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August, 1967 M.C. (P) 2541 Far East Starts 19th Medical Institution VETERAN. Dr. Harry Miller has spoken at many groundbreaking ceremonies for new hospitals in the Orient. He is shown here addressing the group who attended the groundbreaking rites for the new Stubbs Road Hospital in Hong Kong. New Hospital Started in Hong Kong

HE Far Eastern Division's 19th tary of the Medical Department of score of Adventist hospitals in the T major medical institution is now the General Conference. The first Orient during his lifetime, expressed under_ way in the city of Hong spadeful of dirt was turned by Ken- high hopes for successful comple- Kong off the China mainland. neth H. Emmerson, Treasurer of tion of the new hospital for Hong Groundbreaking ceremonies were the General Conference. Represent- Kong. Far Eastern Division repre- held recently for a new circular ing the Hong Kong Medical and senative at the ceremony was Pas- Health Department was Dr. L. M. tor Harry Bedwell, Secretary. hospital. General Conference, Far Werthiem. The master of ceremo- Eastern Division, and Union re- The new hospital will be the first nies was Pastor Ezra Longway, circular medical institution in Hong presenatives were present for the Field Secretary of the Far Eastern Kong and perhaps in all of the special event held at the site on Division and chairman of the Hong Orient. It is expected to be com- Stubbs Road. Kong Adventist Sanitarium-Hospit- pleted in 1969. Site formation will The major address was given by al Development Board. take one year, according to Dr. Harley E. Rice, Associate Secre- Dr. Harry Miller, builder of a Miller.

SPEAKER. Main speaker for the groundbreaking rites was Harley Rice, Associate Secretary of the Medical Department of the General Con- ference. The design for the new circular hospital is in the background left. At the far left is Roger Heald, M.D., Medical Director of the Tseun Wan Hospital in the New Territories, Hong Kong. RIGHT. Ground is broken for another new Adventist Hospital, Left to right, H. W. Bedwell, Secretary, Far Eastern Division; Dr. Henry Allen, Hong Kong; Dr. H. W. Miller, veteran medical missionary; Pastor K. H. Em- merson, Treasurer of the General Conference; and Jackson Wong. ,Deskside Chats

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P. H. Eldridge President H. W. Bedwell Secretary "COME • • • D. A. Roth Assistant Secretary and Public Relations H. D. Johnson Treasurer A. E. Krogstad Assistant Treasurer H. B. Ludden Auditor M. M. Claveria Assistant Auditor REST A WHILE" E. L Longway Field Secretary

DEPARTMENTAL SECRETARIES IT is seldom that we find a lazy person among our workers. Ministers, B. E Olson Education T V. Zytkoskee Acting Secretary, teachers, institutional workers, departmental leaders, office staff, Education administrators—all of these, with only rare exceptions, are dedicated Nellie Ferree Elementary Supervisor and Parent and Home Education Secretary people who give faithful service. They are prompt, concentrate on R. S. Watts, Jr. Sabbath School L. A. Shipowick Lay Activities their assigned duties, and put in more than full time at their jobs. G. C. Ekvall, M.D. Medical And this is the way it ought to be. R. C. Williams Ministerial Association, Radio-TV and Religious Liberty As a matter of fact, we sometimes have problems that result G. J. Bertochini M.V. National Service Organization & Temperance from workers attempting more than they are physically capable of E. A. Brodeur. Publishing handling. Forgetting their own welfare in the face of work that needs M. R. Lyon Assistant Publishing to be done, they task themselves beyond their natural limits. This can

FAR EASTERN DIVISION OUTLOOK cause just as much damage to the total program as is caused by plain Don A. Roth, Editor laziness. Published monthly as the Official Organ of The Seventh-day Adventist church recognizes what society at large the Far Eastern Division of the General Conference of 'Seventh-day Adventists. has long since discovered—workers must have periodic times of rest 800 Thomson Road, Singapore 11. Republic of Singapore. and recreation. That is why we have a policy providing for a yearly vacation. Experience has proved conclusively that vacations mean Postal Address: P. 0. Box 226. Singapore a total of more work done—and healthier, happier workers. Republic of Singapore. Actually the idea of workers for God taking time off for rest Price: 50 cents (US) a year Printed at Malaysian Signs Press is as old as the church itself. Jesus introduced the plan to His disciples. 251 Upper Serangoon Road, Singapore 13 When they returned from an intensive missionary itinerary upon which Republic of Singapore. Jesus had sent them, they gave a report of their activities. Jesus was pleased. They had been successful. Then He said: "Come ye your- UNION MISSIONS DIRECTORY selves apart into a desert place, and rest a while." (Mark 6:31) East Indonesia—A. M. Bartlett, president; Occasionally we hear some worker boast that he has not taken P. L. Tambunan, secretary; L. R. Templeton, treasurer; Dialan Komo 72, Menado, Sulawesi, a vacation for several years. It is true that there are some who seem Indonesia. almost tireless. And yet, one would wonder how much more such an West Indonesia—W. L. Wilcox, president; G. E. Bullock, treasurer; S. F. Sitompul, individual might have accomplished had he taken advantage of the secretary; Jalan Thamrin No. 22, Djakarta, vacations which were his due. And who can say that this apparent Java, Indonesia. super dedication may not have actually shortened his total years of Japan—C. B. Watts, president; Kensaku Yasui, secretary; R. Gainer, Treasurer; 846 Kami effective service. Kawai Machi, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, Japan (P.O. Box 7, Hodogaya-Nishi, Yokohama, We hope our workers will take advantage of the provisions for Japan.) a yearly vacation. We are convinced that this is good for both the Korea—C. A. Williams, president; C. U. Pak, secretary; R. H. Roderick, treasurer; (I.P.O. work and the worker. I would like to offer four suggestions as we Box 1243) 66 Hoi-ki-dong, Tongdai-moon Ku, enter the traditional vacation season: Seoul, Korea. Central Philippine—E. A. Capobres, president; 1. If it can be arranged, take your whole vacation at one time. M. U. Donato, secretary-treasurer; (P. 0. Box This is not an iron-clad rule; but it has been demonstrated repeatedly 3) 356 Gorordo Avenue, Lahug, Cebu City, Philippines. that there is more total benefit from a continuous period of rest than North Philippine—T. C. Murdoch, president; from several shorter ones. M. G. Jereos, secretary; H. M. Baldwin, treasurer; (P. 0. Box 401) 2059 Donado St. 2. Take your family somewhere by itself, if at all possible. Pasay City, Philippines. 3. Remember that long trips, visiting friends or relatives, can be South Philippine—V. M. Montalban, president; P. T. Reyes, secretary-treasurer; P. 0. Box 132, more tiring than work! Davao City. Philippines. 4. Plan some part of your vacation for a spiritual rejuvenation. South China Island—W. T. Clark, president; D. F. Gilbert, secretary-treasurer; 1000 Chung Cheng Road, Taipei, Taiwan. Cordially yours, Southeast Asia—D. R. Guild, president; G. 0. Bruce, secretary-treasurer; 251 Upper Serangoon Road, Singapore 13, Singapore.

Detached Mission

Far Eastern Island—C. L. Shankel, president; Arlind Hackett, secretary-treasurer; P. 0. Box EA, Agana, Guam. —Paul H. Eldridge, President August, 1967 FAR EAS1ERN DIVISION OUTLOOK 3 Record-Breaking Overflow Offering Given for Far Eastern Division THE General Conference Sabbath Don Thompson Heads School Department reports that Alumni to Receive "Focus" Community Service a record-breaking first quarter over- flow offering was given by churches NDER the constitution of the Committee at Andrews around the world on Sabbath, U Alumni Association of Andrews March 25, for the Far Eastern Divi- University all students and profes- University sion. sors in the Adventist Theological The total offering available for Seminary since the Advanced Bible DON Thompson, whose father, Division projects is US$89,584.55. School started in 1934 are now Garth Thompson, will return This is twenty percent of the actual alumni of Andrews University and to Singapore August 24 to become overflow offering of US$447,922.73, entitled to receive "Focus" maga- principal of the Far according to the General Confe- zine and participate in all alumni Eastern Academy rence policy on 13th Sabbath offer- affairs. Any former students or after a year's study ings. teachers in the Adventist Theologi- at Andrews Univer- This is the highest amount ever cal Seminary since 1934, who is not sity, Berrien Springs, given in a first quarter. Much higher now receiving the FOCUS maga- Michigan, has been offerings are normally given in other zine at his correct address, is urged named chairman of quarters during the year, but this is to communicate with Dr. Horace the Student Asso- the highest ever given for a first J. Shaw, Executive Secretary of the ciation Community quarter, according to Pastor G. R. Alumni Association of Andrews Action Committee Nash, Secretary of the Sabbath University, Berrien Springs, Michi- at Andrews University. School Department of the General gan 49104. without delay. If there This summer, Andrews will be Conference. is no local Andrews alumni chap- one of the hundreds of colleges and The second highest was in 1966 ter conveniently near, we will be universities in the United States pleased to have any alumnus or which are initiating programs of when the overflow went to the Inter- American Division. alumnae to take initial steps in or- progressive action in their surround- ganizing one and communicate with ing communities. College students The overflow offering for this the alumni office. will conduct sociological surveys, quarter goes to the Southern Asia --Leif Kr. Tobiassen, President, sports leagues, and alcohol and Division. Alumni Association, Andrews drug education programs. —D. A. Roth University A sophomore speech, mathemat- ics, and theology major, and a 1965 M. R. Lyon Appointed Assistant Publishing Secretary graduate of Far Eastern Academy, NEW. The new assistant publishing secretary of the Far Eastern Division is Pastor M. R. Lyon, Thompson explains that the prac- present Publishing Secretary of the Japan Union. He is expected to take up his new tical experience in working with duties in Singapore later this month. He is shown in the photo above with his wife and four girls. Before going to Japan Pastor Lyon served as publishing secretary of the Indonesia people in the community who have Union Mission at Bandung, Indonesia. He replaces Pastor John Mason who has been elected substandard wages, housing, or edu- new secretary of the publishing department of the Trans-Africa Division. cation, will aid students in choosing their lifework, since it will help them to discover just where their interest and abilities lie.

Catherine Buxbaum, Former FED Secretary, Dead in Florida

RS. Catherine Buxbaum, who M served as an office secretary of the Far Eastern Division, Singapore, died Wednesday, June 7, in Or- lando, Fla. She was only 46 years of age. She was a diabetic and two months ago lost sight in her eyes. While in Singapore she was a mem- ber of the Balestier Road Church. She will be missed by her many friends in the United States and the Far East. 4 FAR EASTERN DIVISION OUTLOOK August. 1967

had planned to attend one of the Australian State universities, but Hong Kong Student Excells after careful consideration he de- cided to embark on the new B.Sc. (London) course, which then was in Australia being, offered for the first time. ONG Kong is the free world's If you were to meet Bruce, you Bruce has taken full advantage of H foothold on the Chinese main- would be impressed by a quiet, the many opportunities which exist land. Four million inhabitants are unassuming Christian gentleman. at Avondale for developing those -,i crammed into a His heart is in the work of God, other qualities so essential if Ad- cosmopolitan city and he hopes to find a place teach- ventist young people are to mea- bordered by Mao's ing the last generation of Advent- sure up to the demands which the Red East. Lacking ists, whilst preparing for the soon- Lord's work makes upon them these the room to sprawl, coming of Christ. days. Bruce's results in his Theology Hong Kong's build- Bruce writes one letter home each subjects as well as the way he has ings probe sky- week in Chinese, and receives a participated in college and church ward; refugee hos- reply noting his mistakes. However, activities are thoroughly consistent tels tower seven there were only three in the letter with the high standard which he Bruce to storeys, and spread I saw. He claims using two lan- has always shown in his purely over a square mile of precious guages is confusing: "When I'm scientific studies. Those members ground; the international air termi- speaking English, I use Chinese of the college faCulty who have nal extends into Hong Kong Bay. grammar. I hope you understand!" been close to him gain a great deal Hong Kong is rich and poor! Mil- Despite the testimony of a tape- of personal satisfaction that the lionaires jostle with refugees, West recorder, electrical meters, loud- first representative of this college brushes the East, religions mix and speakers, a telephone system linked course is a young man of the caliber mingle, men live and die. to a friend's room, and other gad- of Bruce Lo. Three thousand Adventists live in gets, Bruce says that his hobby is It has been Bruce Lo's plan to Hong Kong. Light spreads forth reading books. He has many Chi. serve the church in his home coun- from our new multistorey hospital, nese books, but uses an English try and he aims to return to Hong thirteen churches, the new Clear Bible for his personal devotions. Kong as soon as he has finished Water Bay College, and a little mis- He also owns some Chinese editions his Ph.D. degree. Bruce has been sion boat called "Sealight". Many of the Spirit of Prophecy. offered a postgraduate scholarship of our young people attend the To know Bruce Lo is to know at Monash University, and will Clear Water Bay High School and a Christian. For him a Christian commence research work in the continue their training at the new life is even more important than Quantum Mechanics of Small Mole- college. academic qualifications. —P. Ward cules, combining the mathematical Bruce Lo is one student from (Reprinted with permission from Avondale side of the project with experiment- Hong Kong who has come to College paper.) al work in microwave spectroscopy. Avondale seeking further education. His interest in this field of research His family are third generation was engendered at Avondale where Adventists, and were among the First Avondale Science research projects of a similar nature first Chinese to accept the Three Graduate Gains High are under way and in which he Angels' Messages. Bruce tells us participated as a student assistant that his father is a principal at one Honors for a time. of the Adventist schools in the city. —Australasian Division Record When Bruce came to Australia By E. A. Magnusson in 1962, his plans were to complete the Leaving Certificate examination HEN students were first ac- MV Seminar Held at Avondale and continue to uni- Wcepted for the Avondale Science in Manila, Philippines versity on a Science course. How- Course a few years ago, nobody ever, when the external University dared hope that the first graduate HE quadrennial council of MV of London B.Sc. course was offered of the course would receive his T secretaries of the Far Eastern at College the following year, he degree with First Class Honors. Division was held in Manila, Phil- decided that he would rather enroll This has now become fact and it is ippines under the direction of Pas- with a Christian institution. a delight to he able to announce tor Gilbert Bertochini, MV Secre- His efforts have been crowned the success for which Mr. Bruce I o tary of the Far Eastern Division. with success. The University of has worked so hard over the past three and a half years. The five-day meeting was attend- London has conferred upon Bruce ed by the Union MV secretaries as Bruce came to Avondale from the B.Sc. with First-class Honours, well as a few local mission MV making him the only external stu- Hong Kong nearly five years ago secretaries of the Philippines. The dent to gain such a high distinction and studied for his Leaving Cer- chief counselor for the session was this year. He is Avondale's first tificate in the Secondary Education Pastor L. M. Nelson, Associate MV student to graduate with this degree. Division of the College. He was Secretary of the General Con- As a result, Bruce intends to study very successful in this examination, ference. He is in the Division for a further, and carry on next year at and it was obvious that Bruce three-month itinerary. —D. A. Roth would do well in any university Monash University in Melbourne, A complete picture coverage of the meeting with the aim of obtaining his Ph.D. course he chose to attempt. Bruce will be in next month's issue of the Outlook. August, 1967 FAR EASTERN DIVISION OUTLOOK 5 'EBENEZER ... HITHERTO HATH THE LORD HELPED US" HERE is an intriguing story in By Paul H. Eldridge, President, few months. As our lay members T the Bible about a battle between Far Eastern Division catch the enthusiasm that always the people of Israel and their long- comes when new members are add- time oppressors, the Philistines. It ed to the church, the results are looked like an uneven contest, for more evangelism money than is certain to be spectacular. Israel was far outnumbered. But available. "Hitherto hath the Lord helped the young prophet Samuel, inspiring Sometime within the next few us." While the mounting figures of the people to put their trust in God, weeks, our church membership for baptisms are thrilling, these are only led them in a special worship and the Division will pass the 200,000 statistics to mark our progress to- sacrifice service. God fought for mark. This is a significant milestone. ward our real goal—reaching the Israel. The Philistines were put to However, if we reach the goal for entire Far East with our message. flight. baptisms that was set at the last God never does a halfway job. When the people came back to- Division Council, we must go more There is no drain on divine re- gether to celebrate their victory, than ten thousand beyond this fig- sources. There is more help avail- Samuel took a large pillar-like stone ure. I am certain that it can be able than we have yet called for. and set it up as a monument. He done. If we push on with the same dedi- named the stone Ebenezer, the stone In many of our fields the last half cation seen during the first half of of help; and as he dedicated it he of the year is the best for evan- 1967, we can easily exceed the goals proclaimed: "Hitherto hath the gelism. That means that there is we have set—as long as we re- Lord helped us." (1 Sam. 7:12) good reason to look for even more member that we win when God is That stone was an inspiration to encouraging reports during the next with us. Israel. It was more than just a victory symbol. It was a testimony to the fact that the help had come Former Missionary Sparks The program has now grown from God, and that it had come from a family project into a pro- just when it was needed. It was an Literature Project at gram for the entire church. expression of faith that God would Andrews University always back them up in every future NEWS FROM HERE & THERE struggle. PERATION Send," a program As 1967 opened, the Far Eastern • "O at Andrews University's Pio- R. I. Gainer has been ap- Division set itself to the task of pointed new treasurer of the Japan moving into a final phase of giving neer Memorial Church for mailing used literature to the mission field, Union. He replaces Pastor E. E. the gospel in this part of the world. Jensen who is now with the Penang From any ordinary point of view, has grown from 2,000 pieces in 1963, when it was organized, to Sanitarium and Hospital. Gainer the odds against us are worse than has been serving as assistant treas- they were when Israel fought the 50,000 pieces last year. The story of "Operation Send" urer of the Potomac Conference in Philistines. But all over the Division the Columbia Union Conference. the year began with special services began several years ago when Ray- mond Hill, now assistant professor • Prof. P. G. Miller, formerly of revival in the churches. These dean of the faculty of Philippine were followed with the heaviest con- of agriculture, and his family were missionaries at Mountain View Col- Union College, has been elected centration of evangelistic activity new president of Canadian Union we have ever had. lege in the Philippines. They ap- preciated the secondhand literature College. He replaces another former Now, at mid-year, we can report that came to them, and when they Far Easterner, Dr. Richard Figuhr. that "Hitherto hath the Lord helped left they promised to send literature • Dale Bidwell, a summer grad- us." to their friends. uate of Columbia Union College, Accurate reports of baptism totals has been appointed to serve with for the first half of 1967 are not in the Far Eastern Division office in yet. But there are many indications purchasing and maintenance. that these figures will be like Sa- • A. E. Hackett, who has served muel's symbolic Ebenezer, a solid as secretary-treasurer of the Far witness to the fact that God has Eastern Island Mission, is now an helped us. assistant auditor of the Far Eastern From many of our fields have Division. He will move to Singa- come reports of larger numbers of pore at the completion of his fur- evangelistic meetings than ever be- lough. fore. Some areas have already • C. P. Sorensen, former Divi- reached the baptismal goals they sion president, visited the Iowa had set for the entire year. For OPERATION. "Operation Send Workers" Camp Meeting in June and is sched- mailed 50,000 pieces of used literature at some time the Far Eastern Division the Andrews University Post Office in uled to visit the Arizona Camp has been setting up funds to aid in Micitiono this past year. Handing packages Meeting in August. to postmistress, Mrs. Lucile Davis, are C. M. • evangelism. Nearly every year there Crawford, Assistant Auditor of the Michigan Four Far Eastern workers at- are some of these funds which are Conference, and Edmond Roy, Manager of tended the special Missions Orienta- the College Store. Much of this material has tion course at Andrews University not called for; but this year almost been sent to the territory of the Far Eastern every union mission is begging for Division. this summer. 71111f"'

August, 1967 Special elf/Oasis YOUTH IN SOUTHERN ASIA

Assam Training School.

. . . Built originally from war sur- Young hopeful plus materials, the Assam Training looking toward School is now crying for space. and pointing to Classrooms, science laboratory, li- Assam Training brary and administrative offices are School . . . . Will far too small to meet their present there be room for needs. Due to lack of accommoda- her? tion, admissions must be limited in this ONLY Adventist school in the Assam Section. Thirteen Sabbath Overflow Offerings Goes We must move.. . to Southern Asia Because: September 30 1. The new location will be more healthful as it is not subject to annual floods, as is the present. 2. Transportation to and from the school will be good and less hazardous. 3. The school will be on the main road from Dacca, the capital city of East Pakistan.

Kellogg Mookerjee High School Moving Day!

4. Medical facilities will be close at hand. 5. Food and industrial supplies will be readily accessible. 6. The new site provides dry ground for more industries. 7. A better market for school industrial products will be near. NEWS FROM THE UNIONS

Far Eastern Island West Indonesia Mission

First Yapese Convert LLU Medical Student in Baptized by Pastor Jimeno Indonesia This Summer

OUR hundred and fifty miles WILLIAM Ashby, a student of Fsouthwest of Guam is the verdant the School of Medicine of Loma island of Yap, at times called Linda University, is spending this "The Land of Stone Money." The summer in Indonesia while on a large doughnut-shaped stones were special fellowship granted by a brought from Palau before Euro- United States pharmaceutical firm. pean times on canoes and rafts, He will spend his time working just under 300 miles of open sea at the Banding Sanitarium and Hos- travel, and later on, in sailing ships pital, Bandung, Java. He is one of similar to O'keepe's. The value of 31 medical students to receive a the stone money depends not so fellowship awarded by Smith, Kline much on size as on age and hard- and French Laboratories through ships undertaken to obtain the FIRST. This is Ruwechieng, left, the first the Association of American Med- money. Yapese convert to the Adventist message. ical Colleges. The fellowship is Much more valuable in the sight At the right is Pastor E. A. Jimeno, who valued at US$1,364. of God than the inanimate stone baptized him. money is Ruwechieng, the first voted to send Johannes Adelbai, a Yapese to accept the message. Just promising young worker from the how did this dear Yapese brother Palau Islands, as our missionaries come in contact with Adventism? to the "Land of Stone Money." A Treasurer of Bandung Ana Becherrak, a faithful church property had been secured on a hill Hospital Dies member of the Koror church in overlooking the main town of Col- Palau, had a strong desire to carry onna and plans are now underway ORD has been received in the the gospel truth to the more than to construct a home for our new 4,000 inhabitants of the island of worker. W Far Eastern Division office of the death of Nico Rantung, Treas- Yap. Accompanied by another Yap no longer waits in darkness member in the church, she made for the time has come when these urer of Rumah Sakit Advent, the Bandung Sanitarium and Hospital a trip to Yap with the intention oceanic people of Micronesia should of passing out Japanese language hear the everlasting gospel. in Indonesia. He had been sick for some time. We join with the hos- literature and at the same time try —E. A. Jimeno, MV Secretary to get acquainted with the people. pital staff and the West Indonesia Ana and her companion faithfully Union in sorrow over the passing Watch next month's issue for of this faithful staff member. made their house-to-house visits and a special feature, "Unsung was eventually led by God to the Heroines." humble dwelling of Ruwechieng. The two sisters "cast their bread BAPTISM. Fourteen persons were baptized by Pastor Jimeno on May 28, 1967, on the island upon the waters" to this man. The of Korror, Palau. Lord watered the gospel seed and it wasn't long until Ruwechieng requested a Japanese Bible so he could investieate whether the things Ana was teaching really came from the Scriptures. Last February, Ruwechieng de- cided to be baptized, so Ana brought him to Koror to become acquainted with all the church mem- bers and further receive Bible stud- ies on all the doctrines of the church. On May 28 of this year, together with thirteen others, Ru- wechieng was baptized, the first Yapese to embrace the Advent truth. At our last biennial meeting on Guam last December, 1966, it was 8 FAR EASTERN DIVISION OUTLOOK August, 1967

Ashby arrived in Bandung in $ .25 to $ .30 daily for hospitaliza- family would go hungry for the July and is due to spend 11 weeks tion with three full meals, sheets, day. Needless to say we were able working at the Hospital. In addition blankets, and nursing care. to supply them with food and a bit to working in the hospital and out- "Next to my home is a family beside, but help given these folk patient clinic operated in conjunc- of eleven. The father makes the requires the wisdom of Solomon. tion with it, he will be in several equivalent of $ .50 US per month, "The father is too poor to go other clinics in the area who are but somehow in his spare time he elsewhere, and he can never obtain also under the supervision and ope- scratches most of life's essentials more land here in Java. He is fear- ration of the hospital. from a plot of ground not as large ful of almost any suggestion or help as an American building lot by lest it ruin his shaky economy. If turning over a series of crops so anything happens, he can only beg, Letter from Indonesia fast as to astound any American. steal, or starve. We have been able "The other day I heard the moth- to provide food subsidies for this to the U.S.A. er scolding and crying alternately family and also help with clothing while talking to one of the children. and occasional medicines. We hope (This letter appeared in the Loma Upon making a little inquiry I and pray that their tomorrow will Linda University SCOPE for learned that the child had eaten a be brighter and happier." April 12, 1967) bunch of tomatoes which the family —Neil R. Thrasher, M.D., Act. planned to sell. Now the whole Director, Rtunah Sakit Advent UR medical missionary work "O began in Indonesia in 1950 and members as they met together with underwent a rapid evolution from Elder Roth on Saturday night and small clinic to make-shift hospital listened to a tape he had just re- to the present modern 200-bed hos- Japan ceived from the States with the pital with a government approved latest Chapel release on the choir. School of Nursing. We pray that the 92 leaving one "Bandung, a city of 1,000,000, 92 Seniors in Graduation stage of study behind may continue was once a lovely spot, but today on in their witness for the Lord, and there is no water, gas, or electricity J.M.C. may find themselves joining up with worthy of mention. We generate all those who now are taking the our electricity and, lacking water, INETY-two students graduated Gospel to millions in Japan. the hospital's supply is trucked in hour by hour. Java, the island N from the various schools of on which Bandung is situated, is Japan Missionary College, and these Australian Heads Food the world's most heavily populated qualifying scholars listened with in- island with some 70,000,000 people terest as Pastor S. Nagakubo, Pas- Plant Development living in an area 400 miles long tor D. A. Roth, and Dr. T. Yama- Program in Japan by 80 miles wide. It is estimated gata took the three week-end serv- that there is one physician for every ices. 35,000 inhabitants. It was indeed a priviledge to have ARLY this summer an Australian "Hard times have fallen upon Elder Roth with us, and he soon E arrived in Japan to take over these people since World War II, won the hearts of the students with a food development program at the and the end of their problems is the many interesting and inspira- Japan Missionary College. He is L. still far away despite their deter- tional stories which he related very A. Piper, formerly connected with mined pro-Western turn. Probably effectively. It was good to hear the Australian health food industry. not less than 300,000 persons lost many experiences of college choir Piper's specific task will be to their lives in the coup attempt one members while they were on tour investigate the potential of the year ago. in the United States. It was a happy Japanese and eastern markets for "As foreigners we find it best to reunion for the Choral Arts Society health foods. The present plan is leave community education and public health work to the nationals TEACHERS. This is the faculty of Japan Missionary College, high school and college sections. and concentrate on acute medical In the center is Dr. T. Tomagata, President of the College. and surgical problems. Diseases commonly encountered here include tetanus, typhoid fever, amebic dy- sentery, cholera, small pox, tuber- culosis, cirrhosis, peripheral vascular disease, malignancies, and malnutri- tion in its various forms. "We have a staff of four Indone- sian and two American physicians, and 75 nurses, of whom one is an American. The daily inpatient hos- pital census is 135, and out patients number close to 200 daily. Major surgical procedures number approx- imately 100 per month. The Aver- age patient pays the equivalent of GRADUATES. Here are 92 graduates from the schools of Japan Missionary College for this year. The college president, Dr. T. Yamagata, is seated in the center, front row. for Piper to organize, if possible, the US$2.200 land purchase. The partment. Assistant directors are a company similar to the Sanitarium cost of the entire project, land and Pastors R. Johnston and Yoo Health Food Company in Australia, development, will amount to more Chung Shik. The first field school producing protein foods and/or than US$10,000.00. of evangelism is scheduled for breakfast foods. MV leaders from throughout the Kang Nung and will be taught by When the plant has been estab- Far East rejoiced at this news dur- Pastor Bruce Johnston of Southern lished and running efficiently, it will ing the council session. This is a Missionary College. be handed over to Japanese to step in the right direction for our • Chong Wha Hyun of the operate and manage. His will be youth program in Korea. college library and Dean Kim a two-year assignment and as such Chong Wha attended a seminar on will be working under the manage- News of Note from theological libraries conducted by ment and direction of the Far the Korean Association of Accred- Eastern Division. Korean Union College ited Theological Schools. We welcome Mr. and Mrs. Piper • Pastor Yoo Hyung Whan, and family to the territory of the • The Asia Foundation dona- Acting Lay Activities Secretary of Far Eastern Division. ted 100 very useful volumes to the the Korean Union, conducted the college library. David Steinberg of Spring Week of Prayer. A total of Asia Foundation visited the campus 150 students expressed their desire and observed the vocational educa- to prepare themselves for baptism. Korea tion programs. • A sister relationship between • Pastor Dean Hubbard has Japan Missionary College and Ko- been appointed Director of the rean Union College was approved First MV Campsite Field School of Evangelism that by the Board of Directors of both Purchased in Korea will be operated jointly by the col- institutions. This formal relation- lege and the Union Ministerial De- ship will facilitate the cooperation between the two institutions, espe- THE first denominationally-owned Visitor to Korea cially as it concern visiting pro- MV campsite has been purchased fessors, lecturers, and publications. in Korea. This has been reported • George Haley, Director of by Pastor Adrian Zytkoskee, MV college industries, has departed for Secretary of the Korean Union. a three-month furlough in the Details of the campsite purchase United States. He will visit various were given at the time of the MV institutions, a number of camp Council held at Manila, Philippines. meetings, and Mountain View Col- The camp is a six-acre wooded lege. plot about 40 miles northeast of • The Korean Air Force Band Seoul, Korea. It is surrounded on and the college choirs presented a three sides by water. "Deer Moun- musical at the college auditorium tain Camp" is the name of the MV on May 21. The program was under project to be owned and operated the direction of Cho Kwang Soo. by the Central Korean Mission. VISITOR. Pastor and Mrs. Palmer Wick, of • With the new school year, At the present time children and Bangkok, Thailand, are shown with Korean the college has a blind student en- students at Korean Union College during a youth of the mission are collecting recent visit to the school. He is president of rolled. Miss So, even with this money to raise the 300,000 won the Thailand Mission and the photo was token handicap, received the highest mark while he was on Ms way home for a fur- (about US$1,200) to help purchase lough. in the class in child evangelism. 10 August. 1967

South China Island East Indonesia

New Manager for Taiwan Nine Adventists Drown in Sanitarium & Hospital Ambon Island Flood G. Burgess, newly appointed A CABLE received in the Far R business manager of the Tai- NEW. Robert Burgess, from the Portland Eastern Division office in Singa- Sanitarium and Hospital, has arrived in Tai- wan Sanitarium and Hospital, ar- wan to take up his new work as Business pore reports that nine Seventh-day rived in Taipei June 21. He was Manager of the Taiwan Sanitarium and Hos- Adventists were drowned in a dis- pital. Left to right, Beth, Mrs. Burgess, accompanied by Mrs. Burgess and Robert Burgess, and Marlow. astrous flood on the island of Am- their two children, Beth, 14, and bon in the East Indonesia Union Marlow, 9. Upon their arrival the Burgesses territory. After graduating from Walla began the study of the Chinese Ambon is one of several islands Walla College in 1950 with a major language. They will be filling a very in the Molucca group located east in Business Administration, Mr. important place in the work of the of the Celebes in Indonesia. The Burgess was connected with the hospital and the South China Island mission has 17 churches and more Washington Sanitarium and Hos- Union. than 800 members. pital for five years. In 1956 he went to Southern Asia as secretary- treas- urer of the Pakistan Union for three years, and for two years was sec- A Veteran Administrator Retires retary-treasurer of the Ceylon Mis- sion. The family returned to the for his "untiring service to the United States in 1961 and spent church in China, the United States, one year at Andrews University and other parts of the world." The where he received his Master's de- executive committee of both organ- gree in 1962. Mr. Burgess joined izations took special actions com- the Pcirtland Sanitarium and Hos- mending Pastor Miller for his serv- pital that same year as patients' ice to the church. business manager which position he Miller, now 66, was born in Se- held until he left the United States ward, Oklahoma, in the United to come to Taiwan. States. He became a baptized mem- ber of the Adventist church in For two years Mr. Burgess was 1912 while he was attending denom- chairman of the city-wide Hospital inational schools. He attended Ja- Credit Managers' Group. Just re- rosa Academy in Colorado and cently he was granted the degree of Pacific Union College in California. Certified Consumer Credit Execu- He studied Latin and Greek in tive and elected to a membership college, but found out that these in Sigma Chi Epsilon, the society two languages did not help him of Consumer Credit Executives. For much when he was called in 1927 the past 4 years he has been active to go to China to serve as a pioneer in the Portland community as a ASTOR Claude B. Miller, Pres- missionary. member of the Kiwanis Club and P ident of the South China Island His first year in Shanghai was in this past year was secretary of the Union has announced his retire- language study and in study of the organization. ment after serving 41 years for the Chinese people. His first assignment Mrs. Burgess was the former denomination. He left Taipei for the was that of President of the Yunnan Treva Graves and is a graduate of United States on June 29. Mission, Kwenming, China, where Kingsway College, Oshawa, Canada. Pastor and Mrs. Miller left Tai- he served for 11 years. He then After her training in business col- wan after directing Adventist mis- became President of the Northwest lege she joined the New York sion work on the island for the past China Union and later the West Conference as secretary to the pres- four years. Hong Kong and Macao China Union. During the Second ident. Other areas of work included are also in the territory of the South World War he served for a time as acting as legal secretary for an at- China Island Union Mission. president of the East China Union. torney in Walla Walla; secretary to Miller's request for retirement In the year 1949, in the face of the Director of Nurses at Washing- and for relief as president of the communism spreading over China, ton Sanitarium & Hospital; and sec- church's headquarters for this area Pastor and Mrs. Miller returned to retary to the head of the Education has been accepted by the executive the United States where he took up Department for the Oregon Con- committees of the Far Eastern Divi- work as pastor of the North Shore ference. sion, Singapore, and by the General Adventist Church in Chicago, Illi- Mrs. Burgess has also been active Conference. nois. After eight years of service in in Pathfinder and Women's Clubs In announcing the retirement of Illinois, he was called to Reno, Nev. and for two years was director of Pastor Miller, Pastor Paul H. Eld- where he served as pastor for five the city-wide VBS program for the ridge, President of the Far Eastern years. In 1962 he was called back city of Portland. Division, praised the church official to the Orient where Pastor Miller August, 1967 11 became the President of the Hong Student Missionary Visits Kong-Macao Mission of Adventists. Late in 1963 he was elected pres- Alma Mater ident of the South China Island Union and moved to Taiwan, the By Maggie Tan headquarters of the Union. RNEST Levos, an alumnus of Pastor and Mrs. Miller have one ELi Southeast Asia Union College, daughter, Mrs. Victoria Irene Wah- STUDENT. This is Charles Eusey, of South recently stopped to see friends dur- len, whose husband, Dr. Ray Wah- Lancaster, Mass., a student missionary of the Atlantic Union College who is serving this ing his brief vacation in Singapore len, is a missionary dentist in Ko- summer in the Sabah Mission of Borneo. before returning to the United rea. At the present time he is on States where he is enrolled at Pacific a three year graduate study program Union College. at the Loma Linda University. lege library was converted into a temporary center of ten beds which Ernest finished his Junior College were continually being used by the work at Southeast Asia Union Col- line of donors. On this same day lege in 1964, left for the United Southeast Asia we received television and radio States in 1965, and was given the coverage in four languages. rare privilege of being a student- This is the seventh year that the missionary to Hong Kong the fol- lowing year. Although he had to Ekamai School in Bangkok school has promoted the campaign among its students and staff mem- suspend his studies for one full Receives Accreditation bers. According to the group or- school year, Ernest feels that this ganizer of the Blood Transfusion experience has more than made up for the loss of time in classwork. HE second issue of "Pulse," the Service, our school holds the highest record in the donation of blood In his work at South China Union T official publication of the Bang- College, Ernest has been able to kok Sanitarium and Hospital, re- among all the secondary schools in Singapore. pick up some Chinese. He was in- ports that the Ekamai School near vited to speak to the college students Bangkok has received accreditation —Paul Tan, P. R. Officer, Southeast Asia Union College at Southeast Asia Union College at from the Department of Education a chapel exercise. The students en- of the Thai Government. joyed hearing his inspiring expe- This means that next school year riences as teacher and evangelistic the school will be teaching M.S. 4 worker. He taught English, Bible, and 5 and that Adventist young and History in the upper secondary people will not now have to go to classes and also held evangelistic a public school for their last two meetings. It was in this phase of years of high school. work that he received first-hand ex- The Thai Ekamai Adventist perience in child evangelism. School has been in operation since Ernest returned to Pacific Union 1945. The enrollment for this year College in mid-July to complete his is 439, 120 of these are in the Ma- senior year, majoring in History and tayom section. In the English sec- Religion. We are proud of Ernest tion there are 470 students, 114 in and the fine work he is doing. We the secondary grades. wish him Godspeed as he continues Banjong Tonasudh is the prin- SCHOOL. This is Southeast Asia Union Col- to prepare for greater service in the cipal and John Falconbridge is the lege Administration Building, Singapore. Lord's vineyard. administrator.

DONORS. Students of Southeast Asia Collepe in Sinpapore crowd in to give blood to the SAUC Sponsors Seventh Red Cross. The Bloodmobile was set up in the library of the college. Blood Donation Campaign

HE demand for blood is on the Tincrease in the Youngberg Mem- orial Hospital as more complicated operations are performed by the two competent surgeons who have recently joined the staff. One hundred and seventeen stu- dents, faculty members, and mission workers responded to the appeal for blood on May 30, 1967. These life- savers kept the team of workers from the Blood Transfusion Service busy from 9:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. This number shows an increase of twenty-two over last year. The Southeast Asia Union Col- 12

News Items from

Southeast Asia Union

By Maggie Tan

• RS. Ruth Kong gave birth M to an 8 lb, 12 oz. baby girl on May 18, just one day before her older boy's second birthday. • Olivia Chung left by Pan American Airlines to resume her studies at Union College. She had Religious Liberty Men Call on Senate President been home for two months to be GROUP. Religious liberty men of the General Conference, Far Eastern Division, and the with her mother, Mrs. C. K. Chung, North Philippine Union made a call recently on the Honorable Gil J. Puyat, President of the Philippine Senate, on the occasion of the nine-day Philippine visit of Pastor W. Melvin Adams. and it is believed that her presence From left to right, Pastors R. C. Williams, T. C. Murdoch, Senator Puyat, Pastor Adams, has helped considerably in the mi- Senator Camilo Osias, and Pastor P. C. Banaag, Executive Secretary of the Religious Liberty Association of the Philippines and editor of "Freedom". A little later at the senate session raculous healing of her mother who hall, Senator Puyat suspended the session to enable the religious liberty men to meet the is now recuperating from her polio other senators right on the floor of the senate. attack at home.

• Johnny Ngoi, son of Mrs. Ngoi Bang King of Kuala Lumpur, North Philippines By B. B. Alsaybar, Religious left on the same flight with Olivia Liberty Secretary Chung. He will join Union College. "VOU are doing a good work. azine. This is the very time to be • Edward Poey left for Spicer 1 Your magazine is good. But vigilant. We can never tell what will College, India, on May 28, 1967. there's one thing I have against it. happen in 1971." Present circulation He plans to obtain his degree in It is not reaching enough people." of Freedom is only 20,000. Business Administration. Giving this commendation and At present the constitution pro- criticism was Senator Camilo Osias, vides for optional religious instruc- • Alfred Poey, brother of Ed- Senate President protempore of the tion in public schools. Last year ward, left on June 7 for Lowry Philippines. The magazine referred a bill was presented in Congress Memorial Higher Secondary School. to was Freedom, counterpart of which proposed to allow public He has enrolled for the Pre-Uni- Liberty, the only Adventist religious school teachers designated by a versity course leading to medicine. liberty magazine outside the United priest or minister to teach volun- States. The occasion was the visit tarily religion in public schools. • Chin Yuk Fah left in May to his office by a group of religious The bill died because of opposition for England to further his studies. liberty men. They were Pastors W. from Protestant groups. It is feared His brother, Chee Fah, is also there M. Adams, General Conference that this provision on religious in- and is reported to be doing well in Associate Secretary for public af- struction might no longer be "op- his studies. fairs and religious liberty; R. C. tional" by 1971. Williams and B. B. Alsaybar, Far Eastern Division and North Phil- The group had earlier called on • Rosalie Lim arrived home Senator Juan Liwag, Chairman of on June 21 from the United States ippine Union religious liberty sec- retary, respectively; P. C. Banaag, the Committee on Labor Laws and for her summer vacation. She had Constitutional Amendments. He been attending Atlantic Union Col- Executive Secretary, Religious Li- berty Association of the Philippines himself is not in favor of the con- lege and will be a senior, majoring stitutional convention in 1971, citing in English, next year. She hopes to and editor of Freedom; and T. C. Murdoch, President of the North the United States, whose constitu- take graduate work in the field of tion is some 190 years old, and yet library science. Philippine Union. These men, aware that a con- has not convened a convention stitutional convention is scheduled just to make amendments. Liwag • Dayton Chong, son of Pas- belongs to the minority party, how- tor & Mrs. Joshua Chong, has been to be held in the Philippines in 1971 purposely to make amendments to ever. Pastor Adams, whose chief accepted by Atlantic Union College interest is labor laws, was glad to as a ministerial student. He left on the 32-year old fundamental law, hear from Senator Liwag that in July 30. had called on the senator to ask what they and our people might be the Philippines a person may not • Chu Pek Song is the happy able to do to help the senator in he forced to join a labor union if recipient of a scholarship from his work. The staunchest champion his religious conviction prevents him Andrews University. He left for the of the separation of church and from doing so. Liwag also ad- United States together with Dayton state in and outside the halls of monished the group to increase the Chong. Both Dayton and Pek Song congress for more than four decades circulation of Freedom. were graduates of Southeast Asia said: "Keep it going. But try to After a prayer by Pastor Adams Union College last year. reach more people with your mag- at the office of Senator Osias, the August, 1967 13 group proceeded to the office of campaign on the west coast, Pastor Senate President Gil Puyat for a David walked ten miles each way brief call. Then we were taken to to conduct these meetings because the senate session hall and no soon- of the mountainous terrain; but as er had we seated ourselves at a a result, a number of prominent reserved section than we heard the men made their decision for Christ. floor leader move for a suspension Included were the Bureau of In- of the session. It was Senator Osias' ternal Revenue agent and his wife, idea to give us chance to meet the the municipal secretary and his wife, senators, an unprecedented expe- and two brothers who are school rience, as far as we religious liberty teachers. A total of 24 were added men in the Philippines are con- TRANSPORT. This is how our minister on to our church in that province. cerned. the island of Palawan travels to his churches. Pastor David is in a cortella with Bible in The one and only main road on We left the congress building hand ready to make the four-mile trip from the island ends at Brooks Point in with a souvenir, a book by Senator his home to the church. the South but it is beyond the end Osias, Church and State in the of the road where much of the Philippines, and with a prayer in and can only work for a few hours. pastor's work begins. Five miles our hearts that God would raise They just can't take the long rough beyond this point and again up in men like Senator Osias to champion roads all day long. It is very difficult the hills, there is a church with 17 the cause of religious liberty in the for Pastor David, with such trans- baptized members and about 40 Philippines. portation problems, to keep to a Sabbath School members. In these And yes, we went out with the time schedule. One morning recent- isolated spots, great credit goes to resolve to improve the circulation ly, for example, he left home for a our faithful laymen who hold the of Freedom magazine! trip to the Bacuit church in the believers together. One such mem- North. When he bade his wife and ber is Deigo. He is a remarkable daughter farewell, he told them that Adventist Work Progresses lay evangehst. He succeeded in per- he would be home again in about suading two public school teachers on Peaceful Palawan eight days. However, the small boat in the Brooks Point district who, which took him to his destination, by the way were still preparing for a little church with 28 members, ALAWAN is a long, narrow baptism, to carry picture rolls, mag- P did not return again for 28 days. azines, and pamphlets for five westerly island in the Philippines, During this time Pastor David kept stretching almost from Mindoro in miles over steep hilly slopes to con- himself busy holding revival meet- duct a Branch Sabbath School. It the North, to Borneo in the South. ings in the evenings and doing In- New settlers are flocking to this was certainly a good test for the gathering in the daylight hours. development of strong church mem- island by the thousands and for two Ninety-one souls were won during reasons. First, Palawan is peaceful. bers. 1966 and the pastor's goal is 130 It was also an inspiration for Islanders feel it is safe even to walk this year. In a recent evangelistic out alone after nightfall and they three of us from the North Philip- can leave their homes unlocked pine Union headquarters to go without fear. There are few places J. R. Bailey Joins down to this island and conduct in the Philippines where peace and revival meetings in peaceful Pala- order are so good. NPUM Staff wan's isolated churches. The words of Pastor David will long be re- The second reason for the rush APPOINTED. Pastor Ray Bailey, until recently to Palawan is that the Philippine Radio-TV Secretary of the Korean Union, has membered for he said, "I have come to join the North Philippine Union staff labored here for three years already government is spending millions of as Ministerial Secretary. He succeeds Pastor pesos to help families from crowded Royce C. Williams, now Ministerial and Radio- and I have not known of any TV Secretary of the Far Eastern Division. quarrel in any of our 17 churches." areas to homestead on this island. Before coming to the Philippines, Pastor Bailey held a series of meetings for six weeks in It is not surprising that Adventists Peaceful Palawan's Adventist Pas- Taiwan. Their children are Terrill Ann and in this area are so highly respected. tor is Balbino 0. David. This fine Randall Scott, front, and Richard Allen and Seryl Renae, back. To them we say Mubuhayl This tropical island appears idyllic young man with his pleasant wife —B. B. Alsaybar, Public until one meets up with the result and little daughter, June, are much Relations Secretary of malnutrition, malaria, and the loved by the islanders. Pastor David many other diseases which go hand has 17 organized churches under in hand with poverty and lack of his care with a membership of proper medical care. The death rate around 600. Seventeen churches are is high. A local church elder's small too many for any one pastor to two-year old daughter died suddenly shepherd and Pastor David's prob- of malignant malaria while we were lems are multiplied because there there. Puerto Princesa is the capital is no land transportation to seven of the island and it is our hope to of these churches. These can be establish a medical clinic there as reached only by small boats and soon as funds are available. long hikes high up into the hills. For our final gathering with our On the available roads on the believers in Puerto Princesa, we met island, transportation is often limited out under the stars, taking for our to the cartella (horse and buggy) discussion the words found in Psalm and because of the extreme hot 147:3, 4: "He healeth the broken in weather, the small ponies tire easily heart and bindeth up their wounds. 14 FAR EASTERN DIVISION OUTLOOK August, 1967

He telleth the number of the stars, when he received a Bible from answer was, "As usual" adding, "Be he calleth them all by their names." Nellie Ferree, who was then a mem- sure to come tomorrow afternoon As we said goodbye, the words of ber of the faculty of Philippine for you might be preaching your the little girl who recited Psalm Union College. Our teachers and last sermon to me." We felt his 23 that night, rang in our ears. She students from Philippine Union Col- pulse; it was normal and we could had just learned sufficient English lege had been holding religious tell by the expression on his face to memorize the verses, but her meetings in the National Peniten- and the tenor of his voice that he translation was superb as she said, tiary even before 1958 and these was telling the whole truth and "He leadeth me in greener pastures. meetings have been going on up nothing but the truth when he . . . my cup runneth away over." to the present time and which are answered, "I do not feel anything She has none of this world's goods very much appreciated and well at- unusual in my whole being." Then but with Jesus in her heart, there tended. For some time the writer another question we asked was, is a peace, a contentment and joy had the privilege of being invited "Luis, if you are pardoned and set which we all could envy. to preach also in these meetings free, will you revenge and kill the So the third angel's message is where his contacts with these un- person or persons responsible in spreading rapidly throughout an- fortunate prisoners started. From sending you to jail?" "No, sir," other island of the sea. personal conversations after each he said. 'Pastor, if God will set —Todd C. Murdoch, President, meeting I learned to sympathize me free the first person I am going North Philippine Union and look with mercy at the fate to look for is not my mother or of some of these prisoners who father, neither my brothers and Experience with Man on claim they were victims of cir- sisters. The first person I will look cumstances. This feeling of sym- for is He made mention "Death Row" Related by pathy and love grew more and more of the name of the prominent Pastor Banaag as I saw these prisoners begin to politician who filed the case against embrace the message of salvation him for double murder. "I will tell THIS experience had awaited the preached to them. him, Sir, thank you for sending writer with a mixed feeling of Today there are 31 members at me to jail; otherwise, I would not fear and remorse when a copy of the National Penitentiary, nine of perhaps have had the opportunity a directive was received from the whom are serving death sentences. and privilege of hearing about the officer-in-charge of the National One who witnesses the attitude and message of salvation which I have Penitentiary in Manila concerning decorum of these prisoners during accepted as a result of the religious Luis Gui-e. He was sentenced to die these religious meetings will be meetings conducted by the Seventh- first on December 15, 1966 and then impressed with their sincerity. Es- day Adventist Church at the Na- again last January 29, 1967 and pecially is this true when they tional Penitentiary.' " What a tes- finally on March 16 of this year. offer special songs and sing with timony of a truly converted person! It is a practice in the Philippines tears flowing from their misty eyes. When the writer was interviewed that when a prisoner is sentenced There were times when they would for the second time by the members to die in the electric chair that a persistently request us that our of the Board of Pardons and Parole church priest of the prisoner's own meetings for them should not only in connection with our appeal for choosing is invited to witness the be on Saturday afternoons but if executive clemency, the chairman of electrocution. So when I received possible two or three times a week. the Board, who happens to be the such a notice about Luis Gui-e we How we can comply with their Undersecretary of Justice, asked, brought his case before the Lord request is the subject of our prayer- "Minister Banaag, how can you in prayer and supplication not only ful study. There was a time when prove to the Board members that by the office working personnel at in talking with the officer-in-charge Luis has been completely rehabi- the headquarters of the North of the Bureau of Prisons that he tated spiritually? Can you guarantee Philippine Union but among our suggested that we put up a church that he will not kill again if he is churches wherever the writer had building inside the penitentiary. He set free?" The executive secretary opportunity to present this matter. assures us that our church is making to the President of the Philippines Even our leaders in the Far a contribution in rehabilitating the asked the same question to us. Eastern Division office had a part prisoners spiritually. After telling the Board that peo- in mentioning the name of Luis We had interviewed Luis a num ple who accept the teachings of the before God during their special ber of times. We would like to share good Word are transformed in their morning season of prayer. I had with you the most thrilling part character from a worldling to godly just finished a two-week itinerary of this experience of talking and men and women, then supporting in Northern Mindanao and Western asking questions to a man whose my allegation, I presented the offici- Mindanao Missions and in every days on earth were numbered. Jan- al records of Luis from the Bureau church where we had a religious uary 27, 1967 was the second to of Prisons which said that since liberty rally I made mention of the last day of Luis' sojourn on this 1958 his character was "Excellent", this very challenging case of this earth because that was the second I was requested then and there to prisoner and I invited the brethren time he was scheduled to be exe- put in writing our appeal for exe- everywhere to pray for him. cuted. Nobody knew whether or cutive clemency for Luis. Aside Luis has been in prison since not he had been given an extension from our letter to the Board of 1956. When he was transferred to to live, so some of us went to see Pardons and Parole, we also sent the National Penitentiary a new him that day, Friday, January 27. another letter to the President of leaf in his youthful life was turned. One of our questions was, "Luis, the Philippines. It was in the early part of 1958 how do you feel?" His instant Then on March 16, when he was August, 1967 FAR EASTERN DIVISION OUTLOOK 15 to die at 3:00 p.m., some of our Republic of the Philippines fellow workers in the Union office Department of Justice rushed to the National Penitentiary BUREAU OF PRISONS to convey to Luis the happy news Muntinlupa, Rizal that he was pardoned and another DIRECTIVE thrilling interview transpired. Ac- March 9, 1967 No. 96....s ...... 1967 cording to Luis, the previous day The following are hereby required to be present at the execution of the death he was approached by the prison penalty imposed upon prisoner LUIS GUI-E scheduled to be carried out at 3:oo p.m. personnel telling him to get ready on Thursday, March 16, 1967, in the execution chamber of the New Bilibid Prison: for the fatal hour in the afternoon 1. Mr. Diosdado M. Aguiluz, Assistant Director of Prisons of the following day. Then he was 2. Mr. Alfredo Velasco, Senior Executive Assistant and Acting Administrative Officer asked to make his request for the 3. Mr. Jose F. Montante, Acting Superintendent, New Bilibid Prison kind of food he would like to eat 4. Mr. Melito I. Geronimo, O1C for Custody, NBP., and Staff, per list submitted for his last meal. He was informed 5. Dr. Bienvenido Alcantara, Health & Hospital Inspector, BP that there is Ps. 80.00 set aside for 6. Dr. Benito Frias, Acting Chief, New Bilibid Prison Hospital and Staff, per list his last meal so he can order any- sumbitted thing he wants to eat. The officers 7. Mr. Leonardo del Rosario, Chief, Identification Section BP were surprised to learn that Luis 8. Engr. Diosdado B. Parala, Chief, General Services Division, BP ordered a very simple food which 9. Minister P. C. Banaag, Seventh-day Adventists, Pasay City The following press representatives and no others are hereby authorized to witness would not even amount to Ps.5.00 the execution: and they had to prevail upon him One representative from the Manila Times to include the abominable food Manila Chronicle which non-Adventist prisoners with- Pl Philippines Herald out any hesitation would order at Bagong Buhay once, like pork, shrimps, etc. This Philippines Free Press was emphatically rejected by Luis. I/ If PI Daily Mirror He was approached more than once Evening News by the Catholic chaplain to retract Manila Daily Bulletin from his Adventist faith if he pities his own soul. Luis said, "Father, I will die a Seventh-day Adventist." (Sgd.) CATALINO MACARAIG, JR. Officer-in-Charge Then a lay Catholic lady worker Manila Times who was perhaps sent to interview March 16, 1967 Luis once again about retracting his faith asked, "Luis, do you know DEATH CONVICT SPARED where your soul is going when you President Marcos yesterday saved from the electric chair a farmer convicted of killing die on Thursday afternoon? You two policemen of Molave, Zamboanga del Sur. Luis Gui-e was originally scheduled to die at 3 p.m. today. The President commuted better confess now so you can be the convict's death sentence to life imprisonment on the recommendation of the board of sure to go to heaven." Readily Luis pardons and parole. answered her and said, "If you will Recommendation not be offended, I want to tell you The board headed by Justice Undersecretary Claudio Teehankee, based its that I know where my soul is going, recommendation on the following circumstances: but what I am afraid is you your- 1. Gui-e was only 19 years old at the time of the killing on Sept. 3, 1956. self may not be sure where your It was his first conviction for any crime. own soul goes when you die." 2. The record of the case reveals that he was a victim of persecution by the police Now Luis' sentence was com- force of Molave town. He was falsely charged three times by the police chief. 3. The Zamboanga de! Sur provincial board led by Gov. Javier Ariosa and former muted to life and the next step for Gov. Bienvenido Ebarle had petitioned the board for executive clemency. us to work for is either conditional Gui-e has shown signs of having been rehabilitated. During his almost to years of or absolute pardon for him. Luis is confinement, lie has maintained an excellent conduct prompting Pastor P. C. Banaag of in the prime of his youth, being the Seventh-day Adventist Church to urge the President to pardon the prisoner. only 28 years old and single. He is the talk and envy of his fellow in- mates because it is a common the space of a few minutes?' I tiary and also the press release knowledge that so many people who thought perhaps I should turn down about the little part our church has have no blood relations with him the order to witness and instead made in securing pardon for Luis whatsoever have such a burning ask someone from our fellow min- Gui-e: interest in his physical and spiritual isters to take my place. I believe welfare. Yes, the writer was extend- such would be the feeling and deci- We believe with all sincerity that ed that invitation to witness this sion of anyone who have the same God has been glorified in this one prisoner's execution if he were not doss contact with Luis Gui-e every- particular instance because we have pardoned. Long after such a direc- time we see him religiously attend- fulfilled our duty and obligation to tive has been received from the ing the Saturday afternoon meet- people behind the bars for Jesus National Penitentiary administra- ings. will say to those who will be saved, tion I have been troubled with the To give the readers a fuller in- "I was in prison and ye came unto thought, 'Shall I witness the exe- sight into this most thrilling expe- me." cution9 Will I have the courage to rience, we are quoting hereunder P. C. Banaag, Executive see a poor innocent person breathe in full the directive of the Acting Secretary, Religious Liberty his last on the electric chair within Director of the National Pen iten- Association of the Philippines MISSION SIA ADVEivin Is FIRST GENERAL MEETING .4.. I. 1:4?11,_ ICI— 1967

LADIES ASSEMBLED.ASSEMBLED. At the recent first general meeting of the Negros Mission held in Bacolod City the strength of the Dorcas Welfare program was revealed when the story of their activities was given by Pastor D. B. Ladion, Secretary of the Lay Activities Department of the Negros Mission. Shown in this picture are some of the Dorcas ladies in their neat uniforms. —F. M. Arrogante, President, Negros Mission

gelist and three associates. Near South Philippines the end of the first series of lec- tures, the district pastor was at- tached to the team. We give due credit to some lay members who Evangelism at General took turns in ushering the people during the nightly meetings. They Santos, Philippines also accompanied our Bible work- ers in giving Bible studies. HE heavenly choir burst into A local college run privately by T melodious harmony on a Sab- a layman, Professor Cerezo, extend- SOUL-WINNER. Evangelist Rosco as he spoke bath afternoon as 62 precious souls during public meetings held at General Santos, ed its arm of cooperation by urging sealed their acceptance of Jesus danao, Philippines. the students to attend the nightly Christ as their personal. Saviour in meetings at the Center. As a result baptism by the beach of General 15. At the start the evangelistic five of the total number baptized Santos, Mindanao. Hundreds of team was composed of the evan- traced their conversion to the col- friends came to the beach to wit- lege. ness the first fruits of the Dadiangas At this writing the evangelistic Center evangelistic effort. Those Central Philippines baptized came from different de- effort is still going on. We are pre- nominations, Catholics, United paring 83 precious souls for the next baptism. Many more are fol- Church of Christ in the Philippines, Three Thousand Attend Baptist, Aglipayan, and the Church lowing. of Christ of the New Testament. Negros Mission General —Clemencio S. Rosco, The Dadiangas Center evangel- Evangelist, South Philippine istic effort was opened on January Meeting Union

CROWD. More than 3,000 persons from all over Negros Island attended the first general meeting of the Negros Mission at Bacolod City. Shown above is part of the large group who attended the five-day meeting. The new Bacolod Sanitarium and Hospital is in the back- ground. —F. M. Arrogant*

ANITARIUM Hr specs/ August, 1967

Philippine General Speaks at MCC Graduation at Mountain View College

By R. B. Castro truckload of Army soldiers in A combat gear recently rolled onto the campus of Mountain View Col- lege, Malaybalay, Bukidnon, Philip- pines, to the complete surprise of students and faculty! Curiosity was further aroused when these soldiers

immediately fanned all over the RESULTS. This is the first baptism of the evangelistic series held at General Santos, college area and scrutinized every Philippines. A total of 65 persons were baptized in the first baptism. square foot of land. Then only did they explain that their mission was pressing need for better sanitation where the cadets received their di- to look the school campus over as in rural areas, he called on every plomas. review ceremony was held a security measure for the intended MCC cadet to lend a hand to gov- on the drill ground in honor of visit of Brigadier General Albert ernment agencies in improving com- General Friedlander. The precise Friendlander, Commanding General munity cleanliness and health. and flawless execution of the cadets of the Fourth Military District. In After the graduation ceremony and cadet officers brought praise the afternoon an Army plane buzzed from the General. In his pep talk the college several times and made at the close of the ceremony, he a trial landing on the college air- said, "You have here the smartest strip. cadets found in this area. No won- The day of his visit will long be der your PMT Unit got 'excellent' remembered by teachers, faculty, ratings in the tactical inspections and Medical Cadet Corps cadets of of the last two years. Your excellent the college. An Army Cessna plane discipline would be readily seen by landed on the college airstrip and the way your cadets march, just as brought the General and his staff the discipline of the school is best for the graduation of the Medical indicated in the performance of Cadet Corps training class. The pur- your cadets. I am convinced that pose of their visit was also to in- you have one of the best organized spect the MCC training at the cadet programs in the Republic." school. Col. Bertochini's closing remarks Dr. D. K. Brown, President of was a redefinition of the church's the college, conducted the visitors non-combatant principles. It was around the campus. When they saw an "eye-opener" to the Army gen- the hydro-electric plant, furniture SPEECH. This is General Friedlander as he eral and aides because most of addressed the Medical Cadet Corps group at them had no idea of the church's shop, sawmill, engineering shop, graduation exercises at Mountain View Col- and ranch they were very much lege. stand on military training. impressed. The General expressed admiration for the school's em- MARCH. General Friedlander, far left, walks with Lt. Col. Gilbert Bertochini and Dr. D. K. phasis on manual labor. Brown during part of the ceremony held at Mountain View College. The main graduation program started at 2 o'clock in the afternoon when the General went on the platform of the Florence Kern Au- ditorium with MCC Lt. Colonel Gilbert Bertochini, of the Far East- ern Division, and Dr. Brown. The MCC cadets came to their seats in perfectly coordinated formation which brought approval from the General and his aides. The General was introduced as one of the fortunate survivors of the infamous "Bataan Death March" during the Second World War. In his speech before the cadets the General underscored the im- portant role of the medical corps in peacetime and during emergen- cies. Intimate with the dire and August, 1967

Church Auditor, A. S. Aqui; and Assistant Publishing Secretaries, D. N. Morada and R. S. Baculpo. The Executive Committee of the Davao Mission are the following: A. A. Villarin, Chairman, A. G. Bofetiado, Secretary; M. R. Cudan- in, C. S. Fallan, C. 0. Gravino, D. B. Alsaybar, G. B. Silud and Dr. J. D. Arcilla, members. This great meeting of Davao Mis- sion was climaxed with a baptism of 75 persons. The Lord hath surely shown his goodness to the workers as well as to the brethren of the DELEGATES. This is the large group of members who attended the first biennial session of Davao Mission. the Davao Mission at the Southern Minanao Academy. Lay Evangelism in General Meeting of Davao Northern Mindanao

HE work of God in this earth Mission T can never be finished until the men and women comprising our By A. A. Vfflarin, President, church membership rally to the Davao Mission work and unite their efforts with those of ministers and church MORE than 4,000 delegates and together with nine churches that officers." GW p. 352. guests from the churches of the were joined with the sisterhood of To follow this heavenly counsel Davao Mission attended the first organized churches. the Mission Executive Committee general meeting which was held at The following were elected De- voted to conduct Lay Pilot Training the Southern Mindanao Academy, partmental Secretaries of Davao School in the following places: Managa, Matanao, Davao, recently. Mission for the next biennial term: Bagontaas, Bukidnon; Don Carlos, This great meeting commenced Ministerial and Religious Liberty Bukidnon; Bumay, Misamis Or.; with a message from Pastor V. M. Secretary, A. A. Villarin; Sabbath and Sugbongcogon, Mis. Or. Montalban, President of South Phil- School and Lay Activities Secretary, Pastor R. G. Garcia, the Union ippine Union. His message buoyed J. A. Corpus; MV, Educational, and Lay Activities Secretary, attended up the spirits of the delegates and Temperance, C. S. Fallan; Publish- the last Lay Pilot Training School this spirit prevailed until the end of ing Department Secretary, M. R. in Sugbongcogon. Through his stir- the session. Cudanin; Home and School Fellow- ring sermons and many good coun- During the first night of the meet- ship Secretary, Mrs. L. R. Villarin; sels the brethren who attended the ing the honorable mayor of the B & PA Manager, A. G. Bofetiado; school were thrilled and strengthen- town of Matanao spoke. His mes- ed to do great things for the Mas- sage gave praise to the work of ter in winning souls. Now several Adventists. The message of the MVC Teacher Upgraded of these lay preachers are working Honorable P. Bangoy, Governor of hand in hand with the district lead- the province of Davao, was read at AU ers in their public efforts. Some are by Attorney Borneo, one of the personally conducting cottage meet- legal secretaries in the office of the ings and public efforts in their own Governor. place and we are glad to know that The honored guests from the Far they greatly help us reach our goal Eastern Division were Pastor Paul in baptisms. Many of these lay H. Eldridge, President; R. C. Wil- preachers are willing to work if liams, Ministerial, Radio-TV, and they were taught how to begin. Religious Liberty Secretary; and R. They need to be instructed and S. Watts, Jr., Sabbath School De- encouraged. Every church should partment Secretary. be a training school for Christian The spirit of the Lord was keenly workers. Its members should be felt by the brethren during the en- taught how to give Bible studies, tire session. The messages given by how to conduct and teach Sabbath Pastors Eldridge, Williams, Watts, School classes, how to help the TEACHER. Pastor P. P. Ramos, seated, a and Montalban prompted the listen- graduate student in religious education at poor and to care for the sick, how Andrews University in the United States from to work for the unconverted. ers to reconsecrate their lives for Mountain View College in the Philippines, the speedy finishing of the work in listens to Kent Creswell, Assistant Manager We solicit your earnest prayers of WMBI-FM radio in Chicago, Ill. Creswell for our Lay Evangelism work in the Davao Mission. The report of is explaining programming practices at the the Mission President shows that station's master control console. Pastor Ramos Northern Mindanao. talked with personnel of various radio stations —T. A. Layon, President, there were 1,363 souls brought to during a recent speech department field trip baptism for the period of two years to Chicago. Northern Mindanao Mission

Five-day Convention a Success

NOTHER profitable church offi- A cers' convention was concluded May 13 which started Tuesday night, May 9, at the frontier town of Bayugan, province of Agusan, attended by about 500 delegates and visitors who heard Pastor P. H. Eldridge, Far Eastern Division president, in his stirring opening

APPEAL. Manono mountain tribe chief, Hanginan, earnestly appeals to Pastor Paul Eldridge that a mission school be opened in the mountain area for his people. He is dressed in his tribe's finest apparel. Mayor Orlando Obsequio, with his wife, attended two of the evening meetings where he gave a speech stressing our people's contribution toward his town's continued pro-

GROUP. Staff members of the Northeastern gress. Mindanao Mission pose with Pastor Paul A delegation from the Bayugan Eldridge at the close of his sermon. Third from the left is the president of the Mission. mountains, composed of natives be- longing to the Manobo tribe, attend- night message, "To be a Son of a ed the opening night. Their chief, King." Hanginan, colorfully attired in a The delegates representing 32 native costume, served as spokes- man for the group when he, through churches for the entire province 1400 ,4444 4 , have come with travelling expenses 4 . 444 44044 an interpreter, appealed to Pastor partly borne by the mission. Special ' 4 46114$4,*$.4. Eldridge that a mission school be guests during the convention aside 444*****-444 4 opened for them. The possibility 0 from Pastor Eldridge included Pas- 0 44144 4 4 4 4 4 4 of opening one is not remote. '4444 ttttttt I 4/ 4 4 4 4 The attending delegates and visi- tor R. C. Williams of the Far East- 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ern Division Ministerial Department *********** I tors gave a total church contri- who provided most of the inspiring ** bution in various offerings of Ps. sermons and devotional studies; L. ******** 4 4 1,306.00. A baptism of 17 precious 4 4 • • A. Yutuc of the South Philippine 4 , *4, ** souls was held Sabbath afternoon Union Ministerial and Religious to climax the five-day meeting. Liberty Departments, who gave valuable instructions; and 12 mem- PREACHER. Pastor Paul Eldridge, President PR Official from General of the Far Eastern Division, was the speaker bers of the local mission staff who at the morning service of worship at the Conference to Tour alternately took turns in depart- General Meeting of the Davao Mission. Pas- tor A. A. Villarin, right, President of the mental promotions. Bayugan town Davao Mission, was the translator. Far East ASTOR Marvin H. Reeder, a GROUP. Pastor R. C. Williams, fourth from right, Ministerial Secretary of the Far Eastern P Division, poses with members of the staff of the Northeastern Mindanao Mission. Fourth former missionary in the Far from left is the mayor of Bayugan, Mindanao, Orlando Obsequio. Eastern Division and now an Asso- ciate Secretary of the General Con- ference Bureau of Public Relations, will make a tour of the Far East starting early in September. In company with the editor of the Outlook, D. A. Roth, Pastor Reeder will visit nearly every sec- tion of the Far Eastern Division. Highlights of the tour will include a Seminar at Korean Union Col- lege, a council of Union PR secre- taries, and a Seminar at Philippine Union College. They will begin their tour in Japan the first week in September and conclude in Thai- land on December 9. DENTIST. With the help of his assistant Dr. Bixel takes care of one of his many patients at the Dental Unit of the Tokyo Sanitarium and Hospital. MOSHI, MOSHII In the inset Miss Hosaya is shown at work as a receptionist in the Cental Unit. Tokyo Sanitarium Opens Dental Clinic By C. Delmar Johnson, M. D., Medical Director, Tokyo Sanitarium Hospital

HE Tokyo Sanitarium Hospital is pleased to announce the opening of its new dental T unit May 1,'1967, under the direction of Dr. Douglas A. Bixel. Dr. Bixel has the distinction of being the first foreigner to successfully complete the Japanese Dental Boards in the national language, a feat requiring many months of strenuous study and earnest prayer. The opening of this modern dental unit within the hospital complex provides two well-appointed units with X-ray and full laboratory facilities. The accompanying pic- tures indicate some of these facilities, together with the dental unit staff, in operation. This dental service will fill a need in the community as well as strengthen our Christian witness in this large metropolitan area.

STAFF. This is the staff of the Dental Unit of the Tokyo Sanitarium and Hospital. Left to right, Miss Nemoto, dental hygienist; Dr. Bixel, dentist; Miss Hosaya, receptionist; and Mr. Hayashi, dental laboratory technician trainee.

LAB WORK. Mr. Hayashi works in this well-equipped labora- tory.