in foreign countries and the is seems to cease. We expect them to stay in, and it lands of the sea, to hear in this way from the friends they wander, then we begin to resent it. But of the with whom they have been associated. These ex heavenly Shepherd we read, "He loved them unto periences may be to the readers as a love feast, be the end." Yes, He loved even Judas, though He cause the writers have been eating the bread which knew he was a betrayer. came down from heaven."—Ibid., p. 18. Rescuing wanderers is a difficult and often a thankless task. How much easier it is to sing "Res cue the Perishing" than to face the bleak and cold and go out alone in search for the lost among the We bespeak your careful notice of our hills and the valleys! But just that is the work of advertisers, both new and old. a shepherd. R. A. A.

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WRITING FOR AFTER reading D. A. Dela- Charles, three, and Princess Anne, one and a half OUR JOURNAL field's article "Ministers as years of age, were vacationing with the senior royal J Writers," on page 6, one pair in this favorite retreat. The little prince noted wonders why any minister should be reluctant to that the maid who came in to tidy up the rooms write. Ministers represent a professional group, in was weeping. "Why is everyone so unhappy?" he telligent men who have spent many years preparing asked. The attending nurse quietly explained that for their calling. They expected to be dealing with his grandpa had "gone away." The prince was soon advertising and newspapermen, and should at least calling for "granny." The queen mother, on coming in a measure have prepared for. the writing field. to the nursery, took Charles on her knee and lis As messengers for the Lord and witnesses for truth, tened to his chatter for a time. Presently he asked, they sense a responsibility to the unbelieving world "Where has grandpa gone?" The queen mother as well as to believers. broke down. She didn't reply. Because of other pressures some ministers of abil How one shudders from setting before children ity may become writing lazy. Articles may then be the awful effect of death—yet how bright and hope submitted to the editorial office in the hope that its ful the resurrection answer! toiling personnel will bring order out of their On that "next" occasion this sweet, yet pathetic chaotic thoughts merely because the writer should story will form a part of my introduction. "Where be heard from. Again others who have a message has grandpa gone?" That's the question. Millions are do not work the manuscript over until its ideas asking it, from castle to cottage, as men face the sparkle with life. It is claimed that Rudyard Kip issues of life and death in the fond inner circle. And ling's contributions were, on the average, only one when men ask it the heart is usually tender and the third of their original length. He boiled them down mind responsive—an excellent opportunity to illus until they sparkled. That is why they lived. trate God's grace in the glad resurrection truth. THE MINISTRY is largely dependent upon its en Let us be on the alert for simple illustrations thusiastic contributors and always welcomes prac from everyday life experiences. c. E. v. tical ideas of the field. Editors understand that ministers usually write well, and will make some al lowance when their thoughts may lack coherence, but it is more gratifying when the submitted ma SHEPHERDING "The spirit of the true terial has been thoughtfully and carefully prepared. THE STRAYING shepherd is one of self-for- Since writing has its thrills, which more than getfulness. . . . He learns specialists may enjoy, THE MINISTRY again invites their needs, their sorrows, their trials; and, cooper our workers throughout the world to send us ma ating with the great Burden-bearer, he shares their terial expressing their research convictions or plans afflictions, comforts their distresses, relieves their and methods for pastoral work and evangelism. We soul-hunger, and wins their hearts to God. In this would also urge more medical men and women to work the minister is attended by the angels of speak to the field through its columns. Remember, heaven, and he himself is instructed and enlight this is a journal of method. Others of our church ened in the truth that maketh wise unto salvation." publications give the news of the progress of the —Acts of the Apostles, p. 527. This surely is won work; THE MINISTRY gives the news behind the news derful counsel for a shepherd. —the methods that make the news. R. A. A. Of the Good Shepherd we read: "His tender compassion fell with a touch of healing upon weary and troubled hearts. . . . The afflicted ones who came to Him felt that He linked His interest with UP-TO-DATE ASIDE from the Scriptures, theirs as a faithful and tender friend. . . . They ILLUSTRATIONS life itself yields the most longed to abide in His presence, that the comfort attractive, practical, and of His love might be with them continually."—The heart-appealing illustrations for our use in teaching Desire of Ages, p. 254. truth. The interest-arresting simplicity attending Sheep are never lost suddenly. There is always a many life situations adds forceful appeal to the period of straying before one separates himself from minister's preaching. For instance: the flock. And it is in that experience when one is I was present in London a few months ago when growing careless that he needs the attention and King George VI died. Following the papers several care of the shepherd. Some seem to have a passion times a day and listening 10 conversations on every to save the lost, but only the notoriously lost—such side, I soon sensed the historic and beautiful inti as drunkards, thieves, and reprobates, or heathen macy that exists between the royal family and the idolaters. But what about the one who is straying, people. One touching incident especially appealed who is not completely and openly defiant, not lost to me, and I shall use it the next time I speak on in rebellion, but just a poor wanderer? Will he death and the resurrection. awaken any true sympathy in our hearts? We are It took place in the nursery at Sandringham. on willing to compass land and sea to make proselytes. the day of the king's death. All remember that Prin We can go to all kinds of expense; we perfect all cess Elizabeth and her husband were en route to kinds of devices to attract new people to the truth; Australia. In the meantime their children, Prince (Continued on page 50) Page 52 THE MINISTRY