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Official Paper Seventh-day Adventist Church Where's the Signs? South Pacific Division Editor Bruce Manners "(jou should be asking yourself, comments from people who sponsor Associate Editor Alan Holman 1 Where's my free copy of the Signs the magazine, the message we consis- Assistant Editor Karen Miller of the Times? For the past few years tently receive is that the mix in the Editorial Secretary Glenda Fairall Copy Editor Graeme Brown church members have received a copy magazine is right. Senior Consulting Editor Laurie Evans of the Signs instead of the RECORD The 64-page format has meant that Correspondents Ray Baird, Lyn Bartlett, Terry on the first Sabbath of August. we can be so much more flexible in Butler, Ray Coombe, David Hay, Maua Kemo'o, Colin Winch, Neroli Zaska Sorry, there's no free Signs this the topics we can present. In each Regional Reporters Nigel Ackland, George Drinkall, year. You see we're so excited about issue we're able to emphasise, in some Eric Greenwell, Colin House, Larry Laredo, Malcolm Potts, Leigh Rice, Lyndon Schick, Gordon Smith, what Signs is doing that we wanted to way, nearly every aspect of positive Chester Stanley, Calvyn Townend. tell you about it and we couldn't do Adventist lifestyle. Local Reporters Church Communication Secretaries that in the pages of a Signs magazine. If you haven't seen a Signs for a Subscriptions South Pacific Division, $A31.00 $NZ43.40. Instead, we've bound and gagged the while, I'd encourage you to check it All other regions, $A64.00 $NZ89.60. Air mail postage RECORD editor and virtually taken out for yourself. It really is an evange- rates on application. Order from Signs Publishing Company, Warburton, Victoria 3799, Australia. over his magazine for today. listic tool for the 90s. Manuscripts All copy for the paper should be sent to Besides, it costs so much more to Twelve months ago we printed The Editor, RECORD, Signs Publishing Company, give every Adventist family a free 32,500 Signs of the Times each month. Warburton, Victoria 3799. Phone (059) 66 9111. Telefax (059) 66 9019. Signs magazine. Keeping costs down is For the August campaign last year we Printed weekly by Signs Publishing Company. still a big factor in keeping the maga- set an aim of 50,000 magazines being zine viable. subscribed to or sponsored. We Directory of the South Pacific Division of the Seventh- We've been overwhelmed by the reached it! Thank you for your support. day Adventist Church, 148 Fox Valley Road, Wahroonga, NSW 2076. positive response we've received from It's appreciated. Phone (02) 489 7122. (Legal Trustee: Australasian church membership. That has been Now the bad news. Signs is still in Conference Association Limited. A.C.N. 000 003 930 Secretary: Tom Andrews, Assistant Secretaries: appreciated and encouraging. Sure, danger. I wish this were just a sales Richard Milne, Properties: Bruce Jackson, Finance.) there has been a rare note or com- pitch to make you feel bad enough to President Bryan Ball ment of concern about a particular take out another subscription or two, Secretary Laurie Evans Treasurer Torn Andrews aspect or article or illustration that but it isn't. Assistant to President Gerald Clifford we've used. Our celebrations were cut short Associate Secretary Vern Parmenter And, because we know we aren't when we looked at production costs. Associate Treasurers Owen Mason, Lynray Wilson Field Secretary Gerhard Pfandl always right, we listen carefully to crit- Even though the support for the mag- icism. azine has increased dramatically, Departments and Services: ADRA Harold Halliday (Director), Neil Hughes, As the editor of Signs, the most satis- Signs is still losing money. Peter Truscott fying thing about the past 12 months has Unfortunately we had underestimated Adventist Health Percy Harrold (Director), HarleN, been the way that the magazine seems costs in a couple of areas. Stanton Adventist Health Services—Life Plus Don Bain to have gained a new life in being what On top of that, we had originally (Director), Val Charlton. it is meant to be—evangelistic. planned to put out the new-look Signs Adventist Media Centre Nat Devenish (Manager) Behind the elements to attract peo- on low-quality paper. But after much Archivist and Statistician Roy Clifford consultation and discussion we knew Auditing Service Max Mitchell (Director), Eric ple to the magazine is a serious and Hokin, Ernie Moffitt, Neville Sawert, Robert Stratford life-saving message. In each issue we that we had to produce a product that Christian Services for the Blind and Hearing attempt to present the gospel or run a had a quality feel about it. That was impaired Ray Coombe Church Ministries Bryan Craig (Director and Family story of how someone found Christ. the correct decision, but it led to Ministries), Wilfred Bili (Stewardship), Colleen Buxton And the magazine presents another cost increase. (Children's Ministries), Barry Gane (Youth), Alwyn Adventists in a positive light. Each While we're doing as much as we Salom (Personal Ministries), Eric Winter (Sabbath School) issue features Adventists doing some- can to keep costs down, we have now Communication, Public Affairs and Religious thing constructive in the community. raised our aim another 10,000 higher Liberty Ray Coombe Education Les Devine (Director), Barry Hill, Ian Each issue features the work of the this year to 60,000. That's achievable. Howie, Owen Hughes, Max Miller, Bob Spoor Adventist Disaster and Relief Agency. And it would make Signs financially Health Food Eugene Grosser (Director), Greg And if you're looking for doctrinal viable. That would mean we can keep Gambrill, Lance Rogers, Allan Staples, Ray Windus Ministerial Association John Gate teachings to share with your friends, the new-look Signs going. Publishing Bruce Campbell there's six articles in each issue on Maybe, if you haven't already sub- Risk Management Service Robert Smith (Manager) Bible teachings that could be called scribed, you could try sponsoring Trust Services Jim Lansdown distinctively Adventist (or subjects, Signs for 12 months. Or if you already such as the second coming, that are are subscribing, why not consider Cover: part of our heritage). another one or two. In responses from our surveys (and Why not think about that while I go we send 500 survey forms, at random, and release the RECORD editor. to Signs recipients each month) and Bruce Manners 2 RECORD August 1, 1992 LETTERS

God had never seriously entered the teristics as did the games of ancient Genuine Science mind of one of his characters. No Rome," wrote Ellen White In the June 6 RECORD, an article doubt the character's mind was empty. (Education, page 210). by Dr Ron Nielsen ("Scientific Sir Fred Hoyle, the British mathe- Is the football field and locker room Argument") does little more than try matician and astronomer, writing with the best environment to encourage to cast doubt on creation and the a co-author, claimed that though they our Adventist youth to be in? Are Creator. Much is made of a fossil leaf had been atheists all their lives, they there not many clean, healthy, non- said to be 16 million years old. I would had come to the conclusion that the competitive sports for them to enjoy remind him that dating methods used high degree of order and specifity in and elevate the mind? Let us channel to date backwards are so full of the universe demanded pre-existing their talents into better things.—(Mrs) assumptions that they are worthless. intelligence, even to the limit of God, Ivy Harker, Qld The Bible, inspired by God, gives us and their intelligence reflected that of enough information to find that the their maker (see Darwin's Enigma, Enough Said earth is only about 6000 years old. page 57). Concerning the editorial of July 4 Nielsen writes that evolution is the Many other prominent scientists, ("Dear Dr Thiering"), the least said principal system used by scientists who are evolutionists, admit that the the better. In any previous age, Dr attempting to read the past. But evo- evolutionary theory is not really sci- Thiering would have been burnt at the lution is a hodgepodge of guesses and ence. Surely there is no place in the stake. It's a pity this is now out of assumptions. RECORD for an article distinguished fashion. The best thing we can do is Professor Nilsson in Synthetische only by doubt concerning creation and not to draw attention to the works of Artbildung, writes, "A close inspec- our Creator God.—R R D Marks, the devil.—Charles Eadon-Clarke, tion discovers an empirical impossibil- NSW WA ity to be inherent in the idea of evolu- tion." He adds that such ideas are at Other Sports We assume that Charles Eadon- home in Alice in Wonderland. On the front page of the July 4 Clarke has written part of the above Pasteur demonstrated that life RECORD is the picture of a fine- note with his tongue firmly in his comes only from life. Evolution says looking Adventist lad, the captain of a cheek. that life arises out of inanimate, life- soccer team. He states, "When I less material. A person must be blind became serious about my beliefs, I not to see the hand of God in nature. started playing my best soccer." Views expressed in Letters to the Editor do not As Isaac Newton said, only an all-wise When I became an Adventist in neccessarily represent those of the editors or the denomination. Letters should not exceed 250 words God could control the movements of 1933 we were taught that Adventists and should be mailed to RECORD Editor, Signs the stars and planets. To Newton they didn't play competitive sports, espe- Publishing Company, Warburton Victoria 3799, Writers must include their name, address and tele- were certain evidence that an omni- cially football. "Football and boxing, phone number. Letters received more than three scient God was in control. have become schools of brutality. weeks after the date of the issue carrying the article to True science can never be contrary They are developing the same charac- which they respond will normally not be printed. All letters will be edited to meet space and literary to belief in God and creation. They requirements, but the author's original meaning will belong together. Nielsen may write not be changed. Not all letters received will be pub- that scientists who try to see God in lished. nature are a relatively small group, but many prominent scientists are devout believers in the God whose hand they see in nature. Sir Ambrose Fleming, the inventor of the Thermionic Valve that makes wireless possible, once, as the presi- dent of the Victoria Institute of Science, opened a session with a paper entitled "Number in Nature and the Bible"—indicating a common origin in a Supreme Intelligence. A few years ago, I know that the Creation Research Society had some 600-700 members with a minimum degree of MSc. There are other groups of scientists such as The Evolution Protest group in England and The Creation Science Foundation in Australia. Nielsen states that the concept of

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directly to the "donor divi- Cigarette Price Congratulations to Adventist Centenarian sions," who will then, after Cigarette smoking costs a process of consultation, the New Zealand health prepare brochures directly system $NZ185 million per related to the projects year. Passive smoking, desired. Church members which causes 270 deaths a will have specific projects to year in New Zealand, could support and divisions will double the external costs of receive progress reports on smoking, according to how the funds are spent. reports in the New Zealand Herald. Hospital Updates Sydney Adventist More Stress Hospital is expected to have Orders for the Good the following improvements Health! magazine's 16-page complete by October 1992: lift-out on stress have • upgrading of the phys- already reached 2000. For iotherapy treatment areas orders and prices contact • the addition of a new Dale Williams at Signs Adventist Dixon Little of Hamilton, New South Wales, hydrotherapy unit—includ- Publishing Company celebrated his 100th birthday on June 15. At eight years of ing a heated treatment pool (orders of 100 or more only, age he heard Ellen White and Pastor G B Starr preach in • a new and larger gym- please)—phone (059) 66 Newcastle. His mother was baptised at that time. It was not nasium 9111 or fax (059) 66 9019. until 1971 that Little was baptised, when he and his wife • a new cardiac rehabili- joined the Toronto church. He has been a vegetarian for 50 tation unit Budapest Baptism years and has not smoked or drunk alcohol. • a meeting room An evangelistic campaign Hospital wards 2, 3 and 6 in Budapest, Hungary, Book Centre and confer- Perth's Murdoch will be refurbished between recently concluded with 63 ence trucking operation University, where 3 per October 1992 and January requests for baptism and six now on the site, will all cent of first-year biology 1993. baptisms. The meetings need to be relocated. students believed the earth attracted 700 participants and man were created. Retiree Camp each night, says Trans- Prison Church Forty three per cent of stu- More than 150 retirees European Division commu- Prisoners of the dents said they believed life living within the Trans- nication director Pastor Metalstrioka Prison in the had begun through evolu- Tasman Union Conference Ray Dabrowski. A similar former Soviet Union are tion and that God had and formerly employed in meeting in Zalaegerszeg building a church within the taken no part.—Creation ministry, education, the resulted in seven baptisms. prison walls. Students from Science Foundation Sanitarium Health Food The series concluded with St Petersburg Theological Company, publishing and the organisation of a new Academy have been devel- Ukrainian Church secretarial work recently Adventist congregation oping a prison ministry at A new Adventist church met at the South with 18 charter members. the prison, and as an out- with 66 members now exists Queensland campground growth of their work pris- in Borislav in the for their second four-day Forced Relocation oners volunteered to build Ukraine—where earlier this convention. The question, After losing an almost the church. year there was only one "Who are you?" was asked six-year battle in the courts, Adventist family. Voice of as changes of time and cir- Lynwood Adventist Student Belief Prophecy associate direc- cumstance confused some Academy is being forced off Of the 4255 first-year tor-speaker Lonnie colleagues and peers. The its 22-acre campus in Australian university stu- Melashenko led the evange- convention included con- metropolitan Los Angeles, dents surveyed at 17 differ- listic team of 15 Ukrainian certs, local tours, guest USA, to provide room for a ent universities, 535 said pastors in the seven-week Sabbath speakers and a new high school that will they believed "God created program. banquet. relieve crowding in the local man pretty much in his pre- public school system. The sent form at one time with- New Appeal Valued Lessons school was compensated in the last 10,000 years." New Ingathering rules Methodist Sunday school $US13.5 million for the Creationist belief was are now being implemented teachers and kindergarten property, well short of the strongest at the University the United States and teachers from the Fiji $US25-30 million sought by of Technology in Sydney, Europe. Territories seeking Department of Education's the church. An academy, where 20 per cent believed assistance are to submit schools, along with primary school, Adventist in creation. It was lowest in specific project proposals Adventist children's lead-

4 RECORD August 1, 1992 ers, have been eager to A group from Riga have tions attended an opening 148 Fox Valley Road, attend workshops regularly printed 21 titles in Russian ceremony of several plants Wahroonga, NSW 2076. organised by Naomi and seven in Latvian. Most of the Euro-Asian Division Nausaila, Fiji Mission chil- editions ran to 100,000 of the Adventist Church. Cypriot Church dren's department leader. copies—many have been Folkenberg cut a ribbon sig- A group of people are Cenpac News reports that baptised as a direct result of nifying the opening of the now attending church in children's leaders from books read. Books have chapel and dormitory block, Cyprus resulting from an other Christian denomina- been advertised as being for the media centre in Tula for evangelistic crusade con- tions value the resource sale at evangelistic pro- radio and television, medi- ducted by Pastor Dino materials available in our grams and this drew many cal centre in Moscow and Mastromihalis and his fami- church. to the programs. the publishing house. Not ly. "This coming Sabbath all institutions are complete we will introduce them to a Stewardship • More than 100,000 and operational; the cere- communion service. We More than 200 people copies of The Acts of the mony was done in faith. believe that will be an eye- attended Stewardship Apostles have been printed opener for them," says Seminars presented by divi- in both hard and soft cover. • Pastor Jan Knopper, Pauline Mastromihalis. sion stewardship director One conference asked for formerly the Publishing Pastor Wilfred Bili at 10,000 copies, but would Department director for the Song Contest Bisuane Village at Marovo have preferred 20,000. The South Pacific Division, is Entries for the Trans- Lagoon and Kukudu, costs of printing materials currently compiling a Tasman Union Youth Western Solomons Mission. have escalated dramatically Publishing Department pol- Congress Theme Song close The seminars were held over the past year. Paper icy manual for the Euro- on August 31. The theme is over one week for six hours was R3000 per tonne; it is Asian Division. He is also "Empowered," and all each day. Topics discussed now R50,000 per tonne. preparing for leader train- entries should be sent to were Bible stewardship ing seminars. Dean Banks, c/- Sydney principles, goal setting, fam- • It is estimated more Adventist High School, PO ily finance, church plans than 5 million pieces of • Pastor Knopper Box 270, Strathfield, NSW and budgeting. Adventist literature have reports that those being 2135, Australia. The prize been distributed into converted to Christianity in for the winning song is free Coming Home? Russian homes. The church Russia are in need of prop- attendance at the congress Many Avondale College has small printing shops in er Sabbath meeting places, in New Zealand, or cash alumni from the honour Tula, Riga, Kalingrad and literature, pastoral care and equivalent. The TTUC years of 1922, 1932, 1942, Moldova. follow-up after evangelistic reserves the right to use all 1952, 1962, 1972 and 1982 programs are complete. submissions to the competi- will be on campus for • The Euro-Asian There is also a need for tion. Homecoming on the week- Adventist Publishing House more ministers. Poverty is end of August 28 and 29. is still not complete, due to causing difficulties not only Bags Banned "Word is coming almost lack of suitable workmen, for the proclamation of the Saudi Arabia has ordered every day of alumni plan- building materials and the gospel, but for the welfare street pedlars to stop dis- ning to attend. The latest difficulty of connecting of the people, as is shown in tributing shopping bags that letter comes form Debbie water, electricity and the the picture of two beggars depict cigarette brand logos Wood (1972) of the sewerage system. in Moscow, across the road after lobbying by the Bangkok Adventist from McDonald's. The International Commission Hospital. She has not seen • General Conference Knopper Russian Fund has for the Prevention of her classmate Estelle Grieve president Robert been set up to support Alcohol and Drug (1972) for 14 years. Estelle Folkenberg and other digni- church work in Russia. Dependency (ICPA). is coming from California to taries from major institu- Donations can be sent to Although cigarette advertis- meet with friends and fami- ing is illegal in Saudi ly," says homecoming chair- Arabia, American tobacco person Lyn Bartlett. "All companies were printing are invited to homecoming, cigarette logos on plastic particularly the honour year shopping bags and then giv- alumni." ing them to shopkeepers and street pedlars. Russian Letter Several groups of Adventists have started to Most Flashpoint items from print and distribute litera- outside the South Pacific ture in Russia. After 45 Division are provided cour- years the Russian publish- tesy of the Adventist ing work was forced to Review, and have been sent close in 1929; now church to the RECORD via fax for groups are publishing again. immediate release.

RECORD August 1, 1992 5 NEWS Signs Helps in Couple's Search "When I had finished the Kenneth Cox videos I asked Bob, 'Do you have any church that is close to my place?" says Bernie. "He said, 'Spotswood.' He invited me and I went there, but just one time." "I asked Bernie to go first to see what it was like," adds Imelda. But he never went back to Spotswood church, not until after the program run by Kenneth Cox. "I had seen Kenneth Cox from the video," says Bernie. "Out of curiosity, I wanted to see him. I don't know how old the video is because he was a bit younger in them [he laughs]." They attended most of the pro- grams and made the decision for bap- tism. Pastor Apostolos Maglis, the Bernie and Imelda Magallanes were baptised at the recent Kenneth Cox evangelistic program in pastor of the Spotswood church, bap- Melbourne. Their first contact with the Seventh-day Adventist Church came through a Signs of tised them. They now attend the the Times magazine in a chiropractic clinic last year. Pictured (from left) Jofferson, Bernie, Jaesel and Imelda Magallanes. Bob Bullock (at right introduced them to the Kenneth Cox videos. Spotswood church. "Thanks to the guiding of the Lord Signs of the Times magazine in the ers in the church had been removed you can see the happy results," says Awaiting room of a chiropractic and the service took only three to five Bullock. clinic in Footscray, a western suburb minutes. For the rich it took a lot And what do they think of the Signs of Melbourne, has changed the lives longer. of the Times, the magazine that began of Bernie and Imelda Magallanes. "I said to myself, This is not for real. their journey to the Adventist "For 15 years we have been looking, This is not following Christ's teachings. Church? and now we have found the truth," That's what started me reading the Actually, Bernie says that, for him- says Imelda. Bible and kept me searching." self, he prefers the old style: "I think it A few days after reading their first When he visited Miriam Velevski's is more attractive because the biblical Signs Bernie rang the Victorian chiropractic clinic he saw a number of topics are visualised better than in the Conference office and spoke to Colin Signs on the table. "Because I like to new one." McFaull, the conference's publishing read religious magazines, I asked But, significantly, he adds, "The director. McFaull remembers Bernie them if they could give me one." That new one is attractive to others because ringing and saying, "How can I sub- Signs began a journey that eventually it keeps up with the trends of today scribe and can I get someone to give led to Bernie and Imelda's baptism at and it has people who are well-known me some Bible studies?" the close of the Kenneth Cox evange- to the public. It's very convenient. Bob Bullock is a literature evange- listic programs in Dallas Brooks Hall, And it's more attractive to less-reli- list who lives within walking distance Melbourne, earlier this year. gious people."—Bruce Manners of the Magallanes. Although he is unable to remember the date of his B LEHTTP0 first visit, he has on record the fact H TIAF SOF that he left the first of the Kenneth Signs Wordfinder X WASBZEA Cox videos at their home on March 18, 1991. Try to find the words from H EGIDVAB "Our search began when our son the following sen- G HCGEISC was being baptised as an infant," says tence: H TFNXBDW Bernie, speaking about when they F IESABU I lived in their home country of the The Signs of R JAYZYAW Philippines. "I wasn't a religious per- the Times son at the time; I just followed the is the best P SHARELR ways of our land. The baptism for the way to share O SEMI TOK rich was different than for those who your faith. MNLJKONP had no money. For Jofferson's [their N RUOYSQT son] baptism all the carpet and flow-

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!consider the Australian-New Zealand to see the catalogue as we didn't have persistent. So Mother found out that Mrs ISigns of the Times magazine an one of our own. The Signs came with it. Morgan had received it from a stranger excellent magazine and would Mother read the magazine and was who had stopped by the house. recommend it as an entry tool to create particularly interested in an article on the "If the man appears again," Mother interest and to develop an Sabbath. asked her neighbour, "ask him to call in understanding of the Adventist message. She was so enthralled by what she at our place." When I was a boy, a man came by had read that she marched across the She did and he did. our house and found we weren't at field to the place where Dad and I were The result was Bible studies and our home. So he called in at the neighbour's ploughing and waved the Signs at us. family accepting the Advent message. place, the Morgans, and left a copy of We stopped the horses to find out what You can see why I highly recommend the Signs of the Times. Mrs Morgan wasn't was going on. The three of us sat on the the Signs of the Times. interested in the magazine, so she plough and read the article right slipped it inside a Sears and Roebuck through. Kenneth Cox, an evangelist from the United catalogue. This is a mail-order catalogue My father asked where the magazine States of America, recently ran an about the size of a phone book. You came from. Mother told him she'd found evangelistic campaign in Melbourne. He has order clothing and just about anything it in the catalogue she had borrowed become well-known in Australia and New from Mrs Morgan. But where did Mrs Zealand through a video series he has without having to go shopping. produced on Bible prophecy. For some reason, my mother wanted Morgan get it from? Father was

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RECORD August 1, 1992 7 for something to happen. And that's where you can help. The Signs may not provide Ways to employment, but it can supply some answers to the many questions that our youth are asking. It can be, and is for many, an exciting evangelistic outreach. Share Signs In Sydney there are groups of Adventist young people sharing their faith through Signs. You can see them on a Saturday night, handing magazines to anyone 2 who's interested. We've called this project the Many churches are already involved And the youth respond. Many Neighbourhood Saturation Project. The in Signs Rack Evangelism. And it's proving discussions take place where the love of concept is simple. A church looks at the a successful method of reaching out with Jesus can be mentioned. Our church's community in its immediate vicinity. This the gospel. young people can be proud of the way area becomes the target. It may be a The "new" Signs has sparked an ever- they are witnessing with their peers. But radius of, say, increasing interest in the magazine and it why let it rest there? a kilometre, or looks "takeable." In a recent survey Why not take on board a Youth Signs even as small many respondents, when asked whether Ministry Project in your church? It will do as 500 metres. they would support a Signs rack, stated two things, at least. It will give your youth You may plan they would be more than interested. an incentive to witness by supplying the on a selection of The mechanics are simple. A church tools. And it will demonstrate a caring nearby streets. that sponsors 100 Signs or more, gets a free attitude toward the youth of your town Whatever the rack from the Signs Publishing Company. or city. The text about the bread comes church outreach One of the problems that has come up to mind: "Cast your bread on the water committee decides, it's recently is that 100 Signs isn't enough. . . ." We may not see any specific results, good potential. Many churches and institutions that but someone has to "cast the bread." All you have to do is to count the currently sponsor a rack complain that dwellings within your target area and they can't keep up with the demand. order bulk Signs to suit that number. There's an added bonus. Churches 4 Distribution is by letterboxing or, better that sponsor 100 magazines or more can This is a special still, by personal approach. pay on a quarterly basis. This applies to concept dreamed The benefit of this project is that the any project, whether it be one that we up by the editor of recipient of the Signs is close to the suggest here, or one Signs specially for church. Invitations for other church- that is unique to New Zealand. It's based programs could be inserted into your church. called the Signs the magazine. In other words, a The idea of a Prison Ministry and relationship can be built. And if, or should Signs rack may involves the we say, when, your friend decides to see seem passive. sending of Signs to as many inmates of what the Adventist Church is all about, Not so. Jesus told our cluttered penitentiaries as possible. he or she is only a short walk from the the story of the sower. What a worthy cause. And the reason it church complex. There was a lot of seed is targeted to New Zealand is that A few years ago a church pastor in thrown around, and a Australian prisons operate in a way that one of our major cities decided to run a percentage of the prohibits missionary literature. no-budget mission program. He seed fell on fertile soil. If Thousands of men and women, for a handbilled only those homes within three you see Signs rack evangelism as seed- variety of reasons, are being denied the streets of the venue—the church hall. sowing, you'll see results, privileges of communication with the The response was good. People didn't outside world. Most of them, apart from have to drive—they could walk. It was the work they carry out, have plenty of local, and people love to support 3 time to think about their lives and the something local. And there was no Have you been to the city lately? directions they have chosen—in many hook—to attend meant attending Have you been to your local cases, the wrong one. an Adventist church. country town on a weekend— Many have taken to reading and The church was filled and there particularly in the evening? How study. Many are taking advantage of our were a number of baptisms. many kids are wandering around correspondence courses, and many The disciples, just prior to with nothing to do? Probably receive regular visits from Adventist Jesus' ascension, were told to hundreds. No wonder. With chaplains. Still others are becoming "start in Jerusalem" and then unemployment raging and the interested in the Bible. move out. Why not start a Signs national economy in tatters, there It's an area of opportunity. The Signs mission program around your seems to be no hope. So you get editorial staff would like to see a growing church? young people milling around waiting ministry to these people who are searching

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8 RECORD August 1, 1992 for a new direction. And we are led to understand that many are prepared to read—for some there's little else to do. What People Are Saying The fact is that many prisoners and former prisoners are now Adventist Christians because of the church's About Signs. outreach in various ways, including Signs. So if your church is looking for a survey was recently conducted "Two people share my Signs and then worthwhile project, consider the prison Aamong Signs readers and members they go to the mission field. Since the last ministry. Simply let the editor know your of the Adventist Church. So far there has changes were made, I've really enjoyed wishes and he can arrange for your not been a single negative to the reading it. Top job, guys!" copies to be distributed. An added question of whether the local churches advantage of the editor's project is that should be involved in some coordinated "It's a great little magazine and is very you send any amount as a donation. Signs activity. Maybe there's some news popular. Our Signs rack empties in days." Your evangelism gift is not linked to the here for local church board members. cost of a Signs subscription. The editor will With only a few exceptions, there is a "It's the best witnessing tool in the SDA pool the irregular amounts and will blanket approval of the design and Church. I would subscribe if it was purchase as many magazines as possible format of the magazine. produced weekly!" to give to the project. Other results show that most people read the entire magazine. That's good. "Well done. A pocket-sized form of A wide majority of respondents stated outreach." they would actively support a church- 5 "Signs are grabbed at Erindale College Australia is a sponsored Signs rack. Many others shared and shopping centre." large, open country. their copies with others. Astronauts use the Here are some comments, gleaned "Some stories are good—some not so description "big, red and from the anonymous survey responses: good." boring" as they pass overhead. And it's "The new format is 1000 times better "I believe the Christian standards have true in many ways. than the old one and the content is been lowered in the smaller format and But in that immensely better." the trend is downward." same outback there "I receive 12 Signs. Two for waiting "A fine effort! Signs is a blessing to both are many rooms, the rest are used by high school church members and new folk alike." families, living in religious educators. I believe the settlements or properties, that have multiplied witness of the Signs is "I think Signs is a great, informative never had the opportunity to hear the tremendous." booklet." unique Adventist message, let alone attend a church. "It was by the Signs my mother came "The smaller magazine appeals to So the editor has conjured up a to full knowledge of our teachings 80 people, especially those in hospital." scheme to send Signs to these people years ago." who are isolated both physically and "Now that it's smaller, it's more spiritually. It's called, appropriately, "I have over 110 on my Signs round." convenient to distribute." Outback Ministry. It's an important part of the gospel outreach and fits in with the church's Global Mission. There must be thousands of people "out there" who are longing for some contact from the world we take for A Salesman's Story granted. Maybe they are farmers, Charles Gaitskell is a literature evangelist—a book salesman in Stanthorpe, cattlemen and women, drovers or Queensland. He reported recently on four sales opportunities, all with Signs miners. They may be aboriginal or white connections. or Malay. It doesn't matter. They all need A nurse sent for Dr James Wright's books as advertised in the Signs. One of the the hope in Christ that Signs will bring. residents in the nursing home gave her the magazine. So why not tap into this scheme? You A woman from Moree, NSW, took a Signs from a magazine rack in a bus can send any amount as a donation—$1 terminal at Dubbo, NSW. She now subscribes to the magazine. or $1000. You don't need to nominate Another woman, this time from Pallamallawa, took an Adventist book from a subscriptions. Just send donations either motel in Morisset. She was interested and mentioned it to a church member directly or through the usual campaign friend. She now receives the Signs. She bought a number of books from Gaitskell paperwork by nominating this project for and they had prayer together. your Signs evangelism. A church member sends the Signs to a retired couple in Bellata. They had Wouldn't it be great if we could tell read The Bible Story over 20 years ago. They bought further books for cash. you next year that the entire population of the Northern Territory gets Signs. MAKE SIGNS YOUR PERSONAL EVANGELISM

RECORD August 1, 1992 9 ADRA and the Signs

t was a delight to receive the request that ADRA to the overseas humanitarian work of the Seventh- I (Adventist Relief and Development Agency) submit a day Adventist Church. There have been a number of human-interest article for each edition of the Signs. donations as a direct result of the articles. We see We've received many favourable comments as well as this as evidence that the ADRA program is basically positive feedback from our colleagues. People have Christianity in action. We'd like to thank the indicated they were unaware of ADRA's presence in ADRA Signs editorial team for making the space available certain countries until they read the magazine articles. and for attractive article presentations. It helps to We believe that the articles, and the unique Signs create a better awareness of ADRA's service to those in need. environment, are n effective means of drawing public attention —Michelle Lockman, Project Coordinator Win an Original Pro Hart Painting Pro Hart, one of Australia's best-known painters, and a committed Christian, has painted a still-life on the back cover of a used Gideon Bible, As a Signs reader, you could be the proud owner of this painting, commissioned especially for Signs. All you have to do is send us your name and address, answer a simple question from a recent SIGNS magazine, and add no more than 25 words to the sentence below:

1, In the August 1992 issue, with Brendan Ward, "Mr Earth Quest," on the cover, what was the name of the article written by Bettina Krause?

2. "The Bible is important to me because

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Closing date for entries is September 18, 1992,

Terms and Conditions: 1. This competition is open to all readers of SIGNS OF THE TIMES magazine. 2. The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. 3. The SIGNS reserves the right to publish, anonymously, as many of the answers as it deems useful. 4. The name and address of the winner will be published in the Record, October 24, 1992. The winner will be notified by mail. 5. Entries will be judged on their originality and neatness. The most elaborate entries will not necessarily win the prize. 6. Entries will be judged by a panel appointed by the editorial department of the Signs Publishing Company. 7. Closing date for entries is September 18, 1992.

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10 RECORD August 1, 1992 NEWS Signs of the Times Leads to Baptism ome 15 years after Margaret SDeeble received her first Signs of the Times, she, her husband, Ron, and their son, Michael, were baptised. And even this may not have happened if a church member hadn't called by on the annual Adventist Appeal. Derek Hughes from Wantirna church in Melbourne, Victoria, was collecting in Bayswater when he called by the Deeble home. He had been appealing in the territory for about 10 years, but the Deebles had recently moved in. He met Margaret at the door and, in the course of con- versation, she asked about Signs of the Times. For years she had been receiv- ing it, but it had stopped coming. Hughes began sponsoring a sub- scription for her and her family. "Signs used to teach me a lot," says Ron and Margaret Deeble (pictured, left) were baptised after receiving the Signs of the Times for Margaret. "Reading the Bible by 15 years. They are pictured with Derek Hughes, who made contact with them as he collected for yourself you learn, but not.the in- the Adventist Appeal. depth things like those found in Revelation—which is hard to under- Bible and a few days later the Signs Deebles were keen to attend the stand on your own. came in the post. It featured an article Kenneth Cox evangelistic series in "Signs is great. And every so often, about tongues speaking. "I remember Melbourne earlier this year. if there was a good article—archaeo- thinking, 'Thank goodness. This is "I didn't realise how much Signs logical or scientific—Ron would read common sense.' had taught me," says Margaret. it too. Or, I'd leave the magazine lying She says that she was virtually a "When I was sitting through the around open for him and I think little Seventh-day Adventist before Hughes Kenneth Cox Seminars, I often said to seeds were planted." called at their door, because of Signs. myself, 'Yes, I know that." They rarely went to church, but "The only thing I wasn't really strong "What I found," adds Ron, "is that Margaret says she had the Signs to with was keeping the Sabbath holy. Kenneth Cox reinforced what I'd help her with her spiritual growth. But with Derek's visiting and with been reading. That was great." "I'd often chat to the kids about what Chris [Pastor Chris McClintock] Margaret and their son, Michael, I'd found. That was a continual feed- explaining it all, I was quite con- were baptised by Pastor McClintock ing of them." vinced." at the end of the Cox program. Ron She remembers going to a church Her brother, John, worked for a was baptised a few weeks later at that emphasised tongues-speaking. time in a printing business for Warren White Park Chapel in Moonie Ponds, She came away feeling uncomfortable Jones, another member of the a suburb of Melbourne. about the experience. She studied her Wantirna church. Both Margaret and Ron and Margaret like the new- her brother talked about Adventist look Signs. beliefs. She admits that they had been "What I like about it is that it puts After being a non-sub- convinced much earlier in life, by the articles in plain English," says scriber for 10 years I've what they had read in the Bible, that Ron. "It's great." reinstated my 20 subscrip- people should worship on Saturday. "I like it," adds Margaret. "It's easy tions because I love the "When Derek started visiting, we'd to read. You can take it with you, just talk about it more," says Margaret. "I pop it into your bag. And it has the new format so much. I started talking more to my brother, good human-interest stories as well. I adamantly recommend who had quite strong religious experi- think that makes it more readable to you do the same to Good ences with the birth of his babies." those who don't believe yet. Health! Then I'll sub- They began to view the Kenneth "I give mine to my mother, and my Cox videos. Margaret's brother, her dad is now picking them up." scribe to that, too. sister-in-law and her mother were Ron admits that if Signs had been —from the Signs survey. baptised in November last year. all religious, he wouldn't have read Having viewed the videotapes, the them.—Bruce Manners

RECORD August 1, 1992 11 Signs Computer System Updated agazine," the new Dataflex soft- known. We will, in future, be able to cards," adds Marshall. "They had to M ware package being designed at tell whether we are sending to a be typed in by hand. Soon they will be the Signs Publishing Company, is woman or a man—that saves us some included in the central file." streamlining the company's records of embarrassment." "We will now see how the sub- magazine subscribers. "Address lines to be printed on scriber was contacted, for instance "It's a much more modern system envelopes will eventually be able to from an ad in the RECORD or the and the reporting facilities within the run to six lines directly through the Signs campaign. We are now aware of program are excellent," how long a person has been says Linda Marshall, Signs subscribing to the magazine, computer programmer. something we didn't know "There have been some before. And there has been a problems, specifically relat- marked improvement in ing to the use of the new internal accounting," says language," says Colin Spain. "This kind of informa- Spain, who has been princi- tion is valuable to the editori- pally involved in putting the al department because new system in place. "The money can be more effective- time taken in understanding ly spent when developing the language has slowed marketing strategies." down the progress of the Marshall explains that there program's implementa- is an option in the new pack- tion," he adds. "The current age that seeks the most effi- Signs campaign is a time of cient way to post multiple transition for us with the copies. "Instead of receiving new program." your six copies of a Signs issue "On the old system if in separate wrappers, the pro- someone asked for a back gram will give the most cost- issue we had to wait until effective method of packaging we had a batch to do to and posting," she says. access the information," Linda Marshall and Colin Spain are in the process of completing a new Currently, one person says Margaret Rosenberg, computer program designed to streamline the periodical department. works full-time and another the head of the periodical half-time in the periodical department. "Now I have immediate computer system," says Spain. department. There used to be 15 peo- access to all names and addresses. "Currently this isn't possible, which ple working in the department. Metal "There were separate name lists for causes difficulty with addressing infor- plates were used to make up each each magazine. Now all names are mation to people overseas, or to those address and they were done in post- listed together in the one file and with lengthy titles." code order. Each magazine had a dif- instead of having only the initial and "Previously this problem had been ferent list and the addresses were the surname of each subscriber, the dealt with by having those kinds of resorted by hand. marital status and first name are addresses on a separate file or on "That was an enormous task and there were plates everywhere; you couldn't analyse anything," says Spain. Thank You Internal magazine costs have gone Dear Signs Supporters, down due to the use of computer pro- Thank you for taking the time to complete the survey forms and sending gramming. them in. Thank you for your supportive comments and constructive criticism. Information from subscribers' Thank you for making the new-format Signs your magazine and caring invoices is now available and readily enough for your neighbours and friends to sponsor magazines for them. And accessible on the computer screen to to those who sacrifice to send Signs, we are encouraged by your support and the programmers, an improvement on touched by your sacrifice. the past method of separate files. Thank you for understanding that Signs is primarily an outreach maga- "The hardest part was to transfer zine. And for accepting that the doctrinal articles in each magazine are not the information from one computer written in "Advent-speak," but are written in simple language so that read- system to another. If there are any ers who never go to church will understand what God has done for them. problems with incorrect information Signs magazine will always be commited to the message of Christ and the going out, we would really appreciate Adventist Church. Our intention is to bring glory to God, and people to being made aware of it. Our intention Him. is to have a system that's an improve- Keep in touch, ment on the previous one," says Signs editors. Marshall.—Karen Miller

12 RECORD August 1, 1992 Betikama Youth Life Education Van Visits School Prayer Week he more than 350 students of TBetikama Adventist High School, Solomon Islands, arranged and partic- ipated in their recent Youth Week of Prayer. Ministerial secretary Pastor Ray Eaton was the week's guest speaker. Students of many different faiths attend the school and many took the opportunity to discuss spiritual mat- ters, either in groups or to speak pri- vately with the minister. A baptismal class numbering more than 100 met together for prayer and Bible study after the appeal was made on Friday night. Students decided they would Parents of students attending the Albury Adventist Primary and High School visited the Life destroy possessions they felt were Education van when it came to the school during a Home and School evening. blocks to their developing spirituality. On the Saturday night they lit a bon- he Border Life Education Van, a health-education unit, was recently viewed fire and burned records and cassettes Tby the students of Albury Adventist Primary and High School, New South and literature. Wales. Students indicated they would like Life education teacher and Albury church member Rosemary Chandler to have access to a Christian music reminded the students of the intricacies of their bodies and the dangers associ- lending library. However, resources ated with alcohol and drug abuse. Interested parents were able to see the van in are scarce and this is not possible. action at a special Home and School evening arranged by the Home and School "What an opportunity for you to meet Committee. a need by cleaning out your religious music cassettes, church or friend's col- Senior Citizens Drive to Church Lunch lection of audio cassettes and lending them to us," says Eaton. Post to Pastor Ray Eaton, Betikama Library, PO Box 930 Honiara, Solomon Islands. Baptism in the River Jordan 'Three of a group of 15 people 1 attending a Bible lands tour recently conducted by Pastor David Down decided to be baptised and join the Adventist Church. One of them was baptised in the Jordan River. Only three of the tour group were originally Adventists. ore than 50 senior citizens were recent luncheon guests of the Bindoon Wayne Cook, an American and the Mchurch, Western Australia. Some were brought more than 120 kilometres in son and brother of ministers of a minibus (pictured) to spend the day with citizens from Bindoon and Gin Gin. another denomination, decided to be baptised. Family members had previ- One woman had been in touch with with him, but had never decided to be ously pressured him into being bap- the church and seen all the Kenneth baptised. At the river Jordan she tised, but he did not want to be Cox videos, but had not yet decided to made that decision—and was baptised involved in their denomination. "I keep the Sabbath. She made that deci- in the Jordan. would like to be baptised and sion and will be baptised and join the People attend the tours after lec- become a member of the Adventist church. tures held at the Sydney Opera House Church," Cook said to Down at the The wife of one of the Adventist or reading Down's monthly archaeo- conclusion of the tour. tour members had attended church logical magazine Diggings.

RECORD August 1, 1992 13 NOTICEBOARD

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14 RECORD August 1, 1992 Avondale College HOMECOMING invites you to WEEKEND Friday 28 August 1992 Golf ClasSic 1.00 - 3.00 pm Registration 3.00 - 5.00 pm Vespers Bruce Charles 7.30 pm Sabbath 29 August 1992 First Service Eoin Gilier 8,30 am Sabbath School Class ©f '42 9.50 am Second Service Trevor tkyd 11.15 „gin:::::: Youth Service John Banks 11,15; Class LUncheons 1...mroth Alumni Lecture Bruce Roberts 4.00 pm Alumni Annual General Meeting 6.00 pm . Concert Compere: R H Parr 7.30 pm

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