ReviewAPRIL 21, 1977

ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD • GENERAL CHURCH PAPER OF THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS Guest Editorial

By the grace of God we must be victorious Christians. The Footsteps of an Let us hasten to make wrongs right. Time is running out. This is a time, not just to be getting ready, but by the Approaching God grace of God to be ready and stay ready. As you think about an approaching God, as you hear My heart was stirred recently by this statement in His footsteps on the way, how is it with you? Are you Evangelism, page 219: "We hear the footsteps of an ready to meet Him? Is your life fully and completely approaching God." It is written in a setting of urgency dedicated to Jesus Christ? Is He really your Saviour, and appeal. The thought is that great things are about to your Friend, your Lord? happen. The signs around are telling us that Jesus Christ The devil is trying his best to get the Advent people so is about to move to put an end to this whole drama of sin, involved in things of the world—in material progress, in and as we look at these signs we surely can "hear the making more money, in apparently good things—that we footsteps of an approaching God." will be robbed of better things. The essential things of life Fellow believers, as we look around the world—as we will escape us in our mad pursuit to get what we believe look at our own lives, as we look in our own communities are good things. But let us put first things first. Let us and countries that make up this great Advent Movement, seek God first. Let us seek Him for a great revival in our certainly we too can say, "We hear the footsteps of an own lives, in order to be able to say, as we hear the approaching God." footsteps of an approaching God, "Thank God, I am Let us first think of our own hearts and lives, as history ready. I have made all things right. I know in whom I moves toward its crowded climax, as the curtain falls have believed. Jesus Christ is living in my soul, I have the upon the last act in the drama of man's rebellion against joy of fellowship with Him, and I know that my spirit God. Let us ask ourselves, How is my personal relation- witnesses with His Spirit, that I am a child of God." ship with Jesus Christ? Am I living up to all the truth God Making a Complete Surrender has so wonderfully conveyed to me? Is there some secret sin in my life that I need to gain victory over and tear How about it? If you haven't made this complete loose from, if I am going to be ready for an approaching surrender to Jesus Christ, as you read these words and God? His Holy Spirit speaks to your heart, as we talk it over Certainly we need to put the spotlight on ourselves, on together, would you say to the Lord, "Lord, I surrender our own hearts. Some of us have been Seventh-day all. I give up the world and its allurements. I part with Adventists for many years. We can look back upon a this sin. I break off this friendship because it will lead me stretch of time in which God has marvelously revealed downward. I give my heart over to You again, 0 Lord, so Himself to us. We can say that we know we have the that You can lead my life aright." truth. We know that God has led us. We have not My friends, the Advent family is a .great family to followed cunningly devised fables. The Advent Move- which to belong. I thank God day and night that I am a ment is on a certain course of ultimate victory. We know member of His remnant church. So should you. What a that. thrill it is to know that the church to which we belong is destined to triumph in a great blaze of glory! A Vital Connection With Christ Fellow believers, let us be in earnest. Those of us who But do you and I know that our connection with the need to get ready, by the grace of God let us get ready Lord Jesus Christ is real? Do we have the joy of knowing and keep ready ourselves, and help others to get ready. our sins are forgiven? Am I living day by day the life of a This is a challenging time, a momentous time. true Christian, born again and Spirit-filled? When Jesus May God bless you as you make Him first in your life, returns He will be coming for a people without spot or as you seek first His kingdom, as you help others to get wrinkle. Am I fooling around with sin? Am I still dab- ready for it, and as you, with great expectancy, listen to bling in things of the world? Let us ask ourselves these the "footsteps of an approaching God." questions as we think of an approaching God. "The coming of the Lord is nearer than when we first The only thing that will keep us out of the kingdom is believed. The great controversy is nearing its end. Every sin. Brethren and sisters, we must get the victory over it, report of calamity by sea or land is a testimony to the fact by the grace of God. It cannot be done in our own that the end of all things is at hand. Wars and rumors of strength. We must put ourselves, our will, on God's side. wars declare it. Is there a Christian whose pulse does not The servant of the Lord says, "As the will of man beat with quickened action as he anticipates the great co-operates with the will of God, it becomes omnipo- events opening before us? tent."—Christ's Object Lessons, p. 333. Our lives will "The Lord is coming. We hear the footsteps of an become a series of uninterrupted victories when we live approaching God, as He comes to punish the world for its for Christ. Jesus is coming back for a prepared people— iniquity. We are to prepare the way for Him by acting our those who have gained victory over every besetment, part in getting a people ready for that great day."— over evil habits, bad tempers, secret sin, immorality, Evangelism, p. 219. G. RALPH THOMPSON selfishness, backbiting, double-dealing, and hypocrisy. Vice-President, General Conference

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Contents tian in his daily conflicts with the his article, led him to change his differences of opinion arise from General Articles Pages 4-14 flesh and the devil; the other group mind. people not distinguishing between Inspired Gems 7 holds that the chapter describes Readers of this article would do these two approaches. From the For the Younger Set 8 the experiences of the Christian well to review the contents of context and historical background When You're Young 11 under conviction, that is, of one Romans 7 and to ask themselves it is usually possible to be fairly Response From Readers 12 who has not yet surrendered to why they hold the view they do. It certain of what the author is Reader to Reader 15 Jesus Christ. may be that some of them too speaking. On this level, agree- From the Editors 17 Once Christians have made up may wish to change as they dis- ment should generally be possi- Newsfront 19 their minds as to the meaning of cover that the arguments in the ble. But when it comes to lessons Dateline Washington 26 this chapter, they seldom change chapter do not support their point a person may wish to draw, on News Notes 28 their point of view. But this is not of view. They should pursue their these there may legitimately be Bulletin Board 30 true of the author of "I've research from two points of view: differences of viewpoint. Spotlight on God's Law 31 Changed My Mind About Romans (I) In the historical context, what Art and Photo Credits: P. 6, Phil Perhaps over no chapter in the 7" (page 4). Although during his particular situation was Paul de- Davis; p. 10, Religious News Bible have more Christians been theological training he had been scribing? and (2) What lessons Service; p. 13, Harold Munson; p. divided than over Romans 7. One taught one viewpoint, he chose to can be drawn for today from this 31, Tom Dunbebin; all other group holds that the chapter de- hold and preach the other until an chapter? photos, courtesy of the respective scribes the experience of a Chris- experience, which he describes in It is possible that some of the authors.

Letters (Letters submitted for publication cannot Pageant of Glory should be as unique as our mes- out of the cities first, for they be acknowledged or returned. All must carry the writer's name and address. Short letters The report "Young Adventist sage, a calling out of Babylon, not would have something to live on (less than 250 words) will be given preference. a contribution to its cup of iniq- while improving soil and planting All will be edited to meet space and literary Musicians Perform in U.S.S.R. requirements. The views presented do not Cities" (Mar. 3) reminds me of uity. The low-cut dresses, the fruit trees, which requires several necessarily represent those of the editors or presentation of Jesus' love with- years. Then when the younger of the denomination.] Christ's great "pageant of glory" so vividly described by the late out the wonderful justice of His families move out, they would law (see Sons and Daughters of have food already growing. True Love Arthur S. Maxwell. CLARENCE W. OLSEN God, p. 38), record jackets pro- When aging farmers are no Until yesterday I had always Loma Linda, California moting people more than a Per- longer able to care for a large thought the REVIEW was for older son, rhythm that stimulates false farm, the real-estate agents could readers. Picking up an issue, I Witnessing happiness instead of true repent- help them divide up their land for found the articles exceptionally Re "Are the 'Stones' Crying ance—all are characteristics of several city people. The farmer interesting. I am writing in re- Out?" (Nov. 25). One Sabbath a our popular wandering minstrels could then teach the new owners sponse to " 'Love Is a Delicate few weeks ago two Jehovah's and many of their local imitators. how to grow their own food. Plant' " (March 10). Witnesses came to my door and CINDY TUTSCH HENRY SKADSHEIM I've often felt a sense of fear started to witness to me. The New Braintree, Massachusetts Covelo, California about falling in love. Real love theme of their message? The time Many years ago Seventh-day usually leads to marriage, which Freeze Ahead for God's judgment has come! In Adventists were admonished to in this age is highly unstable. I Re "Sabbath Eating Out" my opinion their message was get out of the cities. Many have come from a divorced home and somewhat garbled, but their ex- (Letters, March 17). My eldest failed to heed this instruction. I so does my boyfriend. The odds ample made me decide that I had daughter works 40 or more hours wonder whether the Lord sent the seem against us, but we've found every week at a demanding job, better get out and give the true winter of 1976-1977 as a warning that through Christ all things are message. I realized that even and yet has company nearly every to His people to get out of heavily possible. Christ brought us to- though I had the truth, I could be Sabbath. Every few Sundays she populated areas before final gether, and we've consulted Him fixes several entrees and puts lost, by a failure to witness. events in earth's history. about everything since that time. OTTO STERN them in the freezer for future The Christians in Jerusalem in Our relationship is growing San Diego, California Sabbath dinners. She also freezes A.D. 70 did not argue that the through Christ, and we realize many of her desserts. Lord could take care of them as that genuine love is still around. Music Opinions When I was working full time, I easily in the city as out. When the It's harder to find, but if you ask I love music. Although I know found many tasty, easy-to- opportunity arose, most obeyed God to help you find it, He will. rock is satanic and a Christian prepare dishes to freeze ahead, the instructions to flee, and their Praise the Lord! should not listen to it, I don't see thus freeing Thursday evening for lives were saved. TUREII YOUNG anything wrong with today's gos- housework. Will the Lord protect those who Angwin, California pel music. I'm 25 years old and LUELLA VAN TASSEL disregard His plain instruction music is important in my life, as it Redmond, Oregon today? is with young people all over the A Simple Word MARVIN MEEKER world. To get them interested in Country v. City Living "Purring When You're Lincoln, Arkansas Pleased" (Jan. 6) really struck Jesus maybe you have to go a Re "Loitering in God's Way" home. I think if we as Seventh- little "hip." (Jan. 27). It seems as though every year day Adventists would respond to CAROL RICE General appeals to live in the an article appears in the REVIEW others with a kind deed and a Spokane, Washington country are commendable, but we that glorifies the life of the "simple word of thanks" there Miriam's praises to God were in must facilitate such appeals by country and by contrast, projects would be a much wider accep- celebration of coming out of practical plans. Seventh-day Ad- city dwelling as a kind of evil ac- tance of Adventists as a whole. Egypt, not returning to it. ventist real-estate agents could tivity. Since 85 per cent of the S. ALLYN S. Luther's music encouraged a sep- help our people exchange proper- population of the United States Glendale Academy aration from the fashionable wor- ties. We could encourage all who lives in a city environment, Satan Glendale, California ship of his time. Our music today have retirement incomes to move Continued on page 18

The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald is published every Thursday by the Review and Herald Publishing Association, 6856 Eastern Avenue NW., Takoma Park, Washington, D.C. 20012, U.S.A. Second-class postage paid at Washington, D.C. Copyright © 1977. Subscription price, $15.95 for one year. Vol. 154, No. 16. R&H, APRIL 21, 1977 (411) 3 Some time after I wrote Romans for the Everyday Man I found a relationship with Jesus Christ, through a full I've Changed My surrender to Him, such as I had not had in many, years. As a result I began to have victories in my life that I had Mind About not thought possible. I found that the words of Romans 6:14—"Sin shall not have dominion over you"—were not merely dream-castle idealism, or simply referring to a Romans 7 kind of celestial visa by which one is able to be a part of the kingdom of God without any great change taking place in his life. I found that through a daily, moment- Context provided the key by-moment renunciation of my sinful self, and a contin- uous giving over of my life to the indwelling of the Spirit to a correct understanding of my Saviour, I could have victories over inward and outward sins. I learned that I was quickly and easily of this important passage. defeated if I did not have that continuous experience in Him. It was through these experiences that I was prompted to write the book How to Be a Victorious By THOMAS A. DAVIS Christian. After I found that the victorious Christian life is pos- A PSYCHOLOGIST SET UP a stereopticon viewer sible, I was compelled to reevaluate my understanding of and placed pictures in each side in the usual way. He then Romans 7. Could it be possible that Paul was actually invited a group of people to look at the pictures and tell saying the Christian cannot have continuing victory over him what they saw. Some of the group reported they saw his sins? If he was, how could I account for the victories a picture of a football game. The others saw a bullfight. I was having? How could I explain the fact that when I How could this be? kept my eyes always on Christ, I was not overcome by The ones who reported they saw a football game were my erstwhile besetting sins? How could I understand North Americans. Those who saw a bullfight were Latin that, if I looked always to my Saviour, resentment did Americans. not take over in me, when before it would have? How The psychologist had put into the viewer, not dupli- could I account for the fact that when I surrendered cates of the same picture, but a scene of a football game rising anger to my Saviour, it no longer got the best of on one side, and of a bullfight on the other. As each me? How could I explain the fact that it is not true that person looked, his eyes saw two different scenes. But "the evil which I would not, that I do" (Rom. 7:19)? I this was confusing, so the brain selected the idea that was found that, through the indwelling Christ, I did not have most familiar and tuned the other out. Consequently, the to do evil. North Americans saw the football game, and the Latin Answers to My Questions Americans saw the bullfight. Several years ago I wrote a book entitled Romans for I went back to my Bible and Romans 7. The new the Everyday Man. When, in writing the manuscript, conclusions I arrived at do not solve all of the problems came to Romans 7:14-23, I looked at it in a stereopticon in the chapter. But they do give me answers to the viewer, as it were. Over the centuries since Augustine, questions I have asked. Space permits only a brief re- two pictures have been presented of the verses. One sume of my conclusions. view is that the experience of the born-again person is To my mind, one of the keys to a resolution of the described; the other, that an unregenerate person under problem in the passage under discussion is the verb conviction is depicted. It is not easy to determine which forms. I shall not approach them in a technical manner, of these experiences is portrayed. but shall deal with their sense by explaining and Looking at the two possibilities, I almost uncon- paraphrasing. sciously resolved the problem on the basis of my own Note verse 15, R.S.V.: "I do not understand my own experience. I believed myself to be a Christian. I was actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very having the type of experience Paul describes in Romans thing I hate." 7, and I saw other Christians having the same struggles. The verb forms of this verse permit the following Therefore, Romans 7:14-23 must be a description of the paraphrasing: "I cannot understand why I habitually do life of the Christian and I explained it as such in my book. the sinful things I do. I do not habitually do the good I have since wondered whether we do not arrive at, things I will to do, but I keep on doing the evil things I and hold, many of our theological beliefs by the same don't desire to do. The very things I detest doing, I do method. We look at the problem and see more than one habitually." answer possible. The conclusion could be this or that. The same idea is inherent in verse 19, which we might We examine the possible answers in the light of our own paraphrase loosely: "The good that I very much want to experience and reason honestly—and possibly half un- do I don't do. But the hateful things I don't want to do, consciously—that a certain conclusion must be right those things I keep on doing habitually." because it squares with our experience. I asked myself, Can these words possibly be describing What caused me to change my mind? the experience of the born-again person? Even more disturbing to me was the question, Is it possible that Thomas A. Davis is a book editor for the Review and Christianity—Christ—is so weak that even after I accept Herald Publishing Association. Him He cannot give me victory over my sins? Is it even 4 (412) R&H, APRIL 21, 1977 thinkable that sin and Satan are actually stronger than person. True, Ellen White does make an application of Christ can be in my life given to God? verse 18—"I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) Then I went to chapter 8 and asked myself further: Is it dwelleth no good thing"—to the regenerate person. But possible that the man described in chapter 7 is the same this does not invalidate our statement. In this case one referred to, from a different aspect, in chapter 8, in "flesh" refers to our humanity, with all its inherent which, undeniably, the born-again person is described? weakness, its flaws, its imperfections, and its tendencies For example: "For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ to sin that can be subdued through Christ but that remain Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death" until we are "changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of (verse 2)? The words appeared almost ironical, placed an eye, at the last trump" (1 Cor. 15:51, 52). So she cites alongside those I had been considering in chapter 7, if the text to show that we can never rely on self for that chapter is describing the experience of the regener- salvation (The Acts of the Apostles, p. 561; Christ's ate person. Object Lessons, p. 161). Then there are verses 3 and 4 of chapter 8: "For what A clear example of Ellen White's understanding of the law could not do, in that it was weak through the Romans 7 is found in Steps to Christ. Significantly, she flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful discusses the predicament of the person who is not born flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: that the again in the chapter "The Sinner's Need of Christ." righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk "It is not enough to perceive the loving-kindness of not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." God, to see the benevolence, the fatherly tenderness, of Surely, if words mean anything these say that the His character. It is not enough to discern the wisdom and Christian can have victory, through the indwelling Spirit. justice of His law, to see that it is founded upon the But the words that nailed down my conclusion are in eternal principle of love. Paul the apostle saw all this Romans 7:14: "I am carnal, sold under sin." when he exclaimed, 'I consent unto the law that it is This phrase is part of the experience we are consider- good.' The law is holy, and the commandment holy, and ing. Thus, if Romans 7:14-23 is describing a born-again just, and good.' But he added, in the bitterness of his person, a born-again person is still a carnal person— soul-anguish and despair, 'I am carnal, sold under sin.' . . . "prone to all the sinfulness and self-indulgence to which He longed for the purity, the righteousness, to which in his corrupt nature is inclined" (The SDA Bible Com- himself he was powerless to attain, and cried out, '0 mentary, on Rom. 7:14). Not only that, he is still a slave wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from this to sin. body of death?' . . . Such is the cry that has gone up from In his Word Pictures in the New Testament, the Bible burdened hearts in all lands and in all ages. To all, there is scholar A. T. Robertson says the phrase "sold under but one answer, 'Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh sin" means "sin has closed the mortgage and owns its away the sin of the world.' "—Page 19. slave" (vol. 4, p. 369). What, then, is my understanding of Romans 7:14-23? But in Romans 6 Paul states that he who "died to sin" Briefly, I believe that Paul is depicting a person who is (verse 2, R.S.V.)—in the new birth—will "no longer be being striven with by the Holy Spirit, and who is thus enslaved to sin" (verse 6, R.S.V.). He is "free from sin" under conviction, but who has not learned the lesson of (verses 7, 22), "sin will have no dominion over" him full self-renunciation and full surrender to the Spirit. He

I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very things I hate. Romans 7:15, R.S.V.

(verse 14, R.S.V.). In verse 23 the apostle climaxes his recognizes and acknowledges God's claims upon him, argument with the point that one who is a slave of sin and so puts forth strong, sincere efforts to do God's will. receives rations, as a driven slave would receive rations. In this situation he could go on for years. But he is trying And those rations? Death. Eternal death. Yet the born- in his own strength, and therefore is habitually failing. again person is "carnal, sold under sin"? Incredible! Finally, in despair, he cries out, "Wretched man that I It seems to me that the most logical of Christian writers am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?" in the Bible would not be so illogical as to state in one (verse 24, R.S.V.). passage that the born-again person is not under the Then he glimpses the solution: "Thanks be to God dominion of sin, and a short space later write that he is through Jesus Christ our Lord!" (verse 25, R.S.V.). In "sold under sin," a slave to sin. chapter 8 Paul goes on to describe the victorious life that Furthermore, nowhere have I been able to find a is found when one recognizes his utter inability to subdue statement in the Spirit of Prophecy writings where the self and sin and commits himself totally to the One who passage we are considering is applied to the born-again gives victory, Jesus Christ. ❑ R&H, APRIL 21, 1977 (413) 5 JEREMIAH, THE ATTENTIVE OBSERVER

By LAURA M. DROWN He conveyed present truth in JEREMIAH WAS A LONELY SOUL. His contem- poraries disliked him because of the messages God gave terms of everyday experiences him to bear. He was often in the wilderness and enjoyed observing the wildlife about him. He must often have familiar to the people. seen the lion, either hiding in the thicket or stalking its prey or devouring its catch. When Jordan overflowed its banks in the spring he saw the lions that were driven from their coverts among the bushes (Jer. 49:19) and spread themselves throughout the country, destroying sheep and even coming "unto the habitation of the strong" (chap. 50:44). He was familiar with their roar, and did not like the sound of it (chap. 12:8). He watched the jackals appear after the lions had had their fill, and eat what they had left. The birds, too, came down and took their share from the carcasses (chaps. 7:33; 12:9; 19:7). He was familiar with the wolf, which went abroad in the evening, and the leopard (chap. 5:6). He must have been watching a leopard when the thought occurred to him that its spots are always the same, that it is powerless to change them. Likewise, those who are accustomed to doing evil find it very hard to change their ways (chap. 13:23). He had perhaps come upon the deserted young of a hind in a time of drought (chap. 14:5). He watched the wild ass that "snuffeth up the wind" (chap. 2:24). He saw Jeremiah especially liked to watch the potter mold clay on his wheel. the "bear lying in wait" (Lam. 3:10). On one occasion he symbolized Israel's enemies by the serpents, which he no clouds and felt the wind and the rain (chaps. 4:11, 13; doubt often came upon in his wilderness wanderings (Jer. 5:13, 24, et cetera). He knew the effects of the destroying 8:17). whirlwind (chaps. 23:19; 25:32, et cetera). From the Of birds, he was most familiar with the eagle, or waves of the sea he drew many illustrations of restless- perhaps he most admired this bird's swiftness of flight ness and anxiety (chaps. 5:22; 6:23, et cetera). At night (chap. 4:13; Lam. 4:19), the grace with which it spread its he looked up at "the host of heaven" and realized that broad wings (Jer. 48:40; 49:22), and the great height at they "cannot be numbered" (chap. 33:22). which it made its nest (chap. 49:16). He knew the nesting habits of other birds also—Moab is admonished to "be The Activities of Daily Life like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the But Jeremiah did not spend all of his time away from hole's mouth" (chap. 48:28); the covetous man is like the society. He liked to observe people at their work and in partridge that "sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not" their festivities. Though he did not have a home and (chap. 17:11). As bird lovers among us do now, he had family of his own, he liked the "sound of the millstones" observed that the stork, the turtledove, the swallow, and as the family awoke and went to work in the morning, the crane were regular in the time of their arrival in the and the "light of the candle" as they gathered for the spring (chap. 8:7). evening (chap. 25:10). When these, and the voice of Birds were often caught in those days by snaring with a mirth and of gladness, were taken away, there would be net (chap. 5:26), but sometimes a decoy cage was used. desolation indeed. His life was often unhappy, but he The birds were caught by birdlime set beside these cages. enjoyed seeing the happiness of a bride and groom Doubtless Jeremiah had seen these cages and probably (chaps. 7:34; 25:10; 33:11). He speaks of the manner in disapproved of their use. He compared the deceit of his which a young woman adorns herself for her lovers, people to this practice (verse 27). though sometimes she does so in vain (chap. 4:30). Like all dwellers in Palestine, Jeremiah appreciated The women of Palestine used to keep a kind of eye streams and fountains of water (chaps. 6:7; 18:14; 31:9, paint, made from brown antimony powder, in small 12). All too often he had observed withered grass (chaps. ornamented vases with a rod attached to the stopper, by 12:4; 14:5, 6), dry springs (chap. 51:36), pastures where which the paint was applied. It was supposed to give an the animals could find no food (chap. 23:10), empty wells enlarged appearance and increased brilliancy to the eyes. (chap. 14:3). Jeremiah may have seen a maiden applying this paint, as In the time he spent alone with nature he watched the he alludes to this practice in verse 30. Jeremiah had watched his fellows rejoice; he had also Laura M. Drown is an accountant at South Lancaster watched them mourn. It was customary for relatives of Academy, South Lancaster, Massachusetts. the deceased to tear their hair and clothes, wallow in

6 (414) R&H, APRIL 21, 1977 ashes, put on sackcloth, cut themselves, and make other tread with hand clapping and singing. It would be a demonstrations (chaps. 6:26; 48:37). But most noticeable sorrowful time when the wine should fail from the wine was the loud lamentation. Grief was expressed in a presses and "none shall tread with shouting" (chap. variety of impassioned sentences, each ending with a 48:33; see also chap. 25:30). burden such as the words he uses in chapter 22, verse 18: When wine was left to settle on its lees for a consider- "Ah my brother!" "Ah sister!" "Ah lord!" or "Ah his able time—and not poured "from vessel to vessel"—it glory." was supposed to improve in strength and flavor. This Jeremiah knew something of domestic animals. He came to Jeremiah's mind when he thought of Moab, knew how well-fed horses act in the morning (chap. 5:8); which had been undisturbed by war but which would how a "bullock unaccustomed to the yoke" must be soon come to judgment and be emptied from its vessel chastised (chap. 31:18). He had heard a heifer as it ran (verses 11, 12). lowing from place to place in search of her calf, which Jeremiah had watched grain mature, from the time of had been lost or taken from her. He later said the breaking up the fallow ground (chap. 4:3), through the Moabites "uttered their voice" from one place to an- sowing and reaping (chap. 12:13), the threshers at work other "as an heifer of three years old" (chap. 48:34). (chap. 51:33), and the winnowers fanning the grain Perhaps, best of all, he knew of sheep and shepherds. (chaps. 15:7; 51:2). He saw that some shepherds guarded their flocks well Jeremiah liked to see families working together, (chap. 31:10) and others let the sheep become scattered though he did not like to see them devote their efforts to and lost (chaps. 23:1, 2; 50:6). Sometimes he was present the worship of idols. In the streets of Jerusalem he saw at sunset when the sheep were counted, usually two by the children gather wood, the fathers kindle the fire, and two. As a rule a good shepherd could sense the absence the women knead the dough. So far all is well—but the of any one sheep by looking over the flock—without cakes that are made are offered to the queen of heaven actually counting. One day a missionary in Lebanon (chap. 7:18). asked a shepherd whether he counted his sheep every night. Upon answering in the negative, he was asked how Lessons From a Skilled Craftsman he knew whether they were all there. The reply was, He especially liked to watch the potter at work. It is " 'Master, if you were to put a cloth over my eyes, and true that the Lord told him to go and observe the potter's bring me any sheep and only let me put my hands on its methods (chap. 18), but Jeremiah doubtless already was face, I could tell in a moment if it was mine or not.' " interested in such things. As the clay was turned on the Possibly Jeremiah refers to this ability when he says that potter's wheel, sometimes a small stone or a hard lump the flocks would "pass again under the hands of him that became incorporated with the mass of clay and caused a telleth them" (chap. 33:13). defect in the vessel. Then it was necessary to knead the Though his occupation was that of the priesthood, clay afresh and make a new vessel. Jeremiah was acquainted with the industries connected In his wanderings Jeremiah also came upon woodsmen with the harvest. He knew that the time of treading the (chap. 46:22, 23); fishers, and hunters searching on every wine press was a happy time. Often members of a family, hill and looking into every hole for the prey (chap. 16:16); or relatives, worked together at this, keeping time to the and builders measuring the foundation and the spaces for walls, doors, and windows with a measuring line—a long straight cane about 20 feet in length (chaps. 31:39; 22:13, 14). At times he met the royal couriers, sending messages Inspired Gems in relays, as "one post shall run to meet another" (chap. 51:31). Favorite Bible texts and Spirit of Prophecy quotations Metalwork was one of Jeremiah's interests. At one selected by local conference time he probably watched an assayer of silver trying to presidents of North America. separate impurities from a piece in which the alloy was so thoroughly mixed with the good metal that it could not be separated. The workman made his fire hotter in a further attempt, but he succeeded only in burning the bellows, which were made of the skin of a goat or cow, and even the lead that was used to help draw out the dross. Thus were God's people thoroughly mixed with evil and were John L. Hayward rejected (chap. 6:28-30). Illinois Conference One piece of work interested him but also made him • "Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved heartsick. This was the making of an idol (chap. 10). It us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins" (1 received careful workmanship, was overlaid with silver, John 4:10). and was clothed with garments colored by the most • " 'Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed precious dyes obtainable. But the idol could not talk, upon us, that we should be called the sons of God.' . Such could not walk, could not think. All this effort was in vain love is without a parallel. Children of the heavenly King! and could have been expended so much better on a more Precious promise! Theme for the most profound meditation! worthwhile project. The "founder is confounded" (verse The matchless love of God for a world that did not love Him! The thought has a subduing power upon the soul and brings 14).. the mind into captivity to the will of God. "—Steps to Christ, When in Egypt, Jeremiah was conscious of many types p. 15. of medicine, for the Egyptians were especially advanced in the healing art. We are told that "the various recipes R&H, APRIL 21, 1977 (415) 7 known to have been beneficial were recorded, with their For theYounger Set peculiar cases, in the memoirs of physic, inscribed among the laws, and deposited in the principal temples of the place." 2 Jeremiah may have seen these records. At least he knew of the many medicines available in Egypt, but he suggested to the daughter of Egypt that she go to Gilead for the'well-known balm to be obtained there. He A Chickadee Obeys knew none of these remedies would cure her (chap. 46:11). branch, sitting perfectly Jeremiah did not like warfare, but he had seen so much By WINIFRED GREENE still, partly hidden by leaves. Father and mother chicka- of it that he was familiar with many phases of it. He knew "BOBBY," called Dianne dee now were silent. the destruction wrought by a victorious enemy—the land to her little brother, "come The watchers at the win- left desolate (chap. 10:25), the cities burned (chap. 2:15); and see the birds going into dow held their breath. mighty men fleeing and not daring to look back (chap. and out of Grandma's bird- "What is wrong?" won- house in the back-yard cy- dered Grandma aloud. 46:5), losing strength like harts that find no pasture (Lam. press tree." At that moment a large 1:6); whole cities fleeing to the thickets and rocks of the "They have wriggly little scrub jay flew down to the mountains (Jer. 4:29) or languishing with famine inside green worms in their birdbath near the redwood the city (chap. 14:18); fields strewn with the slain (verse mouths," said Bobby excit- fence for a drink of water, edly when he came to look and then flew away. He did 18); and the enemy eating up "thine harvest, and thy out the window. not see young chickadee! bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat": Grandma told the chil- "The father chickadee's eating up the flocks and the herds, the fruit of the vines dren, "Those birds are sharp call warned the young and the fig trees (chap. 5:17). called chestnut-backed one that something might chickadees. The mother and hurt him," said Grandma. Familiar With Battle Regalia father chickadees are carry- "Wasn't it good that he ing insects and larvae to minded so quickly?" He had watched battle preparations, the harnessing of their little ones in the bird- Again the chickadee the horses, the cleaning and polishing of spears, putting house." parents began calling, on the brigandines (chap. 46:4), coats of mail, usually "Oh, yes," said Dianne. "Chickadee, chickadee," made scale fashion. He had heard the blowing of the "The mother chickadee just and the young chickadee flew onto a lilac blossom and flew up into the cypress tree, trumpets (chap. 51:27), the stamping and snorting of the pulled off a tiny green going from limb to limb just horses (chap. 8:16), the rumbling of the chariot wheels worm." as his parents did. Soon he (chap. 47:3). He may have overheard warriors talking Bobby called, "Look, she sat on a branch to rest and among themselves! "Arise, and let us go up at noon." is flying right to the door of watched his parents find But the day goes on. The shadows of night come and the the birdhouse, and I can food for him. hear little chirps coming After a while his four battle has not begun. "Arise, and let us go by night," from the house. The babies brothers and sisters joined they then plead (chap. 6:4, 5). They fear lest the besieged sound hungry." him, and all of them learned will have time to strengthen themselves or obtain sup- Grandma told the chil- how to hunt for their break- plies. Since they have lost the day, they want to take dren, "The birds help pro- fast themselves. tect our gardens and our or- Dianne and Bobby told advantage of the darkness and make a powerful assault. chards from too many their mother and father The use of bows and arrows intrigued the prophet. In insects. If the birds didn't about baby chickadee mind- the lying and deceitful tongue he saw a bent bow (chap. eat some of the insects, ing at once. Dianne said, 9:3) or an arrow shot out (verse 8). He admired the there would be so many they "Now I know why you warn straight shooting of an expert marksman (chap. 50:9). might eat all of the fruit on us to stand still beside you the trees and the vegetables and not run across the street Jeremiah studied types of people. He noted that peo- in our gardens." alone. You are afraid that a ple of all classes were greedy of gain (chaps. 6:13; 8:10) Bright-eyed Dianne sud- car might hurt us." and were false dealers. He saw only hard faces in the denly pointed and ex- "We love you, Mommy broad ways of Jerusalem—harder than rocks (chap. 5:3). claimed, "A baby bird is at and Daddy," Bobby said as the little door." Sure he gave them a big hug. His sensitive soul shrank from contact with such men. In enough, the young chicka- the wilderness he had passed caravansaries, lodging dee had put its head out of places for travelers. Though they were merely walls, the opening and was looking often without a roof, and had no furniture, he longed for around. even such a place in which to live (chap. 9:2, 3), in order "Chickadee, chickadee!" called the parent birds, en- to get away from his people, who were "not valiant for couraging their young son to the truth" as he was, but were evil and untrustworthy. try his wings. "Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of "Chickadee," he an- wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go swered in his little voice. And he popped right out of from them!" he cried. And yet, in spite of all their faults, the house and flew a few feet he loved his people and faithfully delivered God's mes- to a branch of the pyra- sages of rebuke to them. He drove the messages home by cantha bush growing against the use of illustrations gathered from his everyday inter- the redwood fence. ests in nature, the scenes of Palestine, the occupations of Suddenly the father ❑ chickadee called one short, his countrymen, and all that went on about him. sharp note. The young chickadee froze on the REFERENCES George M. Mackie, Bible Manners and Customs, p. 35. Quoted from Wilkinson in William Smith, "Medicine," Dictionary of the Bible, p. 625.

8 (416) R&H, APRIL 21, 1977 Prayer Makes the Difference

No person can hope to live an unsullied life without prayer, no matter how mature he or she may be.

By HERBERT E. DOUGLASS

J. B. PHILLIPS, internationally known Bible transla- Then Phillips sums up his deep personal conviction: tor, tells in his book Ring of Truth how he developed a "If, as I believe, this was indeed God focussed in a profoundly new appreciation for Jesus: "For many years human being, we can see for ourselves that here is no it has been my solid purpose to communicate the truth of play acting, this is the real thing. There are no supernat- the Christian Gospel. I am not concerned to distort or ural advantages for this man. No celestial rescue party dilute the Christian faith so that modern undergraduates, delivered him from the power of evil men, and his agony for example, can accept it without a murmur. I am was riot mitigated by any superhuman anaesthetic.. . . concerned with the truth revealed in and through Jesus "Here in the four Gospels, fragmentary as they some- Christ. Let the modern world conform to him, and never times are, emerges a real man, whose perfect integrity is let us dare to try to make him fit into our clever-clever compelling."—Ibid., pp. 88, 89. modern world. "—Pages 9, 10. Spiritual Strength Through Prayer Although he began his translation work as a committed clergyman, something basic happened to him during the The secret of our Lord's greatness, His persuasive- process. "What happened to me as the work progressed ness, His unsullied integrity, His unflinching composure was that the figure of Jesus emerged more and more against the worst odds ever faced by a human being, was clearly, and in a way unexpectedly. Of course I had a His prayer life. Whatever we say about His faith and deep respect, indeed a great reverence, for the conven- integrity begins here. He was dependent upon His heav- tional Jesus Christ whom the Church worshipped. But I enly Father. Jesus was a man of prayer. was not at all prepared for the unconventional man Jesus could have lectured from morning to night about revealed in those terse Gospels. No one could possibly theology; He could have been a super organizer of mis- have invented such a person: this was no puppet-hero sionary activity and welfare outreach, convincing every- built out of the imaginations of adoring admirers. 'This one of His religious qualities. But the surest clue to what man Jesus,' so briefly described, rang true, sometimes He really thought about God and people was revealed in alarmingly true. . . . He was sudden death to pride, His prayer life. pomposity, and pretense."—Ibid., p. 86. It was Jesus' prayer life that shows us how to cope Phillips speaks of a Person who emerged from the with life's realities: "In the days of his flesh, Jesus historical record as "a man of such complete authority offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and that he could remain in command of a situation even tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and when the odds were heavily against him." Noting that He he was heard for his godly fear" (Heb. 5:7, R.S.V.). He would face murderous crowds unflinchingly and walk prayed as every man and woman should pray, as they through them unscathed, Phillips observes that "this must pray, if they are to resist temptation and come off sheer strength" was most evident after many hours of overcomers when facing almost-overpowering opposi- prayer, especially the unspeakable agony in the Garden tion and circumstances. of Gethsemane. "It was this strength of human character Jesus truly communicated with God. And God talked which struck me again and again. We are not being told to Jesus, making His presence and approval known. of a superman but of someone supremely human."— Jesus demonstrated that God is a self-revealing Person Ibid., pp. 86, 87. and that He made men and women to communicate with Phillips refers to our Lord's unrelenting pursuit of Him. duty, wearied often with the demands on His physical Further, Christ's prayer life revealed much about the resources, touching the untouchables of society, de- effect of prayer on the life of -a human being. No person nouncing the leaders of so-called "religion," speaking can hope to live an unsullied life without prayer, no fearlessly to the violently insane, weeping in the matter how mature he or she may be. In Jesus we can see presence of human sorrow and in the face of coming what prayer can do for any man or woman. Prayer made doom that blackened the horizon of His countrymen. No the difference in the life of Jesus. If He had not prayed as one reading the gospel record can overlook His terror as He did, He would not have lived as He did. He went into Gethsemane, sweating in anguish. Ellen White says: "Human weakness and tears were His portion; but He sought unto God, praying with His Herbert E. Douglass, formerly an associate editor of the whole soul, with strong crying and tears; and He was Review and Herald, now lives in Bismarck, North Da- heard in that He feared. The subtlety of the enemy could kota. not ensnare Him while He made God His trust, and was

R&H, APRIL 21, 1977 (417) 9 reduced His prayer principle to a few words: "Every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened" (Luke 11:10, R.S.V.). These words were spoken after outlining His model prayer. Jesus illustrated His prayer principle with a story about a man who, when suddenly visited by unexpected guests, went to a neighbor and implored some bread in order to feed his hungry friends. By contrast Jesus taught in this story that if a selfish man would grant a request to a troublesome neighbor, how much more would God answer our requests, espe- cially when we ask in order to serve others. This in- struction in Luke 11 is a mirror of our Lord's way of life. He sought blessings and strength daily in order to serve better His fellow men. But His instruction should not be passed over quickly. Christ's example should force us to examine our prayer life. Do we ask for specific blessings that will make us more like Jesus? Do we use prayer somehow to take the place of duty? Can we expect God to answer our prayers if in so doing He would dishonor His own name? Do we know the difference between genuine prayer and the impulse of the moment? We must face up to the reality that all those who desire to live as Jesus lived (as He has commanded us) must have the faith of Jesus (Rev. 14:12); if we are to possess the faith of Jesus we must pray as He did. "All that Christ received from God we too may have. Then ask and receive. . . . The Holy Spirit will take the things of God and show them unto you, conveying them as a living power into the obedient heart."—Christ's Object Les- obedient to His words."—Signs of the Times, May 10, sons, p. 149. 1899. Jesus knew that without a genuine prayer life even Our Lord's prayer life is an open "secret." Jesus intense religious service could become a spiritual trap. devoted time to prayer not only when pressed by emer- He knew from observation and experience that when gencies but as a natural function of His life, such as men and women are physically and mentally tired and breathing. emotionally exhausted—even in doing good for others— "And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose the will is weakened and temptations seem more appeal- and went out to a lonely place, and there he prayed" ing. Ellen White noted: "It is not wise to be always under (Mark 1:35, R.S.V.). Such was His open secret. His the strain of work and excitement, even in ministering to enemies were forced to confess, "Never man spake like men's spiritual needs; for in this way personal piety is this man" (John 7:46). If they had known, His secret was neglected, and the powers of mind and soul and body are because never did a man pray like this Man! His example overtaxed."—The Desire of Ages, p. 362. was not to show us how God would pray, but how men Prayer keeps everything in perspective. It is easy for and women must pray. busy men and women, whether they be fathers and Set times for prayer are absolutely essential. But mothers with energetic chidren, or church workers con- prayer, like breathing, is not limited to special occasions stantly seeking to win others to our Lord's family, to or set times. "Prayer in secret, prayer while the hands feel, almost unconsciously, that success is the result of are engaged in labor, prayer while walking by the way, their own wills and perseverance. Spiritual pride is sub- prayer in the night season, the heart's desires ever as- tle, hard to recognize, and almost incurable. cending to God—this is our only safety. . . . Could there be a greater evidence of the power of "We must look to Christ; we must resist as He re- prayer than what happened during those few hours in sisted; we must pray as He prayed; we must agonize as Gethsemane? To see our Lord in such distress, caused He agonized, if we would conquer as He conquered. "— not by His own poor judgment, but by His love for us all, Ellen G. White, Review and Herald, Nov. 8, 1887. brings tears to our eyes. We all know how easy it is to neglect prayer—not that Gethsemane was no sham affair. Success was not we are necessarily involved in gross sins or deliberate inevitable. The outlook, humanly speaking, was desper- rebellion. Yet we know how easy and almost impercep- ately bleak. It seemed, from all outward evidence, that tibly we neglect prayer, because it becomes so familiar. Jesus had failed His mission. The guilt and ingratitude of We become impatient after a few fitful attempts, or bored men and women seemed beyond redemption. His own after thinking prayer more an obligation than a privilege, people had rejected Him; His disciples were either be- or consider prayer unnecessary after we rationalize away traying Him or losing courage fast; it didn't seem that He God's answers. had broken through and truly convinced men and women Jesus expected and received much from prayer. He who He was. All Jesus had with which to fend off satanic 10 (418) R&H, APRIL 21, 1977 doubt was His own experience, the truths of Scripture— If anyone should doubt that prayer matters, or whether and prayer. Prayer, yes! prayer is more than autosuggestion; if anyone wonders His humanity cried out three times those chilling, bitter whether prayer can galvanize the mind, spirit, will, and words, "If it be possible, let this cup pass." But always vision into an all-conquering, clearheaded child of He added, "Nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt" God—let that person take a long look at Gethsemane. (Matt. 26:39). When the disciples aroused themselves Study the Man when He began to pray at the beginning of from their weary sleep they hardly recognized Him; "his the Garden ordeal—then contemplate Him as He leaves sweat became like great drops of blood falling down upon the Garden. the ground" (Luke 22:44, R.S.V.). Jesus did not merely talk to Himself in Gethsemane He prayed for His weak disciples; He prayed espe- and thus transform Himself into the Man who faced the cially "for His own tempted, agonized soul. . . . Three world as He did on that black Friday. Prayer for Jesus times has humanity shrunk from the last, crowning sac- was not mere mental reflex. Nor was prayer an automatic rifice."—Ibid., p. 690. But always He breathed submis- procedure whereby God would give Him whatever He sion—the last stretch of trust when all else seemed lost. asked if He prayed long enough. Prayer is talking with God, the God who made men and The Product of Prayer women with the capacity to hear Him respond. Whatever After Jesus spent hours of anguish such as no man ever else Jesus demonstrated in Gethsemane, He proved that endured, bloodied in the duel with Satan, we find Him prayer is the most awesome human experience available not prostrate, conceding the field to Satan, and plastic in to men and women. Whatever happened to Jesus during the hands of His adversaries. Hardly. We find Him in those long, dew-drenched hours in the Garden can hap- command of the situation, awakening His disciples, fac- pen to you and me whenever the lights flicker and the ing up to the murderous gang led by Judas that was mooring rope begins to slip in our lives. coming from the Temple, and standing in dignity and Prayer is the Christian's open secret. He who longs to glory before the hardened soldiers and callous priests. reflect the character of Jesus will be praying as Jesus His actions were the product of prayer. prayed. ❑

Viihedibu'reYoung By MIRIAM WOOD

ing conditions, many of us I sympathized with her Straws and Cars found our tempers a bit devoutly. From her manner frayed from the constant in- I gained the impression that convenience and from the perhaps she wasn't a MY GRANDMOTHER gate the most brilliant ora- necessity of starting earlier member of my church, or was a firm believer in prov- tory. Or they can reinforce to meet appointments and was a very new church erbs. She could always come and validate the oratory. being blown about by an in- member. up with an aphorism to fit Actually, when the straws cessant arctic wind, and of That made me all the more any situation. Moreover, she are a validation of a stated facing heating bills of stag- concerned as she contin- was convinced that the say- philosophy, I am inclined to gering proportions. ued, "What Christian would ing was bound to be true or think there won't be as much In this frame of reference do this kind of thing? I to come true. In my youthful oratory involved as when I came out of the 11-o'clock thought that the essence of egocentricity, I scorned the straws are a negation, Sabbath service very much Christianity is to treat others these homely bits of wis- but I can't prove that. inspired and stimulated by as you'd want to be treated dom, my inborn rebellious- What I'm leading up to is my pastor's sermon. Even yourself—and I can't be- ness being intensely acti- the habit most Christians the cutting wind couldn't lieve anyone would want to vated by them. This didn't have of fancying themselves dim my enthusiasm. But have a car blocked in!" bother my grandmother one strong protagonists of something else dimmed it in Lamely, I admitted that I bit. "Just wait and see," Christ's teachings. Few of a hurry. On the icy parking couldn't agree more. I she'd smile. And I have us ever consider ourselves lot, churchgoers had delib- waited with her awhile, waited—that is, I have lived poor advertisements for erately parked in such a murmuring small inanities a respectable number of Christianity. After all, we way that an entire line of such as "Surely the people years and now I have seen. can learnedly discuss the cars was completely blocked will hurry right out to these Proverbs are, for the most Sabbath and Creation and in. What if there'd been an cars"—but they didn't, and part, true. They have uni- agape love and witnessing emergency, a death, a shat- finally I had to leave, as I versality. and Christian commitment tering need to get one of had guests arriving for Sab- Take, for instance, and . . . and . . . and . . . those cars out immediately? bath dinner. "Straws show which way People who know about One would have needed a Well, there may not be the wind blows." Translated all these important topics giant crane to lift it out of its many real straws blowing in into human experience, a don't have to worry about imprisoned position. a snowy, icy gale, but there cumulative record of sup- little things—do they? A young girl a few steps were plenty of figurative posedly trivial actions adds We'd been having an ab- behind me exclaimed in dis- straws on the church parking up to an entire life philoso- solutely horrendous winter belief, "My car is blocked lot that Sabbath. I just phy. It isn't what people here in Washington, D.C. in! I must leave right now—I wonder how valid an indica- say; it's the little things they Unaccustomed as we were have an appointment—I'm tion they were of the real do. All those small straws to weeks on end of ice and expected—I have a long way philosophy of some "prac- blowing in the wind can ne- snow and miserable driv- to drive—what shall I do?" ticing" Christians.

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tions for it once it occurs. govern the handling of this Divorce and Remarriage The best treatment is pre- most serious marital prob- vention. The Biblical princi- lem, the recommendations IN THE FEBRUARY 17 quired between the time of ples that govern divorce, re- of the council are not con- issue of the REVIEW four divorce and application for marrige, and church sistent with the principles. and one-half pages of fine readmission to church mem- membership are clear. They Rather they hold open the print and more than a page bership...." Does the mere should be faithfully applied door to continued unbiblical of comment by a General passage of time make sinful in loving concern for all the divorce and remarriage as a Conference vice-president acts right in the sight of God, parties involved. Although valid option for Seventh-day were devoted to an Annual society, and the church? the statement of the Annual Adventist members_ Council article on divorce, Can a person living in adul- Council presents the in- HERSCHEL C. LAMP, M.D. remarriage, and church tery reveal "the reality of a spired counsel that should Deer Park, California membership. The basic Bib- renewed Christian experi- lical principles involved in ence" and demonstrate "the this vital subject might be stability of a new home" stated quite briefly (all texts that is not recognized by Condition for Justification are from R.S.V.): God as a valid union? 1. " 'And I say to you: 4. The action cautions THERE IS NO way we gift of justification but it whoever divorces his wife, against the use of "the terms can produce deeds that will changes our hearts, and we except for unchastity, and guilty and innocent. . . The justify us, not even with all become like Jesus. This is marries another, commits church . . . should use great the help available to us from called imparted righteous- adultery' " (Matt. 19:9). care in describing the parties God. "The only way in ness or sanctification. 2. Jesus said to the to a divorce. . ." The fact is which he [the sinner] can at- "An infinite sacrifice has woman taken in the act of that if we are to follow the tain to righteousness is been made that the moral adultery, " 'Go, and do not guidance of our Lord, the through faith. By faith he image of God may be re- sin again'" (John 8:11). church must determine can bring to God the merits stored to man, through will- 3. "He who conceals his whether one of the married of Christ, and the Lord ing obedience to all the transgressions will not pros- partners has committed places the obedience of His commandments of God."— per, but he who confesses adultery. This means making Son to the sinner's account. Sons and Daughters of God, and forsakes them will ob- a moral judgment. Other- Christ's righteousness is ac- p. 45. So imparted right- tain mercy" (Prov. 28:13; wise, Christ's words are de- cepted in place of man's eousness, or sanctification, see also Isa. 55:7 and Tes- void of meaning. failure, and God receives, comes to us by believing in timonies, vol. 7, p. 263). 5. In Appendix C, the pardons, justifies, the re- Jesus for right doing. Let us examine the offi- statement is made that "the pentant, believing soul, The three angels' mes- cial action in the light of application of these Bible- treats him as though he were sages are the everlasting these principles: based principles is no easy righteous, and loves him as gospel, the good news that I. If a person is disfel- matter." If this is so, it is He loves His Son. This is man can be made right with lowshiped because he has primarily so because the how faith is accounted right- God by believing in Jesus. I sexual relations with a per- heart of the problem has eousness; and the pardoned like to paraphrase Revela- son who is not his spouse, been made an emotional soul goes on from grace to tion 14:12 this way: Here are how can he be restored to issue. We are unwilling to grace, from light to a greater they that lovingly and faith- membership while he is still require the guilty spouse to light."—Selected Messages, fully keep God's command- living in the same sinful re- relinquish his unlawful mar- book 1, p. 367. ments with all their God- lationship that was respon- ital partner and live a celi- The only way we can be given ability, and believe in sible for the loss of his bate life, which is the only justified is by believing in Jesus for their justification. membership? Biblical alternative unless Jesus. But just because we The third angel's message is, 2. The action's criteria there can be a reconciliation cannot earn justification indeed, right doing by be- for readmission are that the with the original spouse. The does not mean that our lieving in Jesus. (See Se- applicant "shall give evi- adulterer's right to sexual deeds are worthless. We can lected Messages, book 1, p. dence to the church that the satisfaction has been given love with our deeds, we can 372.) Holy Spirit has done effec- higher priority than have be faithful and loyal with all "Everyone who will hum- tive work in his heart," theological principles. the ability that God has en- ble himself as a little child, "shall have revealed sincere 6. The innocent partner, trusted to us, and this is a who will receive and obey repentance for his violation especially if it is a woman, is condition for justification the Word of God with a of the divine ideal," and clearly discriminated against (see Heb. 5:8, 9). child's simplicity, will be "shall have confessed his in this action. We must re- "His [Christ's] righteous- among the elect."—The wrongdoing." No mention is member that a 40-year-old ness is imputed only to the SDA Bible Commentary, made of the need for for- woman, with four children, obedient."—The SDA Bible Ellen G. White Comments, saking his sin, a need the who has been abandoned by Commentary, Ellen G. on Eph. 1:4, 5, p. 1114. Scriptures clearly require. If a faithless husband may White Comments, on Rom. "The enemy of man and a member is disfellowshiped have little opportunity for an 3:31, p. 1072. God is not willing that this for working on the Sabbath, acceptable second marriage, "You cannot equal the truth [justification by faith] he must desist from working and thus have celibacy copy; but you can resemble should be clearly presented; on God's holy day before he thrust upon her. Does the it and, according to your for he knows that if the peo- can be reinstated into church guilty one deserve more ability, do likewise."—Tes- ple receive it fully, his membership. Should not the consideration in his sin than timonies, vol. 2, p. 170. power will be broken."— adulterer be expected to she does in her innocence? Loving and faithful obe- Review and Herald, Sept. 3, stop committing his sin? 7. Divorce is always a dience to the extent of our 1889. 3. The action states, "A tragic event, and there are God-given ability not only WALTER HAFFNER period of years shall be re- no wholly satisfactory solu- fulfills the condition for the Elk Grove, California

12 (420) R&H, APRIL 21, 1977 astonished to see all three of us decline. Next followed a box of cigars. Then, having failed with all these, he After Many Days offered us beer and other drinks. Finally, obviously dismayed at our continued refusal, he querulously ven- tured, "You will stay for lunch, won't you?" To this we To our consternation heartily agreed. As conversation continued, we told the officer that we the army officer immediately were Seventh-day Adventist missionaries. "Oh!" he ex- claimed and, to our consternation, immediately excused excused himself, and then . . himself. A few minutes later, however, he returned, giving no explanation for his sudden disappearance. When lunchtime came he led us to the mess room where, on the well-supplied deck, were spread the dishes for the meal. But what was our dismay to see as the first By A. F. TARR and main course a large dish of pork! We had refused the cigarettes, the cigars, and the drinks, but had heartily THE TIME WAS WORLD WAR II. The Calcutta- accepted his invitation to lunch. What would he now Gauhati train had arrived late at its destination on the think of our refusal of this, his main dish for the meal? banks of the Brahmaputra River. All through the night But before I had time quietly to pass the pork by, he the passengers had been without light in their coaches, took me by the arm, saying, "Don't worry about this. and the engine had had to stop at intervals to correct When I learned that you are Seventh-day Adventists I other mechanical difficulties. The bus we had been feared that it might just be our luck today to have pork as scheduled to catch from Gauhati to Shillong, Assam's the main dish, so I hurried to the kitchen to have some- capital, had already left, and now three missionaries, to thing else prepared for you. You will find plenty to take their great disappointment, had several hours to face its place." with nothing to do and no provision for lunch. Before we sat down to eat, the officer introduced us to Then suddenly we remembered that there was a United his fellow officers. "This gentleman," he said as once States Army camp somewhere in the vicinity—and how more he took my arm, "is a missionary of the Seventh- better could we spend our waiting time than by paying its day Adventist Church, of which my mother is a devout men a visit? Also, who knew but that it might also member." Hardly believing my ears, I listened as he provide a solution to our lunch problem! introduced the two other missionaries, Elders 0. A. Skau Having located the camp, we entered and were greeted and 0. W. Lange, using exactly the same words. cordially by the senior officer, who arranged some seats Later, as we walked out of the mess room after our for us under the shade trees outside his headquarters. He very enjoyable meal, our host inquired, "You know, my then passed around a packet of cigarettes, which he was mother in America would be so greatly thrilled to have a picture of her son here in India in company with three A. F. Tarr, for many years a church administrator in Seventh-day Adventist missionaries. Would you mind?" unions and divisions in Africa, Europe, and Asia, retired Of course we wouldn't, so he sent one of his associates as associate secretary of the General Conference in 1966, for his camera. Together the four of us stood while the and is presently living in Laguna Beach, California. picture was taken. Then I inquired whether he would

R&H, APRIL 21, 1977 (421) 13 mind if the same picture might be taken on my camera. I included in one of his letters, "It will interest you to was not sure that this would be permitted in an Army know that I am now a baptized member of the Seventh- camp, but he readily agreed. When the picture had been day Adventist Church, and they have made me superin- taken, I asked whether he would mind giving me his tendent of our Sabbath school." Would I on my next visit mother's address, to which he assented, and he wrote it to the States, he asked, give him a telephone call collect in my little Pacific Press diary. from New York City, stating where and when we might My reason for wanting her address? I was apprehen- meet? Could I possibly spend a Sabbath with his church? sive lest the officer forget to send his picture or lest it The Greyhound bus on which I traveled was delayed in might go astray. But more important still, I knew that a its arrival on a Friday evening at the city where his mother whose son was so proud of her and so unashamed mother lived. But what a thrill it was to see from the bus of her religion was surely praying for him, and that he window the tall, six-foot-three former Army officer by the might be nearer the kingdom than she perhaps realized. I side of his little mother, and to nearly fall into their arms felt her faith would be greatly strengthened when she as I stepped out to greet them. learned how graciously her son had hosted three of her We spent that night in his mother's home and left early missionaries serving abroad. Sabbath morning for his church, 80 miles away, to spend Following this incident a very happy relationship the day with the members. Friends had gathered from far sprang up between the Army camp and our Assam Mis- and near. One member of the family, not a church sion. One of the many gifts that came to us later was a member, had come 300 miles to be present, and what a jeep, the service of which became invaluable to the happy time we all spent together. mission, and which saved many blistered feet, including How Great Thou Art my own. The United States Army, in its program for the invasion of Burma, had built a jeep trail over the moun- Never could one forget the sweet face and gentle voice tains past the very gate of our mission school, and now of the officer's dear mother as for our special music for with the aid of the jeep we could ride that road for the full the morning she sang that wonderfully appropriate song 35 miles that separated our Assam Training School at "How Great Thou Art," so aptly reminiscent of the Jowai from Assam's capital, Shillong. What a blessing mighty hand of God that works in the lives and affairs of that road came to be ! His children. At the close of the service the district superintendent, Handwriting I Did Not Recognize on behalf of two of the farming brethren whose homes In the years that followed I thought often of that were adjacent, invited the entire church to share with officer who had treated us so kindly in his Gauhati camp, them in what was an unforgettable repast, and then an and of his devoted, praying mother. Surely God's Spirit afternoon of happy fellowship and stories of our world- was tenderly reaching out for her son. But with the wide missions. diversion of our paths—the son no doubt back to the "Do you remember the letter you wrote me from United States and I to the (then) Northern European India, and the picture you sent?" the mother inquired of Division—no word came. After a lapse of 13 years, while me as in the late afternoon her son drove us back to her serving in Northern Europe, and at the time attending home. "It is now the prized possession of my son. I gave meetings in the Polish Union, I received a batch of mail it to him on the day he was baptized." from my secretary in Edgware, England. Included was a The dear mother has since been laid to rest, but the letter in a handwriting I did not recognize, and bearing a steadfastness of the son remains unmoved—a fitting name that for the moment I could not recall. monument to a mother's loving prayers, and a reminder It began by inquiring whether I were by chance the of the poet Tennyson's memorable words "More things same person who once visited an American Army camp are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of." in Gauhati, India. To refresh my memory it told of three From the son's last letter, dated August 26, 1972, I missionaries arriving there one morning. It told of the quote: "Such a warm feeling came with your letter. How cigarettes offered, the drinks, and the pork! The writer fine it will be when we are all in the new earth and enjoy said he had just read an article by a person with my name the privilege of unlimited fellowship with loved ones and in a REVIEW AND HERALD, to Which his mother sub- friends." scribed. If I was the same person, he requested, would I So many of life's experiences are sparked by little write to him immediately, and that if ever I came to the events, often unsought and even undesired, like the delay States we must by all means arrange to meet. He was of a train or the missing of a bus, yet all woven into a addressing his letter in care of the REVIEW, hoping that the pattern by One who sees the end from the beginning. Nor publisher would know where to reach me. The letter need we be disheartened by any apparent delay. "Thou ended with the words, "It will interest you to know that I shalt find it after many days" (Eccl. 11:1) still holds good am now studying to become a member of the Seventh- of the seed we are sowing and the prayers we are day Adventist Church. offering. Those "many days" may span, with surpassing Did my heart leap for joy at this word! Immediately I significance, the intervening years between our seed replied, assuring him I was the same person and had sowing and those thrilling contacts that await us in the thought of him often since that happy day we had spent kingdom of God. together at his camp in India. I encouraged him to allow Not now, but in the coming years, nothing to stand in the way of his uniting with our It may be in the better land, church. We'll read the meaning of our tears, Our correspondence continued, and before my next And there, sometime, we'll understand. visit to the States this greatly welcomed statement was —Maxwell N. Cornelius ❑ 14 (422) R&H, APRIL 21, 1977 Reader to Reader

In the light of Ellen White's counsel against expanded in the early part of this Cooking and baking classes century, each member of the also have a double benefit: they certain forms of fund raising (bazaars, sup- conference was asked to sell three raise funds and they educate pers, and fairs—see Welfare Ministry, pp. copies of Christ's Object Lessons neighbors on healthful foods. and contribute the profits to the HELEN GRAHAM 289-292), what are some acceptable methods school fund. Woodland, Pennsylvania of raising funds for worthy church or school In our elementary school, pupils raise money by colporteur- ► In conjunction with a church projects? ing in the neighborhood. This is social, which we knew would be done as an "activity" rather than well attended, we had a used- a recess break. Why not engage in book sale. We asked members to ► As I understand the counsel Fellowship. A reliable firm should referred to in Welfare Ministry, be chosen. a project in which we work to- bring books they no longer any fund-raising project designed GLADYS SCHMIDT gether for the Lord? His blessings wanted. We specified that these to obtain means without sacrific- Wayland, Michigan are evident as we do our part to books be products of our Ad- hasten the coming of our lovely ventist publishing houses. ing is condemned. Ellen White says, "As God's However, this does not seem to ► Jesus. Many books were contributed, work extends, calls for help will JAMES MAYS and within a couple of hours they condemn sales of every kind. In come more and more frequently. New Testament times believers Saint John, New Brunswick were all sold. Because the pro- That these calls may be answered, were advised to sell property and ceeds went to a worthy cause, Christians should heed the com- In harmony with Ellen White's most of our customers gave us donate the funds to the church. If, mand, 'Bring ye all the tithes into then, certain items were sold counsel, in the early 1900's the more for the books they selected the storehouse, that there may be denomination conducted a cam- than we asked. Some members today it may be that their sale meat in mine house.' Malachi would represent the same type of paign of selling 300,000 copies of asked for special books, including 3:10. If professing Christians Christ's Object Lessons to liqui- out-of-print titles, for which they sacrifice on the part of church would faithfully bring to God members. Some "junk" sales do date a debt of about $300,000 on were willing to give generous con- their tithes and offerings, His not represent any real sacrifices. Seventh-day Adventist schools tributions. treasury would be full. There Apparently, food sales are not (the equivalent of $3 to $4 million The beneficiary of the funds would then be no occasion to re- today). In addition, Ellen White was the cradle roll Sabbath school entirely condemned either. Coun- sort to fairs, lotteries, or parties p. 442, contributed her royalties. Investment. It was heartwarming sels on Diet and Foods, of pleasure to secure funds for the tells of church members providing A similar project of selling to see church members, many of support of the gospel. "—The Acts healthful vegetarian meals for the Christ's Object Lessons for the them newly baptized, and some of of the Apostles, p. 338. crowds at a State fair in Battle relief of our schools is presently them poor, eagerly buying books To me this statement says being planned and will be an- for their families or for mission- Creek. Here the admonition is clearly that our tithes and offer- given to us to do this whenever nounced soon.—Editors ary purposes. ings should be the source of funds possible, making sure our efforts RUBY CAMPBELL for worthy projects. See also Pa- are educational. A similar story is I suggest having one day a Holly, Michigan triarchs and Prophets, p. 529, and ► told in vol. 4, p. 275. month set aside for children, Testimonies, Testimonies, vol. 9, p. 91. Perhaps it would be well to have a properly supervised, to sell Life ► The best way to raise funds ELMER WATSON and Health door to door or on the for church or school projects is bake sale—not one where cakes College Place, Washington and pies are sold, but where street. Besides earning profits, through sacrificial giving and sys- whole-wheat bread and vegetar- ► The most satisfying money- each child would receive a valu- tematic benevolence. ian entrees are sold to the public. raising project is canvassing. able education by spreading the NORMAN FELTMAN I would like to see our fund- When Canadian Union College health message. Bridgeton, New Jersey raising projects become more valuable from an educational NEXT QUESTION point of view rather than being We are having a problem in merely a fund-raising scheme. persuading our son to go to the CHARLA TRIVETT New Mother's Love academy next year. He thoroughly Collegedale, Tennessee enjoys our country living, having By GERITA LIEBELT ► According to the Bible there is an island on which to roam, a only one right way to raise church place to swim and snorkle, and funds—through tithes and Bouncy brown curls, big blue eyes, water on which to ride his own freewill offerings. Sweet baby talk, soft little sighs, motor boat. He feels that leaving God's church should never be Tender little ways, fascinating charms, home would put an end to his used for the purpose of selling Eager little outstretched arms. happiness. We have not been able merchandise. Peter instructed the to get him to stay away from home people (see Acts 4, 5) to sell what I would like to hold you close to me forever, even for a night. Attending sum- they had and then bring the mer camps or visiting relatives are But real love lets go, to grow. money to the apostles. We are to not sufficient inducements for him bring God our gifts, not merchan- My heart longs to give you everything to make his break from home. dise to be sold. Your heart desires, but real love says No. How can we prepare him to go to MARGARET BARNETT I ache inside every time I need to punish, the academy? Blacksburg, Virginia But real love says it must be so. Send answers to Reader to Reader, Review Oh, my precious little girl, and Herald, Takoma Park, Washington, D.C. ► I would suggest that the sale of 20012. Letters must not exceed 300 words in greeting cards is an acceptable How much I love you! length. Include complete return address. Three dollars will be paid for each answer fund-raising plan. This may be But how much I love you published. done by individuals or by groups My actions will show. Questions for discussion in Reader to Reader are welcome and should be directed such as a Sabbath school class or to the address given above. Topics in the area division, or the Home and School of family life are preferred. R&H, APRIL 21, 1977 (423) 15 These Times introduces a revolutionary breakthrou

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stood aloof from movements seeking to unite all Chris- Ecumenicity in Decline tendom. The Seventh-day Adventist Church would be happy to have other church bodies join them in doctrinal The ecumenical movement is in the doldrums, recently conviction and sense of mission, but they shun with declared Michael Hurley, S.J., an Irish Jesuit who is horror any suggestion of compromise either in belief or in director of the Irish School of Ecumenics in Dublin. The their unique sense of destiny. D. F. N. Irish priest spent Christian Unity Week on the campuses of two Twin Cities, Minnesota, area seminaries—United Church of Christ and St. Paul (Roman Catholic). He said Christian disunity is "scandalous" and that the New Bible Translations division of Christians contradicts the will of God and distorts the witness of the church. As a result, he said, In 1976, Bible translations appeared in 29 new lan- Christian churches, in effect, are squandering their re- guages. This brings the total to 1,603 langtiages and sources, and many things that must be done do not get dialects in which the Bible, in whole or in part, is being done. published. Because they are fearful of losing their identities, The complete Bible is available in 262 languages; the churches allocate more and more of their resources to the New Testament in 401, and portions of the Bible in 940. maintaining of their identities, he charged. If only a portion is being published, the book of Mark is These arguments for ecumenicity are not new. They the most popular choice. have been urged for years. They have long since proved Explains Dr. Eugene A. Nida, executive secretary of ineffective, for, as Mr. Hurley admits, the ecumenical the American Bible Society's translation department, movement is today in the doldrums. "Mark tells the story of Jesus in a direct, dynamic way. For churches with strong doctrinal emphases, church It avoids the long genealogy that begins in Matthew, the unity is impossible. There is no way of conducting dis- long Old Testament quotations in Luke and the philo- cussions that will lead to unity of belief. This is because sophic prologue of John." But the choice may vary with of the way God has given His revelation to the human the culture: Matthew is preferred in the Moslem world, family. He does not hand His truth to them on a platter, Luke in the Latin, and John in India. with doctrinal statements carefully summarized as in a The work of Bible translation goes back many years, creedal document. Instead, He expects men and women the first major task being undertaken before the birth of to search for truth as for hidden treasure. It is to be found Christ. At that time the Old Testament Scriptures were in what some 40 writers, inspired by the Holy Spirit, have translated into Greek. Known as the Septuagint, the said in the Old and New Testaments. But few Christians translation became the Bible of Greek-speaking Jews. are willing to search for themselves; they prefer to accept After the institution of Christianity, translations of the what someone else declares to be the truth. Old Testament were made into Syriac, a language spoken Only by allowing a wide latitude in doctrinal under- north and northeast of Palestine, Coptic, spoken in standing and practice could churches hope to reach a Egypt, and Latin, spoken in Rome. The New Testament measure of unity. But such a broad base, which would was written in Greek, hence did not require translation leave the church little more than a society promoting into this language, but it was early translated into Syriac, social action, would be strongly opposed by theologically Coptic, and Latin. sensitive bodies. As Christianity spread, the need for new translations arose. In England, for example, the Latin Vulgate served A Special Message the Christian church until portions, such as the Psalms, Seventh-day Adventists believe that God has estab- the Gospel of John, and the Ten Commandments, were lished them to proclaim a special message to the world at translated into English. After the ninth century the Gos- this time. This message declares that God is about to set pels and large portions of the Old Testament were trans- up His eternal kingdom and urges men and women to lated. Wycliffe was the first to translate the entire Bible, prepare for that kingdom. Their message is like that of which he completed in 1382. John the Baptist and Jesus, who proclaimed, "Repent: After the invention of printing came William Tyndale's for the kingdom of heaven is at hand" (Matt. 4:17; cf. New Testament in 1525. 3:2). Adventists could not possibly join with churches Since Tyndale's day scores of English translations that do not share their convictions. In fact, a part of their have been produced. And the United Bible Societies, an special message is to tell Christians to leave bodies that international fellowship of 59 Bible societies, of which do not embrace God's message for this time (see Rev. the American Bible Society is a member, aim each year 18:4). to make the Scriptures available in additional languages. Prophecy declares that one day ecumenicity will be In 1976 the United Bible Societies provided support to achieved, but it will be not a God-sponsored unity but more than 500 Bible-translation projects. one sponsored by the antichrist (Rev. 13:17). For these We salute the efforts of the Bible societies and the and other reasons the Seventh-day Adventist Church has translators. D. F. N.

R&H, APRIL 21, 1977 (425) 17 Letters_ Continued from page 3 must be elated when he hears times was exclusively male. But serve their God in the same pulpit get the impression that the Minis- Adventists talking about leaving how can that fact provide theo- if God chooses to call them indi- terial Association would be happy the cities. If most Adventists logical precedent for a Christian- vidually to this important work? to see ministerial ordination re- moved into the country, 180 mil- era ministry? Do we not under- The question is not one of uni- served for the preacher, either as lion people potentially could stand priesthood to be totally versal principle but of cultural pastor or evangelist or both. elude the primary focus of the founded in our great High Priest, timing. In my generation I've seen Those whose function it is to church. with every believer approaching the bond become free, and I'm manage the financial and institu- i do not say that we should God through Him alone? The delighted to see women moving tional affairs of the church would actually live in the city as a ne- context of Peter's "But ye are .. . into top positions as they are ca- be ordained to the deaconate. But cessity to service, but if the a royal priesthood" (1 Peter 2:9) pable. as of now, this is not what we do. temptation to forget the work in clearly indicates the universal MERRILL L. ENRIGHT More and more qualified cities is the consequence of body of believers in Christ, male Loma Linda, California women are moving into non- country living, then it is better and female. And the 1 Corinthians preaching administrative posi- Since when has "pregnancy that we stay in the city. The 12 listing of spiritual gifts, which and subsequent birth" depended tions usually held by men or- country philosophy is certainly mentions preaching and proph- dained by virtue of the Lord's call on "male initiative"? What is this justifiable for health and environ- ecy, omits priesthood. How then to function in those positions. "decisive creative act" that God ment concerns, but the city are we to consider the Seventh- Should an adjustment be made in has delegated to man rather than should be the main focus of the day Adventist minister theologi- present ordination policy? woman? Since conception de- service of the church. cally analogous to the priest? IRENE WAKEHAM pends upon two essential cells, DOUGLAS SI OANE MINON A. HAMM since one must be supplied by a Riverside, California Boston Urban Ministries Collegedale, Tennessee male and one by a female, since The issue during these last days of the Seventh-day The Levitical priesthood has the act that brings this about is of earth's history should not be Adventist Church been abolished and is not the mutual, the man does not reflect whether a male or female brings Boston, Massachusetts same as the New Testament min- even faintly the Father's creative God's redeeming love and grace With the drought in the West istry. If the New Testament min- power more than does the to a sin-filled world, but that it is and the energy shortage in the istry were established on the woman. If "decisive creative brought. East, how much more important it principles of the Levitical act" is supposed to mean the part TAMI FREEDMAN is to raise our own food! How- priesthood, ministers today could of the male in sexual intercourse, Collegedale, Tennessee ever, I don't know of any of our attain their position only through please be reminded that concep- colleges that teach agriculture. a blood inheritance. Blood inheri- tion doesn't even take place at How is it that women can oc- MRS. FRANK L. MILLER tance was just as much a requisite that time. cupy the same pulpit on the same Keene, Texas for being a priest as was the sex I agree that men and women platform with the same congrega- qualification. were created equal, for different, tion during Sabbath school with- ► Andrews University, Berrien MARSHALL J. GROSBOLL out their "sexuality" becoming a Springs, Michigan, offers B.S. but equal and complementary, Berrien Springs, Michigan roles. I agree that some of these matter of grave concern and yet and A.S. degrees in agriculture: cause grave concern half an hour Pacific Union College, Angwin, Although many women care lit- functions are more obvious than tle whether men, women, or the others. I would like to add that later? California, offers a B.S.: and NAME WITHHELD Lonin Linda University, Loma blessed angels serve as ministers, there are areas where these roles Linda, California, offers M.A.T., we do not believe the view con- overlap. Women have always been B.S., and A.S. degrees. cerning women expressed in I am not a proponent of the equally qualified and ready to "Ministers—Both Male and Fe- "women's liberation" movement serve God in special ways, even male?" in general is representa- in its popularly conceived radi- "In Diversity, Unity" when men have sidestepped their tive of that of most men among calism. I rather advocate that all service to Him, as in the cases of There is a certain spiritual es- us. people, male and female, be al- Deborah and Ellen White. The sence of security, magnanimity, BETTY KOUDELE lowed to reach their full potential. analogy of having two effective and freedom that comes with Dowagiac, Michigan This is possible only when we drivers in one car and thus creat- knowing Christ personally. The God placed Adam, the man and fulfill God's purpose for us. ing a dangerous if not impossible editorial "In Diversity, Unity" father, at the head of the family. CLIFFORD PRIDDY situation breaks down seriously in (Jan. 6) expresses a need for our In 1 Corinthians 11:3, we learn Monmouth, Oregon instances such as these, where church for which I have felt that the head of the woman is If prior creation of man be- having two drivers is vital so that deeply for some time. man. The church constitutes queaths priority, of what inesti- one can take over at times for the If we as Seventh-day Advent- God's spiritual family, of which mable priority are the animals, other. ists truly know God's special will Christ is the Head. The pastor, plants, earth, and sun? And of Jesus' choice of an all-male for these crucial days, and have a Christ's minister, stands in His what low priority the Sabbath! ministry in His times is no more living relationship with His Son, place as the human head, or the GENE DAFFERN valid evidence of any supposed these facts will be reflected, it father of the church family. How, Riverside, California wrongness of ordaining women as seems to me, across the broad then, could a woman fill this posi- Rightly or wrongly, in present ministers than is His having an spectrum of life—and not to the tion? church policy, ordination and the all-white ministry any proof of the exclusion of sincere Seventh-day MALINDA RODENBERG preaching ministry are not one correctness of not allowing blacks AdventiSt believers with whom Richmond, Indiana and the same thing. Women often to be ministers of God. we may happen to disagree. Galatians 3:28 states "there is stand before congregations with- Since both males and females LARRY MIT('HEI . neither bond nor free, there is out being ordained, and men are were created in God's image, it Berrien Springs, Michigan neither male nor female: for ye ordained even though their pri- cannot be validly argued that the are all one in Christ Jesus." Un- mary ministry is outside the pul- Godhead has only a masculine Ministers—Male and Female? fortunately, God had to be very pit. We ordain doctors, confer- component. I am neither advocating nor op- patient with the Christian church ence treasurers, hospital CAROLE A. RAYBURN posing ordaining women to the in general, as well as the Advent- administrators, Adventist Book Silver Spring, Maryland ministry, but the March 10 Re- ist Church, for many, many years Center managers, academy prin- "Ministers—Both Male and sponse From Readers "Minis- while "traditionalists" refused to cipals, business managers, and Female?" is the most intelligent ters—Both Male and Female?" allow bond and free to worship in presidents, many of whom are and Biblical view we've, read on presents me with a theological the same building as one. Will He entirely without theological train- the subject. problem. have to wait as long for "tradi- ing. We ordain college deans of RAYMOND AND VIRGINIA Certainly the evidence is that tionalists" to shed their prejudice men, but not deans of women. LONSER the priesthood in Old Testament so that male and female may As I read Ministry magazine, I Bellbrook, Ohio 18 (426) R&H, APRIL 21, 1977 Newsfront

COVER STORY attended the back-to-back home, nearly 18,000 non- sessions on Easter weekend church members paid a regis- aboard the one-time luxury tration fee of as much as Revelation Seminars: liner Queen Mary, now a $12.50 each to hear the dis- floating convention center in tinctive message of the Sev- Two-Year Success Story Long Beach. The most recent enth-thy Adventist Church Oregon seminars registered presented in this informal By MICHAEL D. FELLOWS more than 3,100 persons, fill- study format. ing facilities to capacity. Fol- In the past two years 600 low-up seminars at sponsoring Adventist pastors have ABC COMMENTATOR Is Written Revelation Semi- churches are reporting excel- enrolled nearly 12,000 of Paul Harvey and his wife, nars. lent attendance. these non-Seventh-day Ad- "Angel," joined more than Soul-winning experiences Each full-day session is a ventists in the intensive fol- 760 other Chicagoans in one are related to the seminar complete evangelistic experi- low-up program that follows. of the two-day-long intensive- staff in every session. Men ence in itself, with several A high percentage of the sem- study seminars of the three and women who have faith- hours of intense, in-depth inar students are men, who angels' messages. fully watched the It Is Written Scripture study. Because of are enthusiastic participants. In Madison, Wisconsin, the television program—some for the single-day approach, William Loudin, of San Jose, church's legal advisor, in a years—express their joy and churches as far as 100 miles California, says, "It revealed surprise call to the conference make this day a time more from the seminar location what was in the Bible—some- office, said, "I have been deeply to explore the teaching benefit directly, since they thing I had not suspected in watching It Is Written. Do of the Seventh-day Adventist can send delegations of inter- my early church training. you think you can get me in on Church, which sponsors the ested nonmembers along with Now I am seriously consider- the It Is Written Revelation program and to which they those who invite them. These ing joining the Seventh-day Seminar?" have been attracted. Ministers delegations return to the local Adventist Church." In New York City a man of other denominations fre- church areas for their own "A main turning point in walked into the Roosevelt quently are in attendance. evening follow-up seminar my life," says Ginger Hen- Hotel ballroom an hour and a These seminars (pioneered series, using materials and a derson, of Seattle, Washing- half early. Mrs. George Van- by George E. Knowles, now format prepared by It Is Writ- ton. deman, wife of the It Is Writ- General Conference Lay Ac- ten. In Puyallup, Washington, ten speaker, thinking the man tivities director) are an out- One church member in Ron Gehring called the semi- was an Adventist pastor, growth of a follow-up pro- Grants Pass, Oregon, en- nar "inspiring and enlighten- asked for his help in preparing gram to an It Is Written couraged three of his friends ing. The truths were astound- materials for the seminar. evangelistic crusade in Mon- in Eureka, California, to at- ing, and the food was "I'll be happy to help," he treal. There a group of Catho- tend a seminar. When they incredibly delicious." responded enthusiastically. lic Canadians not only com- found that it would not be Vegetarian Luncheon As they visited while working, pleted the seminar program possible to attend in Grants Mrs. Vandeman learned that but also formed the nucleus Pass, they traveled some 4-00 The food, which is itself a the man was Robert Lewis, a for one of Canada's most ac- miles farther from their home memorable experience for popular rock singer, who had tive churches. to attend the Portland semi- many of the seminar guests, is been viewing the program for The present form of the nar. a vegetarian luncheon served years. seminars began in southern In seminars as far away as in the style of the finest hotel And so it has been in every California in 1975. In one of Australia and as close as It Is and convention centers, yet one of more than 100 It Is the first sessions nearly 1,400 Written's own California containing the simple and nu- Written Revelation Seminars tritious elements of healthful conducted in more than 30 cooking. Pecan meatballs conferences in the United simmered in brown gravy, States, Canada, and Aus- golden-browned mock-fish fil- tralia. lets, broiled tomato, green In Seattle, 650 persons beans almondine, whole- turned out when 400 were ex- wheat rolls, and a crisp green pected. In Portland, Oregon, salad with strips of turkeylike 1,602 attended when 1,200 protein do more than just give were expected. In San Fran- nourishment to the seminar ‘•• cisco, registration had to be students. Instead of coffee, closed because of lack of Pero is served as a hot drink. room, and at most of the One Holiday Inn waitress who seminars facilities have been drank a cup before she filled to capacity. learned what it was com- In the past two years 30,000 mented, "I really like it. It's Baptists, Lutherans, Episco- better than coffee." palians, Catholics, Seventh- "Our aim," Elder Vande- day Adventists, and others man says, "is to use this meal from more than 35 denomina- as a demonstration of health- tions have flocked to this ful cooking and, in addition, evangelistic outreach—the It to give ourselves a spring- board for the afternoon dis- Michael D. Fellows is public The famous luxury liner Queen Mary, now a hotel, provided ample room cussion period on healthful relations director of It Is for an It Is Written Revelation Seminar in the Los Angeles area. In living." This discussion is so Written. the past two years 30,000 persons have attended Revelation Seminars. well received that often the R&H, APRIL 21, 1977 (427) 19 Nevvsfront Continued

participants break into spon- ties director, reports that the ter," he downed a huge bottle had been denuded of religious taneous applause at its end. conference expects to baptize of five-year-old Tanduay rum, symbols, and signs had been From the start, each semi- 60 per cent of those enrolled hoping that it would kill him. erased. Some of them served nar is carefully organized. in the follow-up seminars. Instead, he fell unconscious as warehouses and others as The seminar location must in- In some places even more and awoke some time later on rally halls, but the substantial clude catering service for a outstanding results are a dizzy wave of nausea. Stag- old buildings weren't de- large audience. One week achieved. The Filipino church gering into a nearby Catholic stroyed. That would have ahead of the seminar Mr. and in San Francisco, for in- church, he shouted to God, been wasteful. In one place Mrs. James A. Todd, who stance, baptized all eight of "If You're there, prove it!" Mr. Seng traced down a have coordinated the semi- their It Is Written interests Within 30 minutes he was former mission hospital. Even nars from their inception, ar- who attended the San Fran- completely sober, and went though all the externals of rive to complete arrangements cisco seminar, and other pas- home to consider his unusual Christianity had disappeared, and be sure all materials and tors are working to keep their recovery from his suicide at- he discovered that a number supplies are ready. Since their baptismal rates the same. tempt. The sense of peace he of the staff—nurses and doc- retirement from their business The Ontario Conference re- attained followed him into the tors—were still practicing be- in California the Todds have ports 159 baptisms from their next day, and when he opened lievers. Perhaps it "takes one traveled for It Is Written from recent seminars. The first his mother's big Bible, he to know one," but time after coast to coast and into Can- seminar in Toronto welcomed came almost immediately time Mr. Seng was able to ada, and have paid their own 400 participants, but a second upon the text "Come unto me discover small worshiping way to Australia to manage seminar scheduled soon is ex- . . . and rest." He accepted bands of Christians. Among these seminars. pected to reach close to 1,000. Christ's invitation. them he found an earnestness, While appreciating the So faithfully does this confer- With Christ in charge of his commitment, and depth of boost the seminars give to ence cultivate the interest life, a whole new experience fellowship hardly to be church lay-activities pro- from the program that one opened up for Mr. Seng. It matched on the outside. grams, most administrators Bible study results from every took time to reverse his old and pastors are excited about three names received from the image completely. Twice he A Saturday Search the seminar plan because of telecast. About 40 per cent of was arrested on charges of One Saturday morning in a the influx of new members conference baptisms result political subversion. large city he began his search into the churches after the from this program and the "But that old Seng is dead for Seventh-day Adventists. seminars. Don Reynolds, follow-through by laymen and now," he assured those who If ever he were to find any, Ohio Conference president, pastors in the field. had arrested him. "I'm a new this would be the time, he says, "The It Is Written Rev- "A person would be pre- man. See?" His witness was thought. The old address he elation Seminar is one of the sumptuous," Elder Vande- so convincing that he was re- carried directed him to a non- most exciting programs of man says, "to imagine that leased on both occasions. existent street. After some evangelism in recent years. any one program the church Now he wondered what he hours he was on the point of Nearly 90 per cent of pastors sponsors will be the only way could do for God. As a Fili- giving up when he saw an old in the Ohio Conference are in which the Lord can win pino-Chinese mestizo, he woman washing clothes at the actively involved in the pro- souls. At It Is Written we are knew a Chinese dialect. curbside. Somehow he felt ductive follow-up seminars, simply gratified that the Lord Moreover, overseas Chinese she could help him. which will lead to a rich har- has chosen to use this full- can enter China. So he looked "Do you know vest of souls." message telecast and its Rev- northward to the multiplied Street?" Ernest E. Wheeler, Wis- elation Seminars in such an millions in his father's home- "Oh, yes," she replied, consin Conference lay-activi- effective way." land. What an opportunity for "but since the cultural revo- witnessing! lution the name is now His first trip into China was It is over there." She only a reconnaissance mis- indicated a narrow alley Witnessing for Christ sion, but he came away with a closed in by compound walls,. burning sense of urgency. He "And do the Seventh-day would seek out Christian be- Adventists still keep a church in Mainland China lievers. He would fellowship there?" By DOROTHY MINCHIN COMM with them and share God's The woman rose silently. Word with them. "Come. I will show you." The next year he made his Through a gate and past a long AT THE Friday evening pus with an army lieutenant. first real missionary journey. wall they threaded their way vesper service at Philippine Nine years ago Mr. Seng was There were moments when he back into the inner recesses of Union College recently, the a political zealot in a southern wondered whether, once he one of the compounds. faculty and students were province of the island of crossed the border, he would "Here." And with that Mr. given a glimpse of mainland Luzon. Introducing the lieu- get out again. One such mo- Seng's guide hurried back to China. The guest speaker, Mr. tenant to us, he said, "Then, ment was when a guard asked the street. Seng,* shared with us pictures he would have arrested me, him to open his briefcase and Being rather tall, Mr. Seng and reminiscenses of his trip but now we are brothers in 16 Chinese Bibles tumbled could look over the top of the to China about two years ago. Christ." out. But only a few of them half-curtain at the window. Mr. Seng arrived on cam- Drinking heavily, smoking were confiscated. That made Inside the little room he saw a five or six packs of cigarettes him wonder. Might it be that lone man, on his knees in * All names are pseudonyms. a day, gambling on fighting even some of the border prayer. The door opened cau- cocks, Mr. Seng was in a per- guards were secret followers tiously to his knock, and Mr. Dorothy Minchin Comm is sistent, restless quest for of what the early Christians Seng entered into what served English and speech depart- "something better." One day, used to call "the way"? as the Adventist church. It ment chairman at Philippine depressed because he had not Mr. Seng's search for Chris- took more than two hours for Union College. found the "something bet- tians was not easy. Churches some 15 people to arrive, 20 (428) R&H, APRIL 21, 1977 could say. "But now I want the country geographically, you to know how it is to live has a relatively small mem- with Jesus . . ." In China, as bership. Part of the overall scattered believers have done plan of reorganization will in- in other times and places of clude the division of this ter- stress and restriction, "they ritory into two parts by 1979 that feared the Lord spake to facilitate major evangelism. often one to another: and the The session also voted to Lord hearkened" (Mal. 3:16). change the location of the When he departed from our union headquarters from Bu- campus, Mr. Seng left behind segwe to the town of Arusha. a legacy of inspiration that re- It has been recognized for mained with, the college fam- some years that the old mis- ily for days. We not only sion station of Busegwe, re- caught a fleeting glimpse of mote from effective commu- fellow believers in Christ but nication (the nearest post also we saw that in the final office is 20 miles distant) and analysis the "finishing of the transportation, left much to work" will be much like its be desired. The new location beginning. When all the props will improve efficiency in ad- are gone, one sure thing will ministering the large union carry through into eternity— territories. the living witness of Christian The following union de- lives. Preaching will be done partmental directors were ap- on a one-to-one basis. pointed: lay activities, C. L. As Mr. Seng is planning an- Smith; stewardship, E. Wan- other journey into China, we jara; education, E. A. Okeyo; eagerly await the results. temperance and health, K. Hart; youth, J. Kuyenga; publishing, Z. Kusekwa; Min- TANZANIA isterial Association secretary, D. C. Beardsell. A call will be Lee Yuan, center, his 9-year-old daughter, and another Adventist told Session Delegates placed for a communication Mr. Seng about life as a Christian in the Chinese city where they live. and Sabbath school director. Reorganize Fields Derek C. Beardsell, appointed coming in casually at widely Another chapter in his life Delegates to the Tanzanian union president in April, 1976, spaced intervals. that had strengthened his faith Union's fourth session held in is the son of British mission- "How good that you came was when his child's epileptic Moshi, northern Tanzania, aries to Tanzania and speaks just at this time this morn- seizures had been healed by February 18 to 22, made im- fluent Swahili. E. A. Okeyo is ing," said Lee Yuan. "You prayer. A bright little girl, she portant adjustments in field the union secretary, and R. C. could never have found any of was able to read her father's boundaries. As a result of the Megera is treasurer. us at any other time or place." precious Bible by the time she changes voted, Tanzania now Representing the Afro- After a time of worship and was 6. In the past three years has four fields instead of the Mideast Division was Charles fellowship with the group, since then, she has read it original five. D. Watson, president, son of Mr. Seng began to learn three times, and there is every The East Nyanza Field and former British missionaries to something of Mr. Lee's story. reason to believe that a strong the major part of Central East Africa, and Maurice T. They went to a public garden Christian faith will blossom Nyanza Field have been Battle, secretary, a former where conversation could be a forth in the fourth generation joined to make the new Mara West African missionary. little more relaxed. of the Lee Yuan family, as in Field, and the remainder of Other division personnel par- In other times and under the previous three. the Central Nyanza Field has ticipating were Y. Lusingu, other circumstances Mr. Lee Technically, the Chinese been joined to the South stewardship director, and would have been an artist. constitution permits freedom Nyanza Field. Russell C. Thomas, publish- But, unwilling to use his tal- of belief or nonbelief, as one Officers were elected for ing director. Jack Mahon, di- ents for purposes he did not might choose. However, there the four fields as follows: vision temperance and com- approve, he had become a can be no preaching or propa- Mara Field—president, H. munication director, visited common laborer. Although he gation of ideas. Christians Kija-Mashigan; treasurer, M. the session in an unofficial ca- had never thought of himself have therefore reverted to the Kabonda; North-East Tan- pacity when he became in- as a minister, three genera- methods of the earliest days zania Field—president, G. volved with transportation tions of Adventism in his of the church, and in so doing Elieneza; treasurer, A. problems while on his way to family and his personal dedi- have returned to what is still Mkwavi; South Nyanza conduct the Week of Prayer at cation to God had enabled him the most effective witnessing Field—president, L. Mwamu- Parane Secondary School. to carry the burden of leader- technique of all—the conse- konda; treasurer, G. Ma- During the quadrennium ship in the little group of crated personal life. So it was kondo; Tanzania General 1972 to 1976, 15,793 converts church members. He knew that Mr. Seng carried on his Field—president, Z. Bina; joined the church in Tanzania. what it was to be flogged, and, "missionary" enterprise. treasurer, T. Ilomo. Public evangelism has been indeed, had almost lost his life "I was drunk. I was burning The membership of each of backed by a Bible corre- in his efforts to save his Bible. up my life in smoke. I gam- the first three fields is approx- spondence school in Moro- He had survived it all and had bled my money away at the imately 11,000. The Tanzania goro, which saw more than been spared to care for his cockpit. That's how it used to General Field, though it en- 800 of its students baptized baby daughter. be with me." This much he compasses the major part of during that time. Nearly 2,500 R&H, APRIL 21, 1977 (429) 21 Newsfront Continued

of those baptized during the by the church to the Tanzan- lege is the major educational quadrennium made their first ian Health Ministry. institution in the East Indone- contact with the message Arusha Adventist Semi- sia Union, producing a steady through one of Tanzania's 300 nary, which conducted its stream of graduates to join the literature evangelists. first graduation exercises in Adventist working force. Heri Hospital operates its November, 1976, operates a Since the last quadrennial own flying doctor service, one-class system, with a com- session in 1972, two new using a Cessna 206 presented pletely new group of students English language school by The Quiet Hour. With its at two-year intervals. The evangelistic centers have been ancillary clinics, it is currently two-year course in theology opened in the East Indonesia offering improved health to includes a strong emphasis on Union—one in Manado and some 64,000 patients a year. health education. All 20 of last another in Ujung Pandang. Kenneth Hart, union health year's graduates were in- Hundreds of students have and temperance director, re- vested as Master Guides. studied at these language in- ported that of the 29 dispen- Enthusiastic apostle of the stitutes, and already some saries, clinics, and mobile "missionary mailman" and have been baptized. units (not including Heri Hos- lay witnessing programs is Far Eastern Division president, During the past four years pital) currently operating in Calvin Smith, lay activities W. T. Clark, left, lays a founda- there have been 8,840 persons the union, more than half director, who covers this big tion stone for North Sulawesi Acad- baptized in East Indonesia, have been opened during the country by bus and by walk- emy's administration building. bringing the total membership past five years. Dr. Hart also ing from village to village. His to 29,482. paid warm tribute to the group enthusiasm is highly conta- INDONESIA The West Indonesia Union of Adventist doctors and lay- gious. session was held at Indonesia men who either are working in JACK MAHON Two Unions Hold Union College in Bandung. Tanzania on a self-supporting Communication Director During the past four years basis or were recommended Afro-Mideast Division Meetings there were 7,456 persons bap- The East Indonesia and tized in the union, bringing the West Indonesia union mis- total membership up to 7,0.1 sions recently held quadren- 29,010; however, the popula- v., XV.. qi • muir nial sessions to hear reports tion within the territory is and to elect local mission of- more than 120 million. ficers. During the East Indo- West Indonesia Union is nesia Union session at North divided into eight local mis- Sulawesi Academy in sions with 116 educational in- Kawangkoan, the cornerstone stitutions and a combined en- was laid for a new academy rollment of 9,000 students. An administration building. Each extension of Indonesia Union of the representatives from College has just been opened the Far Eastern Division, W. at North Sumatra Academy. T. Clark, G. 0. Bruce, and M. This will provide college op- T. Bascom, laid a stone in the portunities to scores of stu- fresh cement, which was the dents who cannot afford to beginning of the foundation study at Indonesia Union for the new building. College. The East Indonesia Union Two hospitals, one in Ban- has within its territory some dung and another in Medan, of the most primitive areas in carry on health-evangelism the world. Only recently has programs in each of those the church been able to enter cities and reach out with DANVILLE, ILLINOIS, CHURCH IS DEDICATED the area of the tree people in medical teams and clinics to On February 5, the Danville, Illinois, church was dedi- the Central Celebes. Scores of many other locations. As a cated. John L. Hayward, Illinois Conference president, these people have been bap- result of a radio evangelistic preached the dedication sermon; D. E. Lund, pastor, led out tized. In Irian Jaya, another program during the past four in the Act of Dedication; and R. R. Rouse, conference treas- undeveloped area, overseas years, 5,856 students have urer, offered the dedicatory prayer. Before the burning of the workers and airplanes have graduated from Voice of mortgage the church's history was read by Barbara Winkler, been a real asset in reaching Prophecy Bible courses, and church treasurer. Lowell L. Bock, Lake Union Conference remote villages with the Ad- 630 of these have been bap- president, preached at the 11-o'clock worship service. vent message. A twin-engine tized into the Adventist On June 6, 1914, 12 believers organized the first church in Aero-Commander airplane Church. Danville with the assistance of A. J. Clark, then president of soon will be in service in the The 400 literature evangel- the Southern Illinois Conference. The church moved from East Indonesia Union. ists working in West Indone- several temporary meeting places before acquiring its first The cities pose a greater sia during the past four years home in 1927. They continued to meet there until they built challenge to the church than have sold US$2,010,605 worth their new church in 1973. even the faraway villages, ac- of literature. During this same Besides the main sanctuary, the church has several cording to J. S. Maramis, period they have helped to classrooms, a fellowship hall, a baptistery, and a Community union president. Many cities lead 859 persons to baptism. Services room. It is completely carpeted and air-conditioned with populations in the mil- M. T. B ASCOM and is valued at more than $100,000. DAVID L. GRAY lions are yet virtually un- English Language Communication Intern touched with the Adventist School Director Illinois Conference message. Mount Klabat Col- Far Eastern Division 22 (430) R&H, APRIL 21, 1977

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OREGON day included a sacred concert in the afternoon by the So- Dateline Washington By F. C. WEBSTER Salem Members journers, a centennial supper in the church fellowship hall Review 100 Years in the evening, and a concert SUSTENTATION COMMITTEE. A committee to operate the Salem, Oregon, Seventh- by the Walla Walla College Sustentation and retirement funds for the General Confer- day Adventists marked 100 brass ensemble. ence for the North American Division is set up each quin- years since the founding of C. ELWYN PLATNER quennium. This committee meets once each week to process their church with a celebra- Communication Director applications forwarded to it from the different church organ- tion January 14 and 15. Oregon Conference izations throughout North America. This committee applies Hundreds of friends and the policies voted by the General Conference in servicing the former members gathered for the event, which was ob- regular General Conference Sustentation Fund, the Hospital MEXICO served in the new church fa- Retirement Fund, the Publishing House Retirement Fund, cility. Men's Dormitory and the Special Retirement Fund. Currently, there are more The observance began with than 5,000 beneficiaries of these combined funds. a Friday-evening service that Inaugurated at In addition to carrying on the administration of these included the reading of letters several funds, the Sustentation Committee also serves as an from former members. Montemorelos agent for our overseas world divisions in making payment in Among the high lights of the On January 24, 1977, a their behalf to retired persons from their territories who Sabbath services were a re- men's dormitory erected on reside in North America. In sitting with this committee, view of the church history by the campus of the Monte- which is composed of 28 church leaders, whose combined Mrs. Fern Hellie and an in- morelos University was inau- troduction of many longtime gurated. A beautiful building, ministry reaches into all parts of North America and overseas members. with room for approximately divisions, one is impressed with the careful attention given to It was while visiting the 250 university students, it was each situation that arises and with the disposition to be Oregon camp meeting in built with financial aid from completely fair regarding matters that are of such vital im- Salem that Ellen White had the West German government portance to the lives of those who, in most cases, are living in several visions of major sig- through Evangelische Zen- the twilight years of life. nificance, which were re- tralstelle fur Entwicklung- GENERAL CONFERENCE INSURANCE SERVICE. The Gen- ferred to on pages 231 and 232 shilfe E.V. of Life Sketches. State and municipal offi- eral Conference Risk Management Service is introducing Glenn Patterson, North Pa- cials and the German consul plans for a new general liability and worker's compensation cific Union Conference asso- of Monterrey participated in program, which will incorporate most advantages of self-in- ciate religious-liberty direc- the inauguration program. surance. The plan is to be effective July 1, 1977, and is tor, introduced several The German consul, structured similarly in many respects to the successful mal- longtime church members Werner Husemann, also practice insurance program, which was developed nearly two now residing in Salem. He spoke to the faculty and stu- years ago. also read letters of congratu- dent body of the university, A major-loss control effort involving all levels of adminis- lations to the church upon its expressing satisfaction for the tration is being developed, and it is reported that the poten- centennial from the governor efficient use that had been of Oregon and from the sena- made of the funds given by his tial annual premium savings to the church may be measured tor and representative of the government. in the millions of dollars. district in which the church is The dormitory is com- ASI. Under the supervision of James J. Aitken, a field located. pletely equipped, and is al- secretary of the General Conference, ASI is the organiza- H. J. Harris, Oregon Con- ready occupied almost to its tional link of the Adventist Church with its business and ference president, was invited capacity. professional laymen. This official union of laymen working by the pastor, Don Long, to R. R. DRACHENBERG together with God is the Association of Privately Owned present the Sabbath-morning Treasurer Seventh-day Adventist Services and Industries. Under its sermon. Other events of the Inter-American Division original charter constitution it was known as the Association of Self-supporting Institutions. However, today it has a vastly enlarged scope of influence and usefulness to the church. By cooperation of church leaders and laymen, the scope of ASI has been enlarged in such a way as to help finish God's work through consecrated business and professional people. At the present time, there is a rapidly increasing mem- bership, from 350 in 1975 to approximately 450 in 1976, with an expected total of at least 500 in 1977. This organization provides a most powerful potential for recruiting thousands of people in business and professional services in unified lay action for God. In the membership of ASI there are health-care facilities, employing 15,848 workers, with 14,500 beds. Also in the professional field, we have 16 ASI schools, with a total en- rollment of more than 1,000 young people, who are in spe- cialized studies and in preparation for the Master's service. A dormitory with space for 250 men was recently inaugurated at Monte- We are grateful for the great miracles of sacrifice and vision morelos University. The building is already almost fully occupied. of our ASI members throughout North America.

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evangelism traditionally has Hospital, Stoneham, Massa- based on several projects: a Far Eastern been difficult, 400 persons chusetts. stop-smoking clinic, a chap- were baptized during a recent laincy program for the Car- • evangelistic campaign and Taiwan Adventist Hospital Canadian Union lisle Hospital, and involve- recently saw 105 students two new churches were or- ment in the church's from a local vocational school ganized. • Shah Pemberton, 16, was Community Services organi- stop smoking as a result of a • Ten new churches are baptized in the Edmonton, zation. The other recipient Five-Day Plan to Stop Smok- being constructed by Mara- Alberta, Ukrainian church on was a volunteer group, Emer- ing and health program pre- natha Flights International in January 15. He is now attend- gency Medical Technicians. sented by hospital personnel. Guatemala to replace build- ing Canadian Union College, • Pam and Debbie Zirakian, • Most faculty members of ings that were destroyed or College Heights, Alberta. both students at the York, the Japan junior and senior damaged by the 1976 earth- • A Korean church, with Pennsylvania, church school, high schools formerly con- quakes. Every two weeks 20 more than 20 members, has placed third and seventh, re- nected with Japan Missionary to 30 persons erect a new been organized in Edmonton, spectively, among 5,000 par- College, at Chiba, will move church, and this will continue Alberta. Seven of the ticipants in the second annual to the new school campus at until all ten are completed. members were baptized as the Multiple Sclerosis Read-A- Daiwa-cho this month. Open- Two of the churches being result of a series of meetings Thon for Central Pennsyl- ing ceremony for the new built under the program are at held by H. C. Pak, of the On- vania. schools, near Hiroshima, will Coban and Tactic. It takes the tario Conference. Ten more • Warren Minder, Ohio Con- Maranatha group 12 to 13 be held April 20. The college Korean members are living in ference superintendent of days to erect a church com- is also in the process of mov- Calgary. schools, has announced that a plete with baptistry, pews, ing from Chiba to a separate new elementary school soon campus at Otaki. and pulpit. Central Union will be constructed in south- • Japan is probably the only • W. W. Thomson, North ern Ohio. The four-classroom country in the Far East that Caribbean Conference presi- • The Central Union pub- building with library, multi- holds a Pathfinder ski camp, dent, preached the sermon at lishing department operates a purpose room, and a large states Tsutomu Sensaki, as- the dedication of an extension cassette-tape program for gymnasium will serve the sociate youth leader for to the Frederiksted, St. Croix, full-time workers. Each membership of the Chillicothe, Japan. This past winter two church. He was assisted in the month, a literature evangelist Jackson, Portsmouth, and ski camps were held in Na- program by J. C. Shillingford working 140 hours or more Waverly churches. gano, one for youth, and an- and 0. Fleming. When the receives a cassette tape pre- • Laymen of the Lakewood other for Pathfinders. About Frederiksted church was built pared to enrich him or her and Brooklyn, Ohio, churches in 1963 with a seating capacity 60 attended each camp. spiritually. Response from the have launched a Reach Out of 200, it was considered more • To solve the problem of literature evangelists indicates for Life crusade on Greater than adequate, for the church walking two hours to church that the tapes are an asset to Cleveland's west side. Allen membership stood at only 30. every week, Kwon Byung them in their canvassing pro- Smith, well-known local per- But by 1975 the membership Soon and Kang Joon Ho, of gram. sonality because of his Five- had grown so much that ex- eastern Korea, established a • Evangelistic meetings in Day Plan to Stop Smoking and pansion was imperative. congregation in their own vil- Loveland, Colorado, by Dale his radio and television ap- Walls were knocked out, fa- lage. First they bought a small Brusett, a Central Union pearances, spoke on the cilities shifted, and additions house where they could meet, evangelist, closed with 60 opening night. made by the time of the dedi- and invited other persons baptisms and a large number cation on December 25, 1976. from the village for a one- in the baptismal classes in the Seating capacity of the new Lake Union week evangelistic series. Dur- Fort Collins, Campion, and church is 450, and the present ing these meetings four per- Loveland churches. • Members from the Beacon sons accepted the Adventist church membership is 382. • More than 50 persons were of Joy and Straford Memorial message. The church has con- baptized at the close of a churches in Chicago met re- tinued to grow; today some 40 series of meetings in Boulder, cently for a family seminar. persons regularly attend Sab- North American Colorado, by Fordyce Deta- • The Clear Lake, Wiscon- bath school there. They have more, Voice of Prophecy sin, church is sponsoring a had to move out of the small Atlantic Union evangelist, and Emil and Ruth medical-screening program as house, but they hope to build • During a recent week in Moldrik. This series of meet- a form of outreach. a new church this year. January literature evangelists ings was preceded by a Full • The Vincennes, Indiana, in the New York Conference Life Seminar in which Lee church was dedicated re- concentrated on a pre-evan- Huff, pastor, and laymen in cently. It was erected in 1960, gelistic group canvass in the congregation illustrated a Inter-American and additions to it were made Binghamton. They ran out of better way of life. ten years later. • More than 2,000 converts Bibles and Bible courses, and reported highest-ever sales. • South Bend, Indiana, were baptized into the Sev- Columbia Union enth-day Adventist Church in During January these men and church members held a Five- the East Venezuela Confer- women sold $20,000 worth of • Lawrence G. Downing, Day Plan to Stop Smoking re- ence and the West Venezuela books, an increase of 87 per pastor of the Carlisle and cently in honor of National Mission during 1976. Both cent over sales in January, Shermans Dale, Pennsyl- Education Week on Smoking. fields exceeded their baptis- 1976. vania, churches, was selected The St. Joseph County In- mal goals, the East Confer- • Jerry Bokoles has been as one of two recipients of the teragency Council on Smok- ence by 27 per cent and the named family therapist in the Cumberland County Medical ing and Health sponsored the West Mission by 38 per cent. Human Services Department Society's Benjamin Rush smoking cessation clinic. In the capital, Caracas, where of New England Memorial Award. His selection was • The Lake Region Confer- 28 (436) R&H, APRIL 21, 1977 ence youth department re- March 24 to 26. Students viously he was an assistant in Union during the first two cently conducted a series of from Sheyenne River Dakota two Greater Phoenix hospital months of 1977 numbered 609. four youth-leadership work- Academy, Minneapolis Junior centers. The Georgia-Cumberland shops throughout the Lake Academy, Maplewood Acad- • Larry Williams, former Conference led the way with Union. The theme, "Jesus emy, and Oak Park Academy Union College staff member, 149, while Florida reported Can Count on Me," discussed participated. Dan Shultz, is the new director of social 136. being a Spirit-filled leader, an chairman of the fine arts de- services and counseling at St. • As a result of literature dis- organized leader, a creative partment at Union College, Helena Hospital and Health tributed by 94-year-old Ira leader, and an inspirational was the guest conductor. Center, Deer Park, California. Newkirk, 18 members of one leader. • Most of the departmental • Constituents of the Central family have united with the • Adventists in the Greater directors in the Northern California Conference au- Nashville, Tennessee, First Detroit, Michigan, area have Union Conference will be ac- thorized an expenditure of church. Mr. Newkirk gave a formed an Adventist Appa- tively engaged in public evan- $1.2 million for the improve- piece of literature several lachian Trail Club. They meet gelism during the year. ment of their Soquel camp- years ago to Barbara Jaco. once a month in the Livonia, This led to Bible studies by • L. J. Leiske, Northern ground, site of one of North Michigan, church to discuss America's largest camp meet- Mrs. Norma Sheffield, and plans for vacations and Union Conference president, then more interest was de- has just completed an evan- ings. In addition, the grounds events. are used throughout the year veloped during several evan- gelistic crusade in Sioux City, gelistic meetings. Iowa, with Marvin Wray, for smaller seminars and Northern Union pastor. working councils. • Elias G. Gomez has come Loma Linda University • In less than three months, Pacific Union from Brazil to become the co- more than 100 persons have ordinator of Spanish-language • Loma Linda University's been baptized in North Da- • Gene M. Greeley has been evangelism in the Central Cal- graduate program in marriage kota. named administrator of ifornia Conference. and family counseling has re- • The Northern Union Music Tempe Community Hospital, ceived provisional accredita- • Loma Linda, California, tion from the American Asso- Festival was held at Oak Park Arizona's 81-bed Adventist elementary school students ciation of Marriage and Academy, Nevada, Iowa, health-care facility. Pre- have raised $3,200 for a new Family Counselors. Loma school in the "dark county" Linda University is the fifth where Hobbs, New Mexico, institution in the country to has attracted some families to receive the national accredi- share their faith. tation. • North Park church members in San Diego, Cali- • The Alcoa Foundation, of fornia, boosted their Invest- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ment again with a $2,800 gift awarded Loma Linda Univer- from Trash Into Cash. From a sity an $18,000 grant for new small beginning five years ago equipment in the neonatal-in- by Zena Erickson, the project tensive-care unit of the medi- of cash transferral for such cal center. The funds will be things as labels, cereal boxes, used to purchase updated and and dog-food bags has grown adequate physiological moni- to be the annual project of a toring equipment for critically Sabbath school class. ill infants. • Summer field trips to the Galapagos Islands and Spain Southern Union are being planned this year by • In spite of extraordinarily the Loma Linda University poor weather conditions, lit- Biology and Modern Lan- erature evangelists' sales for guage departments. January and February were 16 • A $4,200 cash gift from the per cent ahead of sales during Walter E. Macpherson Soci- the first two months of 1976. ety has enabled the Loma Florida, with a 41 per cent Linda campus library to pur- gain, is leading the union, with chase a portable MEDLINE STONE IS LAID FOR CENTRAL AMERICAN CHURCH $75,209. The top four litera- terminal, which can be taken On Friday, January 28, personnel of the Central American ture evangelists, in net sales, directly to the medical staff Vocational College in Alajuela, Costa Rica, placed a stone in are Dick Kantzer and Mary members to bring them medi- the ground at the spot over which the pulpit will stand in Armstrong, of Carolina, and cal information when and their new church. Construction was officially initiated as the L. F. Melton and Pete where it is convenient. MED- first shovelfuls of cement anchored the stone in place. Meisner, of Florida. Fifty LINE (Medical Literature This new church building is being financed almost entirely colporteurs averaged $1,000 a Analysis and Retrieval Sys- by donations from former teachers, alumni of the institution, month or more. Sparking this tem On-Line) is the National and current members of the church, who are sacrificing to increase is the implementation Library of Medicine's data make possible this monument to the honor and glory of God. of the 20/40 plan—at least 20 base containing citations to R. R. DRACHENBERG exhibitions and 40 hours per articles indexed from more Treasurer week. than 2,700 journals published Inter-American Division • Baptisms in the Southern since 1966.

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Lynwood (Spanish) July 6-9 Newbury Park September 23, 24 Camp Meeting Pomona October 21, 22 Deaths Review Schedule Southern Union MORGAN, Violet E.-b. Oct. 13, Alabama-Mississippi May 27-June 4 Carolina June 3-11 1895, St. John's Newfoundland; d. „L.-L. ilyl Atlantic Union Florida May 27-June 4 Dec. 9, 1976, Knoxville, Tenn. She Greater New York Georgia-Cumberland May 25-28 served as dean of women and taught English July 2 Kentucky-Tennessee June 3-11 English at Atlantic Union College. Spanish July 9 South Atlantic June 9-18 Advent Review & Sabbath Herald New York June 24-July 2 Later she taught speech and literature 127th Year of Continuous Publication South Central June 10-18 at Madison College, Madison, Ten- Northeastern June 24-July 2 EDITOR Northern New England June 16-25 nessee, Southern Missionary College, Southwestern Union Kenneth H. Wood Southern New England June 17-25 Arkansas-Louisiana June 9-18 Collegedale, Tennessee, and Emman- uel Missionary College (now Andrews ASSOCIATE EDITORS Oklahoma July 8-16 Raymond F. Cottrell, Don F. Neufeld Canadian Union Southwest Region June 17-25 University), Berrien Springs, Michi- Alberta Texas July 1-9 gan. Survivors include three sisters. ASSISTANT TO THE EDITOR Beauvallon July 15-17 Texico July 22-30 Eugene F. Durand Foothills Camp July 1-9 SHAVER, Naomi Elizabeth-b. Peace River July 15-17 ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY British Columbia August 5-13 July 11, 1895; d. Feb. 22, 1977. A Corinne Russ Manitoba-Saskatchewan graduate registered nurse from Glen- dale Adventist Medical Center, Glen- EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS Blackstrap July 1-9 Notice Aileen Andres, Jocelyn Fay Clear Lake July 13-16 dale, California, in 1916, she served as Maritime July 8-16 a nurse in the ladies hydrotherapy, EDITORIAL SECRETARIES Newfoundland July 20-24 Church Services Annette Bradley, Pat Hill ENT, and nursing departments for 40 Ontario July 1-9 in Yosemite Park Quebec July 22-30 continuous years. She also served as ART president of the Glendale Sanitarium Designer, G. W. Busch 17 Seventh-day Adventist church services School of Nursing Alumni Associa- Central Union will be conducted in Yosemite Valley in the CONSULTING EDITORS Central States June 17-25 open-air-church bowl, situated between the tion, and as president of District 38, Robert H. Pierson, W. Duncan Eva, Colorado June 14-18 community hospital and the Ahwahnee Verdugo Nursing Association. Survi- W. J. Hackett, Richard Hammill, C. D. Kansas May 24-June 4 Hotel, from May 21 to September 3. Sabbath vors include two granddaughters, Henri, Alf Lohne, M. S. Nigri, G. Missouri June 8-11 school will be at 10:00 A.M. each week and Ralph Thompson, Francis W. Wernick, Carol Pierce, and Pamela Giles; six Nebraska June 3-11 the worship service at 11:00. Neal C. Wilson Wyoming August 2-7 great grandchildren; and one nephew, L. H. OLSON J. DeWitt Fox. SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS Coordinator for SDA C. 0. Franz, K. H. Emmerson, R. R. Columbia Union Church Services Allegheny East June 30-July 9 Yosemite National Park WEHBE, Daniel-b. 1953, Akkar, Figuhr, B. L. Archbold, W. T. Clark, North Lebanon; d. Aug. 15, 1976. A K. S. Parmenter, R. S. Lowry, Allegheny West June 30-July 9 Edwin Ludescher, M. L. Mills, Enoch Chesapeake July 8-16 graduate of Middle East College, he Oliveira, W. R. L. Scragg, C. D. Mountain View was the college's first student mission- Watson Charleston April 15, 16 To New Posts ary, serving for a year at Bugema Ad- Clarksburg April 8, 9 EDITORS, SPANISH EDITIONS Cumberland April 22, 23 ventist College, Uganda. Survivors in- Inter-America, Wanda Sample clude his parents, three sisters, and New Jersey [Worker transfers within union conferences North America, Fernando Chaij English June 24-July 2 are not listed here. Such transfers, when four brothers. South America, Gaston Clouzet Spanish July 3-9 brought to our attention, may be found in CORRESPONDENTS, Ohio June 17-25 News Notes.] WHEELER, Olive Shannon-b. WORLD DIVISIONS Pennslvania June 17-25 June 26, 1883, Algona, Iowa; d. Jan. Afro-Mideast, Jack Mahon; Potomac June 17-25 FROM HOME BASE 17, 1977, Chunky, Miss. In the early Australasian, Robert 1-1. Parr, M. G. TO FRONT LINE part of the century she served as ma- Townend; Euro-Africa, E. E. White; Lake Union Illinois tron, preceptress, and teacher at the Far Eastern, H. K. West, Jane Allen; David L. Neumann (LLU '73), school in Huntsville, Alabama. She Inter-American, Tulio R. Haylock; LaFox June 9-18 Northern Europe-West Africa, Paul Little Grassy Youth Camp to serve as physician, Songa and her husband, Andrew J. Wheeler, Sundquist; South American, Arthur S. September 14-17 Hospital, Kamina, Zaire, and also served at Madison, Tennessee, Valle; Southern Asia, A. M. Peterson; Indiana June 10-18 and taught at Southern Junior College Trans-Africa, Perry A. Parks Lake Region June 23-July 2 Myra K. (Keun) Neumann, of (now Southern Missionary College), Michigan CORRESPONDENTS, Grand Ledge July 14-23 Loma Linda, California, left New Collegedale, Tennessee. Survivors in- NORTH AMERICA Upper Peninsula June 17-19 York City, February 20, 1977. clude two sisters, Mrs. Fannie Simp- son and Mrs. Murl Mead; and three UNIONS: Atlantic, Geraldine I. Grout; Wisconsin Gerson S. Valles (LLU '76), to Canadian, A. N. How; Central, Clara Camp Wandoon May 14 brothers, R. 0., R. C., and E. M. Anderson; Columbia, Franklin W. Silver Lake July 28-August 6 serve as dentist, Seventh-day Ad- Shannon. Hudgins; Lake, Jere Wallack; North Campground ventist Clinic, Tamuning, Guam, Pacific, Cecil Coffey; Northern, Halle Crowson; Pacific, Shirley Burton; North Pacific Union of Loma Linda, California, left Southern, Oscar L. Heinrich; Alaska Los Angeles, California, Febru- Southwestern, W. R. May South Central August 3-7 Southeastern July 29-31 ary 28, 1977. Coming UNIVERSITIES: Andrews, Opal Idaho June 3-11 Young; Loma Linda, Richard Montana July 8-16 SUSTENTATION OVERSEAS Weismeyer Oregon July 15-23 SERVICE, SPECIAL SERVICE April CIRCULATION Upper Columbia June 10-18 23 Educational Day and Elementary Manager, Edmund M. Peterson Washington June 23-July 2 Aileen (Butka) Ludington (LLU School Offering (local confer- ence) SUBSCRIPTIONS Northern Union '47) (SS), to serve as anesthesiol- US$15.95. Single copy, 45 cents. May Iowa June 3-11 ogist, Bangkok Adventist Hospi- Address all correspondence concerning Minnesota June 10-18 subscriptions to the Manager, tal, Bangkok, Thailand, of Glen- 7 Community Services evangelism North Dakota June 10-18 7 Church Lay Activities Offering Periodical Department, Review and South Dakota June 3-11 Herald Publishing Association, 6856 dale, California, left Los Angeles, 14 Disaster and Famine Relief Offering Eastern Avenue NW., Washington, California, February 13, 1977. 21 Spirit of Prophecy Day D.C. 20012, U.S.A. Pacific Union Arizona July 14-23 Donald D. Sandquist (LLU '69) June Monthly editions in English and Central California August 4-13 4 Bible Correspondence School Spanish and a quarterly edition in Hawaii September 21-24 (SS), to serve as dentist, Pakistan emphasis Braille are available. For information Nevada-Utah June 20-25 Union, Lahore, Pakistan, and E. 4 Church Lay Activities Offering write to the Manager, Periodical Northern California 11 Inner-city Offering Department. Pacific Union College June 12-18 Jane (Turner) Sandquist, of 18 North American Missions Offering; (English) Hamilton, Montana, left New home foreign challenge TO CONTRIBUTORS Pacific Union College (Spanish) 25 Thirteenth Sabbath Offering Send news stories and pictures, articles, July 20-August 1 York City, November 23, 1976. (Southern Asia Division) and letters to the editor. Unsolicited Paradise June 16-19 Bruno W. Steinweg (AU '48) manuscripts are welcome, but will be Redwood Area (Weott) July 21-30 July accepted without remuneration and Southeastern California (SOS), to serve as teacher, Cen- 2 Tract evangelism will be returned only if accompanied by Hemet (Old-fashioned) May 26-29 tral American Vocational College, 2 Church Lay Activities Offering a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Anaheim October 7, 8 9 Christian Record Braille Foundation An index is published in the last Southern California Alajuela, Costa Rica, and Virginia Offering Review of June and December. The Frazier Park June 30-July 4 (Duffle) Steinweg (U. of Michigan August Review 'is indexed in the Seventh-day Lancaster October 7, 8 Adventist Periodical Index. Lynwood June 18-25 '54), left Pernambuco, Brazil, 6 Unentered areas evangelism Lynwood (Black) April 29, 30 December 15, 1976. 6 Church Lay Activities Offering 30 (438) R&H, APRIL 21, 1977 " 'You shall not kill' " (Ex. teth his brother is a murderer'); 20:13, R.S.V.). a selfish neglect of caring for the THIS COMMAND IS usually needy or suffering; all self-in- understood as prohibiting the dulgence or unnecessary depri- taking of human life. That it is to vation or excessive labor that be understood in a more res- tends to injure health—all these Spotlight on God's Law-6 tricted sense, however, is evi- are, to a greater or less degree, dent from the fact that the civil violations of the sixth com- and religious laws God Himself mandment. "—Patriarchs and gave Moses authorized the death Prophets, p. 308. To Kill penalty for certain crimes. The Suicide is accomplished as Hebrew word for "kill" is al- much by worry as by wrist orNot to Kill most always used in the sense of slashing. Lack of adequate ex- "murder." The Torah, a new ercise or eating wrong food E.Robert Reynolds translation of the Pentateuch combinations may shorten life into English by Jewish scholars, as surely as Russian roulette. reads thus, "You shall not Defamation of character ray as murder." effectively murder a person as When I was a lad in northern would tying a weight to his feet California there were two neigh- and throwing him into a river. bor children, a girl and a boy, By sin, we are all guilty of .the with whom my two brothers and death of Jesus. But strangely, by I often played. One day as we that death—if we accept it—we were playing together my are justified. brother and I killed a fly. The girl What about the taking of life protested that it was wrong to as punishment for crime? God kill anything including flies. She specified the death sentence for insisted on a fly funeral—with such things as murder, kidnap- our sandbox as the cemetery! ing, the holding of hostages, the The idea probably came from capture of people for resale, and her childish fancy. To me, how- rebellion against parental au- ever, it was a new thought. thority—including striking them Since then I have met adults or even cursing them (ibid., p. whose belief was similar. 310). If the owner of a danger- Stated in the affirmative, the ous bull were warned about his sixth commandment takes on a beast, but disregarded the warn- new dimension: You shall pre- ing, and if death to someone re- serve life. It is easy to take life, sulted, God directed that the but only God can give it. Ac- owner should be held responsi- cordingly we should do all in our ble and be put to death, as well power to preserve life, not only as the ox. our own but others' lives as On the other hand, accidental well. After all, we are individ- death (manslaughter) received ually, our "brother's keeper" fair, temperate treatment. Ref- (Gen. 4:9). Medics on the bat- uge and forgiveness were pro- tlefield, surgeons in the operat- vided for the slayer if he availed ing room, persons searching for himself of the law's provisions. a lost child, rescuing a cripple Since God alone can give life, trapped in a burning building or He alone has a right to take it, or the survivors of a plane crash, to order others to do so. extricating passengers pinned in The sixth commandment re- a wrecked car or train, or risking veals God's justice. The pre- one's own life to help an adven- eminent example of His justice, turous young mountaineer hang- mingled with love and mercy, is ing on to a cliff—all these are, in seen in the death of Jesus. The principle, applications of the broken law required the death of sixth commandment. But this the lawgiver. Only one equal to commandment goes far deeper the law could atone for its in preserving life than even that. transgression. The Life-giver "All acts of injustice that tend died that the dead might live. to shorten life; the spirit of The supreme revelation of jus- hatred and revenge, or the in- tice is seen in an upward look dulgence of any passion that from the foot of Calvary. "The leads to injurious acts toward wages of sin is death" (Rom. others, or causes us even to wish 6:23), but the person who best them harm (for 'whosoever ha- keeps the spirit of the sixth commandment is the one who E. Robert Reynolds is a retired preserves his own life through missionary living in Riverside, Jesus for eternity. ❑ California. To be continued R&H, APRIL 21, 1977 (439) 31 32 (440) 4 ference lay-activities depart- giant Alabama-Mississippi conference lay-activitiesdi- ence medicalvanandthe in SouthernStates the directionofM.E.Joiner, James BestandW.J.Cleve- Walter Marshall, ofthecon- areas ofBirminghamonApril ately toAlabamaassist rector, andtwolocalpastors, Conference team isledby Conference isworkingunder Community Servicesrelief Conference disaster-reliefvan land. ment, andPastors David team oftheSouthCentral tornado struckresidential have beenonthescene.The hundreds ofhomes. and destroyingordamaging Disaster Relief with reliefmeasuresaftera ities director,wentimmedi- The BackPage Union Conferencelay-activ- worked." but thehospitalandstaffare safe thoughextremelyover- country, was"devastated, April 7notifiedtheGeneral Conference thatGopalganj, General Conferencecommit- quest cameduringasessionof the townnearonlyAd- tee, itwaspossibleforthe the SpringMeetingof SAWS Boardimmediatelyto ventist hospitalinthe vote aid,accordingtoHoward aid fromSAWS.Sincethere- Burbank, director. SAWS SendsAid hundreds havebeenkilledin been madehomelessand and fromtheUnitedStates dent, immediatelyaskedfor state thatthousandshave widespread damage. David Skau,sectionpresi- the Deltaareaofnation. tion ofBangladeshhasbeen State Department,AsiaDesk, Section (Mission)inDacca to Bangladesh tered bytidalwaves,thena- hit bytornadoes,resultingin , killingatleast19persons The Alabama-Mississippi The SouthCentralConfer- Walter Mazat,Southern The StateDepartmenton Cables fromtheBangladesh Already floodedandbat- R&H, APRIL 21, 1977 D. A.ROTH essary forthemore than80It The sessionhas beenresched- uled inMay. 20 newFrenchprogramsnec- employees inMontreal,Que- to provide20newEnglishand of ItIsWritten Postpones Taping bec, forcedpostponementof a productionsessionthatwas Labor Dispute Is Writtenreleases inCanada. are bringingaidtofloodvic- bedding, clothing,andkits conference-relief vansareon with personalsupplies. management andtelevision the spottodeliverneeded tims. Inbothoftheseareas Community Servicesdirector, church membersunderthedi- western Virginia,ledbyRob- ference lay-activitiesdirector. Welch areasofWestVirginia, aster area. rection ofHerbertMorgan, of PastorsForrestHowe,Will ert Johnson,PotomacCon- workers alsoareactiveinthe Big StoneGapareaofsouth- flood-relief measuresinKings- Mountain ViewConference Also, intheWilliamsonand Scherencel andGaryBrown, has beenleadingoutinother have beenhelpinginthisdis- activities director,withthe Cumberland Conferencelay- Hardin, andJ.R.McConnell, port andGreeneville,Tennes- see. cent areas,underthedirection came necessarytopurchase Sharpe andTuiPitman.Their the needsoffloodvictims. more oftheseitemstomeet tucky. MauriceAbbottisin Church membersinPrestons- help ofPastorsArnold burg, Middlesboro,andadja- on emergencyfeeding:soup, ence reliefvan,whichsoon was emptiedofblankets, linens, andclothing.Itbe- liamsbuirg andHarlan,Ken- Alabama tornado,floodsin- the areawithalargeconfer- major efforthasbeenfocused undated largepartsofWil- hot drinks,andsandwiches. A labordisputebetween Community Services Cary Grim%,Georgia At thesametimeas C. E.GUENTHER 5,562 onDecember 31,1976. The Wisconsin Conference 78 churchesalsowelcomed membership was reportedas two newcongregationsinto Chien, bothorganizedin1974. of churches. church, twonewchurches, Three hundreddelegatesfrom the sisterhoodofchurches— the IndianapolisGlendale Stevens PointandPrairiedu Spencer andIndianapolis and alldepartmentaldirec- Chapel West,wereaccepted into theconferencesisterhood in Indiana another three-yeartermatthe California, safeguardsfrom nial sessiononMarch27. urer, andalldepartmentaldi- nium. Membershipis5,859. rectors werereelectedfor constituency, meetinginses- sion March20,reelectedG. Hackett, secretary-treasurer; labor conflictstheoutreaches tors. ten, andbreathofLife. Staff Reelected Wisconsin Conferencetrien- Warren Dick,secretary-treas- baptisms duringthetrien- W. Morgan,president;A.E. able togetsomeofour Center inThousandOaks, Wisconsin Staff only daysbeforethevideo- of FaithforToday,ItIsWrit- Is Reelected establishing ofatelevision studio aspartoftheAdventist such asthisone,announced meet Canadiancontentlaws. taping sessionwastobegin, nadian facilitiesinorderto affect onlytheCanadianpro- Canada itisamustthatsuch programs beproducedinCa- duction ofItIsWritten.In says DavidL.Jones,produc- strongest programstotheCa- tion director.Labordisputes, Radio, TelevisionandFilm nadian publicforsometime," Elder Morganreported813 During thesession,heldin The IndianaConference In theUnitedStates, Robert L.Dale,president, "This meanswewillnotbe ROBERT R.FRAME LOWELL BOCK cuated promptly. orates, workerswillbeeva- where greatinterestinthe Adventist messagecontinues, the workgoeson,andnocur- opportunity toreturn. cessation ofhostilitiesandthe evacuated, accordingtolatest temporarily reassignedelse- however, thesituationdeteri- reports. Someworkersare rent dangerisreported.If. serving atSongaMissionand where; othersareawaitingthe Songa Workers sion fromAngolaisreported. Hospital havebeensafely All oftheoverseasworkers tional workersinsouthern the safetyofSeventh-day Zaire, whereanarmedinva- Are Evacuated Adventist overseasandna- At LulengeleintheKasai, Many haveinquiredabout

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