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Our Gifts a Proof of World Brotherhood

A Message From the Treasurer of the General Conference

By W. E. NELSON - . N ALL the teachings of Jesus there is one thread that runs throughout and that is the universal brotherhood of mankind. His was a world-wide I work. He came to seek and save the lost, not of Palestine only but of the whole human race. His commission, or assignment of work, to His followers was, Go into all the world and make Christians of all who will listen. When that task is completed, then the second coming of Christ will take place. The great motive power in the proclamation of the gospel, the good news of salvation, is the presence of Christ with His followers as represented by the Holy Spirit, but, since creation, in the work of God He has always used material things as well as His Spirit to accomplish His purposes. During His first advent, He fed the thousands by the sea and, ministered to the physical needs of the people in a very definite way. He healed the sick, the halt, the lame, and the blind, and when He went away He gaVe to every, man his work. There are no exceptions recorded. In the organization of the Great Advent Movement this principle must be kept in mind. All. are to share in the responsibility of spreading the glad tidings of Jesus' second coming. The giving and gathering of money is part of the gospel work, and where done according to God's plan is as truly a spiritual work as any other part of the Advent Movement, and all can share in this phase of the message. The payment of tithes and offerings and special gifts to aid our world work has increased in a very gratifying way, but the increased need of funds has far exceeded, the increase in giving. The whole sum received is very large. However, when these funds are distributed throughout the whole world, we are led to exclaim as did Andrew when Jesus told the disciples to feed the multitude, What are these' among so many? But with the blessing of God resting upon His people to stir them to sacrificial liberality, we know the Advent message will be given to all the world in this generation. The Treasury Department of the General Conference is pledged to do all in its power to aid and strengthen all phases of the work that seeks to extend the kingdom of God on earth and make a people ready for the coming of the Lord.

VOL. 124, NO. 23 JUNE 5, 1947 are concerned with the effects of liquor on the nation's women, and with other practical issues. Hospitals, divorce courts and In This Issue jails are filled with the consequences of drink—and taxpayers EDITORIAL - Page 3 are paying the bills." The Faith That Saves—Hastening the Light on the Judg- ment Hour—"If Thou Hadst Known!"—The Progressive A NATION-WIDE co-operative effort by religious radio forces to "evangelize" Americans over the air was proposed by Dr. Fall of the Churches—World Trends Franklin Dunham, Washington, D.C., chief of the radio divi- GENERAL ARTICLES - - - Page 7 sion, U.S. Office of Education, in a meeting held in Columbus, The Last Message to the Last Church—A Larger Place in Ohio. Addressing the first annual meeting of the newly formed Missionary Work—Origin of the Different Kinds of Plants Religious Radio Association, Dunham urged that the goal and Animals—Ten Minutes With Your Bible—Inspired of the joint evangelistic campaign be to make Americans con- Messages—New Testament Words scious of their "dependence upon God." THE ADVENTIST HOME CIRCLE - - Page 13 THE Methodist Church gained 370,467 in church school en- The Homes From Which They Come—"Think on These rollment during the past two years, "the largest gain made by Things" any denomination for the same period within the past 25 years," according to a report submitted to the Methodist Coun- REPORTS FROM ALL LANDS - Page 15 cil of Bishops by Dr. J. Q. Schisler, executive secretary of the Providential Openings in India—Good News From An- Division of the Local Church, Methodist General Board of cient Persia—Our Army of Youth—M. V. Ambon Sails Education of Nashville, Tennessee. He reported also that 208,- for the Solomons—A Week of Prayer at Atlantic Union 114 church school pupils joined the• church on profession of College—Winston-Salem N.C., Evangelistic Effort— faith in the past two years. Course in Health Evangelism and Tropical Hygiene— New Sabbath Schools in Trinidad—Overseas Spot News ¶ ANNOUNCEMENT of the first successful treatment of leprosy —North, American Spot News was made in Honolulu, Hawaii, at an anniversary celebration honoring Father Damien, Belgian missionary to the leper col- POETRY ony of Molokai, whose canonization cause has been introduced Bought With a Price, p. 9—God's Love, p. 14. in Rome. Dr. Norman Sloan, medical director of Kalaupapa, on Molokai, revealed that a new drug, promin, has been found to give patients "a new lease on life." The drug was tested ITEMS OF INTEREST in the same settlement where Father Damien died in 1889.

[The Review subscribes to Religious News Service, the well-known interde- nominational news gathering organization. Many of the items below are taken directly from this service.] ¶ NEGOTIATIONS for recognition of the Vatican state by Turkey, it was reported in Istanbul, have taken place in Paris between 1872 former Turkish Fdreign Minister Numan, Menemendjioglu, ¶ 0. A. OLSEN and J. C. Nielson have been holding meetings now ambassador to France, and Archbishop Angelo Roncalli, in the Norwegian and Danish settlement in the town of Ash- former apostolic delegate to Turkey, at present papal nuncio waubanon, Wisconsin. Five have begun to keep the Sabbath, to France. That Turkey will eventually recognize the Vatican. and many others are convinced of the truth. This is a new state is indicated, according to some sources, by the growing settlement, the oldest settlers having been here only about readiness of Arab states to establish diplomatic ties with the Holy See, and by the likelihood that Turk4h principles of four years. secularism may cease being a sufficient motive for the nation 1897 to continue unrepresented in Rome. ¶ LESS than two years ago there were only five or six scattered THE clergy shortage in the Church of England calls for Sabbathkeepers in Rochester, New York. A Seventh-day Ad- drastic mergers of parishes to meet modern needs, according ventist agent went there to get some assistants to handle his to Dr. Cyril Forster Garbett, Archbishop of York. He said goods. He told them that they must pray for the Lord's bless- the first step will be for dioceses to make surveys to decide ing in their work. An atheist, with whom he talked, laughed what parishes can be grouped together under existing law; at him, saying, "This praying is all a humbug." The Adventist and to recommend which parishes might be eventually united visited him every day, presenting to him the prophecies and if the law were amended. their fulfillment, until finally he was convinced of the truth and was baptized. Then, through his efforts and the work of ¶ SICK pastors and church workers, whose health deteriorated others, there was soon a company of twenty-five believers. because of the strains of war and subsequent conditions, will e enabled to take a health Cure through the efforts of the _1922 Reconstruction Department of the World Council of Churches. RECENTLY A. G. Daniells was asked if he recalled when it The patients will be helped in their own countries wherever was that a brother stated that it was preposterous to talk about possible through their own church reconstruction committees raising and expending a thousand dollars a day .for missions. and through provision of special food parcels and medicines He replied: "Yes; it was in 1903, in the autumn. I was attend- from the World Council. Other cases will be cared for by the ing a camp meeting in one of our States. . . . That day I was health committee of the Reconstruction Department in to speak on foreign missions. . . . I--got enthusiastic over the_-- Geneva. prospects, so I said, 'Why, brethren, the day is coming when ¶ LED by Mrs. Bessie Lee Cowie, 87-year-old W.C.T.U. mis- this denomination will raise and expend a thousand dollars a sionary, fifteen women entered "swanky" cocktail bars in day for foreign missions!' After the meeting, a brother stepped Pasadena, California, and demanded that "light be admitted, up to me and said, 'Brother Daniells, we are all in favor of spiritually and literally." They carried placards describing the foreign missions. We are with you, but you should keep within event as "A Woman's Prayer Crusade Against Drink," and some sort of sane limits. We will never do such a thing as asking onlookers to "sign the pledge." Said Mrs. Cowie: "We that, and to tell us such things overwhelms us.' That is what are not attempting any 'Carrie Nation' business. However, we he said; but, my friends, you see how it has come out." 2 REVIEW AND HERALD I %),.

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The, Faith That Saves We must believe God, and deny our own feelings and senses, if need be, in order to claim the blessing of for- NUINE faith is everywhere conspicuous by its giveness and the fulfillment of God's pledged word. "Let absence. No rarer jewel can be found today. In the God be true, but every man a liar." Rom. 3:4. Our de- GE world it is seldom seen. Even in the church of pression and fearfulness, our unbelief and doubt, can Christ, to which all the universe is looking for its ex- only hurt us. The lying, deceptive testimony of our own ercise, there is a woeful lack of faith in God. And all wrong impressions must be forsaken in favor of the sure this in spite of the fact that we are saved "by grace . . . promises of the Word. through faith." Eph. 2:8. There are those who have sinned who feel ashamed The trouble is, our feelings get in the way. We are in- to come to God, but the sense of guilt for sin must not clined to consult the mood of the moment instead of the keep us from the Lord. It is true that to profess to ex- promises of God. "Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing ercise faith while willfully cherishing sin is presumption, by the word of God." Rom. 10:17. The Christian is to be- of the worst order, yet if the soul is sick of evil and eager lieve that the Word is true, that its promises are personal, for restoration to God it is right to come to Him for and that its provisions of grace are intended for the ex- cleansing. igencies of the hour. Let us not forget :that though multitudes will be ex- The assurances of Scripture are not rationed to any cluded from heaven because they loved the world and man or to any church that meets the conditions. God is hated God, others will "not enter in because of unbelief." wholly unbiased and entirely willing to help all .who be- Heb. 3:19. lieve. Forgiveness for sins confessed and forsaken, power "Heaven's forgiveness and peace and love in the soul" divine to overcome our besetments, and grace to resist is our great need. "Money cannot buy it, intellect cannot temptation are within our grasp if we will but reach out procure it, wisdom cannot attain to it; you can never and lay hold of God's promises. hope, by your own effort, to secure it. But God offers A Lesson in Faith it to you as a gift, 'without money and without price.' "What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe Isa. 55:1. It is yours, if you will but reach out your hand that ye receive them, and ye shall have them." Mark and grasp it."—Steps to Christ, p. 53. D. A. D. 11:24. It is God's will that we should be cleansed from the guilt and saved from the power of sin. "So we may ask for these blessings, and believe that we receive them, Hastening the Light on the and thank God that we have received them."—Steps to Christ, p. 56. Judgment Hour The following interesting experience related by the HE pre-1844 Adventists had expected Christ's Sec- late I. H. Evans is to the point: ond Advent in 1844. This view was adopted on the "One time I was preaching and an elderly woman in the Tbasis of the time prophecy in the book of Daniel: congregation raised her hand, and said, 'I would like to have "He'said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred you explain to us, please, how you can believe that you have days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed." Dan. 8:14. a thing when you know you don't have it.' They thought the cleansing of the sanctuary meant the "I said: At one time I was frequently away from home travel- cleansing of this earth by the fiery glory of Christ's ap- ing about. Our children were young. I made a practice of tak- pearing. How plain it is to us now, that the 2300 pro- ing each one a small gift when I went home; so they got into phetic days (literal years), ending in 1844, marked the habit of expecting some little thing. One night I arrived home late, after they were asleep, and my wife said, 'Don't instead the coming of Christ into the most holy place for wake the children. If they get up, we shall not get to bed until the opening of the judgment hour in heaven, as described midnight.' So we tiptoed around. In the morning I was out in Daniel 7:9-13. Then it was that, as this text says, "The in the yard, and presently I heard my little boy shouting, judgment was set, and the books were opened" in the `Hello, daddy! Hello, daddy!' and he came running out to heavenly sanctuary. It was to that work in 1844 that' where I was. I picked him up, and we greeted each other; then Jesus "came with the clouds of heaven," as Daniel de- he pulled my head down, and whispered, 'Daddy, what did scribed it in verse 13. you bring me this= time?' " 'I brought you' an orange.' When Light on the Heavenly Sanctuary Came "He slid out of my antis and began shouting, 'I have an orange! I have an orange!' A little group of Adventists in western New York State "It was so striking that I said to him, 'Let me see your orange.' first caught this truth about the heavenly sanctuary and He held out his empty hands, and his eyes began to fill with judgment hour. Hiram Edson, farmer-preacher, was tears and he asked, 'Don't I have an orange?' leader of this western group. He told us how bitter was "Well, I felt ashamed at once, and I said, 'Yes, you have; their disappointment when the• Lord did not come on of course, you have; it is in my bag in the closet.' Away he that tenth day of the seventh month, October 22, 1844. ran, shouting at the top of his voice, 'I have an orange! I have Edson and others prayed earnestly for light, even until an orange!'—The Preacher and His Preaching, pp. 186, 187. the next morning. They had felt assurance that light . Brother Evans' son could shodi for joy even before he would come. Of the way in which light did come, Elder saw the orange or held it in his hands. The little fellow Edson wrote many years later: did not even know where the orange was, but he knew "After breakfast [the next morning] I said to one of my that his father's word was true, and he believed it. His brethren, 'Let us go and encourage some of our brethren.' faith in his father's• promise caused him to possess. The We started, and while passing through a large field, I was orange was his before he saw it. stopped about midway in the field. Heaven seemed open to JUNE 5, 1947 3 my view, and I saw distinctly and clearly that instead of our Heart-to-Heart Talks High Priest coming out of the most holy place of the heavenly sanctuary to this earth on the tenth day of the seventh month, at the end of the 2,300 dap, He for the first time entered on "If Thou Hadst Known!" that, day into the second apartment of the sanctuary, and that He had a work to perform in the most holy place before coming F THOU hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy to the earth."—Review and Herald, June 23, 1921. day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but I now they are hid from thine eyes." Luke 19:42. That work was the ministry of the judgment hour. It This was the sad and tearful lament which came from opened up the whole view of the message of the judg- Christ as He viewed the capital city of His chosen people. ment hour that was to follow 1844. As they looked up Israel might have known the things belonging to their Bible texts on the priestly ministry in the sanctuary, Elder peace. This was their privilege. Why did they not know? Edson and his associates saw the importance of this truth Ah; they had closed their eyes that they might not see. to all Advent believers. It explained the disappoint- They had rejected the One who came to give them light ment. They must tell it at once. and life. "He came unto His own, and His own received Him not." John 1:11. A Horseman Out in the Early Dawn Israel believed they could work out their own salvation. One who was there at the time told our Elder J. W. They felt that they 'were God's chosen people, that sal- Hof star in 1904 how the urgency of telling the good news vation was of the Jews. This was the estimate of them- put them all under pressure of great haste. They had selves as expressed by the apostle Paul: studied into the night. Now, the brother said: "Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and "When the light came concerning the temple in heaven, makest thy boast of God, and knowest His will, and approvest showing that this had been the object of the prophecies which the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the we thought referred to the return of Jesus and the cleansing law; and art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, of the earth by fire, what a joy this light was to us! Very early a light of them which are in darkness, an instructor of the in the morning I was on horseback going from place to place foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge to tell the good news and to cheer those whom I could reach." and of the truth in the law." Rom. 2:17-20. —Review and Herald, March 29, 1945. The religion of the Jewish church in Christ's day con- It was an aged man, 0. R. L. Crosier, who told this sisted of theory, not of heart service. It pertained to the story to Evangelist Hofstar in Grand Rapids, Michigan, external and did not take hold of and change the inner in 1904. Sixty years before, Mr. Crosier was the youthful currents of the life. It was a religion of form and cere- associate with Hiram -Edson in the study of the sanc- mony, of beautiful ritualism, of imposing architecture, tuary services as revealed in, the Old Testament and in of impressive services, but it was not a religion which the New, finding in- the service of the Levitical sanctuary changed the heart and molded the life in harmony with the type of the service of Christ our great High Priest the divine precepts. It was a religion of self-righteousness, in the heavenly sanctuary. Young ,Crosier was the writer of works without love; of cold, reasoning philosophy in of that first exposition of the Bible doctrine of the sanc- the place of warm, vibrant faith. And we may add that tuary and its cleansing. They wrought and hurried at the this is the religion of many halfhearted, formal, professing task, feeling the urgency of it. Christians today. Elder Edson, who led out in the handling of the whole enterprise, felt they could not wait to raise from friends Self-righteous Endeavor all the money needed to put the matter through the hands All self-righteous endeavor avails nothing in God's of the printer. To get the job done quickly, he was al- sight. This was clearly emphasized by the Great Teacher lowed by his wife to sell most of her wedding-gift silver. in His scathing denunciation of the leaders of the Jewish The exposition was published in a Cincinnati (Ohio) people. Several of the woes He pronounced we may fit- paper, The Day Star Extra, February 7, 1846. tingly consider in this discussion. Professedly, the scribes and Pharisees were very pious. Pioneers Study New Light They made many long prayers. But this was to cover up This Extra reached believers in the Advent in New their crooked business dealings, 'in which they devoured England and New York. The men and women who were "widows' houses." (Matt. 23:14.) to be our pioneers in this definite Advent Movement They professed great veneration for the prophets, but thus were led into study that brought to them the light opposed and slew prophets sent to them in their own of the judgment-hour doctrine and the work of our Sav- day. (Verses 29-34.) iour in the heavenly sanctuary, truths that have been so They, were missionary in their activities. "Ye compass blessed a feature of the message for this time. sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, Now, in our day, it is not a picture of a lone horse- ye make him twofold more 'the child of hell than your- man galloping through the early dawn to tell the news selves." Verse 15. ticular in ran day-by-day and night-after-night service of thousands of its due, scrupulously tithing the herbs of the field, such evangelists preaching it, publishing houses printing it in as mint, anise, and cummin. "Ye pay tithe of mint and every continent and in islands of the sea, more than half anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier mat- a million believers witnessing to it in well toward a thou- ters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought sand tongues, with radio stations all over the earth send- ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone." ing_ the message of the judgment hour flying, literally Verse 23. This points out the great failure of Israel of through the midst of heaven. old. They were zealous in formal observances, but they The message that the pioneers hurried to tell in early omitted the "weightier matters," the cultivation of the times, as they found light and truth in the blessed Book, graces of character represented by "judgment, mercy, is hastening on toward every nation and tongue and and faith." These ought they to have done and not neg- people. W. A. S. lected the payment of the tithe of their increase.

Published by the Seventh-day Adventists. Printed every Thursday by the Review and Herald Publishing Association, at Takoma Park, Washington 12, D.C. U.S.A. Entered as Second-class matter August 14, 1903, at the post office at Washington,D.C., under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Vol. 124, No. 23. One year, $3.75. Copyright 1947, Review and Herald Publishing Association, Washington 12, D.C. 4 REVIEW AND HERALD They trusted for salvation to their external doings, and wrote or said concerning Babylon and its fall. It 'may be failed to cherish those qualities and attributes which con- argued that they restricted too much the meaning of stituted them genuine Christians. The apostle emphasizes the prophetic forecast concerning the fall of Babylon, this principle. and certainly they were in error to the extent that they "He is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that drew in a time element. But admitting all this—and we circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: but he is a Jew, can freely do so—still leaves valid and meaningful the which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, heart of their preaching and of their indictment of the in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, churches. but of God." ROM. 2:28, 29. The Real Issue It was because of their inability to recognize the su- These pioneer Adventists put their finger on. the real premacy of the spiritual over the outward form that they issue when, they dealt with the question of a spiritual were unable to know the day of their visitation, the versus a personal coming of Christ, for fundamentally prophecies pointing out their national downfall and their different conceptions of the whole plan of God for this own,sad spiritual condition. world grow out of those two conceptions of Christ's com- Not Saved by Works- ing. If space allowed, it would be easy to show how the And it is for us who write and read these words to doctrine of the spiritual coming of Christ led on to a recognize the principle enjoined by Christ and the apos- virtual denial of the whole idea of the coming of Christ tle. We today cannot be saved by works, but by faith. and prepared the minds of religious leaders to support essentially secular ideas of world progress in the latter "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man part of the nineteenth century, should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ The Advent pioneers of the 1840's were also correct Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that in declaring that the false doctrine of the spiritual com- we should walk in them." Eph. 2:8-10. ing of Christ grew out of false principles of spiritualiz- We need ever to keep this divine instruction in mind. ing Scripture that ultimately rob the Bible of any direct We, as Israel of old, need to be faithful in rendering to or literal message to the souls of men.. The Reformers of God His own in tithes and offerings. A curse is pro- the sixteenth century showed clearly that Rome, by her nounced upon those who fail to do this. (Mal. 3:8-11.) spiritualizing of Scripture, gave to it a nose of wax, as But sad indeed if we pay tithe from stern sense of duty. Luther declared, that could be turned in one direction Rather it should be an act of gratitude, of love, in appre- or another, and hence the Bible lost its value as an• au- ciation of God's unnumbered blessings to us. thoritative spiritual guide for life. In the nineteenth We, like Israel of old, should be faithful in missionary century arose the Advent Movement to speak out against endeavor. But this Also should be an exercise of love, false teachings in Protestantism concerning the primary passing on to others the blessed salvation from sin we truth of the second coming •of our Lord, teachings that have experienced in our own hearts and lives. We 'give were the fruitage of a spiritualizing tendency that had to others what has been freely given to us. developed in Protestantism. But let us ever and always bear in mind that by no So much for the facts concerning the first preaching good deeds can we gain eternal life. We cannot buy our of the second angel's message in 1844 in America. Now way into heaven. We cannot earn eternal life. We will Mrs. White declared' in 1888, that "the work of apostasy be saved only by faith in Christ's atoning blood- and the has not yet reached its culmination," that "the change merits of His righteous life. is a progressive one and the perfect fulfillment of Revela- This principle is clearly and forcibly emphasized by tion 14:8 is yet future." As we examine the history of the God's message to the church of Laodicea. Of this we churches we find that the doctrine of the spiritual com- shall speak later in greater detail. ' ing of Christ and the temporal millennium became in- F, M. W. creasingly secularized as the supernatural element disap- peared, and that this was the result of an acceptance by The Second Angel's Message—Part 3 the churches of skeptical theories and higher criticism. Darwin supplanted Moses in the thinking of an increas- The Progressive Fall of the ing number of clergy who accepted evolution in place of creation. Protestant ministers, when confronted with the Churches plausible arguments for evolution, discovered an easy ST week we quoted at length from an article by the way to harmonize evolution and the Bible by spiritualiz- Advent leader Charles Fitch in which was set forth, ing away the Scriptures which describe the creation of A so far as the Millerite Movement was concerned, our world. They had already spiritualized away Scrip- the doctrine of the fall of Babylon. We found that his tures concerning the end of the world.' main indictment of the churches was that they had re- jected the doctrine of the literal, personal coming of A Revolution in Religious Thought Christ in favor of a spiritual coming. Fitch's view soon But this acceptance of evolution by an increasing num- took hold of virtually all the Advent leadership. By the ber of the clergy in the latter decades of the nineteenth summer of 1844 there was heard on every side the cry, century and onward produced a revolution in theological "Babylon is fallen," "come out of her, My people." thought more complete and sudden than in any preced- To believe in the personal coming of Christ in glory ing period in the history of the Christian church. Let us to bring rewards to all, stood forth in Adventist preach- summarize the principal Christian doctrines that were ing as the essence of all true Christian thinking concern- vitally affected as churchmen gave increasing ear to skep- ing God's plan for this world. Hence, the opposing doc- tical, scientific dogmas in general and to evolution in par- trine of the spiritual coming of Christ, with a temporal ticular. millennium and world conversion, stood for a denial Belief in the supernatural inevitably waned. There of the doctrine of the supernatural, personal coming of was no place for miracles, no place for any supernatural our Lord and hence as a symbol of apostasy from apos- intervention on the part of God. That would be con- tolic teaching. trary to the workings of natural law. There was no place We need not agree with all the reasoning set forth by for God. He became quite unnecessary. As one leading Charles Fitch and other Advent preachers in all they (Continued on page 12) JUNE 5, 1947 5 to compromise in other things. If Christians will not lead out in denouncing this evil in American life, how can the WORLD TRENDS church hope to be the leaven of righteousness it should be in other ways? The issue still is Christ or the world. We cannot serve two masters. Another Record for THE New York Times (May 1) Liquor Industry published the 1946 liquor consump- tion statistics as reported by the The Great American WE send missionaries to Africa, United States Commerce Department on the same day. Mission Field India, China, to make Christians of It is an appalling record. Last year Americans spent the people there, and this is as it $8,700,000,000 on whisky, beer, and wine, making an should be, for we are told to go into all the world and average of $89 for each person in the country over 18 preach the gospel; but we may not realize that more than years old, and outstripping by $920,000,000 the previous half the population of the United States belongs to no record set in 1945. Christian church. A survey of the unchurched in every And how was this record brought about? By all means, State was made by Lutheran Home Missions in America, one might say, both fair and foul, and the expenditure and this astounding fact was brought to light. The result of at least $100,000,000 on advertising. The National was published in The Protestant Voice (April 18). Salvation Army .recently conducted an inquiry into the America (April 26), leading Catholic journal carries an appeals used for luring customers into places where article entitled "The Trend Towards Paganism in Amer- liquor is sold. Among many tabulated the following are ica." The situation of Protestantism in the State of Maine mentioned: is cited. According to a religious survey made in 1935 Midnight floor shows and special dinners; tavern by the Maine State Planning Board, "482 of the 1,042 booths for privacy; elaborate bars and dim lights; fancy' church buildings in rural Maine have been abandoned, names and lurid decorations; motion pictures, music, and . . . only one out of every seven [persons] was affiliated dancing; gambling devices, bingo games, and juke boxes; with a church." Dr. William V. Bennis, professor of special highball time for women; women's lounges; shuf- rural sociology at Penn State, is quoted as saying that fleboard, bowling, and other games; Sunday afternoon "paganism is spreading like a plague in the rural areas cocktail hour; young women hired to entertain men at of the United States." The writer of this article concludes: bars; broadcasts of sports events; bars advertised as good "The sad fact is that our society is becoming one places to eat; children allowed to frequent bars with wherein the light of Christian revelation is growing faint, parents; taverns located in heart of residential sec- if not already extinct, in the souls of millions of Amer- tion; women bartenders; emphasizing the lure of liquor icans. It is quite obvious that we are headed for disaster in extravagant and subtle advertisements. unless the trend is checked." Dr. Bennis is again quoted as stating that "only the Catholic Church, with its rural parishes and rural-life directors, has taken a realistic ap- Threat of Becoming PERHAPS the most effective method proach to the problem." a Social Outcast for gaining recruits to the army of As Protestantism retreats, Catholicism, alert, aggressive, drinkers is social pressure. The slant and united, is planning to take over. of the vast advertising campaign is to present the idea that drinking is the smart thing to do. One who does not drink soon becomes a social outcast. This aspect of the liquor question is described in The Christian Century Public Men Support THE controversy over the appoint- (April 16) in an article entitled "How to Refuse a Cock- Vatican Envoy ment of a special envoy of the Presi- tail. The author points out the great difficulty anyone dent of the United States to the Vatican continues to break out every now and then as has of remaining a member of any social group in worldly Protestant protests are given publicity. Recently two circles today without consuming a substantial amount public men of great repute have issued rebukes to Prot- of alcohol. He states: estants for raising the issue. "In many homes the serving of alcoholic drinks has become the fundamental symbol of hospitality. Guests are expected In January, former Undersecretary of State Sumner to imbibe as a part of the ritual of fellowship. Not to accept Welles, who is an Episcopalian, gave out a statement the proffered drink is to violate the unwritten code of con- which was published in the New York Herald-Tribune viviality. This code is recognized as absolutely authoritative in (January 15) in which he classes protests over the ap- certain sophisticated circles. To violate it is to give the im- pointment with intolerance and prejudice. He stated pression of having a 'holier-than-thou' attitude. It is to incur that "from a purely juridical standpoint the territory the stigma of not being a good sport It is to run the risk of known as the Vatican City constitutes a sovereign state. being considered offensive and labeled persona non grata. It is so recognized by the majority of nations," thus sug- The refusal' to drink will probably be iuterpreted as a boorish gesting that it would be perfectly proper for the United criticism of the occasion and those conducting it." States to have such an official envoy there the same as at Under such a social pattern "nonconformity is exceed- any other state. ut ie a so ec ares t at t e atican ingly difficult and actually embarassing," says the author. constitutes one of the most powerful moral forces in the He declares that this social pressure is ,unquestionably world of today," and on this basis alone the President the principal factor in- keeping the liquor traffic flourish- should have a papal representative in Rome. ing. `Its insidious influence has induced vast numbers More recently, Harold E. Stassen, a Baptist, former to start drinking who otherwise would have practiced governor of Minnesota, and possible candidate for the total abstin-ence-,"-he declares-. office-of -P-resident-of the U-nited - States-, -told---delegates- The author is not speaking to non-Christians alone. to the Southern Baptist Convention that he did not agree He intimates many professed Christians indulge in drink with a resolution the convention had just passed demand- for fear of the crowd, and says that this tyranny of the ing the withdrawal of the President's representative at the crowd consitutes flagrant interference with personal the Vatican. He said he wanted to make his position clear liberty, which the true Christian must not tolerate. before the assembly. (New York Times, May 10.) No We fear that the professed Christian who will drink doubt many public officials feel as these men do, and under the pressure of ridicule is not following His Lord would not hesitate to use their influence to bring about in other matters as well. Compromise in one thing leads formal representation at the Vatican. F. L. 6 REVIEW AND HERALD NERAL ARTICLE

The Last Message to the Last Church

By I. A. Crane

HE message of Christ to Laodicea is the last mes- it is that the Spirit of God, is poured out upon the rem- sage to the last church. It is this message which is to nant, enabling them to give the message in its purity Tcause the mighty shaking that separates the dross and power. God puts His seal upon their work by signs from the gold in the church, and prepares the way for and wonders and gifts of the Holy Ghost. This great the loud cry of the third angel's message. We cannot deny change is all brought about by full acceptance of the its application to the last church, and we are that church. Laodicean message. It is evident therefore that this mes- It is the True Witness that speaks to us. sage has not had the effect that it is destined to have Our enemies may testify against us falsely. Others before the close. Whether we believe it or not, the Lao- might not stoop to falsehood, but would gladly magnify dicean message is indeed the message to the last church, our faults to make them appear to our greatest disadvan- and professed believers are all to be tested by it. Either tage. But this is not true of our Saviour. He testifies we will sincerely repent of our wasted years of indecision against us in Laodicea„ not as an enemy, but as a loyal and slothfulness, or we will be shaken out and counted Friend. He points out our shortcomings, not because-He more worthy of condemnation than those who have never takes pleasure in our shame and confusion, as our known the truth. enemies do, but because He would arouse us to our con- dition, that we might seek relief. He pities us in our dis- Meaning of the Shaking tressed condition, and longs to save us. He would cover "I asked the meaning of the shaking I had seen, and our nakedness and heal our deformities. He would de- was shown that it would be caused by the straight testi- liver us from our condemnation. He is willing, and is mony called forth "bythe counsel of the True Witness to abundantly able to supply all our needs. the Laodiceans. This will have its effect upon the heart of the receiver, and will lead him to exalt the standard Deciding Our Destiny and pour forth the straight truth. Some will not bear this Why, then, do we continue in our misery when He straight testimony. They will rise up against it, and this waits to heal and comfort us? Why will we continue on is what will cause a shaking among God's people."— wretched, miserable, poor, blind and naked, so destitute Early Writings, p. 270. (Italics mine.) of spiritual grace, when He so freely offers all we need? "They had obtained the victory, and it called forth Ah! the one-thing that baffles His efforts for us, and keeps from them the deepest gratitude, and holy, sacred joy."— these blessings from us, is our extreme indifference to our Ibid., p. 271. Some today do not hesitate to say they do real condition, and so long as we remain in this listless not believe in victory over sin in this life. Others who condition, all His anxiety for us and His ability to help profess to believe confess by word and deed that they us can avail nothing. We cannot appreciate His care for have not yet experienced it. But whether we believe it or us, nor receive any benefit from His efforts to save us. not, whether we have experienced it or not, does, not Whatever He would do for us would be like entrusting change the fact that we must gain the victory during valuable treasures to one who does not appreciate them. probationary time, or never. Note carefully the follow- "I saw that the testimony of the True Witness has not ing: been half heeded. This solemn testimony upon which "Many do not realize what they must be in order to live in the destiny of the church hangs has been lightly esteemed, the sight of the Lord without a high priest in the sanctuary, if not entirely disregarded."—Early Writings, p. 270. through the time of trouble. Those who receive the seal of the This testimony was written years ago, but it is a sad living God, and are protected in the time of trouble, must fact that it applies with equal force to us today as it did reflect the image of Jesus fully. I saw that many were neglect- to those to whom it was first written. We were told years ing the preparation so needful . . . to fit them to stand in the ago that the purging of the church, known as the shak- day-of the Lord. . . . I *saw that none could share the 'refresh- ing,' unless they obtain the victory over every besetment, over ing time, would find the majority of us "indifferent and pride, selfishness, love of the world, and over every wrong ,careless," making no effort to resist the darkness that word and action."—Ibid., p. 71. surrounds us. Of this class we have the brief statement that the "angels left those who made no effort to help The Need of Complete Victory themselves, and I lost sight of them." "The careless and "Not one of us will ever receive the seal of God while our indifferent, who did not join with those who prized vic- characters have one spot or stain upon them. It is left with tory and salvation enough to perseveringly plead and us to remedy the defects in our characters, to cleanse the soul agonize for it, did not obtain it."—Ibid., p. 271. "Those temple of every defilement. . . . So long as we choose the easy who are unwilling to deny self, to agonize before God, path of self-indulgence, and are frightened at self-denial, our to pray long and earnestly for His blessing, will not faith will never become firm, and we cannot know the peace obtain it."—The- Great Controversy, p. 621. (Italics of Jesus, nor the joy that comes through conscious victory." mine.) . —Testimonies, vol. 5, pp. 214, 215. The shaking time prepares the way for the outpour- The absolute need of complete victory over all sin is ing of the Spirit and ends in the loud cry of the mes- also forcibly expressed in the following statement from sage. When the church has been purged of its careless The Great Controversy, page 623: professors by the mighty shaking, and the honest in "Satan could find nothing in the Son of God that would heart have risen in triumph over their besetments, then enable, him to gain the victory. He had kept His Father's corn- JUNE 5, 1 9 4 7 7 mandments, and there was no sin in Him that Satan could must be with us in the time of trouble, when there is no use to his advantage. This is the condition in which those must Mediator in the heavenly sanctuary. To allow ourselves be found who shall stand in the time of trouble." to believe otherwise is to allow ourselves to be deceived These statements need no comment. They mean what and left without a ray of hope. they say. If we hope to be saved we must obtain the vic- In view of these solemn truths is it any wonder that the tory over "every wrong word and action." And we must Lord at this time calls us to fasting and prayer, and "remedy the defects" now in 'this life before the decree to reformation? goes forth which fixes the destiny of all beyond any hope "The days of purification of church are hastening on of any change. There was no sinful trait in Christ which apace: God will have a people pure and true."—Testi- Satan could use to lead Him into transgression. So it monies, vol. 5, p. 80. Are we ready?

Gospel Messengers—No. 5 A Larger Place in Missionary Work By J. Ernest Edwards

OME time ago a veteran Seventh-day Adventist evan- visited. Let us renew our fervor as we recall the state- gelist exclaimed, "If Armageddon is near, the close ment, "The Lord is willing to do,a great work for all who of probation is nearer, and the investigation of the truly believe in Him. If the lay members of the church records of professed Christians is still nearer." With will arouse to do the work that they can do, . . . we shall probationary time contracting, there is an urgency to en- see many leaving the ranks of Satan to stand under the gage in more extensive missionary efforts. On the borders banner of Christ. . . . Wonderful revivals will follow. of the eternal world should we not seek to have an ex- Sinners will be converted, and many souls will be added perience like David so that we may say with him, "He to the church."—Ibid., vol. 8, p. 246. brought me forth into a large place." Ps. 18:19. "Our books and papers are to be brdught' before the God will save those who give out the message, not notice of the people; the gospel of present truth is to be those who hold onto the message. He will redeem those given to our cities without delay. Shall we not arouse to who are living springs, not stagnant tanks; those who our duties?"—Christian Service, p. 152. are live wires, not storage batteries. The challenge in Every-house Visitation this time, the call of this day, and the conviction for this • The call of the present hour is to organize an every- hour is: Lord, help me fill a larger place in service for house-visitation crusade. The task is not too great. It others! Awaken me to the supreme opportunities; stir can be done if each member will do his duty. Plan the my initiative with new plans; raise my sight to vaster missionary advance on the city-block system, visiting horizons! For "in order to meet the mind of the Lord, each apartment on the four sides of the block. Another we shall have to plan for the carrying forward of a far- block should be visited the next week. Within several reaching and systematic work."—Testimonies, vol. 9, months, with all members rallying to meet the challenge, p. 99. one piece of interest-arousing literature can be distributed Full Coverage of Large Areas to every family in the city. Should we not as church officers and members coura- One conference plans to attack its largest city, with geously move forward with God to reach with the mes- millions of inhabitants, by organizing its 2,000 members sage our entire State, county, or city? Enthusiastically ad- for the distribution of a leaflet on prophecy. A Bible vance the heavenly kingdom by every means and talent Correspondence enrollment card will be inserted and at our disposal. Our marching orders' are, "God calls for also a log of the local Seventh-day Adventist broadcast continual advancement in the work of diffusing light. and the Voice of Prophecy. We must study improved ways and means of reaching the How would one proceed, to enter into this larger place people. We need to hear with ears of faith the mighty of soul-winning service? The following is an account of Captain of the Lord's Hosts saying, 'Go forward.' We the successful city-coverage crusade of a small church:, must act, and God will not fail us."—Historical Sketches, Using appropriate literature, one church of 66 members pp. 289, 290. has already visited every home in a city of 13,000, and Again and again we are counseled, "A great work is now rejoices in the results obtained. An introductory to be accomplished; broader plans must be laid."—Testi- leaflet was presented the first week. On the second visit monies, vol. 5, p. 187. a Bible 'Correspondence enrollment card was inserted. Same months_amw_hile in a neighborhood restau- At the next contact inquiry was made concernin• their rant, a conference worker entered into conversation with enrollment. On the last visit an announcement of a series a meter reader for the city electric company. He was in- of Sunday night meetings was presented with the fourth formed that on an average thirty men read 175 meters tract. a day. Plying him with questions, he learned that these From this systematic coverage of the city several hun- men worked only five days a week. Continuing the con- dred enrolled for the Bible Correspondence Course, and versation he exclaimed in astonishment, "How can thirty after the Bible lectures at the church eleven precious men real' all the meters in a City of 500,000 'peopre iti souls we're baptized one month?" The man smilingly answered, "We •don't By systematically distributing literature in unentered but we make it 'in two months." After leaving him, the counties, many openings to give Bible studies or show worker began to figure--30 men contact 175 homes a doctrinal films will be found. Inasmuch as eighty per cent day, and in 20 days (5 days of each of the 4 weeks) they of our perceptions are received through the eye, this reach 105,00.0 homes; in two months 210,000 homes are latter method of teaching Bible truth makes a more last- visited and every family contacted in a city of half a ing impression and helps to clarify many obscure points. million! The following incident describes an interesting adapta- This incident reveals how quickly every home could be tion of this plan:' 8 REVIEW AND HERALD Each member was assigned a section of territory to visit Bought With a Price weekly with literature. They greeted people with'a cheer- By JENNIE OWEN McCLELLAND ful, "Good afternoon. I am devoting a few hours each I was bought with a price, week to promoting a national back-to-the-Bible move- Yea, an infinite price, ment. Here is the first leaflet on Bible prediction of That a bond servant I might be. things to come. Each one of your neighbors is receiving But I'd far rather serve this tract. It is free. I am sure you will enjoy reading it." In the house of my Lord Than to be made entirely free. Result of Two Contacts at One Home There is work to be done After two contacts at one home the interested mother In the house of my Lord, began asking questions on Bible prophecy. The member But to labor for Him seems like rest. who was taking the training class said, "I could answer There is joy and sweet peace In the house of my Lord, your questions in my own words, but it would be so And each servant in labor is. blest. much better to read from the Bible what God has to say about the subject you have mentioned. Would it be There is love, tender love, possible for you this week to spend half an hour study- In the house of my Lord, And there's care and protection for all; ing the Bible answer to this question?" Arrangements And the humblest servant were made for a Bible study the following Tuesday eve- Is guarded with care, ning. And is helped if he chances to fall. A few days later, confused about her territory, another Yes, I love my dear Lord, member from the same church came down the street For He chose me when young, where this interested lady lived. During the doorstep And today my hair's silvery gray, interview the lady asked a number of Bible questions. But He still lets me do The second Adventist sister who was also taking the Some small duties for Him, And He gives me His blessing each day. training course said, "That question has also been in my mind. Since you are interested perhaps we could get together and study that very point. I. would like to come some night this week, and we can find the answer from One of our believers decided to capitalize 'on the pop- the Bible.. I shall be glad to have someone with whom ular idea of lawn parties. Fired with soul-winning ardor, to study." he advertised on a sign in front of his house, "Bible For several weeks, the, interested woman received two Lawn Party—Colored Pictures." Twice a week during Bible studies a week unbeknown to the two sisters until' the summer he conducted a gospel sing on his lawn and at a Sabbath missionary service they each told with showed a doctrinal film. The interest which was devel- glowing enthusiasm about the deep interest of one of oped was deepened by a Bible community school held their literature readers. After the service they learned during the winter months. that they were both studying with the same lady, so they decided to conduct a joint Bible study the next week. Bible Community Schools Today that interested woman rejoices in the message and In unentered rural sections a new plan of evangelism is a baptized member. The gospel team exemplifies the which awakens an interest, secures enrollees for the local larger service of a city,coverage crusade. Bible correspondence course, and provides opportunities With vision and knowledge, the church grows and for personal visitation and meetings is being successfully prospers. To do God's work we must have vision. To used. This plan suggests that a consecrated, Bible-versed have vision we must know God's will. To know God's layman hold a meeting once a month in a schoolhouse, will we must study God's Word. community church, or public hall. These meetings should Today the Lord of the harvest calls for enlargers of be advertised by a simple post card invitation to box His kingdom, who will garner His fields and gather His holders, or a notice in the county newspaper. sheep into His fold. At the close of the first meeting on the soon-coming of Christ emphasize the urgency of taking the message to other communities, and arrange to meet with them once Origin of the Different Kinds of a month. Then explain the free home Bible course, and Plants and Animals enroll them in the Voice of Prophecy or the local con- ference Bible Correspondence School. At the following (Concluded) monthly meeting display Crisis books and continue to By Frank L. Marsh advertise the Bible Correspondence School. The main purpose of this plan is to make friends, HE creationist of today faces the same fact of mosaic place books in the homes, and secure enrollments in the distribution which Darwin faced one hundred years Bible course. Usually one meeting a month will not draw ago; that is to say, organisms obviously do vary more opposition from the other churches, and there will be or less in natural ways as the centuries pass. However, less prejudice to meet. Darwin is notorious for the fact that he recognized no Thousands of unwarned souls living in your county law-bound force in existence. All he could see was the challenge you to follow God's blueprint of every-home fact that organisms do vary. Failing to notice a fact which visitation, literature distribution, and Community Bible is equally as obvious .as variation—the fact of discontinu- Schools. The operation of this three-point missionary ity among living forms—he decided Genesis could not plan requires personal training in the methods of giving be brought into harmony with facts, and forsook the Bible studies. Each member should desire to take a Biblical statements. training class so as to give persuasive Bible studies and to By contrast the creationist of today recognizes that be able to secure decisions for eternity. this same variation, which Darwin concluded could bring While studying together the Bible training textbook, about the evolution of modern complexity from a few one small church without a pastor, convinced that this simple, one-celled forms, has its well-defined limits. was the day of God's opportunity and ready to do larger True, the nine "species" of red foxes in North America service, decided to contact every home with literature. today have obviously arisen from a single pair of ancestors JUNE 5, 1947 9 in the ark, but equally evident is the fact that they are and since none of these definitions of the phyla or major still foxes. In a similar manner the caribou are still cari- groups of animals need be in any way altered or expanded bou, the coyotes are still coyotes, and the meadow mice to include the fossils, it naturally follows that throughout the are still meadow mice. This fact of discontinuity strikes fossil record these major groups have remained essentially home to the comprehension of every student of nature. unchanged. This means that the interrelationships between them have likewise remained unchanged. . . . The forms of nature vary, but their variation is always "Since all our evidence shows that the phyla or major groups within their kind and never builds a bridge across to some of animals have maintained precisely the same relation with new kind. each other back to the time when the first evidences of life No New Kinds appear, it is much more logical to assume a continuation of the parallel interrelationships further back into the indefinite Many evolution' ts maintain that the natural processes of variation in organisms can be shown to accomplish the actual appearance of new kinds. But in every single in- stance where such an evolutionist is found, examination will reveal that he is jumping at undemonstrated con- Ten Minutes clusions, just as Darwin did. But the evolutionists who are real students of variation and who are in possession With Your Bible of the facts here, admit that evolution of new kinds can- not be demonstrated to occur today. The late careful student of heredity, Thomas Hunt Is God Particular? Morgan, of Columbia University, who was one of the highest authorities in his field, said: By VINNIE L. GOODNER "Within the period of human history we do not know of a single instance of the transformation of one species (Linnaean species or kind) into another one. . . . It may be claimed that the theory of descent is lacking, therefore, in the most essential 1. How many of the people of this world will the Lord feature that it needs to place the theory on a scientific basis. save to live forever in His glorious kingdom? This must be admitted."—Evolution and Adaptation, p. 43. "All them that obey Him." Heb. 5:9. All well-informed evolutionists agree with Morgan in 2. Is it necessary to keep all the commandments in order the truth of his statement. Thus the statements of well- to obtain eternal salvation? informed evolutionists themselves assure us that the "If thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments." Matt. 19:17. process of evolution of new kinds cannot be demonstrated Is it possible fof one to really be right with God while in our day. Then, if evolution occurred, when did it 3. occur? Evolutionists tell us that it occurred in the past. he refuses to keep one of God's commandments? "He that saith, I know Him, and keepeth not His commandments, is a Where in nature can we go to get the facts of the past? liar, and the truth is not in him." 1 John 2:4. The evolutionists tell us that the only real record of the past is the fossil record. We then inquire, What does 4. Can we refuse to keep any one of the commandments the fossil record tell us about the appearance of new and still be guiltless? kinds in the past? Here again many evolutionists who "Whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, _are poorly informed regarding the fossil record tell us he is guilty of all." James 2:10. that the intergrading of kinds is obvious right and left 5. How does God regard a person who positively refuses in the record of the rocks. But ignoring the tales of the to conform his life to His commandments? poorly informed and prejudiced individuals, we turn to "He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer linen who really know the facts about fossils. shall be abomination." Prov. 28:9. 6. What will the Lord do to those who hide their eyes Testimonies Regarding Fossils from the Sabbath? One of the highest authorities on fossils today is the "Therefore have I poured out Mine indignation upon them." Eze. evolutionist George Gaylord Simpson, of the American 22:26, 31. Museum of Natural History in New York City. On pages 7. When we know what is right, is it safe not to do it? 105 and 106 of his recent book, Tempo and Mode in "'To him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin." Evolution, Dr. Simpson says, "The facts are that many James 4:17. • species and genera, indeed the majority, do appear sud- 8. Can the Lord save a person who intends to go on trans- denly in the '(fossil) record, differing sharply and in many gressing His commandments? ways from any earlier group, and that this appearance "If we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the of discontinuity becomes more common the higher the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins." Heb. 10:26. level, until it is virtually universal as regards orders and all higher steps in the taxonomicjclrilllier- wheiLit_sa9. Does the Lord expect us to obey His commandments eras_difficult to dn_exactly_utliat-lie--commands? Thus Dr. Simpson makes clear that the only intergrades "Whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he can- among the fossils are not those between the kinds but not be MI disciple." Luke 14:33. merely those which could well be nothing more than 10. How particular does God say we are to be in keeping geographical or ecological races within the kinds. His commandments? Austin H. Clark, of the National Museum, likewise an "Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye _evolutionist, in the follo_wing.woxds calls our attention to diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments oftheLord_ your God. -Nut. 4a the same clear-cut distinction between the kinds among the fossils that we find among the living forms. 11. To those who hesitate to go forward in obedience to "When we examine a series of fossils of any age we may His precepts He sends this encouraging word: pick out one and say with confidence, 'This is a crustacean' "Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy —or starfish, or brachiopod, or an annilid, or any other type God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee of creature as the case may be. . . . with the right hand of my righteousness." Isa. 41:10. "Since all the fossils are determinable as members of their 12. What will make obedience easy? respective groups by the application of definitions of those "This is the love of God, that we keep His commandments: and His groups drawn up from and based entirely upon living types, commandments are not grievous." 1 John 5:3. _10 REVIEW AND HERALD past, to the time of the first beginnings of life, than to assume perish, but have everlasting life." The revelation of God's somewhere in early pre-Cambrian times a change in these inter- love, as displayed on the cross of Calvary, testifies to the relationships and a convergence toward a hypothetical common fact that God has valued man at an immense value. Then . ancestral type from which all were derived. This last assump- tion has not the slightest evidence to support it. All the evi- shall we not be careful how we speak of our brethren, dence indicates the truth of the first assumption."—The New and of mankind? How careful should we be lest we bruise Evolution, pp. 100-104. or wound one of the Lord's little ones. The least among Thus we find that the well-informed evolutionistic us—are they not among God's chosen? Has He not died geneticists tell us that evolution cannot be demonstrated for them as well as for us? redeemed them to show forth today, and evolutionistic authorities on fossils tell us that the praises of Him who hath called us out of darkness no intergrades between kinds appear among the fossils into His marvelous light? Will any of us discourage one as they would appear if evolution had occurred in the of God's light-bearers, and so cut off the rays that God past. In other words, there are no real facts to indicate would have shine in the world? God forbid! that the kinds of plants and animals have done anything -We need every ray of light that God can shed upon us. else than stand in their distinct and clear-cut forms ever Many' who should be setting their tents nearer to the land since their first appearance upon the earth. Natural proc- of Canaan, are pitching their camp nearer to Egypt. They esses of variation appear to have never accomplished are not living in the light of the Sun of Righteousness. any more than they accomplish today, that is, the build- Many attend places of amusement, to gratify the taste, ing up of races or varieties within the original kinds. but no spiritual strength is gained by so doing, and you will find yourself on the losing side. To encourage the Members of the Same Kind love of amusement is to discourage the love of religious The kinds of Genesis were made "after their kind" exercises; for the heart becomes so crowded with trifling, and apparently reproduced after their kinds from Eden with what is pleasing to the natural heart, that there is to our day. The fossils show no intergrades, and where- no room for Jesus. ever crossing occurs today, the individuals involved are You cannot tell how few may be the days of your always sufficiently alike to be reasonably considered mem- probation. The Lord may say very soon, "Cut down the bers of the same kind. There is no scientific record that tree; for it is not profitable that it should stand in the dogs have crossed with cats, nor cats with rabbits, nor garden of the Lord." What shall I say for the benefit apes with man, nor man with any other animal. Dogs, of the youth? Will you open your. hearts to Jesus, that cats, rabbits, apes, and men stand in their clear-cut dis- His love, His mercy, may fill the chambers of your soul, continuity each "after his kind." that you may sing and make melody in your hearts unto Thus we have an anomalous situation. The evolution- God? 0 if all your affections were given unto Jesus, you ist who flees the Genesis record because it is "unnatural would learn the language and songs of Canaan! and, therefore, unscientific," finds himself propounding strangely unnatural ways in order to get the kinds upon Seek Things From Above the earth. The creationist, on the other hand, accepts a In the worldling .you expect to see lightness, trifling, supernatural beginning for organisms, but finds that vanity, immorality, jesting, and joking, but let it not so every scientific fact harmonizes with his major premise. much as be named among you who are risen with Christ; If the different kinds of plants and animals have evolved, for your life work is to seek those things which are above, a faith must be relied upon which, finds no support in where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God; for ye natural fact. Contrariwise, if each discrete kind was are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God; and created in its multitude of distinguishing characteristics, when He who is your life shall'appear, then shall ye also not faith' but the testimony of nature is all that is re- appear with Him in glory. quired to portray the fact. Trials will come upon us all, but if we will bear them "But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and uncomplainingly, we shall develop patience, meekness, the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: or speak to and long-suffering with joyfulness. All our purposes, and the earth, and it shall teach thee, and the fishes of the 'all our aims in life should be to be good and to do good. sea shall declare unto thee. Who knoweth not in all these We are to bring to the foundation gold, silver, and pre- that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this? In whose cious stones—an imperishable substance. hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind." Job 12:7-10. The time in which we live is fraught with eternal real- ities. We must now elevate our thoughts, and come to learn in the school of the Master. We must never be dis- 1NSPIRL couraged, never be satisfied with bringing to the founda- IVES tion wood, hay, and stubble, which will be consumed. Rcpri nre,i Thank God that there is time now to repent of our wicked works. There is a fountain opened for Judah and Looking to Jesus Jerusalem, that we may wash in the blood of the Lamb, and be made clean. By Mrs. E. G. White It requires the faith that works by love and purifies WE near the close of time, the current of evil will the soul, to meet the mind of God. There are those who ' set more and more decidedly toward perdition. believe in Christ; they do not think Him an imposter, AS We can be safe only as we hold firmly to the hand they believe the Bible to be a revelation of His divine of Jesus, constantly looking to the Author and Finisher character. They admire its holy doctrines, and revere the of our faith. He is our mighty Helper. We are to seek name, the only name given under heaven whereby men God in unity of purpose. We are not to make our ideas can be saved, and yet, with all this knowledge, they may and views a criterion for any one else; we are not to set be as truly ignorant of the grace of God as the veriest our stakes that we are all right, and our brethren wrong. sinner. They have not opened the heart to let Jesus in. We should devote ourselves to the study of the plan of They are walking in darkness, and see no light. They are salvation, that we may have an appreciation of how at enmity with God, and know not that they are blind highly Jehovah has valued the salvation of man. and wretched, because they discern not the glory of God "God so loved the world, that He gave His only be- in Jesus Christ. They do not understand the obedience gotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not He rendered to all the requirements of His Father, or JUNE 5, 1947 11 appreciate the sufferings He endured that He might save things that have been placed upon them as instruments to fallen man, and interweave Himself with all interests salvation. Their lives are filled with distress, fears, trage- dear to man, kindling about Him His divine light, to dies, miseries, and human efforts; and the rest which guide man in the way to heaven. . . . Jesus offers is that of instant and full relief from all this Through faith in Christ the child of earth is made an laboring.. Jesus removes the guilt, the fear, the sin and heir of God, joint-heir with Jesus Christ. Those who be- its results, and divine peace fills the Christian's soul. In hold Jesus become changed to His image, become assimi- harmony with this we find this word used regularly in lated to His nature; and the glory of God that shines in the Septuagint for the Sabbath rest (Ex. 16:23), and for the face of Jesus, is reflected in the lives of His followers. which sabbatismos is given in Hebrews 4:9 as an equiva- More and more the Christian is changed from glory to lent for the perfect rest of the soul in union with God, glory as by the Spirit of the Lord, and he becomes the enjoying the Sabbath blessing on the Sabbath day. For light of the world. The more he looks on Christ, the the Sabbath rest is a true type of the perfect rest of soul more he loves and longs to look again; and the more that may be enjoyed now in Jesus, and continued eter- light and love and glory he sees in Christ, the more his nally in the new earth. light increases unto the perfect day. "We all, with open An example of the less noble word, anesis, is found in face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are 2 Thessalonians 1:7. changed into the same image from glory to glory, even "And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord as by the Spirit of the Lord." Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels." It is by faith that the spiritual eye beholds the glory of This word refers to a lessening of tension, nervous Jesus. This glory is hidden until the Lord imparts the strain, the loosening of the strings of a musical instru- light of spiritual truth; for the eye of reason cannot see it. ment; also a letting loose of the passions into licentious- The glory and mystery of Christ remains incomprehen- ness. So the idea in 2 Thessalonians 1:7 is not that of sible, clouded by its excessive brightness, until the Lord subjective peace in the soul because of a correct relation flashes its meaning before the soul. . . . to the Saviour; it is in respect to the afflictions imposed by the ungodly on the saints. The wicked will be rebuked, Reflecting His Image and the outward distress, strain, and tension of enduring He who is one with Christ longs to talk of the King affliction and persecution will be, lessened and eased in His beauty. The love of Christ constraineth the re- altogether. newed soul to show forth the praises of Him who hath Another example of this easing of outward tension is called him out of darkness into His marvelous light. in 2 Corinthians 8:13, where Paul is speaking of a double Jesus is more precious to the soul that beholds Him by equalization between Corinth and Jerusalem, a reci- the eye of faith, than is anything else beside; and the be- procity, a mutual give and take in service rendered to lieving soul is more precious to Jesus than fine gold of each other, and not that the church at Jerusalem "be Ophir. Christ looks upon His hands—the marks of the eased," that is, free from strain. The church in Corinth crucifixion are there; and He says, "I have graven thee was not to raise money just that the church in Jerusalem upon the palms of My hands; thy walls are continually might not have the burden of properly providing for before Me." The Christian is walled in by the rich, full themselyes. , promises of an infinite God. The Lord is coming with power and great glory. All who have made Christ their refuge will reflect His image, The Progressive Fall of the and they will be like Him; for they shall see Him as He Churches is. They are to be presented to Him without "spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing." (ontinued from page 5) Brethren, opposition will come from the enemies of evolutionist years ago expressed it, "Evolution pushes our faith, but do not sink down and bOrrow trouble; let the Creator out-of-doors." There was no place for prayer, no gloom surround your soul. The crisis must come, but as that term has been known throughout the history of walled in by the precious promises of God, we need not the Christian church, for prayer is an act of communion fear what man can do unto us.—Review and Herald, with a personal God, and such communion has meaning Oct. 7, 1890. only on the premise that God is free to act in response to our prayers. There was no place for the Christ of the Bible, for 7 NEW TESTAMENT WORDS His virgin birth, for His miraculous deeds, for His literal resurrection, or for His bodily ascension. There was no 7 place for the doctrine of the fall of man unless it be a Rest fall upward through the evolutionary ages. Hence, there was no place for the doctrine of sin, unless it be viewed By R. E. Loasby • our anima eritage. HERE are two words in the Greek New Testament But if there was no fall and no sin then there was no that have been translated "rest" in the, English Bible. place for the atonement. TThe first and nobler word is anapausis, used five Nor was there a place for the law of God. The Bible times; the second, a somewhat less noble word, is anesis; statement that God wrote the Ten Commandments with also found five times. Both words are used of a blessed His own finger was explained away, as were other miracu- ...... ____state_that _the Lord_ desires_ for_us;—yet -the-y present-this Jo_us_statem_ems of Scxipture. --But—if- we- have no divine blessedness from the standpoint of different conditions law we have no divine definition of sin. There was no and with different results in view. place for the doctrine of the Second Advent. Scientific The first word, anapausis, is used in Matthew 11:28. and evolutionary thought ruled it out altogether. A per- "Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, sonal, supernatural coming of Christ is contrary to the and I will give you rest." orderly processes of nature. Finally there was no place Men are laboring (the present participle is used) to in the thinking of a rapidly increasing number of the work out their own salvation; they are loaded down (the clergy, for any idea of a literal heaven. Heaven became a perfect passive participle, reaching to the present) with state and not a place. F. D. N. 12 REVIEW AND HERALD Conducted by Nora MachIan Woolley

• The Homes From Which. They Come By Belle Wood Comstock, M.D.

[The article here presented, with the one "Think on These Things,"" is night with a friend. At the supper table the father and another in the series prepared especially for the REVIEW by the Parent and Home Education section of the General Conference Department of Education. mother started an argument with each other. I began —ED.] to cry. They seemed surprised, and wanted to khow what LLED in action," was, the tragic message, and one I was crying about. I said, 'I'm scared! I want to go was left a widow with two children, the younger home'—and home I went. I was afraid of such people. K a wee lad of five. And all unexpectedly a major I had never heard anything like it before." surgical operation, the need for which came instantly, I thanked this courageous young mother for the inspira- like a bolt from the blue. Then followed the weakness tion of her earnest remarks, and added that this world and sense of helplessness, from the depths of which she would be a very different place if all homes were the struggled to rise. Now here she sat in my office telling me kind hers had been. how much she had to be thankful for—of the many It seems a simple thing, doesn't it? Just a matter of friends who had arisen to help her, and of how she was fathers and mothers being kind, courteous, and affection- getting stronger day by day and hoped soon to be able ate to each other and to their children—and thereby to carry her responsibilities once more. changing the world! It could have-been; and still can be, Then she added, "Even though I am left alone I have insofar as our little world and our own families are con- the sweet memory of the years of happiness my husband cerned! Children will be what their fathers and mothers and I had together. Never did he speak a cross word to are, not what their fathers and mothers say. Long before me. There was never anything but love and kindness be- they understand words they sense facial expressions, tones tween us. I cannot understand how married people can of voice, attitudes. Inherent "traits of fear, anxiety, and be cross and find fault with each other. How can they antagonism, or of confidence, faith, and acquiescence bear to bring so much unhappiness into their homes? develop in a baby as a result of emotional stimulation My father and mother," she added, "lived together for when as yet there is no ability to reason. sixty years, and we children never saw anything but love From the very first weeks an infant's emotional self is and courtesy between them. affected for good or for ill by the psychological at- "One time when I was a little girl I went to stay all mosphere about, him. Baby senses the comforting feel

. EWING GALLOWAY As Varied As the Shapes and Sizes of Their Houses Are the Homes From Which Our Children Come JUNE 5, 1947 13 of encircling arms before he can see faces. As the weeks God's Love go by, he comes to know mother's face, and around mother and her personality his little world first revolves. By IRENE HONEY CALLARD He soon begins to copy her facial expression, even the tone of her voice; and, sensing her joyous, happy spirit In the blaze of the early sunrise or her nervous tension, he responds in kind.. Then he And the peace of the afterglow begins to recognize daddy, and to be affected by the aura My Father is painting pictures of his presence. More and more he comes to rest in the For His children here below. feeling of security which the familiar sights and sounds I see His wondrous handiwork of home-give him. He recognizes family voices. In the colors of the flowers, Of course mother and daddy always speak sweetly to Or the glory of the rainbow baby—but how do they speak to each other? Essential as, That follows summer showers. is the first, of far more importance is the latter. When baby's little face puckers at the sound of a sharp word I see His perfect planning spoken to him, he is easily soothed. He seems quickly In the creatures of His hand— to forget mother's impatience toward him. But far more So vast His works that finite mind frightening are the sounds of cross words between mother Will never understand. and daddy. He finally comes to accept, in a way, mother's Yet, sinful men so oft reject or father's momentary displeasure with him; but their an- The greatest gift e'er made; noyance and sharpness with each other is bewildering, His only Son—how great the price inexplicable, fearsome, even terrifying. It removes that Our Heavenly Father paid! comforting sense of rest that is baby's greatest emotional need. His world totters about him. If fathers and mothers Lord, teach us to be grateful only sensed what they do to the nervous systems of their For the blessings Thou dost give, tiniest children when they are unkind to each other, they For Thy own Son, whose life He gave would, in contrition and alarm, turn about and ex- That erring men might live. emplify at all times in the presence of their little ones the qualities of kindness, deference, and tender affection. As the children grow through the preschool years, their well-poised nervous system. Confidence in life's funda- impressions of life and of human relationships are mentals, moral tone, and firmness of principle 'are the molded in great measure by what they see acted out be- only saving assets in a world of uncertainty and wavering fore them in the lives of the two persons who mean most morality. Such attributes gradually become, integrated to them. To these little folk mother is the sweetest person in the character of the individuals who grow up in homes they know, and daddy is the most wonderful man in the where they see, hear, and feel the principles of right world. It takes years of parental irritability, impatience, living exemplified before them. If there is kindness, and unwise living to disabuse a child's mind of that feel- courtesy, and happiness in their own homes, their stand- ing about his parents; but by the time adolescence is ards of life are set up accordingly; and they are little reached, a change of some sort is usually accomplished. influenced by the selfishness, crudeness, and unloveliness Fathers and mothers are then re-evaluated by their of the outside world. Even the subtle appeal of glamour awakening sons and daughters, who all too often sit in and sensual pleasures have little effect upon them. Ac- harsh judgment upon one or both of them. customed as they are to real values, to real beauty, they The health insurance most needed today is a strong, instinctively sense the vanity and emptiness of mere show and pleasurable thrill. The surest safeguard a boy can have in the matter of "Think on These Things" sex is the lesson given him daily by a father who habitu- ally treats the boy's mother as he would the finest lady; PROPER behavior in public as well as private life has been a who-is ever kind, tender, and considerate of the woman live topic of study and discussion for many a year. For a quarter cen- tury Emily Post has been the final authority on questions of this kind. who, he tells his son, is the "queen of their home" and Recently the editor of "This Week Magazine" of the "Washington Sun- the "best mother in the world."Not only the boy's feeling day Star" was impressed to ask Mrs. Post for a set of basic social com- and attitude toward his mother is conditioned by his mandments. father's treatment of her, but also his appraisal and con- Mrs. Post responded by giving (in the issue of May 11, 1947) what she calls "Seven Social Sins." It is interesting—if somewhat disconcert- sideration of all women, of the whole matter of sex, and ing—to note how many of these mirror daily home living. Do not pass lastly of his own wife when he has one. these over lightly as applying only to your neighbor; some of them Notice the similarity in the two generations of homes might come closer home! in the true story at the beginning of our discussion. So • "1. Public Lovers: `The hallmark of so-called "vulgar" people is unrestricted display of uncontrolled emotions.' often is the home of the child-grown-up patterned after "Z._Eublic Squabblers- 'You are knocking down_the_vialls_of_ynor the_ouedla_mhich he 'd_his_growing np house when you expose your private affairs in public.' So, mother, never vent your feelings on your husband! "3. Bouncing Brats: 'Children can hardly be too young to be instructed And, father, with kindness, patience, and understanding in the rudiments of etiquette and charm.' "4. Exterior Decorators: `There are few things so distasteful as you can so smooth life's hard way for the weary mother seeing a woman use a restaurant as a boudoir.' that she will ever bless you with a joyous heart—and "5. Twitter Bugs: 'Blame for bad behavior of our teen-agers should will never have unhappy feelings to vent on anyone! The be placed where it belongs—on the home.' memory of a happy home—united in a religion that you "6 Table_Tercors.:_!To_eat_quietly,..neatly.,-with dispatch ....and-not to offend the sensibilities of others is essential.' airelijoyed, that kept your hearts overflowing with grati- "7. Motor Maniacs: 'An examination in driving courtesy should be tude, that stabilized your nerves and made your characters required. Bad manners on the highway are murder.'" strong and lovable—such a memory is an invaluable "0 wad some power the giftie gie us legacy. There need be no anxiety about children who To see oursel's as ithers see us! come up with such impressions and such memories. It wad frae monie a blunder free us, Where parents are the right kind of people, there are And foolish notion: What airs in dress an' gait wad lea'e us, few problems of child training; and it is indeed true that And ev'n devotion!" "children are the product of the homes from which they —Robert Burns, "To a Louse." come." 14 REVIEW AND HERALD

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••„ and murder, of which the people of India have ample Providential Openings in India evidence in recent months. Then he went on to make By W. B. Ochs this startling statement: "In my humble estimation Christ HE Southern Asia Division, including the territory is the only salvation for India. I earnestly pray that you of India, Burma, and Ceylon, presents one of the will pray for me, that I may see and understand the prin- Tmightiest challenges the denomination is facing at ciples of Christianity and become part of it. I recognize the present time. There are more than four hundred that Christ is the only power that can be of real help to million people in this division. India alone has 750,000 us, and we look to you Seventh-day Adventists to instill villages. It would take a person more than 2,054 years into us that same spirit of peace and Christian fellowship to visit these villages at the rate of one a day, and yet the that I have witnessed here as you have gathered for these important meetings." gospel story must be carried to every nation, kindred, What a wonderful testimony ?orne by a Hindu! Who tongue, and people. knows but that the longing of his heart is found in thou- India is a land of languages. More than 225 distinct languages are used in India, and there are 23 spoken by sands of others. •a million or more. The Hindi language is spoken by the Moslem Sabbathkeepers largest number. , India is a land of religions, which have a strangle hold On March 19, 1847, Elder Skau, the union superin- on the people. Out of every hundred persons, 69 are tendent, spoke at the meeting. A Moslem with three of Hindus, 22 Moslems, 4 Buddhists, 2 Animists, 1 is Chris- his companions was present. They paid close attention to tian, and 1 Sikh. what was being said, and at the close of the service this India is a land of castes. There are thousands of sepa- dignified Moslem from East Bengal, \who has an M.A. rate castes. Someone has said, and rightly so, "Caste has degree in Arabic, told the audience that in 1945 he had been and still is the curse of India. It poisons the springs a dream in which the seventh-day Sabbath was presented of national life and constitutes the greatest obstacle to to him. He said it was revealed to him that the present progress."—India and the Christian Movement, p. 8. mode of worshiping Allah on Friday was an outgrowth_ A non-Christian newspaper, in studying the castes, made of tradition which had come about because of jealousy of the following statement: "It is not possible to describe Christianity and the Jews. He pointed out at least seven in temperate words the terrible havoc which caste has places in the Koran where the Sabbath is mentioned. He wrought in India." went on to say that he had one thousand followers; that these observed the seventh-day Sabbath; they did not Political Unrest smoke, drink, or use unclean meats; and that none of As we face this mighty challenge to bring the gospel their women used jewelry of any kind. Who knows but story to the millions in this most needy field, we, must not that this man may be used by God to do a great work overlook the fact that there is much political unrest in among his people. India at the present time. Recent riots are an indication This awakening needs careful study. We do not know of this fact. These riots are between the Hindus and the what the outcome will be, but it is an evidence that the Moslems. The situation seems to be growing more tense Spirit of the Lord is working on the hearts of these day by day. But regardless of political situations, we are Moslems who are burdened to bring to their people greatly encouraged by the statement, "Above the distrac- something more than they possess at the present time. tions of the earth He sits enthroned; all things are open The Unfinished Task to His divine survey; and from His great and calm eter- nity He orders that which His providence sees best." In the province of Orissa there are about fifty families, —Ministry of Healing, p. 417. according to the reports given while in India, who were • desirous of learning more about the Seventh-day Ad- A New Day ventists and the true Sabbath, and becoming members of Surely the Lord will not permit anything to come that the organizition. These openings are providential. They would in anywise hinder the progress of His work. Amid indicate that a new day for India is dawning. Surely it the political unrest in India at the present time, we find is high time that' we stepped into these openings and that very definitely a new day is emerging. This thought brought the message to the millions who are still in dark- is expressed by many as one travels through the country. ness. It is a known fact that about twenty years ago there was While at the Northeast India office, I noticed a chart a great stirring throughout India. We were not prepared on the wall with the words "The Unfinished Task," and at that time to take advantage of the awakening that was below these a statement made by Cecil Rhodes, "So sweeping the country, and now there seem to be indica- much to do—so little time to do it." How true that state- tions of similar movings of God's Spirit upon the hearts ment is when we think of the work in India. We have of men. We must at this time arise to the occasion and not touched it with the tips of our fingers. do what we can to bring the message to those who are We often wonder how the message will ever be taken asking for greater light. to the millions living in the villages and cities of India, At a constituency meeting of the East and the West but we are told that "our heavenly Father has a thou- Bengal missions on March 18, 1947, a Hindu was in at- sand ways to provide for us of which we know nothing. tendance. He asked for the privilege of making a short Those who accept the one principle of making the service statement. This was granted. He stated that he had come of God supreme, will find perplexities vanish and a plain in contact with Christianity and was deeply affected, and path before their feet."—Ministry of Healing, p. 481. that he was convinced that at the present time there is When we are where God wants us to be, then He will nothing but envy and jealousy resulting in bloodshed do the work which He has promised. JUNE 5, 1947 15 Now is the time to launch out in a more progressive, Good News From Ancient Persia fruitful evangelism. Evangelism is one way of bringing the message to those who do not know it. One of our By Charles C. Crider ministers held an effort last winter in Lucknow. A certain [The following was sent to us by T. J. Michael, one of the secre- lawyer came to the city. He saw the advertisement, taries of the General Conference, who stated that these are para- "Which is the true church?" His interest was aroused. graphs from a letter received from Elder Crider, the superintend- He attended the meeting. After returning to his home ent of our mission in Iran, as Persia is now named. Elder Michael adds this word: "What he has written was not intended for publica- he wanted to write the pastor, but had forgotten his name tion, but the news is so good and so unusual that I feel the readers and did not know the address where the effort was held, of- the REVIEW will read it with great interest. The giving of the so he wrote a card and addressed' it as follows: "To Him Advent message to the Moslem world is one of the greatest and most Who Speaks, Lucknow, India." The card Was received difficult tasks now confronting us as a people. The response on the by our pastor. The man showed a keen interest in what part of Moslems which Elder Crider describes is wonderful and he had heard. God certainly directed the postmaster most encouraging."—EDITORS.] to place this card in the hands of our worker. HAVE just returned from a visit to Arak. For the Another man attended that same effort. After the meet- eight days that we were there we held meetings ing he told the pastor he had had a dream in which he I for the public each evening. They were very well saw a lion with two wings. When he attended the meet- attended—over a hundred crowded into the little room, ing, the first picture thrown on the screen was that lion. until there was actually room for no more. They were This man said to our evangelist, "I have not only seen faithful in attendance although they had to come the lion and the bear and the leopard and the nonde- through a heavy rainfall or snowfall on several of the script beast, but also the kingdom to come, and I want evenings. What encouraged us most was that a large to be baptized." share of the audience were Moslem young men between, the ages of sixteen and twenty-two. For the past few Catholic Lawyer Converted months there has been a great stir among the•Moslems The Lord seems to be using this method of bringing of that area. These young men have been having lessons the message to those who are sincere. One of our col- with our local worker, Brother Sangarloo. porteurs, who was trying to earn a scholarship during On the evenings that we were there every inducement the summer holidays, called on a certain lawyer one day, was tried by the local religious leaders and the parents of canvassing him for the health magazine. He asked the these boys to keep them from the meetings. A group of young man the name of the publishers of the magazine. the local loafers and rabble in the streets of Arak were He told him that it was published by the Seventh-day incited to attack them one evening, and two of the young Adventists. This man, being a strong Roman Catholic, men were beaten, but they were unable to keep them at first seemed to show little interest, but later on he from coming to the meeting. As is often the case, instead wanted to know something about the name Seventh-day of hurting the meetings, incidents like this actually in- Adventist, and what it meant. The canvasser explained it creased the interest. to him. The Catholic became very much interested and As we made our way to the various offices we were care- began to take Bible studies and bought a Daniel and ful to invite the officials out to the meetings as well. The the Revelation. Some time later, when the canvasser met chief of the court attended, although he made plain that him, the lawyer said, "Friend, I have been keeping the it was not in his official capacity, but only as an interested Sabbath ever since it was revealed to me." This lawyer listener. The chief of the registration office where was made arrangements with the local magistrate about at- completed the sale of the property said he would attend, tending court on Sabbath. He was baptized and became and added, "I am not a fanatical Moslem; I am always a member of the church. willing to listen." He also invited our medical unit out On another occasion we were told that a boy lay on a to his village on the edge of the Farahan Mountains. mattress, unconscious, with a high fever. His people were We found the response of the audience as ready as any weeping because /he doctor gave them no hope. This we have ever spoken to. On the last evening, when a call mother had a dream in which she saw three men kneeling was made for those who wanted God to help them to around her boy, praying to God to heal the boy. She obtain repentance and forgiveness of sin, the new birth, also dreamed that her son got well. When she awoke her and to follow the Lord Jesus Christ and obey His com- disappointment was great when she saw that her son mandments, nearly the whole audience-raised their hands was in the same critical condition; but, true to her dream, for special prayer. This was remarkable, for all these the next morning three of our lay preachers visited her points are things which Moslems do not ordinarily ac- ' home. These men were holding meetings several miles cept. While we were praying we could hear these young from the village. They entered the home and prayed men praying aloud to God for help and for guidance. for the boy. The mother recognized them, because she had After the meeting several of them said, "We know the seen them in her dream. As a result, the boy recovered Christian religion is_ right. Now, what do we have to do from his illness and the parents accepted the truth. to be Christians?" WeieeLthaLthe_Spirit of Gad is being As we face the great un nished task we must have a poured out upon these young men: greater vision of it. We need more consecrated workers who will be willing to go to the ends of the earth to help Visiting in the Villages finish God's work. At home we need a greater burden for In addition to the evening meetings we loaded up the missions. We need a greater faith in the completion of ambulance with medicines and portions of the gospel the task. The promise is, "For he will finish the work, and a few tracts that we were able to find—some of them --and -cut it-short- in--righteousness: because-a -short -work ten or -fifteen years old—and made our way to some of will the Lord make upon the earth." We must believe the near-by villages. Each day we visited a different one. that promise, act upon it, lay our plans in harmony We had a difficult time to reach them since they all- with it. Having done that, with greater determination we lie off the highway. We had to make our way across the must go forward in the work. The work not only in deserts, up river beds, and along mule trails. Southern Asia but in all parts of the world will be fin- We kept to the highlands and the spurs of the moun- ished. With Nehemiah we must say, "The God of heaven, tains to avoid getting boggcl down in the plains. It He will prosper us; therefore we His servants will arise had been raining and snowing, which added to our diffi- and build." culties. One day it snowed so hard that we were hardly 16 REVIEW AND , HERALD able to see to get home, but the ambulance which we merous villages and small towns of Iran offer to this mes- purchased from the army is a sturdy vehicle with a front- sage. As far as we know this is the first systematic attempt wheel drive that can be hooked up when emergency de- that has been made to carry the gospel to them. mands, and we were able to work our way in and out on However, we realize that there are problems that pre- every occasion. It must have given the donkeys quite a sent themselves in connection with the operation of this start to see us invading those regions that they have con- type of work. For one thing, we have only one unit, and . sidered their own private territory for so long. Iran is so large and the villages so numerous that we can- It will be impossible for me to describe to you how not hope to accomplish anything constructive unless we welcome our visits were to those villages. While winter- confine our activities to one section of the country. We do time is a difficult season to visit them, it is certain that not at present have the workers to operate this unit, but there is no other period in the year when the visits are must take a doctor or a nurse from the hospital, one of so badly needed. We found them literally filled with sick our pastors from the churches, which means that we and suffering, and no wonder, for their condition of life must plan very carefully in order not to interrupt the is such that one would not imagine that human beings work that is going on-in these places at present. We do could survive it, not have adequate literature in this field. The people have demonstrated their eagerness to hear Giving Medical Aid and accept what we have to give them. They hear us One day we planned to call at the house of a kat-khoda, gladly, but after we are gone, our words are forgotten. or chief of the village, and announce the purpose of our We need something to leave with them that will preach visit. We would invite all the sick who were able to to them when we are absent. We must make these visits, come to assemble at his house—usually the largest and not for a day or a few hours, but we must make them cleanest one of all the village. After these had been prepared to stay in the villages for a week or more at a treated, we would make our way to the homes of those time in order to take care of the needs properly. We do patients who were too sick to stir. In the meantime our not have workers we can spare for this project just now. evangelist would talk to the huge crowd that would be However, with all these questions and more that we gathered by the presence of the ambulance itself. We might mention, we who have seen the unit in operation found no fanaticism or opposition of any kind. We spoke are convinced 'that it is the best method that we have to them on such topics as "The Return of Jesus," "The tried. It is our hope that a young nursing couple might Setting Up of God's Kingdom on Earth With Jesus as be found who would be willing to do this type of work King," "The Need of Repentance," and "The Way of here in Iran. God as Revealed in the Holy Bible." Most of these topics they accept with us, although their ideas are different from ours. M. V. Ambon Sails for the Our tactics here were usually to get the mu'aalem, or the local schoolteacher, if there was 'one, to read a tract Solomons aloud to the people, or sometimes a portion of Scripture. By Reuben E. Hare Then we would announce that we had copies of these to give to those who could read and who desired them. UNDAY 'morning, September 15, 1946, marked the The rush to secure these tracts was just as earnest and beginning of a new chapter in our mission work in eager as the one to receive our medicines. One local re- S the South Pacific as at 6:30 A.M. the pilot came ligious leader asked us for a copy of the Bible. Since aboard the M.V. Ambon and ordered her mooring lines we did not have an extra one with us, we invited him. in to be cast off. to Arak on his first opportunity to pick up one at the hos- The Ambon is a 100-ton Diesel-powered supply ship, pital. He assured us he would do so. 75 feet in length, recently purchased and refitted for use We believe that we see in the operation of this medical- in the Solomons and New Guinea. The matter of trans- evangelistic unit an answer to the challenge that the nu- port since the war has become so acute that this seemed to be the only way missionaries and supplies could be placed on their stations. .41 The Ambon is under the command of Captain J. C. Our Army of' Youth Radley, who has served as a missionary in these island groups for many years. He knows these waters as we By HEBER H. VOTAW would •know our gardens. Mrs. Radley is signed on the ship as stewardess. The remaining five members of the According to the arithmetic of the Bible, one of God's children shall crew that took the boat from Sydney to Port Moresby "chase a thousand" of His enemies, "and two shall put ten thousand to flight." were all missionaries who had been waiting for many With the conflict against evil entering its. closing stages, it is time months to reach their stations in the Solomons. The for the Advent Church to use all its resources, to call up all its two thousand miles from Sydney to Port Moresby were reserves. These last are its young folk. And "with such an army of sailed in just fifteen days, and during that time the little workers as our youth, rightly trained, might furnish, how soon the mes- sage of a crucified, risen, and soon-coming Saviour might be carried to ship battled with a cyclone off the Queensland coast for the'whole world!" By the marshaling of these forces for united action, forty-eight hours. The crew, though all new hands, did, the multiplied power they bring will launch an assault upon the citadel in the words of the skipper, "a very good job." In a letter of sin that will shake down its strongest walls. from one of them, however, he admitted that for several Many of our youth live in sections where our church membership is small, and have no real conception of the size of the "army" of the days each of them carried a bucket wherever he went. denomination's youth. The San Francisco Congress should reveal to alt On deck was a crate containing eight hens and a the potential power of our reserves. The youth themselves ought to catch rooster. These were housed on the forward deck, and a new vision of their place in God's plan and His church's need of them. with the heavy seas breaking on the ship, the fowls were The older warriors' hope should be renewed by the sight of the fresh, vigorous reinforcements entering the battle. God's promise for these days soon drenched and looked very downhearted about it. is, "I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your But the rooster refused to be discouraged and, with a daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and cheery cock-a-doodle-do every now and then, seemed to your old men shall dream dreams.' Acts 2:17. say to the hens, "Keep your chins up, ladies; although our When older workers grow weary, young hands must grasp the falling banner and carry the standard of God's truth to new heights. The San position is fowl, we are all in the same boat and won't Francisco Congress can breathe new courage into all—old and young, gain anything by moping." And the nil desperandum JUNE 5, 1.947 17 crowing of that rooster was one of the deciding factors in keeping morale up. A doctor, a nurse, and the wives and children of those serving as members of the crew were flown to Port Moresby, where they joined the ship for the final one thousand-mile run on to Guadalcanal in the Solornons. As the Ambon cast off at Port Moresby, her total comple- ment in addition to the captain and his wife consisted of twelve adult missionaries and five children. The trip passed without incident, and these workers are now at their posts. The Ambon is now moving north to Rabaul, where Missionary Judd and his wife, together with his goods and effects, is waiting to be picked, up and taken on to Mussau Island, which has been without a white mission- ary since the late Pastor Atkins was forced to evacuate M. V. Ambon Just Under Way Leaving for New Guinea and the Solomons by the Japanese. school life that we want to get over with as quickly as Four other ships are nearing completion in Sydney possible so that we may proceed with our professional Harbor; two of these are 65 feet in length, and two are preparation. It should be like a mount of transfigura- 53 feet in length. One of the new 65-foot boats will most tion experience that fits us for everyday life. If the Week likely be used to open up the work in the Gilbert and of Prayer has not led to a thorough conversion of the Ellice groups. The missionary for this new group has been heart, that will enable us to deal with the petty and standing by for a year, waiting for a boat. The other annoying problems of everyday life, it has failed largely 65-foot boat will go either to the Solomons or to New in its purpose. Guinea, and one each of the 53-foot boats will go to the As a school family Atlantic Union College gathered New Hebrides and Papua. recently during a Week of Prayer to "search the Lord This is but a beginning of our boat-building pro- with all our hearts." In associating with our young peo- gram. Another 65-foot boat is needed immediately. Fiji ple we realized again the privilege and the responsibility must have a 53-foot boat for that group. Another 53-foot we have as elder brothers. Our young people are faithful, boat is needed for the northern coast of New Guinea. At loyal, and devoted, and the majority of them are anxious least ten boats, each 45 feet in length, must be built for to follow their Master's bidding. But some are victims our mission directors who at the present have nothing of the present restlessness and of disintegrated homes, better than canoes to get around in. and it is difficult for them to adjust the present-day de- A 45-foot boat was recently purchased from the Navy mands to the standards of Christian thinking and living. for work in the delta of the river in Papua. This boat Some,, as veterans, have gone through experiences that is specially fitted for this work, as she. is equipped with few people know about, which have prematurely ripened twin engines and has the speed and power necessary to their outlook on life and robbed them of their former meet the strong current and rip tides as well as a dan- youthful enthusiasm. gerous bar. Some of the students expressed concern over their The Pacific Ocean frequently belies its' name, and spiritual condition, and they wondered what can be rough seas are the order. But we rely on the Great Pilot, done about it. Some felt that the warm enthusiasm for and leave them in His care, for "He maketh the storm missionary endeavor is being replaced by ostentatious a calm, so that the waves thereof are still," and "so He business methods and commercial aims which will never bringeth them unto, their desired haven." take the place of a living, active faith. The very best ele- ments among our young people are hungering for a new experience. A Week of Prayer at Atlantic We were very happy for the many determinations ex- pressed to begin a new life, and we were grateful to Union - College see in so many an urge to partake of that spiritual re- By Daniel Walther birth, without which no man shall see the kingdom of WEEK OF PRAYER in our schools is not pri- heaven. marily meant to stress the doctrinal points of our g message. It is rather a time of spiritual self-exami- nation and a personal seeking after God. Bible study and Winston-Salem, N.C., Evangelistic an intensive spiritual life are promoted in our colleges,, Effort yet there is a hunger and a thirst for closer communion tli the Saviour and a yearning after the goCdlife7Tir the midst of religious plenty there is danger of spiritual HE HOFFMAN-ASHER evangelistic company poverty. A student may be preparing himself very pro- opened a city-wide campaign in Winston-Salem, ficiently for his future task, but as the school year comes TN.C., Sunday evening, May 4. A crowd of more than to a clbse, he is drawn into a whirlpool of absorbing seventeen hundred people packed into Pepper's Ware- activities of various kinds. It may happen that he goes house Auditorium to hear Jay M. Hoffman speak on through- college and does. nat_knq_w_what it--is all about-- the-pro ecy-of -Dartiel--2. This convincing presentation what he is preparing for, why he is a Seventh-day Ad- of Daniel's prophecy was heard for the first time by ventist, and what he is going to teach. Is he sure that, most of the audience. in his heart, he is at peace with the Saviour? Does he Surely the Lord must have many honest hearts in this know that his sins are forgiven? Is he convinced that he city, and we are praying every day that all of them will is saved? take their stand for the truth during this effort. We only To this end it is good that our school families come pray that God will bless us in our work here and that apart a while to think and meditate and pray. A Week He will bless you as you pray for the success of the meet- of Prayer ought not to be just anothet activity in the ings in this place. 18 REVIEW AND HERALD pects are good for starting twice as many, and so we Course in Health Evangelism and take this opportunity to invite you to continue this good Tropical Hygiene work. We shall appreciate used Picture Rolls, Our Little Friend, memory verse cards, and other helps for children. Theodore R. Flaiz, M.D. These can be sent to S. L. Gadsby, Sabbath school sec- NNOUNCEMENT is made of a seven-weeks' course retary, South Caribbean Mission, Box 66, Port-of-Spain, in Health Evangelism and tropical Hygiene to be Trinidad, B.W.I. A offered by the School of Tropical and Preventive Medicine of the College of Medical Evangelists at Loma Linda, California, July 28 to September 11, 1947 (reg- OVERSEAS istration July 27, 1947). Description of Course.—This course. is designed not only for mission board appointees headed for tropical POTNEWS countries but for ministers, Bible instructors, and other educators in the homeland who are desirous of obtain- From Our Special Correspondents ing a comprehensive knowledge of basic health principles. Far-Eastern Division It is intended for those who are qualified by training and • FIFTY families and single workers have now returned to- experience to carry work on the advanced college level. \to come in or- Authentic scientific material will be made available the division field. There are thirty-five more which the student can use in his health teaching. The der to staff the field similar to its status before the war. course will include instruction in the following: • THREE of the union missions within the past six weeks have held their first union committee meetings. There was a rather •Anatomy Physiology full attendance of foreign and national members, with repre- Causes of Disease sentation from the division office also. V. T. Armstrong at- Common Medical Diseases tended the Philippine Union meeting, and the following Disease Prevention brethren from the division attended the meeting in the Nether- Personal and Mental Hygiene lands East Indies: V. T. Armstrong, P. L. Williams, F. A. Pratt, Hydrotherapy and E. L. Becker. The Division office staff attended the Malayan First Aid Union meeting. The main purpose of all of these meetings was Home Nursing and Simple Treatment to reorganize the fields after the disruption of the work during Science of Nutrition Community Nutrition and Cookery the war years. Elementary Tropical Medicine • SABBATH, April 26, the division office family went to the Insect and Rodent Control airport to meet six missionary internees. They were: Mrs. Water Supply and Purification F. K. Erlecke and daughter, Christine, Mrs. G. Faass, Mrs. General Sanitation W. J. Kolling, Miss Elfrieda Carla Kolling, and Rolf Bible Niemann. They had all left the concentration camp in Java Tuition and Fees.—Students who are not sent by de- that morning and were on their way to America to join their nominational organizations are charged a tuition of $70. respective husbands and fathers who were evacuated from in- In addition there is a $5 registration fee and a $5 lab- ternment in India about eight months ago. This means the oratory fee. reuniting of families separated by the war and subsequent in- In the case of denominational workers, tuition and ternment camps for seven years lacking only a few days. These fees are to be paid by the sending organization or insti- missionaries are the last of the internees in this division to tution at 50 per cent of the above rates. be evacuated. Living Expenses.—Arrangements can be made for dormitory rooms for single individuals and for couples • SABBATH, May 3, after the close of the Malayan Union without children at the rate of $3.50 per person, per Committee session, six foreign and national workers were or- week. No linen is supplied. It is possible that a limited dained to the gospel ministry. They were as follows: L. Fox, number of families with children can be accommodated E. H. Wallace, Daniel Liem, J. L. Pogue, C. C. Huang, and in the community. Cafeteria and laundry facilities "are J. H. Lawhead. Two more workers from the British North available. Borneo and Sarawak missions will be ordained at general Meet- Students should make application to their sending ings to be held in the near future. organization for assistance in the form of living and rent • THE first' meeting of the division committee since the re- allowance. turn of the workers was held in the division office early in Workers home on furlough wishing to avail themselves April. Besides the entire division office staff, the following were of this course should contact/ the secretarial department in attendance: M. E. Loewen and W. Johnson from the Phil- of the General Conference. ippine Union, K. Tilstra and D. S. Kime from the Netherlands For further information address: Director, School of East Indies Union, and J. M. Nerness and C. C. Cleveland Tropical and Preventive Medicine, College of Medical from the Malayan Union. Because of their inability to get Evangelists, Loma Linda, California. transportation, F. R. Millard and R. S. Watts were not in at- tendance. This ten-day committee session was given largely to .the laying of plans for the future reorganization of the field New Sabbath Schools in Trinidad and the strengthening of the work spiritually. The 1947 budgets By S. L Gadsby for the division and the union missions were voted. In addi- tion four church extension grants were voted and specials were ROM time to time used Picture Rolls and packages voted to all five union missions. It was with a sense of deep of Little Friends have been sent to the South Carib- gratitude to our members, conferences, and institutions in Fbean Mission by many of our friends in the United the home field that we were able to appropriate more than a States. These have been greatly appreciated. They have million dollars allocated by the General Conference and the been used in our branch Sabbath schools and Sunday Far Eastern Division for rehabilitation. Because of inflated school work. At the present time we are conducting in costs along all lines, this will not be sufficient to rebuild and our mission about thirty-three branch Sabbath schools, restore all that was destroyed, looted, and lost during the with an enrollment of nearly four hundred. The pros- devastating war years. JUNE 5, 1 9 4 7 19 "North Pacific Union NORTH AMERICAN • FRED HARDIN, who has been laboring in the Oregon Confer- ence, was ordained to the gospel ministry on March 22 in the Salem, Oregon, church. V. G. Anderson, Dean Lower, and SPOT N EWS C. A. Striven participated in the service. Elder and Mrs. Hardin From Our Special Correspondents are under appointment to India for mission work. • THE Upper Columbia Conference welcomes as its new Atlantic Union treasurer, H. J. Perkins, of the British Columbia Conference, • THE Southern New England Conference has made ex- who replaces E. S. Humann, who was recently elected union tensive improvements and additions on the campground and auditor. office property in recent months. Four additional offices have • A NEW Sabbath school was organized in Whitehall, Mon- been provided at the rear of the office building, and a stock tana, on Sabbath, April 26. There are a number of Adventist room for the Book and Bible House. On the lot in front of families living in that vicinity, and 0. T. Garner reports a the office two double cabins with showers have been erected, potential church at that place. providing four guest rooms. A Book and Bp* House pavilion, which may also be used for workers' meetings and small con- • THE Society of Missionary Men of Wenatchee, Washington, ventions, is being constructed on the campground. The speaker under the leadership of Fay Brody, and with the help of the system is .being extended to the dining hall so that those on pastor, E. H. Wilcox, have organized four small public efforts. duty will also enjoy the benefit of the meetings in the audi- • AN engineering department will be added to the curriculum torium. at Walla Walla College next fall. Edward F. Cross and Ver- • IN an Ingathering field day and a few evenings of solicit- non von Pohle will comprise faculty additions 'for this de- ing, Atlantic Union College raised $3,605.94. A field day at partment planned for next year. Union Springs Academy netted nearly $800. Northern Union Central Union • PREPARATORY to an evangelistic effort in the church build- • THE Union College a cappella choir, composed of fifty-five ing at Ottumwa, Iowa, Fred Sthultz, who is a ministerial voices under the direction of Ellen Kurtz Jacobson, made a intern located there, reports that the church building has been tour of Colorado the week end of May 16-18. Programs were remodeled and a baptistry installed. The series of evangelistic given in Boulder, Loveland, Denver, and at Campion Acad- meetings was planned to begin on May 11. emy. • THE Dorcas Benevolent Services in the Minnesota Confer- • THE attendance at the effort conducted in Almena, Kansas, ence have been sponsoring a project during the last year to by Robert L. Osmunson, has tripled since the opening night. make possible the erection of a Dorcas building on the Min- On Sunday evenings it is necessary to hold two meetings in nesota campgrounds at Anoka. The building is now under the Chapel of Chimes in order to accommodate the audience. construction, and it is planned to have it completed in time for the coming camp meeting the latter part of June. • FIVE young people from Campion Academy were baptized on Sabbath, May 3, by George E. Taylor, pastor of the Den- Pacific Union ver, Colorado, Central Church. This baptism was partially THE church in Yerington, Nevada, was dedicated Sabbath the result of the work done by Elder Taylor at Campion • Academy during the Week of Prayer. afternoon, March 29. The building,"-purchased from the Bap- tists, is entirely paid for and has been renovated so that it is in • ON Friday afternoon, May 16, the Aeolian singers, the 44- excellent condition. The church now plans a new school voice mixed chorus of Enterprise Academy, Kansas, presented building to be erected this summer. Yerington is in a fine farm- a special program of secular music especially dedicated to ing section, and the church members hope that others will the mothers of Enterprise students. The choir was under the move into the district. direction of Norman L. Krogstad. • RICHARD BERRY, a colored evangelist, formerly with the • Six persons were baptized by N. C. Petersen, president of Central California Conference and now laboring in Salt Lake the Colorado Conference, at a district meeting held in Delta, City, was ordained to the ministry March 29. Colorado, the week end of May 2 and 3. • THE Dorcas Benevolent Service of Loma Linda, California, Lake Union has shipped 11,853 pounds of clothing and bedding overseas • BIG WEEK was a great success in the Indiana field. Their during the past two years. They have distributed about 20,000 deliveries amounted to $2,210.45. This record was made pos- pieces of literature of various kinds, and contributed $505 sible by the loyalty, consecration, and hard work of each in- to Famine Relief. dividual colporteur. • MISSIONARY VOLUNTEERS of the Dinuba, Hanford, and Vi- • INGATHERING is going forward in Illinois. Ten churches salia districts of Central California met at Hanford, May 3 --have---reported•--ger' g over the Minute-man markrsix-reerihwe— fru a youth sally. An investiture service was a feature of the passed their basic goals. Elder Joseph Dobias led his entire rally, with 29 Busy Bees, 13 Sunbeams, 16 Builders, 9 Helping • district over the Ingathering Minute Man goal in less than two Hands, 24 Friends, 15 Companions, 3 Comrades, and 3 Mas- weeks. The Kewanee church, with a membership of only 15, has ter Comrades receiving pins. There were 338 Vocational Hon- raised $27.27 per capita. ors awarded. • THE Lord blessed in a mighty way during Big Week in Southern Union -colporteurs delivered 15,331- worth of truth-fill-Ed • ANNOUNCEMENT was made some time ago that the Florida literature, making, a total of $10,999.95 delivered by the Illinois Conference had acquired a S6-bed hospital, with a nurses' colporteurs for the month of April. home, in the capital city of Tallahassee. Since then extensive • D. W. HUNTER, Missionary Volunteer secretary of the Lake improvements have been made to both buildings. The operat- Union, conducted the Week of Prayer at the Indiana Acad- ing room and kitchen have been tiled, and a new hydrotherapy emy, April 21-26. At the close of this period he baptized 12 addition has been made. The buildings have been newly deco- young people, and there is a further group to be baptized rated inside and out. The staff is being• assembled, and it is before the close of their school year. hoped that the opening date of the hospital will be August 1. 20 REVIEW AND HERALD t442.,,1e.•

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Michigan • WAYNE FOSTER has been elected educational and Mission- Upper Peninsula (District) _June 27-34 ary Volunteer secretary of the Alabama-Mississippi Conference, Upper Peninsula (District) July 5-7 Grand Ledge (1st session) July 31-August 10 filling the position relinquished by L. W. Pettis, who went to Grand Ledge (2d session) — August 14-24 Lake Region, Cassopolis, Michigan August 8-16 (new academy campus) the Carolina Conference in the same capacity. Indiana, Battle Ground August 26-31 • R. H. HAR'TWELL baptized 7 new members in the Memphis, Northern Union North Dakota Tennessee, church on May 3, as a result of home missionary Jamestown June 13-21 work done by the members and Bible Correspoll'.dence Course Butte (Russian) July 3-6 South Dakota, Huron June 12-21 studies. Minnesota, Anoka June 26-July 6 Iowa, Cedar Falls " August 20-26 • A LAYMEN'S evangelistic effort was begun in the Bordeaux, North Pacific Union Tennessee, church on Sunday night, May 4. The meetings Upper Columbia, College Place June 13-21 -The first Idaho, Caldwell June'27-July 5 will be conducted three nights a week during May. Montana, Bozeman 1/4-- July 4-12 meeting was well attended, the church being filled to ca- Washington, Auburn Academy July 10-20 pacity. Oregon, Gladstone Park July 17-27 Pacific Union Southwestern Union Central California, Fresno June 6-14 Northern California, Lodi June 12-21 • THE East Cooper church in the Oklahoma Conference has Southeastern Calif., La Sierra June 19-28 Arizona, Prescott 1 July 18-27 just completed a fine new schoolroom adjoining their Southern California August 15-24 Nevada-Utah (Regional) church building. In connection with this building program a Salt Lake City August 22-24 large room in the basement of the church has been provided Reno August 29-31 for young people's activities. Southern Union Alabama-Mississippi, Meridian, Mississippi May 22-June 7 • WEILAND HENRY has completed a series of meetings in Hom- Georgia-Cumberland, Collegedale, Tennessee May 29-June 7 South Atlantic, Jacksonville, Florida June 5-14 iny, Oklahoma. Fifteen new believers were baptized on the South Central, Oakwood — June 5-14 closing Sabbath of this series of meetings. Kentucky-Tennessee, Highland Academy July 31-August 9 Southwestern Union • A SHORT time ago H. N. Brodersen, Book and Bible House Texas, Keene June 26-July 5 manager of the Oklahoma Conference, was invited to take up Texas, Spanish Meeting, San Antonio July 17-20 district work, and is now serving as pastor and district leader Oklahoma, Oklahoma City July 24-August 3 of the Muskogee church and district. H. A. Iles, formerly con- nected with the Illinois Book and Bible House, has now ar- C!3.12 rived in Oklahoma City to take up his responsibilities, as manager of the Oklahoma Book and Bible House. June 21 Sabbath School Rally Day Oct. 11 Voice of Prophecy June 28 13th Sab. (Inter- Offering • EXCELLENT progress is being made in the development of American Div.) Oct. 18-25 Our Times and Message July 12 Mid-summer Offering Magazines Campaign" the Spanish-American Seminary near Albuquerque, New Mex- July 26 Educational Day Nov. 1-30 Review and Herald July 26 Elementary Schools Campaign ico. Recently approval was given to the building plans for Offering Nov. 27 Thanksgiving Day the administration building. E. E. Seamount has charge of Aug. 2-9 Missions Extension Nov. 29-Dec. 6 Week of Prayer Offering Dec. 6 Week of Prayer and the construction, which has already commenced. With the Sept. 13 Famine Relief Sacrifice Offering Sept. 20 Temperance Day Dec. 27 13th Sab. (Southern completion of the administration building, the plant of the Sept. 27 13th Sab. Asia Div.) Spanish-American Seminary will have the facilities with which Oct. 4 Colporteur Rally Day to provide an excellent training for Spanish workers to serve NOTE: Unless otherwise indicated the first Sabbath of each month is Home in the entire North American Division. Missionary Day, and on the second Sabbath a missions offering is scheduled.

Camp Meetings for 1947

Atlantic Union -»+»->»GENERAL CHURCH PARER OF THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS ca-w-K; New York, Union Springs July 3-13 Southern New England, South Lancaster, Massachusetts July 11-20 EDITOR FRANCIS D. Nrcr-zot. Northern New England, Auburn, Maine (Dist.) July 25-27 ASSOCIATE EDITORS West Lebanon, New Hampshire (Dist.) August 1-3 FREDERICK LEE J. L. MCELHANY W. A. SPICER F. M. Wn.cox ASSISTANT EDITOR:. D. A. DELAFIELD Canadian Union SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS Alberta Conference District Meetings: C. H. WATSON, E. D. DICK, W. E. NELSON, L. K. DICKSON, J. J. NETHERY, Lethbridge June 6-8 W. B. Ocns, A. V. OLSON, PRESIDENTS OF ALL DIVISIONS Rosebud • June 13-15 Peace River Junene 24-29 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS Beauvallon • uly 9- 13 NORTH AMERICAN UNIONS. ATLANTIC: MISS MABEL BARTLETT; CANADIAN: Lacombe July 18-20 MISS ETHEL R. HOWARD; CENTRAL: MISS MARTHA HELEN HUFFINES; COLUMBIA: Maritime, St. John, New Brunswick June 26-July 6 WARREN ADAMS; LAKE: MRS. MILDRED WADE; NORTHERN: A. R. SMOUSE; NORTH Ontario-Quebec, Oshawa, Ontario July 4-13 PACIFIC: MRS. IONE MORGAN; PACIFIC: MISS OPAL STONE; SOUTHERN: MISS Manitoba-Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan July 11-20 MILDRED JOHNSON; SOUTHWESTERN: J. C. KOZEL British Columbia, Hope, British Columbia July 25-August 3 OVERSEAS DIVISIONS. AUSTRALASIA: REUBEN E. HARE; FAR EASTERN; C. P. SOR- Central Union ENSEN; NORTHERN EUROPE: A. KARLMAN; INTER-AMERICA: MISS EFFIE A. JAMES; SOUTH AMERICA: SANTIAGO SCHMIDT; SOUTHERN AFRICA: F. G. CLIFFORD; Missouri, Place uncertain August 13-17 SOUTHERN EUROPE: MARIUS FRIDLIN Nebraska, College View August 14-24 Central States Mission, Place uncertain August 20-24 EDITORIAL SECRETARY - - - - - NORA MACHLAN WOOLLEY Kansas, Enterprise August 22-30 CIRCULATION MANAGER - - - - - - C. E. PALMER Columbia Union West Virginia, Parkersburg, West Virginia June 12-22 All communications relating to the Editorial Department and all manuscripts Potomac, W.M.C. Campus June 19-29 submitted for publication should be addressed to Editor, Review and Herald, New Jersey, East Pa. camp, Wescosville, Pa. July 17-27 Takoma Park, Washington 12, D.C. Allegheny, Pine Forge, Pennsylvania July 3-13 East Pennsylvania, Wescosville, Pennsylvania July 3-13 Countries Where Extra Ohio, Mt. Vernon Academy July 10-20 United States Canada Postage Is Required West Pennsylvania August 7-17 One Year $3.75 $3.90 $4.25 Chesapeake, Catonsville August 14-24 Six Months 2.10 2.25 2.35 Lake Union Make all post office money orders payable at the Washington, D.C., post office Illinois, Broadview Academy June 3-8 (not Takoma Park). Address all business communications and make all drafts Wisconsin and express money orders payable to REVIEW AND HERALD, Takoma Park, Spooner June 25-29 (week-end meeting) Washington 12, D.C. In changing address, do not fail to give both the old and Portage August 14-24 (regular camp meeting) new addresses. JUNE 5, 1947 23 I

NEWS AND NOTE

Our First Euro- OUR readers will remember that The following missionaries sailed from San Francisco pean Broadcast some months ago we announced May 16, on the S.S. General Meigs: the plan to broadcast the Voice of Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Dougherty and their little son Prophecy programs from Luxembourg with the purpose Steven, of Virginia, Dr. Dougherty to connect with the of reaching the British Isles, where we are unable to sanitarium in Canton, China. secure broadcasting facilities. This plan has now been Miss Marie L.Baart, of California, to serve as ste- consummated in the, first broadcast in Europe on April nographer in the China Division office in Shanghai. 14. Responses are beginning to come in to our British Mr. and Mrs. Vernon E. Kelstrom, of California, Union office which reveal an enthusiastic reception on Brother Kelstrom having accepted a call to serve as pub- the part of the people. You will read with interest an lishing and home missionary secretary of the Japan article which will appear next week from Horace J. Shaw, Union Mission. assistant secretary of the International Radio Commis- Elder and Mrs. G. J. Appel, returning to China from sion of the General Conference, telling of this new enter- furlough. prise, which gives promise-of great results. Elder and Mrs. Walter Schubert, returning to South America from furlough, sailed from New York for Buenos Aires, May 17, on the S.S. Moore McLand. Health Evange- IN this issue will be found a detailed W. P. BRADLEY. announcement of a new course of lism Course . study that is being offered for gen- eral workers at the College of Medical Evangelists at ALL church Dorcas societies and in- Loma Linda. Theodore R. Flaiz, M.D., the writer of the Instructions on Shipping Abroad dividuals who prepare clothing for, article, is the new medical secretary of the General Con- overseas should please observe that ference, and is now entering upon his duties after his the Welfare Depot in New York City has been moved to recent return from India, where he has served in our work as a medical missionary. This new course of study of another address. In the future all shipments of food health evangelism and tropical hygiene, although prin- or clothing intended for overseas through our Eastern cipally designed for mission appointees, is open to all warehouse should be sent to the following address: workers or laymen who are interested in these, subjects. Seventh-day Adventist War Relief Depot 280 Lafayette Street (Fourth Floor) New, York City, N.Y. Hawaiian Mis- RECENTLY J. E. Weaver of the De- GENERAL CONFERENCE HOME partment of Education of the Gen- MISSIONARY DEPARTMENT. sion News eral Conference, in company with A. C. Nelson of the Pacific Union and A. W. Millard of the Hawaiian Mission, visited schools and churches throughout the-Hawaiian Islands. With the Work- MAY 10 was' a high day for our The Hawaiian Mission Academy in Honolulu, with an ers iii Japan workers and believers in. Japan as- enrbilinent of over 700 students in grades 1 to 12, under sembled at the Naraha school for the direction of D. J. Bieber, holds a place of high esteem their workers' institute. As a climax to three weeks of as an educational institution in the Hawaiian Islands. earnest study and seeking God, the ordinances of the During the past year some junior college work has been Lord's house were Celebrated for the first time in Japan offered at the academy as an extension feature of Pacific since the dissolution of our church organization in 1943. Union College. The University of Hawaii in Honolulu The Sabbath was begun with a sunset vesper service. is the only other institution offering work above the Although the institute was planned with the mission secondary level in the Hawaiian Islands. workers chiefly in mind, a number of young people and The Ingathering campaign has gone forward enthusi- near-by residents have been coming in for part of them. astically and has been more 'successful this year than ever In the Friday evening meeting we were impressed to make before. Scores and hundreds of interested people are a special effort for those who had never yet made a deci- being reached through the radio as it comes into the sion for Christ. When an appeal was made at the close homes of the people through the national Voice of of the service, five youths (two boys and three girls) Prophecy program, as well as through the local broad- took their stand. This was followed by a rededication on casts in the different islands. Doors to many sincere, lion- the part of all those present. . ------est-4tearb ale opening everywhere in this- 5Eautiful, mid- In the Sabbath torenoon meeting the presence of God Pacific island field. was felt in a marked manner as we studied the meaning of the sacred ordinances and participated in them. Tears of gratitude as well as of contrition welled up from hearts Recent Mission- DR. AND MRS. A. B. CAFFERKY and that have been starved during years fraught with danger, ary Departures their two children, Allan and Rose- privation, outright persecution, and prison experiences. mary, of California, left-Miami on_ Thirty-seven--workers- now connected—with-the Japan 1VraT3i 14 for Kingston, Jamaica, en route to the Cayman Union Mission have been in attendance at this worker's • Islands, where Dr. Cafferky will engage in self-supporting institute, which will continue nine days more. The force medical mi,§sionary work. of workers is small, and the problems they face in this Elder and Mrs. 0. A. Blake left Miami for Buenos war-torn anc1distracted land are enormous and of a very Aires, South America, May 14. Brother Blake, who is perplexing nature. The faith and courage of all here the secretary-treasurer of the South American Division, is have been greatly strengthened during these weeks to- returning following a short leave of absence from the gether. Great opportunities for preaching the gospel now field. open before them. B. P. HOFFMAN.