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Editor IN THIS ISSUE J. R. Spangler GENERAL ARTICLES Associate Editors E. Earl Cleveland Preach It! Sing It! Write It! Live It! —...... Andrew C. Fearing —.....——— ———.....__._ Robert H. Pierson 4 George E. Vandeman Dangers of Existentialism (Part 1) _—...._..______.—-.-.___.—-—.——...... 13 Managing Editor Does Adventist Theology Need Changing? _____ Orley M. Berg ...... —______Ellen G. White 16 Copy Editor Limitations on Symbolism ____ W. P. Bradley 20 Why Power? ______Theodore Carcich 26 J. Ina White Adventists and Politics (Part 1) .______Art Editor .—..__._——...... _..___ Leif Kr. Tobiassen 30 T. K. Martin Women Instructors Needed Today (Con cluded) ...... _.._____. Robert L. Boothby 36 Contributing and Consulting Editors: Robert H. Pierson, President, General Conference; W. R. Beach, Secretary, General Conference; Theodore EDITORIAL Carcich, General Vice-President, General Con ference; Neal C. Wilson, President, North Amer New Morality Not So New __..__ O. M. Berg 11 ican Division; Wilbur Alexander, Andrews Uni versity; R. A. Anderson, Loma Linda, ; Kudos for North Pacific Union Conference B. L. Archbold, Ministerial Secretary, Inter- ...... ——.....—.....______j. R. Spangler 12 American Division; C. D. Brooks, Ministerial Secretary, Columbia Union; George Burnside, Ministerial Secretary, Australasian Division; W. J. Cannon, Columbia ; Harold Coffin, ; A. E. Cook, New Idea Breaches Walls in New York City Ministerial Secretary, Trans-Africa Division; F. W. Detamore, Evangelist, Florida Conference; ——————————__——...... Don Hawley 9 W. Duncan Eva, Ministerial Secretary, Northern Evangelistic Public Relations __ Howard B. Weeks 15 European Division; R. H. Ferris, Pastor, Chicago; , Avondale College; W. W. Ford- Preparation of the City for Evangelism ...... __ ham, Associate Secretary, Regional Department, ————————————_____ Glen Sharman 22 General Conference; O. Gmehling, Ministerial Secretary, Central European Division; M. G. Har- Preparation for Baptism and Follow-up __...... dinge, ; Dunbar Henri, —————__——...... ——...._..__ L. G. Cox 23 Pastor, Atlanta; J. R. Hoffman, Ministerial Secretary, Atlantic Union; Siegfried H. Horn, Andrews University; Pierre Lanares, Ministerial PASTORAL MINISTRY Secretary, Southern European Division; Rosalee HafTner Lee, Bible Instructor; H. W. Lowe, Biblical Research, General Conference; W. H. Meeting Personality Problems (Conclusion) ...... Mattison, Ministerial Secretary, Southern Asia .._———..——______H. E. Andren, M.D. 32 Division; H. E. Metcalf, Ministerial Secretary, Southern Union; K. J. Mittleider, Ministerial Secretary, North Pacific Union; W. G. C. MEDICAL Murdoch, Andrews University; R. L. Odom, Research, General Conference; Enoch Oliveira, The Hospital's Devotional Life .. Willis C. Graves 41 Ministerial Secretary, South American Division: G. H. Rainey, Associate Ministerial Secretary, Atlantic Union; U. D. Register, Loma Linda VIEWPOINT University; R. M. Ritland, Andrews University; A. E. Schmidt, Assistant Ministerial Secretary, A Listener Talks Back ...... _.___ Miriam Wood 38 South American Division; L. A. Senseman, Fuller Memorial Hospital: Harold Shrvock. Loma LmHa University; Ralph F. Waddell, Medical Secretary, PREACHER©S PROGRESS General Conference; Eric Ward, Evangelist, Southeastern California Conference; R. C. Wil My Fortunate Internship ______Ron Runyan 6 liams, Ministerial Secretary, Far Eastern Division. BV HIS SIDE

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CHANGE OF ADDRESS: WHEN WRITING US ABOUT YOUR NEWS BRIEFS ...... __...... _...... 47 SUBSCRIPTION OR CHANGING YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE EN CLOSE THE ADDRESS LABEL FROM YOUR COPY OR FROM THE WRAPPER IN WHICH YOU RECEIVED THE JOURNAL. POINTERS __...... __...... ____... 50 OCTOBER, 1968 3 Y HEART has been greatly cheered by M the soul-winning reports coming in from all parts of the world. Our accessions by baptism and profession of faith increased from 125,000 in 1965 to 140,000 in 1967. Trans-Africa leads the world divisions with Preach It! 31,057 additions in 1967. South America is in second place with 25,607. North America reported 23,000 in 1965, faltered a bit in 1966 with 21,000, but made a good come back in 1967 with 23,476, which places it nearly even with Inter-America for third Sing It! place among the world divisions. The other world divisions have also been blessed of God in their renewed evangelistic thrust. We appreciate what all our leaders have done to ignite the fires of evangelism around the world. During the months ahead we Write It! must undertake the greatest soul-winning advance this church has ever experienced. I have no doubt that our pastors, evangel ists, teachers, medical workers, and, in fact, every category of worker in the church, will join in making this achievement possible Live It! under God's blessing. Let us preach the truth, sing the truth, write the truth, and live the truth. Let our voices be heard over the radio, on the tele vision, in the press, behind the public pul pit, and in the living rooms of America. Let us saturate the airwaves, fill the taber nacles, crowd the tents, overflow the churches, throughout all the great conti nents of earth. I could scarcely believe my eyes, but as .1 looked again I was assured it was true— 43,292 persons were dropped from the rem nant church during 1967 either for apostasy or because they were missing. Think of it— ROBERT H. PIERSON this number is larger than the Central Euro President, General Conference pean, Southern Asia, China, Russia, or Middle East divisions. We lost more mem bers in twelve months than we have mem bers in 58 of our unions around the world. How sad—to lose a whole union or a whole division in just one short year! Why did this large number leave us? Some became discouraged because no one in the church seemed to care for them. Some reported the pastor seldom, if ever, visited them. Some dropped out because they were never truly converted. Some followed Demas—love of the world pre vailed over love for God. Some just didn't care any more—apathy, boredom, or what ever you wish to call it. What are we as workers and leaders going to do about this appalling situation? Are we THE MINISTRY going to sit idly by while these souls go their message of reconciliation into the homes heedless way without stretching forth a and into the hearts of millions of men and hand, exerting an effort to do something women, young and old, around the world for them? Of course not. Soul conservation during the next two years. And, as I have is as much a part of evangelism as soul said before, let us not forget those who once conquest! worshiped with us—they must play an im At the last Autumn Council a fine plan, portant role in our evangelistic planning. presented by the Ministerial Association, Fellow leaders, fifty-five of your brethren was adopted. You will be hearing more and in the General Conference are with you in more about it—CONCERN. This is not a this great evangelism thrust. We lay no campaign, this is an earnest effort that claim to the talents of the Detamores, the should be supported by every worker and Colthearts, the Cooks, the Spanglers, the every member in the church. It envisions Clevelands, the Kents, the Montanas, the contacting every backslider in our area with Sitompuls, the Wrights, and a host of others prepared materials, with prepared hearts, whom the Lord has endowed with special seeking to warm them up and bring them evangelistic talent, but we love the same back. If you don't receive your materials for Lord and the same message. We are all this fine program soon, contact your con working toward the same goal—a finished ference ministerial secretary or your con work and a coming King—and we want to ference president. They will be able to be in the thick of the battle with you. We help you. Brethren, we simply must do will do our best—pray for us! Let us all something for the backsliders about us. If move forward together! we do our part, the Lord, by His good You and I have God's last-day message. Spirit, will help us. This is truly evangelism. Preach it! Sing it! Write it! Live it! But before the evangelistic outreach, God bless you! whether it be for new interests or for back sliders, there must be the evangelists© in- reach. Before God can do great things for the public through us, He must do some thing real and wonderful for the evangelist in us! As workers and leaders in God's cause we can hope to lead this church into true revival, reformation, and evangelism only STAND FIRM as you and I are in the vanguard of this LOUISE C. KLEUSER mighty movement Godward! We can never expect our people to be what we have not Stand firm, ye men of God, yet become in Christ Jesus! The revival, the In homeland or afar, reformation, must begin in your heart and His blessed truth draws common tie mine! No matter where we are! These are days that challenge, not our dynamic methods, but our godly example. Stand firm, His holy law People are longing for preachers who live Proclaim with Spirit©s power, their sermons as well as speak them. Those And gather in the precious flock, with whom we come in contact need to For ©tis the judgment hour! see our message as much as they need to hear it. You and I must be the third angel's Stand firm, lest ye be swayed; message in verity, as well as proclaim it! Our Sov©reign has the field. There must be no credibility gap between Ten thousand foes on ev©ry hand us as ministers and those whom God has Now beckon us to yield! called us to serve. Brethren, having made our own calling Stand firm, the truth won©t fail, and election sure, let us move forward in Her conquest now is sure; confidence—forward in a mighty evangel Stand as a mighty brotherhood, istic advance, forward to the kingdom, lead And to the end endure! ing a mighty host of witnesses with us. Let us storm the bastions of the evil one. Let us sweep through the towns, let us invade the inner cities. Let us take our precious OCTOBER, 1968 Preacher©s Progress

My Fortunate INTERNSHIP

For Those Who Don©t Know RON RUNYAN What It Is All About

HE kind of start a man gets in the min a specific task, which is none other than to Tistry usually sets the pace and attitudes for preach and baptize. his future work. I am convinced that my Fortunately, my internship years were own internship under the direction of two spent not only in a regular church program well-qualified pastor-evangelists proved to but in two major evangelistic campaigns. be an inestimable blessing. My advisers During these meetings I began to grasp the knew where they were going, for their great value of a soul. I began to sense that the burden was to win souls for Christ. church existed for one reason only—not for business, not for piling up wealth, not for Cutting Lawns and Washing Cars erecting super-duper buildings, not for Fortunately, I was not among those who dashing around the world without a mes had to act the part of a servant and run er sage—it existed for the spreading of the rands for my superior's wife or cut his lawn gospel of Jesus Christ. and wash his car! I have heard stories of I often pondered the aim and goal of Paul such occurrences, and I suppose some of as found in Philippians 3:8, "That I may them are true. Too often we use interns win Christ." What does it mean to win rather than train them. Christ? Of course, it means salvation. But It is my personal conviction that it is time no man can receive salvation for himself for this church to assign interns to only a without carrying an immense burden for select group of overseers—men who have the salvation of others. their heads put on straight and know where they are headed and what the real goal of What Would Christ Say? the church is. It's time for men such as these If Christ were to stand before us today to sit down with their under-under-shep- and tell us the great burden of His heart, herds and lay it on the line by letting them what do you think it would be? Do you know that their whole purpose and goal in think He would discuss the need of more life is to advance the cause of Christ in terms modern equipment in our offices and insti of winning souls. It's past time for our 'ad tutions? Would it be to make sure that the ministrators to bring in the unproductive denomination is financially solvent? Would ministers and advise these men, good Chris the wage scale be the great burden of His tian men of course, to perhaps seek some heart? Do you think He would discuss the other line of work rather than to take sacred necessity of our aiming for some adminis tithe money and end year after year with a trative or departmental post? Would God zero under their baptismal record. It is time put at the top of His discussion list susten- to let these men know that the ministry is tation funds, better housing, automobile al not a profession, but a calling of God to do lowances, recreation, et cetera? Certainly THE MINISTRY our Lord is interested in all these things I work through until the evening meeting. have mentioned. But wouldn't Christ cry Oh, how the Holy Spirit worked! Jewelry out: disappeared! Eating habits were changed! "Don't you understand, I died to redeem Sabbath victories were gained! The waters you? I lived on earth to sanctify you! I plead of the baptismal pool were continually with you to lay aside your selfish motives! troubled as week after week souls were Forget the pursuit of pleasures! Stop talking buried with Christ. In fact, I was in the politics! Let all the necessary business of the work several years before I discovered that church be strictly secondary to the one the church, to some minds, existed for some giant purpose of rushing to every nation, thing else besides soul winning! I began to kindred, and tongue the glorious news that find out that there were men who had been I am alive, I am investigating the record drawing salary for a year or even two years books of men, I am coming soon! Don't you but who never brought a soul to Christ. understand that when I come only those This came as a shocking revelation to me. who have developed a Godlike character I began to observe man after man bogged will go to heaven? All the scaffolding will be down with some tremendous scheme that cleared away. Your main concern is to be was going to flood the church with souls— ready and get others ready for My return!" but somehow the scheme never seemed to work. Production of Dandelions When I headed up my own district for the As an intern I learned by watching the first time, my desk was daily loaded with example of my trainers that the prostitution mimeographed missives that came all too of our powers to obviously needless, un often from armchair strategists. This necessary, or unworthy aims is the saddest puzzled me. I became confused over the thing that could happen to us. For the fantastic multitude of demands on my time church to miss the goal of soul winning is for everything except soul winning. For a like setting elephants to work threading couple of years I was a disillusioned young needles. To use my powers in anything less minister, and more than once I contem than the promulgation of the gospel is as plated dropping out of the ministry. If it ridiculous as harnessing giant bolts of light had not been for my good wife, who con ning to heat a cup of water. Men don't stantly stood by me and encouraged me to spend millions in irrigation of some desert stay by God's work, I think I would have area for the production of dandelions! taken the tragic step of seeking some other I learned during those two precious years type of work. of internship that the tragedy of tragedies is Dilemma Resolved to see ministers use their God-given powers I finally resolved my dilemma by virtually for some side line, or merely to cultivate ignoring the great majority of so-called im their intellects, or to pile up degrees, or to portant things and took up the task of con gratify some earthly desire while ignoring, stantly evangelizing the areas where the con bypassing, and even ridiculing the aim of ference sent me. I ate and slept and drank all aims—the baptizing of men and women one thing only—evangelism! No, I didn't into the body of Christ. amass any gigantic records such as Deta- 5:00 A.M. and Lunch Skips more, Richards, and Vandeman did and do. But the Lord blessed my efforts, and never I wouldn't trade my internship experi a year went by without two or three score ence for any amount of theory, philosophy, people joining the church. All of these or money! My experienced under-shepherds didn't come from church school baptisms took me with them in visiting interested and either, but were mainly the "cold turkey" disinterested souls. I observed their tact and kind! carefulness, gained by years of experience, in answering Bible questions and getting Breeding of Mosquitoes decisions publicly and privately. We worked I have finally come to this conclusion, long hours together to win one soul for that the minister who really makes an im Christ. My internship came during the sec pact in life is the man of one Book and one ond world war years, and more than once aim. This kind of man sees through the eye we were out on the firing line at 5:00 A.M. glasses of soul winning only! Sure, people seeking some who had just gotten off a night will call you a fanatic, but never mind. It's shift. It wasn't unusual to skip lunch and only fanatics that get things done. Christ OCTOBER, 1968 was a fanatic. Paul was a fanatic. The apos heartless mob of jeering tempters constantly tle John was a fanatic, and certainly John screaming, "If you are a son of God come the Baptist was one. But it's better to be a down from the cross. Come down and par fanatic and get what you aim at than to be ticipate in a few harmless activities—let so broad that you become like a stream that your soul-winning work go for a while. thinly spreads itself over miles of mud until "Come down from the cross and take it finally there is no movement, no current— easy. Why punish yourself by holding meet just stagnation, death, and a place for the ings and visiting night after night? It's so breeding of mosquitoes. much easier to sit with your family by the If you want to bore a hole, you inevitably fireside. Come on down and take a desk job. use an object with a sharp point. You never Clock your days, count your hours, and pick out an instrument as blunt as a camel's when your eight are up go home like a nor foot for drilling purposes. The swimmer mal man and forget the needs of the world. who desires to be an expert high diver never "If you're a son of God, come down and spreads out his legs and arms and slaps the don't be so dogmatic about preaching the water broadside! He gets his body into a Advent message. Rather express your in rocket shape and pierces the pool with the tellectual doubts about the investigative least resistance possible. Men never design judgment, Creation week, the church a swift-moving airplane with a bulky, bulgy, standards, and the Spirit of Prophecy. Get blunt nose. It's the needlepoint nose that yourself involved in discussion groups. stabs the sky and breaks the sound barrier. Work on the image of the church by devel Women don't sew by using clothespins for oping programs that will make for good needles. The wedge formation the Roman public relations. Forget these peculiar doc soldiers used with such devastating force trines, such as the Second Coming, the 2300 against their barbarian foes is a lesson for days, and the Sabbath. the church today. Hitler's fast-pointed Blitz "Come on down from the cross and take krieg maneuvers almost won him a world. care of the family while your wife goes out Our church is in need of advancing by con and works to make a few extra dollars so you centrating, compacting, decompartmental- can buy some of that new furniture. Come izing, uniting, thus giving point and deter on down and read everything possible you mination to our one purpose—the winning can get your hands on. Keep up with every of souls. bit of news. Be a companion set to your TV. Spend time with anything but soul Up With Nehemiahs—Down With winning. Pursue every course of good ac Sanballats tivity, just so you don't get men and women We need more Nehemiahs, who will re ready for heaven. Get yourself involved ject the party invitations of Sanballat and with clubs, committees, community projects, Geshem (see Neh. 6:2-3). That great man's entertainment, visiting on your own terms— response was, "I am doing a great work and not God's terms—sight-seeing, world travel. I cannot come down. Why should the work Come on down and seek men's advice and stop while I leave it and come down to not God's. Forget praying, forget your Bible you?" (Neh. 6:3, R.S.V.). study, forget your preaching. Forget your We need more Pauls to cry out, "This one house-to-house work. Forget what the Ad thing I do" (Phil. 3:13). Couple with this vent Movement is all about." statement that magnificent motto found in I cannot thank the men enough who led Galatians 2:20, "I am crucified with Christ." me during those plastic years of internship. When a preacher goes to the cross with You see, they tried to teach me how to go Christ you can be sure of one thing—he is to the cross with Christ. They were good going to win souls. There is no other way to teachers, for I watched them hang on the cross along with the Master! live free from sin, free from distractions, except the way of crucifying self. Come Down From the Cross There is no limit to the amount of good a man can do if he doesn't care who gets the credit. The true minister of the gospel remains in a crucified position. It is not a pleasing A Christian is a living sermon whether or not he position, and at times produces unutterable preaches a word. pain and anguish. Standing below the Conscience is a safe guide only when God is the crosses of the true minister of the gospel is a guide of the conscience. THE MINISTRY New Idea Breaches

Walls Evangelistic visitation through the telephone. in NEW YORK CITY

DON HAWLEY Just an ordinary Christian visit? Not Communications Secretary, Greater New York Conference quite. You; see, Pastor Harding and Mrs. Johnson have never actually met. Every thing outlined above took place over the telephone. A new evangelistic technique is being developed in New York City that might prove to be effective in certain other N MAKING the visit, Pastor Kenneth parts of the country. I Harding introduced himself as a repre It isn't that workers in the New York City sentative of George Vandeman and the area are lazy. They know that nothing can telecast. Mrs. Johnson re really take the place of a face-to-face visit, sponded warmly and volunteered how much and they make as many such contacts as she enjoyed the program. Yes, she had re possible. But with many interests in our ceived the book Destination Life, but there nation's largest city, such a visit is not pos were still some points concerning the state sible. People are apt to be living on the of man in death that were not clear. A con twenty-third floor of a high-rise apartment cise twenty-minute Bible study on this vital building, and they pay good money to have subject followed, and the visit was closed a uniformed doorman on the first floor to with prayer. keep everyone out. OCTOBER, 1968 This posed a real problem until someone more help, and a few days later she sent recalled that one individual had already money to assist with the program. breached every wall in the city—the tele This type of ministry is not easy. It takes phone man. And he had left behind him a a great deal of concentration, and puts the trail of copper wire that a skilled and conse one calling under a certain amount of crated evangelist might utilize. The big strain. Experience has proved that about question, of course, was whether city dwell five hours a day in two sessions, is all that ers who don't like to answer the doorbell should be attempted. The remainder of the would be any happier about answering the time can best be spent in making those per telephone. Now after more than a thousand sonal visits that are possible. Women can calls we are ready to report that they are. often be reached by telephone during the Roy Thurmon, coordinator for the metro day while men are best contacted at night. politan evangelistic program, invited sev Those doing the calling do not introduce eral Andrews University students to partici themselves, at least at the beginning. Their pate in this interesting experiment. Under name would have little meaning. Instead the supervision of Pastors Vandeman and they mention they are calling on behalf of Thurmon, the seminarians had come to George Vandeman and the It Is Written New York City to study methods of evan telecast. They then listen intently for the gelizing large cities. They entered into the first reaction on the part of the one on the venture with the customary enthusiasm of other end of the line. If there is a certain youth but were hardly prepared for the coolness, then the call is carefully ter warm and rewarding experiences that fol minated after a friendly remark or two. If lowed. Some remarks overheard were: there is a warm response, then the degree "I have already prayed with fifteen people of interest is ascertained and heightened. over the telephone today." Studies on certain points of doctrine are "I just had one of the most thrilling con commonplace. tacts of my entire life." "I've had a few doors slammed in my Training Manual Available face, but not a single person has slammed Careful training is essential for this spe the receiver down." cialized type of ministry. A mimeographed "The lady I just visited with desires bap manual has been prepared, spelling out the tism." techniques thus far developed. This may be Kenneth Harding, associate metropoli secured from the It Is Written office at the tan coordinator, reports that probably no General Conference headquarters. more than 3 per cent of those contacted One Roman Catholic who was contacted indicate any resentment at having been by telephone explained that she was in called. And many request that the one tele trouble with her church because she had phoning make a personal visit as soon as married a Protestant. She was also very ill. opportunity permits. Telephone visits run After receiving encouragement she ex from five minutes to half an hour or more, claimed, "You know, I think I've found a and a large percentage are happy to have friend." the caller offer prayer. She further pointed out that she never missed an It Is Written telecast. When Special Techniques Needed asked if she had ever thought of becoming a Telephone visitation presents a special Seventh-day Adventist, she replied, "Yes, challenge. The one making the call must I have, but do you know my problem? I'm be discerning enough to gather from the so sick much of the time I'm afraid I person's voice alone information that would couldn't get all my work done on the prepa ordinarily be indicated by appearance, sur ration day and then I would be late for the roundings, dress, gestures, eye contact, fa Sabbath." You may be certain that our cial expressions, et cetera. worker was eager to help her with that One of our men asked a woman if she particular problem. was a Christian, to which she replied, "Well, May we stress again that there is no real no, you see I am Jewish." A good visit fol substitute for personal visitation. But where lowed, and the woman's voice betrayed the that is an impossibility, those copper wires tears that were on her cheeks. She was happy the telephone man has left behind may lead to allow our worker to pray, and in Christ's straight to a heart that is waiting to be name. The very next day she telephoned for reached for Christ. 10 THE MINISTRY New Morality EDITORIAL Not SO New

HE new morality we hear so much about ments and his statutes which I command Ttoday is really not very new. In fact it thee this day; that all these curses shall was this very concept that turned the course come upon thee, and overtake thee." of ancient Israel from an experience of un The alternatives were clear. And they paralleled victory and blessing to one of were repeated again and again. Obey and defeat and shame. live. Disobey and perish. Obedience would The last great act of Moses before his bring blessing. Disobedience would bring death was to gather all of Israel together on a curse. the plains of Moab, where he reviewed Not many weeks later, after Israel's vic before them the conditions upon which tories at Jericho and Ai, Joshua, their new their success as individuals and as a na commander in chief, gathered all of Israel tion would depend. The words were deliv to Shechem. There before the slopes of ered in three great addresses which make Gerizim and Ebal these conditions to God's up the book of Deuteronomy. blessings and their success were solemnly The conditions were clearly stated: "And re-emphasized. And the record that follows it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken is one of obedience and faith. diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy Because of their obedience, God did God, to observe and to do all his command bless them with unparalleled success. The ments which I command thee this day, pages of Joshua give the story of their thrill that the Lord thy God will set thee on ing victories in conquest. Little wonder high above all nations of the earth: and that the book of Joshua has been called all these blessings shall come on thee, and "the Acts of the Old Testament." "And all overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto these kings and their land did Joshua take the voice of the Lord thy God" (Deut. 28: at one time, because the Lord God of 1,2). Israel fought for Israel" (Joshua 10:42). These words were repeated again and Thirty years after Shechem, Joshua, again. Notice, "And the Lord shall make knowing he was soon to die, called Israel thee the head, and not the tail; and thou to a return convocation. Again, before the shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be slopes of the twin mountains hallowed in beneath; if that thou hearken unto the com memory, the history of God's dealings with mandments of the Lord thy God, which Israel was rehearsed and the conditions I command thee this day, to observe and for continued blessing repeated. "And the to do them" (verse 13). people said unto Joshua, The Lord our The message was plain. Obey God's com God will we serve, and his voice will we mandments. Follow His instructions. Do obey" (chap. 24:24). A standing covenant His will as revealed through inspiration, was made, marked by a memorial stone and receive His blessing. to serve as a constant reminder to them and The results of disobedience were also their children of the terms of blessing and graphically portrayed. Verse 15 begins with prosperity and their vow of fidelity. the contrasting little word "but." "But And the Word declares, "And Israel it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy all the days of the elders that overlived God, to observe to- do all his command- Joshua, and which had known all the OCTOBER, 1968 11 works of the Lord, that he had done for all the great works of the Lord, that he did Israel" (verse 31). for Israel" (chap 2:7). Turning to the record of Judges, we But sadly the story now changes. We see find this same heartening report repeated: God's people turning aside from the old "And the people served the Lord all the paths and sinking deeper and deeper into days of Joshua, and all the days of the sin. As a result Israel is brought under one elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen (Continued on page 37)

world conditions demanded extraordinary action. To realize this goal, each conference is endeavoring to enlarge its evangelistic per sonnel by developing local evangelistic teams. The union conference committee caught the vision and asked the union to expand its evangelistic potential by adding up to four full-time union evangelists to the present Ministerial Association staff. Three men have already been selected for K. J. Mittleider Sunny Liu this special work. This is an unprecedented move for any union in North America. Those who have been added to the staff are Pastors J. Reynolds Hoffman, George Knowles, and H. R. Turner. Pastor K. J. Mittleider, ministerial association secretary, Kudos for North Pacific assisted by Pastor Sunny Liu, has been in Union Conference the union for some time. Pastor Knowles is going to for one year and wil] be joining the union upon his return. Pastor Turner's major work will be that of assist ing Pastor Mittleider in the Ministerial Association as a coordinator of evangelism. J. HACKETT, president of the North He will organize the churches in prepara W• Pacific Union, reveals that public tion for evangelistic meetings. Pastor Hoff evangelism is going to play a more impor man will join the staff as a full-time evangel tant role than ever before in their territory. ist. Each of these men is a specialist in At the last union session a membership of his field, and has had years of experi fifty thousand was set to be reached by ence. Surely this will give tremendous 1971. This would mean a net increase in strength to the entire union evangelistic the union of more than one thousand each program. We salute the North Pacific year. Although this has never been accom Union and its leadership for its tremendous plished in the past, our leaders felt that vision. J. R. s.

Left, George Knowles Center, H. R. Turner Right, J. Reynolds Hoffman

12 THE MINISTRY Part I Dangers of Existentialism

EDWARD HEPPENSTALL Professor, Loma Lnda University La Sierra Campus

HE perils to be found in Christian exis tion. This is the great tragedy of philosophy T tentialism are neither obvious nor easily according to existentialism. discerned. On the contrary, existentialism's Existentialism is a revolt against the at claim to relevancy and involvement of the tempt to get at the meaning of life through whole of man's existence in truth offers ideas. The assertion is that God cannot be much to be desired. made an object of human thought without The word "existentialism" is an extension distorting the truth about God. To deal of the word "existence." The crucial issues with truth as an object to be grasped by the which face modern man require that he dis logic of mind and language is to lose the cover the true nature of his existence. For vertical relationship with God; that to be centuries the approach in philosophy has lieve reality is something to be known reduced the world of persons, including rather than lived is an illusion, denying to God and man, to mere objects of thought, man the true nature of Christian meaning concepts set forth in the categories of lan and existence. Man thereby becomes the guage. The result has been the application captive of rational categories rather than of man's rational powers to control and di experiencing freedom through a personal rect life on the horizontal plane economi relation with God. cally, politically, scientifically, religiously. Existentialism is a philosophy which shat The consequence is the dehumanization of ters all rational security. It condemns all the individual. The Christian religion has claims to truth which avoid or abdicate per been emptied of its vital meaning and its sonal involvement. To interpret the Chris relevancy to life. This is due largely to the tian religion in terms of ideas and doctrines church's concern with and search for ra is to distort the truth and make participa tional certainty, rather than with living tion in it impossible. truth. Because religious truth has become How does truth become relevant? Exis objectivised, man has been separated from tentialism aims to answer that question. God. What is at stake is the very nature of man's There is much truth to this critical ob being. The reality of truth is experienced servation by existentialism. The church has when man faces decisions that constitute in long operated principally in the context of essence a matter of life and death. Existen ideas and doctrines, giving priority to for tialism is a philosophy of crisis, where man mal utterances by church and school. It is is driven to vital decisions, thus penetrating possible to answer many questions about re to the inner meaning of life, facing up to ligion and life without dealing with the the crises and anxieties that confront one's main issue: That of being personally in very existence. volved in the whole of one's being. A ra The contrast is between being a partici tional philosophy of religion can be a sub pant and being a spectator. One may state stitute for the real thing. In the juggling of his belief objectively about the nature of words and ideas, it is possible to reduce man, that he is mortal, subject to death. He God to an idea. The effort to formulate a can write that statement down, put it in creed can get man nowhere. The God that doctrinal form, argue it as the basis of his people claim to believe in may become to own logical conclusions about man, all this them no more than an intellectual abstrac- without being involved. But let the doctor OCTOBER, 1968 13 declare a man a victim of terminal cancer. The objectivity of the truth of Scripture, He is now involved in death itself. Death is fixed by the very nature of divine revelation no longer a theory to be discussed. It is now and inspiration, is incompatible with this part of man's very existence. Consequently, subjective approach. Existentialism is un truth must fail if it stops short of securing willing to be bound by the normative char the involvement of the whole man. acter of the Word of God. Is the truth of Scripture autonomous? Existentialism de What Is Truth? nies this. What is prior, says traditional The crucial problem in existentialism , is the knowledge of and from centers in the question of how to arrive at God, not the decisions of men. The latter truth. Soren Kierkegaard, the Danish is tested by the former. Truth stands apart philosopher, regarded as the father of Chris from man's decision. It possesses a pre-estab tian existentialism, wrote that "truth is lished harmony with the God of the Bible subjectivity." and His Son Jesus Christ. Consequently, be lief on a knowledge basis is essential to and Here is such a definition of truth: an objective prior to personal involvement in truth. It UNCERTAINTY held fast in an appropriation- process of the most passionate inwardness is the can be depended upon regardless of man's truth, the highest truth attainable for an existing participation in it. individual. . . . Truth is precisely the venture which To believe that the source of truth can be chooses an OBJECTIVE UNCERTAINTY. . . . The" found in the human situation, that the de paradoxical character of truth is its UNCER cision of man rather than in the movement TAINTY: This UNCERTAINTY is an expression of God toward man through the apostles for the passionate inwardness, and this passion is and prophets, is perilous in the extreme. precisely the truth.1 God alone is responsible for the gift of According to this, man discovers truth not truth. God nowhere leaves sinful man to by the certainty of objective knowledge but grope around within himself for the norm only by personal decision, a "passionate in or the experience of truth. Existentialism wardness." Man's involvement comes first. shatters faith in objective truth, moral ab Truth depends for its validity upon man. solutes, and eternal principles revealed in Truth comes from within, not from with the Holy Scriptures. out. Man's decision creates out of itself what The traditional Christian position states is existentially true. The rational consist that belief in the Bible as the revealed Word ency of Biblical content as doctrine is not of God is, first, a statement, not about hu essential in order to know the truth. Truth man existence in a contemporary situation, is not objectively given in the Bible so that but an objective knowledge of truth given it is eternally true. The Word of truth has by God existing in and of itself. Granted never been given once for all. Truth is al that existentialism has a point in warning ways contemporaneous. Only the Word against abstract intellectualism. Undoubt today, existentially, can be the Word of edly, the vital importance of deciding for God. The same word tomorrow could be truth cannot be overestimated; but how demonic once the encounter and the in shall man know that what he decides for is volvement with God is lost. in reality the truth? In Scripture, the prin The crucial question is: At what point ciples of truth, morality, God, and man, are are men actually confronted with truth; at fixed for what He has done, is doing, and the point of knowledge or at the point of what He will do, and what He requires men decision? At the point where the objective to believe and do. This is the given knowl truth of Scripture is brought to bear upon edge content of truth. He addresses man the mind, or at the point of personal in personally and calls for an intelligent per volvement through an act of decision? What sonal response, an involvement in harmony is the basis of a right decision? At what with the knowledge given and present to the point is a man able to tell whether or not mind. True involvement requires obedience he has made the right passionate commit to that which is objectively given. The ment? If a Biblical concept or doctrine is knowledge of Biblical truth involves more not truth until man becomes involved by than mere thinking. It requires the bringing personal commitment, then what is it? Is of man's whole life into captivity to and the falsity or the truth of the idea or doc harmony with the revealed truths of God's trine no longer relevant to the intrinsic Word. Subjectivism can lead only to a moral meaning of truth itself? (Continued on page 42} 14 THE MINISTRY group still in the sawdust and canvas days of the frontier, it will surely erect barriers of prejudice hard to surmount in future years. This is a fearful price to pay for an evangelistic audience. On the other hand, evangelistic promo tion can actually contribute to the over-all objectives of the church, even among those who do not attend the meetings, if it creates positive, constructive impressions. Evangelistic promotion hurts when it is crudely prepared or, most often, when it is Public emotionally overwrought, when it is reach ing too hard for an arousing, sensational effect. "River of Blood 200 Miles Long!" "Three Angels Flying Over Hicksville!" "Cancel All Other Engagements! The Relations Whole Town Has Been Waiting to Hear ..." Phrases like these suggest to HOWARD B. WEEKS thoughtful people that whoever is putting Vice-President for Public Re/ot/ons, Loma Linda University out such advertising must be somewhat de tached from real life, intoxicated perhaps with a feeling of importance. To anyone who has ever had responsibil EDITORIAL NOTE: An overseas reader writes that while pre- ity for the success of a series of meetings, this emotional supercharging of the adver struck him so forcefully that he felt it would be well for tising is at least understandable, if not for parts of it to be reprinted in THE MINISTRY. In presenting this material we are honoring his request and concurring givable. A great deal has usually been in with his sentiments. We would also urge study of the en vested. Moreover, the personal reputation tire chapter. of the speaker as an evangelist is at stake. We just must have a large opening-night Can Evangelism Hurt the Church? crowd. Everything depends upon it. An F PUBLIC evangelism is so conducted as opening night is a bit like flying the Atlan I to confirm and contribute to public es tic Ocean—nothing but a complete success teem of the church, it will succeed. If it will do. Thus keyed up, we inject personal detracts from that esteem it will fail, for it anxiety into the advertising copy. But the will be undermining the very foundation reading audience, unaware of the reason for upon which it must rest. Whether or not we our apprehension, is not in a position to like it, an acceptable public image of the appreciate or understand the vibrations he church behind the evangelism is the sine receives, and may well be turned against the qua non for evangelistic achievement today sponsoring organization. We tend to shun among the great uncommitted mass of peo those who seem to be emotionally disturbed. ple. A series of public meetings usually creates Evangelistic Advertising in Perspective a larger impact on a community than any One reason these problems arise is that other effort the church exerts. There is a in evangelistic activity we depend for our larger volume of advertising in the news success too much upon the power of adver papers and on the radio and television than tising. True, all too often everything does at any other time. Perhaps there are even depend on it, for nothing else has been done billboards, and always handbills, direct-mail previously in the community to create an campaigns. Everyone is made aware of the appeal. We should realize more fully that it church's existence. is not the power of advertising that deter Sometimes this promotional material ac mines the success of church evangelism. It tually hurts the church among the majority is the church's basic relationship in the of people in a town, even though it may community. Where knowledge of the succeed in filling an auditorium. If it does church and confidence in it do not exist, create the wrong image of the church, if it our advertising efforts will avail little ex- conveys the impression of an unlettered (Continued on page OCTOBER, 1968 15 Does Adventist Theology NEED CHANGING?

ELLEN G. WHITE

At the turn of the century we passed through one of the Ellen White, in vision, was called upon to firmly meet greatest crises in our history as the highly respected and this error, and this she did in numerous manuscript docu much loved medical superintendent of the Battle Creek Sani ments sent to those most concerned, in pamphlets, and then tarium, and the natural leader of our medical work, Dr. John in chapters in Education (1903). Testimonies, vol. 8 (1904). Harvey Kellogg, became entangled in pantheistic philosophy, and The Ministry of Healing (1905). In the midst of the which soon began to permeate some of his talks and articles. controversy the following thought-provoking article was written Some of our ministers readily joined him in his views. Fol and in 1904 published in Special Testimonies, Series B, No. 2. lowing the fire, which destroyed We draw it from Selected Messages, book 1, pages 201-208. the main structure and the hospital, arrangements were made For a vivid and enlightening description of the controversy for Dr. Kellogg, still carrying responsibilities and still and the account of God's Drovidence in checking the advance trusted, to write a popular medical book, which would be of the intriguing but insidious teaching, read the eye-witness widely sold by Seventh-day Adventists as one means of rais account of Arthur G. Daniells in his Abiding Gift of Proph ing money to aid in rebuilding the institution. Although he ecy, chapter 30. agreed that it should be strictly medical, the book Living God's church today is not free from attacks. Dissident Temple was permeated with pantheistic teachings. The power voices within and without clamor for doctrinal changes. It of God manifested in nature was confused with the per is felt that the following counsel was never more relevant. sonality of God. For a time, not a few Seventh-day Ad —EDITORS. ventists were swept off their feet by this "new light."

HE Lord will put new, vital force into the book Living Temple is unsound, and T His work as human agencies obey the that this reasoning would lead astray the command to go forth and proclaim the minds of those who are not thoroughly es truth. He who declared that His truth tablished on the foundation principles of would shine forever will proclaim this truth present truth. It introduces that which is through faithful messengers, who will give nought but speculation in regard to the the trumpet a certain sound. The truth will personality of God and where His presence be criticized, scorned, and derided; but the is. No one on this earth has a right to specu closer it is examined and tested, the brighter late on this question. The more fanciful it will shine. theories are discussed, the less men will As a people, we are to stand firm on the know of God and of the truth that sanctifies platform of eternal truth that has with the soul. stood test and trial. We are to hold to the One and another come to me, asking me sure pillars of our faith. The principles of to explain the positions taken in Living truth that God has revealed to us are our Temple. I reply, "They are unexplainable." only true foundation. They have made us The sentiments expressed do not give a true what we are. The lapse of time has not knowledge of God. All through the book are lessened their value. It is the constant effort passages of Scripture. These scriptures are of the enemy to remove these truths from brought in in such a way that error is made their setting, and to put in their place to appear as truth. Erroneous theories are spurious theories. He will bring in every presented in so pleasing a way that unless thing that he possibly can to carry out his care is taken, many will be misled. deceptive designs. But the Lord will raise We need not the mysticism that is in this up men of keen perception, who will give book. Those who entertain these sophis these truths their proper place in the plan tries will soon find themselves in a position of God. where the enemy can talk with them, and I have been instructed by the heavenly lead them away from God. It is represented messenger that some of the reasoning in to me that the writer of this book is on a 16 THE MINISTRY false track. He has lost sight of the dis this point are incorrect. The scripture used tinguishing truths for this time. He knows to substantiate the doctrine there set forth, not whither his steps are tending. The is scripture misapplied. track of truth lies close beside the track of I am compelled to speak in denial of the error, and both tracks may seem to be one claim that the teachings of Living Temple to minds which are not worked by the Holy can be sustained by statements from my Spirit, and which, therefore, are not quick writings. There may be in this book ex to discern the difference between truth and pressions and sentiments that are in har error. mony with my writings. And there may be in my writings many statements which, A View of Approaching Danger taken from their connection, and inter About the time that Living Temple was preted according to the mind of the writer published, there passed before me in the of Living Temple, would seem to be in night season, representations indicating that harmony with the teachings of this book. some danger was approaching, and that I This may give apparent support to the as must prepare for it by writing out the sertion that the sentiments in Living Tem things God had revealed to me regarding ple are in harmony with my writings. But the foundation principles of our faith. A God forbid that this sentiment should pre copy of Living Temple was sent me, but it vail. remained in my library, unread. From the Few can discern the result of entertain light given me by the Lord, I knew that ing the sophistries advocated by some at this some of the sentiments advocated in the time. But the Lord has lifted the curtain, book did not bear the endorsement of God, and has shown me the result that would and that they were a snare that the enemy follow. The spiritualistic theories regard had prepared for the last days. I thought ing the personality of God, followed to their that this would surely be discerned, and logical conclusion, sweep away the whole that it would not be necessary for me to Christian economy. They estimate as noth say anything about it. ing the light that Christ came from heaven In the controversy that arose among our to give John to give to His people. They brethren regarding the teachings of this teach that the scenes just before us are not book, those in favor of giving it a wide of sufficient importance to be given special circulation declared: "It contains the very attention. They make of no effect the truth sentiments that Sister White has been teach of heavenly origin, and rob the people of ing." This assertion struck right to my God of their past experience, giving them heart. I felt heartbroken; for I knew that instead a false science. this representation of the matter was not In a vision of the night I was shown dis true. tinctly that these sentiments have been Finally my son said to me, "Mother, you looked upon by some as the grand truths ought to read at least some parts of the that are_ to be brought in and made prom book, that you may see whether they are in inent at the present time. I was shown a harmony with the light that God has given platform, braced by solid timbers—the you." He sat down beside me, and together truths of the Word of God. Some one high we read the preface, and most of the first in responsibility in the medical work was chapter, and also paragraphs in other chap directing this man and that man to loosen ters. As we read, I recognized the very senti ments against which I had been bidden to speak in warning during the early days of my public labors. When I first left the State of Maine, it was to go through Vermont and Massachusetts, to bear a testimony Perhaps there is present truth against these sentiments. Living Temple in the challenging question asked contains the alpha of these theories. I knew by the Lord's messenger during a that the omega would follow in a little time of spiritual peril—"WHERE while; and I trembled for our people. I ARE THE WATCHMEN THAT knew that I must warn our brethren and OUGHT TO BE STANDING ON sisters not to enter into controversy over the THE WALLS OF ZION?" presence and personality of God. The state ments made in Living Temple in regard to OCTOBER, 1968 17 the timbers supporting this platform. Then mine the foundation of our faith through I heard a voice saying, "Where are the the dissemination of seductive theories, I watchmen that ought to be standing on the had read an incident about a ship in a fog walls of Zion? Are they asleep? This founda meeting an iceberg. For several nights I tion was built by the Master Worker, and slept but little. I seemed to be bowed down will stand storm and tempest. Will they as a cart beneath sheaves. One night a scene permit this man to present doctrines that was clearly presented before me. A vessel deny the past experience of the people of was upon the waters, in a heavy fog. Sud God? The time has come to take decided denly the lookout cried, "Iceberg just action." ahead!" There, towering high above the The enemy of souls has sought to bring in ship, was a gigantic iceberg. An authorita the supposition that a great reformation tive voice cried out, "Meet it!" There was was to take place among Seventh-day Ad- not a moment's hesitation. It was a time ventists, and that this reformation would for instant action. The engineer put on consist in giving up the doctrines which full steam, and the man at the wheel steered stand as the pillars of our faith, and engag the ship straight into the iceberg. With a ing in a process of reorganization. Were crash she struck the ice. There was a fearful this reformation to take place, what would shock, and the iceberg broke into many result? The principles of truth that God in pieces, falling with a noise like thunder to His wisdom has given to the remnant the deck. The passengers were violently church, would be discarded. Our religion shaken by the force of the collision, but no would be changed. The fundamental prin lives were lost. The vessel was injured, but ciples that have sustained the work for the not beyond repair. She rebounded from the past fifty years would be accounted as error. contact, trembling from stem to stern, like A new organization would be established. a living creature. Then she moved forward Books of a new order would be written. A on her way. system of intellectual philosophy would be Well I knew the meaning of this represen introduced. The founders of this system tation. I had my orders. I had heard the would go into the cities, and do a wonderful words, like a voice from our Captain, "Meet work. The Sabbath of course, would be it!" I knew what my duty was, and that lightly regarded, as also the God who cre there was not a moment to lose. The time ated it. Nothing would be allowed to stand for decided action had come. I must with in the way of the new movement. The lead out delay obey the command, "Meet it!" ers would teach that virtue is better than That night I was up at one o'clock, writ vice, but God being removed, they would ing as fast as my hand could pass over the place their dependence on human power, paper. For the next few days I worked early which, without God, is worthless. Their and late, preparing for our people the in foundation would be built on the sand, and struction given me regarding the errors storm and tempest would sweep away the that were coming in among us. structure. I have been hoping that there would be a Who has authority to begin such a move thorough reformation, and that the prin ment? We have our . We have our ciples for which we fought in the early days, experience, attested to by the miraculous and which were brought out in power of working of the Holy Spirit. We have a the Holy Spirit, would be maintained. truth that admits of no compromise. Shall we not repudiate everything that is not in The Firm Foundation of Our Faith harmony with this truth? Many of our people do not realize how I hesitated and delayed about the send firmly the foundation of our faith has been ing out of that which the Spirit of the Lord laid. My husband, Elder , impelled me to write. I did not want to be Father Pierce, Elder [Hiram] Edson, and compelled to present the misleading influ others who were keen, noble, and true, ence of these sophistries. But in the provi were among those who, after the passing of dence of God, the errors that have been com the time in 1844, searched for the truth as ing in must be met. for hidden treasure. I met with them, and we studied and prayed earnestly. Often we An Iceberg! "Meet It" remained together until late at night, and Shortly before I sent out the testimonies sometimes through the entire night, pray regarding the efforts of the enemy to under- ing for light and studying the Word. Again 18 THE MINISTRY and again these brethren came together to pillars of our faith, I have something to say? study the Bible, in order that they might I must obey the command, "Meet "it!" . . . know its meaning, and be prepared to teach I must bear the messages of warning that it with power. When they came to the point God gives me to bear, and then leave with in their study where they said, "We can do the Lord the results. I must now present nothing more," the Spirit of the Lord would the matter in all its bearings; for the peo come upon me, I would be taken off in vi ple of God must not be despoiled. sion, and a clear explanation of the pas We are God's commandment-keeping sages we had been studying would be given people. For the past fifty years every phase me, with instruction as to how we were to of heresy has been brought to bear upon us, labor and teach effectively. Thus light was to becloud our minds regarding the teach given that helped us to understand the ing of the Word—especially concerning the scriptures in regard to Christ. His mission, ministration of Christ in the heavenly sanc and His priesthood. A line of truth extend tuary, and the message of Heaven for these ing from that time to the time when we last days, as given by the angels of the shall enter the city of God, was made plain fourteenth chapter of Revelation. Messages to me, and I gave to others the instruction of every order and kind have been urged that the Lord had given me. upon Seventh-day Adventists, to take the During this whole time I could not under place of the truth which, point by point, stand the reasoning of the brethren. My has been sought out by prayerful study, and mind was locked, as it were, and I could not testified to by the miracle-working power of comprehend the meaning of the scriptures the Lord. But the waymarks which have we were studying. This was one of the great made us what we are, are to be preserved, est sorrows of my life. I was in this condition and they will be preserved, as God has sig of mind until all the principal points of our nified through His Word and the testimony faith were made clear to our minds, in har of His Spirit. He calls upon us to hold mony with the Word of God. The brethren firmly, with the grip of faith, to the funda knew that when not in vision, I could not mental principles that are based upon un understand these matters, and they accepted questionable authority. as light direct from heaven the revelations given. For two or three years my mind contin ued to be locked to an understanding of the Evangelistic Public Relations Scriptures. In the course of our labors, my husband and I visited Father Andrews, who (Continued from page IS) was suffering intensely with inflammatory cept among that type of person always in rheumatism. We prayed for him. I laid my terested in some new religious manifesta hands on his head, and said, "Father An tion. drews, the Lord Jesus maketh thee whole." Evangelism and evangelistic promotion He was healed instantly. He got up, and set correctly in the over-all public relations walked about the room, praising God, and context has no need for hyperemotional saying, "I never saw it on this wise before. advertising. Advertising is used, not as the Angels of God are in this room." The glory sole means of success, merely as one means. of the Lord was revealed. Light seemed to In fact, the advertising contributes to the shine all through the house, and an angel's total public relations picture, fulfilling with hand was laid upon my head. From that dignity its primary functions. time to this I have been able to understand One of these functions is to establish the the Word of God. meetings as a public event. Unadvertised What influence is it that would lead men meetings are more or less private affairs. at this stage of our history to work in an Advertised meetings are public—something underhand, powerful way to tear down the to which members may more readily invite foundation of our faith—the foundation their friends. Advertising, then, helps to that was laid at the beginning of our work draw into focus all the forces that will lead by prayerful study of the Word and by people to join your own members at an revelation? Upon this foundation we have evangelistic session. With this advertising been building for the past fifty years. Do objective clearly in mind the evangelist has you wonder that when I see the beginning no need for turning emotional handsprings. of a work that would remove some of the —Pages 236, 237. OCTOBER, 1968 19 Limitations on

W. P. BRADLEY Associate Secretary, Genera/ Conference Symbolism

N THE New Testament we find numer Leviticus 2:13 it is called "the salt of the I ous examples of illustrations of spiritual covenant of thy God." truth based upon the sanctuary and its serv 4. Those who overcome at last are lik ice. These illuminating references must ened to a pillar in the innermost sanctuary have had a particular appeal to the early of the heavenly temple, where they can con Christians of Hebrew background, based as stantly be in the presence of God (Rev. they were upon the structure that was at 3:12). the center of their religious and com 5. A barrier held the Gentiles at a dis munity life. The apostle Paul was especially tance in the precincts of the Temple; but inclined to use these illustrations in teach in Christ the barrier that separated them ing spiritual truth so as to make the lesson from the provisions of the covenant is understandable and impressive. Following broken down and they enjoy the peace of are several of these New Testament illus the provisions of the gospel (Eph. 2:14). trations based on the sanctuary, and they 6. Christians are the sweet aroma of are listed with the realization that the list Christ to God, a reminder of the incense may be only partial. in the tabernacle service which was cast 1. Washing is used as a symbol of spirit upon the live coals and ascended upward ual cleansing, as in Titus 3:5, 6, and this in a cloud (2 Cor. 2:15, 16). concept is doubtless carried over from the 7. The lesson of the sacrifice of the sanc services of the tabernacle, where there were tuary service is woven into various passages numerous washings of clothing, of the body, in a variety of settings (Phil. 2:17; 4:18; and of parts of the sacrifices. 1 Peter 2:5; Heb. 13:15). In the passage 2. Sprinkling of the heart "from an in Romans 12:1 Paul speaks of the dedi evil conscience" (Heb. 10:22) carries the cated Christian body as a holy and accept thought of making oneself clean and also able offering placed in loving devotion of dedication, as in the ancient service upon a spiritual altar as a living sacrifice when Moses set aside Aaron and his sons to God. by sprinkling them and their garments 8. In the Hebrew nation the priestly of with oil and "blood (Lev. 8:30). fice was a supreme example of the appoint 3. In drawing out spiritual lessons from ment of men for service of God, to be his the nature of salt (Mark 9:49, 50), Jesus ministers, to present offerings and sacri was speaking of a substance that was used fices for the purification of sinners. In the to season the offerings at the tabernacle. In Christian era all the believers are said to 20 THE MINISTRY share the blessedness of a priesthood in a by Paul nor by anyone else in the Scrip royal kingdom whose king is Christ. They tures nor in the Spirit of Prophecy. Es present offerings to God, their own prayer pecially unacceptable is the suggestion and praise, and they have direct access to that in Daniel 8:14 the cleansing of the Him without an earthly mediator (1 Peter sanctuary describes the work of cleansing 2:5, 9; Rev. 1:6; 5:10; 20:6). They also to be accomplished by faith in Christ in minister the things of salvation to all the the human life. nations (Isa. 61:6). 9. The sanctuary in the desert, and later What Is Going On Now? the Temple in Jerusalem, was to be the What is going on in the heavenly sanc dwelling place of God among His people. tuary now? Cases are being reviewed in the Likewise God dwells within the life of the judgment. The faithful are justified as re individual Christian, the body being His gards God's broken law. Names are re temple, through the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. tained in the book of life. At the end 6:19; 2 Cor. 6:16). The body, His temple, comes the sealing of those who are saved, should therefore be kept free from defile the blotting out of their sins from the rec ment. ord. Christ comes out of the Most Holy 10. The church is the whole body of Place and last of all, lays the blame for the saints, joined together, and collectively, sin upon the head of Satan. These are as a temple, is the dwelling place of God the great juridical acts of God taking place in the Spirit. (Eph. 2:21, 22; 1 Cor. 3: in the , not in the soul 16, 17). temple. Ellen G. White pointedly said: "I believe the Sanctuary, to be cleansed at Personality Cannot Be Fragmented the end of the 2300 days, is the New Jeru So much for a group of illustrations of salem Temple, of which Christ is a min spiritual truth drawn from the sanctuary ister."— A Word to the Little Flock, p. 12. and its services. In their application to What is going on at the same time in Christian life they are appropriate and dy the life of the believer? Repentance for namic. But like all illustrations they have sin, confession, acceptance of the perfect their limitations—they are applied mainly sacrifice of Christ, living by faith, growth to the teaching of one central truth. In in Christian experience, refreshing of the the case of the last two, where the Temple Holy Spirit, labor for others. These acts is used as a symbol to teach that the Holy take place in human experience by God's Spirit dwells within the believers individu power. ally and collectively and that the dwelling The Lord's messenger, Ellen G. White, should be kept holy, and undefiled, and received her first vision late in 1844 and entire, the application is very clear. was continually bringing instruction and To use this simple illustration of the guidance received through visions as late sanctuary so as to develop from it a new as March 3, 1915, a period stretching more and strange concept of the plan of salva than seventy years. If the nature of the tion is an uncertain procedure at best. work of salvation in the life of the believer To compare the human personality to the was to change in 1844, corresponding to sanctuary so that the personality is frag the change in Christ's ministry when He mented into several parts corresponding entered the Most Holy Place of the heav to the areas of the sanctuary and to parcel enly sanctuary, Mrs. White failed to make out the saving work of Christ so that the it clear. The means of salvation and the individual is saved by stages, does violence result of salvation before 1844, after 1844, to the illustration of the apostle Paul. The and always have ever been the same: human personality is one and will remain "When we surrender ourselves wholly to so. The whole man is saved by repentance God, and fully believe, the blood of Christ and forgiveness through faith in Christ cleanses from all sin. The conscience can and by the appropriation of His right be freed from condemnation. Through eousness by faith. faith in His blood, all may be made per To . suggest as some have that the fect in Jesus Christ."—Selected Messages, method or work of salvation in the human book 2, p. 32. life has changed from one era to another, No clearer, no more ancient, and no more corresponding to the work of Christ in modern statement of the way of salvation is heaven before and after 1844, is not taught needed than that. OCTOBER, 1968 21 hoping that the last bundle in the last field would be threshed before the snows came. Preparation Then came the marvelous combine. I'll never forget the first time I pulled a sixteen- footer across the field and watched the grain flowing into a waiting truck. This was a life of the City of luxury and ease indeed. The Care of the Crop Occasionally we harvested fields in which for over half of what we cut was weeds, where drought had reduced the yield to the place it hardly paid the costs of harvesting, where pests had made the grain practically worth less, or where hail had beaten it into the EVANGELISM ground. Very early in life I formed some rather GLENN S. SHARMAN conclusive opinions about harvest. Where Poster, Washington, D.C. sufficient good seed had been planted, where there had been adequate fertilizer, enough moisture, where weeds and pests had been S A BOY I spent many long, hard days controlled and hail did not happen at har- A working in the harvest fields of western vesttime, a good yield could be depended Alberta. Even now, after more years than I on. care to admit, scores of sights, smells, and True, there were certain corners of fields feelings return in a nostalgic wave: along bush rows or ditches where occasion The fragrance of freshly mown hay and ally volunteer crops would grow on their its prickly feel through work shirts and levis, own, but to have depended completely for we usually slept in haylofts; upon such volunteer crops would have been Groping with blistered hands for cold, disastrous for the farmer. stiff boots in the pre-dawn darkness into Against the background of this brief which to gingerly squeeze blistered feet; autobiographical segment I would like to Finding and harnessing horses at the propose a parable. crack of dawn and noticing that man and beast left tracks in the frost-covered grass; A Parable The aroma of breakfast, providing moti vation for accomplishing prebreakfast tasks A certain pastor was given a city as his field. It was a beautiful city filled with pre with haste; The food—mountains of it. Cooks for cious souls. He knew that in the fall a great threshing crews were the best in the world evangelist was coming to help him with and worked harder than anyone else on the work of harvest. Now this pastor had many pressing mat the crew. I think of rugged Chuck Henner, spike ters that occupied his attention, so during pitcher, who could feed that hungry thresh ing machine hour after hour with hardly a moment's break. The upset racks because of an unexpected EDITOR'S NOTE: These are two of the messages presented at the North American Evangelistic Council at Camp Berkshire, rut. New York. They are also two of the many that are included The feel of cool water on hot lips and in the Save-a-Second Tape-of-the-Month Club. parched throats. Eventually day's end. Unhitching the teams, the best meal of the day, and after the exchange of a few yarns and perhaps the time of seed sowing he was too busy the tired singing of a few ballads, thankful to plant. A few of his faithful members on collapse back into the hay. their own, however, did scatter a little seed. So the crisp harvest days were spent under There were problems with the budget, so blue Alberta skies. Everyone worked hard, (Continued on page 25) 22 THE MINISTRY I. What inspiration says baptism is. A. "Christ has made baptism the sign Preparation of entrance to His spiritual king dom. He has made this a positive condition with which all must com ply who wish to be acknowledged for as under the authority of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Before man can find a home in the church, before passing the BAPTISM threshold of God's spiritual king dom, he is to receive the impress of the Divine Name, ©the Lord our and Righteousness! Jeremiah 23:6."— Testimony Treasures, vol. 2, p. 389. (Italics supplied.) B. "Baptism is a most solemn renun Follow-up ciation of the world." Ibid. C. Baptism is the ordinance uniting L. G. COX the individual member to Christ©s Pastor, Berean Church, Baltimore body the church (Gal. 3:27). D. Baptism is the new birth. E. Baptism is a command of God. The Acts of the Apostles, p. 304. "Then Peter said unto them, Re 2. Some subjects should be taught pent, and be baptized every one of and understood before baptism. you in the name of Jesus Christ for "Let the truths that are the the remission of sins, and ye shall foundation of our faith be kept receive the gift of the Holy Ghost" before the people."—Counsels to (Acts 2:38). Writers and Editors, p. 29. To prepare people to enter a "No line of truth that has spiritual kingdom, give up the made Seventh-day , experience a new birth, and people what they are is to be behave according to the standard weakened."—Testimonies, vol. of God's law requires skill, tact, 6. p. 17. love, patience, and near-perfect 3. The following are subjects that timing—all of this, plus the power cannot wait: Repentance and of the Holy Spirit. conversion, the second coming of II. The problem. Christ, the Sabbath and related studies, health reform and dress "The test of discipleship is not reform, systematic giving, the brought to bear as closely as it gift of prophecy, church organi should be upon those who present zation and discipline. themselves for baptism."—Testi 4. The following are examples of monies, vol. 6, p. 95. subjects important but not im "There is need of a more thor perative—before baptism: the ough preparation on the part of early and the latter rain, the candidates."—Ibid., p. 91. ministry of the glory cloud, the III. The process of preparing candidates fanaticism of 1844, the paradox for baptism. of divine purpose, the sinister coalition, and the work of the A. Vital points of doctrine must be little horn. taught. B. The time factor. 1. "The minister of Christ is not 1. There is danger in delay (Matt. to present to the people only 25:10; 2 Cor. 6:2; Rev. 22:11). those truths that are most pleas What is the effect of baptism on ing, while he withholds others the rest of the family (Rom. 14: that may cause them pain."— 7. 12). OCTOBER, 1968 2. Life is uncertain.—"Take no 4. Conversion—"It is not a small thought . . ." matter to transform an earthly, Every person is already partly sin-loving mind and bring it to dead. understand the unspeakable love Mortality tables of insurance of Christ. . . . When he under companies do not support ex stands these things, his former tended time for studies. life appears disgusting and hate Death is as close as the nearest ful. . . . He renounces his former button in an enemy rocket sys pleasures. He has a new mind, tem. new affections, new interest, new C. Time needed for preparation. will; his sorrows, and desires, 1. These are the A. B. C.©s before and love are all new."—Ibid., baptism: "All have sinned, and vol. 2, p. 294. come short of the glory of God"; D. More time is needed for prepara "Behold the Lamb of God"; tion. "Come unto me." Time is needed for prospects not Time is needed for prospects just to learn but unlearn. both to learn and to unlearn. Classes enjoy the advantage of Time is needed, not just for group dynamics—but there are no group meetings involving candi substitutes for individual attention dates, but for personal contact, to personal problems involved in to allow direct attention to in the life of the prospect. dividual problems. Time is Birth, even among triplets, is an needed to arrest improper dress individual experience. Time must trends and teach dress standards. be allowed for the study of each 2. Dress—-"One of the points on individual. "To every thing there which those newly come to the is a season and a time to every pur faith will need instruction is the pose under the heaven" (Eccl. 3:1). subject of dress. Let the nexv E. Be anxious to baptize them, but converts be faithfully dealt with. don©t rush it. . . . The idolatry of dress is a Know the satisfaction that moral disease. It must not be springs from a well deeper than taken over into the new life. In the pool of statistics—the satisfac most cases, submission to the gos tion of sharing Paul's conviction: pel requirements will demand a "I have not shunned to declare decided change in dress."— unto you all the counsel of God." Testimonies, vol. 6, p. 96. It takes time to declare it all, but "Some have had a burden in that time represents one of the regard to the wearing of the mar best investments of SDA pastors riage ring. . . . We need not wear and evangelists. the sign, for we are not untrue Someone has said, "The minis to our marriage vow, and the ter's conscience must always be wearing of the ring would be no clearer than the baptismal water." evidence that we were true."— There is never a poor time to Testimonies to Ministers, pp. instruct human beings along the 180, 181. lines of truth—the finest time is 3. Separation from the world before baptism. Because before bap "Separation from the friendship tism propects are: (a) eager and and spirit of the world is needful motivated by the divine passion of for us if we would be united to the first love; (&) making spiritual the Lord and abide in Him. . . . and social adjustments; (c) in the There can be no union between most practical position to study the light and darkness. God intends privileges and responsibilities of that His people be a peculiar church membership. people, separate from the world, F. Undue haste in baptism produces and be living examples of holi church babies prematurely born. ness."—Testimonies, vol. 2, p. This haste necessitates incubator 689. (Continued on page 40} 24 THE MINISTRY Preparation of the City And then the great evangelist came. He for Evangelism advertised extensively, preached and prayed his heart out. A few came, and a few were converted, but the results were very disap (Continued from page 22) pointing and the pastor went about criti cizing the evangelist and declaring that the only a small amount of seed was used. No days of evangelism were past. funds were available for the purchase of fertilizer. As the weeks passed, the pastor Key to Greater Success had a nagging concern about the sparse crop, but he did notice that here and there Perhaps I should apologize for discussing small patches of grain were springing up, some obvious matters. But I do not apolo and he had confidence in the miracle-work gize, for my years in the ministry have ing ability of the great evangelist. So he demonstrated that all too often we overlook disregarded the nagging concern. the obvious. We respond with enthusiasm While he was busy here and there, attend to the appeal of some new gimmick or some ing important committee meetings and "guaranteed" novelty approach. We des playing golf, he became vaguely aware that perately need to search for new and more certain pests had invaded his church— effective methods, but must not leave the criticism, faultfinding, secret sins, love of other undone. pleasure, and carelessness. He knew that he How often have you as an evangelist gone should combat these pests, but didn't have to a city where there has been little or no time right then, and anyway, when the great preparation, where the church was not evangelist came he would straighten out the ready and perhaps was even opposed to the church. Evangelism is good for the church crusade? members too, you know, he told his May I present some specific suggestions troubled board. He didn't realize that these from my own experience and the experience pests were spreading to the small patches of others which if followed I believe would until he noticed certain heads of grain turn result in much greater evangelistic success. ing black and bending to the ground. It takes greater effort and more money to It dawned on the pastor one day that-a conduct an unsuccessful effort. Nothing suc period of drought had set in. He decided ceeds like success. I wish that the time could that one Sabbath soon he should prepare come when we would seldom conduct an a sermon that would water the thirsty evangelistic campaign in an unprepared ground with the Holy Spirit's latter rain, area. I well realize that there are instances but since there were a few more chapters in where a work has been raised up in a brand- his psychology book on which he had not new location where there had been practi yet preached, he decided to postpone the cally no groundwork done, but I believe this is the exception rather than the rule. My latter rain. One day on the sixteenth green he was father, during homesteading days in Al shocked by a reference his companion made berta, was able to raise good crops by merely regarding the date. Surely the summer scratching the surface of that rich, virgin couldn't be almost ended! Almost harvest- land. No fertilizer was required, and there were few if any pests. But those days have time! long since passed. He rushed home and prepared a sermon intended to arouse the church. With much shouting and desk pounding, he chastised Record Keeping the members for not doing more to prepare I am amazed and mystified by our denom for the great evangelistic campaign. He then inational adeptness in the field of statistics. spent the next few days rushing around to We can provide records accurate to the last the small patches of grain that still sur penny and the most recent baptism. I am vived and chastened them with cold depre pleased to read of the number baptized dations for not having made better progress from the , Faith for and growth. He desperately attempted to Today, colporteurs, Ingathering contacts, beat them into a speedier preparation for and MV Weeks of Prayer. I have concluded harvest. When the hail of his visit was over, that no baptisms result from pastoral work even more heads were broken and good or evangelism, for the total already far ex- grain beaten into the ground. (Continued on page 29) OCTOBER, 1968 25 WHY

THEODORE CARCICH Vice-President, General Conference

"Ye shall receive power" (Acts 1:8).

N NOVEMBER 9, 1965, at 5:28 P.M. to being challenged by a political atheism that O be exact, the whole of the Northeast promises to reach the gospel goals without , involving 30 million people, God. In the meantime, respect for law and was plunged into darkness. Electric lights order is waning, violence and crime rise to flickered and went out, elevators stopped new heights, even in "model" cities, and between floors, subways screeched to a halt, civil society seems to be falling apart. and television and radio went dead. What In the midst of all this, spokesmen for happened? nominal Christianity continue their glib Cables, switches, tubes, and buttons were chatter about salvaging the world through there and in good working order—but ecumenism, social action, and a new global power was missing. Electricity, an invisible order based on the brotherhood of man. power, was not flowing through the wires, This illusion of world progress, propped by and all the visible machinery ground to a empty symbols like the United Nations and halt. That memorable night man dramat amazing scientific discoveries that lend ically discovered that his ingenious gadgets themselves as readily to evil as to good, is were useless without this power. about to collapse under the arms race that The church, likewise, with all its organi has well-nigh bankrupted the nations. zation is just so much apparatus without the Against this ominous background the power of the Holy Spirit. Individual church Seventh-day Adventist Church has been members with all their abilities, native and charged to complete its gospel commission. acquired, can accomplish nothing for God The commission is clearly outlined, as are without the power of the Holy Spirit. Minds the necessary methods, institutions, and cannot be turned toward God, new areas finances for its implementation. Our danger cannot be entered, sin cannot be resisted is not in the lack of methods, institutions, or overcome, nor can the individual develop finances, but in thinking that the necessary the Christian virtues without the presence gospel machinery can operate effectively and aid of the Holy Spirit. Herein lies the without divine power. cause of either victory or defeat for the cor porate church and its individual members, Thirty Index Pages young and old. Coming to the point, just how seriously Reaching Goals Without God do we as leaders, conference and institu tional administrators, pastors and church Today the church is faced by a paganism members, consider the ministry of the Holy that is spewing its venom into the contem Spirit in our lives? Have we thought of this porary culture. Everywhere the church is lately, if at all, and what it would mean in 26 THE MINISTRY our personal lives, homes, and churches? and physical faculties for the occasion to Lest the answer to these questions be found the honor and glory of God? difficult to arrive at, let me point out that the Index to the Writings of Ellen G. White Ecclesiastical Strings contains thirty pages devoted to the work And what about our place of labor? Do and ministry of the Holy Spirit. we maneuver, pull ecclesiastical strings, and Since the reception of this heavenly gift button-hole delegates to assure ourselves or brings all other blessings in its train, how others of a preferred church or position? much time do we spend in seeking and "Of course," comes the usual retort to this praying for the divine gift? The relative probing question, "the Spirit directed Paul emphasis we place on machinery, as con to Macedonia and Philip into the desert, trasted with God's power, is demonstrated but after all, this is the twentieth century by the priority we give to one over the and God impresses committees in such de other. cisions." Certainly, both are important, and both Very true, God does impress duly ap have their place. But after all is said and pointed church committees, but we should done, keep in mind that church machinery leave it to the Holy Spirit to do the im without divine power is just useless appara pressing and not some finely spun arrange tus, benefiting neither God nor man. ment of friends, circumstances, and astute Now comes the difficult aspect of this deals. In all such decisions God's way is the question. Here is where a preacher loses his best way, even though we may not under listeners and a writer his readers. Dealing stand at the moment. with this subject generally is soothing, deal Conclusively, what is Christianity? Is it ing with it specifically and personally is an overwhelming and incontrovertible con disturbing. cept of God expressed in philosophic and As an example, what is our real depend intellectualistic terms? Far from it! ence when we are asked to speak, sing, or Reducing it to the least common denom assume some responsibility in the church? inator, Christianity is God's possession of Do we rely on our natural abilities alone? human life. What else can we deduct from Do we feel secure because we have done this the following words of our Lord: so many times in the past? Or do we depend "Except a man be born of water and of on the Holy Spirit to possess our mental the Spirit, he cannot enter into the king- dom of God" (John 3:5). And, at another impression on this cultured city. His Gali time, "And I will pray the Father, and he lean accent will betray his lack of educa shall give you another Comforter, that he tion. We need someone who is alert and may abide with you for ever; ... for he relevant to the times." dwelleth with you, and shall be in you" And James replying: "You know, John, (chap. 14:16, 17). And again, "If a man love I was thinking the same thing myself! Why me, he will keep my words: and my Father not prepare and circulate a list of grievances will love him, and we will come unto him, among the brethren? The best way to im and make our abode with him" (verse 23). prove the situation is to get the members Does this make up our experience? Is the stirred up and arguing over the problem." indwelling Spirit of God energizing our Make no mistake about it, John and physical, mental, and spiritual faculties? James felt that way about Peter at one Are there areas of your life and mine which time. However, they got rid of that feeling we readily submit to God's control and and attitude. God could not release His other areas which we seal off with a sign power until they did so. The scripture states reading: "Private. Keep out. I can man that "they were all with one accord in one age this myself!" place" (Acts 2:1). And in time, Peter, James, Our better sense tells us that God does and John became strong pillars in the early not divide His sovereignty with others. If church, loved and respected by one another. we are His, He will not share the possession The power of the early church did not with someone else, or anything else. To the stem from brilliant and clever organizers, degree that God is refused control over or witty and scintillating speakers. Nothing some seemingly insignificant part of the happened in terms of reaching the masses life, to that same extent He is refused con of the day until the Holy Spirit empowered trol over the entire life. the church's simple program and its avail All of us have lived long enough and able participants. When this took place, the read the Bible enough to understand some power-filled disciples stormed city after city of the chief hindrances to the Spirit's pos until they planted the banner of Christ in session of a person. These hindrances could Caesar's palace in Rome. be listed in the following order: Cluttered Doorways 1. Unconfessed and unforsaken sin. Likewise, we personally need to clean 2. Reluctance to obey a clear scriptural house and remove the clutter barring the command. Saviour's entrance into our hearts. Christ 3. And indifferent and careless attitude wants to enter, but we must open the door. toward the means of spiritual grace—wor "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: ship, prayer, Bible study, communion, stew if any man hear my voice, and open the ardship, and service. door, I will come in to him, and will sup 4. Bitter feelings and alienation between with him, and he with me" (Rev. 3:20). members in the home, church, or com Commenting on the foregoing scripture, munity. Ellen G. White says: "I saw that many have Face up to it, such things shut off the so much rubbish piled up at the door of power of God. Whereas we are intended to their heart that they cannot get the door be bright lights, these hindrances make us open. Some have difficulties between them powerless, shorted, and burned out lamps. selves and their brethren to remove. Others Do we really want to light up? Do we se have evil tempers, selfish covetousness, to riously desire apostolic power? remove before they can open the door. Others have rolled the world before the Picking Peter Apart door of their heart, which bars the door. All Consider the disciples in the upper room this rubbish must be taken away, and then on the day of Pentecost. How much would they can open the door and welcome the the Spirit have empowered the early church Saviour in."—Testimonies, vol. 1, p. 143. to win three thousand in one day if the Let us admit it—the power will come others were picking Peter apart for his when we decide that some things in our rough appearance and lack of finesse? lives will have to change. With the decision At this crucial time, can you imagine comes the power to make the change. John whispering to James: "I am not sure The indwelling Spirit of God then im that Peter has what it takes to make an parts to us the life and nature of Christ. 28 THE MINISTRY By enabling us to pray effectively, He pro It should be simple and should be used. duces His fruit in our lives—love, joy, peace, I really believe that just this on a national longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, meek basis would double our results. ness, and faith. How to Use Interest List in Preparation Finally, He imparts spiritual gifts so that for Evangelism: we may effectively witness and proclaim Our interest list becomes the basis for all God's truth in a manner best understood by our evangelistic endeavors. our contemporaries. 1. All interests receive our missionary Let us open the door and welcome Him journal. 2. We use a regular literature mail-out program. Preparation of the City 3. They are contacted regarding the Gift for Evangelism Bible Plan.

(Continued from page 25) 4. An attempt is made to enroll them in a Bible course. ceeds the total baptisms for the year. As I 5. I attempt to make at least one brief say, I am impressed with our ability to care visit to every interest so that I will have fully count the ninety-nine safe in the fold a personal knowledge of the situation. and stunned by our apparent inability to keep any records of those outside the fold 6. From time to time, invitations are sent who desperately need saving. to all on the list, inviting them to spe If a vacuum cleaner salesman spent all cial programs sponsored by the church. his time counting and cataloging those to Many come. whom he had already made a sale, revisit 7. Finally, when the invitations to an ing and socializing with them, his resources evangelistic campaign are sent, I usu might speedily be reduced to the emptiness ally take the time to write a note by of a vacuum. He makes his sales, gets his hand to each one. Writing hundreds of references for new customers, and concen such notes takes time, but I feel it is trates his major energies and record keeping well worth the time and effort. Often in this direction. Our carelessness in keep at the meeting the note will be men ing careful records of interests I believe is tioned. shameful. A certain pastor was given a city as his Seldom have I come to a church where field. It was a beautiful city filled with pre there has been kept a careful up-to-date cious souls. He knew that in the fall a great complete record of interested persons. I evangelist was coming to help him with the find them scratched here and there on vari harvest. ous scraps of paper, old envelopes, old Now this pastor had many pressing mat letters, or assorted report blanks. Inevitably ters that occupied his attention, but during they haven't been visited. Obviously the the time of seed sowing he planted much record of the ones that have been visited seed. As the weeks passed the crop was care has been destroyed. Mission accomplished; fully cared for; water was supplied; the no more need for a record. crop was protected from pests and disease. It grew thick and lush, and finally the time Standardized Interest Forms of harvest arrived. The great evangelist In the Houston area we have standardized came; he advertised extensively, preached our methods of record keeping. Evangelists and prayed his heart out. Many came; many shouldn't need to compile a new list of were converted. The results were thrilling, interests when they arrive in a field. Not and the pastor went about praising God, only should it already be compiled but by rejoicing in the success of the evangelistic then much work should have been done. campaign, and declaring that the greatest I wish we could formulate a standard sys days of evangelism are just ahead. tem of record keeping and guard it as care fully, or more carefully, than we do our membership records. Perhaps we should AMBITION—It is by attempting to reach the top have a clerk of interests who sends in a at a single leap that so much misery is caused quarterly report with some method to guar in the world.—Cobbett. antee that this list is maintained. This is Hope is the anchor of the soul, the stimulus the life line of any soul-winning program. to action, and the incentive to achievement. OCTOBER, 1968 29 Adventists LEIF KR. TOBIASSEN Professor of History and Political Science Andrews University and

Part 1 Politics

[A compilation and analysis of Ellen G. White's statements One purpose of Adventist education: "God's pur concerning Adventist attitudes to public, political, and civic affairs.—ED.] pose for the children growing up beside our hearths is wider, deeper, higher, than our restricted vision HE purpose of this compilation is not to has comprehended. From the humblest lot those Tsettle anybody's problem for him. Each whom He has seen faithful have in time past been Adventist must make up his own mind after called to witness for Him in the world's highest individual consideration of the problem in places. And many a lad of today, growing up as did the light of his own study of the Bible and Daniel in his Judean home, studying God's word the Spirit of Prophecy instruction. The pur and His works, and learning the lessons of faithful service, will yet stand in legislative assemblies, in pose of this compilation is merely to point halls of justice, or in royal courts, as a witness for out certain references and make a few sug the King of kings. Multitudes will be called to a gestions that might be helpful in applying wider ministry."—Education, p. 262. the statements to present-day situations. One legitimate purpose in life may be participa The statements referred to in this compila tion in certain public affairs: "Dear youth, what is tion should all be studied carefully in their the aim and purpose of your life? Are you ambitious full context. There are many other perti for education that you may have a name and posi nent statements in the various Ellen G. tion in the world? Have you thoughts that you dare White documents; this compilation will aid not express, that you may one day stand upon the summit of intellectual greatness; that you may sit mainly the beginner. in deliberative and legislative councils, and help to Becoming an Adventist may mean revision of enact laws for the nation? There is nothing wrong opinions: "We are not to compromise principle by in these aspirations."—Fundamentals of Education, yielding to the opinions and prejudices which we p.-82. may have encouraged before we united with God's Holding public office not always necessarily cor commandment-keeping people."—Gospel Workers, rupting: "The case of Daniel has a lesson for us. p. 392. It reveals the fact that a businessman is not neces The Adventist point of view should be sarily a sharp, policy man. He can be instructed founded on the teachings of the Bible and by God at every step. Daniel, while prime minister the instruction from the Spirit of Prophecy; of the kingdom of Babylon, was a prophet of God, the Adventist point of view in regard to receiving the light of heavenly inspiration. . . . There is need of businessmen who will weave the public affairs must be molded by our under grand principles of truth into all their transactions. standing of prophecy and by our philosophy And their talents should be perfected by most of history. thorough study and training."—Christ©s Object Les The guiding principle for the Adventist in public sons, p. 350. (See page 286, and Education, page 51, affairs: "The question may be asked, Are we to have which speak about Joseph.) no union whatever with the world? The word o£ the Lord is to be our guide. Any connection with The Ellen G. White term "businessman" infidels and unbelievers that would identify us with does not mean merely merchant, but admin them, is forbidden by the Word."—Ibid., p. 394. istrator, executive, man of affairs, organizer, In his attitude to and possible participa et cetera. Another characteristic term of hers tion in public affairs, the Adventist must is "policy man"—someone guided by oppor ever remain fully and intelligently inde tunism, seeking the immediate advantage, pendent, always fully an Adventist. He passing the buck, avoiding sticking his neck needs also to be well educated in the Ad out. The two terms occur often in her writ ventist way of life. ings. 30 THE MINISTRY Political organization was a part of the divinely Adventists should study contemporary affairs appointed system of education in Israel: "What an rather than only past history: "Instead of burdening industrial school was that in the wilderness, having their memories with an array of names and theories for its instructors Christ and His angels! . . . From that have no bearing upon their lives, and to which, the outset of the journey from Egypt, lessons had once outside the schoolroom, they rarely give a been given for their training and discipline. Even thought, let them study all lands in the light of before they left Egypt a temporary organization had missionary effort, and become acquainted with the been effected, and the people were arranged in peoples and their needs."—Ibid., p. 269. companies, under appointed leaders. At Sinai the Study of world sociology: "To awaken in the chil arrangements for organization were completed. The dren and youth sympathy and the spirit of sacrifice order so strikingly displayed in all the works of for the suffering millions in the 'regions beyond,' God was manifest in the Hebrew economy. God was let them become acquainted with these lands and the center of authority and government. Moses, as their peoples. In this line much might be accom His representative, was to administer the laws in His plished in our schools."—Ibid. name. Then came the council of seventy, then the The truly Christian outlook is international, priests and the princes, under these 'captains over rather than provincial: "Christ recognized no dis thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains tinction of nationality or rank or creed. The scribes over fifties, and captains over tens' (Num. 11:16, 17; and Pharisees desired to make a local and a national Deut. 1:15), and, lastly, officers appointed for spe benefit of all the gifts of heaven and to exclude the cial duties. The camp was arranged in exact order, rest of God's family in the world. But Christ came the tabernacle, the abiding place of God, in the to break down every wall of partition. He came to midst, and around it the tents of the priests and the show that His gift of mercy and love is as unconfined Levites. Outside of these each tribe encamped beside as the air, the light, or the showers of rain that its own standard. Thoroughgoing sanitary regula refresh the earth. The life of Christ established a tions were enforced. . . . The education of the Israel religion in which there is no caste, a religion by ites included all their habits of life."—Education,, which Jew and Gentile, free and bond, are linked pp. 37, 38. in a common brotherhood, equal before God. No Law, economics among the subjects taught: "In question of policy influenced His movements."— apportioning the inheritance of His people, it was Testimonies, vol. 9, pp. 190, 191. God's purpose to teach them, and through them the Dignified national symbols not obnoxious to people of after generations, correct principles con Ellen G. White: "An American flag was placed as a cerning the ownership of the land. ... A further canopy above the pulpit; this was an attention provision for education was the suspension of agri which I highly appreciated."—Historical Sketches, cultural labor every seventh year. . . . Thus was p. 207. (About a public meeting in the capital of given opportunity for . . . study."—Ibid., p. 43. Norway, 1886.) Schools of the prophets designed to educate politi While Ellen G. White's statements stress cal leaders: "These schools were intended ... to the need for an international outlook on promote the prosperity of the nation by furnishing the part of the individual Adventist, she it with men qualified to act in the fear of God as also stresses the Christian's duty to render leaders and counselors. To this end, Samuel gathered respect and reasonable service to his own companies of young men who were pious, intelligent, nation. The Adventist will always be an and studious."—Ibid., p. 46. "These schools proved alert, loyal, willing, and intelligent citizen to be one of the means most effective in promoting that righteousness which 'exalteth a nation.' In no of the country to which he belongs. The small degree they aided in laying the foundation of Adventist will recognize the claims even of that marvelous prosperity which distinguished the Caesar so long as they do not limit freedom reigns of David and Solomon."—Ibid., pp. 47, 48. of religious activity or impede the free exer cise of the dictates of the individual con The conclusion would not be warranted science. that it is God's design to promote His king Personal study of government and its relation to dom today by His servants seeking public religion essential: "The people of God will recog office; the statements indicate, however, that nize human government as an ordinance of divine God's people cannot fully ignore the public appointment and will teach obedience to it as a aspects of life. Adventist education must pay sacred duty within its legitimate sphere. . . . The some attention to public affairs. banner of truth and religious liberty . . . has in this Adventist education must be in realistic contact last conflict been committed to us. ... And we can with present-day life: "Upon their graduation, thou appreciate these truths only as we search them out sands find themselves out of touch with life. They by personal study."—Testimonies, vol. 6, p. 402. have so long dealt with the abstract and the theo Study of international relations by Adventists retical that when the whole being must be roused essential: "There is a study . . . that is not to be to meet the sharp contests of real life, they are un condemned. . . . Today we are to consider the deal prepared. . . . The world is robbed of the service ings of God with the nations of the earth. We are to it might have received; and God is robbed."—Ibid., . . . understand the progress of events in the mar- p. 265. (Continued on page 41}

OCTOBER, 1968 31 Meeting Personality Problems

(Conclusion)

H. E. ANDREN, M.D., F.A.P.A. St. Helena Sanitarium and Hospital, Angwin, California

ARLY in 1940 it was the happy privilege came a Sabbathkeeper, to her a sign of fun E of the writer to be able to attend an early damentalism, giving glory to her Maker as rooming Seminary class on "The Teachings well as Redeemer. of Jesus." Among the many benefits of the To the Christian psychiatrist the above course was its daily inspiration of gems of question brings a deeper insight into the thought which could be brought afresh to realities of true religion. The mutual suffer my psychiatric patients. One morning a ing of the Father and the Son furnished the middle-aged woman who was found reading very core of the subject of the atonement. It volunteered her was not purely a matter of appeasement ex thoughts. "I can understand Christ and cept for principle, and this is not readily about His love, but how could God His understood by some. Dr. Mowrer, for ex Father be so cruel as to let His Son go ample, shows little understanding of this through such suffering?" That morning the subject in his otherwise insightful book The teacher had asked the question in class, Crisis in Psychiatry and Religion.1 It be "Who suffered the most, the Father or the came a matter of bringing the human and Son?" As I repeated this to the patient she the divine family into one. "At-one-ment" said, "Oh, I see." Shortly thereafter she re means just that. Of all Christian workers the quested Bible studies and eventually be- psychiatrist needs a clarity of perception in 32 THE MINISTRY these thoughts which should transcend com himself more fully a person, and insofar as mon thinking, placing the trifles of daily life his patients become also more fully per in continuous subjection to these high sons through coming into contact with thoughts, balancing the more material val him." 3 ues. "A new horizon of understanding will A Gethsemane Experience result from vicissitudes of varied sorts in Admittedly, only through the grace of one's life experience. It becomes a joy to our Lord and Saviour can we as fellow la have a share in the sufferings of the Father borers with Him keep our vision clear and and the Son, for it falls upon one's conscious our goals undimmed by the many attrac that all innocent suffering is inseparably tions, if not the many temptations, every linked with the same mystery of God's suf where about us. If a Gethsemane experience fering and all suffering can thus become should come, it is not that a heavenly Father definitely contributory to a stronger, saner has been rejecting, but that we can ulti mind if viewed in the light of the Atone ment." 2 mately perhaps better harmonize with the Trinity. Under the guidance of the Holy "Written Meditation" Spirit a new aspect is acquired which can The psychiatrist whose rounded-out life end any negative experiences. In this more experiences include a genuine conversion, curative aspect, despair turns to joy, would- identifying with the humility and compas be consternation to peace and confidence. sion of the Saviour of the world, conde With Christ we can look upon the person, scending to stoop down to the needy and from the human standpoint a hopeless indi suffering, will not be likely to hesitate to ac vidual, as a potential candidate for the cept the challenge of any type of personality kingdom. Yet only through an active faith problem. The mood may be usually compli can this be done, and we can thus acclaim cated and a thorough understanding may Christ's power to heal much as the crowd require much study and research on the part did in His day on earth when they ex of the therapist. This should be the motiva claimed, "He hath done all things well." * tion for continued study and could be a The enabling experiences through the guiding principle for pastors and ancillary knowledge and indwelling of these redemp mental health workers, each fitting into his tive forces thus render the psychiatric or her place according to the capacity for worker competent to develop capacities par service. It should not be merely a matter of ticularly needed to meet the frustrations of intellectual curiosity. Dr. Tournier has wit his work or practice as well as of his own nessed to a continued practice of "written admitted shortcomings. He can better deal meditation," as that attentive listening to with the defrauding or disdaining socio what God is saying to us in order to conduct path, the parsimonious compulsive, or the our personal lives in accordance with His leechlike demands of the hysteric. He is pre purpose. "This-attitude of being open to pared to handle the varied abuses or insults divine inspiration and of practical obedi of the psychotic, the critical attitudes of the ence belongs, of course, to the whole Chris uninformed, and innumerable other inter tian tradition. Illuminated by the Bible, it personal problems of a knotty nature. He is within the reach of every man, and conse can say freely, meaningfully, "They know quently of every doctor desirous of experi not what they do." Almost superhuman encing it in his personal life and in his wisdom may be required in order to be rea work. This means that unlike psychosomatic sonably impersonal without lacking Chris medicine, the medicine of the person is not tian sympathy. Becoming "all things to all a specialty. It does not require so much em men," as the apostle Paul phrased it, be phasis in scientific psychological training comes workable without compromise or which many doctors cannot acquire as a cer yielding of principle. However, being "all tain inner maturity in the doctor himself, things to all men" calls for a consistency as the result of laying himself open to the such as Paul exemplified. He contended action of grace. That is why Dr. Paul Platt- with the apostle Peter on the subject and ner wrote that the medicine of a person could tell his followers to follow him as he concerns first of all the person of the doctor had followed Christ. We read in Selected himself. It is, therefore, a matter of a spirit Messages: "While we cannot claim perfec which can animate any doctor, a deeper re tion of the flesh, we may have Christian per lationship which he establishes with each fection of the soul. . . . The conscience can one of his patients and so far as he becomes be freed from condemnation." 5 OCTOBER, 1968 33 There is nothing in the attitudes or the exalted above measure. For this thing I suggestions of the Christian therapist, there besought the Lord thrice, that it might de fore, that should make light of goals toward part from me. And he said unto me, My perfection. These give the main reason for grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength the counsel given us years ago: is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmi Healing the Mind ties, that the power of Christ may rest upon "The work of the Christian physician me." He ended this letter to the Corinthians, does not end with healing the maladies of to whom he gave the above, with the the body; his efforts should extend to the thought, "For we are glad, when we are diseases of the mind, to the saving of the weak, and ye are strong: and this also we soul. It may not be his duty, unless asked, wish, even your perfection." 7 to present any theoretical points of truth; The apostle Jude made an even stronger but he may point his patients to Christ. The point of the enabling power of Christ when lessons of the divine Teacher are ever ap in his benediction at the close of his Epistle, propriate. . . . he prayed: "Now unto him that is able to "Perhaps some living home trouble is, keep you from falling, and to present you like a canker, eating to the very soul and faultless before the presence of his glory weakening the life forces. Remorse for sin with exceeding joy, to the only wise God sometimes undermines the constitution, and our Saviour, be glory and majesty, domin unbalances the mind. There are erroneous ion and power, both now and ever." 8 doctrines also, as that of an eternally burn A Christian psychiatrist, while compre ing hell and the endless torment of the hending the deep yearnings of the heart, wicked, that, by giving exaggerated and dis himself embracing the same goal, will ever torted views of the character of God, have be tolerant of the faults of others, yet like produced the same result upon sensitive Christ he will not encourage the wrong minds. Infidels have made the most of these doer. "Neither do I condemn you. Go, sin unfortunate cases, attributing insanity to no more." This does not give countenance religion; but this is a gross libel, and one to the degree of permissiveness so prevalent which they will not be pleased to meet by in modern psychiatric practice. The weight and by. The religion of Christ, so far from of influence on the side of wrong has to be being the cause of insanity, is one of its most counterbalanced by a wise and consistent effectual remedies; for it is a potent soother course possible only through the grace of a of the nerves. redeeming and all-powerful Saviour. "The physician needs more than human wisdom and power that he may know how 1 Mowrer, O. Hobart, Ph.D., The Crisis In Psychiatry and Religion, Princeton, N.J.: Van Nostrand, 1961, pp. 188, 189. to minister to the many perplexing cases of 2 Andren, H. E., M.D., "The Atonement in the Practical disease of the mind and heart with which he Life," The Seminarian, Vol. Ill, No. 7, July, 1940, Wash ington, D.G. is called to deal. If he is ignorant of the 3 Tournier, Paul, M.D., The Healing of Persons, New York: Harper & Row, 1965, p. xiv. power of divine grace, he cannot help the 1 Mark 7:37. afflicted one, but will aggravate the diffi 5 Book 2, p. 32. 6 Counsels on Health, pp. 323-325. culty; but if he has a firm hold upon God, '2 Cor. 12:10, 7-9; 13:9. he will be able to help the diseased, dis 8 Jude 24, 25. tracted mind. He will be able to point his patients to Christ, and teach them to carry all their cares and perplexities to the great Burden Bearer."" Carry the cross patiently, and with perfect sub It was in the humility of profound ex mission; and in the end it shall carry you.— perience that Paul expressed his "pleasure Thomas a Kempis. in infirmities, and reproaches, in necessities, When you stop to think, don't forget to start in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's again. sake: for when I am weak, then am I Practicing the golden rule is not a sacrifice, it is strong." Thus he was able to declare after an investment. a keen disappointment: "And lest I should be exalted above measure through the Ambition never gets anywhere until it forms a abundance of the revelations, there was partnership with work. given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messen An atheist is the fellow who shakes his fist and ger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be defies the God he claims doesn't exist. 34 THE MINISTRY properly announced. They should be promoted well in advance through the church bulletin, church newsletter, and verbal communications. To assure good support, the planning should be done through the church board and appropriate committees. Challenging plans made well in advance will not only stimulate greater interest and support for the general church program but will serve to eliminate SHOP TALK many tensions, frustrations, and ulcers. Plan early for 1969. Make bigger and better plans. Be much in prayer and in counsel with the key offi cers of the church. Keep the lines of communication open so that all members will feel a vital part of the program. Shop Talk is for the sharing of ideas for a more effective ministry. Please make contribu We would suggest that the election of officers for the new year be made a matter of special concern, tions or queries brief but do make them. then meet with the new officers as early as possible for a general discussion of the year's program. De velop a team spirit that will engender enthusiasm and support for the greatest soul-building and soul- Bible Land Pictures Introduced winning program the church has known. Through With this issue of THE MINISTRY we are pleased it all make revival and evangelism the keynote. This to introduce the newest in evangelistic aids to be must continue to be the point of emphasis until the offered by the Ministerial Association. We refer to work is finished. ORLEY BERG the pictures, "Through the Bible and Bible Lands." For a very reasonable price you can have one of the finest sets of Bible land pictures available anywhere. The set of nine studies covers the history of Israel from the time of Abraham to the return from the Captivity. They may be used very effectively as a FEEDBACK special feature to attract hearers to your meetings. You may either use the professionally recorded tapes packed with interesting archeological, geo graphical, and historical information, or do your own narration, using the 75-page syllabus as a guide. DEAR EDITOR: Bible teachers in our church schools, academies, There is a practice I have observed in many and colleges will find the illustrated studies espe churches both in the States and overseas which is al cially helpful in their classes. ways somewhat distracting to me. I refer to the elder In the filmstrip form, the entire set, including who says, "Let us kneel for prayer," and then stands tapes and syllabus, is only $49.50. If you prefer at the pulpit and offers the prayer while the congre 2 by 2 slides, the price is 589.50. A special children's gation kneels. In my opinion this is ridiculous. tape geared to the intermediate level is also avail If a congregation can afford to install a public able. The price of the tapes is $16.75 if ordered sep address system in the church, surely they can afford arately. Order through your Book and Bible House. an extra microphone which will permit the one who prays to kneel with the congregation! If not, I be lieve the one who prays should get on his knees any way and lift up his voice and both he and the con Looking Ahead— gregation will get the blessing. Time slips by. Soon another year will he upon us. Perhaps mention of this in THE MINISTRY would The alert pastor will already have the general plans help to remedy an awkward situation which seems for the new year well in mind. These would include altogether too prevalent. JAMES G. FULFER a skeleton preaching schedule, a general outline of subjects for the midweek services, and ideas for the DEAR EDITOR: evangelistic program, including public meetings. Again let me congratulate you on THE MINISTRY Special days, services, and events will be taken note magazine and the work that you are doing with it, of and the social and fellowship program of the in particular the article "Ministerial Moonlighting," church will not be overlooked. by Ron Runyan. This is the first time that I have In planning for both the Sabbath sermons and ever seen anything very meaningful in print on the the prayer meetings, it is well to keep in mind that subject. It is true we have written articles of a gen a special series of messages on a vital subject, ordi eral nature on the subject, but this man is talking narily not over three or four sermons if for the about things that have actually happened, and will Sabbath service, will help to stimulate both interest keep on happening, I suppose, until the time of and attendance, that is if they are well planned and trouble comes upon us. R. E. FINNEY, JR. OCTOBER, 1968 35 sonal ministry in the homes of the great and the humble, in the homes of the middle class, the poor, and the wealthy. It is my conviction that no successful Bible instruc tor is a financial burden to a conference, Bible but a monetary asset. She will soon bring in enough tithe from new converts to pay her salary and expenses. Instructors Perhaps it would not be out of place for me to pay my deep ministerial respects to some of these faithful women with whom NEEDED TODAY it has been my privilege to share in soul- winning endeavors. Here are some of them: Miss Louise Kleuser, Miss Mary Walsh, (Concluded) Miss Vinnie Goodner, Miss Mary Saxton, Miss Mary Bierly, Miss Martha Ferree, Mrs. ROBERT L. BOOTHBY Ada Holly, Mrs. Ethel Hull Davis, Mrs. Ministerial Association Secretary, Lansing, Lois Mays, Mrs. Giles Roberts, Mrs. June Schmidt, Miss Mary B. Lebedoff, Miss Dor othy Matthews, Mrs. Beatrice Smalley Hib- OW then can we have more trained bard, Mrs. Maud Davis Tegler, Miss Celia H Bible instructors to give their full time Green, Miss Laura Morrison, Mrs. Kathryn to this weighty branch of God's service? Brownell, Mrs. Ada La France, Mrs. Madge Our women Bible teachers are fast vanish Robinson Smith, Mrs. Peter Dran, Miss ing. How can we turn the tide? How can Edith Jenkins, Mrs. Lucille Bailey Johnson, we reverse the trend? How can we fulfill Misses Alma and Aimee DuBois, Mrs. B. anew the counsel that has come to us from Davidson. The list could continue, but the Lord to make a much larger use of there must be a stopping place. All of these women in personal evangelism? Fortu will have many precious trophies to present nately, we have been given a divine solu to the Chief Shepherd. tion to this problem. We shall examine the remedies that are outlined in the Spirit Training Program in Our Colleges of Prophecy writings. A second way to secure more women Bible instructors is to give more emphasis Recognize the Service They Render to the training of such in our colleges and First, perhaps there needs to be a new in our Seminary. "Our students are to be awakening on the part of pastors and con educated to become Bible workers, and ference administrators to sense the large the Bible teachers can do a most wonderful contributions our dedicated and qualified work if they will themselves learn from sisters can render to soul-winning endeavors the great Teacher. . . . There is need of in these last days. We believe that some workers who will come close to unbeliev meditation on the statements coming to us ers, not waiting for unbelievers to come from the servant of God which we have close to them, workers who will ... do already examined makes clear that these personal labor, and who will give clear, women can do a work to reach many souls definite instruction. It should be the aim more effectively than can the men. We of our schools to provide the best instruc believe God has clearly revealed that there tion and training for Bible workers."— should be many more full-time salaried Evangelism, pp. 474, 475. women Bible instructors to reach the un No doubt our schools will respond to saved women. this counsel if they hear a demand from It has been my good fortune to have the field for a revival and strengthening of associated with me in my years of evangel this phase of the gospel ministry. ism many earnest and well-qualified women Bible teachers. I hold them in great ad Train the Lay Women miration and in very high esteem. I have A third way to secure more women Bible witnessed them preparing many splendid instructors is for our pastors to seek out converts for baptism and for church mem from our churches women who have al bership. I have seen them carry on a per- ready demonstrated their ability to do 36 THE MINISTRY this type of work and who by encourage re-examine the divine counsel that has ment would be in a position to enter full been given and raise up a group of women time into this department of the Lord's Bible instructors to do a work that men work. Ellen G. White suggested that such cannot do. Let us bring this God-ordained should be sought out and that they should help to groping, benighted, confused but be paid a salary so that they might be searching women who need to be gathered free to give their major time to this worthy into the fold of Christ before mercy's door calling. She said: "I wish to create a fund closes. for the payment of these devoted women who are the most useful workers in giving Bible readings. I am also led to say that we must educate more workers to give New Morality Not So New Bible readings."—Ibid., p. 477. It has been my fortune to help a few promising women (Continued from page 22} to become fully engaged in the Lord's serv oppressive nation after another. It is a ice, and they are still doing a good work. commentary that makes the heart ache. Lovingly God raises up deliverers. At times Employ the Ministers' Wives there are hopeful signs. But these are short As a fourth method of adding to the lived. The course is a steady decline, far ranks of our thin line of women Bible in removed from the experiences of Joshua structors I come back to the ministers' and the generation following. wives who are presently engaged in worldly The reason for this tragic change in the enterprises. Many of these have been well history of God's ancient people is clearly educated in our colleges and have real summed up in eleven fateful words, "Every talent. Some of these would be excellent man did that which was right in his own Bible instructors if they could be encour eyes" (chap. 17:6). aged to work at a sacrificial wage, to work There we have the so-called "new" for God rather than doing the mundane morality. That is "situational ethics." things in the working world, to go into the homes, and by Bible studies and prayer A Warning to Us seek out other women who are looking "Now these things happened to them wistfully to heaven for the bread of life. as a warning, but they were written down This is in harmony with the following for our instruction, upon whom the end of counsel from the Lord: "When it is pos the ages has come" (1 Cor. 10:11, R.S.V.). sible, let the minister and his wife go forth In the pages of sacred history we have the together. The wife can often labor by the record of the results of turning aside from side of her husband, accomplishing a noble divinely inspired counsel to doing that work. She can visit the homes of the people which pleases the natural heart. and help the women in these families in a No people have ever been more fully way that her husband cannot. . . . And instructed by God with the way they are to let none feel that these women, who under live than are Seventh-day Adventists. The stand the Word, and who have ability to counsel is based on eternal principles. Prin teach, should not receive remuneration for ciples which are as relevant today as when their labors. They should be paid as verily first penned by the prophets, ancient or as their husbands. There is a great work modern. Past history can be one of our best for women to do in the cause of present teachers. truth. Through the exercise of womanly As ministers of the Seventh-day Adventist tact and a wise use of their knowledge of Church, let us point out the dangers of the Bible truth, they can remove difficulties that old "new morality" when every man does our brethren cannot meet. We need women what is right in his own eyes. Let us lead workers to labor in connection with their our people as did Joshua of old to a re husbands, and should encourage those who newal of the covenant of obedience. We wish to engage in this line of missionary do have a guide. We do have wonderful effort."—Ibid., p. 491. instruction. This divine counsel is to pre These are crisis days. These are the last pare us to dwell in the heavenly Canaan. days. What we do to save men and women Great promises are held out to us. These must be done quickly. We need to use will be fully realized as the conditions are every possible means and method. Let us met. o. M. B. OCTOBER, 1968 A Listener

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HERE is no class of professional men song service if I can help it. Therefore, I Twhom I admire and respect more than think I can safely term myself, if not an ministers. What's more, I like them—in gen expert in the art of listening, at least an eral. I even love one—in particular. Having experienced listener. spent nearly thirty years as his wife, and Surely it cannot be construed as a denial having been intensely interested in all facets of the power of the Holy Spirit or a lack of of his work, I am now at the place of being faith for a minister to take several good totally unable to imagine any other kind of hard looks at habits and mannerisms that life for myself. Many ministers are close have, in my opinion at least, an uncom personal friends of mine; as a matter of fact, monly large potential for being annoying a great deal of my social life (what there is to listeners. Here they are, then, in no of the latter!) is spent in the company of particular order of importance. members of this calling. My reason for be ing so emphatic about my close relationship "I Bring You Greetings . . ." with, and high regard for, the ministry is that I am about to exercise a certain amount Let's consider the expression "I bring you of both forwardness and temerity in men greetings from . . ." which is the almost in tioning a collection of items rather awkward variable approach used by any minister who and unfavorable which I'd like to bring to has recently returned from—well, from any the attention of this group I like so much. area at a distance of more than 500 miles! Categorically, I will state that I do regard That the thought behind the words is good, the ministry as a calling of the Lord; I don't there's no doubt. That this kind of greeting even plan to get into that realm of the sub from Exotica to Humdrum City was once ject, nor into theology, nor exegesis, nor any highly titillating is also certain. But in an of the other areas that should be discussed age characterized by jet planes, Telstar, by experts in those fields. My only claim to transoceanic telephones, instant and live expertise in the areas I shall mention is that TV coverage of war in every corner of the I am a listener. I think I can safely refer to globe, the greeting tends to lose a great deal myself as a layman, if we assume that any of its meaning. It always seems to me that one who is not a minister is, in that sense, the speaker is assuming his listeners to be a layman. And my opportunities for listen totally provincial, totally covered-wagon ing to sermons are rather large because of oriented! regular church attendance and extensive I'm not suggesting that members in vari camp meeting trips, which I enjoy tre ous parts of the world shouldn't show an mendously. Listening carefully to sermons interest in their fellow believers separated is a hobby of mine. I love the daily camp by oceans and continents. Surely, though, meeting routine, the bells which signal the there's a new and more sophisticated way of beginning of the meetings; I won't miss a bringing greetings! THE MINISTRY Place Dropping that include—for a start—President John son, General Charles De Gaulle, and policy Closely allied with the "greeting" annoy makers of that sort. Living as I do in the ance is a disagreeable habit I have chosen capital city of the United States, and having to call place dropping. The minister rises to some rather highly placed government peo his feet, takes a deep breath, and glowingly ple myself as friends, I just can't be so easily states that he is just back from Tashkent impressed by contrived mystery. And I'm and Samarkand (it is always hoped, by me quite sure others share my feeling. If, how at least, that he took time to stop at home ever, a minister should find himself in the and change his shirt!). Offhandedly he lets position of actually being on the "inside," it be known that on this same trip he visited surely courtesy would dictate that he remain with the Sherpas on the lower slopes of silent. I've always noticed that people who Mount Everest, helicoptered onto Pitcairn know don't keep saying that they do! for half an hour—and so on. Of course, I am being apocryphal and hyperbolic—and per Rumors haps even a little bit unkind. But the point My next feeling of "listening" despair is here is, I think, that many of our ministers brought on by ministers who don't take the do travel; it is part of their work, and it is time to check rumors and to get the facts also a great privilege for them even though straight. Truly, I believe it is a serious mat it means being away from home. ter to stand before a group of people and Let me clarify my objection. I thoroughly tell them flatly and positively that such and believe in reports from overseas, delivered such an event has happened or a certain sum by ministers who have returned from those of money has been spent or the General assignments. When the avowed purpose is Conference is going to ... or the teachers at an up-to-the-minute run-down on the prog Andrews University are saying . . . ! Because, ress of our work in other countries, and the you see, the majority of our laity believe progress report has been carefully prepared, what they are told by a minister. I'm not I am willing to listen at almost any length. suggesting that misinformation is given But a constant, "contrived" reference to deliberately, nor do I even entertain such world travels is—well, it is downright im a suspicion. I simply deplore the failure to mature—isn't it? Professional men who op check carefully. Often a simple telephone erate on these echelons surely need to de call is all that is needed. velop a proper savoir-faire; they mustn't Coarseness eternally and forever be Joe Hayseeds from Rattlesnake Gulch, with eyes bulging from And then there's the unforgivable (as far the sockets as they view the Pyramids, the as I'm concerned) tendency toward coarse Eiffel Tower, or the Parthenon. And I'm ness that manifests itself in the crunching, tempted to wonder, ever so slightly, if, to repetitive use of such words as sex, rape, the laity, it couldn't sometimes seem that homosexual, pregnancy—and all the others ministers who place drop are doing just a of that ilk. / am not a prude, never was, wee bit of boasting! hope never to be, but how many times have I sat in cringing, perspiring, paralyzed si Top Secret lence while a minister belabored these Anglo-Saxon expressions! Undoubtedly Not quite so prevalent a mannerism, but such topics need to be touched on now and sufficiently widespread to disturb me, are then; but certainly this is the place for a the broad hints thrown out by some min few well-chosen euphemisms! Living in a isters to indicate that they're in possession sex-centered culture as we do, it at times of high-level, absolutely top-secret classified seems to me that some ministers are deter information. With lowered voice and im mined to prove that they're avant-garde, pressive solemnity they hint darkly and that they're modern, that they can speak the mysteriously; they deplore their inability to language of the times. But why should they share their vast knowledge, always leaving feel any necessity of this sort? Recently there the impression that if only they were at appeared in one of the literary magazines liberty to reveal everything the entire audi to which I subscribe an article by a fairly ence would be shaken to its foundation. famous critic, in which he declared himself Now this may be true—but I doubt it. My to be vastly bored by the proliferation of feeling is that very seldom is a Seventh-day filthy words in modern fiction. He wasn't, he Adventist minister taken into conferences said, shocked. He was just bored. And that OCTOBER, 1968 39 describes my emotion when I hear a min glorious exploits, with only a perfunctory ister determinedly launch into these areas. "giving God the glory." Even a lowly lis tener must manifest discretion. Those Jokes I'm going to stop here! I stated in the An irritant of top magnitude, it seems to beginning that I had lots of friends who are me, is the irresistible urge some ministers ministers. I hope, after what I've said, that have toward broad, unbecoming humor it's still true! during a sermon. Their ability to remember jokes is truly amazing, and the poor judg ment they show in weaving these inappro Preparation for Baptism priate remarks into a spiritual message is and Follow-up even more amazing. I'm all for humor (Continued from page 24} (though I'm not particularly fond of jokes, facilities lacking in most churches. as such), but humor in the proper place and The prematurely born are not able time. I've actually felt embarrassed for min to endure the drafts occasioned by isters who've been obviously determined to fast-moving financial programs, to use a joke in the sermon, whether or not it say nothing of the winds agitated fits the topic. It is cheapening and degrad by the jet speed of gossiper's ing, and as a listener I don't like it. A min tongues. ister is not a performer; he must never feel G. Children©s baptism. the slightest obligation to entertain his lis Parents should do two things: (a) teners in the current and modern context of examine the children, and (b) in this word. His reason for being—his pur struct them. pose—is so much higher, so much nobler. "If you are satisfied that your Nothing New and Fresh children understand the meaning of conversion and baptism, and are In the area of subject matter for sermons, fully converted, let them be bap it is distressing to me, a listener, to feel that tized."—Evangelism, pp. 309-311. the speaker has given little or no thought to the audience for whom his message is IV. The follow up. intended. That he hasn't becomes obvious A. There are seven stakes that anchor when to an almost one hundred per cent souls: (1) and regu Seventh-day Adventist audience he dissects lar church attendance; (2) prayer in minutest detail the most familiar Bible meeting; (3) Personal visitation stories and incidents. Text by text, line by and the companion plan; (4) Re line, with no new and fresh application, he view and Herald, These Times, and grinds slowly along, relentlessly reiterating Message Magazine; (5) selected points that his church school, academy, and books suggested by pastor; (6) per SDA college-educated congregation have sonal involvement in church ac studied from cradle roll days. tivity; (7) a consistent prayer life I hasten to state that I love the familiar and Bible study. Bible stories, the familiar texts. I would B. Each new believer must be steadied hope that they will continue to be taught by his own roots. to all our children and to all our new be "It is not in God's purpose that lievers. But I insist that a Biblically well- the church should be sustained by informed audience needs slightly different life drawn from the minister. They fare. This may call for more study on are to have root in themselves. . . . the part of the minister, which in itself God holds each soul responsible for mieht well be a plus factor! following, for himself, the pattern My courage is failing me at this point as given in the life of Christ and for I consider my own effrontery, so I won't having a character that is cleansed mention Spirit of Prophecy quotations and sanctified."—Evangelism, p. which are as familiar as Bible stories (there 343. must be many equally applicable ones sel C. Points that require frequent review dom used); hackneyed illustrations (the are: health reform, spiritual gifts, boat, going over the rapids really should systematic benevolence, soul win have perished long ago); the minister's call ning, the brevity of time, the sec ing attention to himself and his previous ond coming of Christ. 40 THE MINISTRY good purpose, and, we believe, have in creased the spiritual tone of the institution. THE After one of the worship periods recently, one person thought that what was said was so personally applicable to him, and needed at that particular time, that his wife must HOSPITAL'S have tipped off the chaplain ahead of time. At the present time a number of our admin istrative personnel also conduct the worship period in a number of areas on a regular DEVOTIONAL basis. This is a good morale builder. Employee Assembly LIFE The second activity is called an employee assembly. Three duplicate programs are held at 7:30, 8:00, and 8:30 A.M. to enable Wl LLIS C. GRAVES the largest number of employees to attend. Chaplain, Hlnsdale Sanitarium and Hospital These assemblies are held approximately once each month, and usually feature one of our denominational leaders, who em UR medical institutions around the phasizes the spirit of dedication and loyalty, O world have been established for one and helps to keep before us the fact that we main purpose—to further the spread of the are part of a great world program, and that gospel message. To carry this idea forward, our individual contribution is of vital im our stated objective is to heal the whole portance. In addition the following spiritual man—spirit, soul, and body. activities are fostered: On the second Wednesday of each month, The Key Factor at 3:00 P.M., a pastor from the Illinois Con Since the key factor in these institutions ference is the speaker at the spiritual hour, is the employee who is in contact with the planned especially for the student nurses. patient, even before he enters the hospital, Twice each year a Week of Prayer is con until he leaves its doors, the spiritual ex ducted, at which time the hospital and perience of the employee should be of major church cooperate closely together. During concern to the administration. Such is the these weeks five separate services a day are case at the Hinsdale Sanitarium and Hos conducted—at 7:30, 8:00, and 8:30 A.M. pital. Continuing efforts are exerted to fos for the employees, at 3:00 P.M. for nursing ter our spiritual heritage, and to magnify students and other students in the schools of the real purpose of our existence. X-ray and laboratory technology, and at Two major areas of steady activity are 7:30 P.M. for everyone. The evening meet used to help keep before our employee fam ing is held in the church. ily the responsibility of individual spiritual Surely, if the spiritual experience of our growth, and the feeling that we are part of employees is on a high plane, the spiritual a great world family, committed to a task. influence of the institution will be greatly One area involves the holding of brief enhanced. departmental worship periods in forty-four locations each day. The hospital chaplains conduct the worship in each department once each week, by contacting seven to thir Adventists and Politics teen each day. When the chaplains are not present, the worship period is under the (Continued from page 31} direction of the department head. Three of shaling of the nations for the final conflict of the the nonnursing departments include a great controversy. Such study will give broad, com hymn in their worship period. Where no prehensive views of life. It will help us to under hymn is sung, the period lasts a total of five stand something of its relations and dependencies, how wonderfully we are bound together in the great minutes—including a text of Scripture, an brotherhood of society and nations, and to how illustration and practical application, and great an extent the oppression and degradation of a closing prayer. one member means loss to all. . . . Few study the These devotional periods have served a working out of His purpose in the rise and fall OCTOBER,1968 41 of nations."—Counsels to Parents and Teachers, is unrepeatable in anyone else. The truth pp. 379, 380. for one man constitutes no norm for International affairs should be comprehended by another. The peril here is that man will at Adventists: "The present is a time of overwhelming tach himself to that which is false. Here interest to all living. Rulers and statesmen, men who occupy positions of trust and authority, think exists the unbridgeable gulf between exis ing men and women of all classes, have their atten tentialism and the traditional Christian reli tion fixed upon the events taking place about us. gion. For existentialism refuses to be bound They are watching the strained, restless relations by the eternal truths of the revealed Word that exist among the nations."—Education, p. 179. of God. "To us who are standing on the very verge of their The traditional Christian view is that the fulfillment, of what deep moment, what living inter historical events and doctrinal truth of the est, are these delineations of the things to come. Bible have significance for men in every ... It is these great truths that old and young need age on the basis that they constitute the to learn. We need to study the working out of God's purpose in the history of nations."—Ibid., pp. eternal and fixed truth of God. A trust 183, 184. worthy approach to the truth is both ob Christ©s forerunner a student of current affairs: jective and existential. If men are to dis "But the life of John was not spent in idleness. . . . cover the truth for heart, mind, and life, He was ever an interested observer of what was harmony between the given Word and the passing in the world. From his quiet retreat he existential experience is essential. When watched the unfolding of events."—Testimonies, only the latter is required, truth and knowl vol. 8, pp. 221, 222. edge have passed over into sheer subjectiv Adventist women also should take an intelligent interest in public affairs: "There are speculations ism. as to woman's rights and duties in regard to voting. If Christian existentialism is to become Many are in no way disciplined to understand the aware of its responsibility to make truth bearing of important questions. . . . Such women are relevant to life, it must speak with the voice not prepared to intelligently take a prominent po of certainty. But this is the one thing it sition in political matters. They are mere creatures cannot do, and denies as a possibility. of fashion and circumstance. Let this order of things The paradoxical character of the truth is its ob be changed."—Ibid., vol. 3, p. 565. jective uncertainty. . . . Without risk there is no The conclusions might be drawn (1) faith, and the greater the risk the greater the faith; that it is inappropriate for women (and the more objective security the less inwardness, and the less objective security the more profound the men) to exercise the "duties in regard to possible inwardness.8 voting" unless they have been "disciplined to understand the bearing of important In direct opposition to this, the Chris questions"; (2) that such understanding tian church says to men everywhere: There and intelligence should be acquired. is the sure Word of God. No man lives by (To be continued) what appears to be right in his own eyes and in his own experience. God has spoken both in His Son and in His Word. Life in Dangers of Existentialism commitment to this Word alone has real meaning and certainty. If the Christian (Continued from page 14) church of today ever does anything to make relativism and an irrationalism without a the Christian religion meaningful, it will firm foundation. occur only by a return to revealed truth as When the question of truth is raised in an objec given by God; for a given truth from God tive manner, reflection is directed objectively to the alone is sufficient to give birth to spiritual truth, as an object to which the knower is related. life and to awaken in man an existence that Reflection is not focused upon the relationship, is in harmony with God. however, but upon the question of whether it is the (To be continued) truth to which the knower is related. . . . When the question of the truth is raised subjectively, reflection REFERENCES is directed subjectively to the nature of the individ 1 Concluding Unscientific Postscript; book 2, part 2, chap. 2. "Truth Is Subjectivity." ual's relationship. . . . THE INDIVIDUAL IS IN ©*Ibid. THE TRUTH EVEN IF HE SHOULD HAPPEN * Ibid. TO BE THUS RELATED TO WHAT IS NOT TRUE. . . . The paradoxical character of the truth is its objective uncertainty.2 ABILITY—A pint can't hold a quart. If it holds Thus there is no universal truth for all a pint it is doing all that can be expected of it. men. The discovery of truth for each man —Margaret Deland 42 THE MINISTRY Are We TAIKED ABOUT?

MARY KATHERINE HUNTER Minister's Wife, Washington, D.C.

ECAUSE of the unique position in which young ministers stop to think of what their B we as ministers' wives are placed, we fall part in his future success may be. Every step heir to a great responsibility. The pastor's the husband takes along the way brings wife holds a special place in the minds of added responsibilities to the busy wife. Even the people. She may be twenty or fifty, but though she may not have the personal con she is set apart as having a special, direct tacts that her husband does, what contacts line to God's office. she does have are most important. She must be able to give words of wisdom Have you ever listened to the people dis to all with whom she comes in contact. She cuss us at camp meetings and other gather should live up to the name Seventh-day Ad- ings? Do we realize that even the smallest ventist in everything she does. She must be act or gesture is noticed? (Do we look a true servant of God. happy, annoyed, indifferent, or bored? Is I wonder how many girls who marry our dress appropriate for the occasion? Are

Women in. Sacred History— The Peacemaker

"Would that there were many more like this woman of Israel, who would soothe the irritated feelings, prevent rash impulses, and quell great evils by words of calm and well- directed wisdom."—Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 667. What words of commendation! Any woman would be happy to have such words spoken of her. Who was the fortunate woman? In 1 Samuel 25:3 we read: "The name of his wife was Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding." The drama began when Abigail's surly husband, Nabal, found himself foolishly in trouble with David. Infuriated, David set out to wreak revenge. In a rare display of wisdom and tact Abigail skillfully turned David from his wrathful purpose. Read the story in 1 Samuel, chapter 25. Ellen G. White writes: "With kind words she sought to soothe his irritated feelings, and she pleaded with him in behalf of her husband. With nothing of ostentation or pride, but full of the wisdom and love of God, Abigail revealed the strength of her devotion to her household."—Ibid., p. 666. Today the world and the church need more wives with the spirit of Abigail. You and I can help our husbands immeasurably if by the grace of God we are true Christian peacemakers.

OCTOBER, 1968 43 we thoughtful and courteous to everyone?) "I'm sure some pastors' wives would have some A word of appreciation to the overworked thing to add on how to spend Sabbaths when camp cook is always timely. Though the bed Daddy is pastor of a district. I know this becomes a real problem for some. Sabbath can be a Icng suc provided may not be the most comfortable, cession of meetings—too grown-up for little ears. let us believe that if there is a good bed Some grow resentful of having to sit quietly in so in the whole place, doubtless we have it and many meetings, and religion has become synony then not complain. mous with boredom. Does it upset you to be asked at the last "Let our constant prayer be, 'Lord, help me to let minute to tell a story or to play the piano my children know Thee through me.'" or sing, if this is your talent? No doubt it Almost every ministerial mother finds this ques does do just this to some of us. But listen tion a verv real one. We will have other answers to what we are told by one who had instruc tion from the Lord: "God's servants are to A mother of two sons passed along the above good sugges stand as minutemen, ready for service at a tions in a recent letter. moment's notice. My brethren, from hour to hour opportunities to serve God will open before you. ... Be ever ready to make the most of them."—Gospel Workers, Apostasy Among College Jews Studied by Sociolo p. 195. gists "With good will doing service, as to the Three sociologists from Columbia University have Lord, and not to men" (Eph. 6:7). This is found that 23 per cent of Jewish college students in our privilege. the U.S. reject Judaism by their senior year, but that half of these return to the fold within three years of graduation. Their findings were released in What Is Your Problem? New York by Bertram H. Gold, executive director of the American Jewish Committee, in a report to the QUESTION: How can religion be made more accept committee's sixty-second annual meeting. The re able and appealing to a minister©s children? port, first large-scale nationwide study ever made ANSWER: "It sounds almost too simple, yet I think of religious defection among college students, was the most convincing argument for religion as far as prepared for the Jewish Agency by David Caplovitz, our children are concerned is a happy home—a Paul Ritterband, and Fred Sherrow, sociologists at happy father and mother. We need to let our chil Columbia University's Bureau of Applied Social dren know why we are happy, that the love of Jesus Research. Their preliminary findings also revealed and our confidence in Him make us that way. that religious defections were almost as frequent "Sometimes happiness needs to be cultivated. Some for Protestants as for Jews, but only about half as of us just aren't born cheerful, but we can become frequent for Catholics. that way with practice and with God's help. "Some of my students once brought the impor tance of happiness very forcefully to my attention. Don't Sacrifice Marian Devotion for Ecumenical They were talking in a group—I really wasn't sup Gain, Priest Urges posed to hear—but they were discussing another Devotion to Mary and her place in the redemp teacher, when one of them said, 'He seems to be a tion should not be minimized for the sake of ecu real Christian, but he never smiles. I don't think he menical understanding, Father Joseph Manton, has much to offer me.' C.Ss.R., told the annual convention of the Mario- "Even our worships can be happy occasions, logical Society of America. Speaking at the John geared to fit the age of our children. Short, grateful XXIII Center for Christian Renewal at the Uni prayers mean much to children—long, burdensome versity of Dayton, in Dayton, Ohio, the Boston prayers are chilling. These are best left to pour out priest told the Marian scholars: "You don't horse to God when we are alone. It will take time and trade in a realm as sacred as religion." Urging thought to make worships interesting, but it can be that Marian dogma be patiently explained, not clone. Would we face eternity without our little ones, denied or changed, the prominent Redemptorist knowing that we just did not take the time to do orator advised: "A convinced Catholic can say, all we could to help them? 'Love me, love my dogma.' " One participant said "When our boys were small, one of the most re a major cause for declining devotion was not the warding series of worships was when we read the fault of the teaching of the church, but the wide Gospels from the Phillips translation. After reading spread viewpoint of the "modern woman," who a full chapter or sometimes more, the boys would wants "neither virginity nor motherhood," as ex chorus, 'More, more!' It read like a story and they emplified by Mary. Another took the view that it loved it. As beautiful as the King James Version is a mistake to assume that only Marian devotions is to our ears, to little children it just doesn't say have been in decline. Instead of saying, "Why bug much. But how wonderful it is when our children me about Mary?" many are asking, "Why pray at beg us to read them 'The Old, Old Story.' all?"

44 THE MINISTRY encouraged. This is interesting when most churches tend to play down the simple, old-time personal testimony. To the Seventh-day Adventist preacher much of this analysis is not new. Both Evangelism and Gospel Workers have stressed some of these princi ples. It is encouraging, however, to see a present- day communicator underline these ideas. For it is BOOKS the lack of these simple personal ways of dealing with people that has made much of present-day preaching mediocre. Perhaps this is one reason why some seek refuge in a church. As the author says: "Since nothing earth shaking is likely to result from a sermon, one can count on the relative safety of going to church." REGINALD N. SHIRES Answers to Suffering, Harold J. Sala, Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1968, 21 pages, God©s Channel of Truth Is It the Watchtower? $.75. E. B. Price, Pacific Press Publishing Association, 112 pages, $.30. This is a pamphlet o£ only 21 pages but its in sights are excellent and its message steeped in How often do you meet Jehovah's Witnesses in Scripture. This booklet would be welcomed by your work? No doubt quite often, because there are most of those who experience suffering and sorrow, now well over a million people of this faith, and and the price places it within reach of anyone who their membership is growing rapidly. Among these is interested. It is worthy of wide circulation. good folks there are many who are sincerely search N. R. DOWER ing for truth, but how many have you won? Pastor E. B. Price, of Australia, has had outstand The Empty Pulpit, Clyde Reid, Harper & Row, ing success in studying with these people. From this New York, 122 pages. persuasion more than fifty persons are now rejoicing As a young church pastor, Author Reid felt that in the Advent message. From his rich background his preaching was doing very little in changing of experience he has written this little book, and in the lives of his people. Later as a seminary field it points out gently yet forcefully the errors in the work supervisor he attended many churches with teaching of Jehovah's Witnesses and makes plain the truth of God's Word. the aim of evaluating the sermon. Says he of this experience: "I saw little difference in the life of the The book is written in a most interesting narra churches as a result of the preaching, and some of tive style, presenting actual interviews, arguments, the coldest, most unfriendly churches I've ever texts, and reasons. Every worker will want to read attended have been those with the 'greatest and use this book. It is available through your Book and Bible House. W. A. HIGGINS preachers.'" All this has led the author to question the ser Carlyle B. Haynes Speaks to Young Ministers, mon as the best way to communicate the good news Carlyle B. Haynes, Southern Publishing Associa of salvation today. "The pulpit today is empty," he tion, Nashville, Tennessee, 1968, 63 pages, $1.75. says, "in the sense that there is often no message heard, no results seen, and no power felt." This The Southern Publishing Association has recently the author feels is caused by the fact that week started a project of publishing books especially after week spiritual ideas are presented without the slanted for clergymen. We plan to publish more on people having any time to think things through. this later. One of their more recent volumes con There are deeper problems than mere communi tains the remarks of a man who spent forty-nine cation, however, and Clyde Reid briefly touches on years of his life as a singing evangelist, large-city this. Perhaps his most important observation is church pastor, evangelist, and conference and divi the fact that most ministers are preaching a wa sion president. Carlyle B. Haynes was one of our tered-down message at a time when it is popular to most prolific writers. At the time of his death he be a Christian. had published forty-five books. This persuasively Since the book is a study of communications, written book embodies a series of intimate shop the author tries to offer some practical solutions talks with a group of young preachers. His forth in trying to reach people from the pulpit. He is right presentations stir up your brain cells, and any strongly in favor of the feedback after the sermon. minister who is worried about and aware of present This he feels can bring the all-important two-way trends within our own movement will be unable to communication that is so necessary if the sermon is refrain from shouting out numerous Amens. to gain "acceptance, internalization, and action." For instance, his comments on our present prac Aside from the feedback idea as a solution, Mr. tices of ordaining men is most significant. "When Reid feels that the personal testimony of those who a man was ordained fifty years ago, he was conse have experienced spiritual refreshing should be crated to preach the Word of God. It would not OCTOBER, 1968 45 have been appropriate for him to engage in, or dries up—the ideal "transparent window" relation continue to engage in, any other occupation. Today ship between a man and his wife "becomes blurred." we ordain men to confer honor upon them after "What counts in life isn't so much the facts, but they have demonstrated efficiency as treasurers, edu the manner in which we see and interpret them," cators, medical superintendents, business adminis Dr. Tournier suggests. "He who loves understands, trators, managers of publishing houses, book sales and he who understands loves." men, or departmental leaders. Little inquiry is made However, "deep sharing is overwhelming, and into this matter of a divine call. They are not ex very rare. ... A man needs to feel very deeply loved pected to abandon the occupation for which their in order to share an intimate secret charged with brethren awarded them the honor of . emotion," but only upon this mutual openness can They are expected to continue in accounting, in a couple build a good marriage. business administration, in managing an institution, Concluding his masterful treatise under the chap in education. No one expects them to be preachers ter titled "Complete Understanding Calls for Per and publicly proclaim the gospel to lost sinners. But sonal Submission to Jesus Christ," the Swiss doctor that was what ordination meant fifty years ago." challenges, "To find the key to understanding, the The dead sometimes tread on the toes of the liv secret of living—this is an inner experience, a dis ing. We need it! This booklet stirs your soul. Buy covery, a conversion." it, read it, reread it—and re-reread it. When we bring Christ into our understanding "we J. R. SPANGLER have come to experience much more than a won To Understand Each Other, Paul Tournier, John derful marriage; we have come, through each other, Knox Press, Richmond, Virginia, 1967, 63 pages, to experience God Himself." $2.00. This thoroughly readable book should prove an excellent aid toward a better personal understand "There are no emotional incompatibilities," noted ing of the marriage relationship. To help young Swiss physician Paul Tournier advocates, only "lack people contemplating the establishment of a new of complete frankness . . . without which there can home, and those spouses who temporarily have be be no real understanding." come incompatible with each other, church workers Following the honeymoon, marriage frequently will find in Dr. Tournier's presentation invaluable loses "courtship's beautiful curiosity," he observes. guidance. "The thirst for discovery and for understanding" GERTRUDE LOEWEN

The Not-So-Safe Driver "You drive as you live," says Dr. Robert Turfboer in the January, 1967, Traffic Quarterly, and elementary psychological characteristics often differentiate a not-so-safe driver from a safer one. What are these unsafe types and the possible meaning of their behavior? Dr. Turfboer classifies them as follows: The Type The Possible Meaning of Their Behavior Line hugger _—__——_-____-___ needs guidance, security. Line straddler ______._..___._ is ambivalent, indecisive, insecure. Unpredictable _—_—______._ has faulty control over his impulses; acts first, thinks later. Daydreamer -__.._—__._.__.. consciousness lowered (by drugs?). Copycat ..._.__._-____.______.. has dependency needs; is suggestible. Impatient one _.——___...___.___ ambitious; aggressive; leader; egotist. Contrary ___.__...___..._._.... aggressive; hostile; negativistic. Getting old and careless _...._.... slow sensory perception; physiological unawareness of danger. Exact speed limited ______obsessive; compulsive; compliant; rigid; provocative. Slowpoke wheel clutcher _____ inexperienced; scared; anxious. Fast female ______.______emancipated; rejects feminine role. Left laner .______wants to prove to himself that the world is against him; misanthrope. Tailgater ______._..______likes to come close but panics if he does and becomes aggressive. Moron ______-______stupid; fatigued; drugged; apathetic. Not all persons drive as they live, points out Dr. Turfboer. When this happens, they are acting out unconscious conflicts. Highway safety will be increased, he says, if criminal drivers, alcoholics, and psycho paths receive psychiatric attention. •16 THE MINISTRY the canonicity of the second Epistle. The presence of the second Epistle together with the first in a manuscript of such early date "constitutes valid testimony in favor of its canonicity," Cardinal Bea said.

Peace Committee Speaks for Pope

NEWS BRIEFS Pope Paul VI has created his own special com mittee to study the problems of peace. Headed by a veteran Italian Catholic Actionist, lawyer Vit- torino Veronese, the able former secretary-gen eral of UNESCO, it bears the title "The Study Committee on the Problems of Peace and the International Community" and operates under the {Unless otherwise credited, the following news items are taken from. Religious News Service.} Pontifical Commission on Justice and Peace. The new study group is clearly the Pope's own mouth Drastic Church Unity Developments Predicted piece and its future work with such high backing for This Century will deserve close attention. Inherent in its mission is the intention of close cooperation with the World American Protestants may cease to refer to one Council of Churches. It is hoped that one of the another as Methodists, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, activities of the group will be to hold in con and other denominational names before the end junction with the World Council of Churches an of this century, according to Methodist Bishop international and ecumenical conference on peace James K. Mathews of Boston. Chairman of the along the same lines as the recent meeting on Consultation on Church Union (COCU), Bishop development at Beirut which was jointly organ Mathews made this prediction at a press confer ized under the auspices of the World Council of ence during the New Southern Annual Churches and the Pontifical Commission on Justice Conference of the United Methodist Church. "I and Peace. fully expect we shall not conclude this century in the United States without the shape of the General Disarmament "Indispensable to World churches changing so drastically that you would Peace," Pope Paul Says hardly recognize the church by current standards." He said it is entirely realistic to speak of the day Pope Paul has called general disarmament "the when Protestants will unite together. And "some indispensable premise" and an "essential" of world day," he predicted, "there will be a reconciliation peace. Praising the recent approval by the United with Roman Catholics." Nations of the treaty on nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, he expressed hope that it would "prove Crime Facts effective and lead gradually to a general dis armament." "Disarmament," he added, "is the in According to the 1967 report of the National dispensable premise for the establishment of an Crime Commission, fifteen-year-olds commit more atmosphere of trust and respect among the na serious crimes in the United States than any other tions and an essential for the realization of peace age group. Sixteen-year-olds are a close second. so ardently desired by all." More than 50 per cent of all burglaries are com mitted by youths under age 18. The report said UCC, Catholic Publisher Join in Texts for Youth about 100,000 children are held in adult jails each year. Attempts to rehabilitate these juvenile delin Protestant and Roman Catholic youth will be quents are practically nonexistent. able to use the same textbooks for study of the Bible and Christian teaching as a result of a joint venture Two Epistles of St. Peter Reproduced in Early by a Protestant denomination and a Catholic book Text publisher. United Church Press, publishing arm of the United Church of Christ, and Herder and Her The oldest known manuscript text of the two der, publisher of Catholic and ecumenical texts, an Epistles of St. Peter has been published in Vat nounced the project described as a "great ecumenical ican City in a special edition to mark the nine breakthrough." The materials consist of six books teenth centennial of the saint's martyrdom. A that deal with basic Christian beliefs, Biblical photo-copy edition of the papyrus text known as themes, social issues, and confirmation practices. Bodmer 8 and also designated by the abbreviated They were developed by the United Church Press symbol P 72, was presented at a press confer for confirmation classes, and the series is called ence by Augustin Cardinal Bea, secretary of the Confirmation Education Series. Herder and Herder Vatican Secretariat for Christian Unity. The pub has adapted the books for Catholic use by making lication is particularly important, the cardinal said, technical changes such as substituting "Mass" for because some scholars have expressed doubts about "worship service" and "priest" for "minister." Is-

OCTOBER, 1968 47 sued under the imprimatur of Bishop Robert F. joy" the "authenticity" of the apparitions. The Joyce of Burlington, Vermont, the books will be apparitions are "an omen of victory," Bishop Sam called Christian Commitment Series. uel, head of social services for the patriarchate, told more than 150 reporters at a press conference. Public Use of Christian Motifs Protested to A number of "miraculous cures" have been reported Israeli Cabinet and "verified medically" as resulting from the apparitions, Coptic officials claimed. The patriarch The Israeli Cabinet is pondering charges by a ate plans to issue a pamphlet giving details of National Religious Party spokesman that Israel these cures. Many members of the clergy and is "fostering Christian values." Yitzhak Raphael thousands o£ Egyptians, both Christian and Moslem, has taken exception to official use of Christian have seen the apparitions, as well as foreign visi symbols on postage stamps and literature, to Chris tors, officials of the patriarchate said. Bishop Athe- tian-oriented programs on the state radio, and to nasius said that on some occasions the apparition the use of national buildings for Christian con had lasted for more than two hours and that some certs. Mr. Raphael pointed to a postage stamp times it was accompanied by other manifestations showing the Holy Sepulcher and to a booklet of such as rays, clouds, or rapidly flying doves. The the Ministry of Education and Culture which fea virgin continues to appear from time to time, he tures a church as a symbol of Jerusalem. "The said, and crowds of pilgrims wait outside the church state apparatus," he alleged, "is being used to for hours hoping to see her. Sometimes, the foster Christian values." bishop claimed, she appears among the three domes at the top of the church, at other times inside one Union Seminary: Only 20 Per Cent of Seniors Plan of the domes. Sometimes the apparition is full to Enter the Parish Ministry length and at other times only the head and shoul Only about 20 per cent of graduating seniors at ders of the virgin are seen. On one occasion, he Union Theological Seminary in New York expect said, the virgin was seen kneeling before a cross to enter the parish ministry, it was revealed during that stands above the church, blessing the throngs commencement exercises. The others, according to below. the president, John C. Bennett, will teach, do fur ther graduate study in a variety of fields, or pur sue other endeavors. DP. Bennett said many of the graduates "will be working under some kind of church auspices even though they are not in the CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS ministry." Expressing disappointment at the rela Advertisements appropriate to The Ministry, appear ing under this heading, ten cents a word for each tively small number of leaders the school was insertion, including initials and address. Minimum sending into local communities, Dr. Bennett con charge, $2.75 for each insertion. Cash required with order. Address The Ministry, 6840 Eastern Avenue, tinued: "We have done everything we could to con Washington, D.C. 20012, U.S.A. front our students with the possibilities of the parish ministry. I should say that to a certain extent we have failed in this respect."

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HORACE GREELEY once received a letter NEGLECTED hath reconciled us to himself by from a woman saying that her church MINISTRY Jesus Christ, and hath given to was in a distressing financial state. They had tried us the ministry of reconciliation" every device they could think of—fairs, strawberry (2 Corinthians 5:18). festivals, oyster suppers, donkey parties, banquets, The two tables of the law reflect the twofold womanless weddings, poverty sociables, grab bags, aspects of the character of Christ as it relates to box sociables, and necktie sociables. The writer of the duty of man. The first four commandments of the letter wanted to know if Mr. Greeley had some the law define the way in which man expresses his suggestion that could keep the struggling church love to God. The last six commandments provide from disbanding. Mr. Greeley replied: "Why not a channel of expression of man's love for his fel try religion?" low men. The purpose of the gospel ministry is to Various methods of church financing have pro reconcile man with his Maker and man with his duced large numbers of apostates. Not everyone fellow men. It is the second ministry that earns the same and therefore not everyone can con we call the "neglected ministry." Twentieth-cen tribute equal amounts. There are also the aged and tury society has had an erosive effect on human the little children, not to mention the unemployed. sensitivity. This is essentially an age of speed, and We can therefore thank God for the Biblical system whenever human beings get in a hurry there is of church support, namely tithing and the free-will always the danger that they will trample under offerings system. foot some vital human value. Man is busily en In recent years a new aspect of this old Biblical thralled with the madness of making machines financial principle has made its appearance. Perhaps into men while the machines in turn make men to call it a new facet is slightly inaccurate, for its into machines. This accounts for much of the un principles are rooted in the Bible and the Spirit of feeling manifestations of hardened human atti Prophecy historically—that is, the stewardship pro tudes. How else could a young woman die under gram of the church. This leaves intact the tithing the bludgeoning blows of an assailant within full principle but centers the inspiration for free-will view of hundreds of people who would not even offerings in the Christian experience of the giver. call the police, let alone come personally to her This is a form of systematic benevolence, a term not help? Or picture twentieth-century man reading his new to Adventist ears. Ministers using this additional newspaper and glancing at the statistic that cites emphasis have found many of their church financial 169 Marines wounded in last week's fighting, 39 problems solved. 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