March 17, 1960

Dark Journey

by Harry Silbaugh

He who sees no beauty In God's earth or skies Is taking a blind man's Journey through paradise.

GENE AHRENS S. S. Lesson Help for April 2 Vol. 137. No. 11 Vol. 137, No. 11 March 17, 1960

Ce 4 LP /j '4 [These news items are taken from Religious News Service, Ecumenical News Service, and other sources. We do not necessarily concur in statements made in these items. We publish them simply to give our readers a picture of current COVER Dark Journey religious developments.] EDITORIALS Page 3 The Vital Need for Doctrine—The Gathering Storm, New Malta Stamps Mark Saint Paul's Shipwreck The Measured Stride—Echoes From Outer Space— Postal authorities in the small Mediterranean island of Good Advice—The Virtue of Agonizing Honesty Malta issued a set of six postage stamps to commemorate the GENERAL ARTICLES Page 6 nineteenth centenary of the shipwreck of Saint Paul there in A.D. 60. The denominations of the stamps, which will be on Our Father's Gracious Gift—The Incarnation—Our Work in the South Today—Full of Years—Enochs in sale up to July 31 unless stocks are exhausted, are in the British Our Day equivalents of 2-, 4-, 7-, 9-, 14-, and 35 cents. TO YOUR HEALTH Page 11 POAU Head Sees Free Institutions Threatened Good Teeth: Parents Reveal Reasons V Dr. Glenn L. Archer, executive director of Protestants and OUR HOMES Page 12 Other Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Home School Has a Program—Does a Christian Edu- declared in Boston that the "threat to free institutions is di- cation Pay?—The Wedding Nobody Went To verse and complex and it can come from the most respectable Page 14 sources." Addressing POAU's annual national conference, he FOR ADVENTIST YOUTH asserted that "some feel the destruction of freedom is proper if First Things First—Saints!—Youth in the News it is done in the name of God." "We are sometimes accused of MISSION STORY OF THE WEEK Page 16 being an 'anti-Catholic' organization," he told the delegates. "If it is true that 90 per cent of our effort has had to be directed Wesley and Joan Pay the Supreme Price of Mission against Roman Catholic power, there is a simple explanation- Service 90 per cent of the threat to church-state separation comes from NEWS FROM HOME AND ABROAD Page 18 its determined drive to change the American system." Earthquake Relief in Arequipa, Peru—The Light That Would Not Go Out—Hadley Memorial Hospi- Protestants Urged to Call Ecumenical Council tal, Washington, D.C.—West Jamaica Conference Ses- sion—Broadcasting in Ukrainian—From Home Base vi An appeal to all Protestants to call a "true, worldwide ecu- to Front Line—The Liquor Store That Never Opened menical council which would not exclude the Roman Catholic —Jail Evangelism in Cebu City, Philippine Islands Church or any other church" was sounded in Boston by a Bap- —In Brief—Faithful Witnessing Bears Fruit —A tist editor. Dr. Benjamin P. Browne of the Baptist Leader, Heathen Pays Tithe—Sabbath School Activities—No- Philadelphia, told the National Conference of Protestants and tices—Church Calendar for 1960 Other Americans United for Separation of Church and State SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON HELP Page 27 (POAU) that all invited to the council should sit "as equals around the conference table in an assembly that would electrify The Divine Purpose in Captivity (Lesson for Sabbath, the entire world." April 2) POETRY Israeli Cave Yields Biblical Scroll Fragments I Love Light, p. 6; Keep Me Sweet, p. 10; Daffodils, v.' Israeli archeologists announced in Jerusalem the discovery P- 12; Flowers of two fragments of ancient Biblical scrolls in caves overlooking the Dead Sea. Dr. Yohanan Aharoni, a lecturer at Jerusalem's Hebrew University, who led the expedition, said he believes TO OUR CONTRIBUTORS there are more such writings nearby. 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2 REVIEW AND HERALD life is to be imparted moment by moment to enable the The Vital Need for Doctrine justified one to live a godly life; that a righteous life Throughout the history of the Advent Movement is a free gift, not earned by works. They need to know spokesmen for the church have emphasized the impor- that without Christ there is no salvation. They must tance of sound doctrine. With commendable zeal they know that man is mortal; that eternal life is available have presented the fundamental truths revealed in God's only through Christ; that death is a sleep. They must Word. They have decried the growing tendency in know that the second coming of Christ is the hope of Christendom to de-emphasize doctrine, declaring this the church; that the world is filled with signs which show trend to be a latter-day fulfillment of Paul's prediction this event to be near; that the judgment now going on in in 2 Timothy 4:3: "The time will come when they the heavenly sanctuary will soon be complete. [insincere Christians] will not endure sound doctrine." Life Shaped by Beliefs Recently Dr. Carl F. H. Henry, editor of Christianity Today Doctrines such as these give the Christian something and well-known Protestant theologian, voiced his solid into which he can sink his mental and spiritual protest against current indifference toward doctrine. In teeth. They are energy-packed nourishment on which a new book of essays by distinguished Wheaton College the soul may feed. While it is not necessary for the graduates, Dr. Henry declares that "the most disturbing average layman to be a theologian, it is necessary that his feature of the present theological revival" is its flippant religion have substantial intellectual content, else it attitude toward doctrine. He laments "its refusal to becomes mere sentimentality and emotionalism, without wrestle earnestly with revealed doctrines of Scripture." power to change the life. Let us not forget that it is "This criticism applies in some measure to evangelical no through the mind that God reaches men; it is what a less than to more speculative thinkers," he affirms. "Un- man believes that makes him what he is. The doctrines fortunately, contemporary Protestant preaching, not only he embraces govern his outlook on life; they shape his by itinerant evangelists but also by established pastors, attitudes, determine his objectives, and regulate his often proclaims the realities of sin and redemption in actions. such generalities that the message becomes ambiguous, "The position that it is of no consequence what men perhaps even misleading." believe, is one of Satan's most successful deceptions. He As an example of this tendency, Dr. Henry cites the knows that the truth, received in the love of it, sanctifies fact that "clergymen speak of the need for faith and the soul of the receiver; therefore he is constantly seek- `commitment to Christ' and for being 'born again.' Too ing to substitute false theories, fables, another gospel. often they fail to lay bare the doctrine of the atonement From the beginning, the servants of God have contended —our Lord's substitutionary and propitiatory death for against false teachers, not merely as vicious men but as in- sinners, the imputation of His righteousness to all who culcators of falsehoods that were fatal to the soul. Elijah, repose their trust in Him. Sometimes even the forgive- Jeremiah, Paul, firmly and fearlessly opposed those who ness of sins is slighted. Men are saved, of course, by were turning men from the word of God. That liberality accepting the redemptive mercy of God, and not merely which regards a correct religious faith as unimportant, by admission of their wicked deeds; but the sinner unsure found no favor with those holy defenders of the truth."— of or untaught in the character of sin and salvation The Great Controversy, p. 520. remains peculiarly susceptible to spiritual trouble." So let us keep before the world the great truths God Greater Emphasis Needed has revealed in His Word. Though all others may be content to merchandise husks, let us faithfully distribute We think Dr. Henry's appeal for greater emphasis on the bread of life. The world needs our unique witness. doctrines should be heeded. If men and women are to Let us give it clearly and with power. K. H. W. become strong Christians, if they are to develop charac- ters that meet Heaven's standards and remain immovable in the face of the bewildering philosophies and pressures that characterize the twentieth century, they must have a The Gathering Storm—The solid doctrinal foundation on which to build. It is not enough for them to acknowledge their need of Christ. Measured Stride It is not enough that they respond to an altar call, nor that they declare themselves willing to forsake "the Last week we discussed an article that appeared re- world." cently in U.S. News & World Report, a journal that has They must also know what the Bible reveals concern- a high record for accurate and authoritative news re- ing God—that He is a personal Being, that He has porting. The article summarized the opinion of eminent a law, that He expects obedience to that law. They must men that the United States, erelong, will face the dread- know that every time man chooses his own way in pref- ful option: "Fight or surrender." The reasoning is, in erence to God's, he is guilty of sin. They must know brief, this: Russia is set on world expansion and control, that God created the world in six days, just as the Genesis and to this end is ever enlarging and perfecting her record says (Medical Ministry, page 89, declares this to military power, particularly in the field of nuclear be "authentic history"); that man fell into the pit of sin; weapons—indeed, that she is ahead of even the United that only God can rescue him. They need to know that States in this respect. Hence in a little while she may be Christ's life and death are put to the sinner's account expected to throw down the gauntlet to America: "Fight through the act of justification; that Christ's righteous or surrender." MARCH 17, 1960 3 Now, this black picture is not one drawn by Seventh- No Sustained Sense of Shock day Adventist ministers and evangelists. We claim no But then something else happened. Never before had intimate knowledge of the plans of national rulers. We men witnessed world war, never had they seen engines are here simply quoting from those who are presumed to of destruction so potent. The shock was great, but not have as accurate a knowledge as it is possible for men to enduring. The human constitution seems incapable of have regarding the shape of things to come in the maintaining a high state of shock or excitement. That international world. Our concern as Adventists is not was true for us in our preaching. The proof of this is not with guns and bombs and strategy—that is outside our hard to find. True, by the grace of God and a constant thinking as a religious body. We are concerned with the awareness of the times, we might have maintained our relationship of this dire forecast of coming events to the sense of shock, let us say, or rather our sense of the im- forecast we have made from our study of prophecy. port of international events. But we might as well face We believe that as a people we have been raised up the solemn fact that we have not maintained it. to do this above all else: expound the prophecies of the We believe we are justified in saying that Adventists Book of God as they relate to the closing events of earth's came through the second world war in a more matter-of- history. We seek to find in the picture of world develop- fact mood than they did the first, though the second ments a reflection of the picture drawn for us by the carried us far nearer to world destruction than did the prophets of long ago. And in the doleful declaration of first. Unconsciously, many of us seemed to fall into the Government officials today we seek to find added reason mood that war was rather the order of the day and thus for presenting to men God's solemn option: Accept sal- must be calmly lived with, when we should have been vation through Christ or be destroyed at the soon-coming stirred to the realization that every day war continued day of Christ. We see in all that is shaping in the world brought us ever nearer to the climax that justifies our today only an added incentive to call on men to flee existence, the day of our God. from the wrath to come while probation lingers, lest they After the second world war came the Atomic Era, with have to flee from the presence of God to the covering potentialities so fiercely great as to stagger the imagina- rocks and mountains in the great day of God. tion. We all suffered some shock when the news of the If anything should stir us up to more ardent dedication first bombs filled the headlines. Then, with others, to the task given to us, the evidence presented last week we seemed to lose our sense of shock, despite the fact should. Every year that passes by serves only to bring that even more dreadful hydrogen bombs were exploded. more sharply into focus the fearful future that impends Compared with these, atomic bombs look like firecrack- for this evil world. ers. Learned scientists declared that a few well-placed Will We Be Stirred? hydrogen bombs could destroy all life on the earth—an announcement that the Advent pioneers probably never Authoritative as is this article, supported as it is by all dreamed of in their wildest imaginings, indeed an an- that has gone before, will it stir us to great action? We nouncement that none of us had dreamed of even a few wish we felt clear to respond immediately, Yes. But we do years ago. We have heard eminent men talk repeatedly not feel prepared to do this, and for reasons that we about the end of the world, an end suddenly brought believe are wholly adequate. We offer, briefly, some of about by the fiery folly and passions of evil men. these reasons. And yet, what has all this done to us who are The Advent Movement took shape about the middle Adventists? Has it lifted us up to new levels of zeal and of the nineteenth century. We set out to preach that the fervor for God, to a passionate conviction that we must last days would be tumultuous, filled with war. At the work the works of Him that sent us while it is day, for very beginning of our preaching it appeared as if wide- the night cometh when no man can work? Well, if it spread war was ready to break over the civilized world. has, where is the clear evidence of it? Has the tempo of That was the critical year, 1848, of which historians have our work increased markedly? These questions answer written much. themselves. Has the rate of accessions to the faith But the angels held the winds of strife in the latter sharply increased? The answer again is No, as the cold half of the nineteenth century and seemed to make the figures of the statistical secretary of the General Confer- danger of war recede, so much so, indeed, that many ence reveal. churchmen, along with optimistic statesmen, spoke ever Let us interject quickly that we do not mean by this more glowingly of the bright future of international that there have not been areas where remarkable devel- concord. During those years we had to base our pro- opments have taken place. They have indeed, and we phetic preaching simply on the utterances of the proph- thank God for them. We mean only that the over-all ets and our conviction that the prophecies would be picture of missionary fervor, of accessions to the church, fulfilled. We had no such declarations as the current percentagewise, of sacrificial liberality in relation to the article from U.S. News 8c World Report to reinforce our increasing resources of our membership, offers no evi- preaching. We have tried to imagine what electric effect dences of increase commensurate with the tremendous such an article might have had back in those earlier days. times into which we have come. F. D. N. No, we had to go along hoping and believing that we (To be continued) had not followed cunningly devised fables, that time, erelong, would prove true our prophetic preaching. Then early in the twentieth century came the Russo- Japanese War. It quickened the pulse of Adventists and Echoes From Outer Space stimulated their preaching. We recall as a child hearing at that time the pious comments on the war that were A few weeks ago the U.S. Navy proudly announced the made to us by godly parents. A little while later there establishment of a new communications circuit linking were ominous rumblings and actual war in the Balkans. Washington with Hawaii, 4,850 miles apart, by way of Our pulses were quickened anew. Then in 1914 burst the moon. An 84-foot dish-shaped antenna at Annapolis, upon us the first world war. Now, it seemed, we had Maryland, was pointed at the satellite and used to indeed come to the very days toward which we had transmit a photograph to Hawaii showing the aircraft looked, and of which we had preached. For a time there carrier Hancock with its crew lined up on the flight was a tremendous burst of fervor and new ardor in our deck so as to spell out the words "Moon Relay." The ranks. elapsed time between transmission and reception over 4 REVIEW AND HERALD the 480,000 miles to the moon and back to earth was Upon this occasion she was instructed to present the about two seconds. gospel commission: "Go ye therefore, and teach all na- The chief advantage of the moon relay communication tions: . . . and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the system is said to be that it makes possible the use of end" (Matt. 28:19, 20). "In regard to such subjects as the microwaves in the ultra-high frequency 400-megacycle flat-world theory, God says to every soul, 'What is that band that are normally unaffected by magnetic storms. to thee? follow thou Me. I have given you your commis- These microwaves cannot be used in normal long-range sion. Dwell upon the great testing truths for this time, radio transmission, because they do not bend around the not upon matters that have no bearing upon our work!" curve of the earth but travel only along line-of-sight —Gospel Workers, p. 314. (Italics supplied.) paths. The main disadvantage of the moon-relay system is This was good advice when it was given. It is good that it cannot be used except when the moon is above the advice today. K. H. W. horizon at both the sending and the receiving stations. In the case of Annapolis and Hawaii this interval of time each day may be as little as five hours, and is never more than ten. The Virtue of Agonizing Honesty More recently Stanford University scientists reported that they have bounced radar signals off the sun's The other day a REVIEW reader in California sent us corona (the luminous envelope that surrounds the sun) an editorial from the Beverly Hills Citizen for January and received a faint echo back sixteen and one-half 12 entitled "The Bible's Agonizing Honesty." The editor minutes later, after a journey of 186 million miles. What tells of a recent occasion when, in search of a certain an echo! This is by far the greatest distance man has passage of Scripture, he was impressed anew with "the ever sent anything into space and been able to get part utter honesty and impartiality" of the Old Testament of it back again. What practical value may result from writers in dealing with the sins, shortcomings, frailties, this experiment is not yet clear. Last year the Lincoln and inconsistencies of their own people. They could Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology easily have omitted all the offensive passages, he observes made similar radar contacts with the planet Venus. —the brutal wars, the lustful kings, the dishonest states- Currently the Navy is building a 600-foot antenna at an men. But they did not. He then goes on to comment that isolated site near Sugar Grove, West Virginia. This new "street-corner atheists who jubilantly point to such pas- radio telescope will have a diameter approximately the sages as 'proof' that the Bible is a barbarous and incon- length of two football fields placed end to end. Theo- sistent book are making a defect out of what is really a retically the telescope should .be able to pick up radio virtue—the inclusion of much material that does not signals emitted by stars 38 billion light-years from earth. reflect credit or glory upon the Israelites." That would be 228 sextillion miles, or 228 with 21 zeros A Virtue, Not a Liability added—roughly 2 quadrillion times farther away than OUT sun. This virtue, he feels, has been overlooked both by These developments fortify our faith in the communi- the Book's defenders and its detractors. Most writers, cations system God has devised by which we can keep in ancient and modern, tend studiously to ignore all adverse constant contact with Him. If man can make himself comment about the people of whom they write, but the heard by mechanical devices of his own contrivance, Bible writers are often more severe with their own na- over vast distances, should it be thought strange that the tion, if possible, than with the heathen about them. The Creator would make it possible for the creatures of His editor inquires if anyone can imagine one of our modern hand to converse with Him at will? political parties including a scathing denunciation from Thank God, our petitions are delivered instantly at the opposing party in its own campaign literature. Yet the throne of grace! Our Father's ear is ever attuned to such denunciations, he says, are exactly what the writers our need, and in reply His voice guides us safely through of the Old Testament incorporated into Holy Scripture. the vicissitudes of this life to that better land, where we They could have placed the enemies of Israel in the shall be able to see and hear Him face to face. worst possible light, but instead they candidly weigh R. F. C. the sins of their own people in the same balance as they weigh the Canaanites and the Moabites. The editor concludes with the observation that "no other book ever written has vibrated with more agonizing honesty" than Good Advice the Bible. Some Christians divide their spare time rather evenly Of course, we agree. But we would hasten to observe between seeking acceptance for their pet religious theo- also that those who read the Bible purposefully will ries and searching for new and more fanciful ones. These cultivate the same trait of agonizing honesty in apprais- restless souls are loud in their praise of anyone who agrees ing their own lives, including their own inmost thoughts with them, but are quick to denounce those who disagree. and motives. The Word of God is still a sharp, two- It is regrettable that any Christian—especially a Sev- edged sword adept at "discerning the thoughts and in- enth-day Adventist—should occupy himself with trivial tentions of the heart" (Heb. 4:12, R.S.V.). Shall we not matters in these solemn days when the fate of millions then, as students of a Book characterized by such hangs in the balance. Jesus is coming soon, and multi- "agonizing honesty," be equally honest with ourselves? tudes know little about the truths so essential for this Let us endeavor to see ourselves as God sees us, for only judgment hour. as we do so shall we be able to weigh the motives of our hearts accurately, and like the prophet Isaiah take the In the book Gospel Workers, Ellen G. White states necessary steps to remedy the defects of character we that from time to time believers asked for her opinion discover. on their private, nonessential theories. Certain of the members felt that Christians should pray with their eyes Wrote the poet: open. Others held that the sixth commandment forbids "This above all,—to thine own self be true; killing even the insects that torment man. Still others And it must follow, as the night the day, conjectured that the redeemed will not have gray hair. Thou canst not then be false to any man." One member came to her with the theory that the -SHAKESPEARE world is flat. R. F. C. MARCH 17, 1960 5 Our Father's Gracious Gift By W. P. McLENNAN, Sr. Retired Minister

HRISTIANITY is not the pro- man (Heb. 2:9). In Isaiah 53:5 we Are you in love with Jesus? Do you C duct of human philosophy, but read, "He was wounded for our trans- talk about Him, think about Him, of divine revelation. That revelation gressions, he was bruised for our ini- read about Him, until your chief is to be found in that blessed book we quities: the chastisement of our peace topic of conversation is Jesus? If so, call the Bible. Doubtless the most was upon him; and with his stripes we you have an anchor that will keep you familiar and important verse of this are healed." in the hour of temptation. divine revelation is John 3:16, which Third, He gave Himself to be in us. A number of years ago "there hung reads, "God so loved the world, that In Galatians 4:19 we read, "My little in the public art gallery of Diissel- he gave his only begotten Son, that children, of whom I travail in birth dorf, Germany, a wonderful painting whosoever believeth in him should again until Christ be formed in you." of the crucifixion, by Stenburg. A not perish, but have everlasting life." Galatians 2:20 says: "I am crucified rich and brilliant young nobleman The gift spoken of in this verse was with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet wandered into the gallery one day, a free gift, an unmerited one. It was a not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the and his attention was arrested by this threefold gift, for God not only gave life which I now live in the flesh I live picture of Christ upon the cross. He His Son for us but also gave Him to by the faith of the Son of God, who gazed upon it, and the love portrayed us and to be in us. loved me, and gave himself for me." gripped his very soul. He could not In Isaiah 9:6 we read about God's In Colossians 1:27 the apostle Paul tear himself away. Again and again gift to us. "Unto us a child is born, speaks of Christ in us as our "hope of he read the legend: unto us a son is given: and the govern- glory." ment shall be upon his shoulder: and Based upon such love, what appeal `All this I did for thee, his name shall be called Wonderful, does the blessed Lord make to us? What hast thou done for Me?' Counsellor, The mighty God, The He says, "My son, give me thine everlasting Father, The Prince of heart." We can keep this gracious One "Hours passed, and the light grew Peace." from saving us, but we cannot keep dim. Finally the curator touched this Thus wrote the gospel prophet Him from loving us. weeping young man and reminded many years before Jesus was born in- to our world. Note the words "Unto us a son is given." They doubtless had offffttty1f91119111tIttlyttfttItyllutflytlyIltellyttyllfellylittilltft1191119IllyttlIttlytIttt1191tItIttlyllynti reference to His first advent. The message to Mary was "that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God" (Luke 1: 35). According to the scripture, He Zacie .49‘t was to "grow up out of his place" (Zech. 6:12). He grew to manhood in our world, the darkest place in all the universe of God. As a result of that gift to us He became the Son of man. By George H. Jeys I love the light of life that in the eyes The law of redemption brought to Of dimple-bodied infant glints and view in Leviticus 25:47-49 makes it shines; plain that it would take one who was I love the light of gently dawning day, The love light that with day-shine more nigh of kin to us to redeem us. Christ, The first rose tints of shadowy early than vies— therefore, is not ashamed to call us morn; The purity of baby's artless mind. "brethren" (see Heb. 2:11, 12). "God And now the scarlet sun rolls on his way gave His only-begotten Son to become Up through the scattering mists whence I love the light of noble mother love one of the human family, forever to he is born. That shines unselfishly on all mankind; retain His human nature. . . . God has 'Tis nearest to the heart of God above, adopted human nature in the person I love the brilliant, dazzling noontide 'Tis sweetest of all things on earth we of His Son, and has carried the same light find. into the highest heaven."—The Desire That drives the shadows down beneath of Ages, p. 25. my feet— I love the sacred God-illumined page Thus it was through the Incarna- The glorious mighty sun that puts to Of Holy Writ that shows our falt'ring tion that God gave His Son to us. flight feet "Without controversy great is the The fog, and chill, and damp—with The way to go, in every time and age; mystery of godliness: God was mani- welcome heat. The light that shows the way—entire, fest in the flesh" (1 Tim. 3:16). complete. Second, through Christ's vicarious I love the lengthening sun rays that, death, the Father gave His Son for us. mayhap, But most I love the Saviour's shining face, In Galatians 1:4 we read, "Who gave Will bring a weary day to kindly end; The hope of ages 'tis, to see and know! himself for our sins, that he might de- The long, red, piercing rays that weave a The measure of His matchless love and liver us from this present evil world, trap grace, according to the will of God and our That catch the rainbow tints that The light of Christians in a world of Father." He tasted death for every 'round us bend. woe. 6 REVIEW AND HERALD him that it was time to close the gal- Him who died for sinners. He became sin for us, who knew no sin" (2 Cor. lery. a mighty man of God, the father of 5:21). Although Jesus never sinned, "Night had come over the earth, Moravian missions." He was made to feel the guilt and the but a new day had dawned in the life Christ came to live for us and to sense of punishment that sin deserves. of Count Zinzendorf. He turned from die for us. Soon He is coming to re- Christ was also made "a curse" for worldly pursuits and threw his life, his ceive us unto Himself, that where us. He "hath redeemed us from the fortune, and his fame at the feet of He is there we may be also. curse of the law, being made a curse for us" (Gal. 3:13). According to the law, transgressors were subject to the death penalty. In the Mosaic economy Essential Truths of Salvation-2 a man who was hanged was considered "accursed of God" (Deut. 21:23). The wages of sin being death (Rom. 6:23), and Christ having taken upon Him- self the guilt of sin, He was made sub- ject to death. The Incarnation Suffering on the Cross By H. L. Rudy The second aspect of Christ's suffer- ing was His sacrificial death on the cross. The curse emanating from the law against sin and the sinner was diverted by Christ's taking it upon HE entrance of sin into the Christ's humiliation in the flesh is Himself. On the cross He tasted the Tworld called for divine action. described in both the Old and the full cup of divine wrath against sin. What course would eternal love and New Testaments. We have already "The suffering of Christ on the cross," wisdom follow? Would man be de- learned that He "was made in the said E. D. Burton, "is the momentary stroyed immediately? Would the likeness of men" (Phil. 2:7). He par- laying bare of the agelong hurt sin death penalty be executed without took of "flesh and blood" (Heb. inflicts on the heart of God." delay? 2:14). Elsewhere it is stated that "a Paul speaks of the death of Christ No. God chose a different course. body" was "prepared" or "fitted" for on the cross as a great treaty of peace, Instead of applying the death penalty, Him (Heb. 10:5). He was born into by means of which all things were He set out upon a course designed the world as a babe, and grew up reconciled unto God. "For it pleased to seek and save everything lost naturally from infancy to complete the Father that in him should all through rebellion. manhood. He experienced the natu- fulness dwell; and, having made "For there is one God, and one ral cravings of the body. He became peace through the blood of the cross, Mediator between God and men, the hungry, suffered pain, was tempted, by him to reconcile all things to him- man Christ Jesus; who gave himself grieved, disappointed. He became self; by him I say, whether they be a ransom for all, to be testified in due weary, so much so that He often things in earth or things in heaven" time" (1 Tim. 2:5, 6). sought isolation from the crowds that (Col. 1:19, 20). "The man Christ Jesus." Deity be- surrounded Him. He was lonely for Through Christ's sacrifice for the came incarnate. "He humbled him- association with His heavenly Father remission of sins the way was paved self," being "found in fashion as a and the angels. Often He spent whole for man's redemption and his recon- man" (Phil. 2:8). What condescen- nights in prayer, communing with ciliation with God. All this was neces- sion, to be "made in the likeness of God. sary that a guilty creature might ap- men"! Yet that is what happened. The The burden of sin and of the sor- pear not guilty, that the partition wall title by which Jesus referred to Him- row of the whole world rested con- raised by divine wrath on one side self most frequently was the "Son of stantly upon the Saviour. As the di- and rebellion on the other might be man" (Matt. 8:20). He was a "man vine Son of God dwelling in the "like- removed. Through Christ's suffering of sorrows, and acquainted with grief" ness of sinful flesh" (Rom. 8:3), He on the cross provision was made that (Isa. 53:3). became a sacrifice for sin. The suffer- divine love might have free course to The incarnation is the foundation ing "in the days of his flesh" became mankind, and that sinners might of the whole work of redemption. Be- so great at times that he "offered up again be brought into immediate near- tween the infinite God, holy and just, prayers and supplications with strong ness to God. This was done in such a and sinful man there exists the widest crying and tears unto him that was manner that God might appear more conceivable moral distance. There able to save him from death" (Heb. glorified in saving than in condemn- exists an estrangement, which appar- 5:7). Apparently there were times in ing the world. ently is beyond recovery. Who can the life of our Lord when the burden In the sacrifice on the cross God bridge the gap and terminate the es- of sorrow was about to crush out His the Father suffered with the Son. "God trangement? Only the eternal Son of life. At such times He sought special was in Christ, reconciling the world God through the incarnation. He help from His Father. His prayers unto himself" (2 Cor. 5:19). It was bridges the chasm and provides for were answered, and renewed strength God in Christ who made the sacrifice, the rectification of man's relations was given to Him to continue His and it was God to whom the sacrifice with God. ministry. was made. Here is the mystery of di- There was another phase of suffer- vine love. The ultimate end to be Suffering in the Flesh ing that Christ endured from day to accomplished through the plan of re- The sufferings of Christ while He day. It was the suffering of the wrath demption was considered worthy of was in the flesh may be sketched in of God against sin. Having taken upon the suffering of the Son of God. two stages. First, He suffered humili- Himself the guilt of sin He became "God so loved the world, that he ation by taking upon Himself sinful the object of divine wrath against sin. gave his only begotten Son," and hav- flesh. Second, He suffered a sacrifi- He experienced God's displeasure ing given Him, He loves those who cial death on the cross. toward sin. God made His Son "to be accept and believe on His Son. MARCH 17, 1960 7 Through the redemptive work proveable in his sight: if ye continue deeply interested in the Southern wrought by our Lord and Saviour a in the faith grounded and settled, and work. He presented to her what greater nearness has been effected be not moved away from the hope of seemed to the brethren the hopeless than if the Fall had never occurred. the gospel" (Col. 1:21-23). All this task of keeping the publishing house He brought about so much good from was accomplished through the suffer- going. She told him that based on the so vast a ruin, and placed man, once ing of Christ on the cross. representation he had made she would estranged, into such a sphere of har- So the incarnate Son of God suf- have to concur in the general decis- mony with the divine claims and the fered in the flesh. From His birth on ion, much as she regretted the closing. honor of the law that man now en- through His entire earthly life He suf- Elder Daniells returned and told the joys, upon acceptance of God's gift, fered the enemy's attacks upon His brethren the result of his visit. a closer relation to his Maker than if life. At last His suffering culminated They had hardly had time to ex- he had never fallen. Man now basks upon the cross, and with this the sac- press their relief that they were to be with unprecedented confidence in the rifice was completed, the suffering in delivered from a troublesome situa- beams of divine love. the flesh ended. The objectives of the tion before a communication was re- Therefore Paul says, "And you, that plan of redemption were assured. The ceived from Sister White. She said were sometime alienated and enemies atoning sacrifice for sin was made. that the counsel she had given Elder in your mind by wicked works, yet Meritorious obedience was rendered Daniells was her own personal judg- now hath he reconciled in the body to the law of God, and divine justice ment, but that during the following of his flesh through death, to present was vindicated. night she had been given word from you holy and unblameable and unre- (To be continued) the Lord that the Southern publish- ing house should not be closed, and that it had an important work to do. From what was at first a restricted line of literature and a limited terri- Pioneer Providences in the South-7 tory in which to circulate it, there developed a full-fledged, fully recog- nized denominational institution. In 1904 the General Conference and Our Work in the South Today members of the publishing depart- ment voted that the Southwestern Union territory be assigned to the By Louis A. Hansen Southern Publishing Association in which to circulate its literature. The next year a branch depository was opened at Fort Worth, Texas. HE experiences we have related doing some printing, for he had had In a short time the financial situa- Tmay appear as common everyday considerable experience in publishing tion changed, and the publishing happenings that simply turned out lines. Our barn appealed to him as house was making a profit. Eventually well, but we are convinced that they suitable quarters for a small printing literature sales in the Southern terri- were providential. How did it happen plant, and there he began a work that tory were larger than those in any that two Seventh-day Adventist nurses eventually grew to large proportions. other field. should be directed to Nashville, Ten- It was not long till the printing nessee, to conduct a food exhibit at work was transferred to a two-story Madison Opens the Tennessee Centennial Exposition? building on Jefferson Street. A short In 1904 the founders of Madison Why did J. E. White (one of Mrs. time later it became necessary to en- came to the South. E. A. Sutherland E. G. White's sons), who had his large the plant. An addition was and P. T. Magan planned to conduct, Morning Star steamboat at Vicksburg, erected, but soon thereafter the build- in a retired place, a school for under- Mississippi, bring his boat away up ing was declared a fire hazard. Then privileged whites. When J. E. White to Nashville? Why did E. A. Suther- came a move to the present location tied up his Morning Star on the Cum- land and Percy Magan leave a new of the Southern Publishing Associa- berland River not far from Nashville, and needy schoolwork at Berrien tion. he happened to be right by the 414- Springs, Michigan, and come to Nash- It was in the mind of Elder White acre Ferguson farm. Mrs. E. G. White, ville? How was it that so many other to print literature especially suited to who was visiting her son Edson, had workers should be impressed to come the needs of the class of Negroes for her attention called to this farm. She to Nashville? This message of 1902 which he had been working in his soon told Drs. Sutherland and Magan tells why: mission school work. But the publish- about the place, and urged them to "As a people we should take a spe- ing work was destined to cover a far come and see it. On three different cial interest in the work at Nashville. wider field. It made fast headway: occasions she tried to prevail on them At the present time this city is of great These rapid moves to meet the to consider the Ferguson farm for importance in the Southern field. Our growing needs were not without trou- their school. Each time they stub- brethren selected Nashville as a center ble and difficulty, mostly financial. bornly declined. for work in the South because the Notes had been given for borrowed When these two men saw that they Lord in His wisdom directed them money. Machinery that was largely were setting themselves against the there."—Testimonies, vol. 7, p. 232. old to begin with was wearing out, source of counsel they had previously While our treatment rooms were entailing heavy repair cost. For three been trying to follow, they agreed to still in the storeroom location, we years there was an average loss of visit the farm. We were entertaining rented a place for living quarters that $1,000 a month. Almost everyone Sister White at the time. I had thought included a good-sized barn. J. E. thought that the SPA would have to it would be a fearsome thing to meet White came to Nashville, and as we close. the messenger of God; that she might had worked some together at Vicks- The General Conference president, be able to see right through one and burg he consulted me about a plan A. G. Daniells, went to California to note all the defects of character. How he had in mind. He was interested in consult with Sister White, who was gentle, kind, and motherly I found 8 REVIEW AND HERALD her as I drove her out in our buggy 000, the money coming from the Gen- The financial strength of the South- to meet the brethren at the farm. She eral Conference. The building was of ern States was far too weak to meet complimented me on having such a brick, with stone foundation. Besides the growing demands of the cause. nice horse, Trixy. She also asked the auditorium, it had a large school- Workers labored for a small wage and about our everyday affairs with gen- room and a number of smaller rooms in many instances for no wage at all. uine interest. It was good to be with in the basement. A good baptistry, an The membership of the field pro- her, and so easy to feel at home in her excellent pipe organ, and complete gressed accordingly. But it did pro-- presence. furnishings added value to the place gress, and today the Southern Union When the group came together and of worship, and raised the credit of stands second only to the Pacific Sister White declared, "This place is our work in Nashville considerably. Union of all our North American what the Lord wants you to have," The dedication services were given unions in membership. and outlined the large and important excellent notice in the newspaper. Strong evangelism has been the key- work that was to be carried out on The year before we purchased the note program for years and it has told the run-down, stony piece of ground, church, G. I. Butler, union president, markedly in developing churches. The Drs. Sutherland and Magan sat down and S. N. Haskell tried all summer Twentieth Century School of Bible on a large rock and wept. The vision to secure a lot on which to hold tent Prophecy has enrolled more than a given of the future of the Ferguson meetings. Every time a lot was prom- million students, with an average of farm was just too much for them, with ised, nearby property owners pro- 100,000 a year for the past four or their smaller view and still smaller tested, and the offer would be with- five years. Hundreds of converts have means. It was some time before they drawn. The next year started in the resulted. could exercise faith enough to under- same way, till one of our treatment- Many other facts and figures could take the commission given them. room patients offered us the use of a be given to show how God has won- They felt convicted that Providence well-situated lot two blocks from the derfully guided in the work in the was leading, but they had no idea how Fatherland Street church. South. Reports given at union meet- or where. The Southern Union Conference ings make free use of such words as The story of Madison, and its 40 or was organized at the 1901 General "amazing" and "marvelous," and they more units scattered through the Conference session. In 1902 the union do so rightly. For all the instances of South, has long been a marvel to many held its first session. From then on providential direction and blessing, persons of high educational circles. regular sessions were held and all lines we thank God. May the work in the Visitors from afar have come to see it of work developed in order. It was South continue to prosper. in action. Interesting accounts of the known for years as "the poor South." (End of Series) plan and scope have appeared in the Reader's Digest and elsewhere. When the Nashville Sanitarium closed, its following transferred easily New York, by A. E. Place, and the young to the Madison Sanitarium. In the couple became charter members. Later reports of the latter I have noticed they moved to Jeddo, New York, and here the names of physicians, educators, they helped to start a little church school. and others who were our patrons in Of those who attended that humble the treatment-room days at Nashville. school, seven are still faithful. Among It has been a matter of rejoicing to them are Prof. Burton Phipps, of Berrien see the larger work develop into a Springs, Michigan; Mrs. Mildred Parker widespread network of centers of in- Rollin T. Brooks Cossentine, wife of our General Confer- fluence and service, far beyond what Rollin Brooks was ence education secretary; Mrs. Myrtle any of us, of Nashville or Madison, born in Wisconsin in Jenks Bennett, who has a nursing home ever thought would be the case. 1864. In 1868 his par- in East Syracuse, New York; and Brother Besides the many self-supporting ents moved by cov- Brooks's two widowed daughters—Mrs. enterprises, educational and medical, ered wagon, with all Hazel Snide and Mrs. Vera Peer—with our conference schools and sanitari- their possessions, in- whom he lives in Takoma Park. ums have multiplied until today the cluding their five Brother Brooks had a long experience Southern field is as well supplied precious children, to in the building business. He did consid- with institutions as any other union Algona, Iowa. They erable work for our denominational insti- conference, and better than most. settled on a tract of tutions, such as the old South Lancaster wild prairie land and Academy back in 1913, and then at Mel- The Work Expands lived in crude buildings. Schools were far rose Sanitarium. Then came construction The growth of the work in general apart and were taught by young teachers work on Columbia Hall in Takoma Park was fast and strong when it once be- having no more than ten or twelve grades in 1918, and the Review and Herald gan in an organized manner. When of education. Rollin, the oldest boy, building in 1919. Later he helped at Loma we arrived in Nashville in 1897, the worked with his father on the farm, and Linda and also at the White Memorial local church group was a small mixed went to school in the winter months only. Hospital in Los Angeles; then back at the company. The place of worship was At 16 he became an apprentice in carpen- college and the sanitarium in Takoma a room in the rear of a paintshop. try. After several years he went East. Park. We had to make our way through a In the winter of 1893-94 he heard a lec- At 95 Brother Brooks is able to do con- lot of ladders, paint buckets, and ture on the second chapter of Daniel, siderable work in his little shop at the paint smells. It was no place to which given by J. W. Raymond in a schoolhouse rear of his home lot, making articles for we could invite visitors. in western New York. Brother Brooks the neighbors and filing saws for a hard- With the coming of publishing writes: "I knew then that I ought to read ware firm. Brother Brooks is thankful he house workers our company grew. For the Bible for myself. I did so, and kept it can still read the Bible and some denomi- two or three years we met in the pub- up." In 1896 he married a young woman national papers. His courage is good and lishing house chapel. In 1905 we were who had been baptized by Elder Ray- his hope reaches on to the glad day of blessed in securing a church on Fa- mond. Soon Brother Brooks was baptized. deliverance and the joyful reunion with therland Street at a cost of only $5,- A church was organized in Tonawanda, loved ones. ERNEST LLOYD MARCH 17, 1960 9 by room; the farmer as he tills the soil; the driller as he sinks a well; the student as he goes from class to class or to his labor in mill or press or field. All may walk and talk in Enochs in Our Day direct communication with God. Whatever the everyday transactions of By Inez Stork Carr life in which we find ourselves, we may walk as did Enoch of old, with God. Enoch took time for meditation and UR first day in heaven will be the breath of the soul. He lived in prayer because he was lonesome for O the same, as far as our character the atmosphere of heaven. . . . The God. "After remaining for a time is concerned, as our last day on earth. men of that generation mocked the among the people, laboring to benefit "A character formed according to the folly of him who sought not to gather them by instruction and example, he divine likeness is the only treasure gold or silver, or to build up pos- would withdraw, to spend a season that we can take from this world to sessions here. But Enoch's heart was in solitude, hungering and thirsting the next. Those who are under the upon eternal treasures. He had looked for that divine knowledge which God instruction of Christ in this world upon the celestial city. He had seen alone can impart."—Patriarchs and will take every divine attainment with the King in His glory in the midst of Prophets, p. 87. He was a lonely man them to the heavenly mansions."— Zion. The greater the existing in- in an evil land, going about helping Christ's Object Lessons, p. 332. iquity, the more earnest was his long- others to catch a glimpse of the home- Enoch was the first man to leave ing for the home of God. While still land. "The greater the existing in- this earth and go to heaven. Those on earth, he dwelt, by faith, in the iquity, the more earnest was his long- now living who receive the seal of realms of light."—Testimonies, vol. 8, ing for the home of God. While still God will be the last persons to go pp. 329-331. on earth, he dwelt, by faith, in the without tasting death. "As Enoch was This is the way Enoch walked with realms of light."—Ibid. translated to heaven before the de- God. It is also the way Daniel and Our walk with God begins here on struction of the world by water, so hosts of others walked with God. Such this corrupt, fallen, devil-claimed, the living righteous will be translated is the privilege of the colporteur as dark planet. "Heaven is to begin on from the earth before its destruction he goes from house to house; the min- this earth."—Testimonies, vol. 7, p. by fire."—Patriarchs and Prophets, p. ister as he leads his flock. And such 131. Before we leave for heaven, our 89. is the opportunity of the wife and bodies will be changed, but our char- Is it too much to attain, being an mother as she cleans the house room acters remain the same. Our first day Enoch while still living in the midst in heaven will be a continuation of of Satan's kingdom? Can we expect the walking with God we were doing to walk with heavenly beings even 11111111111111111111IIIIIII11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 the last day on earth. "Death brings now? Do we dare set a goal of holi- dissolution to the body, but makes no ness similar to Enoch's? Are there Keep Me Sweet change in the character. The coming Enochs even now pursuing their daily of Christ does not change our char- tasks in this doomed world? Do we By Kathryn Barnett Cash acters; it only fixes them forever be- believe God will talk with us as with Just a whispered breath, yond all change."—Ibid., vol. 5, p. Enoch of old? But it sealed the death 466. "There are Enochs in this our day." Of the piercing words that would "Every passing hour is one of activ- —Christ's Object Lessons, p. 332. "To escape. ity in the heavenly courts to make such communion God is calling us. As The tempter sought a quick retreat ready a people upon the earth to act was Enoch's must be their holiness of When I prayed, "Lord, keep me sweet." a part in the great scenes that are character who shall be redeemed from soon to open upon us."—Ibid., p. 716. among men at the Lord's second com- Just a silent plea, We are, right now, called to be Enochs ing."—Testimonies, vol. 8, p. 331. But it brought to me —to walk with God in an enchanted "In the midst of a world by its The lifting arms of Jesus. His strength land. Satan has placed his advertis- iniquity doomed to destruction, Enoch Imparted power to endure ing bulletins everywhere, especially in lived a life of such close communion When I prayed, "Lord, keep me pure." the cities. From babyhood we have with God that he was not permitted become accustomed to the sights and to fall under the power of death. The Just a quiet prayer sounds of a country foreign to the godly character of this prophet repre- When I knew not where Fatherland, and unless we are walk- sents the state of holiness which must To turn for help, lest I deny Him. ing with God these things of satanic be attained by those who shall be 're- In love He said, "I died for you," planning do not seem strange or dis- deemed from the earth' [Rev. 14:3] When I prayed, "Lord, keep me true." tress us as they should. In the midst at the time of Christ's second advent." of a world too corrupt to continue —Patriarchs and Prophets, pp. 88, 89. Just an unseen tear, any longer in the sight of heaven, Enoch is our prototype of last-day But I felt Him near, Enoch walked its streets and also righteousness and readiness for trans- So near, with loving arms around me. walked with God. lation, and of him it is written, "He My hateful pride of self grew weak The nation's call of the hour is for walked with God." Just how did he When I prayed, "Lord, keep me meek." more nuclear missiles, but God's call walk with God? "Enoch's walk with at this momentous hour is for more God was not in a trance or a vision, Just a yearning thirst, Enochs, more men and women and but in all the duties of his daily life. And then the cloudburst children daily walking with Him, He did not become a hermit, shut- Of His matchless love o'erwhelmed my more people homesick for heaven, ting himself entirely from the world; soul. more members of the kingdom whose for he had, in the world, a work to do I knew His yoke for me was best greatest desire is to be ready for for God. . . . To him prayer was as When I prayed, "Lord, give me rest." translation. 10 REVIEW AND HERALD as reasonably valid, it would appear that the students obtain an adequate diet. Ninety-four per cent reported -AV daily consumption of a variety of

HF GENE,,,,, COY F LNCL MEDICAL DE,4F.T4E'vr fresh fruits and vegetables, plus eggs, protein foods, and milk. More than 50 per cent used whole-grain bread regularly, with nearly 50 per cent also reporting the use of whole-grain Good Teeth: Parents Reveal cereals as compared with processed, refined cereals. Consumption of white milk versus chocolate was very high Reasons (93 per cent white compared with 3 per cent chocolate). It is apparent By Joyce W. Hopp that the denominational health-educa- Assistant Secretary, General Conference tion program has been rather suc- Medical Department cessful on these points. When it came to dessert and snack- items, it was gratifying to note that OLORADO parents, responding Using a schedule of some twenty 58 per cent stated they used few des- C to a written survey last spring, questions designed to bring out the serts, while an additional 21 per cent revealed the reasons why their chil- dietary habits of the children, the reported using none regularly. Fifty- dren enjoyed good dental health. The amount of dental care received, and five per cent stated they rarely used study was sparked by the findings of the reasons and sources for their infor- candy, gum, soda pop, or ice cream, dental examinations done by the mation, the parents were quizzed con- with an average of only 19 per cent Colorado State Health Department cerning their children's habits and reporting the use of these items be- during the years 1956-57.1 Dr. Robert practices as they saw them. Seventy- tween meals. In this connection it R. Downs, director of Special Health three per cent of the parents re- was interesting to note that although Services for Colorado, had discovered sponded. A full report of the statisti- ice cream received the highest "fre- in a routine postfluoridation study cal findings appears in the February, quently" rating, parents were careful done in Grand Junction, Colorado, 1960, issue of School Health. to add that it was eaten only at meal- that the 75 students in the town's only time. Seventh-day Adventist school had the Results Revealing The amount of dental care ap- lowest rate of dental decay in town. Suprisingly enough, and contrary to peared at a high level, with a major He requested, and obtained, permis- expectations that the group would be portion of the children visiting their sion of the Colorado church officials to highly mobile (Adventists often do dentist at least once a year. Tooth- do further studies on larger groups of considerable moving around), three brushing was reported at a medium students. fourths of the students had spent a level, with 40 per cent brushing teeth These studies, comparing several major portion of their life in Colo- twice daily. However, if the ideal in parochial and public elementary rado. This would tend to eliminate toothbrushing (and dental research schools in Denver and Boulder, re- water fluorine content as a factor in tells us this is important) is "brush- vealed that the Seventh-day Advent- the different dental decay rate dis- ing after every meal," then we have a ist students there also had the lowest played, since most Colorado communi- long way to go in education on this dental decay rates. And Adventist ties now have fluoridated water. The point. Only 10 per cent reported reg- children examined at summer camp main difference must be sought else- ular brushing after meals. conferences by investigators from the where. The parents revealed a suprisingly National Institute of Dental Re- If the parents' answers can be taken high degree of accurate knowledge on search appear to have less the causes of dental decay, dental decay than might with very few having erro- be expected in children in neous ideas in this area. these same areas.' Chief sources of information The reasons behind this proved to be the family den- lowered dental attack rate tist, the teacher in school, are as yet not known com- and the parents at home. pletely, although repeated When the teachers in one scientific studies have re- of the schools (Denver Jun- vealed that dental decay is ior Academy) first heard the influenced by such factors as preliminary phases of this heredity, refined carbohy- study, their response was drate intake, between-meal almost unanimous: it could snacking, and tooth-brush- not be that good; the par- ing habits. It has been shown ents just didn't know all that that by carefully controlling went on when the students as many of these factors as were away from home! Es- possible dental decay can be pecially did the teachers substantially reduced. When, raise a question with regard however, as large a group as to the gum-chewing habits. those in the three Colorado They were quite sure that Adventist schools could show more than 35 per cent of a low dental attack rate, it their students chewed gum Delphine Watson (Colorado Conference elementary supervisor) and Norma was decided to examine fur- Wolter (teacher) discuss results of dental study with M. W. Perkins, principal, frequently. ther possible reasons. Denver Junior Academy. (Continued on page 23) MARCH 17, 1960 11 HOW TO KEEP THEM HAPPY AND HEAVENLY

CONDUCTED BY PROMISE 10y SHERMAN

kind of evening, but we had a sym- Home School Has a Program pathetic and appreciative audience. At grandma's suggestion grandpa even By Marjorie Fields Williams made a tape recording, which will doubtless be prized in the days to come. ITH the opening of school last "America" Everyone Sing On a large radio-phonograph in WSeptember I began a little home "Flash Card Game" (alphabet) Joyce Ann our living room we had a display of kindergarten for our preschool lassie, "Ten Little Farmers"—Finger Play "school crafts" for our guests to in- Joyce Ann who has since had her fifth birthday. spect and enjoy. This included not "Kitty's Manners"—Song Joyce Ann only Joyce Ann's work in our home This was not done without some "Jingle Bells"—played by ear on small qualms for fear a one-child audience organ Bert school but some of the interesting would be too great a challenge in "In the Temple"—Song Bert notebooks and pictures that Bert had sustaining interest. Now, however, we Songs. Bert and Joyce Ann brought home from church school, have reached the halfway point of "Away in a Manger" as well as a leaf collection and other the school term, and she still looks "Silent Night" projects he had worked on at home. forward to the stories, songs, and busy- "Lift Up the Trumpet" This helped to coordinate and cement work that make up our schedule for "Children's Prayer"—by Charles Wesley the children's interests and make for a Bert and Joyce Ann two and one-half or three hours each more interesting exhibit of their work. day. We did not, as you see, follow a They were just as pleased with the Several weeks before the holiday strictly Christmas theme, but used a evening as if it had been spent in a season I told Joyce Ann that if she sampling of what we had been learn- large assembly hall with a vast audi- could learn her songs, finger plays, ing in our home school, borrowing for ence. and other exercises well enough, we the occasion big brother and some During the nearly two weeks that would have a program and invite excerpts from a school program in Bert was on Christmas vacation we daddy, grandma, and grandpa, and which he had recently participated. also had home school vacation. Joyce her Aunt Grace, who would be visit- We could include but few, of course, Ann was not so enthusiastic about this ing us for the Christmas vacation. She and several times since that evening idea. Almost every day she would ask, was thrilled. When we told her older Joyce Ann has said rather wistfully "Mommy, is this a school day?" She brother, who is in second grade in concerning one of our school activi- could hardly wait for the time when church school, he was also interested ties: "We didn't have that in our we would be having our usual routine and was pleased to be included in our program, did we?" again. plans. Having two children partici- Of course, this was the simplest Now home school is in full swing pate promised a much more interest- for the last half of the year, and there ing and varied evening. seems every indication that it will As the time approached we had flourish until summer vacation, when rehearsals so that each child under- big brother will be home again. I am stood what he was to do. In the spirit encouraged, too, with the thought that of the season we made some treats to it will be possible to make her happy give neighborhood children and other for another school year, which she little friends who stopped in to see our will have at home before beginning small Christmas tree. On the evening 4e- -iieltz riiieggi, formal school. of our program, after a light supper ( 1,iiVrIf1eJ Children like to do things. That is on table trays in the living room, one the charm of a program all their own. That is much of the interest of a home of the children passed to each guest .gipiltf—,—=—v--„ i-,p- kritteii,--, a candy covered with a bell cut out of odobloimumo i doagoopoodolhom ---4 school and, I am sure, church school red or green construction paper and too. If we can keep children's atten- decorated with a bright star or tion with profitable pursuits, there is Christmas seal. The other distributed less outside pull on their interest to- programs written on Christmas note Daffodils ward undesirable associations and sheets. By Myrtle Leora Nelson activities. We cannot hope to keep from all the evil in the world where Williams Home School Presents You are golden sunlight poured into a we live; we can only do our best and JOYCE ANN AND BERT mold, trust God for the rest. in Messengers of springtime, lovely to Home school for a five-year-old is "MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD" behold, not confining or scheduled slavishly. Adding subtle fragrance to a garden gay, December 20, 1959 It has to be fun to be successful. Oc- Dainty modest daffodils, you have much casionally when we have an unusually Program to say. sunny day and the outdoors calls "Happy, Happy Home"___ Bert and Joyce Ann Raise your head or gently nod, loudly, we declare a day's vacation "Father, We Thank Joyce Ann Breaking through the humid sod, and feel that nothing is lost. Perhaps "The Flag Salute" ______Bert and Joyce Ann Sing your song of praise to God! we go shopping or take the dollies for

12 REVIEW AND HERALD a walk in their carriage. Probably this This was too much for the king. Kind will happen more often as spring and good though he was, he would not approaches. We can even plan some stand for this. So he ordered his soldiers outdoor school activities that will to slay the murderers and burn up their teach as much as the indoor ones. city. Most of all, we find that "together- Now the king called his servants and ness" is fostered by taking time to do The Wedding Nobody Went To said to them, "The wedding is ready, but things with our children, including those whom I invited first were not worthy when we can their grandparents and By Arthur S. Maxwell to come. Go now into the streets and in- others who are interested in them. Once upon a time, said Jesus, there was vite anyone you meet." Someone has aptly said, "Families that a king who planned a wedding feast for Off they went to do as they were told. pray together stay together," and an- his son. He sent out invitations to all the "How would you like to come to the other has added "Families that play important people in his kingdom and ex- palace tonight?" they asked a beggar on together stay together." We try to pected that they would be glad and hon- the roadside. combine both features and add a bit ored to come. "Who, me?" said the poor man, unable of learning that we hope will be good But they didn't come. One after another to believe his ears. insurance for the days ahead. they sent word to say, "Sorry, but I won't "Yes, you! Come along. You will be be there." welcome. The king has asked for you. Just make sure you wear a wedding gar- So the king sent his servants to invite ment." the people personally and urge them to Does a Christian So they invited everybody they met, change their minds, but still they would "both bad and good." Soon hundreds of Education Pay? not come. poor, needy people were hurrying toward By Mrs. Alvin Kiley Some kings would have been very angry the king's palace from all directions. at being treated like this, but this one was "Mom, may I have the alarm clock When all were inside the banquet hall kind and patient. He decided to give the king came in to greet them. Probably tonight? I'd like to get up at six-thirty them one more chance. tomorrow so I'll be sure to be the first everybody stood and cheered, so glad were As the wedding day drew near he sent they to be there. one to school in the morning." Jim's out other servants to say to the invited eagerness to return to school after the Suddenly, however, there was silence. guests, "Everything is ready; the food is Something was wrong. Going up to one summer was contagious, and excite- all prepared. Come! Do come!" ment ran high throughout the house- of the guests, the king said to him, "My But again they refused. In fact, they good man, how did you get in here with- hold as desk supplies and clothes were acted as though they didn't care about the checked for the coming semester. out a wedding garment?" wedding at all. One went off to his farm, Frightened, the man said nothing. Jim was 12, the youngest of three, another to his place of business. Some and the only child at home since his Then, to everybody's surprise, the king even seized the king's servants, beat them gave orders that he be bound hand and sisters had married. up, and killed them. The next evening the first day of foot and carried outside. school was reviewed during the supper Such was the story of the royal wedding hour. Then Jim went on about his to which none of the first invited guests play for the early evening as dad and would go. mother performed some pressing tasks. What was its meaning? Why did Jesus At bedtime the family knelt for Flowers tell it? The good, kind king, of course, was evening worship, and since they often By Dorothy Bliss shared the responsibility of the wor- God, and His Son was Jesus. The invited ship hour, they asked Jim to lead in List to the message that they bear; guests were the leaders of Israel. The prayer. Without a moment's hesita- Tune in to hear their plea; king's servants were the prophets. tion he picked up the thread of their The flowers' sweetness in the air What about the people who were found supper conversation and began: "Dear Pours forth God's love, you see. on the streets, the poor and needy, the Jesus, we thank You so very much for "good and bad"? Who were they? They such a good beginning to the school 'Twas not for nought that these were were the men and women, the boys and year, and for a good school and such made, girls, right in front of Jesus at the time— good teachers, and for so many nice He has for them a plan. and everybody like them from that day to boys and girls, and for the wonderful In glad new earth they ne'er shall this. No doubt it was for them He told the parents who are giving their children fade— story, to let them know they were wel- a Christian education. . . ." They're here for one short span. come, thrice welcome, in His Father's There was an extra prayer of thanks- kingdom. They might be the poorest of giving that evening as mother re- The smiles of God! The smiles of God! the poor; they might never have been to counted the blessings of a Christian How precious to the eye— school; they might never have had a nice home and school. An extra prayer was God's thought, His ways from out the home or a single chance in life; but if they said for the teachers who have such an sod— accepted God's loving invitation they influence on the children for so many We hush for He is nigh. could share the best He had to offer. waking hours of the day—as many or But there was one condition. Their rags more than the parents, in some in- As tenderly we touch them now, must be covered. They must put on a stances. Our hearts with rapture sing! "wedding garment." Jim recently expressed his feelings Before His majesty we bow, What could that be? to his mother: "Mom, I'm so glad I Through prayer our praise takes It must be something spotlessly clean, was baptized with the other boys at wing. something very, very beautiful. And what the last baptism." else could that be but the purity, the Does a Christian education pay? Creator of these flowers fair, goodness, the forgiving love, of Jesus? "Without a doubt!" Jim's mother Give us their sweetness too. This glorious garment must be upon all will tell you. I know. I'm Jim's Make soft our hearts as petals rare— who plan to attend His wedding. mother. Thy likeness come to view! And that means you and me. MARCH 17, 1960 13 aching tooth, or also that you might heal an aching soul? If you plan to be a teacher, is it only that you might impart knowledge, or also that you C.,,duct,1 by XENHETH H. WOOD, IA might impart the knowledge of God? If you plan to be a preacher, is it only that you might counsel and give hu- man wisdom to answer the problems of life, or that you might first point First Things First souls to the One who has the answer to every problem? By D. W. Hunter Not only are we to seek the king- dom of God in our own lives, we are also to spread the gospel to the ends of the earth—to those round about us, OST of our waking moments have prayer by his cot at bedtime. But to the community as a whole, to lands are spent in getting things or his fellow soldiers made it so uncom- across the sea, if God should call. the wherewithal to buy them. But fortable for him that he stopped trying William Carey, the great Protestant character is our most important asset; after two or three nights. He went to apostle to India, when asked what his it is the only thing we can "take with see his chaplain. The chaplain ad- business was, replied, "My business is us." Even secular history does not vised him to have his devotions at to preach the kingdom of God, but I call men great who accumulated huge another time. cobble shoes to pay expenses." wealth, but rather it calls great those He tried this for two or three days, who accomplished great things. but his conscience bothered him for Addition, Not Subtraction The best example of this is the Sav- his cowardice. So he began studying Addition is exactly the opposite of iour Himself. He had no place to lay his Bible and Sabbath school lesson subtraction. Yet so many young peo- His head. He had nothing to call His at bedtime, sitting on the side of his ple, when planning to live Christian own, yet He changed the world. If it cot, as at first. Then he knelt for lives, complain of how much they is not "things" with which we should prayer. Even though the shoes flew have to give up. They can't do this, be occupied, what is the objective of through the air and curses and hilarity they can't do that. To be a Christian, life? accompanied the missiles, the uproar they think, deprives them of so many Jesus said: "But seek ye first the subsided after a night or two. In tell- pleasures of life. kingdom of God, and his righteous- ing me about the experience later the This is not true. A Seventh-day Ad- ness; and all these things shall be young man said, "Now I have a Bible ventist young person ought to be the added unto you" (Matt. 6:33). There study class every night with those happiest person in the world. God are two mathematical words in this same fellows." does not take away from us anything text. One is first; the other is added. In a situation like this it takes a that is good. He wants us to enjoy "Seek ye first the kingdom of God." great deal of courage to put the things everything in the world that is good. There is nothing in the world so im- of God first. Is Christ supreme in And He will add many of the blessings portant as maintaining a proper rela- your daily life, in your planning for that a non-Christian cannot have. tionship to God first, last, and always the future? Are you putting Christ and When I was a boy I thought that a in every act of life. His kingdom first? If you plan to be a good Christian showed it by having a A certain young soldier went into physician, is it only that you might long, doleful face. The longer the face, the armed services determined to live remove a burning appendix, or also the broader his Christian experience. a Christian life as he knew it. Among that you might bring balm to a burn- But I was wrong. Such a person prob- the things he planned to do was to ing heart? If you plan to be a dentist, ably had dyspepsia or something have his own worship every night and is it only that you might remove an worse. He didn't enjoy his Christian experience, he endured it. Jesus meant it when He said, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteous- ness; and all these things shall be added unto you." The greatest joy in all the world is in seeing someone accept Jesus through our efforts and our ministry. By the lives that we live, by the ex- ample we set, by the word we speak, by the acts we perform, we may win others, and thus find the greatest hap- piness in life, a happiness the world cannot possibly give. This isn't some- thing that thrills just for the moment and passes, but is something that en- dures not only through this life but throughout eternity. Not only will the joy and happiness of serving the Lord be ours, but even the temporal things will be given to us. David said, "I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed beg- Seventh-day Adventist youth ought to be the happiest people in the world. ging bread" (Ps. 37:25). If you do 14 REVIEW AND HERALD

what God wants you to do, He will 11' If it were not for the saints, Satan see that you make a living. Your would destroy civilization. The saints question should not be How can I support, guard, and intercede with make a living? but How shall I live? God for the world. The saints are not For if you live right, God will supply dead; they are living. Of God's rem- the living. nant people Jesus said in his Holy Note the verb seek. It is in the Word, "Here is the patience of the imperative voice. It is a command. Saints! saints: here are they that keep the Jesus doesn't say that He hopes we By D. A. Delafield commandments of God, and the faith will seek the kingdom of God, or that of Jesus" (Rev. 14:12). it would be nice if we would put You have heard of Saint Nicholas, We are to be patient people. We Christ first in our lives, He commands haven't you? Supposedly he was a are to keep God's commandments. We us to seek first the kingdom of God. bishop who lived in Asia Minor dur- are to believe and practice the pure There are reasons for this. ing the fourth century. He was a kind faith of Jesus. We are also to have First, it is cowardly to give the devil and a good man, so the story goes. faith in Jesus the way He had faith most of our lives and then try to turn He gave food baskets to the poor, he in His Father when He was on earth. over a new leaf just before the end of ministered to the sick, he spoke kind This faith will make living saints out life, and give ourselves to Jesus. We words to those who needed spiritual of us. Are you a saint? are not here in this life merely to help. When Jesus comes He will take the prepare to go out of it; we are here Centuries after the death of Saint saints to heaven with Him. When that to serve as best we can, now. Nicholas he was made the patron saint happy time comes I want to see Saint Second, it is dangerous to put off of Russia. The Dutch brought Saint Ann, Saint Thomas, Saint Mary, our conversion. Many are planning to Nicholas to America. They called him Saint Paul—you, and you, and you— be converted. Many know what is Sant Nikolaus. We now call him Santa in heaven along with all the Bible right. But they want to have a "good Claus—a short, fat fellow with rosy saints. I want you to see me there too. time," then when world conditions are cheeks and a hearty laugh who gives such that they believe the end is right toys and gifts to children. upon them, they are going to turn England has a patron saint, Saint over a new leaf and become loyal, George. Saint Andrew is the patron faithful members of God's church. saint of Scotland. And who is Ameri- But too many never do. They become ca's patron saint? A joker has sug- accustomed to sin. Others never have gested—Saint Vitus. That is because the opportunity. Americans are supposed to be such a nervous, jittery people. But, juniors, A Tragic Delay there are many quiet, happy, holy • The annual Week of Prayer at South- people in the United States. And they western Junior College was conducted by One Sabbath morning in the home the students. Steve Gifford, of Shreveport, church of one of our academies an are its real saints. Louisiana, preached the opening sermon. appeal was made to the young people The Roman Catholic Church has Other student speakers featured were to give their hearts then to the Sav- canonized only one United States citi- Ronald Malloch, Jim Hoehn, Mitchell iour. A young woman who had grad- zen, Frances Xavier Cabrini. She died Tyner, Cline Johnson, and Elias Gomez. uated the year before was home visit- in 1917, and was made a saint in 1946. • Two students from Atlantic Union ing her parents for the weekend. She In fact, all the saints of the Roman College are spending their junior year at was employed in a neighboring city, Church are dead. There are, however, our French Adventist Seminary in Col- working on Sabbath ordinarily, mak- many living saints whose names ap- 1 o n g e s- s o u s- Saleve (Haute-Savoie), ing no pretense of being a Christian. pear on the books of heaven. Some France. They are Arthur Esposito, lan- As she and her mother journeyed of them are juniors. What shall we guage major, and Roland Gray, a stu- home, the mother pleaded with her to call them? Saint John? Saint Ann? dent from Canada. Both will return to come back to the church at once. Saint Anthony? Saint Mary? Saint the United States for their senior year. The young woman agreed she should. Martha? Saint Janice? Saint Robert? • During the chapel period on January She knew she was doing wrong, and Saint Thomas? There are many senior 11, the 1960 senior class officers for Union said when the right time came she saints too. Your daddies and mothers Springs Academy were announced. They planned to be a good Christian. and teachers and ministers, our mis- are: David Bruso, president; Jeanne "Don't try to make me do it now; sionaries and colporteurs—they are Davis, vice-president; Barbara Chase, sec- don't try to scare me," she said. God's true saints. retary; Judy Butterfield, treasurer; Ed- ward Reifsnyder, sergeant-at-arms; and The next day she was on her way Now, a saint is a holy, sanctified Raymond Nelson, pastor. back to her work in the neighboring person; a patron is a guardian, a pro- city when the car in which she was tector, a supporter, an intercessor. So • The representatives for the four classes riding met with an accident. Her life a patron saint would be a holy person chosen to lead out in the American Tem- was snuffed out. who is a guardian and a protector, a perance Society membership drive during Young person, today Christ is helper and supporter of other people. Temperance Week, February 1-7, at Un- ion Springs Academy, were: freshmen, speaking to you just as verily as He Juniors can be patron saints—little Ronnie Andrews; sophomores, Orey Gad- spoke to the multitude on the side of people who support their church, who way; juniors, Bob Mills; and seniors, Ray the mountain, "Seek ye first the king- are proud of their church school and Nelson. First to taste victory in the mem- dom of God, and His righteousness; their home, who are guardians of the bership drive was the sophomore class. and all these things shall be added holy doctrines that they believe, who unto you." speak up in defense of Jesus and the • Under the leadership of Dick Jewett, Sabbath. ministerial senior at Union College, the Right now, while you are reading College View MV department has divided this, won't you determine to make the I think you can see that the people its missionary projects. Jeriel Howard interests of God's kingdom first in who are God's saints are those who heads the Story Hour group that goes to your life? Rest assured that God will believe in freedom and in the rights Weeping Water, Nebraska, each week. add to you all the temporal blessings of others, in Christ, in the Bible, and There are 30 non-Adventist children in His providence sees you need. in the good things of life. attendance for this story hour each week. MARCH 1 7 , 1 96 0 15 HEY were young. Early they had Tbeen stirred by the challenge of foreign missions. With hearts yielded to Jesus and thrilled by stories of mis- sionaries on furlough, they confirmed their desire to serve in lands afar. They prayed often, "Lord, take us and use us in some hard place. We want Wesley and Joan pay the to be witnesses for Thee." "Wesley," Joan remarked one day, "I've been reading in the Missions Quarterly about a flooded area in East Pakistan, where water stands deep for months. Wouldn't you hate Supreme grice of Mi to go to a place like that? Wouldn't it be hard to work at that kind of mission station? I suppose someone has to work there though." By 0. W. Lange "Now, don't worry, Joan. You Secretary, Home Missionary and Sabbath School Departments, Southern Asia Division know the General Conference has asked us to go to India. If we go to India I don't think we will have to worry about going to a school where everything floods and water stands from ten to twenty feet deep six months out of the year." Soon Wesley and Joan forgot about the soggy school in Pakistan while one of the most needy and perhaps go by river steamer and change boats they prepared to answer the call to the most difficult fields in the whole three times. It will take two full days India. division." to go." Many weeks passed. The only dis- "We are young and strong, Wesley. "I have already begun to pack some turbing thought that came to their Perhaps that is why God, in His prov- of the things we are not using now, minds was expressed by Joan one day idence, has planned it this way. But so when the time comes we will be —"I wonder why our visas haven't I had so hoped we could go to India." ready. Kari has outgrown some of her come. It's been months since we were A few months later Wesley and clothes already, and baby Kendall told that we would know soon." Joan were studying Bengali in Dacca, doesn't need his warm clothes now. "There's the postman now, with an preparing to go—of all places—to the I have them all packed and ready." official-looking letter!" very school about which they had read At last the great day came, and "It's from the General Conference! months before, where during the long Joan and Wesley were on their way It wet season water stands from eight to the Kellogg - Mookerjee High "Oh, Wesley, it must be to tell us to ten feet deep or deeper, everywhere. School. we can go." "The Kellogg - Mookerjee High Two days later they were busy at "No! It says India will not grant a School is a lovely place," said Wes- their new location. There was much visa. Isn't that disappointing, Joan? ley when he returned from a short to do before the opening of the school I wanted to go so badly. I was sure it visit there during his language study. year. New buildings must be erected, was God's call. "I can hardly wait until we can and the old ones needed repairing "But the letter says that Southern move out there," Joan replied. and decorating. Their own little home Asia is now asking if we would go to "It's only about sixty miles from upstairs in the bungalow received its Pakistan instead. It says the call is to here as the crow flies. We will have to share of attention. During the first two or three weeks Joan and Wesley, two-year-old Kari, and baby Kendall camped downstairs in the office and guest room. "There never was a sweeter baiy, Wesley. He is six months old now and he just laughs and coos and smiles. He never seems to cry," Joan said one day. "He is so contented on his little pad and blanket in the center of the room." Then one evening, a few days later, a worried look came over Joan's face. "Wesley," she said, "baby's tummy is upset, and I think he has a little fever." "You are a good nurse. He'll be O.K. tomorrow." But he was worse. "Baby is worse today. He doesn't seem to keep any of his food down. I wish I could talk with a good doc- Floodtime along the canal near Kellogg-Mookerjee High School in East Pakistan. tor," said Joan. 16 REVIEW AND HERALD ice•on Servi

In a boat like this Joan took baby Kendall to the doctor.

On Sabbath morning they reached meaning of the symptoms that her the village from which they could go nurse's training made significant to to Jessore. Their destination was her. still several miles away. They walked Wesley stepped out of the waiting from the boat to Jessore road to wait room for a moment with Kari Lynne. Later she said, "Wesley, I think I'll for a bus or some other conveyance. The plane roared in the distance. take baby over to the 'doctor' that Within a few minutes a car came Joan was alone with Kendall. Sud- Brother Jacques said is very good." toward them, headed toward Jessore. denly she realized that her little Ken- Joan arranged for one of the boat- Before he noticed that it was the pri- dall had stopped breathing. men to take her over to the 'doctor' vate car of an English official, Wesley The race with death had ended. that afternoon. hailed the driver. The official realized Death was victor. The jolly "doctor"—who was not that something was wrong and Satan whispered evil thoughts. an M.D.—reassuringly told Joan, stopped to inquire. At once he loaded Could he weaken the faith of the par- "Don't you worry. Just give the baby them all into his car and rushed them ents now? No! Amid their grief and this mixture. He'll be as fine as ever to the airport. However, when he sorrow Wesley and Joan turned their tomorrow." learned that the plane to Dacca was torn hearts to their truest Friend. It took several hours to make the several hours late he turned his car "Dear God, Thy will be done. Yes, trip. Kendall was worse the next day. over to Wesley to take the baby to the even in this! May it be to Thy name's Back Joan went to the "doctor." small military dispensary in that honor and glory. Jesus suffered more He was rather surprised to see Joan, place. than this for us. Help us now." but he cheerfully inquired, "How is What a test this experience was! At first the airline authorities re- the baby today, Mrs. Shultz? Not so Only the strength gained from the fused to take the baby on the plane, good, you say? Let me see him. Yes, promises of Heaven sustained them but after securing special permission he has more fever today. Very well, during those hours of anxious waiting. from Dacca, the parents were allowed take these pills. There, now! Every- When they returned to the airport to carry the little one in their arms. thing will be all right." Joan knew that her baby was dying. It is hard to go back to a home Although in reality Kendall grew She could not yet tell Wesley the full made empty by the Grim Reaper. steadily worse, there were times when But the promises of Jesus still carry he seemed to rally. This gave Wesley power. "As many as received him, to and Joan hope. Thursday evening them gave he power to become the Joan realized that her baby's condi- sons of God." tion was critical. She knew she must I saw Wesley and Joan a few days try to get him to a hospital. after their return home. The courage When Wesley came in from work Sactijice with which they had taken up their she told him of her conclusion. Then task demonstrated their unflinching they realized that the afternoon "Unselfish devotion and a spirit faith. of sacrifice have always been and launch for Khulna had already gone! always will be the first requisite of God bless the consecrated youth— There was no other chance to go un- acceptable service. Our Lord and youth who in every nation, kindred, til the next day. Master designs that not one thread and tribe are facing trials, sorrows, Through the night Kendall's con- of selfishness shall be woven into and discouragement in Jesus' name dition became more serious. Over and His work. Into our efforts we are and power. When the light of the over again Wesley and Joan knelt in to bring the tact and skill, the ex- golden morning breaks, they will re- prayer by the baby's side. There they actitude and wisdom, that the God ceive their reward. That little spot rededicated their lives to God, and of perfection required of the build- the angels guard in Dacca will open. ers of the earthly tabernacle; yet Then baby Kendall and many other with anxious hearts waited through in all our labors we are to remem- the long hours till the boat came the ber that the greatest talents or the little ones will be restored to their next day. Sabbath morning they could most splendid services are accept- mothers' arms. catch a plane from Jessore to Dacca. able only when self is laid upon Until then, God calls on His peo- Would they reach the hospital in the altar, a living, consuming sacri- ple to carry the light of truth into the time! fice."—Prophets and Kings, p. 65. dark corners of earth. MARCH 17, 1960 17 The news about the $3,000 dona- tion from the General Conference for Earthquake Relief in Arequipa the homeless people of Arequipa ap- peared in the three leading newspa- pers in Lima. Peru We bought about 6,000 pounds of food such as rice, beans, oatmeal, and By B. A. Larsen sugar in Lima, and the Peruvian Radio and Public Relations Secretary Army Airlines took care of the trans- Inca Union portation for us free of charge. The two local newspapers in Arequipa published articles about our arrival and of the help we were bringing. N January 13, Arequipa, the sec- Arequipa is a very important com- O ond largest city in Peru (popu- mercial and communications center, Wellesley Muir, president of the lation 200,000) was severely shaken by and also of much importance to our Lake Titicaca Mission, was with us an earthquake. The city, situated at work. It has two Adventist churches, the first day. He had done an excel- the foot of the beautiful volcano El with about 300 members. We are glad lent job of preparing the material and Misti, has often been shaken. Less to report that none of our believers organizing the church to feed the than two years ago it was badly dam- suffered death or injury, although a thousands of needy people. aged by an earthquake, but the most few lost their homes. God has been Every morning the work started at recent quake was a real disaster. Nearly merciful to His children. seven o'clock, but before that Daniel all the old buildings in the city were The contractors took special pre- Flores, pastor of the Arequipa church, destroyed or so badly cracked that they cautions when they rebuilt our and his helpers had already been to were dangerous for habitation. These church, Templo Adventista, after the the market to buy bread and fruit old buildings are constructed of large earthquake two years ago, so this time for the one thousand lunches we daily blocks of white stone cut out of the it did not suffer any damage of con- prepared for the hungry children. A volcano's lava deposits. sequence. kitchen was put up where cooked A large area of southern Peru was When the cable from the General foods such as corn on the cob, sweet affected and many small towns in the Conference came with the good news potatoes, and eggs were prepared. valleys are in ruins. One little village that they were sending financial help Every lunch bag contained two dif- was completely leveled. from the Disaster and Famine Relief ferent kinds of sandwiches, a bun, In Arequipa telegraph wires were Fund, we were happy and much en- some cookies, a variety of fruits, and severed, and for over a week all trans- couraged. Eagerly those of us that one of the cooked vegetables just men- portation to and from the city had to were available went into action. The tioned. Sometimes a small box of rai- be by air, as all roads were blocked by earthquake struck just as we were fin- sins or cheese was put in. The job of landslides. Streetcars were not run- ishing our annual Inca Union com- filling the bags was done in assembly- ning, the electric current was off, and mittee meetings in Lima, so almost all line fashion, and in a couple of hours even the water supply was out of or- our staff were on the way to the local it was completed. The church mem- der. Thirty-three persons were re- mission sessions. No home missionary bers were wonderfully willing to help. ported dead and hundreds were taken secretary was at hand, so it fell to my Each bag was closed by folding the to hospitals. Fortunately, the disaster lot to go to Arequipa, together with top and clamping a folded card over struck at 10:46 in the morning, when nAy wife, for the purpose of helping it which read: "A gift from Obra Fi- most people were up and out. Had it set up a food kitchen in the disaster lantropica Adventista" on one side and come at night the death toll would area, and organize emergency relief "Lake Titicaca Mission" on the other. have been much higher. work there. Then came the job of delivering the

One thousand lunch bags were filled each day by members of the Mrs. Carlos Pidoux (center) and Mrs. Julio Huayllara giving out food packages to children Arequipa church. Mrs. Iturrieta (right) headed the relief kitchen. at the Selva Alegra camp in earthquake-stricken Arequipa, Peru. 18 REVIEW AND HERALD lunch packages to the needy children. this invitation. He felt that he should We made three trips every day to near- seize every opportunity to preach the by camps or out into the desert, where gospel to those people. So that evening hundreds of families lived in small at eight o'clock, the appointed time, shacks, tents, or under three sticks he came to this man's home. To his covered over with a blanket or a few surprise there were nearly 150 people sheets of old tin. We usually had the waiting for him to come and preach children line up in two rows, one row to them. Brother Chai was a bit for boys, one for girls. A third line was frightened, for he hadn't expected a for mothers with babies in their arms. large group. He wasn't a preacher, he When everybody was in line we was just a colporteur; but he said to gave each child a ticket, printed with himself, "I've got to do my best." And "Good for one meal." When the tick- he began to talk to the people about ets were gone we gave out the lunch Jesus' soon coming. He preached for bags. The children were thankful. nearly an hour. The people said, "You This process was repeated at an- can't stop now; you have to tell us other location with the rest of the more about the truth that you are lunch bags and with other long lines giving to us. We believe that truth." Chai Chung Oo, a Korean colporteur whose faith God of children. There was endless trou- rewarded. But something was beginning to ble with those who came late and were happen! The little lamp that they had not able to get any. We never had was a very primitive type of light, just lunch ourselves until two or three in a short wick sitting in a little saucer the afternoon. The Light That Would of oil. Brother Chai noticed that the At four or five o'clock we were at light was getting lower and lower. The it again, preparing for a third field Not Go Out oil was nearly all gone, and he didn't trip. This time it was in behalf of By C. A. Williams know what to do. He knew the light entire families. Out to the hard-hit would go out any moment, and he nearby villages we went, or to another A young colporteur named Chai wouldn't be able to find the texts in of the many camps in the desert. Now Chung Oo decided that he wanted to his Bible. He watched the flame as it we gave out tickets in the "homes"— go to an island off the south coast of went down. There seemed to be just one for each suffering family. These Korea and sell books. No Seventh-day a drop of oil left in the bottom of the tickets entitled the people to a big Adventist worker had set foot there saucer. The flame began to flicker, bag containing two- or three-pound before, and he felt that the Lord was and he thought, "Well, it's going out." bags of rice, oatmeal, and sugar, or of leading him to go. He asked the people, "What shall beans, macaroni, and split peas, et So, taking his brief case, he went we do?" A little boy jumped up and cetera. These were distributed to each down to the docks and looked around said, "Mr. Chai, why don't you pray family, together with a bottle of cook- for a ship. Finally he found a diesel- that the Lord will keep the light burn- ing oil. This was appreciated very, powered launch preparing to leave ing?" As Mr. Chai hesitated, all the very much, but, oh, the cries and for the island. He went up to the other people said, "Sure, let's pray pitiful begging of those who did not captain and explained that he wanted that the Lord will keep the light burn- receive. It was heartbreaking! One to go over to that island. He said, "I ing; we're sure that He will." thousand good lunches for children have no money, captain; I don't have were given out every day for a week, a cent, but I do want to go over to An Earnest Prayer and some 1,000 families were helped that island, because I feel the Lord Mr. Chai closed his eyes and lifted with at least a week's food supply. is calling me to go over there and up his voice in prayer, praying ear- Upon returning after dark we found preach the gospel." nestly for divine aid. While the adults Mrs. Raul Iturrieta, wife of our mis- "Well," the captain said, "I'll take still had their eyes closed, the little sionary in Mollendo, busy preparing you just this once; no more." So the boy jumped up again and said, "Look for the next day's lunches. She had young colporteur got on the boat. at the light! Look at the light!" The charge of the kitchen, and often On the way over he went up to the little flame that had been flickering cooked until late at night. captain's quarters and began to talk and had almost gone out was now It was an exciting week in which to him. He said, "Captain, where are three times larger than it was before, we all worked hard, but it was a week you from?" The captain told him, and and three times as much light was full of precious experiences and much then Brother Chai said, "I come from shining all around! satisfaction. Three delegations repre- that area too." Of the experience Mr. Chai says, senting some of the camps we had As they talked back and forth they "I kept on preaching for another helped came to express to us their discovered that they were related, 30 minutes and the light continued to appreciation for what had been done whereupon the captain said, "Young burn brightly. When we were finished, for them. One group came with a man, any time you want to go over to we blew the light out and the people written statement signed by 177 thank- that island you come and see me and returned to their homes. But we prom- ful persons. Several said that the Ad- I'll take you over, and it won't cost ised to come back the next evening. ventists had done more to help than you a cent." The colporteur's trans- Now, it was very difficult to get oil on any other organization. portation problems were now solved. the island. We had to go clear back to Our own church members who had He could go over to that island every the mainland to get supplies of that suffered in the earthquake also re- day and preach the gospel. kind. There was no way for us to get ceived help. He began to call at the homes with oil the next day, as there was no ship I am sure that this experience has his books, and found a man who going to the mainland. The next eve- been a blessing to the Lake Titicaca showed a special interest in religion. ning we came together again, wonder- Mission and to the church members The man asked if he would come back ing what we should do. in Arequipa in particular. It has been that evening and speak to a group of "I went up just before the meeting a real help to the many homeless peo- his friends about Christ's soon return and looked at the saucer, and there ple in the Arequipa area. to this earth. Brother Chai accepted was still a drop of oil in the bottom, MARCH 17, 1960 19 no bigger than an aspirin tablet— just a tiny drop—and we didn't know whether we should start the meeting or not. Anyway, one of the boys put a match to the wick, and immediately a large flame sprang up. We started our meeting and continued clear through that evening. This time there were more than 200 people that met together. I spoke on the signs of Christ's soon coming. "After our meeting we blew out the light and went home. For four meetings, a total of more than seven hours, that little drop of oil kept the light burning brightly. We are sure that the Lord performed a miracle and did not let the light go out, but kept the little lamp burning brightly for us." Surely the same Lord who would not let the cruse of oil fail in Elijah's time is with us today. He is able to perform just as great miracles for His faithful followers in our time as He did then. We now have a church Hadley Memorial Hospital, Washington, D.C. Inset: Wilma L. Tuttle, administrator. of more than 60 members in this place, and these members are letting their tenance, cleaning, cooking, and the his own earnings. When it was paid light shine to others. They have be- care of the patients. A delivery in the for, the doctor and his wife gave it gun a branch Sabbath school that is home of a patient, including daily to the church. almost as big as the church. The lights nurse's visits for a week, was done for Under Dr. Hadley's direction, the on this island are strong and burning a five-dollar fee—less if the family institution was improved and modern- brightly. We feel that eventually the could not pay that amount. One doc- ized. A new wing was added in 1934 work on this island, as well as in the tor cared for all the patients except to house offices, X-ray equipment, entire peninsula of Korea, will be fin- for the surgery, which was done in a treatment rooms, a small operating ished in a blaze of glory. little gaslighted room at the top of room, and laboratory. New equipment The Lord is pouring out His Spirit the building by a sanitarium surgeon. and new furniture were purchased. on His people today, and we are see- Dr. and Mrs. Henry G. Hadley ar- Many years went by. The mission ing miracles—miracles of salvation, rived at this scene in 1919 when they hospital became known as the Hadley aniracles of saving grace. were placed in charge of the mission Clinic. It had changed into a very hospital. There was much to do to large medical practice, drawing pa- build up the service and facilities. tients from all over the metropolitan Mrs. Hadley, having affiliated as a area. Toward the late 1950's, yearly Hadley Memorial Hospital, nurse in the mission institution a year patient visits numbered between 75,- Washington, D.C. or two before, assisted her husband. 000 and 80,000. Others with a spirit of dedication and In 1946 construction began on the By Wilma L. Tuttle, Administrator singular devotion joined them, living Hadley Memorial Hospital, a three- Hadley Memorial Hospital is a 75- with them at the mission hospital story, brick structure, completely air- bed, accredited hospital in Washing- and helping with the household and conditioned, at a cost of $1,250,000. ton, D.C., receiving for general care professional duties, around the clock. In 1952 it was completed and patients patients of any race, creed, or color. were admitted to a beautiful, modern It is owned and operated by the Co- institution. This building, like the lumbia Union Conference. earlier one, was given to the church. Around 1914 the Washington San- MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS Doctors representing nearly every itarium and Hospital established a specialty field are members of the mission hospital in Southwest Wash- medical staff. All the services are di- ington, D.C., for the purpose of teach- rected by medical specialists. There ing its nurses to do self-supporting are 111 employees, including four work. The building rented by the san- house physicians. itarium was a very old house with an During the past year seven patients interesting history. Built by Robert and workers have been baptized or Morris, the private financier of the have made decisions to unite with the War of Independence, its first occu- church. The chaplain visits patients pants were Elizabeth Parke Custis, When the owner wanted to sell the and gives Bible studies. granddaughter of Martha Washing- building in which the work had been True religion, coupled with the in- ton, and her husband, Thomas Law, housed for ten years, the sanitarium creasing knowledge of medical science, a wealthy English gentleman. did not wish to buy it; but Dr. Had- is the effective answer to much of the Here, among the poorer people of ley, seeing an opportunity to further world's woe. To render this service the city, sanitarium nurses spent three stabilize the medical missionary work is a great privilege and responsibility. months of their training. With simple for Southwest Washington, and valu- The interest and prayers of all the equipment and little income they took ing the old house for its history, pur- church members in behalf of the hos- complete responsibility for main- chased it over a period of years with pital are much appreciated. 20 REVIEW AND HERALD West Jamaica Conference heard widely in the States of New New York Center, where he told the Jersey and Connecticut as well. Many Ukrainian church elder that his entire Session Russian and Polish people listen to church was listening to our programs By F. L. Peterson the program too, and it is estimated every Saturday morning, and that he Secretary, General Conference that in this area there is a potential personally makes use of the various Regional Department listening audience of 200,000 or more. topics presented on the program by Anyone who is acquainted with the repeating and re-emphasizing them in The fifth biennial session of the problems of evangelism among lan- his church services on Sunday morn- West Jamaica Conference opened De- guage groups in a large city or metro- ing. He extended an invitation to us cember 30, 1959, and continued to politan area, will agree that radio to preach in his church. January 3, 1960. It was held in the evangelism is one of the best and most beautiful new Mandeville Temple effective ways to reach language church, where the offices of the British groups. And how thankful the small From Homc Base Union Mission and the West Jamaica church of Ukrainian believers in New Conference are situated. York City was when this broadcast be- to Front Line The West Jamaica Conference pres- came a reality! However, this meant ident's report revealed that every great sacrifice for them. Some financial Australasian Division eighth person comprising the 135,000 help came from the Greater New members in the Inter-America Divi- York and New Jersey conferences, and Mr. and Mrs. William Johnsson sion is from the West Jamaica Confer- from friends scattered over the United sailed from Melbourne, Australia, on ence. The membership of the confer- States and Canada, but most of the the Stratheden, January 11, en route ence is 16,000. There are 181 churches funds were contributed by the local to Bombay, India. Mr. and Mrs. in the conference, nine of which were group of less than 20 members, none Johnsson, who were married only re- accepted into the sisterhood of of whom are well to do. One brother, cently, are graduates of Australasian churches at this session. The confer- who has not been in this country very Missionary College, class of '59. After ence holds first place in the number of long, and who draws just an ordinary having completed courses in theology churches, in baptisms, in membership, laborer's pay, contributed more than and teaching, they have accepted a in the number of Sabbath schools, in $2,000! call to the Southern Asia Division, he church school enrollment, both in the Considering that it takes at least to serve as an educational worker in union and the division. In tithes and a year to build an audience, results India. Ingathering the conference holds first thus far have been very encouraging. Gordon A. Lee left Sydney, January place in the union and second place in One man was baptized in New Jersey, 19, proceeding to Samoa. Mr. Lee, the division. and another man, who is well ed- who has been in the employ of the At the first meeting of the confer- ucated and works as a draftsman for a Queensland Government Education ence session the 385 delegates and the large refrigeration company in New Department, has accepted an invita- large number of friends assembled York, has for some time been attend- tion to serve as headmaster of the mis- were pleased when Dr. Lief Kr. To- ing Sabbath services and has now re- sion school on the Island of Savaii, biassen, the new president of West quested baptism. He is studying with Samoa. A little later he will be joined Indies College, was introduced to his wife and two daughters, endeavor- by Sister Lee and the children. them. Dr. and Mrs. Tobiassen have ing to bring them into the church Jan Hutauruk sailed from Australia been most cordially welcomed to the too. on the Oceania, January 25, en route leadership of West Indies College. Recently a pastor of a church of to Singapore. Brother Hutauruk is one H. S. Walters was unanimously re- 120 members found his way to the of the first Asian students to have com- elected president. V. E. Morgan, who pleted a course of study at Australa- served during the previous biennium sian Missionary College, and to have as secretary-treasurer, was elected sec- been appointed to work in the Far retary along with other responsibili- Eastern Division. Brother Hutaurak, ties, and Edna Parchment, a former who completed a course in account- secretary-treasurer of the East Jamaica ancy, will labor in the Southeast Asia Conference who recently returned Union. from the States after receiving the Mrs. H. Bais and two children left Master's degree from Potomac Univer- Sydney for Lae, New Guinea, January sity, now serves as treasurer and Book 25. They will join Brother Bais, who and Bible House manager of the con- serves as an accountant in the Coral ference. All other departmental secre- Sea Union Mission. This family has taries were re-elected. recently completed a furlough in Hol- The West Jamaica Conference ses- land, the homeland of Brother Bais. sion ended on a high note of personal Helen Hall left Sydney, January 25, dedication to the cause of Christ in for New Guinea, where she will teach "Conquering for Eternity in 1960." at Coral Sea Union Training School, Kabiufa. Miss Hall is a theological and normal graduate of Australasian Broadcasting in Ukrainian Missionary College, class of 1959. By Nicholas Ilchuk Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Litster and two children left Sydney, January 27, for Editor, Ukrainian Signs of the Times Fiji. Brother Litster until recently The Ukrainian Voice of Hope served as headmaster of the Moonah radio broadcast, originating in To- Central School in Tasmania. He will ronto, Canada, was first heard in the be attached to the staff of Fulton Mis- New York area about 15 months ago sionary College, which is near Suva, Nicholas Ilchuk, speaker on the Ukrainian Voice of over WEVD, a 5,000-watt station in Hope broadcast, addressing a radio rally in New and which serves the territory of the New York City. This broadcast is York Center. Central Pacific Union Mission. MARCH 17, 1960 21 North American Division The petition of the liquor store Mrs. Glenn F. Henriksen and son left Miami, Florida, January 19, for was denied. Venezuela. Sister Henriksen's maiden The victory was name was Carol Ann Sands. Brother significant in view Henriksen returned to Venezuela, of these facts: after furlough, in July of 1959, to re- 1. The State leg- sume his work as a launch captain in islature and Prince the East Venezuela Mission. Sister George's County Henriksen and their son will now had previously al- lowed the estab- rejoin him in service. Students of Takoma Academy presented this 12-foot petition protesting the Elder and Mrs. Walter 0. Comm establishment of a liquor store in Takoma Park, at a recent hearing in lishment of a simi- Prince George's County, Maryland. Foy Powell (center), president of TA's and two children, returning after fur- ATS chapter, is assisted in displaying the petition by Pat Carroll (left) and lar liquor store lough, left Miami, Florida, February Carole Wood. inside the Takoma 11, for Jamaica. Prior to marriage, Park city limits. Sister Comm's name was Dorothy ference ATS secretary, Frank Sherrill. 2. The applicant, now operating a Belle Minchin. In 1954 Brother and Laymen James Trefz and Ludwig store in Riverdale, has incurred no Sister Comm first accepted appoint- Ninaj also attended. violations under his present license. ment to mission service. From 1954- 1956 Brother Comm served as mission president in the Cayman Islands, Brit- CHURCH CALENDAR FOR 1960 ish West Indies. From 1956-1958 he acted as pastor and teacher of Bible and history in West Indies Training College, Mandeville. During furlough he has taken studies at Potomac Uni- Let Us Help Them versity leading toward the Master of Arts degree. He is to continue as a teacher in West Indian Training Col- Carry the Gospel Message to the lege. W. R. BEACH

The Liquor Store That 171i/ litonsons in the Never Opened Northern European Division By Richard Lee Fenn Students and faculty of Takoma IN FINLAND: "The colporteurs are Academy recently joined forces with active in Finland. But they face a other citizens of Takoma Park, Mary- problem. They do not own a printing land, in a united effort to prevent the plant. The brethren have saved a move of a liquor store from nearby good sum toward such a plant. Part Riverdale to a location just outside of the overflow will go for this pur- Takoma Park. pose. They are looking hopefully to- Members of the school's chapter of A Finnish lady literature evangelist faithfully pre- the American Temperance Society ward that overflow."—F. D. Nichol senting the message to a Laplander, north of the signed an eleven-foot eleven-inch pe- Arctic Circle. tition urging the Board of License IN ETHIOPIA: "In the past two weeks five delegations have Commissioners of Prince George's traveled the long way to Addis Ababa to plead for our mis- County not to allow the liquor outlet sion to come and teach them. They have waited for about to relocate in a shopping center now eight years. Dear fellow believers, we need more workers and under construction nearby. The peti- tion, signed by 250 students and fac- more funds that will make it possible to enter through the ulty members of Takoma Academy, many open doors in Ethiopia." —Axel Varmer was presented at a hearing in Upper IN WEST AFRICA: "Fifty million Africans, from a multitude Marlboro, Maryland, Thursday, Jan- of tribes and many different languages, dwell in the great uary 21. ATS/TA president, Foy Powell, coastal area of the great bulge on the west coast of Africa. and a faculty sponsor, Richard Lee In spite of these many difficulties the work has made marvel- Fenn, attended the hearing along ous progress. Nearly 20,000 baptized members rejoice in the with a score of other church and civic Advent message. Dear brothers and sisters, we are counting people who came to protest the li- on your help. We know you will not fail us." —H. J. Welch cense transfer. James Scully, associate secretary of the American Temper- ance Society, and J. D. Livingston, re- tired professor of Biblical languages please .emember at Washington Missionary College, These Earnest Appeals This testified for the opposition. Other church officials present were Columbia Union ATS secretary, Ed- 071kirteentit Sabbath, march 26, ig6o mund Peterson, and Potomac Con- General Conference Sabbath School Department 22 REVIEW AND HERALD 3. The attorney representing the Eight others were applicant presented a strong case to be baptized, but from a legal point of view. It was they were sent shaken only by the sheer weight of without previous the number of people who came to notice to the na- protest in person and by the hundreds tional penitentiary of signatures on the several petitions at Muntinlupa be- that were introduced. fore the baptism. Two of those bap- tized are life-term- Good Teeth: Parents Reveal ers. It is inspiring to observe the mir- Reasons acle of God's grace (Continued from page 11) leavening the hearts of men Teachers rarely ask to participate steeped in sin. in surveys (it is a headache to dis- We solicit the tribute and collect questionnaires!), prayers of our but this time they emphatically re- Baptismal service at the compound of the Cebu provincial jail. P. P. Ramos, brethren for the quested another survey. This time associate director of the Capitol Center, baptized 43 prisoners October 10, 1959. work being carried they wanted a students'-eye-view-point. on at the Cebu pro- Accordingly, a similar questionnaire vincial jail and for was prepared for grades 5 through 8, Jail Evangelism in Cebu the evangelistic work in this city of and distributed in the same schools more than 200,000 inhabitants. We (Denver, Boulder, Grand Junction). City, Philippine Islands know that many prisoners, filled with Right down the line, the students By L. E. Montana love for Christ and the Advent truth, agreed with their parents' answers. will go home free at last from the In fact, in most instances they went Union Evangelist and Capitol Center Director shackles of sin to witness to their them one better, reporting an even Believing that God's message must neighbors, friends, and families of the higher consumption of fruits and vege- go to all corners of our area and to power of the gospel and the saving tables, milk, and protein foods. all classes of people, irrespective of grace of a sin-pardoning Saviour. One interesting point in the student their social standing, the staff of the During the baptism and graduation, survey deserves attention: the high Capitol Center, our first evangelistic a total of P60 worth of Bibles and New consumption of cookies. This out- center in the Philippines, expanded Testaments, donated by the brethren rated all other dessert items by far. the work at the provincial jail in this of the Capitol Center church, were Thus, it would seem that additional city of Cebu. The work was started distributed. Our need for Bibles is educational emphasis should be originally by the brethren of Cebu still great. We are requesting our placed on teaching how to prepare City church under the leadership of brethren in the field to send to us healthful cookies. Brother A. Suico, the elder. Various Bibles and other literature that could Dental research workers are now workers were invited every Sabbath be used not only in the jail but also turning fuller attention to the role of to give inspirational messages. How- in the evangelistic work in this city. the frequency and amount of con- ever, it was felt that in order to gain sumption of refined carbohydrate. more decisions, it was necessary to Weiss, in a report to the American hold a series of doctrinal studies and Public Health Association in October, preaching, and the Capitol Center 1959, stated that a study completed evangelistic team answered the need. in Tennessee on more than 700 pre- Bible studies were given every Tues- school children, revealed an appar- day and Sabbath afternoons, with the ently direct correlation between fre- writer and Pastor P. P. Ramos, asso- quency of between-meal snacks and ciate director of the Capitol Center, OVERSEAS the dental decay rate' In other words, alternating in the studies. The musi- Australasian Division the more times a youngster ate be- cal numbers were provided by the tween meals, the higher his decay members of the Capitol Center church • Members of the division headquarters rate. Margaret Dunham, nutritionist under the direction of Mrs. Esther M. staff and nearby branches, with their fam- with the Indiana State Board of Coloma, teacher of the Cebu City ilies, numbering more than 200, gathered Health, gave a similar report on in the Wahroonga Social Hall on the church school. evening of February 16 to say farewell to studies completed there' The influence of the studies was C. C. Weis and family, who sailed for We need not be surprised by these augmented by enrolling the prisoners North America two days later. Elder studies, for the Spirit of Prophecy in the Voice of Prophecy Bible Corres- Weis had served almost eight years as di- counsel on between-meal snacking is pondence Course. The staff of the vision home missionary and Sabbath very clear (see Counsels on Diet and Voice of Prophecy Correspondence school secretary. His energy and good Foods, pp. 225-247). What we need School gave able assistance by correct- humor earned him the esteem and affec- now is a translation of information in- ing the test papers. Last October 10 tion of ministers and members through- to positive action. out the division. The departments under a graduation program was held for 20 his leadership prospered greatly. prisoners. After the graduation those 1 Robert A. Downs, Muriel M. Dunn and Eleanor L. Richie, Bulletin of American Assn. of Public who had not enrolled were encouraged • During the last two weeks of January Health Dentists 18:19-21 (Sept. 1958). Quoted in to sign up. At present, 20 prisoners are Dr. Winton H. Beaven, of Washington The Review dd Herald, Nov. 20, 1958. Missionary College, visited Sydney as di- 2 Charles Donnelly, Unpublished research at Na- active students of the Bible course. tional Institute of Dental Research, 1959. rector of an Institute of Scientific Studies 3 Robert L. Weiss, Unpublished research reported On October 10 an impressive bap- for the Prevention of Alcoholism. This at American Public Health Association Convention, tism of 43 souls was conducted by Pas- Oct. 1959. institute, the first held in Australasia, was 4 Margaret Dunham, Unpublished research reported tor P. P. Ramos in the presence of convened at Sydney University. In addi- at American Public Health Association Convention, Oct. 1959. many brethren in outlying churches. tion to lecturers who came from all parts MARCH 17, 1960 23 of Australia, Dr. A. C. Ivy, of the Uni- tillian Union during the first six weeks tributed 19 food baskets at Christmas. versity of Illinois, came to Australia for a of 1960. The counsel, instruction, and in- Names of people needing aid were se- brief period. spiration that he brought to those in at- cured by those who took part in the an- tendance at these institutes was greatly nual Christmas caroling. • Readers of the REVIEW have already appreciated. been reminded that 1960 is the 75th an- • On December 26, 1959, six persons niversary of the establishment of Advent- • A number of new faculty members were baptized by Gerald H. Greene, pas- ist work in the Australasian Division. A have recently been added to the staff of tor of the Binghamton, New York, strong committee has gone into action West Indies College, Mandeville, Ja- church. outlining promotional plans for "Opera- maica. Included in this group are Leif • The Northeastern Conference has ap- tion Jubilee." As the plans are put into Kr. Tobiassen, Kenneth G. Vaz, A. Fred- pointed two new ministerial interns. effect in the immediate future they will ericka Vaz, Rubin R. Widmer, Glenn One is William Alleyne, who is serving lay a strong foundation for achieving the Wheeler, Beverly Wheeler, Marjorie as assistant pastor at the Ephesus, New aim of 5,000 baptisms for the division for Douce, and H. E. Richards. Four former York, church; the other is Beryl Rivers, the current year. All departments are co- teachers, Walter 0. Comm, Dorothy formerly of the Ephesus church, who is operating closely in "Operation Jubilee." Comm, Joe Fletcher, and Mavis Fletcher now serving the Syracuse, New York, • On January 5, 1960, J. E. Edwards, are returning from advanced study leave church. to rejoin the staff. Seven staff members secretary of the Home Missionary De- • F. L. Jones, treasurer of the North- partment of the General Conference, left are currently studying for advanced de- grees. eastern Conference, states that the total Sydney by air to return to Washington. tithe for the conference in 1959 was Elder Edwards arrived in the division in • Walter Schubert, of the General Con- $607,310.84, an increase of 871,482.60 September, 1959, and in a period of more ference Ministerial Association, and Ar- over 1958. than three months he visited every sec- thur H. Roth, president of the Inter- tion of the field and led out in three lay- American Division, joined union leaders • Robert H. Carter, former pastor of men's congresses, as well as in many other in the Mexican and Central American the New Rochelle, New York, church, is meetings. We believe the visit of Elder unions in conducting ministerial insti- the new pastor of the Rochester, New Edwards will result in increased emphasis tutes in these unions during the months York, church. being given to the work of lay evange- of January and February. • A. R. Friedrich, pastor of the New lism. NORTH AMERICA Haven, Connecticut, church, reports a Inter-American Division baptism of seven new believers on Sab- Atlantic Union bath, January 16. These are the first • Gabriel Castro, president of the East fruits of the Detamore evangelistic series Cuba Conference for the past five years, • C. H. Smith, publishing secretary of recently held in New Haven. has accepted the call of the Bella Vista the Atlantic Union Conference, visited Hospital, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, to Bermuda recently to start out Daniel • The College of Medical Evangelists serve as chaplain of this growing medical Jacome, the first full-time literature evan- has announced the acceptance of the fol- institution. gelist to labor in that field for many a lowing Atlantic Union College graduates year. Elder Smith spent time with other and prospective graduates for the 1960 • The latest statistical report for the workers, too, including Cyril and Joan fall term: School of Dentistry: Arni As- Inter-American Division reveals a total Musson, who hope to come to Atlantic geirsson, James Edmister, Bruce Harkins; church membership of 135,116 as of De- Union College next fall, Ellen Douglas, School of Medicine: Gordon Hoppe, Sey- cember 31, 1959. Baptisms during the Susan Lynch, and John Gilbert, who mour Monteso, Michael Odell, John year 1959 totaled 12,430. plan to do part-time work. Shaw, Robert Wielt, Henry F. Pearl. • Benjamin Riffel, promotional man- • The Dorcas Welfare Society of Lock- • Atlantic Union College student Vic- ager of Inter-American Publications, at- port, New York, under the leadership of tor C. Hilbert, Jr., has been selected to tended colporteur institutes in the An- Mrs. Evelyn Purucker, prepared and dis- sing bass in the Faith for Today Quartet. He and Mrs. Hilbert, the former Janet Smith, will move to New York shortly. Mrs. Hilbert will work in the office of the Faith for Today headquarters. With more children coming into her home she started a Bible school. The mis- Central Union sion stories were such an inspiration to • More than 300 delegates assembled in the children that soon they were bringing North Platte, Nebraska, for the Nebraska their pennies to send to the mission field. officers' meetings, January 22-24. These In 1929 their first offering to missions was meetings included all church officers from the State. Each conference depart- $4.25. The offerings increased as time mental secretary and the president gave a passed. Offerings went to China, Africa, challenge to all in attendance for greater India, Southern Europe, Malaya. achievements in 1960. Separate meetings The group grew so large the meeting were held to convey more complete de- place had to be changed. A town hall in partmental information to the officers. Swanton was secured to hold the Bible • On the last Sabbath of January the school meetings, and Aunt Belle's friends ministers and doctors of the Denver, Col- helped her. A branch Sabbath school was orado, area met at the Colorado Confer- formed, then a church was organized. A ence office for a special meeting. The church building is now under construc- purpose of this meeting was to coordinate tion. more fully the work of doctors and min- isters, and to show how their efforts can Faithful Witnessing Bears Fruit Aunt Belle is 90 years old and is still be united with those of the laymen to faithful. Although she had to give up her form a stronger missionary program. Dr. Belle Bradley Lewis was born in Ohio work quite a few years ago, she is still an J. E. Potts and L. E. Hubbs from Walla in 1869, and became a Seventh-day Ad- active lay worker. She has sent literature Walla, Washington, assisted in these meet- ventist at an early age. In 1894 she was through the mail. Above all she still wit- ings, illustrating how doctors and hos- pital administrators can work together in married to Mr. Lewis, and they made nesses for the truth. Her love and depend. ence on God grows from day to day. Her saving souls. Theodore Carcich, Central their home in Whitehouse, Ohio. In 1928 Union Conference president, was the prayer is that she may be found faithful Belle started a reading class in her home. Sabbath morning speaker. The Colorado Two little boys enjoyed the stories and when the Lord comes. Conference plans to have a conference- asked if they could bring their friends. MARGARET FINLEY wide medical-ministerial meeting and thus 24 REVIEW AND HERALD enlarge the number of doctors, ministers, sin Academy launched a campaign on the direction of Melvin W. Davis. Mel- and laymen working together to win souls. December 7, 1959, to raise $10,000 to- vin K. West was organist. Other partici- ward the cost of erecting a new admin- pants were P. W. Christian, president; Columbia Union istration building. When the campaign R. H. Brown, dean of administration; • More than 100 literature evangelists closed February 1, almost $11,000 had and G. W. Bowers, chairman of the de- met in Akron, Ohio, for an institute been reported. The new building is tak- partment of chemistry. sponsored by the West Pennsylvania, ing shape rapidly. All the windows are • Dr. Stanley Bull has accepted a posi- West Virginia, and Ohio conferences. in, and workmen are now doing finish- tion as chairman of the department of Main speaker for the series of meetings ing work on the inside. psychology at La Sierra College, where he was Bruce M. Wickwire, Columbia Un- North Pacific Union will implement and direct the program ion Conference publishing secretary. of graduate work. On the Walla Walla • The senior class of Walla Walla Col- College campus, Dr. Bull has headed the • The Board of Trustees of the Medical lege was honored Monday morning, Feb- Group Foundation has appointed Carl department of education since 1954. ruary 15, in a senior recognition service Mrs. Bull has served on the teaching staff Pflugradt as its business director. In his in Columbia Auditorium with Dr. new capacity he will serve the business of the college English department and has C. Dorr Demaray, president of Seattle also assisted in other departments. interests of three hospitals—Wytheville Pacific College, giving the address. P. C. Hospital, Wytheville, Virginia; Marion Heubach, senior class adviser, presented Pacific Union General Hospital, Marion, Virginia; and the 135-member class, whose motto, Eugene Leland Memorial Hospital, Riv- "Working With Christ," closely paral- • January 29 to February 3 was a time erdale, Maryland. leled Dr. Demaray's topic, "A Call to of spiritual fellowship for the members of • Floyd Strunk, pastor of the Plainfield, Service." The WWC Chorale sang under the Pacific Union Conference committee, New Jersey, church, is directing a co- the staff, and their families. The four-day ordinated evangelistic program for the retreat was held on the beautiful Asilo- district. Public meetings are being held mar conference grounds at Pacific Grove, on Friday and Sunday nights. California. The time was one of soul searching, a time of much prayer, and of • Mrs. Lova Walker, a 75-year-old study of the Word of God. It was the re- member of the Dayton, Ohio, church, A Heathen Pays Tithe sult of many months of careful planning raised $504 in the Ingathering campaign By Robert H. Pierson by F. W. Schnepper, president of the this year. Pacific Union Conference. Recently one of our Nyasaland teachers • A new church building has been pur- • "Two of our brethren were given the chased by the Salem, Ohio, church, re- was awakened early in the morning by privilege of having a private tour through ports Elmon Roy, pastor. Another build- an oxcart driving into his compound. the U.S.S. Tang, a Pearl Harbor-based ing has been purchased to be used as a Dressing sleepily, our brother went to submarine," writes L. E. Davidson, home church school. the door to discover the identity of his missionary secretary of the Hawaiian Mis- • Sligo church in the Potomac Confer- early morning caller. sion. "To show appreciation for the visit ence sponsored a temperance booth at He was greatly surprised to see an these Adventist men presented a copy of the Home and Outdoor-Living Show in elderly man from a nearby village, a The Desire of Ages to the commanding Washington, D.C. This is an annual event heathen with four wives. This man was officer." He wrote to them as follows: for temperance workers of the Sligo and also noted for his heavy drinking of na- "Thank you for presenting the book The other greater Washington area churches. Desire of Ages to this command. As Chief tive beer. has undoubtedly told you, we con- • H. J. Brendel, Cleveland, Ohio, pas- "What brings you here so early, my duct services on board the Sundays we are tor-evangelist, has accepted a call to a friend?" the teacher called out. at sea. Last Sunday, our first at sea in some pastorate in Denver, Colorado. The early riser waved toward his oxcart time, we read from your gift during the loaded with bags of various grains. Lake Union service. Thank you for your thoughtful- "This is my tithe!" he said, "I have ness." • On January 2 a new church was or- brought it to give to you!" • Mrs. Edith F. Strand resigned recently ganized at La Fox, Illinois, bringing the "Tithe?" the teacher cried in astonish- as director of nurses and nursing services total number of churches in the confer- ment. "How is it that you, a heathen, at the St. Helena Sanitarium and Hospi- ence up to 71. F. B. Phillips and Elton bring this grain to me, a Christian tal, a position she had held for 13 years. Dessain from the conference office of- Previously she had served for 20 years at ficiated at the organization service. J. H. teacher?" "It's like this," the old man replied the New England Sanitarium and Hos- Zachary, who is Bible instructor and pas- pital. tor of nearby Broadview Academy, will thoughtfully, "I've been watching you pastor the newly organized group. The and the pastor. In fact, I've been watch- • Twenty-eight students from La Sierra church already has a junior choir, a ing all the Christian families in this College and 19 students from Pacific Un- young peoples' program, and a Dorcas area. You always seem so happy. You look ion College were among the 133 persons Society. It raised $550 for Ingathering well. Your gardens always are the best. who received letters of acceptance re- this year. By next fall the members hope You are always blessed by your God." cently to the Schools of Dentistry and to have a church school in operation. Medicine of the College of Medical Evan- The old heathen paused a moment, gelists. • R. H. Roderick, from the Ohio Con- and then went on. "I see you measure ference, has recently taken up the work your mealies and your kaffir corn. When • Helmuth C. Retzer, Sabbath school of assistant treasurer in the Wisconsin I asked one of your members about it he secretary of the Pacific Union Confer- Conference. He succeeds A. E. Harms, ence, reports that the Sabbath school explained that you pay `tithe'—you give members of the union gave for missions who is now assistant auditor of the Co- a tenth of all your increase back to God. lumbia Union. during 1959 a total of $1,441,728.14, a That is why you are blessed and prosper. gain of $100,923.16 over 1958. • A telephone switchboard has been in- I have decided I want some of God's stalled on the campus of Emmanuel Mis- • For the first time in the history of La blessings too. I want to pay my tithe also, Sierra College, enrollment in the college sionary College and Potomac University. so I will receive some of His blessings. With this new system all calls from off divisions of instruction has passed the campus will be channeled through the So here, sir, is one tenth of all my grain!" 1,000-mark, with a total of 1,011. operator. Local campus calls can be Though recognizing that his visitor was placed directly by dialing three digits. hazy on the motivation for tithe paying, Southern Union Home telephones for faculty and staff the astonished but thoughtful teacher • 0. W. Mackey, assistant publishing are not routed through the PBX board helped the old heathen unload the bags department secretary of the South Cen- but are listed separately as before. of grain, and thanked God for the faith- tral Conference, has been named secre- • The students and faculty at Wiscon- ful witness of his members in the area. tary of the Central States publishing de- MARCH 17, 1960 25 partment. The announcement was made Texas Conference, with Herbert Fleenor General Conference of Seventh-day Ad- by W. W. Fordham, president of the as administrator. ventists Insurance Service, Inc. (Calif.) Central States Conference. • L. E. Pittman, literature evangelist of Annual Meeting • Open house on Sunday, January 31, the Arkansas-Louisiana Conference, led The annual meeting of the General Conference of with ribbon-cutting ceremony, guided the Southwestern Union in deliveries of Seventh-day Adventists Insurance Service, Inc. (Calif.), will be held at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, April tours, and refreshments signaled the Flor- literature during 1959. 5, 1960, at Takoma Park, Washington, D.C., in con- ida Conference's long-awaited attainment nection with the Spring Council meetings of the Gen- • Only two weeks were required to eral Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. The pur- of the goal of a new and adequate office reach the Ingathering goal of the Ham- pose of the meeting is for the transaction of the building. The beautiful modern struc- general business of the corporation and the election mond, Louisiana, church, reports J. L. of directors in harmony with Article III, Section 2 ture has attracted much favorable atten- Ray, pastor. There was an overflow of of the bylaws. J. W. PEEKE, Secretary tion, and thousands of people attended $300. STANTON PARKER, Treasurer the formal opening. The office, on Lake • Estelle, is near the Florida Sanitarium • The following changes in personnel and Hospital, in Orlando. in the Texas Conference became effec- tive recently: Roy B. Thurmon accepted • Kent Griffin, former Southwestern a call to serve as pastor of the Southern Union Conference hospital consultant, Missionary College church in Tennessee. has assumed his new post as assistant ad- R. L. Winders was invited to become Missionary Volunteer Day March 19 ministrator of Florida Sanitarium and conference revivalist. R. H. Bata, pastor Missionary Volunteer Week March 19-26 Hospital. A native of Cuthbert, Georgia, Thirteenth Sabbath Offering March 26 of the Nashville, Tennessee, church, ac- Literature Evangelism April 2 Mr. Griffin was educated at Fletcher cepted an invitation to become confer- Church Home Missionary Offering April 2 Academy and later, after completing Signs of the Times, These Times, Message ence home missionary and Sabbath Magazine Campaign (Special prices dur- business college work, he returned to school secretary. Thomas P. Ipes, of ing April and May) April 1-30 Fletcher as president-business manager. Dorcas and Welfare Evangelism May 7 Southern California, will serve as district Church Home Missionary Offering May 7 He has also worked for 12 years at Glen- leader in the valley; this post was left Servicemen's Literature Offering May 14 dale Sanitarium and Hospital in Cali- Spirit of Prophecy Day May 21 vacant when A. D. Leach became pastor College of Medical Evangelists' Offering May 28 fornia as desk clerk, patients' business of the Houston district. New locations Church Home Missionary Offering June 4 manager, personnel manager, and house North American Missions Offering and Of- for other district leaders follow: Lee fering for the Blind June 18 manager. Hadley, Waco; M. H. Jensen, Jefferson; Thirteenth Sabbath Offering June 25 Medical Missionary Day and Church Medi- • Eight thousand of the January-Feb- Harold Robbins, Paris; Conrad Skants, cal Missionary Offering July 2 Brownwood; Ernest R. Schwab, Jr., as- Midsummer Missions Service and Offering July 9 ruary issue of Liberty magazine have Enlightening Dark Counties August 6 been subscribed to by Carolina Confer- sociate, Houston; Leon Strickland, Pharr Church Home Missionary Offering August 6 and Edinburg. Educational Day and Elementary School ence churches. This is the largest num- Offering August 13 ber of a single issue ever ordered by Oakwood College Offering August 27 NOTICES Literature Evangelist Rally Day September 3 Carolina churches, being more than twice Church Home Missionary Offering September 3 the 1959 total of 3,000. Missions Extension Day and Offering September 10 Request for Prayer JMV Pathfinder Day September 17 • John Hayward, a native of Connecti- Thirteenth Sabbath Offering September 24 A sister in California writes that a dear friend is Neighborhood Evangelism October 1 cut and former pastor in Massachusetts thinking of leaving her husband. She asks that the Church Home Missionary Offering October 1 and Connecticut, has assumed the pas- REVIEW family pray that a reconciliation may take Voice of Prophecy Offering October 8 place, and that this father and mother, who have Sabbath School Visitors' Day October 8 torate of Kirkwood church in Atlanta. two small sons, may stay together. Review and Herald Campaign He replaces R. W. Numbers, who has ac- October 15-November 12 Temperance Day Offering October 29 cepted a call to the Kress Memorial Information on Vegetarian Cafeterias Witnessing Laymen November 5 church in the Florida Conference. Church Home Missionary Offering Nov ember 5 We are interested in learning of all vegetarian or Week of Prayer November 12-19 lacto-vegetarian food services that serve more than Week of Sacrifice Offering November 19 Southwestern Union 1,500 meals per day. If anyone has information of Ingathering Campaign for 1961 such a food service, anywhere in the world, please November 26, 1960-January 14, 1961 • The Hayes County Memorial Hospi- write: Home Missionary Day December 3 tal, at San Marcos, Texas, opened March Clinton A. Wall Church Home Missionary Offering December 3 Walla Walla College Thirteenth Sabbath Offering (Christmas 6. The institution is operated by the College Place, Wash., U.S.A. Offering) December 24

school offerings, Ingathering, and other ence or the South Dakota Conference. SABBATH SCHOOL mission offerings, of $13,390,984.50. In So instead of thinking of Investment in addition to this they raised in tithe and terms of dollars, think of Investment in 01- 4k other church offerings another $11,635,- terms of souls. And in thinking of souls, 722.25. So altogether they spent $25,026,- think of the privilege that is ours in hav- 706.75 in running their schools, hospitals, ing a part in winning them for God's printing houses, evangelistic efforts, and kingdom. One in Eleven mission stations, and these activities re- "God, in His wise plans, has made the In 1958 total Sabbath school offerings sulted in the baptism of 63,559 souls. advancement of His cause dependent amounted to $7,030,350.30, with the In- Therefore, it cost an average of $393.76 upon the personal efforts of His people, vestment offering reaching $646,760.19, or to baptize each one. and upon their freewill offerings. By ac- 9.2 per cent of the total. That is, one in This being so, our Sabbath school offer- cepting the cooperation of man in the every eleven Sabbath school dollars was ing of $7,030,350.19 was the equivalent great plan of redemption, He has placed an Investment dollar. Therefore, one out of winning 17,854 souls! This is more than a signal honor upon him."—Counsels on of every eleven souls won by the Sabbath the entire church membership of the Ca- Sabbath School Work, p. 131. school offering was an Investment offer- nadian Union, or the Northern Union— "God has made men His stewards. The ing soul! and all baptized in one year! property which He has placed in their In 1958 there were 19,978 converts bap- Now listen. The Investment Fund of hands is the means that He has provided tized in North America, and 63,559 bap- $646,760.19 was the equivalent of win- for the spread of the gospel."—Ibid., p. tized overseas, making a total of 83,537. ning 1,623 souls. This is more than the 136. How much was spent in the overseas' entire church membership of the Wyo- ERIC B. HARE divisions to baptize those 63,559 souls? ming Conference or the Nevada-Utah Associate Secretary Well, the overseas' divisions received a Conference, and is about the same as the General Conference budget, largely made up of Sabbath membership of the West Virginia Confer- Sabbath School Department 26 REVIEW AND HERALD "After that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh." Repentant Jews of old acted like the New Testament publican who expressed consciousness of his sins by smiting upon his breast (Luke 18:13). With God mercy, tenderness, and love are blended with "His holiness, justice, By HARRY W. LOWE, General Conference Field Secretary and power."-The Acts of the Apostles, p. 589. Hence, God's dealings with men in all ages are compounded of these di- FOR SABBATH, APRIL 2, 1960 vine attributes in such a way as to secure salvation for as many as desire it. EZEKIEL 22:15. "I will scatter thee among the heathen . . . and will consume The Divine Purpose in Captivity thy filthiness out of thee." The eradica- tion of wickedness depends upon two fac- tors. The first is God's gracious willing- [This Lesson Help is a running comment on the anger, they are gone away backward" ness to save, and this is a constant, un- lesson presented in the Sabbath School Quarterly and should be read in connection with it.] (Isa. 1:4). Despite the fact that "the in- wavering certainty, because God's love habitants of Judah were all undeserving, and His covenant of redemption are both HE books of Esther, Nehemiah, and yet God would not give them up. By "everlasting" (Jer. 31:3; 32:40). TEzra are the only historical sources them His name was to be exalted among The second is man's desire to be saved, for the study of the Jewish people after the heathen."-Prophets and Kings, p. which is an uncertain factor causing dis- the Babylonian exile. Ezra went home 319. tress and delay. "In the work of redemp- from exile some 75 years after the return 2. A Last Attempt by God tion there is no compulsion. . . . In the under Zerubbabel, after the completion change that takes place when the soul of the Temple in 457 B.C. A decade later HosEA 11:8. "How shall I give thee up, surrenders to Christ, there is the highest the governor, Nehemiah, presents his Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Is- sense of freedom. The expulsion of sin is story. That comes nearly to the period be- rael? how shall I make thee as Admah? the act of the soul itself."-The Desire of tween the Old and New Testaments, thus how shall I set thee as Zeboim?" "Admah Ages, p. 466. This willingness to be saved enhancing the value of these books in the and Zeboim were among the cities of the is what God waits for in us today. study of the little-known intertesta- plain that were destroyed by God (Gen. EZEKIEL 33:33. "When this cometh to mental period. 14:8; Deut. 29:23). Although Israel had pass, . . then shall they know that a One of the most valuable purposes been. as guilty and deserving of wrath as prophet bath been among them." Verses served by these books is that they reveal these cities (see Matt. 11:23, 24), God ex- 21, 22 indicate that a messenger from Je- God's gracious attitude in giving His peo- presses His reluctance to deliver the rusalem came with news of the city's fall, ple another chance to rebuild the nation northern kingdom into the hands of its which probably (some uncertainty exists and reform their lives, so that prophecies enemies or to give it over to destruction." as to time reckoning) confirmed Ezekiel's of their establishment as God's own peo- -The SDA Bible Commentary, on Ho- prophecy given shortly before. The way ple (e.g., Isaiah and Jeremiah) might yet sea 8:11. God's reluctance to permit suf- to know a true or false prophet is to test come to pass. fering and death is seen in Ezekiel 33:11. prophecy by fulfillment (Deut. 18:21, 1. Divine Intentions Toward Israel Such things are allowed in order "that the 22). No people ever had more prophecy wicked turn from his way and live: . . . vindicated by history than had the Jews. ROMANS 15:4. "Whatsoever things were why will ye die, 0 house of Israel?" EZEKIEL 36:24-31. "A new heart also will written aforetime were written for our JEREMIAH 29:11-13. "I know the I give you." "The promises of restoration learning, that we . . . might have hope." thoughts that I think toward you, saith (Literally, "written for our teaching.") were conditional upon the spiritual and the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of moral renovation of the people. Ever This forethought for human welfare re- evil. . . . Ye shall seek me, and find me, since Sinai, God had sought to introduce veals a divine mind in the Scriptures. In when ye shall search for me with all your the new-covenant principles, but the peo- Romans 4:13-25 Paul reasons the same heart." God's thoughts of peace foresee a ple refused to accept them."-The SDA way from Abraham's imputed righteous- happy issue out of prophesied captivity Bible Commentary, on Eze. 36:26. ness: "Now it was not written for his sake (Jer. 29:10), whereas contemporary false alone, . . but for us also, to whom it shall prophets foretold only smooth and pros- "It is not only at the beginning of the be imputed, if we believe on him that perous times, saying, "Peace, peace; Christian life that this renunciation of raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead." when there is no peace" (Jer. 6:14). self is to be made. At every advance step Similarly, in Romans 3:19 the law spoke "The very trials that task our faith heavenward it is to be renewed. All our not only to Jews but "to them who are most severely, and make it seem that God good works are dependent on a power under the law: that every mouth may be has forsaken us, are to lead us closer to outside of ourselves. Therefore there stopped." Christ, that we may lay all our burdens needs to be a continual reaching out of Exonus 19:5, 6. "If ye will obey my at His feet, and experience the peace the heart after God, a continual, earnest, voice . . . then . . . ye shall be unto me a which He will give us in exchange."- heartbreaking confession of sin and hum- kingdom of priests, and an holy nation." Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 129. bling of the soul before Him. Only by "God's favor toward Israel had always constant renunciation of self and de- been conditional on their obedience . . 3. God's Redemptive Purposes in the Exile pendence on Christ can we walk safely." [Ex. 19:5, 8, quoted]. Solemnly they had JEREMIAH 30:11. "I am with thee, saith -Christ's Object Lessons, pp. 159, 160. promised to follow in the path of obedi- the Lord, to save thee: though I make a 4. A Challenge to the Nations ence. 'All that the Lord hath spoken we full end of all nations whither I have scat- will do,' they had said."-Prophets and tered thee, yet will I not make a full end JEREMIAH 12:14-17. "I will pluck them Kings, p. 293. "If the Israelites would be of thee." Read this verse in its full set- out of their land." Israel was plagued by true to their trust, they would become a ting, and ask how blind and recalcitrant "evil neighbours" who despoiled her at power in the world. God would be their Israel must have been not to have seen times. Some of them are named in 2 defense, and He would exalt them above and accepted God's plan for their correc- Kings 24:1, 2. Though God sometimes all other nations."-Patriarchs and tion and redemption. Without chastise- uses the nations to chastise His people, Prophets, p. 314. ment to produce repentance, their sins He does not fail to make them take the 2 KINGS 17:7-12. "For so it was, that the were incurable (verse 12), and without wine cup of His fury for their evil deeds children of Israel had sinned against the God they were friendless and helpless (Jer. 25:15). Lord their God." Of Judah it was said (verse 14). DANIEL 2:47. "Your. God is a God of also: "Ah sinful nation, a people laden JEREMIAH 31:18, 19. "Surely after that gods." Nebuchadnezzar learned from He- with iniquity, a seed of evildoers . . . : I was turned, I repented." The context brew captives that the God of the He- they have forsaken the Lord, they have makes clear that when God found re- brews was "a Lord of kings," who provoked the Holy One of Israel unto pentance, He would grant deliverance: "changed the king's word" (Dan. 3:28).

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Sets 1, 2, 3, Per set. $3.00 school exercises and stories for kindergarten and cradle roll. Combinations of 2 or more, Each set. 2.75 Price, $2.00 Two or more sets, each $1.75 Complete series of 3 sets, only 8.00 PATTERNS-CHILDREN OF THE WORLD. Enlarged pattern illus- FLANNELGRAPH LAPBOARD. Size 14 x 221/4 inches. Effective, trations of the ten children of the world in Tiny Talks for Tiny sturdy, durable. Price, $2.00 Tots, Book 1. Price, $1.00 FLANNELGRAPH SERIES, NOS. 2-13, 17 & 18 (not flocked) $1.00 SHADOW PICTURES. Twelve beautiful subjects in shadow relief, each size 11 x 15 inches, for visual teaching of Bible lessons on angels NOS. 1, 14, 15, 16, and 19 (flocked for flannel board use. Com- and their ministry. plete with instructions and suggestions for use. $1.50 each Price, $2.00 Two or more sets, each $1.75 No. 1. "Children of the World." This ties in effectively with the song "Jesus Loves the Children." TINY TALKS FOR TINY TOTS. Vols. 1, 2, and 3. A set of preschool No. 2. "Second Coming of Christ." books for use in the Sabbath school and at home. Illustrated in full No. 3. "Who Made All These Things?" Ideal for teaching lessons color. Boxed set of three, $2.50 connected with Creation. CHILDREN'S STORY HOUR SABBATH SCHOOL PICTURES. No. 4. "The Care of the Angels." Twenty colorful reproductions from Children's Hour, each with No. 5. "God Made Me." Cutouts and song to teach that God made story reference. Size 9 x 1112. Price. $1.50 the animals and man on the sixth day of Creation. No. 6. "Where Is Heaven?" A teaching aid with song to visualize THE BIBLE STORY IN PICTURES. Reproductions from The Bible the location and realities of heaven. Story, with story reference for each. (24 full-color pictures in each No. 7. "The New Earth." envelope.) Nos. 8-13. "Mission Scenes." A series depicting the life and habitat Envelope No. 1-Genesis 1 through Leviticus 8. of various mission fields. Envelope No. 2-Leviticus 9 through 1 Kings 16. 8-China and Japan 9-Philippines and Pacific Islands Envelope No. 3-1 Kings 17 through Malachi. 10-India and Pakistan 11-Africa and Near East Envelope No. 4-The Four Gospels. 12-Holland and North Lands 13-South America Envelope No. 5-Closing Scenes of Jesus' Life through Revelation. No. 14. "Creation Week." Eight large circles with pictures in full color portraying the days of Creation. Price, per envelope, $2.00. Combination of 2 or more, each $1.75 No. 15. "Golden Crowns for Little Children." Five children of the SABBATH SCHOOL SOUL-WINNING PICTURES. Eight full-color world pictured with their crowns and characteristic hats and homes. pictures, size 103/4 x 14. Printed on stiff card. No. 16. "Missionaries at Work." Cutouts of doctor, nurse, patient, First Series includes "God's Holy Book," "Garden of Eden," "Praying and hospital life. Also teacher, pupils, and school life in several to Jesus," "An Angel of the Lord," "The Dark Day," "The Falling mission fields. Stars," "Recording Angels," "Second Coming of Christ." No. 17. "Jesus and Angel Helpers." Large 15-inch cutouts of Jesus Second Series includes "The Children's Friend," "Obeying Mother," and angels, as well as smaller ones to be used to illustrate songs and "Going to Church," "An Offering for Jesus," "The Guardian Angel," stories. "Our Blessed Lord," "The Resurrection," "The Home of the No. 18. "Helpers." Contains four large sheets featuring Mother, Fa- Saved." ther, Policeman, Minister, Jesus, Doctor, Nurse, Postman, Grand- mother, Grandfather, plus head and shoulders only of two other Price, per series, $2.00. Combination of 2 or more, each $1.75 adults. .The former separation of Sand-Table Cutouts and Flockt-O-Graph material No. 19. "Memory Gem Exercise." Four large sheets of flocked ma- into five sets each has been changed. The five are now assembled into sets of terial covering the Beatitudes, the Fourth Commandment, the twen- three each to represent the three-year cycle of primary and kindergarten lesson ty-third psalm, and the Lord's Prayer. Each of the pictures is marked studies. For 1960 the series will be "A" and "1." to be cut apart for memory exercise work. SUEDE-O-GRAPH. A new series of material similar to, though twice Add postage, also State sales tax where necessary. as large as, our Flockt-O-Graph Cutouts. Prepared for each quarter of the three-year lesson cycle, beginning with Cutout Set No. 5 that ORDER FROM YOUR BOOK AND BIBLE HOUSE accompanied the Sabbath school lessons for the first quarter of 1958. Each envelope contains 12 large Suede-O-Graph sheets. PERIODICAL DEPARTMENT, REVIEW AND HERALD PUBLISHING Each envelope, $3.75 Two or more envelopes, each $3.25 ASSOCIATION, WASHINGTON 12, D.C. 30 REVIEW AND HERALD

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1 WORTH-WHILE GIFTS BASIC BO 0 K S Each book going into this series was good yesterday, is good today, and will be equally good tomorrow. Each is worthy of a permanent place on your library shelves. This is a growing series. Other fundamental vol- umes will be built into this group as fast as manufacturing schedules permit.

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Fundamentals of Christian Education—Mrs. E. G. White

Adventist Home, The — Mrs. E. G. White ❑ Gospel Workers — Mrs. E. G. White Answers — Charles D. Utt ❑❑ ❑ I Love Books — J. D. Snider Believe His Prophets — D. E. Rebok ❑ Book of All Nations, The — C. B. Haynes In Defense of the Faith — W. H. Branson ❑❑ Life, Death, and Immortality — C. B. Haynes Child Guidance — Mrs. E. G. White ❑❑ Christian Service — Mrs. E. G. White ❑ Messages to Young People — Mrs. E. G. White Christ's Object Lessons — Mrs. E. G. White Midnight Cry, The — F. D. Nichol Coming of the Comforter, The — L. E. Froom Ministry of Angels, The — I. H. Evans ❑❑❑ Ministry of Healing, The — Mrs. E. G. White Mrs. E. G. White ❑❑❑❑ Counsels on Diet and Foods — ❑ Counsels on Sabbath School Work — Mrs. E. G. White Outline Studies From the Testimonies, Clifton L. Taylor Counsels on Stewardship — Mrs. E. G. White Prayer M. L. Andreasen

❑❑❑ Preacher and His Preaching, The — I. H. Evans Daniel and the Revelation (2 vols.) — Uriah Smith Quest of Youth, The — C. Lester Bond — F. M. Wilcox Day by Day ❑❑❑❑ Sabbath—Which Day and Why? The—M. L. Andreasen Drama of the Ages — W. H. Branson Selected Messages (2 vols.) — Mrs. E. G. White Mrs. E. G. White Early Writings — ❑❑ Story of Our Health Message, The — D. E. Robinson Education — Mrs. E. G. White ❑❑❑❑ Story of Redemption, The — Mrs. E. G. White Evangelism — Mrs. E. G. White ❑ Temperance — Mrs. E. G. White Frank L. Marsh Evolution, Creation, and Science — ❑❑❑ Testimony Treasures (3 vols.) — Mrs. E. G. White Faith of Jesus, The — M. L. Andreasen ❑❑

❑ Welfare Ministry — Mrs. E. G. White M. L. Andreasen Faith to Live By, A — ❑❑ What Can a Man Believe? — M. L. Andreasen ❑ NOTE: Spirit of Prophecy volumes are paged to agree with the Index and larger volumes. ,

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MARCH 17, 1960 31 have to sleep double. They say they South American E. G. White Books Newly keep warmer that way when it gets Printed in Poland cold—but I think that is the only com- Membership Now 103,000 pensating factor. In mid-February while I was at- The South American Division was "It is difficult to describe the condi- organized in 1916 when the total mem- tending a ministerial institute in War- tions under which the students eat saw, Poland, there were placed in my bership was less than 5,000. their meals, though don't mistake me, Often during the past 50 years, hands nicely printed copies of Steps their surroundings and utensils are to Christ and Christ's Object Lessons. when facing formidable obstacles, the clean; but the walls, ceiling, and roof workers in South America have The presentation volume of the lat- are so old that if we attempted to do ter book was the first copy of an edi- found fresh courage and inspiration a repair job we would have to do the as they have accepted in firm belief tion of 5,000 just printed for the Pol- whole thing. During the rainy season ish Union Conference. Steps to Christ the statement that, "In . . . the Catho- there are many times when the boys lic lands of . . . South America, . . . had come from the press a month ear- cannot sit at their crowded tables be- lier. As the manager of the govern- God has in reserve a firmament of cause the water streams down on their chosen ones that will yet shine forth ment-operated publishing concern food. We are saving our money bit by presented these books to me, he ex- amidst the darkness, revealing . . . to bit in the hope that our plans for a an apostate world the transforming pressed his satisfaction in publishing new dormitory will soon be realized. books of this character. We join our power of obedience to His law."— "The Missionary Volunteers take Prophets and Kings, p. 189. brethren in Poland in rejoicing that all the students into the surrounding these new Spirit of Prophecy volumes The following telegram from L. H. villages every other Sabbath afternoon Olson, secretary of the South Ameri- are now available. with well-prepared programs. We have ARTHUR L. WHITE can Division, will bring rejoicing to a wonderful group of students. They the church in all lands, and particu- are eager to learn, and we are here to larly to the scores of missionaries— help them achieve their goals. We many of whom are now growing old— Baptisms on Taiwan count it a real privilege to be able who toiled faithfully at their isolated to help these young people find a bet- E. L. Longway, president of the posts when the membership of the ter way of life. We need your prayers." church was small and the institutional South China Island Union Mission, E. W. DUNBAR writes in a letter dated January 28, development extremely limited: 1960: "Baptisms have started off well REPORTS REVEAL BAPTISMS on this side of the union. Thus far, 4TH QUARTER 5,938; BAPTISMS here in the Taiwan Mission, I know Quadrennial Convention at FOR YEAR 9,933, BRINGING DI- of 95 baptisms to date (it was my Review and Herald VISION MEMBERSHIP DECEM- happy privilege to administer the rite BER 31 TO 102,959. to 42 of this number), as compared The recent territorial publishing What an encouragement it must be with three for the entire first quarter convention held in the Review and to the present body of workers, na- of 1959." Herald chapel was most interesting tional and foreign, to know that they We rejoice with Elder Longway in and profitable. Delegates attended have the help of a great army of lay this soul-winning success so early in from the Atlantic, Columbia, and members more than 100,000 strong. the new year. We hope 1960 will be Lake unions. The keynote address N. W. DUNN a year filled with great victories in given by R. R. Figuhr, president of Taiwan. the General Conference, at the open- W. E. MURRAY ing session, laid a firm foundation for Pathfinder Camporee in the work of the convention. J. D. Australia Smith, W. J. Hackett, and L. E. Len- Good News From heim brought inspirational and spir- The rapidly spreading program for itual strength to the delegation at the our junior youth is reaching quickly Portuguese Angola devotional periods. to overseas divisions. The world mem- Courage and progress are reflected A freedom of discussion prevailed bership of JMV Pathfinder Clubs is in these brief extracts from a recent throughout the various meetings, and now 23,000. Leaders of vision are letter from Frank Dietrich, of the after careful study and planning, ac- pressing forward. From L. C. Coombe, Bongo Mission Training School, An- tions were taken that, we believe, will MV secretary of the Trans-Common- gola, Portuguese West Africa. greatly increase the distribution of wealth Union of Australia, comes "We have a real challenge with 212 truth-filled books and magazines in word of a large Pathfinder camporee boys and 83 girls in their respective every part of this important territory. attended by 250 members, represent- dormitories. The conditions under A goal was set to double the sale of ing 12 clubs. This experience in camp- which they live are quite trying. We literature in these populous unions ing was sponsored by the Victorian desperately need a new building for during this present quadrennium. Spe- Conference at a beautiful spot near the boys. We have 24 rooms about the cial emphasis was placed on coopera- the ocean, on the banks of the Georges size of your office (12 by 12 feet). In tive evangelism, with a careful fol- River near Lorne. R. A. Vince, MV each of these there are two double low-up of interests created by litera- secretary for the Australasian Divi- bunks that would normally sleep four. ture evangelists. sion, joined in the activities. We have eight in each room and they GEORGE A. HUSE L. A. SKINNER