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AI ANL OS Three-Quarters of a Million Signs Printed ust on three-quarters of a million of the March issue of the Signs of the Times have Jbeen printed and are now being distributed to churches for evangelistic outreach. The March issue features well-known media personality Dr James Wright on the cover and also contains advertising for some of his books. His books are printed at Signs Publishing Company, and literature evangelists will follow up any inquiries. The magazine has articles on salvation, the family, health, the Sabbath, the state of the dead, the second coming and more. It also shows the Adventist Church being active in the community. RECORD EDITORIAL

Official Paper Seventh-day Adventist Church Last Words South Pacific Division Editor Bruce Manners ne day an American stormed his These "pictures" of the faith are no Associate Editors Gary Krause, Alan Holman Oway through one of the great longer on trial, but our response to Assistant Editor Karen Miller European art galleries. The man them is. Editorial Secretary Glenda Fairall Copy Editor iraeme Brown dashed through the gallery, pausing After looking at that editorial, I Senior Consulting Editor Laurie Evans only briefly at the occasional picture. prolonged my somewhat self-indul- Correspondents Ray Baird, Lyn Bartlett, Terry Then he charged toward the exit gent nostalgia by glancing through Butler, Ray Coombe, David Hay, Maua Kemo'o, Colin Winch, Neroli Zaska doors. the correspondence files from my Regional Reporters George Drinkall, Chris Foote, Before leaving, he turned on the time at Signs. Some letters made me Eric Greenwell, Colin House, Larry Laredo, Malcolm Potts, Leigh Rice, Lyndon Schick, Gordon Smith, dignified attendant at the door, and linger—particularly encouraging Chester Stanley, Bill Townend. said, "Not a thing worth seeing here, ones. Local Reporters Church Communication Secretaries not a thing!" There are letters from people who Subscriptions South Pacific Division, $A31.00 $NZ43.40. Without blinking, the attendant were desperately trying to hang on to All other regions, $A64.00 $NZ89.60. Air mail postage replied courteously but firmly, "If you their spiritual lives. Where are these rates on application. Order from Signs Publishing Company, Warburton, Victoria 3799, Australia. please, sir, these pictures are no people now? Were they able to keep Manuscripts All copy for the paper should be sent to their focus on the kingdom of heaven? The Editor, RECORD, Signs Publishing Company, Have they found love and acceptance Warburton, Victoria 3799. Phone (059) 66 9111. Five years later, I don't Telefax (059) 66 9019. in the church? Printed weeklyby Signs Publishing Company. know of anything more Before I leave for the Adventist Media Centre in Wahroonga, I want Directory of the South Pacific Division of the Seventh- important. to say thank you very much to every day Adventist Church, 148 Fox Valley Road, Wahroonga, NSW 2076. one who has shown me friendship, Phone (02) 489 7122. (Legal Trustee: Australasian longer on trial—the spectators are." given me help and encouraged me Conference Association Limited. A.C.N. 000 003 930 Secretary: Tom Andrews, Assistant Secretaries: As Christians, our lives revolve over the past five years. It has meant Richard Milne, Properties: Bruce Jackson, Finance.) around certain "pictures"—concepts, much to me. President Bryan Ball beliefs and values—that are no longer And I'd like to thank those people Secretary Laurie Evans Treasurer Tom Andrews on trial. These "pictures" are the prin- who have shared their criticisms and Assistant to President Gerald Clifford ciples on which the kingdom of heav- concerns. You have forced me to re- Associate Secretary Vern Parmenter en is based. They are constant and examine some of the "pictures" in my Associate Treasurers Owen Mason, Lynray Wilson Field Secretary eternal—the still points in our moving lives. Like masterpieces, they increase Departments and Services: ADRA Harold Halliday (Director), Neil Hughes, in value over time. And I'd like to thank Peter Truscott However, it's always a healthy sign Adventist Health Percy Harrold (Director), Harley when church members browse those people who have Stanton Adventist Health Services—Life Plus Don Bain through the "art gallery" of their faith, shared their criticisms (Director), Val Charlton. and carefully and critically examine and concerns. Adventist Media Centre Nat Devenish (Manager) their understanding of the exhibits. Archivist and Statistician Roy Clifford Auditing Service Max Mitchell (Director), Eric Such a process took place in 1888, as Hokin, Ernie Moffitt, Neville Sawert. Robert Stratford people gained a new understanding of life. I've learned from you all. Christian Services for the Blind and Hearing Righteousness by Faith. It was an honour (as well as good Impaired Ray Coombe Church Ministries Bryan Craig (Director and Family Predictably, I reread my first fun) to have worked with Jim Coffin Ministries), Wilfred Bili (Stewardship), Colleen Buxton RECORD editorial before starting as his associate during his time in (Children's Ministries), Barry Gane (Youth), Alwyn this final one. It was all about the Salom (Personal Ministries), Eric Winter (Sabbath Australia. School) prophets, who continually stressed the And I'd like to wish the new edito- Communication, Public Affairs and Religious important "pictures" of faith—things rial team all the best. The new editor, Liberty Ray Coombe Education Les Devine (Director), Barry Hill, Ian such as justice, mercy and faithfulness. Bruce Manners, is extremely gifted Howie, Owen Hughes, Bob Spoor The prophets specialised in camels, and has much to contribute. Bruce is Health Food Eugene Grosser (Director), Greg not gnats. also long-suffering and tolerant. He's Gambrill, Lance Rogers, Allan Staples, Ray Windus Ministerial Association John Gate Five years later, I don't know of had to be—we shared an office for Publishing Bruce Campbell anything more important. We can eas- many months. Risk Management Service Robert Smith (Manager) ily spend our time worrying about I'm cutting this editorial short. It's Trust Services Jim Lansdown gnats, but in the words of the prophet my way of making up for the times Micah, "And what does the Lord when I've been long-winded over require of you? To act justly and to the past five years! love mercy and to walk humbly with God bless. your God" (Micah 6:8, NIV). Gary Krause.

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article? Does the editor know what Shocked! Short Sermon the church teaches? And, does he Jim Coffin's article on the TEGO believe in the content himself? I was recently shocked at the reac- Factor (RECORD, February 8), I suggest that when an article is tion of a well-read Catholic school should be read, learned by heart (and used in Viewpoint, that it be followed teacher, who, after attending our head) and inwardly digested. In spite by a positive statement assuring the church for the first time, suggested of wailing babies, fidgeting teenagers reader that the church and the editor that we treat Ellen White on the same and sleeping elderly citizens, some agrees with the content. Further, that spiritual level as he treats Mary, their preachers drone on regardless of the articles not measuring up to this stan- saint. He was amazed at the lack of TEGO Factor. dard be rejected for publication. scriptural input in the Sabbath school The best sermon I ever heard lasted Also, letters and articles that reveal lesson. 15 minutes and I can still remember it a lack of unity in the church make it I hear so often that we are students after 30 years. That's what I call a difficult for Adventists to influence of the Bible, but sadly, I hear so little memorable sermon. family members in making right deci- of it in our lesson discussions. It Frances Krats, NSW. sions. Anything the RECORD prints appears we have to authenticate should bind our members together. every point with an Ellen White state- Kent's Wisdom We should have nothing controversial. ment. After reading Pastor Coffin's article W. E. Rudge, Old. I believe it's time that we pub- on the TEGO Factor, I couldn't resist lished more articles on revelation and passing on to RECORD readers some You won't find articles in the inspiration, so that the church can be words of wisdom from the late Pastor RECORD that call into question the re-educated on the priority of J. W. Kent. He said, "If the people go fundamental beliefs of the Adventist Scripture and the role that the Spirit to sleep, wake up the preacher!" Church. In other areas of conduct and of Prophecy writings play in the People never went to sleep while belief church members have a variety church. Owen M. Adamson, Old. "J. W." was preaching. of opinions. Even some principles that Mel Stewart, Old. we all agree with can be interpreted in various ways. Music, worship style and To Logo or Not to Logo? jewellery are just three of the topics About six years ago an attempt was that a mixed group of Adventists could made to have the church and all its spend a lively Sabbath lunch on. Views expressed in Letters to the Editor do not departments adopt a common South Viewpoint allows for the expression of neccessarily represent those of the editors or the denomination. Letters should not exceed 250 words Pacific Division logo. It was even some of those opinions. The editors and should be mailed to RECORD -Editor, Signs hoped that overseas divisions might believe that a lack of unity comes not Publishing Company, Warburton Victoria 3799, Writers must include their name, address and tele- adopt our choice. At the recent Perth from the expression of opinions, but phone number. Letters received more than three meetings, it was obvious that this has from the loss of focus on the "author weeks after the date of the issue carrying the article to not happened. It's hard to find anyone and finisher of our faith." which they respond will normally not be printed. All letters will be edited to meet space and literary who is comfortable with its meaning- requirements, but the author's original meaning will less design. not be changed. Not all letters received will be pub- The spontaneous theme choice of a lished. majority of Adventists around the ost 6510/160- world seems to be the three angels, in one form or another. It depicts the heart of the Adventist message. It must be time to have another look at producing an acceptable logo. R. W. Taylor, Old. Why Viewpoint? Lewis Parker's article on dancing (RECORD, January 25), was "spot on." It would have wide appeal and acceptance by young and old. It reiter- ated principles that are in complete harmony with the accepted teachings TO CAN'T ,'ENV of the church on this matter. IS A 'SIGN My question is, Could not the dis- IN THE claimer at the foot of the article have IS Tr Thir 77HE been omitted in that it raises questions CF THE YEAR of belief and credibility? Namely, does 46AIN ? the church uphold the content of the

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LIFESTYLE The Seventh-day Diet by Eugene E Durand How much longer, healthier, happier and holier we would live if all of us followed the Adventist lifestyle fully.

new book, The Seventh-day rates for the 10 leading causes of than others and "feel and behave Diet (Random House*), has death in America." decades younger than their years. Aplaced Seventh-day Adventist They refuse to believe that aches and health principles before the public as No Longer Extreme pains are a normal part of the ageing never before. Our way of life, as pre- DeSmet found that Adventist process, nor do they believe that men- sented by authors Chris Rucker and dietary habits that seemed extreme tal deterioration is inevitable." Jan Hoffman, has drawn some rave years ago are now recommended by According to Rucker, Adventists reviews. nutritionists. Adventists eat "lots of rank far below the national average In the Detroit News, reviewer Kate grains, beans, fruits and vegetables" when it comes to obesity, osteoporosis DeSmet reveals that when she found and drink lots of water. They also go and other killer diseases. Adventist the book on Adventists, whom the easy on fats, sugars and salt. So she vegetarian men who use milk and eggs cover described as "America's health- modified her diet accordingly. have only 39 per cent of the heart dis- iest people," she decided, "Who bet- She also read that Adventists eat a ease rate of non-Adventist men. Total ter to help an overweight religion big breakfast of fruit and grains, a vegetarians have only 12 per cent. writer than the country's healthiest hearty lunch of vegies, and a tiny tea Consequently, Adventist men live, religious denomination?" After read- of fruit and vegetables. She followed on average, 8.9 years longer and ing the book, she adopted the their example. women 7.5 years longer than their Adventist diet and began to exercise, In a second review, the US maga- counterparts in society. losing three kilograms in five weeks. zine Bottom Line interviewed co- From the book, DeSmet learned author Chris Rucker to find out "why Seven Rules that half of North American Seventh-day Adventists live longer." Rucker advises people to follow the Adventists are strict vegetari- Rucker responded with the claim Adventist lifestyle in seven ways. ans and teetotallers who live that Adventists have more stamina 1. Eat a good breakfast. 12 years longer than the and energy 2. Cut out empty and refined calo- general American ries, and use more foods in their natu- population and ral state. "have lower 3. Eat more fruits fatality and vegetables, five

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4 RECORD March 7, 1992 or six servings a day. 4. Consume less fat. STORY 5. Learn to fast. She says many Adventists fast completely one day a week. 6. Get plenty of exercise. Trunk Call 7. Reprogram your mind by choos- ing positive, uplifting sights and by Sylvia Taylor sounds in reading, TV and music. Observes Rucker, "Adventists take time—typically the first 30 minutes of he old bull elephant trumpeted turned and walked back toward the each morning—to 'reprogram' the Tand flapped his big ears. He was circle, gently pushing a couple of the mind and spirit with positive or inspi- huge. He was the leader of the ele- female elephants out of the way. rational information." phant herd, but he seemed to be Tembo saw that the baby had its shouting, "I'm in trouble. Please legs tangled in loops of wire—the kind Critiquing the Reviews help." trappers use to catch and kill ele- I fear these reviews have painted a Brad sat on the edge of the Rift phants for their ivory tusks. Tembo too flattering picture. Are half of us Valley in Tanzania, East Africa. He cut the cruel wire and helped the ele- really strict vegetarians? Glen Blix, could see so much of the wildlife from phant to its feet. formerly of Loma Linda Foods, esti- there. His parents managed the lodge The baby elephant lumbered off mated a few years ago that only one- at Lake Manyara. and joined its mother. Then, in single quarter of the American Adventist He turned his binoculars in the file, all the elephants moved quietly population are strict vegetarians, direction of the trumpeting elephant away. while another quarter eat meat when and noticed a group of elephants All except Curly Tusk. convenient. A quarter eat meat away milling around in a circle. He stood guard until all the ele- from home and yet another quarter Then he saw something sitting in phants were safely hidden among the eat it regularly. His research showed a the middle—a baby elephant. In spite trees. Just before he followed, he vegetarian trend among non- of gentle nudges from the trunks of raised his trunk, flapped his ears and Adventists, accompanied by an oppo- the older members of the herd, it slowly nodded his head up and down. site trend among Adventists seemed unwilling or unable to move. "I think he's trying to say thank (Adventist Review, May 28, 1987). Brad ran to find his friend, Tembo you," said Brad. Do we really drink all that much John. In the local Swahili language, "You're right," agreed Tembo, as water and avoid most fats, sugar, salt "tembo" means elephant. Tembo they headed for home. and eggs? I doubt it. Is our breakfast a John certainly knew a lot about ele- hearty one and our supper skimpy? phants. Sylvia Taylor writes from Elanora, Queensland. Do we avoid refined foods and exer- Brad told Tembo what he had seen cise regularly? and together they set off in the Are we more energetic and do we Land Rover. As they got clos- feel decades younger than others? If er they saw the bull ele- so, I haven't noticed. Are we slimmer phant. than the general public? Maybe, but "That's the one we not by much. As for fasting one day a call Curly Tusk," week, I wonder where the author got Tembo said. her information? And I wish that we "Elephants are all spent a half-hour each morning in very protec- personal devotions and carefully mon- tive," he con- itored our reading, watching and lis- tinued. "If one tening. of them is hurt Nevertheless, how much longer, they'll do healthier, happier and holier we their best to would live if all of us followed the protect it. I Adventist lifestyle fully. What a testi- wonder mony we would give to the world! [13 what's wrong with the baby?" This article was adapted from an editorial by Eugene Durand, which appeared in the The old bull Adventist Review, December 12, 1991. barred their way, * This book is not, to our knowledge, available waving his huge in Australia or New Zealand. The last study in head. Brad was a bit Australia comparing Adventist lifestyle with the general population was conducted in 1979. It scared, but Tembo didn't consider most of the points raised in the just drove closer. At the above article. last moment the great animal

RECORD March 7. 1992 5 CREATION "The Firmament Showeth ." by L R. Thrift About 2000 litres of rain falls for every kilogram of wheat grown.

ome time ago the Sabbath ment seems to show more evidence of billion kilometres of road, about 7.5 school lessons were devoted to human mismanagement and careless- times the distance between earth and the Psalms. Ever since, the ness than of God's handiwork. sun. Or, to put it another way, the Swords of Psalm 19:1 have been in my But let's look more closely at just parked tankers could wind around the mind. one of the components of air—water equator 25,500 times. Yet God's fir- "The heavens declare the glory of vapour. Lifted from land, seas, lakes mament delivers all that water free of God," it says. Now that's pretty and rivers .by the warmth of the sun, charge and without getting in any- straightforward. The brilliance and the moisture of the air is part of the one's way. glory of planets, stars, constellations greatest transport system in existence. There are other ways of looking at and galaxies all declare in a majestic When 25 mm of rain falls on one God's bountiful provision of water. way the Creator's power and glory. hectare of land, the firmament— Some of the good wheatlands of New But what about the second part of God's great transporter—has deliv- South Wales receive about 500 mm the verse, ". . . and the firmament ered 250 tonnes, or 250,000 litres of rainful per year, or 5 million litres of showeth his handiwork"? water. (For the older ones like me, water per hectare. Their annual wheat Firmament? That's just the air, the this is the equivalent of one inch of production is about 2.5 tonnes. That's stuff we breathe: nitrogen, oxygen, rain on an acre of ground, weighing in about 2000 litres of rain falling on the carbon dioxide, rare gases, water at 100 tons, and with a volume of field for every kilogram of wheat vapour. Today additives pollute and about 22,500 gallons.) grown. Let's estimate some of the cause smog. At first glance, the firma- What's more, this water is delivered effects of just one kilogram of wheat. free—easily the best price Perhaps it could be made into bread, obtainable in the heavy yielding about 40 slices of toast. That's haulage business. about 50 litres of rain for every slice Now let's turn our atten- we eat. tion specifically to Or maybe it could be fed to hens. If Australia. The following this amount produced 15 eggs, then figures are approximations. each egg would represent 135 litres of Australia has an area of rain that fell on the wheatfield. And if 7,500,000 square kilome- it were included in a cow's diet, it tres. Let's assume an aver- would produce about 3 litres of milk. age rainfall of 250 mm per From that we could deduce that 133 year over the total area. An litres of rain produce 1 litre of milk. annual amount of 2.5 mil- So the next time you have a couple lion litres of water would be of eggs, a slice of toast and a glass of delivered to each of the 750 milk for breakfast, remember that it's million hectares in the land. the result of more than 400 litres of That's a total of God-given rain. 1,875,000,000,000,000 litres When we consider this water-trans- or, by weight, portation role of the air (quite apart 1,875,000,000,000 tonnes. from its other vital functions), we can Just imagine how many only stand in awe at the creative pow- large fuel tankers would be ers of God. needed to deliver that "...and the firmament showeth his • • 6/(„/(; , quantity! If each carried handiwork." i;:\AJii I' 30,000 litres, it would take .-----.ea-•-:- ..------...— ---• -••,/}',N• ,,AN":.4';'' ,',' 62,500,000,000 tankers. To '",-",—,.------ c14r;Cc.. , , Pastor L.R. Thrift is a retired Adventist educa- park these tankers, bumper tor, living in Taree, New South Wales. :7" ,,n ,„r\ p‘,, ./-1,-v1tnr1 sr -\ ,'•,,,„).' •" ' • ,• i LI' v. r'•, to bumper, would require 1

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POETRY BIBLE The Parable of the Selah Paradox by Anne Norman f you read Psalm 3 in a King James IBible you'll find a fascinating word—Selah. According to the Amplified Bible it means "pause and by Malcolm Ford calmly think"—something that is rare in this hectic world. Alone and terrified I stand Selah appears a number of times in the Psalms. The reader would pause Between the Lion and the Lamb, to allow the words to sink in. And nothing moves except the dying sun. Recently I heard two stories that The Lion crouches at my right; deserve a closing Selah—stories that merit meditation and reflection. The Lamb lies quiet, white in wool. The first is about a small girl and But from his head a crimson pool her mother. Every night, after the Has stained the grass. mother had tucked her daughter into Oh God! What happened to this gentle Lamb? bed and turned off the light, the little girl would say, "Mummy, please leave And me! I'm not a Daniel—not tonight! my door open." Oh how I'd love to take the Lamb Every night the mother did so, until And heal its wounded head; one night she asked, "Why do you But I am paralysed with dread, want the door open? Is it so the light from the hallway will come into your The Lion has me in his eyes, room?" The slightest move, and he will spring. "Oh, no, Mummy," said the little The blindfold sun has blackened the skies girl, "it's so the darkness in my room will go out." Selah. With ominous night. The second story is about two priests who belonged to a religious There came a voice from somewhere saying: order that prohibited them from "Son of man! What are you doing here?" touching women. One day the two priests were walk- Struck dumb at first I stammered to reply: ing along a road. They came to a river "Who is it? Help me! Help me! Are you near?" swollen by the melting snow. On the "I'm right beside you on your left and right; bank stood a very pregnant woman The gentle Lamb you slew, who was eyeing with fear the slippery rocks and the swiftly flowing water. The mighty Lion you fear." One of the priests picked up the woman and carried her across the I must have fallen and lost consciousness river. After gently putting her down, he and his companion continued on For dawn was breaking when I woke. their way. They had walked several The air was frost, but I was warm with wool, kilometres in silence when his com- And striding strong and guarding me against my foes panion said to him, "How could you The Judah lion walked his round do that—carry a woman?" "My friend," the priest replied, "are Or with the healing Lamb reposed. you still carrying that woman? / put her down a long time ago." Selah.

Malcolm Ford writes from Auckland, New Zealand. Anne Norman writes from Herons Creek, NSW.

RECORD March 7, 1992 7 FLASHPOINT

celebration of their 70th Cornell University in New religious groups. First "Jews Wound Care anniversary to be held on York State, USA, recently for Jesus" missionary group The Wound Care Team, the weekend of March 21- preached in the Kadina placed ads in The Times a new patient service 22. A light meal will be pro- (South Australia) church that read, "You don't have (believed to be the first of vided on Saturday night while visiting friends. He to be Jewish to celebrate its kind in an Australian prior to a concert, and delivered a public lecture Christmas, but it helps." hospital), is operational at Pastor Alvin Schick on food and food science in The chief rabbi, Dr the Sydney Adventist requests those interested in the afternoon. Originally Jonathan Sacks, said the Hospital. The team is attending contact him by from South Australia, Dr campaign showed "disturb- designed to provide both March 6 to enable the Bourne lectures on food sci- ing insensitivity." A year educational and material church to prepare ade- ence and technology. He ago the Anglican Church resources to those medical quately. Address: PO Box developed the preparation declared a Christian decade and nursing staff who are 1034, Warrnambool, Vic of palatable soya bean milk, of evangelism. Now the required to treat difficult or 3280. Phone (055) 62 6065 a method now used world- Muslims are launching a problematic wounds. The or (055) 62 2752. wide. counter "decade of Islamic team is composed of senior revivalism." Rabbi Dr plastic surgery nursing staff, Sopas Doctors Ethiopia Aided Sacks has already called for with the support of consult- Sopas Adventist Hospital The Adventist a "decade of renewal" in ing plastic surgeons. has two new medical staff. Development and Relief Judaism. Dr John Watts, an Agency (ADRA) has com- Peace Crusade Adventist medical officer at menced a "food for work" Leader's Message In an effort to strengthen Atoifi Adventist Hospital in program in the Kaliti Before the recent death ties between the Anglican the Solomon Islands, has District of Addis Ababa, of Wang Ming-Tao, a Church and Israel, the now been appointed Ethiopia. More than 2650 Chinese Christian leader, Archbishop of Canterbury, Medical Director and Chief families will participate in he left a simple last message George Carey, made a his- Executive Officer of the the program on the basis of to the Western world: "You toric visit to Israel on Sopas Hospital. John and their participation in com- have laboured much and January 2-8. The tour was his wife Gayle, a radiogra- munity work programs. have done many works. Do made in connection with pher, will be transferring in This bilateral aid program, not forget your first love for the 150th anniversary of the the next few weeks. Dr costing almost $500,000, Jesus—and don't let it grow founding of the Anglican John Watts previously involves shipping 800 cold. This is the most Diocese in Jerusalem. worked at the Fox Valley tonnes of wheat at important thing!" During his trip, the arch- Medical Centre before Australian government bishop sought to reassure going to Atoifi. A vacancy expense and organising 10 Religious Robbery the Israeli Prime Minister, now exists for a doctor at work teams for approxi- American television Yitzhak Shamir, of the Atoifi. Dr Mark Wilson, a mately 150 work projects. evangelist Oral Roberts has Anglicans' interest in the graduate from the This emergency assistance warned more than a million peace process, reports University of Queensland, program is now under way of his contributors if they Religious News Service. who has worked in Cairns and will help some of the don't donate $638 each "all and Sydney, is now medical poorest families of hell will break loose. A Conference officer at Sopas Hospital. Ethiopia's major city. Satanic conspiracy to stop The South New Zealand God's healing ministry on Conference office is to be Aussie Professor Youth Congress earth is unfolding," accord- relocated in leased office Adventists Dr and Mrs A youth congress is being ing to a Roberts' fundrais- space in the Christchurch Malcolm C. Bourne from planned by the Trans- ing letter quoted in Tulsa's suburb of Papanui. The Tasman Union Conference Oklahoma World newspa- office had been temporarily to be held in Christchurch, per recently. In 1987, located on the campground New Zealand, from Roberts issued a similarly for the past 20 months. December 29 to January 3. urgent appeal, saying he South New Zealand Pastor Lyell Heise, the needed to raise $10.5 mil- Conference's postal address Australian pastor of La lion or God would "call me will be 487 Papanui Road, Sierra College church, will home." Christchurch 5, New present the music for the Zealand. Phone number congress and conduct a Appointments (03) 352 3756. Fax number: music workshop. Pastor Adrian Raethal— (03) 352 3762. Youth Director, Victoria, to Religious Tension associate director Warrnambool 70th Religious tolerance in Department of Church Warrnambool church Britain is strained due to Ministries (DCM)—Youth, (Victoria) invites you to the insensitive advertising by Central Pacific Union

8 RECORD March 7, 1992 Mission. gelising African Berbers, Dr Mark Wilson—private calling for a stop to "the physician, to Sopas poison of Christianity," Adventist Hospital, Papua according to Adventist New Guinea. News Review. Wayne Ferris—private employment, to special Five Generations assignment for Risk Descendants of Loretta Management Service to Pearson, of Coronella supervise building work in Nursing Home in Victoria, Samoa. met together for this his- Laurie Draper—lecturer, toric picture of five genera- Avondale College, to lec- tions. Family members trav- turer, Pacific Adventist elled from Sydney, College, for second Brisbane and Cooranbong semester 1992. for the picture. Left to right Mrs Karen Butler—presi- are: Kerrie Forbes, Elaine Parramatta Church's Centenary dent's administrative secre- Stanley, Beverly Smith, Parramatta church will be celebrating it's centenary dur- tary, to secretary, chief Loretta Pearson and, cen- ing 1992. The first function of the centenary year is the executive officer, Sydney tre, Kirsten Forbes. Mrs community day to be held on Sunday, March 15, at Adventist Hospital. Pearson has three children, Parramatta church, 77 Hammers Road, Old Toongabbie. Andrew North—perma- 12 grandchildren, 17 great- The history and function of the church will be shown to nent return, Kabiufa grandchildren and two visitors through a prepared video. A centenary book and Adventist High School, great-great-grandchildren. special Sabbath program on May 16 will further celebrate Papua New Guinea, to lec- the establishment of the oldest church in Sydney by Pastor turer in biology, Avondale Robert Hare in 1892. William Golby, 89, the oldest mem- College. ber of Parramatta church has continuously attended there Reg Colley—permanent for 78 years. He is pictured looking at the photograph of return, Papua New Guinea, Pastor Hare in the book An Irish Boy and God. to aircraft engineer, North New South Wales. Minister for Health, Mr Nelson Isika—private Michael Upton, visited the employment, Kavieng, Adventist hospital with the It Isn't Papua New Guinea, to field National candidate Mr minister, Malaita. Clem Simich to explain Too Late Kinijoji Koroi—private Christian Gourmet their proposals for the employment, Suva, to lec- The "Galloping health-care program in a The RECORD Offering turer, Business Gourmet," Graham Kerr, pre-election visit. was two weeks ago, Department, Pacific has been a Christian for the Twins but if you missed it, it Adventist College. past 20 years. His new tele- isn't too late. It costs Mrs Jean Mack—teacher, vision program is to air on A record five sets of Avondale Primary School, Australian television after twins kept Sydney someone $23 for you to principal, Mildura running successfully for the Adventist Hospital's mater- to have the RECORD Adventist School. past year in America, nity ward working overtime waiting for you at your Kevin Geelan—perma- Britain and Japan. After on Boxing Day. Extra staff church 48 times each nent return, Publishing unsuccessfully trying to be had to be rostered every year. Place your offer- Department director, a preacher, he now lectures shift. New radiant warmers ing in an envelope and Central Pacific Union in the television program purchased late last year Mission, to field work, on low-fat meals and alco- from funds raised by the mark it RECORD Victoria. hol abstinence. He says SAH Foundation arrived Offering and place it in Paul Borgacs—perma- that he thinks some real just in time to be used by the offering plate nent return, DCM director, good is being done, even if the twins. today—or next week. Central Pacific Union he's not feeding people's Mission, to DCM director, souls. Family Conference South New South Wales. Dean of the School of Most Flashpoint items from Hospital Featured Psychology at Fuller outside the South Pacific Islamic Fear Auckland Adventist Theological Seminar Dr Division are provided cour- "Christianisation is a fal- Hospital was recently pic- Arch Hart will be guest tesy of the Adventist sification and advances to tured on the front page of speaker at the National Review, and have been sent substitute Islam," said an the New Zealand Herald in Christian Family Life to the RECORD via facsimi- Algerian Islamic paper, An- an article discussing pro- Conference to be held in le transceiver for immediate Naba recently. The paper posed changes to the Wahroonga on July 8 release. warned of Christians evan- health-care system. The and 9.

RECORD March 7, 1992 9 NEWS Avondale Students Baptise Many inisterial students at Avondale MCollege are currently receiving what may well be the most compre- hensive practical education for ministry available at any Seventh-day Adventist college in the world. Letters have been received from colleges in Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States ask- ing how the Avondale program can be adapted to their needs. Testimony to the effectiveness of the program is the fact that during the 15 months leading up to December 1991, senior theology students at Avondale (those in their third and fourth year of their training) prepared 44 people for baptism. In addition, at al the end of the college year, ministerial g students were studying the Bible with Et 73 non-Seventh-day Adventist adults. Every ministerial student at Avondale College is attending and working with a church in the vicinity Craig Gillis (fourth-year theology student) stands with Leisa Sykes on the day of her baptism in of the college. At the present time stu- the Watagan Mountains. Craig had conducted Bible studies with Leisa and was dents are involved in 18 local responsible for praparing her for baptism. Dr Barry Oliver (at right) baptised Leisa in a stream. Adventist churches. The student is bers accompany the students on a reg- gram should not be measured in terms expected to participate fully in the life ular basis. They give counsel to the of persons baptised. The contribution of the church, accepting church office students about Bible studies conduct- that the students are making to the and gain experience in leading out. ed in homes and sermons they give in life of the churches in the vicinity of The theology student works under the churches. The supervising pastors Avondale College; the youth that are the supervision of the pastor of the counsel with students as they work being reached and brought to Christ; church and is accountable to the pas- together in the church and in pastoral inactive members who are being tor and the college. Monthly reports crisis visitation. brought back to church; and the ulti- are submitted to the pastor and the Theology students also conduct mate impact on every church and con- theology department at the college. their own evangelistic campaign in the ference in Australia and New Zealand In addition to training for ministeri- final year of their course. In 1991 a as well-prepared ministers enter ser- al responsibilities, the student is reaping program with the theme, vice—these are some of the obvious required to engage in specific evange- "New Life Down Under" was con- ways in which the education program listic activities. These include door- ducted in the new Community should be evaluated. knocking; conducting message semi- Services Centre in Cooranbong. A The success of this total practical nars with non-Adventists (eg real attempt was made to make the education program is due to the vision Revelation Seminars, Prophecy gospel relevant to today's Australian. of the church members, pastors and Seminars etc); and leading non- The program cost little and no adver- church administrators who have been Seventh-day Adventists through a tising other than a few signs in church- prepared to translate their desire for a series of at least 30 Bible studies with es were used. well-prepared ministry into a coordi- a view to preparing them for baptism. The students were encouraged to nated, functional program. Each student is trained to conduct bring to the meetings the people with As the coordinator of church min- "Quit Now!" programs, counsel with whom they had been studying. Each istry and mission studies at Avondale, couples preparing for marriage and to evening 80-150 people attended the I would like to praise God and thank lead inactive or past Adventists back meetings, but there were more people church members, pastors and leaders to Christ. at the last program than at the first. for working together with our ministe- Theology students cannot graduate At that final program 25 people decid- rial students to enable them to be bet- from the college unless they have ed to be baptised. They have since ter prepared as your servants. completed these requirements satis- been baptised in churches near the factorily. college. By Barry Oliver, lecturer in Ministry and Mission, Avondale College. Theology department staff mem- But the effectiveness of the pro-

10 RECORD March 7, 1992 Youth Support Editor Leaves for New Position Bra•zilian Youth ary Krause, who has Gbeen an associate ari 18-year-old Brazilian amputee editor for the RECORD A rrived in Portland, Oregon and Signs of the Times (USA), recently to receive a prosthe- and the editor of Good sis obtained for him by Portland Health! is now working Academy students and members of as Creative Director for the Sunnyside church, Portland. the Adventist Media Manoel Silva de Sousa had his leg Centre in Wahroon-ga, amputated following an infection New South Wales. Gary gained after a machete accident. has been at Signs Manoel's father died not long after Publish-ing Company for the amputation. Being the eldest son, five years. at 16 years of age, Manoel had the In his new role he will responsibility of financially supporting be involved in script writ- his family. ing and working on ideas Each year some Portland Academy and concepts for videos, students and Sunnyside church mem- radio and TV spots. His bers travel to the Amazon to build wife, Bettina, will contin- churches and provide medical and ue studying for her law dental services. Central Amazon degree at Macquarie Mission president Eric Monnier, con- University. "While we're tacted Sunnyside church youth pastor pleased that Gary has the Paul Haffner and told him of opportunity to use his Manoel's need. Sunnyside church skills in a new way, we're members Dave and Melinda Janke going to miss him from the team," says RECORD editor Pastor Bruce operate the Columbia Orthopaedic Manners. "He's one of the most creative people with words that I know. He has Company and said they would like to served well as an editor not only because of his technical skills, but also because help Manoel. he has a keen awareness of church member needs. He has demonstrated great Dr Roland Franzke, Sunnyside sensitivity toward issues that face the church. youth director, measured and videoed "We've worked very closely together over the past few years and on a per- Manoel's leg while in Brazil to show sonal basis I'm sorry that a good friend is leaving us. I know that he will do well Mr and Mrs Janke his condition. in his new role." "Trying to make a prosthetic device and send it to Brazil is like trying to do Carter to Run Bradford reports that laypeople are surgery over the phone," Mr Janke said. needed to give their service with the "At this point, the challenge devel- Gorki Mission team. Anyone person interested in oped to bring Manoel to Portland," going should phone him urgently on says Pastor Haffner. "There was a n May 9, Pastor John Carter will (02) 489 8822. Any wishing to make a question about whether we could get a Obegin an evangelistic series in financial contribution can do so visa, but the Lord opened doors." Gorki, 480 kilometres north-east of through the South Pacific Division The 1991 eighth-grade class of Moscow. Meetings will be held in the Treasury Department. Portland Adventist Elementary School city's sport stadium, capable of seat- decided their class gift to the school ing 6000 people. Another hall, capa- would be to aid in Manoel's travel ble of seating 1200 for baptismal Congress Plans expenses. Three local churches, classes, has been booked. Two ses- Portland Academy students and sever- sions are planned for the baptismal he Trans-European Division al anonymous donors raised the rest. class. TYouth Congress in Budapest, Many organisations helped provide Gorki has a population of 1,750,000 Hungary, planned for July 28-August for Manoel's needs through donations people and until recently was closed 2, is receiving enthusiastic support and services—including two prosthetic to all foreigners. Dissidents such as form young people all over the feet, shoes and clothing and enough Sakharov were interned there. world, according to Adventist News orthopaedic socks to last for several The city will be blanketed with tele- Review. years. vision, newspapers and handbills, win- "Though participants will mainly By the time Manoel was ready to dow cards and street banners. This come from our division, there is a con- return home he had mastered his new will be the city's first Adventist mis- stant flow of requests from represen- leg enough to play a little soccer and sion program. tatives of several continents, including basketball. Manoel's crutch, which he A team of 35 pastors will be flying the Americas, South Africa and carved from a single piece of wood, in for a field-training program con- Australia." says Trans-European remains with Sunnyside church. ducted by Graeme Bradford. Pastor Division youth leader Ole Kendel.

RECORD March 7, 1992 11 Adventist World Radio Expands AWR Receives Responses

espite only a one-hour daily pro- Dgram, AWR-Africa received mail g from 31 countries during 1991. The highest mail months were recorded in: January, March, April, July and August. Most letters came from listeners in Benin, Birkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Togo. AWR-Africa broadcasts in French Station chief executive Vladimir Myasnikov signs the historic AWR-Russia contract on December 3 one hour a day except Sundays. On in Novosibirsk, Russia, allowing transmissions to be made to North and West China through all five Sundays it broadcasts in English for Asian nations into Greece, Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria. Pictured with Mr Myasnikov (left to right): an our. AWR-Africa also has listeners Jury Vedernikov, station chief engineer; Peter Kulakov, Voice of Hope Media Centre director; Walter in France, India, Indonesia, Scragg, AWR director; and Kenneth Mittleider, AWR board chairman wait to sign the contract. Yugoslavia, the Soviet republics and saw LAI the United States. U In addition to the magazine program of health, children's focus, U U Li E!qa home emphasis and spiritual study, AWR-Africa has been preparing programs—both radio and television— for the World Health Organisation (WHO). Manager Daniel Grisier has direct- ed prize-winning creations for AIDS education. With a WHO grant he has cr been able to hire local actors, writers g and producers to see his Christian concepts through to fruition. Pastor Grisier has also prepared scripts for Swahili translations. These A 100-kilowatt transmitter releases AWR programs in several languages though the Russian con- programs will be aired from both tinent. (Pictured left to right) Walter Scragg, AWR director; Peter Kulakov, Voice of Hope Media Centre director and Kenneth Mittleider, AWR Board Chairman signed a contract for the sole Guam and AWR-Africa as financing use of this facility in temperatures reaching -40°C in the Central Siberian city of Novosibirsk. is arranged and releases produced. reach all areas during prime time. Broadcasting will continue in four Child Saved From Latin America languages (Dutch, English, Papia- mento and Spanish) for 10 hours a day River in PNG Triples Range until program production is expanded. French and Portuguese will be added nn eight-month-old baby was gift of $500,000 enabled AWR- as available. A iraculously saved recently when Latin America to purchase a for- Broadcast hours are planned to the mother and child fell into the mer "subversive" shortwave radio sta- increase from the current 83 hours to flooded Kemp Welch River while tion south of Limon (Costa Rica) at 388 hours per week. That will result in journeying by raft to a camp meeting, Cahuita. The 118-hectare site includes 48 hours broadcasted each day with 74 according to the president of the a transmission building, caretakers hours on each weekend day. Central Papua Mission, Pastor Daniel home, four transmitters, two antennas The new Cahuita transmission site Haru. and associated link equipment. will be opened in April. AWR-Latin A group of Adventists travelling on The gift also paid for new antennas, America began in 1980 with a 10 kW eight bamboo rafts left the village of installation and to rebuild the trans- transmission facility in Guatemala, Londairi to travel the flooded Kemp mitters to AWR's specifications. but the base of operations was moved Welch River to attend a camp meeting Coverage will more than triple to to Alajuela, Costa Rica, in 1985. In 90 kilometres away at Toule. blanket Caribbean and a major por- August 1989 the Alajuela station ra, ied all night prior to the group tion of South America. Multiple trans- transmitted at 50 kW and a high gain of 22 men, women and children leav- mitters means that broadcasts can antenna was installed. ing Londairi. The river flowed swiftly

12 RECORD March 7, 1992 and the floodwaters rose. "These and other questions still vault at the White Estate. Visitors can The group reached a narrow section puzzle those dear believers in God," enter the walk-in vault to see the of the river where rocky cliffs ,nt both says Pastor Haru. "They thanked their bookcases containing the books of banks caused a rapid. The first five Lord for answering their prayers and Ellen White's library and the drawers rafts passed successfully through the continued their journey to the camp where original manuscripts are stored. rapids, the sixth raft carrying six peo- meeting. What a story they had to "People are really interested in the ple and an eight-month-old child, tell." health food display," says Mrs Rasi. Jonah, struck boulders. Jonah's moth- "Most people have no idea there are er attempted to jump from the raft, so many health food companies with the baby, to a large rock, but fell General around the world." into the river. Adventists touring the facility are The pressure of the water washed Conference Tours often surprised to hear that nine out the child from his mother's arms. of 10 church members live outside Despite the travellers searching, ore than 2300 people toured the North America, says another tour Jonah could not be found. The group MGeneral Conference facility in guide, David Griffith. prayed and asked God to show them Maryland last year. Seeing the world headquarters gives where the boy's body was so they Housed in the complex are the many Adventists a sense of the scope could return home and bury him. General Conference, North American of the world church work. Those who More than an hour later the mother Division, Home Study International, are not Adventists often ask questions went to the place where she and Adventist Development and Relief about church beliefs and show an Jonah had fallen into the river. Agency, the Ellen G. White Estate interest in the work of the Adventist Jonah's body appeared to rush up to and Risk Management Services. Development Relief Agency. the surface of the river, his eyes were Visitors came from the Caribbean, closed and his arms and legs were South America, Europe, Russia, the folded. Far East, Southern Asia, Africa and British Church "Suddenly he was thrown from the Australia to tour the headquarters. river into the arms of his mother," Of interest to many people are the Challenged says Pastor Haru. Ellen G. White Estate and the new Jonah was wet, but warm. No one "Christ of the Narrow Way" mural, resident of the British Union could explain how the child could sur- according to tour guide Julieta Rasi. PConference, Pastor C. R. Perry vive being in the cold water for over Photos of the White family, letters recently addressed a major problem an hour, or being thrown into his and original manuscripts by Ellen facing the Adventist Church in Britain mother's arms. White are on display or stored in the (17,000 members); the lack of church growth among indigenous Britons. "We must address the situation Adventist World Radio Needs boldly and openly," says Pastor Perry. "Our church has a lopsided growth. ow can we properly thank you for what you did for Adventist World Immigrants make up the majority of HRadio during 1991?" says Walter Scragg, AWR's director at the the British church. Why aren't we General Conference. reaching the indigenous Briton? This "Surpassing our goal of $400,000 by $47,000 for the annual offering, is not a time to resign to the course of you made it possible for us to set aside an opportunity fund," Pastor events." Scragg explains. "With that we could go ahead and sign a contract for Church members were called to fast AWR-Russia when it became possible—we didn't have to wait for a com- and pray, inviting the Holy Spirits mittee meeting or a special offering." guidance in their lives. World Budget gifts added almost another $224,000. Restricted donor "Have a vision of right human rela- gifts were also made toward the AWR-Asia Endowment Fund as well as tionships and act upon it," advised specific countries, the general operating fund, or production facilities. Pastor Perry. "Peter's vision on the It will cost $3,200,000 in 1992 to finance the five broadcast centres in housetop after Pentecost changed his Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and now Russia. attitude toward other ethnic groups. "Our 35 employees in these broadcast centres use your dollars to the Love and respect for one another maximum, knowing they have the potential to reach about 80 per cent of comes only as others are seen through the world's population," says Pastor Scragg. the eyes of Christ." "And we haven't even begun to talk about the needs of programming The church was encouraged to per- institutions for the nearly 40 languages in which we're giving health, fami- sonally evangelise their neighbour- ly and gospel messages. hoods. Emphasis was placed on the "Adventist World Radio is your voice of global mission," Pastor Scragg power of individual outreach. explains."The church couldn't do anything without your responding to "The British church has made bold the Lord's prompting to have a part. attempts in the past at trying to reach "And the best part is that we have potentially five billion listeners at a out to people," says Pastor Perry. cost of two cents each for an entire year." "Now is our time to put our resources together for the final advance into the year 2000."

RECORD March 7, 1992 13 NOTICEBOARD

Busselton, where Lorren is the the church pastor, and by his first wife, and a daughter, Dianna. He is sur- Donna will pursue her nursing career. Peter Fowler. vived by his wife, Nola (late of Temora and now of Weddings Young); children, Warren (Byron Bay), Berenice, Bird—McDowell. David Bird, son of Harry and Robinson—Shotter. Darcy James Robinson, son of Matthew (who just finished Year 12 at Lilydale Mary Bird (Auckland, New Zealand), and Lorna Max and Anita Robinson (Lismore, NSW), and Academy) and Michelle (Lilydale Academy). McDowell, daughter of Ian and Ann McDowell (New Kerrilyn Ruth Shotter, daughter of Peter Shotter Morris Krieg. Plymouth), were married on January 19 in the New (Denmark, WA) and the late Marion Shotter, were Plymouth SDA church. David and Lorna plan to set married on January 19 at Cooranbong, NSW. Darcy Dacker, Broughton Frederick (Fred), born May 21, up their home in Kaikohe, where David is a doctor. and Kerrilyn have been called to work in Tonga as a 1924, at Glenorie, NSW; died January 31 at Redcliffe D. H. Thiele. high school teacher and nurse respectively. Hospital, Redcliffe, Old, and was buried at the J. A. Shaw. Redcliffe Cemetery. Fred and his wife, Vernie, were Booker—Campbell. Andrew Craig Booker, son of married at Blacktown, NSW, in 1965, by Pastor Austin Walter and Margaret Booker (Albury, NSW), and Schick—Heys. Glendon Schick, third son of Lyndon Cooke. A few months ago, Fred renewed his commit- Katherine Jane Campbell, daughter of Gordon and and Olive Schick (Sydney, NSW), and Debra Heys, ment to the Lord. Recently he requested annointing Ann Campbell (Turramurra), were married on daughter of George and Jan Heys (Cooroy, Old), were and acceptance into the fellowship of the Sandgate December 29 at the Wahroonga SDA church. Andrew married on December .15 at the Parramatta SDA church, and these were carried out a week prior to his will continue his studies in medicine, and Katherine an church, Sydney. Glen and Debbie, both registered death. He is survived by his wife; children, Jennifer honors degree in psychology at Newcastle University. nurses, will continue their careers at the Sydney Bolte (St Marys, NSW), Beverley Whelan (Hamilton, J. A. Shaw. Adventist Hospital. L. F. Schick. Old), Rhonda Bentley (Aspley), Heather Hart (Sanctuary Point, NSW) and Cathy Tormay Burgess—Beck. Wayne Burgess, son of Robert and Val—Watson. James Dexter Val, son of Alan and (Strathpine, Old); sisters, Alma (Sydney, NSW) and Joan Burgess (Burpengary, Qld), and Zara Beck, Angela Val (Tailem Bend, SA), and Caroline Kay Mary (Baulkham Hills); brothers, Ern (Bracken daughter of Owen and Lynette Beck (Maryborough), Watson, daughter of Jim and Ethel Watson Ridge, Old) and Hector (Narrabeen, NSW); 12 grand- were married on January 26 at the Maryborough SDA (Adelaide), were married on January 12 in the Trinity children; and 14 great-grandchildren. He was prede- church. Wayne, who is working with a local builder, Gardens SDA church. James and Caroline plan to set ceased by two brothers, Albert and Bernard. and Zara, a nursing sister, plan to make their home in up their home in Adelaide. Bryce Andrews. D. R. Dunn. Maryborough. Geoff Game. Walmsley—Hawkins. Barry Neville Walmsley, son Davies, Daisy May (nee McGee), born August 12, Butcher—Greig. Lyn Butcher and Flora Greig were of George and Rita Cooke (Murwillumbah, NSW), 1913, at Campbelltown, Tas; died suddenly on married on Jaituary 26 at the Adventist Retirement and Karen Maree Hawkins, daughter of John and February 4 at the Mersey Hospital, Latrobe. Daisy was Village church, Victoria Point, Old. Many of their Yvonne Hawkins (Boolaroo, NSW), were married on baptised by Pastor J. C. Dever in about 1966 at friends were there to wish them well. They will contin- December 28 at Christ Church Anglican cathedral, Devonport. She had been unable to attend church in ue to live at the retirement village. S. A. Bartlett. Newcastle, NSW. Barry is a pianist and journalist, and recent years, due to failing health. Care for others is Karen is an opera singer. They have established their said to have been the main characteristic of her life. Butler—Miller. Gregory Scot Butler, elder son of home at Lake Macquarie. She is survived by her daughter, Elaine Woolley Edgar and Joan Butler (Murwillumbah, NSW), and (Spreyton); five grandchildren; and five great-grand- Jennifer Michelle Miller, daughter of William (Bill) children. Max Hatton. and Llevellys Miller (Park Ridge, Old), were married Obituaries on January 26 at the Springwood SDA church, Old. Glassbrook, John, born January 11, 1903, in northern Gregory is a company director, and Jennifer is a regis- Cawse, Wesley Charles, born 1909 at Meckering, England; died January 10 at the Adventist Retirement tered nurse. They plan to set up their home in WA; died January 20 at the Gosford Hospital, NSW, Village, Kings Langley, NSW, where he had been a Murwillumbah. John Cernik. after a short illness. A lover of gardening, Charles resident for the past 17 years. He was a dedicated spent 20 years as a gardener for Mr Nicholas (of Aspro Christian gentleman with an outstanding musical talent Ginn—Conduit. Paul William Ginn, son of Mrs fame). While living at Kressville Retirement Village, that he used to bring great happiness to others. He is Dawn Ginn (Malanda, North Queensland), and Louise he continued his interest in gardening, beautifying the survived by his wife, Gladys; and her family. Pastor Michelle Conduit, daughter of Barry and Maureen grounds as his health permitted. He is survived by his Harold Hollingsworth and the writer were associated Conduit (Wendouree, Ballarat, Vic), were married on wife, Muriel (nee Ball). Pastor Oliver Twist was associ- in services at the village chapel and the Castlebrook February 9 at the Ballarat SDA church. Louise is a pri- ated in a graveside service at the Avondale Cemetery. Crematorium. B. C. Grosser. mary teacher, and Paul plans to return to Avondale to S. R. Goldstone. complete his teaching course, after they have spent this Green, Eric Raymond, born December 23, 1922, at year as volunteers in Korea. Mike Francis. Chambers, Harry William, born February 24, 1907; Bickley, WA; died January 9 in Perth after a pro- died January 21 at the Shoal Nursing Home, WA, and longed illness. Eric was a student at Carmel College. Grange—Reynaud. John-Phillipe Grange, son of was buried at the Serpentine Cemetery. He was the He and his wife, Betty, were married on April 5, 1950. Michel and Edmee Grange (Paris, France), and eldest son of William and Frances Chambers, one of A member of the SDA church all his life, Eric attend- Marilyn Reynaud, daughter of John and Paulette the earliest Adventist families in the south-west of ed the Harvey and Midland churches. He is survived Reynaud (Cooranbong, NSW), were married on Western Australia. Harry was baptised when he was by his wife; daughter, Sharon King; and son, Neville. December 8 at Cooranbong. John-Phillipe and about 17. While still in his teens, he took up crown He was predeceased by two children, Lorraine and Marilyn plan to establish their home in Grenoble, land and became a successful farmer. He and his wife, Allan. Gary Webster. France. J. A. Shaw. Edna (nee Corker), were married on May 16, 1934, by Pastor Lemke in the Mayanup Hall. He is survived by Hyatt, Ernest Victor (affectionately known as "Bill"), Greenwood—Hooper. Adrian Peter Greenwood, his wife; daughters, Frances Gersbach (WA), Helen born June 5, 1916, in Brighton, United Kingdom; died son of Peter and Lucy Greenwood (Melbourne, Vic), Curnuck (NSW); son, William (SA); brothers, Albert January 21 at Calvary Hospital, Kogarah, NSW. The and Kerryn Lea Hooper, daughter of Lance and and Syd. Mery Tonkin. Hyatt family migrated to Sydney in January 1957, and Beverley Hooper (Murwillumbah, NSW), were mar- Bill worked in the building trade until his retirement ried on January 19 at the Wahroonga SDA church. Content, Kelazina (Ina), born October 4, 1921, in five years ago. His wife predeceased him in 1980. After Adrian, who plans to continue his electrical trades Groningen, Holland; died January 15 at St Vincents attending the John Carter Report at the Sydney Opera course, and Kerryn, who will continue her nursing Hospital, Lismore, NSW. Married in 1944, Ina and her House, Bill was baptised by Pastor John Richardson career, plan to set up their home in Sydney. husband, Adrian, together faced hardships due to the on July 17, 1982. He is survived by his daughter and Lance Hooper. enemy occupation of their country, and later the trau- son-in-law, Joyce and John Bissell; son, David; six ma of relocation in a new country. Ina is survived by grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Murray—Dittrich. Wayne Murray, son of Leonard her husband; son, Sikko; and daughters, Inga, Marie R. S. Borresen. and Merle Murray (Kingscliff, NSW), and Tina and Shirley. Pastor Frank Pearce was associated with Dittrich, daughter of John and Carol Anne Dittrich the writer in the services. E. S. House. Javanoski, Natalie, born February 22, 1977; died (Uki), were married on December 22 at the February 1 at the Royal Children's Hospital Murwillumbah SDA church. Wayne and and Tina plan Cornish, Alfred (Al) Joseph James, died December Melbourne, Vic, after a prolonged illness. Natalie lived to set up their home in the Tweed area, where Wayne 27 at Young, NSW. A service was conducted in the at Thomastown, where she also attended school. will continue his work as a painter. Glenn Roberts. chapel at Mount St Josephs Nursing Home, Young, During the past year, she was a student at the Keilor NSW, where Al had been a resident. Reverend Jeff Adventist School. With her parents and sister, Natalie Pratt—Chapman. Lorren Pratt, son of Walter and Driver, rector for the Anglican church in Young, con- was baptised on October 19, 1991, at the Preston SDA Greta Pratt (Mildura, Vic), and Donna Chapman, ducted the service, assisted by Al's daughter, Sister church. They were introduced to the SDA Church by daughter of James and Joyce Chapman (Perth, WA), Berenice, a nun in the order of St Joseph in Sydney, Macedonian friends, and attendance at a Cox video were married on December 22 at the Perth SDA and Pastor Morrie Krieg, a friend of the family from program conducted by Wally Wilson at Preston church. Lorren and Donna plan to set up their home in Lilydale Adventist Academy, Vic. Al was predeceased church. Natalie is survived by her parents, Trajce and 14 RECORD March 7. 1992 Chrisoula: and sister, Sussan. Pastor Kevin Geelan and 1942 to April 1992). beautiful mountain valley. Minutes to beaches, shop- Walter Wilson were associated with the writer in the ping and island attractions. Private entrance, kitch- service. Mel Le ink,. Sale! Bible and Church Software. Many tapes and enette, dining and lounge. Private or share bath, low prices! Mention advert and receive free catalogue. $US30-$US40 (single or double) per room. Emma Lees, Phillip, born November 10, 1973, at Lithgow, Box 99, Pascoe Vale South Vic 3044. Sargeant, 47-600 Hui Ulili Street, Kaneohe, Hawaii NSW; drowned January 16 in the Macquarie River at 96744. Phone (808) 239 7248. Bathurst. Philip had recently left school and was look- For Sale. Charming sandstone cottage at Galston, 20 ing for work. He is survived by his parents, Ron and minutes from Sydney Adventist Hospital. Two B/R, If You Can Read This you can also read Signs Glenda; sister, Tina; and brothers, Michael, BIR, large lounge room with bay window, window every month. Have you subscribed yet? Subscribe and Christopher, John Paul and Colin. V. Peter Harper. seat, open fireplace, separate D/R, Tasmanian black- share. wood timber kitchen, beam ceilings. Set in leafy gar- Marzi, Valentina Elvira (Tina), born February 7, den on 1/3 acre. Five minutes to shops, church, primary Alstonville Adventist Retirement Village. 1909, in Italy; died suddenly on January 29 at her home and high school, and 20 minutes to train. Contact (02) Thinking of retirement—then contact us. We have in Morley, WA. Tina and her husband, Joe, were mar- 976 2405. two-bedroom units available now in beautiful rural ried in 1928. An Adventist for 35 years, Tina was a Alstonville (just minutes away from the coast). Phone member of the Osborne church until the commence- For Sale. Lowset home, near retirement village and Brian Sparke on (066) 28 1532 or A/H (066) 28 1887. ment of the Morley church, where she was a charter church, Victoria Point, Old. Easy access to shops. Fax (066) 28 5602. member. She is survived by her two sons, John and School bus to Brisbane Adventist primary and sec- Frank (both of Perth); nine grandchildren; 14 great- ondary schools. Three B/R, all with BIR, main with Melody Park Adventist Retirement Resort grandchildren. Bryan H. B. Wood. ensuite; large lounge, dining, family. Double garage. where you get what you deserve—luxury 2 B/R homes Established lawns and gardens. Almost new. from $86,800. Indoor heated pool and spa. Fellowship Newman, Edith Mary (nee Bray) born May 18, 1896, Advertised locally at $149,000. Available to Adventist and fun. Country living close to town. Come feel the at Pancrasweek, Devonshire, England; died January 27 at $140,000. Phone (071) 212233. difference. Melody Park, Gilston Road, Nerang Qld at Cootamundra, NSW. Edith and her husband, 4211. Phone (075) 781900. Kenneth, were married in 1928 at Junee. They were Land for Sale next to Lilydale Adventist Academy. 1 baptised in 1944 by Pastor John Charlton. Edith was x 2 acre and 1 x 1 acre. Lovely position and views. Melody Park sets the standard with luxury two-bed- involved in mission activities and welfare work. She is Phone Milton Gray, A/H (03) 736 4050. room homes, rural atmosphere, close to all amenities, survived by her sons, James (Cootamundra), Edward heated indoor pool and spa, low maintenance fee. (Griffith) and Robert (Cootamundra); and daughter, Share Accommodation with young single mum in Come see for yourself. Melody Park Retirement Ethel Goodwin (Cootamundra). Pastor Ken Love was Kilsyth. $75 per week plus expenses. Must be easy Resort, Gilston Road, Nerang, Gold Coast. Phone associated with the writer in the services. going personality. Phone (03) 761 9047. (075) 78 1900. R. N. Lawson. For Rent. Two-bedroom unit, from May in Ascot Real Estate, Queensland. Your Adventist agent, Shearer, Grace Ledingham, born September 17, 1902, Vale area. Close to White Park Chapel, tram, shops Bronwen Jones, Calboolture, 30 minutes from at Warepa, South New Zealand; died January 17 at and city. Call Tom on (03) 317 3748 for more details. Brisbane, is happy to assist you with all your real Christchurch Hospital. Grace's choice of career as a estate requirements. Call Bronwen on (074) 95 7688 or social worker demonstrated her concern for others. Cedarvale Health Evangelism Seminar March 29 (018) 78 4799, or write to: 29 Harrier Ct, Caboolture She is remembered as a wonderful mother, and was - April 4. Speakers: Dr Richard Hansen from Poland Qld 4510. highly regarded in the community. She is survived by Springs Health Institute, Maine, USA—"Natural her husband, Ernest; son, Garnet Nelson (both of Methods for Treating Disease." Pastor Les Coombe— Real Estate—Adelaide. Selling or buying in Christchurch); son and daughter-in-law, Harold and "Christ's Seven Messages for the Church." Pastor Roy Adelaide? For personalised and friendly service, con- Joyce Nelson (Nelson); daughter and son-in-law, Lalin Harrison—"Practical Organic Gardening." Inquiries: tact Rosy Hodgkinson—the specialist in the north- and Norman Flockton (Wanaka); and aunt Alice Scott Tindall (044) 65 1362. eastern suburbs and adjoining hills areas. L. J. McIntosh (Balclutha). She was predeceased by daugh- Hooker—Modbury. Phone (08) 263 2022 A/H (08) 380 ter, Doreen. W. G. Kissener. Adventist Sales and Marketing Company is look- 5466. ing for new products/services to market on an exclu- Thuell, Jeffrey Richard, born January 3, 1923, at sive basis in WA. If you want top representation Real Estate—Sydney. Are you selling, buying, rent- Quirindi, NSW; died January 23 at Ballina, NSW, after please ring us. No MLM. Call Reg Smedley at ing, or in need of a Property Manager? We specialise a prolonged illness. Jeff served in the army during Statesman Enterprises, (09) 291 8655 or fax (09) 291 in the Hornsby Shire. However, free advice given irre- World War II. In 1953 he married June Lockyer in 7051. spective of area. Phone John Pye, Raine & Home, Sydney. Jeff worked as a technician for the PMG, but Hornsby, on (02) 476 2066. was forced to retire early due to ill health. He was bap- Fundraising—Pathfinders, schools, clubs, students— tised on December 21, 1985, and joined the Ballina boost your income by door-to-door selling of 1993 You Don't Need to Be Alone. Buying a house or a church, where he served faithfully as a deacon. He is cane wall calendars. Inquiries and orders: Indian business can be a confusing experience. If you need survived by his daughter, Margaret (Brisbane, Old); Pacific Traders, PO Box 42, Cooranbong NSW 2265. individual and discreet personal legal service, contact son, John (Sydney); sisters, Dorothy Irwin (Ballarat, Orders close May 15. Ken Long, solicitor, Long & Company, 16-20 Barrack Vic), Hilda Hodgetts (Newcastle, NSW), Vera Jarman Street, Sydney. Phone (02) 299 4081. (Griffith) and Phyllis O'Neill (Wee Waa); brothers, Gossips Needed. Find out who's at uni. We offer Thomas (Werris Creek) and Colin (Newcastle). them fun, fellowship, outreach and some accommoda- You Have Chosen Not to Drink so choose Ansvar Ernie Krause. tion. Gossip their names to Adventist Students too. For motor and household insurance contact the Association, 148 Fox Valley Road, Wahroonga 2076. Ansvar office in your state: Old (07) 221 8449; NSW Winch, Mona Gregory, born August 1, 1904, in (02) 683 4166; Vic (03) 650 9711; SA (08) 232 1272; Western Australia; died November 18 in the Lumeah La Mancha Health Centre, Lismore 2480. Lose WA (09) 321 6291. Nursing Home, Castle Hill, NSW, and was buried at weight, lower blood pressure, increase your energy or the Northern Suburbs Cemetery alongside her hus- have a healthy holiday. From $335 single, $560 double Williamstown Transport Service. Furniture band who had predeceased her in 1949. Following pw. For brochures (066) 29 5138. removals: local and interstate. Storage provided. their mother's death when Mona and her twin sister Packing supplied. Reasonable rates. All goods insured. were 10 days old, they were brought up for many years New Zealand Tour. Join our tours manager who Free quotes. Reverse charges for long-distance calls. by "Cliffie," an Adventist nursemaid/housekeeper who knows New Zealand like his garden, on a 21-day tour Phone (03) 729 1811 B/H or (03) 397 7190, all hours. took the girls to Sabbath school. Mona did not contin- in September 1992 or March 1993. Full details Pilgrim Mobile phone (018) 38 3140. PO Box 214, ue her association with the church. But her husband, Tours, 9 Station Street, Bundaberg 4670. Phone (071) Williamstown Vic 3016. and his children from his first marriage, became 51 2527. Adventists. It was the writer's privilege to lead Mona Advertisers Please Note: All advertisements to the Lord about four years ago. She is survived by Winter Excursion to Tropical Paradise should be sent to RECORD Editor, Signs Publishing her stepdaughter, Barbara Rampton (USA, wife of Whitsundays, cruising, bushwalking, birdwatching, Company, Warburton Vic 3799. Advertisements Pastor Harold Rampton former GC church ministries fishing etc. 15 days, bus Brisbane, return touring the approved by the editor will be inserted at the following director); son, Colin (president of the Western Pacific edge of the outback. Fully accommodated. Price rates: first 30 words, $20; each additional word, $1.50. Union Mission): and twin sister. Meg. R. H. Parr. details, "Barkers Pilgrim Tours," phone (071) 51 2527. For your advertisement to appear, payment must be enclosed, with a recommendation from your local pas- Ken Morgan's Aussie Coach Tours. Motels, vege- tor or conference officer. Advertisements tarian meals, Sabbaths planned. Murray River Cruise—North and Outback Queensland—Snowy Preliminary Notice. Relatives and friends are invit- Mountains—Around Australia, Red Centre— ed to attend a service of praise and thanksgiving, 3 pm Solomon Islands. From $495. Box 465, Gatton Old Finally: It's easier to form good Sabbath, April 11, North Fitzroy SDA church, 27 4343. Phone (074) 62 6144. habits than reform bad ones. Alfred Crescent, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the marriage of Dr and Mrs J. W. Kent (April Hawaii. Guestrooms in our modern, spacious home in

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