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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

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"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. It is a lesson for us. God brought the arms of Titus, September 7, 70 A.D. During prac- advent people out in the days of 1844 and onward, tically all this time the city was in the hands of that He might lead them in by the great movement very vicious elements, and even suspicion of any of the prophecy—into the heavenly Land of feeling of disloyalty meant death to the subjects Promise. of that suspicion. Flight would have been con- We can never think of settling down as do other strued as disloyalty to one or other of the parties in churches, mainly to look after ourselves. The pil- control of the city, and would have met swift and lar of God's providence is always moving on, and terrible punishment at the hands of the authorities we must all go forward with it. "Go, . . . and, lo, I in Jerusalem. am with you," the Lord says. Stay, and we lose The Christians of that age took very seriously the Him; for He is marching on. Every believer, and words of the Lord, "When ye shall see Jerusalem every church, and every conference is to be march- compassed with armies, then know that the desola- ing forward, agencies continually pressing on after tion thereof is nigh." And they fled, not taking new souls and into new fields—by our efforts, our prayers, and our gifts. time to save any of their personal belongings. On to the Land of Promise was the only possible There was at the time no apparent reason why they plan in the exodus movement; on to the heavenly might not save, not only themselves, but their mov- Canaan at Christ's second coming, is the only able property. But the Lord had said, "Flee," and order of march for the advent movement. "He this they did. brought us out," when the time of the prophecy Beginning with the time then present and the came, in 1844, "that He might bring us in." Let lives of those then living, the Saviour sketched every believer's thoughts reach ever forward to the briefly the events that were to take place all down journey's end. W. A. S. the centuries that would intervene between the day then present and the end of probationary time. ), When He reached the last generation, He made "Be Ye Also Ready evident reference to the experience of the Chris- THERE is peculiar force in the words of Matthew tians who should see the destruction of Jerusalem. 24:44, "Be ye also ready," that may be overlooked Seeing in figure in those then before Him the last unless close attention is given to verses 15-18 of generation, He said: "Be ye also ready: for in such the same chapter. These verses read thus: an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh." "When ye therefore shall see the abomination We do not know when that time is, but all signs of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, point to the speedy coming of the end of all things stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him earthly. The word of God to us is, "Be ye also understand:) then let them which be in Judea flee ready." into the mountains: let him which is on the house- Are we ready? Do we know that we are indeed top not come down to take anything out of his abiding in Christ? In short, are we having daily house: neither let him which is in the field return victory? or are we still sinning and repenting, sin- back to take his clothes." ning and repenting? We used to sing with much It is generally agreed that of the many Christians gusto that grand hymn, "Higher Ground," but how who were in Jerusalem shortly prior to its destruc- many of us have as yet attained the experience de- tion, not one perished in the siege; all escaped. But scribed thus briefly in Galatians 2:20? "I am cru- how and when? cified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, 4 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD June 17, 1937 but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now perience described by Paul in the verse just quoted? live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of May God help us to do thorough work for eter- God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me." nity. Not only are we in the last generation, but a Would we not do well to take to heart the chap- evidently we are not far from its close. The ter in "Early Writings" entitled, "The Shaking"? world is preparing for Armageddon. Should not Is there not danger that many are trusting in their God's people be preparing for translation? own activities for salvation, rather than in the ex- C. P. B.

The Verdict of Time on Adventist Predictions In Three Parts Part II

4. WE have forecast from the very earliest days find that perhaps with the exception of the tran- of this movement that the future would witness a sition period at the end of the first century, when great increase of wickedness and lawlessness. Again Christianity was so rapidly transformed by the we were labeled calamity howlers. The idea of impact of pagan ideas, the end of the nineteenth I progress was carrying everything before it. Men century probably presents the greatest changes that blended into one the idea of material advancement have ever occurred in the history of the Christian and moral progress. The steady increase of the church. There is no need that the evidence pre- level of education of the masses provided a further sented in previous articles be restated here. We argument that the world was headed toward in- wish only to set forth the contrast between the in- creasing betterment; for was it not true that much credibility of our prediction in the middle of the crime and distress in our world was the result of nineteenth century, and the complete fulfillment ignorance? We do not do full justice to the situ- of it at the present time. ation if we state merely that our forecast was not believed. It was declared to be contrary to all Forecast on Kings of the East the best evidence. 6. In the book of Revelation there is a statement But here we are today, in a world distinguished concerning the kings of the East. We confessed by its lawlessness. That lawlessness reveals itself, that the prophecy was cryptic, and that we must not only in individuals, but also collectively in not attempt to expand it by drawing on our im- larger and still larger groups which challenge all agination to fill in details that were not given. But authority today, the authority of God and man. this much was evident, that the Bible pictures the All past standards are questioned, if not flouted. peoples of the East as having a very definite part The lawlessness of our age is revealed, not simply to play in the final struggle of earth's history. in the activity of the clearly defined criminal In harmony with this, we went forth to preach. element, but in the breaking down of moral con- Once more our forecast was declared to be too ceptions of supposedly law-abiding elements in fanciful for serious consideration. From time to society. President Hoover was correct when he time journalists with a vivid imagination had pic- declared that "we are not suffering from an ephem- tured the hordes of the East, pagan or Moslem, or eral crime wave of the headlines, but from a sub- both, awakening from their centuries of slumber sidence of our foundations." What optimist of a and creating a new and terrible international prob- generation ago would ever have thought that the lem. But such imaginings were dismissed with the day would arrive when a President of the United charge of "yellow journalism." And now, behold, States, this glorious land of promise, would express here was a religious body declaring that Bible in measured, formal language so doleful a declara- prophecy authorized them to preach that the kings tion as this? of the East would stand out prominently in the last hours of earth's troubles, and that that time Forecast on Apostasy was not far distant. I 5. We have declared from the very beginning But we all know what has happened. The East that, religiously speaking, the future for the world today presents one of the great danger spots of the was dark, that increasing apostasy would mark the world, and more than one troubled statesman has days ahead. There were many ready to charge that declared that the next world war will begin in this forecast was not simply irrational, but mali- the East. cious, for was it not an attempt to undermine estab- Forecast on Spiritism lished religious bodies and create a justification for 7. In a preceding article there was discussed the existence of a new one? The middle of the briefly the subject of spiritism in relation to the nineteenth century witnessed great fervor and question of the timeliness of our doctrine of the mighty revivals in Protestantism. The great funda- mortality of man. Attention was called to the fact mentals of Christian truth were very widely, if not that the rappings at Hydesville, New York, in the universally, believed by leading ministers. While middle of the nineteenth century, now echo around we could challenge their errors of interpretation on the world and receive serious attention in scientific certain vital truths, we could not then bring against laboratories. We linger on this point only long them the charge that they were departing from the enough to remark again that our predictions con- very foundations of the faith. cerning the growth of spiritism were once consid- We have continued to preach, and the world has ered as fanciful as our predictions on other sub- continued to change. As we look back now, we jects. Vol. 114, No. 24 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD 5 Forecast on Fear for the vanquished, the star of Rome seemed peril- 8. In Christ's prophecy concerning the signs of ously near its last setting. Serious men, who should the end, the founders of this movement read that have known all the factors governing the case, pre- there would be distress of nations, that men's hearts dicted that the end of that century would be the would fail them for fear. In harmony with this, end of the church." Adventist preachers from the first, forecast a time That describes the general attitude of men in of distress and foreboding of mind as the very last the latter part of the nineteenth century in regard days should settle upon the earth. Again our fore- to the question of Rome's future. The editorial cast clashed head on with the optimism of the age. from which we have just quoted inquires: Why should the world become increasingly fearful "Have men pondered sufficiently the miracle of and troubled? Man is becoming increasingly the regeneration which has transformed the 'Rome of master of things, solving problems that have baffled the popes' since 1870?" all former generations, beating back scourges, con- The answer to this question is that we have quering wildernesses, and raising the standard of pondered it. More than that, we forecast it. living for all. But here we are today, with opti- 10. Last, but certainly not least, in the group mism dissolved, and a nameless dread taking its of predictions is the forecast that the final hours place. Uncertainty and fear characterize our of earth's history would be marked by a repudia- times. This uncertainty is felt by those in all tion of the great principles of liberty and a co- stations of life, whether they be statesmen, legis- ercion of the consciences of men. Of all the pre- lators, businessmen, ministers, or people in the dictions we have made, none has received more humbler positions. ridicule than this. No adjective was too strong to describe the ungrounded nature of our fore- Forecast on Papacy casts. When we set out to preach, liberty was 9. Adventists have had much to say concerning sweeping the world; democracy was slowly but the Papacy, its place in prophecy during the Dark surely coming into its own; religious liberty was Ages, the deadly wound it received in 1798, and granted even in countries that had formerly op- the healing of that wound, which was to occur pressed minorities. The tide swept forward even in the very last days, a healing so remarkable that to the time of the World War, which was to make "all the world wondered after the beast." Our the world safe for democracy. prediction concerning so phenomenal a recovery We need only refer to the evidence already pre- was not generally credited in Protestant circles. sented on this subject of liberty, to discover a clear A Catholic weekly about two years ago published answer to the question, Has time proved our pre- an editorial discussing this very point. We quote: diction true? It seems to the present writer that "In 1870, as on so many occasions before, men this particular prediction is meeting with a more freely predicted that at long and tragic last the dramatic and unexpected fulfillment than almost Rome which had been Peter's See had come to its any other forecast Adventists have made. And inevitable sunset. Stripped of everything but its the end is not yet, for we are still to see the full spiritual claims, set in the midst of a nation mad fruitage of the liberty-destroying principles that in the completeness of its triumph, acid in its scorn are at work in the world today. F. D. N. The Apostle and High Priest of Our Profession Studies in the Book of Hebrews—No. 6

"WHEREFORE, holy brethren, partakers of the subject that means more to us in this life and in heavenly calling, consider the apostle and high the world to come? priest of our profession, Christ Jesus." Heb. 3:1. God Sent Forth His Son The mission of our Lord to this world, His love, His ministry to sinful men, His spotless character, Christ was the Father's great apostle to sinful His death and resurrection, His priestly work in men. "God sent not His Son into the world to the heavenly sanctuary,—these are the themes that condemn the world; but that the world through should receive from us the most diligent study, Him might be saved." John 3:17. The Son, then, the deepest meditation, and the most heartfelt is the apostle of salvation. He came not into the gratitude. world to condemn, for man was already under the "Consider the apostle and high priest of our condemnation of sin. He came to save the world. profession." Our Lord was the greatest apostle O that men might sense this great truth! How the universe has known. The word "apostle" many would cease to cringe under an accusing con- means one sent forth on a mission. The Son of science, and find forgiveness full and free. There God was sent into this lost world to save sinners. would come into their hearts the peace which pass- He was the great gift of God's love. He was eth understanding. It is for us who experience sent forth from the Father's bosom. He came this peace and the revelation of God's love to into this world to reveal Heaven's compassion become apostles of Christ to those who know for the lost and erring. He came to give life to Him not. a dying race. He came to pay the penalty of trans- And this is in our Lord's plan for saving a perish- gression, and to bequeath to men eternal life. Can ing world. In that last wonderful prayer with and we think of any other theme that is so deep, so for His disciples, Christ prayed the Father: "As broad, so comprehensive? Can we think of a Thou hast sent Me into the world, even so have I 6 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD June 17, 1937 also sent them into the world." John 17:18. And Christ Jesus." We could well spend an hour a day, to His apostles He said after His resurrection:. we are told, in meditating on the character and "All power is given unto Me in heaven and in love and sacrifice of Christ. As the life of Christ earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, is diligently studied, confidence springs up in the baptizing them in the name of the Father, and human heart, and the reality of redemption is of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost." Matt. 28:18, sensed more fully. As Christ's perfect life is seen, 19. What a wonderful assurance to those who the human life is changed from glory to glory, and become heralds of the gospel,—"all power is given." reflects more fully the perfect Pattern. And as As we consider the apostleship of Christ, may we faith reaches up within the veil, where our High be constrained to lay hold on this power, and finish Priest ministers, Heaven's blessings are showered the gospel work in the earth which Jesus began on the thirsty soul. T. M. 7. in the flesh nineteen centuries ago. The High Priest of Our Profession Figures Fail to Tell It In our former article we studied the texts of the Wno shall estimate all that our message-filled second chapter of Hebrews, setting forth Christ's books have cost those who buy them, and what preparation for His priestly work. "Forasmuch figures could ever express the infinite gain that then as the children are partakers of flesh and overtops all the earthly cost? blood, He also Himself likewise took part of the At an institute for the literature evangelists of same." Christ took upon Himself the nature of three conferences, held in Albany, New York, one man. He was tempted in all points like as we of the leaders, I. M. Evans, said of his first purchase are, that He might be a merciful and faithful High of one of our books: Priest in things pertaining to God. And in that "When I bought that book, years ago, I did not He bath suffered, He is able to succor them that know what it was costing me. Right there it cost are tempted. me a thousand dollars"—he was thinking of the This is the apostle's introduction to the ministry adjustments in business required by the finding of of Christ as priest, which runs like a golden thread the Sabbath truth. throughout the book of Hebrews. We shall ex- "But it has been worth ten thousand times that amine this great theme more fully as we proceed to me, I can tell you," he added. in the study of this epistle. And he is giving his life to help others go out "Who Was Faithful" among the people with these books of truth. Obeying the truth may cost a good deal to some We are assured of Christ's faithfulness over His in a financial way. Yet, taking it the world over, house, the church of God, in these words: "Who the believer is getting on, by God's help, finding was faithful to Him that appointed Him, as also the food and raiment and shelter that Jesus speaks Moses was faithful in all his house." Heb. 3:2. of. And even the richest of earth can actually get Moses was, perhaps, more faithful over the church little more than that out of all their riches. of God than any other human being. He was But Jesus sets over against this earthly account used to lead Israel out of Egyptian bondage. He something that human arithmetic cannot express: instructed Israel in the law of Jehovah, and in that "Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, remarkable sacrificial system which revealed the . . . Every one that hath forsaken houses, . . . or coming Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of lands [business advantages], for My name's sake, the world. Moses bore with the complaints and shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eter- rebellions of Israel. He stood for years as a medi- nal life." Matt. 19:28, 29. ator between God and an erring people. Let the literature ministry go forward, spread- So Christ is faithful over the house of God, but ing the printed page that carries infinite treasure even more so; for He is "a Son" over the house- to believing hearts. W. A. S. hold. Moses was a faithful servant; Christ is a faithful Son. He is as much more faithful as the Son is greater than the servant. And His promise OUR salvation depends on a knowledge of the is, "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." truth contained in the Scriptures. It is God's will Then the apostle explains what he means by that we should possess this. Search, 0 search the the house. He says: "Whose house are we, if we precious Bible with hungry hearts. Explore God's hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the word as the miner explores the earth to find veins hope firm unto the end." Verse 6. As sons and of gold. Never give up the search until you have daughters of God, we constitute the family of God ascertained your relation to God and His will in here on earth. And we may continue thus if we regard to you. Christ declared, "Whatsoever ye hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the shall ask in My name, that will I do, that the Father hope unto the end. Our hope, therefore, depends may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any- on our holding fast to our Christian experience. thing in My name, I will do it."—"Christ's Object How many things there are to lure us from stead- Lessons," p. 111. fastness. The love of the world, the pride of life, and even the cares of this life may cause us to lose the confidence which we had at the beginning of RIGHTEOUSNESS has its root in godliness. No our experience. It would be well for us often to man can steadily maintain before his fellow men a pause and take stock of our spiritual condition. pure, forceful life, unless his life is hid with Christ Perhaps the surest way for us to remain "firm in God. The greater the activity among men, the unto the end" is to heed the exhortation, "Consider closer must be the communion of the heart with the apostle and high priest of our profession, heaven.—"Ministry of Healing," p. 136. Vol. 114, No. 24 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD 7

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IF it is the thoughts of the heart that defile a the low and contemptible, and spreading vile and man, it is evident that mere abstinence from cor- pernicious doctrines to the far corners of the earth. rupt practices is not enough. There must be a Both the motion-picture industry and the press cleansing of the fountain that gives forth the foul have to a large extent prostituted their mighty stream. That which pollutes the mind must be power of leadership to the ignoble task of obtain- searched out and the source of contamination ing a following—for what else is it when the argu- purified or exterminated. This brings us to a ment is presented that they give the people what consideration of the reading matter provided, the they want? They could lead. They could exert sports, recreations, and amusements engaged in, an influence in some respects greater than that of the company kept, and the general tone of the the pulpit. At times the pulpit is accused of being community in which we live and the school which decadent, of not asserting its wonted power. The the children attend. All these factors vitally affect point may be well taken. But great as is the remiss- young and old. He who would keep his mind ness of the pulpit, the others are leading the van. pure, must be careful what he permits it to dwell Some even claim to have taken over the work and upon and assimilate. It is hard to handle coal, leadership of the pulpit. If true, it is doubtful and not become black. that anything has been gained thereby. Much might be said of the pernicious influence But whatever the facts may be, we are today face of a great portion of the popular reading of the to face with an influence in public life that is defi- day. The name of certain publishing houses used nitely harmful. We are not condemning the en- to be a guaranty of good literature, but that cannot tire picture industry, nor are we condemning all be taken for granted any more. There are few publishers. As said of another matter, and on a periodicals that have not been contaminated be- different occasion, there are yet seven thousand in cause of the desire for popularity and the necessity Israel that have not bowed the knee to Baal. So of catering to the masses if they are to obtain suffi- there are many, especially of the publishers, who cient circulation to exist. The advertising manager feel their responsibility, and are doing what they too often dictates the editorial policy through pres- can to help. But there are altogether too many sure brought upon him by the circulation manager who have no such feeling of responsibility. This and the patrons. There was a time when most in itself is significant. magazines had a message, when they stood for The point we are specially interested in at this something and felt that they had a contribution to time is the fact that if we are to preserve our souls make. A man believed he had something to say, and the souls of our children, we must be alert to and to say, this most effectively he started a journal all that tends to corrupt and contaminate. Chief of some kind. The journal was his mouthpiece; among such influences is the reading matter pre- he had definite convictions, and whether the people sented for the consumption of the public. Go to would hear or forbear, he must proclaim his mes- the ordinary newsstand, and count the journals sage. It is a far cry from such convictions to the there displayed. The writer did this once. He policy of many journals today. Most of them have found fifty-five journals dealing with sex and crime, no other objective than to obtain a large subscrip- most of them having suggestive titles, and seven tion list by whatever means at hand within the law. journals that might be counted as reputable. It As public servants, publishers have a responsi- is beside the point that he could have gone else- bility. No more than a preacher does a publisher where and found a different proportion. The truth have a right to say: "I give the people what they is that this was a typical stand, that children and want. If they wanted better things, I would give the young patronized it, and that society permitted them. My circulation proves that I am serving men to corrupt youth and contaminate minds for the people in the way they want to be served." profit. Perhaps nothing can be done about this situation, but it puts a great responsibility upon Pandering to the Low and Contemptible parents to see to it that their children are given a Only a publisher who feels that he has no public fair chance to escape some of the filth attractively responsibility can answer in this way. Yet this is displayed, and the contamination that is in the the excuse put forth for giving to the public that world through lust. which the press of today presents to its clientele. The motion-picture industry uses the same argu- How to Keep Our . Minds Clean ment. In saying this, they renounce the right of According to Jesus, evil, lustful, filthy thoughts leadership, and become mere trucklers to popular are adultery. How then can we keep our minds whims, with the consequent result of pandering to clean? One thing we can do is to be careful of 8 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD June 17, 1937 our reading matter. This is not easy, but much It is remarkable how early children begin to listen can be done. We can eliminate all that we know to and to tell filthy and suggestive stories. Parents is evil. The name of a journal, magazine, or book need to be awake. Too many are far behind the 41 is often sufficient to constitute a warning. We can times. They are thinking in terms of their own confine the reading of our children, at least up to childhood, and are not thinking that the world a certain age, to that which has been approved and has gone far since they were children. Many have recommended. Even this may not be sufficient; had a rude awakening, others are still sleeping. we may find that we cannot always be sure of even Eternal vigilance is needed if we are to save our- that which has the stamp of approval. But at least selves and our children. we are doing something. A young woman once told the writer of her father's giving her magazines Spiritual Adultery when she was a child, carefully marking those The seventh commandment, as the others, has a articles which she was to read. It did not take her spiritual application that should not escape our long to discover that there was much of interest in attention. Physical adultery, with its attending the unmarked articles, and naturally she devoted unfaithfulness to marriage and other vows, is a more time to them—unknown, of course, to her revolting sin, a prostitution of the most sacred father. This would seem to indicate that it is bet- powers of the body to lustful debauchery. Spiritual ter not to have journals or books available which adultery—unfaithfulness to God and our vows to we do not wish our children to read. Him—is no better, but rather worse. Paul, dis- A picture once seen is hard to efface from the cussing this principle, says: "The woman which mind. Especially does it make a deep and lasting hath a husband is bound by the law to her husband impression on the immature and youthful person. so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, This is what throws such a great responsibility on she is loosed from the law of her husband. So then those who furnish the material that goes into the if, while her husband liveth, ,she be married to making of pictures for public presentation. Every another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but day millions of people attend the motion pictures. if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; Among these are many children. Is it safe to let so that she is no adulteress, though she be married them go? I think the answer must be in the to another man." Rom. 7:2, 3. Having made negative. So much evil, so much sewage and filth, clear that no woman can be lawfully married to is mixed with whatever good there may be, that two men at the same time, he makes the applica- the odds are greatly against one's getting any good tion: "Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become out of it. The portrayal of vice, crime, and the dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye ways of the underworld does not tend toward the should be married to another, even to Him who is good, or encourage good habits. Exhibitions of raised from the dead, that we should bring forth the excesses of that which is right, of surfeiting fruit unto God." Verse 4. and drunkenness, of love affairs and the eternal Accepting Christ, we become united to Him. triangle, are not any better. We have formerly been married to the "old man," While we do not deny that at times pictures are sin, the evil one, Satan. We have borne him fruit. shown which might be considered worth while, We are now "married to another, even to Him there is generally another picture shown at the who is raised from the dead, that we should bring same time which makes it impossible to select only forth fruit unto God." In all fairness we should the good. Thus that which might be a blessing cleave to one or the other. If we want Christ, we and help is turned into a great curse. should leave the "old man" alone. Flirting is not Few things have done more than the motion very commendable; rather, it is cheap and dis- pictures to lower the moral tone of the nation. gusting. Common decency would dictate that a Sin has been made to appear attractive, crime person cannot be married to one and bring forth lucrative. Evil men have been made into heroes, fruit for another. Such is spiritual adultery. criminals into brave men. Virtue has been made Many who pride themselves that they have not dull and uninteresting, vice alluring and inviting. transgressed the commandment under considera- Only the God of heaven knows the evil that has tion, may nevertheless be guilty of spiritual infi- come out of this one form of entertainment. It delity. We have not considered the heinousness of has contributed much to the transgression of the sin as we should. To sin against love is the greatest seventh commandment. of sins. While the Christian should cry out against There is a responsibility resting upon parents the evils of the day, he himself must not be guilty to give their children the best possible chance to of spiritual polygamy. Having accepted Christ, grow up under influences that will help rather he must remain clear of all other alliances. than hinder their spiritual growth. Other things We are not only to love righteousness, but to being equal, the country is a better place in which hate sin. Of Christ it is written: 'Thou hast loved to bring up children than the city. Few of us, righteousness, and hated iniquity." Heb. 1:9. It however, have much choice in the matter. We is as important to learn to hate as it is to learn to must live where our work is, and must do the best love. This hatred plays a large part in our sal- we can under the circumstances. It is possible, vation. however, to do more than we think if we are really We all need to pray God for pure minds and in earnest. God can find a way if we are sufficiently clean hearts. Only the pure shall see God. interested to tell Him our difficulties and seek His aid. The day of miracles is not past. If parents would have their little ones grow up a uncontaminated by the prevailing evil and with OUR greatest glory is not in never falling, but pure minds, they need to begin early to teach them. in rising every time we fall.—Confucius. Vol. 114, No. 24 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD 9

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Conducted by Promise Kloss Editorial Note prayers in his house. We begin and end the day with drudgery, and we have so much to do on the FOR the last eleven years Miss Promise Kloss has Sabbath that we can scarcely get time for secret had charge of the Home department of the REVIEW. prayer." At the same time she has been secretary of our edi- Carry your Christianity into your family. Let a torial department. During this period the Home de- bright, steady light be burning. Let impressions be partment has been conducted most efficiently. Many left upon minds of the truth of your God, and the of our readers have voiced their high appreciation of value of His service, that will be as far-reaching as the help they have received. eternity. 0, how much need there is of prayer, of Miss Kloss has recently changed her name, or tears, of faith! You should pray for the ministers, added to it,—she is now Mrs. Walter Sherman, of for those who are weak in faith. You should let Prince George, British Columbia,—and therefore has your prayers follow the laborers as sharp sickles in severed her connection with the Review and Herald. the great harvest field. You should wrestle with God This will account for the absence of her name at the as did Jacob. We may have pentecostal seasons even head of this department in future issues. We wish for now, if the people will pray fervently, and believe her the rich blessings of heaven. F. M. W. in the promises of God. And when prayer and faith abound among God's people, the world will see a steady light shining forth from them. Prayer and Home Religion We should study the experience of our past life, BY MRS. E. G. WHITE study it just as we study the proof sheets of an article, to find the errors and to note them on the margin PRAYER is the life of the soul, the foundation of of the page. We should do this daily, and note our spiritual growth. In your home, before your family, faults, so that we may avoid them in the future. and before your workmen, you should testify to this Do not forget to examine yourselves whether you are truth. in the faith. Prove your own selves, for unless Christ It is just as convenient, just as essential, for us to is in you, you are reprobates. Reform every un- pray three times a day as it was for Daniel. And Christlike action, seeking the Spirit of your divine when you are privileged to meet with your brethren Master. Take your hearts, by nature cold as an iron in the church, tell them of the necessity of keeping wedge, and let melting mercy fall upon them, that open the channel of communication between God and they may be subdued by the grace of God, and im- the soul. Tell them that if they will find heart and pressed by the Spirit with the image of your divine voice to pray, God will find answers to their prayers. Lord.—The Signs of the Times, Feb. 15, 1905. Tell them not to neglect their religious duties. Exhort the brethren to pray. We must seek if we would find, we must ask if we would receive, we must THERE is a day coming in which God will bring to knock if we would have the door opened unto us. If light every little hidden service of His children, and there are only a few assembled, there are enough to will let assembled worlds see the delight He has had claim the precious promises of God. The Father, the in that which has met no eye, but which has gladdened Son, and the holy angels will be present with you to the heart of our Father in heaven.—J. Hudson Taylor. behold your faith, your steadfast principle, and there you will have of the outpouring of God's Holy Spirit. God has rich blessings in store for those who will bring not only all the tithes into His storehouse, Victory but also time and strength of bone and brain and BY ETHEL MAC BRIDE STONEMAB muscle into His service. Those who will do this, SING when the day is darkest, will walk in the light and will triumph in God. Sing when the clouds hang low; Let each professed follower of Christ carry out Sing when the sun is shining, the principles of practical godliness in his own house. Sing with the afterglow. Religion in the home is the best proof of genuine Sing though the rain be falling, piety. It is not the stranger, the visitor, the minister, Sing when the tears flow free; Sing when in deepest sorrow, that can best judge of your Christian devotion; it Vict'ry your song will be. is your children, your servants, the workmen who toil in your fields, who can best tell whether or not you Sing when the heart is breaking, Sing with the bird on wing; love God and keep His commandments. If your Sing when the way is weary, household, your workmen, are not better for your Rest to your soul it will bring. Christianity, then the truth has not wrought its de- Sing when the outlook is brightest, signed work upon your soul. Let not your workmen Sing through the staggering loss; say: "This man for whom we work has a queer sort Sing then the song of the victor, of religion. There are no morning or evening The crown comes after the cross. 10 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD June 17, 1937

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this message. Our unentered fields in every section of the The Far Eastern Division Far Eastern Division are calling. A more devoted, loyal THE continent of Asia stands as a mighty Gibraltar, a corps of workers than the missionaries of this great field challenge to the Christian church of this, the last generation. could not be found anywhere in mission lands. The in- The Far Eastern Division territory stretches like a bulwark digenous workers are equally true and devoted. We face before the doorway of this vast territory. Only in this last great mountains of difficulty; but God has promised to century has Christianity found access to the millions of in- make "all My mountains a way" (Isa. 49:11), and we go habitants who wait in heathen darkness for the message forward with courage in our hearts and with confidence in of deliverance. the movement. From the Land of the Rising Sun, at fifty degrees north The needs are great, the responsibilities heavy; but we latitude, where Japan and Russia draw the border line on are to see in every difficulty a call to prayer. In behalf of the island of Saghalin, then south to the equator, where the workers and all the believers in the Far Eastern Division, tropical breezes blow, the diversified territory of this divi- I ask you, dear reader, to remember us in your prayers. sion extends. Aside from French Indo-China, Siam, and the V. T. ARMSTRONG. 41 Malay Peninsula, the entire territory is an island field. Should we take an area one third the size of the United States, divide it into islands, and scatter them over a terri- tory extending from Alaska to the Panama Canal, north and south; from New York to Hawaii, east and west; then On the March place on these islands a population one sixth greater than A FEW years ago I had the privilege of visiting a camp the number of inhabitants of the United States, a popula- meeting in the northern part of India. Just before the tion of many nationalities speaking many languages, with meeting opened, a band of some twenty-four Adventist many forms of worship and ideas of religion, we would have church members marched into the mission compound, sing- a picture of the Far Eastern Division of the General Con- ing psalms. As they were very poor people and had not ference. the price of the fare, they had walked the long distance; Until the time of the General Conference session in and as they walked, they sang in order to "shorten" the 1930, when China was set apart as a separate field, the miles to the meeting place. Villagers would stop them to territory of this division included all of China. The work began in Japan in 1896, and in some other parts of the ter- ritory shortly after. When G. A. Irwin visited this territory on his way to the General Conference in 1903, there were only a very few believers in all of this part of the world. But how rapidly changes have come. Today 834 workers, including all departments, are rapidly advancing with this everlasting gospel, sounding the message in fifty-eight lan- guages and dialects in this field. Instead of a score or more of members, we have today approximately 25,000 believers in this far-flung field. Though many from the home base have been called here, and others will be called, we see today a host of young men and women of these lands going into the field as workers. Educational institutions are training native sons and daugh- ters to fill places of responsibility and to enter unoccupied territory. Four publishing houses are busy issuing litera- ture in twenty different languages. Sanitariums, clinics, and treatment rooms are ministering to the sick. Through the agency of the medical work, much suffering has been re- lieved, and many friends have been made for the truth. Boys in Junior Missionary Volunteer First•Aid Class, Adventist Eng. While we marvel at the membership gained, the institu- lish School, Siam Mission, Bangkok, Siam tions built and in operation, the literature distributed, and the degree of self-support that has been reached in this inquire what it all meant, and to ask where this company mission field, we must not neglect or forget the great task of singers was going. Then the spokesman would explain, still before us. We have only a small beginning in French and the company would again march forward, lifting their • Indo-China, but through the sacrifices of our people, money voices in song, thus proclaiming to the heathen that there has been supplied, and two more families have been pro- is a God in heaven who loves them and wants to save vided for that field in 1937. We have had only two mission them. families in Siam, but now Dr. R. F. Waddell and his fam- I have thought many times of this wonderfully inspiring ily have come to join the force there, and to open up medical scene. To me it was a symbol of the advent people march- work in Bangkok. A school in Siam is teaching this truth ing toward the kingdom. In the Far Eastern Division to young people, and we pray that erelong there will be a there are 24,734 baptized church members on this glorious force of native workers in that field. march, not including the 5,612 additional Sabbath school In this long-neglected field of French Indo-China and members, who, we feel confident, will soon join the ranks. Siam, a territory three times greater in extent than Cali- If we were to bring them all together and have them march fornia, we have only eight churches, with a membership single file, there would be a line more than twenty-eight of 321. miles long. Most of them have been won from Catholicism Again, one may travel by train from north to south along and darkest heathenism. Today, thank God, they are re- the west coast of Japan, and there is not a church in all joicing in the salvation of Jesus Christ. this stretch of coast line. There are only a few believers, The story of the advent marchers in the Far Eastern Divi- and they are many miles apart. Then one may go to the sion is an interesting one. Twenty-five years ago there Mandated Islands of Japan. J. 0. Bautista and his family were only thirteen churches in the whole division, with a are pioneering the work in the Caroline Islands, but over total membership of 541. a thousand miles east of them is the Marshall group, with Let us notice this company of marchers as they go for- no representative of this message within its borders. ward in their work. Three hundred forty-one colporteurs The hinterland of Borneo and the mountain provinces of are distributing truth-filled literature like the leaves of the Philippine Islands are also waiting for the entrance of autumn. 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never stop. Continually they march. We see them praying religious, in all of Korea. Ernst Bahr, the union secretary by the roadside for the guidance of Heaven, and we notice of the publishing department of this interesting field, is that their lights become brighter as they pray. They enter carrying on a strong literature work. homes, and their words beget in others a desire for truth. The Philippine Union, with a population including only Later the colporteurs return for Bible study in these homes, seven tenths of one per cent of the world's inhabitants, has, and thus, through the efforts of these earnest, God-fearing under the able leadership of F. A. Mote, approximately heralds of the cross, many souls are won to the Saviour. eight per cent of the total of our colporteurs throughout These 341 colporteurs sold $101,449.28 worth of literature the world. This is a record that perhaps cannot be equaled during 1936. in all the rest of the world field. The colporteurs of the We look farther, and see 834 workers and thousands of Philippine Islands visit nearly every home at least one to lay members laboring in cities and towns and villages. three times each year. One colporteur calls with large Their lights are bright and glorious as they preach the books; another takes magazine subscriptions or sells single message and as they enter homes and teach the word of God copies; and still another colporteur comes along with small in fifty-eight distinct languages and dialects. Churches are books. Thus the message is given in the Philippine Union. organized, and the combined results of the efforts of these R. M. Milne reports that last year the colporteurs of the light bearers illumine the whole countryside. During the Malayan Union averaged $2,799 each in literature sales. years 1930-36, 8,517 souls were won to Christ in the Far This is an unusual record. This union, with a small mem- Eastern Division by lay members alone. During the years bership, comprising many countries and many languages, 1931-36 our people gave $212,144.09 in mission offerings; contains 40,000,000 people of Mohammedan, Buddhist, and and $297,904.23 in tithe was paid into the Lord's treasury other non-Christian religions. Literature in the various for the advancement of His work. Thus have they united languages is being prepared as quickly as possible for these with God's people in the homelands in willing sacrifice millions of people, and we shall undoubtedly soon see a that others may have an opportunity to accept the truth decided increase in literature sales in this interesting field. and join in the march. Japan's colporteurs have made an enviable record in sell- Our medical work is developing strength. The mission ing the large subscription books by Mrs. E. G. White, for hospitals are full to overflowing. The right arm of the such books as "The Great Controversy," "Patriarchs and message is doing its appointed work in breaking down Prophets," and other volumes have had a very good sale prejudice and in opening doors for the advent believers to indeed. F. R. Millard is secretary of the publishing depart- march into places hitherto closed to the gospel. Unselfish ment of this great union field. We believe that under his service of doctors and nurses has been the means of leadership the literature sales will continue to increase in directly winning many precious souls to Christ. There are the Land of the Rising Sun. seven physicians employed in the Far Eastern Division, and The outlook for the publishing work in the Far Eastern three more are under appointment. There are also sixty- Division is bright with promise, and we believe that under eight nurses. And there are nine clinics and hospitals, and the blessing of God, the four publishing houses of this divi- two nurses' training schools. sion will be forced to speed up production of literature as Thank God for our schools and training institutions. the colporteurs continue in their God-given task of giving Hundreds of boys and girls are in our schools, being trained the message for this time. G. A. CAMPBELL. by God-fearing teachers for the great march ahead of them. Many of these young people will return, after completing their courses, to their respective villages with the light of truth. Brethren and sisters, it is the most wonderful thing in A Challenge to Greater Evangelism the world to be a herald for Prince Immanuel, marching The Layman's Movement toward the city of Zion. And it is inspiring to think that travelers from every clinic will, in the near future, arrive THE multiplied millions of awakening people in all these in their haven of rest. This is the blessed hope of every countries of the Far East constitute a challenge of the true, believing child of God, as the church marches for- greatest magnitude. The task of bringing the gospel to ward, "fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as these vast populations of varied nationalities, tempera- an army with banners." C. L. TORREY. ments, languages, customs, and false religions, is a call to the remnant church, a call to requisition every resource and every facility at her command for a greater and more extensive evangelism. Chief among our potential resources is an army of 25,000 Publishing Department, Far lay members who are waiting to be organized and trained for service. To prepare them for this great task is our Eastern Division objective in leadership. Truly, "Thy people shall be THE four well-equipped publishing houses of the Far willing in the day of Thy power." Ps. 110:3. Eastern Division are, with the aid of their colporteurs, ac- The facilities by which this army of laymen will accom- complishing a great task. Churches are being developed, plish its work are: the scattering of the printed page, min- and interests in the advent message are springing up here istry to the sick, the personal witnessing of a triumphant and there over our territory as a result of the printed page. During the year 1936, 379 colporteurs sold and distributed gospel literature in twenty-nine languages. Our four publish- ing houses, situated in Japan, Korea, the Philippine Islands, and Malaya, reported literature sales amounting to $101,449.28 (U.S. gold) during the year 1936. The Philippine Union leads, with a sale of $46,- 578.09; Korea follows, having sold litera- ture to the value of $25,014.38; Japan, with its sale of $20,960.09, comes third; while Malaya reports a sale of $12,763.38. For the last seven depression years, 1930-36 inclusive, these four publishing houses report actual literature sales of $650,379.97. With its circulation of 39,000, Korea's Signs of the Times perhaps leads all the magazines of the denomination in respect to population and membership. It is be- lieved that this paper has the largest cir- culation of any magazine, either secular or Mission School and Junior Missionary Volunteer Society, Siam Mission, Bangkok, Slam 12 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD June 17, 1937 ence, they gave up their work in the col- lege, and joined the Golden Gate school, spending a year in preparation for work in Japan. Finally, on November 3, 1896, with the students of the Golden Gate school and many friends to see us off, Professor Grainger and I sailed on the British vessel "Baltic" for Japan, arriving in Yokohama on the twenty-eighth. We thanked the Lord for a safe journey, and prayed with many tears for help to give the third angel's message faithfully to Japan. After two years, Mrs. Grainger and her daughter arrived. Thinking of the future of the work, we realized the importance of training evangelists, and so started an Eng- lish Bible school. Soon, about a hundred students from government and private schools and colleges were attending our Bible school. In 1898 four of the students were baptized. One of this number, Elder Kuniya, is still actively engaged in the work. By 1899 there were thirteen believers, Nurses' Graduation Exercises, Tokyo, September, 1936 and our first church was organized. That same year we began the publication of a magazine, and also some tracts. These were Christian experience, the giving of Bible studies, and the the beginning of our Japanese literature work. God blessed preaching of the word. It is by these means that the work our work, and little by little new members were added. is to be quickly finished. In many places doors were opened, so that two or three A fruitful beginning has already been made in this additional missionary families were called to begin work in broader phase of evangelism. Soon after the organization new places. In 1907 the General Conference sent out of the Far Eastern Division in 1930, a movement was W. W. Prescott, who was present at our first workers' launched for the enlistment and training of 1,000 self- meeting. At that time Brother Kuniya and I were ordained. supporting lay Bible workers. There was a ready response Now, as I look back over the forty years since the work to the call for such workers, and every field, from Korea and was started, I regret the slowness with which the work has Japan in the north, to Malaya and the Philippines in the progressed. It was my privilege to attend the recent General south, aroused its churches to action. In four short years Conference. There I caught a vision of how God is blessing we had 556 training classes in operation, whose members and finishing our world-wide work. With my courage in- had given 1,122,891 Bible readings. Thus, through Bible creased a hundredfold, I returned to Japan, and in spite of studies and other activities of lay evangelism, 8,517 souls my advanced years, began visiting all our churches to en- were brought to a knowledge and full acceptance of the courage our people and to warn those who have grown care- truth. This achievement, which is but the early dawn of less toward the truth. I thank God that I have had this what God would have us accomplish through the Layman's great privilege of having a part in extending His work. Missionary Movement, has encouraged us to set a new goal As I think of the great sacrifice you in the homeland have for future endeavor; namely, the winning of ten thousand made in sending your sons and daughters and your means souls in the Far Eastern Division before the next world to us, I am filled with gratitude. But the work is still session of the General Conference. Our ordained ministers unfinished. My country still cries out, "Come over into rejoice in the privilege of baptizing those who are won by Japan and help us." T. J. OKOHIRA. the lay members. The Sabbath schools and the Missionary Volunteer or- ganizations of our young people are also alive to the spirit of evangelism. Our courage is good in the Far East, and we ask the prayers of our brethren around the circle of the Our Work in the Japan Union world, that the latter rain may quickly be poured out in its fullness to ripen the harvest and usher in the glad clay THE population of the Japanese Empire has now passed when the redeemed of the Lord from all nations will be the 100,000,000 mark. About half of the 70,000,000 of gathered home to the New Jerusalem. Japan proper live in her large centers of population. Tokyo, the third city in the world, clean and beauti- J. H. MCEACHERN. ful as restored after the earthquake, has passed the 6,000,000 mark. Sendai, in the north; Yokohama, just eighteen miles from Tokyo; Nagoya, four hours south of Tokyo by rail; Kyoto, the ancient capital; Osaka, the The Beginnings of the Work in commercial metropolis; Kobe, a busy and growing port; Hiroshima, eight hours south of Kobe; and the cluster Japan of cities about the Straits of Shimonoseki, enclose the IN August, 1892, a group of workers went to Paso Robles bulk of the urban population and are growing rapidly. in Southern California, and there began a tent effort. A In these flourshing cities, among all the hills and young Japanese student attended these meetings, grew valleys, in the woods high above the tunnel in which I interested, and accepted the truth. This young man, the am at this moment writing, and in the fishing villages writer of this article, was the first Japanese to accept the now marked only by the lights that dot the darkness of third angel's message. this moonless night, are dwelling millions of industrious I immediately entered Healdsburg College. The follow- people who are without a knowledge of the truth. The ing summer, with help from the conference and the work goes hard in old Japan, and after forty years of assistance of Brother and Sister Merrill and others, I labor we have among these 70,000,000 only 1,100 who have started in San Francisco what became the "Golden Gate accepted the message of the soon coming of a loving English School." This was the beginning of work for Saviour. Think of it! But the missionaries in Japan are the Japanese. not discouraged. We are busy at the task to which we After three years in Healdsburg, I resolved to give the were sent. We are glad for the 110 baptisms in 1936, and gospel in my native country, and began to talk earnestly have launched a program of greater evangelism to bring of this great responsibility. Mrs. Grainger was moved by in 200 during 1937. these appeals, and determined to work in Japan, and her Our colporteurs are having success. They sold 7,000 husband, Professor Grainger, joined her in this determina- yen more of our literature in 1936 than they did in 1935. tion. After receiving permission from the General Confer- H. P. Evens, manager of our publishing house, reports Vol. 114, No. 24 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD 13

the publication of five new books this last year. Another 5,000-edition of "Patriarchs and Prophets," a book that has been accepted by the government department of education, is just off the press. New books are on the way. This April will see the first number of the Japanese Life and Health magazine and a greatly strengthened Japanese church magazine. Our sanitarium has had a good year. Dr. Starr and his coworkers have taken care of more sick people than ever, and are planning definitely to open a clinic in the slums of Tokyo this year. The girls' school, under the leadership of C. F. Thurston, is doing excellent work, and many of the girls are busy making those beautiful Japanese kimonos which the world knows so well. P. A. Webber, who has recently returned to Japan, is busy with the largest enrollment the boys' school has ever seen. Granted the necessary means, the Japan Junior College is on the verge of an expansion that will attract additional scores of young people to its halls, and will turn out the workers necessary for the various The Amanuma Church Group, Tokyo, Japan departments of the work. A few days ago our full union committee held its annual One day I went into the city and entered a church, session at the college at Naraha. One of the most in- being interested to hear a foreigner preaching in the spiring and challenging moments of the meeting was Chinese language. It was a simple talk, but it convinced when we heard the earnest call from two Manchurian me that I was a sinner. Again I read the New Testament, Chinese who literally stood before us and cried, "Come and was more and more convinced that I was a great sinner. over into Manchuria and help us." Recent developments Being baptized by that foreigner, I joined the China in that land include the contemplation of laws making Inland Mission. Accordingly I became a leader of temper- it practically impossible for our young people to continue ance in the army, and many, many soldiers joined the their education in China. temperance society. The demand for a knowledge of the Japanese language After our company returned to Tokyo, I became ac- is so insistent that a knowledge of it, or even the possession quainted with Professor Grainger, and with Pastor T. Oko- of one of our Japanese magazines, is a passport and avoids hira, the first Japanese Seventh-day Adventist missionary, police interference. The eyes of these youth are turning and accepted the present truth. Soon I began to preach to our school at Naraha. Students are also enrolling the message of the second coming of Christ. I visited from Korea, Formosa, Saghalin, and in the very near from house to house, selling Bible portions and our future we will have students from the islands of the magazines. tropic seas also. Our capacity is now taxed to the utmost Then Dr. Kawasaki, who was my devoted friend, and with an enrollment of seventy-four high-school and college I opened a dispensary to help poor people. We went students, and an increase of 50 per cent in one year. out into the country to talk about health reform. Wher- Further applications will greatly embarrass us, and will ever we went, the people welcomed us. Sometimes they discourage young people who desire a Christian education. opened a public schoolhouse and sometimes even a Bud- We hope the necessary facilities can be provided to care dhist temple for our meetings. Many bought our maga- for all Adventist youth who desire to come, for we must zines and the Bible portions, and some contributed money. have scores of workers to evangelize quickly an empire of After several years the Spirit of the Lord convinced 100,000,000. A. N. NELSON. me that we must follow the methods of the Saviour. This awakened me, and I resolved to publish a temperance book and preach more about health refom. I was asked to write a temperance book, which I did immediately, and last spring 10,000 copies of "Wine and Life" were Health and Temperance in Japan published. FORTY years ago, when I was serving as the treasurer of The other day a director of the Japan Temperance the resident army in China after the war, I obtained a Society called at our headquarters, and asked for per- pamphlet which was written by Mr. Ando, a temperance mission to sell our temperance book. He said, "I found this leader in Japan. He had given up sake through his good book today in my friend's home. This is an excellent wife's influence, and had accepted Christianity while in weapon for our warfare." He wrote asking me to attend Hawaii as consul some years before. their gathering the next evening. I went and met After reading the pamphlet I quit drinking at once. many well-known people. A hundred leaders welcomed I visited the officer who had given me the pamphlet, and me there, to some of whom I had given Bible studies told him of my decision. Being himself a Christian, he many years before. The Lord is opening the way for was very glad to hear of my conversion. He gave me a us to preach this last message in the highways and New Testament. Upon returning to the barracks, I byways. Many know that Seventh-day Adventists are read the book through and through, but could not under- the only people who practice real health reform, and stand it all. they listen to my talks attentively. According to statistics of the government, the Japanese death rate in 1934 was 1,239,000, of whom 131,500 died of tuber- culosis or relative trouble, and one tenth of these were in Tokyo. Is it not awful? The government and the people are willing to spend money to pre- vent disease, but while the peo- ple are drinking and smoking it cannot be prevented. In order to save the nation we must

Lay Bible Workers' Training Course Class, Troso Church, Manila, Philippine Islands. Course Was Completed June 23, 1934. Members of the Class Are Shown in the Back Row, and the Con• verts Won by the Class on the Front Row 14 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD June 17, 1937

Students and Teachers of the Malayan Seminary, 1936 We are now laying plans for three new medical projects speedily preach health reform and establish sanitariums, in Japan. I will not mention the details now, as I would dispensaries and treatment rooms in many places where rather wait until they materialize. Then I will have some- we have organized churches. We must not miss this last thing definite to talk about. Suffice it to say that one of opportunity. Please remember us in your prayers. these projects is aimed at coping with the far-too-prevalent H. KUNIYA. tuberculosis. Mrs. Forshee and I often marvel at the speedy recoveries made by our serious medical and surgical cases. Certainly The Tokyo Sanitarium and it is nothing less than a marked and sure answer to our prayers on behalf of the patients. We saw nothing so Hospital extraordinary in our former medical experience. Please WE are still working and making progress here at the be assured that we greatly appreciate the prayers and gifts crossroads of the Pacific. The year 1936 was the hospital's of our faithful believers at home, who make our medical best year thus far. The Great Physician, who guides all our ministry here possible. PAUL. V. STARR, M.D. medical work, has favored us spiritually and financially. We are made glad to see the influence of the medical work and of health principles ever widening. Though there are many hospitals in Japan, we often hear from our patrons their expressions of appreciation for the singular service we Prospects in the Malayan Union are rendering to the community. They sense the different atmosphere, and some marvel at the unselfish and Christlike Mission service of our nurses. They often ask, "Where do you get IN the Malayan Union we face high religious barriers such fine girls?" erected by Buddhism, Mohammedanism, and Hinduism. It is not unusual for me to receive requests for medical Malaya is considered as being among the "hard" mission advice by mail from missionaries of other churches in the far- fields of the world. In some sections we have been at away islands of the South Pacific. They have learned of our work for more than thirty years, while in others our work work, and seem to have confidence in our methods of is comparatively new. In all this field, with a population treating disease. In cases like these, not urgent enough to of some 38,000,000, we now have a baptized church mem- require telegraphing an immediate reply, patients must bership of about 1,600. In spite of the comparatively often wait two months for an answer by mail. I am meager results attained thus far, we believe that the future sure that our doctors at home would not be anxious is bright with prospects for gathering in honesthearted to practice medicine by correspondence. I, too, believe souls, who will be prepared to meet the Saviour when He it is quite unsatisfactory, but we must do the best we comes again. can. Some of these isolated ones would be greatly dis- In French Indo-China, with its population of 22,000,000, appointed if, after two months of waiting, no reply were we have at present only two foreign missionary families, received when their mail boat came in. those of R. H. Wentland and Robert Bentz. A third family, As you might know, our work is often fraught with many that of F. L. Pickett, is away on furlough at present. These small things that irritate and vex. Sometimes, after leaders, with a very small staff of native workers, are labor- waiting two or three months for a piece of equipment, or ing earnestly and prayerfully to carry the message to the an instrument to be made exactly according to specifications, people of that country. We have liberty to work in only it may be delivered too large, too small, or incomplete. a portion of Indo-China. The major portion of our work There are times when I need a certain kind of medicine is in Cambodia and Cochin China. In Tourane there is which cannot be had in all Tokyo. I must order it from an active church of 110 members. Tourane is a French home, and then wait two or three months for it to arrive. concession in which we have full liberty to carry on our How easy it would be to go to the druggist "just around the work. corner," as I could do at home, and find that medicine In the adjoining state of Annam we have not as yet been right on the shelf ready for sale. granted full liberty to carry on mission activities. There are Our training school for nurses enrolled a new class last good interests in Annam, and repeated appeals have been September. Mrs. C. D. Forshee is very capably directing received from various groups of Annamese people, urging this part of our medical program. The nurses' training us to teach them the message; but we have had to decline is a three-year course, modeled after the General Conference response to these requests until the authorities grant us. specifications. permission to carry on our work in that state. Vol. 114, No. 24 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD 15

In the kingdom of Siam, with its 12,000,000 people, the The task is great, but the Lord has a thousand ways that only missionary family we have had for most of this year we do not understand, of carrying His message to these has been that of A. P. Ritz. Pastor and Mrs. R. P. Abel people of Malaya. We are determined to be so dedicated have been on furlough, and are expected back in the field to the task, and so consecrated to the Lord, that we may in a few months. Dr. R. F. Waddell has just recently ar- follow His leadings and press into the openings which He rived to open medical work in the capital city of Bangkok. indicates, and that thus we shall soon, even in this appar- We believe that medical Missionary work will prove to be ently difficult field, see souls accepting the truth by the an entering wedge in this stronghold of Buddhism, as it thousands, where we now see hundreds. When you pray, has been in other parts of the world. Our small band of will you not remember to ask God to bless and prosper the Chinese and Siamese workers are laboring earnestly to co- work in Malaya.? E. A. MOON. operate with these few missionaries in carrying the third angel's message to the people of Siam. In the Malay Peninsula there are- several million Mo- hammedan Malays, for whom we have been carrying on An Experience on the Tatau River work. We are planning, during the coming year, to BAGI is a Sea Dyak about forty years of age. He has strengthen this work, especially our literature ministry for a wife and family of five children. About three o'clock these people. We believe there are many honesthearted one afternoon I received a call summoning me to come at ones among these Malays who will be gathered into the king- once, as Bagi's wife was critically ill. dom of God. An apparently lifeless form was what I beheld upon There has been a very encouraging response to the arrival. Despite everything that was done, Bagi's wife be- message on the part of the Telugu people in the Malay came worse, and Bagi decided to call in the witch doctor. Peninsula. We have several churches among these people. The neighboring villagers were informed, and they all ar- The Telugus come over to Malaya from Southern India rived in full force, expecting the worst. to labor on the rubber plantations and do other kinds of About nine o'clock I called the people together, and work. told them that all human remedies had failed, and that only one thing remained to be done, and that one thing was to pray to the Christian's God for help. Bagi con- sented, and in the stillness that prevailed, the church elder and I offered prayer. God answered our petitions, and a few days later Bagi's wife was quite normal again. The following day, Sabbath, we had a record attendance at our little church. Heathen men and women had heard the Christian's prayer, and had seen how God had so willingly answered and healed a poor jungle woman, a soul for whom Christ died.' In faith we believe that soon these jungles will ring with songs of praise to God. R. T. MORROW, L.R.C.P.&S.

A Tale of Two Villages IT is afternoon of a rainy day in the "Village of Pigs," but in spite of the wet weather we would invite you to accompany us hither. Today you will obtain a firsthand view of this heathen Dusun village on the island of Borneo, We start to climb up a steep mountainside. The path. is narrow and slippery, over rocks, through soft mud,. and over fallen trees. After much exertion we finally emerge into a clearing where cluster bamboo huts, clinging, as it were, to the steep mountainside. On every hand are pigs, all engaged in the merry pastime of reducing the village to a hog wallow. There is a fence surrounding the huts to keep the pigs from straying. We notice that a funeral is in progress. It has been in progress for some days. The customary feast is going on. A water buffalo, slain on the day the person died, is still furnishing the food for the mourners and other guests. The meat is hanging in the house. It is already putrid and well blown with flies. The same is true of the corpse, which occupies the center of the front part of the hut. Nevertheless, the assembled company have spread their banana leaves around it, and are feasting on the Upper: First Fruits From a Heathen Dusun Village, 1936 Lower: At the Baptismal Stream—Nucleus of a Future Church in the buffalo meat and drinking the native liquor. Mountains of North Borneo

In Singapore and Penang we have conducted special evangelistic efforts during the past year for the English- speaking population, with good results. In the city of Singapore there are four organized churches,—the Singapore English church, the Seminary church, a Chinese church, and a Malay-speaking church. In Penang, where are our sani- tarium and clinic, we have an English church and a Chinese church. An encouraging work is being carried on among the Dyaks and Dusuns of Sarawak and British North Borneo. These people are pagans, who worship rocks and trees and other objects of nature, and who have all sorts of superstitions about birds and other creatures. These people are respond- ing to the message. There are several groups of believers among them. Just recently we learned of a definite interest in a village of about 1,000 Dusun people who live near Kudat, British North Borneo. A worker has been sent to teach them, and we believe that before long a good company The Little Mission Hospital Dispensary on the Tatau River, in the Jungle of Sarawak, on the Island of Borneo. Dr. R. T. Morrow Is in Charge of will have accepted the truth. This Station 16 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD June 17, 1937

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This is heathenism as lived out by these poor, be- nighted souls who are without God and without hope. Chief Starts a Seventh-day Ad- But let us go to the next village, where the gospel has ventist Village entered. It is evening in the "Village of Fragrance." The road THE chief of Tarat/► Sarawak, has been touched by the to this village is also steep and muddy, and we are weary. gospel and realizes his need of a Saviour. He now longs It is Friday evening as we enter the village. Twenty-five to see all his people become Christians. In his zeal he has bamboo dwellings are clustered on a steep, grassy slope, already begun the construction of a house for himself on a facing a glorious view of a great mountain and a valley. site set apart for a Seventh-day Adventist village, the first Around the village hover the large jungle trees. The of its kind in the island of Borneo. As I write, I look place looks like a park. Every bamboo hut is spotlessly through my window and see three houses already completed clean, and under and around each is only clean grassy and occupied. Three more will soon be under construc- sod. There is not a pig in sight, but there are numbers tion. Several of our interested ones who still live in their of clean, black-haired, bright-eyed little children, and how old villages are planning definitely to move into the new they like to sing! village. Of course, only those who have already joined our church are welcome to stay in our new Seventh-day Advent- We receive a hearty welcome. A young man, dressed in pure white, has mounted the steep steps to the church, ist villages. By the time this short article is in print, we and has taken from the wall a buffalo's horn. He blows expect to have two of these villages well established in the a deep, echoing call that resounds down the valley. We jungle of south Sarawak. see the people coming up the path from their houses "Taking Dyak people away from their old villages to es- with their Bibles and songbooks. Now they are quietly tablish a Christian village is an entirely new thing here in seated. The room is quickly filled, and still they come. Sarawak, Borneo. I hope you will succeed in this great They stand outside. A young man in white announces undertaking," remarked a certain gentleman to me one day. the hymn in Dusun, "Sweet Hour of Prayer," and it is We rejoice to witness the great transformation wrought sung with joy and understanding. The wonderfully in- by the gospel in the lives of many of these Dyak people, spiring service which follows will long be remembered. who four years ago knew nothing about the Christ of the At night we fall asleep with the sound of the distant Christian religion. They are happy in their new-found singing of gospel hymns. faith, being no longer under the constant dread of evil spirits. 'There is great rejoicing among them to know that A few months back there were two complaints before Jesus has saved them from their old dreadful superstitions the government. The first village was under censure and evil customs. because of its filthy surroundings. The second one was Many young Dyak men are responding to the gospel accused of having erected a church without government appeal. One evening, as I was about to retire, a group of permission. The complaints were investigated. "The young men came into my home and sat down on the bam- Village of Pigs" was given orders to clean up. The boo floor around my bed. The eldest of them said: official next went to the "Village of Fragrance." He "Teacher, you know we have allowed you to cut our long could hardly believe his eyes. He visited the church. hair, a sign of our desire to become Christians. We can now He called at all the homes. He noted the clean people, the absence of pigs, the well-kept gardens, the pleasant manners of old and young. Returning home, he made out a glowing report regarding the Christian village, stating that he had never heard that such a model village existed in his district. The government urged the people of this village to spread their clean religion as far as pos- sible in every direction. The difference between these two villages is easy to explain. One is a village where the people have put away their pigs and their dirt, and are waiting for the coming of Jesus. The other is one where no messenger of truth has ever gone. They have never heard of Jesus. Among these ancient mountains of Borneo there are many "Villages of Pigs," but there are only a few "Villages of Fragrance," and for the price of a new automobile—a cheap one—two or three "Villages of Fragrance" could be established. These people are susceptible to the teaching of our message. If we only had the men and means, we would see them coming in by hundreds every year. I wonder who of us, when Jesus comes, would rejoice to have a "Village of Fragrance" in Borneo standing as a The Chief of Tatar, Sarawak, With His Family, Ready to Start the New result of our offerings. G. B. YOUNGBERG. Seventh-day Adventist Village Vol. 114, No. 24 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD 17 sing a few Christian songs, but we do not know yet how to was changed. On May 1, 1898, the islands came into pray. If we go to sleep without saying a prayer, we might possession of the United States, and soon the hold of dream bad dreams. If we take our meals without saying the friars was broken. Religious freedom was proclaimed grace, the food may not benefit us. If we go to work in —a new doctrine for this land. Protestant missionaries the jungle, we might meet with mishap. Therefore, please pressed in. With them came eagerly the earnest Bible teach us how to pray." colporteurs, bringing the formerly forbidden Book. Is this not similar to the request of the disciples to the Over in Singapore a godly Bible Society secretary joy- Master, "Lord, teach us to pray"? In compliance with fully received the news that the islands were open for their request, I there and then taught them the Lord's the distribution of Bibles. Gathering together the Bibles prayer in their own language. We thank God for the power that had repeatedly been denied entrance to the islands, of His Spirit in leading sinners to the Fountain of life. the pages of which had turned yellow with age, he hastened J. T. POHAN. to Manila and opened his wares for the customs officials' inspection. He heard them say "O.K." With tears of joy in his eyes the earnest secretary replied, "Gentlemen, that is the first time those words have been spoken over Our Three Hundred Colporteurs the Holy Bible in these islands since God created them." OUR colporteurs are enduring hardships as good soldiers Eagerly the people received the Bible, so long denied them. of Jesus Christ. They are at times persecuted and beaten. In 1905 one of our colporteurs, Robert Caldwell by Not infrequently, they are separated from home and loved name, came from Australia to sell Spanish books in a ones for months at a time. But they are a loyal group language as yet unknown to him. The first regular mis- of workers. Their story is surely the modern Acts of the sionaries sent were Elder and Mrs. J. L. McElhany, in Apostles. During the last two years a number of churches 1906. Others soon followed. Meetings were started, and have been raised up as a direct result of their work. from the first the attendance was good. Printing was soon From the mountains of the Northern Luzon Mission comes begun, but in a very humble way. It prospered, and has the interesting story of a man who found the Sabbath continued to prosper through the years, until now in message in our missionary magazine, Ti Damag ti Pagarian, many sections nearly every home contains from one to which was purchased in the year 1920 by his father. The six of our books. That first colporteur force, consisting of father read the magazines, compared the references with one lone and strange colporteur, has increased to a band the Bible, and then carefully put the papers away in a of nearly 300, who are daily going everywhere with the

Philippine Union Session, 1936 box. At the end of the year he died, leaving the papers message in printed form, which is prepared in our large in the box. Shorly afterward a storm swept the box away and well-equipped publishing house. and destroyed all the papers except this copy of our A senior college has grown up in a beautiful, quiet paper, which in some way was preserved. The son, upon rural district, and more than 300 students are in attendance. finding the paper, felt that it must have an important Out in the provinces three academies are making it pos- message for him, since it was preserved. In it he read an sible for a goodly number more of our young people to article by Pastor Hay on the Sabbath question. He and receive a Christian education. his relatives began keeping the Sabbath to the best of their The last institution to be established was the Manila knowledge. After sixteen years of Sabbathkeeping, not Sanitarium and Hospital, From the first, it has prospered. knowing that there were other Sabbathkeepers anywhere, It wields a wonderful influence in these islands, and creates he was happy to meet some of our colporteurs a few many openings for the truth to enter. months ago, and now he is rejoicing in present truth. That first church, established a little over a quarter of F. A. MOTE. a century ago and consisting of some eighteen members, was the forerunner of 335 churches, with 270 additional Sabbath schools. The membership has increased a thou- sandfold until now it numbers 18,690. Wonderfully has "The Isles Shall Wait for His Law" God wrought. The work is still going forward encouragingly. Baptisms THE Philippines are a group of some 7,000 islands, for the last six years have averaged 1,565 yearly. The 800 miles off the southern coast of Asia, extending from people are anxious to hear the truth. We must press on north to south. They are inhabited by some 16,000,000 and do all we can to bring this message to the many who people, who are almost entirely of Malay stock. Ninety are still waiting while there is opportunity to do so. Pray per cent of the people are Christians. Of this number R. R. FIGUHR. probably 75 per cent are Roman Catholics. In the for the work in the Philippines. southern part are approximately 1,000,000 non-Christian and backward people, scattered throughout the mountain- ous regions, half of whom are Mohammedans, called Moros. During the last thirty years, remarkable progress THE truths of the word of God meet man's great prac- has been made by the Filipino people in nearly every tical necessity,—the conversion of the soul through faith. way. A law recently passed by the United States Congress These grand principles are not to be thought too pure and provides for complete independence in 1946,—the realiza- holy to be brought into the daily life. They are truths tion of an aspiration long cherished by the people. which reach to heaven and compass eternity, yet their vital Thirty-nine years ago all doors seemed effectually closed influence is to be woven into human experience. They are against the entrance of the gospel into the Philippines. to permeate all the great things and all the little things of The isles were waiting for God's law. Then suddenly all life.—"Christ's Object Lessons," pp. 100, 101. 18 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD June 17, 1937

for him, as well as food. Thus we see that the Lord is A Spiritual Medical Ministry leading us to these people, and we feel we must respond WE thank God for the provision made in our work to the calls. How sad to think of these benighted tribes' a for medical ministry. Although we are very busy in dying in utter ignorance of God and Christ. We plan Penang, we sense the great importance of the spiritual to go forward with this work just as fast as possible and ministry for our patients and staff of faithful helpers. as funds will permit. F. DALISY. We also recognize the importance of the literature work. We place within the patients' hands copies of our denomi- national books and tracts. Recently one of the nurses gave a patient, who was in our institution for over a month, a copy of "The Desire Manila Sanitarium and Hospital of Ages." He was much interested in the book, and studied it through carefully. After some visits and. Bible studies, THE Manila Sanitarium and Hospital was established in he intimated that he wanted to become a Seventh-day 1929. Dr. H. A. Hall pioneered the work. Our patronage Adventist. We hope that before the year closes he will is quite constant and dependable. We draw our patients be ready for baptism. This young man is well educated, from the various missionary societies, from government and is teaching in one of the local government schools. officials, and from business people, both Filipino and We believe that his influence for the truth, when he be- foreign, in all parts of the islands. .comes an Adventist, will have a far-reaching effect upon a We feel very grateful for the confidence reposed in good class of people. our medical work in Manila, and are confident that the It is very gratifying to note the spiritual work that influence of the sanitarium ' aids greatly in creating a some of our nurses are doing for the patients to whom favorable attitude toward our work. they minister. The church is quite a distance from the God's design and purpose in establishing medical centers a clinic, but the nurses have persuaded some of the patients is the giving of the gospel to the world at, this time. It to attend the services. is our desire to fulfill His expectation. The morning and Our Chinese Bible worker visits with the patients evening worship and the Sabbath services in our institution during clinic hours. While we cannot always measure the are an inspiration to the patients who are able to attend. results, yet we know that there are some who have em- The usual prayer offered before a surgical operation makes a deep impression on the patients, and gives them con- braced the message as a result of these visits to the institu- fidence in God. Only eternity will reveal the results of the tion. Bible studies were, for some time, given to a mechanic work being done. while he waited to see the doctor. As a result he was During a period of less than two years 2,162 patients baptized just one week ago. Like people in the homeland, have been admitted into our institution. Of this number this young man has had opportunities to work at a much 1,521 were medical and 641 were surgical patients. The number of remunerative office calls was 1,373, and 2,451 larger salary, but has declined the offers. He is satisfied dispensary treatments were given. A large amount of with smaller wages in order that he might be engaged charity work has also been done, including 1,551 office in the work of God. L. L. HARROP, M.D., L.R.C.P.&S. calls and 3,548 dispensary treatments. A number of young people have been graduated. Some of these are connected with the organized work, and others are in self-supporting work. The Lord is greatly blessing all of them in their service. A few years ago it was felt that more should be done The Negritos of Luzon to reach the people in the outlying districts. The plan THE Negritos are the aborigines of the Philippines. devised to enable us to do this has brought great blessing They are a negroid people, backward, black, and small throughout the field. Trained nurses from our institution of stature, with kinky hair. It is very evident that God is are now itinerating in various parts of the Philippines, 'Leading us to these people. Recently a Sabbath school spending their time giving public lectures on healthful superintendent had a dream. He saw an angel, who told him to take the truth to these people. Immediately the angel disappeared, and he saw a Negrito earnestly appeal- ing for help. The next morning the brother told his dream to the members of the church. He called on the church members, and persuaded them to visit the Negritos that same day. They set out immediately, and around noon reached the Negrito settlement, where they were met by some Negrito young men and women. At about eleven o'clock they decided to cook their meal, and while the sisters were busy preparing the food, the brethren were visiting in the homes of the Negritos. After dinner they gathered these people for a little serv- ice, and the superintendent talked to them. He told them how the world was created and how sin entered and then explained that the Father promised that His Son Would come down to earth in order to save men from their sins. He also told them of the Christ, the Son of God, who is able to save by reason of His sacrifice and death. While he was telling them of the sufferings of the beloved Son, tears were seen on the black cheeks. Some -of the Negritos indicated by the peculiar shaking of their heads and by speaking in subdued tones, that such a sacrifice was indeed a sign of unfathomable love for undeserving human beings. One of the women in the audience, upon seeing that our sisters wore no jewels, at once took off her own, saying that it must be wrong, for the Adventists did not wear them. These- people have now presented to us a very earnest . appeal for a teacher. They have proinised to help in building a schoolhouse and also a house for the teacher. A request has come to us from a mountain tribe of another 'district, for an Adventist minister to come and spend his full time teaching them the truth. Still another Negrito tribe has come to us for a Patients of Several Nationalities Awaiting Treatment at the Mission teacher. They' will provide a home and a schoolhouse Clinic, Penang, Straits Settlements Vol. 114, No. 24 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD 19 One of these converts has asked for bap- tism, inquiring, "How long must I have to wait till I can be baptized?" The name. of Jesus is sweet to him. It means much, oftentimes even life itself, for a Moham- medan to accept Christ. The Telugu work in Malaya is prosper- ing beyond our anticipation. Our new but modest mission training school for the Telugus is meeting a great need in supply- ing more efficient laborers. We now have eight churches and com- panies of Telugu believers. The work has been advancing rapidly. Seventeen were baptized recently, and there are eighteen others requesting baptism. At the same time I was informed by our worker that Telugu Mission School, Malaya there are forty more, who live twenty-five miles away, that are ready to join us. living, including diet and the preparation of foods, and We have rejoiced, during twenty-one years' service, at simple treatments of common ailments. They also find seeing lives transformed, new characters formed, and a joy in ministering to the sick and suffering whom they strengthening of the hope of salvation in Christ. These meet in their travels. In many instances the work of these things are sufficient to repay, and more than repay, the nurses has been an entering wedge for the truth. At efforts put forth. D. S. KIME. present there are eight nurses devoting their entire time to field work. H. A. ERICKSON, M.D. The Story of Brother Cham PERHAPS you would like to meet some of the people here Facts and Figures for the who have found this message because you sent us to Indo- China. Please meet Cham, of Indo-China. We call him Philippines "Nam," which means five, the fifth in the family. I know WE are glad for the opportunity of presenting to our you would rather have him talk to you personally, so we brethren around the world a few figures that will help to shall let him tell you his story. show what we are doing in the Philippines. In spite of "I am a young man about thirty-one years of age, small the fact that appropriations for 1936 were decreased, the in stature like most Annamese, and I weigh about fifty-six work has gone forward, and the Lord has richly blessed kilograms. About ten years ago I opened a barbershop the efforts put forth for the winning of souls. Below is here in the city of Cantho and did a fine business. The a condensed comparative statistical report for this union shop had three barber chairs, and so I had to employ several for 1935 and 1936: men to care for the business. I could not do much per- 1935 1936 Increase Decrease sonally, as my time was largely taken up by smoking opium, Membership 17,653 18,690 1,037 and I was not strong. No. churches 317 335 18 No. Sabbath schools 576 605 29 "I think it was about the first of 1932 that Pastor Went- No. baptisms 1,577 1,415 162 land and Brother Tran-ngoc-te came to Cantho and opened No. church school teachers 65 70 5 No. church schools 60 65 5 a chapel. Neither I nor any one else here had heard of No. paid workers 151 169 18 Adventists before. Their chapel was near my shop, and I Tithe $69,086.68 $76,917.54 $7,830.86 Harvest Ingathering 27,013.42 31,783.71 4,770.29 Sabbath school offering 20,872.14 23,016.00 2,143.86 Week of Sacrifice 2,431.78 1,843.66 $ 588.12 Appropriations received for Filipino work 61,209.27 49,075.50 12,133.77 We appreciate the sacrifices that our brethren in the homeland are making for the support of the work in the Philippines. There is much more to be done here, but we are all of good courage and cheer, and are looking forward to another year for a large harvest of souls. 0. A. BLAKE.

Our Work in the Malay Peninsula MALAYA, with its teeming millions of Indians of many castes and tribes, Chinese of different dialects, Japanese, Malays of various types, and other nationals too numerous to mention in this article, is one of the most complex but interesting mission fields in the Far East. Christianity has lost none of its old-time power, and the wondrous message of divine grace still finds response in the hearts of a scattered few who are not allowing present world problems to control their decisions in these momen- tous times. There are many factors in the progress of the last message to the world that causes us to rejoice greatly. The steady progress visible in new converts won to the message from the ripened harvest field, is inspiring. Finances have been short. They have not been enough to cover all necessary expenses, and yet the gain in souls is above expectation. The records show that there have been more souls won in 1936 than during any previous year. Our labors during 1936 included two evangelistic efforts in English and one in Malay, the literature ministry, giving Bible readings, etc. Two Malays have recently been converted from Mohammedanism through the reading of our gospel literature distributed by faithful colporteurs. Seventh•day Adventist Church at Longswiyen, Indo•China 20 THE ADVENT REVIEW AND SABBATH HERALD June 17, 1937

attended most of their meetings. who none of us thought would be able to do much, took The things I heard were both new ninety-four subscriptions in about two weeks in a small and interesting. I began to under- town, the very same town in which we had our institute. a stand things which I never had Our colporteur leader, Brother Olsen, writes that he saw dreamed of before. I was convicted her the other day, and that she is still of good courage and and convinced that what I heard doing good work. was the truth, and I determined to Here is another example of how the Lord does bless and be a member of the Adventist use us when we are consecrated. Two years ago we hesi- church. But how could I? They tated to accept a man who we thought would not make a would not accept me, for I was a success as a colporteur; but because of his strong appeal for drunkard, and smoked tobacco and a trial, we did accept him, and he never has disappointed opium. us. He has had good success, and since returning to work I longed and yearned to be a after the institute, he has surprised us with what we believe child of the loving God I had heard is a record in the Centinela work in Mexico. In three days Brother Cham about. I quit the use of tobacco he took forty-three subscriptions, the next week he took and other things, but it seemed im- ninety-nine, and the following week 113 subscriptions, to possible to break the opium habit. I was determined, how- the value of $452. Surely this is a record, not only for our ever, by God's help, to stop it. One night what appeared mission, but for the whole of Mexico. All told, he has taken to be a bright and shining angel came and seemed to carry 256 subscriptions, amounting in value to 1,024 pesos, in me down to the opium den. Pastor Wentland told me to two and one-half weeks, in a small town, and all alone. pray to Jesus for deliverance. The same thing happened Brother Olsen is with him now for the delivery, and he the next night. God heard my prayer, feeble though it writes they are meeting with good success. was, and finally delivered me forever from the devil and From one church we have seven colporteurs out in the from opium, but during the period of my struggle I lost my field. Two of these (boys) are selling the "Dawn of the business. New Day." One of them, a beginner, took orders for 316 "As my health had now improved, I took my bicycle and pesos' worth in one week. Both together sold 1,000 pesos' went out with my barber's kit. I have now reestablished worth of these good books in less than two weeks, in one my business and have all the work I can do. Many urge town. This morning comes the good news from one of me to cut hair after sunset Friday evening or just before them that he had a 100 per cent delivery. the Sabbath closes, but I cannot, and God blesses me for These are only a few examples of what our good pioneer refusing to do so. I like to pay my tithe and offerings, and evangelists in the literature work are doing. More could want to tell my fellow church members in other countries be said, for the others are doing just as well. that I love this message with all my heart, and that I thank C. L. DINIUS. them for sending missionaries to us. I cannot tell them all I want to in this short space, but I will be able to do so when we meet in the earth made new." R. H. WENTLAND. "Loan, in the morning Thou shalt hear My voice ascending high; To Thee will I direct my prayer, To Thee lift up mine eye." "He Knoweth the Way" (Job 23:10) BY LOIS WILLIS STANTON THE way is long, but I would not complain, For there is One who walked this weary road Young People Long years ago; He knows the thorns that goad, The pricking briers, the burning heat, the pain Of bruised and heavy feet, the sudden rain That chills the heart and numbs the tired brain. Do You No grief, no anguish I shall ever know, Compares with what He bore on Calvary; For there He paid an awful price for me, NEED MONEY ? That I might live; how could I henceforth go Complaining of my bitter lot, as though Plan now to enter school next fall with a He did not feel my sorrow and my woe? scholarship earned. Hundreds have done it in other years. More will do it this year. He knows each trial, peculiar though it seem, Why not you? And watches over me with His loving care; • And though I cannot see Him, He is there COLPORTEURS To guide me, lest I falter when the stream say, Swirls darkly round my feet; though dangers teem On every side, I'll trust His love supreme. Life & Health IS OUR FASTEST SELLING MAGAZINE Every one is interested in health. Every The Lake Mission, Mexico home needs health information. This popu- OUR recent colporteur institute, held in March, was a great lar health journal for the layman sells for stimulus to our colporteurs. At this institute we had with us $1 a year; 10 cents a copy. There is a liberal E. E. Franklin, from Washington, D.C., and L. L. Grand premium for scholarship students in addition Pre, from the union. These brethren gave us some very to the regular colporteur discount. inspirational talks, which led our band of colporteurs into a deeper consecration to their work. 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year 1936, he implied that these religions were older than Baptism in Council Bluffs, Iowa Christianity. IT was the happy privilege of the writer to baptize eight One of the policemen, who had heard the gospel souls at Council Bluffs, May 1, thus bringing the member- preached in his native town in Shantung Province, and ship of this church up to 106. We were favored with beau- who, perhaps, thought that I was not aggressive enough in tiful weather, enabling nearly all the members of the putting forth the claims of my religion, said to the priest, church to attend the services. All felt the solemnity of the "Yeh-ho-howa Shang-di (Jehovah God) was before any of occasion as they witnessed these persons take their stand for them." the Lord and join in the battle against sin. Several of Texts showing the eternity of our God came to mind. these candidates have passed through very trying experi- "Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever Thou ences in taking this step, but they had determined to follow hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlast- the Lord, whatever the cost. Satan does not easily relin- ing to everlasting, Thou art God." Ps. 90:2. quish his victims. "Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Among those baptized were several young people. The Before Abraham was, I am." John 8:58. Council Bluffs church believe they have a duty in shepherd- 0. B. KUHN. ing their young people. They maintain a good church school at a great sacrifice, and are being rewarded by seeing young people coming into the church. In some places we see church schools closed, and as a result few, if any, young A Buddhist Priest Gives people are found at the church services. So the need of WHILE engaged in Harvest Ingathering along the street, church schools is apparent. we came to the largest Buddhist temple in the city. One The Council Bluffs church is a real missionary group. of the company said, "Let's go in to see the head priest." They were favored with an enthusiastic young worker, While devotees were burning paper money in the bronze Brother Howe, in winning these new members. In this urns, lighting candles, and waving incense sticks before the church we find Brother and Sister Christofferson, former golden image sitting in the lotus, we sat around a little workers in this cause, still taking an active part in leading table in the corner and told the priest that we represented young and old into service for Christ. In her health lectures, a Christian mission, and were collecting funds for the ex- Sister Christofferson has won many friends who are greatly tension of our many lines of welfare work. Would he like interested in the health principles held by this people. to help? He replied that he would, and taking our prof- Although the Council Bluffs church has been organized fered pen, wrote his name to give $5. for many years, the present membership is comparatively R. M. MILNE. new, as ninety-two of the members have been added since 1930. Here, as elsewhere in Iowa, we find that many have moved west. Last year the church here lost eighteen fam- ilies, who left for the West Coast to seek a better means of THOSE GOLDEN MORNING HOURS IN the winter the evenings are the natural time to study. In livelihood. This condition prevails more or less in many summer it is the cool morning hours that invite us to our books of the Iowa churches, and has brought many perplexities and lesson papers. In the golden hours before breakfast the mind is like a wax tablet ready to receive and retain new im- and hardships to the Iowa Conference. pressions. May the Lord greatly bless these new members, and make The Home Study Institute offers ambitious young people a choice of more than a hundred interesting courses in such fields them a tower of strength to the Council Bluffs church and as Bible, History, English, Languages, Mathematics, etc. The the Iowa Conference. BERNHARD PETERSEN. work is fully accredited in all our schools and colleges. Your name on a postcard will bring you our catalogue by return mail, and you will incur no obligation. HOME STUDY INSTITUTE Takoma Park, Washington, D.C. The Ancient of Days THE Chinese are pleased when foreigners appreciate the things that they appreciate and like the things that they like. These mutual tastes and common interests create a bond of sympathy and feelings of friendship. While waiting for a train at Hangchow, recently, I sat Appointments and on the platform, holding in my hand a sprig of fragrant blossoms which the people generally greatly delight in. Notices A leading priest from the large Buddhist temple, and two station policemen, asked me if I also enjoyed the flowers, and whether we had the same kind in America. The priest invited me to visit his temple, and gave me Camp Meetings for 1937 his card, on which was written only his given name, ATLANTIC UNION "Hsing-ih" ()practice righteousness), for it is required of Northern New England (regional meetings) all who would become priests that they renounce, along with White River Junction, Vt. June 18-20 Richmond, Me. July 9-11 the world, their family name and title also, and choose a Southern New England, South Lancaster, Mass. June 25-July 4 name in harmony with the principles of righteousness, New York, Union Springs July 2-11 justice, and virtue. Young People's Conference June 30-July 2 I asked the priest's opinion of the comparative value of CANADIAN UNION Newfoundland, St. Johns June 16-22 the three ethical and religious systems of China, namely, Maritime Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. The Chinese, as a Halifax June 24-28 people who highly regard age and virtue, view matters in St. John, New Brunswick June 30-July 4 Ontario-Quebec, Oshawa July 2-11 the light of history and morality; so the priest spoke of Manitoba-Saskatchewan the antiquity of China's religions, for their founders, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan July 8-13 Fort William, Ontario July 15-18 Confucius, Lao-tsze, and Buddha, lived in the sixth century, Alberta, Lacombe July 15-25 B.C., about the time that Daniel in Babylon prophesied British Columbia Vancouver July 28-Aug. 1 concerning these last days. Thinking of the calendar Vernon Aug. 4-8

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help a man in such an hour. He prayed, and the same God that heard Daniel of old heard his prayer. He fell asleep, but in the night he was awakened. His launch was 41 OF SPECIAL INTEREST floating. Soon he started the engine, and to his great sur- prise and joy he found himself on his way again. 11111.11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111,11111111111,11111111111 "It was not long until he caught up with the men in the rowboat who had passed him the day before. They were greatly surprised to see him. They could hardly believe Missionary Sailings their eyes. They said it was impossible for him to get out MISS MILDRED THOMPSON sailed from New York on the of that place. 'It was a miracle that you escaped.' He S.S. "Santa Rita," May 28, to join her parents, Mr. and Mrs. replied, 'Yes, the God I serve has delivered me.' They B. L. Thompson, in Lima, Peru. When the other members then desired to know more about this God. Even as of the family returned to Lima a year and a half ago, Mildred Philip of old preached Christ to the Ethiopian, so did remained in Michigan to attend school at Cedar Lake Andre preach Christ to them. They agreed with him that Academy. God had delivered, for nothing but an extra high tide Elder and Mrs. A. E. Rawson and their two children, and could have loosened his boat." Elder H. Christensen and his three boys, returning to India from furlough, sailed from San Francisco, May 29, on the S.S. "President Hoover." Mrs. Christensen was called back to India last November by the illness of her mother, following An Echo From Africa the death of her father. IN a letter to Elder McElhany, recently received, H. J. Elder and Mrs. J. B. Ross and their two little girls, re- Detwiler, who is on a visit to the Southern African Division, turning from furlough to resume work in the Inter-American expresses in these stirring words the impression made on his I Division, sailed from New Orleans for Cristobal, Canal mind while attending the division council in that field: Zone, May 29, on the S.S. "Sixaola." "The report submitted by Elder Wright, the president of the division, was very cheering. The reports given by the division staff and the union leaders were thrilling. From these reports it was evident that our plans are not keeping pace with the abounding providence of God. In areas Training of Dietitians where opposition to our work seems to be the strongest, THE College of Medical Evangelists established a School the message goes bounding ahead in the face of apparently of Dietetics in 1922. At first, students were accepted with insurmountable obstacles, with a rapidity that threatens to high-school preliminary training and were given three years overwhelm the laboring forces in these sections because of of training of college grade, at the end of which time they their inability to instruct properly and shepherd the large were given the diploma of a graduate dietitian. As time ad- numbers won to the message. What a blessing increased vanced and the subject of dietetics began to take more stable funds would prove to these interesting fields." form, it was clearly seen that these students should have a W. E. HOWELL. full college course, which would entitle them to a bacca- laureate degree. In accord with this idea, a two-year-college requirement was established, and several of our Seventh-day Adventist The Theological Seminary 4 colleges arranged a predietetics college course, choosing such subjects as would properly prepare young women for the THE fourth summer quarter of the Seventh-day Adventist advanced work that the College of Medical Evangelists 'Theological Seminary (formerly the Advanced Bible School) planned to give. For the last several years this plan has was begun June 1, at Takoma Park, D.C., with an enroll- been followed, and quite a goodly number of young women ment of forty-four. Others will enroll in a few days. These have been trained and sent out to carry on dietetic work. students come from the United States, Canada,_ the Dutch During the present school year a further advance has been West Indies, Argentina, British Guiana, Germany, Jamaica, made, in that the College of Medical Evangelists, including Guatemala, Mexico, South Africa, India, England, Hawaii, the School of Dietetics, has been accredited by the North- Java. west Association of Secondary and Higher Schools. This The opening convocation was held in the Takoma Park latter development is of paramount importance, since it church. Appropriate music was rendered by the Review gives the graduates of this department standing which is and Herald Male Chorus. desirable for recognized work. In two short addresses, E. D. Dick, secretary of the General It is the desire of the college that a considerable group of Conference, and M. N. Campbell, vice-president of the earnest Christian young women avail themselves of this General Conference for North America, set forth the ideals opportunity for training, with the idea that they would thus and purposes of this General Conference graduate school. be qualified to fill places of usefulness in our sanitariums, Elder Campbell said: "The Seventh-day Adventist Theo- colleges, and conferences. logical Seminary is dedicated to the proposition that the Those who are interested in this work may secure addi- Bible is the supreme standard of truth and that all teaching tional information by addressing the College of Medical must harmonize with that divine word. The Theological Evangelists, Loma Linda, California. Seminary constitutes the capstone in our full, rounded edu- cational system." E. H. RISLEY, M.D., Dean, Elder Dick said: "It has seemed to the leaders in the College of Medical Evangelists. General Conference that in the providence of God the time has come when, because of the added demands and new challenges, the cause owes to its leadership and per- haps especially to those upon whom the training'-of the leadership of this movement rests, that scholastic equipment Around in the Amazon and spiritual training which are necessary to enable them ANDRE GEDRATH was using a launch on the Lower Ama- to elevate the truths which have made us a peculiar people zon, selling books up and down the vast river. He ran in the earth. In the interests of a better-trained leadership, fast into a sand bar. Do what he would, he could not in training particularly in history, Bible, and other essential budge the launch, and he was far out in the river. E. H. lines, this school is established. In the interests of unity in Wilcox tells the story: the world leadership of this denomination this school has "His supply of food was gone. Strength failed him to do been founded. Here we have tonight educational leaders more than he had done. Some men came traveling up the from many lands. We highly endorse the Theological river in a rowboat. He asked for help, but they told him Seminary, confident that it will mean much to the unity that the place was too dangerous, and that they could do and stability of our world-wide work." nothing for him. They also told him that he would have Students and teachers are pleased with the temporary to await the next high tide, which would mean the next quarters we have been able to provide for the seminary. full moon. That would require several days. We solicit the prayers of all our people that this school may 41I "Brother Andre was in great distress. He dared not fulfill the high purpose for which it has been established. abandon the launch, and he had no food; only God can M. E. KERN.