"Granose Were the Only Ones There!"

BRITISH ADVENT INI= Church Paper of the British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists Volume 79 • Number 12 • June 14, 1974 "Granose Were The Only Ones There!" Report of the Helfex Exhibition by Kay Miller, Granose Press Relations Secretary OME of our churchmembers reading this will have been to the HELFEX S Exhibition and must be thinking: "The above title is not true. There were hundreds of people there." In a way they are right, but also our title is right. Before explaining let me tell you what HELFEX is. The word HELFEX is extracted from three words: "HEaLth Food EXhibition." Wholesale merchants and manufacturers display their wares and warehouse- distributors and retail stores personnel visit the Exhibition to see what goods are being offered and if there are any new products on the market. As usual your own food factory had a stand. You would be proud of the display on the Granose stand had you seen it. People openly gaped when they realized that "Little Granose" was part of a world-wide health food organization. A plaque of the world—which incidentally was painted by our resident commercial artist Horace West—was a work of art, to say the least, and it took up the whole of the backdrop of the stand. This Mrs. Kay Miller serving as a representative at the Granose exhibition. Picture: Eric Southey. was floodlit, and every country having a health food factory and health food distribution centre owned by the move- ment was shown, and details given. Foods manufactured by our sister com- panies which encircle the globe were Holloway Baptismal Group displayed, and it was interesting to hear comments by passers-by who recognized these products—some of which were made in their own country, or a country which they had visited. Very many people asked questions about the "foreign" products and expressed amaze- ment that Granose was part of such a well-established background. "Granose were the only ones there"— this is true from more than one parti- cular point of view. Granose had the only stand to display products which it exclusively manufactured itself. We were able to tell inquirers that we knew the people who manufactured the products personally. The other stands displayed products which were agency lines. True, a very small number of stands displayed one or two products Fifty-eight of the 106 persons baptized by Pastor T. McLeary during 1973. A high percentage are which they manufactured—the rest of young people. Pastor Massey Is 5th from left back row. (See "Profile" report on page 5). the display being all agencypage Publishing Department EDITORIAL Secretary: W. J. ARTHUR Greater London Literature- Racism and God's Church Evangelists' Day of AS a loyal Hampshireman this writer who "fixed the epochs of [the human Fellowship felt severely jolted recently, and also race's] history, and the limits of their a sense of grievance that is taking time territory" (Acts 17:26, N.E.B.). But dan- SABBATH, May 11th, was certainly a to wear off. ger looms when patriotism gets out of high day for the literature-evangelists The shock he had was similar to that hand. When one's national—and even of the Greater London area for it was of Giuseppe Garibaldi, the celebrated local—identity is personally valued and then, in the lovely Hampstead church, Italian patriot, who fought for the unifi- vaunted in terms of pride and superi- that all came together for a day of cation of his beloved country of Italy. ority. This is how patriotism degener- fellowship and blessing. Even before You historians will remember that after ates into nationalism and racism. the doors were open some had already the victory over the Austrians which It is a hazard against which even arrived, and when Sabbath school com- Garibaldi helped to achieve at the gory God's children must guard, and which menced at 10 a.m. under the leadership battle of Solferino in 1859, an adjust- can be avoided only by acceptance of of Superintendent Brother A. McGregor, ment of territory was decided at the the Bible truth that God "created every the church was filled with members Peace of Villafranca. Part of this adjust- race of men of one stock" (Acts 17: awaiting a spiritual feast. ment extended the territory of France 26, N.E.B.). Which means that we are Although we were disappointed that so that it now included the city of Nice all members of one universal family— such personalities as Elder J. Knopper, —as it still does today. Till then, Nice having descended from Shem, Ham, or Publishing Department Secretary of the was part of the Italian state of Sardinia. Japheth, which were the sons of Noah, Northern Europe-West Africa Division; Then, by treaty agreement, it became who himself descended via earlier Pastor W. J. Arthur, Publishing Depart- part of France. patriarchs from "Seth, which was the ment Secretary of the British Union Overnight, the people of Nice were son of Adam, which was the son of Conference, and the Editors of The thus "transformed" from Italian to God" (Luke 3:36-38). A royal line in- Stanborough Press were unable to be French citizens. Poor Garibaldi was deed! And this means—despite local with us as expected because of overseas exasperated because Nice was his home claims!—that Hampshiremen are no commitments, we were happy to wel- town. He was a Nice man, born and better than Dorsetshiremen, that Scottish come Brother E. Pender, General bred. He, the most fervent Italian patriot are no better than Welsh, that West Manager of The Stanborough Press, of them all, understandably moaned: Indians are no better than English, . and Brother A. H. Watson, teacher from "You have made me an alien in my but that all are brothers and sisters of Newbold College. After a very enjoy- own country!" one family with God as Father. able Sabbath school in which Brother Well, something similar happened to And when it comes to local and Pender, dressed in national costume, this writer in spring—together with national patriotism—which is, in its related a mission story, we all sat back nearly 200,000 of his fellow citizens— basic sense, a laudable virtue—we do to receive the message God had prepared when the south coast area of his birth well to remember that acceptance of for us in the Divine service. and of his forefathers, was switched Jesus as Saviour ,..ansfers our real The children's story, as told by from the county of Hampshire to the citizenship from a doomed world to that Brother A. Crouch, Manager of the county of Dorsetshire. This was done, of the Kingdom of Heaven. Here, we S.D.A. Supplies, about the removal of together with other quite massive must recognize the fact that we are the cow on the bridge was captivating changes in Great Britain's counties, in pilgrims and strangers; that our deepest to all present and will long be remem- the interests of more efficient adminis- and real loyalties must be Heaven- bered. After the three McGregor sisters tration. No one could dispute the wis- centred; that our racial differences, in presented their message in song our dom of this. the noblest sense, must be deleted in guest speaker, A. H. Watson, held Nor could we find it in our heart to the context of the Bible's assurance: everyone's interest as he spoke on the grieve over Yorkshire's "loss" of terri- "Ye are a chosen generation, . an subject: "It is not always right to do tory to the new counties of Humber- holy nation . : that ye should show what seems to be the right thing." It side and Cleveland; or over Leicester- forth the praises of him who hath called was pointed out that as disciples of shire's "take-over" of Rutlandshire; or you out of darkness into his marvellous Christ we should ever do God's work over the "disappearance" of Hunting- light" (1 Peter 2:9). in God's way for indeed: "There is a donshire into the welcoming bosom of Realization and acceptance of this way that seemeth right unto a man, but neighbouring Cambridgeshire; or over sublime fact is absolutely vital—es- the end thereof are the ways of death." the many vastly more radical changes pecially for a Church, as in Britain, The theme of the afternoon pro- in Scotland and Wales. But we felt a which consists of West Indians, Pakis- gramme was: "Adventuring for Christ sense of injustice and deprivation that tanis, Indians, . as well as indigen- With Gospel Literature." Although E. from henceforth we must call our home- ous Britons. Family love and unity Pender, A. Crouch, M. Turner and T. J. town: "Bournemouth, Dorset" and no simply must prevail for the new British Watts were the main speakers, all longer "Bournemouth, Hants." Not, we Church to fulfil its God-appointed role present were thrilled when one by one would most positively affirm, that we dis- as "a royal priesthood." Racial pride, the literature-evangelists present were like Dorset. It is one of England's most on all sides, must ever be avoided for invited to come forward to tell of the gorgeous areas—wholesome, exciting, the disruptive thing it is. joys of working with the Lord with the and remarkably uncommercialized. Rather let us glory in our family re- printed page. It was evident that God's It's just that roots of local, as well lationship through God our Father ''who Spirit was near us, especially when as national, patriotism are often very hath delivered us from the power of Brother Pender offered the dedication deep indeed.

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