OCTOBER 25, 1973

ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD + GENERAL CHURCH PAPER OF THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS

BELOVED, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: but rejoice, inasmuch as ye are par- takers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall By be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy ELLEN (1 Peter 4:12, 13). G. One evening a gentleman who was much depressed WHITE because of deep affliction was walking in a garden, where he observed a pomegranate tree nearly cut through the stem. Greatly wondering, he asked the gardener why the tree was in this condition, and he received an answer that explained to his satisfaction the wounds of his own bleeding heart. "Sir," said the gardener, "this tree used to shoot out so strong that it bore nothing but leaves. I was obliged to cut it in this manner; and when it was almost cut through, it began to bear fruit." Our sorrows do not spring out of the ground. In every affliction God has a purpose to work out for our good. Every blow that destroys an idol, every providence that weakens our hold upon earth and fastens our affections more firmly upon God, is a blessing. The pruning may be painful for a time, but afterward it "yieldeth the peace- able fruit of righteousness." We should receive with gratitude whatever will quicken the conscience, elevate the thoughts, and ennoble the life. The fruitless branches are cut off and cast into the fire. Let us be thankful that through painful pruning we may retain a connection with the living Vine; for if we suffer with Christ, we shall also reign with Him. The very trial that taxes our faith the most severely and makes it seem as though God had forsaken us is to lead us more closely to Him, that we may lay all our burdens at the feet of Christ and experience the peace which He will give us in exchange. . . . God loves and cares for the feeblest of His creatures, and we cannot dishonor Him more than by doubting His love to us. 0 let us cultivate that living faith that will trust Him in the hour of dark- ness and trial!—From My Life Today, p. 93. ❑

Editor's Viewpoint

A New Look at TV It takes no genius to recognize that life is becoming in- sically is neither good nor bad. It may be good. It may be creasingly complex; that long-established formulas for de- bad. Whether it is one or the other will depend on a number cision-making in various aspects of Christian living are no of factors. The chief factor, perhaps, is the type of program longer adequate; that lines which formerly marked the that is aired. But even if all the programs shown by the net- sharp differences between "right" and "wrong" seem to have works were educational, uplifting, and completely above been blurred or moved. reproach, TV would not automatically be good for every- Television has contributed to this. Movies, shows, and body. We shall note why later. other optical images that formerly were available only in Contrariwise, if all the programs were substandard pro- theaters, public auditoriums, and stadiums now enter one's fessionally and ethically this would not make the medium living room at the touch of a TV button. per se evil. The tree of knowledge of good and evil in the The problem would not be serious if Christians generally Garden of Eden bore beautiful and nutritious fruit; hence recognized the peril this poses to their spirituality and there was nothing wrong with the tree itself. Physically it firmly excluded from their homes all programs that fail to was similar to other trees in the Garden. It was evil only be- meet high moral and ethical standards. Or if they controlled cause it was put to a wrong use. God told man not to eat of rigidly the amount of time spent watching TV. But appar- it. But it would have been simplistic and ridiculous for man ently some church members have "let down the bars" and to condemn all trees merely because God had placed one seem unaware of the fact that "the world" has invaded their tree "off limits." homes. One aspect of the problem and the concern it has engen- The Next Step dered is set forth in the following letter from a REVIEW Now, once we no longer have a visceral reaction at the reader: very sight of a television set, whether it be in an electronics "We went to a loved one's home for a vacation. To our store or in the home of a fellow church member, we are amazement they not only had the TV going constantly, and I ready to take the next step in relating to it. mean constantly, but they relished programs filled with Let us assume that an Adventist feels that as a faithful violence. When we questioned feasting on shows of this type steward of God's bounties he can in good conscience own a they replied, 'They are true; what's wrong with truth?' television set. He can afford it financially. What next? Al- "We also noticed they watched quiz and game shows where most immediately he discovers that many of the rules by the emcee threw out shady questions to get a laugh. which he formerly lived seem irrelevant. Years before, "We felt troubled—even contaminated—for there was no when he was baptized, he was told, "Don't go to movies." time for worship until the shows were over at 10:00 or 11:00 He accepted that, but perhaps was not sure of the reasons at night. Then the worship involved a quick, yawning read- for the rule. Was it because movies were costly, hence buy- ing of two or three Sabbath school lesson questions and a ing a ticket was a waste of the Lord's money? Was it because short prayer. there was something intrinsically evil in the fact that the "Last Sabbath a good SDA church member came to visit, picture moved? Was it because all motion pictures portrayed She told me she had decided to go to the public library each sinful subject matter? Was it because one might exert a night and read or write letters while her husband, a church wrong influence by being seen going into a theater? Was it member in good and regular standing, watched question- because one might become acquainted with evil compan- able shows (usually featuring violence) on TV. She said her ions? Was it because one's guardian angel could not enter husband defended the shows by saying, 'They're true; what's the theater and would remain outside at the entrance? wrong with watching them?'" The problem became more confusing when some denom- The Ultimate Solution inational organizations and educational institutions began offering as Saturday night entertainment, or as a fund-rais- We doubt that a single editorial—or even a series of edi- ing scheme, a motion picture that only a short while before torials—will settle the TV question. No list of standards, had been a first-run feature in a downtown theater. Now the rules, or guidelines, even if accompanied by warnings and rule, "Don't go to the movies," seemed to be an oversimpli- exhortations, will control an unsanctified heart. The ulti- fied approach to the movie problem. Apparently some mate solution involves commitment to Christ, full surrender movies—even Hollywood feature films—were acceptable un- to Him, cultivation of heavenly tastes, repudiation of the der controlled conditions. The judgment of those who se- world, and a complete transformation of life. In this edi- lected the films might be fallible; at times a picture might be torial and the one that will follow next week we shall merely shown that prompted conscientious members to stand up make a beginning toward developing a philosophy regard- and walk out during a performance; but at least someone ing TV viewing that we can live with. Television is here to was attempting to exercise control. stay. How shall the Christian relate to it? With the advent of TV the "Don't-go-to-the movies" rule As a first step we must recognize that television as a me- lost further ground. Now the bad-environment objection was dium of communication is neither good nor bad. It is neutral. gone. Now the danger-of-exerting-a-bad-influence objection Some people may choose not to own a television set for one was gone. Now the waste-of-the-Lord's-money objection was reason or another. They may feel they should not spend the gone (after the initial expense of buying the TV set, the money. They may feel that they would be exerting a wrong shows were free). And not having thought through the rea- influence by owning one. They may feel that they could not sons behind the rule of "Don't go to the movies," many Ad- control it adequately. That is their business. ventists began watching anything and everything on TV. The same may be said for an automobile or any of a dozen Some gradually began to realize that they needed a set of other types of merchandise. But, we repeat, television intrin- Continued on page 12

2 R&H, OCTOBER 25, 1973 and pieces of his story were reported in the worked. If I am not noticed in a new church REVIEW AND HERALD of that time. Elder Chil- I extend a hand of fellowship. I tell others son has researched local lore and old RE- how I enjoyed their service, introducing my- Review VIEWS and put the whole thing together as self. It always works. Timidity works both an interesting part of Adventist history. ways. So does Christian love. ft- Elder Chilson, a graduate of Emmanuel V. H. LUPOLD Aire Missionary College (now Andrews Univer- Takoma Park, Maryland sity), has been both a teacher and a minister. I He was ordained by the Oregon Conference References to E. G. White in 1951. Since 1955 he has been in the Wis- Advent Review & Sabbath Herald consin Conference. Published previously in When attending church school through my 123d Year of Continuous Publication both the Ministry and the REVIEW, Elder college days I was impressed with the im- Chilson is working on a complete history of portance of referring to the writings of Mrs. Editor: KENNETH H. WOOD Seventh-day Adventism in Wisconsin. White as the "Spirit of Prophecy" or the Associate Editors: Robert E. Osborn's work with church fi- "Servant of the Lord," rather than to refer DON F. NEUFELD, HERBERT E. DOUGLASS nance began in 1941 as a bookkeeper- to her name as the authority for the quoted Editorial and Administrative Secretary: cashier at Loma Linda Foods. At that time statement. CORINNE WILKINSON he had begun his education at La Sierra I'm somewhat concerned about increasing Editorial Secretaries: College and had completed two years. Soon references to Mrs. White, rather than to ROSEMARY BRADLEY, JOCELYN FAY, IDAMAE MELENDY after working a year at Loma Linda he en- "Spirit of Prophecy" or the "Servant of the tered military service and served for four Lord" when her books or articles are re- Layout Artist, G. W. BUSCH years, returning to college in 1946 to com- ferred to. These terms leave me with a feel- Editors, Monthly Editions: plete his education in business administra- ing somewhat akin to veneration for the RAY D. VINE, English tion. name, "Mrs. E. G. White," when actually the FERNANDO CHAIJ, Spanish—North America GASTON CLOUZET, Spanish—South America Immediately after his graduation in 1948 emphasis should be on the blessing of the C. R. TAYLOR, Spanish—inter-America he went to the Central California Confer- "gift of prophecy" as given to this people Consulting Editors: ence as a cashier-accountant, working in through His servant. ROBERT H. PIERSON, W. R. BEACH, that capacity until 1951, when he became Som'e authors refer to the name, Mrs. THEODORE CARCICH, W. J. HACKETT, C. D. HENRI, M. S. NIGRI, NEAL C. WILSON the conference secretary-treasurer. He en- White, so often as to give the impression Special Contributors: tered mission service in 1956 as secretary- that she is the authority rather than the C. 0. FRANZ, K. H. EMMERSON, R. R. FIGUHR, treasurer and auditor of the Middle East channel through which the real authority FREDERICK LEE, M. E. LIND, R. R. FRAME, P. H. ELDRIDGE, B. L. ARCHBOLD, W. DUNCAN EVA, Division. And following his tenure of office speaks. Has our policy changed since the R. A. WILCOX, R. S. LOWRY, M. L. MILLS, there he became treasurer of the South 1920's? Was I misinformed in earlier years, C. L. POWERS American Division, with headquarters in or am I now being critical? I don't intend Corresponding Editors, World Divisions: Afro-Mideast, R. W. TAYLOR; Australasian, Uruguay. to be. ROBERT H. PARR; Euro-Africa, E. E. WHITE, In 1962 he returned to the States to serve associate E. KOEHLER; Far Eastern, D. A. ROTH; R. ROLAND VALLIERES Inter-American, MARCEL ABEL; Northern as corporation secretary for Loma Linda Berrien Springs, Michigan Europe-West Africa, PAUL SUNDQUIST; South University, and in 1966 he accepted his American, H. J. PEVERINI; Southern Asia, Granted—there have been varying uses of A. I. JOHANSON; Trans-Africa, present position, assistant treasurer of the ► DESMOND B. HILLS General Conference. the term Spirit of Prophecy. However, when Circulation Manager: Elder Osborn was ordained by the Cen- precision is desired we should not confuse the EDMUND M. PETERSON tral California Conference in 1956. His ar- source with the product. The Bible and the Field Representative: writings of Ellen G. White are the products IOEL HASS ticle, "Practical Church Finance," appears on page 10. of the gift of prophecy. Even as we quote what SUBSCRIPTIONS: United States and Canada, Art and Photo credits: p. 4, H. Armstrong Roberts; Paul or Isaiah wrote, so it is logical to quote $9.95. For each subscription ordered in the United States or Canada to go to foreign countries, add p. 6, Vernon Nye; p. 9, Molly Rankin. what Ellen G. White wrote, realizing that the $2.00 postage. Address all correspondence same Spirit inspired all such writers. "It was concerning subscriptions to the Manager, Christ that spoke to His people through the Periodical Department. TO CONTRIBUTORS: Send news stories and prophets. The apostle Peter, writing to the pictures, articles, and letters to the editor. Christian church, says that the prophets Unsolicited manuscripts are welcome but will be accepted without remuneration and will be prophesied of the grace that should come returned only if accompanied by a stamped, Letters unto you: searching what, or what manner of self-addressed envelope. [Letters submitted for publication in this column cannot time the Spirit of Christ which was in them A monthly edition of the Review is printed by the be acknowledged or returned. MI must carry the writer's Stanborough Press, Ltd., Alma Park, Grantham, name and address. Short letters (less than 250 words) will did signify, when it testified beforehand the Lincs., England. A monthly edition also is printed be given preference. All will be edited to meet space and sufferings of Christ and the glory that should in Spanish and a quarterly edition in Braille. For literary requirements. The views presented do not necessar- information write to the Manager, Periodical ily represent those of the editors or of the denomination.) follow.' It is the voice of Christ that speaks to Department. us through the Old Testament. `The testimony An index is published in the last Review of of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."-Patri- June and December. The Review is indexed also Timidity, Not Unconcern in the Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index. archs and Prophets, pp. 366, 367. + Re "Test of Fellowship" letter [July 26]: However, employing a literary device The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald is I just returned, with my daughter's family, known as metonymy, the "Spirit of Proph- published every Thursday by the Review and Herald Publishing Association, 6856 Eastern from a 10,000-mile trip through the Western ecy" has been used in a secondary sense when Avenue NW., Washington, D.C. 20012, U.S.A. States of America. We had opportunity to the term refers to the product of the gift of Second-class postage paid at Washington, D.C. Copyright © 1973, by the Review and Herald visit several Adventist churches, and we prophecy. Thus Ellen White could say, "In his Publishing Association. were always greeted and treated with broth- teaching Elder showed that the Spirit erly affection. of prophecy has an important part to act in I have been an Adventist for forty years. the establishment of the truth. When binding I used to be timid and backward about meet- off his work, he called for me . to speak to ing people. As a leader in my local church I the people.'=-Evangelism, p. 257. have made it a point to single out not only This Week newcomers and visitors but also members Maranatha Oversight who seem bashful, as I used to be. I try to go This week Adriel D. Chilson, a pastor in out of my way to greet them and make them It is difficult to comprehend how such a the Wisconsin Conference, gives us a story feel welcome. nice article could be written on the Mar- behind a story in his article, "Solomon It is true that many of our people, all of anatha Yellowknife project [Aug. 30] with- Wellcome and the Sanctification Sensation" us sometimes, may be negligent and ab- out mention of John Freeman, founder and (page 6). sorbed in our own affairs. But, please, if you head of Maranatha Flights, International. Solomon Wellcome, one of the settlers in feel unnoticed and slighted, remember This Yellowknife project was conceived in the area where Elder Chilson now lives, we're all human. "The spirit indeed is will- his mind, and he was the organizer and had a brief tenure as an Adventist preacher ing, but the flesh is weak" (Matt. 26:41). guiding light for it from start to finish. during the late nineteenth century, and bits I have tried an approach that has always Continued on page 12

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solemnity the great man said, "The most important question that ever en- gaged my mind is that of my personal responsibility to Almighty God." And when that responsibility is a joy, as it is to the true Christian, has he not settled the most important question in life? Is it any wonder that the gospel prophet calls the Messiah's name "Wonderful"? (Isa. 9:6). The great musician Gounod once said to one of his pupils: "You will soon think and speak of the great mas- ters as I did. When I was your age I used to speak only of myself; at 20 I said, 'I and Mozart,' at 35, 'Mozart and I.' Now I am content to say, 'Mozart!' " It is like that when the sincere Chris- tian grows in the grace and service of His Lord. The first cry was: "What must I do to be saved?" Then if we at- tempted great things for God in the first flush of our youthful enthusiasm we dwelt upon the "I," but if we pressed ever forward in our sincere service to Him we caught the vision that came to Paul—we came to say with him: "Nevertheless I live: yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me" (Gal. 2:20). By R. A. RENTFRO And if we are pressing toward the mark, still deeper humility will pos- sess our being, until the words of Paul PROBABLY NO REMARK of Daniel will again find deeper meaning: Webster is more frequently quoted "Nevertheless . . I live by the faith of than the one he is said to have made the Son of God, who loved me, and at a table where distinguished friends gave himself for me." And as we con- had gathered. One asked, "What is the tinue to press on with the grace of most important question you were ever God shining along our way, the Chris- called upon to consider?" The person tian finally bows before His God and asking the question may have thought frankly admits with Paul: "I count not of the important legal and political myself to have apprehended: but this questions that had been submitted to one thing I do, forgetting those things the great lawyer. He could have had in which are behind, and reaching forth mind some of the grave questions con- unto those things which are before, I cerning the nation, but Mr. Webster, press toward the mark for the prize of running his eye down the table, asked, the high calling of God in Christ Jesus" "Are there any outsiders here?" "No, (Phil. 3:13, 14). sir, all are your friends." With deepest Haven't you noticed that our daily lives and our service for Christ must R. A. Rentfro is an evangelist in the be in Him? As one man put it, "Deliv- Central California Conference. erance from sin and eternal life be-

4 R&H, OCTOBER 25, 1973 long together." We have faith to believe a Sabbath problem and he had not yet What a thrill it is to be able to as- our salvation because He said it, but overcome the tobacco problem. The sure seeking sinners who are waiting He provides the power all the way minister shared the beautiful story of only to be gathered in that they like along. And isn't it true that we must the gospel and the sinner's need to ourselves can be accepted. As we live in fellowship and harmony with accept Christ but as he later reflected share our own experience of faith in the Saviour if we are ever to share upon his presentation he said, "I felt Christ, telling what it has meant to us Him with others? that I was all thumbs and my presen- to know that eternal life was ours the One time Jesus was talking to the tation of the gospel certainly wasn't moment we accepted Jesus as our per- people and He made this point: "I am done in a very skillful manner, and sonal Saviour, our faith grows stronger. the light of the world" (John 8:12). "Ye yet," he continued, "I bravely went on But even after such an experience, we are the light of the world" (Matt. 5:14). and at the end invited them to repeat sometimes disappoint our Lord, and We are to show Christ to men—they the prayer of dedication and to accept are driven to our knees in humble con- are to see the Christ in our lives and Jesus Christ as personal Saviour. It fession. But to know that He loves us in our manner. Is this the supreme was a thrill to hear a chorus of voices still and lifts us up and cleanses us thrust in our lives today? repeat: 'Lord, I need You. I am a sin- through and through when we talk it all We are finding, along with so many ner. I ask You to forgive my sins. I over with Him—it makes the heart others, that people are longing to accept Jesus Christ as my personal sing! have us gently and lovingly lead them Saviour. Thank You for hearing my It has been said, "For one look at to Jesus Christ as their personal prayer. Amen.'" self take ten looks at Christ." Can it be Saviour. Nor are they offended. They that by looking daily into that face— seem to expect it in this solemn but Dependence Upon Divine Power seeking Him and loving Him—that we wonderful hour. We recall the experi- The thing that impressed the min- will want to tell others the story of our ence of one Seventh-day Adventist ister most was his feeling of depend- own conversion and thus be used of minister who, with his wife, visited a ence upon divine power as God obvi- the Lord to win others to Christ? family of four to lead them to Christ. ously blessed his feeble but sincere A grand woman of God put it in these The family had been intellectually words. He was made acutely aware of words a long time ago: "It is not wise convinced of the truth and were be- the fact that when the gospel is pre- to look to ourselves and study our ginning to see the first glimpses of the sented in its simple beauty people will emotions. If we do this, the enemy power of God in their lives in different accept Christ, even though the human will present difficulties and tempta- ways. And yet the father, as head elec- instrumentality may feel sadly inade- tions that weaken faith and destroy trician for a cotton gin, was still facing quate at the time. courage. Closely to study our emotions and give way to our feelings is to en- tertain doubt and entangle ourselves in perplexity. We are to look away from self to Jesus."—The Ministry of Healing, p. 249. We naturally wish to talk to others about those we love and care about. We also need to tell others about the By D. M. NIERE One who has loved us and given Him- self to assure our personal salvation JESUS SAID that "among those that are born of women there is not a greater so that they, too, may find Jesus as prophet than John the Baptist." Why was John greater than any of the other Saviour. God will fill our hearts with Bible prophets? A closer look at his life will reveal that John not only had the the holy boldness that filled the lives privilege of associating with Jesus but he also had the unique honor of announc- of the believers at Pentecost. The ing Jesus in person to the world. Christian can't help himself—he must John was a fearless advocate of righteousness. His denunciation of wickedness share his experience! Jesus means so did not spare even the occupants of the royal throne of his day. much to him—he simply must tell oth- There was yet another sterling quality that he possessed. The Jewish people of ers of Him! his day were wrapped up in a spirit of superiority complex. They took pride that they were the children of Abraham. They considered themselves to be the only An Adventist minister tells the story favored people on earth. In fact, all those outside the Jewish circle were con- of a little girl named Jo. The older sidered Gentiles or heathen. members of the family were talking John unleashed a most scathing rebuke to the people of his day. He addressed together, and as conversation con- them as "generation of vipers" (Luke 3:7). The next verse reveals his solution to tinued little Jo heard them talking the problem. Manifest fruits "worthy of repentance" and cease to think of your- about the Alamo. Finally she asked selves as the seed of Abraham. "What is an Alamo?" "Well," they ex- In John's analysis social status and ancestry are not important before God. He plained as best they could to a child's opined that "God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham." mind, "an Alamo is a place we run to What is important is the bringing forth of fruits and the humbling of the spirit for protection in time of danger." For before Him. a moment this truth came home to the "No distinction on account of nationality, race, or caste, is recognized by little miss and then jumping down off God. He is the Maker of all mankind. All men are of one family by creation, and the chair she ran across the room and all are one through redemption. Christ came to demolish every wall of partition, climbing up into her father's lap she to throw open every compartment of the temple, that every soul may have free looked up into his face and said, access to God."—Christ's Object Lessons, p. 386. "Daddy, you're my Alamo!" Is Jesus I like that word one. We are all one family of God, the world over, marching your Alamo, dear friend? I'm sure He together under the "bloodstained banner of Prince Immanuel." Allowing our- is. Won't you go to your knees now selves to be influenced by the spirit of the world will invite only weakness and and look by faith up into that lovely disaster. We know it takes the love of God to fill our hearts to love our fellow face and say anew, "Yes, Jesus, as You men, regardless of color, race, or creed. But if John, who prepared the way for are the light of the world so I want to Christ's first advent, loved all, irrespective of racial or religious differences, we shed forth light and radiate Christ to can too, as we prepare the way for Christ's second advent. all the world." ❑

R&H, OCTOBER 25, 1973 5 By ADRIEL D. CHILSON merous books, including a compre- Thurston, of Fish Lake—soon teamed hensive historical and biographical up with him. WHEN THE SECOND ADVENT mes- work entitled History of the Second That Solomon Wellcome's preach- sage was preached in Minot, Maine, Advent Message. ing had a somewhat different ring at in 1843, Timothy and Mary Wellcome Shortly after they were settled, Mi- first brought no concern to Elders and their family readily accepted it. chael and Solomon began working for Steward and Thurston. The growing The two older sons, Michael and Isaac, the conversion of the nearby Ojibway physical and vociferous activities of both ordained ministers in the Meth- Indians, a volunteer service greatly the congregation in testimony meet- odist Church, joined in proclaiming appreciated by the State, because it ings were interpreted as tokens of ap- that the Lord's return was to be ex- kept the Ojibways from warring with proval by the Holy Spirit. Then, from pected in 1844. neighboring tribes. When the town of a distant State came counsels and A few years after the Disappoint- Almond was organized, young Solo- pointed warnings from the pen of ment, there was a major westward mon Wellcome, in his early 20's, was Ellen White: exodus of the Wellcome family. Tim- selected as board chairman. "I was shown that Elder K [Solomon othy and three of his sons, Michael, In the mid-1850's, J. H. Waggoner, of Wellcome] was upon dangerous Jacob, and Solomon, homesteaded Baraboo, Wisconsin, brought the Sab- ground. He is not in union with the south of Almond, Wisconsin. Jacob had bath truth to Almond, and the Well- third angel. He once enjoyed the become a doctor, and Michael and come brothers accepted it. Their let- blessing of God, but does not now, for Solomon were devoted first-day Ad- ters to the REVIEW AND HERALD at this he has not prized and cherished the ventist preachers. Isaac Wellcome be- time reveal their happiness in and light of truth which has shone upon came an evangelist of the Advent devotion to their new-found faith. Solo- his pathway. He has brought along Christian Church and author of nu- mon was especially zealous in school- with him a theory of Methodist sanc- house preaching in the surrounding tification, and presents that in front, Adriel D. Chilson is pastor of the Wau- communities. Two Adventist ministers making it of the highest importance. toma, Wisconsin, church. —T. M. Steward, of Mauston, and P. S. And the sacred truths applicable to Solomon Wellcome and the Sanctification Sensation

6 R&H, OCTOBER 25, 1973 this time are by him made of little con- to be broken up. I must have had at drag forth a dog that was mad, where- sequence. He has followed his own least 30 eyes and ears in order to see fore he always drew his hand back light, and been growing darker and all these gestures and to hear all these quickly; here one scratched on the darker, and going further and further pious groans. wall as if he wanted to test the sharp- from the truth, until it has but little "Here someone grasped the air as if ness of his nails; a woman tore her hat influence upon him. Satan has con- he was trying to catch gnats or flies. from her head, threw it away, and rum- trolled his mind, and he has done There one kneeled before a pew and pled her hair.... great injury to the cause of truth in grasped underneath it as if he would "Here a woman gazed heavenward, northern Wisconsin." 1 In common with some others who had joined in the proclamation of the Sabbath truth, Solomon Wellcome had brought in with him some teachings Rescuing Ringo rr of the church to which he had for- merly belonged. Early Methodists By MABEL HILLOCK were teaching a doctrine of entire sanctification. It was not only a cleans- ing of the sin itself, but an extraction "QUACK, QUACK," called Mrs. ducks fed. She would not go near. of the root of sin. They taught that Mallard as she floated about on Gren- More nets were spread out, and she sanctification, as well as justification, adier Pond in a park in Toronto, Can- did swim into one with about 20 other was an instantaneous experience. ada. birds, but she escaped again. A trap Grenadier Pond is two miles around resembling a lobster trap was put into False Doctrine of Sanctification its edge, and bulrushes grow in parts the water. No use. For example, it was taught that of it. Ducks like to swim in the water. Poor Ringo! She was too afraid to let "a pure life, a pure heart, a thorough In fact, about 500 of them enjoy the the men help her, and yet she could pond so much that they stay there all not get the ring off by herself. Then consecration of one's self to God and winter. Mrs. Mallard was one of those one day she noticed that one of the his service, as well as purification of 500. Usually she just swam around and other ducks was following her around. the heart and soul, must be obtained. ate or gossiped with her neighbors, She wasn't very happy about that, be- Hence, sanctification is not a process but this day something sparkling in cause he seemed to be trying to edge like the growth of a tree or plant,—it the water caught her attention and she her toward the spot where the men is the deeper work of the Spirit of God became quite excited. Quickly she were attempting to lure her. And she in cleansing the Adamic soul. . . . We poked it with her bill and then to her did not want to go there! Every time cannot grow into holiness any more horror found she could not get rid of Mr. Mallard tried to push her toward than we can grow into regeneration. the shiny thing. It was round with a the men, Ringo dived or did some hole in the center, and she had put other trick and swam away. A man that is converted today, or jus- her beak right into the middle of it. Finally Ringo became so weak from tified, may be sanctified in the next Now it was stuck tightly on her bill, lack of food that she just floated hour." 2 and her mouth was clamped shut. She around on the pond with her head An eyewitness account of the type could not quack anymore and neither under her wing, but whenever anyone of religious fervor with which Solomon could she eat. came close enough to try to catch her Wellcome was familiar is pictured by a Frantically Mrs. Mallard swished her she was always able to gather enough German immigrant, Christian Ficker, beak back and forth in the water. She strength to fly out of reach again. who visited a small Methodist church tried everything she could think of to Then she disappeared. Bird lovers get rid of that shiny ring, but it stayed and Humane Society inspectors pa- in central Wisconsin about this time. right there on her bill. How long she trolled the edge of the pond looking He describes his experience: wore that pull-tab from a can of drink for her. Some even waded in hip "As I entered the church with my —for that was what she had found— boots out into the bulrushes trying to companions (about ten o'clock in the no one knows, but when at last some flush her out so she could be caught. evening), we saw on a sort of long plat- kind person noticed her plight she was An animal-rescue emergency truck form four so-called 'preachers' sitting reported to the Humane Society. Im- stood by ready to rush her to the vet- or rather lolling as people do, espe- mediately a man was sent out to see erinary hospital. what he could do to help. He soon "Our veterinarian will cut the metal cially in the saloons. The service be- found, though, that Mrs. Mallard had ring from her trapped beak, and we'll gan at once with a prayer which had other ideas. She did not want to be use an eyedropper to give her nour- very little sense and was spoken by caught and would not let the man ishment," Constable Patey said, but one of the four preachers in hollow, near. Every day Special Constable again, Ringo had other ideas. No one monotonous tones and with fearful Wilf Patey went to the pond to try to could find her. rolling of the eyes. Hereupon fol- catch that duck, but every day Mrs. At last, after twelve days of trying to lowed a song entitled `So Let Us Go to Mallard managed to get away. catch that unfortunate mallard, the Zion.' . . . Men and still more women As the days went by all the city of Society called off its search. They kept time by clapping their hands Toronto became interested in the fate could not help the bird who would of the starving bird, who soon became not let them rescue her. When the which they stretched out before them nicknamed Ringo. The Humane So- men were unable to find her body in or held above their heads and by hop- ciety's headquarters was swamped the water they decided she must have ping up from their seats and down with callers who offered suggestions pulled the ring off by herself somehow again. ... I for my part sat in my place on how to trap her, and when a little and was back among the 500 ducks like one petrified and yet I had only girl telephoned them to "do every- wintering on Grenadier Pond. seen the beginning of this business.... thing to save poor little Ringo" they Foolish Ringo! All those days of "The sermon was given without ac- tripled their efforts. starvation and misery just because she cent, quite monotonously, and without Using a specially built cannon, the would not let those kind men rescue men fired a net over Ringo, but she her. gesticulation. Now, however, someone just ducked under it and swam away. Jesus wants to take care of you, too. begins to sigh here, now there—an They went out in rowboats trying to He will be glad to help you with your `Ali!'—an 'Oh, oh!' escaped many a get close enough to snare her. Ringo problems if you do not keep running breast. Ever more numerously and would not cooperate. They laid a 40- away from Him as Ringo ran away louder became these `Ah's!' and `Oh's!' foot-long minnow net set with bait from all those people who tried to 'til finally all quiet and order seemed into the shallow water where the help her.

R&H, OCTOBER 25, 1973 7 clutched her bosom as if nothing less ing her first little tract, were all wrong. feelings. So I watched it with intense than spiritual emotion would be found . . . We leave these dear, mistaken anxiety. in it and uttered the words: `Come, my friends with our pity and our prayers. "At times I detected faults, but then Jesus, come my dear Jesus, my dear . . . Mauston, Wis. Nov. 7, 1860." 4 I was answered with, 'It shall all be lover, etc.' Here and there again one After two weeks of prayer, study, and made plain by and by,' which made me uttered merely the syllable 'Ji! Ji!' counsel, Elder White was able to see look for plainer demonstrations. At springing up from his seat each time a few gleams of light shining through times I would express doubts, and as if a wasp had stung him. . . . Here the clouds of confusion. He wrote to then the answer would come, 'Doubt one ran forward and fell on the floor his wife: "Brother Steward seems bet- not.' So I would have to give it up for and several danced about him as if ter, and I hope he will come out, but the time. Then I would try to reason they were possessed and cried out: he got all under the stuff going here. I with, and advise them to let judgment 'The spirit has overcome him! He know I am in the path of duty." 5 decide. But then it would be shown has received the Holy Spirit, etc.' " 3 The testimony of the Spirit of Proph- that I was in a dreadful trial or under a The continuing letters of counsel ecy was too clear to be misunder- temptation. and reproof from Sister White were stood. The future spiritual life of the "So I finally thought that I would let making Elder Steward uncomfortable. members at Almond, Fish Lake, and it develop itself, and I encouraged His wife had become "all taken up" Mauston would be determined by them to trust in the Lord, and submit with the new experience and was their acceptance or rejection of the to be anything, or to see anything. I claiming to have received visions counsel of the Lord. can now see where I was partially from the Lord countering Sister Ellen White had written: "Elder bilnded [sic] to the visions, for they White's advice. Reluctant to take a K [Solomon Wellcome] has bewildered did not relate them all. The visions of firm stand, Elder Steward returned and confused many minds with this the future were so in accordance with to his Mauston home. theory of sanctification. All who em- our views of the progress of the third At the close of a conference in the brace it lose to a great extent their in- angel's message, that I was really in fall of 1860, it was decided that James terest in and love for the third angel's hope it would prove a blessing to us White would make a tour of the East message. This view of sanctification is and to all God's saints. and J. N. Loughborough would visit a very pretty-looking theory. It white- Function of Visions Illinois and Wisconsin. However, washes over poor souls who are in as the time drew near, neither felt at darkness, error, and pride. It gives "I want you should understand that ease about the matter. They met to- them an appearance of being good the visions have placed the third an- gether in Elder Loughborough's home Christians, and of possessing holi- gel's message in the front all the way for a season of prayer and arose from ness, when their hearts are corrupt.... through; and they gave us some very their knees with their minds changed. "It is time for God's people in Wis- good instruction in perfect accordance Elder White would make the Wiscon- consin to find their position. 'Who will with the Bible. Finally I began to think sin tour because his experience in be on the Lord's side?' should be it was coming out right. But I was wait- meeting fanaticism would be needed sounded by the faithful, experienced ing for full satisfaction. So I prayed at Mauston. ones in every place. God requires them that the Lord would develop it to my From Dubuque, Iowa, Elder White to come out and cut loose from the satisfaction. I had not preached it, took a Mississippi riverboat to La various influences which would sep- and did not intend to until I had evi- Crosse and then a train to Mauston. A arate them from one another and from dence to defend it. So in all my preach- conference was held at the home of the great platform of truth upon which ing I confined myself to the Word. We Elder Steward, and two other minis- God is bringing His people." 8 had as we supposed many of the gifts. ters, William S. Ingraham and Isaac Some accepted the reproof and But I was not satisfied with the de- Sanborn, joined them. By now, the counsel, while others did not. Among velopment of these gifts. church folks at Mauston were enjoy- those who saw their error and re- "But on the night of Jan. 2, while at ing some rather lively times in their united with the body of believers were Portage, it did begin to develop a new church services, and all in seeming the Stewards. Elder Steward wrote a feature, and all that were together good faith and sincerity. Elder White letter of confession to the REVIEW. and under its influence completely commented on his reception here: Entitled "A Delusion Confessed," it lost control of themselves (or gave up "We think it our duty to state some- was published together with some to be controlled by the unseen power), thing of the appearance of this work comments by Elder White. and the scenes that followed I cannot here, which is called by some 'The "To all the dear saints scattered describe. I was away at Cascade hold- Reformation,' but to us it looks more abroad: As the question has often been ing meetings, having left the day be- like a deformation.... asked by my correspondents, 'What is fore. These scenes commenced at Bro. the nature of the work at Mauston?' I Billings, where there were present Rude Interruptions would now 'like to give you my views my wife, Sr. Kelley, and Bro. and Sr. "While we were preaching, a sister in regard to it. Further, I feel it my Billings. These scenes continued until broke out in an opposition shout, so duty to do so; I feel I am fully pre- the evening after the Sabbath, when we waited some time for her to get pared to do it; and my prayer is that they became convinced that it was a through. It was with difficulty that we the Lord will save us from all the de- delusion. And now we are unanimous finished the discourse... . lusions of Satan in these last days. in pronouncing it the work of the en- "This reformation, as it is called, has "You are well aware that the work emy. We fully and freely denounce it. passed some very important decrees. had just begun when Bro. White was I love the truths of the third angel's It is said that one or more have the here, and of course I was not decided. message as ever, and I intend to ad- spirit of prophecy, and that they have I begged of them to let me alone until vocate it to the world. Brethren, be- ware of the strong delusions of these seen things of the deepest interest. For we had investigated the subject to our last days! Thii sketch will give you our instance, the body of Sabbath-keepers satisfaction. I had reasons for doubt- views in regard to the nature of it. sustaining the REVIEW have been ing, but I wanted to give it a thorough branded as follows—`Advent,' Baby- testing. The reason I advocated it, was T. M. STEWARD. "Kingston, Wis., Jan. 10 th, 1861." lon,"Fallen,"Organization.' This is not because I was established in it, too significant to need comment. Also but because I could not see any thing that Sister White's writings, except- trampled under foot regardless of "REMARKS.—It is no small thing to

8 R&H, OCTOBER 25, 1973 fall under the strong delusions of Sa- things, which they seldom ever re- chosen a humble place in the church, tan, especially when persons have cover. For the past fifteen years we relying more upon the judgment of exercises controlling body and mind, have watched the course of such, and those who have had a good experi- which they regard as the power of the in no instance have we seen them ence than upon their own. Holy Spirit. Such lose their balance. pursue an even course so as to exert a "God does not leave His people to They lose their judgment in spiritual good influence, unless they have the deceptive power of Satan for noth-

When You're Young By MIRIAM WOOD

New Guinea Revisited her by the boy who was our 'tanimtok' in the village that on the Queen's Birthday weekend [a British holiday] she and MANY OF THE READERS of this column are aware that I her husband would be coming through to Omaura to see us had the opportunity two and a half years ago to take a trip and that if Guteleme liked she could come too. I understand around the world, and to visit some of our mission sta- that Guteleme was preparing for that trip for three weeks be- tions in the most remote corners imaginable. New Guinea forehand, and on the appointed day she and Jacob (the turned out to be the most fascinating place I ,had ever been, 'tanimtok' who is a student at Kabiufa and who stayed with to that date, and it still remains in that category. So much Guteleme the night before to ensure that she was ready in so, that I couldn't resist writing a little book about my ex- time) were up at 4:00 A.M. and waiting on the main road by periences there in "the 6:00 A.M. The Thompsons eventually arrived at 9:00 A.M. to land that time forgot." find Guteleme in despair, quite sure that she had been left Now it is the great behind. dream of my life to see "When they arrived here just before lunchtime Guteleme it again; to become a burst into tears as we embraced each other. We had a most part of the on-going pleasant weekend. I showed her All My Dusty Babies and was vigorous life of the a little disappointed at her lack of enthusiasm, until I remem- Australian and New bered that out in the village when I had taught her tribe sew- Zealand missionaries ing Guteleme had been unable to see to thread a needle. there and to witness " 'You know,' I said to Jean Thompson, 'Guteleme does the unbelievable con- not see very well.' trast in the lives of the " 'Oh,' said Jean, 'here, let her try my glasses.' So saying, people before and after she carefully fitted her glasses onto Guteleme's nose. The re- accepting Seventh- sponse was dramatic and heart-warming and, I must admit, day Adventist Chris- rather moving. Instantly her face lighted up and she began tianity. Probably I to identify all her people. They are all there in the book—her shall never be able to husband's children and hers too and all the village men and realize this ambition, women and their babies. So there you see my friend Gute- but I do keep in touch leme looking at your book. with some of my "What an experience for her! The very first time in her life friends there; a letter to enter a European home, to eat bread and butter and lettuce with a New Guinea salad and eggs on toast, her first time to wear glasses, to sit postmark and exotic in an easy chair and look at books. She spent the rest of the New Guinea stamps weekend happily looking through Jean's glasses at every pic- takes precedence over ture book we had, from Uncle Arthur's Bible Stories to The all other mail. Reader's Digest Gardening Guide. A few days ago I was particularly fortunate. I had a letter "It was a happy and exciting experience for Guteleme and from Molly Rankin, who is well known to Review readers a thought-provoking and heart-stirring one for me. . . . Life through her articles from time to time. She had been our hos- at Omaura is wonderful. . . . I'm teaching the student wives tess at Kabiufa Adventist High School; she had really intro- sewing, cooking, crocheting, et cetera and leading out in duced me to New Guinea, and it was she and her husband, Dorcas activities with the village women, running a sewing Ian, who had taken us to the very early morning branch Sab- industry to raise funds for all our needs, and supervising my bath school where I was almost struck dumb at the primitive boys in their correspondence study.... Ian has planted acres conditions under which the Sabbath school was held. Here of garden, which is beginning to produce vegetables in sala- I'd seen a very sick baby and we'd driven the little thing to the ble quantities. God is so good." hospital some distance away in Goroka. Since that time, the Molly, of course, does not say one word about the hard- Rankins have moved to an even more remote station, the ships of life at Omaura or the overwhelming sense of isola- Omaura Bible Workers' Training School, which necessitated tion or the unending work. They, and others like them, give leaving the dear friends they had made among the nationals this church a great deal of its meaning. There is no need to in the Goroka-Kabiufa area. Molly sent me the picture that embark on a long and complicated theological discussion as you see reproduced here and wrote as follows: to the "Meaning of Mission" with these missionaries. THEY "This is Guteleme.... She was the one church member at KNOW. They are living the gospel commission every day of the branch Sabbath school we took you to while you were at their lives. Kabiufa. She is mentioned in your book as the woman who Where do we here at home fit into the picture? What took the baby to the hospital when it had scabies. The baby happens in New Guinea—the on-goingness of our mission was not hers but that of her husband's second wife. And how work—is just as vitally important to us as though we were did I get this picture? One of the teachers at Kabiufa knew there ourselves. And, of course, we can be there—via the how attached I was to Guteleme and knew that Guteleme had routes of prayer, offerings, and interest. Remember, "We grieved a bit when we left Kabiufa, so she sent a message to are all a part of the great web of humanity."

R&H, OCTOBER 25, 1973 9 ing. There is a cause. That cause should be sought for with the deepest feelings of humiliation, lest a second delusion follow worse than the first. Satan's great object in this delusion PRACTICAL in Northern Wisconsin has doubtless been to bring the subject of the per- petuity of spiritual gifts into disgrace and doubt. One extreme is usually CH RCH followed by another. And we shall be greatly disappointed if we do not find those who have been under the spirit of error and fanaticism, giving up the FIN NCE subject of spiritual gifts altogether, which error would be more fatal than the first. J. W. [James White]." 7 SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS give For the remainder of his life Elder to a wide variety of causes through the Steward was a faithful worker in the offerings taken in our churches Sab- church, and Sister Steward authored bath by Sabbath. This extensive giving numerous articles for Adventist jour- pattern has in some respects contrib- nals. Their daughter, Mary, was later uted to our being recognized as a one of Sister White's office assistants, rather unique church organization. By ROBERT E. OSBORN and for many years a copy editor at Let us share a few observations on the Review and Herald Publishing As- practical church finance. sociation. First, the tithe. All true Seventh-day deed would be unthinkable and tragic Subsequent Experiences Adventists are faithful tithers. We for God's remnant church. meticulously return to the Lord Finally, we consider the need of en- P. S. Thurston found it difficult to through the church 10 per cent of our larging and improving the physical shed completely the holiness confu- income, and we mark it as tithe. This, facilities of our local churches, and sion and, in his retirement years, the tithe, is the fundamental financial also our elementary and secondary false sanctification was still spicing support and undergirding of our whole schools. All churches and institutions his sermons. In 1861, the Wellcome denominational program—it basically have needs that must be met at times brothers moved into Minnesota, but maintains the pastoral and evangelis- by the expenditure of large sums of made no change in their methods of tic aspects of our work. "Bring ye all money. To meet these needs, in recent preaching. With increasing fervor for the tithes into the storehouse," God years many of our conferences and his doctrine of sanctification and a urges (Mal. 3:10). churches have entered into every- lessening emphasis on the great After the tithe, we next properly member commitment programs, and a truths of our message, Solomon Well- think of our local church, the place in growing number of our members are come finally united with the Advent which we regularly worship, and of the also giving to this on a regular per- Christian Church, for whom he need to finance its individual and dis- centage basis—some plans call for up worked until his death in 1876. In a tinct program. While it is true that part to 5 per cent of income for this purpose biographical sketch of his life, his of the tithe supports the pastoral staff on a sustained basis, others less if the lively preaching is depicted: of our churches, the other costs of op- current needs are not quite so press- "His whole life was enveloped in re- erating the local church and elemen- ing. The commitment program has ligion and he gave himself up to it with tary school functions come largely been a tremendous blessing, and many an intense spiritual fervor that at from the church expense fund (or churches and schools have been built, times must have taxed severely the church budget as it is sometimes enlarged, or improved under this physical stamina of one who suffered called). In order to maintain this on a plan, which emphasizes faithful stew- from heart disease. . . . A revivalist, regular and systematic basis, many ardship so beautifully and practically. characteristic of the mid-19th cen- churches urge their members to follow Now we add up these percentages- tury, he strove with all the eloquence the 2 per cent plan for church expense, 10 per cent for tithe, 2 per cent for at his command for mass conversions, or some other definite and regular ar- church expense, 5 per cent for build- and attempted to impress listeners rangement. The giving to the local ing programs by commitment, plus with an awareness that dark days of church expense fund should not be a our various mission offerings and our evil were at hand and the end of the haphazard, impulsive type of giving; contributions to all the other needs world was imminent." 8 how much better it would be when cal- (such as missionary literature) and Although it was but an observation culating and setting aside the tithe worthy projects here and abroad— and not a prophecy, the fruitage of if we would also allocate another 2 this is about 20 per cent of income, Solomon Wellcome's delusion was as per cent (or some other percentage) making us double tithers! This looks Elder White had written, "They lose of our income for church expense. like a formidable amount to give for their judgment in spiritual things, Then we think again of our world God's work. But how the Lord blesses which they seldom ever recover." 1:1 program, and of other specific needs those who exert faith in Him! "Prove and projects. Our world outreach is me now herewith, saith the Lord of REFERENCES largely financed by the Sabbath school hosts, if I will not open you the win- ' Testimonies, vol. 1, p. 335. offerings, Ingathering, and the few 2 Sermons, Addresses, and Essays of Bishop L. H. dows of heaven, and pour you out a Holsey, D.D. (Franklin Printing and Publishing Co., general mission offerings scheduled blessing, that there shall not be room Atlanta, Ga., 1808), pp. 183-185. Wisconsin Magazine of History, June, 1942, pp. during the year. Without these we enough to receive it" (Mal. 3:10). This 463-465. would have to curtail drastically our ' Review and Herald, Nov. 13, 1860. has indeed been the experience of "Letter of James White to his wife, written from foreign mission program, and this in- many, and it can and should be the Mauston, Wisconsin, Nov. 6, 1860. Testimonies, vol. 1, pp. 335, 337. experience of many more who still ' Review and Herald, Jan. 22, 1861, pp. 77, 78. " Welcome News (Garden City, Minn.), October- Robert E. Osborn is an assistant treas- have not fully accepted the Lord's November, 1959. urer of the General Conference. challenge to prove Him. ❑

10 R&H, OCTOBER 25, 1973 From the Editors

Contrasting Voices Proclaim the Advent-4 For example, three words in the Greek are used to de- scribe our Lord's return: parousia "coming," apokalupsis Why the "Secret Rapture" "uncovering, revelation," and epiphaneia "manifestation, appearance." Parousia is used by secret rapture advocates Doctrine Is Wrong to refer to Christ's secret coming for His church, while the In recent years the most frequently heard voices announc- remaining two words are reserved for His visible return ing the imminence of the Advent have been the pretribula- after the seven-year tribulation period. tionists—that is, those who expect a secret coming of Jesus But one of many examples where parousia is used in con- for the church, followed by a seven-year period of great nection with the Advent is 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17: "For this tribulation, during which the antichrist is revealed prior to we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are the visible, glorious appearing of Jesus in judgment. alive and remain unto the coming I-parousia) of the Lord In fact, the proponents of this position seem to dominate shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord him- all prophetic conferences and most evangelical periodicals. self shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice It would appear to the uninformed that this predominant of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead evangelical position has been the traditional teaching of the in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain Christian church since New Testament days. Nothing is shall be caught up [or, raptured] together with them in the further from the truth. clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be The concept of the secret rapture had never risen before with the Lord." the early 1830's when, in England, a woman of Edward Irv- It takes great ingenuity to find a secret rapture amid ing's congregation, thinking herself under some kind of shouts and trumpets loud enough to awaken the dead! The charismatic gift, announced her "new light." Hard as it is to living saints are joined with Jesus only after the dead in believe, several scholars at the famous Powerscourt meet- Jesus are raised. Nothing seems to be quiet, hidden, or ings (much to the protest of their colleagues) advocated this secret in this verse or any other verse where parousia is new position as an important ingredient in their developing used in reference to the Second Advent. outline of a new brand of premillennialism. It seemed to be Paul expects the church to remain on earth until the visi- the boost that two other struggling ideas needed: (1) futur- ble revelation (apokalupsis) of Jesus (1 Cor. 1:7), urging the ism, the concept that the seventieth week of Daniel 9 and church to keep its eye on "that blessed hope, and the glori- Revelation 4 to 22 were yet future events to be completed ous appearing Iepiphaneica of the great God and our Saviour during the seven years immediately preceding the return Jesus Christ" (Titus 2:13). These three words describe the of Jesus in judgment, and (2) Darby's dispensationalism that same event, a single event, that will occur at the end of a not only denied to the Christian church its traditional role great time of trouble. Paul knew nothing other than that the as the successor to the Jewish nation but that also looked Christian saints will be on earth, amid (though spared from) forward to the final gospel call given by the Jews after the the awfulness of the great time of trouble and the outpour- faithful Christians had been "raptured." ing of the wrath of God, until Jesus descends "with power The main support for the "secret rapture" doctrine has and great glory" (Matt. 24:30). been the Plymouth Brethren movement, the Dallas Theologi- cal Seminary, and the Scofield Reference Bible, which has Future Application of the Seventieth Week had a phenomenal influence on evangelicals. Probably the The chief reason the secret rapture advocates insist that chief reason for the rapid acceptance of pretribulationism the church must be raptured before the great tribulation is during the past century was that it appeared to evangelical that they had already decided that the seventieth week of Christians to be the most effective weapon against post- Daniel 9 applies not only to the seven-year period just pre- millennialism, the prevailing interpretation of prophecy ceding the visible return of Jesus, but solely to the Jewish during the optimistic nineteenth century. The secret rapture nation that would become the target of the antichrist's teaching seemed to recover the authentic New Testament wrath. Regardless of the fact that the New Testament always emphasis of imminence and, for many Christians looking envisions the church as a living participant of the last, great for the return of Jesus, this restored a precious aspect that time of trouble (suffering the wrath of men, but not of God), had been long lost. dispensationalists cut short the age of the church at the be- Torturing the Bible ginning of the seventieth week, allowing for the resumption of the age of Israel so that the Old Testament prophecies But how much was conceded and lost while recovering concerning the restoration of Israel might be fulfilled. imminence? Much in every way. Up until the 1830's Bible Furthermore, contrary to the pretribulationists, the Bible students generally since apostolic times had located the says nothing about two phases of the resurrection of the glorification of the church at the time when Jesus returns in righteous—at the beginning and end of the seven-year glory. The dispensationalists, employing the secret rapture period (the latter, for the martyred righteous who are con- concept, have placed the translation of the living church verted during the period of Jewish evangelism). Revelation seven years before the visible return of Jesus. Among the 20 speaks categorically about only two resurrections, that reasons for this late discovery (?) in prophetic interpreta- of the righteous at the beginning of the millennium and that tion is that they do not envision the church going through of the unrighteous at the end of the millennium. the great tribulation, they see no other way for the Jews to Seventh-day Adventists believe that the Bible should be be responsible for the final gospel call to the world, and they read in a straightforward manner. It was not meant to be a believe that the saints will have to be translated before our puzzle. Unquestionably, there are difficult passages, but they Lord's visible return in order to satisfy Paul's statement that contend, as serious Bible students have always held, that Jesus would return "with all his saints" (1 Thess. 3:13). the simplest explanation is preferable to the complicated By an amazing and intricate system of textual maneuver- and strained, that the burden of proof rests upon those who ing the Bible is tortured into making distinctions between advocate a doctrine that the Bible does not explicitly teach. the undifferentiable, forced into assertions that are mere The very fact that pretribulationists have modified their assumptions and not developed out of the Biblical text. positions many times over the years, that many leading ad-

R&H, OCTOBER 25, 1973 11 vocates have abandoned this position after more careful morality, and indecency presented on some programs, they Bible study, should suggest that the secret rapture position kept watching until conscience no longer protested. They rests on precarious footing, even for its friends. H. E. D. became living proof of the truth of Pope's verse: To be continued "Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As to be hated needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace." Hour after hour they watched programs that should never A New Look at TV appear on the TV screen of a Christian. In their minds they Continued from page 2 argued that it must be all right since they were not "going to the movies." Or, "The programs portray true incidents, principles, not a simplistic rule, to guide them in their rela- don't they?" tionship to television. They discovered these principles and What are some elements that should guide a Christian in lived by them. Others, unfortunately, glued themselves to developing a relationship with television that will be viable the television set and opened their minds to any image, no intellectually, socially, and spiritually? We shall consider matter how evil, that might appear on the screen. Though these and other matters next week. X. H. W. at first somewhat horrified and shocked by the violence, im- To be concluded

many consider as necessities what in reality church forever. How many people in the Letters are luxuries. I add a hearty Amen. I was United States could afford, easily afford, to on a furlough last year, and it came as a give more each Sabbath for missions and Continued from page 3 shock to me to see how much material not miss it? things had taken hold of our people. In the final judgment we are going to have Without him, "Yellowknife" would not have Possibly it struck me with such force be- to give account of the means that was en- been. cause I know of the many children from trusted to us. How will we stand? This dedicated layman, under the name Seventh-day Adventist homes who would I could continue with stories and needs, of Maranatha Flights, has spearheaded and like to come to school here at Lakpahana but you are saying it so well in the REVIEW. carried through to their successful conclu- but don't have the money. Neither does the A big Thank you for the efforts of our sions numerous similar projects in the mission or school have enough money to church and its leaders for their help and Caribbean, Mexico, et cetera. support them all. For lack of US$72 per support. ARLYS WALTER year or US$6 per month we turn them BROOKE SADLER Richardson, Texas away. Some unfortunately are lost to the Mailapitiya, Sri Lanka Stewardship and Big Cars

The letter from the woman in Colorado RESPONSE FROM READERS [Aug. 231, in which she faults some of our members and workers for driving big cars, implies. To enter into the full experi- needs a reply. Evidently she doesn't know Filling the Vacuum ence of justification by faith we need that for reasons of stewardship some people rightly to understand Romans 3:24- purchase a year-old or two-year-old large READING Willis ). Hackett's article 26, which shows that God declares car, instead of a new, smaller car. Often entitled "Individual or Corporate "his righteousness for the remission these older, larger cars can be bought for Religion" (April 5) set me thinking of sins that are past." At this point the less money than a new small car; they even about a statement in Gospel Workers, Christian begins his journey of sancti- may cost less to operate and maintain. The page 287, which reads: "When one is fication, the work of a lifetime. gas mileage is as good as and sometimes fully emptied of self, when every false better than one gets with a medium-priced god is cast out of the soul, the vacuum "We have great victories to gain, and a heaven to lose if we do not gain car, and the depreciation has already been is filled by the inflowing of the Spirit largely reduced. After four or five years' of Christ. Such a one has the faith them. The carnal heart must be cruci- additional driving, it may actually be possi- that purifies the soul from defilement. fied; for its tendency is to moral cor- ble to dispose of it for more money than a He is conformed to the Spirit, and ruption, and the end thereof is death. more recent vintage smaller car would he minds the things of the Spirit. He Nothing but the life-giving influences bring. has no confidence in self. Christ is of the gospel can help the soul. Pray I agree with the woman in principle but all and in all." that the mighty energies of the Holy feel we should not judge one another, es- God has left it to us individually Spirit, with all their quickening, re- pecially when all the facts are not known. by faith to cleanse the soul temple cuperative, and transforming power, from every defilement, through the may fall like an electric shock on the ARTHUR A. MICKEL, M.D. palsy-stricken soul, causing every Chico, California blood of the Lamb of God. "The Chris- tian's life is not a modification or im- nerve to thrill with new life, restoring the whole man from his dead, earthly, Luxuries and Necessities provement of the old, but a transfor- mation of nature. There is a death to sensual state to spiritual soundness. We receive our REviEws months late here, self and sin, and a new life alto- You will thus become partakers of the but they are always most welcome and read gether."— The Desire of Ages, p. 172. divine nature, having escaped the from cover to cover. This corresponds with Paul's statement corruption that is in the world through I have especially appreciated the articles in 2 Corinthians 5:17, 18, "If any man lust; and in your souls will be re- and appeals regarding the effect of the dol- be in Christ, he is a new creature: old flected the image of Him by whose lar devaluation and its subsequent effect things are passed away; behold, all stripes you are healed."—Testimonies, on mission work. On this small island we things are become new. And all vol. 5, p. 267. have lost one overseas budget this year. We things are of God, who hath recon- This to me is clear counsel, which are already desperately short of workers, ciled us to himself by Jesus Christ." if acted upon in faith cannot fail to and this loss will serve only to reduce the It seems to me that a clear under- bring forth the desired result. number of people won to Christ in this part standing of the teaching of justifica- What a wonderful journal the of the world. tion by faith is needed to enable us to Review is these days. It is always a Last night I was reading the article, "Mis- enter into this experience. Consider welcome guest in our home and has sion Myopia or Laodicean Lethargy" [May that Abraham had been many years been for some years now. 31), on the per cent of giving that is going on his pilgrim journey before his faith E. W. CARLSEN overseas. This article mentions that too was made perfect, as James 2:21-23 Fulham, South Australia

12 R&H, OCTOBER 25, 1973 Homemakers' Exchange

One of our nieces, who is very close to us but who Weddings are indeed sacred ceremonies, but I've found that the other activities asso- is not an Adventist, is planning her wedding on ciated with them are not usually suitable a Sabbath. She wants her cousin, our daughter, for correct Sabbath observance. Most non- believers would not understand an expla- as part of the wedding party. The wedding will nation that their wedding-related activities are not appropriate for the Sabbath day. be in a church, but we don't know whether Often the rehearsal dinner is on Friday participation as a member of the wedding party is an night, so I just ask the bride and groom if they would mind if I did not attend because appropriate Sabbath activity. We want to do the I'm busy with another engagement follow- right thing; we love our niece dearly. ing the rehearsal (with my family at home). I do rehearse with them. As for the reception after the wedding, I * Let her take part in the wedding cere- We didn't want to break the Sabbath, but don't attend it. If I were a bridesmaid I mony since it is a sacred service. It was in- we also felt that if we told them we would would politely make an appearance for a stituted in the very beginning by the Creator, keep our daughter out of their wedding, few minutes, if there was a receiving line and when Jesus was on earth He attended which was to be a religious service, be- in which I was expected. Then I would a wedding. cause it was on Sabbath it would be the quietly leave without fanfare. If anyone I would suggest that she politely decline worst kind of witness. We could appear as asks I would again state that I was sorry, to attend the reception or other secular ac- legalists, and we wanted to show them the but I had another engagement. tivities associated with the wedding. love of Christ. What to do? With everyone so busy with his own busy- MRS. L. K. ELLIOTT Pray about it! We did and came to the de- ness these days, I've not had to answer any Macon, Georgia cision that we would let her be in the wed- probing questions. ding. We explained our position to the bride One beautiful Seventh-day Adventist wed- * We feel that if you refuse to let your and groom, saying that we would attend the daughter participate in her cousin's wed- ding took place recently on the Sabbath day. wedding, go to the reception long enough to During the church service the minister ding the feelings of your niece could be congratulate them, and then quietly leave. hurt so badly that she will despise your preached a sermon on the Adventist home, We felt that in this way we could best wit- then he performed a brief wedding cere- friendship. ness the love of our Saviour. What tradition is more God-centered than mony for the bride (who was wearing a sim- Neither I nor anyone else, however, can ple gown) and groom. Following that all the wedding ceremony? When two people tell you what to do. Please don't take my ad- are joined together by love and God it is a married couples stood for a reaffirmation of vice or anyone else's until you have given it their vows. Church members stayed after- holy experience, and we feel that letting much prayer and thought. Let the Lord im- your daughter be part of this on Sabbath ward for a general potluck at which wedding press upon your hearts, as He did on ours, cake was included as one of the desserts. would not be wrong as long as rehearsal is just what is best in your case. Because we not held on Friday night. VIVIAN RAITZ felt it was right in our case doesn't mean it Dalton, Georgia DAVID AND GWEN BENTLEY will be in yours; because someone else Riverside, California thinks it may be wrong in their case doesn't * Christianity is the most practical belief * Isaiah 58:13, 14, says, "If thou turn away make it wrong in yours. If you ask the Lord in this world. It permeates all facets of one's thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy to show you He will. And He is the only One economic, business, and social life, as well pleasure on my holy day; and call the sab- to decide. as his home life. My Bible tells me "mar- bath a delight, the holy of the Lord, hon- BETTY SANDQUIST riage is honourable," so to me nothing is dis- ourable; and shalt honour him, not doing Sunnyvale, California honorable by being part of a ceremony in thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleas- which people make a covenant with God in * God rested, blessed, and sanctified the ure, nor speaking thine own words: Then public to love and cherish each other. seventh day. Sabbath means the weekly day shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord." Christ Himself was a guest at a wedding in of rest for body and mind, and it is a day of After reading this passage, doesn't your Cana. He said, "Let your light so shine." So worship. God set apart the day for mankind love for God outweigh your love for your we should accept every opportunity to lift so that he could engage in holy activity. niece? Besides, what a good opportunity up the good, abundant life that is found in this is to witness to nonbelievers. The fourth commandment, which reveals serving the Master. By all means let your So above all things, "Remember the sab- the Creator and the everlasting covenant, daughter honor the request that she be a bath day, to keep it holy" (Ex. 20:8). clearly states that no one should work on member of the wedding party. She is hold- Sabbath. The prophet Isaiah commanded LINDA HOPKINS ing up one of earth's oldest and most sacred abstinence from carnal thinking, doing, and institutions—marriage. Camden, New Jersey speaking (Isa. 58:13). Nehemiah rebuked JOHN K. SELLERS Israel and said that the destruction visited * Certainly, if a wedding is a religious Cleveland, Ohio service as we all claim it is, attendance and upon them was due to profaning the Sab- participation are appropriate. It is my feel- bath. Jesus customarily went to the syna- ing that we need to cement the family ties gogue every Sabbath. The apostles in their NEXT QUESTION missionary journeys spent the Sabbaths rather than act as though we are "better A friend of mine tells stories to her children visiting synagogues, praying, and preach- than they." while she is ironing. Another memorizes Bible ing. Even at the time of Jesus' death the I'd send my daughter with a blessing that texts while doing dishes. I would like to know women passed the Sabbath before going she might in time be able to show the cousin other activities that busy homemakers double to the tomb to anoint His body. the Way. up on, either as timesavers or as ways to make BOB FORMAN We should stand firm for the truth. Ab- the time more interesting while doing a dull sence from the wedding may give rise to Monmouth, Illinois job. your niece's asking questions so that you Send answers to Homemakers' Exchange, * This same problem occurred in our fam- can give her information regarding Sab- ily a couple of months ago. My nephew and Review and Herald, Takoma Park, Washing- bathkeeping. ton, D.C. 20012. Letters must not exceed 300 his bride-to-be asked our daughter to be MRS. M. KRISHNASAMI words in length. Include complete return their flower girl. When we said Yes, we had Mississavga, Ontario, Canada address. Three dollars will be paid for each no idea the wedding would be on Sabbath answer published. or that it would be a Catholic ceremony. * Because I've played the organ or sung at Questions for discussion in the Homemak- Like you, my husband and I were very con- weddings for many years, your problem has ers' Exchange are welcome and should be cerned. also been a very real one for me. directed to the address given above.

R&H, OCTOBER 25, 1973 13 "THE BEAUTIFUL DEVIL who has Week by week those of us who carry would come to visit. When the student been courting me told me that if I supplies to the village have watched missionaries arrived, the devils told continued attending the Spalding the metamorphosis take place as a the datu of their displeasure with the Mission School she would never return result of the civic action program Spalding Mission School. They warned to see me again. She spoke of her sponsored by MVC. him that they could no longer be his sorrow at my listening to the two stu- First a two-room school was built. friends if the school were allowed to dent missionaries from Mountain View Handmade desks, no two alike, furnish remain. They said they would return to College who are bringing strange new the nipa classrooms. Abe teaches 36 their homes in the rocks and trees and ways to our people." first- and second-graders, while never return to help him again. But as The speaker was Pio, an 18-year-old Sammy acts as headmaster and the datu contrasted the life of his Manobo tribesman living in Dampaan. teaches 12 third- and fourth-graders. people before the arrival of the mis- His was a typical expression of the After four months I visited the school sionaries with the new life-style they battles taking place in the little moun- to see what the eager students had were beginning to experience, he told tain barrio (village) ever since the two learned. One group demonstrated the devils that he had decided to fol- student missionaries began their work. some of the arithmetic problems, low the new way of life. Dampaan is in the remote rain forest others read in good English, some sang One Friday as the villagers gathered of Central Mindanao, Philippines. songs they had learned, and another around the two MVC students they Approximately 200 villagers eke out group recited portions of the Bible posed the question, "What day is to- their living from a small clearing in that they had memorized. morrow?" the mountainous forests. Slowly they Sammy and Abe have embarked The answer came back, "Sabado." are adapting to Western ways and upon a four-point program in their "Where will you all be?" queried clothing. school. The children are being taught Sammy. The people of Dampaan are ani- how to make brooms. Each child keeps The datu broke in, "We will all be in mists. Supposedly their gods dwell in a portion of the earnings, while the church." Since that day the whole the rocks and trees. Spirits are fre- remainder helps to pay school ex- village has worshiped together. And quent visitors to their homes. Igno- penses. •Neighboring villages provide what an unusual church! Old men and rance and superstition is their daily a ready market for the brooms. While women listen to the Word of God as lot. Abe teaches broom making, Sammy is they chew betel nut. Children scratch But changes are coming rapidly. giving instruction in the art of making at the open sores caused by skin dis- Sammy Napigkit and Abe Carpena rattan stools, another industry to help eases. Naked children and dogs run arrived during the middle of the 1972- with tuition expenses of the individual through the assembled worshipers. 1973 school year. They were minis- students. But week by week the face of the terial students at Mountain View The third and fourth parts of the congregation is changing. Skin dis- College and were afraid they would program encourage better agricultural eases are slowly becoming history. The have to drop out of school because of methods. Near the village spring a new villagers at Dampaan have a long way financial difficulties. A gift from Dr. rice paddy is being prepared for plant- to go before they leave their old ways and Mrs. Spalding sent them instead ing. Methods for improving corn completely, but they are moving as student missionaries. Under the production are also being taught. And rapidly into a new life-style. guidance of the Lord a miracle is finally the children are taught vege- The barrio council, under the direc- taking place in Dampaan. table gardening as part of their class- tion of the datu and with the consulta- work. tion of the student teachers, selected J. H. Zachary is chairman of the theol- The datu (chief) of Dampaan was a a high point in the village as the site ogy department at Mountain View spirit worshiper. As he got drunk daily of the church. One afternoon a group College, Philippines. on his native liquor, four devil friends of villagers gathered to help clear the

14 R&H, OCTOBER 25, 1973 Opposite page: The main street of Dampaan; the teachers' cottage is at the right. Top left: Abe takes a drink from the nearly completed ce- ment-capped spring. Top right: Villagers make boards for their school by splitting logs by hand in the forest. Bottom left: Abe discusses the construction of fences with the villagers. Bottom right: Donald Halenz, president of MVC, stands by the sign which points to the school. hilltop of fallen trees. I was offered a attention through the civic action One day Sammy had two callers— pole to be used in prying the logs. program. datus from neighboring Manobo vil- Sammy called out the signal, and Another Manobo man introduced me lages. Word of the good work of the everybody pushed with all his might. to his wife. She proudly pointed to a student teachers has been carried Log after log was rolled down the slight scar on her neck. Just a few through the forest, and they want a slope. Late in the afternoon the barrio weeks before an Adventist doctor of better life for their villages too. Their people formed a circle to dedicate the Manila had removed a goiter for her. children need teachers. They have spot as a place to worship God. Sunday afternoon has traditionally many sicknesses and need medical I wondered how deep the learning been the time for villagers to slip into attention. They would like to learn to was in the hearts of these primitive neighboring towns for liquid recrea- sing and worship God. "Please come people. Sammy had an answer. I had tion. Sammy and Abe felt that the and help us," they pleaded. promised to come with supplies soon drinking of the parents would undo all Sammy assured them, "Someone will but was uncertain of the exact day I that the teachers were trying to do for come. I will tell my friends at MVC." would make the trip. My schedule was the children. What could they do to When I heard about the promise on arranged so that I went earlier than solve the problem? Sunday, my heart sank. Where would originally expected. After my depar- If they could scrape up 30 pesos to the money come from? We had prom- ture from Dampaan, one of the fathers buy a basketball they would invite ised the student missionaries a modest went to Sammy and said, "The coming the families to stay home on Sunday scholarship so they could continue of Jesus will be unexpected, just like and join group games. Families play- their ministerial training. We had the coming of Pastor Zachary. We'd ing together are better than parents already run up a debt in providing better be ready every day." stumbling home drunkenly in the dark food and provisions for the school. But Medical aid has also come to the on Sunday nights, they reasoned. A how could I say No? village. At least twice a month the basketball court will be the next Monday's mail brought good news: MVC physician and dentist visit community project as soon as the roof $1,000 was on the way. This would be Dampaan. One day I walked back to has been placed on the barrio church. enough to carry on in one school for the new teacher's home with an old Each time I visit Dampaan I notice almost two years! Eight scholarships, man who wanted to show me his heal- new improvements. The narrow paths a school, a church, a teachers' home, ing foot. The first time I saw him he are being replaced by wide streets. and food for the eight student mis- had a huge wound from a cut he got Neat fences enclose yards along the sionaries were unexpectedly pro- while working in the forest. Infection roads. The school has a new bathroom, vided. Already a second project has had set in and the wound enlarged. He which has provided an example for been started in Buco. was fast becoming a cripple until he many village families. The changes are It's a miracle—a modern miracle in was able to receive adequate medical being noticed by others too. the barrio of Dampaan. 0

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Newsfront

SRI LANKA fice and through our workers in out- stations. Baby Show Becomes Contact Because of the interest the baby Point With Non-SDA Homes show created, it is now planned to make this an annual event of health In order to keep in touch with our evangelism. Already entrance has past patrons, and show our interest in been secured to many homes. their welfare, the first 250 babies born Other Services at the Lakeside Medical Centre, Kandy —all under six years—were invited to A full week is devoted anually to inaugurate an annual baby show at the recontacting past patients by offering center. Opportunity was taken on this a free medical checkup for only a occasion to introduce soya milk to par- small registration fee. A health officer ents and babies. gave up smoking when he discovered Mothers from Yugoslavia, U.S.A., an ailment that he had never sus- Germany, Philippine Islands, Pakistan, pected. The high priest of the Buddhist India, along with the first, 100th, 200th, center nearby and a Roman Catholic and the most recent baby born at the mother superior were among those center—only six days old—the first who sought further medical help as a HOME-HEALTH PROGRAM pair of twins, the first Caesarian baby result of their checkups. At the invita- TELEVISED IN SPANISH born, and others received surprise tion of the proprietor, the Lakeside gifts of health books and magazines. staff conducted a medical checkup of Juan Neira, associate publishing The government is interested in soya 145 factory workers and followed it up secretary of the Southern California milk production, as it will save foreign with treatment. Conference, prepares to step in front exchange by substituting for imported Each year five to six nurse-aides are of the TV camera for the filming of milk, and the people are interested in trained at the center, some of whom the program "Alert" on Channel 40, protein substitutes, owing to a 50 per are absorbed onto the staff, while Los Angeles, California. cent increase in the price of milk. others find work in private nursing The program deals with the care Lakeside patients began to patronize homes until some are able to secure of health and home and is presented soya milk, and the 200 bottles supplied entrance in Karachi for further nurse's in the Spanish language. Topics by the Lakpahana Adventist Seminary training. There are about 20 Sri Lan- discussed range from the Five-Day were sold out in a few days! Inquiries kans in training now at Karachi. Plan to Stop Smoking to drugs, began to pour in from all quarters, and R. S. FERNANDO alcoholism, venereal diseases, and arrangements were made to serve the Administrator juvenile delinquency. Doctors take citizens of Colombo from the union of- Lakeside Medical Centre part in the program also. During the program The Bible Story set, health literature, and other books from our publishing department are presented. The series was originally sponsored by Santos Elespe, regional director of the Argentina Airlines. Dr. Elespe consented to underwrite the program for six months because of his sym- pathy for the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Brother Neira met Dr. Elespe some years ago while canvassing. The program is also being recorded on video tape for use on other Spanish stations. JUAN NEIRA "Alert" Director

AUSTRALIA Nationalization to Affect Work in Papua-New Guinea Nationalization of Papua-New Guinea at the end of this year will definitely affect mission work there, according to a report from the Aus- tralasian Division. R. R. Frame, division president, says that self-government on the island will mean fewer white missionaries, par- ticularly in the ministerial area. He NEW WINGS FOR TRANS-AFRICA SWELL AIRCRAFT FLEET TO FIVE adds, "We will need to continue send- After touchdown of one of the two new aircraft for the Trans-Africa Division, ing specialists in the teaching area in particular and also some medical per- Pilot R. E. Seamount (far left), departmental secretary of the Texas Conference, sonnel." prepares to service the plane. With him are R. H. Roderick, treasurer of the The chief minister on Papua, Mi- division, and R. Austen, transportation agent. The planes were flown from chael Somare, commended the Ad- California by Elder Seamount and Clyde Peters, recently returned missionary to ventist Church for its contribution Peru. DESMOND B. HILLS there and stated that he anticipates Public Relations Director, Trans-Africa Division that an overseas staff who will bring

16 R&H, OCTOBER 25, 1973 benefit to the country will be needed ing holding her own meetings in Bo- to their respective churches. If the for another 20 years. dega II, where there is no church yet. church approved the suggestion, the Elder Frame reports that "at present They are planning to make their meet- church committee was charged with the church has more than 90 expatriate ing place the future church. About 25 the responsibility of sending it to the workers in New Guinea. These form persons are being followed up with union at least one month before the less than 10 per cent of the total Bible studies as a result of interest session. The plans committee assigned worker force." generated in the meetings. these suggestions by topic to one of ten For some time the Australasian A village headman was baptized re- subcommittees, made up of persons es- Division has been working toward re- cently through the work of the laymen pecially qualified to deal with specific placing missionaries with national in Buae church, Another man, with his subjects. The subcommittees reported workers. "We have a committee on lo- own funds, built a Catholic chapel in back to the large committee. calization," Elder Frame says. "This his barrio. Later he became an Advent- Several young people were invited to committee is taking a close look at the ist with the encouragement of the lay- attend the session as observers. Not overall picture, including the upgrad- men. Now he plans to let that church only did they have an opportunity to ing of the national and preparing him be used as an Adventist chapel if watch the deliberations of the assem- for leadership." someone could hold meetings in the bly, but when they visited the com- At Sonoma the church operates a de- area to bring in more believers. mittees they were told about the pro- velopment school, Sonoma Adventist Cangag, a mountain church in Isabel, cedures used and given an opportunity College, and each year gives a six- Leyte, added more than 40 members to to ask questions. month leadership course to national their church last year. They are Also present were several official workers. branching out this year and are plan- visitors from outside East Germany: Some residents of Papua-New ning another church in a nearby bar- Oldrich Sladek, president of the Czech- Guinea are fearful that civil disturb- rio where a Sabbath School Associa- oslovakian Union; Johann Heinz, of ances may become rampant as the tion will be held soon. Coordinating Bogenhofen Seminary, Austria; and, date for self-government draws near. the laymen's work is N. L. Ornopia, for the first time, a representative of They point to tribal conflicts that have mission lay activities secretary. West Germany—Joachim Hildebrandt, occurred in the Western Highlands. L. E. MONTANA president of the South German Union. But the government is playing down President, East Visayan Mission I represented the division. such incidents and striving for a quiet The Honorable Mr. Fritz Flint, and peaceful transition with a consti- government secretary of religious af- tution for the new country adopted GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC fairs, invited the official visitors pres- sometime in 1974. Chief Minister So- ent at the union session to a reception. mare is broadcasting regularly in an Youth, Foreign Guests During the hour and a half visit he ex- effort to prepare the people to accept Observe Union Session plained the status of the different their responsibilities and remain calm churches in the DDR and we in turn as the new government takes over. The quadrennial session of the told him about the different aspects M. CAROL HETZELL Union of Seventh-day Adventists in the of the worldwide Adventist work. To Associate Secretary German Democratic Republic met at illustrate what we had told him, I gave GC Department of Communication the Friedensau Missionary Seminary him a copy of Your Friends, the Advent- June 28-July 1. During the three-day ists in German. The previous day we meeting the five officers were re- had visited with Wolfgang Heyl, head PHILIPPINES elected: Manfred Boettcher, president; of the Union of Christian Democrats. Egon Hennig, secretary; Gottfried In effect, there is a representative Laymen Hold Campaigns, Mager, treasurer; Johannes Mager, group of Christian Socialists in the secretary of the Ministerial Asso- Parliament of the DDR; our church 400 Baptized This Year ciation; and L. Richter, departmental has good relations with them. The first six months of the year show secretary. During my stay in the DDR I also a baptism of 532 persons in the East Church members were given an op- attended the Mecklenburg Conference Visayan Mission. More than 400 of these portunity to have their desires ex- session at Schwerien, on the Baltic were won by laymen. One example of pressed to the general assembly, al- Sea. During the week I visited an active layman is Epifanio Urboda. though only regular delegates were churches, presenting messages of hope He was baptized in 1966. Migrating to admitted to the chapel. Months in ad- and courage. JEAN ZURCHER the island of Mindanao, he became an vance the union president invited the Secretary active layman. Returning to his home- members to present their suggestions Euro-Africa Division town, he immediately launched a cam- paign, and after three weeks I baptized 20 as a result of his work. Laymen in Anislagan church in the subprovince of Biliran launched an evangelistic crusade and baptized more than 20. Now a company is meet- ing in the area. Just recently two pub- lic school teachers were baptized in this area as a result of lay contacts. Now the laymen are preparing to as- sist E. 0. Noay, a ministerial intern, in another effort with the objective of establishing a new church. Laymen in Conalum church in Leyte assisted Rufino Urboda, an intern, in entering a new area in a mountain vil- lage. Just recently 15 were baptized, and these new believers are making plans to build a church in their barrio. Another village nearby is calling for the public preaching of the Word, and the intern and laymen are preparing for an immediate thrust in the area. A lay evangelist, Expectacion Ta- Jean Zurcher, left, secretary of the Euro-Africa Division, and others interviewed Wolfgang paya, with other laymen is at this writ- Heyl, head of the Union of Christian Democrats in the German Democratic Republic.

R&H, OCTOBER 25, 1973 17 Churches Dedicated CENTRAL CHILE

The Adventist church of Osorno, some 550 miles south of Santiago, Chile, was dedicated March 10. Some 700 people crowded the 500-seat sanctuary for the service. On April 7 the first baptism was held in the new church, in which evangelistic meetings were being held under the direction of Walter Cameron, Chile Union evangelist. WEST VIRGINIA One hundred and ten persons ex- pressed a desire to be baptized at The Spencer, West Virginia, church the next baptism. At the end of April, was recently dedicated. The 140-seat 350 people were attending Bible sanctuary, conservatively appraised at classes. HECTOR J. PEVERINI $65,000, was completed for only $21,- Departmental Secretary 000. There are 35 members. The South American Division church came into being because of concern that Bill and Lois Dull had for self-supporting work in a dark county. (See Review and Herald, Oct. 22, 1970, p. 16, "Seventy Dollars, a Vi- sion, and a Valley.") Speakers for the service were Theodore Carcich, a General Confer- ence vice-president, and W. D. Fra- zee, president of Wildwood Medical Missionary Institute, Wildwood, Geor- gia. Richard Fearing, Mountain View Conference president, former presi- dent Roscoe Moore, and Bill Dull, the church pastor, also participated. MORTEN JUBERG Former Public Relations Secretary Columbia Union Conference

NEW MEXICO On April 28, 1973, the Albuquerque Heights church, with a seating capacity of 400, dedicated their new building. Currently valued at $400,000, it is the largest church in the Texico Confer- ence. The Heights church, organized September 5, 1964, with 107 charter members, grew rapidly, forcing dou- ble church services, and finally the need for new property and larger facilities. Kenneth Cox, the first pastor to start construction of the present building, was followed by Gary Rustad, R. B. SOUTH JAPAN Wing, Keith Hassinger, Michael Pet- Two new Adventist churches were dedicated in Hofu and Nara, in the South ricko, and Gordon Olsen. Herman Griffin is the present pastor. Japan Mission. The new buildings are both approximately 800 square feet in area. Kenneth Cox was the principal The dedication ceremonies were held on February 17 for the Nara church speaker, and Fred Kear, head elder, (above) and on February 25 for the Hofu church. Y. Okafuji, president of the read the church history. South Japan Mission, led out in the services. He was assisted by Y. Mukai at R. B. WING Nara and by R. Usuda at Hofu. LOIS MAY WATTS Communication Secretary Office Secretary, Japan Union Mission Texico Conference

18 R&H, OCTOBER 25, 1973 makes fixed in our minds that we Florence, Marusevec, and Tyrifjord, `choose not to smoke.' where they convened for educational "I feel confident that every one of us meetings. is a better person physically as well as The largest gathering took place in economically. We 'really have become Norway, where more than 160 persons kings of ourselves; there is a proverb from all parts of the Northern Europe- that says, 'It is better to be a king of West Africa Division, including edu- yourself than to be a ruler of thou- cation secretaries from the Nigeria sands of people.' " REG BURGESS and West Africa Union conferences, Public Relations Director met at Tyrifjord Hoyere Skole. B. B. Ethiopia Union Mission Beach, division education secretary, was general chairman for the session. Participating from the General Con- ARIZONA ference Department of Education were the secretary, Charles B. Hirsch, and Volunteers to Construct associate secretary, Ethel Young. Miss New Vocational Building Young assisted in the section meeting ARTHUR WHITE AWARDED dealing with elementary education HONORARY DOCTORATE BY AU Building a vocational education and chaired a division textbook com- Arthur L. White, right, secretary of building at the Adventist Indian Mis- mittee. the Ellen G. White Estate, was awarded sion School (AIMS) in Holbrook, Ari- The need for Adventist textbooks in an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree zona, is the current project of Mara- European Adventist schools is evident. by Andrews University during summer natha Flights International, a group The need to print books in different commencement, August 12. Elder of Adventist laymen. languages and the high cost of doing White presented the commencement AIMS is the only school on or near a this has deterred the production of address, "Visions of Excellence." reservation emphasizing vocational SDA texts in these countries. The text- He was cited for the degree "in education, and it aims to make that book committee recommended that the recognition of his significant influ- instruction even more meaningful in division give consideration to imple- ence, by means of his life, his pen, quarters designed for the purpose. The menting a textbook program in coop- and his spoken word—on Adventist vocational instruction building will eration with the Department of Edu- education, Adventist publications, bring under one roof all classes in cation of the General Conference. Adventist church administration, and home economics, auto mechanics, "Adventist Education in Time of the Adventist ministry worldwide," welding, drafting, and electrical en- Change" was the theme around which according to Richard Hammill, presi- gineering. Instruction rooms now are the presentations and discussions dent of Andrews University, left. scattered around the campus in old were centered. Questions dealing with RICHARD HAMMILL army buildings without plumbing. church standards and principles, re- President, Andrews University Plans for the 70-by-140-foot con- ligious education, and present-day crete block building were drawn up applications received much attention. by Don Kirkman, a Washington archi- E. E. White, education secretary of tect who is making this additional con- the Euro-Africa Division, led out in the educational dialog in Southern ETHIOPIA tribution to the AIMS students. The volunteer workers will spend Europe dealing with similar topics. Town Proclaims It's a three weeks on the project under the Because of the language differences, "Smokeless Zone" Now direction of F. H. Van den Heuvel, of several meetings took place. German- Phoenix. Scheduled plans called for speaking educators from Germany, Three Five-Day Plans to Stop Smok- concrete footings and masonry corners Austria, and Switzerland met at Bo- ing were conducted in two weeks re- to be poured the week beginning Oc- genhofen; Yugoslavians met at Maru- cently in northern Ethiopia. Two were tober 14; block laying and enclosing sevec; French, Italian, Portuguese, and held in Asmara and one was held in with the roof, the week of October 21; Spanish met at Florence; and a special Makelle, the provincial capital of and all finished carpentry for the week meeting of all school administrators Tigre. Leading out were Jon Green, of October 28. Carpenters were mak- took place at Collonges. principal of the Asmara Adventist ing cabinets for the classrooms even CHARLES B. HIRSCH School; Solomon Wolde Endreas, pres- before construction began. Secretary ident of the North Ethiopia Field; and Most of the funds for the building GC Department of Education Reg Burgess, public relations director project came from the Thirteenth Sab- of the Ethiopia Union Mission. bath Offering overflow for the second Very few residents of Makelle were quarter of 1972. Labor is being pro- smokers, so it took only two days to vided by 100-150 members of Mara- visit all the smokers in the area, and natha Flights International (see June invite them to the Five-Day Plan. The 14, 1973 REVIEW), many of whom are general of the police, a nonsmoker, pilots who will fly to Holbrook to do- helped the Plan leaders with this visi- nate their time. tation. The project still lacks $12,000. An All but one of the 50 smokers who estimated $5,000 will be needed to were invited attended the Five-Day feed the crews donating their vacation Plan. The provincial officer for health, time. Classroom equipment is esti- also a nonsmoker, participated and mated at another $12,000. enthusiastically presented all the SHIRLEY BURTON medical evidence needed to ensure 90 Correspondent, Pacific Union per cent success by the fifth night. This progressive town is now called a "smokeless zone." EUROPE On the last night of one of the semi- nars an official from the National Bank Adventist Educators Meet of Ethiopia said in his speech of appre- to Lay Plans, Share Ideas ciation, "Sirs, you have determined to eradicate the bad habit of smoking and From Iceland to Italy, and from Por- to cut off from our hands the chain tugal to Poland, groups of Adventist that was deliberately tied. Your cam- educators traveled this summer to Yugoslavian educational leaders held their paign against this bad smoking habit schools in Bogenhofen, Collonges, meetings in this old castle in Marusevec.

R&H, OCTOBER 25, 1973 19 in the country. Wagner and two other student missionaries began an evan- North American gelistic series on September 24 with Steve Dunn, of Columbia Union Col- Atlantic Union news lege, as the speaker. Meetings are held I* For the first time in at least 20 daily in the language-school chapel. years, a Pathfinder Club has been I. SAWS, in Washington, D.C., recently started in the Peekskill, New York, approved sending 365 bales of clothing church. The club was formed as the to Cambodia for refugees who con- result of a successful Vacation Bible notes tinue to flood into the country. School held this summer, reports Pas- tor John Luppens. Don Grosse, Path- 10. Preparation for the Latter Rain, a finder leader, welcomed 11 boys and Afro-Mideast booklet by B. E. Wagner, has been girls (all non-Adventists) to the first translated into Chinese, and 5,000 meeting recently. ► North-East Tanzania Field cele- copies are already in print. Free cop- brated its diamond jubilee August ies will be given to all church mem- I. Atlantic Union College is applying 23-25. At least 10,000 church members bers throughout the South China Is- for accreditation of its teacher-educa- attended this celebration. land Union Mission. tion program by the National Council O. 0. C. Bjerkan has recently been ap- D. A. ROTH, Correspondent for Accreditation of Teacher Educa- pointed division education secretary tion. The visiting committee will be in addition to his responsibilities as on campus to evaluate the program president of Middle East College. Southern Asia November 12-14. Building has begun on the Northern 0. Y. Lusingu, former Sabbath school ► Eleven nursing and 12 midwifery ► and MV secretary of the Tanzania Un- students recently graduated from Gif- New England Conference Retirement ion, has been appointed stewardship fard Memorial Hospital School of Village. The Brunswick Planning secretary of the Afro-Mideast Division. Nursing. Dr. Elizabeth Hiscox, who has Board, Maine, has given its final ap- proval, the land has been cleared, and 0. The Africa Herald Publishing served the institution for 35 years, was commencement speaker. the foundation for the first four-unit House announces passing the million- structure has been completed. shilling mark in sales on August 18, I. A newly organized church group at EMMA KIRK, Correspondent two months sooner than in 1972. Tharrawaddy, Burma, will occupy a R. W. TAYLOR, Correspondent new building to be called U Maung Maung Memorial church. U Maung Canadian Union Maung, who lived in the Tharrawaddy- I. Dr. Jack Provonsha, of Loma Linda Euro-Africa Thonze area, was the first Seventh-day University, was guest speaker at the Adventist in Burma. annual medical-ministerial meetings ► Marienhoehe Missionary Seminary at Darmstadt, West Germany, opened I. The Rangoon Central church cele- for Alberta Conference personnel held with an enrollment of 52 students, the brated U Maung Maung Day on July 7. at Camp Bowden, September 7-9. same as last year. The associated sec- U Pein Gyi, secretary of the Burma I. A number of changes in workers ondary school, offering grades six Union, told how Christianity first en- have taken place in the British Colum- through thirteen, opened with a record tered Burma. Attending the meeting bia Conference. Bob Tetz is youth and enrollment of more than 300. Many were the principal of the Pwo Karen temperance secretary; John Clarkson applicants were refused admission be- Seminary and the secretaries of the is stewardship secretary; Dr. Wendell cause of lack of space. Burma Christian Council and Burma Danielson, in private practice, is den- Bible Society. I. Preliminary excavations have been tal secretary; Dr. G. McMorland, on the made on the site at the French Advent- ► Lakpahana Adventist Seminary has staff of the University of British Co- ist Seminary, Collonges, France, for an enrollment of 220. Four Spicer Me- lumbia, is medical secretary; and Mrs. the new ladies' dormitory, which will morial College graduates were added Pat Clarkson is health secretary. Os- accommodate 120 boarding students. to the all-Adventist staff this year. borne Lee, from the Maritime Confer- ence, is at Chetwynd. Occupancy is planned for the school IP. All three of the Northern Union year beginning in 1974. boarding schools show high enroll- ► Members of the Tantallon, Nova I. Adventist World Radio broadcast- ments of 250-300 students each, and all Scotia, church are constructing a new ing from Lisbon will soon present The three report that all their students building to replace their present Big Hour, a program in English each passed the DSLC examinations. church, in use for 80 years. THEDA KUESTER, Correspondent Sunday morning from nine to ten II. Herald of Health, published by the o'clock. Oriental Watchman Publishing House, I. The French Adventist Seminary's Poona, has reached a circulation of Central Union new administration building, includ- 27,762, compared with 19,000 in 1970. 0. Porter Memorial Hospital, in Den- ing a dining room, kitchen, and li- A. J. JOHANSON, Correspondent ver, Colorado, graduated 27 licensed brary, is now ready for occupancy. practical nurses on September 6. I. Various holiday youth camps took Trans-Africa Thirty-six are enrolled in the 1973- place this past summer in France, 1974 class. each emphasizing special interests I. During a recent month the Bible ► Chaplain Larry Boshell, of Porter such as sailing, canoeing, cycling, correspondence school in Cape Town Memorial Hospital, in Denver, Colo- mountaineering, and evangelism. mailed out 38,597 test papers in Eng- rado, is taking clinical-pastoral educa- EDWARD E. WHITE, Correspondent lish, Afrikaans, Zulu, Sesotho, Xhosa, tion at Fort Logan Mental Health Cen- Venda, and Sechuana. During the ter to acquaint himself with various same month 208 people decided to therapeutic techniques and to work Far Eastern keep the Sabbath, and 91 requested with patients in a learning session baptism. with supervision. ► The Phnom Penh English Language School in Cambodia has reopened I. The division publishing department 0. Two home schools in the Missouri with 270 students, reports Gary Wag- reports 14,767 Bible studies given by Conference have opened as regular ner, director of the school and student literature evangelists and 417 bap- conference-supported church schools, missionary from Union College. The tisms during the first six months of and two new schools have opened in school had closed when Adventist 1973. During the same period, $351,690 Cassville and Nevada, making a con- workers were evacuated early in Au- worth of books was delivered. ference total of 17 schools with 34 gust because of the critical situation DESMOND B. HILLS, Correspondent teachers.

20 R&H, OCTOBER 25, 1973 ► Sunnydale Academy enrolled 142 Northern Union ► The first baptism in the new Win- students this fall, breaking its record nemucca, Nevada, church added six of 141 students several years ago. ► In Beach, North Dakota, a commu- members to the congregation. There are 16 more students than last nity of some 500 people, more than 235 ► Joel Sepulveda and his congrega- year. registered at the Adventist better-liv- tion of 114 members have dedicated ing booth during the county fair. More ► Rex Bell and the members of the the Spanish church at Pico Rivera, Holyoke and Julesburg, Colorado, than 1,500 pieces of literature were California. churches set up booths at local county given away, and 13 persons indicated SHIRLEY BURTON, Correspondent fairs that attracted many visitors. their interest in a Five-Day Plan. CLARA ANDERSON, Correspondent ► Wayne Anderson, formerly Bible Southern Union teacher at Maplewood Academy, is Columbia Union principal of Minneapolis Junior Acad- ► Robert Tyson, educational superin- emy. tendent, reports that 21 church schools An opening enrollment of 142 chil- are currently operating in the Ala- ► ► The ninth annual Friendship Camp bama-Mississippi Conference. One dren in grades one to ten at Reading, for underprivileged boys and girls, Pennsylvania, Junior Academy is re- hundred and thirteen students are under the direction of Norman Haas, registered at Bass Memorial Academy. ported by Johnson Christian, princi- conference MV secretary, was enjoyed pal. The school plant underwent ex- by 93 young people at Minnesota's ► Thirteen persons were baptized tensive renovation this summer. North Star Camp. and two added by profession of faith in the Gratz, Kentucky, church follow- ► The Washington, D.C., chapter of Philosda, a spiritual and social organ- ► Claudia Wold, of Jamestown, North ing meetings conducted by Grant ization for Adventist single adults, Dakota, is now serving as a student Gunter, Kentucky-Tennessee Confer- recently donated $506.72 to the Chesa- missionary in Japan. ence evangelist. peake Conference to help with the con- L. H. NETTEBURG, Correspondent ► George Walper, assistant admin- struction of the Highland View Acad- istrator of Madison Hospital, was re- emy administration building. The North Pacific Union cently elected to membership in the group raised the money by sponsoring American College of Hospital Admin- a chartered cruise on Chesapeake Bay. ► The dozen pastors on the Alaska istrators. One thousand and forty-three youth Mission working force assembled in ► Anchorage recently for their annual ► Norian Patricia Hoard, a senior ele- participated in the recreational, edu- meeting. mentary-education major at Oakwood cational, and inspirational activities College, was recently awarded a $500 of the Potomac Conference's seven- ► Construction is under way on a new Amelia Miles Foundation Scholar- week camping program at Blue Ridge church in Valdez, Alaska, a growing ship from the United Negro College Youth Camp, Montebello, Virginia. community, which is the southern ter- Fund. minus of the Alaska pipeline. Milford OSCAR L. HEINRICH, Correspondent ► Ralph Larson is the new Ministerial secretary and evangelist for the New Taylor pioneered the Adventist work Jersey Conference. in Valdez. Southwestern Union More than 50 academy and college ► A new $200,000 combination factory ► and warehouse has just been com- ► W. R. Burns, of Houma, Louisiana, students were involved in the Campus director of the Way Out Youth Center, Crusade Against Drugs this summer in pleted by the Upper Columbia Confer- ence for the Harris of Pendleton was guest speaker at the worship serv- the Columbia Union. The group's sales ice for the Voice of Prophecy staff re- exceeded $37,000. factory at Upper Columbia Academy. The firm will lease the factory and cently. He shared with them how the CHARLES R. BEELER, Correspondent warehouse space from the conference. Holy Spirit led him to use the Way Out Youth Outreach in southern Loui- ► One hundred and sixty Upper Co- siana. Lake Union lumbia Conference laymen met at Camp MiVoden for an organization ► C. Mervyn Maxwell spoke during a ► Eight young people were recently Labor Day weekend Bible conference baptized in Illinois by D. E. Lund. Four of Adventist men. C. C. Weis, of the General Conference Lay Activities sponsored by the Oak Cliff Seventh- of the new members joined the Mat- day Adventist church, of Dallas, Texas. toon church, two joined the Paris Department, was guest speaker. church, and two joined the Stewardson CECIL COFFEY, Correspondent ► Walter M. Starks, of the General church. Conference Stewardship Department, Pacific Union spoke on stewardship and faithfulness ► Evangelistic meetings held in New to God's cause at the Southwest Region Harmony, Indiana, from July 6 to Au- Kenneth Lacey is conducting a Conference fall workers' meeting at gust 4 resulted in the baptism of 13 ► Lake Murray Lodge, Ardmore, Okla- people. series of meetings in Escondido, Southeastern California. In Central homa, September 23-26. Members of the Sharon church in ► California R. A. Rentfro has just con- At the request of the assistant war- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, recently held cluded meetings in Mariposa, while ► opening services in their newly ac- den, the Oklahoma Conference Disas- Duane Corwin and Jerry Dill have ter van came to the aid of the Okla- quired church. Formerly a Lutheran been speaking in San Jose. church the sanctuary has a seating homa State Prison in McAlester. Much capacity of nearly 1,000 in the main ► More than 450 attended Central of the prisoners' clothing had been auditorium. Membership of the Sharon California's Medical-Ministerial Sem- burned during rioting. Oklahoma Ad- church is 450. inar in Fresno, exploring areas of joint ventists supplied 2,000 garments, missionary endeavor. which the disaster van took into the ► Donald Johnson, a member of the prison yard. Grand Rapids Central church in Michi- ► Three Pacific Union College faculty gan, has sent out 1,150 specially under- members have earned doctorates re- ► The Mineral Wells-Weatherford lined copies of The Great Controversy cently: Del Case, assistant professor district held a one-day camp meeting to the governor, supreme court justice, of music; Isao Horinouchi, assistant at Possum Kingdom Lake, Texas, Sep- and attorney general of each State, professor of sociology and anthro- tember 1. Eleven persons were bap- besides mayors of all the cities in the pology; and Richard Rockwell, assist- tized by Ken Oliver during the camp United States. Other prominent people ant professor of mathematics. A fourth, meeting and four joined the church have also received copies. Johnson has Robert Burgess, has since transferred on profession of faith. to Korean Union College. another 500 books ready to mail to var- ► Manuel Cabral pastors a new com- ious State officials. ► Phoenix Beacon Light church is pany of 40 members in Saragosa, GORDON ENGEN, Correspondent now pastored by Walter A. Darby, Jr. Texas. J. N. MORGAN, Correspondent

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dia. In 1950 he returned to the States. He es- Frances C. (Sundeen) Williams (UC) and Health Personnel tablished a Bible correspondence school in the three children, of Takoma Park, Maryland, Southern Union, and more than 1,000,000 stu- left San Francisco, August 19, 1973. Royce C. dents were enrolled in it during his leadership. Williams, Ministerial and radio-TV secre- Needs After the death of his second wife, he married Caryl Porter, a church school teacher. He retired tary of the Far Eastern Division, left earlier. NORTH AMERICA in 1963, after 58 years of service. Following the death of his third wife, he married Dorothy Cashier Med. transcrib. Updyk, a nurse, who survives. Other survivors Cooks Nurses are his two sons, Dr. Paul and Dr. Norman, both Notice Coordntr., Schl. Nurse aides of California. of Radiol. Nurses, ICU VENDEN, Daniel E.-b. Feb. 6, 1899, Wis.; d. ASI Quadrennial Convention Diet. aides Nurses, oper. rm. June 30, 1973, St. Helena, Calif. He attended to Convene in Miami Diet., gen. Nursing serv. dir. Columbia and Laurelwood academies and grad- Housekpr., asst. Orderlies uated from Walla Walla College in 1923. He mar- Notice is hereby given that the Quadrennial Con- exec. Phys. ed. instruct. ried Nellie Edna Schnepper. They accepted a vention of the Association of Privately Owned Sev- call to teach at Columbia Academy, where he was enth-day Adventist Services and Industries (ASI) Housekp. cust. Phys. ther. also dean of boys. For two years he was prin- will convene at the di Lido Hotel, Miami Beach, Human serv. adm. Plumber cipal. In 1926 he went to the Oregon Confer- Florida, November 13-15, 1973. The first meeting Key-punch op. Psych. aide will be at 7:30 P.M., Tuesday, November 13. The pur- ence as MV secretary. After four years he and pose of the meeting shall be the election of officers Lab. collctr. Psych. social wkr. his brother Melvin formed a team called the and members of the executive committee for the Lab. tech. Radiol. technol. Venden Brothers, Gospel Singers and Evangel- next quadrennium; to give consideration to certain Maint. man Stationary eng. ists. They held evangelistic meetings in the cities changes in the constitution; for the presentation of of Oregon. They next held evangelistic services reports; and to transact such other business that in New York City and also broadcast on the ra- comes within the purview of the Association. Write Placement-Recruitment, Gen- ALLAN R. BULLER, President eral Conference of SDA, 6840 Eastern dio. They held meetings in Philadelphia and in CARTS H. LAUDA, Secretary some of the large cities of Michigan. In 1943 he Avenue NW., Washington, D.C. 20012. was called to pastor the College View church, Because of immigration requirements, this notice Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1944 he became president applies only to permanent residents of the United of the Nebraska Conference, a position he held States and Canada. for six years. In 1950 he and his brother Melvin Coming held meetings in San Francisco and other Cali- fornia cities, and also in Arizona. From 1955 to Temperance Offering October 27 1965 he was president of Central California Con- Church Lay Activities Offering November 3 ference. For one year he was pastor of the St. Week of Prayer November 3-10 Helena church. For eight years he gave studies Annual Week of Sacrifice Offering November 10 on Daniel and the Revelation in California Ingathering Crusade Launching Day November 17 Deaths churches. He spent several months in Thailand (Campaign dates: November I7-January 5, 1974) and for one year taught Bible and pastored the Ingathering Crusade December I Church Lay Activities Offering December 1 AMMUNDSEN, Effa Marie Ragsdale-b. Oct. Southeast Asia Union College church in Singa- Stewardship Day December 15 29, 1888, College Place, Wash.; d. May 8, 1973, pore. He then pastored the Fairfax, California, Thirteenth Sabbath Offering National City, Calif. She was the first student church for several months. He continued hold- (Trans-Africa Division) December 22 who enrolled in the first grade at Walla Walla ing meetings until his health failed in February and continued through her education, complet- of 1973. Survivors include his wife; three daugh- ing her college degree. In 1917 she married Wil- ters, Reatha Ekvall, child evangelism secretary, liam Byron Ammundsen. Their first field of serv- Southeast Asia Union Mission; Doris Sharp, of ice was Idaho, where she taught church school Oregon; Jean Smith, Bangkok, Thailand, a Bible at Lewiston. In 1920 they went to the Philippines, teacher in the Adventist English School; 11 r where they spent 11 years. She was the first white grandchildren; and brothers, Oscar, Henry, and Seventh-day Adventist woman to live among the Elder Melvin. Change of Address Igorots, the head-hunters of the Philippines. She Wilbert A.-b. Oct. 8, 1894, Alex- taught in church schools and in Philippine Jun- WEAVER, andria, Ohio; d. Aug. 9, 1973, Forest City, Fla. If you're moving, please ior College. After their return to the United He had spent 34 years in denominational work let us know six weeks States, she taught at Mountain View Academy as a literature evangelist and as a salesman for before changing your with her husband. Then they taught four years address. Place magazine at Lynwood Academy and five years at Golden Loma Linda Foods. Survivors include his wife, Lotte; and two sisters, Louise Stein and Susan address label here, print Gate Academy. Survivors include her husband; your new address below. four grandchildren. Gebhardt. son, Dr. Burton; and If you have a question CARDEY, Elmer Lee-b. Jan. 16, 1884, Cass- about your subscription, ville, Wis.; d. July 13, 1973, Deer Park, Calif. He place your magazine ad- studied at Bethel Academy, in Wisconsin, and at dress label here and clip ERE Emmanuel Missionary College, Berrien Springs, this form to your letter. H Michigan. His first denominational work was a lb New Posts EL

tent master in southern Illinois. In 1906 he went mail to; Review and Her- B to the Bay Islands in Central America as a mis- Worker transfers within union conferences are ald Publishing Associa- sionary. He married Effie Chilbrich. In 1907 he not listed here. Such transfers, when brought to our tion, 6856 Eastern Avenue, attention, may be found in News Notes. was ordained to the ministry. The ministers par- NW., Washington, D.C. ticipating in his ordination were I. H. Evans, 20012, CH LA Luther Warren, and E. W. Farnsworth. The Bay FROM HOME BASE TO FRONT LINE Islands Mission was the first conference to be or- to subscribe, check one ganized in the Inter-American Division, and Cleo V. Johnson (UC '58), returning as of the following boxes ATTA Elder Cardey became its first president. In 1909 business manager, Bandung Adventist Hos- and mail this form with he returned to the States and conducted evan- pital, Indonesia; Shirley M. (Frick) Johnson your payment to your gelistic campaigns in Southern California. In 1911 (UC) and two children, of Baxter Springs, Book and Bible House. he transferred to the Atlantic Union Conference. Kansas, left Los Angeles, August 19, 1973. ❑ new subscription ❑ re- There he launched the first Bible correspondence Ralph H. Jones (WWC '54; AU '55), return- new my present sub- course in our denomination. He conducted an scription. evangelistic campaign in Brooklyn, New York. ing as a teacher/pastor, Spicer Memorial ❑ one year ❑ perpetual. For four years he was chaplain of the New Eng- College, Poona, India; Viola M. (Kendall) land Memorial Hospital and an evangelist in Bos- Jones (WWC) and three children, of Kelso, ton. For a time he was president of Southern New Washington, left Portland, Oregon, August subscription rates: England Conference, and from there he went to 26, 1973. The two older children are to at- Lincoln, Nebraska, as pastor of the College View tend Far Eastern Academy, Singapore. ❑ 1 year $9.95 ❑ perpetual $8.50 church. After the death of his wife, he married John W. Kizziar, D.D.S. (LLU '63, '67), re- ❑ Payment enclosed ❑ Bill me later. Ethel Boyle, a nurse. He became secretary of the lay activities department of the Central Union turning as a dentist, Adventist Medical Cen- ter, Naha, Okinawa; Linda Lee (Turner) Kiz- Conference in 1936, and the following year was name (please print) called to evangelism in the Columbia Union Con- ziar (LLU '66) and three children, of Long ference. In 1938 he was appointed to evangelism Beach, California, left Los Angeles, Cali- in South Africa. Three new churches were raised fornia, August 15, 1973. address up in Cape Town, the Intermediate Hillcrest Neal A. Spiva, M.D. (PUC '68), to serve as a School for European youth was established, and a Bible correspondence school organized. Short- physician, Bangkok Adventist Hospital, wave radio stations were engaged to herald the Thailand; Kathryn M. (Lewis) Spiva (SMC, city state zip code Advent message, and soon interests developed PUC) and one child, of Orlando, Florida, all over Africa, Egypt, Palestine, England, and In- left San Francisco, August 26, 1973. J

R&H, OCTOBER 25, 1973 23 the back page such meetings, no one questions the fact that this Annual Council is different. The tone was set during the World Advisory Council when W. J. Hackett, Robert H. Pierson, and Kenneth H. Wood stirred the delegation with a remarkable unity of focus on the Elections at Annual Council most important questions facing the Adventist Church today: What can be done to hasten the Ad- At the Annual Council of the General Conference vent? If our past and present efforts and priorities Committee, five leaders were elected to posts on the have not been adequate, what should we be doing General Conference and division levels. differently? If Jesus should be our example, how W. Duncan Eva was elected vice-president of the closely does He expect His followers to follow that General Conference. In harmony with recent ad- example? ministration reorganization at headquarters, Elder This emphasis was sharpened in Elder Pierson's Eva will be administrative resident vice-president. keynote address on Sunday evening, "God's'Priori- He has been president of the Northern Europe-West ties—Making First Things First." He emphasized Africa Division for the past seven years. Previous again the fact that if we had been putting first to that he was an associate secretary of the General things first, there would have been no need for an Conference. Annual Council in 1973—Jesus would have come Replacing Elder Eva in the Northern Europe- ere this. West Africa Division as acting president is Alf The ten morning devotionals are encouraging Lohne, who has been president of two unions in spiritual examination under such subjects as "The northern Europe and has most recently been divi- Place of Repentance in Revival," "The Place of the sion secretary. Cross in Revival," and "The Place of the Word in B. B. Beach, a departmental secretary in the Revival." Northern Europe-West Africa Division since 1960, The business of the church is being done under was elected acting secretary. He will carry the new the brooding awareness that something very differ- post in addition to most of his present duties. ent and uncontrived is also happening. A more de- A. E. Gibb was elected to serve in the new posi- tailed report of the Annual Council will appear in tion of undersecretary of the General Conference. the November 15 REVIEW. Elder Gibb has been an associate secretary of the General Conference since 1966. Victor H. Cooper, president of the Irish Mission Columbia Union Has New President since 1971, was named associate secretary of the GC Department of Communication. Previously he At a meeting of its executive committee October had served in the British Union as union secretary 11, the Columbia Union, third largest in member- and PR director. ship in North America, installed as its president W. B. Quigley. Since 1972 Elder Quigley has been president of the Potomac Conference and prior to Annual Council in Session that president of the New Jersey Conference. He As these lines are written the 1973 Annual Coun- replaces Cree Sandefur, who accepted a call to be cil is in session at Washington, D.C. Opening on president of the Pacific Union. October 7 in the Takoma Park church, across the street from the Review and Herald Publishing As- Youth Win Souls in South America sociation and the General Conference headquar- ters, the session began immediately after a On September 22, in the South American Division, significant gathering of world departmental leaders 8,746 persons were baptized. These accessions can at the World Advisory Council, September 20-Octo- be credited largely to evangelistic activities in- ber 7. (In later issues, brief reports of each of the volving division youth led by Jose Vianna. Through- ten departments will be featured.) out the division 140,000 youth are conducting nearly Although there is always an air of expectancy at 1,000 Voice of Youth meetings. R. A. WILCOX

Typical of the sessions held in the Takoma Park church during Annual Council is this meeting of the North American Division Committee on Administration, chaired by Neal C. Wilson, center, GC vice-president for North America. To his left are C. E. Bradford and L. L. Bock, GC associate secretaries; to his right are John Hancock and Charles Martin, GC youth leaders.