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Review Uni°Nvisitor FEBRUARY 23, 1978 columbia • o ReView uni°nVISItOr LISTEN Magazine Crusade, February 25 - March 25 GEJ Ailtli Carleton Jackson, Correspondent States and settled in Summerville, New Jersey. Mr. Schrenk is fluent in five languages. He is now retired from flour-mill work. Joseph and Susanna Koruda cele- brated their fiftieth wedding anniver- sary on December 28. Sister Koruda has been a member of the Plainfield church for nine years, moving here from the Irvington church. She was born in Czechoslovakia and came to the United States as a young lady of 17. In 1916 she became an Adventist and was a Bible worker for a time. Her husband, Joseph, is a retired me- chanic. MRS. LINDA ALBERTSON Five Juniors Read Their Bibles Through Fast Five juniors from the Plainfield church have read their Bibles through in record time, reports Mrs. Dot Montross, junior-division leader. They are (above), left to right: Arlyn Kim, John-Mark Albertson, Todd Yaros, Ray Madden, and Dominick Madden. MRS. LINDA ALBERTSON Adventist Home to Be strengthen their family circle by the The Emphasis in 1978 following methods: (1) Begin a family council where each member has an Doctor D. W. Holbrook, president equal vote. (2) Plan a day a week for of the Home Study Institute, and Mrs. family day and at least an hour every Holbrook met with the local elders, other day for family activity. (3) Have pastors, staff, and their wives for a meaningful daily morning and eve- one-day seminar at the Meadow View ning family worship periods. This was School in Chesterfield, New Jersey, the beginning of emphasis for 1978 on Sunday, January 22. More than 170 the Adventist Home. adults were present, even though Dr. and Mrs. Holbrook will attend many of the roads were still covered and conduct sessions at the English Bilingual Receptionist with snow. camp meeting. Make plans now to Serves Three Departments We, as Seventh-day Adventist attend. Church members, need to recognize Miriam N. Alonso, wife of Elder Eradio Alonso, joins the office staff as reception- the message of Malachi 4:5, 6 and Couples Celebrate ist. She is a real asset to the conference as find unity with each member of the a bilingual, speaking her native language family and in turn with God. 50 Years Together (Spanish) and English. In addition, she A program was proposed that the Martin and Matilda Schrenk cele- serves as secretary to the Ministerial, lay elders of each church would visit activities and health evangelism depart- brated their fiftieth anniversary on each home and encourage all to ments of the conference. Miriam was born December 27. A party was given in in Santa Clara, Cuba, and educated in the their honor by their children on De- Antillian College in Cuba and Mercer cember 26 at the Villa Restaurant. Community College in New Jersey. The They have eight children, 17 grand- Lord has blessed this family with two chil- Garden State children, and two great-grandchil- dren, Kenneth, age 11, and Keren, age 5. Academy dren. They were married in Romania on December 27, 1927, when the Alumni Weekend groom was 27. In 1935 they were both baptized in a river after living with READ YOUR BIBLE April 28, 29 some Adventist people. In 1940 the More Schrenks moved to Germany where DAILY he continued his work as a tramway THIS YEAR Information Later and ski-lift operator. In 1951 the whole family came to the United 12B REVIEW, FEBRUARY 23, 1978 VISITOR The unscrupulous Pilate, recorded as standing on the being in sound moral principle; uprightness, honesty, balcony with Jesus, and reasoning as to His fate, ad- and sincerity." In illustrating this sterling quality, the dressed a three-word question to the Master in bonds: author of the book Patriarchs and Prophets depicts "What is truth?" (John 18:38). So morally confused was Joseph in prison as shining with purest light amidst the his corrupt mind, without bearings for his conscience, shady characters who accompanied him there: "It was that he might well ask so fundamental a question! the part he acted in prison—the integrity of his daily The Christian ethic has given us an impeccable stan- life, and his sympathy for those who were in trouble dard of truth and behavior. We know right from wrong. and distress—that opened the way for his future pros- But today's society is sinking ever deeper into the perity."—Page 218. moral abyss of the mental frame of a Pilate. It's nothing My son and I were discussing these matters of integ- new; television portrays for the viewer continual plot- rity while riding in the car one day, and in a moment of tings of deception, falsehoods, immorality, and vio- truth, he gave me a definition of integrity that I have lence. The qualities of sterling purity, truthfulness, and always remembered: "Dad," he said, "integrity is conscientious awareness are scarce on the TV screen. being true to yourself." That's good! When you can No matter how bad the world becomes, however, we look at yourself in the mirror morning after morning, as Christians must never allow less than our own un- and approve of your honesty, and your carefulness for impeachable integrity to control us! Unfortunately, the minutest details of truth, and do so with approval, there is an occasional person with whom we must deal that's integrity! even within the church who might be misunderstood In commenting on Joseph's sterling qualities, Ellen as being dishonest. The church is no place for dishon- White further states: esty, or tricks of deception in any way. The standard of "If we were to cherish an habitual impression that integrity for the Christian is made abundantly clear for God sees and hears all that we do and say, and keeps us. a faithful record of our words and actions, and that "An intention to deceive is what constitutes false- we must meet it all, we would fear to sin. Let the hood. By a glance of the eye, a motion of the hand, young ever remember that wherever they are, and an expression of the countenance, a falsehood may whatever they do, they are in the presence of God. be told as effectively as by words. All intentional No part of our conduct escapes observation. We overstatement, every hint or insinuation calculated cannot hide our ways from the Most High. Human to convey an erroneous or exaggerated impression, laws, though sometimes severe, are often trans- even the statement of facts in such a manner as to gressed without detection, and hence with impunity. mislead, is falsehood."—Patriarchs and Prophets, p. But not so with the law of God. The deepest midnight 309. is no cover for the guilty one. He may think himself "Everything that Christians do should be as trans- alone; but to every deed there is an unseen witness. parent as the sunlight. Truth is of God; deception, in The very motives of his heart are open to divine every one of its myriad forms, is of Satan; and who- inspection. Every act, every word, every thought, is ever in any way departs from the straight line of truth as distinctly marked as though there were only one is betraying himself into the power of the wicked person in the whole world, and the attention of one... We cannot speak the truth unless our minds heaven were centered upon him."—Patriarchs and are continually guided by Him who is the truth."— Prophets, p. 217. (Italics supplied.) Thoughts From the Mount of Blessing, p. 68. May Heaven give to each of us the kind of integrity Webster defines integrity as "the quality or state of that is the only standard of Christian character. Life and Health Opportunity for the Blind FIRST QUARTER Christian Record Braille Foundation will sponsor free sub- scriptions of Life & Health magazine in Braille or on LP records TRI-CONFERENCE at 16-2/3 rpm to blind people. If you know of blind persons in WORKSHOP your community please send full names and current addresses with ZIP to: Sabbath, March 4 Christian Record Braille Foundation 3:00-6:00 P.M. 4444 South 52nd Street Lincoln, Nebraska 68506 Takoma Park Church VISITOR REVIEW, FEBRUARY 23, 1978 12C Charles Eusey, Correspondent Thoughtful Planning Puts $48,000 Into God's Cause A one-story yellow house, about the size of a small apartment, with well-worn rugs and furniture that had been in use for many a year were all made bright by the presence of a 94- year-old widow. It's true, she did not even own the home but she knew someone who was building a mansion for her. She had decided He could make better use of her funds than she could, so she chose not to purchase many "ne- cessities." She loved to talk with her Saviour and thoroughly enjoyed studying her Bible. In fact, she studied two Bible courses during her last year of life. The last time I visited with her she had a series of questions on Bible topics that she wanted answered. Our friend's love for Bible study was so strong, she told me, she did Program at Nursing Home, Monthly Event at Kingston not have time for knitting. She The young people of the Kingston church presented a special Christmas program to wanted time to become better ac- residents of the Leader Nursing Home East, in Kingston on December 24. The program quainted with her Friend above. centered upon a nativity play pantomimed by the group in appropriate costumes, which This sister in the faith was a vibrant were designed and made by Mary Ann Dalton, Sabbath school teacher.
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