Australasian Record and Advent World Survey

Publication of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Australasian Division VOL. 88, NO. 1 January 15, 1983

CAPE TO CAPITAL RUN C. A. TOWNEND, Communication Director, North New Zealand Conference

FROM CAPE REINGA, the northernmost tip of New Zealand, to Wellington is a distance of more than 1,200 kilometres. Who would want to run all that way? Meet Albert Sergent, native of Wanganui, but presently a lay minister at Te Kao, our northernmost church. It was there that Brother Sergent decided to make the run, sponsored by Community Services of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, for the National Heart Foundation of New Zealand. Running thirty to forty kilometres each day except Sabbath, Albert left the Cape on August 15, 1982, and arrived in Wellington on September 29 (almost a week ahead of his original plan). Over $4,000 was raised for the National Heart Foundation. It was later presented at a special function honouring Albert. But why all the fuss? Well I should have mentioned that Albert Sergent is seventy-one years of age. All kinds of people joined him on the road, Pathfinders and school groups, the Conference president, Pastor D. B. Hills (who panted out a couple of kilometres near Otorohanga), and a group of soldiers. Those soldiers really tested Albert's style and stamina. Joining him north of Hamilton, those fit young men ran in relays. Albert confessed later, "I wasn't going to let those young fellows know they were putting any pressure on me." At Palmerston North they held a vegetarian dinner to feast him on his way and raised $900 for the National Heart Foundation. Newspapers, radio and television gave Albert's feat headline treatment. Sometimes his wife, Doreen, was featured driving the family Falcon, towing their twenty-one foot caravan with appropriate signs in the windows. When he arrived at Parliament House in Wellington, Albert was accompanied by Pastors Fedorow and Ballis and a group of Wellington Adventists. On the steps of the "House" Albert was met by the Minister of Health, Mr Aussie Malcolm, who shared a congratulatory orange juice with him. Albert Sergent is joined by his son and his grandsons near Postscript to the main run saw Albert run out of Marton and Wanganui, on the "postscript to his Cape to Capital Run. into Wanganui with two different Fun Run groups. It was a great Photo. Wanganui Newspapers Ltd way to honour his God and his church, and to publicise National Heart Week which began that day. It was also a celebration of his seventy-first birthday which followed several days later. II 2 :: AUSTRALASIAN RECORD :: January 15, 1983

Australasian Record In Touch With the President . . . and Advent World Survey --41 "THE MORE ABUNDANT LIFE" Official Organ of the AUSTRALASIAN DIVISION OF THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH THE CHALLENGE of this new year, Redeemer, the One who paid the full price Editor G. E. GARNE 1983, is before us. What does it hold in for sins, will soon appear and will rescue Associate Editor R .W. TAYLOR store for you and me? That question must us from the clutches of the enemy. When Assistant Editor LINCOLN E. STEED Office Secretary GLENDA FAIRALL remain unanswered until the last day of the the cares and perplexities of life weigh Special Correspondents: year. It may be just as well that we cannot heavily upon our hearts, we need to Australasian Division R. M. Kranz Avondale College W. A. Townend penetrate the future and know ahead of remember the promises, predictions and Trans-Tasman Union J. B. Trim time the joys and sorrows that might come assurances repeated so often by our Lord. Trans-Australian Union R. K. Brown our way. But there is one thing that is He declared, "I will never leave thee, nor Regional Reporters: Central Pacific A. J. Bath certain—we cannot wind the clock back or forsake thee. " Surely we should be Greater Sydney E. B. Price prevent time's onward march. The optimistic about the future with a promise North New South Wales M. R. Potts North New Zealand C. A. Townend problems and burdens of yesteryear are like this ringing in our ears. Then there is North Queensland G. B. Scott behind us. We must close the door on those the assurance that "Now are we the sons of Papua New Guinea K. R. Price South Australia N. E. Devenish things we cannot change. With resolute God, and it doth not yet appear what we South New South Wales R. Tindall determination we must accept every shall be: but we know that, when he shall South New Zealand R. L. Coombe South Queensland M. M. Kennaway challenge, opportunity and privilege this appear, we shall be like him; for we shall Tasmania E. H. Winter new year presents and with God's help live see him as he is. And every man that hath Victoria H. J. Stanton Western Australia R. H. H. Thomas the "more abundant life" which our Lord this hope in him purifieth himself, even as Western Pacific G. M. Smith he is pure. " 1 John 3:2, 3. I am a son of desires for each one of us. Local Reporters: Church Communication Secretaries I feel sure everyone wants to live a God now. The Bible says so. I believe it. d successful, happy life. No one really wants What a difference that makes to my life Annual subscription—post paid: to fail and be defeated in the mental, and outlook! All areas covered by the Australasian Division SA13.50 physical, material or spiritual spheres of It is difficult for those who have no faith Other countries SA20.75 life. But to live the kind of life that will in God or His Word to understand the Air Mall postage rates on application give lasting peace and happiness, one's mentality of Adventists. They see disas- Order direct from the Signs Publishing Company, Warburton, Victoria 3799, Australia. values must be correct. There is always the ters, famines, wars and economic collapse All copy for the paper should be sent to The Editor, possibility that what the world would RECORD, Signs Publishing Company, Warburton, and moral bankruptcy and despair for the Victoria 3799. count success in the intellectual or future. Their hearts are literally failing Editorial Office: Phone (059) 66 2501. Printed weekly for the Division by the Signs Publishing materialistic field might leave us with a them for fear. They have no anchor to hold Company, Warburton, Victoria. sense of lack of fulfilment and spiritual them steady in the storm that is breaking

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A VICTORY FOR THE CROSS J. GATE, President, Eastern Highlands Mission, PNGUM

AS A WESTERNER, although I live The family was all present, greatly and work close to a people whose history distressed for Seve. As Ambono (the and custom is essentially rooted in sorcery church elder) and the deacon crossed the and devil worship, I still find it difficult to fence surrounding the village, Seve explain and accept such supernatural suddenly moved, sat up, and announced, manifestations as illustrated in the fol- "Papa bilong mi i kam pinis." (My father lowing story. These manifestations are has come now.) The voice that spoke was constantly here. It is life on the custom not Seve's—her lips moved, but it was not level. Although impossible to verify with her voice. The family looked outside and Western scientific precision, they are there to their surprise was the approaching undeniable reality. The supernatural man- Sevendae church elder. Seve rose from her ifests itself here among these people in a bed mat, walked out into the yard and met way it did in Christ's time. Both cultures Ambono with a hug and the greeting, "My have much in common. As a Westerner, father has come." how do you handle this story? The family watched speechless, as they Her name is Seve Igito, of Emasa had concluded her already dead, and were Village in the Okapa District of the Eastern preparing for the mourning. Highlands of Papua New Guinea. Her Inside the bush-material house, Am- Pastor Timothy Palitu baptises the mother of Seve. The result of a dramatic answer to family was of Pentecostal persuasion, but bono could see the crude devil medicines prayer. Seve stepped out to join the Seventh-day that had been used on Seve for several Photo: J. Gate. Adventist Church, and was baptised in months. Seve took a Bible and opened it. 1976. Her decision was made against great Although illiterate, Seve said that she had Pastor Timothy, decidedly told all family opposition. opened the Bible to 2 Corinthians 10. She present that what was said was not from Then, on January 12, 1981, she fell sick asked them if this was true or false. The God. There were evil spirits present. He with a mysterious illness that the elder looked at the Bible and confirmed began to search, and found spirit fetishes Government hospital was unable to that it was indeed opened at 2 Corinthians and sorcery medicines hidden in the room. identify. She did not eat, and was soon just 10. Together, Ambono and the deacon These were all collected and cast into the skin and bone. She slept or was in a state of went to God in earnest prayer. Thirty times rubbish tin outside the hospital. semiconsciousness most of the time. This they prayed for God's intervention, to cast Then Pastor Timothy approached the continued for two months, during which out the sickness and the devil powers parents. This would be a challenge time she was taken by the family to the present. When they prepared to leave, between the cross and custom. "You want Government hospital, where she received Seve sat up and asked for water to drink. your daughter to live! [They were no help at all. Her skin was warm, her heart beating, and convinced she was dead or almost dead.] Three times during this period, when her speech seemed normal. Still she was We are going to pray. If she lives, will you she was conscious, she asked the family to very weak. "Look," she answered, "I am give your life to God, and join the klas call her church elder to come and pray. well, my sickness is finished." redi?" This request met with violent reaction It was decided to take Seve to the The parents and relatives agreed that from the family, who intensely disliked the hospital again for care until she was fully they would. Sevendaes. They resorted to the Sanguma strong again. So the next day they carried Pastor Timothy prayed and the church man, or witchdoctor, who applied his her to hospital, where she lay as though moved into a season of prayer for Seve. incantations and crude natural dead in a state of paralysis. Ambono called Next morning, Seve was very much remedies—to no effect. Pastor Timothy Palitu, the district direc- alive and on the road to what was a full A fourth time, Seve made her request tor, and Benjamin, a nearby minister, to recovery. for the church elder to come. In come and pray for Seve. The family was deeply impressed by the desperation the family conceded to the By the time Pastor Timothy arrived, answer to prayer, the miraculous recovery, request, and in the afternoon a delegation Seve was back almost to her death state. and true to their promise, joined the klas left to call the elder. Her skin was cold and yellow. Her thin redi (baptismal class). That night Seve died. The following limbs were bloodless, and there was no On August 14, 1982, I had the privilege morning at 9 o'clock the delegation arrived heartbeat. The voice still kept speaking of witnessing the baptism of Seve's mother at the village to find that the elder had gone though her mouth. and father and eight of the relatives. All the to collect firewood. On his return he "Pastor Timothy, don't pray for me. I relatives who were present the day Seve sat promised to come and visit Seve. And so will die tomorrow, at 12 o'clock on up and asked for water, when the family that afternoon, together with the deacon, Sabbath. I have been to heaven and seen had declared her dead, are now members he moved down the mountain slope the place Jesus has for me. Let me go," the of the Emasa Seventh-day Adventist towards Seve's village. voice pleaded. church. ■ k 4 :: AUSTRALASIAN RECORD :: January 15, 1983

YOUTH FEATURE.

Tired of Going Round and Round? ELIZABETH MINUTES and hours and days chase each The Bible is not an optional trimming on the do well to ponder the importance of such a other in never-ending circles. We begin to Christian life; it is life (John 6:63). Study of the special time in your daily routine. For the past understand the cry, "Stop the world; I want to Bible is an absolute necessity to the Spirit-filled several years I have set aside only thirty get off. I'm tired of going round and round. " life. Our Bible represents the thoughts of minutes a day, and the rewards have been far So many hands reach out for our time. So many Almighty God, written in human language and beyond my dreams. Hundreds of times the Holy people demand our services. Urgent! Urgent! handed to us like a personal letter (2 Timothy Spirit has taken the Scriptures from my quiet In sharp contrast to this are the important 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21). time and used them to sustain or correct or lead though gentle things. Things that never shout. The Bible is holy (Romans 1:2) because the me during hectic hours. The important things make life worth living and One who wrote it is holy. It is the sword we use But when can you find time to be alone with give us stability in this constantly shifting in our battles with the devil (Ephesians 6:17). It God? There are probably more things stuffed world. Important things endure. Because is the agent that cleanses us from our former into your day now than make for sanity. Where important things don't shout, don't make sins and keeps us from sinning more against can there possibly be time for yet another item urgent demands, they can easily be pushed God (Psalm 119:9, 11). It is the basis on which to be added to the burden? aside. We intend to get them done . . . we will be judged by God (John 12:48). It is tomorrow. That depends on you. Some people make what sets us apart for God's use (John 17:17). It Bible study is probably the most neglected of room for quiet Bible study by rising before the is powerful beyond all human ability (Hebrews rest of the family and spending time alone with all Christian responsibilities. Even "good" 4:12), and standing on its promises is what Christians often substitute Christian literature God before breakfast. I find 7.30 to 8 a. m. most gives the Christian authority over the devil and convenient. for God's literature. We read about the Bible, the troubles of life. not from the Bible. We read our Bible lesson Check your day. There is time somewhere if quarterlies, books on Christian living, books on A Christian can no more neglect the Word of you will search for it. I should warn you, prophecy, books on Bible characters. While God and expect to live an overflowing abundant though, the devil will fight you on this point these things are good in themselves, when we life than he can turn a water hose down to a with all the power of hell. Keeping a daily time substitute them for a daily personal searching of trickle and expect to overflow a large, dry lawn. with God will be one of the hardest things you Holy Scripture we have strayed from God's If there is indeed "time for every purpose," have ever mastered, but once this quiet time plan for our lives. If you have not read your then there is time in every life for Bible study. becomes part of your daily routine, it will be Bible today, please put down my words and go If you do not have a special time set aside natural to you and will not interrupt other and get His! each day for Bible study and prayer, you would duties. —

a major market share. But this was not the case, so another market survey was conducted. Parable of "The Addies" A research organisation called SOAP K. LONG (Serious Opinions and Polls) was engaged to carry out the research. SOAP, after a careful and studied chemical analysis of the product QUITE some ago now, an advertising marketing department was delegated the and after seeking the opinion of a vast number agency was commissioned to conduct a market responsibility of determining the name. The of users, ex-users and potential users of "The survey to determine the public 's acceptance of manager, realising the significance of choosing Addies, " presented the management with the existing brands of cleansing agents. The a name which would create connotations of following data: research revealed that on the whole the public uniqueness, considered names such as "White ( I) The formula upon which "The Addies" was dissatisfied with the products available and Wonder," "Purge," "Spick and Span," but was based was authentic. that they needed something new, something rejected these in favour of another name— (2) The formula was the basis for the most that would revolutionise the cleansing process, "The Addies. " effective cleansing agent available on the a process that would produce an incomparable This name he thought would raise connota- market. whiteness. tions of a new and mysterious ingredient—a (3) The whiteness potential of "The Ad- The manufacturer who commissioned the revolutionary ingredient, a seventh additive. dies" exceeded the whiteness potential of market survey instructed its research and Lavish arrangements were made to launch this existing brands. development department to analyse the desira- new product—a product which after all the (4) There was no chemical or marketing ble characteristics of the existing products and years was being based upon the original and reason why "The Addies" should not be more incorporate these characteristics into one super authentic formula. "The Addies" was to be the effective in the market-place. cleansing agent. After a careful and studied cleansing agent. Not just one of the many However, SOAP found that the reason for analysis of the various products the research cleansing agents, but a cleansing agent that the failure of "The Addies" to obtain a more and development manager was surprised to surpassed in result all the others—"The dominant market share was due to product discover that a common formula existed for Addies." inconsistency. While all labelling and product each of the products and that the supposed presentation had been standardised, the variation between the products was merely the Historical records of those times reveal that effectiveness of the product itself varied. While result of successful advertising. The manager "The Addies" was launched as planned, and all promised effective cleansing, it was found continued his research and found that the that for some time it made rapid inroads into the that the contents of many boxes of "The common formula was almost the same as that market share of the other cleansing agents. It Addies" didn't live up to this promised prescribed in an ancient textbook. He was advertised as being the number one cleansing potential—in fact many of "The considered that the secret to a successful cleansing agent in terms of effectiveness, and Addies" lacked total effectiveness. What was marketing campaign would be to revert strictly indeed it was. in fact promised on the labelling often didn't to this ancient formula. During the 1980s the manufacturers were eventuate. • After extensive investigation and research perplexed as it was felt that a product (Young people and adults—it is up to us to make sure the manager settled the formula and instructed established for a period of in excess of 120 that this story is an allegory of warning and not an the production department to commence the years and which was so superior to its unfortunate symbol of our failure to be true to our manufacture of this new product. The competition should be winning and maintaining profession.) January 15, 1983 :: AUSTRALASIAN RECORD :: 5

Adventists to enter the Solomons. He said, "They will help you and teach your children." Advised to Go to Wahroonga In 1914 Norman suffered a malaria attack. He needed to go to Sydney for medical help. The hospital where he was admitted could not do very much for him, so they advised him to go to Wahroonga, to the Adventist hospital, as they would be able to help him. At that time the mission committee was discussing the matter of how to enter the Solomon Islands. It was brought to their attention that Norman Wheatley had been admitted to the hospital. It did not take much time to contact Norman, who used the opportunity to invite an Adventist missionary to come to his home in the Solomon Islands. Arrangements were made for Pastor G. E. Jones to set sail for Munda to meet Norman Wheatley. So it happened that Norman, with the good influence of his wife, introduced G. E. Jones to the Munda people, to Rendova Island. The land in the Western Solomons which is occupied by Peoples of Faith at Lithgow Kukudu Mission, Western Solomon Islands headquarters, was arranged by Norman RAY HOLT, Church Pastor, Lithgow Church, South New South Wales Wheatley as well, according to what I have A CALL was made at the beginning of the year in the Lithgow church for been told. He also opened the way for the Adventists at Viru Harbour. Norman never those who would like to take part in a deep study of God's Word in a special accepted the message himself and his wife also pastor's Bible class, to come forward and join the group. Thirteen people never joined the church, both playing a neutral responded, eleven of who are pictured. While five in the group are already role. baptised, they along with the others have expressed true appreciation for the Norman became ill and died in 1926 while on opportunity to discover anew the thrilling foundations of our faith "straight the island of Telagu. His wife returned to from the Scriptures." We believe there will be greater commitment because of Munda. this class study. A "Go-Between" "Peoples of faith"? Yes! Why not try it at your Sabbath school? It is a great I spoke with Agnes, the daughter of Norman, in Munda Agnes Lodge. She confirmed that her way to come to know Jesus better—and what better way to prepare for that great ■ father was the "go-between" in getting the life-event, baptism? SDA Mission established in the Western Solomons. She mentioned that her mother was still alive, but in her dying hours. I asked if it was possible to visit her mother. She said it NORMAN WHEATLEY would be very much appreciated. Pastor Panda J. T. KNOPPER, Publishing Director, Australasian Division and myself went on our way to see old Mrs Wheatley, not too far from Agnes Lodge at Munda. WHO is Norman Wheatley? Minister, sons of strangers shall build up thy walls." A grandson, who is an MP in the Solomon missionary, doctor, teacher, colporteur, lay- Norman Wheatley was such a stranger. He Island Government, met us most cordially. I worker? Retired, deceased? That will be the was a British trader and plantation owner in the asked him about his grandfather, Norman, and question in your mind when you read his name. Western Solomon Islands. As his religion he the story you have just read. He also confirmed While itinerating in the Solomon Islands in claimed Roman Catholic. The island people it. He agreed that we visit his grandmother and October, 1982, during my one-month visit to described him as a kind man. He came to the from him we learned that her age was estimated the Western Pacific Union Mission with Pastor region in the late nineteenth century. His first to be between 110 and 120 years. Until a few Joel Panda, I stayed two nights in Agnes Lodge wife delivered him ten children. A leading weeks before our visit it was still possible to at Munda in the Western Solomons Mission. I Protestant church official in Honiara is from communicate with the old lady. When we took had seen the name before during previous that first marriage and maintains friendly our place at her bedside, communication was visits, but never realised that Agnes is the name relations with the Adventist Church. Norman not possible any more. Total blindness and of the woman running the lodge. Also I did not married again in the early part of the twentieth deafness had set in because of her age. Her know that she is the daughter and one of the ten century and again he was blessed with ten eldest daughter living in Tonga was present, children of the second marriage of Norman children. It was my privilege to meet his and the grandson told us about the life of Mrs Wheatley. However, who is Norman Wheat- widow. Her estimated age was between Wheatley, her respected position, her Christian ley? 110-120. But more later on that part of the influence for peace and happiness and her trust Pastor Joel Panda gave me the information story. in God. We took the opportunity to discuss which I found of sufficient interest to share with Norman found out that in the Western comforting Scripture passages and had prayer RECORD readers. When a story such as this is Solomons the Roman Catholic and Methodist together. It was a moving experience for all repeated by several and confirmed by surviving Missions were not very much welcome on the present. relatives of the person, we do not wonder any various islands in the Western region. He knew Yes, God's ways are wonderful and deep in longer, but whisper a prayer of "Thank Thee about Seventh-day Adventists and their mission understanding and wisdom. The same God who Lord for guiding Thy work in Thine own way. " work. His second wife was a Solomon Island provided guidance in the past will do so in the Isaiah 60 is recognised as a last-day mission woman related to influential chiefs. Her present and future as well. Let us trust Him and chapter. In verse 9 it starts to include the isles as position was helpful on Norman's side. move forward. The Advent message will stand waiting upon the Lord. Verse 10 adds that "the Norman promised the people to try to get the victorious in God's own time and day. ■ 6 :: AUSTRALASIAN RECORD :: January 15, 1983

DEVOTIONAL . . . NEHEMIAH'S SECRET FOR SUCCESS JAMES COFFIN, Assistant Editor, Adventist Review

THE FIRST six chapters of the book of as well as those of his people. Recognising his the offenders, and won them over. Nehemiah relate a success story so dynamic own weakness and inability for undertakings so Because of Nehemiah's diligent efforts and that, by comparison, Horatio Alger seems but a awesome, he reached out to a Source of power adroit leadership, the people responded mere purveyor of pessimism. And as the well able to bring about success where human wonderfully. The Bible says that they worked happenings of those times have been recorded strength would be but weakness. And in so with a will. The priests set the example. But as for our example and for our admonition, we relating to God, Nehemiah had fulfilled the the enthusiasm spread, even those with would be well advised to examine the factors second prerequisite for success: he had taken legitimate-sounding reasons for not participat- which led to Nehemiah 's rather phenomenal God as his senior partner. If success were to ing shouldered their share of the burden. For we accomplishment. Despite the passage of some come, it would be of God's doing. Thus, from read: "Shallum, son of Hallohesh, ruler of a 2,500 years, the prerequisites for success have that moment onward, God must be involved in half district of Jerusalem, repaired the next not altered. Nor do they vary significantly every detail, however small. section with the help of his daughters. " Surely whatever our field of endeavour. Total Dependence a ruler, a man of clean fingernails and no The Book of Nehemiah deals with a period of Nehemiah demonstrated his total depen- calluses—and one with no sons at that—would Jewish history commencing some 160 years dence upon God when the king asked him why not be expected to accept a work assignment! after Nebuchadnezzar's armies had razed the he was troubled, thus opening the door for him But accept he did. And the enthusiasm became city of Jerusalem and carried into captivity a to request royal assistance. Instead of outlining contagious. high proportion of its inhabitants. Scarcely had his aspirations immediately, Nehemiah states: As would be expected, not everyone the dust of battle settled than the Jews began to "I then prayed to the God of heaven, and I responded to Nehemiah's call to action. There dream of that glorious day when their beloved answered. . . "* Not only was permission were sceptics and cynics and faultfinders then capital would be rebuilt, and fortified against a granted for Nehemiah to go, but letters were as there are today. After all, had not the Jews possible repeat of the humiliation brought about sent to the governors of the territories through been attempting to accomplish this task for by the exile. which he must pass, free timber for the some ninety years? Why should they suddenly Unimpressive Response reconstruction was given by the king, and a believe that success would come just because of Paradoxically, however, the response was military escort was provided. the arrival of an upstart cupbearer from the far from enthusiastic when Cyrus granted With such an indication of divine favour, it court of Artaxerxes? Who did he think he was to permission in 537 BC for the Jews to return to would have been easy for Nehemiah to have just come in and take over? Besides, the work Judea—giving them their longed-for chance to assumed the posture all too often taken by was dirty, beneath the dignity of anyone with a turn their dreams into reality. A second decree Christians: if God wants a thing accomplished, little sophistication. issued by Darius some seventeen years later then leave it to Him to bring about its There were likewise living around Jerusalem saw an equally unimpressive response. Despite accomplishment. But Nehemiah understood certain cousins of the Jewish people, tribes yet a third opportunity to complete the the correct distribution of responsibility in the descended from Abraham but who did not reconstruction of Jerusalem, granted in 457 BC God-man partnership. While God is the source consistently worship the God of heaven. These by King Artaxerxes, the walls of the city still of all power, and while all praise and honour one-time followers of Jehovah made it their lay in ruins. And without the protection belong to Him, man has been equipped with a purpose to hinder the work of reconstruction. afforded by walls, the rebuilt temple and thinking mind and with energy for action. They insinuated that Nehemiah was leading an private dwellings remained devastatingly vul- Thus, having already taken God as his senior insurrection. They spread false stories. They nerable to attack from marauders. partner, Nehemiah satisfied the third pre- made fun of the program. They threatened to The story begins with Nehemiah hearing a requisite for any true success: he put forth attack. But Nehemiah, undeterred, urged his first-hand report from his brother of the failure diligent effort and employed sound strategy. workers to continue. of the Jews to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. As It has been well said that we must pray as if Recognising that their threats might well not he listens, he suddenly catches a vision of what none of our efforts could accomplish anything; be hollow, Nehemiah divided his workforce: could be accomplished. He might well have and we must work as if none of our prayers half of the men worked while the other stood been overwhelmed by the past ninety years of could accomplish anything. Not only must we guard. Even those working kept one hand on a failure to accomplish the task. But Nehemiah 's put forth diligent effort, but it must be based on weapon while the other wielded a tool or carried attitude was like that expressed by Robert F. a sound philosophy. Merely expending energy supplies. Trumpeters were stationed around the Kennedy: "Some men see things as they are is not enough. We must employ a strategy walls to rally reinforcements in the event of an and say Why? I dream things that never were which takes into account basic laws of life. To attack upon an isolated work group. People and say Why not? thus employ strategy in no way condones from the surrounding countryside were encour- The first prerequisite for Nehemiah's shrewdness, dishonesty, or selfishness. It aged to spend each night in Jerusalem to success, the first prerequisite for success in any merely creates an environment more conducive strengthen the defences. And during the entire endeavour, is to establish a goal, to clearly to the achievement of our goals. venture neither Nehemiah nor his associates define an objective. Nehemiah knew what he Nehemiah was well aware of the need to ever took off their clothes, whether working or wanted to accomplish. And from that moment employ sound psychological principles when, sleeping! At every moment they were prepared onward, the building of the walls of Jerusalem upon his arrival in Jerusalem, he made himself for action. became the focus of Nehemiah's attention, personally conversant with the situation (in a Change of Tactics whether eating, drinking, working, or praying. ride around the walls by night) prior to Because of Nehemiah 's unflagging efforts And pray he did. revealing his purpose for having returned to and highly effective strategies, the would-be Nehemiah had accepted a challenge of no Judea. He did not want anyone to legitimately detractors made but little impact upon the mean proportion. And if he were to accomplish be able to accuse him of not knowing what he progress of the work. However, when the devil his lofty aim, he knew that he must have the was undertaking. cannot accomplish his purpose by attack from right relationship with God. Furthermore, he He likewise understood the human's need for without, he invariably creates discord within. recognised that the crisis the Jews presently recognition, and satisfied it by recording the Thus, with success almost in sight, contention faced was a result of not having properly related contribution made by each of the work groups. broke out among the workers themselves. to God. And when he was angry with certain Jews who The Persian monarch had levied a tax upon Crying out to the Lord with an intensity equal had bought other Jews as slaves, he recognised all of his subjects. At the best of times it was a to the magnitude of the task he wished to the counter-productive nature of harsh censure; heavy burden. But a famine, a drought, had accomplish, Nehemiah confessed his own sins instead he mastered his feelings, reasoned with made it all but impossible for many of the Jews January 15, 1983 :: AUSTRALASIAN RECORD :: 7 to pay their royal dues. As a result, many had been forced to sell their land, and sometimes even their own sons and daughters (to other Jews!) to obtain the necessary capital. Jews had always made it their practice to buy the release of any fellow Jew owned as a slave. But here were Jews depriving other Jews of freedom for the sake of personal gain. Yet the calm, reasoned approach, alluded to earlier, with which Nehemiah met the situation remedied the problem and returned the people to the task at hand. When it became obvious that the task was soon to be completed, the leaders of the surrounding tribes tried a few strategies of their own. Only this time they offered to help. Of course there would need to be some preliminary discussions with Nehemiah to sort out certain details. And the discussions would have to be carried out on their ground. But Nehemiah was not interested in running the risk of being held hostage or even assassinated—even if the work might be completed a few days sooner were they to help. His emphatic reply "I am carrying on a great project and cannot go down. Why Warrnambool's AJYs on their investiture day. A proud group of children and leaders. should the work stop while I leave it and go Photo: V. Brittain. down to you?" left no question as to his determination to see the task completed. More insinuations of insurrection and even a death threat to Nehemiah failed to produce the show of cowardice on his part which his An Investiture as Planned antagonists so hoped for. In each potential DIANNE POWER, Communication Secretary, Warrnambool Church, Victoria crisis Nehemiah graphically demonstrated the fourth prerequisite for success: no matter what the circumstances, he refused to be distracted THERE WAS MUCH excitement among the his talents for the special day. With a little from his objective. With his eye ever on the juniors, their parents, and the church cooperation and coordination the program went goal, he moved resolutely forward. Thus we membership—Warrnambool had not held an on as planned. read in the latter part of chapter six that the task, Investiture service for many, many years. Preacher at the morning service was the which for some ninety years had seemed Then disaster struck! Several of the children chairman of the AJY committee, our much- impossible, was completed under the leader- were afflicted by a very potent flu virus. Pastor valued Brother Lucas, whose theme was "The ship of a relatively young man who satisfied the G. Drinkall, who had just recovered from a Value of Children." Sister Carolyn Way, who prerequisites for success. And greater still, the bout of the same, had a relapse and was was originally to assist with the Investiture, at task which had remained uncompleted for confined to bed. Postponement of the short notice assumed responsibility for that part decades, had been completed in just fifty-two Investiture was contemplated. of the program. Of the fourteen children who days. Just fifty-two days! But there was another of our Master Guides were to be invested, only two were not able to Today's Tasks we could call on. Church elder Brother R. be present (their whole family had flu). Another There are many tasks in our world today Lucas had been invited to assist Pastor Drinkall Master Guide, Sister Val Brittain, captured the ■ which, like the rebuilding of the walls of with the Investiture, so it was decided to utilise event on film. Jerusalem, are viewed to be impossible at worst, and bound to take great lengths of time at best. Within our individual lives there are A Success Story character traits that need to be deveoped. E. A. ROBINSON Within our local churches there may be debts that need to be paid. Within our society there AT A meeting of the Brisbane chapter of the On Saturday night, October 9, forty are injustices and inequities which clamour for Avondale College Foundation, guest speaker members of the Avondale College Foundation reform. And most important of all, there is an Dr James Cox announced an amazing story of listened to Dr Cox in his after-dinner speech everlasting gospel to be carried to the entire success. The Avondale Foundation has com- recommending strong moral support together world. mitted itself, he said, to the following: with the financial aid for Avondale College. Whatever the nature of our endeavour, be it 1. $500,000 for the proposed new church at This will add to the success story of both the the college. personal or corporate, secular or spiritual, the foundation and the college itself, which has just prerequisites for true success remain the same 2. The donation to the college of a minibus completed ninety years of service to the church. for the transportation of students. as they were in Nehemiah 's day. We must "The chief object of Avondale College," 3. $200,000 toward the refurbishing of the establish a clear objective; we must take God as said Dr Cox, "is still the same as it always has former high school into the new our senior partner; we must work diligently and been—the harmonious development of the employ sound strategy; and we must refuse to chemistry block. physical, mental and spiritual powers." 4. $150,000 toward further accommodation be distracted from our objective come what The foundation has invested in three business may. If we will satisfy these criteria, as for married students. 5. $90,000 toward a new computer with its enterprises which have earned $150,000 in the individuals and as a people, then, as in the case past three years. It is planned that the of Nehemiah, the magnitude of the ac- terminals. A further sum of $16,000 has investment will produce even better results next complishment will be such that even the been promised towards this project. This valuable equipment will be used for year. Investigations are being made into the sceptical cannot but recognise that the hand of feasibility of opening an enterprise in Queens- God has been at work. ■ training accountants, secretarial students, and for computer operators and prog- land. This will further add to the marvellous * Bible quotations are from the NI V . rammers. success story. ■ 8 :: AUSTRALASIAN RECORD :: January 15, 1983 Like to Visit Atoifi? IRA F. DAWSON, Manager, Atoifi Adventist Hospital, Solomon Islands ATOIFI is a name well known to most Seventh-day Adventists. To some it will bring back sad memories, for it was here their loved ones paid the supreme price of service. I refer to the late Brian Dunn, who on December 19, 1965, died as a result of being wounded while attending to the needs of an outpatient; and the late Lens Larwood (known as Mr Atoifi) who was killed as the result of a tractor accident on August 15, 1979. To others it is the place where they have worked, taught, trained, been hospitalised or met Jesus as their Saviour. Set on the side of a hill and looking out Es ten Hilans So over Urn Harbour, Atoifi Hospital is R. H. BAIRD. Health Director, PNGUM beautifully situated. It has a ninety-bed capacity and is one of the two hospitals in the Australasian mission field which is I STRUGGLED to decipher the colourful the interior of their homes one gets a picture of running a school of nursing program. Next poster before me. Suddenly it dawned on my the condition of people's lungs. As a result year the Solomon Islands government will mind that this Pidgin announcement heralded many already suffer with lung complaints not be able to conduct a school of nursing, the forthcoming Eastern Highlands Show at without the additional complications caused by due to lack of money, so this will leave Goroka. From villages and valleys around smoking. Papua New Guinea performers would bring Other demonstrations included the use of the Atoifi Hospital as the only hospital in the their unique contributions of Melanesian Scientific Smoker, which illustrates the amount Solomon Islands where nurses will be culture to this two-day extravaganza. The most of tar in cigarettes. Nearby a tobacco promotion trained. notable being the famous dance or sing-sing, was seeking to introduce a new brand of We are living in a time of high costs. commonly referred to as the 6 to 6, because so cigarette, and we hoped that we could counter However, Atoifi is located in an area many of these sing-sings last all night from 6 the growing acceptance of smoking as part of where people mainly exist off the land, not p.m. until 6 'clock in the morning. the new culture emerging in this developing Pastor John Gate, Eastern Highlands presi- country. using money to the extent we do. As a dent, saw an opportunity to show another As the crowds swarmed around the Adventist result we do not have patients in medical culture that is vital to Papua New Guinea's show-stand, it proved a real need exists within funds or with the means to pay the real future. An opportunity to share information on this growing field. Within two hours' drive of costs of treatment. In fact outpatients pay health, nutrition and the power of the gospel. Goroka township are 16,000 Adventists, and twenty cents per visit, and very little more A portable steel frame unit was constructed each year this number is increasing by nearly 10 for hospitalisation. This brought in about to enable future usage around this mission. per cent. Yet we are being forced to reduce our $700 last year. Our budget for the coming Advent Media Services, in the person of Pastor worker force. Churches are springing up, Russell Gibbs, came to the rescue with a wanting someone to teach them about the way year calls for steep increases in patients' pictorial display of medical mission work in of life through Jesus Christ. As 50,000 came to fees, but still this will bring in only $3,500 Papua New Guinea. Other displays featured our see the sometimes crude and erotic dances of for the year. It will cost us $120,000 to books and music, via the cassette and the public Melanesia, we hoped they witnessed something meet just the everyday running expenses address system. more. While so many are battling to save the for the hospital in 1983. Our first day was the Sabbath. What better old ways from extinction, there are a faithful witness than to share the music of the gospel band of men and women determined to share a We are not asking for "handouts." We with those who had come to hear the music of a glimpse of an eternal culture that will not pass want to give you something—and so we sing-sing! Our local "Gospel Four" quartet away. ■ have come up with the idea of a tourist visit provided the key to this transforming power each week to Atoifi. If you want a with the songs of Jesus' love and power. "holiday that is different" in 1983, please Further support came from a microscope and write us and we will be only too happy to the world's smallest Bible. The eyepiece focused people's attention on John 3:16. To tell you all about the ten-day Honiara/ many Melanesians, who are isolated from such Atoifi package tour we are offering. You advanced technology, the reaction was simply are invited to come and see the mission overwhelming. field as it is. On Sunday, the main day of the show, our Further information can be obtained by Sopas Hospital nurses joined us to operate a writing to: The Manager, Atoifi Adventist health assessment program. Blood pressure and Hospital, Atoifi Postal Agency, Malaita lung functions were tested, giving us an opportunity to show the benefits of stopping Province, Solomon Islands. Please state smoking which month you are thinking of coming, In this part of the world, most houses keep a Asaro mud man as we can only accommodate five people smoking fire burning to provide warmth. From Photos: R. H. Baird. per week. ■ January 15, 1983 :: AUSTRALASIAN RECORD :: 9

SEVENTH•DAY ADVENTIST C

Some of the ladies of the Maprik church. From left: Pastor Aaron Jeffries, Glenda, Mark, Darren and Craig; Photo: A. Jeffers. Pastor Wilfred and Rosalie LI Ilgete with baby Leanne; Pastor Robert and Lois Isaiah with boys Alex and Reeves: Pastor Mathias and Leanne Matua. Photo: Mrs G. AMOS

four years. At the beginning of this year they Sepik Mission Session transfered to our Mission, where he has been KEVIN AMOS. President. Sepik Mission, PNGUM caring for our Wewak church. Shortly after the ordination service was completed an equally inspiring service took SIXTY delegates assembled at the Maprik Before coming to Papua New Guinea, Aaron place when newly ordained pastors Aaron and church on Monday evening, August 9, to begin worked for a number of years in the Greater Mathias conducted a baptismal service, during the Sepik Mission session. During the next four Sydney Conference. which eight people were baptised. These were days the reports and business of the Mission Mathias has worked as a church pastor and the first fruits of an evangelistic series that they were discussed, and plans were laid for the next Mission Youth director in other missions before had run in Maprik earlier in the year. three years. The fifth and last day of the session coming to the Sepik Mission. For the past three The theme for the session was "Go ye into all was a high day. years he has been pastor of the Maprik church. the world. . . ." This was quite a challenge to With the session business completed the Robert started his ministry in the Sepik the delegates assembled from the thirty-one delegates and the Maprik church members Mission when he left Sonoma College. For six churches and twenty-one companies. During joined together for the Sabbath worship years he worked as a church pastor with the recent years ministerial staff cuts and in- services. After a combined lunch, Division Wewak, Maprik and Nimbogu churches. Then adequate travel budgets have not allowed president Pastor K. S. Parmenter led out in an Robert, with his family, transferred to the Mission personnel to be able to do the work and ordination service during which Aaron Jeffries, Highlands, where he served for three years as the travel in the Mission that could or should Mathias Mania, Robert Isaiah, and Wilfred pastor of the Wabag and Mount Hagen have been done. More and more the work of Liligete were ordained to the gospel ministry. churches. In 1981 Robert was called back to the running the churches and the responsibility of Aaron and Glenda Jeffries have been in Sepik Mission to the position of district director reaching out into new areas is resting upon the Papua New Guinea now for nearly three years. at Ambunti. shoulders of the church members. They were first located at Ambunti, where The 4,000 members of the Sepik Mission Aaron served as the district director. The next Wilfred and his wife come to us from the need your prayers and your continued financial year they moved to Maprik, where Aaron has Solomon Islands. Wilfred worked as the church support to help them to be able to reach out to been caring for the large Maprik District, and pastor at Honiara for two years, then as Bible the 350,000 people living in the East and West also assisting in the Mission flying program. teacher and preceptor at Sonoma College for Sepik Provinces. ■

HIGHLANDS ORDINATION

J. GATE, Eastern Highlands Mission, PNGUM OCTOBER 2, 1982, was a happy day, not only for the families involved, but also for the whole Adventist family in the Eastern Highlands Mission, as two of our sons in the ministry were ordained to the gospel ministry at Kabiufa Adventist High School church. Pastor Ray Baird, PNGUM Health director, set the atmosphere with a challenging message, which made the presence of the Lord very real and close. He was accompanied by five other pastors for the service. Both those ordained are graduates from the Sonoma Adventist College ministerial course. Pastor Peter Pokarup is currently Youth director with the Eastern Highlands Mission, and is under transfer to Kambubu Adventist High School in 1983 as preceptor/Bible teacher. Martha, Peter's wife, is a teacher in our schools. They have four children. Pastor Gilbert Egu is the preceptor/Bible teacher at Kabiufa Adventist High School, near Goroka. Jeanette, his wife, is a graduate of Sonoma's secretarial course. They have two children. In a church that is growing rapidly, with extensive demands for From left: Mrs Martha Pokarup, Pastor Peter Pokarup, Pastor capable, trained workers, we welcome Pastors Peter and Gilbert and Gilbert Egu and Mrs Jeanette Egu. Photo: J. Gate. their families to the exciting challenges of the gospel ministry, with all its joys and sorrows. ■ 10 :: AUSTRALASIAN RECORD :: January 15, 1983

Dr Hdrlow. He said he distributed Voice of Prophecy lessons to patients and all WINDOW ON THE WORLD contacts. NEWS BRIEFS FROM AROUND THE WORLD "Nobody knows how old Gospel is, said the chaplain. "He has carried at least six pastors." The Mountain Kingdom One wintertime Pastor Harrison Mot- VICTOR COOPER, Associate Communication Director, General Conference loheloa was trapped in a cave with Gospel for three days, because of deep snow. "There was no grass for the horse," he HIS MAJESTY King Moshoeshoe H is school children can meet in his bedroom said, "and no food for me. " monarch of the mountainous kingdom of and the baptismal class can meet in the The sixty-nine year old pastor said, Lesotho (pronounced Lesootoo). Years kitchen. "Sometimes I was away for three months ago his great grandfather fled to the Adventist believers badly need build- at a time, the distance were so great. When mountains from the surrounding Republic ings in Lesotho, to avoid the current I first came here I bought a donkey and of South Africa. opinion that we are "the flying church." often travelled all day from 4 a.m. to 6 Once cannibals roamed Lesotho. It is Maluti Hospital (175 beds), managed by p.m. Later I got a horse—then two horses, estimated that between 1822 and 1826 Mervyn Mason, is reached via a tortuous, but horses are expensive. It costs R250 some 30,000 human beings were eaten by dusty, rocky road. But the isolated hospital ($325) for a good horse." cannibals. was made famous throughout South Africa "Another horse used to carry pastors is Women in Lesotho wear colourful rugs, for the ophthalmic services offered by the `Mr Fierce,' " chaplain Tabetseka Paul Matete told me. Apparently his name was in a variety of patterns. The rugs provide renowned Dr Warren Staples. In such a remote region one wonders deserved! Not as gentle as Gospel. warmth during cold nights, keep out the Chaplains have to stay in private homes, heat during sweltering days and usefully about communication and transportation. and depend on local hospitality, he said, support the baby who rides pillion on How do medical director Dr W. E. mother's back. Hurlow, staff physician Dr D. R. Glass and sometimes get caught for days in The rugs have a variety of names, from and others reach a large number of clinics winter storms, unable to move. No wonder throughout the kingdom? Adventists chaplains dream of one day Pelo ea Marena (heart of the chief) to Le They have to make regular trips to owning a motorbike. rope tsa matsoetse (thigh of the newly delivered woman). Trans-Africa Division Emmanuel Clinic, Khabos and Khanyane Growing in Numbers clinics and still others at Kolo, Maseru, Health director Dr Allan Handysides says Mapoteng, Pitseng, and Pokane; than In Lesotho, Adventists are growing in the rugs are a status symbol and that the numbers. Our educational program yields more expensive rugs are highly prized. there are the special eye clinics at Mokhotlong, Mohale's Hoek, Mafeteng good results. During the week of Prayer at Today the population of 1.3 million is and Quthing. The staff obviously need Ebenezer School, ninety decisions for scattered over the high mountains. Only helicopters in such terrain. baptism were made. Over 130 youth are in 57,000 live in the capital Maseru. Good the baptismal class at Emmanuel Mission farmland is scarce; the soil is heavily But we saw no landing pads during our brief visit. School in Ficksburg. eroded. Deep gullies or dongas break up Literature evangelists sell Bible Stories the scenery. The mountains are beautiful, Horse Named Gospel in English and God's Answers in but not rich with minerals—apart from one Tethered to a nearby fence we found the Sutu—the only book available in the local diamond mine operated by De Beers,with answer. There stood a faithful brown steed language. According to Publishing 900 employees. that answered to the name of "Gospel." director Noel Matsietsi, there have been Five Church Buildings His owner was the hospital chaplain. eighty-one converts to the church this year Indeed Gospel has been ridden by a series as the result of literature evangelism. There are only five Adventist church of chaplains. And Gospel can go to It was a quick visit we made to Lesotho. buildings in Lesotho—the latest was appointments beyond the reach of any But we remember with pleasure the warm started in April 1982 and completed in vehicle! reception given to us by the Maseru church July, built entirely by lay people, who His current owner, Thomas Seisa, told members. After the service each worship- donated their labour on Sundays. me that it costs about twenty rand a month per leaving church shook hands with the There is freedom of religion in Lesotho (about $17) to feed a horse. The church pastor and elder and then joined the line so and most people are Christians. Roman gives him a fodder allowance of five that each member greeted every other Catholics are dominant. The Seventh-day maloti (about $7) a month. Leftover person present. In Lesotho time seems not Adventist Church is represented by 1,500 porridge from the hospital kitchen adds to to be in such short supply as in some members. Most are in the east and north of Gospel's diet. Western countries! the country. There are four districts with Another chaplain, Isaac Makeleli, said The friendliness of our believers and the sixteen organised churches and several he used to ride Gospel, and recalled the interest in the community demonstrated by companies. time when Gospel's fetlocks were caught the Adventist Church are not unnoticed. • When we visited the church in the up in wire and the frightened horse threw As the Prime Minister, Dr Leabua capital, Maseru (red sandstone), we him and left him with torn jacket and Jonathon, confirmed to' Southern Union discovered that the pastor whose three- trousers. president, Pastor P. M. Mabena, Adven- room house is adjacent to the church Chaplain Paul Chobokoane rode Gospel tists are making a real contribution to the moves all his possessions into one room on two or three times a week in 1981, visiting country's needs. Sabbath mornings so that the Sabbath patients on horseback with Dr Glass 'and There's life in the Kingdom of Lesotho. January 15, 1983 :: AUSTRALASIAN RECORD :: 11

More from HELEN HALL, an Australian working with SAWS Thailand

Escape from Peril

I'VE JUST RETURNED from a trip to headquarters up near the Salween River. They sent me up to talk to their education authorities Oscar and Judy Heinrich and Greg Rimmer (right) take a moment's pause in front of the Signs about my methods of teaching English. Publishing Company. Photo: H. Anderson We left early for the six-hour trip home by boat. On the first set of rapids, the boat engine suddenly cut out. The current, which was immensely powerful, drove the boat straight for Spotlight Team in Warburton trees growing in the water not far from the bank. Mr Charles, our Education director, tried L. E. STEED, Assistant Editor, AUSTRALASIAN RECORD to get a hold on a branch to pull the boat to shore but was knocked over by another tree branch. He got up quickly, but it was too late. THREE members of the Mission pay for these films and support the The current caught the boat, turning it over Spotlight team visited Warburton on program! At the moment 3,000 churches, and before we could do a thing we were in the mostly in the United States, support water under the boat. Unfortunately I 'd chosen November 4. Their assignment in our to wear a sarong as protection against sunburn. Division was firstly to produce a slide Mission Spotlight. I surfaced to find it wrapped around my legs. I documentary with soundtrack for the One reason for the team's visit to couldn't swim and fought in the powerful Thirteenth Sabbath Offering project (first Warburton was to film and record our own current to untangle myself. In the minute it took quarter 1983) in Tahiti. Then, as a children's choir for one of the Adventure to do so, I was swept yards out into the river. follow-up to that, they also made a film on Series of reports they make available to Once free I began to swim for the shore. A large Australia the continent, and one on children's divisions. Three films a quarter uprooted tree lay a bit to the right, downstream, and I headed for this. I discovered to my horror Tasmania in particular. cover Mission, Nature and Bible themes that a fairly narrow but very deep channel lay Mission Spotlight, based in Atlanta, for the younger children. Now that between me and calm water. Beyond the trunk Georgia, USA, is under the control of the Warburton has been featured, perhaps was a tangled mass of broken branches. I knew General Conference Sabbath School De- some churches here might like to subscribe I couldn't cross without getting swept under the partment. Directed by Oscar Heinrich, the to this service! tree and into the branches. team has produced audio-visual Sabbath Oh, I almost forgot! The Spotlight team I was contemplating what to do when I was school reports for thirteen years in 130 also took material on our publishing house hit from behind by the upturned boat. It pinned countries. to use in their report. We "publish the me against the trunk, almost ripping my clothes word" by printing—Mission Spotlight clean off and forcing me part way under the All Thirteenth Sabbath projects are tree. I managed to get one leg positioned and covered by the reports as well as other make that word into sound and image. kicked at the boat. It eventually turned slightly selected subjects—making three films a May their focus on mission needs be a and the current caught it as though it were a quarter, or twelve a year, available for use continuing means of stirring the church to match and within seconds it had disappeared, in subscribing churches. Yes, the churches greater mission vision. ■ scraping off a deal of my skin as it went. Just then Mr Charles came running down the bank and the boatman reached shore a bit further up. With the aid of a bamboo pole and Mr Charles pulling my legs, they got me to the calmer Practical Update in PNGUM shallows. COLIN CLARK, Practical Skills Teacher, Mount Diamond Adventist High School, PNGUM Gortoo, my housegirl, who couldn't swim, providentially came up near a tree close to the shore. So we all survived. I'm very sad at the IN SEPTEMBER, 1982, the Practical Skills (Manual Arts) teachers in the Papua New Guinea loss of my camera, glasses, purse and many Union Mission met at Kabiufa High School for one week. Present were Brethren D. Sutcliffe, other things. The bag containing books and Union Education director, who chaired the meetings, C. Clark, the program coordinator, R. some clothes floated to shore and Gortoo was Schultz, C. Reeve, R. Hill and M. Michael. A great deal was gained from this exchange, able to rescue it. She had a badly swollen hand particularly in our approach to topics such as modern technology and village technology. and slight concussion. I'm a mass of scabs and Decisions were made that will make the Practical Skills program more relevant and better bruises, but they are healing rapidly. The Lord coordinated. Our church schools' Practical Skills program in PNG is leading the way in course surely protected us. My guardian angel is kept development. ■ very busy here. ■ 12 :: AUSTRALASIAN RECORD :: January 15, 1983 Pathfinders Work to Get to Brisbane Pathfinder Director, Blenheim Church, South New Zealand

AFTER reading a story in the RECORD of Pathfinders raising funds to go to the Brisbane Camporee, I realised that here in Blenheim, south New Zealand, we have a story of succesful fundraising which is possibly second to none among those who will have attended by the time you read this. Blenheim is a town of around 18,000 people, with a Seventh-day Adventist church member- ship of only fifty. The Pathfinder club comprises eleven Pathfinders, one junior counsellor, two counsellors, a deputy director and director. Six of the Pathfinders and three of the leaders attended the Camporee at Wairoa Gorge in the Auckland province in 1979. From this club, with a total membership of sixteen, only two young Pathfinders and one counsellor will not be going to Brisbane. Three families have three children attending and one other has two, hence the financial burden on individual families was quite substantial. Early in the year a meeting with parents and Pathfinders was held to assess the interest, and while there were some who considered the task too great, the decision from that meeting was THE 1983 that we would plan to go to Brisbane and would begin fundraising with an aim to raise sufficient funds to pay the airfare from New Zealand to BOOK OF THE YEAR Australia and return. We will always be vsateful to those who said it could not be done. These critical times have demanded Their pessimism fired the determination of this book. You'll agree that it has those willing to undertake the mammoth task. some answers well worth pondering. First Task . . . Our first task was painting a roof. Suggestions and support began to roll in. A local non-Adventist farmer offered pine trees for firewood, and with the help of Pathfinders, parents and willing church members, even grandads, over $3,500 was raised. Sale of produce from a harvest thanksgiving service brought in $158, a garage sale $500, harvesting garlic $143, an elderly member made teddy bears for a total of $100, as well as organising a shop day. Another non-Adventist manufacturer, who employs Adventists of his staff, offered work wrapping and packing lollypops, for the Australian market, if you please, and this activity has produced around $3,500, and is By Lewis R. Walton and Herbert E. Douglass still continuing. The factory cleaning was also offered to the club, and by the end of the year How to Survive the '80s shows the way, step by step, to cope with this work should have netted $1,600. Including the dangerous world in which we live. It looks at events and money earned and jobs already committed, problems as seen by the secular mind, and offers solutions in a fundraising has reached almost $10,000—a context all can understand. A graphic description of what we figure considerably in excess of the original face in the future, how to maintain physical stamina in stressful limes, and the gospel promises for these last days are key target. Church members, I believe, have also gained sections of this important new book. great benefit from the fellowship and unity of working together for a common aim. The Must reading for you. Valuable tool for your blessing of God has beeni evident throughout the whole program, and even though there were witness during the Church's "1,000 Days of problems to overcome,everyone worked—even Reaping." Strikingly gold-embossed. the doubters—a blessing for which we as leaders are very grateful. • January 15, 1983 :: AUSTRALASIAN RECORD :: 13

?A,7,:?9,16N,1-. .1 .41qMplirt. Life-Sketch of William N. Lock 0. K. ANDERSON

WILLIAM N. LOCK was born on August towns and stations from Carnavon to Derby, 11, 1887, the fifth of a family of eleven born to Marble Bar to Meekathara on motorbike—a Robert and Emma Lock of Port Pifie, South very strenuous trip. Australia. After five years in Western Australia, our In 1906 his eldest sister accepted the Advent late beloved brother was transferred to Victoria message under the labours of Pastors Butz and as Lay Activities secretary, then returned to Hubbard. She gave her brother a small book Western Australia as Publishing and Lay called His Glorious Appearing, a verse-by- Activities secretary. In 1923 he made a second verse description of Matthew 24, which made a trip to those north-west towns, this time by deep impression on him. In 1908 he went to the plane, being the first Adventist worker to use a Adelaide camp-meeting and was baptised. In plane in his work. His pilot was the late of Papua New Guinea—today we have about 1910 he entered the colporteur work with the Kingsford Smith. 60,000. book Heralds of the Morning. In 1911, he In 1924 Brother Lock received a call to go to At the end of 1941, Pastor Lock was married Mollie Beck. They had five children. Papua New Guinea as superintendent and to transferred to take charge of the work in north After his marriage he was asked to go to open the work at Efogi, next to the main Queensland. This work was made difficult Broken Hill in the canvassing work and to help mountain range in that country. To get to Efogi because of the war. The north was full of with the church. Here they made first contact meant crossing about ten mountains and ninety Australian and American soldiers. The with the Sibley family—and have been close rivers and streams. During his stay in Papua Japanese bombed Townsville, causing large friends since. In 1912 he was invited to be New Guinea he made that trip about forty numbers of people to leave the area in fear of an Publishing secretary for New South Wales, times, which means he crossed some 400 invasion. followed in 1914 by the same position in mountains and over 300 rivers and streams. In After the war he returned to his home Western Australia. He visited the north-west 1924 we had one baptised member in the whole (continued on page 14) HAPPY MOMENTS AT QUEENSTOWN

WINSOME STELLMAKER, Communication Secretary, Queenstown Church, South Australia

QUEENSTOWN church has really "come to the church, where they enjoyed two hours of for the happiness they had helped to bring to alive" and is witnessing for our Lord. Small beautiful sacred music and singing. This was their mother. We were blessed in bringing though the church is they have prayed for the done not only by a few of the Queenstown Christ to a soul before she was laid to rest. outpouring of the Holy Spirit and for guidance members, but Adventists from other churches In order to come aside together with our Lord from the Lord, and He has been near and around Adelaide—and one even came from as and spend a weekend of prayer and fellowship, blessed. There have been so many big days. far as Nuriootpa. The life of Christ was we travelled to a little country spot called Though I cannot share them all in such a short presented to them in such a way that even a few Cudlee Creek. It was just so great to get away time, I can tell you of some very happy Adventists themselves were seen to shed some from the hustle and bustle of the city, and to moments. tears. smell the beautiful country air. We joined Five of our youth stepped out and gave their On the journey back to their various homes together to welcome in the Sabbath and then for lives to Christ in the presence of their parents the old people could talk of nothing else than communion service with the Lord. How and many friends and walked into the waters of moving to see husbands and wives washing baptism. the lovely afternoon they had spent. Two of the drivers were so impressed with our effort they each other's feet! After the service the members Adventist Appeal time was a time not only to refused remuneration, thanked us for a lovely expressed their love for each other and gave gather in the funds, so much needed for afternoon and expressed their enjoyment at words of encouragement which gladden the missions, but also to reach out to gather the being a part of it. heart. One could feel the presence of Christ souls who were there at each door knocked. sharing these moments with everyone. Elderly citizens from as many as four homes Only a few days later a daughter of one of the Our next big day was to see our AJYs being for the aged in and around the Queenstown area women phoned to tell us her mother had passed invested in a very colourful ceremony, and to were picked up from the homes and transported away. The family wished to thank the church hear their presentation of the things which had Study time with Syd been so diligently taught them by dedicated Stellmaker during the leaders and teachers during the year. Pastor church campout. Roberts spoke on "Youth and the Family," Photo: W Stellmaker which was really enjoyed by all. As I close, there are so many things to tell, but not so wonderful as the joy of being able to climax my story with the news of a laymen's mission in the Port Adelaide area, which for years has proved so difficult. The Lord has not let His people down; they stepped out in faith and God is blessing them in return. How elating it is to see such a very humble and sincere man as Des Williams giving of his time and talent to deliver the Word of God in such a professional way! Oh Lord, we ask for more men as this so our work on earth soon will be over and we can rejoice with the Lord with the souls saved in the kingdom of God. ■ 14 :: AUSTRALASIAN RECORD :: January 15, 1983

LIFE-SKETCH OF WILLIAM N. LOCK Pastor Selwyn Bartlett). They have both served the the last two months of his life. Brother Knight was a loving father to Bill (deceased), Norman, Lilley, Percy, Emily (continued from page 13) Seventh-day Adventist Church for forty-seven years. He is survived by his wife and four children, Meryl (Mrs. Brian (Mrs. Strong), Peter, Joy (Mrs. Bartnick), Betty and David, conference of South Australia to work until McKenzie), Janice (Mrs. Karl King), Maurice and Rosalie who, with their families, mourn his passing. The sorrowing retirement at the age of seventy. (Mrs. Cohn Rodgers), as well as ten grandchildren, who ones were directed to the comforting promises of Scripture. remember him as a devoted and loving husband, father and Following a service at Brightwaters church at which the In 1958 Pastor Lock retired at Cooranbong, grandfather. We laid him to rest on November 15 at the writer was assisted by Pastor E. H. Clark, the interment was where he spent several years as assistant pastor Hamilton Park Cemetery. The writer was assisted by a at Bethshan Cemetery, New South Wales. A. P. Salom. at the Avondale church. After celebrating their long-standing friend and church member, Brother Allen golden wedding anniversary in 1961, Mrs Lock Stiles, with the assurance of the blessed hope. K. .1. Gray. LOCK. Pastor William N. Lock passed to his rest on September 23, 1982, at ninety-five years of age. He was one passed away late that year. In 1962 Pastor Lock GUY. Sister Dorothy May Guy was born in Sydney, New of the pioneer missionaries to Papua New Guinea where, married Mrs Millie Rosendahl, who was a South Wales, in 1912. From a teenager, Dorothy's ambition with his wife and family, he laboured for many years. Left to tower of strength to our late brother in his was to become an archaeologist. However, her education mourn the loss are his wife, Amelia (nee Rosendahl), Pastor was cut short by the death of her father and her having to remaining years. Lester, Lois and Alfred and their families. A daughter, Jean, commence work to support the family. Dorothy's interest in Pastor Lock passed quietly to rest at the is deceased. The promises of God were precious to the loved archaeology remained and when ,in the early seventies, an Charles Harrison Memorial Home, Cooran- ones and friends as he was laid to rest in the Avondale evangelist conducted meetings near her home emphasising Cemetery, Cooranbong, New South Wales, to await the call bong, and now awaits the call of the Life-giver. that subject, she was keen to attend. Dorothy was later of the Life-giver on the resurrection morning. Pastors 0. K. His unfailing confidence in God's final baptised and attended the Oatley church until some twelve Anderson and S. Winter assisted the writer. A life-sketch message to this perishing world buoyed his months ago when she became physically unable to do so. appears elsewhere in this issue. J. B. Keith. spirits up in every trial through which he Dorothy passed to her rest, as the result of a stroke, on passed. We again extend our sincere sym- November 18, 1982, at the age of seventy years. Friends and relatives gathered at the Woronora Cemetery on November OLIVER. Kateann Oliver, after a brief illness, passed pathies to his dear wife and all other members 22 to bid farewell to Sister Guy until the resurrection. away in the Taranaki Base Hospital, New Zealand, on of his beloved family. ■ A. E. Johnson. August 18, 1982, aged eighty-two years. She will be sadly missed by her daughter, Angele, her sister, Mrs. Abbie HALL. Valentine Blake McDonnell Hall, loved husband Gifford, and brother, Mr. Bill Deane. Family and friends of Esther Lucretia, father of Suzanne, Charles and Jane. gathered at the New Plymouth church and then at the loved father-in-law of Wally, Jeff and Gweniver, died on graveside as we laid her to rest in the Te Henui Cemetery. Her faith in Christ as her Saviour was firm as she rests "safe in the Weddings November 13, 1982, in Tamworth, New South Wales. The arms of Jesus." E. M. Greenwell. writer was assisted at the funeral service by Brethren G. Thompson and R. Rushton. D. J. Coltheart. BACKHOUSE-STEVENSON. It was to the beating of PARKER. Sister Janet Burns Parker was born at hooves that Jenita Maree Stevenson went to the Sandgate HEAD. Harold Head, a much-loved member of the Albion Hamilton, Scotland, on November 5, 1893, and passed to her Adventist church, Queensland, on October 17, 1982, to church, south Queensland, quietly fell asleep in his Lord on rest on November 17, 1982, at the Charles Harrison Nursing September 15, 1982, and was laid to rest at the Alban Creek pledge her love and loyalty to Wayne George Backhouse, Home, Cooranbong, New South Wales. Fifty-eight years Crematorium on Friday, September 17. Due to a physical and he in turn pledged before God and man his commitment ago Janet accepted the Advent message in Cessnock. She to live by God's holy ordinance of matrimony. Relatives and affliction which he bravely and patiently bore for many loved her Lord and His message, and her one desire was to friends of both David and Ruth Stevenson and of George and years, he was unable to attend church for some time, but at no help finish the work and enter into the kingdom. With her two Anne Backhouse wished the couple God's richest blessings time did he ever indicate to his many church friends that there daughters, Lillias (Mrs W. Roeder) of Sydney and Doreen as they establish their Christian home at Caboolture. Wayne was ever any sign of frustration or impatience at the heavy (Mrs A. Bergmann) of Cooranbong, and members of their and Jenita, as you live your lives together, may the character cross he carried. In earlier years, his beautiful voice did much families, we turned to the Word of God for comfort as we of Jesus mould your every relationship together. to inspire those who heard him, but now he awaits his gathered at the Avondale Lawn Cemetery and lovingly K. D. Grolimund. Master's call. Sweet be his rest. A. V. Bambury. committed this dear one to the safe-keeping of the Master until the resurrection morning. L. C. Coombe. SAVIGE-MITCHELL. At an outdoor service in HIGNETT. After a miraculous recovery from heart Newcastle, New South Wales, on October 3, 1982, Christine surgery some years ago, Reta Gertrude Hignett was recently Anne Mitchell and Kenneth Mark Savige became husband afflicted with a persistent illness which claimed her life. Reta PARMENTER. After a long period of illness Sister Elsie and wife. Christine is the daughter of Mabel Mitchell, and fell asleep in Jesus on October 30, 1982, and her constant Emily Parmenter fell asleep on September 16, 1982. She was Kenneth is the son of Ethel and Kevin Savige. May God confidence in our Lord's loving care was an inspiration to us one of the oldest members of former Comdale church (now Lismore), New South Wales. She leaves behind her husband, richly bless Christine and Kenneth. G. W. Rappell. all, and even though we sorrow we do not sorrow as those who have no hope. The assurance proffered in God's:Word Leslie, and children, Marj Goodwin, Olive Dodds and John. SCHULZ-ELLIS. On a beautiful day, September 15, upheld her husband Jack, and their family, as Reta was Another son, Raymond, is deceased. A service was held in 1982, a quiet and very pretty wedding was celebrated in the lovingly committed in the Rains Road Cemetery, Morphett the Lismore church on September 20, then afterwards at the home of Pastor and Mrs Graham Coombs, at Warwick, Vale, South Australia, where she awaits the resurrection call East Lismore Cemetery where Mrs. Parmenter was laid to Queensland, joining together Ann Ellis of Capalaba and from Jesus. Pastor S. C. Butler, a long-standing family rest. Pastor Frank Pearce assisted the writer with words of Perce Schulz of Tenterfield. Sons and daughters of the friend, assisted at the graveside. G. B. Agars. comfort and the assurance and hope of the resurrection. couple, with their families, came from Queensland, Victoria, D. J. Adams. New South Wales and New Zealand to share their love and HODGEN. William Arnold Hodgen was born in best wishes. Ann and Perce plan to make their future home in Canterbury, south New Zealand, on June 4, 1895, and passed Capalaba, where we know God's blessing will attend them. REID. Kirstan Birzit Reid was born in Denmark on away at Murray Bridge, South Australia, on November 15, G. E. Coombs. September 10, 1929, and was tragically killed in a car 1982. In 1922 he linked his life in marriage with Lindsay accident near Te Teko, New Zealand, on November 1, 1982. Francis Neil (deceased 1958). To this union four sons, Bill, She was baptised by Pastor Brownie in 1957. She was the Tony, Dr. Maurice (Loma Linda, California) and David, and beloved mother of Kennet, Vivian, Philip and Timothy. one daughter, Joan (Mrs. Cam Myers, deceased), were born. Funeral services were held on the Tuteao marae and she was Till He Comes A memorial service was conducted by the writer in the laid to rest on the Kokohinau Pa. She died in the blessed hope Murray Bridge church after which we assembled in the of the resurrection, when she will be able to meet her Saviour Crematorium Chapel at Centennial Park and committed the face to face. A. H. Waldrip. mortal remains of our late friend and brother into God's BENNETT. It was on November 5, 1982, that George safekeeping. To the family we extend our sincere Christian Herbert Bennett passed away peacefully in death in sympathy and with them look longingly for the day when ROBINSON. Florence Minnie Robinson (nee McQuinn) Helensburgh (Wollongong), New South Wales, at the age of they will be reunited, never to part again. J. H. Wade. was born on June 30,1897, in Bondi, New South Wales, and seventy-five. George was a gracious gentleman, one who passed away in the Warburton Hospital, Victoria, on October loved God and knew Christ personally as Lord and Saviour. INWARD. Patrick Inward, husband of our esteemed 25, 1982, after an illness lasting several months. Mrs. He will be sadly missed by his wife Elsie and two daughters Sister Anne Inward of Cooranbong, New South Wales, and Robinson accepted the Adventist faith in 1909 in Gladice (Mrs Southgate) and Lillie (Mrs Emms) and their father of Mrs Kay Grace of Macksville, closed his eyes in the Launceston, Tasmania. She attended North Fitzroy church in respective families. We extend our sincere Christian sleep of death on November 18, 1982. He was a good man, a Victoria, and was married to Robert John Robinson at sympathy to these dear bereaved ones. The promises of the good husband and father and neighbour, and will be sadly Prahran on April 25, 1917. Four children were born to this soon-coming resurrection were claimed as George was laid to missed. A gathering of very sincere mourners laid him to rest union: Joy (Davis), Betty (Jones, deceased), Lyn and Hal. rest at the Helensburgh Cemetery. K. R. Godfrey. in the Avondale Cemetery. Cooranbong, to await the During the fifties and sixties Mrs. Robinson served most life-giving call of Him who doeth all things well. conscientiously and well in the Dorcas Society. She will be GIBBENS. On November 11, 1982, at his home in R. H. Abbott. remembered by her many friends and loved ones as a Hamilton, New Zealand, Frederick William Gibbens, aged gracious. unselfish lady. Gordon Box brought words of seventy-three years, passed peacefully to rest. Born and KNIGHT. William John Knight laid down the burdens of comfort and hope to her sorrowing husband and family in educated in Sussex, England, he migrated to New Zealand. this life on November 9, 1982, at the advanced age of chapel and graveside services at Lilydale Lawn Cemetery. At Rukahio he met and married Malvena Bartlett (sister of ninety-two years. He was a regular worshipper at church until We look forward to the day of reunion. J. H. Rabe. January 15, 1983 :: AUSTRALASIAN RECORD :: 15

ROSE. George Henry Albert (Alby) Rose was born at ADVENTIST AVIATION ASSOCIATION FOR SALE Palmerston North, New Zealand, on October 29, 1913, and WESTERN AUSTRALIA Coffs Harbour area. Building block in good area; passed to his rest at the Waihi Hospital on November 17, Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of fast-growing locality. Owner moving for personal reasons. 1982. He grew up in Woodville and spent much of his the above Association will be held at "Advent Park," $25,000. Phone (066) 52 6158, Mrs Gibson. working life with New Zealand Railways. It was always his Kalamunda Road, Maida Vale, on February 13, 1983, at pleasure to help others. Throughout his long illness he 6.30 p.m. remained cheerful and uncomplaining. Though not a church Members of the Association, and other interested persons, GOVERNESS WANTED member it was his wish that the funeral service be conducted are invited to attend, to hear reports, and to execute the A reliable Christian lady required to supervise the in the Waihi church. As we gathered to pay our respects on business of electing an Executive Committee for the year correspondence school lessons for three children aged 6, 8, November 19 and later at the Waihi Cemetery, words of 1983. 13, situated on property 113 km south of Bourke, comfort were extended to his wife, Clara, and a large group Ladies are requested to bring a plate—the Association will commencing February 1983. Applicants should be able to of family and friends. E. T. Coppard. provide drinks. work with and understand children. Own furnished room and J. B. Payne. Hon. Sec. keep provided. Wages on application. Own car an TAYLOR. Tragedy followed tragedy when on November advantage. No pets please. Persons interested write to Ilse 19, 1982, Frederick Ross Taylor, the forty-two-year-old AN EDUCATION IN SUMMERLAND Muirhead, Wilga Downs, Byrock, NSW, 2743. senior elder of the Park Ridge church, Queensland, fell off a Come to Lismore (population 30,000) to provide your shed he was building and was killed instantly, just two weeks children with a Christian education. Lismore Primary/High GOVERNESS REQUIRED IN 1963 after his brother, Arthur, had been killed in a plane crash. School is situated on beautiful, undulating twenty-five acres To supervise correspondence school lessons for three Stunned by sorrow and numb with grief, the Taylors and the of land, offering Grades 1 to 10. Contact the Board children aged 11, 14, 16, on property 90 kilometres north of church family gathered again, this time at the Beaudesert Chairman, N. Leeson, phone (066) 24 3329 or write to The given to applicant over 21 having own church, Queensland, on November 23, to lay another loved Principal, Lismore S.D.A. School, P.D. Box 131, Lismore, Bourke. Preference to teach music and to communicate freely with one to rest. If ever the Advent glory and resurrection brought N.S.W. 2480. Phone (066) 24 2688. car, able hope and comfort, praise God, it did that day! Joy and their children. Apply in writing with references to Mrs. J. White, five children, mother and father, and many relatives and Congararra Station, Bourke, N.S.W. 2840. ANONYMOUS TITHE friends in Australia and Papua New Guinea, look forward to HOUSE FOR SALE The secretary-treasurer of the Tasmanian Conference the day when they will unite with their loved one and friend Attractive colonial-style B/V, garage under main roof, 3 wishes to acknowledge the receipt of $116 anonymous tithe. again. May it be soon; we will miss him till then. B/R, quality fittings. $59,950. Situated Haskell Park, 16 J. Kosmeier. Meyers Cres., Cooranbong, N. S . W. 2265. Phone (049) AVON VALLEY S.D.A. PRIMARY SCHOOL 77 2138. TIMMS. After five short years, mixtures of joy and tears, NORTHAM, W.A. Tony Nicolai Timms slipped to his rest on Tuesday, October HOUSE FOR SALE GRADES 1-7 26, 1982, at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Erina—Gosford--close to church school and bus at door. Enrolments now being taken for 1983 year. Sydney, New South Wales. A large group of relatives and Two B/R, sleepout, B/V, Hardiplank home. Fully carpeted. School is currently in third year of operation. New friends gathered at the Avondale Cemetery, Cooranbong, on LU garage plus garden shed. 200' long block. Only 5 km building opened in 1982. Northam is conveniently situated Friday, October 29, to remember the sunshine of Tony's from Terrigal Beach. Well-presented home—owners just 100 km from the city of Perth. New church building smile, and the courage which sustained him through a transferring to Queensland. $57,900. Apply A. and K. Rix, 4 currently under construction. lifetime of kidney disease. His parents, Beverley and Brian, Nerissa Road, Erina, NSW 2250. Phone (043) 67 6127. For more details write to: Principal, P.O. Box 338, and his brother and sister, Peter and Wendy, were directed to Northam, W.A. 6401. Phone (096) 22 3213 or A/H (096) the promises of Scripture which lighten the dark places of life HOUSE FOR SALE, WAHROONGA 22 1819. and point to the joyful reunion day. Pastors Arthur Patrick Three B/R, B/V, carpet, built-ins, extra toilets. Very close and Phill Starr assisted the writer at the graveside service. to school, hospital and Division office. Phone (049) 77 2078. L. V. Heise. AYWON REMOVALS Your own furniture removal and taxi-truck service. LONDON ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE TROWER. Brother James Trower passed quietly to his * Servicing all country centres, interstate and local areas. Self-contained holiday flat available to Australasian rest in St Andrews Hospital, Ipswich, Queensland, early on * Regular trips to the North Coast. Seventh-day Adventists. Own bathroom, toilet, and Monday, November 22, 1982, at the age of seventy-four * Packing and storage facilities provided. kitchenette. Good area. Near transport. Quiet. Clean. Mrs H. years. With his wife, Jim accepted Jesus and present truth * Reasonable rates. Inskip, 20 Abinger Road, Chiswick W4, London IEL. Tel. under the ministry of the late Pastor T. A. Anderson during * Free quotes. (01) 994 2052. 1942 in Townsville. The respect and esteem which the * Prompt, efficient and careful service. PRAISE HIMI community had for Jim Trower was indicated by the large Phone John Paul on (02) 639 8756, or write 15 Kent Warburton Children's Choir number of friends, relatives and fellow-believers who Street, Baulkham Hills, N.S.W. 2153. Cassette still available. Contains sixteen gospel songs attended the services at Ipswich church hall and Pine CARRUM DOWNS SCHOOL from this excellent junior choir. Mountain Cemetery, where he rests in sure and certain hope Invest in your child's future by enrolling him or her in a Write, enclosing $7.00 (includes postage), to: Warbur- of the resurrection. Brother Dean Jackson was associated church school. Carrum Downs S.D.A. School, just 6 km ton Adventist School, Warburton, Vic. 3799. with the writer in bringing messages of comfort and hope to from Port Phillip Bay and within easy radius of the Sister Lillian Trower and her three sons, Cedric, Paul and Mornington Peninsula, is the ideal place for your child. Write REAL ESTATE Kevin, and the many relatives left to mourn the passing of a today to Mr. T. Garley, Principal, Carrum Downs S.D.A. For real estate in Cooranbong, Morisset, Dora Creek and H. W. Gunter. fine Christian gentleman. School, Thompson Road, Carrum Downs, Vic. 3200. the Lakes area contact Shirley Turner, representing Wilsons Better Homes Co., Newcastle. 563 Freemans Drive, COORANBONG—HOUSE FOR SALE Cooranbong. Phone (049) 77 1504, AIR 77 1330. WILLS. On September 26, 1982, Agnes Eva Wills passed New B/V, 3 B/R house, fully carpeted 80/20 wool. REGISTERED SURVEYOR—VOLUNTEER away in the Bendigo Home and Hospital for the Aged, just Modern kitchen, walk-in pantry. Walk-in garage (possible OPPORTUNITY four days after her ninety-first birthday. Until recent months fourth bedroom). Laundry. Two bathrooms (Italian tiles). A registered surveyor is required for three to four weeks' she was a resident at Alawara Retirement Hostel where she Built-in robes with drawers, cupboards galore—all varnished work in Fiji. For details please contact: was affectionately known as "Granny." Her hope was louvre door finish. Full septic system (not pump out). New Assistant Secretary always in Him and she loved to tell of how she loved Jesus. estate across swing bridge from college. Valued at $75,000. Australasian Division Left to mourn her passing are her daughter Alexia (Mrs. Tom Reasonable offer accepted. Must be best buy in Cooranbong. 148 Fox Valley Road Stevenson of Wangaratta) and her two sisters, Ivy and Phone (049) 73 2092. Wahroonga, N.S.W. 2076 Myrtle. Pastor Savage assisted the writer with the services at DISCOUNT SEWING MACHINES Phone (02) 48 1061. B. C. Grosser. the church and graveside. All popular quality brands including Elna, Husqvarna, RETIRING, RELOCATING? Pfaff, Riccar Bahylock, Brother and Passap knitters and Retiring or relocating? Consider Hervey Bay, Queens- popular industrial machines at heavily discounted prices. land, "where the north meets the south." Equable RETURN THANKS Also duty-free prices for Australian and island destinations. climate—enclosed, safe water. Population 17,000. Active Brian and Beverley Timms and family wish to thank all Write or phone for a quotation, stating make and model of who helped us during Tony's illness as well as many friends church. Write for information—Church Clerk, 120 your preference. Esplanade, Point Vernon, Qld. 4655. who visited, sent flowers, cards and letters of comfort when Auckland Sewing & Knitting Machine Specialists Ltd., Tony died. We shall all remember his winsome smile and P.O. Box 13-346, Onehunga, Auckland 6. Phone Auk. TO LET happy nature despite his physical problems, and eagerly 66 2039. await the resurrection day when he'll be healthy and whole Furnished, one bedroom, roomy holiday flat. Convenient for the first time. GOSNELLS CHURCH to all amenities. Avondale College, train and bay. Phone On January 22, 1983, the members of the Gosnells church, (049) 73 3386, (049) 77 1362 or write "Bayviews," c/- Perth, Western Australia, will be celebrating the diamond P.O., Bonnells Bay, N.S.W. 2264. (60th) anniversary of their church. Past members and ministries are cordially invited to WANTED WANTED worship with the present church family on that day. Any old or unused Spirit of Prophecy publications. Please 100 men and women to sell five sets of "The Bible Story— For further information please contact the organising contact Barry Neaves, 40 Tombonda Road, Bray Park, books per week. See your local Publishing director. committee, P.O. Box 46, Gosnells, W.A. 6110. N.S.W. 2484. Phone (066) 72 2561.

16 :: AUSTRALASIAN RECOle IJanu y 15, 1983 \ I /

LINCOLN STEED Flash Assistant Editor , MY, how time flies! It's been rite ,k LEAVING Lilydale with happy BRIGHT future for Eraring, in north some time since our las{ issye. memories, I am sure, is Russell New South Wales. A special session Actually only a week in prodfiction Skipworth. He is under transfer to was held at the Port Macquarie time for us here at the Signs, but two Carmel College, WA, as Manual Arts church, Sunday, December 5, to weeks longer than normal for regular teacher. discuss the future of the very much RECORD readers. Welcome back! run-down property. Delegates voted KARELLE RIPPINGALE is a "mean" to enter into a joint venture with speller. This bright young Year 9 SESSION news takes top place this Greater Sydney Conference to Lilydale student went through to the week. The Victorian Conference operate the property as a Convention state finals in the spelling Session was held on December 5, in a Centre—not a campground. competition. She was top speller for full day's sitting at the Methodist Buildings on the old campground are the Year 7 to 9 level—winning the Ladies College, Melbourne. Much has to be demolished, and work on a $11/2 Maroondah regional spelling been accomplished in Victoria over million complex will begin in 1983. competition. the past two years, much remains to be done before the Lord's return. A CENTURION in the Lord's army. BIG event for LEs is the TTUC Sister Elizabeth May, of the Trinity Literature Evangelist Institute to be CORAL CHRISTIAN has been named Gardens church, South Australia, held at Yarrahappini Youth Camp as Sabbath School director for the celebrated her 100th birthday on from January 17 to 22. Almost a conference—she was formerly December 10, 1982. She was baptised union-wide camp, it will draw on assistant director. The post of by Pastor L. F. Were in 1942. She has bookmen from the four Australian Stewardship director was made attended her present church since conferences in the union. New vacant by the second retirement of the days when it was called Zealand will hold their institute later Pastor Skryzpaszek, who has given Kensington church. Congratulations in 1983. much-appreciated service. No on a good and faithful innings! replacement has been announced as NEW Vision Camp for the Blind was yet—budgetary reasons may mean a A SOUTH Australian Conference held from December 19 to 21 in South shuffle of portfolios to reassign the Pathfinder Corroboree held recently Australia. It was booked out well in position. in the Prospect church hall may have advance-440 blind campers set an Australian record for Awards attended. Much of the success was THE DEPUTY Director General of in one conference in one year, due to free TV advertising and the Health for the Commonwealth retired according to TAUC Pathfinder recommendation of Adelaide on December 15. That's news when I director, Pastor R. E. Possingham. Schools for the Blind. tell you that he is Dr Cyril Evans, OBE, Twenty-nine Silver and five Gold a member of our National church in Awards were given. OTHER Camps for the Blind were the Canberra. As in other instances, first Perth camp at Carmel College, "retirement" hardly seems the right NORTH New Zealand Conference WA, from December 17 to 24; and the word. Dr Evans is going to Manila to held a very successful Camp Session third camp for Victoria, same dates, work for the World Health from December 24 to January 1 in with almost eighty in attendance. Organisation. Auckland. The ideal way to spend the Christmas New Year—in fellowship SYDNEY Adventist Hospital ALSO "retiring" is Oliver Ferris, a with believers. celebrated its 80th anniversary on member of the Nunawading church in January 1. A special anniversary Victoria. He has been academic dean CAMP is just beginning for those service was held to mark the of the University High School in attending South New Zealand occasion. Other festivities are Melbourne for many years. He will Conference's annual gathering at planned for later in the year. In other take up the post of academic dean for Christchurch. Special guest at the words—more to come. our Lilydale Academy. Camp will be associate General Conference Youth director, Pastor WITH that mention of Lilydale Mike Stevenson, fresh from the OUR last issue for 1982 contained a Academy I must report their Division Pathfinder Camporee held Christmas message from Luke in the graduation service was held on north of Ipswich, Queensland, from form of a tree. The idea for this was Saturday evening, December 4, 1982. January 4 to 9. suggested by Mrs D. Miller—thank Lilydale Academy had an enrolment you (sorry we did not include the MOVES? Many throughout the of 217 in 1982—ending the year with information at the time). A special Division, but only one for the Orbost 210 (fifty-two boarding). thank you to all who contributed to church building, Victoria. Local the RECORD in 1982—we are hoping members wish to reassure all that for great things in 1983— LILYDALE Academy had a good year their church was only moved growing and selling flowers. This contributors are a big part of the once—some time ago now—and that story. sideline industry of the academy they are happily worshipping in the raised nearly $8,000 in 1982—which building officially opened on went toward assisting boarding "FINALLY, BRETHREN ...": Every September 25. Items in Flashpoints tomorrow has two handles: we can students who had difficulties with of November 13 and 27 may have fees. take hold by the handle of anxiety or been misleading by the handle of faith.