Vol. 114 Takoma Park, Washington, D.C., U.S.A., June 17, 1937 No. 24 The Far Eastern Division THE territory-of the Far Eastern Division com- prises the following: Japan, Chosen (Korea), Formosa, Japanese Mandates, Philippine Islands, Straits Settlements, British North Borneo, Brunei, Sarawak, Malay States, Siam, and French Indo-China—all of which are com- prised in the Chosen, Japan, Malayan, and Philippine Union Missions. The population of these countries is over 140,000,000. In this vast population we have only 500 churches and 24,447 members. The headquarters is at Singapore, Straits Settlements. Pastor V. T. Armstrong is the president, and C. L. Torrey is secretary-treasurer and auditor. The execu- tive board consists of the following: V. T. Armstrong, C. L. Torrey, W. P. Bradley, J. H. McEachern, G. A. Campbell, R. R. Figuhr, H. A. Oberg, E. A. Moon, A. N. Nelson, W. E. Scharffenberg, Dr. H. W. Miller. The reports from this field in this number of the REVIEW are of thrilling interest, showing the marvelous manner in which the gospel mes- sage is going to the peoples of these fields. Conference Session in Tourane, Annam, French Indo-China. Picture of Delegates, Workers, and Members Present at the Meeting. Work- ers Present Seated in Front Row. Europeans, Left to Right: J. H. McEachern From the Far Eastern Division, E. A. Moon, Union Superin- tendent, R. H. Wentland, Mission Director t EAIZT ----10.--H FART TALKS I WITH OUR READERS .6v -rl_e - -dee- 1 Making Restitution I SPOKE last week of the steps necessary in secur- family of which they have been made members ing deliverance from sin. I emphasized the need by God's grace. of genuine sorrow for sin and the confession of sin. Justified by His Blood; Saved by His Life Sorrow will lead to confession. Every person that desires to do right will want to acknowledge a The sinner, in thus coming to the Lord, receives mistake as soon as sorrow for that mistake fills his justification through the sacrifice of Christ the heart. But confession alone is not enough. The Lord. This is clearly brought to view by the sin may have been of a character which injured the apostle Paul in his epistle to the church at Rome: reputation of a brother or took from him unjustly "God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we I that which was his own. were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being One may cheat his neighbor in a deal. He may now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. For if, when we were enemies, we were steal a sum of money from the purse of another. reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more, In such cases it is not enough to go to the one who being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life." Rom. is wronged and say, "I have sinned; I crave your . 5:8-10. forgiveness." Genuine confession will lead to resti- The word "justified" means made equal to a tution. This is taught in the confession of faith standard. The standard is that required by the made by Zacchaeus, as brought to view in the law of God, exemplified in the righteous life of nineteenth chapter of Luke. Jesus Christ. In His forgiveness, God imputes to Zacchaeus declared to the Lord: "Behold, Lord, His child the righteousness of the Lord Jesus. He the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I is justified by the blood. He is made equal to the have taken anything from any man by false accu- demands of the law. It is as if the sinner's past sation, I restore him fourfold." Verse 8. life was blotted out, and in its stead the life of Jesus approved of this profession of faith. He the Lord Jesus was placed to his account; so that declared, "This day is salvation come to this house." as God looks back over the sinner's past life, He And so we may well believe that Christ the Lord sees, not the sins the man committed by the will approve a similar course of procedure on the way, but the life and righteousness of the Lord part of every disciple who is trying to rid his life Jesus Christ imputed to him. of sin. The divine promise is, "Whoso confesseth But this is not enough. The apostle declares and forsaketh them [his sins] shall have mercy." that we are justified by His blood, but saved by "Mercy" means to treat an offender better than His life. Christ, by His Holy Spirit, takes up His he deserves. Traitors against the governments of abode in the converted heart. He reigns there earth, according to human law, are deserving of supreme. His Holy Spirit prompts the motives death. The sinner is a traitor against God's gov- and purposes and controls the actions, and this ernment, and the penalty for his sin against the indwelling Spirit keeps the disciple from falling government of the great Ruler of the universe is back again into the old ways of sin. This is the death. But when the sinner turns to the Lord and experience of which the apostle Paul speaks in seeks forgiveness for his disloyalty, the Lord par- Galatians 2:20: dons his transgression. And so we have this assur- "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not ance, given us by the apostle John, "If we confess I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." me, and gave Himself for me." 1 John 1:9. For this new and living experience in Christ the Christ our Saviour took upon Himself the pen- Lord, we need to pray most earnestly. We are liv- alty for our transgressions. He died as our sub- ing in the hour of God's judgment. We know not stitute, in our place, and thus He meets the de- how soon our cases will come before the heavenly mands of the broken law of God. tribunal. How great is the need of our getting It is the blessed privilege of the child of God, ready. Some there are who by their very attitude after he has made confession of his wrongdoing, tempt the approach of the enemy. William Carey to believe the divine assurance, to rejoice in the once said that his business in life was to serve the forgiveness which he has obtained. And yet, sad Lord. And that should be the chief business of to say, we see in the church at the present time, every advent believer. Every plan and every ambi- some who do not know this joy. They lack the tion should be subordinated to the one great pur- assurance of knowing that they are children of pose of preparing for a home in the kingdom of God. Judging their forgiveness by their feelings heaven. But we cannot live with Christ in eternity rather than by the promise of God, they continue unless we learn to live with Him here. We cannot to live under the pall of their transgression. It is hope to dwell with the faithful and holy unless we the blessed privilege of these self-condemned ones take on these attributes of character. Now is the to rejoice in the freedom wherewith God has made time to prepare for the mansions which Christ is them free, and in the fellowship of the heavenly preparing for His children. IS THE PATIENCE OF THE SAINTS;,':HEREARE THEY THA 111111 lllllllllllll 111 lllllllllllllllllllllll 11 lllllllllllll 1111 llllll 1111111111111111 Vol. 114, No. 24 Takoma Park, Washington, D.C., June 17, 1937 One Year, $2.50 Published by the Seventh-day Adventists. Printed every Thursday by the Review and Herald Publishing Association, at Takoma Park, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Entered as second-class matter, August 14, 1903, at the post office at Washington, D.C., under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. "That He Might Bring Us When the siege of Jerusalem was begun by Cestius Gallus, Nero was emperor of Rome. Be- WE too are a people on the march, as was the tween his death, June 9, 68 A.D., and the accession church of the ancient exodus. There is no place of Vespasian, July 1, 69 A.D., or a period of less than to settle down until the Lord comes to lead the thirteen months, there were three emperors, Galba, reedemed into the Promised Land. After forty Otho, and Vitellius. This shows the unsettled state years of journeying through the wilderness, Moses of affairs, not only in Judea, but throughout the rehearsed God's plan for His people then: Roman Empire, and explains in some degree why "He brought us out from thence [Egypt], that vigorous measures were not sooner taken to subdue He might bring us in, to give us the land which He the rebellious Jews, and why immediate flight was swore unto our fathers." Deut. 6:23. necessary, although three and one-half years would They were led out that they might go in. There pass from the time Cestius raised the siege of Jeru- was no place to stop till the Land of Promise was salem until the city would fall before the victorious reached.