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VOLUME 39 POONA, , JUNE 15, 1944 NUMBER 12 "NOW ABIDETH FAITH, HOPE, AND A. L. HAM CHARITY"

There is too great a neglect of How sweet would be their children's FAITH the act of faith. Concerning our fate, If they, like them, could die for IT IS not at all strange that this times the question is asked, "When the Son of man cometh, shall He Thee! great factor, faith, so essential in Faith of our fathers! holy faith! the life of a Christian, should be find faith on the earth?" That We will be true to thee till death! mentioned in this connection and would suggest that in these days in should be such a worthy associate which we live, there would be a "Faith of our fathers! we will love lack of faith. Surely, we have seen Both friend and foe in all our of such essential graces as hope and strife; charity. and regretted this lack. There is a need for us to cry out as did the And preach Thee, too, as love knows It was my good fortune once to how, hear a sermon by a very noted ora- man who said, "Lord, I believe; By kindly words and virtuous tor, the late Honourable William help thou mine unbelief." We life. Jennings Bryan. His subject was ought to pray, "Increase our faith." Faith of our fathers! holy faith! "Faith." He very forcefully showed Faith is to abide. Thank God for We will be true to thee till death!" how it was not only essential for the that. Of all people we should have We are told that we have nothing Christian to have faith, but it must faith, strong faith that works by to fear for the future "except as we be manifested in some degree by al- love. We have the knowledge of shall forget the way the Lord has most everyone in even the common fulfilled and fulfilling prophecy. led us." Let us remember past affairs of life. We see what the Lord has wrought leadings that our faith thereby may in this great church movement. Really, about the only people be strengthened to follow provi- We have multiplied evidences of who are devoid of all faith are in- dences of the present and future. His presence with us, and all this sane. They sometimes become so should give us an abiding faith. One of the characteristics of the faithless that they live in great fear That will be a sustaining faith remnant people is that they possess every moment of their lives. which will carry us through every the "faith of Jesus." We do have To eat, to travel, and to be in crisis of life. faith in Jesus. We accept Him as contact with others, we must have Let us rejoice in the precious heri- the Son of God, the Saviour of the faith or be exceedingly miserable; tage which we possess in the faith world. We look for the fulfilment so faith is not only displayed in of our fathers. It is a firm, active of His promise to come again. We religious beliefs and practices but faith in all we profess to believe. know He saves from sins and gives in the common things of life. us the victory. Let us also like Him have such a faith in our mission as True, we think of it more espe- "Faith of our fathers! living still In spite of dungeon, fire, and He had in His. He knew it would cially as it concerns our religion. sword; triumph. He believed what He There it is held to be a very impor- 1) how our hearts beat high with joy preached, and so lived what He tant need. It is the "substance" Whene'er we hear that glorious preached. and "evidence" in the essential pos- word: session of what God has so gra- Faith of our fathers! holy faith! Let us have faith in our brethren ciously promised. Without it we We will be true to thee till death! and sisters such as He had in His cannot hope to please Him, for our "Our fathers, chained in prisons followers. Have faith in God; have love for Him, our dependence upon dark, faith in His great movement, and Him, and the receipt of all His good Were still in heart and conscience believe it will triumph. "NOW gifts depend upon our faith. free; ABIDETH FAITH." 2 EASTERN TIDINGS TO A WORLD-WIDE WORK: A Call That Wrought a Crisis in Our:History

W. A. Spicer

The early band of advent believers, that the Lord would call those waiting gift, came the message, which she with the clear-cut message of the for the full message of salvation for wrote out years later: judgment , the judgment hour. hour, had need of a clear "Would that every one of you could view of the work before them. The have a view that was presented to me message itself, in Revelation 14, gave Lighting the Whole World years ago. In my very girlhood the the marching orders—"to every nation, Lord saw fit to open before me the But from the very first days after and kindred, and tongue, and people." glories of heaven. I was in vision But it took a little time for the full- 1844 light was given as to a work of taken to heaven, and the angel said to world scope yet to follow. The clear- length picture to become fixed in their me, 'Look!' I looked to the world as vision. In fact, it was needful for the est of views of work for every tongue it was in dense darkness. The agony children of the pioneers to have a lit- and people was given by the Spirit of that came over me was indescribable tle time also to get the full perspective prophecy. In the early days of 1845, as I saw this darkness. Again the of the prophetic picture. only a few weeks after the call of word came, 'Look ye.' And again I Ellen G. Harmon (later Mrs. E. G. As we think of this, we remember looked intensely over the world, and White) as agent in the exercise of that that it took some time for the dis- I began to see jets of light like stars ciples and apostles in New Testament dotted all through this darkness; and days to grow into appreciation of the . then I saw another and another added plain instruction that Christ gave them' GOD OF THE MISSION FIELDS light, and so all through this moral concerning the field of their labour. darkness the starlike lights were in- "Go ye into all the world," was their God of the mission fields, surely creasing. And the angel said, 'These commission, "and preach the gospel to are they that believe on the Lord Jesus every creature." Yet ten years after Thy tender heart Christ, and are obeying the words of that the believers were astonished. Grieves with a deeper hurt than Christ. These are the light of the when Peter reported how the Gentile' ours can know, world; and if it were not for these family and retainers of Cornelius, at Watching the years speed by, hearing lights, the judgments of God would im- Cxsarea, had received the gospel, the: the long, low cry mediately fall upon the transgressors Holy Spirit witnessing to it. And: Of souls born but to die—loving of God's law.' "when they heard these things, they them so. held their peace, and glorified God, say- "I saw then these little jets of light ing, Then hath God also to the Gen- God of the mission fields, send forth growing brighter, shining forth from tiles granted repentance unto life." the east and the west, from the north more labourers and the south, and lighting the whole The longing of the believers to see Into the harvest white, ere day is world. Occasionally one of these lights the everlasting kingdom come, led done would begin to grow dim, and others them at first to envision a shorter and Probation slips away, fast close the would go out, and every time this oc- less extended work than the Lord's in: hours of day; curred there was sadness and weeping finite love and mercy had in contem-"_ Soon must the fiat say, "Earth's in heaven. And some of the lights plation. After the resurrection the dis- sands are run." would grow brighter, and their bright- ciples came to Jesus, saying, "Lord,' ness was far-reaching, and many more wilt Thou at this time restore again' God of the mission fields, why do lights were added to it. Then there the kingdom to Israel ?" Then the the people wait? was rejoicing in heaven. I saw that Lord revealed the scope of the work to the rays of light came directly from be done: "Ye shall receive power, after' When will they hear Thy call from heaven above? Jesus, to form these precious jets of that the Holy Ghost is come upon you:' light in the world."—"Gospel Workers," and ye shall be witnesses unto Me" Is it more light they need, or some 1892 ed., pp. 378, 379. both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea; more beauteous creed, and in Samaria, and unto the utter-" Or better growing seed? Nay, What a picture of a world-wide gos- most part of the earth." Acts 1:8. • 'tis more love. pel work! The secretary of one of the great interdenominational organizations With only a little band of believers" heard this description read at a work- and workers, all told, in the days im- God of the mission fields, walk ers' meeting on the Canal Zone mediately following 1844, it was hard through the market place; (Panama) and asked the privilege of for the pioneers to understand just Search if there be some man, this copying it. In fact, he cancelled some what "to every nation" and tongue eleventh hour, appointments in order to spend a few might mean. Then, too, the pioneers Willing to hear Thy call, gladly to days hearing more of the workings of evidently had in mind the fact that give up all, this gift in the advent movement. the advent awakening under William Perhaps another Paul waiting for Miller and his associates had sent the power. This view of the great work to be message of Christ's soon coming into done for the world was in the back- all lands, mainly by the great publish- I f such there be, 0 God, God of the ground of many messages of instruc- ing activity of that time. And in Eu- mission fields, tion by this gift. Even the first view rope hundreds of ministers had raised God of the harvest-time, God of ever given, in 1844 ("Early Writings," the cry of the approaching advent. It p. 14), depicted the gathering out of had been a world-wide warning. Now all grace, Tell him of Macedon and of the the 144,000, the symbolic prophecy of the bearers of the full three-fold mes- Revelation seven, with the indication sage were to lift up the standard of fields beyond, that the march to the city of God was "the commandments of God and the Tell him to hasten on—night to be a longer journey than had been faith of Jesus," and out of the world comes apace. thought at first. awakening on the second advent our —Selected. early believers seem to have thought (To be concluded in the next issue) A EASTERN TIDINGS '3 The Joy of Giving Mrs. A. L. Ham

Paul tells us in Acts 20:35 to and that He prayed might be fulfilled Moses, we are to endure as seeing the "remember the words of the Lord Jesus, in us? Invisible." how He said, It is more blessed to give The answer is clearly stated in than to receive." He was in Miletus, After giving us a wonderful descrip- "_Ministry of Healing." page 504: "Ever saying farewell to the leaders of the tion of the joy that will be ours in the work in Ephesus, when he spoke these before Him, Christ saw the result of new earth when we are all one "happy, words. His mission. His earthly life, so full of united family," and the world is toil and self-sacrifice, was cheered by "bathed in the light of heaven," and we What is there about how Jesus said, the thought that He would not have greet those who directed us to the "It is more blessed to give than to all this travail for naught.... Christ Saviour and join in singing praises to receive," that we should remember? saw of the travail of His soul and was "the Lamb that was slain and bath How did He say it, and when and to satisfied. He viewed the expanse of redeemed us to God," Sister White tells whom? Many of the words of Christ eternity, and saw the happiness of those us, "We need to keep ever before us this are recorded for us to read and to who through His humiliation should vision of things unseen. It is thus that remember, but there is no record of His NITQ shall be able to set a right value on speaking these particular words. How, the things of eternity and the things then, can we remember HOW He said of time. It is this that will give us them? • THE UNDERSTANDING HEART power to influence others for the higher Did He give us this message? Yes, life."—Id., p. 508. He gave it in His daily living,—in His Alice L. Crosbie life of unselfish service; and "actions It is because of this joy that is set speak louder than words." So Christ's The understanding heart before us, because we know that "the works of love declare to us very clearly Is gifted twice, ransomed of the Lord shall return and the blessedness and joy of service in come to Zion with songs and everlasting Once to itself, His name. By His actions, His deeds joy upon their heads," and that "they of love, and works of mercy, He said, And then to others— shall obtain joy and gladness, and "It is more blessed to give than to Like you and me, sorrow and sighing shall flee away" receive." Who seek in this wide world (Isa. 35:10), that we are enabled to Of sun and shade work joyfully for those about us in He said it as He went about The comfort, order that they, too, shall taste of the doing good, healing the people, raising The inexpressible comfort joy of our Lord. the dead to life, opening the eyes of Of a friend. the blind, casting out devils, and "Behold, God is my salvation; I will cleansing the lepers. He said it as He trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord taught the multitudes, as He fed the The understanding heart, Jehovah is my strength and my song; thousands, as He stilled the tempest, With no entice He is also become my salvation. There- as He instructed His disciples, as He Of honeyed words, fore with joy shall ye draw water out spoke in parables, and as He answered Accepts us as we are, of the wells of salvation." Isa. 12:2, 3. the questions of the ones who tried to Worth and worthless, What a beautiful picture is here given entangle Him in His talk. He said it And with kind, loving eyes of God's people joyfully giving to others also as He comforted those who Sees only the worth; the message of salvation; the living mourned, as He blessed the children, as He The poor chaff water,—the water of which Christ spoke talked to Nicodemus and to the woman when He said, "Whosoever drinketh of Is sifted to the gentle breeze of Samaria. He said it in speaking the water that I shall give him shall words of comfort to His disciples, in 0 f kindness, never thirst; but the water that I shall giving them the great commission, in And wafted clean away. give him shall be in him a well of water suffering the indignities and abuse springing up into everlasting life." heaped upon Him by the cruel and The understanding heart John 4:14. thoughtless soldiers, and in submitting Is always true; Himself to those who were sent from What a blessed privilege it is to give the chief priests to arrest Him. He It judges not this living water that springs up into said it most clearly as He prayed for With human judgment; everlasting life in the lives of those who the soldiers who pierced His hands and But first with love drink it! What a joy is ours as we His feet, and as He suffered and died for It seeks the reason why become workers together with Him! us on the cross. As we study His life The failure came, May every one who believes the and think of the work He did, and of Then comforts wonderful message of God's love, the love and kindness with which He With words as golden apples demonstrate their love for Him, by did it, we are to remember how He said, Set in silver frames. gladly and cheerfully following in the "It is more blessed to give than to footsteps of the Master as He worked receive." and suffered "for the joy that was set before Him." Christ endured His life of toil and receive pardon and everlasting life.... suffering for the joy that was set before He heard the shout of the redeemed. May Christ's prayer for us be Him. Heb. 12:2. "These things have He heard the ransomed ones singing the answered, and His joy be fulfilled in us. I spoken unto you," He says in His song of Moses and the Lamb.... For May each one experience the greater parable of the vine, "that My joy might the joy that was set before Him He joy of giving, and hear the words, "Well remain in you, and that your joy might chose to endure the cross, and despised done, thou good and faithful servant: be full." John 15:11. What is this joy the shame. This joy all His followers thou last been faithful over a few that was set before Christ and that is are to share. However great and things, I will make thee ruler over to be in us? What joy did Christ have, glorious the hereafter, our reward is not many things: enter thou into the joy as He performed His works of love and all to be reserved for the time of final of thy Lord." Matt. 25:21. May we deeds of mercy and gave His life for us, deliverance. Even here we are by faith say as Christ said, "It is more blessed that He is so desirous for us to have, to enter into the Saviour's joy. Like to give than to receive." 4 EASTERN TIDINGS

HOW GOD KEEPS US - lows: "While working he camp pastor SPIRITUAL RECOVERY during the latter part of the first Louis K. Dickson J. S. Washburn World War, I memorized the book of A soldier in one of the European Revelation. On a river boat going from There is no place in this climax hour armies in the first World War told me Richmond, Virginia, to camps farther for thinking, planning, or living as this experience in 1930 when was in south, I repeated out loud to myself usual. As a result of the tremendous Europe the second time. In many Eu- the entire book in one hour and thirty- crisis in which we find ourselves, the ropean armies soldiers are not given five minutes. It was a blessed experi- world has been turned upside down, the religious freedom granted by our ence, a living revelation I can never and no casual, disinterested, indifferent Government to our soldiers. forget. 'I saw a great white throne. spirit and attitude will measure with ... I saw the dead, small and great, the present need. When he refused to yield to the com- stand before God.' I saw the tree and mand that he should work on the Sab- No measure of power of spiritual pos- river of life, the new heaven and the session of the past will suffice now. bath, he was at first threatened with new earth. All that John saw.I seemed instant death and then shut up in soli- Nothing but a return to primitive god- to see. All the glorious closing scenes liness will answer now. Only a return tary confinement, with no books, and of the latter part of Revelation passed in absolute darkness. He told me the to the Saviour, with our whole hearts, before me as a panorama. I seemed for to the Bible, with our undivided al- great joy and blessing he felt in repeat- that brief time to be in the new earth ing comforting passages of Scripture legiance, to prayer, with unprecedented and to behold its glory and splendour apostolic fervency, will bring us the re- which he had committed to memory. ineffable. It was not at all like read- The Holy Spirit, God's great remem- quirements for scaling the walls of brances, will "bring to our remem- darkness before us now. brance" the scriptures stored in mind. There is now a great work to be The following is from the Spirit of done according to God's own planning, prophecy: "May God help us to under- a Word to be heeded, a standard to be stand that we must be labourers to- met, a way to be followed by the peo- gether with Him. Let us begin right ple of God, and the windows of heaven here to be co-workers with Heaven. will surely open unto us. Let us put away the foolish reading There must be 'Seen in each one of matter, and study the Word of God. our lives now a certain rising to the LET US COMMIT ITS PRECIOUS su=preme challenge of this historic hour. PROMISES TO MEMORY, so that, God has put within our reach weapons when we are deprived of our Bibles, we more powerful than the might of may still be in possession of the Word armies. Because of this, God now ex- of God."—"Review and Herald," Jan. 6, pects a great uprising of the church in 1910. a final demonstration of His matchless 0 what unspeakable comfort will the power over the world, the flesh, and the devil. Comforter, the Holy Ghost, bring us PERSIAN FABLE then in helping us to remember the Too many feel that this is an ex- sacred words of God's Book which we One day ceedingly difficult time for the church. have memorized. The Holy Spirit will A wanderer found a lump of clay That mood must be banished. Dismay not fail us then. So redolent of sweet perfume at the widespread destitution and suf- Before the invention of printing it Its odour scented all the room. fering, collapse of confidence in things men thought were established, and the was almost impossible to carry the "Who art thou?'-' was his quick whole Bible. In the days of Jesus few, confusion of world affairs frown down demand. upon our faith. Nevertheless we must if any, carried the bulky manuscripts "Art thou some gem from Samar- of the Old Testament. "look up," for history reveals that the cand, eras when Christianity was most cer- When Jesus was challenged directly Or spikenard in this rude disguise, tainly believed and sacrificially sup- by Satan and by the Pharisees, who Or other costly merchandise?" ported, when it made its greatest ad- ever sought to entangle Him in His "Nay! I am but a lump of clay." vances and won its resounding vic- talk, He did not, could not, take time tories, were not prosperous times but to find and read the scripture. He shot "Then whence this wondrous sweet- chaotic days like these. back the scriptures He had memorized, ness—say?" with the quickness and speed of light- Have we not treated the church too "Friend, if the secret I disclose, casually? Have we not taken our mem- ning. He quoted the scripture answer I have been dwelling with the rose." that He had studied. Someday soon bership in it too lightly? Have we not —Selected. we shall need to be able to do as Jesus all the answers to the present situa- did, and thus overcome as He over- tions, but fail to put them into prac- came. tice before the eyes of men? Have we ing the book, but like living the book. not often given liberal collections to Pastor J. S. Washburn, the writer of I seemed for a time to live in the un- send to others a gospel which we our- the above article, has committed the speakable joy and glory of God's eternal selves have neither experienced nor whole of the New Testament to mem- heaven. As I stood in the little state- practised? ory. At the age of eighty, he says his room on the river steamboat, speaking If the church today is to recover its mind is greatly strengthened as a re- out the last thrilling words of the book, ancient power, it must lay fresh hold sult. He started years ago by com- my eyes filled with tears of inexpres- upon Him who is its living Lord. mitting to memory the book of James sible joy-. I exclaimed, 'Oh, if this is "Come, and let us return unto the during his Sabbath school study. Then the experience that comes with mem- Lord: for He hath torn, and He will he memorized Romans, and then He- orizing a book of the Bible, I shall heal us; He hath smitten, and He will , brews. He could repeat every word of memorize more books.'" bind us up. After two days will He each book from beginning to end at one It would surely appear that we are revive us: in the third day He will sitting. Matthew took two hours and missing much by not memorizing more raise us up, and we shall live in His twenty minutes to repeat; Luke, the of the Scriptures. Why not endeavour, sight. Then shall we know, if we fol- book of long chapters, about three during the Present year, to memorize low on to know the Lord: His going hours. The learning and repeating of say, at least, twenty or more of your forth is prepared as the morning; and the book of Revelation seems to have favourite chapters in the Bible? What He shall come unto us as the rain, as' given him the greatest pleasure. He a storehouse of wealth it would be the latter and former rain unto the' writes concerning this experience as fol- to you! The Editor. earth." Hosea 6:1-3. EASTERN TIDINGS 5

lege of baptizing three persons, C011- pose of the church. We are born into d eting the Lord's supper, and perforn the heavenly kingdomheavenly WITH OUR in g t wo marriage services. Dlodmasih citizens, and we have come- with the Ekka, a worker from the Munda field definite purpose that we -may bring to UNIONS in Khunti, Ranehi, was given in the world, of which we are a part, some marriage to G. C. Marjee's daughter. of the ideas, and purposes, and con- Bright prospects are ahead of both cepts, of the kingdom of heaven. The A VISIT TO BAROBISHA AND these two interior village centres. May time has come when the whole body of CHOKOAKHETI we ask an interest in the prayers of Christ should realize it is the will of the readers of the TIDINGS for the Christ that His church should be a L. G. Mookerjee work in Barobisha and Chokoakheti, compacted kingdom of righteousness and for Bishtoo Boro—our first-fruit and truth, standing ever in solid unity About four years ago, while located from the hitherto unentered Boro tribe for whatever makes righteousness in at Alipur Duar in the Jalpaiguri dis- of the Duars. the earth. The Calcutta church mem- trict, Pastor U. N. Haldar visited Joy- bership now stands at 153. We thank masih Tirkey of Barobisha, twenty-four God for all these loyal and faithful miles from Alipur Duar. In November FIGHT THE FIGHT OF FAITH members, and we, with them, are de- of 1942, K. S. Ekka, our local worker sirous of still reaching greater heights at Chokoakheti, which is thirty-six J. C. Dean in the spiritual realm. We must be miles from Barobisha, visited this one in Christ Jesus, and with this same man. Since 1942 Joymasih Tir• We are living, today, in new times. objective in mind, we are endeavour- key has been keeping the Sabbath, The church of the present and future ing to have a united church member- and he with twelve others were pre- is surely called upon in God's Word to ship in Calcutta. pared for baptism by K. S. Ekka. The perform many duties which will extend seed of truth was first planted by His kingdom here upon earth. Many U. N. Haldar, and K. S. Ekka made are required, in these closing days of VILLAGE EFFORTS PAY frequent visits and gave regular Bible earth's history, to discharge important studies and did thorough work with duties—all, mark you, to the glory of Harnam Dass, Village Evangelist, the Barobisha company, acquainting God. With this ambition in mind, we Punjab them with the truths we hold as a should, with earnestness and persever- people. ance, call upon the name of God, and About nine miles from the town of The writer had the privilege of visit- beseech Him to remove obstacles and Gujranwala is the village of Papnaka. ing the Barobisha company toward the influence minds which are inaccessible When we held the Gujranwala effort, a end of April. The first twelve miles to us, and petition Him to prosper the family from this village attended some from the railway station of Alipur works of our hands. Unless we thus of our meetings and requested that we Duar was made by motor truck, and implore, we have no reason to expect come to their village and hold a vil- the last twelve miles by bullock cart. any success. Any ordinary difficulty lage effort for their people. They were We spent about four days in Barobisha, might be overcome; but, who can desirous of hearing this strange mes- conducting four meetings a day with change an inaccessible will? God can, sage preached to their own people. this interesting company. Before the —to whom all minds are equally ac- After a few weeks of personal study baptismal service, Joymasih Tirkey, cessible, and who-turns hearts as easily with the pepple who had become in- the leader of the company, handed over as He turns the "rivers of waters." terested in Gujranwala, it was pos- 9150 in tithe and Rs.10 for the Uplift In Calcutta we have many difficulties sible for Brethren Ghufam Masih, fund. On Sabbath, the 29th April, I to surmount, but we realize "that with Mithias, and the writer to go to this had the privilege of baptizing nine God all things are possible." It is village according to the request of these candidates in the river, organizing a with praise and gratitude in our hearts seekers after truth. The wife of the church of thirteen members, conducting that we report, through the columns man who had invited us first declared the Lord's supper, and performing a of the EASTERN TIDINGS, that we her decision to give up her habit of marriage service before sunset. Seth have, thus far this year, baptized six smoking and clean up her life so she Kujur awl his wife, who is a graduate candidates, and there are others wait- might be ready when Jesus comes. nurse, are located in this promising ing to participate, in this sacred rite. Even though at the close of the ef- fort here, Brother Mithias, who had field. Coming to the matter of paying our been appointed to follow up the inter- Although the journey to this interior just vows to God, we are grateful to est, was transferred to Rawalpindi, village was not a pleasant one, yet I Him to be in a position to report that still the people kept requesting that felt well repaid when I had the privi- the tithe receipts for the first four we give them a worker to teach them lege of baptizing the first convert from months of the current year have more about this new way they had the Boro (Mech) tribe. This brother, reached the sum of Rs.8,617-5-0, and found. Bishtoo Boro by name, is an enthusi- this, compared with the same period of astic believer. He carries a Bible with last year, reveals a gain of Rs.1,882-4-0. Last year, in October, it was my him which he has bound himself with For this we thank God, and we do privilege to take over the interest sheepskin, which he reads frequently. especially appreciate the faithfulness of created here. Soon we had a good May he be the means of carrying the the Calcutta church members in this Sabbath school, and through personal message to many of the achievement. study in the homes of the people, many in the . decided to accept the message in its The church services are well at- fulness. They.laid aside their work on From Barobisha we set out on a buf- tended, and the Sabbath school de- Friday evening and became very zealous falo cart, travelling twelve miles to partment is well patronized. This re- in Sabbath observance. Soon they be- Samuktala dak bungalow, where we minds me that true patriotism is love came convinced that they should not spent the night. From Samuktala, an- of one's country, and the members of be content with just giving an offering other twelve miles by buffalo cart the Calcutta church, I believe, do love at Sabbath school, but should pay a brought us to Alipur Duar railway their Sabbath school. The _offerings faithful tithe. Our membership in- station, from which place we were for- last Sabbath received during the Sab- creased, our Sabbath school offerings tunate to get a motor car which was bath school session amounted to doubled, and our Thirteenth Sabbath going back to the Chokoakheti tea gar- Rs.103-6-0. offerings trebled. Our tithe for the dens. It has been said that the church is a first month was only Rs.1-8-0, the sec- At Chokoakheti, K. S. Ekka is our "witnessing church." The apostle Paul ond month it was Rs.3-8-0 and when evangelist, and S. K. Samaddar is our calls the church "a colony of heaven." harvest time came we received a tithe school teacher. Here I had the privi- We have in that phrase the whole pur- of Rs.45 that month. 6 EASTERN TIDINGS

Because of the interest created, our Summer School WESTERN INDIA UPLIFT superintendent, Brother Munshi Ram, decided we should hold another effort. What is summer school? It is sim- W. Janes, Field Missy. and Home At this time many new believers ac- ply to brush up the mind for more ef- Missy. Secretary cepted the message, but Murad, the ficient service. The tool that has be- man who invited us here in the first come dull by constant use, or rusty Uplift is still going with a swing; place, just seemed as if he could not by not being used much, needs sharp- not so much now in Bombay as in give up his smoking. His wife had ening or grinding. Summer school does other parts of our territory. been the first one to step across and that kind of work. Nagpur has reached its goal and gone away over, but still Brother and Sis- declare herself with us. Murad be- The summer school for the U. P. Mis- lieved, but it was hard for him to give ter Lamb are working hard. In a re- sion opened its doors for the workers cent letter Brother Lamb said he and up his "hukka." Just as the effort on the 20th of April. The school had Mrs. Lamb were going into Jubbulpore closed, and those assisting were prepar- three instructors in Pastor A. E. Nel- ing to leave, it started to rain. It was to do Uplift work. Jubbulpore is a son, Pastor T. R. Torkelson, and the big town, and they can easily collect impossible to get away, so Master B. M. writer. Pastor Nelson was the main Rs.500, so I am eagerly looking forward Khan of Gujranwala felt impressed to pillar on whom the roof of the sum- to a letter from them saying they have have another personal visit with Murad mer school structure rested. The series and see if he could assist him in over- received over this amount. of studies by him on the Holy Spirit The Central Marathi Mission, too, coming this smoking habit. I feel the were very much appreciated by all. with headquarters at Ahmednagar, has rains were providential, for. during that We had had studies on many impor- personal interview Murad determined to reached its goal, and Brother and Sis- tant points of our faith in the past, ter William McHenry think they will take his stand with his wife, and the but not on so essential a subject. be able to collect another Ra200 or Lord has given him the victory. They Really the advent church needs the then paid Rs.30 in tithe and later an- more. We were interviewing one of power of the Holy Spirit to finish this the mill proprietors there, just a young other 11s21. work in this generation. At the time of our annual meeting, man, well educated, speaking perfect Pastor Torkelson's studies on How to three members from this family were English, a thorough gentleman. After Give Bible Studies, and How to Pre- baptized—Murad, his wife, and his old I had told him of our work, I put the serve Cuttings for Each Sermon, were mother. During the past nine months Rs.100 list in front of him, handed him full of helpful suggestions. they have paid Rs.101 in tithe, and are my pen, and said, "Won't you sign rejoicing in their new-found faith. May The writer gave studies on the Sanc- on the Rs100 list?" "Of course, I will," the Lord bring others into His fold tuary Service, most of which were new he said. "It is a pleasure to donate through these faithful people. to the brethren in the summer school. Rs.100 to such a noble work. We need Miss T. E. Sandberg was with us for many more such institutions in India." a few days. She gave valuable help And this from a Hindu! Really, this year I have contacted many more THE U. P. MISSION REPORT in Sabbath school, Home Missionary, and Young People's work, explaining than I have ever done, and have met with a good measure of suc- B. M. Howard, Superintendent some of the intricate workings of these departments and stressing the increase cess. of membership. We have good news from Kolhapur, The first contact I made with the too. It also has reached its goal and workers in my new capacity as superin- Pastor Mattison could be with us for gone over by Rs.157. In a letter re- tendent of the U. P. Mission was only one day. His study on The cently received from Brother Muthiah, through the Uplift work. In going Preacher and His Preaching was won- he says, "I am happy to inform you from place to place on behalf of this derful. that I have collected Rs. 65 in cash, and noble work, I had the privilege of vis- The afternoons were devoted to have strong faith to believe that I can iting mission stations, members, and round-table discussions. Many profit- collect much more. I find, after all, adherents. able points relative to Work in vil- this Uplift work is easy, and I find a As I went about touring and solicit- lages and cities were freely discussed. real pleasure in taking part in this ing, I noticed and realized our great All of us enjoyed participation. The type of work." Yes, it is good work, many needs. I feel we should have evenings were profitably used in topical Brother. Keep it up, and the Lord will more village schools. Efforts should be sermons, and constructive criticisms bless your efforts. Kolhapur is more put forth for building up this phase of were made at the close. or less a Hindu State, and it is very our work. The ten days spent together were difficult to work, so when Brother The third angel's message is repre- very helpful. We felt it a great privi- Muthiah says he has collected R8.65, it sented in only six districts, and with lege to be away from the daily routine shows an honest effort on. his part. a corps of twenty workers we are do- of the work and to be with the Master. I have just returned from a trip to ing our best. The U. P. Mission suf- We earnestly request the readers to Mahableshwar, one of our nearby hill fered many setbacks, but with the help remember our work in the United stations, and one of the prettiest I of the Lord we will advance onward Provinces before the throne of Grace. have seen in India. The Uplift work and forward. went fairly well there. Although I We anticipate starting work in met a number of people who had al- Muzaffarnagar district before very long. ready donated to our work in Bombay, This new opening will help to stabi- CHURCH CALENDAR yet I was able to persuade them to lize our work around our high school 13th Sabbath Offering June 24 give another small donation. I well in Roorkee. M. V. Week of Prayer July 4-8 remember a Parsee gentleman; he was from Bombay, and when approached he We have good news from Daryaganj, The Melting Pot for Houses took a keen interest in the pictures in Delhi, and Lucknow, that young men of Worship August 12-19 the pamphlet, and then felt very up- are interested in our literature, and Colporteurs' Rally Day August 26 set because he had never been con- come to Bible study class regularly. Sabbath School Rally Day Sept. 2 13th Sabbath Offering tacted in Bombay for a donation. I The Union set an Uplift goal for the Sept. 30 Big Week told him it did not matter, seeing he Local Mission, but the Local Mission Nov. 4-11 Week of Prayer was now in Mahableshwar, and I would raised it to Ra800, We are happy to Nov. 18-25 Week of Sacrifice and Annual be glad to accept his donation. "Why, report that the Mission passed its goal Offering yes," he said, "will you accept a cheque by Rs.300, and anticipates reaching Nov. 25 13th Sabbath Offering Dec. 30 for Rs.100 now? But come and see me double of what the Union set, namely, in Bombay, and I will double it." I Rs.1,200, never refuse a good offer, and this time .EASTERN TIDINGS

which were not directly connected with secured passes. In the Senior group, the Catholic hierarchies. where they record passes as first, sec- Caztern (Ettang's Dr. Wilkinson outlines for us the ond, and: third grade, we had twelve Organ of the development of what he designates as students appear and eleven passed. SOUTHERN ASIA DIVISION the Church in the Wilderness under Four secured a first-grade pass, five a of the General Conference second-grade pass, and two a third- of Seventh-day Adventists three branches of Apostolic Christianity A. L. Ham President —the Celtic, the Syrian, and the Greek. grade pass. A. F. Tarr Secy-Treasurer It is his contention that Apostolic SECRETARIES I think that we will. be pardoned if E. W. Pohlman Educ. and Y. P. M. V. Christianity, which centered at Antioch, we say that these results are quite ex- E. D. Thomas S. S. and Home Miss. remained pure, and that the Chris- ceptional and something of which we L. C. Shepard Acting Publishing tianity fostered by Alexandria and Office Address: Post Box 15, Poona, India can feel proud, not only as a school but Rome soon became corrupted by in our mission work in India. This is Mrs. A. F. Tarr Editor Gnosticism and other heathen beliefs the largest class that has ever ap- Office Address: Post Box 35, Poona current at that time. peared for the Cambridge examinations, Local subscription Price, Its. 2.0-0 a year According to Dr. Wilkinson, the real Foreign Rs. 2-8-0 and the best results were attained this pioneers of Christianity in what is now year. Published and printed by L. C. Shepard, at France, Ireland, Scotland, and Eng- The following students secured a the Oriental Watchman Publishing House, land were the Galatian Christians raised Salisbury Park, Poona, for the General Conf. pass in the Senior School Certificate S. D. A., Southern Asia Division, Poona. up by the Apostle Paul and who sent examination: Hugh Bolst, Jack Fuller, 1050-1148-44. missionaries to these countries, which Stanley Hendley, John Tarr, Shyam at that time spoke one common lan- Jwala, Kelly Manucha, Cyril Rogers, guage and were related by blood and was no exception; in two minutes he Iqbal Singh, Colin Smith, Ashley Lamb culture. In this way he accounts for had the receipt and I had the cheque. and Patrick Poole. This is a splendid the differences in doctrine between the result, and we wish to congratulate The money came in quite fast in Celtic and Roman Christians in the these young people and their parents hundreds, fifties, twenty-fives, and tens; days of Augustine, the first Roman on this fine achievement. very few fives. The total collected was missionary to Britain. Rs.1,331, with definite promises Of He asserts further that the reason In the Junior Cambridge examination Rs.700 or more, so I hope the total will the following secured a pass: Kendrick go away beyond 11s2,000. In 1923 or the Roman Church so violently op- posed Greek learning was their hatred Killoway, Donovan Schutt, Patricia 1924, Brother W. H. 'McHenry, with White, and Thelma Juriansz. As they three or four other workers, worked of apostolic doctrine, the records of which were preserved in the Greek do not record first, second, and third Mahableshwar for a few weeks, and col- manuscripts and Scriptures. grade passes for the Junior Cambridge lected Rs.1,100, but since then no one examination, we will have to wait un- has worked it as thoroughly as they' Evidence is presented to prove that in nearly every case these churches out- til the detailed results come to hand did till this year. By the time I had to find this out, but we are very finished the town, almost everyone I side the pale of Rome, were observers of the seventh-day Sabbath and pos- pleased that these Junior Cambridge met on the main street greeted me. students were successful as well. sessed of great missionary zeal. Here are the Uplift figures from our C. A. Schutt. different stations as recorded in our of- This book contains many interesting fice at Union headquarters: sidelights on the history of Bible re- ligion in India and the Orient, which in Station Goal Receipts some measure explain the indifference SPIRIT OF PROPHECY READING to date of India to the Christian message. PROGRAMME Bombay Ils.18,500 Rs.24,822-10 While Dr. Wilkinson assigns the Nagpur 500 629- 0 "Testimonies," Vol. r Central Marathi 400 573- 0 maximum value to every bit of evi- dence that supports his argument, he Kolhapur 400 557- 0 July 1 pp. 212-214 Mahableshwar 1,500 1,331- 0 has, in this book, placed in our hands a wealth of material that has not " 2 " 214-216 21,300 27,912-10 hitherto been readily available. The 3 " 218-220 . These are the only stations which book closes with thirteen pages of im- 4 " 220-223 have been worked so far, and already pressive bibliography. 5 " 223-224 we have an excess of over Ils.6,612. In For the present the books will have 6 " 224-225 7 " 225-226 each case the goal has been increased to be ordered from America by post. fl 8 " 227-220 this year, and in every instance the Price, cloth bound, Ra 7-6-0. U. S. goal has been reached and passed. All July 9 pp. 229-232 postage will be approximately 12 " 10 " 233-234 I can say is, "Thank God." During this annas. L. C. Shepard. >, 11 year I have often and often thought of " 234-237 " 12 " 237-239 that text in the Psalms, "Be still, and >, 13 know that I am God." If it was not V. H. S. CAMBRIDGE EXAMINA- " 240-241 that He has been with me on my- trips, TION SUCCESSES " 14 " 241-243 and been with our other workers, we " 15 " 244-246 could never have had such a good March 28th was a banner day in the July 16 pp. 246-249 showing in our Uplift so far. He cer- history of Vincent Hill School. For " 17 " 250-252 tainly performs wonders. several days we had been receiving tele- 18 " 253-255 grams from former students who had 19 " 255-258 taken their Cambridge examinations 20 " 258-261 A NEW BOOK and who are not here at the school, " 21 " 261-264 asking about Cambridge examination " 22 " 264-266 "Truth Triumphant" by B. G. results. The results were out in other July 23 pp. 266-268 Wilkinson, Ph.D. parts of India, but in the United " 24 " 268-270 Provinces we had not received ours, " 25 " 270-272 Most church historians trace' the and so we were very much on a tension " 26 " 272-274 development of doctrines and heresies until the mail was received yesterday " 27 " 274-278 in the Eastern and Western Catholic and we learned the results of both the " 28 " 278-281 29 Churches and ignore the history of Senior and Junior Cambridge examina- " 282-285 other Christian groups which existed in tions. In these two examinations July 30 pp. 285-287 other places at the same time, but eighteen students appeared and fifteen 31 " 287-289 8 EASTERN TIDINGS June 15, 1944

Brother S. N. Arinda, who ie in "Health and Healing" in English will charge of our dispensary at Gopalganj, be on the press, as well as the second , tells something about the edition of Army and Navy "Steps to work at that place. Brother. R. N. Christ" in English, and first edition in Sarker assisted him for some months, Kanarese. We hope to print a new and upon his transfer to Jalirpar, book for the coming Big Week. We Brother C. R. Bala was asked to help. would like our readers to pray that as Pastor and Mrs. A. F. Tarr left Poona Pastor T. C. Boiragi takes care of the these books go into the homes of the on Sunday, May 28, for Kashmere, spiritual interests of the work, talking people of this vast, needy land of India, where their hill leave will be spent. As to the patients in the waiting room, that many of her sons and daughters all our readers know, Mis. Tarr, as endeavouring to point them to the will accept of the Saviour and this editor of the TIDINGS, has done ex- Divine Healer. One patient came to the truth which we all love. cellent work, making this little paper dispensary suffering from a badly very interesting. We trust our readers swollen body. He had been in this condition for six years. By the grace will be patient with us during the next We learn from the "Union College of God, with treatment he regained his few weeks as we endeavour to carry on Alumnus" that because of ill health, health. During last November, December, during her absence. We wish Pastor it has become necessary for Professor and January, between 150 and 340 and Mrs. Tarr, and Pastor L. C. M. E. Kern to resign from the presidency patients a day were cared for. These Shepard, who accompanied them, a safe of the Theological Seminary in Washing- patients came from about 450 villages, and pleasant journey, as well as a ton, D. C., which position he has held and some from places forty miles away. happy vacation. since the seminary was established. During 1943 new patients " treated totalled 3,402, and fees received amounted Mid-May coming at the end of a suc- to Rs.9,767-13-0. We rejoice with Brother cession of hot, dry days is a difficult Arinda and his helpers over this good We are sure our readers will be time for the Investment fund, for gar- report. interested in the following regarding den produce is sadly lacking. Never- the Doctors Kress, whose names, at theless, here in Poona, a committee, least, are known throughout the world with Sister N. Ritchie as chairman, and field of Adventists. They are connected Sisters A. L. Ham and C. A. Hart as with the Florida Sanitarium and her helpers, devised ways and means of THE M. V. WEEK OF PRAYER Hospital, Orlando, Florida, United helping this important part of Sabbath States. school funds. A jumble sale was or- As our readers will have noticed "The sanitarium here is full all the ganized and refreshments served, in by the Church Calendar, the M. V. time. It always has a large waiting strict accordance with Government re- Week of Prayer is to be held from 'list. Dr. Lauretta was eighty-one on strictions, to a limited number of July 1-8. A special Supplement, February 10 and I will be eighty-two friends of the Poona Sabbath school. on June 27. On July 9 we will have containing material for this Week, At 7.00 p.m., May 16, Elder A. L. Ham been married sixty years. Fifty-eight offered prayer, and Brother C. A. Hart, has been sent to all church and years of this time we have been linked Sabbath school superintendent, in a few society leaders. However, if a leader up together in this message. We are words declared the sale open. Many has been overlooked, a Supplement still able to spend nine to twelve hours good bargains Ivere secured in the will be sent on request to the M. V. in our offices daily, and during the clothing department, and the delicious Department, Box 15, Poona. entire year of 1943 we have not missed refreshments and cold drinks and fruit one day because of ill health. Is that ices soon disappeared from the stalls. not something to be thankful for? I Recorded music lent a festive air to the think it is. I owe it all to this truth supper hour, after which, and as soon which we love. I would never had been as it was dark enough, a very inter- We know TIDINGS' readers will ap- heard from, coming from a poor and esting set of pictures in technicolour, of preciate a little Publishing House news, obscure family in a little village, no his trip through the United States and both regarding the workers and the larger now than it was eighty-two Canada, was shown by Pastor F. H. work. Brother V. V. Krishniah of years ago at my advent into this Loasby. Many voiced their apprecia- South India has been with us for a world. Yet one year I was announced tion of the enjoyable time they had month or two. He is in charge of the over the radio as one of the ten men spent—thanks to all those who worked Book Department, and is doing accept- in the United States who were espe- so hard to make the evening a suc- able work. Miss Eileen Van Dort, a cially noted as benefactors to the cess. In addition to the pleasure, which S. M. C. graduate, will assist part time human race. I have merely had the a "getting together" such as this gives in the Publishing House and part time good fortune to come in contact with to everybody, the Sabbath school In- in the Division office. Five new the third angel's message. I still feel vestment fund benefited by Rs. 77-11-0. workers from the four Unions of the that I am one of the least among my Division have joined the factory staff brethren, but I am glad that God can —Proboth Haldar from the Northeast, still take the things that are not and John Peter from the Northwest, M. The Salisbury Park church school bring to naught things that are. When David from South India, and S. opened the 1944 school year on June 1, I look back and see the hole from Rajagiri and Samson Poddar from with an attendance of seventy, about whence I was digged, I marvel and Western India. We welcome all these thirty more than at the close of the thank God. How long we may, be able workers to the joys and sorrows of the last school year. The school carries a to carry on, I do not know, but my Publishing House family. full elementary course. There are four prayer is, 'Give me work until my life teachers in charge, three of them being For some months we have been very is done, and life until my work is done.' the same as last year—A. M. Job, who busy in the Publishing House. We I can truthfully say that never has my is the principal, K. S. Rassalem, and have printed the fourth edition of hope been brighter, and never has my Mrs. William Sharalaya (nee Miss "Toward a Better Day" in English, and faith in the third angel's message and Rajaratnamma)—and a new Marathi the first edition in ; the sixth in the Testimonies of God's Spirit, as teacher, S. S. Chavan. The president of edition of "Eating for Health" and the revealed through Sister White, been the Division, Pastor A. L. Ham, gave fourth of "Three Ways to Health." At greater than now." What a remarkable the opening address, to which the the present time we are busy getting testimony to the benefits derived from children listened attentively. The out the ninth edition of "Health and health reform, trust in God, and hard teachers look forward to a very success- Longevity" in English and fifth edition work. It has been truly said, "It is ful year. in Bengali. Soon the third edition of better to wear out than rust out." ItEOIS'rBRED NO. B 1868