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Adventist Review General Organ of the Seventh-day Adventist Church September 13, 1979 Battle for the mind Page 3 Answered prayer God was ready I asked God for strength, that I the day the might achieve, banks closed I was made weak, that I might Page 4 learn humbly to obey. I asked for health, that I might Indochinese do greater things, refugees find I was given infirmity, that I might new life do better things. in Christ I asked for riches, that I might Page 37 be happy, Trip changes I was given poverty, that I might ideas about be wise. China today I asked for power, that I might Page 40 have the praise of men, I was given weakness, that I might feel the need of God. I asked for all things, that I might enjoy life, I was given life, that I might enjoy all things. I got nothing that I asked for but everything I had hoped for. Almost despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered. am, among all men, most richly blessed. THIS WEEK Adventist Review This issue of the ADVENTIST copies of this issue from your news as it happens. If you have imm REVIEW is unique in that it is Adventist Book Center at prices not subscribed to the REVIEW for being mailed to every Adventist more reasonable than are paid for next year, why not take a mo- in North America in order to many Christmas cards. You may ment to do so by writing your 129th Year of Continuous PubBeation either deliver them or mail them Adventist Book Center. make available to church mem- EDITOR bers the 24 pages of book, peri- yourself, or the ABC will send The poem on our cover, Kenneth H. Wood odical, and record advertise- your address list to the Review "Answered Prayer," is believed ASSOCIATE EDITORS ments that begin on page 15. and Herald, who will, for an ad- to have been written by a Con- Don F. Neufeld, Leo R. Van Dotson Sponsored by the three Adventist ditional 15c per copy, put the federate soldier during the U.S. ASSISTANT EDITOR publishing houses in North issue in a white envelope, ad- Civil War. Although the author's Jocelyn Fay America, these ads were all pho- dress it, and mail it. Bulk prices name is unknown, his message ASSISTANT TO THE EDITOR tographed by Skip Baker, a pho- are: 1-9 copies, US40c each; brings home again the tailor- Eugene F. Durand tographer in the Review and 10-99 copies, US30c each; 100 made way in which God answers ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY Herald art department. or more copies, US20c each. prayer—in the way we need, not Corinne Russ Believing that the end of time Plans for the General Confer- necessarily in the way we ask. EDITORIAL ASSOCIATE is very near, Adventists will cer- ence, to be held in Dallas, Texas, "God Was Ready the Day Aileen Andres Sox tainly want to share the truth- in April, 1980, are moving ahead the Banks Closed" (p. 4) tells EDITORIAL SECRETARIES Pat Alden, China Bamabas filled literature advertised on rapidly, as are plans for the how God provided for the con- these pages with those on their General Conference Bulletins. tinuation of the church's world- ART Director, Byron Steele holiday gift list. These ten Bulletins, published wide work when the banks all Designer, G. W. Busch We have great plans for the daily during the session and sent over the United States closed for CONSULTING EDITORS REVIEW in the weeks and months to every REVIEW subscriber, three months in 1933. Although Neal C. Wilson, Charles E. Bradford, W. Duncan Eva, W. J. Hackett, Richard Ham- ahead. contain the official record of the this is the first time this story has mitt, C. D. Henri, Alf Lohne, M. S. Nigri, G. A holiday issue, to be pub- GC session. been published, it has been veri- Ralph Thompson, Francis W. Wemick lished October 18, is in the final During this past year REVIEW fied by many sources, including SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS stages of preparation. Filled with subscribers were among the first the widow of W. H. Williams, C. 0. Franz, K. H. Entanerson, R. R. Figuhr, Robert H. Pierson, B. L. Archbold, W. T. four-color pictures, this issue is to hear about church members in the story's protagonist. Clark, R. S. Lowry, Edwin Ludescher, M. L. designed especially to be used as Uganda and Nicaragua; they read Art and photo credits: Pp. 4, Mills, Enoch Oliveira, K. S. Pannenter, W. a substitute for greeting cards a series analyzing Ellen White's 10, Review; p. 7, Concerned R. L. Scragg, C. D. Watson and to give to non-Adventists. It use of sources in her writings; Communications; p. 9, David S. EDITORS, NORTH AMERICAN UNION EDITIONS briefly tells the story of Jesus' they learned of the retirement of Boyer, National Geographic So- Columbia, Franklin W. Hudgins birth, life, death, resurrection, one General Conference presi- ciety, inset, Siegfried Bohlmann; Southwestern, George Schram and second coming from an Ad- dent and the election of another. p. 12, Jack Pardue; all other EDITORS, SPANISH EDITIONS ventist point of view. There will During the year ahead they will photos, courtesy of the respec- Inter-America and North America, Humberto M. Resi, Wanda Sample, Raul Villanueva be opportunity to order extra be able to stay abreast of church tive authors. South America, Gaston Clouzet EDITOR, PORTUGUESE EDITION R. S. Lessa LETTERS EDITORS, AFRO-MIDEAST EDITION Jack Mahon, Jean Thomas CORRESPONDENTS, Letters submitted for publication should getic, but the time to set them on Dealing with critics WORLD DIVISIONS contribute ideas and comments on articles or Afro-Mideast, Jack Mahon; Australasian, material printed in the ADVENTIST REVIEW. the right course is when they are Gordon A. Lee, Robert H. Parr; Euro-Africa, They should be brief, not exceeding 250 infants and toddlers. When chil- Re "Gathering Flowers, Not Pietro Copiz; Far Eastern, M. G. Townend; words, and must carry the writer's name, Thorns" (From the President, Inter-American, Tulio R. Haylock; Northern address, and telephone number (although this dren young as 1 or 2 are re- Europe-West Africa, Paul Sundquist; South number will not be printed). Letters must be moved from church, disciplined, July 5). American, Arthur S. Valle; Southern Asia, legible, preferably typewritten, and double- A. M. Peterson; Trans-Africa, P. J. Salhany spaced. All will be edited to meet space and and brought right back, they The most kind and tender way literary requirements, but the author's mean- learn how to behave. My parents to deal with the critics mentioned CORRESPONDENTS, ing will not be changed. Views expressed in is to generously credit them with NORTH AMERICA the letters do not necessarily represent those reared six children on this phi- UNIONS: Atlantic, Geraldine I. Grout; Ca- of the editors or of the denomination. losophy. Their children and 23 sincerity and quietly assume that nadian, A. N. How; Central, Clara Ander- somehow they have not quite son; Columbia, Franklin W. Hudgins; Lake, grandchildren are all members of Jere Wallack; North Pacific, Morten Juberg; the church and happy. I hate to understood what the blueprint for Northern, Halle Crowson; Pacific, Shirley Widow's mites Burton; Southern, Oscar Heinrich; South- think what would have been the Christian education really is, or Re "The Widow's Mites" western, Richard W. Bendall case if my parents had stayed at have misunderstood somewhat (Aug. 16). UNIVERSITIES: Andrews, Kevin McClan- home until we were 10 years old the plans God has for our medi- I found myself standing with ahan; Loma Linda, Richard Weismeyer and if we in turn had done the cal school or other institutions. the teacher and hurting, knowing CIRCULATION same with our families. As the As a solid basis for unity, our that the young lad would not at- Manager, Edmund M. Peterson twig is bent, so will the tree church leaders could present a Associate Manager, Robert Smith tend Adventist school. Then grow. If children do not attend series of articles in the REVIEW Editions in English, French, Portuguese, again, I actually shouted for joy church until they are 10 years outlining the details of God's Spanish, and Braille are available. and cried when the telephone old, what makes one think they blueprint for education, the di- TO CONTRIBUTORS rang and the widow asked, "It's will have an interest in starting at vine plan for medical missionary Unsolicited manuscripts are welcome, but not too late, is it?" notification as to acceptance or rejection may that age? work, and instruction in other be expected only if accompanied by a CHARLENE STRANGE Even today I can remember areas of misunderstanding. If this stamped, self-addressed envelope. Mayflower, Arkansas specific sermons and messages I review of the inspired instruc- An index is published in the last Review of June and December. The Adventist Review is heard in church long before I was tions regarding the conduct of indexed in the Seventh-day Adventist Period- Bending twigs 10 years old. True, children do criticized phases of our work ical Index. I just received the June 7 issue not always listen, or understand should bring to light any defi- The Adventist Review (ISSN 0161-1119) is of the REVIEW and am respond- everything, but gradually, with ciency, our leaders can explain published every Thursday. Copyright l) 1979 Review and Herald Publishing Association, ing to a letter entitled "Unruly the right help and example from how lay members can cooperate 6856 Eastern Avenue NW., Takonia Park, Children" whose author said that parents, they will do better and with them to correct the defi- Washington, D.C.