Australasian Record and AdventWorld Survey

Publication of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Australasian Division

VOL. 87, NO. 5 February 1, 1982 DEAR WORLD,

My young son starts school today. It's all going to be sort of strange and new for him for a while, and I wish you would sort of treat him gently. You see, up to now he's been king of the roost. He's been boss of the backyard. His mother has always been near to soothe his wounds and repair his feelings. But now things are going to be different. This morning he's going to walk down the front steps, wave his hand, and start out on the great adventure. It is an adventure that might take him across continents, across oceans. It's an adventure that will probably include wars and tragedy and sorrow. To live his life in the world he will have to live in, will require faith and love and courage. So, World, I wish you would sort of look after him. Take him by the hand and teach him things he will have to know. But, do it gently, if you can. He will have to learn, I know, that all men are not just, that all men are not true. But teach him also that for every scoundrel there is a hero, hat for every crooked politician there is a great and dedicated leader. Teach him that for every enemy, there is a friend. It will take time, World, I know. But teach him, if you can, that a -cent earned is of far more value than a dollar found. Teach him to learn to lose, so he'll enjoy winning that much more. Steer him away from envy if you can, and teach him the secret of quiet laughter. Let him learn early that bullies are the easiest people to whip in the school-yard. Teach him, if you can, the wonder of books. But also let him ponder the eternal mystery of birds on the wing, and bees in the sun, and flowers on a green hill. In school, World, teach him it is far more honourable to fail than to -cheat. Teach him to have faith in his own ideas, even if everyone says t hey are wrong. Teach him to be gentle with gentle people and tough with tough people. Try to give my son the strength not to follow the crowd when everyone is getting on the bandwagon. Teach him to listen to all men, but teach him also to filter all he hears on the screen of truth and take just t he good that siphons through. Teach him, if you can, how to laugh when he's sad. Teach him there is no shame in tears. Teach him there can be glory in failure and despair in success. Teach him to scoff at cynics and to beware of too much sweetness. Teach him to sell his brains and brawn to the highest bidder, but never to put a price-tag on his heart and soul. Teach him how to close his ears to a howling mob, but to stand and fight if he thinks he's right. Treat him gently, World, if you can. But -don't coddle him, because only the test of fire makes fine steel. Let him have the courage to be impatient. Let him have the patience to be brave. Let him be a man's man. Teach him always to have sublime faith in himself, because then he will always have sublime faith in mankind. This is quite an order, World, but see what you can do. He's such a mice little fellow, my son! Dan Valentine.

SUPPORT THE RECORD ON FEBRUARY 13 2 :: AUSTRALASIAN RECORD :: February 1, 1982 Orphan Care WINDOW ON THE WORLD NEWS BRIEFS FROM AROUND THE WORLD Home in Jordan BISHARA AZIZ, Director, Adventist Care Home, Jordan at Hayward's Heath Market, forty miles south of London, claimed to be Seventh-day FOLLOWING the 1967 war, the Middle Seminary Dedicated Adventists. Suddenly it became popular to be a East Union organised the Seventh-day Adven- Sabbath-keeping Adventist. Insofar as most of tist Care Home in Amman, Jordan, to support in Philippines these claimants were heavy smokers and heavy and care for the needs of orphans. Today, drinkers, the local authorities became suspici- besides serving as a refuge for these children, it NELSON S. PALLASA, Public Relations Director, Philippine Union College ous. is also a means of providing Christian education THE Seventh-day Adventist Theological To be sure the traders were complying with and spiritual growth. Seminary (Far East) and the Ellen G. White the Shops Act they checked with the local This year twenty-three boys, aged eight to Research Centre, Philippines, were dedicated conference office and church pastors in the sixteen, have been cared for during the school year. Besides the director, Bishara Aziz, and on May 24, 1981, in ceremonies highlighted by district, and in no instance could bona fide the presence of Division, union, and mission membership of the church be established. his wife, the staff is made up of a cook, a cleaning woman, and a maintenance man. Each leaders. This led to most of the Sunday stall holders Since the late 1960s the Graduate School of withdrawing their original claim about being year two student missionaries have come from Philippine Union College has offered Master of Seventh-day Adventists. However, fourteen the United States to help with certain aspects of Arts degrees in religion and religious educa- individuals took an entrenched position, and the programme, especially with improving the tion. Full accreditation has since been extended even made affidavits to the effect that they were children's knowledge of English. to the seminary's Master of Arts and Master of members of the church. Although few of the children are members of Divinity programmes by the Association of As a final court of appeal, the British union the Adventist Church, the Care Home strives to Theological Schools of South-East Asia, and was forced to set up a Sunday Trading Tribunal teach the boys responsibility and better living later by the General Conference of Seventh-day and to commission the fourteen traders to habits. Wholesome activities are planned for Adventists. attend, with individual legal representation, if their enjoyment—swimming, picnics, nature "The future of the seminary seems necessary. A date was fixed, and the church's walks, excursions to interesting places such as eminently bright," said Ottis C. Edwards, representatives in no way looked forward to the Dead Sea, and youth meetings and religious Education director of the Far Eastern Division. what could be a day of wrangling. services to help with their spiritual growth. He further announced that funds for construct- "Not surprisingly," states John Arthur, During part of the summer these children attend ing the seminary chapel are already available. executive secretary of the British Isles youth camp. Leslie G. Hardinge, seminary president and headquarters of the church, "none of the The Care Home works with the government dean, said that the seminary has students not traders bothered to attend. The message must in locating and taking care of these needy only from the Far East, but from Africa, India, have gotten through that the church cannot be of children. It is our wish to provide services for Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma, and assistance to any pseudo Adventists in respect more children so that God's work may be Pacific islands. to Sunday trading." ## finished soon. ## After the dedication of the building, the research centre, the only one in the Far East, situated in the basement of the seminary, was opened to the public, with Esmiraldo de Leon, New Plymouth School Opened director, as guide. The research centre now houses 50,000 ELSIE HITCHCOCK pages of letters and manuscripts in chronologi- THE HISTORY of Adventist schools in New the school. In March 1976 the present property cal order, 30,000 reference cards, microfiche Plymouth, north New Zealand, began in 1908 was donated by Sister E. Hitchcock, a former records to thousands of pages of periodicals and when a school with six pupils was opened in a teacher in the old back-room school in Buller articles, and 600 early pamphlets. The sorting lean-to at the back of the old church, with Alice Street. and filing of these materials was made possible Ward as teacher. In 1942 Sylvia Hall opened The new school complex, located in twenty through the help of Mrs. Hedwig N. Jemison, acres of farmland and valued at $150,000, was school in the back room of the church, with General Conference assistant secretary of the ready for use in 1981, with an opening Ellen G. White Estate. ## nineteen pupils. In 1964 property was acquired enrolment of fifteen. The number of pupils has next to the new church, and a two-room school since increased to twenty. built, but declining enrolment forced its closure The official opening was late in 1981, and we in 1966. A total of 213 pupils and fifteen praise God for the present facilities, and trust teachers had been associated with it till then. that the school will continue to grow as our It was not till 1975 that Pastor Jim Veld children find blessings in learning the way God British Merchants raised enthusiasm and a building fund to reopen has appointed. ## Claim to Be SDAs VALERIE PEARCE, Communication New Plymouth school- Department, British Union children make use of the playground facilities FOR SOME MONTHS it has appeared that which are part of the Adventism has been gaining ground among the new school complex business people in the south of England. seen behind them. A government regulation makes provision Photo: courtesy Taranaki Newspapers Ltd. for Jews and Seventh-day Adventists, because of their observance of the seventh-day Sabbath, to conduct normal trade on Sundays. Other shopkeepers are allowed to sell only a limited range of goods on that day. In order to avoid restrictions on sales and still meet the letter of the law, about seventy traders February 1, 1982 :: AUSTRALASIAN RECORD :: 3

Deakin Avenue, Mildura, showing the historic Carnegie Library and the Mildura Seventh-day Adventist church is situated in Deakin Avenue, the civic centre. main street of this lovely city. Photos R Dean.

of helpers, and they've been there, young and old. More Flooding at Mildura Val Hancock, and her brother-in-law, Des JOY TOTENHOFER, Communication Secretary, Mildura Church, Victoria Hancock—both families are "biocides "—with AT MILDURA, on the Murray, the floods have arrived. They predict that the river their landscaping committee, will be carrying on this project which includes provision of will rise a further three to four feet, depending on how soon the summer sun melts the shrub-screened outdoor teaching areas. record snows of the past winter. In addition, the ladies have been upgrading For us, it's a new concept of flooding. I'd carrying the load of leading elder, despite the the church hall. Lyell Monson, his brother expected a swirling rush of debris-laden water, fact that he is now into his eighties. Trevor and Hank Henrikse, have given their rising swiftly and then receding just as rapidly Treasurer is Jim Bussau, a state teacher, who expertise, and now serviceable carpet and after a few days. That's the memory of floods is a part-time "blockie" as well, aided by his curtains have transformed the place. Just one that I have from my girlhood days in Tasmania. supportive wife, Elizabeth. Jim is Lay more effort, and there will be sufficient funds to But it's different on the Murray—with its Activities leader also, so the Appeal campaign provide one hundred new chairs, according to distant source and chief catchment area, and its is in his hands, too. Jean Ferry, of the hall improvement committee. long, slow crawl through the miles of flat In addition, Jim supports our Pathfinder "Then we'll be able to feature Carolyn Monson desert, apart from the river, that is. leader, Graham Bullas, who is a builder. He has in another series of cooking demonstrations," We are making plans now for the annual supervised the contruction of the new school she explains. Carolyn teaches part-time at the outreach of the Appeal of Missions. Last year in complex, and also built the headmaster's house local Maydec College, and is also featured excess of $4,000 was raised in the three-week nearby. Brian Robinson and his family have regularly on television, demonstrating vegeta- campaign—there's a real incentive to finish the now moved in. rian recipes and bread-making. task "before the Show." Some districts can be The interesting design for the school—it is A sun-drenched city in a state renowned for reached only by boat now—the roads will be boomerang-shaped—was the brainchild of its inclement weather, has earned Mildura the impassable for many months. But we are Bruce Jones. A son of Pastor Lew Jones, Bruce title of "The Sunshine Capital" of Victoria, confident the job will be done, without a lot of is a teacher at one of the local technical schools. and is largely responsible for its popularity as a earnest pleading; for the congregation in He is also our Adventist Youth leader, ably holiday and convention centre. Consequently, Mildura is like that. Dependable. assisted by his wife, Bev. the Sunraysia district boasts twenty-seven We've seen it during the past year, as the Almost any afternoon of late, if you were to motels, thirty-one caravan parks, and a large work has progressed on the building of the new visit the school block, you'd find Bruce there number of holiday flats and guest-houses, in $250,000 complex for the primary and high helping with some of the finishing tasks. And addition to hotels. Such a challenge could not school. A great deal of the work has been Nev Wilson would probably be there, too, go unmet, according to the enthusiastic pastor. accomplished by voluntary effort. doing the plumbing—he's one of the church At his invitation, money has already been A church school has been conducted in deacons. provided to place "Your Bible and You" in Mildura since 1951, the high school section Brother Lionel Clark and his sons, Dale and seven motels. "Armchair evangelism" we call being added just three years ago. Next year, the Gavin, have been largely responsible for all the it; it's so easy, and yet inspiring as the letters addition of Form 4 will make the full junior steel work—Lionel is a senior church elder, come in telling of the help received from high available in an ideal rural atmosphere. too. The Ferry "boys" would be there, too, in reading the book, and enclosing money to How is it done? Just one church in Victoria all probability—Lester, married to our former replace the copy they had taken. The project is sponsoring a high school? Mildura appreciates infant teacher, Nerelle Runnels, and Ray, serviced by church members. the assistance given by Dareton just across the helping to finish the drainage system for Then you should meet the people who are border. But there's only one explanation—co- contractor Graham Chapman. regularly delivering "The Bible Speaks" operative effort on the part of the whole church. Peter Sullivan has done some of the lesson guides to those who responded to Not only with stewardship, but also supporting plastering, while Reg Arnold has patiently led letter-box distribution. Several Revelation the block committee in the necessary work on his team of volunteer concreters in the task of Seminar interests are now attending a pastor's the school "block. " That doesn't mean just the completing veranda floors, paths and breeze- Bible class during the Sabbath school lesson section of land on which the school is way. period. Others are being studied with in their built—it's the vineyard that is operated to help The ladies have also done their part toward homes. pay the running costs of the school. the new school. Church head deaconess It's a busy but very satisfying country life for A voluntary committee plans the seasonal Rhonda Dowson, who assists her cleaning both laity and ministry in Mildura. An earnest work. There's "Robbie," who is chairman. contractor husband, has just the expertise to congregation desire floods on dry ground, and Tall and distinguished-looking, with silver give the final spit and polish when all the pray for an abundant outpouring of the Holy hair, he's a retired headmaster, but still tradesmen have departed. She has needed lots Spirit. Won't you join them? ## 4 :: AUSTRALASIAN RECORD :: February 1, 1982 9[11.GrOttch -with the President PRESENT TRUTH FOR THE END-TIME SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS are a distinctive people, My dear brethren and sisters, what an honour has been with a distinctive world-view, entrusted with a distinctive conferred upon us to preach this gospel in all the world! But say, message. Living in the eschaton—the "end time" of Bible have we actually experienced in our own lives the grace of God prophecy—they recognise that God has raised them up to that operates in it? For it is only as we have, that we can truly proclaim the "everlasting gospel" to the perishing millions of proclaim it to others. earth before the "great and terrible day of the Lord. " What is 2. Having been given its mandate, the last-day church is more, they are aware that, in the context of the gospel, they are informed as to the distinctive messages it is to proclaim within to emphasise certain issues which constitute "present truth" for the context of the gospel; the priorities that are to constitute the this time. Their commission is no deviously devised, cleverly "present truth" of the "time of the end." The first message concocted "myth," but the "more sure word of prophecy," as issues the summons to the judgment bar of God, and calls upon witness Revelation 14:6-12. men who have well-nigh universally forgotten God to "fear" Many of us have recited these words over and over again since Him and "give glory to Him" (verse 7). The second indicates childhood. It could well be that a certain familiarity with them the signal of deliverance, the fall of Babylon (verse 8). And the has blurred the vivid image they once presented to us. They have third reveals the symbol of rebellion and the fate of all who come to be something like a pleasant tale retold a score of times. finally join the ranks of the great apostate (verses 9-11). We are well aware that they constitute our charter, and we would "But these messages are so harsh, especially the second and never dream of denying them. It is just that we have allowed the third!" So it may appear. But that is no reason at all why we them to recede into the background of our concerns while other should refrain from preaching them. For the temper of the age is more novel matters have crowded the stage of interest. It is such that it is only messages of this order that will really arouse possible that this could have happened to some of us. many people to their peril and point them to Christ. John the That is why I would urge again the relevance of these Baptist's message must have sounded harsh in the ears of his messages for the end-time to which we have come. We do well generation, but he faithfully delivered it, even to the rulers and therefore to observe what is actually embraced in the heavenly soldiers who came to hear him. Paul's message must have summons that has called the remnant church into being and kept sounded harsh enough to Felix as he "reasoned of it on course all these years: righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come," but Paul 1. At the very outset we have its mandate: the proclamation conveyed the whole counsel of God to this Roman governor, of the everlasting gospel (verse 6). There is, of course, only one even though he trembled (Acts 24:25). What a tragedy, then, it gospel: "the gospel of God" (Rom. 1:1); "the gospel of His would be if we should desist from proclaiming the whole of the Son" (Rom. 1:9); "the gospel of [our] salvation" (Eph. 1:13). truth which has been committed to us, simply because it points This gospel, again, is concerned with the "common [i.e., up sin and calls for repentance! shared by all]salvation" and is expressed in the "one faith" 3. Finally our passage indicates the mission that is to be "once [for all time] delivered unto the saints" (Eph. 4:5; Jude accomplished by the preaching of the three angels' messages: the 3). This gospel is the heritage of the Seventh-day Adventist preparation of a people for the Lord—the "saints" who will be Church, as it has been the heritage of God's people in all ages characterised by their "endurance" and their doctrine, for they past. The remnant church, therefore, is an evangelical church: a "keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus" (verse church that preaches Christ in all the glory of His person, His 12). passion, and His priesthood. To reflect again on Revelation 14:6-12 is to realise anew that Now this gospel is designated as both eternal and universal. the present hour is not a playtime. The work of the church does According to William Barclay, aionios (everlasting) is "the not consist of playing games. No more serious business could word of far distances, the word of eternities, the word which conceivably be undertaken than to address ourselves to the task transcends time." Its "essence," he declares, is that it is "the to which we have been called. For not only is our own salvation word of the eternal order as contrasted with the order of this involved; the fate of countless thousands could follow our world; it is the word of deity as contrasted with humanity; failure to fulfil the mandate we have received. essentially it is the word which can be properly applied to no one I rejoice with you in the fellowship of the faith of the gospel. I other than God. " Indeed, it "describes nothing other than the pledge myself anew to do all in my power to share the truth of life of God, only that which essentially belongs to and benefits this glorious evangel with all whom I encounter. And I call upon God. " Joseph H. Thayer is therefore entirely justified in all of us, as fellow workers, and as fellow members of the claiming that in Revelation 14:6 akinios indicates "a gospel remnant church of God, to "arise, shine," to "lift up our voice whose subject matter is eternal. " In a word, the gospel we have with strength," to cry to the ends of the earth, "Behold, your been called to preach is a gospel that relates to God, that God!" channels the "life of God" into the lives of those who embrace it; that liberates the subjects of Satan and transforms them into "saints," sons and daughters of the living God. And it is universal in that it is the divine remedy for the entire human K. S. Parmenter, disorder. President, Australasian Division. February 1, 1982 :: AUSTRALASIAN RECORD :: 5

Busselton "We Care" youth team members work in a neighbour's garden. The well-attended V.B.S. which was held in late 1981. Photos: C. G. Allen. "Evangelism Is Where You See It" C. G. ALLEN, Pastor, Busselton Church, Western Australia

THE NOTICE on the door read "No religious callers." There I stood with my lapel Dear Mr. Mason, badge proclaiming, "Pastor Graham Allen, Seventh-day Adventist Church. " No time to Just a short note to express my sincere thanks retreat, for the lady of the house was coming down the hallway. "That's a well-presented to you and your associates, who have been notice; so glad it does not include me." "Oh, and who are you?" the lady inquired. responsible for the Happy Holiday Club. My son Shane has thoroughly enjoyed himself; he "The Seventh-day Adventist minister from the church just around the corner. I have is the sort of child that has to be told a few times called to introduce myself and the church's community services," I replied. "That's to get ready for school. But the enthusiasm is correct, the notice is not for you, only for those so-called religions," she agreed. We there this week, for he has organised himself in spent a very pleasant visit together. the mornings without being told to get dressed, Yes, many and varied are the notices on the Dear Happy Holiday Hour, etc., by Mum. doors in Busselton. How then do you take the I think happy holidays is the thing just for I think he has enjoyed all the activities, and good news of Jesus with the last-hour message children because it is funny and has lots of he reckons everyone has just been so nice to to a town of 7,000 who have been pestered with activities around. It's teaching people about him. door-to-door religion?—a town noted for its God and Jesus. The teachers are fantastic and I So once again, a special thanks to you all for large population of retired people. How? Visit, like the boss and Mrs. Davies and Mrs. Truran a making my son's holiday more pleasant. showing that you desire their best good, and lot. I must go now. Yours truly, introduce community services. Ask questions From Aaron Clarkson. Mrs. Rosalie Sleight. such as, What has the Seventh-day Adventist ## church done for you? Replies vary from "Nothing;' to "Your community service is second to none." What would you suggest a church could do for the community? Open your church for WHANGAREI ENTERTAINS activities for young and old, such as craft and JOY MELVILLE, Communication Secretary, Whangarei Church, North New Zealand creative art classes; cooking, health classes; "IT WAS OVER all too soon. We could have sung for hours longer." This was the children's programmes. All good suggestions, but suggestions do not enthusiastic response from some of the guests at the senior citizens' dinner at the make action unless carried out. But when there Whangarei church hall, north New Zealand. is a church full of born-again Christians, No, it wasn't a Christmas party, or a dinner else could they have enjoyed such a lovely suggestions become actions. to commemorate a special occasion. It was just three-course meal with the pretty young Within a month we had a varied range of one of those bright ideas that Dorcas Welfare waitresses also contributing some of the bright, outreach activities: Monday afternoon badmin- ladies think up out of the blue. After all, it entertaining items! ton classes with friends and neighbours doesn't have to be Christmas-time before we We were fortunate to have among the guests attending; Tuesday it was art and creative can bring a bit of cheer to other folk. And so, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Toomer, who provided all activities classes, which were well attended; a with smiling faces they knocked at the doors in the music, with piano and trumpet. Their talent, Wa-Rite class with neighbours attending; a some of the housing areas for retired citizens, teamed with the bright personality of song "We Care" youth group, helping to clean up inviting the folk to join the senior members of leader Mr. Jacob Ormsby (our church-school yards; the pastor and lay members in visitation; our church in a happy get-together. teacher), really made the community singing a "Happy Holiday Hour" for the second-term At 11.30 on the Sunday morning, the eighty come alive. It was this which evoked that school holidays—daily attendance of fifty guests began to arrive, accompanied by their wistful expression, "We could have sung for children; a concert night with ninety attending. youthful AY chauffeurs. Some of them hours longer." Evangelism is where you see it, and we, the confessed that they had been dressed and A spontaneous vote of thanks from retired members of Busselton church, Western waiting long before the time arranged for the Salvation Army Officer Mr. Walker was Australia, see evangelism in the 7,000 homes young folk to call for them. seconded with hearty applause from guests. of our neighbours. And what a banquet awaited them! It was In our town, the name "Seventh-day Letters from children and parents who wrote prepared by Welfare leader Sister Sherman, Adventist" is synonymous with a number of to Happy Holiday Hours included the following and Sister Cateley, a caterer of many years good things, not the least of which are a happy heart-warming sentiments. experience, and their committee. And where chat, a sing-along and a hearty meal. ## 6 :: AUSTRALASIAN RECORD :: February 1, 1982 " NO MAN CARETH FOR MY SOUL" L. H. BARNARD, Minister for Missing Members, Newcastle, North New South Wales THUS SIGHED DAVID in a moment of despair. But did you know that community surveys reveal that similar gloom exists in most communities where there is a want of sincere companionship, of someone who has enough time and interest to talk to them? Loneliness is a distressing symptom of our ailing society. The pain of being without friends is one of the deepest hurts of man. Also, did you know that this sad condition can exist even among church members? Yes, my friends, it can and does exist. Not that you or I may be aware of it, or wilfully contribute to this condition. So often we are too busy or perhaps too insensitive to be mindful of its existence. Thus there is a great need for ministers and laity, alike, to re-evaluate their attitude to the lost tribe of Israel, the missing members of your church and mine. Need we remind ourselves that in 1979, it?" Luke 15:4, N.I.V. Here is the divine secret Let us imitate the true Shepherd of whom it is 290,000 members were baptised into our to success; to take a personal interest in the one said, "He will treat His back-sliders with wonderful church, but nearly 100,000 left the lost, lonely sheep, bind up its cuts and bruises tenderness. "—"Sons and Daughters of God," church. It was Gottfried Oosterwal who made and tenderly carry it back to the fold. But note page 260. What less can we do? And take the observation after extensive study that here the personal, individual concern that was courage from this comforting promise— genuine fellowship is the greatest single factor translated into action. "Self-denying efforts will be put forth to save in church growth. Further, he says that happy the lost, and MANY WHO HAVE STRAYED It is imperative that we manifest this sincere church fellowship is the most powerful element FROM THE FOLD WILL COME BACK to that keeps people in the church. And may I add, concern for the discouraged. They do not need follow the great Shepherd. "—"Testimonies," it is the sweet salve of friendship that brings doctrine or censure. They are craving for tender Vol. 6, page 401, emphasis supplied. them back into the church. Therefore it is of concern and understanding sympathy in their From the letters and phone calls I receive it is paramount importance that we develop inter- trials and disappointments. Note how God's obvious that many carry a heavy burden on their personal relationships to attract people to and ancient people responded when they knew God hearts for some loved one or friend. While the keep people in the church. was concerned for their welfare. "And when Lord is looking to each one of us to do our part, In reading through the New International they heard the Lord was concerned about them it is the power of the Spirit that ultimately Version Bible, I have noted with interest that and had seen their misery, they bowed down brings conviction. So persevere in prayer and the traditional "peace offering" of the King and worshipped." Exodus 4:31, N.I.V. God will assuredly do His part while we do all James Version is translated "fellowship Peter, the impetuous, was a potential lost we can to rescue the lost lambs and sheep. offering." One example is Deuteronomy 27:7, sheep or missing member. After the shattering A little lamb strayed from the fold one day that says, "Sacrifice fellowship offerings "disappointment" of the crucifixion, he Through a hole in the fence and wandered there, eating them and rejoicing in the presence decided to give it all away and return to his away. of the Lord your God. " Here is depicted a former way of living. "I go a fishing," he said. His freedom, at first, seemed to fill him with happy occasion of gratitude, goodwill and But what changed Peter, the cringing coward, glee— brotherhood, a communal feast in which the to Peter the courageous? None other than divine Away from the sheepfold, forever free! Lord, the priests and the people shared. No solicitude. That look of tender pity when he He munched the green grass and flowers so rare doubt these happy occasions bound hearts and denied his Saviour, and that loving prayer, as And gambolled on hillsides where life minds together and to the Lord. mentioned by Luke, melted his heart. Our Lord seemed so fair. My friends, we mortals are social souls who said, "I have prayed for you, Simon, that your Alas! Night drew on, and the darkness grew need warm, human relationships for our faith may not fail." Luke 22:32, N.I.V. Then dense; well-being, physically as well as spiritually. It He went to the lakeside to visit him. Praying His fun turned to fear—he was lost—what is most gratifying to note the church is and seeking is the secret to success. suspense! recognising this factor more and more, and one Listen to these thought-provoking words by Now weary and helpless, his steps seemed to evidence is an increasing number of churches E. E. Cleveland in his book, "Come Unto lag, offering communal luncheons. This is some- Me." "If there is one sin above another of He fell down the cliff, but was caught on a thing far more important than satisfying a which Christians are guilty, it is that of failure crag. physical need. It helps to fulfil a much deeper to be concerned with those who have fallen 'Twas then the good Shepherd, who'd searched lack, that of companionship and a feeling of away from the faith. Like the Pharisees of old, far and near, belonging and the feeling of loneliness that many walk by these on the other side. Needed Heard the cries of the lamb He loved so dear. gnaws at the human heart is relieved. But of today are more good Samaritans who will lift up With never a thought of the risk He would face course the complete answer to loneliness can the fallen, bind his wounds, and deliver him to He rescued the lamb from the dangerous only be found when human companionship is the place of healing and restoration. Thousands place. supplemented by sweet fellowship with the who have fallen away from the faith gaze "A wonderful story, " cried a wee little lad Lord. wistfully on the lives they once lived and the In response to the story just told by his dad; Let us listen to what our Master Advisor associates they once had. But if there is no "But just one thing, Father," and the voice was says. Remember when He was accused of tender entreaty, no show of interest in the fate tense, identifying Himself with sinners whom He of the lost, what hope is there of recovery? "What did they do 'bout the hole in the sought, not to condemn, but to save, and He These people feel forsaken, shut away, and fence?" asked His fault-finders, "Suppose one of you unwanted. When a member falls away, the —E. D. Nelson. has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. church should not rest until every avenue has ## Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open been exhausted to restore such a one to the foot country and go after the lost sheep until he finds of the cross." Page 290. February 1, 1982 :: AUSTRALASIAN RECORD :: 7

A SECOND LOOK AT THE PILBARA risen from $51,000 (three-bedroom house) to $53,000 for the builder's part of the programme. Some people took advantage of the situation Karratha Paying for Our Land and sold their homes and moved into caravans. M. TONKIN, Pastor, Karratha, Western Australia We could see our opportunity slipping away. The temporary demand for houses was almost BECAUSE of the fast development of the Pilbara in Western Australia and the need to satisfied. Buyers were becoming more selec- tive. Only brick homes could sell, and ours was make provision for the future of our church in this area, Pastor Rex Moe, the then asbestos. Also, a new housing area was being president of the Western Australian Conference, Pastor L. Parker and the writer called on developed and soon land for building would the representative of the Lands Department of the Pilbara in Karratha in December of again be available. Soon it would be better to 1978 to place before him our needs for land for our church programme. build than to buy. We prayed that if it was God's will to go ahead we would get bridging Approaches had been made in vain at the Building costs were high, and land for homes finance before it was too late. Lands Department in Perth. This man, was far behind the demand. On Friday August 7 the telephone rang and however, was a man of action, and within seven Here was our chance. We could build a home the voice of our conference secretary, Brother weeks our conference secretary received plans on our church land and sell the home we were Smith, announced that bridging finance was of a new land development to take place in in. In building the new home we could do a lot available and that we could go ahead. I Karratha, and in this was allocated a very of the work ourselves. We could sell well and contracted the two estate agents and put our central lot of land for our needs—central not with the work we did we could make enough to home on the market. Then I rang the builder and only for now, but central in the whole concept pay for our church land. I wrote to the told him to go ahead. of the future plan of the town of Karratha. It was conference concerning the idea. The reply Materials for the garage, fence, etc., were sufficient for a home, church, hall and school. came back—a good idea—but there were no ordered and soon arrived. A retired layman, To purchase land at Karratha certain funds available to build. We would need Brother Allan Laird, with his wife, was conditions have to be met. We had to pay for the bridging finance. That also was unavailable. holidaying up our way—his holiday turned into land within twelve months and plan to build on We prayed about the matter and went to hard work. Then Brother Jim Sowden, another it within two years. If not the Lands Department work. We found a good building contractor. In reitred layman, came up from Perth and gave us could take it back from us. the contract we made provision for a great deal stalwart assistance. By Wednesday, December How could less than a handful of believers of the work to be done by ourselves. We were to 10, the new home was ready for occupancy. We raise thousands of dollars in a year? build the garage, do the fencing, paint the house had not sold the old one and the buying of new The conference stepped in and bridged the inside and outside, do the land filling, make the homes had really slumped with a drop in prices. gap for our church land. The cash had to be cyclone shutters for the windows, and do the It didn't look promising at all. Then, on Friday, raised for the church land, and what is more a cleaning up, etc. We signed the contract with December 12, a surveying firm from Perth church building had to appear within four the understanding that while we were waiting contacted the agents, inquiring about renting a years. The task seemed impossible. We kept costs would rise and also that the project might home. They were told that that was impossible. our ears to the rail, and in visiting from not even go ahead. We also got council If they needed a home they must buy, and that door-to-door I met people, surveyors, en- approval. We were then ready to go. there were no brick homes at the time. They gineers and the like. What were they here for? Bridging finance was the only problem. looked at ours, and on Monday, December 15, To make feasibility studies of the north-west February 1980 came, and huge sums of money it was sold. Our efforts had paid off. The total shelf gas fields! Becoming friendly with a were being paid for homes. Costs to build sum of $69,220 for the land and new house was number of these people, I soon learned that began to rise. By May, houses built the year met. Agents' fees and other costs were paid. 1980 was the year when "Woodside" would be before for $70,000 (costs are tremendous up After the $5,207 for our church land was met moving into Karratha. Their personnel would here) were now selling for $98,000 to there was even a little over for the conference. need homes, and homes were hard to get. $110,000. The cost to build our new home had "Thank You, Lord." ##

Special New Signs Now serving the church establishments many miles apart in the Pacific, they resulted from an idea gained Identify Institutions following a visit to this mission field by Mr. Harry VISITORS to Beulah College, Tonga, Fulton College Richardson of Liverpool, New South Wales. They were and Navesau School, Fiji, will have noticed the special expertly produced by his real estate signwriter, Mr. Ben signs on the road outside these institutions, especially if Whitford of Liverpool, and donated by Mr. Richardson to the headlights of their car hit them at night-time. the schools. ## 8 AUSTRALASIAN RECORD :: February 1, 1982 Gang-leader to Christian

ALPHEUS RORE, Communication Director, Western Solomon Islands Mission IN OCTOBER 1980, trouble started at a village named Kolokolo, situated east of Vela Lavela Island in the Western Solomons Mission. The village was mainly dominated by the Uniting Church members, but among them there were four faithful families of Seventh-day Adventist faith. The trouble involved a fight between the Chief Mosese Mane, Zacheus' father, young people of the next village, called was a good chief, and concerned greatly Eleoteve, and the Kolokolo boys: all over this problem. He stopped his people because of the influence of alcohol. A from attending the meetings and even young man by the name of Zacheus Mane, asked evangelist Tanabose to dismiss the known as the troublemaker of the area, meeting, as he could see bad trouble was the ringleader of the Eleoteve group of coming from these boys. gangs. One day he led a group of strong Pastor William Patovaki and two young men to the village where they hurt laymen had a good long talk with the chief many people by hitting and punching one night. As a result he allowed them to them, and throwing sticks and stones at continue if they could help his son Zacheus them. They even mercilessly beat uncon- to be a good boy. The chief said, "I have Zacheus Mane—troublemaker and gang-leader. scious Chief Rerigeto of the village, and asked my pastors and ministers to help my nearly killed him. son to be good, but they could not help This trouble was soon reported and the him." Pastor Patovaki replied, "All your Magistrate's Court at Gizo found nine ministers cannot help your son, nor can I, boys, including Zacheus, guilty. They but the Holy Spirit of God can do that were sentenced to imprisonment for nine which is impossible to men. Please leave months in Honiara. Zacheus with us, and by God's grace we While in prison at Honiara, Zacheus had will help him. " evil plans in mind. He didn't like to admit After much prayer from the team, that he was wrong, and planned to make Zacheus was contacted, and sure enough, more trouble when he returned to his the spirit of God had been at work in the village of Kolokolo. mind of this gang-leader. The parents of these young men were Zacheus seemed different! He attended good Uniting Church members and they the meetings, night after night, and soon wished to make things right as soon as the enrolled himself in the Bible studies with nine boys returned from prison. In Brother Lawrence Tanabose in his home. September 1981, the boys returned from He was convicted and accepted Jesus and prison and as soon as they had settled in, His truths into his innermost heart. Then the Uniting Church leader tried to bring Zacheus agreed to peace and to make A changed man—Zacheus is now a peacemaker peace and contentment between these things right with the rival gangs he had and fully committed to Jesus Christ. boys. All of them agreed to the counsel of hated, and also with Chief Rerigeto. He Photos: A. Rore. their church leaders except Zacheus Mane, had a great desire to be baptised soon. the leader of the gang; he was not in Paul Jama. Peace at last! Former enemies favour. He was determined to fulfil his evil Peace at Last! shook hands and greeted each other with plans and didn't mind another imprison- Soon arrangements were made, and a tears—not of sorrow, but of joy! ment. time was appointed for the two groups of After thorough Bible studies, Zacheus people to make things right between Mane was ready for baptism. Wonderful Vela Lavela Campaign themselves. Chief Mosese Mane asked changes were noticed in his life by his Plans were made to hold a mission Pastor Patovaki to lead out in this fellow villagers as well as the pastors. On campaign in mid-1981 on the island of peacemaking meeting. This meeting was the evening of November 7, 1981, this Vela Lavela, near Zacheus Mane's soon arranged, with some suggestions gang-leader was buried in the watery grave village. For some unknown reason, only from Pastor Paul Jama, the district of baptism, and testified of his acceptance God knows, this was postponed until director. The topic of "True Repentance of Jesus as his personal Saviour. Parents September. During that first week of the and Confession" was introduced using and relatives were invited to the baptismal campaign the nine prisoners arrived back appropriate verses from the Bible pre- service, and as the minister prepared to home from Honiara. Because the cam- sented by Pastor Patovaki. baptise Zacheus, the chief said to his wife, paign was held near their village, the gang All were surprised to see Zacheus stand "Our son is truly changed. He is taking the of boys soon joined the meetings—but first—not to cause trouble this time, but to true baptism of Christ." He and his wife only to create trouble. One night they give a sincere, public confession to the burst into tears—they were so thrilled to threw sticks and stones on the roof of the boys he had hated so long and to the chief. see their son completely changed! Thank tent, and Zacheus, the leader of the gang, He said how sorry he was for being so God! Zacheus is actively engaging in stirred up trouble and planned to attack stubborn and asked for forgiveness! witnessing work among his own family evangelist Lawrence Tanabose while he At the close of the meeting a sincere now. Please pray for God's work in the was preaching that night. prayer of thanks was offered by Pastor Western Solomons! ## February 1, 1982 :: AUSTRALASIAN RECORD :: 9 The Shape of Things to Come RICHARD E. STONE, Teacher, Betikama High School, Western Pacific Union Mission

The framework of Betikama's new dining-hall as things begin to take The shape of a dining-room which is almost a complete reality. shape. Photos: A. Rore.

THE BUILDING looks like something out of and morale. Gone will be the forty-four- but a memory and so too, we hope, the casual a Gothic horror novel. Boards bulge, support- gallon-drum cookers, the smoke billowing debris left after meals. ing posts have strayed from the perpendicular from holes in the decrepit chimneys and The perennial problem and a lot of patience; and walls meet at improbable angles. It truly clouding the kitchen (we didn't really mind, it they go hand in hand in the Pacific. The looks like the product of some demented kept away the flies). Gone, the begrimed rafters furniture is yet to arrive and the bread oven to be nightmare. People have talked about replacing and the chalked graffiti (the old building's purchased, the wiring and tiling to be finished. it for over twenty years. atmosphere was conducive to that sort of We don't like things half-done but there it is; it The materials for the construction of the old thing). Gone, the students perched on the has come to be almost synonymous with the dining-hall came via the United States forces woodpile, eating with their fingers from "Pacific way." that occupied Guadalcanal circa 1942; dun- nondescript plates. The clogged drains will be One difference: we're hopeful. ## coloured galvanised iron (although time and the elements have added their own hues) and cracked and peeling marine ply. The cooking area was made secure by the forty-year-old Was it really sunk? ... Marsden matting that had been stripped from the landing surface of Henderson Field after the war: a universal Solomons building material. While you sat there in the darkening, The Montevideo Maru smoke-filled room, the matting would throw ROBERT D. DIXON strange, regular shadows across the floor. THERE HAVE BEEN QUESTIONS in the minds of many people as to the fate of the The whole structure sits on a concrete slab, also courtesy of the Americans. It has been Australian servicemen and civilians who disappeared after being taken prisoner by the scored by long use and is fissured by deep Japanese after the occupation of the Rabaul area in January 1942. cracks (where the cockroaches hide). When the Many Adventists have been interested in the It was also disclosed at about this time that the present building has gone, it will find another matter because there were three Adventists in Montevideo Maru had been sunk by an use. this group of 1,053 men. As R. Collett American submarine .3 No one presently at Betikama knows how old (RECORD, 22/6/81) has pointed out, these In 1960, Bishop Leo Scharmach, the Roman the monstrosity is. Someone has wisecracked men were Pastor Malcolm Abbott, the Catholic Bishop of Rabaul, published his book, - that it must be relatively new, for it couldn't superintendent of the Seventh-day Adventist "This Crowd Beats Us All," in which he have withstood the big earthquake of 1977. It New Guinea Mission, Trevor Collett, a described his experiences with the Japanese did! And the cyclone before that, and the one self-supporting missionary who had engaged in during their occupation of Rabaul. Bishop before, and. . . . business activities on Mussau and Emira, and Scharmach put into print two related rumours Some may have vague recollections of Leonard Thompson, a government medical regarding the fate of the Australian internees. articles appearing in the RECORD about officer. His first assertion was that there never was a Betikama's new dining-hall since 1957. If The official announcements of the deaths of ship named the Montevideo Maru, and that's the case, why has it taken so long? The these men and their companions, including therefore the whole story was a Japanese perennial: lack of finance. It took a Thirteenth eleven Methodist and three Roman Catholic fabrication to cover up the real fate of the Sabbath Overflow Offering and a grant from missionaries,' were telegraphed to relatives at prisoners. His second contention was that the the Australian Government to get the new the end of October 1945—three years and nine Australians had been taken by truck to Matupit, dining-hall to where it is today. There have months after the invasion of Rabaul. The a village on an island near Rabaul. At Matupit been recent, interminable delays, but Betikama telegrams stated: "that the translation of the the men were allegedly instructed to dig planned on having it finished by the end of nominal roll of the Japanese vessel Montevideo trenches in which they were buried after being 1981. Maru, which was lost with all personnel after machine-gunned. As evidence for his asser- Even if there is not quite enough money for leaving Rabaul in June 1942, shows that [name tions, Bishop Scharmach claimed that the its completion the new dining-hall will be a vast of missing person] was aboard the vessel." The United States Navy had no record of the improvement in innumerable ways; in terms of telegrams concluded with words of sympathy Montevideo Maru having been sunk by an hygiene, diet, social interaction (the boys and from the Commonwealth Government and girls will be eating together for the first time) were signed, Minister of External Territories.2 (continued on page 14) 10 :: AUSTRALASIAN RECORD :: February 1, 1982

YOUTH FEATURE. . . only "to observe," but "to preserve." To observe requires merely personal attention. But to preserve implies keeping alive that which is threatened with extinction.. At the time the HOLINESS HANG-UP Kruger Game Reserve was established, giraffes in South Africa were being threatened with G. E. GARNE imminent extinction. But thanks to the founders IF YOU'RE AVERAGE, chances are you have a hang-up on holiness. of the park, there are thousands of giraffes in To most people, holiness connotes a Genuine holiness and beauty of character are South Africa today. When God pinpoints a divorced-from-reality, Bible-thumping crank synonymous. When we speak of "sanctifica- group of people in time's last hour who are whose head is swathed in a halo and who goes tion," a complicated-sounding theological "preserving" the commandments of God and around shouting hallelujah. Yet the Bible has a term—the exposition of which can bore us to the faith of Jesus, what He is telling us is this: great deal to say about holiness. Cruden's tears—we mean the process whereby God is The principles of righteousness, of quality Concordance lists five columns of references to busy making our lives beautiful. living that are contained in the gospel, will be "holiness" and "holy " things . We're called to Let us try this exercise by using a popular kept alive in a winsome way by the saints, the be holy people (1 Peter 1:15, 16) and to Adventist key text, Revelation 14:12: "Here, " real beautiful- people. demonstrate our response to this calling by our says John, "is the patience of the saints. Here Paraphrased, the whole picture is: Here is the "holy conversation" (1 Peter 1:15 and 2 Peter are they that keep the commandments of God, endurance of a group of beautiful people who 3:11). J. B. Phillips interprets Peter as saying and the faith ofJesus " (K.J.V.). To begin with, preserve from extinction the commandments of you must "be holy in every part of your lives"; ambitious individuals can be turned off by that God and the faith of Jesus in an imaginative Kenneth Taylor, in his Living Bible, as holy word "patience," which is something they way. "in everything you do"; while the New English associate with senility, not with the vitality of This is something active young people can Bible renders the apostle's admonition as, "be youth. But the Revised Standard Version takes buy. Put off at being "saints," because of the holy in all your behaviour." Inasmuch as these care of that hurdle by calling it "endurance." narrow-mindedness that the word connotes, directives to holy living—particularly that in 2 This is not a passive quality. It takes some they thrill to the opportunity of being creative Peter 3:11—are given in the context of an doing to "endure." The picture here presented preservers of truth and righteousness. impending day of the Lord or destruction of the is not of haloed saints, patiently waiting with No, holiness is not ecstasy: it's not emotional world, no Adventist can lightly shrug them off. folded arms for their Lord to come, but of frenzy and it's not divorced from reality. On the However, this realisation does not rid us of people making an effort at meaningful living, contrary, it's very practical and productive. the notion that holiness is something that is "boats against the current, " as Fitzgerald said. Holiness is doing the will of God and loving it. associated with being queer. The "holy guys" While the world is rushing along with the A holy person is simply someone who enjoys treating others as God would treat them. And at school, at the office, at the factory, are the current of disobedience to God's requirements, the disposition to find enjoyment in obedience oddballs, the religious eccentrics, who excel in these "saints" are daring to row against the is the work of the Holy Spirit in the life. "I will the spiritual exercises of the Sabbath, but who current. This takes fortitude; it takes wit and are out-of-touch, out-of-step, out-of-reach, put My Spirit within you, and cause you to walk imagination. Our "saints" are now beginning out-of-date social misfits when it comes to in My statutes, and ye shall keep My to get some colour into the formerly (in our everyday realities. As for us, we want to be just judgments, and do them. " Eze. 36:27. The real normal, balanced, well-informed people. thinking) insipid images. evidence of God's work in the life is a The truth of the matter is that neither Another noteworthy word is "keep." The Christlike character; the end-product of His alternative is necessary: we can be "holy," verb used here in the original Greek means not ministry is beautiful people. ## believe it or not, and still be real people. That isn't all. We can actually desire holiness when Musical Longburn we get to understand what holiness is all about. Our uneasiness about holiness, like most other NEROLI R. HILLS religious phobias, stems from a misunderstand- "EFFECTIVE TRAINING in the apprecia- ing of what holiness really is. Once we tion of good music is second only to the understand the anatomy of holiness we'll stop spiritual programme at Longburn Adventist thinking of it as something that belongs to College," says Adrian Bell, who heads antiquity; that is becoming to the elderly sisters Longburn 's music programme. He adds, "This in the congregation; or something for which to is because of its capacity for shaping and pity our peers who possess it. Instead of living governing attitudes and spiritual tone." in deadly fear that God may be trying to thrust Longbum offers a music certificate course this horrifying thing on us, we may even which provides a broad experience in the surprise ourselves by asking Him to give us history of music, harmony, aural perception some in manageable doses. and teaching methods. Students are also What we need to recognise is that the Bible prepared for Trinity College and Royal speaks of holiness as being something beautiful School's examinations. (1 Chron. 16:29; 2 Chron. 20:21). And The forty-five voice choir recently com- nobody's scared of beauty. We all love beauty pleted a tour with a musical production called in any form. We can get enthusiastic about the Son of Jesse. This programme combined music beauty of a car, an aeroplane, or a building. We and drama in presenting the life of David. The go in search of beautiful mountains, flowers, music was compiled and partly written by trees, seashells, butterflies, whatever. Part of Adrian Bell and fellow teacher Daniel what is meant by the fact that God made man in Reynaud. Mr. Reynaud also wrote the script. His image is doubtless that, like God, man in "At Longburn there is plenty of scope for the undeniably and inescapably a lover of beauty. students with talent to use it," says Mrs. Cecily With this in mind, may I suggest this simple Leach, dean of women. "Sometimes larger exercise to rid you of your holiness hang-up. schools tend to swallow much of the talent, but Whenever in your reading of the Bible you here few escape." encounter "holiness," substitute for it, in your Mr. Bell's main aim for music at Longburn is thinking, "beauty." When you run up against "that students may experience an enhanced the "saints" (e.g., holy ones), instead of appreciation of music which has the capacity to breaking off from them in horror, read into the refine the character and elevate spiritual text the alternative of "beautiful people. " awareness." ## February 1, 1982 :: AUSTRALASIAN RECORD :: 11 HISTORIC PICTTIRE GALLERY

Wayne Ferris. Photo. P Chestnut Youth Wins Gold PAULA CHESTNUT, Communication Secret- ary, Dundas Church, Greater Sydney HOMELETICS CLASS, 1931, AVONDALE COLLEGE AT DUNDAS church on October 31, 1981, Back row, From left: David Brennan, Harold Hollingsworth, Ron Brown, Arthur Martin, Ken Wooler, Wayne Ferris was presented with the Duke of Frank Fox, Norman Shepherd, Syd Were (deceased). Front row: Marion Hay, Hilton Kent, Pastor A. F. Edinburgh Gold Award in recognition of his Kranz (Bible instructor), Forest Hollingsworth, Alma Preuss (Were). Out of this class, seven became achievements under this scheme. The award ordained ministers. Of these, two became conference presidents, three others were overseas was presented by Mr. Adrian Ellison and Pastor missionaries and one became president of the West Australian college at Carmel. Only one of the Trafford Fischer, Youth director of the group (Marion Hay) graduated, but all were appointed to the work in 1932. conference. Photo: H. M. Kent. Mr. Ellison, who is on the staff of our high school at Strathfield, is chairman of the expedition advisory panel for the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme in the state of New Success In Maths South Wales, and a member of the State Award JOHN OXLEY, Maths Teacher, Avondale High School, North New South Wales Committee. EACH YEAR the Canberra Mathematical Association, coupled with the Canberra Wayne, who is the twenty-one-year-old son College of Advanced Education and Bank of New South Wales, sponsors an of Elwin and Valmae Ferris and grandson of veteran missionary Pastor Walter Ferris of Australasia-wide mathematics competition. In 1981 more than 197,000 students took Cooranbong, will also receive a certificate at a part in the competition. The participating students came from Australia, New Zealand later Vice-regal presentation. ## and the Pacific area. The questions on the competition paper are designed so that all entrants have a chance to answer at least part of the paper; yet to obtain a S.A.H. Computerises Pharmacy high score is very difficult. Each school year D. E. BAIN, Public Relations Officer, Sydney Adventist Hospital distinction certificates are awarded to those students in the first 15 per cent of the order of AS PART of the continuing review of hospital services, the pharmacy at the Sydney merit ranking for each region, and credit Adventist Hospital has installed a computer to provide additional benefits for both certificates are awarded to those in the next 30 inpatients and outpatients. The new computer, a Foundation 3412 system, will per cent of the order-of-merit ranking. As well automatically keep a record of all prescriptions dispensed. One of the problems facing as these, around 800 cash prizes are given to the patient in today's health-care environment is that over a period of time he or she may students in the very top of their respective have consulted a number of health-care professionals and received different years. prescriptions from each. With a centralised recording system the Sydney Adventist Avondale High has been involved with the Pharmacy has opportunity to retain a comprehensive record of all the drugs the patient is Australasian Maths Competition for the past taking. three years. This year, of our sixty-four As a by-product of this, the new computer automatically checks that none of the drugs entrants, thirty-four received awards. These taken will have adverse interactions. For example, some cough mixtures available comprised twenty-four credit awards, nine without prescription may have an adverse effect on the action of prescribed drugs. When distinction awards and one prize. The person this information is recorded, the computer advises the pharmacist automatically if such gaining the prize award was David Sherratt, a an interaction exists and retains the notes on patient allergies and other conditions so the Year 9 student at Avondale High School. This pharmacist has the best possible information about the patient for whom dispensing is is in fact David's second year in which he has being done. This information will be available to patients and their doctors on request. gained a prize. When the competition statistics There are many clerical details to be completed before any prescription is dispensed were released we found out just how well David and the new computer will eliminate these tasks, provide a faster prescription service and had done. For his year David come fourth in create more time for . highly trained hospital pharmacists to counsel outpatients, New South Wales and equal ninth in Australia. customers, and ward staff on the correct use and administration of drugs. The computer The author notes, however, that David was will type labels, code prescriptions, and write repeat forms. not the only Adventist student in the top ten An additional feature of the computerised dispensary is that the pharmacy computer Year 9s in Australia. Linda Tyack, of Lilydale will be connected to the main hospital computer for two-way transfer of billing and Academy, gained top mark in Victoria and third patient ID information. This further reduces the duplication of paperwork. ## top Australia-wide. So congratulations seem in order for these two students and all who entered the competition. You've done a fine job! ## 12 :: AUSTRALASIAN RECORD :: February 1, 1982 BOOKSHELF... decree in 1649. Note one sample from the chapter, The Seventh-day Sabbath: "To "THEENGLISHCONNECTION," Bryan W. Ball. James Clarke & Company, 1981. Bampfield, as to many others, the fullness of God's righteousness is in . Christ, and the AS AN EVANGELIST in Britain, Bryan W. Ball longed for the day when material from early fullness of Christ's righteousness includes His British authors would be available to support the Seventh-day Adventist position on all of its major total obedience to the moral law and hence His doctrines. Seventh-day Adventists have been able to quote countless authors from American observance of the original Sabbath of Creation backgrounds, but few authors from British heritage have been quoted. These, of course, are and the Decalogue. It is James Ockford, important to English-speaking peoples. however, who comes most unambiguously to Dr. Ball knew that there was plenty of It is interesting to note that John Owens the point. 'There can be no Sabbath without material available, as he had observed a fail supports the fact that the seventy-week Christ,' he declares, not in the intellectual sampling of it when he did his doctoral thesis at prophecy of Daniel 9 commences with sense, but in the inner, spiritual sense." A little London University. Upon this he based his first Artaxerxes' decree (page 209). The Puritans later, in the same paragraph, we read that book, "A Great Expectation," published by E. spent much thought and prayer over prophecy, "True Sabbath observance, after the mind of J. Brill, 1975. This is an excellent work on the and identified clearly the antichrist as the the Creator Himself, is an inward experience of second coming of Christ, as presented by Papacy, particularly as presented in Daniel and the soul, transcending all externals of time, various Puritan authors. As president of North Revelation. In the chapter, A High Priest in place, or day, but nevertheless retaining such England Conference, Dr. Ball continued to Heaven, Dr. Ball writes that "Those who are externals as that divinely appointed framework encourage the British Union to have somebody familiar with Seventh-day Adventist sanctuary within which the spiritual experience can be publish a work which would take all our major theology will agree that the fundamentals of realised." doctrines and research how many of these were that theology are represented here in the Puritan An excellent chapter on "The Lord Our taught, in part, or in whole, by clergymen and understanding of the Day of Atonement and the Righteousness," gives a brilliant expression of writers in the Puritan era of British history. judicial function of the Levitical high priest. " Puritan thought on this most meaningful of Eventually, he was invited by the British Union Page 116. In this time of great interest in the topics. Justification and sanctification receive to write the book himself. sanctuary it is interesting to read supporting commendable balance in the writings of so Brilliant clergymen and writers, such as statements of much of the Seventh-day many of the Puritans. Richard Baxter, William Perkins, Bishop Adventist position, delivered 200 years before Bryan Ball is now chairman of the Theology Usher, John Owen, John Ball, John Milton and Seventh-day Adventists existed. Department of Newbold College. For the scores of others, become real friends as Bryan When the Seventh-day Sabbath was pre- evangelist, pastor, teacher, the lay preacher and Ball illuminates their works before the reader's sented in something like two-score Puritan every thoughtful Adventist reader, the excel- eyes in simple language and explains how they works, it amazes us that two centuries were to lent background material in "The English believed in the sufficiency of the Scriptures, go by before Seventh-day Adventists were to Connection" will offer much material for use in baptism by immersion, a High Priest in heaven, give it the impetus that it finally received. But varying presentations and assist in the gospel obedience, the seventh-day Sabbath, the we can understand why, when we read of the confirmation of the "faith once given to the second coming, and God's great prophetic opposition that came to the Sabbath. Books on saints. " calendar, etc. it were publicly burned by Parliamentary —David Currie. OMEGA Lewis R. Walton

Ellen White called the apostasies of the early part of the twentieth century the alpha. It was a time of C fearful discouragement for the church as some of the most brilliant and respected leaders succumbed to influences resulting in their separation from the movement. And then the Lord's spokesman went on to warn of an even greater falling away to come—the omega. Lewis Walton, a practising attorney with a gift for clear statement, gives us a look at those troublous days, allowing us to draw some parallels. Every church member should know the basic principles for accepting new light and the guidelines to steer the faithful through the storm to a safe harbour.

I OM El MN MI 1111= Ell 11M11 I Please send me the following book OMEGA 0 a mysterious danger that $A5.75 waited for tfie church at the end- of time. Ellen ADD FOR POSTAGE White saw it and 'trembled for our people" And she left behind for us a legacy of hope $NZ8.60 to carry into that great challenge. PNGK4.60 NAME ADDRESS Postcode I February 1, 1982 :: AUSTRALASIAN RECORD 13 LIFE-SKETCH OF DR. JOHN LETHAM DR. E. G. McDOWELL JOHN BURNSIDE LETHAM was born at Levin, New Zealand, on May 20,1920. He was the eldest son of David and Jean Letham, who, while he was an infant, took up farming near Lyndhurst, mid-Canterbury, in the South Island of New Zealand. John Letham received his primary school wife, Robyn, he visited the South Island of education in this district. As he completed his New Zealand for a holiday. He completed a trek primary schooling, his father's health deterior- of the Milford Track and then, with Graham ated and John sacrificed a secondary education and Robyn, he embarked on a trek from the in order to assist his parents on the farm. Hollyford Valley to the Routeburn Valley via However, his father was subsequently forced to the Harris Saddle. He was enjoying his retire because of ill-health, and the farm was favourite pastime and appeared to be in sold. splendid health. On the second day, while When he was seventeen years of age I met ascending the Harris Saddle, he suffered a heart this promising young man and learned that had attack. Transferred by helicopter to the Te he obtained a secondary education he would Anau Hospital and thence by ambulance to the have studied medicine. I persuaded him to Invercargill Hospital, he succumbed on undertake a crash course in secondary studies November 26. at the Adventist high school in Christchurch, He is survived by his wife, two sons, David where I was the principal. and Graham, two daughters, Carlene and It is a mark of his ability, determination, and Floris, a brother, Dr. Stuart Letham, and his perseverance that he completed this daunting aged mother. assignment in two years, 1938-39. I have mentioned Dr. Letham's devotion to It must be something of a record for a young his studies during his education. That same John Burnside Letham. man to enter Sydney University to study devotion and unstinted effort he gave to his medicine only two years after commencing his patients. He was intensely devoted to their do you say that?" To John's surprise she secondary education. He was a very dedicated needs. At no time did he spare himself and was replied: "You are just like one of us." student. ever ready to respond to their calls. He John Letham's devotion to service, his During those two years at high school he took exhibited a remarkable rapport with them. Let untiring efforts for his patients, his shy, an active interest in school sport and was a me give you one illustration. winsome smile, made him a doctor beloved by competent cricketer. He also took a keen A psychiatric patient at Parramatta Psychiat- all who knew him. He will long be remembered interest in hiking, and was a member of a group ric Centre told him how much the patients with affection by a wide circle of friends and of three senior students that I took on an appreciated him: "You are so different from acquaintances. "Like his Master, he went expedition in 1939 involving mountainous other doctors," she said. John asked: "Why about doing good. " ## terrain in south Westland, New Zealand, a long trek up the Haast River, seventeen crossings of the icy and turbulent river by swimming and using ropes, and culminating in crossing the A Tribute to Dr. Letham Haast Pass, unroaded at that time, to Lake Wanaka. I mention this event to demonstrate DR. H. E. CLIFFORD that John Letham was not only a capable HE was serious—yet humorous and full of said, "you won't know anything about it. " The student, but an all-round individual, with a fun. tension was broken and the patient relaxed. great love of the outdoors. HE appeared reticent—yet he was a master A protective secretary put a patient off, He graduated from Sydney University communicator. saying the doctor was much too busy. John Medical School early in 1945, and in May of HE was not inclined to profess—yet he was found out and put the patient on. Financial that year married a very attractive nurse, Violet eminent in practice. advantage—none. Reason—compassion. van den Berg. HE was busy—yet unhurried. The last vignette is my first contact with He did his residency at the Brisbane Hospital HE was intellectually sophisticated—yet John. May 1962—a report from John on my and subsequently gave government service for found pleasure in simplicity. father who had just suffered a heart attack and a short period at Isisford and Ayr in HE loved his family—yet he gave so much to was in the Sydney Sanitarium under his care. It Queensland. others. is an impeccable clinical account, but it is much From 1947 to 1950 he was a resident doctor HE was not robust—yet he played a hard more. There are many personal references at the Warburton Hospital and Sanitarium. game. which tell a son a continent away what he really Then he joined the staff of the Sydney These are illustrations of the varied qualities wants to know—of attitudes, hopes and Sanitarium and Hospital where he became the that made John Letham at once an enigma and prospects. But it is the ending of the letter that major obstetrician. In 1950 he was on study dear friend, a colleague and a legend. touches me now. It is not "with every good leave in England. After returning to the "San" Incidents I recall, open windows, vignettes, wish" or "with kind personal regards"; it is, for three years, he took up private practice in into this extraordinary life. "I hope you are having a happy time where you Melbourne, 1957-58. In 1958 he rejoined the In the old hospital, John occupied an are." The happiness of others mattered to John. staff of the "San," where he subsequently improvised consulting room. It was small and John will be sorely missed by all at the served until his retirement in 1980. During this somewhat inconvenient. For this reason we hospital, to say nothing of his many patients. period his interest in mental disorders led him to determined that in the new Medical Centre, If DEEDS mean more than words in heaven, study psychiatry at the Parramatta Psychiatric John Letham should have the best room. When John will be at home in heaven. Centre. Altogether he spent about five years we told him of this decision and invited him to If HUMILITY is regarded in heaven, John studying this field of medicine, and for the most occupy the corner room, he saw no point and will be great in heaven. part thereafter relinquished obstetrics in favour shrugged it off, and we had to insist. If COMPASSION is esteemed in heaven, of general practice. A young gentleman patient, about to have John will be distinguished in heaven. Last month, accompanied by Mrs. Letham, toenail removed, was very nervous. John had a If HAPPINESS is the goal of heaven, John his younger son, Dr. Graham Letham and his sweet nurse. "If she sits on your knee," he will happy in heaven. ##

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Scharmach in 1942 and told him of the loss of Australian servicemen and civilians in the THE "MONTEVIDEO MARU" sinking of a ship called the Montevideo Maru.' 3 (continued from page 9) 1. Neville Threlfall, "One Hundred Years in the American submarine, and secondly, "wrist- Islands: The MethodistlUnited Church in the New watches and other things,- said to belong to Guinea Islands Region, 1875-1975." Rabaul, people who were supposed to have been on the Toksave na Buk -Dipatmen, The United Church, LETHAM. Dr. John Burnside Letham of Wahroonga, Montevideo Maru, were found in a mass grave at 1975. Page 149. New South Wales, while on holiday in New Zealand, passed Matupit.4 2. AUSTRALASIAN RECORD, November 19, away suddenly on November 26,1981, aged sixty-one years. A great deal of investigation has revealed the 1945, page 5. January 7, 1946, pages 1-4. The latter Shocked and saddened to mourn this unexpected break in this following facts regarding the Montevideo Maru reference includes life-sketches of Abbott, happy family circle are his mother and his wife Vi, their son Thompson and Collett. David (and his wife Dianne), daughter Carlene (and her mystery. Firstly, there was a Japanese ship husband John Bagnall), son Graham (and his wife Robyn), In checking with the Australian War Memorial, it called the Montevideo Maru. According to and daughter Floris, and their children. The memorial service Lloyd's Register of shipping for the 1930s and has been found that the three Adventists are also listed was at Wahroonga church, and at Avondale Cemetery we 1940s, she was listed as a vessel of 7,267 tons, on an independent roll of civilians who were committed our esteemed brother John to God's eternal care. transported on the Montevideo Maru. This indepen- having been built in 1926.5 Drs. C. Palmer, H. E. Clifford, E. G. McDowell and T. dent roll was compiled by two men, Creswick and Ludowici shared in the services. A life-sketch appears Secondly, eyewitnesses have testified that in Thomas, who had been in Rabaul for the duration of elsewhere in this issue. Ralph Tudor. the early hours of June 22, 1945, the Australian the war. It is thought that the roll was compiled from prisoners in Rabaul were roused by Japanese memory. soldiers. The Australian officers and a few MANNINGTON. Following a tragic accident, Ian David 3. A. J. Sweeting, "Montevideo Maru-Myth or Mannington passed away and was laid to rest in the Albury civilians were separated from the rest of the Merchantman?" Australian Territories, Vol. 1, No. Lawn Cemetery, New South Wales, on November 3, 1981, prisoners. The men in the latter group were then 2 (February 1961). Page 36. after a service in the Albury church. Ian was the eldest son of ordered to gather their possessions and form 4. Leo Scharmach, "This Crowd Beats Us All." David and Margaret Mannington and brother of Lennie and into groups of fifty. The officers were told that The Catholic Press Newspaper Co. Ltd., Sydney, Allan. Ian was nineteen years of age. Many friends gathered their departing comrades were being trans- 1960. Pages 30, 31. to show their love and to mingle their tears with the sorrowing relatives. The mourners were comforted by the ported to Hainan Island off the South China 5. Sweeting, op. cit. Page 36. hope of the great resurrection morning when all tears will be coast.6 Aplin, in his book "Rabaul-1942," 6. Id. Page 37. wiped away. The writer was assisted in the service by Pastor gives a touching description of this departure: 7. Douglas A. Aplin, "Rabaul-1942." Mel- D. Hosken and Brother Ross Cole. A. M. Penman. "Half-starved and ill, the men marched from bourne, 2/22nd Battalion, A.I.F. Lark Force the compound at 9 a.m., with a smile and a Association, 1980. Page 268. 8. Sweeting, op. cit. Page 37. (Sweeting says that WILLERS. Grace Willers of New Plymouth, New cheery farewell for those remaining-the Zealand, passed peacefully to her rest on October 13,1981, the men were not seen to embark, while Aplin stronger supporting the weaker, arm-in-arm as following a long illness. In her eighty-ninth year, Sister they boarded the ship. "7 June 22, 1945, was indicates that the embarkation was observed. Aplin, Willers had been a faithful member of the New Plymouth writing later in 1980, may have had access to diaries the date of the Montevideo Maru' s departure church. As she was laid to rest at the Awanui Cemetery, her and records not available to Sweeting in 1960.) from Rabaul.° The officers were later family were pointed to Jesus as our Comforter in time of 9. Aplin, op. cit. Page 270. sorrow, and as the One who will raise the righteous to eternal successfully transported to Japan, where they 10. Id. Page 272. life on the day of resurrection. E. M. Greenwell. were imprisoned for the rest of the war. 11. Sweeting, op. cit. Page 37. A third piece of evidence has come to light 12. Ibid. from the United States Navy. The log book of 13. Scharmach, op. cit. Page 30. ## RETURN THANKS the American submarine U.S.S. Sturgeon Mrs. Marjorie Carter and family wish to thank their friends describes the sinking of a ship in the early hours who shared their sorrow and gave them support in the death of the morning of July 1, 1942: "She [the of their beloved husband and father. They offer sincere U.S.S. Sturgeon] was still on the west coast of thanks for the many floral tributes and expressions of Luzon [in the Philippines] when she sent the sympathy which were a great comfort to them . unescorted transport Montevideo Maru (7,267 tons) to the bottom. -9 Only seventeen crew-members survived the sinking, while all 7111, Ecli/Or ADVERTISEMENTS the 1,053 prisoners and seventy-one of the crew were drowned.'° /1.05 --ctias(eut, Finally, A. J. Sweeting, a war historian who EMPLOYMENT REQUIRED has investigated this matter, has claimed that: Twenty-year-old male requires employment. Electronics "A grave of the magnitude envisaged by certificate; two years experience at TV station. Retail sales Bishop Scharmach would be hard to con- experience. Endorsed licence. Will consider anything. template, even harder to conceal." Matupit Contact: Craig, P.O. Box 79, Golden Square, Vic. 3555. Island, where Bishop Scharmach claimed most Phone (054) 47 7708. OCCASIONAL FASTING RECOMMENDED of the prisoners had been buried, is a very POSITION VACANT thickly populated place, and one would doubt I have been an inmate of this home for only a short Executive Secretary of C.A.R.E. work in New South Wales the possibility of there being a mass grave time, but time enough to appreciate all the kindness (Committee for Alcohol Reform and Education) remaining undetected. After the war, units of shown me. We have the most beautiful food I have Applicants will need to have ability in office management, the Headquarters War Graves Group made ever seen. There is no shortage of anything to meet speaking engagements, initiating fund-raising projects as one's needs. well as being a convinced total abstainer and an active extremely thorough searches around Rabaul for member of the Christian church. Sometimes, however, since I have been here I have the remains of Australians who may have been No age limit, but preference will be given to a younger buried in the area. The remains of twenty-six thought that we Adventists should remember that person. Salary package by agreement. Australians and two Americans were found in fasting sometimes is required of us, as Jesus fasted. Apply in writing with references and stating experience to: the vicinity of Matupit. However, the If perhaps we denied ourselves a meal or two on The President C. A. R .E . investigator's report on the search for bodies Sabbaths it would be a very good thing to do and would please the Lord. Of course it is for each P.O. Box 59 around Matupit finishes by stating: `Pr6ious individual to choose for themselves, but I do make the Five Dock, N.S.W. 2046 reports given by natives of how many [graves] suggestion. approximately were in the area were highly Thank you for the RECORD, which is very good URGENT exaggerated. ' "12 and enlightening. Would the person who found a Falcon four-speed gearbox While some of the evidence is circumstan- Mr. Pitt, tial, it does appear that the Japanese were and two cams in their utility, put there by mistake at Charles Harrison Memorial Homes, Avondale College graduation week-end, please contact D. telling the truth when they visited Bishop Cooranbong, N.S.W. Bell (067) 54 0217 reverse charges. February 1, 1982 :: AUSTRALASIAN RECORD :: 15

POSITION WANTED Plant operator, fitter-mechanic, experienced fencer, "FLEXIPLAN INVESTMENTS" Australasian Record yard-builder, welding C class licence. Recently baptised The Avondale College Foundation offers to church members and Advent World Survey inn NIS& SDA. Married. Aged 36. Frank Maynard, M.S. 204, investment opportunities, with the following advantages: Nilo MO Laidley, Qld. 4341. "A choice of depositor retirement plans" VOL. 87, NO. 4 "Interest up to a generous 14%" "Either at-call or term deposits" Official Organ of the "The satisfaction of knowing that your investment is AUSTRALASIAN DIVISION OF THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH The Spanish Church Hall, situated at the corner of wiping the Lord's work." For our brochure, fill in and send the following: Mansfield and Rossetti Streets, Wetherill Park, Sydney, will Editor G. E. GARNE be officially opened on Sabbath afternoon, February 13, Associate Editor - - R .W. TAYLOR 1982, at 6 p.m. All interested friends are cordially invited to Editorial Assistant LINCOLN E. STEED Pastor L. C. McMurtry attend the opening and the tea to follow. Office Secretary - GLENDA FAIRALL Manager R. H. Parr, A.C.F. Investments Ltd. Special Correspondents: Australasian Division - R. M. Kranz President, Greater Sydney Conference. 8 McIntosh Street Avondale College W. A. Townend Chatswood, N.S.W. 2067 Trans-Tasman Union J. B. Trim Phone (02) 411 7917 Trans-Australian Union R. K. Brown Please send the A.C.F. Investment brochures to Regional Reporters: STATE REGISTERED NURSES REQUIRED Central Pacific A. J. Bath Name AT CORONELLA Greater Sydney - E. B. Price * Part-time Charge Duty, commencing March North New South Wales M. R. Potts Address * Relief Duty as required North New Zealand R. W. Townend - Contact Director of Nursing, North Queensland G. B. Scott Postcode Papua New Guinea - - K. R. Price Mrs. E. Ferrett South Australia N. E. Devenish 163-5 Central Road, South New South Wales - R. Tindall Nunawading, Vic. 3131. RIVERSIDE RETIREMENT VILLAGE South New Zealand R. L. Coombe Phone (03) 878 9004 (03) 877 5327 9 CORMISTON ROAD, South Queensland M. M. Kennaway LAUNCESTON, TAS. 7250 Tasmania E. H. Winter Delightful retirement living is offered in new, attractive Victoria H. J. Stanton HAIRDRESSERS SOUGHT one-bedroom units, overlooking the Tamar River. Western Australia R. H. H. Thomas The Administration of the Sydney Adventist Hospital This new project is operated by the Association of Western Pacific - G. M. Smith would like to receive applications from church members who Business and Professional Men Ltd. (Tasmania). Local Reporters: - - Church Communication Secretaries are trained hairdressers and interested in leasing the The first six units are due for completion in late April hairdressing facility at the hospital. For further details 1982, and further units are already in the planning stages. Annual subscription—post paid: contact D. E. Bain, Associate Administrator, 185 Fox Valley Should you desire further information or an inspection of Road, Wahroonga, N.S.W. 2076. Telephone (02) 487 914 I, the development, please telephone Mr. G. M. Rogers on All areas covered by the Australasian Division $Al2.50 ext. 445. (003) 31 3736, or write c/- 12 Juliana Street, Launceston, Other countries $A18.50 Tas. 7250. Air Mail postage rates on application

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Large food-processing factory of farm produce in All financial members of the South Queensland Adventist Associate Auditors G. J. Bland area. Twelve miles from beautiful beach resort where blocks Aviation Association are entitled and invited to attend. C. E. Fisher K. M. Hughes of land sell from $8,000 upwards. All inquiries welcome c/- M. F. Smith, M. E. Mitchell Mr. Ashley Ferris, Post Office, Scottsdale, Tas. 7254. Phone Secretary A.A.A., Departmental Directors Springfield (003) 52 7266. South Queensland. Education - - - - - - G. F. Clifford Education (Assistant) H. T. Irvine Health Food F. C. Craig HOUSE FOR SALE Lay Activities and Seven-roomed fibro cottage in good condition including ADVENTIST AVIATION ASSOCIATION OF Sabbath School H. C. Barritt WESTERN AUSTRALIA Assistant Sabbath School glassed-in sunroom front and rear on 34-acre block of land. (Child Evangelism) - - Miss L. R. Chester HWS, on-site septic, large garage/workshop. Good Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Health and Temperance - - - Dr. R. J. Swannell vegetable garden, plus 25 fruit trees, close college. For the Adventist Aviation Association of Western Australia will Health and Temperance (Associate) - - Dr. H. Rainda be held at Advent Park, Kalamunda Road, Maida Vale, on Health and Temperance (Assistant) - - W. G. Dowling further information phone (049) 77 1026. Ministerial Association, February 7, 1982, at 6.30 p.m. Stewardship and Development - - - A. N. Duffy Ministerial Association, W.A. HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION Members of the association are invited to be in attendance to hear the reports and to execute the business of forming an Stewardship and Development (Associate) - E. C. Lemke Two-bedroom, fully furnished flat available for short Communication - - - - R. M. Kranz Executive Committee for the new year. holidays from January 22 to October 20, 1982. Located near Publishing J. T. 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DARWIN has a modern, following rates: FOR SALE, 20 MINS. FROM PERTH air-conditioned, primary school with excellent facilities. The First 25 words $5.00 Unconventional architect-designed timber and brick school is set on six acres of land. There are good employment Each additional 5 words 25 cents 4-bedroom home with multi-levels and vistas on 2/3-acre prospects. Why not come and see what we have to offer? Foe your advertisement to appear, your payment must be bush block. 5 mins. walk to both Bickley school and Cannel Phone teacher (089) 27 9596, or chairman (089) 27 1324, or enclosed with a recommendation from local pastor or College, W.A. $71,000. Phone (09) 291 6526. write P.O. Box 41169, Casuarina, N.T. 5792. Conference officer. 16 :: AUSTRALASIAICRECORIN :: February I, 1982

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NORFOLK ISLAND issued a special stamp at Christmas- N AN AAA OUTREACH in remote areas of Western time featuring churches on the island. The eighteen- Australia, health and temperance programmes have cent stamp featured the Uniting church; the $1 stamp been conducted in Corrigin, Bruce Rock, Katanning the Roman Catholic church, and the twenty-four-cent, and Lake Grace, by Dr. Murray Howse, president of our lovely Seventh-day Adventist church. The twenty- AAA in W.A., and his team of lay workers. At Lake four-cent stamp being the most widely used of all, our Grace, a new company of eleven members has been church received maximum exposure to the public. formed as a result of meetings conducted by evangelist Geoff Youlden. SINCE ITS INCEPTION in April last year, our Signs prayer PRINCE CHARLES AND LADY DI head the list of Britain's circle has received over 150 requests for prayer from readers (up to December), an average of from four to thirteen most prominent non-smokers. Others on the list include Cliff 'Richard and Margaret Thatcher. five per week. The requests represent the full range of Charles and Di are a special feature in the current issue human need, and come from all parts of Australia and of Alert. Be sure to get a copy for your own edification New Zealand—a few even reaching us from overseas and to pass on to someone else! and from our mission territories. The requests reveal the interesting places into which Signs find their PASTOR AND MRS. PETTY have succeeded Pastor and way—some of them even behind prison bars. Join us Mrs. Stimpson as the new missionary couple on in prayer at 9.30 a.m. on Tuesdays wherever you are, if Pitcairn Island. Like the Stimpsons before them, the you possibly can. Pettys are a minister-nurse team. FINAL PLANS are being laid for the two special issues of DURING 1981 the Warburton Advent Brass Band, in Signs, of which a million additional copies will be addition to playing from time to time in their home printed for mass distribution in June and July. The church, contributed to their community and to other extra run will require three weeks in the press-room, Adventist convocations by playing at the memorial working a double shift, and three weeks in the bindery! service on Anzac Day, the annual civic service, the East Gippsland regional meeting at Morwell, the PASTOR GEORGE LAXTON, SAWS director in the combined meeting at Benalla, and the carols by Division, has been elected as a member and as candlelight programme on the oval in Warburton. The honorary treasurer of the International Disasters members not only contribute their time, but financially, Executive Committee. I.D.E.C. was responsible for to make their musica ministry possible. John collecting and distributing $11,000,000 for Kampu- Lawrence, superintendent of Howqua camp, drives all chean relief. the way from Howqua to Warburton for weekly practices and band appointments. It would be ONE OF THE GREATEST needs facing our work in the interesting to receive reports of the activities of other mission territories is inadequate pastoral care. As a Adventist bands in our Division! step toward meeting this need, Pastor Ray Roennfeldt has launched a training programme at Omaura, P.N.G., AN ADVENTIST TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION has been to train laymen as village pastors. formed in Victoria with the aim of exchanging ideas, information, and for general fellowship. All Adventist BRUCE THOMPSON of Mullumbimby, North New South teachers, whether denominational, state or indepen- Wales, has joined the staff of Warburton Health Care dent, are invited to join. Centre and Hospital as a physiotherapist. W.H.C.C. operates a proficient and well-equipped physiotherapy A NEW ORGAN was purchased for the lounge of department. Coronel la Homes in Nunawading, from the proceeds of the sale of used postage stamps! The new Kawai PLANS ARE UNDERWAY for a third church building in organ, valued at $2,0J5, was purchased for $995 from Canberra. The Belconnen company, which hived off an organ shop that was closing down. Don't discard from the National church two years ago, has submitted your stamps on letters you receive. If you don't know of plans to the Department of Capital Territory for a any institution that is collecting them for fund-raising, building. The other two churches are Canberra send them to us, and we will pass them on to a worthy National, with a membership of 250, and Woden, with a cause on your behalf. membership of 143. STORY OF THE WEEK: Tim O'Neil of Tasmania holds the "IT IS WRITTEN" TV programme is bearing fruitage. record for literature sales for 1981, with sales of Pastor C. V. Christian, president of the South $45,000. Only two years ago quiet, unassuming Tim left Australian Conference, reports that in his conference his job as a panelbeater at Ulverstone to take up the several pastors will be baptising from ten to twenty literature ministry. The 1980 sales record of $35,000 people each, who originally came from the telecast. was held by Wayne McPaul of north Queensland. The "Encounter" lessons are featured on the telecast once a month, and this brings thirty to forty good "FINALLY, BRETHREN . ..": Kindness is Christianity with responses. its working clothes on.