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it 1'11 11 1111 111' 11 1111110 1'1 11111111 ORGAN OF THE 111 1„ 1 lil BRITISH UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS MESSENCER EDITOR W. 1. EMMERSON VOLUME 69 : NUMBER 12 JUNE 5, 1964 Students' Literature Council at Newbold By David J. Cox EWBOLD COLLEGE is well known to any- How unbalanced had become our sense of values! one who has been there for any length of For when Pastor W. J. Newman, Publishing Depart- N time as a place not only of study and learn- ment Secretary of the British Union Conference, ing, but as a centre of much extra-curricular activity: opened the Council on Tuesday evening, he restated the student' becomes well adapted to interrupted our purpose of attending Newbold, and challenged time-tables. And when we were informed that for us to put this purpose into real practice this summer three evenings and two mornings, from May 5th through the worthy medium of literature evangelism. to 7th, our study periods were to be drastically The scales dropped from our eyes and we realized shortened to "make way" for the Annual Institute that this was no interruption of our study, but a of Literature Evangelism, our first thoughts were, profitable continuation of it. "Oh dear, and exams so near!" Five stimulating and well-illustrated lectures were delivered by Pastor J. W. Nixon, Publishing Department Secretary of the Northern European Division. Here was a man who had a practical answer for all our selling problems; he followed through the psychology of the sale, showing how to arrest the attention of the prospective buyer, how to, arouse his initial interest in what is being demon- strated, to turn that interest into conviction, that conviction into desire, and that desire into a signature on the dotted line. Pastor Nixon even used a psychological principle to keep our attention on the lectures—the motive of "I want." Each morning and evening we were tested on the previous lecture; the questions were asked by Pastor Newman and the first student to answer correctly was rewarded with a little gift from the bran-tub, something which would be of use to him during the summer. Classwork followed the two morning lectures. There was a class for small-literature salesmen and one for those who would be selling "big" books. We dealt with those particular problems of the colporteur, namely gaining the interest of the prospective buyer, and an entrance into the home, answering those besetting objections (e.g., "I can't afford it"), and closing the sale. Students were also able to exchange their own ideas which would help others to do a better job this summer. Our com- petent instructors during these class periods were Fifty students will be out during this summer in Britain our Inter-Union Conference leaders, Brother W. J. to earn their scholarships for Newbold. Pray that they Arthur and Pastor A. H. Cooper (Wales and North will not only succeed, but also gain a rich experience to England), Brother D. McEune (South England) and make them efficient workers for the Lord. Brother G. E. Marshall (Scotland and Ireland). of Edinburgh Award Scheme and he was proud on this occasion to announce that one young man from the Chiswick Seventh-Day Adventist church, Mr. Ian Kelly, had been awarded the Gold Medal—the first Seventh-Day Adventist to receive such an award under the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme. During the meetings, thirty young people received their awards for successfully completing the re- quirements in the four major divisions of the courses offered by the Seventh-Day Adventist Church for young people. These courses ranged from the "Helper" course for the very young through to the "Guide" and "Master Guide" for the older and more mature young person. For his ardent work with young people over many years, and also for his achievements in other aspects of community life, Mr. George Crutwell received the highest honour that can be afforded to any man in the field of youth activity in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church—that of the Gold Star. This, though distinctly separate, •is the church's equivalent to the Gold Medal of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. MALCOLM TAYLOR. Pastor Dorland Completes Fifty Years' David Cox demonstrates the new prospectus for Pastor Service W. L. Emmerson's set of "Footprints of Jesus." A PAGE of history was turned on Sabbath morn- ing, May 16th, at the Reading church when Pastor The years of experience which each of these men 0. M. Dorland was presented with a Bible by has given to the colporteur ministry were a great Dr. M. Latta, to mark the occasion of his fifty years inspiration to us. in the ministry. The students of Newbold thank these leaders Making the presentation on behalf of the mem- for their time and effort spent on our behalf. May bers, Dr. Latto said she had known Pastor Dorland I say that it was by no means wasted, for of 230 ever since she was a child. He was the Camp Pastor students, 65 have made plans to canvass this at the Youth Camp she attended and he had always coming summer in Britain or elsewhere in our been a good friend of her family. Division. A particular "Thank You" to Pastor It was on May 15, 1914, that Brother Dorland Newman who has prepared for us a very beautiful, entered the Gospel work. His ministry has been but practical, prospectus in the form of a document most fruitful all down the years, chiefly by his case, which will make the work lighter and easier. personal work in giving Bible studies in the homes We were assigned our "Island Paradise" for the of people whom he visits. He recently lost his pocket four months of the summer. Inspired by the example Bible while out on this kind of work. It is a re- of others, and with the grace of God, we will markable coincidence that Pastor Dorland, who laid saturate it with the books that we carry. one of the foundation stones of Reading church in 1930, should return here to complete his half century of service. SOUTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE The church elder remarked how much the mem- bers appreciated the kindly ministry of their pastor. President : Pastor J. H. Bayliss He thought that a Christian minister without a Office Address: 25 St. Johns Road. Watford Bible was like a doctor without a stethescope. Pastor Dorland had always maintained that "love Telephone : Watford 32728 was the best medicine for the church, and it could be taken more than three times a day." E. ETCHELLS, Brixton Youth Rally Press Secretary. MORE than 400 young people assembled in Brixton Town Hall for a Youth Rally sponsored by the Organist Composer at Torquay Seventh-Day Adventist church on Saturday, May 16th. The principal speaker, Pastor B. F. Kinman, ONE of the Torquay church organists, Brother some time ago had arranged for Seventh-Day John M. Hearne, is a member of the Guild for the Adventist young people to participate in the Duke Promotion of Welsh Music, and recently attended 2 the Tenth Annual Congress of the Guild at vestiture as 'members of the Junior British Tem- Aberystwyth. perance Society. The ceremony was finally fixed to During the Congress, John had the first movement take place at the usual Sabbath meeting on April of his string quartet performed and discussed at 25th, in the Oddfellows Hall. a "Composers' Workshop," where new works by Eighteen children presented themselves for in- young composers are presented for appraisal by vestiture. They came smartly into the hall at the fellow composers and students. The principal opening of the meeting led by their Master Guide, speaker at the Congress was Michael Tippett, O.B.E. Miss Gillian Dove, to the accompaniment of stirring In December last, Brother Hearne had one of music played by Mrs. Moore, and took their places his works, "We will Stoop to Praise Him," per- in the seats reserved for them in front of the formed by the Torquay Musical Society at a local congregation. Anglican church. He is hoping later to attend the Mr. Eric Robson of Newcastle was to present the University College of Wales at Aberystwth to study fourth in his series of five talks dealing with diet for the degree of Batchelor of Music (B.Mus.) in the light of biblical teaching. He was to deal PRESS SECRETARY. that day with alcohol and its dangers. The older children were to remain to hear this special talk, but, while the congregation joined in singing a hymn, the younger children retired for their own NORTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE special lesson. President : Pastor K. A. Elias Mr. Robson exploded the widely held theory that alcohol, taken in moderation, was beneficial to Office Address : 22 Zulla Road, Mapperley Park, Nottingham health. With the aid of a diagram of the central nervous system and a sectional model of the brain, Telephone : Nottingham 66312 he described the great harm which resulted from taking even the smallest quantity of alcohol into the system. He referred to the danger of driving Another Company in the North after even only one drink, and spoke of the pressure ANOTHER group of loyal Seventh-Day Adventists being brought to bear—especially on young people was organized into a company at Colsterworth on —by the current intensive advertising of alcoholic May 16th. The service was held in the Methodist drinks. chapel by kind permission of the minister. It was At the conclusion of the address, the younger gratifying to have present a good number of visitors, children returned to the hail.

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