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"0 give thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name: make "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the known his deeds among the people. Sing unto him, sing psalms Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works." "0 give thanks Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made usf unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever." and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his "It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his praises unto thy name, 0 most High." "I will bless the Lord courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear endureth to all generations." "Unto thee, 0 God, do we give thereof, and be glad. 0 magnify the Lord with me, and let us thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is exalt his name together." (Ps. 105:1, 2; 107:1; 92:1; 34:1-3.) near thy wondrous works declare." (Ps. 100:1.5; 75:1.) VOL. 132, NO. 45 NOVEMBER 10, 1955 107th Year of Continuous Publication ATTENTION Vol. 132, No. 45 November 10, 1955 Bible Students, Teachers

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gi No former generation The General Conference President Speaks to the Church Page 3 of Bible students has been blessed as is the present The Adventist and the Holiday Season Page 4 generation in the wealth Let's Look Beyond America Page 5 of available material de- signed to aid the student Squaring Accounts With God Before the Year Ends Page 6 of the Bible in an under- standing of the Scriptures. This Special Number Page 8 The passing decades of L. I. . Moffitt the last century have The Joy of Sacrifice Page 8 brought forth an increasingly impressive "The Divine Right of Tithes" Page 9 array of archeological evidence in support of the Scriptures. Mission Victories in Africa Page 10 One of the more recent and spectacular discoveries is the Dead Sea Scrolls, so named Why Attend Week of Prayer Page 12 because they were found in caves near the Why I Became a Seventh-day Adventist Page 14 Dead Sea. These scrolls are ancient copies of the book of Isaiah, and other books. Al- Can We Escape Hardening of the Arteries? Page 16 though a thousand years older than previ- ously available manuscripts, they show es- What We Mean by the Second Advent Page 18 sential agreement with the later text, thus The Great Need of New Guinea Page 19 confirming the accuracy of Bible translations. In view of the forthcoming Sabbath school Sabbath School Lesson Help Page 24 lessons on the book of Isaiah, the extensive treatment of this discovery and its signifi- Week of Sacrifice Page 52 cance in the fourth volume of The Seventh- day Adventist Bible Commentary will be of special interest to our Sabbath school teach- ers and careful Bible students, as will also the verse-by-verse commentary on the book of fsaiah in the more than three hundred pages of the first section of this volume of the Commentary. FRANCIS DAVID NICHOL, Editor Many of our Sabbath school members have FREDERICK LEE, Associate Editor R. R. FIGUHR, Consulting Editor already taken advantage of the pre-publica- D. A. DELAFIELD, Associate Editor J. L. MCELHANY, Contributing Editor tion offer on the whole set of The Seventh- PROMISE KLOSS SHERMAN, Editorial Secretary day Adventist Bible Commentary, and will SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS get each volume as it comes from the press. C. H. WATSON, W. 14. BRANSON, W. R. BEACH, D. E. REBOK, C. L. TORREY, L. K. DICKSON, A. L. HAM, W. B. OCHS, A. V. OLSON, H. L. RUDY, E. D. DICK, PRESIDENTS OF ALL DIVISIONS To all such this little notice will serve merely

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HE spirit of self-denial and sacrifice must continue Recently I read of a locality- in New York where Tto live and flourish in the church. Never should it "wealthy New Yorkers who do not need anything, buy be allowed' to die out. It is the very soul of genuine things they did not know they wanted." The writer Christianity and, if consistently practiced, will give vi- suggests that the situation is not confined to New Yorkers brant spiritual life to those who now bemoan their alone, but that many of us shop for things we did not apathy and coldness of heart. The Master laid down know we wanted. "We are plagued," a Christian writes, the terms of discipleship when He said, "If any man "by the tyranny of things. Today there are 365,000 dif- will come after me, let him deny himself, and take ferent articles on the American market." All of them up his cross daily, and follow me." These terms have are publicized to appeal to possible buyers, and appeal never been altered. They continue to be the condition they certainly do. Wisely and discriminately, therefore, of true discipleship. should the Christian shop and buy, meeting his real It is significant to note that often when the Lord needs, but refusing to spend for items not really re- called men to follow Him they gave up things. Peter quired, so that more funds may come into the treasury left his fishing boat. James and John left their nets. of the Lord. For the talent of money he shall surely Matthew left his collecting of customs. Paul forsook be called upon, one day, to give a careful accounting. position and wealth, esteeming, above all things earthly, Sacrificial giving brings the deepest joy and the full- the privilege of obeying and serving his Lord. A glance est satisfaction. Of Jesus, our great example in self-denial, at the lives of God's great and good men reveals that, it is written: "Who for the joy that was set before him without exception, they bore the stamp of true disciple- endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down ship—self-denial and sacrifice. at the right hand of the throne of God" (Heb. 12:2). We live in an age, above all ages, that is materialistic. To encourage and keep alive among us the spirit of Our civilization is largely measured in terms of material self-denial and sacrificial giving, we have, for years, values. The inventions and prodigious production of followed the plan of designating a special offering as the a mass of articles is pointed to as chief evidence of great Week of Sacrifice Offering. On the last Sabbath of advance on the part of modern nations. There can be this week, which is the closing day of the Week of no denying that all this has contributed greatly to making Prayer, our people everywhere are urged to bring to. living more pleasant and life easier, but, in the easy the Lord an offering that represents a real sacrifice on availability of things, there lies a danger for the Chris- the part of the giver. We earnestly hope that this plan tian. The line between necessities and luxuries may be- will appeal to every Adventist and that it will result in come very faint in the glare of highly stepped-up and a large offering for the cause of Him who so willingly tremendously appealing advertising, all aimed at con- sacrificed Himself for us. vincing us that we need things and that we should buy. But we must remember, in this age of abundance and of unprecedented sales pressure, that God's work in the earth is to be finished by His people giving money to His cause that they might easily have spent upon articles for the embellishment of their homes or for their per- sonal gratification. Those about them may have done so, buying unneeded things along with the needed. God's people will not do this, remembering that "self- denial and crosses meet us at every step on our heaven- ward journey."—Testimonies, vol. 4, p. 79.

NOVEMBER 10, 1955 3 THE ADVENTIST and the HOLIDAY SEASON

By V. G. ANDERSON

HE holiday season will soon be can to interest our children in the that is sounded throughout our world with us. I am eager that we shall greatest of all gifts—Jesus, who gave from east to west and from north to approach the Christmas and New Himself on Calvary's cross. south. With youth, those of mature Year's holidays in a positive way, I believe we can do much to age, and even the aged, it is a period rather than from the negative view- strengthen our church work by cele- of general rejoicing, of great gladness. point. We all know that Christ was brating the new year by having a But what is Christmas, that it should not born on December 25, but is it special service. I believe in new-year demand so much attention? . . . possible that our negative approach resolutions! As progress is made, drive "The twenty-fifth of December is to Christmas has caused many people a stake, and from that point go on to supposed to be the day of the birth to feel that Seventh-day Adventists do further achievements and victories. of Jesus Christ, and its observance not believe in Christ? Even though The apostle Paul speaks about press- has become customary and popular. there is a question about the date, ing toward the mark. In our MV But yet there is no certainty that we Seventh-day Adventists above all peo- groups I think it would be well to are keeping the veritable day of our ple should have what might be called have a planned program the last Saviour's birth. History gives us no the spirit of Christmas in their hearts night of the year and usher in the certain assurance of this. The Bible not only during the holiday season new year with a special service for does not give us the precise time. Had but throughout the year as well. dedication for a new year of service. the Lord deemed this knowledge es- In families, especially where there If we do not plan something for our sential to our salvation, He would are children, I do not believe we can young people, others will. have spoken through His prophets afford to take the attitude that we will Isn't it surprising that the Spirit of and apostles, that we might know all have no Christmas in our homes. prophecy has spoken on so many sub- about the matter. But the silence of More harm than good will result from jects that we discuss these days? This the Scriptures upon this point evi- such a course of action. When our ought to bring new confidence to us dences to us that it is hidden from children see that the rest of the peo- as we realize that more than seventy us from the wisest of purposes. ple of the world are in a happy mood years ago God informed us by send- "In His wisdom the Lord concealed and are making many references to ing the following messages concern- the place where He buried Moses. . . . Christ, they cannot help but be im- ing the holiday season: This secrecy was to prevent idolatry. pressed negatively when we ignore the " 'Christmas is coming,' is the note . . . For the very same purpose He holiday season. We must therefore has concealed the precise day of plan wisely as this season approaches. Christ's birth, that the day should not We can always explain to our chil- receive the honor that should be dren that we do not know the exact given to Christ as the Redeemer of date of Christ's birth, but that His the world—one to be received, to be birth was one of the most wonderful trusted, to be relied on as He who events in the history of mankind, and could save to the uttermost all who as God gave His greatest gift to the come unto Him. The soul's adoration World in the person of His Son Jesus, should be given to Jesus as the Son so we in turn should give our lives of the infinite God. in service for Him. The strength of "As the twenty-fifth of December the Seventh-day Adventist Church is is observed to commemorate the birth unity, and I believe we can present a of Christ, as the children have been united approach to the holiday season instructed by precept and example as we encourage our people to unite that this was indeed a day of glad- in a proper spirit of giving. ness and rejoicing, you will find it a The holiday season is one of the difficult matter to pass over this period happiest of the year, and people in without giving it some attention. It general are in a better mood at that can be made to serve a very good time than might be true otherwise. purpose. We should not carry this to a spirit "The youth should be treated very of hilarity, but certainly we should carefully. They should not be left on be happy Seventh-day Adventist Christmas to find their own amuse- • Christians. Let us plan for church ment in vanity and pleasure seeking, gatherings, not only for the new year, in amusements which will be detri- but also at the Christmas season. In mental to their spirituality. Parents our Sabbath schools let us do all -we can control this matter by turning •tEr RE VI E- W AND ditE42:AIL'D: Thie mindS and the offerings of their remembrance. It is pleasant to receive finest privileges of life. But our truly children to God and His cause and a gift, however small, from those we generous giving should be to God, the salvation of souls. love. It is an assurance that -we are who has given the greatest gift of all "The desire for amusement, instead not forgotten, and seems to bind us for us. of being quenched and arbitrarily to them a little closer. . . . I believe we should make special ruled down, should be controlled and "It is right to bestow upon one an- gifts through the Sabbath school and directed by painstaking effort upon other tokens of love and remembrance for the Lord's work in general during the part of the parents. Their desire if we do not in this forget God, our the Christmas season. to make gifts may be turned into pure best friend. We should make our gifts The holiday season comes very and holy channels and made to result such as will prove a real benefit to close to the Week of Prayer. 0 how in good to our fellow men by supply- the receiver. I would recommend such much these Weeks of Prayer have ing the treasury in the great, grand books as will be an aid in understand- done for our schools and churches! work for which Christ came into our ing the word of God or that will in- Let us plan wisely that the holiday world. . . crease our love for its precepts."— season may be a continuation of the "The holiday season is fast ap- The Adventist Home, pp. 477-479. Christian life that was strengthened proaching with its interchange of What is nicer than to receive a by the Week of Prayer. In planning gifts, and old and young are intently gift from a loved one! I think we are wholesome gatherings let us not only studying what they can bestow upon always impressed by a gift. To refrain make them happy occasions but ones their friends as a token of affectionate from giving takes away one of the that will honor God.

T WONDER whether our people at home really comprehend the tre- mendous needs that exist in the mis- sion field, and the glorious oppor- tunities for advancement that could be capitalized on with more liberal financial provisions from the home base? In the mission budget there is pro- vision for the salaries and expenses of the missionaries in the field and the support of the national workers associated with them. But there is also a place in the mission budget for climates and other physical hardships. a good income (it would support a "Specials." To this our missionaries Perhaps it is a local mission in school from the day we took over)? and their constituencies look with ear- need of land for a training school, Will we instead have to take some- nest longing for means with which to. as is the case in our field at present. thing we can get cheaper, but where build a much-needed school or hos- A most ideal property is available. It the cost in the long run will be more pital or chapel or evangelistic center was owned by three partners, but one and the production less? Or will we or medical launch or orphanage or was killed recently in an accident, the be able to get any land at all? It publishing plant. Perhaps there is a one who was really interested in the depends on "Specials." In turn, the golden opportunity to get just the land. The other two, occupied with "Specials" depend on the liberality of property that is needed! Will there other business, are willing to sell it. all our people. be anything in "Specials" to make it But will there be anything in our Somehow we wonder whether our possible to go forward with the ur- "Specials" budget to meet this ur- dear people in the homeland would gently needed project? gent need and wonderful opportu- spend as much on luxurious living, All too often there is not. All too nity? When our brethren at headquar- or tie up quite so much in personal often the golden opportunity passes ters have met and listened to this and property, or even put quite so much and the gnawing need remains. Per- perhaps some hundreds more like it, into their local building projects in haps it is an opportunity to relieve and when they have divided the funds the Lord's work if they could visualize suffering, but there is not enough in available, will there be anything in the dire needs in the mission field. "Specials," and the suffering must re- our "Specials" for this enterprise? Or My appeal is not just for my field, main. This is what whitens the hair will we have to miss this lovely prop- but for the whole mission field, for and breakS the health of missionaries, erty, with its fertile soil, its irrigation in every mission land the needs and probably more often than tropical system intact, its orchards producing opportunities are greater than ever. NOVEMBER 10, 19 55 5 SQUARING Accounts With God Before the Year Ends

By 0. A. BLAKE

HE year 1955 is fast coming to plicity and utility, and it does not was laid by the infinite sacrifice of an end. Soon the things we have require depth of learning to under- the Son of God. The light of the Tdone during the past twelve months stand and execute it. All may feel gospel shining from the cross of Christ will become history. While we still that they can act a part in carrying rebukes selfishness and encourages have a few more weeks remaining in forward the precious work of salva- liberality and benevolence. It is not the old year, let us look squarely into tion. Every man, woman, and youth to be a lamented fact that there are our individual records and see may become a treasurer for the Lord, increasing calls to give. God in His whether there are some accounts we and may be an agent to meet the providence is calling His people out should adjust before the year closes. demands upon the treasury... from their limited sphere of action to Let us spend a little time in taking "Great objects are accomplished by enter upon greater enterprises. Un- an inventory. Some may say, "I this system. If one and all would ac- limited effort is demanded at this haven't the time to check back." But cept it, each would be made a vigilant time when moral darkness is covering remember, commercial firms and busi- and faithful treasurer for God, and the world. Worldliness and covetous- ness houses in the world spend mil- there would be no want of means ness are eating out the vitals of God's lions of dollars in taking their inven- with which to carry forward the great people. They should understand that tories. In fact, there are specialists work of sounding the last message of it is His mercy which multiplies the who are well paid for taking accurate warning to the world. The treasury demands for their means. The angel inventories. How much more impor- will be full if all adopt this system, of God places benevolent acts close tant it is for us, as followers of Christ, and the contributors will not be left beside prayer. He said to Cornelius: to take an accurate inventory as to the poorer. Through every investment `Thy prayers and thine alms are come how our records stand on the books made they will become more wedded up for a memorial before God.' "— of heaven. to the cause of present truth. They Ibid., pp. 404, 405. There are many points upon which will be `laying up in store for them- By examining our personal records, we could check ourselves, but at this selves a good foundation against the let us make sure that we have paid a time let us look carefully into our time to come, that they may lay hold faithful tithe. If not, let us make it financial relations with God. Turn- on eternal life.' "—Testimonies, vol. right before the year ends. From vol- ing to the Bible, we read from Mala- 3, pp. 388, 389. ume 3, page 269, we read: chi 3:8-10: "The special system of tithing was "I saw that many who profess to "Will a man rob God? Yet ye have founded upon a principle which is be keeping the commandments of robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have as enduring as the law of God. This God are appropriating to their own we robbed thee? In tithes and offer- system of tithing was a blessing to use the means which the Lord has ings. Ye are cursed with a curse: for the Jews, else God would not have entrusted to them and which should ye have robbed me, even this whole Given it them. So also will it be a come into His treasury. They rob nation. Bring ye all the tithes into blessing to those who carry it out to God in tithes and in offerings. They the storehouse, that there may be the end of time. Our heavenly Fa- dissemble and withhold from Him to meat in mine house, and prove me ther did not originate the plan of their own hurt. They bring leanness now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, systematic benevolence to enrich Him- and poverty upon themselves and if I will not open you the windows self, but to be a great blessing to man. darkness upon the church because of of heaven, and pour you out a bless- He saw that this system of benefi- their covetousness, their dissembling, ing, that there shall not be room cence was just what man needed. and their robbing God in tithes and enough to receive it." "Those churches who are the most in offerings." God has clearly given us a plan systematic and liberal in sustaining In our text, Malachi 3:10, the Lord for the support of the work of the the cause of God are the most prosper- has promised unlimited blessings to church, and this plan is to operate ous spiritually. True liberality in the those who are faithful in bringing to until the end of time. follower of Christ identifies his inter- Him their tithes and offerings. He "God's plan in the tithing system est with that of his Master. In God's says: "Prove me now herewith, saith is beautiful in its simplicity and dealing with the Jews and His people the Lord of hosts, if I will not open equality. All may take hold of it in to the end of time, He requires system- you the windows of heaven, and pour faith and courage, for it is divine in atic benevolence proportionate to you out a blessing, that there shall not its origin. In it are combined sim- their income. The plan of salvation be room enough to receive it." REVIEW AND HERALD Many experiences mightbe related less they repepi. v professed to. be looking for Christ's as to the blessings that have come to 249, 250. coming possessed a willingness to sac- God's people when they have put In addition to paying a strict tithe, rifice offerings to God of their abuiv God to a test and have been faithful which is required and expected of dance. I could see a few huMble pobt_T in paying their tithe. The following God's people, we are to give liberal ones who, like the poor widow, were experience occurred in southern Ne- offerings. Turning to our text again stinting themselves and casting . gros in the Philippine Islands, during in Malachi 3, we find, in verse 8: their mite. Every such offering is ac-., a time when there were great swarms "Wherein have we robbed thee? In counted of God as precious treasure. of locusts devastating the crops. A tithes and offerings." Not only are But those who are acquiring means, certain sister's sugar-cane field was tithes to be given, but offerings are a and adding to their possessions, are miraculously saved from these pro- part of God's requirement. The Lord far behind. They do comparatively lific insects, the most terrible enemy is constantly testing His people as to nothing to what they might. They are of the farmer. Her husband was not whether they will give Him the offer- withholding, and robbing God, for , a believer, but he had agreed to her ings necessary to carry forward His they are fearful they shall come to tithing all his income. work. Said the servant of God: want. They dare not trust God. This When the great swarms of locusts "I saw, that in the arrangement of is one of the reasons that, as a people, hovered around the sugar-cane fields systematic benevolence, hearts will be we are so sickly and so many are fall- of the farmers in that section, all the tested and proved. It is a constant, ing into their graves. The covetous are , people were panic stricken. The in- living test. It brings one to understand among us. Lovers of the world, also sects darkened the light of the sun. his own heart, to see whether the those who have stinted the laborer While the neighbors were beating truth or the love of the world pre- in his hire, are among us. Men who their broken petroleum cans for the dominates."—Ibid., vol. 1, p. 221. had none of this world, who were poor purpose of scaring them away, our We quote further from Testimo- and dependent on their labor, have sister went into the midst of her sugar- nies, volume 1, page 225: been dealt with closely and unjustly. cane field and knelt there, praying "I saw that some have excused (Continued on page 45) God to save her plantation and fulfill themselves from aiding the cause of His promise to her that very hour. God because they were in debt. Had After that she went home, trusting all they closely examined their own in His care. hearts, they would have discovered The next morning this sister went that selfishness was the true reason out to see her sugar-cane plantation, why they brought no freewill offering and found that not a single stalk had to God. Some will always remain in been destroyed, but those of her neigh- debt. Because of their covetousness, the bors were entirely eaten during the prospering hand of God will not be night. The people wondered at such with them to bless their undertakings. a mystery. Some told her that she had They love this world better than they a certain charm or magic, and others love the truth. They are not being said that maybe she had placed a fitted up and made ready for the king- Paningalap in the midst of her farm. dom of God." This was supposed to be a certain Oh, how important it is that we kind of supernatural safeguard. Just give as freely to the Lord as we spend then our sister began to tell them that for our own needs. From volume 2, it was because she was faithful in pages 198, 199 these solemn words are paying her tithe to the Lord. "That taken: was the cause," she told them. "God "I looked to see who of those who took care of my sugar-cane plantation. He rebuked the devourer for my sake," she said. Shall we not be more faithful in paying our tithes to God, as this sister did? If we do so, I am sure we will all receive multiplied blessings from the storehouse of heaven. This solemn statement should give pause to all who are tempted to use sacred money for themselves: "The tithe is the Lord's, and those who meddle with it will be punished with the loss of their heavenly treasure un-

Before the year closes everyone should be sure that he has squared his accounts with God. '-NOVEMBER 10, 1955 • "Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith, This Special Number who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame" (Heb. 12:2). We are happy to offer this very special issue to our As a prospective mother looking in faith to the birth regular subscribers and to the many thousands who of her child is willing to suffer for it even before she has receive the color numbers as a gift from the conference. seen it, so Christ, even before He had seen the fruitage It has become, by now, something of a habit with us to of His sacrifice, was willing to go through the valley of provide in November a number of the REVIEW that gives, the shadow of death, because in faith He saw the new not simply the regular articles and mission stories, but creatures who would be brought to birth in the heavenly also an array of announcements of the good books of- kingdom. fered by our publishing houses. We know of no more important service that we could render to our people. The Joy Set Before Him At the holiday season the world glitters with colorful In vision Christ saw those who would come to the appeals to buy endless things, most of which perish with kingdom with joy upon their lips, redeemed because of the using, and none of which can aid us on the journey what He had done for them before they loved Him. It to heaven. How much better off we would all be if we was this that steadied His nerve as He awaited the ter- spent less on such things—at Christmastime, and other rible ordeal that was ahead of Him. It was this that times. That is the reason why we bring to your atten- made Him determined to pay the price of their redemp- tion, right now while you are thinking of holiday gifts, tion when He was struggling in the garden. Even when this joyous array of good books. What better gifts could He went to the cross, He had not yet seen much of the you give! Such gifts will brighten the path of loved ones fruit of His labors, but He believed that after He had and friends, helping them, with you, to make ready for paid the full price of man's redemption, many would a world where the light of God ever shines. be impressed by such great love, and thus be brought We invite you not only to read the articles and reports, to acknowledge Him as their Saviour. When in the of which there is the regular quota, but also all the kingdom He shall see the redeemed of the Lord gathered announcements. Each one has interest and merit. Keep together, then will His joy be complete, and He will be this issue of the REVIEW on the reading table for the fully satisfied. He will see that all the sorrows and the next several weeks—we know you would not throw it trials, the humiliation, and the great price He paid away—for you will wish to refer to it time and again for their redemption were not too much. for the answer to the question: What present shall I Some give, hoping to see an immediate result of what send to this or that loved one or friend? Good Adventists they have done, and then become weary in well doing read good books—good Adventists give good books! when they see little fruit from their sacrifices. Never F. D. N. should one withhold his offerings because of this. Only in the kingdom of heaven shall we see the full fruitage of our gifts and labors. There we will see the results of The Joy of Sacrifice our sacrifices, and we too shall be satisfied. What should be the range of the Christian's giving? To the one who loves there is joy in sacrifice. How Christ set that range in what He did. He took in the readily and willingly parents sacrifice for their children, whole world, and He bids us to lift up our eyes and and husband and wife sacrifice for each other. To see a look to the fields beyond. Our interest and our sacrifices loved one made happy by something one has done brings should take in nothing less than that. one of the greatest joys earth can give. Of the coming Messiah the prophet declared, "He The Circle of the Christian's Interest shall see the fruit of the travail of his soul and be We open our eyes, and first we see the loved ones in satisfied" (Isa. 53:11, R.S.V.). the family circle. Some stop here. But we open them Christ gave up the riches of heaven, the adoration of wider, and we see immediate neighbors and friends. the angelic host, became poor, forsaken, persecuted, and Still we must not make this the limit of our vision. finally died on the cross for man's redemption. He knew Again we look, off to distant horizons, to our national what was before Him, yet He willingly took the way of boundaries, but even that is not enough for the followers sacrifice, because of His great love for the lost. of One who gave Himself for the whole world. We are To die for a friend is considered a great deed, but to open our eyes as widely as possible and see from Christ died for a rebellious and unlovable world. Of every land the arms that are stretching toward us for this the Scripture says: "For scarcely for a righteous man help. That completes the full circle of our interest and will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some responsibility. Nothing Less than this should satisfy a would even dare to die. But God commendeth his love_ Seventh-day Adventist to whom God has committed a toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ message of hope for every nation, kindred, tongue, and died for us" (Rom. 5:7, 8). people. Christ did all this because He knew that His sacrifice Thus as the vision increases, the responsibility in- would bear fruit to the glory of God and the eternal creases, and the calls for greater sacrifices press upon us. blessing of mankind. The prophet declared, "When he But to the one who has learned to love as Christ loved, makes himself an offering for sin, he shall see his off- there is no question as to what he should do. For the spring" (Isa. 53:10 R.S.V.). joy that is set before him, he is willing to go all the way The apostle Paul referred to this when he wrote: in sacrifice. 8 REVIEW AND HERALD An Opportunity to Do More labors of our hands, to all our endeavors, in whate*. This year as never before the world needs our gifts vocation; and He has promised not only spiritual hnt of love. Even now we may see some of the fruitage of even temporal blessings, and increase of our store, if we our sacrifices and realize the joy of sacrifice. How often will trust in Him so far as duly and cheerfully, without one who has given some goodly gift in years past has grudging or despondency, to pay our tithes to been able to say as he reads reports from mission fields, Pages 65, 66. "I had a part in sending out that missionary," or "I had These words were written and printed nearly, 150 a part in erecting that school." What joy one who has years before there were any Seventh-day Adventists in made some great sacrifice for the cause of God may have the world. Whether these words had anything to do with as he turns to the pages of the REVIEW from week to the adoption of the tithing system for the support of week and reads the reports coming in from all parts of this cause we do not know. But we do know that at the world telling of souls redeemed in many lands. Seldom various times the Lord has inspired men to proclaim is there one who says, "I am sorry I gave so much." More ancient truths in the setting of present needs. We also often we hear the words, "I wish I had done more." know that at the present time there are tens of thousands This year everyone will be given an opportunity to do of Christian believers who joyfully and gladly bring more, and thus have the greater joy that will come when their tithes and offerings to the Lord. They do this be- he sees the fruitage of his greater sacrifice in the kingdom cause they believe the words of Scripture that say, "Bring of God. What a blessed privilege on the last Sabbath of ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be the Week of Prayer, after seven days of spiritual good meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith things from God, to show our thanksgiving by a gen- the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows erous Week of Sacrifice offering. F. L. of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it" (Mal. 3:10). In the days when these words were written, Israel had turned themselves into a nation of robbers. This "The Divine Right of Tithes" resulted in the Lord openly accusing them of robbing Him, for He raised the question: "Will a man rob God? In 1887 Charles R. Bonnell, the pastor of St. Stephen's Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we church of Manayunk, Philadelphia, published in book robbed thee? In tithes and offerings: Ye are cursed with form, under the title of "The Divine Right of Tithes," a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation" an abridgment of an essay. This essay was written be- (verses 8, 9). tween 1680 and 1699 by Charles Leslie, a minister of God is our Creator and Maker and the One to whom the Church of England, and was printed in 1700. A we should render loyal, devoted service. He is also our copy of the Philadelphia abridgment came into my Redeemer and Saviour. Toward Him our hearts should possession more than forty years ago. It is a stirring always be overflowing with love and devotion. When and vigorous appeal to every Christian believer to we rob Him we thereby break down the whole structure recognize and practice the principle of putting our upon which our loyalty and devotion rest. full trust in God by returning to Him a full tithe of Every loyalhearted believer will share in the hope that our income, as well as various offerings. between now and the close of this year there will take The minister who issued this abridgment in 1887 place a great effort to clear all our accounts with the Lord, wrote a brief introduction, from which we quote a few and that all our tithes and offerings may be safely placed words. "The tithe was ever a law, but never a limit of in His storehouse. We all need to prepare our hearts giving. It is the token of our constant allegiance to for the things we face. If we have such a clearing of „Him for whom we should use all things."—Page 4. accounts, it will come as a direct result of the work of "This fact must be considered in seeking the truth con- the Holy Spirit. In the closing hours of time we certainly cerning tithes, for the offering of them to God is as must not be found lacking in the essential elements of truly worship as prayer, and should be equally free and faith and confidence in the Lord as our Creator and our willing. We may expect, under God's blessing, a return Redeemer. We appeal to every believer to give this matter to the practice of tithing when we return to an humble, fresh and vital study. As a means to this end let us read grateful and substantial worship, and to the constant here these passages from the Spirit of prophecy. recognition of God's never-failing providence."—Page 5. "I entreat my brethren and sisters throughout the From Leslie's essay we quote the following words: world to awaken to the responsibility that rests upon "We are but tenants at will, and are to look upon them to pay a faithful tithe. . . . Keep a faithful ac- nothing, in this world, as our inheritance: God only count with your Creator. Realize fully the importance is the proprietor, and hath given us but a tenure of of being just with Him who has divine foreknowledge: use to live upon His land, but not to think it our own." Let everyone search his heart diligently. Let him look —Page 15. up his accounts, and find out how he stands as related "Our services add nothing to God, therefore it is our to God. good which He seeks in all His institutions of religion. "He who gave His only-begotten Son to die for you, It is our good, our greatest good, that our whole trust has made a covenant with you. He gives you His bless- should be in the Lord, always and upon all occasions; ings, and in return He requires you to bring Him because He cannot fail us, and everything else will, and, your tithes and offerings. No one will ever dare to say therefore, we must be miserable if we place our trust in that there was no way in which he could understand anything else than God, and our greatest happiness must in regard to this matter. God's plan regarding tithes consist in a full and absolute dependence upon Him. and offerings is definitely stated in the third chapter Now this trust and dependence is produced more by our of Malachi. God calls upon His human agents to be deeds than our words; more by practicing of it than by true to the contract He has made with them. 'Bring speaking of it and praising it: and the payment of our ye all the tithes into the storehouse,' He says, 'that there tithe is a practice of it, a trusting in God that He will may be meat in Mine house.' "—Counsels on Steward- not only accept it and give us spiritual blessings of it, ship, pp. 74, 75. but even that we shall gain by it, as to this world, and ° With this ringing call sounding in our ears, let us grow the richer for it. For it is His blessing only that all respond heartily, and with the grace of -God abound- giveth increase as to the fruits of the field, so to the ing in our hearts. J. L. M. NOVEMBER 10, 1955 9 MISSION VICTORIES in AFRICA

A Progress Report on the Southern European Division I

By M. V. CAMPBELL

URING the year since moving as Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, and from a fresh memory, for it was only to Europe to take up the new Austria. They are not easy fields in a few weeks ago that I returned from Dduties assigned to me at the last Gen- which to do evangelism even today, a three-month tour of all our mission eral Conference session, I have spent but encouraging, progress is being fields, in company with M. Fridlin, nearly all my time becoming ac- made in all of them. There are other our division secretary. We spent some quainted with the vast territory of sections where the truth has made time in the home of almost every mis- the Southern European Division. It unusually rapid advancement and sionary in the French Cameroun, comprises fields situated on three con- where we have a large membership. Angola, Mozambique, and the islands tinents: Europe, Africa, and Asia; Unfortunately, we are unable at pres- of the Indian Ocean. and the great Indian Ocean island ent to have close contact with some In the northern part of the French field. It would seem difficult to find of these fields, owing to political con- Cameroun, one of the hottest parts any other part of earth that would ditions. of Africa, our pioneer missionary is present greater interest from the view- In addition to the highly civilized still in charge. Twenty-five years ago point of history and culture than lands of Europe, the Southern Eu- R. H. Bergstrom and his wife left such sections of the division as Greece ropean Division includes mission Sweden for this heathen land. They and Rome. These places were associ- fields among primitive peoples in were both nurses and had dedicated ated with the rise of Christianity, and large sections of Africa. Work is be- their lives to medical work. It was they also hold a great challenge to us ing conducted among lepers, and mis- their desire to establish a mission in these days of the third angel's mes- sion stations have been opened among where the gospel had never before sage. cannibal tribes. It is of our mission been preached. At Maroua they The division also includes lands that fields, rather than of Europe, that I learned of pagan tribes nearby that stoutly resisted the Reformation, such will report in this issue. I can do so were so savage that there was little

Chief of a village of a cannibal tribe in the Cam. Dr. F. Brennwald treating a man suffering from a Dr. R. B. Parsons performing a surgical operation erouns, where we have six baptized members. burn, which covers a large part of his back. in his busy Bongo Hospital in Angola, West Africa. 10 REVIEW'AND contact between them and the more civilized Mohammedan Africans, who, many years before, had invaded their land and driven them into the moun- tains. When Elder and Mrs. Berg- strom decided to establish a mission station among these savages, the French authorities tried to dissuade them and warned that no protection could be promised. However, they were determined to take the gospel to these people, and selected a site, where they built a temporary mis- sion home and a small clinic, naming it the Dogba Dispensary. Chiefly through their medical treatments they R. H. Bergstrom of Sweden, pioneer missionary won the hearts of these pagan peo- and leader of our North Cameroun Mission. ple, and it was necessary to erect a church building and a school. After Religious instruction is not being living in their temporary house for neglected in favor of medical work. eighteen years, they built a comfort- The physicians alternate with Elder able mission residence; but the follow- Bergstrom in preaching the gospel to ing year, when it was finished, they these primitive people. felt that the work was firmly estab- During my trip in Africa it was lished at Dogba, so decided to leave difficult, especially at first, to accustom it in charge of another missionary myself to mingle with the many lepers while they went farther into the with whom our missionaries labor. mountains, again to labor for people These unfortunate and almost hope- who had never heard of Jesus. less people are to be found in nearly Six years ago they opened in this every village. They attend our new territory the Koza Mission among churches; some of them are students people who were indeed savage and in our schools and live in our dormi- tion twenty-five miles from here when ignorant of the gospel. Their work tories. They are among the patients this village is nearer? Don't you know was just beginning to bear fruit when who daily throng our clinics. We con- that we need the gospel just as badly Mrs. Bergstrom became ill, and duct a few leper colonies, where as Kongo does? How do you think we shortly after being taken back to proper isolation is afforded and treat- can be saved?" Sweden, she died. Elder Bergstrom ments are given, and after several Elder Fridlin reminded this woman returned alone to continue his labors. years of systematic injections the dis- that mission money was limited and However, he was not long alone, for ease is sometimes arrested. In most there was not sufficient to open work two years ago Dr. and Mrs. F. Brenn- cases, though, lepers do not live in in both places. Her reply was, "Then wald, of the Washington Sanitarium, colonies but mingle with other peo- how can I learn the gospel?" Elder and Miss H. Tierce, a nurse from the ple in village life. Many lepers have Fridlin told her that the only way Gland Sanitarium, took up work at accepted the gospel and have become he knew would be for her to go to his station. A few weeks ago two more active members of our church. There Kongo as often as possible and hear missionaries arrived at Koza in the is a leper village near our Sangmelima the sermons and attend the classes. persons of Dr. and Mrs. A. R. Berg- Mission, and while there Elder Frid- From that time she walked the twenty- man, of Silver Spring, Maryland, and lin and I accompanied our African five miles each Friday, and spent the two additional nurses who are under pastor when he went to the chief in Sabbath at Kongo, and then walked appointment will arrive soon. the hope of securing permission to back home on Sunday. For the long It is planned to have a hospital at hold regular meetings. The chief, who period of time required to pass this station, and last August, Brother is also a leper, heartily invited him, through the learners and baptismal A. Bodenmann, a builder, and his to come as often as he wished. It classes she did this. Through the wife were sent from Austria to take then became apparent why this min- many years that have since passed, she charge of its erection. In the mean- ister was so eager to take the truth to has been a faithful and zealous mem- time medical treatments are being these lepers. Among the afflicted peo- ber. given in the open air from a small ple we met there were his brother In the Camerouns, on the border building that protects the medicines and family. of Oubangui-Chair, there are still and supplies. The people, though At Sangmelima I was introduced tribes that practice cannibalism. Even wild, and normally frightened of to a woman whose experience should there we have missionaries. Among white men, are showing their con- be more widely known. It was Elder one of these tribes I found an Ad- fidence in our workers by coming in Fridlin who brought her to my notice. ventist school with many bright young ,large numbers for treatments. A few Many years ago, when he was in pupils, also an African worker and African huts have been erected near charge of our work in the southern six adult baptized believers. At a pub- the clinic where patients who are too Cameroun, he opened an outstation lic religious service conducted while ill to walk back to their villages can at Kongo, twenty-five miles from this we were there, nearly all the people remain for a few days. By the time woman's home. To get to the new of the community were present. The the hospital is erected it is hoped station from his headquarters at chief put on his ceremonial robes and that the people will have enough con- Nanga-Eboko, he had to drive came out to greet us. Our African fidence in our physicians so that those through her village. One time when minister who labors among these can- who require major surgery will be he was doing so this woman went out nibals is perhaps the shortest in willing to submit to it, for, at present, into the road and stopped his car, stature of all: the workers in our de- surgery is unknown to them. saying, "Why are you opening a sta- . (Continued on page 29) NOVEMBER 10, 1955 why ATTEND WEEK OF PRAYER

By A. V. OLSON

been gripped with a consuming zeal for the lost. A spirit of sacrifice and service has taken possession of the church, resulting in new conquests and triumphs for the cause of God. When we contemplate the serious- ness of the times in which we live, we must be profoundly impressed with the fact that what the church needs just now is a real revival. Many years ago, ,when Sister White was still in our midst, God sent us a message through His inspired servant saying, "A revival of true godliness among us is the greatest and most urgent of all our needs."—The Re- view and Herald, March 22, 1887. What was true back there is equally true, if not more so, today. Every thoughtful person among us knows that we do need a revival in our church. The cares of life are pressing heavily upon us. Many are permitting themselves to become so absorbed with these cares of life that they are losing their hold upon God. Others are being carried away by the in- triguing pleasures of the world. In a thousand other ways the enemy of The V'ta.ik of Prayer servit kis has e bgou :3 part of rho spiritual program souls seeks to entangle both old and of the church for rump year, YFeny member ,hould plan to attend them. young in his snares. He employs every device at his command to cause the church to become drowsy and indiffer- ent. Furthermore, Satan is working over- time to create such confusion and turmoil in the world as to make it ONG years ago the leaders of the ber and to the church as a whole from well-nigh impossible for the church jA Advent Movement adopted the such a united effort. The history of to carry out her divine commission. plan of setting aside one week toward the Christian church reveals the im- We are confronted with obstacles, the end of each year as a Week of portance of united prayer. hindrances, and difficulties we never Prayer. All of our people were in- The outpouring of the Holy Spirit dreamed of a few years ago. If ever vited to meet together in their re- on the day of Pentecost came upon the church of Christ needed to be spective churches once a day, usually the newborn church when it was wide awake, clear-visioned, and en- in the evening, during this particular unitedly engaged in earnestly seeking dued with power from on high, it is week to seek the Lord. This worthy God for help. Whenever the Chris- now. We need a revival. We need to custom has been continued down tian church has pressed together in be stirred up and to be set on fire through the years to the present time. sincere, heart-searching prayer and with a new zeal and enthusiasm for The date set for the Week of Prayer confession of sin, seasons of refreshing God. this year is from November 12 to 19. have followed; there has been a new It is the privilege of the church to Why does the denomination follow breath of spiritual life and power; experience such a revival. We may this custom? Because it recognizes the there has been a revival of true god- have it. We must have it! God stands value of the blessings that can and liness; the vision of the church has ready to do His part in making it a that do come to the individual mem- been enlarged and the members have reality as soon as the church is ready 12 REVIEW AND HERALD . . . to do its part. God has promised that ices of the church. "There must be this subject. 'He writes: -."I think-there* if we unitedly seek for it, it will come. earnest effort," writes the servant of is very' great need of stirring up. • a. Speaking to His people living at the Lord, "to obtain the blessing of great hoSt more of our people •t.6 • at '• the time when "the day of the Lord the Lord. . . . A. revival need be ex- tend the Week of Prayer •serviCeS.• :If. • . is nigh at hand," God says: "Blow pected only in answer to prayer. . . . we want the revival, we must. bring, the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, The church must arouse to action. our people out to the house of prayer: call a solemn assembly: gather the The Spirit of God can never come That, to my mind, is prerequidte.;to.. people, sanctify the congregation, as- in until she prepares the way. There any spiritual awakening. If - our peo- semble the elders, gather the children, should be earnest searching of heart. ple long to draw near to God,, and those that suck the breasts: let There should be united persevering them draw near to the place where the bridegroom go forth of his cham- prayer, and through faith a claiming God abides." • ber, and the bride out of her closet. of the promises of God. There should This brother has expressed what:. Let the priests, the ministers of the be, not a clothing of the body with many others feel and' believe: Sorne.- Lord, weep between the porch and sackcloth, as in ancient times, but a - thing needs to be done; something the altar, and let them say, Spare thy deep humiliation of soul. We have must be done, to stir our people people, 0 Lord, and give not thine not the first reason for self-congratula- to frequent the prayer services of the', heritage to reproach" (Joel 2:15-17). tion and self-exaltation. We should church. In the fear of God,- ministers; Here is a clarion call for the peo- humble ourselves under the mighty church officers, and others should put ple of God living in these last days to hand of God. He will appear to com- forth supreme efforts to arouse the. gather together to seek the Lord for a fort and bless the true seekers."—The members of the church to come in revival. When workers and members Review and Herald, March 22, 1887. large numbers to the Week of Prayer'--;,'i heed this call, the longed-for revival The burden of the above quota- services this year. It is high ti*„ that' will follow. God Himself has so as- tion from the pen of Sister White is all-are aroused to the importance of:4-:: sured us. Here is His promise: "Then for the remnant church to unite in being present in' these services. God :=•' will the Lord be jealous for his land; persevering prayer for a revival. This has admonished us in His Word not'''` ;- and pity his people." "Be glad then, is in harmony with the message al- to neglect the services of the church.;: ye children of Zion, and rejoice in ready quoted from the prophet Joel Here are, His words: "Not , forsaking the Lord your God: for he hath given for the children of God living in the assembling of ourselves together, you the former rain moderately, and the closing days of this world's history as the manner of some is; .but . ex- he will cause to come down for you to gather the old and the young to horting one another: and -so. much, the rain, the former rain, and the lat- plead with the Lord to revive His the more, as ye see the day approacb" ter rain in the first month." "And it people. -ing" (Heb. 10:25). ,If we want -a , shall come to pass afterward, that I The Lord wants us to take this yiyal, we must do as our brother .6i:; will pour out my spirit upon all matter seriously. He desires that we pressed it in his letter, bring theth flesh" (Joel 2:18, 23, 28). shall come together to unitedly press "out to the house of prayer." The purpose of the Week of Prayer our petitions to the throne of grace. Now let me summarize some 'of, the:. is for our people in every land the Speaking to us through the prophet reasons why we should attend t4e. world around to gather in their houses Isaiah, He declares, "Ye that make Week of Prayer services: of worship, be they great or small, mention of the Lord, keep not si- 1. Because we all need the help;„ to plead with God to revive His peo- lence, and give him no rest, till he and blessings that can come to .us in- ple and His work. If all would at- establish, and till he make Jerusalem dividually from these services. We are. tend, and if all would earnestly and a praise in the earth" (Isa. 62:6, 7). but poor, weak human beings in need sincerely seek the Lord, we would There are many among us whose of divine help; if we are to, reach the soon witness a mighty revival in our hearts are troubled because of the heavenly. goal, it behooves us to, avail midst. comparatively small number who at- ourselves of every privilege anctoppor-,' Unfortunately in altogether too tend the Week of Prayer services. On tunity to make a success of our Chris-, many places only a fraction of the my desk before me as I write these tian warfare. Many are losing their members attend the Week of Prayer lines is a letter from a good brother way because they neglect the services services. The rest find all kinds of in which he unburdens his heart on of the church. excuses for not attending. Some no doubt have valid reasons for not com- 2.. We should attend because of our ing; sickness, we know, makes it im- influence upon others. If we stay away, possible for certain ones to be pres- we may influence others to do like- „ ent. Others may be hindered by cir- wise. On the other hand, if we. are.. cumstances that God would recognize faithful in attending, we may inf14-'' as valid reasons for being absent. It ence others to do the same. No man is to be feared, however, that most "liveth to himself" (Rom. 14:7). We:' of the absences are due to indiffer-. all have an influence for good 'or for, _ ence. Too many fail to see the im- ill. May God help us to always exert portance of attending these services. it in the right direction. By ourex They regard their business, their ample let us encourage others to come, social engagements, and their family to the house of prayer. , affairs of more importance than the 3. We should faithfully attend these prayer service. Many seem to have no Week of Prayer gatherings to unite desire for the prayer meeting, and our hearts and voices with our breth- they seize upon the most trivial ex- ren and sisters in earnest petitions to:•,- cuse for staying away. This situation the throne of God for a geniune re- ought not to be. vival in our midst. We need such a re- If we want a revival in our church vival. We all know that we need it. we must seek for it. We should pray We must come up on higher ground.. for it in our private devotions, at, our We need, a revival of true godliness^. family altars, and in the prayer serv- (Continued on page 29) , NOVEMBER 10, 1955 7P4 9 Vecame a SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST

By MARGARET TAKEUCHI

[The author of this article is a recently baptized member, the wife of a Toronto, Canada, Japanese It was in 1913 when I came to Can- second world war broke out that he newspaper editor.—En.] ada. The first world war was about began to take notice of Christianity. to start, and there were many jobless At that time we were evacuated to Tr AM a recently baptized Seventh- men roaming the streets and sleeping one of the interior towns, and stayed ' day Adventist. I am so 'happy I on the ball ground just in front of there for three years. During that can't help telling the world about it. our house. My brother couldn't get a time, in winter, there was not much I've never experienced this kind of job. Father became ill, I think be- to do but go to church on Sundays, happiness before, and I never even cause money matters worried him so so he started to attend church meet- imagined that belonging wholly to much. He died the next year, leaving ings. The children were all attending Christ could make me so happy. It us destitute. Sunday school then, and I was very isn't that I didn't know Christ. Oh, My mother married again, but her hopeful. During the last year of our no! I have known Him practically all husband was not a Christian, so he stay in that town our minister per- my life. So although I am not a writer didn't care whether I went to Sunday suaded him to be baptized, the reason and this is my first attempt, I would school. As we lived quite a distance being the children. He told us that like to tell the people in plain every- from the Japanese district I gradually if the whole family were not Chris- day English why I became a Seventh- ceased to go to church altogether. tians, it would be very hard to ask day Adventist. In time I went back to church the children to attend Sunday school To start from the beginning, I am again. I had Thursday and Sunday or church. I believed so too. So on a naturalized Japanese-Canadian. I afternoons away from my job, so on that Easter morn, my husband, al- was born in Yokohama, Japan, a little Thursdays I went home to see the though he didn't quite believe in more than fifty years ago. My father family, but on Sundays I went to Jesus, and our three children were and mother were both schoolteachers. church. The minister then was a very baptized and became members of our When I was a child we moved to kind man and took everybody in. He United Church. I think I was the Canada. and his wife were just like a father happiest of all five of us in the family, My home was a Christian home. and a mother to us. Many afternoons because I thought I had a hand in Mother told me that Father was a after the Sunday school Bible class bringing them to Jesus. drunkard before they were married the minister invited us to his vicarage, But after coming to the big city (I don't know how long before), but which was on the second floor of the where we are living now, I was he was saved by the grace of God and church, and we sang hymns and doomed to disappointment. At first, became an earnest Christian. I don't talked till suppertime. After eating although the children would not know whether they took me to church we went down to attend the evening come, my husband and I kept on go- all the time, but I can remember services. We were so happy there that, ing to church, but after a while he faintly of one Christmas when I stood at least to me, it became like my own found his old friends and started to on the platform with other children home. I loved the church so much go after amusements. Gradually he and sang "Away in a Manger," and that I just had to be there on Sun- ceased to go to church. how happy I was when I received a days. For me there was no happier I prayed for guidance. I prayed Christmas present from the church. place than the church. God to save my husband and chil- After I came over to Canada the In time I married. My husband was dren and give me a chance to work first place my father took me was not a Christian, but a member of a for Him. Working for God was my to church. Father was a total ab- trades union as well as the Socialist wish from my girlhood days, in what stainer. In those days everybody, Party. He was working to help the way I did not know. Christians I mean, kept Sunday as poor workers get a higher standard Then there came to our city a Sev- God's day, and we were not allowed of living. I thought he was many times enth-day Adventist minister from the to do anything except go to church better than many professed Christians. United States, and on February 27, and think about God. Sometimes Fa- I thought I could lead him to Christ 1955, he began an evangelistic meet- ther took me out for a walk after if I gave him enough time. But he ing. I had heard about him as a very church. I was very happy then for a knew too much about the so-called good speaker, but Seventh-day Ad- little while. Christians, so it was not until the ventists did not appeal to me. I 14 REVIEW AND HERALD thought Of them as religious fanatics like going. I thought I'd rather sit at coming to this earth very soon, since who kept Saturday as their Sabbath home and watch the television. He told His disciples that He would just like the Jewish people. But I The next time I went was on a come to gather His chosen people. wanted to hear him once to see what Saturday. The topic was "Come Out And also—this is very important— he would say. I did not even know of Her, My People." I don't remem- abide by the law of God, the Ten what day of the week the meeting ber everything the minister said, but Commandments, which tells us to started. Maybe it was Saturday or he explained about the change of the keep God's day holy, beginning at Sunday. I knew there were meetings Sabbath day. He told us that God sundown Friday and ending at sun- on Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and made this earth and everything in it down Saturday. Saturdays. in six days and rested on the seventh I made up my mind then and there. A friend and I talked it over. I day. God blessed the seventh day and I knew God's hand was leading me thought the meetings were to continue sanctified it, and He specifically told to Him. Why else had I come on for a month or so, but she told me us that this seventh day, which is Saturday instead of Thursday?. If I they were for just one week, so if we Saturday, is His day, and so we are had come on Thursday, most likely I didn't go this week, we would miss to keep it holy. The minister backed would have stayed home on Saturday. the chance to hear him altogether. up his every word from the Bible, so Then I would have missed hearing She had attended the flower arrange- I couldn't help believing it. And about the Sabbath. So when the min- ment class on Thursday, so we decided come to think of it, it must be true. ister quietly requested the people to to go on Saturday. But on Thursday It just stands to reason that Christ stand to show that they had made she telephoned to tell me that the couldn't have changed the day that their decision to get out of Babylon, flower arrangement class was canceled God had already set apart as His holy I just had to stand. I decided that for that night. Since I couldn't be day. Jesus had come to this world to I couldn't stay in our own church, sure whether I could go on Saturday, do God's will, and not to break it or where they did not keep God's Sab- we decided to go that night, March change it. God had made the law, the bath day. Even Sunday was not kept 3, 1955. We learned afterward that Ten Commandments, and in it He holy at my church by the majority of the flower arrangement class was can- told the people to keep the seventh its members, including myself, of celed so its members could attend day as His day and to keep it holy, course. Most members went to morn- this evangelistic meeting. so Saturday should still be the Sab- ing service for one hour or so, and The topic of that night was based bath. the rest of the day was spent the way on that famous story "The Prodigal The minister also told us that this they wanted and not the way God Son." Since I had heard the story world is Babylon, and that the devil wanted us to spend the Sabbath. many times from my childhood days, is ruling it. Consequently, the world But my decision was still not strong it did not impress me as it impressed is doing what the devil wants us to do enough. I was going to change to the many other hearers. I simply thought instead of doing what God told us Seventh-day Adventist Church, but the minister a very good one, and I to do. The only way to make sure of not right away. I thought I could do was very glad to hear him confirm everlasting life is to get out of this it gradually. There was no hurry any- my belief. I didn't think about going Babylon, which means that we must way. So the next day, Sunday, instead again, but when the next Thursday separate ourselves from this world of of going to hear the minister, I went came around I felt like going again to selfishness and pleasures and come to elsewhere to amuse myself. I had no hear the minister. Christ. Believe that Christ is our Sav- qualms about spending Sunday for That night the minister talked iour. Believe that He died for our sins myself any more since I had found about our souls. He said that the and is risen again. Believe everything out that it was not God's day. I went other churches claim that when we in the Bible whether we understand to meeting the next Tuesday. die, our souls go to heaven right away, it or not. Believe that He will be (Continued on page 21) but that this was not true. When we die we just go to sleep, and we sleep until Jesus comes to this earth and wakes us. He proved this to be true by reading many scriptures from the Bible. He also told us, that the spirits that talk to people at seances are nothing but an invention of Satan, who is trying to turn the people away from God. That impressed me too. But still the impression was not deep enough to make me attend all the meetings. I thought that if only this church kept Sabbath on Sunday as we did, I might be tempted to at- tend their services once in a while. I wanted to know the reason for their changing the Sabbath from Sunday to Saturday, but had no means of know- ing whether this minister was going to explain about it. So I stayed home the following Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday. I was planning to go on Thursday, because that was the day I had been going the last two weeks, 'Members of the: newly organized Japanese' thUrcli in. Toronto, Ontario, Cdnada. Sixteen ,'newly baptizedmetobers: are in the first three rows: Mrs.Takeuchi; author of :the accompanying. article, but when the day came around, with- • stands in the front row, third adat'from the left. out any reason at all, I didn't feel. NOVEMBER. I 0 , 1 955 15 Our life expectancy has moved up- ward from 49 years in 1900 to almost 68 in 1953, which, of course, throws more people into the older age groups, with the hardening of the ves- sels becoming cumulative during the years. You may think that I am contradict- ing myself when I say that this malady Hardening of th is not necessarily a condition of old age, and then say that people live to the older ages, with the result that they develop these diseases and pro- Arteries? vide our increased mortality statistics. The whole thing hinges upon the word necessarily. People probably get By Charles H. Wolohon, M.D. hardening of the arteries, for the most part, because of their habits of living, and not necessarily because they ar- rive at a certain age. HE diseases of the middle aged the top of the iceberg. Nine tenths of Now how does a person get hard- and elderly can be summed up it is below the surface, and never ening of the arteries, and what can Tin one word—arteriosclerosis, or hard- comes into the range of our view." he do about it? In the development ening of the arteries. Doctors gener- In the United States conditions are of this condition the first thing that ally prefer to call this condition no better. can be noticed microscopically is that atherosclerosis, which conveys the There are certain easily understood a fatty substance, called cholesterol, idea of a soft, or mushy, filling in of reasons that partly make clear why is deposited in the inner lining of the the arteries with a fatty material, these conditions of the arteries have artery, such as the aorta, or the coro- rather than the idea of pipestem-like become so much of a problem. In the nary artery, the artery of the heart. hardening, which the word arterio- antibiotics we have found effective This deposit either causes an injury sclerosis conveys. remedies against the acute infections, to the inside lining of the blood vessel Atherosclerosis is not necessarily a such as pneumonia. Better care has so or is associated with such an injury. condition of old age. Young people in improved the infant mortality that This injury to the artery predisposes their twenties and many •in their thir- now only 30 die out of 1,000 in con- to the formation of a blood clot at ties are affected. On the other hand, trast to 162 at the turn of the century. that point, which, when and if it oc- in a series of cases reviewed not long ago one third of those dying over the age of eighty were found to have only minimal atherosclerosis. One can say for certain, therefore, that it is not just a plain case of growing old. At the recent Second World Con- gress of Cardiology, combined with the Twenty-seventh Annual Scientific Assembly of the American Heart As- sociation, one of the speakers declared that atherosclerosis does not represent a normal aging process. That is, one does not have to get hardening of the arteries as he grows older. And if one does get it, it is not necessarily perma- nent; it is a reversible process. This presents a somewhat rosier view than we have usually entertained concern- ing this condition. At this World Congress of Cardi- ology the statement was made that in the United States, of the people who die after sixty-five, two thirds die of this complaint. Even from the tender age of twenty years it finds its victims, and in the thirties and forties an in- creasingly large number. Dr. Morris, of London, England, speaking at this congress, gave a survey of these con- ditions in his country. He said that their prevalence could be fittingly compared to the Black Death, the plague that spread over Europe in the Middle Ages. The death rate as suggested by the statistics is appalling, A. he indicated, but added: "We see only People of advanced years especially should be active and interested in life to keep in health. REVIEW AND-HERALD „ yeP, curs, stops up tne vessel at that point. Then, again, the clot may swirl loose, and plug up the vessel at a point farther downstream. You have often heard of thrombosis, and here it is: The formation of a clot in a blood vessel. The clot itself is the thrombus. What results when this process goes on in the artery? That varies directly with the tissue, and with the part of the body supplied by the artery con- cerned. If it involves one of the arter- ies of the arms or legs, little incon- venience may ensue from atheroscle- rosis alone. The plugging up of the main artery may bring death to part of a foot or leg. However, there are other vessels, called collateral circula- tion, that may take over the job of nourishing the otherwise depleted tis- sues, so that no part is robbed of blood. But if the artery is in the brain, the heart, or the kidneys, damage and destruction of tissue may be produced. . A. ROBERTS None of these important and highly Many health.problems. tothly fitid their beginnings.at the dishes tile. A itigtbias4iet and over- weight hive,inuch,to do with the diseases of the blood vessels' and the hears. Propei die$ „end vascular organs can have the blood exercise are essentials to health and happiness, supply cut off without serious disturb- ance of consciousness or locomotion, or complications with the heart or kidneys. area. It had been commonly reported, Japan contains only about 10 per cent Thus, hardening of brain arteries without scientific verification, that fat. may cause cerebral thrombosis, with there was strikingly less of these com- Dr. Biorck from Sweden gave a all the symptoms of a stroke. Again, plaints in that area. This team of paper on "Lessons to Be Learned From it may close up one of the arteries of doctors went into the hospitals, saw the War Years in the Northern Coun- the heart, producing angina pectoris the patients in the wards, and had tries." Normally the mortality statis- or coronary thrombosis, causing severe contact with the doctors in their pri- tics from these countries, that is, Nor- heart pain, which condition may vate practice. They read the electro- way, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland, prove fatal. Involvement of the ves- cardiograms, studied the X-rays and is very similar to that of the United sels of the kidney by this process may laboratory reports. Their finding was States. However, during the war years, produce interference with their func- that the number of people in Naples while there was rationing and scarcity tion, retention of waste products, and afflicted with hardening of the arteries of fats, there was a definite downward eventual death. was about one tenth of that of the turn in their figures, showing an im- Now to get back again to choles- United States. Significantly, the diet provement in the general conditions terol, the substance in the blood that in Naples is about 20 per cent fat, so far as hardening of the arteries undoubtedly has much to do with the which is exactly half of what it is here and blood vessel disease is concerned. blocking up of the arteries. First of all, in this country, where it is 40 per Yet when the war was over and the cholesterol has a necessary place in cent of the total calories. In the countries returned to their habitual our body economy. Too much of it, United States armed forces it climbs diet, the mortality statistics climbed however, is bad. Cholesterol comes to a startling 46 per cent. to where they had been before. Iden- from two sources: (a) We ingest it From Johannesburg, South Africa, tically the same pattern held for Eng- with our food. (b) Our bodies make came a Dr. Higginson to the World land, where there had also been ra- it. Doctors have endeavored in the Congress of Cardiology, who told of tioning, the same drop in the figures past to keep the diet low in this studies he had made on a Negroid being noted during the war, and re- cholesterol constituent in an effort to tribe of people, the Bantus, who are sumption of the former level after avert or abate these conditions, think- residents of that area. His researches rationing ceased. However, in the ing that cholesterol was the most im- showed that these people are hardly United States, where there was little portant element. Recent research affected at all by the conditions we or no rationing and scarcity, the fig- leads to the conclusion that the most are discussing in this article. Their ures did not show any decline, but important point in the dietary man- diet is less than 20 per cent fat. only a progressive elevation. agement of this condition is the total A noted Japanese heart specialist, By way of summary, if one were to amount of fat in the diet, although Noboru Kimura, from the Kyushu draw any conclusions from the vari- the cholesterol still has considerable Hospital in Japan, reported on 10,000 ous sessions of the World Congress of importance in the minds of many. post-mortem examinations that had Cardiology, the most striking thing In 1954 a group of distinguished been made of patients dying in the would be the obvious importance of doctors and experienced investigators, hospital. The incidence of athero- the high-fat diet in producing this headed by Drs. Paul D. White of Bos- sclerosis was strikingly low, there condition. It is surely plain that these ton, and Ancel Keys of Minneapolis, being only 75 myocardial infarctions diseases are in some way related to working with other medical men from (which is death of heart muscle tis- the amount of fat in the diet. Britain, Sweden, South Africa, Jugo- sue from heart artery closure). This is According to some experimental slavia, and Italy, went to Naples, only a small fraction of what it would work that has been done in controlled Italy, and made a careful survey of be for a similar series in one of our dietary studies with human beings, it the incidence of these diseases in that large American hospitals. The diet in (Continued on page 44) NOVEMBER 10, 1955 17 2V4at Nearit 4 de SECOND

By M. K. ECKENROTH

FRANKLIN BOOTH, ARTIST The second advent of Christ has been the blessed hope of the church since its beginning.

HEN we speak of the second fulfillment of a prophecy that made in the likeness of men: and advent of Christ it very logi- stemmed from the time of the genesis being found in fashion as a man, he 11Tcally follows that we thereby affirm of man's existence. When sin entered humbled himself, and became obedi- our fundamental faith in His first ad- into this world God gave a promise ent unto death, even the death of the vent. Thus we confirm our faith to the of eventual and complete deliverance cross. Wherefore God also hath highly world that we believe Jesus Christ through His Son. "And I will put exalted him, and given him a name came to dwell among us as indeed the enmity between thee and the woman, which is above every name: that at very Son of God. and between thy seed and her seed; the name of Jesus every knee should "And every spirit that confesseth it shall bruise thy head, and thou bow, of things in heaven, and things not that Jesus Christ is come in the shalt bruise his heel" (Gen. 3:15). in earth, and things under the earth; flesh is not of God: and this is that This was the prophecy that fore- and that every tongue should confess spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have told the events of Calvary's cross for that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory heard that it should come; and even the redemption of the human family. of God the Father" (Phil. 2:5-11). now already is it in the world" (1 Taking these sacred words of proph- When Jesus Christ died on the cross John 4:3). ecy as a basis, we find many other He did not then do for man all that Tremendous results are resident in references in the Old Testament scrip- the plan of salvation promised He the answer to the question, "How does tures concerning the promise of the would do in behalf of His creation. God propose to save us from the dis- first coming of Christ. Every sacrifice His death was incomplete without asters of this world?" Man seems to be in the Mosaic service was a symbol His resurrection. Glorious as His res- caught in a web of his own creation, of the forthcoming sacrifice of the urrection was, His work was not com- one so confusing and complex that he Lamb of God. "The next day John plete until His ascension. It is in the seems to be unable to extricate him- seeth Jesus coming unto him, and courts of heaven in the presence of self. He is surely veering toward the saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which His Father that Jesus Christ witnesses vortex of a destruction that he is striv- taketh away the sin of the world" for His children now and is the Medi- ing helplessly to resist. (John 1:29). ator of a better covenant. "Now of the Nineteen and a half centuries ago When Jesus Christ came to this things which we have spoken this is Jesus Christ came to the world in world as the Son of God, He came to the sum: We have such an high priest, order to save man. In doing this He fulfill the prophecies that demanded who is set on the right hand of the fulfilled prophecy. Swiftly, silently, His complete humiliation so that throne of the Majesty in the heavens; and surely divine prophecy always mankind might be redeemed from the a minister of the sanctuary, and of the moves on to its ultimate conclusion. awful curse of sin. No one can under- true tabernacle, which the Lord For many long centuries prophets and stand the heinous character of sin pitched, and not man" (Heb. 8:1, 2). seers, wise men and learned ones of without first grasping the magnificence The mediatory service of Christ their day, looked for the promised of the cascade of God's love as re- now in progress in the heavenly courts Redeemer. Then at the appointed vealed through His own Son, Jesus is not all that He intends to do for hour Christ came. "But when the ful- Christ. His children. Here is a magnificent riess of the time was come, God sent "Let this mind be in you, which was truth! There is still one great act of forth his Son, made of a woman, made also in Christ Jesus: who being in the His love to be manifested in behalf under the law" (Gal. 4:4). form of God, thought it not robbery to of His children. It is indeed His What a great moment that was in be equal with God: but made him- second coming. the destiny and welfare of mankind! self of no reputation, and took upon This teaching of the second corn- The first coming of Christ was a him the form of a servant, and was (Continued on page 20) 18 REVIEW AND HERALD [Dr. Yeatts has recently gone from the United States to New Guinea to take charge of our work for the lepers at Mount Hagen.—En.]. QOMEONE has written a book en- titled The Land That Time For- got. And this title fits well with the past history of this land, but now the scene has changed. The costal areas of this the world's largest island have been touched by traders and explorers from so-called civilized lands since late in the sev- enteenth century. Some of them were searching for slaves and others for spices. Nearby islands still have a traditional fear of the white man, By R. 0. YEATTS, since stories of slave raids have been passed down from generations back, but on the islands that have been set- • tled, the people are coming to like the white man's goods. Holland, Germany, Early in the settlement of the article of trade, and very few have Britain, and Australia have played the coastal areas, missionaries from Eu- not freely supplied the native with leading roles in the past. Holland has rope, and later from America, began tobacco. The red teeth produced by the western half; Australia the south- to work with explorers and set- chewing betel are in evidence today ern half of the eastern part; and the tlers. Catholics and Lutherans were among the converts of some missions. northern half of the eastern part, now most numerous, but many others were The gold rush soon slowed down, known as New Guinea, was mandated and are represented. They followed but gold grows on plants too. New to Australia after World War I. The the gold rushes into the interior, and Guinea is one of the richest lands on southern part is known as Papua. Set- were sometimes ahead of the govern- earth in agricultural potential. Being tlers from Holland, Germany, and ment officers. When the war came, over a thousand miles long and about Australia developed the coastal area, they were, to a large extent, driven four hundred miles wide, with a great but all thought that behind the out; and their work suffered. variety of climatic settings, the pos- steeply rising coastal mountains was After the war was over there was a sibilities are very great. New breeds only uninhabited jungle. rush of older mission bodies and many of livestock are being developed; About 1935 some gold hunters new, ones into the territory. All have coffee, tea, cocoa, and rubber are be- came out of the interior with a tale helped the native in some respects. ing grown; and development is being that stirred the whole world. They But some shipped in whole plane actively promoted by the government. had found, not only gold, not only a loads of the narcotic betel nut as an Copra and other coconut products vast area of splendidly forested moun- tain country and grassy valleys, but vast hordes of savages—of many tribes and many languages. Exploration was now stepped up, and would have pro- gressed rapidly but for the savagery of the natives and the indifference of the government. Explorers were on their own to a large extent, and per- mits to enter were hard to get. The savagery of the natives was answered by the rifles and shotguns and pistols of the miners and government officers. The present state of development is due to the intrepid government offi- cers who taught the native that fight- ing was wrong and could not win, and who gave them steel in place of stone, and European garden seeds to supplement the native gardens. Then came the war. Peace and prog- ress halted. The district officers went away to war. Natives in uncontrolled areas—there are still some of these— went on with their savagery, and learned new methods of fighting from some who had contacted the whites. After the war Australia again picked up the loose ends and began to un- tangle the snarled mass Many of the district officers came back, and some of them are now settlers, living peace- Young men of the Mount Hagen areas of inland New Guinea performing the cane swallowing fully with the natives they once had ceremony, which is an initiation into the many rights and privileges of that tribe. About eighteen to fight. inches of cane the thickness of the little finger is swallowed and then removed. NOVEMBER 10, 1955 19 form a vast and growing business in I wish our people could all see shall reign for ever and ever" (Rev. the coastal areas. Gold companies are these savages dirty, ignorant, hope- 11:15). turning to timber as the gold washings less—as they come to the colony, and It is an absolute certainty that slow down, though gold mining is then see them after the disease is Christ will yet at the time of the still a very active business. Cotton and arrested and they have accepted fulfillment of the prophetic timetable flax will grow here. Almost any vege- the message—clean, clothed, hopeful, establish His literal kingdom. This table does well. Pineapples and pa- eager to work for the Master. I wish kingdom was the hope of the early paws (papayas) grow well all over the you could hear their prayers—in pid- apostles and the early apostolic • lower levels, and tinning (canning) gin, which is a strange mixture of lan- church. They fully expected to see passion-fruit pulp for flavoring fruit guages—expressing their thanks and Jesus Christ soon. The apostle Paul drinks is a good industry in some praise to God and asking His blessing stated it eloquently that not only did areas. Many of the exotic tropical on you and all the workers and sick he expect to see Christ soon, but that fruits thrive here. people. Many of the calls for teachers he expected to see Him visibly in the With this vast potential, excellent are from villages to which a patient flesh returning to the earth. climate in the highlands, and quite has returned and has let his light "For the Lord himself shall descend livable conditions on the coast, com- shine. from heaven with a shout, with the mercial interests are crowding in, voice of the archangel, and with the white settlers are buying (ninety- trump of God: and the dead in Christ nine-year leasing) land. And farsee- What We Mean by the shall rise first: then we which are alive ing religious bodies are bidding for Second Advent and remain shall be caught up to- the future by building mission sta- gether with them in the clouds, to tions wherever they can find footing. (Continued from page 18) meet the Lord in the air: and so They are pouring men and money shall we ever be with the Lord. into the race to get converts. ing of our Lord is not some mod- Wherefore comfort one another with . The native is not stupid or slow to ern invention. The promise of the these words" (1 Thess. 4:16-18). learn, though his ways are foreign to future coming of Christ rests not This is exactly in harmony with our- thinking. Still a more-than-half- merely upon idealism or sentimental what the apostles learned from the naked savage, he wants the things the concepts born of escapismi,A firm and Lord Himself: "And then shall ap- white man has, and takes readily to the unshakable belief in the second com- pear the sign of the Son of man in white man's vices. Given the oppor- ing of our Lord is verily as old and heaven: and then shall all the tribes tunity, he also takes readily to the ancient a truth and as basic a doc- of the earth mourn, and they shall gospel message, and in spite of lan- trine as Christianity itself. Christian- see the Son of man coming in the guage difficulties, receives our mes- ity is not composed of mere philo- clouds of heaven with power and sage as fully as it is given to him. sophic essays or idle dreams. It is in- great glory" (Matt. 24:30). The apostle Paul undoubtedly- And so the land of promise awaits deed a way of life, a transforming concept of daily living. looked for the fulfillment of Christ's the message of a soon-coming Saviour. promise in his day when he said, Vast throngs are calling for the "Seven On that memorable day when Jesus "Then we which are alive and re- day Missin" to send them teachers. Christ ascended to heaven, angelic main shall be caught up together with Our lines are drawn so thinly now messengers appeared unto the apostles them in the clouds, to meet the Lord that our leaders are troubled. We dare and gave them the assurance of in the air." This was the word of not expand, because we have no Christ's return. "And when he had comfort. These were the words used funds. No funds! Yet our American spoken these things, while they be- by the Christians in the early cen- members have fine cars, often two to held, he was taken up; and a cloud turies to comfort one another. a family. received him out of their sight. And The climax of all prophetic utter- The area around Goroka calls for while they looked stedfastly toward ances is found in John's book of Reve- sixty teachers. Elwyn Martin, at Pag- heaven as he went up, behold, two lation, which concludes with the mag- lum, near Mount Hagen, has calls men stood by them in white apparel: nificent prophecy concerning the faith for forty teachers. Every district leader which also said, Ye men of Galilee, of the early believers in the return is straining every nerve to hold the why stand ye gazing up into heaven? of the Lord. The early Christians be- lines until more funds become avail- this same Jesus, which is taken up lieved these prophecies to be the true able. Some pastors walk thirty or more from you into heaven, shall so come sign of the validity of Christianity it- miles over mountain ranges to meet in like manner as ye have seen him self. "And, behold, I come quickly; teachers who walk as far or farther go into heaven" (Acts 1:9-11). and my reward is with me, to give to bring in the tithe from their ad- What the angels said to the dis- every man according as his work shall herents. Some of the pastors live in ciples that day was in perfect har- be." "He which testifieth these things woven bamboo houses because the mony with the promise of our Lord: saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. conference or union cannot help "Let not your heart be troubled: ye Even so, come, Lord Jesus" (Rev. much toward a modern home—the believe in God, believe also in me. 22:12, 20). calls are too many. In my Father's house are many man- After the apostolic age the ear- We have been here at Togoba a sions: if it were not so, I would have liest of the Church Fathers looked little more than two months. We are told you. I go to prepare a place for with confidence to the prophecies of eight miles from the post office known you. And if I go and prepare a place the book of Revelation as the cul- as Mount Hagen. We have more than for you, I will come again, and re- mination of their hope. Justin Martyr four hundred Hansenide (leper) pa- ceive you unto myself; that where I referred to the Apocalypse by name tients—it is against the law to call am, there ye may be also" (John and ascribes it to John, the apostle. them lepers. The colony and the 14:1-3). Irenaeus, the bishop of Lyons, used ground it occupies are owned by the That Christ will have a kingdom it as the work of John, the Lord's government, financed by the govern- has been the prophetic concept all disciple. Tertullian and Clement of ment, inspected by the government, through the ages. "The kingdoms of Alexandria spoke of the prophecies but staffed and operated by our Coral this world are become the kingdoms of of the book of Revelation as of di- Sea Union Mission. our Lord, and of his Christ; and he vine origin through the apostle John. 20 REVIEW AND HERALD Through the great awakening of "Beloved, # now are we the sons of and give the money to the poor and' the Middle Ages this blessed truth God, and it doth not yet appear what follow Him. The young man then _was restored to the church in its apos- we shall be: but we know that, when sadly turned away. tolic luster. Martin Luther, in the he shall appear, we shall be like him; The minister told us how the young midst of the throes of the Reforma- for we shall see him as he is" (1 man lost all because he held on to his tion, wrote, "I ardently hope that, John 3:2). belongings, whereas if he had done amidst these internal dissensions on In order to appreciate fully the the things Jesus had told him to do, the earth, Jesus Christ will hasten tremendous import of this truth, the he would have been one of Christ's the day of his coming." Christian church, in celebrating holy disciples and would have gained ever- The learned John Calvin saw that communion, gives testimony to the lasting life. He entreated us to come this was the church's true hope: "We world that the coming of Christ is in to Christ before it was too late, since must hunger after Christ till the fact a future glorious event. "For as we didn't know what was going to dawning of that great day when our often as ye eat this bread, and drink happen to us tomorrow. I thought Lord will fully manifest the glory this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death that if I didn't join this church then, of his kingdom." The intrepid soul till he come" (1 Cor. 11:26). it might be too late for me. of John Knox was nerved by this This same Jesus will return. He will The next day the minister came to great hope: "Has not the Lord Jesus, not delay much longer. It is the blessed my home and talked to me for about in spite of Satan's malice, carried up hope zealously believed, tenderly re- three and a half hours, at which time our flesh into heaven? And shall he garded, and patiently proclaimed lest I told him that I had made up my not return? We know that he shall re- any man be caught unaware. "Look- mind to be baptized into his church. turn, and that with expedition." ing for that blessed hope, and the I've been happy ever since, and al- John Wesley declared: "The spirit glorious appearing of the great God though sometimes I get depressed of adoption in the bride in the heart and our Saviour Jesus Christ" (Titus when I think of the great task be- of every true believer says, with ear- 2:13). fore me, I believe that God will help nest desire and expectation, 'Come When Christ comes He will grant me in everything I do. Nothing in and accomplish all the words of this His rewards to those who are pre- this world is going to turn me back prophecy.' " This hope formed the pared to meet Him. This is the blessed to my old life again. I loved to dance hope of Milton's sublime supplica- apostles' hope and confidence. and go to movies. I loved to listen tion: "Come forth out of thy royal "Henceforth there is laid up for me to the worldly radio programs and chambers, 0 Prince of all the kings of a crown of righteousness, which the watch television shows. Now I don't the earth; put on the visible robes of Lord, the righteous judge, shall give care any more for them. thy imperial majesty; take up that me at that day: and not to me only, Radio was bad enough. I was al- unlimited scepter which thy Almighty but unto all them also that love his ways behind in my housework and Father bath bequeathed thee. For now appearing" (2 Tim. 4:8). had to rush to finish before my hug- the voice of thy bride calls thee, and band came home, but I never could all creatures sigh to be renewed." That will be the day of all days, triumph of all triumphs, victory of make it, and this used to displease The Apostles' Creed in its shorter all victories. "For as the lightning, him. TV was much worse, and I was and older form declared, "He as- opposed to it when my son decided to cended into heaven; and sitteth on that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other get one so he could watch the sports. the right hand of the Father; from But when it came, it got me too. I thence he shall come to judge the part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day" (Luke couldn't stay away from it. I was run- quick and the dead." 17:24). ning from living room to kitchen, The ancient Athanasian Creed Thus the climactic end shall come washing dishes between programs, states: "He sitteth on the right hand and the work never seemed to end. of the Father God [God the Father] to pass. All those who are prepared and have made ready to meet Him Now this is all past. Almighty. From whence [thence] he The overwhelming joy of belong- shall come to judge the quick and shall indeed know the joys of His everlasting peace. ing to Christ completely, the joy the dead." that comes from the bottom of my Thus the historical position of the heart, makes me smile even without church is clearly established. From my thinking of it. My husband tells the very dawn of the Christian faith Why I Became a Seventh- me that I have changed, which is a to the present hour, God has had a day Adventist compliment. voice crying out in bewildering times, Seventh-day Adventists are very proclaiming the true faith that Jesus (Continued from page 15) strict, and there are many things we Christ will come again, and that com- cannot eat, drink, see, or hear. And ing shall be visible to every eye. The story the minister told us was we must follow in the footsteps of "Behold, he cometh with clouds; about the rich man who grew so much Jesus. But I am going to do everything and every eye shall see him, and they grain that his storehouse was filled God wants me to do. I feel it is worth also which pierced him: and all kin- and still he had too much left. After all the trouble, for what's the use of dreds of the earth shall wail because wondering what to do, he decided that gaining the whole world if you lose of him. Even so, Amen" (Rev. 1:7). he would build another storehouse your soul? And what's the use of hav- It will not be some secret manifes- and fill it. Then he said to himself ing all kinds of pleasures in this world tation known only to a few at some that he could live the rest of his life when by having them you lose the unannounced, secret moment. It will without worry. But God told him that right to enter the gates of heaven? indeed be the coming of our Saviour he was going to lose his soul. Another Life in this world is Very short. in power, majesty, and great glory. story was about the rich young ruler Wouldn't it be worth while rather to The apostle John encouraged the who came to Jesus to ask Him what gain everlasting life? I believe that it church to lay hold upon ,the glorious he must do to enter the kingdom of is. God has given me the chance that promise of Christ's visible, literal, God. After he said that he had kept I was asking for, and I have taken it. bodily return, teaching that in that all God's commandments, Jesus told I am glad that I decided to become return the church has its great hope. him to go and sell all his belongings a Seventh-day Adventist. NOVEMBER 10, 1955 21

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Balaam, the sooth- sayer of Pethor near the Euphrates, had sinned against God, but it was (Continued) primarily to forbid the commission of sins now contemplated that heaven confronted this man "who loved the [This Lesson Help is a running comment on the Matthew Henry comments that Ja- lesson presented in the Sabbath School Quarterly and wages of unrighteousness" (2 Peter should be read in connection with it.] cob had a hard lodging,, with stones 2:15). for a pillow, but an encouraging vi- The Israelites encamped in the 'yr HE family of Jacob is in many sion, which showed him "that though Jordan valley were under God's bless- ways the most remarkable in the he was made to wander from his fa- ing, which involved possession of Ca- Bible. In it are found most of the ther's house yet still he was the care naan. They were to, be the scourge of sins to which humanity is heir, and of a kind providence, and the charge God to the Canaanites, who had most of the virtues to which divine of the holy angels. . . . Jacob was now sinned beyond forgiveness, and this grace can lift it. In it we see the the type and representative of the involved hardship, losses, temporary crushing power of sins, both inherited whole church, which the angels are setbacks. All of these would have and acquired by human perversity, intrusted with the guardianship of." brought credit to Balaam had he been offset by the glorious victories of re- Those open heavens, those ceaselessly allowed to utter his curse at a public deeming grace. Jacob is a grand ex- active angels "ascending and descend- heathen ceremony. The constraint of ample of the victorious life. ing upon the Son of man" (John the angel with the drawn sword was It is thought that an original name 1:51), remained Jacob's constant stay upon him, however, and his intended Jakob-el, meaning "God follows [i.e., through the trials of future years. The curse became a song in praise of Is- rewards]," found in ancient tablets, holy angels "met him" (Gen. 32:1) on rael, mingled with beautiful proph- had been almost forgotten by Isaac's his return, one band leading ahead, ecies of Messiah, predictions of the time, and that Jacob is a revived form another following behind, whence the destruction of Moab, Ammon, Edom, meaning "one who takes by the heel, name "double camp," or Mahanaim. et cetera (Num. 24:5-19). and thus tries to trip up or supplant It later became a famous city of the It is significant that "the vile and (Gen. 25:26; 27:36; Hosea 12:3)."— tribe of Gad (Joshua 21:38). idolatrous Moabites and Ammonites HASTINGS, Dictionary of the Bible, When Jacob (now Israel) dis- were his [Lot's] only posterity" art. "Jacob." pensed his patriarchal blessing near (The SDA Bible Commentary on Domestic disunity entered Isaac's the end of his remarkable life, he re- Gen. 19:36), and that the accursed home regarding favoritism to the tained an acute consciousness of di- Edomites (see Obadiah) were Esau's children, summed up tersely in these vine guidance. He began with "God descendants. How surely the mistakes words: "Isaac loved Esau, . . . but Almighty appeared unto me at Luz" and sins of men bring their sad har- Rebekah loved Jacob" (Gen. 25:28). (Gen. 48:3), referring to his return vest, in this case foretold at the com- The consequence was that "Esau from Padan-aram (Gen. 35:9-15); mand of the angel of God. hated Jacob" (Gen. 27:41). Rebekah then he recounted God's covenant Our last case of supernatural visita- planned to circumvent Isaac's inten- promises, and added: "The Angel tion involves Daniel, who, weakened tion, and enlisted Jacob's help in step- which redeemed me from all evil, by fasting and anxiety over his ob- ping ahead of Providence. "Jacob and bless the lads" (Gen. 48:16). This scure visions (Daniel 8 and 9), is Rebekah succeeded in their purpose, must refer to the Lord (compare Isa. visited by both Gabriel and Michael. but they gained only trouble and sor- 63:9; 1 Cor. 10:4), who is later re- Regaining sensibility, he "stood trem- row, by their deception."—Patriarchs vealed as "the Word," "the Re- bling" when he heard two words and Prophets, p. 180. Jacob was forced deemer," "the good Shepherd," the spoken by Gabriel—"Fear not." These to flee for his life and never saw his Lord Jesus Christ, who was the focal words were also spoken to John by mother again. He himself fell into the point of patriarchal and prophetic the glorious Son of man "in the midst mills of God for twenty years of severe hope. of the seven golden candlesticks," in testing. (See the map of his long Jacob was found by the angels when order that the apostle, who "fell at journey in The SDA Bible Com- discouraged by his own sinfulness; his feet as dead," might receive the mentary, vol. 1, p. 387.) Elijah was found by an angel when messages to the seven churches. In The second night out from Beer- he was disconsolate at the threat of each instance the welfare of God's sheba he felt the weight of loneliness, violence. He did wrong to forget God. people was at stake, for wicked men "and he knew that all this trouble It was the tremendous reaction from were resisting the plans of God, in had been brought upon him by his Carmel, where "he had been exalted each case a godly man burdened for own wrong course." He reached the above measure."—Prophets and God's work. One day we shall know point where a man hardly dares to Kings, p. 162. What comfort we how often in these tense battles be- pray. It was then that "the Lord com- should draw from these demonstra- tween good and evil God's angels have passionately revealed just what Jacob tions of angel care for earnest men echoed Gabriel's words: "But, lo, needed,—a Saviour."—Patriarchs and in their weakest moments. When we Michael, one of the chief princes, Prophets, p. 183. are tempted as was Elijah to lose our came to help me" (Dan. 10:13). 24 REVIEW AND HERALD (MODERN AS TOMORROW)

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Girard, now the presi- sistent appeals to God for such a re- eroun, is being very effectively led dent of the Indian Ocean Union, was vival and reformation in our midst, by A. Cosendai, who has served as a the pioneer worker in Reunion. He that it will be possible for Him to missionary in this territory for eight- told me of his experiences of having bestow upon His remnant church the een years. During the past twelve stones and overripe tomatoes thrown promised showers of the latter rain months more than seven hundred at him by fanatical mobs. In spite of for the finishing of His work on earth. members have been added to the the opposition we now have five Long have we waited for the fulfill- -. churches of that field. churches and 234 members. ment of this divine promise. We must The largest island of the Indian have it. Our task of carrying the third South of the equator, in Angola, a Ocean is Madagascar. It is almost as angel's message to all the world can strong work is being conducted. There large as the State of Texas. In Tana- never be finished without it. I visited flourishing churches with narive, its capital city, we have two How important then that the hundreds of members. During the large schools: one has 700 students church should come together to pray past year 1,658 new believers have and the other one, 445. The faculties for it. We have been assured again been baptized. M. Lourinho is giving of both schools are directed by Jean and again that it "awaits . . . [our] the Angola Union wise and progres- Zurcher, who also serves as union demand and reception."—The Desire sive leadership. Nearly all of our mis- educational secretary. Though there of Ages, p. 672. We have also been sionaries come from Portugal, though are large portions of the island un- told that is the privilege of the there are a few Americans. One of entered, we have 44 churches, nearly church to have it now," and that we these is R. B. Parsons, who has been all of them with church buildings, should "seek for it, pray for h."— conducting medical missionary work and we have about 1,500 faithful MRS. E. G. WHITE in The Review at the Bongo Mission for the past members. Perhaps nowhere else has a and Herald, March 19, 1895. Declares quarter of a century. His hospital deeper interest in the Bible corre- the ancient prophet: "Ask ye of the was originally designed to serve the spondence lessons developed than in Lord rain in the time of the latter African people in what was then a Madagascar. Radio sermons are reg- rain; so the Lord shall make bright very small and little-known village. ularly broadcast over the entire island clouds, and give them showers of rain, It has developed, however, into a in both French and Malagasy, and to every one grass in the field" (Zech. large hospital, with a section for Eu- people from every section have en- 10:1). ropeans. rolled in the correspondence school. As the Week of Prayer draws near, In spite of the fact that there are The largest interest is in the south- shall we not ask the Lord to help us large, well-equipped hospitals in the ern part. We must provide for work- so to arrange our work and our family cities of Angola, many European resi- ers to enter this territory, where al- affairs that we can attend the serv- dents • travel to the little village of ready many people have studied our ices? Let us pray also that God may Bongo for their surgery. They come message, graduated from the corre- help us to see and to understand the in such large numbers that three spondence course, and are awaiting importance of being present at these hotels have been erected just outside the visit of a minister to baptize them. gatherings. There should be a hunger the entrance of our mission property If we had the funds to establish two and a thirst in our souls for the house to care for the relatives of European or three new missions in this large of prayer. "My soul longeth," said the patients at the hospital. These hotels region, there would without doubt be psalmist, "yea, even fainteth for the are always full, except when Dr. Par- a rich harvest. courts of the Lord: my heart and my sons is on furlough, and then they are Many years of labor have been flesh crieth out for the living God" almost completely empty. During the given and great personal sacrifices (Ps. 84:2). May this become our ex- many years that Dr. Parsons has been made by our missionaries in the perience! at Bongo our work has grown. Our fields supervised by the Southern Having determined that we shall mission compound, with its hospital European Division, but the reward attend the Week of Prayer services and school and the homes of the em- has been great. The truth is gaining ourselves, shall we not also decide to ployees, is itself a small town. Our victories year by year, and many souls do our utmost to influence other mem- Bongo church has 3,645 members and are coming to the light. I have been bers to do the same? In the words of more than 6,000 Sabbath school mem- particularly impressed by the fact the apostle Peter, let us "stir up . . . bers. that our missionaries desire to stay in [their] pure minds by way of remem- To get to the British island of the field. Many have served for a brance" (2 Peter 3:1). Urge them to Mauritius it was necessary for us to long period of time. They have dedi- come. Implore them to come to the fly from the city of Johannesburg out cated their lives to the mission work, house of prayer—to the place where over the wide Indian Ocean for nearly and have no thought of returning to God has promised to meet with and two thousand miles. At Port Louis, the the comparative comforts and lux- to bless His children. island's capital city, I attended an uries of the homeland. They deserve Remember the words of our good evangelistic campaign, which was be- our earnest prayers and our liberal brother: "If we want the revival, we ing conducted in the largest theater support. Soon, when the Saviour must bring our people out to the in the city by the mission president, makes up His jewels, many will be in house of prayer. . . . If our people R. Buyck, assisted by A. Richli, the the kingdom from the islands of the long to draw near to God, let them academy principal. The theater has sea and the primitive parts of• the draw near to the place where God five galleries, and each one, as well great continent of Africa. abides." NOVEMBER 10, 19 55 29 A Statement by the Editors oa de SD ;I Viede eammeettav

E believe that the publication travels of various of the great proph- tainly have pointed them out. He of the fourth volume of the ets, and the campaigns of foreign found and mentioned one small error WCommentary is a news item nations against Israel, which are so in the caption to a map. (We are still of the first order. This volume is the frequently discussed by the prophets. fallible.) Otherwise the extended re- largest book, in total word content, In addition there are color maps, view speaks in highest terms of the ever published by the denomination. tables, and charts. scholarship of the work. Here are It contains 1,184 pages, but on each typical statements: Before the editorial work on this page there are about three times as "Superbly produced with the best many words as on a page of an aver- volume was completed photographic reproductions of the Dead Sea Scrolls maps, clear printing, intelligible di- age book. Thus this volume contains vision of material, artistic and sturdy as much reading matter as is ordinar- for Isaiah, Habakkuk, and Daniel became available. Copies were im- binding." "Everything is set forth ily found in 3,000 pages. mediately secured, some directly from without speculation, in language ac- This volume represents the work of Jerusalem. All the significant varia- cessible to any well-informed person." ten authors, who spent thousands of tions of Bible text found in these "Since chronology is 'the soul of his- hours preparing their manuscripts. scrolls were noted and incorporated tory,' particular attention is paid to in this volume. it. This part of the work is truly out- This volume was edited by six ed- standing, so that it is in no way in- itors, plus special consultants in lan- Copies of the first three volumes ferior to the better treatises on the guage, history, and archeology, and were sent out for review to one of the history of the Old Testament." "Al- other assistants. The grand total of most eminent of Old Testament schol- together praiseworthy is the zeal of editorial time reached the almost in- ars, H. H. Rowley, of Manchester the editors to promote and to dis- credible figure of 11,025 hours. The University, England. His review was seminate an understanding of Holy average book receives perhaps 500 printed in one of the publications of Scripture. The present work contrib- hours of editorial work. the learned Society for Old Testament utes much to that end." The review This volume, which runs from Study. He refers, at the outset, to "the ends thus: "By far the greater part Isaiah to Malachi, deals with an area conservative and literalistic" view of the work can be said to be char- of the Bible on which Adventist book presented in the comments on Genesis. acterized by solid and serious work- writers have provided very little. In But, he adds almost immediately: "It manship. But most praiseworthy is fact this fourth volume presents the would be a mistake, however, to dis- the application of the conclusions of first comprehensive interpretation of miss this commentary as useless or modern archeology and history to the the words of the Old Testament unscholarly. . . . The writers are deeper illumination of the sacred prophets that has ever been published familiar with the work of modern text." by the denomination. archaeology, and altogether represent These Protestant and Catholic book This volume contains the book of a scholarly conservatism, which will reviews ought to hearten us all and Daniel, so significant for Adventists. enable their work to be consulted with settle forever the question of whether A group of writers provided the man- profit at many points." This is typical the Advent Movement possesses writ- uscript on Daniel. When their mate- of the tone of his review. He chal- ers who can produce scholarly works. rial was edited and set in type, copies lenged no statement on history, chro- Let us thank God and take heart. nology, archeology, or Hebrew. were sent to a very wide circle of To the many thousands of our peo- representative administrators, Bible The first three volumes were also ple who, have ordered the 7-volume teachers, evangelists, and others sent to the Pontifical Biblical Institute Commentary, we send out, with joy, throughout the world, for suggestions at Rome, the highest school of Bibli- this fourth volume. Contributors and and criticism. Never before, we be- cal studies in the Catholic Church. editors alike have put their best into lieve, has a work in preparation for In due time a long book review, in its 1,184 pages. We turn now to pre- publication received so wide and so Latin, appeared in the periodical pare the fifth volume, which will be representative an examination. Verbum Domini. 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ORDER ALL DENOMINATIONALLY SPONSORED VISUAL-AID EQUIPMENT THROUGH YOUR LOCAL BOOK AND BIBLE HOUSE. ALL EQUIPMENT SHIPPED F.O.B. WASHINGTON, D.C. Review and Herald Publishing ASsn. Washington 12, D.C. Can We Escape Hardening thing, they show that for every sig-. Lately, during a course on heart nificant increase in the body weight, disease, Dr. White made the follow- of the Arteries? there is an increasing elevation of the ing observation: (Continued from page 17) mortality statistics and decrease of the "I have a feeling, which may be life expectancy. This is one of the very remote, that muscular activity has been shown that if one ate a diet facts that is beyond dispute, and that may help to protect, may even be high in cholesterol, but low in the should be given careful consideration. good treatment, if there has not been total amount of fat, there would be One of the speakers at the World too much heart damage, and may little or no rise in the blood choles- Congress emphasized the fact that we even actually help in coronary athero- terol. As another part of this same shall never have a vaccine or injection sclerosis, both in prevention and treat- experiment the subjects were given a that will help atherosclerosis, inas- ment. . . . diet high in fat but relatively low in much as its cause in large part resides "Of course, I would not advise a cholesterol. The result was that the in our way of life—our eating, drink- man with angina pectoris to go out blood cholesterol increased above nor- ing, working, and resting. As the doc- and cut wood heavily, or shovel snow mal, and the stage was set, so to speak, tors reported from the different coun- in a blizzard. But a person who is for hardening of the arteries. tries, Italy (Naples), Japan, England, perfectly well, especially if he is mus- It is a fact that vegetable fats con- it was emphasized that the people who cular, should cut wood, or do any- tain no cholesterol, yet one of our are active, who have to use their mus- thing he is accustomed to, up to the most respected investigators, Dr. Keys, cles, seem to be the least affected by age of 100 or even after. This patient feels that such fats may elevate the atherosclerosis. of mine who is 102 feels quite certain blood cholesterol levels, although Contrariwise, in Italy the upper that he not only feels better, but that whether it takes more of the vegetable class, who have a diet very similar to his health is maintained, because he fats, or whether it takes longer for ours, with but little exercise, have has walked two to three miles a day them to accomplish this, has not been atherosclerotic complaints compara- for many years." determined. ble with ours. In England, Dr. Morris found that when the upper-class pop- Spirit of Prophecy on Fats On the other hand, studies under- ulation was considered, the incidence taken by Dr. M. G. Hardinge of the was just the same as for a similar seg- and Exercise College of Medical Evangelists have ment of the population in Italy. They definitely shown that those who live I cannot help remarking in closing, had a rich diet, and but little muscu- how well our scientific studies are on a purely vegetable diet and eat no lar activity. However, when the coun- animal fats of any kind, have a defi- coming into line with the special in- try people, those who lived in the struction that was given this people nitely lower blood cholesterol than smaller 'towns, were considered, peo- those vegetarians who eat milk, eggs, through the Spirit of prophecy so ple who had to work and use their many years ago. Anyone familiar with and dairy products, and this latter muscles to obtain their livelihood, the group have a lower blood cholesterol the Testimonies will remember how mortality figures were much more fav- many times Mrs. E. G. White speaks level than those, who, in addition, eat orable. Dr. Morris contrasted the mor- flesh foods. Personally I feel that Dr. against the use of grease in the prep- tality statistics of bus drivers and bus aration of food. For example: "Often Hardinge's reports are quite signifi- conductors'of the double-decker buses cant. intemperance begins in the home. By in England. The conductors, who the use of• rich, unhealthful food the There have been some interesting have to run up and down stairs, live experiments done with plant sterols digestive organs are weakened, and a longer than the drivers, who simply desire is created for food that is still (fatty substances), called sitosterols, sit. which are cholesterol-like substances more stimulating."—The Ministry of Dr. White, who was the president Healing, p. 334. Again: "The oil, as extracted from soybeans, wheat germ, of this World Congress, and who is buckwheat, et cetera. Subjects put on eaten in the olive, is far preferable to considered by many to be the greatest animal oil or fat."—Ibid., p. 298. a high-fat, nonvegetarian diet showed cardiologist living today, said on one no elevation of their blood cholesterol occasion: "It is the belief of many of Any doctor knows that fats make if these substances were ingested with us today that overeating is the most extra demands upon the gastro-intes- their meals. The sitosterols seem to important faulty way of life in this tinal tract, especially the gallbladder, block the re-entrance of the choles- country. Malnutrition and infection and that many times disease of the terol into the blood. However, these have given way to overnutrition and organs involved occurs in middle life. substances are nauseating and hard to the ills that seem to accompany it; A point not realized by many is that take, and are by no means the sort of namely, hypertension [high blood there is a high percentage of fat in thing one would welcome as an ad- pressure], diabetes, and increased cor- even lean meat, from 15 to 20 per dition to his diet. They are not avail- onary heart disease. A good program cent. Fat meats can contribute in no able for use, and may turn out to be of regular exercise of almost any sort small degree to the elevation of the totally impractical. But at least this (walking a few miles a day may suf- blood cholesterol. angle of the problem is interesting. fice), reduction of overweight and Sister White says further: "If all our As a twin evil to the high-fat diet, avoidance of overnutrition, and a re- workers were so situated that they which is habitual in this country, goes turn, in part at least, to the more could spend a few hours each day in the problem of overweight. Lowering rugged positive virtues of our ances- outdoor labor, and felt free to do this, the total calories and the fat in the tors—the cultivation not only of pa- it would be a blessing to them; they diet will lead to a loss of weight. In a tience, and optimism, but also of good would be able to discharge more suc- person with an elevated blood choles- hard work . . . may do more for our cessfully the duties of their calling. terol the most significant way to lower future health and happiness than all . . . Brethren, when you take time to the blood cholesterol is by losing the new medicines or new operations cultivate your garden, thus gaining weight through dieting. This not only in the world." As a worker in a special the exercise you need to keep the helps to protect the arteries, it also field, he said, "I believe that all this system in good working order, you are takes the load of the extra pounds applies with maximum force to the just as much doing the work of God off the heart, thus lengthening life. problem of diseases of the heart and as in holding meetings."—Counsels If life insurance statistics prove any- blood vessels." on Health, p. 564. 44 REVIEW AND HERALD *.fires., :tf• ,142i.i.,40.4.4*Oftkp1 Squaring- Accounts and our richest offerings will seem un- honest debt, his conscience, Unless ,-64 worthy of His acceptance. When seared, will _trouble him; ..he cannot, God Christ is the object of our affections, rest although no one may know but-. (Continued from page 7) those who have received His pardon- himself. There are many neglected ing love will not stop to calculate the vows and unpaid pledges, and yet how The lover of the world, with a hard value of the alabaster box of precious few trouble their minds over the mat- face and harder heart, has grudgingly ointment. Covetous Judas could do ter; how few feel the guilt of this paid over the small sum earned by this; but the receiver of the gift of violation of duty. We must have new hard toil. Just so they are dealing with salvation will only regret that the of- and deeper convictions on this sub-. their Master, whose servants they pro- fering has not a richer perfume and ject. The conscience must be amused, fess to be. Just in this grudging man- greater value. Christians must look and the matter receive earnest atten- ner do they put into the treasury of upon themselves only as channels tion; for an account must be rendered God. The man in the parable had through which mercies and blessings to God in the last day, and His claims not where to bestow his goods, and are to flow from the Fountain of all must be settled."—Ibid., vol. 4, p. 468. the Lord cut short his unprofitable goodness to their fellow men, by After viewing our records for the life. So will He deal with many. How whose conversion they may send to current year, should we find that there difficult, in this corrupt age, to keep heaven waves of glory in praise and is some tithe that should be paid let us from growing worldly and selfish. offerings from those who thus become not wait, but make it our first duty to How easy to become ungrateful to the partakers with them of the heavenly pay it. Or if we find that at any time Giver of all our mercies. Great watch- gift."—Ibid., p. 485. in the past we have been unwilling to fulness is needed, and much prayer, There is another point that must give the offering we should, let that to keep the soul with all diligence. not be overlooked as records are being be adjusted. And should there still be `Take ye heed, watch and pray: for an unpaid pledge, let us kneel in ye know not when the time is." prayer asking God to give the courage The records are being kept in needed to make good what we have heaven of what we are giving to the Contributors promised Him. Today the cause of cause of God. If we find that we have God needs funds to advance as never not given the offerings that we should The writers contributing the leading ar- before. Appeals are coming in from have, let us make up to the Lord be- ticles in this issue who are not otherwise every land. fore the year ends what we should identified are as follows: "The call for means to advance the have given. V. G. Anderson is president of-the Southern cause of truth will never be more As the Lord has promised a faithful Union Conference urgent than now. Our money will reward and blessing to those who pay J. 0. Wilson is president of Israel Mission, in never do a greater amount of good a faithful tithe, He has also promised Jerusalem than at the present time. Every day of to grant heavenly blessings to those 0. A. Blake is undert easurer of the General delay in rightly appropriating it, is who give liberally and bring freewill Conference limiting the period in which it will offerings. M. V. Campbell is president of the Southern do good in saving souls."—Ibid., vol. "The earth is the Lord's, and all European Division 4., p. 81. the treasures it contains. The cattle A. V. Olson is a vice-president of the General "If the hearts of God's people were upon a thousand hills are His. All Conference filled with love for Christ, if every the gold and silver belongs to Him. Charles H. Wolohon, M.D., is a physician in church member were thoroughly im- He has entrusted His treasures to private practice in Washington, D.C. bued with the spirit of self-sacrifice, if stewards, that with them they may M. K. Eckenroth is assistant professor of prac- all manifested thorough earnestness, advance His cause and glorify His tical theology, SDA Theological Sem- there would be no lack of funds for name. He did not entrust these treas- inary home or foreign missions. Our re- ures to men that they might use them sources would be multiplied; a thou- to exalt and glorify themselves, and sand doors of usefulness would be have power to oppress those who were opened, and we should be invited to poor in this world's treasure. God does examined. The questions can prop- enter. Had the purpose of God been not receive the offerings of any be- erly be asked, Have I made any carried out by His people in giving to cause He needs them and cannot have pledges or vows to God that I have not the world the message of mercy, glory and riches without them, but fulfilled? Has the camp meeting Christ would, ere this, have come to because it is for the interest of His pledge been paid? Has the promise the earth, and the saints would have servants to render to God the things for some past Week of Sacrifice been received their welcome into the city which are His. The freewill offerings fulfilled? Or are there other occasions of God. If there was ever a time when of the humble, contrite heart He will when I have agreed to give, and I sacrifices should be made, it is now. receive, and will reward the giver with have been negligent and careless? Those who have money should under- the richest blessings."—Ibid., pp. 652, Brethren and sisters, let us be sure to stand that now is the time to use it for 653. give God all that we have agreed to God."--Ibid., vol. 6, p. 450. Some may ask, How much should before this year comes- to a close. The May God richly and more fully bless I give? If we keep close to the Lord, servant of the Lord points out clearly His people as they honestly and liber- He will indicate very clearly to us that it is our solemn duty to fulfill ally give for the finishing of His work. what sum should be dedicated to His vows and pledges made to Him: cause. "There must be an awakening "In determining the proportion to among us as a people upon this mat- be given to the cause of God, be sure ter. There are but few men who feel to exceed, rather than fall short, of conscience-stricken if they neglect the requirements of duty. Consider their duty in beneficence. 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C. L. Torrey, Treasurer General Conference

"My brethren and sisters, invest your means in the establishment of "Why is our gratitude so limited? It is only as a Christian missions, from which the light of truth will shine forth, ripple on the surface, compared with the great drawing souls to God. One soul, truly converted, becoming a missionary tide of love that flows to us from the Father." for God, will win other souls to the Saviour."—Testimonies, vol. 9, p. 58. —Ibid., p. 60.