Australasian Record and Advent World Survey for 1981
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AINTRALASIAN tECORD :Ind advent wort° survey Editor Geoffrey E Game legistered for posting as a Periodical—Category A VOL. 86, NO. 7 PRICE 25 CENTS February 16, 1981 ADVENTIST FAMILIES ARE KEEPING THE FAITH ... To the Fourth Generation ERIC WERE, Communication Secretary, Prospect Church, South Australia HISTORY WAS MADE at Prospect church, South Australia, on May 31, 1980, when four generations of the same family conducted the Sabbath school. Lynton Were (38) was the superintendent of the day, assisted by his father, Wilfred Were (61), who offered the morning prayer, Lynton's grandfather, Walter Were (91), presented a historical sketch—his reminiscences of the beginnings of the church in Prospect at the end of the last century. Wellesley Were (10), Lynton's son and one of Walter Were's forty great-grandchildren, read the missionary exercise. A further point of interest is that the combined ages of the four on the platform was 200 years! This period includes 193 overlapping years of membership in, and attendance at, this historic church by the four family members concerned. Walter Were, who saw the Below, from left: Wellesley Were (10), Lynton first Adventists arrive in horse and buggy, and built the present edifice, has sat in his Were (38), Wilfred Were (61) and Walter Were Prospect pew for about eighty-five years. This could be a record for the Australasian (91). Photo: H. Bareham. Division! ## * "THE CRASH OF HEARTWOOD"—page 6. * PROPHETIC GUIDANCE FOR THE CHURCH—page 7. * TEENS AND TWENTIES—pages 10 and 11. * DOUBLE MISSION FEATURE —pages 8 and 9. 2 :: AUSTRALASIAN RECORD :: February 16, 1981 PAPUA NEW GUINEA PINK LADIES BERENICE J. LANSDOWN, Youth Director's Wife, Papua New Guinea Union Mission RECORD READERS in the homeland might wonder just Useful Activity what kind of missionary work can be done in the townships of The patients take many weeks to make one quilt, but the main the Pacific islands, especially in those places where we have no idea is to "school" them to be doing something useful, instead hospital or church school of our own. So a report on what some of "sitting-nothing" too much of the time; so speed is not so missionary wives, local church members and other expatriate essential. Sometimes the patients really are too sick to work, and ladies have been doing for some years in the city of Lae, Papua even die while we are there. Frequently there are very sick New Guinea, might be of interest. babies and children, which makes us sad. Lae, the second-largest city in Papua New Guinea, has a This is also a good place to give out clothes from the Dorcas fairly large Government hospital and training school for nurses. bags that we rely on so much. But enthusiasm is highest when About five years ago the local Y.W.C.A. advertised the needs we have bundles of Signs, Alert, and Pidgin-language literature of the Lae Sheltered Workshop at Angau Hospital, asking for on the evils of drinking, smoking and betel-nut, to give out to all volunteer workers to help entertain the many children in the who can read. We specially keep some English-language papers haus-sik, who have so little to do all day. Some of our ladies who for the sisters and nurses on the wards. did not have family responsibilities went along to the children's I must hasten to explain that any comparison of this hospital ward to show them how to do simple crafts, sing songs, and to with any such "down south" just couldn't be made. But then it help those fortunate enough to have already started school. must be suitable to the tropical climate, the culture of the people, It was a joy to work and play with those children who were not and the finance available from the Government. Sometimes we so sick and, although they were too young to appreciate the have non-Adventist people who are very keen to do voluntary value of it, we trust some seeds are sown to strengthen their work at the hospital, but after one morning in this depressing and desires to be useful citizens later on. smelly environment we don't often see them again. However, We were also asked to concentrate on the adults in the we don't let this discourage us, as they often help in other ways, long-term wards such as TB, and "limbless" (limbless people and we are pleased to make many friends and acquaintances come from all over Papua New Guinea to have artificial limbs among these members of the expatriate community. fitted, and they usually have to stay many weeks). We seldom One morning per week does not seem very much time to seemed to have enough volunteers—expatriate or national—to spend on this work, but then we must spend hours at home keep up the work in all these areas at the one time, but we are cutting out squares of material, buying scissors, thread, very grateful for those who have given so much time, material, collecting vinyl from the upholsterer, making patterns and and talent to this ministry over the years. cutting out endless vinyl articles. Wednesday, "Haus Sik" Day We are fortunate to have found an upholsterer, here in Lae, We visit the hospital from about 9.30 a.m. to noon each who donates the vinyl remnants, etc. While teaching these crafts Wednesday. We load up our cars with baskets and boxes of we try to chat to the people about Jesus and encourage them to materials to take with us, and drive down the tree-lined streets to attend church back home in their villages. the haus-sik, half a mile out of town. Our patients are men, We trust the Lord to turn our feeble efforts, for the least of women and older children. these our brothers and sisters, into something good for them. The most popular and useful handicraft which we teach is the ## good, old-fashioned patchwork quilt—sewn by hand, of course. We use small squares of plywood, over which the patients sew their squares of material. This keeps their sewing very straight LOCAL CONFERENCE and strong, when the wood is later removed. I am sure the Dorcas ladies down south would be very proud to see these primitive people making so many large quilts so SESSIONS nicely. Many have never used a needle before, but "catch on" R. W. TAYLOR, Secretary, Australasian Division rather quickly. Some choose to make rag mats or large bags, MOST CHURCH MEMBERS will be aware that the General belts and stuffed animals from scraps of donated vinyl. Some Conference has taken action to extend by one year the period years, when we have had a lot of lovely material donated, we between sessions, so that the term is now five years rather than were able to teach them to make skirts, simple children's the previous four. Our Division and unions have taken similar clothes, pants, etc., after they completed their quilts. action. Some of the best quilts are made by men whose wives are too Local conferences usually have a term which is approxi- sick. (Each patient must have a few family members stay in the mately half of the union term; this meant that conferences had a hospital with them as helpers.) One father recently made his session and appointed their officers every two years. Action was little daughter a good pair of pants. After finishing their quilts taken at the annual meeting of the Division Executive they need a big piece of material for a "backing. " We need Committee in 1980, suggesting that, with the General much material and vinyl to keep everybody supplied. We are Conference, division and unions now operating on a five-year reminded sometimes of "the widow's cruse of oil," for we term of office, conferences may wish to consider the always seem to be able to collect sufficient for our needs. A advisability of extending their term to three years. There are more abundant supply, however, would ease our load definite advantages in such a plan, for it reduces costs, and gives considerably. a greater continuity of service. ## February 16,1981 :: AUSTRALASIAN RECORD :: 3 Australian Architect Heads Department Andrews University News Release HISTORIC PICTURE Cum DR. NEVILLE H. CLOUTEN has been appointed professor and new chairman of the department of architecture at Andrews University. Dr. Clouten was formerly senior lecturer in architecture at the University of Newcastle, N.S.W., Aus- tralia, since 1969. A native of Australia, Dr. Clouten began his career as an architect with Gosta Abergh Arkitekt Sar at Stockholm, Sweden. He later did research in architecture at Edinburgh University in Scotland, where he received his doctoral degree. Dr. Clouten received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Sydney, N.S.W., Australia, and his Master of Architecture degree from Ohio State Universi- ty, Columbus, Ohio. He studied architectural history and photogrammetry. While at Edinburgh, he used a unique method of stereoscopic projections of architec- Pastor W. A. Baines driving a Sunshine Harvester in the days when he was more interested in ture spaces for research in visual perception. A harvesting wheat than sheaves for the kingdom of God. teaching method has developed as a result of 'Photos of Pr. Baines sent by Pr. Don Fehlberg and owned by Mr. R. Hopper. S N.S.W.) these studies. Dr. Clouten has published numerous articles in a variety of journals such as The Architectural Science Review, Architecture Australia, Architecture and Urbanism and Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians.