The Gospel According to Leviticus No. 2

Registered at the fier,,rx1 rest Otkiee, Sydney, for transmission Vol. 29, No. 18. Sydney, Monday, May 4, 1925 by Yost as a Newspaper, The Gospel According to Leviticus No. 2 Divine Antitypes IN leading His people out from Egyptian bondage evenings" the Passover lamb was slain, and on the 14th Jehovah had something more in mind than just the of Nisan, between the evenings, Christ died that deliverance of 3,000,000 slaves. He was writing a book humanity might be found behind the blood when the of blackboard illustrations for His people later on ! destroyer passes by. " All this kept happening to them with a figurative The Accepted Sheaf meaning ; but it was put on record by way of admoni- Closely following the Passover, on the 16th day of tion to us upon whom the Nisan, the wave sheaf, the ends of the ages have come." best sheaf of the harvest, 1 Cor. 10 : 11, Weymouth's was presented before the translation. Our Intercessor Lord. Christ rose from the The heavenly Leader dead on the 16th of Nisan, WITH joy we meditate the grace now kindl y points His Of our High Priest above. " the firstfruits of them that people to the admonitions His heart is full of tenderness. slept." 1 Cor. 15 : 20-23. and warnings already given, His bosom glows with love. When approached by the so that by both precept and disciples immediately after Touched with a sympathy within, example they may be enabled He knows our feeble frame. His resurrection, C h r i s t to shun the failures of His called to them, " Touch Me He knows what sore temptations mean, e typical people. "Whatso- For He has felt the same. not, for I am not yet as- ever things were written cended to My Father." In He, in the days of feeble flesh, g aforetime were written for Poured out His cries and tears, the evening of the same day, our learning, that we through And in His measure feels afresh the 16th of Nisan, standing patience and comfort of the What every member bears. V before them He declared, Scriptures might have hope." fl "Handle Me and see." Then let our humble prayer address U Romans 15 : 4. The sym- His mercy and His power. fl What had taken place be- B V bolisms of the past held a We shall obtain delivering grace fl tween the morning and the In each distressing hour. V evening hour ? He had very important and definite R meaning to the child of —Isaac Watts. U ascended to the Father, the faith today. Each must fl " firstfruits " to be accepted carry its lesson of admoni- for you! tion to those upon whom Why was Christ crucified " the ends of the world are come." on the 14th day of Nisan ? That type might meet Our Passover antitype 1 Why did He rise on the 16th ? That the The Passover, while reminding Israel of their escape antitypical wave sheaf might be presented on the third from the destroying angel, had. in it also the typical fore- day " according to the Scriptures." Thirteen times shadowing of the sacrifice of the Son of God. The New Testament writers speak of Him as rising " on the antitype of that ancient memorial is found in the cross third day." That year the 14th of Nisan fell on of Calvary, " the Lamb slain from the foundation of the Friday, the "preparation day." Luke 23 : 54. The world." This Paul teaches when he writes, " Even 16th would be Sunday, the first day of the week. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us." 1 Cor. 5 : 7. Christ did not rise on that day to make it a holy day. The annual Passover began the typical year of service, It was necessary so as to fulfil prophecy, and to meet but this begins the " acceptable year of the Lord." the type. Luke 4 : 19. On the 14th of Nisan, "between the Then, too, it must be remembered that Christ was

__ 2 rgrAt ATI§TRALABIlt\1 RECORD- 4/5/25 put to death on the shameful symbol of and with it the investigative judgment in inheritance and left him a wanderer on sun worship, but He rose on the very day heaven. the earth. dedicated to the sun god to demonstrate This solemn occasion was well an- Every fifty years, just as the sun was that it had no power over God's Christ. nounced both in type and antitype. We setting on the day of atonement, the On the intermediate day the disciples kept are told by one of the New Testament trumpet of the jubilee was blown. Only Sabbath while their Lord and Master prophets that judgment begins at the once to each generation the jubilee came. rested, in the tomb. Luke 23 : 55, 56. house of God, "Because the right place But with the blowing of the antitypical Then they went to do on the first day of to begin the judgment is at the house of jubilee trumpet there must come to the the week the work that they would not God; and if first at us what will be the last generation, the real restitution of do on the Sabbath. Luke 24 : I. Christ end of those disobedient to the good news all things. The inheritance, the heavenly came forth from the tomb on the 16th of of God?" I Peter 3 : 17, Fenton. family, and the fulness of joy must all Nisan, God's antitypical sheaf—the "first- In the typical day of atonement God come back to abide forever. This anti- fruits of them that slept." dealt only with sins confessed and for- type brings the restoration of all things given. So now He is dealing with con- that God has planned for man. Peter The True Pentecost fessed sins—sins that "go before to speaks of it as the " restitution of all Early in the third month came the judgment." I Tim. 5 : 24. These are things " of which the prophets have typical Pentecost, and in the fulness of the only sins which will be removed in spoken since the world began. Acts 3: time the antitypical Pentecost also ap- the cleansing of the true sanctuary and 19-21. Man has lost life, position, charac- peared. Before the Passover all leaven God's antitypical day of atonement. ter, the friendship of God, and the inherit- was removed from the home of the Hebrew. When, seven weeks after the Passover, two loaves were baked, con- ,-TDICAL Y EAR. trary to all directions associated with the worship of God (leaven was never to be S s u 1,4 IA E R A U T used in His service) these two new loaves U iv N were prepared with new leaven, obtained from the " accepted " sheaf of the first- fruits. So when the true antitypical 5 Pentecost came, the two loaves presented to the Lord met their antitype in the two h-lst Mth. divisions of our race, Jews and Gentiles, sover being presented before God. Not 16th-lst 01h. animated by the old leaven of selfishness, Forst Fruits but by the new leaven—the Spirit of an 15th-7th Mth. accepted Christ, "For through Him we Harvest Neva both have access by one Spirit to the New Spring 1_1000Years of Death New Earth Father." Eph. 2: 18. To share with the Israel of God, the old Ree.19,9 Gift of 6pirlt leaven of malice and evil must be re- Acts 2.1.2 moved and the new leaven—even the esurrection Spirit of Christ—must be received. of Christ Acts 3,19'21 Under the power of that new Spirit, what Cor.13.20 1 Cor.511 a great work was accomplished—thou- 1833-44 Message sands converted in a day. If God's work Bev.14:6,7 is to be done now, it must be done with the same Spirit and by the same power. The Judgment Call Quite a period of time passed between 18.----ACCEPTABLE Y EAR Pentecost in the early part of the third month and the trumpet-memorial which fell on the first day of the seventh month. Satan will then be the antitypical ance that love had planned for him, but in Somewhat of a correspondingly long " Azazel," and even as Christ died for sin, the coming jubilee these must all be given period came in between the antitypical Satan must die with sin. The figurative back to the one who successfully passes Pentecost with its gift of the Spirit, and symbolism is now no longer needed, for through the great antitypical day of the judgment message of 1833-1844. In the real cleansing brings in a finality to atonement. the typical illustration it was a ten-day forgiven sin. The man who has not con- The Kingdom Harvest announcement for the day of atonement; fessed, when God's atonement closes, must here it is a ten-year proclamation for the remain his own Azazel and he also dies Frequently in Scripture the final gather- judgment. with sin ! ing of God's people is spoken of as a A message, with the judgment as its Some years ago the writer attended the harvest. Christ Himself declares " the burden, went to the world as predicted in celebration of the atonement at the Jewish harvest is the end of the world." So in Rev. 14:6, 7. During that period three synagogue in Sydney. The building was the closing up of God's panorama, the hundred ministers in America and seven densely crowded. As the service pro- harvest home is the last feature brought hundred in Europe, proclaimed the pro- ceeded the recital became more intense to view. On the fifteenth day of the phetic announcement, " The hour of His and solemn. At one time all the wor- seventh month it came, just after the judgment is come." The world was shippers began to beat upon their breasts harvest was all gathered. In that glad stirred by that proclamation as it had not and in the Hebrew to confess their sin. I season Israel went out of their homes and been stirred since the day of Pentecost. was a stranger, and during this part of the rejoiced before the Lord in booths. In proceeding one old man, with white hair, the antitype God's true Israel will leave Antitypical Atonement stepped up to me and by way of explana- their earthly homes, to rejoice on the hill- All that earthly sacrifices could do was tion said, in deep serious tones, " This is sides of glory (Rev. 19: I), and the re- to shadow forth the Great Sacrifice, and the day of judgment to us." I could not joicing will last for one thousand years. the most important point in the repeti- but think of the real and antitypical day After the harvest home, the winter tion of these annual festivals was the of judgment and what it should mean came and there were no festivals ; so we location of their pictured events in God's to the sons of earth ! are now nearing earth's winter scene and that winter will last for one thousand real programme. On the tenth day of Restitution of All Things the seventh month came the atonement, years. At the end the new and eternal with all its reminders of sin and its Sin has disarranged God's plan, blighted spring-time will come in. The Nisan, invitations to repentance and confession. human happiness, and made this world, so the flower month of God's great plan, Then, too, according to the time, and at full of beauty in the beginning, a land of will then open its blossoms in an im- the end of the 2,300 days of Dan. 8:14, graves where numberless millions slumber mortal land. n the dust. It has caused man to lose his Will you notice where the great day of there began the real day of atonement i

4/5/25 ATISTRALA§TAN RECORD`- kt atonement comes in God's plan?—Almost thinks even less of his fellows than he deceit that could exist must lie back of her, the last act in the drama! Will you does of himself he is still in effect chief and rest with the pitiless devices of Lucifer notice, too, that all the antitypes continue. among the brethren. with a hapless victim." The types were only of temporary "Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the Dr. Fullmer, writing in the Advocate of character, and the Lord said distinctly altar, and there rememberest that thy December, 1923, on the matter of the pre- that He would " cause them to cease." brother bath ought against thee; leave dicted date of Christ's return, made this Hosea 2 : IT. They are spoken of as " her there thy gift before the altar, and go thy declaration : "If met, all cavil must cease, feasts" and "her sabbaths," but quite way ; first be reconciled to thy brother, and if not, all defence must be at an end. apart and distinct from the Sabbath of and then come and offer thy gift." For such a test all concerned have longed, Jehovah. Lev. 23 : 38. Matt. 5: 23, 24. and none more earnestly than the writer, So Christ was crucified on the 14th A spirit of forgiving love toward our and now that one has appeared, there is no of Nisan. He rose on " the third day," the fellow men is absolutely essential to disposition to hold back. Its outcome can- 16th of Nisan. Remember this is God's own acceptable prayer. This spirit not only not fail to settle, and forever, the question programme. The day of atonement, indicates a right estimate of ourselves ; at bar." Furthermore, he added that Mrs. instead of coming at the beginning of the it has an important bearing also on our Rowen had " been told that if conclusive antitypical year, comes at the close—just attitude toward God ; " for he that loveth evidence revealed that she had been deceived, where the message has placed it all these not his brother whom he bath seen, how the same would appear openly in these years. can he love God whom he bath not [the Advocate's] columns." Reader, are you interested in the seen ? " I John 4 : 20. up of God's work ? According to Would it not be a most commendable closing And this spirit of brotherly love also thing for the editor of the His own outline of things, that closing up leads the believers on to the ground where Advocate to keep his promise, and frankly and freely admit cannot be far away. The types have al- they can claim the great promise that " if that they have been deceived, without most all gone by, but all the antitypes are two of you shall agree on earth as touch- still moving on. They still stand after spending so much time upon fruitless and ing anything that they shall ask, it shall meaningless explanations? The date was God's own arrangement, and they must so be done for them of My Father which is remain until God's work reaches its definitely set, contrary to Scripture; the in heaven." Matt. 18 : 19. prophecy failed, as all such prophecies finality ! W. W. FLETCHER. This is the gospel according to surely must: therefore they were deceived. Leviticus. It is also the gospel of Jesus Whether they were deceived deliberately by Christ. "How shall we escape if we Mrs. Rowen, or by Lucifer, who used her as a " hapless victim," is not to the point. neglect so great salvation ?" R. HARE. The " Reform " party have been deceived, and their duty is to admit their error and retrace their steps. While professing to hold the doctrines of Three Essentials to Acceptable Seventh-day Adventists, they believe re- Prayer forms are needed in the church, but the methods they have adopted, instead of I. FIRST, there must be a right attitude reforming the church, will only tend to of the soul toward God. " He that Time-Setters and Their disintegration, and have brought nothing cometh to God must believe that He is, Explanations but disappointment to themselves, and and that He is a rewarder of them that ridicule upon the cause of God. BY the last mail from America we have diligently seek Him." Heb. II : 6, Dr. Fullmer actually seems to believe This recognition, not only of the exist- received the February-March issue of the the organ of the move- that the wide publicity which their failure ence of God, but also of His direct inter- Reform Advocate, has received may have been providential. vention in our lives, will inevitably imbue ment led by Mrs. Rowen, who has achieved world-wide notability because of her pre- Alluding to a letter which he received, our hearts with a spirit of praise and asserting that " millions more heard this diction concerning the coming of the Lord thanksgiving to Him. No matter what call than that of 1844," he says : " There is may be our lot, if we believe that His on February 6 last. The latest issue of the consists largely of a state- no denying that by radio, telephone, tele- hand is leading us and caring for us, praise Reform Advocate graph, and the press, it was scattered as and thanksgiving will flow upward to God. ment by the editor, Dr. B. B. Fullmer, in vindication of their position. Not a word nothing of like import was ever carried Dissatisfaction, murmuring, and com- before." Then he asks, "Is it possible that, appears from Mrs. Rowen. One would plaining are a reflection on His leadings. after all, there may have been some Provi- The spirit of thankfulness and praise think that, having made such positive state- ments, and having published them to the dence in this, beyond the ken of both friend amidst trial, disappointment, and suffer- and foe ? " It is true that millions of ing, constitutes the chief mark of the world, they would in all honesty admit that they were victims of an error, but instead people heard of their fallacious prediction, saint, and this spirit is essential to accept- for it was published in the world-wide of that the editor's eighteen-column article, able prayer. It is the indication of a right press. But instead of being a "call" it attitude of the soul toward the Lord. under the sub-heading, " Open Acknowledg- ment," makes this astounding declaration : was the very reverse, and was used by the Praise is the keynote of heaven's worship. newspaper writers as an evidence of the Therefore, " in every thing by prayer and "It is true that Mrs. Rowen definitely announced February 6, 1925, as the time foolishness of men and women who are supplication with thanksgiving let your looking for the coming of the Lord. In- requests be made known unto God." for the return of the Lord to this earth. As the message was spoken aloud while she stead of adding force to the Advent truth it Phil. 4:6. brought ignominy and shame upon it, and 2. Then, there must be a right view of was in the usual unconscious state, she responsible for the experience should be a lesson to all of ourselves. Humility does not consist in is not to be held personally us to hold fast to the old landmarks, and having a worse opinion of ourselves than this date." responsible, then to turn a deaf ear to those off-shoots which we deserve. Sometimes a mock humility If she is not personally are constantly seeking to draw away dis- may lead us to condemn ourselves in who is ? Mrs. Rowen made the statement, so Dr. Fullmer says, while "in the usual ciples after them. severe terms that we would strongly A. W. ANDERSON. resent should others apply them to us. unconscious state." Admitting that she True humility consists in a recognition of made the statement in a state of uncon- the truth concerning ourselves, that is all; sciousness, we are free to admit that she but that of course is a great deal. It was could hardly be held responsible for it. But the man who in the distress of his soul who then is responsible for it ? cried out, " God be merciful to me a sin- Dr. Fullmer evidently wishes his readers Prayer—The Need of the Hour ner " that " went down to his house justi- to infer that their disappointment is on a parallel with the disappointment of 1844, "PRAY with unceasing prayer and en- fied." treaty on every fitting occasion in the' 3. And there must also be a right atti- and that sooner oz later a satisfactory ex- tude toward our fellow men. This may planation will be forthcoming. He excul- Spirit, and be always on the alert to seize indeed be a test of our humility : for a pates Mrs. Rowen from any blame whatso- opportunities for doing so with unwearied persistence and entreaty." Eph. 6: 18 man may consider that he holds a ever, and to those who are inclined to modest opinion of himself ; but if he denounce her as a deceiver he says : " Any (Weymouth).

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1111111111111111111111111111111111HUM1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111E111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111Mg days go by, I find myself drawn closer and closer to Him. As I look back on the crosses and trials that have come to me in school life, I thank God for them all. The gg result of these experiences has made me Education Department strong and determined to do the right. gg el "I have learnt since being at Avondale what true friendship is and have enjoyed ii0:11WHOMMINHHOHMENINHOPHHEINIMMINHEMINEEINEWHIMINIMUNIMIIMMINEURRila the pleasant associations." " A Training Ground" What Avondale Means to Me The path which leads us to school is marked "I AM satisfied that not all of the hard- out by the Lord. He holds out to us this A Symposium* est lessons are learned from books, many great privilege, bids us accept and use it for are learned from experience, and Avondale " Training for Service" the development of powers to be used in is a training ground. Here the Lord sees His service. And there is another great AVONDALE means three things to me : fit to train and to teach. purpose in this call : the gaining of that " Since being at Avondale I have learned the first is Training for service.' When precious, ever deepening, personal knowledge our Saviour was on earth He said that the that a deeper consecration is needed for the of Jesus. building of character and a closer walk with fields were ripe for the harvest but the "For this reason I rejoice that I heard labourers were few. If this was true in God. the call. During my years at Avondale, I " I have learned that to be punctual at His day, how true it is in ours. It is of have secured that which no man can take little use trying to take part in the Lord's all exercises and work is one of the most away. This experience awaits every young necessary habits to cultivate. work without some degree of education, and person who will forsake the path of selfish this is the place where we can receive it. " The experience I have gained here has indulgence and lay all upon the altar of been a great blessing to me, causing me to " The second is, Christian association.' Jesus." We can here at Avondale meet with those take more time for prayer and the study of like precious faith and talk over the "The Best Place on Earth" of the Word. things God has done for us in lifting us "I CAME to Avondale with the purpose "Not all my days have been bright and from sin to a life of righteousness and joy. of being fitted for service in the vineyard of happy ones, but now I am able to look back " The third point is, Gaining an experi- my Lord. I thought I had the message, and see the Lord's will for me in all things. ence in religion.' This point, though and needed only instruction to enable me For these sad days along with the bright placed third on the list, occupies perhaps to give it to others, but I now find that ones my heart is filled with gratitude, be- the most important place in explaining Avondale has changed my life entirely. I cause I believe that without them I should what Avondale means to me. As we are see things differently, and pray that never never have learned the lessons. My days here training to do public work for the in my life may I go back to what I was be- at Avondale will be looked upon long after Lord we must gain an experience that will fore I came. I have left it, as one of the most sacred tell not only upon ourselves but upon those "To me, Avondale is the best place on times in my life." among whom we labour later, because we earth, and I would never think of leaving it, "A Realisation of the World's Needs" cannot give to others what we do not have if it was not for the souls who need help to " ALTHOUGH I have been at Avondale but ourselves." bring them to their Saviour." four weeks, I feel that it has meant much "The Turning Point of My Life" "The Discipline that is Needed " to me. It has brought a greater realisation " AVONDALE has changed my whole "TO me Avondale means a greater and of the world's need, and my need of sur- outlook upon life. My coming has been deeper Christian experience. As one studies rendering all for the heralding of this gospel the turning point in my life, for I have and works each day one begins to get a message to the world. I now realise the gained an experience that I bad not eained glimpse of self in its weakness, and also a blessings that come from the study of the anywhere else. glimpse of Christ in His strength. One Scriptures ; and how necessary this study " I have caught a glimpse of the love of cannot but strive to be like Him who has is in order to bless others and draw them Jesus in dying that I might have eternal set, the example. nearer to Christ." life ; and my one aim and desire is to tell "It is THE training ground, and one re- A Place to "See Ourselves Truly" others of this wonderful love. All that I ceives the discipline that is needed in the "TO me Avondale is a place where we am and ever hope to be I owe to godly training of workers. It means backbone as see ourselves just as we really are. Then of parents and to Avondale." the result of all the battles and hard knocks course we try to live the life a true one receives, The rough edges of character "All and in All" follower of Christ would live. are smoothed off into likeness of Christ's "We all have our aim for future work, "THE word Avondale' has a big place in precious character. and we are often encouraged as we bear my memory and will have as long as I live. "One learns how to live for others, for our missionaries tell us of the need for This is my second year here ; but it did not after all this is the only way to gain richer earnest missionaries, and we pray that God take me all that time to learn the purpose blessings. He that keepeth his life shall will give us His grace so that we may some of the school, and why young people leave lose it, therefore our motto is, `Others.' day be able to go out and fill our places in home and friends to come. It was my "It means a deeper realisation of the time the forefront of the battle. By seeing earnest desire to give my whole life to God in which we live and the needs of the for- ourselves truly, we see how each day must that He might use me definitely in His eign fields. be a battle and a march towards our goal could be of use to Him service ; but before I "Last, but not least in any way, it means and thus towards our heavenly goal. I knew that I must get an education in the sacrificing spirit which gives the greatest "It also means the daily building of such spiritual things as well as in the ordinary of all blessings." a character as can stand the temptations of duties of life ; and so He led me to Avon- "More than Can Be Expressed" Satan, and perfecting bodies that will stand dale to be pruned. us in good stead in after life." " Sometimes people get the idea that "THIS God-appointed place means more to Avondale is a little heaven ; but we must me than can be expressed, as I am looking "The Dawn of My Life Work" understand and remember that wherever forward to the time when the education "WORDS can hardly express what Avon- God's people are trying to serve Him and that I have gained here will be the means dale really means to me. Taken in a nut- to train for the extension c-r. this gospel of furthering the work of God and bringing shell, as it were, it means the dawn of my message Satan is sure to be found and he is a harvest of souls to a knowledge of His life work for my God. There is no happier not idle. saving truth," life than that of service for the One who " Avondale means all and in all to me." went through all the untold sufferings of "Pleasant Associations" the cross, and I am determined, that with "A Deepening, Personal Knowledge " WHEN I think of what Avondale has the help of Jesus, I will be able to be of of Jesus" meant to me, I say with Tennyson, I some service to Him, "I KNOW that I am not at Avondale by would that my tongue could utter the "The foundations of a building deter- any chance circumstances. The opportuni- thoughts that arise in me.' mine as to whether it will stand the strain ties which are given to us young people are by "It has meant everything to me, in of all the storms of life. So with our own far too wonderful to be by mere chance. bringing me to the feet of Jesus. As the lives : only if the very groundwork of our

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minds and hearts is solid and filled with South New Zealand Queensland the love and purity of our Saviour, can we MARCH, 1925 MARCH 1925 possibly hope to stand in the storms of life. " Our college holds the banner of the Bible Readings— Hrs. Ord. Value Home Naming— Hrs. Ord. Value cross and waves it wide, and who can resist D. P. Black si £ 9 10 0 D. Miller 434 26 £32 2 0 T. Fraser 85 42 62 0 0 the call of God which is forever ringing out Mrs. C. Hodgkinson 30 27 35 1 6 to you and to me? I cannot." A. E. Woodley ... 58 22 27 7 6 Mrs. Rodgers 291 35 42 11 0 Our Day— -,By some of the present year students. Ladies' Handbook — R. Black 91 89 45 11 6 Mrs. G. McDonald 321 58 88 10 0 J. Newman 71 26 29 5 0 Miscellaneous 2 2 1 7 6 J. Carroll 18 19 0 0 C. L. Rowland .. 6 15 0 A. Ward 9 9 13 6 Ministry of Healing— Monthly Summary of Aus- Patriarch* and Prophets— Mrs, Newley 131 1 17 6 P. Hardyment 68 31 37 5 0 Miss M. Heusehele 14 3 26 tralasian Canvassing Work C. Hardyment 7 7 17 6 Oar Day— Ladies' Handbook— C. L. Rowland ... 8 6 7 0 Victoria-Tasmania G. Bailey 26 17 24 12 6 Helps Sold by Colporteurs 5 19 6 R. Barber 141 75 165 13 6 MARCH, 1925 Miss Hossack 9 I 1 7 6 J. Shin 127 73 105 0 0 173 165 £223 13 6 Bible Readings— Hrs. Ord. Value Sirs. Byford 13 8 11 5 0 W. Taylor 13 2 3 5 0 J. A. Bowu 224 7 27 15 0 Miss Harker 60 22 26 2 6 Home We Live In— H. Swain 1 1 0 0 South Australia C. Sinclair 511 12 14 7 6 Miss McLennan 26 21 5 7 0 Helps Sold by Colporteurs 38 2 6 M RCH, 1925 Horne Nursing— Ladies' Handbook— Hrs. Ord. Value N. Appleton 39 30 35 4 6 728 399 £542 3 0 W. G. Brittain .. 19 29 34 1 6 Mrs. M. Badcock 2 £ 3 5 0 Miss M. Collins .. 511 39 50 0 6 J. S. Sweet (Del). 24 1 1 7 Mrs. E. H. Cole 28 25 30 19 6 Our Day— T. J. Clarke 13 8 9 14 0 North New South Wales Miss Harker 4 3 3 15 0 J, Sibley 724 24 24 9 0 B. C. Slack 33 20 23 4 0 MARCH, 1925 N. H. Speck .. 52 24 24 11 0 R. J. Paterson 67 62 71 0 6 Hrs. Ord. Value Mrs. M. Badcock 381 15 14 3 6 H. Swain 521 46 56 6 6 Horne Nursing - Mrs. Swain 47 37 43 18 0 Bible Readings— A. Thorpe 41 37 43 15 6 F. McFarlane 1 1 10 0 Miss M. Luke 8 8 9 1 0 Our Day- Our Day— Helps Sold by Colporteurs 2 1 0 14 13 1 0 E. A. Butler ... 30; 6 o 11 0 0. S. Anderson 28 195 74 .2 78 16 0 Mrs. Fraser 17 12 11 8 0 IL E. W. Cross 57 37 38 3 6 N. Fisher 59 '5 4 5 6 H. E. James 821 36 33 14 0 A E. Gay 118 42 40 16 0 F. McFarlane 331 7 7 2 6 A. N. Stabellos 101 38 9.0 16 0 Home Naming— Book Totals for March, 1925 J. T. Smith ... 501 12 11 11 0 J. S. Trim 65 70 69 10 6 Ladies' Handbook- A. I. Mitch 311 41 63 80 4 0 Hrs. Ord. Value North New South Wales 409 284 359 3 0 M3 s. Coulsell 20 7 10 2 6 Ladies' Handbook— South New South Wales 1073 456 594 6 6 Mrs. Lewis 281 23 32 2 6 H. C. Morgan ... 744 53 78 7 6 North New Zealand ... 1218 523 755 5 0 J. W. Roberts 201 99 141 17 6 South New Zealand 728 399 542 3 0 Ministry of Healing— C. Sinclair 1 1 7 6 Queensland 173 185 223 13 6 Mrs. Stabbings ... 33 21 28 17 6 Miss E. Gay ... 25 11 6 17 6 South Australia 195 74 78 18 0 M. Wilson .. 501 42 60 0 0 Victoria-Tasmania 12781 694 Helps Sold by Colporteurs 17 2 6 880 .1 9 Helps Sold by Colporteurs 30 12 3 50741 2595 £3414 0 9 409 284 £359 3 0 12781 694 2880 11 9

Wm Id Outlook— Hrs. Copies Value South New South Wales Standing of Subscription List J. W. Jacobs 151 25 1 5 0 Value of Helps Sold 10 0 MARCH, 1925 " Signs of the Times " Ladies' Handbook— Hrs. Ord. Value RI 15 0 April 1, 1925 Mrs. R. Bucknell 48 22 £31 5 0 Av. per W. S. Renn 601 17 24 2 6 40 17 6 Conference Clubs Singles Total member Mrs. Hammond 311 29 West Australia 1730 592 2322 North New Zealand E. Speers 10 4 6 I0 0 2.96 South N. S. Wales 3693 619 4312 2.95 Miss L. Glazier ... 1 1 7 6 MARCH, 1925 South New Zealand 633 218 851 2.95 Our Dcv— Victoria-Tasmania 3070 1485 4555 2.49 Ladiee' Handbook— Hrs. Ord. Value F. A. Moore 771 29 30 14 6 South Australia 861 537 1398 2.14 Queensland 1061 450 1511 2.12 A. Jackson 941 77 Let 7 6 B. Collett 50 22 23 0 0 North New Zealand 1996 292 2288 2.1 H. Whitford 734 37 55 17 6 Home Nuremo— North N. S. Wales 1823 503 2326 2.06 13. Waldrom 57 38 56 5 0 L. Cease 48} 15 23 7 6 H. H. White 1174 62 76 15 6 R. Singe 77 41 48 14 0 14,867 4,696 19,563 Home Nursing— Mrs. Thorpe ... 561 33 40 0 6 Total average in all Conferences 2.46 per member. Mrs. J. Brooker 30 15 18 3 6 Mrs. Conrad 901 46 55 19 6 1 16 19 2 0 A. Coruwell 76 Total Circulation for March Our Dug— Miss E. Barber 281 14 15 18 6 D. A. Speck 1 1 6 0 Victoria-Tasmania 22,857 Miss Ward ... Sli 11 11 0 6 H. Brooker 120 37 51 IS 6 Miss 454 23 25 3 0 South New South Wales 21,583 Bible .Readings— West Australia 11,643 Christ's Object Lessons— Mrs. A. M. Carton 211 8 9 15 0 North New Zealand 11,431 G. H. Grant 981 21 12 11 0 A. G. Carton 26 20 23 10 0 H. G. Moulds 671 35 44 0 0 North New South Wales 11,251 Bible Readings— R. Pears ,.. 1071 26 30 10 0 Queensland 795,6 Mr. & Mrs. Thompson 161 10 11 15 0 J. E. Laybourne 97 58 74 0 0 South Australia 6,983 R. Kibblewhite ... 116 36 50 17 6 Ministry of Healing— South New Zealand 4,240 G. B. Rodgers ... 1161 37 40 2 6 Miss L. Glazier ... 394 7 1 7 6 Mrs. Boniface 811 32 40 5 0 W. C. Boniface ... 112 29 36 17 6 Daniel and Revelation — 97,584 .A. Ryder 25 19 25 10 0 EL G. Moulds 104 7 8 5 0 Miss Brown 471 18 25 0 0 Helps Sold by Colporteurs 32 8 6 H. Kruse 85 19 2.3 7 6 Mrs. Grinlinton 21 7 7 10 0 1073 456 2594 6 6 "THE strongest argument in favour of Helps Sold by Colporteurs 38 3 6 World Outlook— the gospel is a loving and lovable 1218 523 £755 5 0 Mrs. H. Devine 1984 £104 13 0 Christian."

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1111111111111i111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 State, and doubtless many unlicensed ones, will abundantly bless the united labours of and in addition to these, the concerts and Brother, and Sister O'Brien as they journey WEST AUSTRALIA lectures broadcasted from this station in across life's sea in the good ship " Matri- Western Australia are sometimes picked mony." They have started out with the PRESIDENT: H. E. PIPER .3 up in New Zealand, so we have no pos- Great Master Pilot, Jesus Christ, on board SECRETARY: R. R. GOODING sibility of knowing the size of our audience. and we know that whilst they obey instruc-

ITI11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 We hope and pray that many who have tions, He will guide them safely at last into never before heard the message will have that haven of peace on Eternity's shore. Broadcasting in West Australia had their interest awakened. J. S. STEWART. Feeling that this is so, we are taking REALISING the wonderful results that steps to have our Perth church connected are being achieved by the use of wireless, with the broadcasting station permanently, 11.77BITUARY I several of the brethren earnestly discussed so that we can take our turn with other with us the possibility of using this in- denominations in having services broad- CLARKE.—Died at her home, Ariah Park, vention in broadcasting our camp services. casted. January 27, after years of failing health, By vote of the committee Pastor H. E. Surely the Lord has a thousand ways of Sister Mary Ann Clarke, mother of Sister J. Piper and the writer were commissioned to spreading the message of which we have Nancy. Sister Clarke accepted the third make full enquiries into the cost, etc., of such never thought. R. R. GOODING. angel's message through the personal efforts a proposition. As investigation proceeded, of her daughter and through reading denom- we began to hope for the broadcasting of inational literature some ten years ago. She about six services at an approximate cost of WEDDING BELLS was a faithful Sabbath-keeper and tithe- £50. However, we were disappointed some- payer, and to her death bore definite and what when the directors of the broadcasting cheerful witness to these truths. She not station cut us down to one service, the last CHERRY-HOLLING-SWORTIL — Eric H. only looked forward to the early return of Sunday service of the camp. But we were Cherry, recently from N.S.W., but now her Master, but encouraged her friends and pleased indeed when told there would be no resident in North Queensland, was united neighbours to do likewise. Though quite charge except that made by the Postmaster in marriage with Nurse Eva M. Hollings- alone as regards fellow Adventists most of General's Department for putting in the worth of West Australia, both being graduate the time, except for the visits of Brother line, estimated to be £6. nurses of the Sydney Sanitarium. The and Sister Perry and family which she When at last the time arrived for the marriage service was celebrated on April 13, greatly enjoyed, and living in a home at- service to begin, the large pavilion was Easter Monday, at the home of Brother mosphere which was more hostile than packed to its limits and it was evident by Gander in Clayfield, Brisbane, Pastor A. C. helpful, she nevertheless maintained her the murmur of voices that many were a Chesson officiating. We wish these conse- firm trust and confidence in the vital truths little excited. crated young people a bright and happy of her faith. Attended during the last week The service was taken by Pastor Piper, future. of her life by her only daughter, who had the subject being, "The Everlasting Gospel : COLLMANN-MAUCUM. — Wednesday been hastily summoned, and leaving behind Its Progress." God blessed us with ideal evening, April 8, Brother R. D. Collmann a clear ringing testimony to the reality and weather conditions for listening-in. was united in marriage with Sister Estelle comfort of Christ's full and free salvation, Naturally we were anxious to hear from Maucum at the Seventh-day Adventist she passed away quietly at the age of some of those who had listened-in and we church, Windsor, Victoria. Both of these seventy-seven years, in sure and certain hope were not kept long in suspense, for early young people for several years have been of a glorious resurrection. H. E. CARR. next morning a telegram was received from employed as teachers in the Department a member at Albany saying, " Greatly en- of Public Instruction, Victoria. Sister joyed your service last night." We learned Collmann, however, resigned her position Wanted later that the believers at Albany who could recently in favour of the matrimonial EXPERT lady stenographer. Must be not come to the camp had hired the tea state, while Brother Collmann has just thoroughly efficient. Applications stating rooms for the evening, where there was a entered upon added responsibilities at age, qualifications, experience, and church " receiving set " with a " loud speaker," the Melbourne University. We wish membership, will be received by the Secre- and they greatly enjoyed the service. We these young people much of the blessing tary of the Australasian Union Conference, soon began to receive word from all around. of God as they share life's responsibilities. " Mizpah," Wahroonga, N.S.W. One sister at Boulder who wrote to us was The ceremony was conducted by the bubbling over with enthusiasm through writer, assisted by Pastor T. H. Craddock. having beard the service at so great a dis- A. W. ANDERSON. Employment Wanted tance. She with others had listened-in, and heard so distinctly that they were able FINDLAY-JONES. — On April 13 a quiet GARDENER, experienced, wants employ- to tell who offered prayer, who pronounced wedding was celebrated in the home of ment, daily, weekly, or permanently. Can the benediction, who preached, etc. How- the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jones also milk. Address W. H. JONES, C/o 72 ever, one musical item seemed to puzzle of Haberfield, Sydney, when Sister Alice The Boulevarde, Strathfield,N. S.W. them. Some thought that Brother R. V. Jones and Brother C. V. Findlay were LADY, middle aged, wishes position as Brandstater sang the solo, and some united in marriage, Pastor R. Hare housekeeper to widower and family, S.D.A., thought it was Brother S. Louis, and the officiating. For some time past the bride within thirty miles of Brisbane. V.J., 1 writer of the letter asked us to decide the was in charge of the Sabbath school and Larnoo Avenue, West Brunswick, Victoria. matter. As a matter of fact, Brother Louis Missionary Volunteer work in the South sang the first half of each verse and Brother New Zealand Conference. Brother Find- Brandstater the latter part, while the chorus lay comes from Tasmania. For a time To Let was sung as a duet. This shows with they are making their home in Victoria. what distinctness the service was heard. We trust that the blessing of God will HOUSE, S rooms. Splendid suburb. As previously mentioned, we received attend Brother and Sister Findlay in their Handy to health food depot in Windsor. word from all quarters, too numerous to companionship and service for Him. Near church. Three rooms let at present. mention, of those who had enjoyed the ser- Would suit lady taking boarders from depot. vice. We feel, however, that we must O'BRIEN-LANE.--At the hospitable home Fully furnished. Gas stove, electric light, mention one other case. A young man of Brother and Sister C. A. Hysler, Kinga- tent, big yard, garden, big shed, use as a who had one time loved the message but roy, on Monday, April 13, Brother P. F. H. sleep-out. Moderate rent. Sell furniture. who had grown cold and drifted out was O'Brien of Mahen, and Miss C. E. W. Lane, Apply n Wattle Tree Rd., Malvern, Vic- listening-in on this particular evening, formerly one of our colporteurs, and daugh- toria. and what he heard so impressed and con- ter of Sister A. L. Lane, of Bell, Queensland, victed him that he made up his mind to were united in wedlock. A few friends For Sale again throw in his lot with thepeople of God. gathered to witness the ceremony and con- One business man of the city told me he gratulate the happy couple. The decorations TWO cottages, one at Fairfield, 12 min. had no idea of the extent of our work, and in the house and the attire of the bridal station, 18 miles from Sydney, and one at he would still not know except that be party were beautiful in their artistic sim- Cooranbong, near school and church. For heard the message broadcasted. There are plicity and assured us of the presence of particulars apply W. STEVENS, Avondale 2,000 licensed "receiving sets" in this heavenly angels. Our prayer is that God Industries, Cooranbong.

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2t, _ / Reports from Conferences to April 18 Conferences Amount Per Cent - of Goal Our Eighth Appeal for Missions South N.Z. £ 900 112 North N.S.W. 1,216 101 Vic.-Tas. 1,900 63 South N.S.W.1,296 53 Union Conference Goal, £14,000 West Aust. 356 34 South Aust. 344 27 Union Conference £6,012 43 £14.000

THE North N.S.W. Conference is the second conference to reach its aim in the campaign this year. We rejoice with —£12,000 them on this fine achievement. THE Victoria-Tasmanian field has collected two-thirds of its total goal of 11..ELLict Is £3,000. Soon the song of victory will be • —£10,000 sung in this our largest conference. ••44501.0n0.05 IS WE are pleased to see that South New South Wales also has passed the half- EW tiet3sioL.r> e SAMOA way mark, not withstanding that this con- V —£8,000 ference has had special difficulties with which to contend in the matter of terri- Soc,ETY t.ARCH., tory this year. IS WEST Australia's first report shows PITCAII4 —£6,000 • KEIRINALISC Is that one-third of the goal has been .1. 15 reached. Two more weeks like this, and West Australia will be through. _£4,000 SOUTH Australia's report for the second week shows an increase of £40 over the first week's figures. We know that hard work is being done in this con- £2,000 ference, and believe that success will result. IN the telegram received from the Victoria-Tasmanian office for this week, they report that four of their churches have reached their goals —Warrnambool, Dandenong, Moonee ionds, and War- burton. A QUEENSLAND sister wrote to the O office : " Please forward my magazines as 0 early as possible. I am just longing for the campaign to begin. After I have been out on the Appeal work for a day, I come home, tired of course, but brimful of joy from the knowledge that I have O been doing the Lord's work. The people of my district are asking me when I am 1 coming around again. They are anxious for my visit and to see the new magazine. E Please send more magazines this year as I want as many people as possible to read about our work." 2 BROTHER C. M. Lee, who is spending a few weeks in Brisbane in preparation for > his work in the Solomons, is lending a willing hand in the Appeal work. Although busy making necessary pur- chases, etc., both he and Sister Lee are cheerfully facing the God-given task of raising needed funds for needy people. COLLECTING in Geelong, Victoria, recently, Brother E. Watson received in ten hours' work the amount of £30 ios. 6d. He is planning to finish his Appeal work in Geelong early in May. In Sydney, Turramurra, and Hornsby, Brother Watson has collected £71 in this year's effort. 8 4/5/25

son, N. S. Wales publicity expert for the "For one short week beforehand the cAustratasiart troth Australasian Union Conference of Seventh- meeting was advertised by impressive and THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE day Adventists. Mrs. Rowen, American conspicuous posters on all the hoardings, AUSTRALASIAN UNION CONFERENCE OF prophetess of the end of the world, who bands of daily plodding handbill-dis- SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS so sadly disappointed her followers the tributers, attractive coloured film an- 5/- other night, was credited in the cables nouncements in the picture theatres, etc., Single Subscriptions per year, post paid - - with being an orthodox Adventist. She —all proclaiming the one topic: 'After Editors is not, nor are any of her followers recog- death—W hat ? Pastor Lionel B a r r as J. E. Fulton, W. G. Turner. F. A. AIlurn, Anna L. Hindson (Office Editor) nised Seventh-day Adventists. Hence back again at the Finsbury Park All copy for the paper should be sent to the strain on Mr. Anderson's time, Cinema.' Mrs. Hindson, " Mizpah," Wahroonga, N .S.W. patience, pen, and typewriter, trying to "Last year this same picture theatre Printed weekly for the Conference by the catch up with the mis-statement and had been packed night after night and as AVONDALE PRESS, COORANBONG, NEW SOUTH WALES spread the correct seventh day gospel." a result eighty-five were received into church fellowship and £400 taken in collections. Would 1925 come up to the Date of the Week of Prayer, May 30 Three Great London Efforts same grand standard? to June 6. THREE large evangelical efforts were "At five o'clock Mr. Bartlett and his begun in London simultaneously. Pastor band of helpers were on duty distributing WE. were extremely sorry to hear of the cards and pencils in the theatre. Messrs. death of the only child of Pastor and Sister L. W. Barras re-opened his campaign in the Finsbury Park picture theatre, Pastor Vince and Holmes lined up the stewards G. S. Joseph, in South Africa. Little and gave attention to the audience's com- Allan died of diphtheria at the age of six. W. Maudsley began his third series in the Wimbledon theatre, and Pastor G. Hyde fort and requirements. Outside the We extend heartfelt sympathy to Brother eager, waiting crowd had grown to some and Sister Joseph. commenced in the Hove Town Hall, on Sunday evening, February 8, with a dimensions by 5:30 p.m. At 6 o'clock " You will be interested to learn," splendid attendance in each place. Good they stampeded through a side door. So writes Pastor Westerman, " that Pastor reports of these efforts appear in the the main doors were thrown open, letting Kent's mission in the city of Dunedin is Missionary Worker, published in London, in a steady stream that never stopped being well attended. Six persons have from which we quote the following para- until 2,300 were seated, making a well taken their stand in Christchurch as a graphs: packed hall ! result of Brother Were's effort, and two Wimbledon "The evangelist, Pastor Barras, won- others have been reported from the West derfully gripped the waiting thousands "For the third year in succession, in immediately he rose to address them. Coast." the same district, in the same hall, Pastor Seventy-five per cent raised their hands Maudsley is conducting one of the largest FROM North Queensland, Brother C. A. to say they had attended last year and that evangelical campaigns now being carried same number assured us that they planned Wrigley writes : " The work in Ayr is com- on in the world. ing on wonderfully under God's guiding definitely to come every Sunday. With "The people of Wimbledon certainly intense silence they listened to the hand, the tent being practically full every appreciate having him in their midst. Sunday night. A good interest is springing address and heaved a sigh of longing as All the local papers contain reports the evangelist sat down, his task well up, to the extent that three new seats have drawing attention to the marvellous been required for our Sabbath services, accomplished for that evening. crowd that attended the opening lecture " This acutely alive and appealing and it would appear that more will soon on Sunday evening, February 8. The be needed." situation that was created once more on clergy have entered a protest because we Sunday has left us with a gigantic task on are emptying their churches ! There is FROM Brother J. L. Smith we have re- hand. We tackle it with our hope fixed ceived the following information regarding a tremendous stir in the district. on Christ. The local church has risen Brother E. R. Whitehead, whose accident "Although the lecture did not commence nobly to our assistance and is straining was mentioned in a recent number of the until 7 p.m., over two hundred persons every nerve to help us all it can. Pray had gathered by 6.30 when the doors were RECORD : " Bearing but little trace of ex- with us that God will redeem His promise ternal injury as the result of one electric tram- opened. For half an hour the orchestra and be with His people in this their hour car crashing into another on March 23, entertained the waiting congregation, of opportunity and need." Brother Whitehead has, notwithstanding which by 7 o'clock had reached nearly this, been practically confined to his bed and two thousand. As an introduction to the home since then. The jar and shock, it is lecture entitled, "Back from the Dead," thought, have affected his spine. Please Pastor Maudsley threw on the screen a Sanitarium X-Ray Fund pray for his speedy recovery, so that his series of limelight views and for thirty much needed services may he used in the minutes discussed whether it was possible Previously acknowledged £829 19 0 to come back from the dead. Fifteen Kew mission." W. D. Smith I 10 0 minutes were spent in answering the J. R. James 3 3 0 questions of the evening. On Error's Trail "The Bible workers are now hurrying £834 12 0 round to those who tequestecl literature, OUR people will rememl- r that several endeavouring to visit every one before of the leading newspaprs published the next lecture. Theirs is an almost cablegrams concerning the erroneous impossible task, for the number of names "steps to Christ" prophecies of Mrs. Rowen of Los Angeles, received is large. The members of the who had predicted that the end of the THE business friend in Melbourne who newly-organised Wimbledon church are responded so promptly with a £10 donation world would take place on February 6 distributing ninety per cent of the hand- last. In most of these ne vspapers Mrs. to missions has now acknowledged the bills and have volunteered to assist the receipt of the booklet, "Steps to Christ," Rowen was described as a Seventh-day Bible workers with their visiting lists." Adventist. Our Press Bureau Depart- in the following terms : ment immediately took steps to correct Hove "I thank you very much for your kind these erroneous statements and, on the "Hove [another section of London] is letter and also for the beautiful pocket whole, the newspapers were very liberal a very conservative place, yet in spite of booklet, which I find pleasure in accepting to us in granting us space to correct this fact there were about one thousand on the conditions contained therein, with the error. Matter aggregating several people present to hear the opening address. which I will comply as far as possible. columns has appeared in various news- Many hundreds of persons have given in That your work may prosper and be much papers in different parts of the Union their names and addresses for literature blessed is my heartiest wish." Conference. Evidently one of the writers in connection with these meetings." During the war time it was said that on Smith's Weekly must have noticed these "every bullet has its billet." Let us hope corrections, for in the issue of that North London that this little book, in the great contro- journal dated March 14, a paragraph In North London still greater success versy that is being waged between Christ appeared under the title, " On Error's marked the beginning of the effort. We and Satan, may be the means of saving Trail," which reads as follows: will let one of the workers there tell the many a soul from death. "Busy man these days is A. W. Ander- story : J. L. SMITH.