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Adventist Review General Organ of the Seventh-day Adventist Church August 16, 1979 On guard . against "angels" Page 3 Did Paul mean what he said? Page 4 Begin family worship today Page 12 Harris Pine Mills grows as church industry Page 16 "No one in our school takes better care of lunch pails and crayons. No brother and sister play together more cheerfully. No one sings more joyfully than Sarah and Peter." See "The Widow's Mites" on page 10. THIS WEEK Adventist Review Contents Lebanon, before the war made it long-out-of-print book, The Life necessary for them to leave—he of Christ, at the cost of repro- General Articles Pages 4-11 as librarian, she as dean of duction and mailing. Also avail- VP; Columns women. Presently they are living able is a 47-page collection of 129th Year of Continuous Publication For the Younger Set 9 in Takoma Park, Maryland, exhibits made up largely of ex- For This Generation EDITOR 11 where Mr. Touchard is assem- cerpts from correspondence of Kenneth H. Wood Family Living 12 bling books for the library at the Ellen White, Marian Davis, and ASSOCIATE EDITORS From the Editors 14 University College of East others, relating to the preparation Don F. Neufeld, Leo R. Van Dotson Newsfront 15-23 Africa, the new Seventh-day and publication of The Desire of ASSISTANT EDITOR Inside Washington 19 Adventist college to be estab- Ages. To obtain these two items Jocelyn Fay News Notes 20 lished in Kenya. Mr. Touchard send $2 to The Ellen G. White ASSISTANT TO THE EDITOR When we looked for models will be librarian at the new Estate, General Conference, Eugene F. Durand for our cover to illustrate "The school. 6840 Eastern Ave., NW., ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY Corinne Russ Widow's Mites" (p. 10), we After reading "Completing Washington, D.C. 20012. wanted a brother and sister who the Work on The Desire of Bible credits: Texts in this EDITORIAL ASSOCIATE were as close as possible to the Ages-1" (p. 6), readers may issue credited to N.A.S.B. are Aileen Andres Sox ages of the brother and sister in wish to explore further the matter from the New American Stan- EDITORIAL SECRETARIES our story. Rudolf Varesko, a of Ellen White's historical writ- dard Bible and New Testament. Pat Alden, Chitra Barnabas Review and Herald layout artist, ings, making their own compari- Copyright 1963 by The Lockman ART Director, Byron Steele suggested Erika and John Tou- son between the wording of the Foundation. Used by permission. Designer, G. W. Busch chard. Erika, 9 years old, will accounts by William Hanna and Art and photo credits: CONSULTING EDITORS begin third grade this fall; John, Mrs. White. To accommodate Cover, p. 10, Skip Baker; p. 4, Neal C. Wilson, Charles E. Bradford, W. Duncan Eva, W. J. Hackett, Richard Ham- 6 years old, will be in first grade. those who are interested, the Russ Harlan; p. 9, Don Jehle; mill, C. D. Henri, Alf Lohne, M. S. Nigri, G. Erika and John's parents, Mr. White Estate is making available pp. 12, 13, J. Byron Logan; all Ralph Thompson, Francis W. Wemick and Mrs. W. Touchard, worked in facsimile reprints five repre- other photos, courtesy of the re- SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS at Middle East College, Beirut, sentative chapters of Hanna's spective authors. C. G. Franz, K. H. Emmerson, R. R. Figuhr, Robert H. Pierson, B. L. Archbold, W. T. Clark, R. S. Lowry, Edwin Ludescher, M. L. Mills, Enoch Oliveira, K. S. Pannenter, W. LEITERS R. L. Scragg, C. D. Watson EDITORS, NORTH AMERICAN UNION EDITIONS Columbia, Franklin W. Hudgins Letters submitted for publication should over the area where these vil- For more than four years I Southwestern, George Schram contribute ideas and comments on articles or EDITORS, SPANISH EDITIONS ADVENTIST REVIEW. lages are. Babylon is not rebuilt have carried on a prison ministry material printed in the Inter-America and North America, Humberto They should be brief, not exceeding 250 now, and never has been rebuilt, across the United States, writing M. Rasi. Wanda Sample, Raul Villanueva words, and must carry the writer's name, South America, Gaston Clouzet address, and telephone number (although this and is not inhabited at the present to the broken in spirit and heart number will not be printed). Letters must be time. There was one old watch- behind prison walls. Some of the EDITOR, PORTUGUESE EDITION legible, preferably typewritten, and double- R. S. Lessa spaced. All will be edited to meet space and man when I was there, looking names have been supplied by the literary requirements, but the author's mean- after the archeological excava- Voice of Prophecy. This is a EDITORS, AFRO-MIDEAST EDITION ing will not be changed. Views expressed in Jack Mahon, Jean Thomas the letters do not necessarily represent those tions." needy field that one doesn't hear of the editors or of the denomination. A letter to Siegfried Horn much about among our people. CORRESPONDENTS, WORLD DIVISIONS brought this reply: "I read with The reason I mention this is that Afro-Mideast, Jack Mahon; Australasian, surprise that the World Book love and compassion are the best Gordon A. Lee, Robert H. Part; Euro-Africa, Ancient Babylon Pietro Copiz; Far Eastern, M. G. Townend; Encyclopedia has the statement tools to use in reaching hearts Inter-American, Tulio R. Haylock; Northern Re: "Is Ancient Babylon that Huila was built on the site of behind bars. No amount of cen- Europe-West Africa, Paul Sundquist; South Being Rebuilt?" (July 12). American, Arthur S. Valle; Southern Asia, Babylon. sure will do what understanding A. M. Peterson; Trans-Africa, P. J. Salhany Some years ago, after con- "This is definitely not true, as can accomplish. I try to show ducting a Bible study on Daniel CORRESPONDENTS, any good map of modern Iraq them that I am "genuinely inter- NORTH AMERICA 2, I decided to see what the can show you. Hilla lies several ested in helping them." UNIONS: Atlantic, Geraldine I. Grout; Ca- World Book Encyclopedia had to nadian, A. N. How; Central, Clara Ander- miles south of the ancient walls DOROTHY ANN PHILLIPS son; Columbia, Franklin W. Hudgins; Lake, say about Babylon. The 1957 of Babylon. There are at least Santa Paula, California Jere Wallack; North Pacific, Morten Juberg; edition, page 592, said that an five miles between the walls of Northern, Halle Crowson; Pacific, Shirley Men's dress Burton; Southern, Oscar Heinrich; South- eleventh-century town called Babylon and the northern out- western, George Schram Hilla was built on the site that I read and appreciated the ar- skirts of the city of Hilla. Elder UNIVERSITIES: Andrews, Kevin McClan- was once the southern part of Richards is correct in mentioning ticle "Wearing Clothes of the ahan; Loma Linda, Richard Weismeyer Babylon, population then to you that there are three little Opposite Sex" (April 26) and the CIRCULATION 36,500. villages in the immediate vicinity readers responses (June 14). Manager, Edmund M. Peterson I wrote to H. M. S. Richards, of ancient Babylon. I have dealt But, why do only women "get Associate Manager, Robert Smith of the Voice of Prophecy, asking with that question in my book the ax" when dress is spoken of? Editions in English, French, Portuguese, his comments on this subject. He The Spade Confirms the Book, What about men's immodest Spanish, and Braille are available. replied as follows: "I was at dress? Where are all of the TO CONTRIBUTORS chapter 5, pp. 42-59." Unsolicited manuscripts are welcome, but Babylon several years ago, and W. W. LONGSTREET books, articles, and sermons on notification as to acceptance or rejection may there are two or three little vil- this subject? be expected only if accompanied by a West Columbia stamped, self-addressed envelope. lages, two of them in the bed South Carolina Going shirtless is incorrect, of where the River Euphrates used course, but there is nothing as An index is published in the last Review of Prison ministry June and December. The Adventist Review is to run, it now pushed itself about vulgar as a man wearing slacks indexed in the Seventh-day Adventist Period- ten miles west. However, not Re "The Medical Mission- so tight that nothing is left to the ical Index. one of these little villages is in- ary's Pattern" (June 14). imagination. The Adventist Review (ISSN 0161-1119) is side of the area of the walls of I especially like these thoughts This is just as embarrassing published every Thursday. Copyright © 1979 Review and Herald Publishing Association, Babylon in the days of Isaiah. I in the article: "He entered into and/or distracting to a woman as 6856 Eastern Avenue NW., Takoma Park, was there with Dr. Horn, the people's problems and desires, a woman immodestly dressed is Washington, D.C. 20012, U.S.A. Second- class postage paid at Washington, D.C. Sub- well-known archeologist, and he He identified Himself with their to a man. Women have feelings scriptions: one year, US$19.95. Single copy, has maps which prove this com- needs." I have found these and thoughts also. 50 cents. pletely and positively. Later on, methods are successful in other MATILDA MITCHELL Vol. 156, No. 33. the city spread out in suburbs ministries, as well. Portland, Oregon 2 (850) ADVENTIST REVIEW, AUGUST 16, 1979 EDITOR'S VIEWPOINT formed. And as the spirits will profess faith in the Bible, and manifest respect for the institutions of the church, their work will be accepted as a manifestation of divine power.