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Pacific Union Recorder for 1964 Fall Week of Prayer Scheduled for Next Month By Fall Council action November 7 to 14 has been designated as the Fall Week Pee* ifitievt of Prayer. A few months ago the Pacific Union Conference Committee took an ac- tion asking all the conferences and insti- tutions in our union to stop all commit- tees and board meetings during this week. 111:11010-CiFitiME We recognize that it will not be easy to OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS desist having committee meetings. The very fact, however, that we find ARIZONA • CALIFORNIA • HAWAII • NEVADA • UTAH ourselves so fully occupied with church machinery, good as it may be, is one of the strong evidences that we need to de- VOL. 64 ANGWIN, CALIFORNIA, OCTOBER 19, 1964 NO. 14 vote more time to strictly spiritual work, prayer, study, and personal contacts for Christ. This is our great need. We encour- age every administrator and departmental World Temperance Sabbath leader to spend the Week of Prayer in October 24 some church assisting pastors in making Let's Break Their Chains Support This Cause— I Thank God I Am Free missionary calls, giving Bible studies, and preaching if desired. Their leader slowly stood to his feet. The Cause of Temperance Yes, I am truly thankful that I know Surely there is great need today for the Commanding in appearance, he swept the the truth about alcohol, tobacco, and nar- Seventh-day Adventists are strong cham- remnant church to take more than ordi- vast council of evil with glittering eyes. cotics. Where did I learn the truth? Be- pions of temperance. Well over one hun- nary cognizance of the importance of Once those eyes had overflowed with love fore I became a Christian, I learned it dred years ago we took our stand against prayer. Evidences are plentiful in the —but now they smoldered with hatred from the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the use of alcohol and tobacco. Sister church that the word "lukewarm" accu- toward all heaven and every citizen of a and as a teenager made my decision never White herself wrote much upon the sub- rately describes the condition of the rem- planet called earth. And what was the ject. Often her voice was raised in public to indulge. purpose of this ominous meeting? nant church. No one would attempt to gatherings in behalf of temperance. Thank God for the Temperance pro- deny this. Today the evil one is using "Satan gathered the fallen angels to- Since Seventh-day Adventists them- gram of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. powerful weapons to destroy the church. gether to devise some way of doing the selves neither drink nor smoke, it is evi- "And ye shall know the truth, and the The forces of wickedness have already most possible evil to the human family. dent that their activity in this field is in truth shall make you free."—John 8:32. quite largely destroyed confidence in the One proposition after another was made, behalf of others. Their purpose is to both The Seventh-day Adventist Church, Word of God. Many churches are adrift till finally Satan himself thought of a plan. warn and rescue. People must be informed more than any other, has a wealth of well on the stormy sea of skepticism and unbe- He would take the fruit of the vine, also of the evils of addiction and freed from authenticated data in the field of medi- lief. Only those who study, pray, and work wheat, and other things given by God as its enslavement where they have been cine, biology, physiology, sociology, and for Christ will be able to withstand the food, and would convert them into poisons, taken captive. economics. In this time of crisis, we must hurricane-like storms of worldliness. which would ruin man's physical, mental The messenger of the Lord wrote: "Mis- strike as never before at the prevalence A Second Pentecost Needed and moral powers, and so overcome the sionary work does not consist merely of of the use of alcoholic beverages, tobacco, The early Christian church started with senses that Satan should have full control. preaching. It includes personal labor for and narcotics. We have a moral respon- Under the influence of liquor, men would those who have abused their health and a most significant prayer meeting. Pente- sibility to protest the evils that are destroy- cost brought a spirit of unity and power be led to commit crimes of all kinds. have placed themselves where they have ing our people, homes, society, and nation. Through perverted appetite the world be not moral power to control their appetites to those who were in the upper room. Be- Our protest is based on the conviction that fore Pentecost the people were a collection made corrupt. By leading men to drink al- and passions. Our world is full of suffering human beings are children of God, and cohol, Satan would cause them to descend ones."—Evangelism, page 265. of independent units. They were full of as such are of surpeme worth. We believe conflict within their hearts and were in lower and lower in the scale. Satan has It has been the cause of much satisfac- that Jesus saves men from sin and helps succeeded in turning the world from God. tion to know that in recent months many conflict with others. Their hopes were set them to realize the fullest measure of their on worldly greatness. The day of Pentecost The blessings provided in God's love and hundreds have become free men and divine possibilities. We believe that the mercy he has turned into a deadly curse. women through our unique Five-Day brought their lives into focus. The mem- use of tobacco, alcohol, and narcotics brings bers of the remnant church are to experi- He has filled men with a craving for liquor anti-Smoking Clinics. Conducted by doc- infinite loss to individuals and to society. and tobacco. This appetite, which has no tor-minister teams, these have proved re- ence a second Pentecost. This will bring The local and world church dare not shirk the latter rain which will give the church foundation in nature, has destroyed its markably effective and a great blessing, not its responsibility for the creation of desir- millions."—Review and Herald, April 16, only in North America but also in overseas power to finish the gospel in a blaze of able attitudes of mind and patterns of con- glory. 1901. divisions. duct. Dear fellow-soldier in the army of the For years we have been getting out the We pray that the experience gained "The man who has formed the habit Lord, we dare not merely stand and defend best literature on temperance produced during this week will grow and abound of using intoxicants is in a desperate situ- truth from Satan's attack, but rather it is anywhere. Our Listen magazine has been more and more until the perfect day. It is ation. His brain is diseased, his will power our high privilege to charge forth boldly, outstanding in this field. Temperance films a great privilege to pray. Someone has is weakened. So far as any power in him- have been prepared and used. They too said: to launch a direct assault on the forces of self is concerned, his appetite is uncon- have made a telling impact. We must not Lord, what a change within us, one short evil. trollable. He cannot be reasoned with or only continue what we have been doing, hour Millions of people around us, bound by persuaded to deny himself."—Temperance, Spent in Thy presence would prevail to make, the vicious habits of drinking and smoking, but our efforts must be greatly enlarged p. 37. (Italics supplied.) What heavy burdens from our bosoms take, are chained to Satan's car, moving in and extended that many more may be What parched grounds revive us with a gloomy procession toward a night which reached and helped. Sabbath, October 24, is the time set shower. We kneel, and all around us seems to lower, has no morning. Did not Jesus descend It is our hope that on World Temper- aside for a Temperance Offering. We can show in a tangible way our thanks for We rise, and all the distant and the near from heaven's glittering courts to preach ance Sabbath, October 24, once again our Stands forth a sunny outline brave and clear. "deliverance to the captives"? As His fol- people will demonstrate their full support being free, and we have the opportunity of We kneel, how weak. We rise, how full of lowers, is it not our privilege to join Him of this cause by giving a liberal offering. giving liberally to save others and to assure power. a wider distribution of Listen and Smoke Why, therefore, should we do ourselves this in the glorious work of helping people Funds are needed to provide the tools and wrong, break free from the enslaving chains of to assist in conducting many more temper- Signals along with the use of films and Or others that we are not always strong. tobacco and alcohol? ance activities while we still have time. other materials that would strike down the That we are overborne with care, evils of alcohol, nicotine, and narcotics. That we should ever weak or heartless be, On Sabbath, October 24, every mem- R. R. FIGLIHR, President, Anxious or troubled, when with us is prayer, ber in North America will have the chance General Conference of SDA.
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